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  • Page 1 Visioneer OneTouch ® ® 8920 Scanner USB C ONNECTION Installation Guide...
  • 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

    A Brief Explanation ........18 Configuring the Scanner ....... . . 22 About the Configuration Dialog Box .
  • Page 4 STEP 2: Uninstalling the PaperPort Software ....61 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ....... 62 Contacting Visioneer for Technical Support .

  • Page 5: Welcome

    ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 8920 scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents, color photos, 35mm slides and negatives 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: The Visioneer Onetouch 8920 Scanner

    8920 S ISIONEER OUCH CANNER NSTALLATION UIDE 8920 S ISIONEER OUCH CANNER Document cover Pressure plate Transparency light source (underneath pressure plate) Glass Reference frame OneTouch button panel Status light On/Off switch Power jack TPA cable TPA port USB port...
  • Page 7 OneTouch buttons panel. Press a OneTouch button to scan, copy/print, email, fax, OCR (convert items to text), or scan with custom settings. Status light. Shows the scanner’s status. Green light: scanner is on and ready to scan. Orange light: scanner is busy.

  • Page 8: What You Need

    To use the OneTouch scanner and software, you need the following: IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent ■ Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or ■ Windows XP One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Available internal memory (RAM): ■...

  • Page 9: Installing

    Installing This section of the guide contains instructions for connecting your OneTouch 8920 scanner to a USB port. The PaperPort CD includes all the necessary installation files, as well as PaperPort software files and other software files. The CD also includes the PaperPort User’s Guide.
  • Page 10 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the PaperPort software on your computer. During installation, a message tells you to connect the scanner to the computer. 6. Follow the steps in the next section to connect the scanner. When you’re finished, click Finish in the dialog box above.

  • Page 11: Step 2: Connecting The Scanner

    STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE The OneTouch 8920 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s user’s guide for its USB port locations. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner.
  • Page 12 3. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer. 4. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port. Some newer computers also have keyboards with USB ports. You can plug the scanner into the keyboard instead of the USB port on the computer.
  • Page 13 The following diagram shows the scanner connected to a computer. Power cord USB cable 7. Turn on power to the scanner. The status light comes on indicating the scanner is receiving power. Power On/Off switch Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software from the CD to run the scanner.

  • Page 14: Step 3: Checking Out Your Scanner

    Scanner Icon If the icon has a red X through it, the scanner is not properly connected. See the next section, “If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected,” for the steps to fix the problem.
  • Page 15 The lamp then remains ready so you don’t have to wait each time you want to scan. To conserve electricity and prolong the life of the scanner, you can set the length of time for the lamp to remain lit before powering down. See “Setting Preferences” on page 31.

  • Page 16: If The Scanner Is Not Properly Connected

    F THE CANNER ROPERLY If the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar has a red “X” through it, the scanner is not properly connected. Check for one of these possible problems: • Is a cable loose or not plugged in securely? Inspect all cable connections.
  • Page 17 If you try all the troubleshooting procedures described above and in the 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”...

  • Page 18: Scanning

    Press a button on the scanner’s front panel. • Scan from the Screen Click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. A panel representing the scanner buttons appears. Click a button on the panel on the screen. • Scan from the PaperPort Software (or Other Twain Software) To scan from the PaperPort software, start the software, and then click the Twain icon on the PaperPort Command Bar.

  • Page 19: Scanning Paper Items With The Onetouch Buttons

    CANNING APER TEMS WITH THE Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a software 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 upper left corner of the glass.

  • Page 20: Scanning From The Button Panel On The Screen

    To scan from the screen: 1. Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. The scanner button panel appears on the screen.

  • Page 21: About The Onetouch Buttons

    Destination Application. You can change the settings for each button except the Stop/Cancel button. See “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 23. The following table lists the scanner’s preconfigured settings: Button Preconfigured Settings Scan...

  • Page 22: Scanning 35Mm Slides And Negatives

    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.
  • Page 23 2. Find the appropriate mask for the item you’re scanning. The masks are in a protective plastic bag with your scanner. Mask for 35mm slides. 3. To scan a 35mm slide, first position the 35mm mask on the glass. The mask has one square corner. Align that corner with the arrow on the scanner body.
  • Page 24 1. Start the PaperPort software and click the Twain icon on the toolbar. The Visioneer Scan Manager Pro appears. Tip: You can also start the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro from the scanner buttons by setting a button to “Configure Before Scanning.” See “Selecting New Options for the Buttons” on page 26.
  • Page 25 See the section, “Adjusting the Resolution and Sharpness” on page 43 for the steps to set the resolution. 4. When you are finished scanning, remove the masks from the scanner glass and store them in their protective bag.

  • Page 26: Configuring The Scanner

    ONFIGURING THE CANNER When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s software configures each OneTouch button with appropriate settings. But, if you want to change the settings, you can reconfigure the buttons by selecting new options from the Configuration dialog box.

