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MOBILE SCANNER
USER'S MANUAL
Regulatory Model Number: FL-1507B/FL-1513B
www.avision.com

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  • Page 1 MOBILE SCANNER USER’S MANUAL Regulatory Model Number: FL-1507B/FL-1513B www.avision.com...

  • Page 2: Warranty

    Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Avision makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. Avision shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 3: Federal Communications Commission (Fcc) Compliance Information Statement

    User’s Manual Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance information statement Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4  Directive 2011/65/EU CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct CE-marked AC adapter provide by Avision. This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024, safety requirements of EN 60950 and ROHS requirements of EN50581.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    ® As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Avision Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. System Requirements ®...
  • Page 6 Product Safety Guide Please clearly read all these instructions, and follow all instructions and warnings before installing and using the device. The following indications are used in this document to obviate any chance of accident or damage to you and/or the device. Indicates potentially hazardous situations, which WARNING if instructions are not followed, could result in...
  • Page 7 User’s Manual Do not place or store the device or its AC power adapter:  Outdoors  Near excessive dirt or dust, water, or heat sources  In locations subject to shocks, vibrations, high  temperature or humidity, direct sunlight, strong light sources, or rapid changes in temperature or humidity Do not use the device with wet hands.
  • Page 8 CAUTION: Do not locate the device on rackety or aslope tables. Do not  locate the device on unstable surface. The device may fall down and this may result in injury. Do not place heavy objects on the unit. It may cause ...
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  • Page 10 User’s Manual 1. I NTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the color sheet-fed image scanner. With this scanner, you can scan documents from the auto document feeder to increase your productivity. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual.
  • Page 11 Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately. To access more service supports, visit www.avision.com to register your Avision’s product.
  • Page 12 User’s Manual Front View       ESCRIPTION Displays the function button via the software application - Button Display Manager V2. Right/Left Used to scroll up and down to Arrow select your function button via the software application - Button Manager V2.
  • Page 13     ESCRIPTION Document Open the plate to support the Extension Plate document when loading a long document. Document These guides ensure Guides documents are fed straight. Raise the guides when loading a document, and then align them to the edges of the document to be scanned.
  • Page 14 User’s Manual Rear View   ESCRIPTION Kensington Attach to a lock to secure the Security Slot scanner. Used to insert a rear feeder. Rear Slot...

  • Page 15: Side View

    Side View   ESCRIPTION Power Jack Connect the AC adapter to the scanner. Micro USB port Used to plug the micro end of the USB cable to connect to PC.

  • Page 16: Scanner Installation

    User’s Manual CANNER NSTALLATION 2.1 Precautions Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure  to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place.  Be sure to use the proper AC power source.
  • Page 17 2.2 Installing the Rear Feed Tray Attach the rear feed tray to the back slot of the scanner as indicated.
  • Page 18 User’s Manual 2.3 Connecting to Power Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet. 2.4 Turning on the Power Press the Power Switch button on the front panel, the Power LED will flash.

  • Page 19: Installing The Scanner Driver

    2.5 Installing the Scanner Driver To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer. The scanner driver contains TWAIN, ISIS and WIA driver. After the installation of scanner driver is completed, this scanner allows you to scan via a TWAIN, ISIS, or a WIA interface.
  • Page 20 User’s Manual Contents on the installation graphic: Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your  scanner, you need to install the scanner driver. Install Button Manager V2: To use the buttons on  the scanner, you need to install Button Manager V2. To ensure Button Manager V2 works properly, please FIRST install scanner driver before installing Button Manager Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals for...
  • Page 21 2.6 Connecting to the Computer Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port at the rear side of your computer. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found”...

