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Regulatory model: FF-1105B
manual-en-250-0781-E-IS25-v1
Avision Inc.

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  • Page 1 A4 Portable Scanner User’s Manual Regulatory model: FF-1105B manual-en-250-0781-E-IS25-v1 Avision Inc.
  • Page 2 User’s Manual Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. IBM, IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp.
  • Page 3 User’s Manual FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any...
  • Page 4 • EMC Directive 2004/108/EC CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct CE-marked AC adapter provided by Avision. This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024 and safety requirements of EN 60950. *This machine is certified as Class 1 LED product. This means...
  • Page 5 User’s Manual Warning and cautions in using the lithium ion battery Warning: Danger warning to prevent the possibility of the battery from leaking, heating, explosion, please observe the following precautions: • Don’t immerse the battery in water and seawater. Please put it in cool and dry environment if no using. •...
  • Page 6 User’s Manual Caution: • Do not use or leave the battery at very high temperature conditions (for example, strong direct sunlight or a vehicle in extremely hot conditions). Otherwise, it can overheat or fire or its performance will be degenerate and its service life will be decreased.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    User’s Manual Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that the product can not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for recovery and recycling in an effort to protect human health and the environment.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    User’s Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............. 1-1 Scanner Package ......... 1-2 2. Scanner overview ..........2-1 Front view ........... 2-1 Side view ............ 2-3 Rear view ........... 2-4 3. Installation & operation in easy mode (SD/Flash mode) ..........3-1 Inserting the battery ........
  • Page 9 User’s Manual The Setting tab ......... 5-56 5.10 The Imprinter tab ........5-59 5.11 The Information tab ........5-62 6. Using the buttons in the PC mode ..... 6-1 Installing Button Manager V2 ......6-1 Checking the Button Configurations before Scanning ............

  • Page 10: Introduction

    User’s Manual Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the scanner. This scanner provides you flexibility to start instant scans without connecting it to a computer or you may use like a regular scanner to start advanced scans by installing the software and connecting it to a computer.

  • Page 11: Scanner Package

    User’s Manual Scanner Package 1. Scanner main unit 2. CD (Bundled software) 3. Calibration chart 4. Cleaning swab 5. USB Y cable 6. Power adapter 7. micro SD memory card including scanner driver & user’s manual 8. Quick Guide...
  • Page 12 User’s Manual Note: 1. Only use the AC adapter WA-10H05 by APD included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty. 2. Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately.

  • Page 13: Scanner Overview

    User’s Manual 2. Scanner overview Front view Name Function/ Description Move the knob to “1” ~ Power LED and “5” to turn on and “OFF” Knob ( to turn off the scanner. In “SD/Flash” Mode: Press the button for 2 Scan or Custom seconds to start calibrating the scanner.
  • Page 14 User’s Manual Insert an original to Feeding Slot start scanning. Green LED: Indicate the ready status. Green Blinking: Indicate the scanning and saving status. Red Blinking: Indicate System LED the following status: • No SD card/Flash drive inserted • SD card/Flash drive Memory full •...

  • Page 15: Side View

    User’s Manual Side view 6 7 8 Press the button to release the glass and to perform Glass Release cleaning. (see section 8-2, Button Cleaning the scanner glass) Connect the scanner to a Mini USB computer via a USB Y connector cable for data transmission and battery charge.

  • Page 16: Rear View

    User’s Manual Rear view Move to “PC” mode to connect the scanner to a computer via PC Mode the mini USB cable and use the scanner like a regular scanner. Move to “SD Flash” mode to SD/Flash start instant scan and save your Mode scanned images to a SD card or a USB flash drive.

  • Page 17: Installation & Operation In Easy Mode (Sd/Flash Mode)

    User’s Manual 3. Installation & operation in easy mode (SD/Flash mode) Precautions • Keep the product out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. • Do not install the product in a humid or dusty place. •...

