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PATRIOT
PD45 & PH70
Scanner User Guide

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  • Page 1 PATRIOT PD45 & PH70 ™ Scanner User Guide...
  • Page 2 R OD U CT A RR A N T Y Please go to www.visioneer.com, select your product, and then click the “Warranty Program” link to view the warranty terms and conditions for your scanner. E S T R IC T E D...
  • Page 3 ISP O SA L If you are managing the disposal of your Visioneer® product, please note that the product may contain lead, mercury, Perchlorate, and other materials whose disposal may be regulated due to environmental considerations. The presence of these materials is fully consistent with global regulations applicable at the time that the product was placed on the market.
  • Page 4 Do these: • Always follow all warnings and instructions that are marked on or supplied with the equipment. • Always use materials specifically designated for this product, the use of other materials may result in poor performance and create a hazardous situation.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Patriot PD45/PH70 Features ........
  • Page 6 Patriot PD45/PH70 Specifications ........
  • Page 7: Welcome

    E L C O M E ® Your new Visioneer scanner can quickly scan stacks of single-sided or double-sided pages and place their electronic images on your computer. ’ S IN THE Before proceeding, check the contents of the box. If items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.
  • Page 8: Documentation

    OCUMENTATION The following printed documentation is provided in the box: Installation guide—abbreviated scanner setup and installation instructions. The following soft-copy documentation is available during installation or on www.visioneer.com: Scanner user guide—instructions for scanner setup, installation, operation, maintenance, safety, and warranty.
  • Page 9: The Visioneer ® Patriot Pd45/Ph70 Features

    PD45/PH70 F ® ISIONEER ATRIOT EATURES Input Tray—Holds the documents in the Automatic Document Feeder for scanning. Extension—Pull out and flip open input tray extensions to support various document lengths. Paper Guide Switch—Push up to allow the paper guides to adjust wider for dot matrix printer paper. Paper Guides—Slide to adjust to document width.
  • Page 10 PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT ELCOME CANNER UIDE...
  • Page 11: Scanner Setup

    C A N N E R E T U P Remove the scanner from its protective foam and plastic bag. Remove any shipping tape from the scanner as indicated in the following illustration(s). The above illustrations are for example purposes only. Your scanner’s packaging may vary slightly. Lift the input tray up from the scanner.
  • Page 12: Connect The Power Cord

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER ETUP Open the automatic document feeder cover and remove any tape or protective foam from inside the feeder. Close the feeder cover when you are finished. The above illustrations are for example purposes only. Your scanner’s packaging may vary slightly. Slide the release switch in the output tray if you want it to lay flat on the desk.
  • Page 13: Connect The Usb Cable

    If you do not have your USB power cable, you can order a new one by contacting our Customer Service department. Please refer to the Technical Support Card, included with your scanner, for our company contact information, or visit the Parts & Accessories page for your scanner at www.visioneer.com. CANNER UIDE...
  • Page 14: Moving Or Repacking The Scanner

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER ETUP OVING OR EPACKING THE CANNER If you want to move or repack the scanner, please follow the instructions in this section to prevent damage to the scanner’s input and output tray. Lower the paper stop. Close the input and output tray extensions.
  • Page 15: Safety Lock

    PD45/PH70 ® CANNER ETUP ISIONEER ATRIOT Flip the paper guides closed so that they are flat against the input tray. Close the input tray. AFETY Your scanner may have a slot for installing a Kensington® style safety lock. This slot can be identified by the lock icon.
  • Page 16 PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER ETUP CANNER UIDE...
  • Page 17: Installation

    Click the Yes button to allow the installation to proceed. NSTALL THE OFTWARE AND ONNECT THE CANNER Start Microsoft Windows and make sure that no other applications are running. Go to www.visioneer.com/install. Launch the installer once the download is complete. CANNER UIDE...
  • Page 18 PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT NSTALLATION Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the scanner then into a USB port on the computer. Turn on the scanner power. Click OK. Select your scanner from the list. Click Proceed. The Select Language window opens. Click the drop-down menu arrow and select the language to use. Click CANNER UIDE...
  • Page 19 ISIONEER ATRIOT Make sure the boxes for Scanner Driver and Visioneer OneTouch are selected, as well as any other applications you want to install. Note: The software provided with your scanner may differ slightly from the list shown in the window.
  • Page 20: Installing The Scanner Driver

