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Avision DS610CU User Manual

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DS610CU
Digital Copy Device
User's Manual
( D / N : 2 5 0 - 0 8 8 6 - 0 R e v . 1 . 0 )
Avision, Inc

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  • Page 1 DS610CU Digital Copy Device User's Manual ( D / N : 2 5 0 - 0 8 8 6 - 0 R e v . 1 . 0 ) Avision, Inc...
  • Page 2 Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, PC, AT, XT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
  • Page 3 (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Responsible Party: AVISION LABS INC. 6815 Mowry Ave. Newark CA 94560, U S A Telephone No.:...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    RECAUTIONS DS610CU............2-2 NLOCKING THE .............2-3 ONNECTING THE ABLE 2.3.1 connecting DS610CU to a printer to work as a copier 2- 2.3.2 connecting DS610CU to a Windows workstation to work as a Scanner ................2-4 .............2-5 OCUMENT LACEMENT USING DS610CU AS A COPIER ...........3-1 THE CONTROL PANEL............3-2...
  • Page 5 USER INTERFACE ................6-1 ................6-1 CAN METHOD ..........6-2 DETERMINING YOUR RESOLUTION ..........6-4 SELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE .............6-8 ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE ...................6-9 ONTRAST ................6-10 NVERT MAGE ..................6-11 IRROR : ..............6-12 REVIEW : ................6-12 APER 6.10 ..................6-12 NITS 6.11 .................6-13 ESCREEN 6.12 ...................6-13 HARPEN 6.13...
  • Page 6 DS610CU AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER (ADF) USER’S GUIDE ..................10-1 10.1 ADF ..............10-1 NSTALLING THE 10.1.1 Unpack the ADF.............10-1 10.1.2 Installing the ADF ............10-2 10.1.3 Unlocking the DS610CU..........10-4 10.1.4 Connecting the Cables..........10-5 10.2 ADF.................10-7 SING THE 10.2.1 fanning paper Before usage.........10-7 10.2.2 Loading the Paper ............10-8...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Please spend a few minutes reading through them to keep quality scanning result possible. Figure 1-1 shows how the DS610CU is packed. Please check all the items against Figure 1-1. If there is any missing or damaged, please contact...
  • Page 8 Utilities & Documentation CD Power Adapter/Cord Parallel Cable for Computer Connection Parallel Cable for Printer Connection (not included) USB Cable DS610CU Figure 1-1 DS610CU Packing - 1 - 2...

  • Page 9: Ds610Cu Installation

    Keep the DS610CU out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Do not install the DS610CU in a humid or dusty place. Be sure to use the proper AC power source.

  • Page 10: Unlocking The Ds610Cu

    DS610CU is designed with a lock switch beneath the main unit. Therefore, before using the DS610CU, it is required to unlock DS610CU by moving the lock switch to the Use position.(See Figure 2-1) 1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position...

  • Page 11: Connecting The Cable

    CONNECTING THE CABLE 2.3.1 CONNECTING DS610CU TO A PRINTER TO WORK AS A COPIER Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. Printer Cable Power Cable To Printer To Power Outlet Figure 2-2 Connecting DS610CU to a printer...

  • Page 12: Connecting Ds610Cu To A Windows Workstation To Work As A Scanner

    2.3.2 CONNECTING DS610CU TO A WINDOWS WORKSTATION TO WORK AS A SCANNER USB Cable Power Cable To Power To PC USB Port Outlet Figure 2-3 DS610CU Cable Connection - 2 - 4...

  • Page 13: Document Placement

    DOCUMENT PLACEMENT As shown in Figure 2-4, place the document on the glass face (text) down. Document Cover Home Position Mark Document Document Glass Figure 2.4 Document Placement 2 - 5...

  • Page 14: Using Ds610Cu As A Copier

    (2). The default settings are: A4, Normal Print Quality, 100% ratio, 1 copy. PRINTER MEMORY To realize the full functionality of the DS610CU, it is recommended to install adequate memory in your laser printer. If you want to print your document...

  • Page 15: The Control Panel

    THE CONTROL PANEL 1. Contrast: Used to adjust the copied /scanned image contrast . Increase level of color contrast by the ( ) button. Decrease level of color contrast by the ( ) button. Light/Dark: Lighten or darken your image. Increase level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button.
  • Page 16 10. Select: Press to determine an item in the Menu to be used or to save the latest custom setting. (A star sign, "*", will appear on screen.) 11. Copy Count: Choose the number of copies from 1 to 99. Increase the value of the numeric entries by the ( ) button or decrease the value by the (...

