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  • Page 1 Visioneer OneTouch ® ® 9750 USB Scanner User's Guide for Windows...
  • Page 2 Visioneer OneTouch ® 9750 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 9750 Scanner ....... 2 What You Need .
  • Page 5 ABLE OF ONTENTS Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) ..56 Selecting Options for a Button ......58 Creating a New Scan Configuration .
  • Page 6 Visioneer 9750 Scanner Specifications ..... . 147 Visioneer 9750 Scanner Parts List ......148 Index .
  • Page 7 ABLE OF ONTENTS...

  • Page 8: Welcome

    ELCOME Your new Visioneer 9750 scanner can quickly scan stacks of documents with the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), or single pages on the Flatbed Glass. ’ S IN THE Before starting the assembly and installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included.

  • Page 9: The Visioneer 9750 Scanner

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 9750 S ISIONEER CANNER Scanner Cover Document Pad Glass Reference Frame Paper Stop Paper Guide Extension Paper Guide Automatic Document Feeder Lock (on underside of scanner) Scan Buttons and Status Light USB Port ADF port...
  • Page 10 9750 S ISIONEER CANNER Scanner Cover—Protects the document from light and contamination during scanning. Close the cover to put a stack of documents in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF). Document Pad—Holds documents in place on the scanner glass. Glass—Place items face down aligned at the upper left corner of the glass.

  • Page 11: What You Need

    OCUMENTATION The following documentation is provided with your scanner: Quick Install Card—Abbreviated installation instructions. ■ Visioneer 9750 Scanner User’s Guide—On the Installation CD; ■ contains detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. PaperPort User’s Guide—On the Installation CD; contains detailed ■...

  • Page 12: Installing

    If you already have a scanner connected to your computer, it is ■ recommended that you remove that scanner’s driver program prior to installing your Visioneer 9750 scanner. While in some cases you can configure your computer to have another manufacturer’s scanner operational on your computer in conjunction with the...

  • Page 13: Step 1: Assemble The Scanner

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 1: A SSEMBLE THE CANNER 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.
  • Page 14 1: A SSEMBLE THE CANNER 3. Slide the locking tab on the bottom of the scanner to its unlocked position. Unlocked position Note: The locking tab protects the scanner’s scan head by holding it securely in position. Lock the scanner when transporting it from one location to another, but always remember to unlock it before scanning.
  • Page 15 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 5. Insert the Paper Guide Extension into the Paper Guide and snap its tabs into place. 6. Insert the Paper Stop onto the back of the scanner and slide it downward to snap its tabs into place.
  • Page 16 1: A SSEMBLE THE CANNER 7. Plug the ADF cable into the ADF port. Tighten the two locking screws on either side of the plug to make sure the ADF cable is securely plugged into the port. The ADF will not function properly if the ADF cable is loose or unplugged.

  • Page 17: Step 2: Install The Software

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 2: I NSTALL THE OFTWARE 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.
  • Page 18 2: I NSTALL THE OFTWARE 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. ® ®...
  • Page 19 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 20 14. The Welcome to the 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 21 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 18. Select the option you want. Note: If your computer is running Windows XP, Microsoft’s Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) interface for scanning is always available, regardless of your selection on this window. Full Install (OneTouch, TWAIN and ISIS)—This is the ■...
  • Page 22 2: I NSTALL THE OFTWARE TWAIN only—The TWAIN driver is installed without the ■ OneTouch 4.0 software or the ISIS driver. You can use the TWAIN driver to scan from TWAIN applications. You will not be able to scan with the buttons on the scanner. ISIS only—The ISIS driver is installed.
  • Page 23 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE The Color Space setting sets the gamma value for the scanner so scanned items look good on your monitor. Gamma controls the brightness of the midtones of colors. That setting can be changed later on as you’re scanning.

  • Page 24: Step 3: Connect The Power Supply

    3: C ONNECT THE OWER UPPLY 3: C ONNECT THE OWER UPPLY 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. Note: Only use the power supply (HEG42-240200-7L made by HiTRON) included with your scanner.