  • Page 22: Completing Your First Scan

    User’s Manual OMPLETING IRST 3.1 Loading Your Paper 3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specifications:  Document (s) can range in size from 50 x 50 mm (2 x 2 in.) to 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in.) ...
  • Page 23 3.1.2 Loading Your Document into the ADF Paper Tray Fanning Your Document To avoid occasional multi-feeds or paper jams, please fan your documents and align the top edges before feeding them into the scanner. Hold both ends of the documents and fan them a few times.
  • Page 24 User’s Manual 3.1.3 Loading Paper to the Document Feeder Unfold the document feeder and its extension.   ...
  • Page 25 Raise the paper guide to hold your multi-page document. Facing Down Load the stack of document with the top of the pages pointing into the feeder. Verify that the paper guides are aligned with the edges of the stack. MPORTANT To load paper through the automatic document feeder, be sure to close the cover of the front input tray.
  • Page 26 User’s Manual 3.1.4 Loading A Single-Page Document into the Front Input Tray Open the cover of the front input tray. Load your singe-page document to the front input tray with the top of the page pointing to the front input tray. facing down Load one-sided document with the text Center your document with the paper size marks.
  • Page 27 3.1.5 Loading A Single-Page Document into the Rear Feed Tray Load your single-page document FACE DOWN, TOP EDGE FIRST into the rear feed tray, align it to the paper size mark, and gently push document into the feed tray as indicated.
  • Page 28 User’s Manual 3.1.6 Ejecting Paper Opposite If you are feeding paper from the front or rear feed tray, the scanner provides two eject paths: documents can be ejected to the opposite side of your feed tray, or to the same side of your feed tray (default).
  • Page 29 3.1.7 Scanning a Stack of Document with Various Sizes and Weights When scanning a batch of documents with different sizes and weights, be sure to follow these guidelines to avoid a skewed image or a paper jam: Align the documents TOP EDGE first in the sequence of paper size from large to small.
  • Page 30 User’s Manual Align the edges of the documents by tapping the bottom of the stack against the table top. Center these pages in the document feeder and make sure that the edges of page of the largest size slightly touch the Paper Guide.

  • Page 31: Verifying Your Scanner Installation

    Verifying Your Scanner Installation To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed.
  • Page 32 User’s Manual Actual Page Size File Format Save File Path Scan Setup Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (Default is JPEG, other choice includes TIFF, MTIFF, PDF, MPDF, GIF, and BMP.) The supported file formats vary depending on your scanner model.
  • Page 33 Image Selection From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box.)
  • Page 34 User’s Manual Display View Thumbnail View 11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or Actual Size (100%) button ( ) from the Viewing toolbars at the right side. 12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool.
  • Page 35 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Multi-Feed Detection, Preview, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Choose your image type and the side of Selection Box document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner.

  • Page 36: Using The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    User’s Manual 4. U SING THE CANNER ROPERTIES IALOG The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner’s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter. In this chapter, all options are available based on a duplex (double-side) scanner.
  • Page 37 4.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box UTTONS ESCRIPTION Defaults Click the Defaults button, the factory default settings will be shown on each tab. Cancel Click the Cancel button to leave the Scanner Properties dialog box.
  • Page 38 User’s Manual The following table shows the default settings： AB NAME EFAULT SETTINGS Image Image：Front B&W Binarization：Dynamic Threshold Resolution：200 dpi Invert：Blank on White Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder Threshold：None Brightness：None Contrast：None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping：Automatic Deskew：Yes Orientation：Portrait OverScan：0.00 Note: The availability of this option varies due to scanner model.
  • Page 39 Showing or Hiding Tabs The [Scanner Properties] dialog box is displayed in default with three basic tabs - Image, Paper, and Information. To show more tabs, click the [Scanner Properties] icon to access more scan settings. To show more tabs, Click the [Scanner Properties] icon ( ) on the upper left corner, and choose [Tab] to show available tab names.
  • Page 40 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 The Image Tab The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution, you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side.
  • Page 42 User’s Manual 4.3.1 The Image Selection Box The Image Selection box includes the image type and document side option. you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document, you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time.
  • Page 43 Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W, the other in color Side/Image Front Rear Selection MAGE ESCRIPTION Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color. Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray.
  • Page 44 User’s Manual Front/Rear Auto Color Detection: Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear page of your color document in color image mode. If your document is in colors, the scanner will automatically scan the document into a color image. If your document is non-color, you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the Non-Color Selection option.
  • Page 45 Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection If your documents contain primarily B&W text and small amount of light or pale colors and you do not wish them to be recognized as color image to save the file size, you can increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right to let these images to be detected as B&W.
  • Page 46 User’s Manual Same settings on both sides: Click to apply same scan settings for both sides of your documents. After checking this option, any settings you have changed will automatically applied to both the front side and the rear side. For example, if you choose your ideal resolution to be 300 dpi, this will be applied both to the front side and rear side of your document.
  • Page 47 4.3.2 Other Image Options Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Options: Dynamic Threshold, Dynamic Threshold (AD), Fixed Processing, Halftone 1~5, Error Diffusion.
  • Page 48 User’s Manual Fixed Processing: Used for black-and- white and other high contrast documents. A single level is set to determine the black- and-white transition. The threshold is programmable over the entire density range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to 0. If Fixed Processing is selected, Contrast is not available.
  • Page 49 Error Diffusion Image Dynamic Threshold (AD) Dynamic Threshold...
  • Page 50 User’s Manual Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high threshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images.
  • Page 51 Gray Document Type: Choice: Normal, Photo, Document Three options of document type are provided when you choose Gray as the image type for your scanned document. Choice: Normal, Photo, Document.  Document: Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document.
  • Page 52 User’s Manual Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230)
  • Page 53 Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. The range is from –100 to +100. Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image.
  • Page 54 User’s Manual Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the image file size.
  • Page 55 Invert Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image. The default setting is Black on a White background. Reverse mode is White on a Black background. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert.
  • Page 56 User’s Manual Scan Choice: Source Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan  multiple pages. Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For  example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. Flatbed (book): Used to scan several  inside pages from book.
  • Page 57 If you have purchased a duplex sheet-fed scanner, choose [Merge Two Sides] on the [Scan Source], then the scanner is able to scan both sides of your document and merge them into a single image. If “Merge Two Sides into One Image” is selected, its choice will be available including “Merge Horizontally”, “Merge Vertically”, “Merge Vertically (Back Side Flip)”.
  • Page 58 User’s Manual Color The purpose of Color Matching is getting the Matching accurate color. This option uses the default parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors of the image. Choice: None, Document, Photo  None: Choose “None” to disable this option.

