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  • Page 1 Visioneer ® Patriot 780 Scanner User's Guide for Windows...
  • Page 2 Visioneer Patriot 780 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 Patriot 780 Scanner ......2 What You Need .
  • Page 5 Selecting Options for the OneTouch Properties Window ..56 Creating a New Scan Configuration ..... 60 Editing or Deleting Scan Configurations .
  • Page 6 Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Specifications ....147 Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Parts List ....148 Index .
  • Page 7 ABLE OF ONTENTS...

  • Page 8: Welcome

    ELCOME Your new Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner can quickly scan single-sided or double-sided stacks of color and black-and-white documents, up to 11.7" x 17" with the Automatic Document Feeder and up to 11.69" x 16.53" (A3 paper) on the Flatbed Glass.

  • Page 9: The Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner

    Scanner cover Document pad Glass Reference frame Paper stop Paper guide extension Paper guides Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) ADF cover release Scanner lock Status lights Power switch Power jack USB port ADF port ADF cable 780 S ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER...
  • Page 10 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—Documents are placed face down, aligned at the arrow symbol. Reference frame—Marks on the border of the glass show where to align various paper sizes.

  • Page 11: What You Need

    OCUMENTATION Your scanner is delivered with the following documentation: Quick Install Guide—Abbreviated installation instructions. ■ Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner User’s Guide—Contains detailed ■ installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information; a copy is also available on the Disc 1 Installation CD.

  • Page 12: Installation

    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 Patriot 780 scanner. While in some cases you can configure your computer to have another manufacturer’s scanner operational on your computer in...

  • Page 13: Step 1: Assemble The Scanner

    1: A SSEMBLE THE To assemble the scanner: 1. Remove all shipping tape from the top and bottom of the scanner. 2. Holding the top with two hands, carefully lower it onto the Flatbed so the two hinges slide into their slots. 3.
  • Page 14 5. Flip the Paper Guide up to reveal the two legs folded into the bottom of the tray. 6. Swing out the legs, then lower the Paper Guide Tray so the legs fit into their slots. 7. Flip up the Paper Guide Extension to fully extend it.
  • Page 15 8. Slide the Scanner Locking Tab to its 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 remember to unlock it before scanning. The scanner will not scan when locked.

  • Page 16: Step 2: Install The Software

    2: I NSTALL THE Note: The software is on the two CD’s you received with your scanner. Please be sure to install from Disc 1 first. To install the software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are running.
  • Page 17 780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 3. On the Installation menu, select Install Products. ® 4. Make sure the boxes for Scanner Driver and OmniPage Pro checked.
  • Page 18 7. The Welcome to the OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. 8. Click Next. 9. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree then click Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation...
  • Page 19 TWAIN and ISIS—The TWAIN and ISIS drivers are installed. The OneTouch 4.0 Monitor will not run and you cannot use the OneTouch features. You can use the Visioneer TWAIN driver to scan from TWAIN applications. You can also scan from applications that use the ISIS driver.
  • Page 20 ■ OneTouch 4.0 software or the ISIS driver. You can use the Visioneer TWAIN driver to scan from TWAIN applications. You will not be able to use the Scan button on the scanner. ISIS only—The ISIS driver is installed. You can use applications ■...
  • Page 21 The driver installation will now begin. 13. STOP when you see the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Do NOT click OK yet. Leave the window open and proceed to “Step 3: Connect the Power Supply” on page 15. Reminder: If your computer is running AntiVirus or AntiSpyware software, you may see messages asking you to allow the installation.

  • Page 22: Step 3: Connect The Power Supply

    Connect the power supply and power cord, and plug the power supply into an electrical outlet. To connect your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner: 1. Plug the power supply into the power port on the scanner. Note: Only use the power supply [model number: 077-242090-I3 (YC-1050CAN1352PR)] included with your scanner.
  • Page 23 4: C ONNECT THE OWER The Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for 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 24 Note: If you have not installed the scanner driver, unplug the USB cable from the computer and install the software now. When the driver installation is complete, a message tells you when to connect the scanner. 3. Turn on the power switch, located on the back of the scanner to the left of the power port.
  • Page 25 Your computer then recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software to run the scanner. The scanner’s status light is green when the scanner and computer are communicating properly. Do not proceed until you receive a message that your computer has found the new hardware, or updated the driver database.

