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  • Page 1 Visioneer OneTouch ® ® 9650 USB Scanner User's Guide for Windows...
  • Page 2 Visioneer OneTouch ® 9650 USB Scanner User’s Guide F O R W I N D O W S...
  • Page 3 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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    What’s in the Box ........1 The Visioneer 9650 Scanner ....... 2 What You Need .
  • Page 5 Configuring Before Scanning ......76 Scan and Burn to a CD ....... 78 Scanning with Event Forwarding .
  • Page 6 Visioneer 9650 Scanner Specifications ..... . 145 Visioneer 9650 Scanner Parts List ......146 Index .
  • Page 7 ABLE OF ONTENTS...

  • Page 8: Welcome

    ELCOME Your new Visioneer 9650 scanner can scan stacks of items or a single page at a time, and place their images on your computer. Warning: Do not plug in the USB cable until after you have installed the software. Carefully follow the steps and sequence described in the installation procedure beginning on page 6.

  • Page 9: The Visioneer 9650 Scanner

    9650 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 9650 S ISIONEER CANNER Document Cover Document Pad Glass Reference Frame Paper Stop Paper Guide Extension Paper Guide Automatic Document Feeder Lock (on underside of scanner) Status Lights USB Port ADF port Power jack...
  • Page 10 9650 S ISIONEER CANNER Document Cover—Protects the document from light and contamination during scanning. Document Pad—Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. Reference Frame—Place items face down within this frame. Markings on the border of the frame show where to align various paper sizes.

  • Page 11: What You Need

    OCUMENTATION The following documentation is provided with your scanner: Quick Install Card—Abbreviated installation instructions. ■ Visioneer 9650 Scanner User’s Guide—On the Installation CD; ■ contains detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. Online Help—For the scanner configuration, TWAIN and WIA ■...

  • Page 12: Installing

    ■ need to remove its driver programs first before beginning the installation of your Visioneer 9650 USB scanner. Please see “How to Uninstall Your Scanner” on page 143 for basic instructions, or see the User’s Guide that you received with your other scanner.

  • Page 13: Step 1: Assemble The Scanner

    1: A SSEMBLE THE All the components to assemble the scanner are included in the box. To assemble the scanner: 1. Remove all shipping tape from the top and bottom of the scanner. 2. Slide the locking tab on the bottom of the scanner to its unlocked position.
  • Page 14 3. Insert the slots (A) on the Paper Guide onto their tabs (B) on the scanner and slide the Guide down into place. The catch tabs (C) “snap” into place. Refer to the picture on page 2 to see the location of the assembled parts.
  • Page 15 5. Insert the Paper Stop onto the back of the scanner and slide it downward to “snap” its tabs into place. 6. Plug the ADF cable into the ADF port on the body of the scanner. Make sure the cable is plugged in securely. The ADF will not work if the cable is loose or not plugged in.

  • Page 16: Step 2: Install The Software

    2: I NSTALL THE The Installation CD contains all the driver software and scanning software to run your scanner. To install the software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the Installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. Note: If the CD does not automatically start, check the following: Make sure the CD drive’s door is completely shut.
  • Page 17 When the CD starts, the Visioneer Installation window opens automatically. 3. On the Installation Main Menu, click Install Products. The next window lists the software that is available to install on your computer. 4. Select Nuance® PaperPort®, Scanner Driver, and QuickScan®.
  • Page 18 6. The Select Language window opens for the PaperPort software. Click the drop-down menu arrow and select the language you want to use. Click OK. The first PaperPort Installation window opens. 7. 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.
  • Page 19 OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. 15. Click Next. 16. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree, and click Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed.
  • Page 20 You can also scan from applications that use the ISIS driver. TWAIN only—Only the TWAIN driver is installed. You will only ■ have access to the Visioneer 9650 TWAIN driver and WIA (Windows XP only). You will not be able to use the OneTouch 4.0 software.
  • Page 21 ISIS only—The ISIS driver is installed. You can use applications ■ that use the ISIS driver to scan. You can use WIA to scan if your computer is running Windows XP. You will not be able to use the TWAIN driver or OneTouch to scan. Note: If you decide to change your scanner’s installed drivers later on, you must first uninstall the drivers the scanner is currently using.
  • Page 22 21. STOP when you see this Installation Complete window. Do NOT click Finish yet. Leave the window open and proceed to the next section,“Step 3: Connect the Power Supply.” 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.