  • Page 59: Scanning Color Images

    4.3.3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images. Brightness  Contrast  Resolution  Invert  4.3.4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images. Brightness  Contrast  Resolution  Invert ...
  • Page 60 User’s Manual 4.3.6 Editing Profiles The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them. To add a new profile, Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or other scan settings.) Click the Image tab and then choose “Profiles”...
  • Page 61 To load a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the “Profiles” dropdown list box. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box. To delete a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box.
  • Page 62 User’s Manual To rename a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown list box and then click the Rename button. Enter new name for the profile.
  • Page 63 4.4 The Compression Tab The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology.
  • Page 64 User’s Manual The Compression tab dialog box...
  • Page 65 4.5 The Color Dropout Tab 4.5.1 Color Dropout Selection The [Color Dropout] tab allows you to select either green, red, blue, or a color of your choice to remove the details of the selected color from a scanned image. This feature is used to sharpen your text when using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software.
  • Page 66 User’s Manual Auto/Remove Green Original (normal mode) Remove Red (normal Remove Green (quality mode) mode: Threshold: 18) Preview the color dropout result: To preview the color dropout result, please follow these steps: Click the [Scanner Properties] icon ( ) on the upper left corner, and choose [Tab] to show available tab names.
  • Page 67 Move your cursor over the preview image. Your mouse cursor now becomes an Eyedropper. Click to select a color which you wish to remove. Click and hold your mouse button to view the result after removing the specified color. If the result is satisfactory, click [OK] to close the Preview window.
  • Page 68 User’s Manual The Color Dropout dialog box...
  • Page 69 To select a color on the Color palette, Click the Color Dropout tab from the Scanner Properties dialog box. Choose Gray or B&W from the Image Selection box and click “Custom” from the Color Dropout drop-down menu. The Color palette appears.
  • Page 70 User’s Manual Move your cursor over the palette. The cursor becomes a cross sign. Click to choose a color. The RGB values are changed simultaneously.
  • Page 71 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi-Feed Detection). The Paper tab dialog box...
  • Page 72 User’s Manual 4.6.1 Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Automatic (36”), Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection, Automatic Multiple, Relative to Documents. PTIONS ESCRIPTION Automatic adjusts the cropping window Automatic according to different document sizes and automatically straighten a skewed...
  • Page 73 Automatic This option allows you to place various Multiple sized documents such as photos, ID Cards, or business cards on the flatbed (if available) and lets you create multiple individually cropped images in one scan. Note: To correctly create multiple images, please make sure there is at least 12mm (0.5”) of space between each document.
  • Page 74 User’s Manual The Adjustment option is available when Automatic is selected. Adjustment —adds a positive/negative margin value  Top/Bottom or toward left/right of the image. 　 Adjustment is used when the automatic document feeder is used. Adjustment reduces the possibility of corner clipping on skewed images.
  • Page 75 Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in color to save storage space.
  • Page 76 User’s Manual Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image Selection A black rectangular Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area.
  • Page 77 A Cross Sign Relative Area Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.) The entire document in B&W The relative area in color...
  • Page 78 User’s Manual 4.6.2 Other Paper Selection Carrier Sheet Mode: Check this option to automatically crop the scan window according to your document size when scanning non-standard document (fragile, irregular-size document) with a carrier sheet (optional). Note: The availability of this option varies due to scanner model.
  • Page 79 For documents larger than A4/letter size, such as Align the top of the document to the top of the Carrier Sheet (the printed section) and the folded portion to the right edge of the Carrier Sheet so that the document fits into the Carrier Sheet at the upper corner.
  • Page 80 User’s Manual OTICE [Carrier Sheet] is available for the models that  support the Carrier Sheet. Some functions are disabled when [Carrier Sheet] is  checked. This option work properly some  applications. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice.