  • Page 26: Step 4: Connect The Usb Cable And Turn On The Power

    6. Click Close on the Installation Complete window to close and exit the software installer. If you selected OmniPage Pro for installation, a window tells you to insert the second CD to install it. Note: OmniPage Pro is required for your scanner to have its full range of features.
  • Page 27 To install OmniPage Pro: 1. Click Exit Disc 1 and remove Disc 1 from the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert Disc 2 into the CD-ROM drive. The OmniPage Pro Installation menu opens automatically. If it does not open, see the note on page 9. 3.

  • Page 28: Additional Applications For Your Scanner

    3. Follow the instructions on the installation windows. If you want to install the Kofax VRS following message. Please disregard this message and click OK. The Kofax VRS Certified ISIS Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner driver and ISIS is one of the options. PPLICATIONS FOR CANNER ® ®...
  • Page 29 780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 4. When installation is finished, return to the Installation window and click Main Menu. 5. On the Main Menu, click User Guides.
  • Page 30 3. When you’re finished, click Main Menu to return to the main Visioneer Installation window and click Exit. 4. Remove the CD and store both CD’s in a safe place. That’s it! Installation is finished and your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner is ready to scan. ®...

  • Page 31: Register Your Scanner And Check For Updates

    EGISTER CANNER AND 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. Right-click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification Area (at the bottom right corner of the screen).

  • Page 32: Scanning

    If you selected the recommended Full Install option for your scanner’s driver (see page 12), you have several different options to scan with your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner. Each method scans equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning.

  • Page 33: Scanning Basics

    CANNING ASICS You can use your Visioneer Patriot 780 to scan a single page, or stacks of documents using the Automatic Document Feeder. 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 34 3. You can load the documents into the Automatic Document Feeder in either orientation—that is, with either their long sides or short sides (known as Landscape or Portrait orientation) into the ADF. For Simplex (one-sided) scans, load the documents face up. For Duplex (two-sided) scans, the documents can be face up or down because both sides are scanned.

  • Page 35: Scanning A Single Page

    CANNING A INGLE Although you can use the Automatic Document Feeder to scan a single page, you can also just put the page on the glass and scan. 1. Remove any paper in the Automatic Document Feeder. The scanner automatically detects if paper is in the Automatic Document Feeder and will scan pages in it.

  • Page 36: Scan From The Onetouch Button Panel

    CAN FROM THE Scanning from the OneTouch Button Panel is an easy, 1-2-3 step process. 1. Load the documents into the Automatic Document Feeder, or place a single document on the Flatbed glass and close the cover. 2. Click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows System Tray (at the The OneTouch Icon.
  • Page 37 When scanning is finished, the images are sent either to the selected Destination Application from the OneTouch utility, or to a folder for storing scanned documents. Note: To check the scan settings before you start scanning, see the next section, “Check the Scan Settings Before Scanning.” To Cancel scanning, click the Cancel button.

  • Page 38: Check The Scan Settings Before Scanning

    HECK THE 1. Click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows System Tray (at the The OneTouch Icon. bottom right corner of the screen). The OneTouch Button Panel opens. 2. Right-click the button you want to check. The OneTouch Properties window opens for you to view and change the settings before scanning.
  • Page 39 The OneTouch Button Panel also opens with the description of the selected settings. The icon indicates the Destination Application for this setting. To Refresh the OneTouch 4.0 settings, click the Refresh button. If you make changes in the OneTouch Properties window, then click the Apply button, the information in the OneTouch panel will update to show the new settings.

  • Page 40: Using The Onetouch Panel

    SING THE OUCH ANEL The OneTouch Panel is your on-screen control for the scanner. The OneTouch Panel also shows information about the scanner and its settings. 1. To open the OneTouch Button Panel, click the OneTouch icon. It is located in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right corner of the screen.

  • Page 41: About The Onetouch Button Panel's Names And Icons

    4. From the Hardware View and Detail View, click the green arrow to return to the Button View. You can also click on the hardware icon to return to the Button View. 5. To cycle through the nine buttons, click the arrows on the right side of the panel.

  • Page 42: The Default Onetouch Settings On Your Scanner

    When you receive your scanner, its settings are preconfigured to scan items for various basic tasks, such as email or fax, then send the scanned image to an appropriate, preselected Destination Application. The following table shows these factory-default settings. You can change any of these settings.

  • Page 43: Configuring The Onetouch Buttons

    ONFIGURING THE 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. To open the OneTouch Properties window: 1. Click the OneTouch icon. It is located in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right corner of the screen.

