iVina
M80
Duplex Color Mobile Scanner
User’s Manual
Aug 2010
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Regulatory model: M80
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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
This product has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation. The FCC Class B limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult your point of purchase or service representative
for additional suggestions.
CE Warning
This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024
and safety requirements of EN 60950.
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As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, iVina Inc. has
determined that this product meets the ENERGY
STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.
Disposal of Waste Equipment
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that
the product can not be disposed of with your other household
waste. Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for
recovery and recycling in an effort to protect human health and
the environment. Fore more information about where you can
drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact
your local city office, your household waste disposal service or
the shop where you purchased the product.
*This machine is certified as Class 1 laser product. This means
that this machine does not produce hazardous laser radiation.
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System Requirements
Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7
1.2 GHz CPU or greater *
512 MB RAM for Windows XP (2+ GB RAM
recommended)
1 GB RAM for Windows Vista and 7 (2+ GB RAM
recommended)
500 MB available on the Hard Drive for complete
software installation
USB 2.0 Port
CD-Rom drive
Display supporting full color (32 bit) at 800 x 600
* File conversion speeds and OCR performance are linked to
CPU speed. The faster the processor, the better the results.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................ 1-1
2. Scanner Installation ................................................... 2-1
2.1 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables ................ 2-1
2.1.1 Installing the Scanner Driver ............. 2-2
2.1.2 Connecting to Computer ................... 2-3
3. Completing Your First Scan ...................................... 3-1
3.1 Input Document Specifications ............................ 3-1
3.2 Using the BulletScan Manager ............................. 3-1
3.2.1 Loading Paper to the Paper Feed Slot .. 3-2
3.2.2 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot 3-3
3.3 Verifying Your Scanner Installation ....................... 3-4
3.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box ........ 3-8
4. Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box ................ 4-1
4.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box ......... 4-2
4.2 The Image Tab ............................................... 4-4
4.2.1 The Image Selection Box................... 4-5
4.2.2 Other Image Options ........................ 4-8
4.2.3 Scanning color images ..................... 4-18
4.2.4 Scanning grayscale images .............. 4-19
4.2.5 Scanning B&W images ..................... 4-19
4.2.6 Editing Profiles ................................ 4-20
4.3 The Compression Tab ...................................... 4-23
4.4 The Color Dropout Tab .................................... 4-25
4.4.1 Color Dropout Selection ................... 4-25
4.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options ............ 4-27
4.5 The Paper Tab ............................................... 4-29
4.5.1 Cropping ........................................ 4-30
4.5.2 Other Paper Selection ...................... 4-32
4.5.3 Multimode cropping ......................... 4-34
4.6 The Preview Tab ............................................ 4-37
4.7 The Options Tab ............................................ 4-38
4.8 The Setting Tab ............................................. 4-45
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4.9 The Information Tab ....................................... 4-48
5. Using the Buttons ....................................................... 5-1
5.1 The BulletScan Manager .................................... 5-1
5.2 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons ............... 5-1
6. Care and Maintenance ................................................ 6-1
6.1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ................................ 6-1
7. Troubleshooting ......................................................... 7-1
7.1 Clearing a Paper Jam ....................................... 7-1
7.2 Frequently Asked Questions ............................... 7-1
7.3 Technical Service ............................................ 7-2
8. Specifications ............................................................. 8-1
Index ........................................................................................ a
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the BulletScan M80
mobile document scanner. With this scanner, you can scan
documents directly to PDF and other digital file types,
increasing your productivity.
Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take
a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides
proper instructions for you to unpack, install, operate and
maintain the scanner.
The following figure indicates the package contents. Please
check all the items against your checklist. If you do not
receive all the items, please contact your authorized local
dealer immediately.
1. Scanner
2. Scanner travel case
3. Installation CD
4. USB cable
Note:
Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents
against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged,
please contact your dealer immediately.
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2. Scanner Installation
Precautions
Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure
to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the
unit.
Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place.
Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface.
Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or
paper-feeding problems.
Retain the scanner box and packing materials for
shipping purposes.
2.1 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables
Note:
For best results, install the software from the CD before
connecting the M80 to your computer.
If you have already connected the M80, but not installed the
software, simply disconnect it and start installing from the CD.
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2.1.1 Installing the Scanner Driver
1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive.
2. The software installation screen appears. If not, run
“setup.exe”.
Contents on the installation disc:
Easy Install: Click to install all bundled software
including scanner driver, BulletScan Manager,
NewSoft Presto! PageManager, and NewSoft Presto!
Bizcard Reader.