  • Page 17: Before Making Copies

    Letter, from the others. Note: Each time when you press All Clear button, the DS610CU, the DS610CU automatically returns to the factory default setting. As a result, you have to reset any factory default settings you may have set prior to pressing “All Clear”.

  • Page 18: Making Simple Copies

    3.3 MAKING SIMPLE COPIES The Operating Steps: 1. Place your original face-down on the document glass. 2. Press the Copy button either of Color or of Black and White.The Message Window displays “Copying…”, and the Ready LED is flashing. 3. Within a few moments, the copying is done. The Message Window then displays “1 Copy @100%”...

  • Page 19: Making Copies With Copy Features

    3.4 MAKING COPIES WITH COPY FEATURES 3.4.1 MIRROR FUNCTION This function allows you to horizontally flip the copied image as if the image were reflected in a mirror. The Operating Steps Place your document face-down on the document glass. Keep on pressing Menu button till the message, “Mirror: off”, appears.

  • Page 20: Enlarging Or Reducing Your Original

    3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR ORIGINAL Like most copiers, the DS610CU also features auto enlargement/reduction function to resize your original. The Operating Steps: Place your document face-down on the document glass. Press the “Reduce/Enlarge” button, the Message Window displays “Ratio:100%”.

  • Page 21: Changing Your Copy Density

    3.4.3 CHANGING YOUR COPY DENSITY Copy density refers to the degree of darkness that the DS610CU has reproduced. There are times when your original is unsatisfactorily darker or lighter. Use the density feature to compensate for an unsatisfactory original. The Operating Steps: Place your original face down on the document glass.

  • Page 22: Choosing Your Copy Quantity

    3.4.5 CHOOSING YOUR COPY QUANTITY The Operating Steps: Place your original face-down on the document glass. The default copy count is 1. If you need to make 3 copies, for example, press the “Copy Count” button and the Message Window displays “2 copy @100%”. 3.

  • Page 23: Enhancing Your Copy Quality

    3.4.6 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY The DS610CU provides “Quality mode” option to improve your copy quality. This is particularly useful when the original has a photograph. Quality mode allows your printout to reveal more image(photo) details using a higher resolution.

  • Page 24: Mixed/Text/Photo

    • MIXED/TEXT/PHOTO Content can vary widely. The DS610CU can be configured to maximize the copy operation based upon the content of the original. If the content of the original is a photograph images only or has photograph images with a little text on it, select the Photo function to get a photo-concentrated image copy.

  • Page 25: Making Copies Of A 3D Object

    3.4.7 MAKING COPIES OF A 3D OBJECT The DS610CU solution improves your copy reproduction significantly and even makes 3D object copies amazingly clear. The Operating Steps: Place your 3D object on the document glass. Press the “Normal/Quality” button and the Message Window displays “Normal mode”.

  • Page 26: Automatic Power Saving

    3.4.8 AUTOMATIC POWER SAVING The DS610CU features automatic power saving without unplugging the power cable. If you have not used the DS610CU over a selected power-saving interval (15 minutes, 2 hours, or 4 hours,Off), it automatically turns into power saving status.

  • Page 27: Color Balance

    This function allows you to calibrate the output color for the chosen printer,so that it comes close to that of the original. Adjusting will be different , depending on the printer model connected to DS610CU. The Operating Steps Place your document face-down on the document glass.

  • Page 28: Using Ds610Cu As A Scanner

    USING DS610CU AS A SCANNER To operate the DS610CU at optimum speed, the following minimum requirements are recommended: • IBM compatible PC (Pentium or later); • Microsoft Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000/XP; • One USB port available • 100 Megabytes of available hard disk space for installation;...

