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Visioneer® OneTouch 9520 Photo Scanner User's Guide

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Visioneer

OneTouch 9520 Photo Scanner

User’s Guide

FOR WINDOWS

Copyright © 2007 Visioneer, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Nuance

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This product is covered by one or more of the following patents: 6, 480, 304; 5,818,976; 5,499,108; 5,517,332. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. ZyINDEX is a registered trademark of

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Information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Visioneer. The software described is furnished under a licensing agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such an agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the licensing agreement. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems, or translated to another language, for any purpose other than the licensee's personal use and as specifically allowed in the licensing agreement, without the express written permission of Visioneer.

Part Number: 05-0701-100

Restricted Rights Legend

Use, duplication, or disclosure is subject to restrictions as set forth in contract subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause 52.227-FAR14. 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 with all such laws and regulations.

Visioneer's Limited Product Warranty

IF YOU FIND PHYSICAL DEFECTS IN THE MATERIALS OR THE WORKMANSHIP USED IN MAKING THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT, VISIONEER WILL REPAIR, OR AT ITS OPTION, REPLACE THE PRODUCT AT NO CHARGE TO YOU, PROVIDED YOU RETURN IT (POSTAGE PREPAID, WITH PROOF OF YOUR PURCHASE FROM THE ORIGINAL RESELLER) DURING THE 90-DAY PERIOD AFTER THE DATE OF YOUR ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE PRODUCT. UPON RECEIPT DURING THE INITIAL 90-PERIOD BY VISIONEER OF A VALID REGISTRATION OF THE PRODUCT, THIS LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY PERIOD IS EXTENDED TO THE 12-MONTH PERIOD AFTER THE DATE OF YOUR ORIGINAL PURCHASE. IF A VALID REGISTRATION IS NOT RECEIVED DURING THE INITIAL 90-DAY PERIOD, THE 12-MONTH WARRANTY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND YOUR PRODUCT WARRANTY WILL TERMINATE AFTER THE 90-DAY INITIAL PERIOD EXPIRES.

THIS IS VISIONEER'S ONLY WARRANTY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT, ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED. AS A RESULT, EXCEPT AS SET OUT ABOVE, THE PRODUCT IS SOLD “AS IS” AND YOU ARE ASSUMING THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE PRODUCT'S SUITABILITY TO YOUR NEEDS, ITS QUALITY AND ITS PERFORMANCE.

IN NO EVENT WILL VISIONEER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT OR FROM ITS USE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

All exclusions and limitations in this warranty are made only to the extent permitted by applicable law and shall be of no effect to the extent in conflict with the express requirements of applicable law.

RoHS and WEEE Compliance

This product is compliant with RoHS Regulations of the European Parliament and Council Directive on the Restrictions of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/95/EC), and with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC).

FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for the class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against 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 and 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 the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a class B computing device, pursuant to FCC Rules. In order to maintain compliance with

FCC regulations, shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

This device complies with 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS i

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The Visioneer OneTouch 9520 Photo Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 1: Assemble the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 2: Install the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 3: Connect the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Scan with the Scanner Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

About the OneTouch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Check a Scanner Button’s Settings Before You Scan . . . . . . . . . 27

Scan from the OneTouch Button Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

The OneTouch Button Panel’s Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Scanning From the TWAIN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

A Note About the TWAIN Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Accessing the TWAIN Interface from PaperPort . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting Up Your Scanner to Work With PaperPort . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting Up Your Scanner to Work With

Corel Paint Shop Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

The Two TWAIN Interface Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Scanning from the Basic Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Scanning from the Advanced Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adjusting the Image on the Advanced Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Adjusting the Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adjusting Input Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Creating a New Advanced Interface Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Scanning 35mm Slides and Negatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

A Brief Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

The Scanning Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Positioning 35mm Slides in the Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Positioning a 35mm Negative Film Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Scanning 35mm Slides or Negatives from the

TWAIN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Configuring the Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

About the OneTouch Properties Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Selecting New Settings for a Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Setting Destination Application Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Selecting Format Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) . . . . . . . . 91

Selecting Options for a Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Creating a New Scan Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Editing or Deleting Scan Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Configure Before Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Scan and Burn to a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Scanning with Event Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Creating an HTML Web Page from

Your Scanned Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Checking the Hardware and Setting the

Lamp Power Save Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Scanning with the Windows Image Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Cleaning the Scanner Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

How to Uninstall Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Uninstalling the OneTouch 4.0 Scanner Software . . . . . . . . . . 140

Uninstalling the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

To Install Another Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Visioneer 9520 Photo Scanner Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Visioneer 9520 Photo Scanner Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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WELCOME

Technical Support Card

Visioneer OneTouch 9520 Photo Scanner

USB Cable

Quick Install Guide

Power Adaptor

Transparency Mask

Two CD’s

Disc 1 and Disc 2

Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 9520 Photo scanner. With this scanner you can quickly scan paper documents, color photos, 35mm slides and negatives and place their electronic images on your computer.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Before starting the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.

VISIONEER ONETOUCH 9520 PHOTO SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 1

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Glass

Reference marks

Scanner lid

Option port

OneTouch buttons panel

USB port

Status light

OneTouch buttons

Power jack

Copy

Photo

THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 9520 PHOTO SCANNER

THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 9520 PHOTO SCANNER 3

Scanner lid—Protects the document from light and contamination.

Transparency light source—The light source for scanning 35mm

slides and negatives. Shines light down through 35mm slide or negative transparencies, then through the glass onto the scanning sensors in the body of the scanner.

Glass—Items are placed face down aligned at the arrow symbol at the upper left corner.

Reference marks—Marks on the border of the glass show where to align various paper sizes.

Locking tab—Protects the scanner’s scan head by holding it securely in position. The locking tab, located on the underside of the scanner, must be unlocked before scanning. The scanner will not scan when locked.

OneTouch button panel—Scans to the appropriate application indicated by the button. For example, pressing the Email button scans the document, then opens your Email program with the image of the scanned document as an attachment to a new message ready for you to address and send.

Status light—Shows the scanner’s status. Green light: scanner is ready to scan. Orange light: scanner is busy.

Option port—Connects the TPA cable to the scanner. The cable must be attached for the transparency light source to operate.

USB port—Connects the scanner to the computer. Your Visioneer 9520 scanner can connect to either a USB 1.1 or a USB 2.0 port.

Power jack—Connects the power adaptor to the scanner.

TPA (Transparency Adapter) cable—Supplies power from the scanner

body to the transparency light source.

Note: The scanner does not have an on/off switch. The scanner is ready to scan as soon as the Visioneer software loads on your computer.

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WHAT YOU NEED

IBM-compatible Pentium 4 PC, or AMD equivalent with:

■ A CD-ROM drive

■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port

■ Microsoft

(Service Pack 1 and 2), or Vista

■ Windows 2000 and XP: A minimum of 512 megabytes (MB) of

internal memory (RAM) Windows Vista: A minimum of 1 gigabyte (GB) of internal memory

(RAM)

■ 350 MB minimum of free hard disk space

A VGA or SVGA Monitor

The recommended settings for your monitor are:

■ High Color (16-bit) or True Color (24-bit or 32-bit)

■ Resolution set to at least 800 x 600 pixels

To set your monitor’s colors and resolution:

■ Open the Windows Control Panel

■ Double-click on Display then select the Settings tab

Windows® operating system: 2000 (Service Pack 4), XP

DOCUMENTATION

Your scanner is delivered with the following documentation:

■ Quick Install Guide—Abbreviated installation instructions.

■ Visioneer OneTouch 9520 Photo Scanner User’s Guide—On the

Installation CD; contains detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information.

■ ScanSoft PaperPort User’s Guide—On the Installation CD; contains

detailed feature and configuration information for the PaperPort software.

■ Online Help—For the scanner configuration, TWAIN, and WIA

interfaces.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 5

Installing

Installation is a quick, three-step process:

1. Assemble the scanner

2. Install the software

3. Connect the scanner

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Please make sure of the following before you begin installation:

■ If your computer has AntiVirus or AntiSpyware software

running, you may see messages during installation asking you to allow the installation to proceed. Although the messages will differ based on the software your computer is running, in each case you should allow the installation to proceed. Alternatively, you can turn off the AntiVirus or AntiSpyware software before installing your scanner, but if you do, make sure to turn it back on again when installation is finished.

■ If you already have a scanner connected to your computer it is

recommended that you remove its driver program prior to installing your Visioneer OneTouch 9420 USB scanner. You can remove these programs from the Windows Add/Remove Programs list. Please refer to the user manual for your previous scanner for instructions to remove the driver and software applicable to that scanner.