Advanced Install: Choose for a selective
installation.
Documentation: Click to view quick install guide,
scanner manual, BulletScan Manager manual and
other software manual.
Go Online: Click to go online to the Bulletscan.com
website.
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2.1.2 Connecting to Computer
The scanner will get its power from the computer through the
USB cable. Use the USB cable that came with the scanner to
connect the scanner to the computer.
1. Connect the small end of the USB cable to the USB port of
your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of
your computer.
2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt
a “New Hardware Found” message.
3. In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When
the XP certification screen appears, click Continue
Anyway to complete the installation.
In Windows Vista, click the Recommended option, and
then click Continue button to complete the installation.
4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish
button.
Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user manual
for the scanner and bundled applications respectively.
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3. Completing Your First
Scan
3.1 Input Document Specifications
Before using the scanner, please make sure that your paper
meets the following specifications:
Document(s) can range in size from 2.9 by 2.1 inches to
8.5 by 14 inches (Legal).
Document(s) can range in weight from 13.3 to 32 lbs (50
~ 120 g/m2)
Plastic ID cards up to 1.25 mm thick
Document(s) should be square or rectangular and in good
condition (not fragile or worn).
Document(s) should be free of curl, wrinkle, tears, wet
ink, or punch holes.
Document(s) should be free of staples, paper clips, paper
sticky notes.
3.2 Using the BulletScan Manager
To use the BulletScan Manager with the M80, simply insert a document and
press the “One Side” or “Two Sides” button on the scanner. This will do a onesided or two-sided scan using Button 1 on the BulletScan Manager software.
See the BulletScan Manager manual for more details on how to configure this
software.
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3.2.1 Loading Paper to the Paper Feed Slot
The scanner is a duplex scanner, which means it can scan
both sides of the page at the same time. However, the
scanner can only scan one page at a time.
1. When scanning a single sided of the document, insert the
document facing up with the top of the page pointing to
the paper feed slot. When scanning both sides of the
document, the top facing side of the document will be the
first image processed.
2. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.
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3.2.2 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot
1. Place the card face up with the long side parallel to the
paper feed slot and make sure the top of the card points
to the paper feed slot.
2. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.
Note:
This scanner is able to scan plastic ID cards up to 1.25 mm
(0.05 inch) thick.
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3.3 Verifying Your Scanner Installation
BulletScan Manager icon
on Windows XP
BulletScan Manager icon
on Windows Vista/7
Once you've loaded your scanner, you should be able to begin
scanning simply by clicking on
the BulletScan icon in the system
tray and clicking on the
destination number.
By default, inserting a document and
pressing the scan button will give
you a PDF in NewSoft Presto! PageManager. For more
information on using the BulletScan Manager, please refer to
the BulletScan Manager User Manual PDF.
If this doesn't work, you can verify if your scanner installation
is correct, iVina provides you a simple image capture program
called iVina Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform
simple scans to many image formats and immediately view the
results. In addition, you can do use it to do speed tests and
other operations
If your scanner is not responding after installation, the
following procedure shows you how to verify your scanner
installation. If the scanner is not working, please check both
ends of the power and USB cables, verify the shipping lock is
disengaged, and restart the scanner and computer.
Before you begin, be sure the scanner is on.
1. Select Start>Programs>BulletScan>iVina Capture Tool. If
there is nothing in the start menu labeled ―BulletScan‖ you
must install the software from the CD.
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Setup
Actual
Size
Fit
Page
Scan
File Format
Save File Path
2. The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be displayed.
3. Select TWAIN (your driver type) and the F200 (scanner
model) and click OK. The following iVina Capture Tool
dialog box will be displayed.
4. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop
down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF,
GIF, and JPEG.)
5. Type your desired folder name and file name in the File
Path box. (Default is C:\My Scan\Image.)
Note: If you do not wish to save the scanned image, click
the Save button (Floppy Disk icon) as this option is enabled
by default. Also, if you disable saving, the thumbnail view
will be disabled and you’ll only be able to view the last
captured image.
6. Click the Setup button ( ) or choose Setup from the
File menu to prompt the Scanner Properties dialog box.
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Image
Selection
Box
7. From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image
type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If
you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan
both sides of your document.
8. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To
learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box,
please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner
Properties Dialog Box.)
9. Place your document face down on the document glass or
face up in the auto document feeder.
10. In the Scan Validation dialog box, click the Scan button
( ) or choose Scan from the File menu.
11. The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan
Validation screen. After the scanned images have been
displayed, your scanner installation verification is
completed.