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT NSTALLATION Installing the Scanner Driver The scanner driver installation will start first. The Welcome screen for the scanner driver Setup Wizard opens. Click Next. Note: there may be an option in the installation window to remove any current scanning profiles. You will see this prompt if you already have a previous version of the scanner driver installed.
  • Page 21: Connect The Usb Cable And Turn On The Power

    PD45/PH70 ® NSTALLATION ISIONEER ATRIOT Note: If you do not see this on-screen diagram for connecting the scanner, stop and follow the instructions below. Connect the USB Cable and Turn on the Power If you did not connect the scanner earlier, proceed with the instructions below. Remove any tape from the USB cable.
  • Page 22 PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT NSTALLATION When you’re certain that the software has completely loaded, return to the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Click OK to complete the installation process. Click Close on the Installation Complete window to close and exit the driver installer. CANNER UIDE...
  • Page 23: Installing Visioneer Onetouch

    OneTouch installed. Select the option in the installation window only if you want the existing profiles removed. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree then click Next.
  • Page 24: Installing Additional Applications

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT NSTALLATION NSTALLING DDITIONAL PPLICATIONS Return to the Main menu and click Install software. If a version of the software is already installed on the system, the option will be greyed out. However, if there is a newer version available online, it will be possible to upgrade by selecting the appropriate button option. If any of the Web buttons have been selected, the software will have to first be downloaded by clicking Download Now.
  • Page 25: Register Your Scanner

    Open an Internet Explorer window, or any other Internet browser you have installed on your computer. In the web address field type www.visioneer.com. Press Enter on your computer’s keyboard or click the option on screen to go to the web address.
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  • Page 27: Loading Documents To Scan

    Post-It™ notes that may come off during the scanning process and get stuck in the scanner. Misuse as described here will void your scanner’s warranty. Please go to www.visioneer.com, select your product, and then click the “Warranty Program” link to view the warranty terms and conditions for your scanner.
  • Page 28: Documents To Avoid Scanning

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT OADING OCUMENTS TO Embossed plastic cards up to 1.25 mm thick OCUMENTS TO VOID CANNING The documents in this list can be scanned, but please note that scanning documents of this type will reduce the life of the scanner. Maintenance will be required more often and replaceable parts will wear faster. These types of documents will jam more frequently and damage to the original documents may occur.
  • Page 29: Scanning From The Automatic Document Feeder (Adf)

    PD45/PH70 ® OADING OCUMENTS TO ISIONEER ATRIOT (ADF) CANNING FROM THE UTOMATIC OCUMENT EEDER Scanning Regular Documents Make sure the paper guide switch is in the correct position for scanning regular documents, as indicated in the following illustration. When the paper guide switch is in the down position, the paper guides can be adjusted to a maximum of 8.5 inches (216 mm) wide.
  • Page 30: Scanning Dot Matrix Printer Paper

    You can now scan the documents using the scanner buttons, OneTouch, or one of the other scanning interfaces. Scanning Dot Matrix Printer Paper ® With the Visioneer Patriot PD45/PH70 you can scan dot matrix printer paper without removing the perforated sides from the page. CANNER UIDE...
  • Page 31 PD45/PH70 ® OADING OCUMENTS TO ISIONEER ATRIOT Separate the pages so that you have a stack of single pages. Do not place a stack of connected paper in the input tray. The paper will tear when the separation roller attempts to separate the current page from the rest of the stack. If you want to scan a long document of dot matrix paper, try placing the document stack on the desk behind the input tray.
  • Page 32: Scanning Interfaces