  • Page 18: Inserting The Battery

    User’s Manual 3.1 Inserting the battery The battery comes pre-installed in the scanner’s battery compartment. Simply turn the scanner over and remove the protective tape from the battery compartment. If the battery is not pre-installed in your unit, or if you need to replace the battery for any reason, please follow these instructions for installing the battery.
  • Page 19 User’s Manual Note: Only use the battery model provided with the scanner (NP120 for 3.7V 1700mAh).

  • Page 20: Charging The Battery From The Adapter Or The Computer

    User’s Manual Charging the battery from the adapter or the computer Turn off your scanner by moving the “POWER” knob to the “OFF” position. To charge the battery from the computer, please follow these steps: a. Connect the mini end of the supplied USB Y cable to the mini USB connector of the scanner.
  • Page 21 User’s Manual To charge the battery from the supplied power adapter, please follow these steps: a. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied power cable to the mini USB port of the scanner. b. Connect the other end to a power outlet. During the charging process, the battery LED light will be lit in orange.
  • Page 22 User’s Manual Note: • One end of the supplied USB Y cable includes two USB connectors (one labeled “Power Cable”, the other labeled “Data Cable”). If only one USB port is available from your computer, please plug the connector labeled “Power Cable”...

  • Page 23: Inserting A Memory Card Or A Usb Flash Drive

    User’s Manual Inserting a memory card or a USB flash drive Insert a memory card with the copper strips facing down in the SD slot. If you have a USB flash drive, you can connect it to the USB port of the scanner.
  • Page 24 User’s Manual Note: Since the supplied memory card contains scanner driver and user’s manual, before using the scanner for the first time, it is recommended to backup the files in case they will be deleted by accident. As the TIFF file consumes larger disk space, the speed to save the TIFF files may vary due to the type of your USB flash drive and memory card.

  • Page 25: Turning On The Scanner

    User’s Manual Turning on the scanner Move the POWER knob to any number between “1” and “5” to turn on the scanner. The System The System LED will be first lit in red and then lit in green steadily. This indicates the scanner is in ready status.

  • Page 26: Scanning An Original

    User’s Manual 3.5 Scanning an original To start easy mode to save your images to your SD card or USB flash drive, please turn the operation mode to “SD/Flash” at the rear of the scanner as indicated. If you wish to save your images to JPEG file format, turn the POWER knob to “1”.
  • Page 27 User’s Manual FACE UP Insert your document into the feeding slot. Align your document to the left edge of the feeding slot as indicated. The scanner starts scanning the original when the paper has been fed into the feeding slot. If the output file format is preset to JPEG, the scanner will automatically create a folder titled “DCIM”...
  • Page 28 User’s Manual If the output file format is preset to PDF, the scanner will automatically create a folder titled “DCIM” and its subfolder “100DOC” on your memory card or USB flash drive, which will hold the first 9999 scans. Then “101DOC”...

  • Page 29: Turning Off The Scanner

    User’s Manual Turning off the scanner After all originals are scanned, turn the POWER knob to “OFF”. Now you can safely remove the memory card or flash card from the scanner. Important! Insert only one page or one photo at a time, and insert the next one only when the previous one is done.
  • Page 30 User’s Manual The scanner has a built-in cropping function that is capable to detect and crop the edges of an original. The max cropping size is 1.5mm per edge, as illustrated below: Max. 1.5mm Max. 1.5mm 3-14...

  • Page 31: Customizing Scan Settings

    User’s Manual Customizing scan settings By default, your original is scanned in 300 dpi with the functions of auto crop and deskew (auto straighten). The default scan settings can be customized to fit different scanning tasks. Please start the Button Function Settings tool to customize the scan settings for various applications.
  • Page 32 User’s Manual Click the Start menu and then choose Programs>Avision IS25 Scanner>Button Function Setting tool. The Select Source dialog box appears. Select your scanner model and choose “OK”. The main user interface will be displayed. 3-16...

