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  • Page 1: For Windows

    Visioneer ® RoadWarrior Strobe XP 100 Strobe XP 200 Strobe XP 300 User's Guide for Windows...
  • Page 2 Visioneer Strobe XP USB Scanner User’s Guide Visioneer RoadWarrior ™ Strobe XP 100 Strobe XP 200 Strobe XP 300 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—Visioneer Strobe XP 300 ....5 The Visioneer Strobe XP 100 Scanner ......6 The Visioneer RoadWarrior Scanner .
  • Page 5 Configure the Strobe XP 300 AC Power Adapter ... 37 Scanning Basics ........38 Adjust the Paper Guides .
  • Page 6 Visioneer Strobe XP 300 Scanner Specifications ....151 Visioneer Strobe XP Parts List ......152 Index .
  • Page 7 ABLE OF ONTENTS...

  • Page 8: Welcome

    Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer scanner. Please note that this User’s Guide covers the Visioneer family scanners—the Visioneer RoadWarrior , Strobe XP 100, Strobe XP 200, and Strobe XP 300. Visioneer RoadWarrior Visioneer Strobe XP 200 Note: These Visioneer scanners share the same basic features, but some special features are specific to certain models.

  • Page 9: What's In The Box

    Please refer to the appropriate figures for the scanner you purchased. ’ —V S IN THE ISIONEER ARRIOR Carrying Case Visioneer RoadWarrior Scanner Calibration Pages (2) Cleaning Page USB Cable Software CD Quick Install Poster and Technical Support Card...

  • Page 10: What's In The Box-Visioneer Strobe Xp 100

    ’ S IN THE ’ —V XP 100 S IN THE ISIONEER TROBE Carrying Case Visioneer Strobe XP 100 Scanner Calibration Pages (2) Cleaning Page USB Cable Software CD Quick Install Poster and Technical Support Card...

  • Page 11: What's In The Box-Visioneer Strobe Xp 200

    ’ —V S IN THE ISIONEER Visioneer Strobe XP 200 Scanner AC Adapter Photo Sleeve for scanning photos Software CD Quick Install Poster and Technical Support Card XP 200 TROBE USB/Power Connector Cable USB/Power Connector Cable (called a USB “Y-Cable”) (called a USB “Y-Cable”)

  • Page 12: What's In The Box-Visioneer Strobe Xp 300

    ’ —V S IN THE ISIONEER Visioneer Strobe XP 300 Scanner Carrying Case Mini USB Cable (uses power from computer) Calibration Pages (2) Quick Install Poster and Technical Support Card XP 300 TROBE Mounting Stand AC Power Adapter AC Plug Adapters...

  • Page 13: The Visioneer Strobe Xp 100 Scanner

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) port—Plug the USB cable into this port. The scanner draws power from the computer through the USB cable. Note: The scanner does not have an on/off switch. Just insert a document into the page feed and the scanner will start scanning. XP 100 S CANNER...

  • Page 14: The Visioneer Roadwarrior Scanner

    ISIONEER Page feed Page sensor Alignment arrow Scanner button USB port Page feed—Insert the item you want to scan into the page feed, face down. The scanner grabs the item and pulls it through while scanning. Page sensor—Recognizes when an item is inserted into the page feed so the scanner knows to begin scanning.

  • Page 15: The Visioneer Strobe Xp 200 Scanner

    ISIONEER TROBE Scanner button Paper return Scanner Button—If a OneTouch scan is in progress, cancels the scan and the paper comes out of the scanner. If a OneTouch scan is not in progress, opens the OneTouch 4.0 window so you can adjust the scanner settings. Alignment arrows—Indicates where to align the edges of the document when inserted into the scanner.

  • Page 16: The Visioneer Strobe Xp 300 Scanner

    ISIONEER TROBE Paper Guide Page Feed Scanner Button—If a OneTouch scan is in progress, cancels the scan and the paper comes out of the scanner. If a OneTouch scan is not in progress, opens the OneTouch 4.0 window so you can adjust the scanner settings.

  • Page 17: What You Need

    An IBM-compatible Pentium PC, or AMD equivalent with: A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port; 1.1 or 2.0 ■ Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or 2) or ■ Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) Available internal memory (RAM) as follows: ■...

  • Page 18: Documentation

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

  • Page 19: Installing

    ■ to remove its driver programs first before beginning the installation of your Visioneer Strobe XP scanner. Please see “How to Uninstall Your Scanner” on page 147 for basic instructions, or see the User’s Guide that you received with your other scanner for specific instructions.

