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  • Page 2 1798 Technology Drive, Suite 178, San Jose, CA 95110 USA TEL: (408) 436-9888 Declares that the product Product Name: Brother DSmobile 600 Model Number: DS600 complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interferences that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Revision History

    4/2008 Changed DSmobileSCAN to DSmobileSCAN II, changed desktop icons, updated references to Adobe Reader 11/2008 Updated with Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. information, Canadian regulatory information, and added OS X driver and Vista 64-bit driver. 2/2010 Updated with Brother International Corporation information, trademark declarations, Windows 7, WIA driver and PageManager installation.

  • Page 4: Product Warranty Information

    After contacting Brother you will be required to send the Scanner properly packaged, freight prepaid, to Brother together with a photocopy of your bill of sale. Brother will provide a Return Authorization Number (i.e RA#) that must be written on the outside of the carton that contains your Scanner and instruction to where you should return your Scanner.
  • Page 5 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. This Limited Warranty is the only warranty that Brother is giving for this Scanner. It is the final expression and the exclusive and only statement of Brother’s obligations to you. It replaces all other agreements and understandings that you may have with Brother or its representatives.
  • Page 6 Newspaper TV Advertisement Radio Advertisement Brother Website / Internet 2. What other Brother products do you own or have you purchased in the past? (Please Write in top 3 choices in the boxes to the left) Embroidery Machine Fax Machine...
  • Page 7 Information Response: and special offers. For More Information: Should you need additional information regarding your Brother product or if you need to locate your nearest Brother Authorized Service Center, visit our website at: For a complete list of supplies and accessories available for your product, visit us online at: www.brothermall.com...
  • Page 8 No oral or written information, advice or representation provided by Brother, its Authorized Service Centres, Distributors, Dealers, Agents or employees, shall create another warranty or modify this warranty. The warranty states Brother’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy against Brother for any failure of the Mobile scanner machine to operate properly.
  • Page 9 No oral or written information, advice or representation provided by Brother, its Authorized Service Centres, Distributors, Dealers, Agents or employees, shall create another warranty or modify this warranty. The warranty states Brother’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy against Brother for any failure of the Mobile scanner machine to operate properly.

  • Page 14: Customer Service

    Customer Service …………………………………. FREE INFORMATION BY E-MAIL & WEB Visit our Web site at http://www.brother-usa.com . Search for the “DSmobile 600” scanners” where you can access: Features, Specifications, and Compatibility (Windows & Mac) FAQs Warranty information Brochures Manuals Product Software download information.

  • Page 15: Table Of Contents

    Warranty Statement (USA Only) ... iv Warranty Statement (Canada Only) ... vi Customer Service ... vii What’s Included with This Package ... x Welcome - Introduction to Your DSmobile 600 Scanner ... 1 Windows Operation ... 2 Installing Software ... 2 Driver Installation ... 2 DSmobileSCAN II Installation ...
  • Page 16 TWAIN (For Windows) ... 31 PageManager 7 (For Windows) ... 32 Initial Setup with PageManager 7 ... 32 Selecting a Scanning Source ... 32 Performing Scanner Calibration ... 33 Tips & Cautions ... 34...

  • Page 17: What's Included With This Package

    What’s Included with This Package ………………………………. User Manual (Printable from CD only) Kit Contents Carrying Bag Model DS600 ® DSmobile 600 Scanner Installation Guide Photo Sleeves (2) Installation CD Cleaner Sheet Calibration Sheets (2) USB Cable (6ft.)

  • Page 18: Welcome - Introduction To Your Dsmobile 600 Scanner

    Acquisition (WIA) drivers that will work with any of your TWAIN/WIA-compliant imaging applications. These TWAIN/WIA drivers are automatically installed for the DSmobile 600 when you load the Windows drivers. If you experience any difficulty with any of these drivers, please check our website http://www.brother-usa.com to verify that you are using the...

  • Page 19: Windows Operation

    Driver Installation 1. Insert the Installation CD that came with your DSmobile 600 scanner into your computer. The installation program should begin automatically and the following screen displayed. Click on “Install Scanner Driver.”...
  • Page 20 If the installation does not start automatically, please double-click the MY COMPUTER icon on your Windows desktop, and then double-click the CD icon. If this installation program does not begin, then double-click the SETUP.EXE icon. Note: If using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, when the Autoplay window is displayed (see below), choose “Run setup.exe”.
  • Page 21 3. Select “Complete” (recommended) or “Custom” and then click “Next”. 4. The following screen will be displayed. Click “Install”.