  • Page 23: Step 3: Connect The Power Supply

    3: C ONNECT THE Connect the power supply and power cord, and plug the power supply into an electrical outlet. To connect the power supply: 1. Plug the power supply into its power port on the scanner. Make sure the ADF cable is plugged in securely. If the cable is loose the ADF will not function properly.

  • Page 24: Step 4: Connect The Usb Cable And Turn On The Power

    4: C ONNECT THE OWER Your Visioneer 9650 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for the USB port locations. Note: You can connect the scanner to your computer while the computer is running. You do not have to shut down your computer.
  • Page 25 Note: If you have not installed the scanner driver, unplug the USB cable from the computer and install the software now. When the driver installation is complete, a message tells you when to connect the scanner. 3. Turn on the power switch, located on the back of the scanner. The status light comes on and flashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power.
  • Page 26 4. Your computer recognizes that a scanner is plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate driver software 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. If your computer is running Windows XP, you will see the following message.
  • Page 27 6. Click OK. 7. Click Close on the Installation Complete window to close and exit the software installer. 8. When the window appears for installing the QuickScan software, click Next and follow the instructions on the screen.

  • Page 28: View The User Guides

    IEW THE UIDES The User’s Guides for your Visioneer 9650 scanner, and for the PaperPort software are also on the Installation CD. To view the user’s guides: 1. Return to the Installation window and click User Guides. The Visioneer User Guides window opens. Use this window to view...
  • Page 29 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. That’s it! Installation is finished and your Visioneer 9650 scanner is ready to scan. ®...

  • Page 30: Register Your Scanner And Check For Updates

    EGISTER 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 The OneTouch Icon.

  • Page 31: Scanning

    Scanning If you selected the recommended Full Install option for your scanner’s driver (see page 13), you have several options for scanning. Each method scans equally well so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning. The scanning options available with the Full Install are: OneTouch—Open the OneTouch scan panel, adjust the scan ■...

  • Page 32: Loading Documents To Scan

    OADING OCUMENTS TO Your scanner can scan a stack of documents or a single item. To load a stack of documents in the Automatic Document Feeder: 1. Unfold the Paper Guide Extension and adjust the Paper Guide for the size of paper. You can also adjust the Paper Stop at the back of the scanner for the size of the paper.
  • Page 33 2. Load your stack of documents face up, with the top edge of the pages into the Automatic Document Feeder. Important: Items scanned using the Automatic Document Feeder must be a minimum of 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm). To load a single item: 1.

  • Page 34: Scan From The Onetouch Button Panel

    OneTouch is an application installed on your computer as part of the scanner installation process. To scan from the OneTouch Button Panel: 1. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper you want to scan, and load the documents with the top edge into the Automatic Document Feeder.
  • Page 35 The scanner begins scanning. When the process finishes, the scanned images appear in the Destination Application. In the example below, the Destination Application is PaperPort. To cancel scanning, click the Cancel button. Important: The OneTouch Properties window must be closed before you can scan from the Button Panel.

  • Page 36: Using The Onetouch Button Panel

    SING THE OUCH The OneTouch Button Panel is also your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. The OneTouch Button Panel shows information about the scanner and its settings. 1. To open the OneTouch Button Panel, click the OneTouch icon. It is located in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right corner of the screen.
  • Page 37 The Detail View shows the current scan settings for a button. ■ If the Properties window is not open, right-click the icon on the Detail View or Button View to open it. This sample shows the description of setting 1. This number is the Button number.
  • Page 38 2. Make the changes on the OneTouch Properties window. Note: The configurations shown on this example of the OneTouch Properties window are for illustration purposes only. The configurations you see on your OneTouch Properties window may be different. 3. Click OK to save the changes. After the changes have been saved, the Detail View of the button will change to reflect your new settings.
  • Page 39 9650 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE ’ BOUT THE OUCH UTTON ANEL AMES AND CONS The button names, such as PDF, eMail or Fax, indicate the original factory settings for the Destination Application assigned to a button. When you installed OneTouch, it searched your computer for...