  • Page 25: Step 4: Connect The Usb Cable And Turn On The Power

    ABLE AND URN ON THE OWER Your Visioneer 9750 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 26 4: C USB C ONNECT THE ABLE AND URN ON THE OWER 3. Turn on the power switch, located to the right of the power port. The status light comes on and flashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power. If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2, and have plugged the USB cable into a USB 1.1 port, an information bubble may open explaining that “A HI-SPEED USB device is plugged into a non-...
  • Page 27 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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 28 4: C USB C ONNECT THE ABLE AND URN ON THE OWER 7. Click Close on the Installation Complete window to close and exit the software installer. You can now install free, additional software you received with your scanner.

  • Page 29: Additional Applications For Your Scanner

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE DDITIONAL PPLICATIONS FOR CANNER Your scanner includes free, additional applications on the installation To install the additional applications: 1. Return to the Installation window and select the additional application(s) you want to install on your computer.

  • Page 30: View The User Guides

    IEW THE UIDES IEW THE UIDES The Installation CD also contains User Guides for your Visioneer 9750 scanner and for all the software you received with it. To view the user guides: 1. On the Main Menu, click User Guides.
  • Page 31 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 9750 scanner is ready to scan.

  • Page 32: Register Your Scanner And Check For Updates

    EGISTER CANNER AND HECK FOR PDATES EGISTER CANNER AND HECK FOR PDATES 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.

  • Page 33: Scanning

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE Scanning If you selected the recommended Full Install option for your scanner’s driver (see page 14), you have several options for scanning. Each method scans equally well so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning.

  • Page 34: Scanning Basics

    CANNING ASICS CANNING ASICS Your scanner can scan a stack of documents using the Automatic Document Feeder, or a single page on the Flatbed glass. Note: Always remove any staples or paper clips from documents before inserting them into the scanner. Staples and paper clips can jam the feed mechanism and scratch the internal components.

  • Page 35: Load A Single Page

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 4. 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 3.5 x 5 inches (8.9 x 12.7 cm).

  • Page 36: Scan With The Buttons On The Scanner

    CAN WITH THE UTTONS ON THE CANNER CAN WITH THE UTTONS ON THE CANNER Pressing a scanner button scans the item and then sends the image to the printer or a software application (known as the Destination Application) on your computer. 1.

  • Page 37: About The Buttons On The Scanner

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE BOUT THE UTTONS ON THE CANNER The scanner buttons are preconfigured to scan items at various settings and send the scanned image to a preselected Destination Application. You can change the settings for each button. See “Configuring the OneTouch Buttons”...

  • Page 38: Scan From The Onetouch Button Panel

    ROM THE OUCH UTTON ANEL ROM THE OUCH UTTON ANEL Scanning from the OneTouch Button Panel is just like pressing a scanner button, except you click a button icon on the computer screen. This method of scanning is especially helpful if the scanner is not located close to your computer.
  • Page 39 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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...

  • Page 40: Check The Scan Settings Before Scanning

    ROM THE OUCH UTTON ANEL HECK THE ETTINGS EFORE CANNING 1. Click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification Area (at The OneTouch Icon. the bottom right corner of the screen). The OneTouch Button Panel opens. 2. Right-click the button you want to check. Right-click the button to see its scan settings.
  • Page 41 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE The OneTouch Button Panel also opens with the description of the selected settings. The icon indicates the Destination Your document will be scanned Application for this setting. with these settings. To Refresh the OneTouch 4.0 settings, click the Refresh button on the OneTouch Properties window.

  • Page 42: Using The Onetouch Button Panel

    4. From the Hardware View and Detail View, click the green arrow to return to the Button View. You can also click on the 9750 hardware icon to return to the Button View. 5. To close the OneTouch Button Panel, click its close button.
  • Page 43 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE ’ BOUT THE OUCH UTTON ANEL AMES AND CONS The names on the OneTouch Button Panel correspond to the scanner buttons, and the icons indicate their Destination Applications. You can change the Destination Application and any other settings of a button.

  • Page 44: Configuring The Onetouch Buttons

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s software configures each button with appropriate settings. 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.