■ The information in this User’s Guide may cover software not

provided with the scanner you purchased. Disregard any information about software not applicable to your scanner. Please visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for the latest software updates for your Visioneer OneTouch 9420 USB scanner.

■ If your computer is running Windows Vista, you may see the

Vista User Access Control screen asking you to confirm system changes. Click the continue button to allow the installation to proceed.

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Transparency Adapter Cable

STEP 1: ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER

To assemble the scanner:

1. Remove any shipping tape from the top and bottom of the scanner.

2. Plug the Transparency Adapter Cable into the Option port on the

body of the scanner.

The Transparency Adapter Cable must be securely attached for your scanner to be able to scan 35mm slide and negative transparencies.

3. Open the lid and remove the protective film from the Transparency

Adapter. Discard the protective film

STEP 1: ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER 7

4. Turn the scanner over and slide the lock tab to the unlocked

position. The scanner must be unlocked for you to continue with the

installation. It must also be unlocked to scan.

Note: The locking tab protects the scanner’s scan head by holding it securely in position. Lock the scanner when transporting it from one location to another, but remember to unlock it before scanning. The scanner will not scan when locked.

5. Proceed to “Step 2: Install the Software.”

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STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE

Note: The software is on the two CD’s you received with your scanner. Please be sure to install from Disc 1 first.

To install the software:

1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are

running.

2. Insert Disc 1 into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

The Main Menu automatically opens.

Note: If the CD does not start, check the following:

■ Make sure you have inserted Disc 1.

■ Make sure the CD drive’s door is completely shut.

■ Make sure the CD was inserted in the drive in the proper

direction (label side up).

To launch the CD manually:

■ Open the Windows option for My Computer. You can do this

by double-clicking on the My Computer icon on your desktop.

■ Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM drive.

■ The Installation menu for the CD should now open.

If the menu does not open:

■ From the list of files on the CD, double-click the file named

START32.EXE.

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 9

3. On the Main Menu, select Install Products.

4. Make sure the boxes for Nuance PaperPort®, Scanner Driver,

and Corel® Paint Shop Pro® are checked.

If you also want to install the ArcSoft Suite software, select it too.

5. Click Install Now.

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The PaperPort installation options opens:

1. The Select Language window opens. Click the drop-down menu

arrow and select the language you want to use. Click OK. The first PaperPort Installation window opens.

2. On the PaperPort Welcome window, click Next.

Installing PaperPort will uninstall any existing version of PaperPort and will install the newer version while retaining all of your previous PaperPort files.

3. Read the PaperPort license agreement and select I accept the terms

in this agreement, then click on Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the PaperPort software will not be installed.

4. On the Customer Information window, accept the current values or

enter new information, then click Next.

5. On the Setup Type window, keep the default Setup Type and click

Next.

6. Click Install to begin the installation.

Reminder: If your computer is running an AntiVirus or AntiSpyware application, you may see messages asking you to allow installation. Select the option to allow installation to proceed with the install.

7. On the Product Registration window, do one of the following:

■ Select Register online, click OK, then follow the registration

instructions.

■ Select Print registration form, click OK, then follow the

instructions to complete and print the registration form.

■ Select Remind me in 7 days and click OK.

8. At the InstallShield Wizard Completed window, click Finish.

If a message window opens instructing you to restart your computer, click Restart.

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 11

The Welcome to the OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens.

1. Click Next.

2. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license

agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation

will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed.

3. Click Next.

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A window opens with image quality samples asking you to select an image for your Color Space setting.

The Color Space setting sets the gamma value for the scanner so scanned items look good on your monitor. Gamma controls the brightness of the midtones of colors. That setting can be changed later on as you’re scanning.

4. Select the option that looks best to you and click Next.

The driver installation will now begin. Reminder: If your computer is running AntiVirus or AntiSpyware

software, you may see messages asking you to allow installation. Select the option to allow installation to proceed.

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 13

5. STOP when you see the “Complete the installation by connecting

your hardware” window. Do NOT click on OK yet. Leave the window open and proceed to

“Step 3: Connect the Scanner” on

page 14.

Note: If you want to see more information about your scanner and a quick explanation of how to use the OneTouch features, click the More button on the window. When you’re finished, return to the window to continue the installation process.

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USB

STEP 3: CONNECT THE SCANNER

Make sure the locking tab is unlocked, then connect the scanner.

To connect your scanner:

1. Remove any tape from the USB cable.

2. Using the steps on the screen as your guide, plug the flat, computer

end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer.

3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port.

If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into either connection.

You can also connect the scanner to a USB port on the computer’s keyboard if it has one, or to a USB hub. If you use a USB hub, it must have its own power supply already plugged into an electrical outlet.

Note: If you have not installed the software, unplug the USB cable from the computer and install the software now. When the software installation is complete, a message tells you to connect the scanner.

STEP 3: CONNECT THE SCANNER 15

Status light

4. Plug the power adaptor into the scanner power port, then into a

wall outlet.

Note: Your scanner does not have a power switch. Plugging it in turns on the power.

Note: Only use the power adaptor (Model No. PA-08J made by YHI, Ltd.) included with your scanner. Connecting any other type of power supply may damage your scanner, and will void its warranty.

The status light on the front of the scanner is illuminated, indicating the scanner is receiving power.

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If you are using Windows XP and have plugged the USB cable into a USB 1.1 port, an information bubble may open explaining that “A HI-SPEED USB device is plugged into a non-HI-SPEED USB hub”. Plug the USB cable into a USB 2.0 port (if available) or just disregard the message. If you leave it plugged into the USB 1.1 port, your scanner may scan a bit slower than with a USB 2.0 port.

Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port. If your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista, you will see the Found New Hardware message.

The computer loads the appropriate software from the CD to run the scanner.

Do not proceed until you receive a message that your computer has found the new hardware, or updated the driver database. For Windows XP and Windows Vista, you will see a message similar to the following, that your new hardware is found and ready to use.

STEP 3: CONNECT THE SCANNER 17

5. When the software is finished loading, return to the Connect

Scanner window and click OK to finish the installation process.

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6. Click Close on the Installation Complete window.

7. If you selected Corel Paint Shop Pro to install, its installation will

now begin. Follow the instructions on the screen.

8. If you also selected ArcSoft Suite to install, a window opens with

instructions.

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Note: ArcSoft Suite contains several scanning and image enhancement software applications with features that include intuitive steps to scan, photo editing, hands-on instructions to build collages from your digital images, and easy-to-use project templates.

Note: If you did not select ArcSoft Suite to install, you can still follow the next steps to install it now. If you don’t want to install it, skip to step 11 below to view the user guides for your scanner and software.

9. Remove Disc 1 and insert Disc 2.

The ArcSoft Main Menu opens.

10. Click Install ArcSoft Suite and follow the instructions on the

screen to install the software.

11. When installation is finished, remove Disc 2 and reinsert Disc 1 to

view the user guides for your scanner and software.

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12. On the Main Menu, click User Guides.

The Visioneer User Guides window opens. Use this window to view and save the User Guides you want.

The User Guides are in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF format. The CD also includes a free copy of Acrobat

Reader® in case your computer does not have it already installed. The Scanner Readme file is in HTML format and will open in any standard browser.

If you need to, click Acrobat Reader to install it now. Follow the instructions on the installation windows.

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To view and save the User Guides:

1. Click the name of a User Guide you want to view and it will open in Acrobat Reader. Use the Acrobat Reader Save command to save that User Guide on your computer.

2. Return to the Visioneer User Guides window and repeat the process to open, view, and save all the other User Guides you want. The

Scanner Readme file has late-breaking news about your scanner.

3. When you’re finished, click Main Menu to return to the main Visioneer Installation window and click Exit.

4. Remove the CD and store both CD’s in a safe place.

That’s it! Installation is finished and your Visioneer scanner is ready to scan.

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The OneTouch Icon

The Serial Number

REGISTER YOUR SCANNER AND CHECK FOR UPDATES

Registering your scanner is important as it provides you with access to our free telephone support service. Registration also gives you free access to software updates for your scanner.

To register your scanner:

1. Right-click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification Area (at the bottom right corner of the screen).

2. Choose Check for Online Updates from the pop-up menu.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen and register your scanner by entering your scanner’s serial number and your email address.

Note: A valid email address is required.

The serial number is located on the underside of the scanner.

After registration is complete you will receive an email message with your RegID.

Your RegID is important as you will need it when accessing free telephone support, or checking for online updates.

4. After receiving your RegID, write it down on a piece of paper and keep it with your scanner so you will be able to find it easily.

Scanning

This section describes how to scan paper documents as well as 35mm slides and negatives.