  • Page 33: Default Settings

    User’s Manual Choose your desired setting from each of the drop-down list box. 5 sets of profiles (buttons) can be specified with the parameters of file format, resolution, scan mode, and cropping. Name of Choice Parameter File Format JPEG, TIF, PDF, MPDF (multi- page) Resolution 100, 200, 300 dpi...
  • Page 34 User’s Manual 3.7.2 Using the customized scan settings To use the customized scan settings, Turn on the scanner by moving the Power knob to any number between “1” and “5”. Move the operation mode switch at the back of the scanner to “SD/Flash”.

  • Page 35: Installation & Operation In Advanced Mode (Pc Mode)

    User’s Manual 4. Installation & operation in advanced mode (PC mode) By switching to the “PC” mode, installing the scanner driver and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via the TWAIN user interface from your image-editing software application and enhance your image quality with various features.
  • Page 36 User’s Manual 4.1.1 Installing the scanner driver Insert the supplied micro SD card into your card reader and then connect the card reader to your computer. If a card reader is not available, you can switch the operation mode to “SD/Flash” temporarily and connect the scanner to your computer.
  • Page 37 User’s Manual • Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals for the scanner and Button Manager V2, you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in PDF file format. If you already have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you may disregard this item.

  • Page 38: Connecting To Computer

    User’s Manual 4.1.3 Switching to “PC” mode Please turn the operation mode to “PC” at the rear of the scanner as indicated. 4.1.4 Connecting to Computer The scanner will get its power from the computer through the USB cable. Use the USB cable that came with the scanner to connect the scanner to the computer.
  • Page 39 User’s Manual The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. In Windows XP or later, click the Next button to continue. When the XP certification screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the installation. In Windows Vista, click the Recommended option, and then click Continue button to complete the installation.

  • Page 40: Placing Your Document

    User’s Manual 4.2 Placing your document 4.2.1 Notice on using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specifications: • Document(s) can range in size from 2” x 2” (64 x 64 mm) to 8,5”...
  • Page 41 User’s Manual 4.2.2 Loading paper to the Paper Feed Slot Insert your document facing up to the paper feed slot. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.
  • Page 42 User’s Manual 4.2.3 Loading a card to the Paper Feed Slot Place the card face up with the long dimension parallel to the paper feed slot and make sure the top of the card points to the paper feed slot. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.

  • Page 43: Verifying Your Scanner Installation

    4.3 Verifying your scanner installation To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed.
  • Page 44 User’s Manual Actual Fit Page Size File Path Scan File Format Setup Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF, GIF, and JPEG.) Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box.
  • Page 45 User’s Manual Image Selection From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box.)
  • Page 46 User’s Manual Status Bar Fit Page View Thumbnail View You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or Actual Size (100%) button ( ) from the Viewing toolbars at the right side. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool.

  • Page 47: A Glance Of The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    User’s Manual A glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog box 1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Multi-Feed Detection, Preview, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Choose your image type and the side of Selection Box document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner.

  • Page 48: Scan From The Scanner Button

    User’s Manual Scan from the scanner button To scan using the scanner buttons, follow these steps: Load the originals. Press the Scan button ( ) to start a scan. The Scan Progress Window will be displayed and the scanned image will be saved in a default location or a user defined location.

  • Page 49: Enhancing Your Image Quality With The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    User’s Manual 5. Enhancing your image quality with the Scanner Properties Dialog box By switching to the “PC” mode, installing the scanner driver and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via the TWAIN user interface (Scanner Properties dialog box) from your image-editing software application and enhance your image quality with various features.

  • Page 50: Buttons On The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    User’s Manual 5.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Description Defaults Click the Defaults button, the factory default settings will be shown on each tab. Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click the Scan button to start scanning your document.
  • Page 51 User’s Manual The following table shows the default settings： Tab name Default settings Image Image：Front B&W Binarization：Dynamic Threshold Resolution：200 dpi Invert：Blank on White Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder Threshold：None Brightness：None Contrast：None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping：Automatic Deskew：Yes Orientation：Portrait OverScan：0.00 Unit：Inch Multi-Feed None...