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT OADING OCUMENTS TO CANNING NTERFACES OneTouch Control Panel—When you press the Simplex or Duplex buttons on the control panel, it will start scanning using the settings for the OneTouch configuration number shown on the LCD screen. The scanned image is then sent to a destination on your computer or network drive.
  • Page 33 PD45/PH70 ® OADING OCUMENTS TO ISIONEER ATRIOT TWAIN and WIA Interface—This option uses your scanner’s TWAIN interface to scan. Select scanning options before scanning, put the document in the scanner, then click the Scan button in the TWAIN interface window. Please see the TWAIN Scanning Guide on the installation disc for instructions.
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  • Page 35: Maintenance

    A I N T E N A N C E This section contains information about maintenance, troubleshooting, uninstalling, scanner specifications, and spare parts. AFETY RECAUTIONS When servicing the scanner you should take the following precautions to ensure your safety and prevent damage to the scanner.
  • Page 36: Hardware Properties

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT AINTENANCE ARDWARE ROPERTIES You can use the scanner’s properties page to keep track of scanner maintenance, change some of the hardware options, configure the scanner interface behavior, and adjust application options that may be available for your scanner.
  • Page 37: Driver Settings

    PD45/PH70 ® AINTENANCE ISIONEER ATRIOT Show maintenance reminders—select this option be notified when it is time to clean or replace the rollers. After cleaning or replacing the rollers, click the reset button next to the roller counters in this screen. Power Settings Sleep mode—sleep mode is the low-power state when the scanner is not in use.
  • Page 38 PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT AINTENANCE Check the position of the paper guides in your scanner compared to the following illustration. If the end of the paper guide is flipped over similar to the image, follow the instructions below for properly seating the paper guides.
  • Page 39: Clearing Paper Jams

    PD45/PH70 ® AINTENANCE ISIONEER ATRIOT You can close the scanner when both paper guides are properly seated in the scanner. LEARING APER If your scanner stops scanning due to a paper jam in the Automatic Document Feeder, a warning opens after a few moments.
  • Page 40: Cleaning The Outside Of The Scanner

    Preparation Roller cleaning papers can be purchased from our website at www.visioneer.com in the Supplies & Accessories page for your scanner. When cleaning the inside of the scanner, you should clean all of the rollers, scanner glass and background plates at the same time.
  • Page 41: Cleaning The Adf Rollers

    PD45/PH70 ® AINTENANCE ISIONEER ATRIOT Use scissors to open the roller cleaning paper bag, cutting across the dotted line. Caution: The roller cleaning paper is moistened with isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Please read and follow these precautions to ensure your safety. Cleaning the ADF Rollers When you perform cleaning for the feeding rollers in the lower part of the scanner, the rollers need to be rotated with a light force.
  • Page 42: Cleaning The Paper Sensors

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT AINTENANCE The following illustration shows the location of the glass in the scanner. Use a soft cloth to wipe clean the glass. You can use a roller cleaning paper to clean the glass plates if there is any sticky residue on the surface.
  • Page 43: Replacing The Reverse (Separation) Roller

    You should generally replace the roller between 80,000 and 100,000 scans. Replacement parts can be purchased from the Supplies & Accessories page for your scanner at www.visioneer.com. Open the scanner. Locate the roller cover in the ADF door.
  • Page 44 PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT AINTENANCE Carefully angle the roller up and out of the scanner. Remove the replaceable roller from the bar. Discard the roller, it cannot be repaired or reused. Take the new roller out of its packaging. Clean any dust off the roller before installing it. Slide the new roller onto the bar.
  • Page 45: Replacing The Feed Roller