You can use several different methods to scan with your scanner:

■ OneTouch Scanner Buttons—Each scanner button is set up to scan

for a particular function, such as Email to attach a scanned item to a new Email message, or Photo to scan photographs to the Corel Paint Shop Pro software where you can touch up the colors. See the Scanner Buttons” on page 24.

■ OneTouch Button Panel—Scanning from the on-screen OneTouch

Button Panel is the same as pressing a scanner button, except you click an icon that represents the scanner button. See OneTouch Button Panel” on page 29.

■ TWAIN Interface—This option is for scanning 35mm slides and

negatives, but you can also use it to scan paper items. The TWAIN interface is available from both the PaperPort software and the Corel Paint Shop Pro software that you received with your scanner, as well as from other programs such as Microsoft Word. The TWAIN interface has two options—the Basic Interface and the Advanced Interface. You use the Advanced Interface to scan 35mm slides and negatives. See and “Scanning From the TWAIN Interface” on page 32

“Scanning 35mm Slides and Negatives” on page 63

“Scan with

“Scan from the

■ Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)—This option uses the

Microsoft Windows set of choices for scanning paper items only. Scanning with WIA is available only if your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista. See Image Acquisition” on page 132.

“Scanning with the Windows

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SCAN WITH THE SCANNER BUTTONS

Pressing a scanner button scans the item, then sends the image to the Destination Application associated with the button.

To scan by pressing a OneTouch button on the scanner:

1. Place an item face down on the glass. Align the edge of the item with the arrow at the upper-left corner of the glass. Close the scanner lid and press one of the OneTouch buttons.

A scan progress window opens, then the image is sent to the selected application for the OneTouch button. In this example, the image is scanned in the TIFF format and the Destination Application is the PaperPort Desktop.

You can now work with the image in its Destination Application. For example, if you want to convert the TIFF image in PaperPort to a PDF image, drag it to the PDF icon at the bottom of the window. Please see the PaperPort User’s Guide for more information. If you scan to another Destination Application, see its user guide.

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ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS

OneTouch is your main scanning interface for using the scanner. The OneTouch Buttons on the scanner mirror the software OneTouch Button Panel. Changing the button settings on the OneTouch Button Panel makes the same changes to the buttons on the scanner.

Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image to the Destination Application associated with the button. Each button’s scanning function are the selected settings shown in the OneTouch Properties window.

The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured for typical scanning tasks. To change button settings, see page 76.

“Selecting New Settings for a Button” on

Based on the recommended installation of PaperPort and the scanner driver, your scanner is preconfigured to scan items for various basic tasks, such as email or fax, then send the scanned image to an appropriate, pre-selected Destination Application. To change the button settings see

If PaperPort is not installed, then the options for sending to word processing applications such as Microsoft Word will not be available.

The following table describes the preconfigured button settings. These are the default settings on installation of the OneTouch software and they can be reconfigured to reflect your own scanning needs:

“Selecting New Settings for a Button” on page 76.

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Button Function Preconfigured Settings

Attaches the scanned item to a new email message

Copy/Print the scanned item

Scan a photo

Scan a page

Sends the scanned image to a storage folder

Note: The default page size in each configuration is based on the location selected in your Windows setup.

Scans the item as a color document in the PDF format. Opens your email application with the scanned image attached to a new message ready to address and send.

Scans the item as a color document in the BMP format. Sends the image to your printer/copier at the printer/ copier’s default resolution, and begins printing.

Scans the item as a 6 x 4 inch vivid color photo in the JPG format. Opens the Corel Paint Shop Pro software where you can touch up and color correct the picture.

Scans the item as a black and white US letter document in the TIFF format. Opens the PaperPort software where you can process the image, or send it to another application on your computer.

Scans the item as a color document in the PDF format and stores it in a folder for archiving. The image is not displayed on the screen in a Destination Application. The

default location of the folder is:

C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name>\My Documents\My OneTouch Archive\PDF Documents

For example:

■ If the Windows location is set to “United States” the default page

size in each profile will be based on the United States standard page sizes such as 8.5”x11”.

NoteIf the Windows location is “United Kingdom” the default page size in each profile is based on the ISO 216 standard and the majority of the profiles will default to A4.

Note: The email application will default to the email program specified in the internet options of Internet Explorer.

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Press, hold down, then release a scanner button.

The tabs correspond to the scanner buttons. This sample shows the settings for the Scan button. To change the settings of a button, you choose them on this window. See “Configuring the Scanner” on page 72 for the steps to choose new settings for a scanner button.

The icon indicates the Destination Application for the button.

The name of the button.

Your document will be scanned with these settings.

CHECK A SCANNER BUTTON’S SETTINGS BEFORE YOU SCAN

1. To check the settings before scanning, press, hold down, then release the scanner button you want to check.

The OneTouch Properties window opens for you to change the settings before scanning. The button you pressed on the scanner is already selected on the top of the window for you.

Note that the OneTouch Button Panel also opens with more details about the settings of the scanner button you pressed (in this case the Scan button). This is the OneTouch Button Panel’s “Detail View.”

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Press the scanner button.

If you make changes in the OneTouch Properties window, then click its Apply button, the information in the OneTouch Button Panel will update to show the new settings.

Note: If you closed the OneTouch Properties window and want to re-open it, you can press and hold down the scanner button again, or right-click the icon on the Button Panel.

2. When you are ready to scan, simply press the scanner button. Do not hold down the scanner button.

You can also scan by clicking an icon on the OneTouch Button Panel.

Note: To scan from the Button Panel, the OneTouch Properties window must be closed. Click the window’s close box, or click the Cancel or OK button on the window. See the next section,

“Scan

from the OneTouch Button Panel.”

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OneTouch Icon.

SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL

Scanning from the button panel on your computer’s screen works just like pressing a button on the scanner. The scanner scans the item, then sends the image to the Destination Application indicated by the button’s icon. This method of scanning is especially helpful if the scanner is not located close to your computer.

To scan from the button panel on the screen:

1. Place an item face down on the glass. Align the edge of the item with the arrow marker at the upper-left corner of the glass.

2. Close the scanner lid and click the OneTouch icon in the Windows System Tray (at the bottom right corner of the screen).

The button panel opens on the screen. The five buttons on the panel correspond to the same five buttons on the scanner.

3. Click a button on the panel (not on the scanner). The scanner starts scanning the item. When the scan is complete,

the scanned image opens in the Destination Application indicated by the button’s icon just as if you had scanned using a scanner button. For example, if you click the Scan button, the scanned image opens in the PaperPort program.

Note: When scanning from the panel, the OneTouch Properties window cannot be open at the same time. If it is, close it before scanning.

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Click these green arrows to cycle through the panel’s views. This is the panel’s Button view.

This view shows the connected scanner(s). You can click either the green arrow or the scanner icon to get back to the previous view. This is the panel’s Hardware view.

This view shows the scan settings for the button currently selected on the OneTouch Properties window. Rightclick the icon to see the window. This is the panel’s Detail view.

THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL’S FEATURES

The OneTouch Button Panel is your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. In addition, the panel shows information about the scanner and its settings.

Click the green arrows at the top of the panel to cycle back and forth through three views of the panel.

1. Click the arrow pointing to the left to see the scanners currently attached to your computer.

Click the arrow that points to the right to see the scan setting details of the currently selected button.

2. On the OneTouch Button Panel:

■ Left-click a Destination Application icon to start the scanning. If

the OneTouch Properties window is open, you must close it first.

■ Right-click a Destination Application icon to see its scan settings.

3. To close the OneTouch Button Panel, click the close button at its top right corner.

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ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL’S NAMES AND ICONS

The button names on the panel are the same as button names on the scanner. The icons indicate the Destination Applications so you can see, at a glance, where the image will be sent when scanning is finished.

The Email button—Scans a page in color then sends it to your email application. The email application opens and the image is automatically attached to a new message ready for you to address and send.

The Copy button—Scans a page in color then sends the image to your printer/copier. The printer/copier starts and prints a copy of the page. This is a quick way to print a copy of the original page.

The Photo button—Specifically designed for photographs, scans a photo in vivid color at a 6 x 4 inch size then sends the image to the Corel Paint Shop Pro software that you received with your scanner. Use Paint Shop Pro to touch up the image, enhance its colors, and so forth. See the Corel Paint Shop Pro user guide for more information. You can also access the TWAIN interface from Paint Shop Pro. See

“Setting Up

Your Scanner to Work With Corel Paint Shop Pro” on page 44.

The Scan button—Scans a page in black and white and sends the image to the PaperPort software that you received with your scanner. From there you can easily convert the image to many different formats, such as PDF or DOC. See the PaperPort user guide for more information. You can also access the TWAIN interface from PaperPort. See

“Scanning From the TWAIN Interface” on page 32.