  • Page 40: The Default Onetouch Settings On Your Scanner

    EFAULT OUCH ETTINGS ON Your scanner is preconfigured to scan items for various basic tasks, such as email or fax, then send the scanned image to an appropriate, preselected Destination Application. The following table shows these factory-default settings. You can change any of these settings. Destination Button Name...

  • Page 41: Configuring The Onetouch Buttons

    ONFIGURING THE Each OneTouch button configuration consists of a Destination Application, a Scan Configuration, and a Document Format. The OneTouch Properties window is where you select these three elements for a button. To open the OneTouch Properties window: 1. Click the OneTouch icon. It is located in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right corner of the screen.

  • Page 42: About The Onetouch Properties Window

    BOUT THE The OneTouch Properties window is where you can select new settings for the buttons. The OneTouch Properties window also contains special scanning features such as scanning and burning to a CD, and scanning and converting text directly into an HTML web page. The following example of the OneTouch window shows the settings for Button 2.
  • Page 43 OneTouch windows and dialog boxes) may be “grayed out” and are not available. Grayed out options are not appropriate for your Visioneer 9650 scanner. 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.
  • Page 44 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS You can also click the Edit button or double click the configuration to see more detailed information about the selected configuration. Select Format and Page(s)—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.

  • Page 45: Selecting New Settings For A Button

    ELECTING For each of the nine OneTouch buttons, you can select a new Destination Application, Scan Configuration, and Document Format. Click these arrows to see the properties for the button whose settings you want to change. Select a software application as the destination to send scanned documents.
  • Page 46 3. From the Select Configuration list, select a scan 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.

  • Page 47: Setting Destination Application Properties

    ETTING ESTINATION PPLICATION 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. Click a Destination Application. 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 type of application.
  • Page 48 APER ROPERTIES 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 Desktop in that folder.
  • Page 49 OCUMENTS ROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel 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.
  • Page 50 The Add Text Based Link dialog box opens. 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.
  • Page 51 MAGE OCUMENTS ROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Paint and other image processing applications. 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.
  • Page 52 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. See the steps on page 42 to add an application to the list. 3. Click OK. 4. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window. 5. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. TORAGE ROPERTIES These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer...
  • Page 53 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.
  • Page 54 ROPERTIES 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 may not.
  • Page 55 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.

  • Page 56: Selecting Page Format Options

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ELECTING ORMAT PTIONS The Page Format options that you select determines the file format of the scanned document. Appropriate page format options and file types are available for the type of Destination Application selected for the button.
  • Page 57 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. The PDF format is also used to put multi- page documents on web sites as PDF-readable files.
  • Page 58 ORMATS 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)”...
  • Page 59 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 the options for the TEXT format. The menu options depend on the type of Destination Application you select.

  • Page 60: Scanning With Optical Character Recognition (Ocr)

    Note: Visioneer recommends that all OCR processing use the original factory settings for OCR scanning that came with your scanner. When scanning with other settings, use at least 300 dpi for the resolution. If the original documents are of poor quality and have small type, 400 dpi can be used as the maximum resolution.
  • Page 61 3. Choose OCR options. A dialog box of OCR options opens. 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.

  • Page 62: Renaming A Onetouch Button

    ENAMING A OUCH UTTON The OneTouch buttons have names that identify their pre-set functions, such as OCR and PDF, but you can edit the names. To change the button names: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Using the arrows, choose the button that you want to rename. 3.

  • Page 63: Selecting Options For A Button

    ELECTING PTIONS FOR A UTTON 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. Options tab.
  • Page 64 Select Destinations—Select this option to individually choose the types of applications to include in the list of Destination Applications. Check the boxes for the type of application to include. Document Management includes PaperPort and other ■ applications for processing and keeping track of your scanned documents.
  • Page 65 9650 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE Create copies of scanned documents—Sometimes the image of a scanned document is only saved as a temporary file until its Destination Application is finished using it. In those cases you may want an additional, permanent copy saved on your hard drive.
  • Page 66 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS scanned documents by the type of file, such as .doc or .jpg. If you also want to group them by date you can choose the week and month options. The following example shows the folders when the selections are Group items by type and Group items by month.