  • Page 52: The Image Tab

    User’s Manual 5.2 The Image tab The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution, you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side.
  • Page 53 User’s Manual 5.2.1 The Image Selection box The Image Selection box includes the image type document side option. If you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document, you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time.
  • Page 54 User’s Manual Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W(Drop Blue Color：Threshold：10, Background： 79), the other in color Side/Image Selection Rear Front Image Type Description Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color. Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray.
  • Page 55 User’s Manual Front/Rear Auto Color Detection: Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear page of your color document in color image mode. If your document is in colors, the scanner will automatically scan the document into a color image. If your document is non-color, you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the Non-Color Selection option.
  • Page 56 User’s Manual 5.2.2 Other Image options This is the process of converting a Binarization grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Options: Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Processing, Halftone 1~5, Error Diffusion. Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document...
  • Page 57 User’s Manual Fixed Processing: Used for black-and- white and other high contrast documents. A single level is set to determine the black- and-white transition. The threshold is programmable over the entire density range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to 0. If Fixed Processing is selected, Contrast is not available.
  • Page 58 User’s Manual Error Diffusion Image 5-10...
  • Page 59 User’s Manual Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high threshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images.
  • Page 60 User’s Manual Gray Document Type: Choice: Normal, Photo, Document Three options of document type are provided when you choose Gray as the image type for your scanned document. Choice: Normal, Photo, Document. • Document: Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document.
  • Page 61 User’s Manual Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) 5-13...
  • Page 62 User’s Manual Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an Brightness image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. The range is from –100 to +100. Adjusts the range between the darkest Contrast and the lightest shades in the image.
  • Page 63 User’s Manual Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the image file size. Be aware that greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image.
  • Page 64 User’s Manual Invert Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image. The default setting is Black on a White background. Reverse mode is White on a Black background. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert.
  • Page 65 User’s Manual Scan Choice: Source Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan  multiple pages. Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For  example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. Flatbed (book): Used to scan several  inside pages from book.
  • Page 66 User’s Manual Select the “Merge Vertically” option to merge the front side and the rear side of a page into one image vertically. If the “Merge Vertically” option has not been selected, the front side and the rear side of a page will be merged into one page horizontally.
  • Page 67 User’s Manual Color The purpose of Color Matching is getting Matching the accurate color. This option uses the default parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors of the image. Choice: None, Document, Photo • None: Choose “None” to disable this option.

  • Page 68: Scanning Color Images

    User’s Manual 5.2.3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images. Brightness  Contrast  Resolution  Invert  5.2.4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images. Brightness  Contrast  Resolution ...

  • Page 69: Editing Profiles

    User’s Manual 5.2.6 Editing profiles The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them. To add a new profile, Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or other scan settings.) Click the Image tab and then choose “Profiles”...
  • Page 70 User’s Manual To load a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the “Profiles” dropdown list box. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box. To delete a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles”...
  • Page 71 User’s Manual To rename a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown list box and then click the Rename button. Enter new name for the profile.

  • Page 72: The Compression Tab

    User’s Manual 5.3 The Compression tab The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology.
  • Page 73 User’s Manual The Compression tab dialog box 5-25...

  • Page 74: The Color Dropout Tab

    User’s Manual 5.4 The Color dropout Tab 5.4.1 Color dropout selection Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red, blue, or green color in your scanned image. If your image contains red color watermark or background, choose the R (Red) channel then any red watermark or background will be removed.
  • Page 75 User’s Manual The Color Dropout dialog box 5-27...
  • Page 76 User’s Manual 5.4.2 Other color dropout options Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in the best optimal result. Filter This value is used to determine the color Threshold which will be dropped out. A lower value will drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in.
  • Page 77 User’s Manual Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 5-29...

  • Page 78: The Paper Tab

    User’s Manual 5.5 The Paper tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi- Feed Detection). The Paper tab dialog box 5-30...
  • Page 79 User’s Manual 5.5.1 Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection. Options Description Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents.
  • Page 80 User’s Manual Automatic This option allows you to place various Multiple sized documents such as photos, ID Cards, or business cards on the flatbed (if available) and lets you create multiple individually cropped images in one scan. Note: To correctly create multiple images, please make sure there is at least 12mm (0.5”) of space between each document.