The Archive button—Scans a page as a color document and sends it directly to a folder without opening it first in a Destination Application. Use this option when you don’t need to see the scanned images, but simply want to store them in a folder.

A question mark for a button means your computer does not have appropriate software for the initial factory settings. In that case, you can re-set the button’s Destination Application to a software application that you know is on your computer. See

“Selecting New Settings for a

Button” on page 76 to change the settings of a button.

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SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN INTERFACE

Your 9520 OneTouch scanner is specially designed to be a Photo scanner as well as have the ability to scan 35mm slides and negatives. This means you can make exact copies of your photos and documents, as well as scan 35mm slides and both positive and negative filmstrips.

A NOTE ABOUT THE TWAIN STANDARD

Your scanner uses the TWAIN interface to scan Photographs, Documents, 35mm Slides and Negatives. TWAIN is a widely recognized standard that computers use to receive images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. The TWAIN scanning interface can be accessed from any TWAIN scanning application you have installed on the computer. Three TWAIN compliant software applications are provided with your scanner: Nuance PaperPort, Corel Paint Shop Pro, and ArcSoft Suite. This section specifically describes how to use the features of the TWAIN interface for scanning, however, the instructions in this section may use the PaperPort software as an example only.

Refer to the User Guide you received with your other scanning application for instructions on setting up that application to access the TWAIN interface. As previously stated, the scanning method is the same, but you will need to your product’s user guide for instructions on how to access the scanner and how file handling works.

Instructions for setting up the PaperPort software to access the TWAIn interface is provided in this User’s Guide.

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ACCESSING THE TWAIN INTERFACE FROM PAPERPORT

As previously stated, you can access the TWAIN interface from any TWAIN compliant scanning application. You can configure any of your OneTouch buttons to automatically open the TWAIN interface when you press a button on the scanner.

Below are instructions for accessing the TWAIN interface from OneTouch and from PaperPort.

Opening the TWAIN Interface from OneTouch

1. First choose a OneTouch button that you would like to change the scanning function for, in this example we used the scan button.

2. Press, hold down, then release the Scan button.

3. When the OneTouch Properties window opens, the Scan tab will be the active tab.

4. Under Select Configuration click on Configure Before Scan.

5. Right-Click on Configure Before Scan and make sure there is a check mark next to TWAIN.

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This is the Basic TWAIN Interface

Click either Advanced Interface or Basic Interface to toggle between the two TWAIN interface options.

6. Click OK to save your changes and close the OneTouch Properties window.

7. Press the Scan button on the scanner or click on the Scan button on the OneTouch Panel.

8. The TWAIN interface will now open.

Note: If you choose to use OneTouch Configure Before Scan for scanning from the TWAIN interface, the final image will be sent to the destination application set for that button.

Note: At this time the TWAIN interface is where you will adjust your scan settings. Please see the following section for adjusting the scan settings in the Basic and Advanced interfaces. 35mm slide and negative scanning is only available from the Advanced TWAIN interface.

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Scan icon. Folders pane.

To access the TWAIN interface from PaperPort:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to ScanSoft PaperPort, then click PaperPort.

The PaperPort Desktop opens.

2. Click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar.

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Scan pane.

If this Scan button is not active, see the section on page 38 to set up your scanner to work with PaperPort.

Click the arrow to see the list of scanners.

The Folders pane (which shows folders for organizing your scanned images) is replaced by the Scan pane.

3. Click the Scanner drop-down arrow, and select TWAIN: Visioneer 9520 from the drop-down list.

Note: Please wait a few moments for your selection from the dropdown list to become active. This delay only occurs the first time you select from the list while PaperPort initializes the scanner. Later on, selecting from the list activates immediately.

Note: If the Scan button at the bottom of the panel is not available

when you make a selection from the Scanner drop-down list, then your scanner needs to be setup to work with PaperPort. See the section “Setting Up Your Scanner to Work With PaperPort” on page 38.

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4. In the “Scan what?” section, choose to scan a Document or Photograph.

If you want to change the format of the scanned item’s file name or file type before you start scanning, click Settings. The default file type for documents is .pdf and the default for photographs is .jpg. See the ScanSoft PaperPort User’s Guide for more information about the PaperPort Settings.

5. When scanning documents, use the Create single page items check box as follows:

■ When the check box is selected, each page is placed on the

PaperPort Desktop as an individual file.

■ When the check box is not selected, the scanned pages are not

placed on the PaperPort Desktop until you indicate the scanning job is finished by clicking Done on the TWAIN interface then clicking Done on the PaperPort-Scan window. Multiple pages are “stacked” on the PaperPort Desktop. Note that items scanned as .jpg files cannot be stacked on the desktop. Please see the ScanSoft PaperPort User’s Guide for more information about stacks.

6. Make sure the option Display scanner dialog box is selected. If this option is not selected, the TWAIN interface will not open

when you click the Scan button. Instead, the items are scanned with the basic PaperPort settings. Documents are scanned in Black and White in the .pdf file format, and Photographs are scanned in Color in the .jpg file format.

7. Click the Scan button in the Scan pane. The TWAIN Interface opens. You’re ready to start scanning.

Note: The interface that opens—Basic or Advanced—is the one you were using the last time you opened the TWAIN interface.

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If this Scan button is not active, you need to set up PaperPort to work with your scanner.

SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER TO WORK WITH PAPERPORT

When you select a scanning option on the PaperPort window from the Scanner drop-down list, either TWAIN: Visioneer 9520 or WIA: Visioneer 9520 (Windows XP only), the Scan button at the bottom of the panel should become active. If it doesn’t, you need to set up PaperPort to work with your scanner.

Note: Setting up your scanner is a one-time-only process for each option from the Scanner drop-down list. Therefore, you may have to set up your scanner once each for TWAIN: Visioneer 9520 and WIA: Visioneer 9520. The setup process, described below, is the same for each option. You will not have to set up the scanner again for an option unless you uninstall the scanner and PaperPort software, then re-install them.

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To setup your scanner:

1. From the Scanner drop-down list, select one of the options, such as Twain: Visioneer 9520.

2. Click the Setup button. A window opens to begin the setup process.

3. Click Yes then click Next. The next window offers you the option to run hardware

diagnostics.

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4. Click Yes (recommended) then click Next. The next window is for checking the connection between your

scanner and the computer.

5. Click Next. After the Setup Wizard checks the connections, the next window is

displayed. It has a series of setup options, but only the Basic scan test is necessary because your scanner was already tested and calibrated when you installed the OneTouch 4.0 software.

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6. Click Next. The next window tells you to insert a page or photo into the

scanner.

7. Place an item face down on the glass. Align the edge of the item with the arrow at the upper-left corner of the glass and close the lid.

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8. Click Next. The TWAIN Interface opens.

Note: If you are setting up the scanner for WIA, the WIA interface opens instead.

9. Click the Scan button on the TWAIN interface. The Setup Wizard runs the scan test. A message window opens that says “Basic scan test passed.”

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10. Click Next on the message window. The final Setup window opens to let you know the setup process is

finished.

11. Click Finish. Your scanner is now setup for the scanning option you selected (in

the example above, it’s the TWAIN option) and the Scan button on the PaperPort window will now become active.

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SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER TO WORK WITH COREL PAINT SHOP PRO

If you want to scan photographs, 35mm slides, or 35mm negatives from within Corel Paint Shop Pro, you need to first set up the Corel Paint Shop Pro software to access the scanner. This is a one time setup and does

not need to be repeated each time you scan.

To set up Corel Paint Shop Pro for your Visioneer 9520 Photo scanner:

1. Open the Corel Paint Shop Pro software from the Windows taskbar by pointing to Programs, then to the Corel Paint Shop Pro folder, then to Corel Paint Shop Pro.

2. From the Corel File menu, choose Import, then TWAIN Source.

3. The Select Source dialog box opens.

4. Choose Visioneer 9520 4.0 (32-32) and click Select.

That completes the setup of Corel Paint Shop Pro and you’re now ready to use it to scan 35mm35mm slides or negatives.

5. To access the TWAIN interface, from the File menu, choose Import, then TWAIN Acquire.

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The Basic Interface has the settings for scanning typical documents. It is only for scanning paper items on the Flatbed.

The Advanced Interface has all the scan settings of the Basic Interface, plus a range of additional settings for more advanced image adjustment. Use this Interface for scanning 35mm slides and negatives.

THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS

When scanning from PaperPort, Corel Paint Shop Pro or other TWAIN application, you have two TWAIN interface options:

■ Basic Interface—Use the Basic Interface if you don’t need to make

many adjustments before scanning. The Basic Interface is only for scanning paper items on the Flatbed.

