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  • Page 1 Visioneer OneTouch 9120 USB Scanner Installation Guide F O R W I N D O W S...
  • Page 2 Inc. All Rights Reserved. All other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    What’s in the Box ........1 The Visioneer 9120 USB Scanner ......2 What You Need .
  • Page 4 Troubleshooting ........59 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ....... 60 How to Uninstall Your Scanner .

  • Page 5: Welcome

    ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 9120 USB scanner. With this 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 9120 Usb Scanner

    Document cover Transparency light source Glass Reference marks OneTouch buttons panel Status light OneTouch buttons Option port TPA cable 9120 USB S ISIONEER Custom Email To PaperPort CANNER Print USB port Power jack...
  • Page 7 Orange light: scanner is busy. Option port—Connects the TPA cable to the scanner. USB port—Connects the scanner to the computer. Your Visioneer 9120 scanner can connect to either a USB 1.1 or a USB 2.0 port. Power jack—Connects the power cord to the scanner.

  • Page 8: What You Need

    Note: The new USB 2.0 ports operate at higher speeds than USB 1.1 ports. If your computer is not equipped with USB 2.0 ports, you can add them with the Visioneer Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI Card. Visit the Visioneer Web site at www.visioneer.com for ordering information, or contact the dealer where you purchased your Visioneer 9120 OneTouch USB scanner.

  • Page 9: Documentation

    Quick Install Card—abbreviated installation instructions. Visioneer OneTouch 9120 Scanner Installation Guide—detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. ScanSoft PaperPort User’s Guide—on the Installation CD; contains detailed feature and configuration information. Online Help—for the OneTouch scanner, Visioneer Scan Manager Pro, and PaperPort software applications.

  • Page 10: Installing

    1: I NSTALL THE Note: You must install the PaperPort software before connecting the scanner to the computer. Otherwise the correct software to run your scanner will not be installed and it may not scan properly. To install the software: 1.
  • Page 11 3. On the installation menu, select Install Products. The next installation screen appears. 4. Select ScanSoft PaperPort/Scanner Driver. Installation of the software begins. If a message asks you to restart your computer, click Restart. 5. On the PaperPort 8.0 SE Setup window, click Next.
  • Page 12 Click Remind me in 7 days, and then click OK in response to the message window. 11. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree, and click Next. 12. On the Welcome window, click Next to start the installation.

  • Page 13: Step 2: Connect The Scanner

    2: C ONNECT THE Your OneTouch 9120 scanner connects to any available USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port. Check your computer’s user guide for port locations. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner to a USB port.
  • Page 14 3. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port on the computer. 4. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly.
  • Page 15 CD to run the scanner. Note: If your computer is running Windows XP, you may see messages about using a USB 2.0 connection for the scanner. If your computer does not have USB 2.0 ports, disregard the messages. 6. When the software is finished loading, return to the Connect Scanner window and now click Finish.

  • Page 16: Step 3: Check Out Your Scanner

    Scanner Icon If the icon has a red X through it, the scanner is not properly connected. See the section, “If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected” on page 13 for the steps to fix the problem.

  • Page 17: If The Scanner Is Not Properly Connected

    1. On the Windows taskbar, right-click the scanner icon. The shortcut menu appears. 2. Select About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms the scanner is properly connected. 3. Click OK to close the dialog box. Your scanner is ready to scan. F THE CANNER ROPERLY If the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar has a red “X”...
  • Page 18 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 41.
  • Page 19 CANNER 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 “Visioneer 9120 USB Scanner Specifications” on page 63. Also visit our Web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information.

  • Page 20: Scanning

    25 for details. RESSING A OUCH Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image to the destination associated with the button. To scan by pressing a OneTouch button on the scanner: 1. Place an item face down on the glass. Align the edge of the item with the arrow at the upper-left corner of the glass.
  • Page 21 2. Close the document cover and press one of the OneTouch buttons. The scanner starts scanning the item. Messages just above the Windows taskbar show the status of the scanning process. During scanning, the scan progress window shows a copy of the image, as illustrated here.

  • Page 22: About The Onetouch Buttons

    BOUT THE OUCH UTTONS The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured for typical scanning tasks. To change button settings, see “Configuring the Buttons” on page 32. The following table describes the preconfigured button settings: Button Function Preconfigured Settings Scan Scans the item as a color page and displays it in PaperPort.

  • Page 23: Scanning From The Button Panel On The Screen

    The scanner scans the item, and then sends the image to the destination associated with the button. This method of scanning is especially helpful if the scanner is not located close to your computer. To scan from the button panel on the screen: 1.