  • Page 45: About The Onetouch Properties Window

    OneTouch windows and dialog boxes) may be “grayed out” and are not available. Grayed out options are not appropriate for your Visioneer 9750 scanner. The following example of the OneTouch window shows the settings for Scan button. The button is set to scan with the configuration named US Letter then open PaperPort to display the scanned image.
  • Page 46 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS To make sure all of your computer’s Destination Applications are linked to OneTouch 4.0, click the Refresh button. Important: Later on, if you install new software that can be used as a Destination Application, click the Refresh button again to link the new software to OneTouch 4.0.
  • Page 47 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE Select Format—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. This example shows the formats that apply to Microsoft Outlook.

  • Page 48: Selecting New Settings For A Button

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ELECTING ETTINGS FOR A UTTON For each of the three OneTouch buttons, you can select a new Destination Application, Scan Configuration, and Document Format. Click a tab to select a button Select a format for the scanned image.
  • Page 49 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 3. From the Select Configuration list, select a scan configuration. To scan in color, select one of the configurations indicated by the small color icon, such as the Color Document configuration. To create your own scan configurations see “Creating a New Scan Configuration”...

  • Page 50: Setting Destination Application Properties

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ETTING ESTINATION PPLICATION ROPERTIES 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...
  • Page 51 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 52 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS OCUMENTS ROPERTIES ® These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel , and the other applications indicated by their icons in the list. The properties apply to the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) settings for the applications. 1.
  • Page 53 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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 54 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 55 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. See the steps on page 45 to add an application to the list. 3. Click OK. 4. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window.
  • Page 56 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 57 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE ROPERTIES These properties apply to email applications so you can specify the folder for documents you want to 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 58 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 59: Selecting Format Options

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE ELECTING ORMAT PTIONS The Format options that you select determines the file format of the scanned document. Appropriate format options and file types are available for the type of Destination Application selected for the button.
  • Page 60 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS used to put multi-page documents on web sites as PDF-readable files. As with the JPEG option, the PDF format can be reduced in size or quality. To select a JPEG or PDF file size: 1. Select JPG or PDF as the format. 2.
  • Page 61 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 62 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 63: 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 64 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 65: Selecting Options For A Button

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 66 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 67 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE Show Progress Window—Select this option to display the progress window of the document(s) during scanning. 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.
  • Page 68 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS button. Group by type arranges the scanned documents by the type of file, such as .rtf 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 69: Creating A New Scan Configuration

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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. Click the tab of the button to have the new configuration.
  • Page 70 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS To create a new configuration: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the tab of the button to have the new configuration. 2. Scroll through the applications in the Select Destination list and click the of application you want for the new scan configuration. 3.
  • Page 71 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 72 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 7. Click the Page Settings tab to select page settings. Click to toggle between inches and millimeters. 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.
  • Page 73 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE Invert Image—Only available for Black&White Mode, this ■ option reverses the black and whites of an image. Original Image Inverted Image Color Filter—Color filter is the ability of your scanner to ■ automatically remove a color from a scanned item. For example,...
  • Page 74 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 75 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 76 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 box 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 77 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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—...

  • Page 78: Editing Or Deleting Scan Configurations

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS DITING OR ELETING ONFIGURATIONS 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.
  • Page 79 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.

  • Page 80: Configuring Before Scanning

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ONFIGURING EFORE CANNING Choosing Configure Before Scan simply opens a scanning interface when you press or click a button. You can then use the interface to change the Resolution, Scan Mode, and other settings. When you scan, the scanned image will still be sent as the file type and to the same Destination Application already selected in the OneTouch Properties window for that button.
  • Page 81 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 3. Right-click on Configure Before Scan and choose an interface to use for scanning. TWAIN—The TWAIN Interface opens for you to make changes prior to scanning. See “Scanning with the TWAIN Interface” on page 93.