  • Page 27: About The Configuration Dialog Box

    The tabs across the top of the dialog box correspond to the buttons. Clicking a tab shows the current settings for the corresponding button on the scanner. For example, the highlighted selections in the following figure show the current settings for the Custom button because the Custom tab is selected.
  • Page 28 Click the tab that corresponds to the scanner button you want to configure. Select a software application to send the scanned image to that application. Select format and page(s) options for the button. See “Setting Preferences” on page 31 to set Preferences.

  • Page 29: Getting Help

    ETTING You can get help with the scanner’s features or any of the options on the Configuration dialog box using either of the following methods: When the Configuration dialog box is displayed, press the F1 key on ■...

  • Page 30: Selecting New Options For The Buttons

    Note: If you want to scan using the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro, click the option, Configure before Scan. Now when you press the selected scanner button, the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro appears first and you can use it to scan.

  • Page 31: Creating New Configurations

    REATING ONFIGURATIONS You cannot change settings such as brightness or contrast of the preset configurations. To scan with settings other than those offered by the preset configurations, you must first create a new configuration and then use it to scan. To create a new configuration click the New button.
  • Page 32 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 Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration.
  • Page 33 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 34 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...

  • Page 35: 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.
  • Page 36 See the sample on page 15. 3. Click the General tab to set preferences for the scanner. Show Status Window—Select this option to see the small window at the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the status of the...
  • Page 37 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. This option saves energy and extends the lamp’s life. Click in the box and enter the number of minutes for the lamp to remain idle before turning off.

  • Page 38: Scanning From The Paperport Software

    Desktop appears. 2. From the PaperPort File menu, choose Select Source. The Select Source dialog box appears, and lists the Visioneer application (as well as all other Twain devices installed on your computer). 3. Choose Visioneer Scan Manager Pro, and then click Select.

  • Page 39: Scanning An Item With The Twain Button

    A4-sized pages. You can also scan transparencies including 35mm slides and negatives. Note: Your Visioneer OneTouch scanner is initially set to scan from the PaperPort software for color items. To scan a black-and-white or greyscale item, select one of the other configurations from the Scan Manager Pro’s list of configurations.
  • Page 40 You can now scan manually by previewing the image and adjusting the scan settings to your liking, or you can click AutoScan. The AutoScan feature uses your preset scan settings and the scanner’s automatic image analysis capabilities to find the optimum combination of settings for the item you’re scanning.
  • Page 41 7. When you’re satisfied with the image settings, click the Scan button. When the scan is complete, the scanner displays the final image as a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop. If the item is scanned as a bitmap image, a small bitmap icon appears in the lower left corner...
  • Page 42 See “Setting Preferences” on page 54 to set the AutoScan settings. In addition, your OneTouch 8920 scanner has built-in image analysis capabilities that find the optimum combination of settings for the item you’re scanning. When you click AutoScan, the scanner analyzes the image and adjusts the settings to produce the optimal scanned image.

  • Page 43: Getting Help With The Paperport Software

    To see help information, press the F1 key, or from the Help menu, ■ choose PaperPort Help Topics to display the Help Topics window. Tip: Also see the technical support card included with your scanner. OFTWARE...

  • Page 44: Adjusting The Settings On The Scan Manager Pro

    DJUSTING THE ETTINGS ON THE You can adjust the scan settings on the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro to produce the best possible image. To adjust a setting: 1. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corresponding button on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro.

  • Page 45: Saving A New Profile

    Note: The information in the scan settings list and the options that you select on the various settings panels are interactive. That is, as you change the settings on the panel, the numbers in the list on the left also change. AVING A ROFILE If you adjust the scan settings you can save them as a profile for later use.
  • Page 46 3. Click Save As. The Save Profile dialog box appears. 4. Type a name for the new profile. 5. Select the options you want: Store the custom output image size in this Profile—you can ■ create a custom image size as part of the settings; if you adjusted the output image size for the selected configuration, that output image size is saved with this profile.

  • Page 47: Adjusting The Resolution And Sharpness

    Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork. Sharpness determines the amount of blur in an image. Your scanner can sharpen an original blurred image by adjusting the blurry edges in sections of the image.

  • Page 48: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    To adjust the resolution and sharpness: 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.
  • Page 49 The following figure shows the brightness and contrast options: 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. You can also type a number directly into the brightness setting box, or click the up and down arrows next to the box to increase or decrease the setting.

  • Page 50: Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, And Color Hue

    Green and Blue components also change relative to those new brightness and contrast settings. 3. Click the Auto button to have the scanner analyze the image and set the appropriate brightness and contrast. You can also adjust the brightness and contrast by sampling portions of the image in the preview window.
  • Page 51 The horizontal axis of the response curve represents the original settings of the image, and the vertical axis represents new settings. Thus, the curve is a straight line from the lower left to upper right for an original, unchanged image. To see how the response curve indicates changes, drag the Gamma slider to left and right.