■ Advanced Interface—The Advanced Interface includes all the

settings of the Basic Interface, plus a wide range of more advanced settings, such as color saturation, gamma, and hue. The Advanced Interface is also where you select settings to scan 35mm slides and negatives.

To switch between the Basic and Advanced Interfaces, click the Basic Interface or Advanced Interface button.

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Click the Advanced Interface button if you would rather scan with the Advanced Interface. You must use the Advanced Interface to scan 35mm slides or negatives.

SCANNING FROM THE BASIC INTERFACE

The Basic Interface can scan a preview of the image so you can adjust its appearance before scanning the final image. After adjusting the appearance, you click the Scan button on the Basic Interface (not on the scanner) to scan the item.

1. The Scan Type menu’s option is only Scan Reflective Using for scanning paper items. You cannot use the Basic Interface to scan 35mm slides or negatives.

2. Choose the color, grayscale, or black and white option from the Picture Type menu.

3. Click the Preview button. The scanner scans the item and displays a preview image. You can

now use the options on the Basic Interface to adjust the image.

4. To adjust the brightness and contrast, drag their sliders to the left or right.

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Click Scan when you’re satisfied with the preview image.

Click Done when you’re finished scanning.

5. To choose another resolution, use the Resolution (DPI) menu. You can also change the picture type again, for example, from color

to grayscale, and you can change the paper size from the Paper Size menu. To scan only a portion of the image see the section “Scanning Part of an Image” on page 49.

6. To preview the item with the new settings, click the Preview button again on the Basic Interface.

7. When you are satisfied with the preview image, click Scan.

8. When you’re finished scanning items, click Done to close the Basic Interface.

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A thumbnail image of the scanned item appears on the PaperPort desktop.

The small icon represents the file format, in this case the .jpg format.

9. If you’re using PaperPort, the PaperPort Scan message box opens. Click Done.

When scanning is complete, thumbnail images appear on the PaperPort Desktop.

Single page items appear as individual thumbnails on the PaperPort desktop.

Depending on the file type you selected for the images, multiple pages appear as PaperPort stacks. For example, images with the .pdf file type can be stacked, but images with the .jpg file type cannot and will appear as individual items.

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The selected scan area.

This is the image that appears on the PaperPort desktop when scanning is finished.

SCANNING PART OF AN IMAGE

To scan part of an image, you draw a box around the part you want. The scanner then only scans that portion of the image and places it in the scanning application (in this case the PaperPort Desktop).

1. Put the pointer on the image and drag a box around the section of the image that you want to scan.

A dotted outline shows the selected area in the image.

You can now move or resize the outline to select the specific area you want to scan.

2. To move the dotted outline, put the pointer in the selected area and drag the mouse.

3. To resize the area, put the pointer on a dotted line and drag.

4. If you want to remove the selected area and start over, click Remove.

5. Click Scan when you’re ready to scan the portion of the image.

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Click an icon to select a configuration—Color, Grey Scale, or Black&White. Clicking the “+” sign shows details of the scan settings.

Click a setting in the list to change it. The setting’s options appear on the right side of the Advanced Interface where you can make changes if necessary.

When you are satisfied with the scan settings, click Scan.

Click Preview to view the image in the window.

Check the Scan Info to make sure your computer has sufficient space for the image. Warning icons on this box appear if your computer does not have enough space for the scanned image’s file.

Choose a scanning option. Scan Reflective Using is for scanning paper items. The other options are for transparencies.

If you don’t need all the features of the Advanced Interface, click Basic Interface to return to it.

Use these buttons to manually select settings. See “Adjusting the Image on the Advanced Interface” on page 53 for details.

SCANNING FROM THE ADVANCED INTERFACE

The Advanced Interface has more options for scanning than the Basic Interface. It is also for scanning 35mm slides and negatives.

1. Start PaperPort or other TWAIN application and open the TWAIN interface.

2. If the Basic Interface opens, click the Advanced Interface button. The Advanced Interface opens.

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3. From the menu at the top left panel, select the type of scanning:

■ Scan Reflective Using to scan paper items.

■ Scan Slide Using to scan 35mm slides.

■ Scan Negative Using to scan 35mm negative filmstrips.

See “Scanning 35mm Slides and Negatives” on page 63 for information about scanning 35mm slides and negatives.

4. Click one of the icons to select a configuration. For example, select Color Configurations then select Custom to

scan a color item with the preset Custom scan settings. The configuration settings appear as a list. Click the + (plus) sign to

see the full list. Click the - (minus) sign to collapse the list.

■ Black&White is for letters, memos, pen and ink drawings, and

other black and white material. This setting produces the smallest file size for scanned items.

■ GrayScale scans the image using up to 256 true shades of gray.

Use this setting to scan black and white photographs and other higher quality black and white images. You can also scan a color photo with this setting to turn its colors into gray shades. The file size is about one third the size of a color scan.

■ Color scans the image in full color. Use this setting to scan color

photographs and other color images. The file size is the largest of the image type options.

5. Click the Preview button to view the image before scanning.

6. Review the image to determine if adjustments are needed.

7. To adjust a setting, click the setting in the list on the left below the selected configuration.

A panel opens on the right side of the Advanced Interface for the selected setting. Select new options on that panel. See

“Ad ju sti ng the Image on the Advanced Interface” on page 53 for details on changing scan settings.

8. (optional) To preview the image again, click the Preview button again. Readjust the settings if necessary.

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9. When you’re satisfied with the image, click the Scan button.

10. When you’re finished scanning items, click Done to close the Advanced Interface.

11. If you’re using PaperPort, the PaperPort Scan message box opens. Click Done.

When scanning is finished, a thumbnail of the scanned image(s) appears on the PaperPort desktop.

Single page items appear as individual thumbnails on the PaperPort desktop.

12. Use the PaperPort software to work with the image.

GETTING HELP WITH THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE

The PaperPort software includes a complete set of help topics that answer questions about each feature of the software. To open the Help Topics window, press the F1 key or choose PaperPort Help from the Help menu.

You can also refer to the PaperPort Getting Started Guide.

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Resolution

Brightness/Contrast

Color (Gamma, Saturation, and Hue)

Scan Size

ADJUSTING THE IMAGE ON THE ADVANCED INTERFACE

You can adjust the scan settings on the Advanced Interface to produce the best possible image for the items you’re scanning.

To adjust a setting:

1. On the left side of the Advanced Interface, select a configuration, for example, Color Configurations.

2. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corresponding button on the right side of the Advanced Interface.

Note: The list of scan settings for a configuration applies only to that type of configuration. For example, the Black&White Configuration does not have a setting for adjusting the Color Hue.

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Click to close the settings panel

The following figure shows an example of the Advanced Interface if you click the Resolution setting in the list, or click the Resolution button.

Note: The information in the scan settings list and the options you select on the various settings panels are interactive. As you change the settings on the panel, the numbers in the list on the left also change.

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ADJUSTING THE RESOLUTION

Resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The resolution setting for a scan is in dots-per-inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the finer the details, however, higher dpi settings also take longer to scan and produce larger files sizes. Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork.

The following figure shows the resolution options.

Note: The location of various buttons on the panels may be slightly different on your Advanced Interface window. The appearance of the window depends on your monitor’s screen resolution.

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To adjust the resolution:

1. To use one of the preset resolutions for typical scanned items, click one of the options in the list.

For example, to set the resolution for scanning a business card, select Business Card. That setting is preset to read small print on a typical business card.

2. To set the resolution manually, drag the Resolution slider to the left to decrease the resolution or to the right to increase it.

You can also type a number directly into the resolution setting box, or click the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the setting.

3. Click Reset to return the resolution to its original setting.

The resolution panel also includes an advanced setting for Moire patterns. Moire patterns are wavy, rippled lines that sometimes appear on the scanned images of photographs or illustrations, particularly newspaper and magazine illustrations. To scan the image and limit or eliminate moire patterns, select the Reduce Moire option.

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ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST

Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility.

The following figure shows the brightness and contrast options. Contrast is only available for Color and Gray Scale configurations.

To adjust the brightness and contrast:

1. Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter.

2. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast.

You can also type a number directly into the brightness or contrast setting boxes, or click the up and down arrows next to the box to increase or decrease the setting.

3. Click Reset to return the settings to their original numbers

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ADJUSTING GAMMA, SATURATION, AND COLOR HUE

If you’re using the Color Configuration to scan, you can adjust a group of color settings. Gamma controls the brightness of the color midtones, saturation is the strength or purity of a color, and hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image.

The following figure shows the color options.

To adjust the color settings:

1. Drag the Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue sliders to the left to decrease the settings or to the right to increase the settings.