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Fit Page View
Thumbnail View
12. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or
Actual Size (100%) button ( ) from the Viewing
toolbars at the right side.
13. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the
Scan Validation Tool.
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3.4 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box
1. Tab Options
Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout,
Paper, Options, Settings, Information.
2. Image
Selection Box
Choose your image type and the side of
document you wish to scan. Options vary
based on type of scanner.
3. Brightness:
Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100.
4. Contrast
Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100.
5. Resolution
Determine the quality of the scanned image.
The industry standard is 200 dpi.
6. Invert
Reverse the color of your scanned image.
7. Scan Source
Choice: Auto Document Feeder, Flatbed,
Flatbed (Book), Automatic (varies due to
different scanner model)
8. Defaults
Reset all values on the tabs to the factory
default settings.
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4. Using the Scanner
Properties Dialog Box
The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the
scanner’s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each
of which will be described in this chapter.
The Scanner Properties dialog box
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4.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box
Buttons
Description
Defaults
Click the Defaults button, the factory default
settings will be shown on each tab.
Scan
After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click
the Scan button to start scanning your
document.
Close
Click the Close button to leave the Scanner
Properties dialog box.
The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box
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Tab name
Default settings
Image
Image：Front B&W
Binarization：Dynamic Threshold
Resolution：200 dpi
Invert：Blank on White
Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder
Threshold：None
Brightness：None
Contrast：None
Compression
None
Color Dropout
None
Paper
Cropping：Automatic
Deskew：Yes
Orientation：Portrait
OverScan：0.00
Multifeed Detection：None
Unit：Inch
Options
Rotation Degrees：None
Blank Page Removal：None
Edge Fill：White，0 mm
Image Control Option：None
Setting
Enable Energy Saver：Enable, 15
minutes after last scan action
Show Scanning Progress：Yes
Show Warning Message：Yes
Save Settings after Closing：Yes
The following table shows the default settings：
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4.2 The Image Tab
The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the
rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set
several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution,
you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the
rear side. For example, all settings in the Image tab,
Compression tab, Color Dropout tab can be set individually for
the front and the rear side. However, the settings in the Paper
tab, the Option tab, and the Setting tab have to be set the
same for the front and rear side.
The Image tab dialog box
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The Image Selection box includes
the color depth and document side
option. If you wish to scan both the
front side and the rear side of your
color document, you can check both
Front Color and Rear Color at the
same time.
Side/Image
Selection
Front
Rear
4.2.1 The Image Selection Box
Example 1：Scanning a two-sided color document, both
sides in color
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Side/Image
Selection
Front
Rear
Image Type
Description
Color
Choose Color if you wish to scan a color
image for your original in color.
Gray
Choose Gray image if your original contains
actual shades of gray.
B&W
Choose B&W if your original contains only
text, pencil or ink sketch.
B&W
Gray
Color
Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one in
B&W(Drop Blue Color：Threshold：10, Background：79),
the other in color
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Front/Rear Auto Color Detection:
Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear
page of your color document in color image mode. If your
document is in color, the scanner will automatically scan the
document into a color image. If your document is non-color,
you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the
Non-Color Selection option. This option is typically used when
you have a mixture of color and non-color document.
Note: If you enable Auto Color Detection for either side, it will
be enabled for both sides if you are scanning in duplex.
Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection
If your documents contain primarily B&W text and small
amount of light or pale colors and you do not wish them to be
recognized as color image to save the file size, you can reduce
the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the left to let these
images to be detected as B&W. The value ranges from 1 to 30.
The default is 20.
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4.2.2 Other Image Options
Binarization
This is the process of converting a
grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal or
Black and White image. There are several
different methods of performing this
conversion. Options: Dynamic
Threshold, Fixed Processing, Halftone
1~5, Error Diffusion.
Dynamic Threshold: Selecting
Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner
to dynamically evaluate each document
to determine the optimal threshold value
to produce the highest quality image.
This is used for scanning mixed
documents containing faint text, shaded
backgrounds, or color backgrounds with a
single setting. If Dynamic Threshold is
selected, Threshold, Brightness, and
Contrast are not available.
Sensitivity of Dynamic Threshold
Occasionally your scanned image may
contain small dots or speckles. To remove
these spots, increase the sensitivity value
by moving the bar to the right. The value
ranges from 1 to 30. The default is 20.
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Fixed Processing: Used for black-andwhite and other high contrast documents. A
single level is set to determine the blackand-white transition. The threshold is
programmable over the entire density
range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to
0. If Fixed Processing is selected,
Contrast is not available.