  • Page 52: Adjusting Output Size

    OK. DJUSTING UTPUT The item you’re scanning may not fill the scanner glass. In that case you can preview the item and use the Auto Trim option to automatically eliminate the unwanted sections of the image.
  • Page 53 1. Click Auto Trim. 2. Click Trim. The scanner senses the edges of the item on the glass and draws a dotted line around the image in the window. Check to make sure the dotted line encloses the image that you want.
  • Page 54 To use the pointer to drag the line, make sure the pointer button is selected at the top of the window. 4. When the trimmed area is what you want, click Scan. To manually set the output size for an item: 1.
  • Page 55 Note: When you manually select an area, the settings on the other panels are for that selected area, not the whole image. For example, the histogram on the resolution panel and the response curve on the brightness and contrast panel refer to only your newly selected area. A new Scan Info box for the area selected on the image.

  • Page 56: Saving A Custom Size

    6. To maintain the selected area’s length-to-width relationship (known as the aspect ratio), click Maintain Aspect. Note that as you rotate the area or maintain its aspect ratio, the width and height measurements change to reflect the new orientation of the image. 7.

  • Page 57: The Scan Info Box

    The following figure shows the information on the Scan Info box: Location of the top left corner of the image in the Preview window. Current location of the pointer as you drag it on the Preview window. OOMING N AND You enlarge or reduce the preview image by zooming in or out.

  • Page 58: Setting Preferences

    ETTING REFERENCES You can set preferences for the Scan Manager Pro and scanner that are independent of the preferences for the PaperPort software. To set the Scan Manager Pro preferences: 1. Click the Preferences button. The User Preferences dialog box appears.
  • Page 59 Do not wait for the Lamp...—when you first start scanning, the ■ lamp in the scanner warms up slowly. This helps extend the life of the lamp. However, if you want the lamp to come on immediately without warming up. select this option.

  • Page 60: Getting Help With The Scan Manager Pro

    ETTING ELP WITH THE The Scan Manager Pro has its own help system, separate from the PaperPort software help system. To see the Scan Manager Pro help information: 1. Click the Help button. The Help dialog box appears. 2. Scroll to see the help information. 3.

  • Page 61: Troubleshooting

    Minimize the other applications to see the Scan Manger Pro. How do I uninstall PaperPort? See the next section, “How to Uninstall your Scanner” on page 58. Uninstalling does not delete your scanned items, and they remain in the PaperPort Data folder.

  • Page 62: How To Uninstall Your Scanner

    OW TO NINSTALL YOUR To uninstall the Visioneer OneTouch 8920 scanner, you remove the OneTouch Version 3.0 software first, and then remove the PaperPort software, or other software you installed for the scanner. STEP 1: U NINSTALLING THE 98, 98 SE, INDOWS 1.
  • Page 63 Important: The Automatic option is selected by default. Visioneer recommends using the Automatic option. The other options are for advanced users only. 7. Click Next. The Perform Uninstall window appears. 8. Click Finish. The Visioneer OneTouch software is uninstalled from your computer.
  • Page 64 Remove. The Select Uninstall Method Window appears. 7. Make sure the Automatic option is selected. Important: The Automatic option is selected by default. Visioneer recommends using that option. The other options are for advanced users only. 8. Click Next. The Perform Uninstall window appears.

  • Page 65: Step 2: Uninstalling The Paperport Software

    (with a .max extension) and cannot be opened by other applications. If you decide to keep your scanned image files and want to be able to view them, you can use the PaperPort Viewer instead of the PaperPort application. Download the viewer from Visioneer’s Web site at www.visioneer.com APER...

  • Page 66: Cleaning The Scanner Glass

    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 67: Visioneer Onetouch 8920 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 Hardware warranty 8920 S CANNER PECIFICATIONS 48-Bit color (internal), 14-Bit gray...
  • Page 68 8920 S ISIONEER OUCH CANNER NSTALLATION UIDE...

  • Page 69: Index

    I N D E X Numerics 35mm negative scan 18 35mm slide 19 35mm slide mask 19 35mm slide negative 20 35mm slide scan 18 adjust appearance panel 45 adjust output size panel 49 adjust response curve panel 47 adjust settings on Scan Manager Pro 40–52 aspect ration 51 Auto Trim 48, 49 AutoCrop 30...
  • Page 70 image aspect ratio 51 custom size 52 rotate 51 select area 49 temporary folder 33 zoom in and out 53 image blur 43, 44 image folder 55 image output size 48 manual selection 50 image preview 37 image scale 50 image size 42 item size 30 locking tab 7, 12...
  • Page 71 6 lamp warm-up 11, 55 locking tab 7 not connected 10 scanner buttons 14 scanner glass 3 scanner icon 10, 22 scanner lamp 55 idle time 33 scanner paper size 55 scanner preferences 31 ScanSoft PaperPort 6 select format and page(s) 25...

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