Visioneer OneTouch 58XX Installation Manual

Visioneer OneTouch 58XX Installation Manual

Visioneer installation guide scanner onetouch 58xx

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Visioneer OneTouch
58XX Scanner
Installation Guide
F O R W I N D O W S

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  • Page 1 Visioneer OneTouch 58XX Scanner Installation Guide F O R W I N D O W S...
  • Page 2 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 12-month period after the date of your original purchase of the product.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Visioneer 58xx OneTouch Scanner Table of Contents Welcome... 1 What’s in the Box ... 1 What You Need... 3 Getting the PaperPort Online Documentation ... 3 Step 1: Installing the Scanner Software... 4 Step 2: Connecting the Scanner ... 5 Step 3: Checking Out Your Scanner ...
  • Page 4 Selecting the Area of the Item You Want to Scan ... 34 Installation Troubleshooting... 35 Cleaning the Scanner Glass... 36 Contacting Visioneer for Technical Support ... 36 Visioneer OneTouch 58XX Scanner Specifications... 37 How to Uninstall your Scanner... 38 Uninstalling your Visioneer OneTouch Scanner ... 38 For Windows 98, 98 SE, &ME...
  • Page 5: Welcome

    ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 58XX USB scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on your computer. ’ S IN THE Before starting the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included.
  • Page 6 ISIONEER OUCH Document cover Document pad Glass OneTouch button panel Reference frame Power jack USB cable Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Document pad. Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. Glass.
  • Page 7: What You Need

    To use the scanner and software, you need the following: IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent ■ MS Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows XP ■ One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your computer ■...
  • Page 8: Step 1: Installing The Scanner Software

    1: I NSTALLING THE Note: You must install the scanner software before connecting the scanner to your computer. Otherwise, the correct driver software for your scanner will not be installed and it may not work properly. To install the scanner software: 1.
  • Page 9: Step 2: Connecting The Scanner

    4. When you’re finished, click Finish in the dialog box above. 2: C ONNECTING THE The Visioneer OneTouch 58XX scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for the USB port location. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner to a USB port.
  • Page 10 To connect your Visioneer OneTouch 58XX scanner: Note: If you have not installed the software yet, unplug the cable form the computer and install the software now. When the software installation is complete a message tells you to connect the scanner.
  • Page 11: Step 3: Checking Out Your Scanner

    3: C HECKING The Visioneer OneTouch 58XX scanner software comes with special software, called the OneTouch software, that you to use scan with the OneTouch buttons. The OneTouch software adds the scanner icon to the Windows taskbar (at the bottom right corner of the computer screen).
  • Page 12 3. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan. See “Three Ways to Scan” on page 10. Note: The scanning lamp under the scanner’s glass needs to warm up before you can scan. A status message lets you know when the lamp is ready.
  • Page 13 Readme file, and the scanner icon still has a red X through it, you may have a malfunctioning scanner. Please see “Contacting Visioneer for Technical Support” on page 36 for technical assistance telephone numbers. Also visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information.
  • Page 14: Three Ways To Scan

    HREE AYS TO You can scan items by pressing a OneTouch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or from the PaperPort software (or other Twain software). • Scan with the scanner buttons. Press a button on the scanner’s front panel. See “Scanning by Pressing the OneTouch Buttons”...
  • Page 15: Scanning By Pressing The Onetouch Buttons

    CANNING BY RESSING THE Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a software application—called the destination application—on your computer. To scan by pressing a button on the scanner: 1. Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and align the edge of the item with the arrow marker at the lower left corner of the glass.
  • Page 16: Scanning From The Button Panel On The Screen

    CANNING FROM THE Scanning from the button panel on the screen is just like pressing a scanner button, except you click the button on the screen. The scanner scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a destination application on your computer.
  • Page 17 BOUT THE OUCH The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured to scan items at various settings, and then send the scanned image to a preselected destination software application. You can change the settings for each button. See “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 13. The following table lists the scanner’s preconfigured settings: Button Preconfigured Settings...
  • Page 18 For example, the following figure shows the current settings for the Scan button because the Scan tab is selected. The Scan button is set up to scan the item with the configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print, and then after the scanning is finished, to open PaperPort to display the scanned image.
  • Page 19 2. Choose Configure from the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears. The options on the Configuration dialog box are: Select Destination—the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. Select the application that you want to automatically open to display or process the scanned image.
  • Page 20: Selecting New Options For The Buttons

    Select Format and Page(s)—a set of options for selecting a format for the scanned image and whether to scan a single page or multiple pages. The formats are bitmap and PaperPort. Use PaperPort for scanning any item. Bitmaps are usually for photos or artwork. The page icons represent single or multiple page scanning.
  • Page 21 If you want to select a configuration prior to scanning, click the option, Configure before Scan. When you press a scanner button, the Visioneer Scan Manager dialog box appears first and you can select a configuration before scanning. See “Scanning an Item Using the Twain Button”...
  • Page 22: Adjusting Scan Settings And

    Note: The Configuration dialog box is also available from the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. Click the icon to see the scanner buttons panel. Click a button on the panel with the right mouse button. (Don’t click with the left mouse button because clicking with the left mouse button starts scanning.) The Configuration dialog box appears.
  • Page 23 2. In the Select Configuration list, click the configuration that you want to adjust. For example, the following figure shows a configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print (which you would have created earlier). 3. Click the View button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration.
  • Page 24 4. Adjust the scan settings that you want. Mode—Select Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. Select Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. The scanning produces an image in varying shades of gray.
  • Page 25 AutoCrop—Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being scanned. For example, if you put a photo in the middle of the glass, the scanner will automatically determine the size of the photo. When AutoCrop is selected, the scanner makes two passes—the first pass senses the item’s size, and the second pass scans the image.
  • Page 26: Setting Preferences