  • Page 67: Creating A New Scan Configuration

    REATING A ONFIGURATION The scan configurations are where you select the scanning resolution, brightness, mode (color, black&white, or grayscale), and a number of other settings. Note the lock icon on the preset configurations. Although you can unlock and edit the preset configurations, we recommend that you leave them locked, and only add new configurations.
  • Page 68 buttons set for text editing applications. Thus, you can create specific sets of scan configurations for specific functions and they are listed only when appropriate. 3. Click the New button. If you want to start from the settings of another configuration, select the configuration, then click the Copy button.
  • Page 69 5. Select scan settings for the new scan configuration. Mode—Select a scanning mode: Black&White to scan in black and white. For example, letters ■ and memos are usually scanned in black and white. This scan mode produces the smallest file size. GrayScale to scan items such as documents containing drawings ■...
  • Page 70 7. Click the Page Settings tab to select page settings. Size—Click Standard, click the menu arrow and choose a page size from the list, or click Custom and enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes. The maximum size for items scanned with the Automatic Document Feeder is 8.5"...
  • Page 71 When using the AutoCrop to Original option for a single page on the Flatbed Glass, make sure to align the top left corner of the item with the arrows at the top left corner of the Flatbed Glass. When using the AutoCrop to Original option with the Automatic Document Feeder, make sure to adjust the paper guides on the scanner so the page is not skewed when it feeds into the scanner.
  • Page 72 page is fed through at an angle. However, if the page is fed through at too great an angle, the image may not straighten correctly. In that case, re-scan the page using the paper guides to feed the paper in straight. Invert Image—Only available for Black&White Mode, this ■...
  • Page 73 8. Click the Advanced Settings tab. The options of the Advanced Settings tab are for the Color or Grayscale scanning mode. Saturation is the strength or purity of a color, hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image, and gamma controls the brightness of the midtones of the color.
  • Page 74 EVICE ETTINGS A Device Settings tab appears on the Scan Configurations dialog box when your selected Destination Application sends the scanned image to a printer, fax application, or other device. You use the options on the Device Settings tab to select settings for the device. 1.
  • Page 75 Collate copies—If you’re printing more than one page, collate the copies. Enter the number of copies in the Copies box. Advanced—Click to see additional settings for the device. The dialog that opens is specific to the device. For example, if the device is your printer, the dialog box is your printer’s setup settings.
  • Page 76 1. Click on the Storage Options tab. 2. 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.
  • Page 77 CANNING TO ULTIPLE OLDERS When archiving documents with the Transfer to Storage option, you can scan them to multiple folders. For example, one folder might be for “Business Receipts,” a second folder might be for “Personal Receipts,” and a third folder might be for “Annual Receipts.” To scan to multiple folders, you create multiple scan configurations with Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application, and assign each scan configuration to one of the buttons.
  • Page 78 5. Click the Scan Settings, Page Settings, and Advanced Settings tabs, and select the settings you want. To help you remember which folder it is, give the new configuration a name that indicates the folder name, such as “Storage for Business Receipts.” 6.
  • Page 79 9. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.” 10. Click Apply. The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration. 11. Repeat the process to create additional new configurations, such as one named “Storage for Personal Receipts.”...
  • Page 80 13. Now click the arrow buttons to select a button for each new configuration. Click Apply to set that button for that configuration. The following examples show that buttons 7 and 8 have been set to scan to each of the new configurations. Note that the button names have also been changed to Storage 1 and Storage 2 to remind you that both send documents to storage, but to different locations.
  • Page 81 Scan to multiple storage folders: 1. Insert the documents you want to scan to multiple storage folders. 2. Open the OneTouch Panel and click the arrows to get to one of the buttons set up for scanning to storage. 3. Click the button on the OneTouch Panel. 4.

  • Page 82: Editing Or Deleting Scan Configurations

    DITING OR ELETING Note: Your scanner comes with a number of configurations pre-set at the factory. We recommend that you keep those configurations locked and do not edit or delete them. That way, you will always have the factory-settings available. If you do edit or delete them, and want to get the factory pre-sets back again, you will need to uninstall then re- install your scanner.

  • Page 83: Configuring Before Scanning

    4. To edit the configuration, click the Edit button. The Scan Configuration Properties dialog box opens for that configuration. You can make changes to a configuration, but for the changes to be saved, the configuration must first be unlocked. Click the lock icon to unlock the configuration. Clicking it toggles between locking and unlocking the configuration.
  • Page 84 3. Select the scan configuration Configure Before Scan. Click the arrows to select the button. Select Configure Before Scan. Right-click on Configure Before Scan to get the menu, and choose the interface to use for scanning. 4. Right-click on Configure Before Scan and choose an interface to use for scanning.