  • Page 20: Step 1: Install The Software

    1: I NSTALL THE Note: You must install the software before connecting the scanner to your computer. Otherwise, the correct driver software for your scanner will not be installed and it may not work properly. Note: If you intend to use the scanner with your laptop, as well as your office computer, make sure to install the software on both computers.
  • Page 21 The Installation menu for the CD should now open . ■ If the menu does not open: ■ From the list of files on the CD, double-click the file named START32.EXE. When the CD starts, the Visioneer Installation window opens automatically. 3. On the Installation Menu, select Install Products.
  • Page 22 The next window lists the software that is available to install on your computer. Reminder: The software available to install depends on the Visioneer scanner you purchased. Therefore, you may see software options not available with your scanner. Please disregard any software choices that do not apply to your scanner.
  • Page 23 8. When installation of PaperPort is finished, the Welcome to the OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. 9. Click Next. 10. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed.
  • Page 24 12. Select the option you want. OneTouch 4.0 Scan Environment + TWAIN Driver—This is the ■ recommended installation. It installs the OneTouch 4.0 software which provides the necessary driver software for the scanner. It also installs scanning interfaces for TWAIN and Microsoft’s Windows Image Acquisition (WIA).
  • Page 25 13. Click Next. During installation you will see this window asking you to select one of the images for your Color Space setting. The Color Space setting sets the gamma value for the scanner so scanned items look good on your monitor. Gamma controls the brightness of the midtones of colors.
  • Page 26 If you are installing the scanner on a Windows 2000 computer: During the software installation, this “Digital Signature Not Found” message may appear several times. Each time this message appears, you can disregard it and click Yes. This window opens asking you to select which Visioneer scanner you are installing.
  • Page 27 Do NOT click OK yet. This sample shows the window for the Strobe XP 300. The windows for the RoadWarrior, Strobe XP 100, and Strobe XP 200 are similar. Reminder: If your computer is running AntiVirus or AntiSpyware software, you may see messages asking you to allow installation.

  • Page 28: Step 2: Connect The Scanner

    2: C ONNECT THE Your Visioneer 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 29: Connect The Strobe Xp 200 Scanner

    XP 200 S ONNECT THE TROBE The cable provided with the scanner is called a USB “Y-cable,” and you will need to connect it to the scanner, computer, and a power outlet. USB Y-Cable 1. Using the on-screen window as your guide, plug the AC adapter cable into the power jack on the USB Y-cable.

  • Page 30: Connect The Strobe Xp 300 Scanner

    XP 300 S ONNECT THE TROBE 1. Using the on-screen window as your guide, plug the AC adaptor cable into the power jack on scanner, and then plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. 2. Plug the USB cable into the USB port on your scanner and then plug the other end into any USB port on your computer.

  • Page 31: Step 3: Calibrate The Scanner

    3: C ALIBRATE THE 1. For Windows XP users only, the Found New Hardware Wizard opens. Click Next. 2. For Windows 2000 users only, the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears. Click Yes to continue. The Calibration window opens for your type of scanner. This example shows the Calibration window for the Strobe XP 300.
  • Page 32 To calibrate the scanner: 1. Strobe XP 300 only: Close the scanner’s paper return so the calibration paper will feed straight through the scanner. Strobe XP 200 only: Move the scanner’s Paper Return into the Up position so the calibration paper will feed straight through the scanner.
  • Page 33 Note: If the page does not back out of the scanner, the calibration may not have finished properly. Remove the page and complete the installation of your scanner, then see the section, “Recalibrating or Cleaning Your Scanner” on page 140 to run the calibration again. 4.
  • Page 34 3: C ALIBRATE THE CANNER 6. When you are certain that the software has completely loaded, return to the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window and click OK to complete the installation process. You can also click More to see a quick overview about accessing and navigating the OneTouch Button Panel.
  • Page 35 7. Click Close on the OneTouch 4.0 Installation complete window. 8. For the Strobe XP 300 only: Remove the Disc 1 Installation CD so you can install the OmniPage Pro software from the Disc 2 CD. See the steps in “Install OmniPage Pro (Strobe XP 300 Only)” on page 29.

  • Page 36: Install Omnipage Pro (Strobe Xp 300 Only)

    NSTALL Both CDs that you may have received contain additional software for your scanner: Disc 1 contains a version of Adobe Acrobat Reader ■ Disc 2 contains the OmniPage Pro software ■ Note: OmniPage is required for your scanner to have its full range of features.

  • Page 37: Additional Applications For Your Scanner

    1. Return to the Installation window and select the additional applications you want to install on your computer. 2. Click Install Now. 3. Follow the instructions on the installation windows. 4. When installation is finished, return to the Visioneer Installation window and click Main Menu. CANNER...
  • Page 38 Scanner Readme file has late-breaking news about your scanner. 3. When you’re finished, click Main Menu to return to the main Visioneer Installation window and click Exit. That’s it! Installation is finished and your Visioneer scanner is ready to scan. ® ®...

  • Page 39: Register Your Scanner

    EGISTER CANNER 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 40: Set Up Your Scanner

    CANNER Your scanner is designed to use a minimum amount of space on your desk. Note: When scanning heavier paper that does not bend easily, if your scanner has a Paper Return setting, set it so that the document feeds straight through the scanner.