  • Page 81: Other Paper Selection

    User’s Manual 5.5.2 Other Paper Selection Deskew Use this option to automatically deskew a document. Note: If the skew angle is too great, some of the image may be cut off. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice.

  • Page 82: Transport Timeout

    User’s Manual Choose “Unknown Length” if you have a batch of long page document with unknown length. Choose “Enter Length” to enter the length and width of your documents or your desired scan size on documents. This is useful when you have a batch of documents with the same scan size or a batch of same- sized documents.
  • Page 83 User’s Manual Note: Within the specified timeout period, if you load your document to the feeder, the scanner starts scanning automatically. If your scanner has a flatbed option and you place your paper on the flatbed, after the timeout period, you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to start scanning.

  • Page 84: The Multi-Feed Detection Tab

    User’s Manual 5.6 The Multi-Feed Detection tab Multi-Feed Detection Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder. Multi- Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electro-statically charged document. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner.
  • Page 85 User’s Manual Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being multi-fed. This value indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area. The Display window will show the size of the document as you change the value. A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection.
  • Page 86 User’s Manual By Length+Position: When a multi-feed is detected for the first time, the scanner memorizes the length and position of the paper attached to the document. When you perform next scanning, this pattern of multi-feed will be bypassed. To use the intelligent mode, Choose your desired multi-feed detecting method to bypass by.
  • Page 87 User’s Manual Detection Area This option allows you to specify a multi-feed detection area. To specify a multi-feed detection area, Choose Disable from the Intelligent Mode. The Detection Area will be enabled. Choose Inside the Range or Outside the Range. The detection area will be highlighted.
  • Page 88 User’s Manual Detection Area: Outside the Range, Box, Top: 3”, Bottom: 7” 5-40...
  • Page 89 User’s Manual Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is detected. Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed ...
  • Page 90 User’s Manual Multi-Feed alarm  If a wave file is added, the scanner will make a sound alarm if multi-feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed”...

  • Page 91: Relative To Document

    User’s Manual 5.6.1 Relative to document Relative to document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in color to save storage space.
  • Page 92 User’s Manual Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image The selected Selection image A black rectangular Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area.
  • Page 93 User’s Manual A Cross Sign Relative Area Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.) The entire document in B&W The relative area in color 5-45...

  • Page 94: The Preview Tab

    User’s Manual 5.7 The Preview tab The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan) your image before final scan. This preview image lets you allocate your scan area. You can choose your scan area by the “Scan Area” drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window.

  • Page 95: The Options Tab

    User’s Manual 5.8 The Options tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings. The Option tab dialog box 5-47...
  • Page 96 User’s Manual Flip Side Select “fanfold” to rotate the image Rotation of the reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied to double-sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa. Choice: Book, Fanfold.
  • Page 97 User’s Manual Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°, Auto based on contents, Auto rotate every even page. Rotate 90°CW Original Rotate 90°CCW Rotate 180°...
  • Page 98 User’s Manual Blank Page Check if you wish to remove the blank page Removal and move the slider to the left or right to your desired threshold. Edge Fill Check White or Black if you wish to add white or black edge on the border of your scanned image.
  • Page 99 User’s Manual Image Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right Control and left side of your image. Option Original The Mirror Effect 5-51...
  • Page 100 User’s Manual Punch You can remove punch holes from the output Hole scanned image when scanning punched Removal document. Note the availability of this feature varies depending on your scanner model. Original Output image Punch holes cannot be removed when: •...
  • Page 101 User’s Manual Despeckle Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner image for OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing, and also helps to reduce compressed file size. Define the speckles (also known as image noise) you wish to remove by specifying its number (size) and radius (range).
  • Page 102 User’s Manual Note: • The function is currently available for Black and White image only. • To scan at rated speed, it is recommended to set the noise radius up to 10 pixels. 5-54...
  • Page 103 User’s Manual Background This option allows you to set your scan Setting background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. White Background Black Background 5-55...