  • Page 44: About The Onetouch Properties Window

    Note: Some of the options on the OneTouch Properties Window (and other OneTouch windows and dialog boxes) may be “grayed out” and are not available. Grayed out options are not appropriate for your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner. OUCH ROPERTIES INDOW Click to select options.
  • Page 45 The settings on the OneTouch Properties window are: Select Destination—The list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. To configure the list of available applications, click the Options tab at the top of the dialog box and select the desired options.
  • Page 46 Note: Use Configure Before Scan to set the scanning mode before scanning. See “Configuring Before Scanning” on page 76. You can also click the Edit button or double click the configuration to see more detailed information about the selected configuration. Select Format and Page(s)—A set of file formats for the scanned image for the selected button.

  • Page 47: Selecting New Settings For A Button

    ELECTING For each of the nine OneTouch buttons, you can select a new Destination Application, Scan Configuration, and Document Format. Click these arrows to see the properties for the button whose settings you want to change. Select a software application as the destination to send scanned documents.
  • Page 48 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. The scan configuration list is preset for the application you select in the Select Destination list.

  • Page 49: Setting Destination Application Properties

    ETTING ESTINATION PPLICATION 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 Destination Application you selected, and the available options are for that type of application.
  • Page 50 OCUMENTS ROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel other applications indicated by their icons in the list. The properties apply to the OCR settings for the applications. 1. Click in the OCR settings boxes for the options you want. The options will apply to all the applications in the group.
  • Page 51 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 52 MAGE OCUMENTS ROPERTIES These properties apply to the OmniPage Pro software that you received with your scanner, plus 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 53 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. See the steps on page 43 to add an application to the list. 3. Click OK. 4. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window. 5. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. TORAGE ROPERTIES These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer...
  • Page 54 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 55 ROPERTIES These properties apply to email applications so you can specify the folder for documents that you will 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 56 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 57: Selecting Page Format Options

    ELECTING ORMAT PTIONS The Page Format option that you select determines the file format of the scanned document. Appropriate page format options and file types are available for the type of Destination Application selected for the button. The available options are for images and text. Image Formats.
  • Page 58 The PDF format is often used to create images of text pages. You may want to select PDF as the page format when scanning text pages that do not require OCR processing or other processing. The PDF format is also used to put multi-page documents on web sites as pdf-readable files.

  • Page 59: Text Formats

    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. See “Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR)”...
  • Page 60 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 samples for different Destination Applications. Example menu for the TEXT format when the Destination Application is Microsoft Word.
  • Page 61 Comma Delimited—The .csv file format; used for database or spreadsheet data with fields separated by commas. When the document is converted into editable text by the OCR software, the fields are maintained so you can copy and paste them to a database or spreadsheet application.

  • Page 62: Renaming A Onetouch Button

    ENAMING A OUCH UTTON The OneTouch buttons have names that identify their pre-set functions, such as OCR and PDF, but you can edit the names. To change the button names: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Using the arrows, choose the button that you want to rename. 3.

  • Page 63: Selecting Options For The Onetouch Properties Window

    ELECTING PTIONS FOR THE 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. Options tab.
  • Page 64 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 applications for processing ■ and keeping track of your scanned documents. Image Editors include Microsoft Paint and other drawing and ■...
  • Page 65 780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 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. In those cases you may want an additional, permanent copy saved on your hard drive. For example, if you scan a picture to an email application, the scanned image is saved as a temporary file, then attached to the email, and the email is sent.
  • Page 66 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS The following example shows the folders when the selections are Group items by type and Group items by month. 5. Click OK to save the options for the selected button.

  • Page 67: Creating A New Scan Configuration

    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. Note the lock icon on the preset configurations. Although you can unlock and edit the preset configurations, we recommend that you leave them locked, and only add new configurations.
  • Page 68 buttons set for text editing applications. Thus, you can create specific sets of scan configurations for specific functions and they are listed only when appropriate. 3. Click the New button. If you want to start from the settings of another configuration, select the configuration, then click the Copy button.
  • Page 69 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. GrayScale to scan items such as documents containing drawings ■...
  • Page 70 7. Click the Page Settings tab to select page settings. Size—Click Standard, click the menu arrow and choose a page size from the list. The list includes sizes for both portrait and landscape scanning. Note that you can also use landscape scanning for any size in the menu by clicking the Autorotate 90 option.
  • Page 71 780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE When using the AutoCrop to Original option for a single page on the Flatbed Glass, make sure to align the top left corner of the item with the arrows at the top left corner of the Flatbed Glass. When using the AutoCrop to Original option with the Automatic Document Feeder, make sure to adjust the paper guides on the scanner so the page is not skewed when it feeds...
  • Page 72 Straighten Image—Select this option to let the scanner ■ automatically determine if a page is skewed, then straighten its image. The scanner detects page edges and can sense when the page is fed through at an angle. However, if the page is fed through at too great an angle, the image may not straighten correctly.
  • Page 73 not the red watermark. Color filter applies to Black&White or GrayScale Mode. The original with a red watermark over black text. 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 74: The Device Settings Tab