  • Page 41: Strobe Xp 300 Paper Return Options

    XP 300 P TROBE APER ETURN The Paper Return opens and closes to determine the path of the scanned document. To feed documents straight through the scanner, close the Paper ■ Return. To return scanned documents back toward you, open the Paper ■...

  • Page 42: Strobe Xp 300 Stand

    XP 300 S TROBE TAND Your scanner is designed to fit within easy reach of your keyboard. The stand that comes with the scanner is specifically designed so the scanner easily fits between your computer keyboard and monitor. Place the scanner on its stand so the lip on the stand fits into the ■...

  • Page 43: Scanning On The Go

    CANNING ON THE Because the RoadWarrior, Strobe XP 100, and XP 300 can draw power from the computer through the USB cable, you can use your scanner on an airplane, at a remote job site, in your car, or anywhere else where an electric outlet is not available.

  • Page 44: Configure The Strobe Xp 300 Ac Power Adapter

    XP 300 AC P ONFIGURE THE TROBE The Strobe XP 300 AC Power Adapter can be configured to operate with a variety of electric outlet plug configurations that are used in various countries. The three plug adapters that you received with your scanner are interchangeable on the AC Power Adapter.

  • Page 45: Scanning Basics

    CANNING ASICS 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. Do not scan any document with wet correction fluid, labels, stickers or Post-It™ notes on the pages.

  • Page 46: Scanning Photos And Thin Paper Items

    CANNING HOTOS AND The two transparent sleeves for the Strobe XP 300 scanner are specifically designed for scanning thin paper items, such as credit cards receipts, newspaper articles, and retail receipts, especially when using duplex (two-sided) scanning. Generally you should use the transparent sleeves for paper items on paper stock that is less than 20-lb.
  • Page 47 XP S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE To scan a thin paper item using the Strobe XP 300 sleeves: 1. Slide the thin paper item into the appropriate sleeve. 2. Adjust the Paper Guides for the size of the sleeve. 3.

  • Page 48: Scanning

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

  • Page 49: Scan Using Autolaunch

    SING AUNCH When you insert an item into the scanner, it is automatically scanned and the image is sent to a software application on your computer. To scan using AutoLaunch: 1. Align a document with the Paper Guides and insert it into the paper feed slot.

  • Page 50: Check The Scan Settings Before Scanning With Autolaunch

    HECK THE ETTINGS EFORE Press the button on the top of the scanner. Note: You can also check the scan settings before scanning by clicking the OneTouch icon, and then right-clicking on the PaperIn icon. See “Scan from the OneTouch Panel” on page 47 for an example. The OneTouch Panel appears with the description of the current settings for the scanner.

  • Page 51: Turn Autolaunch Off/On

    2. Choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu. Note: If you’re working with the TWAIN interface, you can also click the small Strobe XP icon in the upper right corner of the window to open the Visioneer Strobe XP Properties window. See the example on page 142.
  • Page 52 SING AUNCH The Hardware Properties window opens. 3. Click the Properties button. The Device Configuration Properties window for the Visioneer Strobe XP opens.
  • Page 53 4. Uncheck the option, Enable the generation of events when paper is inserted into the scanner. This turns off the AutoLaunch feature. 5. Click OK, then click OK on the Hardware Properties window. 6. To turn the AutoLaunch feature back on later, follow the same process, but click Reset Device or re-select the AutoLaunch option, and click OK.

  • Page 54: Scan From The Onetouch Panel

    CAN FROM THE OUCH You can also scan from the computer screen using the OneTouch panel. 1. Press the button on the top of the scanner, or click the OneTouch icon. The OneTouch Icon If you click the OneTouch icon, the PaperIn panel appears.
  • Page 55 2. When you’re ready to scan, align a document between the Paper Guides if your scanner has them, and insert the document into the paper feed slot. Insert face down to scan a single side. To scan both sides, either side can be face up. Duplex scanning is available with the Strobe XP 300 scanner.

  • Page 56: Using The Onetouch Panel

    SING THE OUCH ANEL The OneTouch panel is also your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. The OneTouch panel shows information about the scanner and its settings. 1. To open the OneTouch panel, press the button on the top of the scanner, or click the OneTouch icon.
  • Page 57 3. To navigate through the panel’s three views, click the green arrows at the top of the panel. Click these arrows to navigate through the panel’s three views. The Hardware View The PaperIn View reminds you to insert paper before scanning ■...