  • Page 85: Scan And Burn To Acd

    URN TO A If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your Visioneer 9650 scanner onto a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows XP. To scan and burn to a CD: 1.
  • Page 86 7. Now start scanning using the button you selected to use to scan and burn to CD. When scanning is finished, a bubble message on the screen tells you that files are waiting to be burned to the CD. 8. Open the OneTouch window and make sure that the Burn to CD Destination Application is still selected and click the Properties button.

  • Page 87: Scanning With Event Forwarding

    Note: When scanning items to burn to a CD, you should always use one of the factory-set default configurations, or a custom configuration specifically set up for CD burning. The default configurations are already set up to send the scanned images to the proper storage location where the Windows XP CD writing wizard can find the files to burn to the CD.
  • Page 88 3. Select Still Image Client as the Destination Application. Note that you cannot choose a page format for this option because the actual destination application is not selected until after the scanner feeds in the first page of your document. 4.
  • Page 89 6. Start scanning using the button you selected for event forwarding. A dialog box opens for you to select the application to use for scanning. 7. Select the application in the box and click OK. Now the application you selected opens and you can continue the scanning from that application’s TWAIN interface.
  • Page 90 HTML W REATING AN AGE FROM If you scan a document, whether a single page or multiple pages, you can have the pages converted directly to HTML formatted pages for posting directly to your web site. Those pages are then viewable by visitors to your web site without the need for any internet plug-ins or other special processing.
  • Page 91 6. Click OK. The OneTouch Properties window closes. 7. Now on the OneTouch Button Panel, click Button 8 (Custom) (or if you used another button, click it). When scanning is finished, the document is first converted to editable text using the OCR process, then is converted into an HTML format.

  • Page 92: Transferring Scanned Documents To Storage

    RANSFERRING CANNED OCUMENTS TO With the Transfer to Storage scanning process, you can scan documents and save them in a folder in one step. The process is ideal for archiving documents without having to manually save or process them in any other way.
  • Page 93 Your scanned pages are stored in the location that you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window. Note: The Storage Location shown in the example above is the default place where your scanned documents are stored if you haven’t created any new scanning configurations or selected a new storage location.
  • Page 94 4. Choose a Scan Configuration. 5. Click OK. The OneTouch Properties window closes. 6. Now start scanning using Button 7 (Archive) (or other button you set up for archiving). When scanning is finished, the documents are saved in the text file format and in the location you specified.
  • Page 95 3. Select a storage location on the mapped drive or server for the scanned documents. Servers and mapped drives are represented by an icon that indicates its network connection. 4. Click OK. Now when you scan using Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application, the documents are stored on the server or mapped drive.

  • Page 96: Checking The Hardware And Setting The Lamp Power Saving

    You can also click the scanner icon at the top of the OneTouch Button Panel. The Hardware icon. If the Hardware View of the panel is open you can also right-click on the 9650 icon. ETTING THE OWER AVING...
  • Page 97 9650 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your Visioneer 9650 scanner. 2. Click the Properties button.
  • Page 98 Your scanner has a built-in power saving feature that is set to power down after 15 minutes of idle time. You can change the time before the scanner powers down, from 1 minute to a maximum of 10 hours. 3. Click the arrows for the Lamp timeout setting and choose a time. To turn the lamp on and off manually without turning off power to the scanner, click the Lamp On or Lamp Off buttons.

  • Page 99: Scanning With The Twain Interface

    Scanning with the TWAIN Interface TWAIN I CANNING WITH THE Instead of using the OneTouch Button Panel to scan, you can scan from the TWAIN interface. The PaperPort application that you received with your scanner uses the TWAIN interface for scanning. This scanning method is particularly helpful when you’re using PaperPort to file and save scanned items, or to adjust scanning settings prior to scanning.

  • Page 100: Accessing The Twain Interface From Paperport

    TWAIN I CCESSING THE The instructions in this section are for accessing the TWAIN interface from the PaperPort application. 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.
  • Page 101 If this Scan button is not active, see the section on page 114 to setup PaperPort to work with your scanner. 3. Click the Scanner drop-down arrow, and select TWAIN: Visioneer 9650 from the drop-down list. Note: Please wait a few moments for your selection from the drop- down list to become active.
  • Page 102 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. 5.