  • Page 82: Scan And Burn To Acd

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS CAN AND URN TO A If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner onto a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows XP. To scan and burn to a CD: 1.
  • Page 83 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 84 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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 85: Scanning With Event Forwarding

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE CANNING WITH VENT ORWARDING If you want to specify an application to use for scanning at the start of the process, you can use event forwarding. The scanner will feed in the first page, but will then stop until you select the application to use. After you select the application, its interface will open and you can use it to continue with the scanning.
  • Page 86 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 5. Click OK. The OneTouch Properties window closes. 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 87: Creating An Html Web Page From Your Scanned Documents

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE HTML W REATING AN AGE FROM CANNED OCUMENTS 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 88 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 5. Choose a Scan Configuration that has the settings for the image on the HTML page. For example, if you want the image to be in color on the HTML page, choose a color configuration. 6. Click OK. The OneTouch Properties window closes. 7.

  • Page 89: Transferring Scanned Documents To Storage

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE RANSFERRING CANNED OCUMENTS TO TORAGE 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 90 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 5. Choose a Scan Configuration for the documents you want to archive. For example, if you want the archived documents to be in color, choose a color configuration. Your scanned pages are stored in the location that you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window.
  • Page 91 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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,”...
  • Page 92 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 6. 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.” 7. Click the Scan Settings, Page Settings, and Advanced Settings tabs, and select the settings you want.
  • Page 93 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 11. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.” 12. Click Apply. The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration. 13. Repeat the process to create additional new configurations, such as one named “Storage for Personal Receipts.”...
  • Page 94 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS The new configurations apply to the Transfer to Storage Destination Application. Scan to multiple storage folders: 1. Load the documents into the scanner that you want to scan to multiple storage folders. 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 3.
  • Page 95 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE RANSFER OCUMENTS TO A ERVER OR APPED RIVE When selecting the storage location for scanned documents, you can select a local folder, or a folder on a server or mapped drive.You select a mapped drive using the Browse button.
  • Page 96 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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. Select a mapped drive or server as indicated by the icon.

  • Page 97: Checking The Hardware And Setting The Lamp Power Saving

    1. Right-click on the OneTouch icon and choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu. 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 9750 icon.
  • Page 98 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your Visioneer 9750 scanner. 2. Click the Properties button.
  • Page 99 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.

  • Page 100: Scanning With The Twain Interface

    User’s Guide for scanning with your Visioneer 9750 scanner. To access the TWAIN interface from other software, please refer to their user’s guides, then return to this User’s Guide for the steps to scan.

  • Page 101: Accessing The Twain Interface From Paperport

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE TWAIN I CCESSING THE NTERFACE FROM APER 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.
  • Page 102 If this Scan button is not active, see the section on page 116 to setup PaperPort to work with your scanner. 3. Click the Scanner drop-down arrow, and select TWAIN: Visioneer 9750 from the drop-down list. Note: Please wait a few moments for your selection from the drop- down list to become active.
  • Page 103 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 104 TWAIN I CCESSING THE NTERFACE FROM APER 7. Make sure the option Display scanner dialog box is selected. If this option is not selected, the TWAIN interface will not open when you click the Scan button. Instead, the items are scanned with the basic PaperPort settings.

  • Page 105: The Two Twain Interface Options

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS 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, page size, and picture type.

  • Page 106: Scanning From The Twain Basic Interface

    TWAIN B CANNING FROM THE ASIC NTERFACE TWAIN B CANNING FROM THE ASIC NTERFACE 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 107 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE Note: To preview a stack of pages, use one page as a test page and load it into the scanner. Click the Preview button then adjust the scanner settings. Then replace the page on the stack at its original position and load the stack into the scanner.

  • Page 108: Scanning Part Of An Image

    TWAIN B CANNING FROM THE ASIC NTERFACE 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 displays it in the scanning application.

  • Page 109: Scanning From The Twain Advanced Interface

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE You can adjust the scan settings on the Advanced Interface to produce the best possible image for the documents you’re scanning. 1. Open the TWAIN Interface as described in the section “Accessing the TWAIN Interface from PaperPort”...
  • Page 110 TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE 3. From the Scan Type menu, choose the option to scan: Auto Document Feeder-Simplex—Scans documents from the ■ Automatic Document Feeder. Scan Reflective Using—Scans the document on the Flatbed. ■ 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 111 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.