  • Page 58: The Onetouch Properties Window

    (and other OneTouch windows and dialog boxes) may be “greyed out” and are not available. Greyed out options are not appropriate for your Visioneer Strobe XP scanner. To use the OneTouch Properties window: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window by either of the following...
  • Page 59 The OneTouch Properties window opens and shows the current options selected for your scanner. The description on the OneTouch panel shows which options you selected on the window. In this example: The Destination Application is PaperPort The Format for the scanned item will be PDF The Configuration being used for scanning is US Legal Document The settings on the OneTouch Properties window are:...
  • Page 60 Click the icon of a selected configuration to view its settings. The icons next to each scan configuration indicate the scanning mode. Color Black and White GreyScale Note: Use Configure Before Scan if you want to set the scanning mode manually before scanning. See “Configuring Before Scanning” on page 86.

  • Page 61: Selecting New Onetouch Scan Settings

    ELECTING The OneTouch settings consist of a Destination Application, a Scan Configuration, and a Document Format. The OneTouch Properties window is where you select these three elements. Select a software application as the destination to send scanned documents. To select new settings for the scanner: 1.
  • Page 62 2. From the Select Configuration list, select a scan configuration. The scan configuration list is preset for the application you select in the Select Destination list. If you select a different application, the configurations are for that application. However, you can create your own scan configurations as well.

  • Page 63: 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 appears for the type of Destination Application you selected, and the available options are for that type of application.
  • Page 64 APER ROPERTIES These properties apply to PaperPort, and are for designating the folder to receive your scanned items. 1. Select the PaperPort folder where you want the file of the scanned image to be located. 2. Click OK. 3. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. When PaperPort opens after you finish scanning, the thumbnails of your scanned documents are on the Desktop in that folder.
  • Page 65 OCUMENTS ROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel Acrobat Reader, and the 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 66 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. The Add Text Based Link dialog box appears. 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 67 7. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window. 8. Click Refresh on the OneTouch Properties window. MAGE OCUMENTS ROPERTIES These properties apply to Microsoft Paint and other image processing applications, including ScanSoft OmniPage Pro. 1. Click in the Color document handling settings boxes for the options you want.
  • Page 68 Convert Bitmaps to JPEG—JPEG files can be compressed to produce smaller file sizes and, therefore, shorter transmission times. Use this option to provide that compression capability to image files. 2. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button.
  • Page 69 Note: If you do not have a CD burner attached to your computer, the CD options are not shown on the dialog box. The Burn to CD option is only available for Windows XP. 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.
  • Page 70 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 do not.
  • Page 71 2. If you are using AOL on your computer, and the folder name for AOL is incorrect, click the Browse button and find the correct AOL folder. For scanned images to be auto-attached to a blank email address, you must have the specific folder location AOL uses to find the attachments.
  • Page 72 ELECTING ORMAT PTIONS The Page Format options 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. The available file types depend on the type of scanner you purchased. The available options are for images and text.
  • Page 73 MAGE ORMATS Select an image file format for photos, artwork or other documents that you want to save as images. BMP and TIFF are standard image file formats generally used if you want to do additional image processing, such as photo touch-up or color correction. Both of those file formats tend to be larger than the JPEG format.
  • Page 74 3. Choose the file size/image quality option for your scanned images. Minimize Size—Smallest file size, lowest image quality. Normal—Medium file size, some loss of image quality. Maximum Quality—Largest file size, no loss of image quality. Your selection pertains only to the Destination Application currently selected on the OneTouch Properties window.
  • Page 75 To select a file type for the text format: 1. Select the Destination Application. 2. Right-click on the text format icon. A menu appears. The following figure shows samples for different formats. The nPDF format is only available if the OmniPage Pro software is installed on your computer.
  • Page 76 Word Document—The .doc file format used by Microsoft Word. 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 77: Selecting Options For The Onetouch Properties Window

    ELECTING PTIONS FOR THE The OneTouch Options determine the types of Destination Applications available on the window, as well as the location of the files of your scanned items. 1. To select options: 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the Options tab. Options tab 3.
  • Page 78 Select Destinations—Select this option to individually choose the types of applications to include in the list of Destination Applications. Check the boxes for the type of application to include. Document Management includes PaperPort and other ■ applications for processing and keeping track of your scanned documents.
  • Page 79 XP S ’ ISIONEER TROBE 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 80 ELECTING OUCH ETTINGS Folder Copy Options—This section of the dialog box sets the location for copies of your scanned documents and how you want to group them. All copies of your scanned documents, regardless of type of Destination Application, are saved in this folder. Note that if Transfer to Storage is the Destination Application, and the type of application is Storage and CD-R/W, the location in this section is where your scanned documents are stored.