Halftone: In addition to the black and
white display, Halftone can present a
somehow gray shade of image by using
different size of dots. Halftone image looks
like the picture we have seen in the
newspaper. Options include Halftone 1,
Halftone 2, Halftone 3, Halftone 4,
Halftone 5.
Error Diffusion: Error Diffusion is a type of
Halftone. Error Diffusion is a compromise
between giving good image texture and
makes text in images more readable than
Halftone.
Halftone Image
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Error Diffusion Image
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Threshold
Used to convert a grayscale image to a
Black & White image. The value ranges from
0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a
lighter image, and can be used to subdue
backgrounds and subtle, unneeded
information. A high threshold value produces
a darker image, and can be used to help pick
up faint images.
Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the
Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to
achieve the desired threshold setting.
200 dpi,
Threshold:80,
Brightness: 0
200 dpi,
Threshold:170,
Brightness: 0
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Gray
Document Type: Normal, Photo, Document
Three options for document type are provided when you choose
Gray as the color depth for your scanned document. Choice:
Normal, Photo, Document.
Document: Choose Document if your original contains
pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an
optimal setting for regular business document. When
using Document, only Threshold can be adjusted.
Photo: Choose Photo if your original is a photo or similar
to reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image. When
using Photo, Threshold and Contrast are locked.
Normal: When using Normal, Threshold, Brightness, and
Contrast can be adjusted.
Threshold: The value ranges from 0 to 255. The default is
230. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can
be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded
information. A high threshold value produces a darker image,
and can be used to help pick up faint images. Adjust the
threshold setting by dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the
left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting.
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Normal
Photo
Document
(Threshold: 230)
Normal
Photo
Document
(Threshold: 230)
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Brightness
Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an
image. The higher the value, the brighter
the image. Drag the slider to the right or
left to increase or decrease the brightness.
The range is from –100 to +100.
Contrast
Adjusts the range between the darkest and
the lightest shades in the image. The
higher the contrast, the bigger the
different grayscale. Drag the slider to the
right or left to increase or decrease the
contrast. The range is from –100 to +100.
Brightness: -50
Brightness: 0
(Normal)
Brightness: +50
Contrast: -50
Contrast: 0
(Normal)
Contrast: +50
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Resolution
Resolution is the value that controls how
much information is captured when the scan
is performed. A higher resolution will
capture more information and increase the
file size, trading off performance for quality.
Most business documents are best saved in
200 or 300 DPI (Dots Per Inch) depending on
the size and quality of the text. For
reference, an letter size color image scanned
at 300 dpi at in color consumes about 25 MB
of disk space when uncompressed. A higher
resolution (over 400 dpi) is only
recommended when you need to scan a very
small area.
Choose a resolution value from the drop
down list. The default value is 200 dpi.
Available resolutions are 75, 100, 150,
200,300, 400 and 600. Or you may manually
set the resolution by clicking the button
labeled […] next to the drop down list and
enter your desired value, pressing the Add
button to include it in the drop down list.
Resolution: 75 dpi
Resolution: 150 dpi
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Invert
Reverses the brightness and the colors in the
image. The default setting is Black on a White
background. Reverse mode is White on a Black
background. For color images, each pixel will be
changed into its complementary color if it is
Inverted.
Black on White
White on Black
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Scan
Source
Choice:
Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan
multiple pages.
Merge Two Sides into One Image:
When scanning, you can scan an 11‖x17‖
size document using this innovative method.
To do this, fold your 11‖x17‖ size document
in half to 8.5‖x11‖, and then load the paper
in the front tray. Choose Merge Two Sides
from the Scan Source option and then the
scanner is able to scan both sides of your
document and merge the two sides into a
single output image.
When you select Merge Two Sides into One
Image, the Cropping or Multi-feed function
will be disabled.
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Color
Matching
The purpose of Color Matching is getting the
accurate color. This option uses the default
parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors
of the image.
Normal
After Color Matching
4.2.3 Scanning color images
The following options are available for scanning color images.
Brightness
Contrast
Resolution
Invert
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4.2.4 Scanning grayscale images
The following options are available for scanning gray images.
Brightness
Contrast
Resolution
Invert
4.2.5 Scanning B&W images
The following options are available for scanning B&W images.
Binarization (Dynamic Threshold)
Resolution
Invert
Or
Binarization (Fix Processing)
Threshold
Brightness
Resolution
Invert
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4.2.6 Editing Profiles
The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and
save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can
edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them.
To add a new profile,
1. Customize your settings. (For example, change your
resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or
other scan settings.)