  • Page 104: The Setting Tab

    User’s Manual 5.9 The Setting tab The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings: The Setting tab dialog box 5-56...
  • Page 105 User’s Manual Cache Mode: None, Page Number, Memory Size. This option allows you to assign a specified memory size from the available RAM to process the image data. By specifying a smaller memory size, you can free more memory for other applications you are running.
  • Page 106 User’s Manual Show Warning Check to show the warning messages such Message as “ADF pad count exceeds 50,000 scans (the number varies based on type of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count.” Save Settings Check to save your scanner properties after Closing settings after leaving the dialog box.

  • Page 107: The Imprinter Tab

    User’s Manual 5.10 The Imprinter tab The Imprinter tab allows you to print alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and custom message on your scanned image if digital imprinter is selected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected. Choice: External Imprinter, Digital Imprinter.
  • Page 108 User’s Manual Contents Print All Check Print All to automatically print the text at all pages of your documents. Uncheck Print All to print the text for the first page of your documents only. Custom Enter your custom text to be included in your print string.
  • Page 109 User’s Manual Advanced Font Choose your font attributes. Choice: Attributes Normal, Underline, Double, and Bold. String Choice: Normal, Rotated (180 degrees) Orientation Delay Choose the position of the print string. Move the slider from 1 to 5000. Default: 300. This feature is available only if an external imprinter is installed.

  • Page 110: The Information Tab

    User’s Manual 5.11 The Information tab The Information tab displays the following system and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The “Report” button： If you encounter any error message while using the scanner, click the Report button. A report.txt file (C:\AVxxx) will be generated.
  • Page 111 User’s Manual The “Reset Pad Count” button： After scanning approximately 50,000 pages (the number varies based on type of scanner) through the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one.

  • Page 112: Using The Buttons In The Pc Mode

    User’s Manual 6. Using the buttons in the PC mode 6.1 Installing Button Manager V2 Button Manager V2 provides you an easy way to scan your document and then link the scanned image to your designated software application. All this can be done by a simple touch of the button on the scanner.
  • Page 113 User’s Manual Left-click the Button Manager icon to prompt the following Button Panel. This indicates the scanner model The Function Icon (The number of function icons vary based on type of scanner.) The Button Icon The Button Panel...
  • Page 114 User’s Manual The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears. Name of the Selected Button Button Name Image Mode Selection Basic Scan Parameters Folder and file name for the scanned image...

  • Page 115: Scanning From One Touch Of The Buttons

    V2, please refer to the user’s manual in the supplied CD. You may also use Button Manager V2 on your desktop by starting Button Manager V2 from All Programs or double clicking the Avision Scanner Utility from the Control Panel.

  • Page 116: Scanning Documents To Your Ipad Or Smartphone

    User’s Manual 7. Scanning documents to your iPad or SmartPhone 7.1 Scanning photos to iPad With this scanner, you can scan your documents and import the scanned images to your iPad. To scan photos to your iPad, Important! Since the scanner is a USB device, please first make sure you have an iPad camera connector which is included in the iPad Camera Connection Kit.
  • Page 117 User’s Manual Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied mini USB Y cable to the mini USB port at the scanner and the other end to the camera connector. Camera Connector (Power) iPad (Data) USB Cable Turn on your iPad. Insert your documents to the feeding slot of the scanner.
  • Page 118 User’s Manual Choose “Import” to import and organize the scanned images into the albums of your iPad. Notes: • If the scanned images have not been displayed in your iPad, try to turn off and on your iPad to try again. •...

  • Page 119: Scanning Documents To A Smartphone

    User’s Manual Scanning documents to a SmartPhone Unplug a memory card to your scanner and turn on your scanner by turning the POWER knob to “1” ~ “5”. Connect one end of the USB cable that came with your SmartPhone to the USB Flash Drive port marked with a USB icon on your scanner and connect the other end to your SmartPhone which supports Android 2.3 &...

