IRIS IRIScan Pro Getting Started

Sheedfed Scanner

Getting Started

English

Trademarks
Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft

Corporation.
Windows and Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
IBM, IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corp.
ENERGY STAR

®

is a U.S. registered mark.
Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Copyright

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval
system, or translated into any language or computer language,
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic,
optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without th e prior
written permission of I.R.I.S. s.a.

Material scanned by this product may be protected by
governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright
laws, the customer is solely responsible for complying w ith all
such laws and regulations.

Warranty
The information contained in this document is subject to

change without notice.
I.R.I.S. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this

material, including, but not limited to, t he implied warrant ies
of fitness for a particular purpose.

I.R.I.S. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for
incidental or consequential damages in connection with the
furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

ii

System Requirements

¾ IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher
¾ Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
¾ USB port 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1)
¾ At least 100 MB of free hard disk space (500 MB is

recommended)

¾ At least 128 MB of system memory (512 MB of RAM is

recommended)
At least 1 GB of RAM for Windows Vista

¾ A CD-ROM drive

iii

Table of Contents

1. Introduction..............................................1-1

2. Scanner Installation..................................2-1

2.1 Installation and Disassembly of the Scan

Module .....................................................2-1

2.2 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables .......2-3

3. Completing Your First Scan .......................3-1

3.1 Placing Your Document ...............................3-1

3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation ...............3-7

4. The ISIS Interface Operation....................4-1

5. Using The Button.......................................5-1

5.1 Installing Button Manager............................5-2

5.2 Checking the Button Configurations Before

Scanning...................................................5-2

5.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons ......5-4

6. Care and Maintenance...............................6-1

6.1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass .........................6-1

6.2 Cleaning the Rollers and ADF Pad .................6-3

7. Troubleshooting........................................7-1

7.1 Clearing a Paper Jam..................................7-1

8. Specifications............................................8-1

iv

1. Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the color image
scanner. With this scanner, you can quickly scan documents
to increase 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.

1-1

1

2

3

4

5

1. Scanner main unit

2. Quick guide/CD

3. USB cable

4. USB power cable

5. Power adapter

Note:

1. Only use the AC adapter included in the machine. Using

other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the
warranty.

2. Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents

against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged,
please contact your dealer immediately.

1-2

2. Scanner Installation

2.1 Installation and Disassembly of the Scan Module
Installation Steps

Align the scan module to the document feeder and insert it on
the document feeder. If it has been inserted successfully, a
snap in sound could be heard.

The scan
module

2-1

The scan module is detachable from the automatic document
feeder. The scan module without the automatic document
feeder can be conveniently carried around.

Disassembly Steps:

Press the release button on bottom right corner and lift up the
scan module. The scan module can be easily removed.

The scan
module

Note:

Before installing the scan module to the auto document f eeder,
please first remove the protection cushion both inside and
outside the scan module.

2-2

2.2 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables

Note:

1. The Windows system CD may be required when installing

on some PC’s.

2. To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner,

please install scanner driver first before connecting the
scanner to your computer.

3. If you wish to uninstall your scanner driver, please keep

your scanner connecting to the computer.

2.2.1 Connecting to Power

There are two ways of supplying power to the scanner.

(1) Supplying the power with the power adaptor

Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of
your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power
outlet.

2-3

(2) Supplying the power from a computer via a USB

power cable

Plug the circle end of the USB cable for power into the power jack
of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of
your computer.

Notice:

Using the USB cable for power will occupy an extra USB port on
your computer. Due to the power limit, the scan speed is lower
by using the USB cable for power than by the power adaptor.

2-4

2.2.2 Turning on the Scanner

Turn the knob on the scanner clockwise to make the pointer
points to any number to turn on the scanner. The green LED
will be on.

Note:

Each of the number marks (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) corresponds to its
respective destination in the Button Manager application.
Please refer to Chapter 5 for more details. In this section, any
of them can also represent the “power on” status.

2-5

2.2.3 Turning off the Scanner

To turn off the scanner, turn the knob to make the blue pointer
points to the power off mark as indicated below.

2.2.4 Installing the Scanner Driver

1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive.

2. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run

“setup.exe”.

2-6

Contents on the installation graphic:

• Install Button Manager: To use the buttons on
the scanner, you need to install Button Manager. To
ensure Button Manager works properly, please FIRST
install Button Manager before installing the scanner
driver.

• Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your
scanner, you need to install the scanner driver. After
installing the Button Manager software, click Install
Scanner Driver to install the scanner driver on your
computer.

• Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals
for the scanner and Button Manager, you need to use
Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in PDF
file format. If you already have Adobe Reader
installed on your computer, you may disregard this
item.