    ETTING REFERENCES The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner. To set preferences: 1. On the Configuration dialog box, select the tab for a button to set its preferences. 2. Click the Preferences tab on the Configuration dialog box. Preferences tab The Preferences dialog box appears.
  • Page 27 BOUT THE OUCH UTTONS fall into these categories. For example, the destination applications for the email button are usually email applications. By selecting the Show All Destinations option as the preference for the email button, all the other types of applications are included in the list of email destination applications.
  • Page 28 Show Scanner Icon in Windows Taskbar—Select this option to see the small icon representing the OneTouch scanner in the Windows taskbar Scanner Lamp turns off—These options control when the scanner lamp powers goes off. After idling for xx minutes—Select this option to automatically turn off the lamp if the scanner hasn’t been used for the specified time.
  • Page 29: Scanning From The Paperport Software

    CANNING FROM THE Instead of using a scanner button, you can scan directly from the PaperPort software. This is particularly helpful when you’re using PaperPort to file and save your scanned items. Note: You can also scan directly with other software that meets the Twain standards for scanning, which includes many graphics and imaging applications available for your computer.
  • Page 30: Scanning An Item Using The Twain Button

    3. Choose the Scan Manager, and then click Select. Your scanner is now set to scan. Note: You don’t need to complete Steps 2 and 3 again, unless you change the selected source to another Twain device. CANNING AN SING THE To scan an item: 1.
  • Page 31 4. From the list of Scanner Settings labeled “Scan Page For,” select the most appropriate setting for the item you’re scanning. In the example above, the selected setting is “Color Document-Faster.” 5. Click the Preview button. The scanner scans a preview of the item and displays it in the Scan Manager.
  • Page 32 7. Check the preview image. If you want to change the scanner setting for the item, click one of the options in the list to “Scan Page For.” For example, to scan a black and white image instead of a color photo, select Black &...
  • Page 33: Adjusting Scanner Settings

    Thumbnail image DJUSTING You can adjust the scanner settings to fine tune the scanned item. This section tells you how to: Select a predefined scanner setting. ■ Select scan configuration options. ■ Customize a scanner setting. ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast. ■...
  • Page 34: Selecting A Predefined Scanner Setting

    ELECTING A In the Scan Manager, you can select one of the predefined scanner settings from the list “Scan Page For.” The settings are described in the following table. Scan Page For Default Setting Editing Text Black-and-white (OCR) 300 dpi Faxing, Filing, Black-and-white or Copying...
  • Page 35: Selecting Scan Configuration Options

    Selecting the proper scanner setting before scanning produces the best results for a scanned item. The scanner setting determines the resolution of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color. The TrueColor Grayscale B&W symbols next to the setting names indicate the scan mode—true color, grayscale, or black and white.
  • Page 36: Customizing A Scanner Setting

    Size—The page size for the image. If you want to use one of the preset sizes, click the drop-down arrow and choose the size from the list. If you want to create a custom size, click on the picture window and drag the mouse.
  • Page 37: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    4. Click the Save As button. The Save As dialog box appears. 5. Type a name for the new scanner setting. 6. Click Save. The new setting is added to the list of “Scan Page For” options at the top of the dialog box. DJUSTING THE Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark.
  • Page 38: Selecting The Area Of The Item You Want To Scan

    3. Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter. 4. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast. 5.
  • Page 39: Installation Troubleshooting

    NSTALLATION ROUBLESHOOTING After I installed PaperPort, I got a blue screen and a Profiling Display error message. Why is this happening? PaperPort installs a driver for scanning and printing. Sometimes a conflict occurs between the PaperPort driver and another driver you may have on your computer.
  • Page 40: Cleaning The Scanner Glass

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  • Page 41: Visioneer Onetouch 58Xx Scanner Specifications

    ISIONEER OUCH Bit Depth Scanning resolution Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage/frequency Output voltage/watt Safety and agency certifications UL, ULc, FCC Class B, Hardware warranty 58XX S CANNER PECIFICATIONS 48-Bit color (internal), 16-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Optical resolution:...
  • Page 42: How To Uninstall Your Scanner

    OW TO NINSTALL YOUR Read First:To uninstall you Visioneer OneTouch 58XX scanner ~ remove the OneTouch Version 3.0 software first. You can then remove the other software you installed for your scanner, NINSTALLING YOUR ISIONEER 98, 98 SE, &ME: INDOWS 1.
  • Page 43 6. When the “Perform Uninstall” window” opens, Click the “Finish” button. 7. The “Remove Shared Components” window opens. Visioneer recommends choosing “No to All”. Unless you are an advanced user, Click “No to All”. For Windows 98, 98 SE, & ME users: When the uninstall program finishes, close the Control Panel.
  • Page 44: Uninstalling Your Paperport Software

    PaperPort software. 6. After the Remove Programs From Your Computer” window opens the “Remove Shared Files?” window appears. Important: Visioneer recommends choosing “No to All”. Removing shared files could cause some of your other application not to run correctly.
  • Page 45: For Windows 2000 & Xp

    PaperPort software. 5. After the “Remove Programs From Your Computer” window opens the “Remove Shared File?” window appears. Important: Visioneer recommends choosing “No to All”. Removing shared files could cause some of your other application not to run correctly.

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