  • Page 22: Dsmobilescan Ii Installation

    When the driver has been installed, the following screen will be displayed. Connect your scanner to a USB port, and click “Next”. Follow the recommended choices for the New Hardware Wizard. 6. Click “Next” and “Finish”. 7. The installation screen will re-appear and you will now have four choices:...

  • Page 23: View, Print, Save User's Guide

    Viewing, Printing, Saving the User’s Guide Click on View/Print the PDF User’s Guide. This will launch Adobe Reader display the first page of the User’s Guide. If this does not happen, you must install Adobe Reader software as in the next section. From the display of the User’s Guide, you can view the document, or save or print the document by selecting those options under the File menu.

  • Page 24: Pagemanager 7 Installation

    PageManager 7 Installation At this point you may install the PageManager 7 software. Follow the on-screen instructions to install PageManager 7. Note: After you have completed all software installations, we strongly recommend that you remove the CD and restart your computer even though you are not requested by Windows to do so.

  • Page 25: Un-Installing Software

    CD and run the setup again. At this time you will be given three options. Select the REMOVE option, click NEXT, and then click REMOVE. All previously installed DSmobile 600 software will be removed from your computer with the exception of the Adobe Reader 9.3.

  • Page 26: Installing Hardware

    Do not connect the scanner to your computer until instructed to do so by the driver installation software. When instructed to do so, connect the scanner cable as shown below and follow the instructions. After you have installed the software (Steps 1-4, p. 2-4), Step 5 will instruct you to install your scanner.
  • Page 27 Note: If using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, the following message is displayed. You can then skip to Step 4. Follow the step-by-step Wizard instructions and finish your hardware installation. When you finish your Hardware Wizard Installation, the computer will automatically detect the new hardware device installed and it will be ready for use.

  • Page 28: Calibration

    Note: Calibration is critical because it allows the image quality to be “balanced” for your computer and scanner combination. If you switch the computer that you use with your scanner or change scanners, you must calibrate again. Calibration can be performed on any TWAIN or WIA-compliant application.
  • Page 29 “White” (the brighter the “White” the better) piece of letter size (or A4) printer paper to perform the calibration. Simply fold the paper in half and insert the end opposite the fold into the scanner first when calibrating. The following message will be displayed (see below).

  • Page 30: Using Your Scanner

    The following window will appear when you press the button on the top of the scanner. A double click on any of the programs will initiate that program.

  • Page 31: Setting A Default Program

    Note: When using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, when you press the button on the top of the scanner, the ‘choose which program to use’ box does not include the option ‘Always use this program for this action.’ If you wish to set it, use the steps in “Changing Programs”...

  • Page 32: Changing Programs

    Select Start: Control Panel: Scanners and Cameras (In Category View, select Printers and other Hardware: Scanners and Cameras). Right click on the scanner icon, select Properties, and then select Events. Click on “Prompt for which program to run.” Click Apply and then OK, then Exit the Control Panel.
  • Page 33 Note that there is no ‘apply’ button on this properties screen, so you must press ‘OK.’ After this process, the “Select the program to launch for this action” (shown above) will display when the button on the top of the scanner is pressed to initiate a program.

  • Page 34: Mac Os X Operation

    14. Follow the on-screen instructions for calibration and scanning. 15. Note that when using the DSmobile 600 on a Macintosh, the scan button on the top of the scanner does not start scanning software or cause the display of a list of scanning applications like it does on a PC.

  • Page 35: Setting Administrator Privileges

    “Admin” underneath. If this is not the case, contact your system administrator to have the privileges changed so you can install software and calibrate the scanner. UN-INSTALLING SOFTWARE If you need to remove any of this software from your Macintosh system, you may either use the original installation disk and choose “Uninstall”...

  • Page 36: Calibration

    Select “Image Capture” from the Applications folder. Close the DSmobile 600 window (do not minimize it). From the “Devices” menu, choose “Browse Devices.” Click the “Use TWAIN UI” button to the right of the “DSmobile 600” listing, and then close the window. Click the “Scan” button.