    You cannot properly diagnose a worn roller until you have cleaned it. You should generally replace the roller every 160,000 to 200,000 scans. Replacement parts can be purchased from the Parts & Accessories page for your scanner at www.visioneer.com. Open the Automatic Document Feeder cover.
  • Page 46 PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT AINTENANCE Locate and open the roller cover in the body of the scanner. Move the paper guides to the side and then pull the feed roller cover away from the scanner. Rotate the belt upwards. The lower roller is held in place with a lock tab that rotates to lock and unlock it. To unlock the tab, rotate it until the small lock flange is completely free.
  • Page 47 PD45/PH70 ® AINTENANCE ISIONEER ATRIOT Carefully angle the roller up and out of the scanner and then discard it, it cannot be repaired. Take the new roller out of its packaging. Clean any dust off the roller before installing it. Insert the left end of the new roller assembly into the hole in the roller channel.
  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT AINTENANCE 10. Rotate the belt back down into place. The cover will not close if the belt is in the wrong position. 11. Lift the roller cover and carefully push it closed to lock it in place. Make sure everything is aligned properly and the cover is fully closed.
  • Page 49 ® source for images. Make sure Visioneer Patriot PD45/PH70 is selected as the scanner. Problem: Why does my scanner not function after performing a system restore on Windows? The system restore process may have corrupted some of the driver components. It is recommended that you reinstall your scanner driver.
  • Page 50 Make sure the USB cable is plugged into the scanner and computer. Make sure the power cord is plugged into the scanner and into a wall outlet. Contact Visioneer Technical Support if you experience a different blinking pattern.
  • Page 51 PD45/PH70 ® AINTENANCE ISIONEER ATRIOT Error Image Problem Solution Description ADF Paper Jam. Open the scanner, remove the pages, then close the scanner. Please see Paper has jammed Clearing Paper Jams on page 39 for complete while being fed instructions. through the If problem persists, clean the rollers scanner.
  • Page 52: Uninstalling Your Scanner

    PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT AINTENANCE Error Image Problem Solution Description There are no Connect a user to the scanner or verify that the USB cable is securely plugged into the scanner connected users to and computer. the scanner and no USB connection.
  • Page 53 In the scenario described here, when you want to uninstall Visioneer Acuity make sure you select and uninstall Visioneer Acuity. If you uninstall one of the entries labeled as an “asset” you will still need to uninstall the main Visioneer Acuity utility.
  • Page 54: Visioneer ® Patriot Pd45/Ph70 Specifications

    200, 300, and 600 dpi Interpolated 75, 100, 150, 400, 500, and 1200 dpi Resolutions (these resolutions are available when Visioneer Acuity is installed) Internal Bit Depth 48-bit color, 16-bit grayscale, 1-bit bitonal (black & white) Output Bit Depth 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit bitonal (black & white)
  • Page 55: Visioneer ® Patriot Pd45/Ph70 Parts List

    Operating Systems –32-bit or 64-bit 7 (Service Pack 1) –32-bit or 64-bit 8 / 8.1 –32-bit or 64-bit 10 Scanner Drivers TWAIN, WIA, ISIS Bundled Software Visioneer® OneTouch® Visioneer® Acuity Module PD45/PH70 P ® ISIONEER ATRIOT ARTS Part Name Part Number...
  • Page 56 PD45/PH70 ® ISIONEER ATRIOT AINTENANCE CANNER UIDE...
  • Page 57: United States

    A : C P P E N D I X O P Y E G U L A T I O N S NITED TATES Congress, by statute, has forbidden the reproduction of the following subjects under certain circumstances. Penalties of fine or imprisonment may be imposed on those guilty of making such reproductions. Obligations or Securities of the United States Government, such as: Certificates of Indebtedness National Bank Currency...
  • Page 58: Appendix A: Copy Regulations

    PD45/PH70 A: C ® ISIONEER ATRIOT PPENDIX EGULATIONS Passports. (Foreign Passports may be photographed.) Immigration Papers. Draft Registration Cards. Selective Service Induction Papers that bear any of the following Registrant’s information: Earnings or Income Dependency Status Court Record Previous military service Physical or mental condition Exception: U.
  • Page 59: Other Countries

    A: C PD45/PH70 ® PPENDIX EGULATIONS ISIONEER ATRIOT THER OUNTRIES Copying certain documents may be illegal in your country. Penalties of fine or imprisonment may be imposed on those found guilty of making such reproductions. Currency notes Bank notes and cheques Bank and government bonds and securities Passports and identification cards Copyright material or trademarks without the consent of the owner...
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  • Page 61 I N T E L L I G E N T S C A N N I N G S O L U T I O N S 05-1014-000 Copyright ©2021 Visioneer, Inc.

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