    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. 1.
  • Page 75 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 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 76 1. Click on the Storage Options tab. 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— Folders are created based on your selection (month, week, or type) and the scanned documents are saved in those folders.
  • Page 77 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,” and a third folder might be for “Annual Receipts.” To scan to multiple folders, you create multiple scan configurations with Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application, and assign each scan configuration to one of the buttons.
  • Page 78 5. 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.” 6. Click the Scan Settings, Page Settings, and Advanced Settings tabs, and select the settings you want. 7.
  • Page 79 10. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.” 11. Click Apply. The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration. 12. Repeat the process to create additional new configurations, such as one named “Storage for Personal Receipts.”...
  • Page 80 14. Now click the arrow buttons to select a button for each new configuration. Click Apply to set that button for that configuration. The following examples show that buttons 7 and 8 have been set to scan to each of the new configurations. Note that the button names have also been changed to Storage 1 and Storage 2 to remind you that both send documents to storage, but to different locations.
  • Page 81 Scan to multiple storage folders: 1. Insert the documents you want to scan to multiple storage folders. 2. Open the OneTouch Panel and click the arrows to get to one of the buttons set up for scanning to storage. 3. Click the button on the OneTouch Panel. 4.

  • Page 82: Editing Or Deleting Scan Configurations

    DITING OR ELETING 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. If you do edit or delete them, and want to get the factory pre-sets back again, you will need to uninstall then re- install your scanner.

  • Page 83: Configuring Before Scanning

    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. Click the lock icon to unlock the configuration. Clicking it toggles between locking and unlocking the configuration.
  • Page 84 To configure before scanning: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Select the scan configuration Configure Before Scan. Click the arrows to select the button. Select Configure Before Scan. Right-click on Configure Before Scan to get the menu, and choose the interface to use for scanning.

  • Page 85: 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 or have a small type font, 400 dpi can be used as the maximum resolution.
  • Page 86 3. Click Button 6 (OCR), or if you’ve set up one of the other buttons for scanning with a text format, click it instead. Make sure the Destination Application is set to scan with one of the text formats. Your scanned pages appear in the Destination Application with their text ready for editing and other text processing.
  • Page 87 4. Right-click on the page format icon to see the menu. 5. Choose OCR Options from the menu. The OmniPage OCR Options window opens with the OCR tab selected. 6. Choose the options you want from the OCR window. Languages in Document—Select the language(s) in the documents to be scanned.
  • Page 88 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS The dictionary icon indicates a language with dictionary support available. The dictionary is consulted to help in the OCR process. It can also offer suggestions during proofing. User Dictionary—A user dictionary is your personal dictionary with words that you want the OCR proofreading process to recognize as legitimate words.
  • Page 89 780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Font Matching—Your computer system usually has a number of fonts available for the OCR process to use to recognize text. However, not all of the fonts may be selected for the OCR process. Using Font Matching you can select the fonts on your computer that match the fonts in your documents.
  • Page 90 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 7. Click the Process tab and choose the options from the Process window. When bringing in a new image—Click the menu arrow and select where you want new pages added to your current document. The choices are After last page, After current page, Before current page, and Before first page.
  • Page 91 780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Retain inverted text—Inverted text is white or pale letters on a black or dark background. Select this option to retain inverted text, deselect it to have inverted text transformed to normal text of black text on a white background.
  • Page 92 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS Single column no Table—Choose this option if the document contains only one column of text and no tables. Business letters are normally in this form. You can also use this option for documents with words or numbers in columns if you do not want them placed in a table or decolumnized or treated as separate columns.