  • Page 112: Adjusting The Image On The Advanced Interface

    TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE DJUSTING THE MAGE ON THE DVANCED NTERFACE 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 113 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE The following figure shows an example of the Advanced Interface if you click the Scan Size setting in the list, or click the Scan Size button. Click to close the settings panel Note: The information in the scan settings list and the options you select on the various settings panels are interactive.
  • Page 114 TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE 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.
  • Page 115 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 9750 scanner range from 50 dpi to 600 dpi.

  • Page 116: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE DJUSTING THE RIGHTNESS AND ONTRAST 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 117: Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, And Color Hue

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE DJUSTING AMMA ATURATION OLOR 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 118: Adjusting Input Size

    TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE 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" on the Flatbed glass, but you can select other scan sizes, or adjust the input size to scan only specific sections of an image.
  • Page 119 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE This is the image that appears on the PaperPort desktop when scanning is finished. 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.When using...
  • Page 120 TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE 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 121: Creating A New Advanced Interface Profile

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE REATING A DVANCED NTERFACE ROFILE 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.

  • Page 122: Display The Device Configuration

    TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE 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 90 for more information about the device settings.

  • Page 123: Setting Up Your Scanner To Work With Paperport

    On the PaperPort window, when you selected a scanning option from the Scanner drop-down list, such as TWAIN: Visioneer 9750, WIA: Visioneer 9750, or ISIS: Visioneer 9750, the Scan button at the bottom of the panel should become active after approximately 5 to 10 seconds.
  • Page 124 APER To set up your scanner to work with PaperPort: 1. From the Scanner drop-down list, select one of the options, such as TWAIN: Visioneer 9750. 2. Click the Setup button. A window opens to begin the setup process. 3. Click Yes then click Next.
  • Page 125 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 126 ETTING CANNER TO ORK WITH APER 6. Click Next. The TWAIN Basic Interface opens. Note: If you are setting up your scanner 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 127 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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 128: Scanning With The Wia Interface

    WIA I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE Scanning with the WIA Interface WIA I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE 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. This section shows how to use Microsoft Paint to scan using the WIA interface, but you can use PaperPort and other Windows applications as well.
  • Page 129 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE To scan using WIA from Microsoft Paint: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, then click Paint. 2. From the File menu choose From Scanner or Camera.
  • Page 130 WIA I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE The WIA scan window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scan process. 3. 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.
  • Page 131 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 6. If necessary, adjust the 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”.

  • Page 132: Fine Tuning Your Scans

    UNING CANS UNING CANS Select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan it. To select the scanner settings before you scan: 1. On the scan window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture.
  • Page 133 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.

  • Page 134: Scanning With The Isis Interface

    ISIS I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE Scanning with the ISIS Interface ISIS I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE 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.
  • Page 135 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE When you press the button to scan (the Scan button in this example), 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.
  • Page 136 ISIS I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE 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.

  • Page 137: Adjusting The Isis Scan Settings

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 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.
  • Page 138 ISIS S DJUSTING THE ETTINGS Brightness—Drag the sliders or click the arrows to the right or left to adjust the brightness one unit at a time. Click the buttons Darken, Normal, or Lighten to move the slide in larger steps. Contrast—Contrast is set automatically for Color Document or GrayScale Document.
  • Page 139 9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 256-Level Gray—Scans the image using up to 256 true shades of gray. Use this setting to scan black and white photographs and other higher quality black and white images. You can also scan a color photo with this setting to turn its colors into gray shades.
  • Page 140 ISIS S DJUSTING THE ETTINGS 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.

  • Page 141: Scanning With Isis In Other Applications

    The ISIS drivers were installed correctly during the installation of your scanner. The Scanner Selection dialog box will then appear. 2. Select Visioneer 9750 from the list of scanners and click OK. Your scanner is then ready to work with the QuickScan ISIS driver.