  • Page 29: Installation Procedure

    INSTALLATION PROCEDURE Installation procedures of the DS610CU driver and utilities are as follows: Start Microsoft Windows. Insert the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM into your CD ROM drive. The CD-ROM will autolaunch on most systems. However, if you system does not support autolaunching CD-ROMs, press the Start button, choose RUN, type d:\driver\setup.exe (d: the CD-ROM drive in use), and then...
  • Page 30 Turn off your DS610CU, and your computer. Connect the DS610CU to your computer by plugging one end of the supplied USB cable to the USB port of the DS610CU and the other end to the USB port of your computer.
  • Page 31 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installing the Download Utility and importing all printer profiles to your PC. When all of these installation steps are finished, the DS610CU Download Utility screen pops up, as shown below. - 4 - 4...
  • Page 32 4.3 TO CUSTOMIZE PRINTER PROFILES ON DS610CU, If you attempt to load more than Press Start>Programs> 6 color tables to the DS610CU, DS610CU Download the following warning message Utility> DS610CU appears. Download Utility . DS610CU Download Utility screen appears as below.
  • Page 33 When the status bar shows 100%, this means Updating the DS610CU’s firmware : you have successfully downloaded the color From time to time, the DS610CU will table to DS610CU. be upgraded to have greater compatibility range such as Connect the DS610CU to...

  • Page 34: Uninstall The Ds610Cu Driver

    4.4 UNINSTALL THE DS610CU DRIVER You can uninstall the DS610CU driver by selecting Start>Programs> DS610CU and clicking the Uninstall driver icon from DS610CU group. 4 - 7...

  • Page 35: Scanner Operation & Document Printing

    File menu, see your application’s user’s guide to determine how the TWAIN link is used. A dialog box with a list of scanning sources appears. Select DS610CU/32Vx.xx. You need to select the source only once, unless you want to choose another scanner.
  • Page 36 Select the scanning method you want to use on the Scan Method drop-down menu. Select the mode you want to use for your scans on the Image Type drop-down menu. Select a scanning resolution on the Resolution drop-down menu. Select the settings for the scanning features (e.g., Sharpen, Descreen, etc.) that you want to use.

  • Page 37: User Interface

    6. USER INTERFACE 6.1 SCAN METHOD Select how you want to scan on the Scan Method drop-down menu. Simplex/One-page—use this setting if you are using the automatic document feeder (ADF) to scan a single-page document at a time. Simplex /Multi-page—use this setting if you are using the automatic document feeder (ADF) to scan batches of single-page document at a time.

  • Page 38: Determining Your Resolution

    6.2 DETERMINING YOUR RESOLUTION A good control of the resolution results a satisfactory 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 the greater resolution takes more time, memory and disk space, therefore, up to a certain degree of dpi, the resolution will not visually be improved, on the contrary, it...
  • Page 39 Tips: 1. For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space. A higher resolution (usually means over 600 dpi) is recommended only when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode.

  • Page 40: Selecting A Proper Image Type

    6.3 SELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE Select image type through the mode from the scanner user interface for your own purpose. Each image type is described as follows: Line art(Black and White) LineArt presents the image in black and white only and there are no intermediate shades of gray in between.
  • Page 41 Halftone In addition to the black and white display, Halftone simulates gray scale by using different size of dots. Particularly when you view the image at a certain distance, it looks very closely like a gray image yet it consumes the least disk space.
  • Page 42 8 - B i t G r a y A single-channel image consists of at least 256 shades of gray. An 8-bit scanner produces a grayscale image with 1024 shades of gray between pure black and pure white. Choose this option if you are scanning black-and-white photographs.
  • Page 43 8 - B i t C o l o r an 8-Bit Color image provides 256 color hues in the image. The file size of a 256 color image is 1/3 the size of a 24-Bit Color image. 8 - B i t Color Image 2 4 - B i t C o l o r A 24-Bit Color image consists of three 8-bit color channels.

  • Page 44: Enhancing Your Image

    6.4 ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Increase your Brightness - 6 - 8...

  • Page 45: Contrast

    6.5 CONTRAST Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different gray scales. Increase your Contrast 6 - 9...

  • Page 46: Invert Image

    6.6 INVERT IMAGE The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert. Original After Invert 6 - 1 0...

  • Page 47: Mirror

    6.7 MIRROR Click on the Mirror button to reverse the image (create a mirror image). Mirror function is off Mirror function is on 6 - 1 1...

  • Page 48: Preview Auto-Area

    6.8 PREVIEW AUTO-AREA: Clicking on the Preview Auto-Area button automatically crops the preview scan area to the previewed document. This will then be the cropping area for all of the scanned documents. 6.9 PAPER SIZE: Select a size on the Paper Size list of frequently used scan sizes, or your current scan area to perform an immediate selection of your scan size.