  • Page 24: Scanning From The Paperport Software

    29 for details. To scan an item from PaperPort: 1. Open the scanner cover and place an item face down on the glass. Align the edge of the item with the arrow at the upper-left corner of the glass and then close the cover.
  • Page 25 3. Click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar. The Folders pane is replaced by the Scan pane. 4. From the Scanner list, select Visioneer Scan Manager Pro. 5. In the “Scan what?” section, choose Document or Photograph. 6. Click Settings to view, and optionally change, the format for the scanned item’s file name and the file type.
  • Page 26 These two options are described below. To scan using AutoScan: 1. Click AutoScan. Your OneTouch 9120 scanner has built-in analytical capabilities that find the optimum combination of settings (brightness, sharpness, contrast, and so on) for the item you’re scanning. When...
  • Page 27 The scanner then uses those settings and the preset resolution you selected for the type of image to produce the optimal scanned image. See “Setting Scan Manager Pro Preferences” on page 56 to set the resolution for the type of AutoScan image.
  • Page 28 6. When you’re satisfied with the image, click the Scan button. The scanner displays the final image as a thumbnail on the PaperPort desktop. 7. Use the PaperPort software to work with the image.

  • Page 29: 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 30 Then position that mask on the glass and align its square corner with the arrow on the scanner body. Make sure the text on the mask faces up.
  • Page 31 .jpg. 5. Click the Scan button at the bottom of the Scan pane. 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 35.
  • Page 32 8. See “Adjusting the Settings in the Scan Manager Pro” on page 44 for details about adjusting settings. Tip: Set the resolution to 1200 dpi or better, Visioneer recommends using a resolution of 2700 dpi. Refer to, “Adjusting the Resolution and Sharpness”...

  • Page 33: Scanning From A Computer Running Windows Xp Or Me

    3. Click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar. The Folders pane is replaced by the Scan pane. 4. From the Scanner drop-down list, select WIA - Visioneer 9120 Scanner. 5. In the “Scan what?” section, choose Document or Photograph.
  • Page 34 8. Select the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning. To scan with the Custom Settings option see the next section, “Fine Tuning Your Scans”. 9. Click Preview to preview the image before scanning. The image is displayed on the right side of the window. 10.
  • Page 35 You can select new settings before scanning to adjust how you want to scan a particular item. To select the scanner settings before you scan: 1. On the Scan using Visioneer 9120 Scanner window, select the Custom Settings button, and then click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture.

  • Page 36: Configuring

    Configuring You can configure the default scanning settings for: The buttons on the scanner and the button panel The Visioneer Scan Manager Pro application (used when scanning from the PaperPort software) ONFIGURING THE UTTONS When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s software configures each OneTouch button with appropriate settings.

  • Page 37: About The Configuration Dialog Box

    To open the Configuration dialog box from the button panel: 1. Click the scanner icon on the right side of the Windows taskbar. 2. On the button panel, right-click the button you want to configure. The Configuration dialog box opens. The tab for the scan button you clicked is selected.
  • Page 38 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. Select Configuration—The list of the available scan configurations. The configuration settings include: color, black and white, or grayscale, resolution in dots per inch (dpi), page size, brightness, and contrast.

  • Page 39: 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 opens first and you can use it to scan.

  • Page 40: Creating New Configurations

    REATING ONFIGURATIONS You cannot change settings of the preset (default) configurations. If you want to scan with settings other than those in the preset configurations, create a new configuration. You can do this either by copying a preset configuration and making the desired changes or by creating a new configuration from scratch.
  • Page 41 Enter horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes. 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 determine...
  • Page 42 When AutoCrop is selected, the scanner makes two passes—the first to sense the item’s size, and the second to scan the image. This option overrides the Page Size selection. DeScreen—Select this option when scanning a picture from a newspaper or magazine article, or other items that contains images with patterns or dots.

  • Page 43: Adjusting Scan Settings And

    DJUSTING ETTINGS AND When scanning using a configuration you created yourself, you can adjust scan settings and page settings. For example, if the scanned image is too dark, you can adjust the brightness of the scan setting. Note: You cannot change the scan settings or page settings for any of the predefined scan configurations.
  • Page 44 The Edit Scan Configuration dialog box opens. 3. On the Scan Settings tab, adjust scan settings as required. 4. Click the Page Settings tab and adjust page settings as required. 5. When finished, click OK. 6. On the Configuration dialog box, click OK to save and apply the changes to the button.

  • Page 45: Setting Preferences

    ETTING REFERENCES The preference settings are applied to each button and 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 46 See the sample on page 16. 4. Click the General tab to set preferences for the scanner. Show Status Window—Select this option to open a status window at the bottom right corner of the screen that provides scanning and...