  • Page 142: Maintenance

    LEANING THE CANNER LASS Maintenance This section contains information about maintenance activities, troubleshooting, uninstalling, technical support, and spare parts. LEANING THE CANNER LASS 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

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE ARE AND AINTENANCE Regular maintenance of your scanner can help to ensure continual optimal performance. LEANING THE UTOMATIC OCUMENT EEDER You may need to clean the ADF feed mechanism if your scanned documents do not feed easily into the ADF, or several feed in at the same time.

  • 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 9750 Scanner Parts List” on page 148 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 9750 Scanner Parts List” on page 148 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 ARE AND AINTENANCE 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

    Did you select another TWAIN source for scanning? If you use multiple TWAIN devices with your computer, you may have selected another source for images. Start the PaperPort software and click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar and make sure Visioneer 9750 is selected as your scanner.
  • Page 148 They are interfering with the installation and OneTouch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re-install your Visioneer 9750 scanner. Please see the documentation that you received with the other scanner for the steps to remove its driver programs.
  • Page 149 “Replacing the ADF Pad Assembly” on page 137 for the steps to replace the pad. You received a replacement pad in the original scanner box, and you can also order a new one. See “Visioneer 9750 Scanner Parts List” on page 148 for the ordering number.
  • Page 150 ROUBLESHOOTING Problem: If the USB cable is disconnected during a scan, the scanner does not reconnect when the USB cable is plugged back in. Unplug the power cable from the scanner, and then plug it back in. If the scanner does not reconnect: 1.

  • Page 151: Status Light Troubleshooting Codes

    IGHT ROUBLESHOOTING ODES The status light indicates the current state of the scanner. Descriptions of the most common patterns are listed below. Contact Visioneer Technical Support if you experience a different blinking pattern. ORMAL PERATION Blinking green: indicates the scanner is waking up from power ■...

  • Page 152: How To Uninstall Your Scanner

    OW TO NINSTALL CANNER OW TO NINSTALL CANNER To uninstall the Visioneer 9750 scanner, remove the OneTouch 4.0 scanner software first, and then remove PaperPort, or other scanner software. 1: U 4.0 S NINSTALL THE OUCH CANNER OFTWARE 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.

  • Page 153: To Install Another Driver

    9750 S ’ ISIONEER CANNER UIDE NSTALL NOTHER RIVER 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.

  • Page 154: Visioneer 9750 Scanner Specifications

    9750 S ISIONEER CANNER PECIFICATIONS 9750 S ISIONEER CANNER PECIFICATIONS Bit depth True 48-Bit color (internal), 16-Bit gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning resolution Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi Maximum item sizes ADF Mode 8.5 x 14 inches (21.6 x 35.6 cm) Flatbed Mode 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm)

  • Page 155: Visioneer 9750 Scanner Parts List

    ISIONEER CANNER UIDE 9750 S ISIONEER CANNER ARTS Please use the following part names and numbers when ordering replacements for your Visioneer 9750 scanner. Part Name Part Number Paper guide assembly 57-0097-000 Paper guide extension 57-0098-000 Paper stopper assembly 57-0099-000...

  • Page 156: Index

    NDEX I N D E X Color Document button 130 color filter 66 computer restart 140 Numerics Configure Before Scan 73, 127 24-Bit Color 132 Contrast 64, 109, 126, 131 256-Level Gray 132 create single page items check box 96 ADF 3 Destination Application 29, 37 ADF cable 3...
  • Page 157 NDEX HTML Document 55 Button View 35 HTML format 80 Detail View 35 HTML page 81 Hardware View 35 HTML Web Page 80 OneTouch icon 31, 33, 35, 37 hue 67 OneTouch ISIS Scan window 128 OneTouch Properties window 33, 37, 43 options 58, 63 image blur 108...
  • Page 158 145 Simple Text 55 USB port 3, 18 size 65 spreadsheet 56 status light 3, 19, 20, 140 Visioneer Web site 140 Sti event forwarding 59 Storage and CD-R/W 59 Storage Properties 48 watermark, remove 66 Straighten Image 65...
  • Page 159 NDEX...
  • Page 160 Copyright © 2007 Visioneer, Inc. 05-0563-600...

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