  • Page 81: 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 82 text editing applications. Thus, you can create specific sets of scan configurations for specific functions and they appear 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. If the Scan Settings tab is not selected, click it.
  • Page 83 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 84 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, or click Custom and enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes. The maximum size is 8.5" x 14". The units of measurement can be inches or centimeters.
  • Page 85 Note: Also make sure to set the page size larger than the item that you’re scanning so the Autocrop process will have sufficient room on the page to crop the image properly. Reduce Moire Patterns—Moire patterns are wavy, rippled lines ■...
  • Page 86 Duplex—Scan both sides of the page if your scanner has this ■ capability. If this option is not selected, the scanner will only scan the side of the page facing down when you insert it into the scanner. Skip Blank Originals—Skips pages that are completely blank. ■...
  • Page 87 XP S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 9. Drag the sliders to the left and right to change the color settings. As you do, the image changes to show the effects of the new settings. 10. Click OK to save the new configuration. It will now appear in the list of Scan Configurations on the OneTouch Properties window for the appropriate Destination applications.

  • Page 88: 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. To select Device Settings: 1.

  • Page 89: The Storage Options Tab (Archive)

    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 appears is specific to the device. For example, if the device is your printer, the dialog box is your printer’s setup settings.
  • Page 90 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 91: Editing Or Deleting Scan Configurations

    DITING OR ELETING Note: The original scan configurations listed on the OneTouch Properties window should not be edited or deleted in case you need to return the scanner and OneTouch software to their factory settings. Editing or deleting should only be for those scan configurations that you created yourself.
  • Page 92 If you manually locked a scan configuration, it must first be unlocked before you can edit or delete it. Click the Lock icon to unlock the configuration. Clicking it toggles between locking and unlocking the configuration. 5. Edit the settings and click OK. 6.

  • Page 93: Configuring Before Scanning

    ONFIGURING You can manually configure the scan settings before beginning the scanning process. In that case, you select Configure Before Scan as the Configuration. When you start to scan, the scanning stops and one of the scanning interfaces opens for you to set the scanning options. To configure before scanning: 1.

  • Page 94: Scanning With Optical Character Recognition (Ocr)

    2. Right-click on a text format icon. A menu appears. The following figure shows a sample for the Text format for the RoadWarrior, Strobe XP 100, and Strobe XP 200. If you are using the Strobe XP 300 scanner and have installed the OmniPage software, please see the section “Using OmniPage OCR...
  • Page 95 3. Choose OCR options. A dialog box of OCR options opens. 4. Select the option you want for the OCR conversion of your documents. Auto orient page—Select this option to check the page orientation and automatically rotate an improperly oriented page image so the text is recognizable by the OCR process.

  • Page 96: Using Omnipage Ocr Options

    OCR O SING PTIONS If you installed OmniPage Pro with your Strobe XP 300 scanner, additional OCR options are available. OneTouch 4.0 and OmniPage Pro work together to combine scanning with OCR processing into one integrated step. OmniPage Pro is on the Disc 2 CD that you received with your Strobe XP 300 scanner in case you haven’t installed it yet.
  • Page 97 XP S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE The OmniPage OCR Options window opens with the OCR tab selected. 5. Choose the options you want from the OCR window. Languages in Document—Select the language(s) in the documents to be scanned. These are the languages that will be recognized during the OCR process.
  • Page 98 ELECTING OUCH ETTINGS that you expect to be in the documents too. That way, when the OCR process proofreads the text, names will not be considered misspelled words. You can create multiple user dictionaries. Click the menu arrow and select a user dictionary from the list. Any Microsoft Word user dictionaries detected on your computer system are also listed.
  • Page 99 as ç, ñ, and ö. Type characters from your keyboard, or select them from the Windows character map. Click Character Map to see the Windows character map. Character Map—Click to see the Windows system character map, which shows all the characters for a font. Use the Character map to copy and paste accented characters to the Additional Characters box above.
  • Page 100 ELECTING OUCH ETTINGS 7. Click in the Additional Characters box. 8. Press Ctrl-V on the keyboard to paste the additional character into the box. For more details or to use the Advanced View option, click Help button on the Character Map window. Font Matching—Your computer system usually has a number of fonts available for the OCR process to use to recognize text.
  • Page 101 XP S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE with the fonts in your document to see if that’s the right font. To remove a font, select it and click Remove. To return the lists to their defaults, click Use Defaults. Click OK when you’re finished. Use Defaults—Click to return all the settings in the Options dialog box to their original, default settings.
  • Page 102 ELECTING OUCH ETTINGS change the color of texts and backgrounds in the OmniPage Pro Text Editor. This option is not available if the Speed option for the Optimize the OCR process is turned on. Retain inverted text—Inverted text is white or pale letters on a black or dark background.
  • Page 103 XP S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 7. Click the Format tab and choose the options you want from the Format window. Note that as you select formats, the image changes to represent the selection so you can see, at a glance, what the layout will look like. Automatic—Choose this option to let the OCR process determine the layout of the pages.
  • Page 104 ELECTING OUCH ETTINGS Single Column with Table—Choose this option if your document contains only one column of text and a table. The table will be placed in a grid in the text editing application you have selected. You can later specify whether to export it in a grid or as tab- separated text columns.