You can also type a number directly into the setting boxes, or click the up and down arrows next to the boxes.

2. Click Reset to return the settings to their original numbers.

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ADJUSTING INPUT SIZE

You can scan documents up to 8.5" by 11.69", but you can select other scan sizes, or adjust the input size to scan only specific sections of an image. For example, if you’re scanning a photograph and want to focus on one section, adjusting the input size removes the rest of the photograph from the final scanned image.

The following figure shows the input size options.

To manually set the image size:

1. To scan at one of the preset input sizes, select the image size from the menu.

To scan a specific area of the image, click on the image and drag a box around the area you want.

The dotted outline shows the selected area in the image.

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The Scan Info box shows the size and position of the area.

The selected scan area.

This is the image that appears on the PaperPort desktop when scanning is finished.

The following figure shows an example of a manually selected area.

Note that the selected area in the example has the number “1” in its upper left corner indicating it is your first selected area. You can select up to six separate areas on an image at a time.

You can now move or resize the outline to select the specific area you want to scan.

2. To move the dotted outline, put the pointer in the selected area and drag the mouse.

3. To resize the selected area, put the pointer on a dotted line and drag the line.

Note that as you drag the dotted line, the menu selection for the image size changes to Custom to indicate you are customizing the size.

The Scan Info box on the lower left portion of the Advanced Interface shows the information for the new area. If you selected multiple areas, tabs on the Scan Info box represent each area. Click on an area’s tab to see its Scan info.

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Location of the top left corner of the image in the Preview window.

Physical size of the image to scan. Size of the file of the scanned image.

The space on your computer’s hard drive.

Current location of the pointer as you drag it on the Preview window.

Tabs for each selected area. Click a tab to see the information for its area.

Click to remove the selected area.

4. If the dotted line is not exactly where you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the line.

5. If you want to remove the selected area and start over, click Remove on the Scan Info box.

Note: Clicking Remove re-selects the entire 8.5" by 11.69" area.

6. When the settings are what you want, click Scan.

THE SCAN INFO BOX

The following figure shows the information on the Scan Info box:

THE RULER UNITS

The ruler around the edges of the image help you precisely position a custom sized image. You can change the ruler units to suit the type of measurements you want.

To set the ruler units:

1. Click the arrow icon at the top left corner of the Preview Image on the Advanced Interface.

2. As you click the icon, the ruler units cycle among inches, centimeters, and pixels.

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CREATING A NEW ADVANCED INTERFACE PROFILE

You cannot change the settings of the preset profiles in the Advanced Interface. However you can create new profiles and save them for future use.

To create a new profile:

1. On the Advanced Interface, select one of the preset profiles, for example, Black&White Configurations>Custom.

2. Adjust the settings as required then click the Save As button. The Save Profile dialog box opens.

3. Type a name for the new profile and click OK. The name must be at least two characters long.

Your new profile is added to the configuration list.

To change or delete a profile you created:

1. Select your profile from the configuration list.

2. Make changes to the profile as needed, and then click Save.

3. If you want to delete the selected profile, click Delete.

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The filmstrip holder is for 35mm negative filmstrips.

The mask has three holders for 35mm slides.

SCANNING 35MM SLIDES AND NEGATIVES

Your 9520 OneTouch scanner is specially designed to scan 35mm slides and negatives. You can scan both positive and negative film images.

A BRIEF EXPLANATION

Your scanner has sensors that capture the image of the item being scanned. Those sensors are located in the body of the scanner. When you scan a paper item, the light in the bottom of the scanner shines up on the paper and reflects the paper’s image down onto the scanning sensors. If a 35mm slide or negative is on the glass, however, the light from the bottom of the scanner would shine up through the transparent 35mm slide or negative and would not reflect its image onto the sensors. That is why your scanner has a light in its lid. When you scan a 35mm slide or negative, the light in the bottom of the scanner turns off, and the light in the lid shines down through the film onto the sensors to capture the film’s image.

THE SCANNING MASK

The scanning mask that you received with the scanner has places for both 35mm negative film strips and 35mm slides.

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Calibration slot.

POSITIONING 35MM SLIDES IN THE MASK

1. Place the mask on the glass so the arrow on the mask labeled Use this mask for scanning 35mm slides is aligned with the arrow in

the upper left corner of the scanner. Make sure the text on the mask faces up so it fits properly on the

glass, aligned at the corner.

2. Follow the printed directions on the mask and place the 35mm slides horizontally into the slide holder.

Notice that the mask has a narrow slot next to the slide holder. That slot is for calibration to assure that you get the best possible scan results. Do not place items in the calibration slot.

3. Close the lid. You’re now ready to start scanning the slides.

4. See “Scanning 35mm Slides or Negatives from the TWAIN Interface” on page 66 to start the scanning.

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POSITIONING A 35MM NEGATIVE FILM STRIP

1. Slide the filmstrip into the 35mm negative mask and center the frame you want to scan in the opening.

2. Place the mask on the glass so the arrow on the mask labeled Use this mask for scanning 35mm negatives is aligned with the arrow in the upper left corner of the scanner.

The 35mm negative holder also has a calibration slot next to it. Do not place items to be scanned in the calibration slot.

3. Close the lid. You’re now ready to start scanning the slides.

4. See “Scanning 35mm Slides or Negatives from the TWAIN Interface” on page 66 to start the scanning.

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SCANNING 35MM SLIDES OR NEGATIVES FROM THE TWAIN INTERFACE

1. Place the 35mm slides or negatives into the scanning mask and position the mask on the scanner glass. Close the scanner lid.

2. Open the TWAIN interface in one of the TWAIN applications on your computer.

To open the Corel Paint Shop Pro software that you received with your scanner, from the Windows taskbar point to Programs, then to the Corel Paint Shop Pro folder, then to Corel Paint Shop Pro.

From the Corel File menu, choose Import, then TWAIN Acquire. You can also use the PaperPort software to open the TWAIN

interface. See

3. The TWAIN Advanced Interface opens.

“Scanning From the TWAIN Interface” on page 32.

If the Basic Interface opens instead, click the Advanced Interface button.

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Choose a transparency scanning option:

Scan Slide Using:

for 35mm slides. Scan Negative Using: for negatives.

4. Click the drop-down menu at the top of the Advanced Interface and choose the type of transparency to scan.

■ Scan Slide Using to scan 35mm slides.

■ Scan Negative Using to scan 35mm negative filmstrips.

The Advanced Interface then shows a representation of the type of transparency you are scanning.

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This example of the Advanced Interface is for scanning 35mm slides.

This example of the Advanced Interface is for scanning a filmstrip of 35mm negatives.

Selection boxes appear around the images. Four boxes appear for negatives (as shown here), and three for 35mm slides. Selection box 2 is selected here. Click on a box to select it.

The selection boxes are also represented by the tabs here on the Scan Info box. Click on a tab to see the information about a selected image. See “The Scan Info Box” on page 61 for details.

5. Click Preview to preview the image. The scanner scans a preview image of the slides or negatives.

Selection boxes appear on the window. The selection boxes show where the scanner will scan for the images.

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Click an icon to select a configuration—Color or Grey Scale. Clicking the “+” sign shows details of the scan settings.

6. From the list on the left side of the interface, select the scan configuration for the images.

Note that as you select different configurations, the images change based on the selection. For example, if you select Grey Scale, the images will be in shades of grey. Similarly, select a configuration for vivid colors and the image colors will be deeper and more intense.

7. Use the selection boxes to select the image to scan, crop an image, or remove it from scanning.

■ Move the selection box—You may need to move a selection box

to fit exactly over the image you want to scan. For example, if you only have three negatives in a film strip, the boxes will not be aligned directly on the images and you will need to move them.

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This example shows a selection box not aligned directly over the image.

Put the pointer into the box. The pointer becomes a four-headed arrow. Press and hold down the mouse button then drag the box to its correct position.

This shows the box now positioned correctly over the image.

Put the pointer on an edge. The pointer becomes resize pointer. Press and hold down the mouse button then drag the edge to crop the image.

When the image is scanned, only the cropped section is scanned.

To move a selection box, put the pointer in the box. The pointer becomes a four-headed drag arrow. Press and hold down the mouse button and drag the box so it fits exactly over the image.

■ Crop an Image—You can crop an image so only a portion of the

image is scanned. To crop the image, put the pointer on one of the box edges. The pointer becomes a resize pointer. Press and hold down the mouse button and drag the edge to crop the image.

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To remove a selection box, select it by clicking on it or clicking its tab, then click the Remove button.