• View Manual: Click “View Manual” to view or
print the detailed user manual for the scanner and
Button Manager respectively.

3. Click Install Button Manager to install the Button Manager
software and then click Install Scanner Driver to install the
scanner driver on your computer.

2-7

2.2.5 Connecting to Computer

1. Connect the square 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 2000, confirms that the “Search for a better
driver.” is selected and click the “Next” button.

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.

5. Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user
manual for the scanner and bundled applications
respectively.

2-8

3. Completing Your First

Scan

3.1 Placing Your Document

3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF

Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets
the following specifications:

• Document(s) can range in size from 3.5 by 2 inches to

8.5 by 14 inches (Legal).

• Document(s) can range in weight from 16 to 28 lbs

• 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.

3-1

3.1.2 Loading Paper to the Document Feeder

1. Pull out the output tray beneath the bottom of the scanner

as indicated below.

3-2

2. Load your one side document(s) to the document feeder

with the top of the page pointing to the feeder.

• The document feeder can hold up to 20 sheets (at
Xerox 4024 20 lb. paper).

• Place your one side document with the text facing
down and the first page loading first.

• Place your double side document with the first page
inserting first.

3. Adjust the paper guides in the document feeder so they
touch both sides of the page. Ensure that the page is
straight and the guides are against the edges of the page.

Cover of
the front
input tray

Important:

To load paper through the automatic document feeder, be sure
to close the cover of the front input tray.

3-3

3.1.3 Loading A Single Page Through the Front Input

Tray

1. Open the cover of the front input tray.

2. Load your singe-page document to the front input tray

with the top of the page pointing to the front input tray.
Load one side document with the text facing down.

3-4

3. Center your document with the paper size marks.

3-5

3.1.4 Using the Function of “Eject Paper Opposite”

The scanner is designed with the advanced “eject paper
opposite” feature to achieve the fastest scan rate. By default,
the paper which feeds through the scanner will be ejected from
the front side of the front tray. You can select “eject paper
opposite” on Setting tab of the TWAIN user interface (Scanner
Properties dialog box) to let the paper be ejected from the
opposite side of the front tray.

However, if you wish to use the “eject paper opposite” function,
please disassemble the scan module from the auto document
feeder first and scan from the scan module only.

The following picture shows the position of the scanned paper
after choosing “eject paper opposite”

3-6

3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation

To verify if your scanner installation is correct, I.R.I.S. provides
you a useful test program called I.R.I.S. Capture Tool. With
this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured
images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated
speed.

The following procedure describes how to verify your scanner
installation. If the installation is not correct, please review t he
preceding section to check if the cable connection and scanner
driver have been successfully installed.

Before you begin, be sure the scanner is on.

1. Select Start>Programs>I.R.I.S. IRIScan PRO

Scanner>Capture Tool.

Note: If I.R.I.S. Capture Tool does not appear on “All
Programs” of your Start menu, please access from the
following path:
C\Windows\TWAIN_32\I.R.I.S.\IRIScan PRO\Capture
Tool.exe

The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be displayed.

2. Select your driver type and scanner model and click OK.

The following Capture Tool dialog box will be displayed.

3-7

Setup

Scan

File Format

Fit
Page

Save File Path

Actual
Size

3. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop

down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice in cludes TIFF,
GIF, and JPEG.)

4. 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,
deselect the Save button since default is Save Enable. In
this case, the thumbnail view will be disabled. And
therefore, after viewing all the scanned images, only the
last one will remain on the screen.

5. Click the Setup button ( ) or choose Setup from the

File menu to prompt the Scanner Properties dialog box.

3-8

Image

Selection

Box

6. 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.

7. 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.)

8. Place your document face down on the document glass or

face up in the auto document feeder.

9. In the Scan Validation dialog box, click the Scan button

(

) or choose Scan from the File menu.

10. 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.

3-9

Thumbnail View

Fit Page View

11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page (

Actual Size (100%) button (

) from the Viewing toolbars

) or

at the right side.

12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the

Scan Validation Tool.

3-10

3.1.5 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box

1

2

3
4
5
6

7

8

1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout,

Paper, Options, Settings, Information.

2. Image

Selection Box

3. Brightness: Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100.

4. Contrast Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100.

5. Resolution

6. Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image.

7. Scan Source Choice: Auto Document Feeder, Flatbed,

8. Defaults Reset all values on the tabs to the factory

Choose your image type and the side of
document you wish to scan. Options vary
based on type of scanner.

Determine the quality of the scanned image.
The industry standard is 200 dpi.

Flatbed (Book), Automatic (varies due to
different scanner model)

default settings.