  • Page 105: Scanning With Spdf Or Npdf And Searching For Text

    8. When you’re finished selecting the OCR options, click OK on the Options window. These options will now apply to the OCR processing when you select any text format as the page format. CANNING WITH S OR N The searchable PDF (sPDF) and Normal PDF (nPDF) are special forms of an Adobe PDF file.
  • Page 106 3. Right-click on the text format icon. 4. Choose the Searchable PDF or Normal PDF option for the page format. Note: Not all Destination Applications have the sPDF and nPDF options. Microsoft Word, for example, does not have them as scanning options.
  • Page 107 The settings now show your page format selection. 5. Choose a Scan Configuration. 6. Click Apply or OK. Now when you scan with that Destination Application selected, the scanned document will be in the sPDF or nPDF format that was selected for it.

  • Page 108: Scan And Burn To Acd

    URN TO A If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your Visioneer scanner onto a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows XP. To scan and burn to a CD: 1.
  • Page 109 3. Select Burn to CD as the Destination Application. The Burn to CD Destination Application is only available if you have a CD burner attached to your computer, but you do not need to have a CD in the burner to select the destination. If a CD burner is not attached, scanned items will be sent to the Transfer to Storage destination by default.

  • Page 110: Scanning With Event Forwarding

    8. The OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window appears, 9. Make sure a CD is in the CD burner. 10. Click the Burn to CD button. The CD burner begins and your scanned documents are written to the CD. CANNING WITH VENT ORWARDING If you want to specify an application to use for scanning at the start of...
  • Page 111 To scan with event forwarding: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Select Still Image Client as the Destination Application. Note that you cannot choose a page format for this option because the actual destination application is not selected until after the scanner feeds in the first page of your document.

  • Page 112: Creating An Html Web Page From Your

    5. Start scanning a page. A dialog box appears 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 113 3. Choose HTML as the Page Format. 4. Choose a Scan Configuration that has the settings for the image on the HTML page. For example, if you want the image to be in color on the HTML page, choose a color configuration. 5.
  • Page 114 Note: Depending on the complexity of the document, its conversion to the HTML format may take a few moments. 7. Choose Save As from the Internet Explorer File menu, give the page a name, and save it in the location you use for your web page files.

  • Page 115: 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 116 4. Choose a Scan Configuration. 5. Click Apply or OK. Your scanned pages are stored in the location that you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window. 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.

  • Page 117: Scanning To Multiple Folders

    4. Right-click on the text format icon and choose the file format for the scanned documents. 5. Choose a Scan Configuration. 6. Click Apply or OK. Now when scanning with Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application, the documents are saved as OCR-converted text in the selected file format.
  • Page 118 Setting up multiple folders for transfer to storage: 1. Using Microsoft Windows, create the folders that you want to use for storing scanned items. Note that you can also create the folders later while creating the new scan configurations. 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 3.
  • Page 119 6. Click the Storage Options tab. 7. Click the Browse button. 8. Select the folder you created for storing the scanned documents. If you haven’t created the folder yet, you can click the Make New Folder button and type the name for the new folder.
  • Page 120 9. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.” 10. Click Apply. The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration. 11. Repeat the process to create additional new configurations, such as one named “Storage for Personal Receipts.”...
  • Page 121 12. Make sure to designate separate folders as the Storage Locations for the new configurations. You will now have multiple configurations set up for the Transfer to Storage destination, and each configuration scans documents to separate folders. Scan to multiple storage folders: 1.

  • Page 122: To Transfer Documents To A Server Or Mapped Drive

    5. Scan the documents you want to store in multiple storage folders. The documents are scanned to the folder specified for the configuration. 6. When scanning is finished, select the other configuration you created for storage. 7. Now, scan the documents again. When scanning is finished, the documents are stored in the two separate folders.
  • Page 123 2. 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. 3. 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 124: Check The Hardware And Select Device Settings

    The Hardware icon If the Hardware View of the panel is open you can also right-click on the Visioneer Strobe XP icon. The Hardware Properties dialog box appears and shows information about your Visioneer Strobe XP scanner. ELECT EVICE ETTINGS...
  • Page 125 XP S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 2. Click the Properties button. The Device Configuration Properties window opens. You use this window to select new device settings for you scanner.
  • Page 126 The Interface information refers to the USB port where your scanner is connected. The scanner automatically detects the type of USB port and displays the information here. The example above shows a scanner connected a USB 2.0 High Speed port. Your scanner may also be able to connect to a USB 1.1 Full Speed port.

  • Page 127: Scanning From Twain Software

    If your computer is running Windows XP—you can scan using ■ either the Visioneer TWAIN Interface or the Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition (known as WIA). If your computer is running Windows 2000—using WIA is not ■...