  • Page 120: Maintenance

    User’s Manual 8. Maintenance Calibrating the scanner If the scanned image looks fuzzy or there are strange stripes on it, the scanner may need calibrating in order for the sensor to resume its original precision. To calibrate the scanner: Make sure your SD card or USB flash drive is inserted in the scanner.
  • Page 121 User’s Manual Insert the supplied calibration chart to the feeding slot in 5 seconds, as shown below. Note: Please hold only the bottom-right and bottom-left corner of the calibration chart with two hands as illustrated. Do not touch the rest areas. The scanner starts calibrating.

  • Page 122: Cleaning The Scanner Glass

    User’s Manual 8.2 Cleaning the scanner glass The glass in the scanner should be cleaned periodically. If debris is present, the scanned image may have streaks or scratches. To clean the scanner glass, Turn the scanner off by turning the POWER knob to “OFF”.
  • Page 123 User’s Manual Remove the cleaning swab from the scanner. Repeat step 3 and step 4 for five or six times consecutively. Remove the supplied cleaning swab, store it in a safe place and protect it from dust.

  • Page 124: Troubleshooting

    User’s Manual 9. Troubleshooting If you have problems with the operation of the product, please check the following troubleshooting hints. Questions in “Scan to SD/Flash” mode There are strange lines on the Question: scanned image, or the image is not clear.
  • Page 125 User’s Manual The System LED blinks rapidly and Question: no scan is possible. Check the following: Answer: • Is the memory card inserted properly into the memory card slot? Re-insert the card and try again. • Is the SD card locked (set to write- protect)? Unlock the card.

  • Page 126: Questions In "Pc" Mode

    User’s Manual Questions in “PC” mode The scanned image always comes Question: out to be too dark. Answer: 1) Please adjust the screen settings to SRGB. 2) Please adjust the brightness settings on the screen from application software. The scanner works well except for Question: the line art, the lines of which seem much thicker than the original.

  • Page 127: The System Led Light Pattern

    User’s Manual The System LED light pattern In the “SD/Flash” mode, the System LED light patterns represent the following status: Light Description Steadily on in green The scanner is ready for use. color Initializing system and memory  card. Please wait until the initialization process is complete Blinks in before using the scanner.

  • Page 128: Technical Service

    User’s Manual 9.4 Technical Service Before contact Avision, please prepare the following information:  Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner);  Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card);...
  • Page 129 User’s Manual China Area Hongcai Technology Limited 7A,No.1010,kaixuan Road,Shanghai 200052 P.R.C. TEL :+86-21-62816680 FAX :+86-21-62818856 E-MAIL : sales@avision.net.cn Web Site: http://www.avision.com.cn Europe Area Avision Europe GmbH Bischofstr. 101 D-47809 Krefeld Germany TEL: +49-2151-56981-40 FAX: +49-2151-56981-42 E-MAIL: info@avision-europe.com Web Site: http://www.avision.de...

  • Page 130: Specifications

    User’s Manual Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Scanning Technology CIS (Contact Image Sensor) 2”x 2” ~ 8.5” x 11.7” Acceptable Paper Size (64 x 64 ~ 216 x 297 mm) SD/Flash Mode: JPEG, PDF, TIFF, MPDF Output Image Formats PC Mode: Multi-page TIFF, JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PDF...

  • Page 131: Index

    User’s Manual Index Ａ Ｄ Additional Length Detection, default settings, 5-33 Deskew, Auto Color Detection Despeckle, 5-53 Noise Number, Noise Radius, sensitivity, 5-7 Automatic Multiple, 5-32 5-53 Document Type Ｂ Normal, Photo, Document, 5-12 Dynamic Threshold B&W, 5-6 sensitivity, 5-8 5-28 Background Level, Ｅ...
  • Page 132 User’s Manual Ｒ Ｊ Reset Pad Count, 5-63 5-24 JPEG, Reset Roller Count, 5-63 Resolution, 5-15 Ｍ 5-49 Rotate Image, 5-51 Mirror, Ｓ 5-36 Multi-Feed Detection, 5-33 Scan Area, Ｏ String Orientation Normal, Rotated, 5-61 5-34 OverScan, Ｔ Ｐ Transport Timeout, 5-34 Print All, 5-60 Punch Hole Removal, 5-52 Ｕ...

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