  • Page 37: Calibrating Your Dsmobile 600 Using Image Capture

    “Image Capture” software on your Mac OS X along with the Brother driver and GUI. Note that once a calibration is performed, it does not need to be re-done if you use to another application on the same computer.
  • Page 38 The “Image Capture Device Browser” window will appear (See Figure 3). Figure 3. Leopard Image Capture Device Browser Window Click the “Use TWAIN UI” button to the right of “DSmobile 600” (See Figure 3). Click the “Scan” button (See Figure 4).
  • Page 39 Click the “Calibrate” button (See Figure 5). Insert the black and white calibration paper (preferred) or a blank sheet of white paper. Click the “Calibrate” button again (See Figure 6). Figure 4. TWAIN Interface Window Figure 5. Calibrate Button...
  • Page 40 Figure 6. Initiating the Calibration Step When the calibration scan is complete, click “OK” and then proceed to scan your documents (See Figure 5).

  • Page 41: Tiger Mac Os X V10.4

    ® Tiger (Mac OS X v10.4) Install the DSmobile 600 scanner driver using the Installation CD and restart your computer. Connect the scanner to your computer’s USB port. Open the “Applications” folder and run “Image Capture” (See Figure 7). Figure 7. Tiger Image Capture Window Close the “DSmobile 600”...
  • Page 42 The “Image Capture Devices” window will appear (See Figure 9). Figure 9. Tiger Image Capture Device Browser Window Click on “DSmobile 600”. Figure 8. Tiger Device Selection Window...
  • Page 43 Click on the “Use TWAIN software” checkbox at the bottom of the window (See Figure 10). Click “OK” in the “Image Capture Devices” window. From the “Devices” menu, choose “DSmobile 600”. In the “DSmobile 600” window, click “Scan”. Click the “Calibrate” button.

  • Page 44: Panther Mac Os X V10.3

    ® Panther (Mac OS X v10.3) Install the DSmobile 600 scanner driver using the Installation CD and restart your computer. Open the “Applications” folder and run “Image Capture”. From the “Image Capture”: menu, choose “Preferences”. Click the “Scanner” tab at the top of the window.

  • Page 45: Using Your Scanner

    TWAIN for Apple Mac OS X Apple provides a software product entitled “Image Capture” with Macintosh computers that is TWAIN compatible. A scanner driver for Mac OS X v10.3 or higher can be downloaded from the Installation CD. For further assistance, call...

  • Page 46: Using Scanning Software

    The advantage of using DSmobileSCAN II as your default is that as a default program it provides the ability to scan automatically. Pressing the button on top of the scanner once starts the DSmobileSCAN II software and pressing it again starts a document scan.

  • Page 47: A Note About Document Names

    “X” at the top of the DSmobileSCAN II screen. Closing the DSmobileSCAN II window will not interfere with your current software application. If you want to use DSmobileSCAN II as your default scanning software, Brother recommends that you don’t use the desktop icon, just press the button on the scanner, select DSmobileSCAN II, click on “Always use this program for this action,”...

  • Page 48: Twain (For Windows)

    TWAIN (FOR WINDOWS) The TWAIN driver for the DSmobile 600 is automatically installed when the Installation CD installs the Windows drivers. This TWAIN driver defines communication and data structures between software applications on your PC and the DSmobile 600. All software that appears in the “select the program to launch for this action” window (shown below) will be TWAIN and WIA-compliant software that is compatible with the DSmobile 600 scanner and allows scanning from that software program.

  • Page 49: Pagemanager 7 (For Windows)

    Initial Setup with PageManager 7 NOTE: Calibration is a critical step in setting up your scanner. This process will balance the image quality between your computer and the scanner unit. If at any time you switch the scanner to another computer then you will need to reinstall the scanner driver and recalibrate the scanner.

  • Page 50: Performing Scanner Calibration

    Performing Scanner Calibration a) To calibrate your scanner select the acquire image data icon (scanner and camera icon) under the toolbar menu. (see Fig. 1) Fig. 1 The TWAIN user interface screen will appear (see Fig. 2). Insert the calibration sheet with the printed arrow end first.

  • Page 51: Tips & Cautions

    Tips & Cautions ………………………………… The DSmobile 600 scanner can provide long and productive service. We encourage you to follow the suggestions below to improve the convenience and quality of your scanning and document management experience. Please do not insert stapled items into the DSmobile 600.

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