■ Remove an image from scanning—You may want to only scan

one negative in a filmstrip. In that case, you remove selection boxes around the other images. To remove a selection box, select it by either clicking in it or clicking its tab on the Scan Info box, then click the Remove button on the Scan Info box.

8. You can also adjust the image quality and select new TWAIN settings. See

“Adjusting the Image on the Advanced Interface” on

page 53 for details about adjusting settings.

Tip: For 35mm slides or negatives, set the resolution to 1200 dpi or better. Visioneer recommends using a resolution of 2400 dpi. Refer to “Adjusting the Resolution” on page 55 for steps to set the resolution.

9. Click Scan when you are satisfied with the image.

10. When you’re finished scanning the slides or negatives, click Done to close the Advanced Interface.

11. The scanned image appears in the scanning application, where you can then modify the image.

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Right-click on a button (for example, the Scan button) and the OneTouch Properties window opens for that button.

Configuring the Scanner

When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s software configures each OneTouch button with appropriate settings consisting of: a Destination Application, a Scan Configuration, and a Document Format. To change the settings, you reconfigure the buttons by selecting new options from the OneTouch Properties window.

To open the OneTouch Properties window:

1. Click the OneTouch icon. On the button panel, right-click the button you want to configure.

The OneTouch Properties window opens for that button.

Note: Remember that left-clicking a button on the OneTouch Button Panel starts the scanner scanning. Right-clicking opens the OneTouch Properties window.

You can also open the window by pressing and holding down a button on the scanner. See Before You Scan” on page 27.

“Check a Scanner Button’s Settings

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Select the Destination Application that will open when you are finished scanning. You use the destination application to view and work with your scanned images.

Select a configuration for scanning the item.

Select the file format for your scanned images.

Click this tab to select options.

Click the tab that corresponds to the scanner button you want to configure.

ABOUT THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW

The OneTouch Properties window is where you can select new settings for the buttons. The tabs across the top of the window correspond to the buttons on the scanner.

Note: Some of the options on the OneTouch Properties Window (and other OneTouch windows and dialog boxes) are “grayed out” and are not available. Grayed out options are not appropriate for your Visioneer 9520 scanner. If you use the OneTouch application with other Visioneer scanners, grayed out options become active, if appropriate.

The following example of the OneTouch window shows the settings for Scan button. The button is set to scan with the scan configuration named Scan US Letter Document and then open PaperPort to display the scanned image. The format option is set to scan in the TIFF image format.

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Click a configuration to view the details of its settings. Click again to close the details.

Color GrayscaleBlack and White

Configure Before Scan

The settings on the Properties window are:

Select Destination—The list of applications that can open to display the scanned image for the selected button. To configure the list of available applications, click the Options tab at the top of the dialog box and select the desired options. See page 93 for more information.

Select Configuration—The list of available scan configurations for the selected button. The configuration’s basic settings include: scanning mode, resolution (dpi), page size, brightness (Br), and contrast (Cr). To see the configuration’s basic settings, click its icon. Click the icon again to close the detailed information.

“Selecting Options for a Button” on

These icons next to each scan configuration indicate the scanning mode:

Note: Use Configure Before Scan if you want to set the scanning mode manually before scanning. See

“Configure Before Scan” on

page 107.

You can also click the Edit button or double-click the configuration to see more detailed information about it.

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Option Tab.

Button Tabs.

Select Format—a set of file formats for the scanned image for the selected button. The formats are based on the type of Destination Application you select. This example shows the formats that apply to Microsoft Outlook.

The button names indicate their file types. See “Selecting Format Options” on page 87 for more about the formats.

Button tabs—click to select a button. The settings in the window then correspond to the selected button.

Options tab—displays a window for choosing options related to the selected Destination Application.

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Select a software application as the destination to send scanned images.

Select a configuration for scanning the item.

Select a format for the scanned image.

SELECTING NEW SETTINGS FOR A BUTTON

For each of the five OneTouch buttons, you can select a new

Destination Application, Scan Configuration, and Document Format.

To select new settings for the Scanner Button:

1. Click the tab of the button you want to change. Each button has its own settings. So, as you click the tabs, the

available settings on the window change to show them for each button.

2. From the Select Destination list, select the application where you want documents sent when scanning is finished.

See “Selecting Options for a Button” on page 93 to display a full list of the Destination Applications that you can use with the scanner.

Note: If you select a word processing program such as Microsoft WordPad or Microsoft Word and a page format that can be used for OCR (such as Text or RTF) the text in scanned images is automatically converted to word processing text.

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3. From the Select Configuration list, select a scan configuration. To scan in color, select one of the configurations indicated by the

small color icon, such as the Scan Color Document configuration. The scan configuration list is preset for the application you select in

the Select Destination list. If you select a different application, the configurations are for that application. However, you can create your own scan configurations as well.

4. Select a Format option. The available options apply to the Destination Application you

select. For example, if you select Microsoft Word as the Destination Application, the available formats are for text, such as .txt and .rtf. But if you select Microsoft Paint as the Destination Application, then the available formats are for graphics, such as .bmp and .jpg.

5. Click OK to accept the changes and close the window. To accept the changes and keep the window open so you can work

with other features, click Apply. Note that while the OneTouch Properties window is open, you

cannot scan by clicking a button on the Button Panel. You must close the OneTouch Properties window first. However, you can scan at any time by pressing a button on the scanner.

Now when you press or click a scanner button, the document is scanned using the new settings for that button.

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Click a Destination Application.

Click the Properties button.

SETTING DESTINATION APPLICATION PROPERTIES

The different types of Destination Applications have various properties that you can select.

1. On the OneTouch Properties window, click a Destination Application.

2. Click the Properties button.

A OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties dialog box opens for the type of Destination Application you selected, and the available options are for that application.

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PAPERPORT PROPERTIES

These properties apply to PaperPort, and are for designating the folder to receive your scanned items.

1. Select the PaperPort folder where you want the file of the scanned image to be located.

2. Click OK.

3. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. When PaperPort opens after you finish scanning, the thumbnails of

your scanned documents are on the PaperPort Desktop in that folder.

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TEXT DOCUMENTS PROPERTIES

These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel®, and the other applications indicated by their icons in the list. The properties apply to the OCR settings for the applications.

1. Click in the OCR settings boxes for the options you want. The options will apply to all the applications in the group.

■ Always send a file, even when no text was found—The

scanned file is sent to the OCR reader even if the image does not appear to contain text. This could occur if you scanned a photograph with a scanner button set for text applications.

■ Show message if text recognition failed—A message will

appear on the screen if the OCR reader does not detect text in the image.

2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. The Add Text Based Link dialog box opens.

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3. Click Browse to find the application you want to add to the list. When you select the application using the Browse button, steps 1

and 2 on the dialog box are automatically filled in, and the application icon appears in step 3.

4. Select the icon in Step 3 of the dialog box. That is the icon that will appear in the OneTouch Destination List.

5. In step 4 of the dialog box, select the file formats that the application will accept.

Refer to the documentation that you received with the application to see which text formats the application accepts.

The options you select at step 4 determine the page format icons in the OneTouch Properties window for that group of applications.

6. Click the Add button.

7. Click OK or Apply on the Link Properties window.

8. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window.

9. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window.

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IMAGE DOCUMENTS PROPERTIES

These properties apply to image processing applications such as Microsoft Paint.

1. Click in the Color document handling settings boxes for the options you want.

The options will apply to all the applications in the group.

■ Convert Bitmaps using Screen resolution—Use this option to

ensure that an image will fit on the computer’s screen. When a computer screen is set to a lower resolution, bitmap images with a higher resolution may be too big to fit on the screen. Converting the bitmap image to match the screen resolution ensures that the image fits on the screen.

■ Convert Bitmaps to JPEG—JPEG files can be compressed to

produce smaller files sizes and, therefore, shorter transmission times when you email the file or upload it to the internet. Use this option to provide that compression capability to image files.

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2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button.

See the steps on page 81 to add an application to the list.

3. Click OK.

4. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window.

5. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window.

STORAGE PROPERTIES

These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage. If a CD burner is attached to your computer, you can also use this dialog box to start the Burn to CD process. See the section “Scan and Burn to a CD” on page 112.

Note: The Burn to CD option is only available for Windows XP or Windows Vista with a CD burner installed on your computer.

You can also set up multiple configurations to store scanned items in separate locations. See

“The Storage Options Tab (Archive)” on

page 103 and “Scanning to Multiple Folders” on page 121.

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1. Click the Storage Layout options you want.

■ All documents are in the root—The scanned documents are

saved in the root of the folder specified in the Storage Location.

■ Documents are put into folders by month, week, or type—

Folders are created based on your selection (month, week, or type) and the scanned documents are saved in those folders. New folders are created for each month and week so you can keep track of when you scanned the documents.