2. Click the Image tab and then choose ―Profiles‖ to prompt
the ―Edit Your Profile‖ dialog box.
3. Click ―Add‖ to enter the name of the profile and then
choose ―Save‖.
4. The new profile will be saved and shown in the ―Profiles‖
dropdown list box.
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To load a profile,
1. From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable
profile from the ―Profiles‖ dropdown list box.
2. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and
displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box.
To delete a profile,
1. From the Image tab dialog box, click ―Profiles‖ to prompt
the Edit Your Profile dialog box.
2. Choose the profile you want to delete from the dropdown
list box.
3. Click ―Delete‖. A Confirm message ―Are you sure you want
to delete this profile?‖ is prompted.
4. Choose ―Yes‖ to delete or ―Cancel‖ to quit.
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To rename a profile,
1. From the Image tab dialog box, click ―Profiles‖ to prompt
the Edit Your Profile dialog box.
2. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown
list box and then click the Rename button.
3. Enter new name for the profile.
4. Choose ―Save‖ to save the new profile or ―Cancel‖ to quit.
Note:
The preset default profiles includes Simplex-B&W, 200 dpi,
Simplex-Gray, 200 dpi, Simplex-Color, 200 dpi, Duplex-B&W,
200 dpi, Duplex-Gray, 200 dpi, Duplex-Color, 200 dpi.
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4.3 The Compression Tab
The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned
image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal (Black
and White) images are normally compressed using CCITT Group
4 (G4) standard. Color and grayscale images are often
compressed using JPEG compression. Move the JPEG Quality
slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the level of
compression. Note the greater the compression level, the lower
image quality. Default is 50%.
Note that when scanning from certain applications, not all
compression modes are supported. If the application does not
support the type of compression format, typically you will see
an error or a black image.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Editor Group). This group developed
and lent their name to a file compression standard for color and
grayscale images that is widely used by scanners, and software
applications. On Microsoft Windows-based systems, a file with
the extension .jpg has normally been compressed using this
standard.
For scanning color or gray images, the following compressions
are available:
None
JPEG
For scanning B&W images, the following compressions are
available:
None
G4
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The Compression tab dialog box
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4.4 The Color Dropout Tab
4.4.1 Color Dropout Selection
Color Dropout is a special type of image processing designed to
improve OCR results by removing specific types of background
color content. Typically this is used in conjunction with
specially designed forms that have colored boxes or checkboxes
that people fill in. Using dropout allows you to remove these
specially colored boxes from the image and provides you with
better OCR results. It can also be used to remove a specific
background color if it is causing a lot of noisy speckling.
From the dropdown menu, you can select any of the standard
RGB color channels to be removed, or Custom to allow you to
specify your desired color to be removed by entering its RGB
(Red, Green, and Blue) value respectively.
Tolerance: Specify the allowable color range to be removed for
the color you selected. Specified range: 1 ~ 100
The large the numeric value, the wider the color dropout range
is.
Note that this function is only for outputting black & white or
gray images.
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The Color Dropout dialog box
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Filter
Threshold
This value is used to determine the color
which will be dropped out. A lower value will
drop more of the selected color out, while a
higher value will leave more of the selected
color in.
Background
Level
The pixel which is higher than the
background value will be adjusted to the
lightest point. Adjust the value for both the
Filter Threshold and Background Level to
produce the best optimal result.
4.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options
Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust
your scanned image in the best optimal result.
Example, slightly adjusting the background value makes
your text more clear.
Original
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Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background:
255
Remove Blue, Threshold: 20,
Background Level: 210
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4.5 The Paper Tab
The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image
output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan).
The Paper tab dialog box
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4.5.1 Cropping
Options
Description
Automatic
Automatic adjusts the cropping window
according to different document sizes. Use
this option for batches of mixed-sized
documents.
Fixed to
Transport
This feature allows you to define the area
or zone to be imaged. Use for batches of
same-sized documents. If you select this
option, you can use the arrow keys to
define the x and y offset values, width and
length to redefine your scanned area. The
Display window will show image placement
as you change the values.
EOP (End of
Page)
Detection
This feature allows you to define the area
or zone to be imaged. Use for batches of
same-width but different length
documents. If you select this option, you
can use the arrow keys to define the x and
y offset values, width and length to
redefine your scanned area. The Display
window will show image placement as you
change the values.
Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document
being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport,
EOP (End of Page) Detection.
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The following options are only available when Fixed to
Transport is selected.
X-Offset — the distance from the left end of the
scanner to the left edge of the scanning area.
Y-Offset — the position from the top end of the
document to the top end of the scanning area.