  • Page 128: Scanning From Paperport Using The Twain Interface

    CANNING FROM APER The instructions in this section are for scanning with your scanner’s TWAIN interface. To scan an item using PaperPort: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to ScanSoft PaperPort, and then click PaperPort. The PaperPort desktop opens.
  • Page 129 If this Scan button is not active, see the section on page 129 to setup your computer. 3. From the Scanner drop-down list, select TWAIN: Visioneer Strobe Note: Please wait a few moments for your selection from the drop- down list to become active. This delay only occurs the first time you select from the list while PaperPort initializes the scanner.
  • Page 130 4. In the “Scan what?” section, choose to scan a Document or Photograph. If you want to change the format of the scanned item’s file name or file type before you start scanning, click Settings. The default file type for documents is .pdf and the default for photographs is .jpg. See “Getting Help with the PaperPort Software”...
  • Page 131 Some of the options on the window may not be available, and will be greyed out if they are not available with your scanner. The options on the Visioneer Strobe XP TWAIN interface are: Mode—Select a scanning mode: ■...
  • Page 132 setting, the sharper and clearer the scanned image. However, higher dpi settings take longer to scan and produce larger files for the scanned images. Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork. Brightness and Contrast—Sometimes an image is scanned with ■...
  • Page 133 AutoCrop to Length—Select this option to let the scanner ■ automatically crop the scanned document from the top to the bottom edge of the page, affecting only the length of the document. The width of the scan area is not affected. The scan width is determined by the chosen page size.
  • Page 134 TWAIN interface on the lefthand side. The Define page size option cannot be used with AutoCrop to Length or AutoCrop to Original options. AutoScan on document insertion—Your Visioneer scanner ■ includes AutoLaunch technology that senses when an item is inserted into the paper feed and starts scanning immediately.
  • Page 135 7. When you’re ready to scan, align the document between the Paper Guides if your scanner has them, and insert the document into the paper feed. To scan a single side, insert the page face down. For Strobe XP 200: insert the page face up. To scan both sides, either side can be face up.
  • Page 136 When scanning is complete, thumbnail images appear on the PaperPort Desktop A thumbnail image of the scanned item appears on the PaperPort desktop N THE APER ORT DESKTOP Unless you changed it with the Settings option, the name of the scanned image is the day, date, and number of scanned items that day.

  • Page 137: Getting Help With The Paperport Software

    the PaperPort desktop. If the check box is not selected (this is the default), the following message box appears when you close the TWAIN Interface. Click Scan More Pages to scan additional pages and add them to the ■ stack of items placed on the PaperPort desktop. Click Scan Other Side to reload and scan the other side of the page ■...

  • Page 138: Setting Up Your Scanner To Work With Paperport

    APER When you selected a scanning option from the Scanner drop-down list, such as TWAIN: Visioneer Strobe XP, the Scan button at the bottom of the panel should become active after approximately 5 to 10 seconds. If it doesn’t, you need to set up your scanner to work with the selected option.
  • Page 139 To set up your scanner: 1. From the Scanner drop-down list, select one of the options, such as TWAIN: Visioneer Strobe XP. 2. Click the Setup button. A window opens to begin the setup process. 3. Click Yes then click Next.
  • Page 140 4. Click Yes (recommended) then click Next. The next window is for checking the connection between your scanner and the computer. 5. Click Next. After the Setup Wizard checks the connections, the next window is displayed. It has a series of setup options, but only the Basic scan test is necessary because your scanner was already tested when you installed the OneTouch 4.0 software.
  • Page 141 6. Click Next. The TWAIN Interface opens. Note: If you are setting up the scanner for the WIA scanning options, the WIA interface opens instead. 7. Insert a page into the scanner and the Scan button on the TWAIN Interface will become active.
  • Page 142 8. Click the Scan button. The Setup Wizard runs the scan test. A message window opens that says “Basic scan test passed.” 9. Click Next on the message window. The final Setup window opens to let you know the setup process is finished.

  • Page 143: Scanning From The Wia Interface

    WIA I CANNING FROM THE The instructions in this section are for scanning using WIA on computers running Windows XP. If your computer is running an earlier version of Windows, it cannot use WIA to scan. See “Scanning from PaperPort Using the TWAIN Interface” on page 121. This section shows how to use Microsoft Paint to scan using the WIA interface To scan an item:...
  • Page 144 The Scan using Visioneer Strobe XP window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scanner. 3. Click the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning. To scan with the Custom Settings option see the next section, “Fine Tuning Your Scans”.
  • Page 145 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: 1. On the Scan using Visioneer Strobe XP window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. The Advanced Properties dialog box opens.
  • Page 146 2. Select the options for scanning. Brightness and Contrast—Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. The Contrast setting does not apply to the setting Black and White picture or text. Resolution (DPI)—Click the drop-down list and choose the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution.