  • Page 93: Scanning With Spdf Or Npdf And Searching For Text

    True Page (TP)—This output format keeps the original layout of the pages, including columns. This is done with text, picture and table boxes and frames. True page is offered only for target applications capable of handling the formatting. True Page formatting is the only choice for XML export and for all PDF export, except to the file type “PDF Edited”.
  • Page 94 3. Select a Destination Application that uses a text format as the page format. 4. Right-click on the text format icon. 5. Choose the Searchable PDF or Normal PDF option for the page format. Note: Not all Destination Applications have the sPDF and nPDF options.
  • Page 95 The settings for the button (button 6 in this example) now show your page format selection. 6. Choose a Scan Configuration. 7. Click OK. The OneTouch Properties window closes. 8. Now scan with that button and the scanned document will be in the sPDF or nPDF format that was selected for the button.

  • Page 96: Scan And Burn To Acd

    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 97 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. 8. Open the OneTouch window and make sure that the Burn to CD Destination Application is still selected and click the Properties button.
  • Page 98 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 99: Scanning With Event Forwarding

    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 100 5. Start scanning using the button you selected for event forwarding. A dialog box opens for you to select the application to use for scanning. 6. 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 101: Creating An Html Web Page From Your Scanned Documents

    HTML W REATING AN AGE FROM 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 102 6. Click OK. The OneTouch Properties window closes. 7. Now on the OneTouch Button Panel, click Button 8 (Custom) (or if you used another button, click it). When scanning is finished, the document is first converted to editable text using the OCR process, then is converted into an HTML format.

  • Page 103: Transferring Scanned Documents To Storage

    RANSFERRING CANNED OCUMENTS TO 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 104 Your scanned pages are stored in the location that you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window. Note: The Storage Location shown in the example above is the default place where your scanned documents are stored if you haven’t created any new scanning configurations or selected a new storage location.
  • Page 105 OCR B EFORE RANSFERRING TO If the documents you want to transfer to storage are text documents or spreadsheets, you can have them converted by the OCR process prior to being stored. 1. Open the OneTouch Button panel. 2. Using the arrows on the right side of the panel, scroll to Button 7 (Archive) or any other scanning button set up with Transfer to Storage as one of its Destination Applications.
  • Page 106 RANSFER OCUMENTS TO A ERVER OR 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. 1. See “Scanning to Multiple Folders” on page 70 or “Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage”...
  • Page 107 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. 4. Click OK. Now when you scan using Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application, the documents are stored on the server or mapped drive.

  • Page 108: Checking The Hardware And Setting The Lamp Power Saving

    You can also click the Hardware 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 Patriot 780 icon. ETTING THE OWER AVING...
  • Page 109 780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner.
  • Page 110 2. Click the Properties button. 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 111: Scanning With The Twain Interface

    User’s Guide for scanning with your Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner. The steps below show the basic process to open the TWAIN interface, but to open it in specific software applications please refer to their user’s guides, then...

  • Page 112: The Basic Steps To Open The Twain Interface

    For example, in Microsoft PowerPoint, from the Insert menu, choose Picture then choose From Scanner or Camera. Click the drop-down menu and choose Visioneer Patriot 780. Then click Custom Insert. Note that your scanner may be listed twice. One listing is for choosing TWAIN Interface, the other is usually for choosing the WIA Interface.

  • Page 113: The Two Twain Interface Options

    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. You can also choose to scan from the ADF or Flatbed.

  • Page 114: Scanning From The Twain Basic Interface

    TWAIN B CANNING FROM THE 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. Click the Advanced Interface button if you would rather scan with the Advanced Interface.
  • Page 115 4. Choose a page size from the Page Size menu. Note that the menu contains page sizes for the landscape orientation. 5. If you want the final scan to be rotated 90 option. Typically you use Autorotate 90 so you can select any of the page sizes from the Page Size menu but scan in landscape orientation instead of portrait.

  • Page 116: Scanning From The Twain Advanced Interface

    CANNING FROM THE The Advanced Interface has a wide range of image adjustments for scanning. 1. Open the TWAIN Interface from a TWAIN-compliant application. 2. If the Basic Interface opens, click the Advanced Interface button. The Advanced Interface opens. Choose from this menu to scan from the ADF Simplex (one- sided), Duplex (two-sided), or Reflective (from the Flatbed).
  • Page 117 3. From the Scan Type menu, choose the option to scan: Auto Document Feeder-Duplex—Scans two-sided documents ■ from the Automatic Document Feeder. Auto Document Feeder-Simplex—Scans one-sided documents ■ from the Automatic Document Feeder. Scan Reflective Using—Scans the document on the Flatbed. ■...
  • Page 118 8. (optional) To preview the image again, put the document back into the scanner Automatic Document Feeder if you’re scanning from it, and click the Preview button again. Readjust the settings if necessary. 9. When you’re satisfied with the image, load all the documents into the ADF Input Tray and click the Scan button.