Width — the width of the scanning area.
Length — the length of the scanning area.
Center: automatically calculates the x-offset for center-fed
feeding based upon document size selected.
— move the scan area by click the arrow key on the
cross sign while retain the scan size. View the result from
the Display window.
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Note: If the skew angle is
too great, some of the
image may be cut off.
4.5.2 Other Paper Selection
Deskew
Use this option to automatically deskew (straighten) a
document.
Scan Area
Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or
you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area
box and then click Add to include in the choice.
Choice: None, US Letter- 8.5‖x 11‖, US Legal – 8.5‖ x 14‖,
ISO A4 – 21 x 29.7 cm, ISO A5 – 14.8 x 21 cm, ISO A6 – 10.5
x 14.8cm, ISO A7 – 7.4 x 10/5 cm, ISO B5 – 17.6 x 25 cm, ISO
B6 – 12.5 x 17.6 cm, ISO B7 – 8.8 x 12.5 cm, JIS B5 – 18.2 x
25.7 cm, JIS B6 – 12.8 x 18.2 cm, JIS B7 – 9.1 x 12.8 cm,
Scanner Maximum, Long Page.
Long Page:
When you need to scan documents whose length exceeds
scanner maximum, please choose Long Page. Note if Long
Page is selected, the Multi-Feed Detection will not be available.
Options: Unknown Length, Enter Length (Note: This option
varies due to type of scanner.)
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Choose ―Unknown Length‖ if you have a batch of long page
document with unknown length. Choose ―Enter Length‖ to enter
the length and width of your documents or your desired scan
size on documents. This is useful when you have a batch of
documents with the same scan size or a batch of same-sized
documents.
OverScan
Overscan allows you to add a specific margin at top and bottom
or right and left (Options vary based on the type of scanner) of
the edge of the image. This is used to reduce possible corner
clipping on the skewed images and often applied to a batch of
skewed document to be scanned in the auto document feeder.
Select a value between 0 and +5 mm. Note the overscan
result will not be shown in the Display window and that the
availability of the function varies based on type of scanner.
Pre-Feed
Choice: Enable, Disable. If enable is selected, you can set the
amount of time the scanner starts pre-feeding your paper after
your documents has been loaded into the feeder. The default is
disable.
Transport Timeout
Set the amount of time the scanner will wait and then
automatically continue to scan after the first scan job is
completed. If you have many separate documents that need to
be scanned at the same scan settings, this feature is especially
useful. The default is 0. The value ranges from 0 to 30
seconds.
Note:
1 Within the specified timeout period, if you load your
document to the feeder, the scanner resumes scanning
automatically.
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4.5.3 Multimode cropping
1
2
Scan Area
This feature provides flexibility if you are performing a scan
that outputs in a more than one mode (B&W, Gray, or Color);
you can assign different crop areas on your documents for each
color mode. For example, there are applications which require
you to store the entire form in B&W and a part of the document
in color to save storage space. This is useful for documents
where a photograph, or signature appears in a consistent area
on the document such as resumes, and so on.
The following directions describes how to scan the entire
document in B&W and keep a small portion of the document
(picture) in color.
1. On the Paper tab, choose ―Relative to Document‖ or ―Fixed
to Transport‖ from the Cropping option.
2. Choose your scan size from the Scan Area option. The
selected scan size will be displayed in a red rectangular
box. This is also the scan size of your entire document. (If
you have not chosen a scan area and leave the selection
as None, then the default area will be the scanner’s
maximum.)
3. Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A
black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan
size your have just selected.
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A black
rectangular
box
The selected
image
The Preview
Image
The Preview
Button
The Image
Selection
Box
4. Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low
resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area.
5. Select the image type from the Image Selection box. The
selected image will appear in highlighted color. (For
example, Front Color)
6. Place your cursor on the Preview window and click your left
mouse button. A cross sign will appear as illustrated.
Create your relative scan size diagonally by dragging the
left mouse button to your preferable size. The selected
area will appear in a red box as illustrated.
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The
Relative
Area
A Cross
Sign
7. Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to
scan the entire document.
8. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in
two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.)
The entire document in B&W The relative area in color
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The Display
Window
4.6 The Preview Tab
The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan)
your image before the actual scan. This preview image lets you
manually select your scan area. You can choose your scan area
by the ―Scan Area‖ drop down list box or placing your cursor on
the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display
window. Then, a red rectangle box will appear to indicate the
selected area.
Note: If you choose ―Automatic Cropping‖ on the ―Paper Tab‖,
then selecting a scan area on the Preview tab is disabled.