3-11

4. The ISIS Interface

Operation

The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN’s
functions on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as
below:

Mode: Select one of scan modes, including B&W, gray, color
options.

Dither: 5 halftone levels available, can be disabled.
Dots per inch: Select your desired resolution.
Paper Size: Select your desired paper size.
Brightness: Adjust your scan image brightness or darkness.
Contrast: Adjust the range between the darkest and the

lightest shades in the image.

Default: Click to reset all settings.
Area: Select your desired scan area or position.

4-1

5. Using The Buttons

The convenient buttons and knob on the scanner is shown as
below:

5-1

5.1 Installing Button Manager

To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the
Button Manager. To ensure the Button Manager work properly,
please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the
scanner driver.

Installing the Button Manager is easy. Insert the supplied CD
to your CD-ROM drive and follow the instructions on the screen
to complete the installation of the Button Manager.

Button Manager provides you 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. Yet, before you scan, it is
recommended to check the button configurations first to ensure
a proper file format and a destination application.

5.2 Checking the Button Configurations Before Scanning

1. Click the Scan button on the scanner.

2. The Button Panel is displayed in the Windows System Tray

at the bottom right corner of your computer screen.

This indicates the scanner model

The Function

Icon

(The number of

function icons
vary based on
type of
scanner.)

The Button

Icon

5-2

T

3. The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons.

Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The
Button Properties window appears.

Click to select
options or
setting.

The button
number and
name.

The scan
settings for
the selected
button. (in
this case
button #1).

The file
format of the
scanned
image. (*The

options vary
based on
type of
scanner.)

he destination
application.
(This is the
application that
opens after you
have finished
scanning.)

The default setting is indicated in highlighted color. If you
wish to change the setting, use this window to reset the
setting for the file format, destination application, or other
scan settings. See “Configuring the Button” in the
subsequent section to reset the settings.

4. Click the OK button to leave the window.

5-3

5.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons

1. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper and load the
document with their tops into the input tray.

2. Turn the knob on the scanner to select one of the number
marks (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). (For example, if you want to scan
with button #4, which opens Microsoft Paint and displays
the scanned image in the main window of Microsoft Paint,
turn the knob to select the number mark, 4.)

3. Press the Scan button on scanner.

4. After the scanning is finished, the Microsoft Paint software
will be launched and the scanned image appears in the
main window of Microsoft Paint as below.

Note:

For details information on how to use the Button Manager,
please refer to the user’s manual in the supplied CD.

The knob on the scanner allows you to choose button # 1~6;
however, button # 7~9 can be set only via the Button Manager
software.

5-4

6. Care and Maintenance

6.1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass

Both strips of glass in the scanner should be cleaned
periodically. The two small strips of gray reflective material
should lightly dusted if debris is present.

To clean the strips of glass, follow these steps:

1. Pull the release knob to open the front door.

2. Clean two pieces of glass by using a soft and lint-free cloth

wet with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%).

6-1

Scanner
glass

3. Close the front door.

6-2

6.2 Cleaning the Rollers and ADF Pad

From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may
become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust.
In this case the scanner may not feed documents smoothly. If
this occurs, please clean the rollers and ADF pad.

To clean the feeding rollers,

1. Pull the release knob to open the front door.

2. Clean the feeding roller by using a soft, lint-free cloth wet

with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%). While cleaning the
rollers, avoid touching the sensor arm.

Rollers

3. Close the scanner front door.

6-3

Sensor
arm

To clean the ADF roller and pad assembly,

1. Pull the release knob to open the front door.

2. Press down the document feeder.

3. Press down two latches on the back of the automatic

document feeder to open the rear cover.

4. Clean the ADF roller and ADF pad by using a soft and lint-

free cloth wet with some isopropyl alcohol (95%). When
cleaning the ADF pad, avoid touching the metal part.

6-4

7. Troubleshooting

7.1 Clearing a Paper Jam

In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to
remove the paper:

1. Pull the release knob to open the front door.

7-1

2. Press down two latches in the back of the automatic
document feeder to open the rear cover.

3. Carefully pull the paper out of the document feeder.

7-2

8. Specifications

All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Scanner Type Sheet-fed, duplex scanner

Optical Resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Maximum Scanning Size 8.5”x14”
Interface High Speed USB 2.0
Bus Power/ External

Adapter
Power Consumption < 12 watts (operation)

Operation Temperature

Storage Temperature -40 to 65°C
Dimension
Without ADF (W*D*H)
With ADF (W*D*H)
Weight 1.76Kg (with ADF)

5Vdc,1A / 24Vdc,1A

< 5 watts (standby)

10~35°C

297 mm x 80 mm x 60 mm
297 mm x 158 mm x 235 mm

1 Kg (without ADF)

8-1