  • Page 47: Getting Help

    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 48: Adjusting The Settings In The Scan Manager Pro

    DJUSTING THE ETTINGS IN THE You can adjust the scan settings on the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro desktop to produce the best possible image for your needs. To adjust a setting: 1. Open the PaperPort desktop and then click the Scan icon to open the Scan Manager Pro.
  • Page 49 files sizes. 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 50 The following figure shows the resolution and sharpen options: Reminder: The location of various buttons on the panels may be slightly different on your Scan Manager Pro window. The appearance of the window depends on your monitor’s screen resolution. To adjust the resolution and sharpness: 1.

  • Page 51: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    DJUSTING THE ETTINGS IN THE ANAGER 4. To return the settings to their original amounts, click Reset. The resolution and sharpen panel also includes an advanced setting for Moire patterns. Moire patterns are wavy, rippled lines that sometimes appear on the scanned images of photographs or illustrations, particularly newspaper and magazine illustrations.
  • Page 52 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 53: Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, And Color Hue

    4. Click Adjust. The image changes to show your new settings. If the image is not what you want, click Reset to return the image to its original brightness and contrast. DJUSTING AMMA ATURATION If you’re using the Color Configuration to scan, you can adjust a group of color settings.
  • Page 54 To adjust the color settings: 1. From the Channel drop-down menu, choose the individual color (Red, Green, or Blue) that you want to use as the basis for adjusting the image, or choose All to adjust them together. 2. From the Edit Style drop-down menu, choose the type of color editing that you want to use: Gamma—The response curve changes as you change the gamma setting;...

  • Page 55: Adjusting Output Size

    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. You can also adjust the output size to scan only specific sections of an image.
  • Page 56 2. If the dotted line is not exactly where you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse. For example, if you want the scan to include a border around the image, you can drag the dotted line to be slightly larger than the autotrimmed area.
  • Page 57 A new Scan Info box on the lower left portion of the Scan Manager Pro shows the information for the new area. You can select multiple areas. A Scan Info box opens for each one. The following figure shows an example of a manually selected area. Note: When you manually select an area, the settings on the other panels are for that selected area, not the whole image.

  • Page 58: 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 59: 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 Enlarge or reduce the preview image by zooming in or out.

  • Page 60: Setting Scan Manager Pro Preferences

    1. Click the Preferences button. The User Preferences dialog box opens. 2. Select the preferences you want: Enable selection of color bit depths—Your OneTouch 9120 scanner supports a tremendous range of colors (defined as 48-bit depth enhanced color), but other applications (called TWAIN...

  • Page 61: Creating A New Scan Manager Pro Profile

    3. Click OK to save your preferences. REATING A ANAGER You cannot change the settings of the preset profiles in the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro. However you can create new profiles and save them for future use. To create a new profile: 1.
  • Page 62 The Save Profile dialog box opens. 3. Type a name for the new profile and select desired options: 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 63: Maintenance

    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 64: 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 65: How To Uninstall Your Scanner

    OW TO NINSTALL To uninstall the Visioneer OneTouch 9120 scanner, remove the OneTouch Version 3.0 software first, and then remove the PaperPort software, or other scanner software. 1: U NINSTALLING THE 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  • Page 66: Step 2: Uninstalling The Paperport Software

    2: U NINSTALLING THE 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Windows XP: choose Control Panel from the Start menu. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Windows 98SE or ME: The Add/Remove Programs Properties window opens.

  • Page 67: Visioneer 9120 Usb Scanner Specifications

    9120 USB S ISIONEER Bit Depth Scanning resolution Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight USB Standard Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage/frequency Output voltage/watt Safety and agency certifications CANNER PECIFICATIONS 48-Bit color (internal), 16-Bit gray...
  • Page 68 9120 USB S ISIONEER OUCH CANNER NSTALLATION UIDE...

  • Page 69: Index

    I N D E X Numerics 35mm slide 35mm slide mask 35mm slide negative 35mm slide scan aspect ratio Auto Trim AutoCrop AutoScan resolution bit depth bitmap icon blurred image 45, brightness 37, sampler calibration band calibration slot channel menu color bit depth channel...
  • Page 70 DeScreen gamma page size resolution scanner connecting icon 12, lamp warm-up 14, locking tab scanner lamp idle time scanner preferences scanning from PaperPort text with OneTouch buttons select format and page(s) setup sharpness shortcut menu slide scan...
  • Page 71 TWAIN applications Windows XP custom settings scanning in PaperPort WIA scan zoom image NDEX...
  • Page 72 NDEX...

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