2. Click the Browse button to specify the location to store the scanned documents, or type a location directly into the box.

If you are scanning to a shared network drive, it must be a mapped drive. For more information about mapped drives, see your network administrator.

If you have a CD burner attached to your Windows XP or Windows Vista computer, the option Show message when ready to burn 5" CD (700MB), should also be selected so you will see a message when it’s time to click the Burn to CD button.

3. Click OK.

4. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window.

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EMAIL PROPERTIES

These properties apply to email applications so you can specify the folder for documents that you will attach to an email message. Microsoft Outlook

will accept direct attachment of documents to a blank email message as soon as scanning is finished, but other email applications do not. If you’re using one of those applications, such as America Online

(AOL), you need to know which folder contains the scanned documents so you can manually attach them to your email messages.

1. Click the Browse button for Folder for storing attachments and

choose a folder for your email attachments.

2. If you are using AOL on your computer, and the folder name for

AOL is incorrect, click the Browse button and find the correct AOL folder.

For scanned images to be auto-attached to a blank email message, you must have the specific folder location AOL uses to find the attachments. Please contact AOL for more information about the folder location in which AOL stores attachments.

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3. If you need to change your email client, or any other internet

options, click the Internet Options button. The Windows Internet Options Control Panel opens. Click the

Programs tab and choose a new email client from the Email list. These are the standard Windows Internet options. Please see your Windows documentation for more information about Internet options. If you are using AOL, please see the AOL user manual for making changes to the Internet options applicable to AOL.

4. Select the options for color document handling.

■ Convert Bitmaps using Screen resolution—Use this option to

■ Convert Bitmaps to JPEG—JPEG files can be compressed to

produce smaller files sizes and, therefore, shorter transmission times when you email the file or upload it to the internet. Use this option to provide that compression capability to image files.

5. Click OK.

6. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window.

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Image Formats Text Formats; TEXT

is only one of several text formats available.

SELECTING FORMAT OPTIONS

The option that you select determines the file format of the scanned document. Appropriate format options and file types are available for the type of Destination Application selected for the button.

The available options are for images and text.

IMAGE FORMATS

Select an image file format for photos, artwork or other documents that you want to save as images. BMP and TIFF are standard image file formats generally used if you want to do additional image processing, such as photo touch-up or color correction. Both of those file formats tend to be larger than the JPG format.

Because JPG image files can be reduced in size, the JPG format is often used for images on web pages, or if file size might be a problem when electronically sending the files. JPG files are reduced in size by lowering their image quality, and you can select the degree of quality for your scanned images from the JPG page format icon.

The PDF format is often used to create images of text pages. You may want to select PDF as the page format when scanning text pages that do not require OCR processing or other processing. The PDF format is also used to put multi-page documents on web sites as pdf-readable files. As with the JPG option, the PDF format can be reduced in size or quality.

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To select a JPEG or PDF file size:

1. Select JPG or PDF as the format.

2. Right-click on the JPG or PDF icon.

A menu opens.

3. Choose the file size/image quality option for your scanned images.

Minimize Size—Smallest file size, lowest image quality. Normal—Medium file size, some loss of image quality. Maximum Quality—Largest file size, no loss of image quality.

Your selection pertains only to the button currently selected on the OneTouch Properties window. Other buttons that have JPG or PDF selected as the Format are not affected, so you can set the JPG or PDF file size/image quality independently for each button.

4. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window.

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The specific text format; this example is for Rich Text Format (RTF) used with Microsoft Word, WordPad, and other word processing applications.

TEXT FORMATS

The Text Formats are for text file types. The names of the formats indicate their file types.

Selecting the text format option also selects OCR processing as an automatic step for scanning. Therefore, when you scan a document with the text format selected, the text portions of the document are automatically converted to editable text. See

“Scanning with Optical

Character Recognition (OCR)” on page 91

Select a text format for documents with text or numbers, such as a business letter, report, or spreadsheet. The text format icon has several file formats available, depending on the Destination Application you select.

The specific file format is the file name extension on the text format icon.

As you select Destination Applications that are text applications, the text format icon changes to match the file type of the application. In some cases, the Destination Application supports several file types, and you can right-click on the icon to choose the particular file type and OCR options for that application.

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To select a file type for the text format:

1. Select the Destination Application.

2. Right-click on the text format icon.

A menu opens. The following figure shows an example for the TEXT format with Microsoft Outlook selected as the Destination Application. The menu options depend on the type of Destination Application you select.

3. Choose the file type you want for the text format.

Your selection of a file type pertains only to the button currently selected on the OneTouch Properties window. Other buttons that have a text option selected as the Format are not affected, so you can set the text file type independently for each button.

Simple Text—The .txt file format. Text with no formatting; used by the standard Microsoft Notepad application.

Rich Text Format—The .rtf file format. Text that retains formatting when converted. Available with Microsoft WordPad and Word.

Excel Spreadsheet—The .xls file format used by Microsoft Excel.

HTML Document—The .htm file format used to create web

pages.

4. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window.

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SCANNING WITH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR)

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) converts text and numbers on a scanned page into editable text and numbers. You can then work with the text and numbers to edit, spellcheck, change font or type size, sort, calculate, and so forth.

To scan with OCR:

1. Select a Destination Application that has one of the Text formats

(TEXT, RTF, XLS, or HTML).

2. Scan the document.

Your scanned pages open in the Destination Application with their text ready for editing and other text processing.

Note: OCR scanning is also for spreadsheets so you can work in Microsoft Excel (or other spreadsheet applications) with the figures and text from the original spreadsheets.

To se l e ct O C R s e t ti n g s:

1. Select the Destination Application.

2. Right-click on a text format icon to see the drop-down menu.

3. Choose OCR options.

A dialog box of OCR options opens.

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4. Select the option you want for the OCR conversion of your

documents. Auto orient page—Select this option to check the page orientation

and automatically rotate an improperly oriented page image so the text is recognizable by the OCR process.

Single column output—Select this option to produce a single

column of text in the Destination Application, even if the original image had multiple columns of text.

5. Click OK.

Note that the OCR options apply to all the Destination Applications for which OCR applies. If you change them for one Destination Application, those changes apply to the others as well.

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Options tab.

Click the arrow to see the menu to choose the button.

SELECTING OPTIONS FOR A BUTTON

The OneTouch Options determine the types of Destination Applications available for a button, as well as the location of the files of your scanned items.

To select options:

1. Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the Options tab.

2. Click the menu arrow and choose the button for new options.

3. Select button options:

Show All Destinations—This option selects all the Destination Application categories. The list of Destination Applications available for the selected button will include all the applications on your computer that fall into these categories. The list also includes printers and other devices connected to your computer so, for example, you can scan an item and have it printed immediately.

Visioneer 9520 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 9520 PHOTO SCANNER

WHAT YOU NEED

DOCUMENTATION

Installing

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

STEP 1: ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE

STEP 3: CONNECT THE SCANNER

REGISTER YOUR SCANNER AND CHECK FOR UPDATES

Scanning

SCAN WITH THE SCANNER BUTTONS

ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS

CHECK A SCANNER BUTTON’S SETTINGS BEFORE YOU SCAN

SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL

THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL’S FEATURES

SCANNING FROM THE TWAIN INTERFACE

A NOTE ABOUT THE TWAIN STANDARD

ACCESSING THE TWAIN INTERFACE FROM PAPERPORT

SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER TO WORK WITH PAPERPORT

SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER TO WORK WITH COREL PAINT SHOP PRO

THE TWO TWAIN INTERFACE OPTIONS

SCANNING FROM THE BASIC INTERFACE

SCANNING FROM THE ADVANCED INTERFACE

ADJUSTING THE IMAGE ON THE ADVANCED INTERFACE

ADJUSTING THE RESOLUTION

ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST

ADJUSTING GAMMA, SATURATION, AND COLOR HUE

ADJUSTING INPUT SIZE

CREATING A NEW ADVANCED INTERFACE PROFILE

SCANNING 35MM SLIDES AND NEGATIVES

A BRIEF EXPLANATION

THE SCANNING MASK

POSITIONING 35MM SLIDES IN THE MASK

POSITIONING A 35MM NEGATIVE FILM STRIP

SCANNING 35MM SLIDES OR NEGATIVES FROM THE TWAIN INTERFACE

Configuring the Scanner

ABOUT THE ONETOUCH PROPERTIES WINDOW

SELECTING NEW SETTINGS FOR A BUTTON

SETTING DESTINATION APPLICATION PROPERTIES

SELECTING FORMAT OPTIONS

SCANNING WITH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR)

SELECTING OPTIONS FOR A BUTTON