  • Page 49: Descreen

    6.11 DESCREEN Click on the Descreen button to access a drop-down menu that allows you to specify the type of document you are scanning in order to eliminate the moiré pattern* commonly found in printed matter. You can specify Newspaper, Magazine, or Catalog. Before Descreen After Descreen *Moiré...

  • Page 50: Color Adjustment

    6.13 COLOR ADJUSTMENT Click on the Color Adjustment button to enable the button for the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness feature. NOTE: The Advanced Settings button must be enabled in order to use the Saturation, and Lightness feature. 6.14 AUTO LEVEL Click on the Auto Level button to add shadow to reveal more details in an image.
  • Page 51 H i g h l i g h t / S h a d o w This feature is available when 8-Bit Gray, 8-Bit Color, or 24-Bit Color is selected on the Image Type drop-down menu. Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image;...
  • Page 52 C u r v e s When you select the Curves button, a dialog box appears that allows you to adjust the midtone of the image without losing details in the lightest and darkest areas. Select the Curve or Line button, depending on if you want a curved or an angled setting.
  • Page 53 C o l o r B a l a n c e When you select the Color Balance button, a dialog box appears that allows you to adjust the color of the image so that it comes close to that of the original.
  • Page 54 H u e / S a t u r a t i o n / L i g h t n e s s Click on this button to adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image. This button is enabled when the Color Adjustment button is selected. You can type values in the text boxes or you can drag the sliding arrow under the each item.
  • Page 55 C o l o r D r o p - o u t This feature is available when Black and White, Halftone, or 8-Bit Gray is selected on the Image Type drop-down menu. Click on the Color Drop-out button to access a dialog box that allows you to choose to remove the R (Red), G (Green), or B (Blue) color channel while scanning.

  • Page 56: Custom Settings

    Custom Settings Click on the Custom Settings button to access a dialog box where you can save your scan settings and configuration settings. There are two tabs: Scan Settings and Configuration Settings. Scan Settings The Scan Settings tab allows you to save your scanning feature settings in a file, load an existing file, or delete an existing file.

  • Page 57: Configuration Settings

    Configuration Settings The Configuration Settings tab allows you to customize some special settings. Energy Saving Mode—check the Enable box to enable energy savings. You can specify a time delay in the Minutes box. Click on the Apply button to save the changes. Hint Setting—check the Show Hints box if you want to have flags that show the name of an item appear when you place the mouse cursor on an item in the dialog box.

  • Page 58: Miscellaneous

    6.16 MISCELLANEOUS Width : Shows the current image width. Height: Shows the current image height. Size: Shows the current file size of the scanned image. Lock scale Click on this button to fix the output width and height despite the selected scan size.
  • Page 59 Preview: Click on the Preview button to scan a document so you can review the scanned image. This allows you to specify an area to be scanned and any scanning feature settings to be used for future scans. When a scanning feature is changed and applied, the Preview image is updated for a real-time view of the change.

  • Page 60: Printing

    Parallel Cable USB Cable Printer Cable Power Cable To Printer To Power To PC To PC Parallel Port Outlet USB Port Figure 5.1 DS610CU Cable Connection Caution: Do not scan and print at the same time. 6 - 2 4...

  • Page 61: Maintenance

    2. Dip a soft clean cloth with isopropyl alcohol (95%). 3. Gently wipe the document glass and the white sheet beneath the document cover to remove the dust or any toner particles. 4. Close the document cover. The DS610CU is now ready for use. 1. Document Cover 2.

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting

    Question: Why my GDI printer does not work with the DS610CU? Answer: Disable the Auto Scan function in the application, then your printer will function in normal working condition.
  • Page 63 DS610CU currently uses. It is suggested to use other parallel ports to connect these devices or keypro. For instance, you can connect the DS610CU to LPT1, and connect other parallel port devices to LPT2.

  • Page 64: Technical Service

    The name and version of your scanning software application; The version of your scanner driver. The model name of your printer. AVISION LABS INC. 6815 Mowry Ave. Newark CA 94560, USA TEL: +1 (510) 739-2369 FAX: +1 (510) 739-6060 Web Site: http://www.avision.com E-mail: support@avision-labs.com...