  • Page 119: Adjusting The Image With The Advanced Interface

    DJUSTING THE MAGE WITH THE 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 120 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. Note: The information in the scan settings list and the options you select on the various settings panels are interactive. As you change the settings on the panel, the numbers in the list on the left also change.

  • Page 121: Adjusting The Resolution

    780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 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 file sizes.
  • Page 122 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 Patriot 780 scanner range from 50 dpi to 600 dpi.

  • Page 123: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    DJUSTING THE RIGHTNESS AND 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 124: Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, And Color Hue

    DJUSTING AMMA ATURATION 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 125: Adjusting Input Size

    DJUSTING NPUT You can scan documents up to 11.7" x 17" with the Automatic Document Feeder, and up to 11.69" x 16.53" (A3 paper) on the Flatbed Glass, but you can also select other scan sizes, or adjust the input size to scan only specific sections of an image.
  • Page 126 Typically you use Autorotate 90 so you can select any of the page sizes from the Input Image Size menu but scan in landscape orientation instead of portrait. On the image example, a dotted outline shows the selected size. The following figure shows an example of a manually selected area. The selected scan area.

  • Page 127: The Scan Info Box

    5. If the dotted line is not exactly where you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse. 6. If you want to remove the selected area and start over, click Remove on the Scan Info box. Note: Clicking Remove causes the entire image area to be selected.

  • Page 128: Creating A New Advanced Interface Profile

    REATING A DVANCED 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. On the Advanced Interface, select one of the preset profiles, for example, Black&White Configurations/Custom.

  • Page 129: Display The Device Configuration

    ISPLAY THE EVICE ONFIGURATION 1. Click the Device Configuration button on the Advanced Interface. 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 101 for more information about the device settings.

  • Page 130: Scanning With The Wia Interface

    Scanning with the WIA Interface WIA I CANNING WITH THE 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 other Windows applications as well.
  • Page 131 2. From the File menu choose From Scanner or Camera. The Scan using Visioneer Patriot 780 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...
  • Page 132 4. If you’re scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder, select a paper size from the Page Size list. If you’re scanning from the Flatbed glass, you can change the size of the scanned image after seeing a preview. 5. Click Preview to preview the image before scanning. The image is displayed on the right side of the window.
  • Page 133 780 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 8. The scanned images will appear in Microsoft Paint (or other WIA application you’re using).

  • Page 134: Fine Tuning Your Scans

    UNING CANS You can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan a particular item. To select the scanner settings before you scan: 9. On the scan window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture.
  • Page 135 10. 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. Resolution (DPI)—Click the menu arrow and choose the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution.

  • Page 136: Scanning With The Isis Interface

    Scanning with the ISIS Interface ISIS I CANNING WITH THE 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. If you are using an ISIS application to scan, please see its User’s Guide for the steps to open the interface.
  • Page 137 When you click the button to scan (Button 9 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. To scan with the Automatic Document Feeder: 1.
  • Page 138 Note: If you preview when scanning a stack of documents, the first page of the stack feeds through the ADF for the preview. After adjusting the scanner settings, replace that page on the stack so it is scanned with the rest of the pages. 5.
  • Page 139 To scan with the Flatbed: 1. Click the Flatbed tab at the top of the window. Click the Flatbed tab. Click a button to choose the type of scan. Click Define to change the scan settings for the selected button. Click Preview to see what the scanned page...

  • Page 140: Adjusting The Isis Scan Settings

    ISIS S DJUSTING THE You can adjust the scan settings for the selected type of scan. Note: Options for the ISIS scan settings that are “grayed out” are not available. Grayed out options are not appropriate for your scanner. To adjust the Color Document, GrayScale, or Text Document settings: 1.
  • Page 141 Page—Click the menu arrow and choose a page size. Your scanner can scan a page up to 11.7" x 17" with the Automatic Document Feeder, and up to 11.69" x 16.53" (A3 paper) on the Flatbed Glass. 2. Click OK. To adjust the Custom Document settings: 1.
  • Page 142 24-Bit Color—Scans the image in full color. Use this setting to scan color photographs and other color images. The file size is the largest of the scan mode options. Dither—Only available if the Mode is Black and White. Click the menu arrow and choose a Halftone option or Diffusion from the list.
  • Page 143 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. The boxes to the left show the relative position and size of the selected area.