  • Page 103: The Two Twain Interface Options

    When scanning with TWAIN, you have two interface options: Basic Interface—Use the Basic Interface if you don’t need to make ■ many adjustments to the image before scanning. You can adjust brightness, contrast, resolution, and page size. You can also use the Basic Interface to scan in color, grayscale, or black and white, and choose to scan from the ADF or Flatbed.

  • Page 104: Scanning From The Twain Basic Interface

    TWAIN B CANNING FROM THE 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 to scan the item.
  • Page 105 4. Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, and Resolution until the picture is what you want. 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”...

  • Page 106: Scanning Part Of An Image

    CANNING ART OF AN MAGE 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.

  • Page 107: Scanning From The Twain Advanced Interface

    CANNING FROM THE The Advanced Interface has a wide range of image adjustments for scanning. 1. Open the TWAIN Interface as described in the section “Accessing the TWAIN Interface from PaperPort” on page 93. 2. If the Basic Interface opens, click the Advanced Interface button. The Advanced Interface opens.
  • Page 108 3. From the Scan Type menu, choose the option to scan: Scan Reflective Using—Scans the document on the Flatbed. ■ Auto Document Feeder-Simplex—Scans one-sided documents ■ from the Automatic Document Feeder. 4. Click one of the icons to select a configuration. For example, select Color Configurations and then select Custom to scan a color item with the preset Custom scan settings.
  • Page 109 9. When you’re satisfied with the image, load all the documents into the ADF Input Tray and click the Scan button. A scan progress window opens. To Cancel scanning while it is in progress, click the Cancel button on the progress window. 10.

  • Page 110: Adjusting The Image On The Advanced Interface

    DJUSTING THE MAGE ON THE You can adjust the scan settings on the Advanced Interface to produce the best possible image for the documents you’re scanning. To adjust a setting: 1. On the left side of the Advanced Interface, select a configuration, for example, Color Configurations.
  • Page 111 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.
  • Page 112 DJUSTING THE ESOLUTION 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.
  • Page 113 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. The resolution settings on your Visioneer 9650 scanner range from 50 dpi to 600 dpi.

  • Page 114: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    DJUSTING THE RIGHTNESS AND 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.

  • Page 115: Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, And Color Hue

    DJUSTING AMMA ATURATION 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.

  • Page 116: Adjusting Input Size

    DJUSTING NPUT You can scan documents up to 8.5" x 14" in the Automatic Document Feeder, or up to 8.5" x 11.69" when using the Flatbed glass, but you can select other scan sizes, or adjust the input size to scan only specific sections of an image.
  • Page 117 The Scan Info box shows the The selected scan area. size and position of the 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.
  • Page 118 4. 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" x 14" area. 5. When the settings are what you want, click Scan. HE RULER UNITS The ruler around the edges of the image help you precisely position a custom sized image.

  • Page 119: Creating A New Advanced Interface Profile

    REATING A DVANCED 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.

  • Page 120: Display The Device Configuration

    ISPLAY THE EVICE ONFIGURATION 1. Click the Device Configuration button. The Device configuration window opens and shows the information about your scanner. See the section “Checking the Hardware and Setting the Lamp Power Saving” on page 89 for more information about the device settings.

  • Page 121: Setting Up Paperport To Work With Your Scanner

    On the PaperPort window, when you selected a scanning option from the Scanner drop-down list, such as TWAIN: Visioneer 9650 or WIA: Visioneer 9650, the Scan button at the bottom of the panel should become active after approximately 5 to 10 seconds. If it doesn’t, you need to set up PaperPort to work with that scanning option.
  • Page 122 To set up PaperPort for your scanner: 1. From the Scanner drop-down list, select one of the options, such as TWAIN: Visioneer 9650. 2. Click the Setup button. A window opens to begin the setup process. 3. Click Yes then click Next.
  • Page 123 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 when you installed the OneTouch 4.0 software.
  • Page 124 6. Click Next. The TWAIN Basic Interface opens. Note: If you are setting up PaperPort for the WIA or ISIS scanning options, the WIA or ISIS interface opens instead. 7. Insert a page into the scanner, face up, and the Scan button on the Basic Interface will become active.
  • Page 125 8. Click the Scan button on the Basic interface. The Setup Wizard runs the scan test. A message window opens that says “Basic scan test passed.” 9. Click Next on the message window. The final Setup window opens to let you know the setup process is finished.