  • Page 147: Maintenance

    Maintenance This chapter contains information on recalibrating, troubleshooting, cleaning, uninstalling, and scanner specifications. ECALIBRATING OR LEANING You calibrated your scanner during installation, but after many hours of use you may find that scanned images may not be a sharp and clear as when you began using the scanner.
  • Page 148 2. Use any of the following methods to start the recalibration or cleaning: Right-click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification ■ Area (at the bottom right corner of the screen) and choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu. Click the small scanner icon on a OneTouch Panel, or right-click ■...
  • Page 149 If you scanning from PaperPort or other TWAIN application, ■ click the scanner icon at the top right corner of the window. 3. When the Hardware Properties window appears, click the Properties button Click this icon...
  • Page 150 The Device Configuration Properties window opens and shows the Device Settings. Note that the “Last calibrated” date is red, indicating that calibration is now due. 4. To recalibrate the scanner, click the Calibrate button. To clean the scanner, click the Clean button. A message appears for you to insert the calibration or cleaning page.
  • Page 151 Note: If scanned images or autocropped images still are of poor quality after calibration, please call Visioneer Technical Support. 7. Close the Device Configuration Properties window, and remove the calibration paper, or cleaning paper and replace it in its plastic bag.

  • Page 152: Troubleshooting

    Did you select another scanning source in the PaperPort Scan Pane? If you use multiple devices with your computer, you may have selected another source for images. Start the PaperPort software and click the Scan icon and then make sure Visioneer Strobe XP is selected as the scanner.
  • Page 153 They are interfering with the installation and OneTouch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re-install your Visioneer Strobe XP scanner. Please see the documentation that you received with the other scanner for the steps to remove its driver programs.

  • Page 154: How To Uninstall Your Scanner

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

  • Page 155: 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 156: Visioneer Roadwarrior And Strobe Xp 100 Scanner Specifications

    Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Safety and agency certifications UL, FCC Class B, Hardware warranty XP 100 S TROBE 600 dpi 36-Bit color (internal, 12-bit a/d converter recognition, over 68 billion colors) 12-Bit gray (internal, 4096 shades of gray)

  • Page 157: Visioneer Strobe Xp 200 Scanner Specifications

    XP 200 S ISIONEER TROBE Optical resolution Bit Depth Output Bit Depth Scan Method Interface Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Safety and agency certifications UL, FCC Class B, VCCI Class B, CE Hardware warranty CANNER PECIFICATIONS 600 dpi 48-bit color (internal, 16-bit a/d converter...

  • Page 158: Visioneer Strobe Xp 300 Scanner Specifications

    XP 300 S ISIONEER TROBE Optical resolution Bit Depth Output Bit Depth Scan Method Interface Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Safety and agency certifications UL, FCC Class B, VCCI Class B, CE Hardware warranty CANNER PECIFICATIONS 600 dpi 48-bit color (internal, 16-bit a/d converter...

  • Page 159: Visioneer Strobe Xp Parts List

    ISIONEER CANNER Please use the following part names and part numbers when ordering replacements for your scanner. Visit our web site at www.visioneer.com to order replacement parts. Part ARTS Part Name RoadWarrior, Strobe XP 100, and Strobe XP 300 Calibration Sheet and...
  • Page 160 RoadWarrior and Strobe XP 100 High Speed USB 2.0 Certified Cable Strobe XP 200 USB Y-Cable Strobe XP 200 Power Supply Strobe XP 300 Power Supply Strobe XP 300 Europe Clip, JF16, A3 Strobe XP 300 UK Clip, 15RPK-N, A2...
  • Page 161 Strobe XP 300 Plinth, Scanner Mounting Stand RoadWarrior, Strobe XP 100, and Strobe XP 300 Carrying Bag 85-0237-000 88-0489-000...

  • Page 162: Index

    I N D E X advanced settings 79 aspect ratio 81 Autocrop to Length 126 Autocrop to Original 77, 125 AutoLaunch 41 AutoRotate image 81 AutoScan 42 background color 94 Black&White 76, 124 BMP 66 Brightness 76, 125 brightness 139 Burn to CD 61, 101 Destination Application 102 button options 70...
  • Page 163 150, 151 troubleshooting 145 uninstall 147 scanning AutoScan 42 from PaperPort 120 Visioneer Scan Manager 121 Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) 136 Searchable PDF 69, 98 Select Configuration 52, 55 Select Destination 52, 54, 71 Select Format and Page(s) 53...
  • Page 164 specifications 150, 151 spreadsheet 97 spreadsheets OCR 87 Sti event forwarding 71 Storage and CD-R/W 71 Storage Properties 61 Straighten Image 78, 125 system requirements 10 template 97 text color 94 Text Documents Properties 58 Text Editors 71 text file format 67 Text Formats 67 thumbnail icon 129 TIFF 66...
  • Page 165 NDEX...
  • Page 166 Copyright © 2006 Visioneer, Inc. 05-0718-000...

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