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4.7 The Options Tab
The Options tab allows you to set following additional image
processing settings.
The Option tab dialog box
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Flip Side
Rotation
Select ―fanfold‖ to rotate the image
of the reverse side to 180 degrees.
This is applied to double-sided
document which are viewed in
portrait are sometime fed into the
scanner in landscape or vice versa.
Choice: Book, Fanfold.
If ―Book‖ is selected, the image of the
reverse side will not be rotated.
The following illustration shows the documents which should
be viewed in portrait are fed into the scanner in landscape
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Rotate Image
Choose the rotation angle from the drop
down list if you wish to rotate your
scanned image.
Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise),
90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°,
Auto based on contents, Auto rotate
every even page.
Original
Rotate 90°CW
Rotate 90°CCW
Rotate 180°
Auto based on contents: When Auto
based on contents is selected, images
can be rotated to their proper
orientations based on their text
contents.
Auto rotate every even page:
Automatically rotate 180° on every
even page. This is especially useful
when you scan the inside pages from a
book. As a result, if you choose
―Flatbed (book)‖ from the ―Scan
Source‖ option, ―auto rotate every even
page‖ will be selected as default.
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Blank Page
Removal
Check if you wish to automatically remove
blank pages and move the slider to the left or
right to your desired threshold.
Edge Fill
Check White or Black if you wish to add white
or black edge on the border of your scanned
image. Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm.
Default value is 0.
Original
Edge Fill: 5mm (Black)
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Image
Control
Option
Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right
and left side of your image.
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The Mirror Effect
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Despeckle
Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a
scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner
image for OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing, and
also helps to reduce compressed file size.
Define the speckles (also known as image noise) you wish to
remove by specifying its number (size) and radius (range). The
measuring unit is pixel. The higher the number, the more
speckles will be removed.
Before Despeckle
(noise number:0, noise radius:1)
After Despeckle
(noise number:22, noise radius:10)
Note:
The function is only for Black and White images.
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Background
Setting
This option allows you to set your scan
background.
Choice: White Background, Black
Background.
White Background
Black Background
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Energy Saving
Control
Check the Enable Energy Saver box
and move the slider to the right to set
the amount of time to start the energy
saver after your last action. The range
is from 1 to 240 minutes. The default
is 15 minutes.
4.8 The Setting Tab
The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings:
The Setting tab dialog box
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Cache
Mode: None, Page Number, Memory
Size.
This option allows you to assign a specified
memory size from the available RAM to
process the image data. By specifying a
smaller memory size, you can free more
memory for other applications you are
running. By specifying a larger memory
size, you can have more memory to process
the image data especially when you have a
large amount of documents needed to be
scanned.
You can also specify your memory size by
the page number. For your information, an
A4 color document scanning at 300 dpi
consumes approximates 24MB.
Image Count
When the selected cache mode is ―none‖,
the image count option allows you to assign
number of pages you need to scan. For
example, if you wish to scan the first two
pages, simply move the page slider to 2,
and the scan action will be stopped when
the scanning of the first two pages have
been completed.
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Show Scanning
Progress
Check and the scanning progress bar
will be shown during scanning.
Show Warning
Message
Check to show the warning messages
such as ―ADF pad count exceeds 50,000
scans (the number varies based on type
of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad
and reset the pad count.‖
Save Settings
after Closing
Check to save your scanner properties
settings after leaving the dialog box.
Next time when you open the Scanner
Properties dialog box, the previously
saved settings will be shown.
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4.9 The Information Tab
The Information tab displays the following system and scanner
information.
The Information tab dialog box
The “Report” button：
If you encounter any error message while using the scanner,
click the Report button. A report.txt file (C:\M80) will be
generated. Please send this file to the technical support agent
for trouble shooting.
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5. Using the Buttons
5.1 The BulletScan Manager
The buttons on the scanner are controlled by the BulletScan
Manager. It is installed by default from the CD when you use
the Easy Installation mode, and is selected by default when
choosing the Advanced Installation mode.
The BulletScan Manager provides you with an easy way to scan
your document and then link the scanned image to your
designated software application. All this can be done by a
simple touch of the button on the scanner.
5.2 Scanning From One Touch of the Button
1. Place the original document in the scanner, aligning it to
the left if it is smaller than letter size.
2. Press the ―One Side‖ or ―Two Sides‖ button on scanner.
3. The scanner will now pull the paper through, using the
settings for BulletScan Manager button #1. In addition to
using the button on the scanner to scan, you can also use
the BulletScan Manager button panel to perform scans.