  • Page 126: Scanning With The Wia Interface

    Scanning with the WIA Interface WIA I CANNING WITH THE Microsoft Windows XP includes its own scanning interface—known as Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)—for acquiring images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. You can scan from many Windows XP applications using the WIA interface.
  • Page 127 To scan an item from PaperPort using WIA: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to ScanSoft PaperPort, then click PaperPort. The PaperPort desktop opens. Scan icon. Folders pane. 2. Click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar.
  • Page 128 If this Scan button is not active, see the section on page 114 to set up PaperPort for the WIA scanning option. 3. From the Scanner drop-down list, select WIA: Visioneer 9650. Note: If the Scan button at the bottom of the panel is not available when you select from the Scanner drop-down list, PaperPort needs to be set up for the WIA scanning option.
  • Page 129 5. When scanning documents, use the Create single page items check box as follows: When the check box is selected, all pages in the Automatic ■ Document Feeder are scanned, the WIA interface closes, and each page is placed on the PaperPort Desktop as an individual file.
  • Page 130 The WIA scan window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scanner. 9. From the Paper Source drop-down list, choose Document Feeder to scan from the Automatic Document Feeder, or Flatbed to scan a from the Flatbed glass. 10.
  • Page 131 12. If necessary, adjust settings of the previewed image: Change the button selection for the type of image. ■ Adjust the custom settings; refer to the next section, “Fine ■ Tuning Your Scans”. If you’re scanning from the Flatbed, change the size of the ■...

  • Page 132: Fine Tuning Your Scans

    UNING CANS You can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan a particular item. To select the scanner settings before you scan: 1. On the scan window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture.
  • Page 133 2. Select the options for scanning. Brightness and Contrast—Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. The Contrast setting does not apply to the setting Black and White picture or text. Resolution (DPI)—Click the menu arrow and choose the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution.

  • Page 134: Scanning With The Isis Interface

    Scanning with the ISIS Interface ISIS I CANNING WITH THE The ISIS interface for scanning is available from any OneTouch button that has Configure Before Scan set as the Configuration, and ISIS selected as the interface to use. The interface is also available from ISIS scanning applications. If you are using an ISIS application to scan, please see its User’s Guide for the steps to open the interface.
  • Page 135 When you press the button to scan, the OneTouch ISIS Scan window opens. Use this window to scan from either the ADF or the Flatbed, and to select scanning options then start scanning. To scan with the Automatic Document Feeder: 1.
  • Page 136 4. Click the Define button and adjust the scan settings, if necessary. You can also click one of the other scan type buttons if you would rather scan with it. For example, if Color Document is selected you can click GrayScale in case you decide to scan with it instead. 5.

  • Page 137: Adjusting The Isis Scan Settings

    4. Click the Define button and adjust the scan settings, if necessary. You can also click one of the other scan type buttons if you would rather scan with it. For example, if Color Document is selected you can click GrayScale in case you decide to scan with it instead. 5.
  • Page 138 Your Visioneer 9650 scanner can scan up to 600 dpi. Page—Click the menu arrow and choose a page size. Your Visioneer 9650 scanner can scan a page up to 8.5" x 14". 2. Click OK. To adjust the Custom Document settings: 1.
  • Page 139 (dpi). Your Visioneer 9650 scanner can scan up to 600 dpi. Page Size—Click the menu arrow and choose a page size. Your Visioneer 9650 scanner can scan a page up to 8.5" x 14". Brightness—Drag the sliders or click the arrows to the right or left to adjust the brightness in small increments.
  • Page 140 2. To scan only a specific area of the image, click the Area button. The Set Scanning Area dialog box opens. 3. Click in the image and drag a rectangle around the area you want to scan. The boxes to the left show the relative position and size of the selected area.

  • Page 141: Scanning From Isis In Other Applications

    Visioneer 9650 scanner. The Scanner Selection dialog box will then appear. 2. Select Visioneer 9650 from the list of scanners and click OK. Your scanner is then ready to work with the QuickScan ISIS driver. THER...

  • Page 142: Maintenance

    Maintenance This section contains information on maintenance activities, troubleshooting, uninstalling, technical support, and scanner specifications. LEANING THE CANNER Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass. To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris.