  • Page 144: Scanning From 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 Patriot 780 from the list of scanners and click Your scanner is then ready to work with the ISIS driver. THER...

  • Page 145: Maintenance

    Maintenance This section contains information about maintenance, troubleshooting, uninstalling, scanner specifications, and spare parts. LEANING THE CANNER Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass. To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris.

  • Page 146: Care And Maintenance

    ARE AND AINTENANCE Regular maintenance of your scanner can help to ensure continual optimal performance. LEANING THE UTOMATIC OCUMENT You may need to clean the ADF feed mechanism if your documents do not feed easily into the ADF, or several feed in at the same time. To clean the ADF: 1.

  • Page 147: Replacing The Adf Pad Assembly

    The ADF pad will wear out and is designed to be a user-replaceable part. Problems with documents feeding into the ADF is an indication that the pad is wearing thin. See the “Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Parts List” on page 148 for ordering information. To replace the ADF Pad assembly: 1.

  • Page 148: Troubleshooting

    Did you select another scanning source in the scanning ■ application? If you use multiple devices with your computer you may have selected another source for images. Start the application and then make sure Visioneer Patriot 780 is selected as the scanner.
  • Page 149 Document Feeder” on page 139. If that doesn’t solve the problem, the pad assembly may need to be replaced. It is user-replaceable. See “Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Parts List” on page 148 for the ordering number. See “Replacing the ADF Pad Assembly” on page 140 for the...
  • Page 150 Problem: The paper jams about halfway through the scan. How can I keep this from happening? Check the flatbed glass to make sure no items are on it when you scan from the ADF. Multiple items placed on the flatbed glass will raise the lid slightly, thus preventing the pages feeding through the ADF from touching the glass.

  • Page 151: Error Light Troubleshooting Codes

    Make sure the scanner lock is in the unlocked position before the scanner’s power is turned on. See the illustration on page 8 for the location of the lock. If the problem persists, contact Visioneer Technical Support. Re-boot your computer. If the problem persists, contact Visioneer Technical Support.

  • Page 152: Uninstalling Your Scanner

    NINSTALLING To uninstall the Visioneer Patriot 780 scanner you remove the OneTouch software. 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. The Add or Remove Programs window opens.

  • Page 153: To Install Another Driver

    NSTALL NOTHER 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. b. Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. c.

  • Page 154: Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Specifications

    ISIONEER Optical resolution Bit depth Maximum item size Minimum item size Scan method ADF specifications Scanning Speed Capacity Paper Thickness Light source Interface Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power adaptor Power consumption Power cord USB cable Safety and agency certifications UL, cUL, FCC Class A, CE, WEEE 780 S ATRIOT...

  • Page 155: Visioneer Patriot 780 Scanner Parts List

    780 S ISIONEER ATRIOT Please use the following part names and numbers when ordering replacements for your scanner. Part Name ADF Pad assembly USB cable AC power cord Power supply CANNER ARTS Part Number 57-0115-000 35-0102-000 35-0108-000 37-0078-000...

  • Page 156: Index

    I N D E X Numerics 24-Bit Color 135 256-Level Gray 134 cleaning 139 ADF pad assembly replace 140 Advanced Interface 109 adjust settings 112 new profile 121 profile 121 Advanced Properties 127 aspect ratio 67 Autocrop to Original 63 Autorotate 90 63, 65 AutoRotate image 67 background color 83...
  • Page 157 NDEX htm file format 54 HTML Document 54 HTML page 95 HTML Web Page 94 hue 66 image blur 115 preview 111 Image Documents Properties 45 Image Editors 57 image file 50 image file format 50 image size 118 improvements and settings 63 input size 118 installation 5 invert image 65...
  • Page 158 Resolution 62, 114, 128, 133 Rich Text Format 53 rtf file format 53 ruler units 120 saturation 66, 117 scan minimum size 27 Scan Configuration 36 Scan Info box 120 scan with event forwarding 92 scanner components 2 connecting 15 locking tab 8 troubleshooting 141 Searchable PDF 54, 86...
  • Page 159 NDEX...
  • Page 160 Copyright © 2006 Visioneer, Inc. 05-0709-000...

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