  • Page 65: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS DS610CU specification Optical Resolution 600x600dpi Enhanced Resolution 9600x9600dpi Copy Area Max. 8.5"x 14.0" (Legal size) Copy Features Zooming from 25%~400% Scan Interface Printer Interface IEEE 1284 ECP/SPP Power Source 24V DC Power Consumption < 20 W Physical Dimension Flatbed unit:476 x 356 x 91 mm ADF unit: 446.5x201x88 mm...
  • Page 66 ADF Spec. Speed 10 PPM (page per minute) (mono mode) Paper tray capacity 25 pages Document size Max: Legal size (8.5” x 14”) Min: 4.5” x 5.5” Document thickness 0.002 “~ 0.006” - 9 - 2...
  • Page 67 According to EN55022 and EN55024 Manufacturer's Name: Inc. Manufacturer's Address: 1 Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618 declare that the product Model Number : DS610CU conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: EN 50081-1 EN 55022 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 Immunity:...

  • Page 68: Ds610Cu Automatic Document Feeder (Adf) User's Guide

    10. DS610CU AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER (ADF) USER’S GUIDE The DS610CU Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is a convenient addition to your current DS610CU. With the ADF, you can automatically copy or scan up to 25 pages at a time. 10.1 INSTALLING THE ADF 10.1.1 UNPACK THE ADF...

  • Page 69: Installing The Adf

    1. Turn off your DS610CU. Lock the scanning unit. 2. Disconnect the power cable. 3. Remove the document cover by opening the cover and lifting the studs from the hinge holes at the rear of the DS610CU. Document Cover Studs Note: Please store the document cover on a flat surface in a safe place.
  • Page 70 5. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Support to the clip- joints on the ADF Paper Tray. Paper Tray Paper Support 6. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Tray into the clip- joints on the ADF document cover. 1 0 - 3...

  • Page 71: Unlocking The Ds610Cu

    10.1.3 UNLOCKING THE DS610CU Slide the Lock Switch on the bottom of the DS610CU to unlock the scanning unit. 1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position 1 0 - 4...

  • Page 72: Connecting The Cables

    10.1.4 CONNECTING THE CABLES 10.1.4.1 Connecting DS610CU to work as a Copier Connect the ADF cable, the power cable, and the printer cable (not included) respectively. ADF Cable Printer Cable Power Cable To Power To Printer Outlet 1 0 - 5...
  • Page 73 10.1.4.2 Connecting DS610CU to work as a Scanner Connect the ADF cable, the power cable, the included USB cable for connection to the computer, and the included parallel printer cable respectively. USB Cable Parallel Cable ADF Cable Power Cable Printer Cable...

  • Page 74: Using The Adf

    10.2 USING THE ADF 10.2.1 FANNING PAPER BEFORE USAGE Standard paper should be fed easily. To prevent occasional paper jams when automatically feeding multi-page documents, fan the paper before loading. Paper which can not be properly fed by the ADF: •...

  • Page 75: Loading The Paper

    After the installation of the ADF unit is completed and you have properly placed a stack of your document on the ADF Paper Tray, just a touch of the Copy button on the Control Panel of DS610CU, then your task is done in a minute. 1 0 - 8...
  • Page 76 Control Panel Copy Button To apply copy features displayed on the Control Panel, please refer to the previous section, Making Copies with Copy Features. 1 0 - 9...
  • Page 77 Choose Acquire from the File menu and click Select TWAIN Source, for example, please select DS610CU V.X.xx. (The command to open the TWAIN source may vary due to different application. Please refer to the user manual of your TWAIN application.)
  • Page 78 The Scan Button The Preview Button 1 0 - 1 1...

  • Page 79: Maintaining The Adf

    From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust. In this case the DS610CU may not feed documents smoothly. If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your Scanner to its original state.
  • Page 80 3. Wipe the pad in the direction from top to bottom. Be careful not to hook the pick springs. Close the ADF unit. Your DS610CU is now ready for use. Feeding Roller ADF Pad 1 0 - 1 3...

  • Page 81: Replacing The Adf Snap-In Pad Module

    10.3.2 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE After scanning approximately 20,000 pages through the ADF, the pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it.
  • Page 82 1 0 - 1 5...
  • Page 83 Assembling Procedure Take out the ADF pad module from the box. Press both arms of the ADF snap-in pad module inwardly with your two fingers Place it into the holes until it snaps into place. 1 0 - 1 6...

  • Page 84: How To Clear The Paper Jam

    In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: 1. Turn the DS610CU off by disconnecting the power cable. 2. Gently open the ADF front cover to the left. 3. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit.

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