  • Page 143: Care And Maintenance

    ARE AND AINTENANCE Regular maintenance of your scanner can help to ensure continual optimal performance. LEANING THE UTOMATIC OCUMENT You may need to clean the ADF feed mechanism if your documents do not feed easily into the ADF, or several feed in at the same time. To clean the ADF: 1.

  • Page 144: Replacing The Adf Pad Assembly

    You received a replacement pad in the original scanner box, and you can also order a new one. See the “Visioneer 9650 Scanner Parts List” on page 146 for ordering information. To replace the ADF Pad assembly: 1.

  • Page 145: Replacing The Roller Assembly

    After extended use, the roller may wear out and may need to be replaced. It is a user-replaceable part and can be ordered. See the section, “Visioneer 9650 Scanner Parts List” on page 146 for the part number. Frequent paper jams are a symptom of a worn roller assembly. A worn roller can cause documents to feed in skewed at an angle, or multiple pages to feed at the same time.
  • Page 146 3. Squeeze the plastic clamp that holds the roller in place, and then rotate the clamp forward until the locking tabs are free from the ADF cover. 4. Gently slide the roller to the right until the left side is free from its mounting hole.

  • Page 147: Troubleshooting

    Readme file, and the scanner still has problems, you may have a malfunctioning scanner. Please see the technical support card that you received with your scanner for technical assistance telephone numbers. Also visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information. Problem: The scanner won’t scan. What’s wrong? Check for one of these possible problems: •...
  • Page 148 They are interfering with the installation and OneTouch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re-install your Visioneer 9650 scanner. Please see the documentation that you received with the other scanner for the steps to remove its driver programs.

  • Page 149: Status Light Troubleshooting Codes

    Make sure that the lamp has not been turned off manually. See the steps on page 89 to turn the lamp on and off. Re-boot your computer. If the problem persists, contact Visioneer Technical Support. See “Clearing Paper Jams” on page 135.

  • Page 150: How To Uninstall Your Scanner

    OW TO NINSTALL To uninstall the Visioneer 9650 scanner, remove the OneTouch 4.0 scanner software first, and then remove PaperPort, or other scanner software. 1: U NINSTALLING THE 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.

  • Page 151: To Install Another Driver

    NSTALL NOTHER Before you can install another driver for your scanner, you must remove the currently installed driver first. Then the new driver can be installed. 1. Uninstall the OneTouch 4.0 driver. a. Open the Windows Control Panel. b. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. c.

  • Page 152: Visioneer 9650 Scanner Specifications

    9650 S ISIONEER CANNER Bit depth Scanning resolution Maximum item sizes ADF scanning speed ADF capacity Light source Interface Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power adaptor Power consumption Power cord USB cable Safety and agency certifications UL, C–UL, FCC Class B, CE, WEEE...

  • Page 153: Visioneer 9650 Scanner Parts List

    9650 S ISIONEER CANNER Please use the following part names and numbers when ordering replacements for your Visioneer 9650 scanner. Part Name Paper guide assembly Paper guide extension Paper stopper assembly ADF Pad assembly Roller assembly USB cable AC power cord...

  • Page 154: Index

    I N D E X Numerics 24-Bit Color 132 256-Level Gray 132 ADF 3 ADF cable 3 ADF pad assembly replace 137 ADF port 3 ADF, cleaning 136 Advanced Interface 100 adjust settings 103 new profile 112 profile 112 Advanced Properties 125 advanced settings 66 Archive button 85 aspect ratio 67...
  • Page 155 NDEX help information 140 htm file format 52 HTML Document 52 HTML page 84 HTML Web Page 83 hue 66 image blur 106 preview 101 Image Documents Properties 44 Image Editors 57 image file 49 image file format 49 image size 109 improvements and settings 63 input size 109 invert image 65...
  • Page 156 TIFF 49 Transfer to Storage 85 TWAIN 77, 82 TWAIN standard 92 uninstall 143 USB port 3, 17 Visioneer Web site 140 watermark, remove 65 Web site for help 140 WIA 77, 119 Windows Image Acquisition 119 xls file format 52...
  • Page 157 NDEX...
  • Page 158 Copyright © 2006 Visioneer, Inc. 05-0486-600...

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