After the scanning is finished, the destination application will be
launched and the scanned image appears in the application.
Note:
For details information on how to use the BulletScan Manager,
please refer to the BulletScan Manager manual in the supplied
CD.
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6. Care and Maintenance
6.1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass
Use the included cleaning cloth to clean the rollers and the
scanner glass on the following conditions:
As a guideline, clean the rollers after every 5,000 scans.
Note that this guideline might vary based on the type of
documents you are scanning.
The scanned images have streaks or scratches.
You experience repeated document jams.
To clean the roller and the scanner glass, follow these steps:
1. Open the sealed roller cleaning cloth container, starting at
the notch. Take care not to tear the cleaning cloth.
2. Remove the cleaning cloth and unfold it.
3. Place the unfolded cloth into the paper feed slot.
4. Press the Scan button to feed the cloth through the
scanner.
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Caution:
Wait two minutes for the components to dry before proceeding
to the next step.
5. Place one sheet of paper in the scanner. Scan and view the
results.
6. If streaks still appear, repeat steps 3 through 5. The
cleaning cloth can be cycled through the scanner up to five
times within 30 minutes. After that, the cloth will dry out.
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7. Troubleshooting
7.1 Clearing a Paper Jam
In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to
remove the paper:
To clear a paper jam:
1. Gently pull the paper from the scanner.
2. Smooth out any wrinkles caused by the jam.
3. Reinsert the paper to the paper feed slot.
4. Resume scanning.
7.2 Frequently Asked Questions
Question: The scanned image always comes out to be
too dark.
Answer: 1) Use your application to modify the Gamma
setting to 2.2 and 1.8 for your printer and
monitor respectively.
2) Adjust Brightness setting from the TWAIN
interface to get a brighter image.
Question: The scanner works well except for the line
art, the lines of which seem much thicker
than the original.
Answer: Increase the Brightness or adjust the Threshold
setting to adjust the line art image.
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Question: Feeding paper from the ADF easily causes paper
jam.
Answer: Make sure to close the front paper tray. While
the front paper tray is open, feeding paper from
the automatic document feeder easily causes
paper jam.
7.3 Technical Service
Before contact iVina, please prepare the following information:
Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of
the scanner);
Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size,
free disk space, display card, interface card);
The name and version of your scanning software application;
The version of your scanner driver.
Find us online at:
www.bulletscan.com
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Model Number
M80
Scanner Type
Duplex scanner
Light source
LED
Technology
CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
Optical Resolution
600 x 600 dpi
Maximum Scanning Size
8.5‖x14‖
Minimum Scanning Size
2.9‖x2.1‖
Paper Weight
13.3~32 lbs (50 ~ 120 g/m2)
ID Cards Thickness:
Up to 1.25 mm (0.05 inch)
Interface
High Speed USB 2.0
Power
5Vdc, 500mA
Power Consumption
< 2.5 watts (operation)
Operation Temperature
10~35°C
Dimension (WxDxH)
290 x 75 x 52mm
(11.4 x 3x2 inch)
Weight
0.674 kg (1.5 lbs)
8. Specifications
All specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Auto Color Detection
sensitivity, 4-7
Index
Automatic, Fix to
Transport, EOP
Detection, 4-30
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Ｂ
B&W, 4-6
Background Level, 4-27
Background Setting, 4-44
Binarization
Dynamic Threshold, Fixed
Processing, 4-8
Blank Page Removal, 4-41
Brightness, 4-14
BulletScan Button Manager,
See the BulletScan
Manager Manual.
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Cache
None, Page Number, Memory
Size, 4-46
clean
glass, rollers, 7-1
clean the rollers, 7-1
cleaning cloth, 7-1
clear a paper jam, 8-1
Color, 4-6
Color Dropout
Remove Red, Remove
Green, Remove Blue,
Custom, 4-25
Color Matching, 4-18
Contrast, 4-14
Cropping
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default settings, 4-3
Deskew, 4-32
Despeckle, 4-43
Noise Number, Noise
Radius, 4-43
Document Type
Normal, Photo, Document, 4-12
Dynamic Threshold
sensitivity, 4-8
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Edge Fill, 4-41
Energy Saving, 4-45
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Filter Threshold, 4-27
Flip Side Rotation, 4-39
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G4, 4-23
Gray, 4-6, 4-12
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Invert, 4-16
b
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JPEG, 4-23
Ｍ
Mirror, 4-42
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OverScan, 4-33
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Resolution, 4-15
Rotate Image, 4-40
Ｓ
Scan Area, 4-32
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Transport Timeout, 4-33
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