  • Page 81 Long Page (<118”): When you need to scan documents whose length exceeds scanner maximum, please choose Long Page. Note if Long Page is selected, the Multi-Feed Detection will not be available. (Note: This option and the maximum allowable document length vary due to type of scanner.) When Long Page (<118”) is selected, be sure to specify your document size in the Length and Width field.
  • Page 82 User’s Manual disable. Note: The availability of this option varies due to scanner model. Transport Timeout Set the amount of time the scanner will wait and then start auto scan after the first scan job is completed. If you have many separate documents need to be scanned at the same scan settings, this feature is especially useful.
  • Page 83 Background This option allows you to set your scan Setting background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. Note: For a sheet-fed scanner with an auto document feeder, this option is currently available only in the “Auto crop” mode. For a scanner with a flatbed platen, this option is available either in the “Auto crop”...
  • Page 84 User’s Manual 4.7 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab Multi-Feed Detection Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder. Multi-Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electro-statically charged document. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner.
  • Page 85 Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being multi-fed. This value indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area. The Display window will show the size of the document as you change the value. A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection.
  • Page 86 User’s Manual Multi-Feed Alarm  If a wave file is added, the scanner will make a sound alarm if multi-feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed. How to add the sound alarm： 1. Click the Browse button on the right side of the speaker icon.
  • Page 87 The Preview Tab The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan) your image before final scan. This preview image lets you allocate your scan area. You can choose your scan area by the “Scan Area” drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window.
  • Page 88 User’s Manual The Enhancement Tab The Enhancement tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings. The Option tab dialog box...
  • Page 89 Punch You can remove punch holes from the output Hole scanned image when scanning punched document. Removal Note the availability of this feature varies depending on your scanner model. Original Output image Punch holes can not be removed when:  Resolution is set lower than 150dpi ...
  • Page 90 User’s Manual Shadow Removal When 「Flatbed」on the 「Scan Source」 option is selected on the 「Image」tab, the 「Shadow Removal」option will be enabled. Click to remove the shadow on the book spine when scanning a book. Before Shadow After Shadow Removal Removal...
  • Page 91 Background Processing: The [Background Processing] option allows you to smooth background color or remove it to make image clearer. The option is especially useful for documents with color forms such as invoices. Choices: None (default), Smooth, Removal None - no background processing will be performed (default) Smooth - produces images with a more uniform background color.
  • Page 92 User’s Manual Background Processing: None Background Processing: Background Processing: Smooth Removal Fill Color: White Background color in small zone will not be processed or removed.
  • Page 93 Edge Check White or Black if you wish to add white or Fill black edge on the border of your scanned image. Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm. Default value is 0. Original Edge Fill: 5mm (Black)
  • Page 94 User’s Manual Despeckle Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner image for OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing, and also helps to reduce compressed file size. Define the speckles (also known as image noise) you wish to remove by specifying its number (size) and radius (range).
  • Page 95 Line Removal: When Black and White image mode is selected on the [Image] tab, the [Line Removal] option will be enabled. Line Removal erases lines on the image and then reconstructs characters so the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) accuracy can be improved. Choices: None, Form, Horizontal, Vertical None –...
  • Page 96 User’s Manual 4.10 The Rotation Tab The Rotation tab allows you to set the following image rotating options:...

  • Page 97: Rotate Image

    Rotate Choose the rotation angle from the drop down Image list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°, Auto based on contents. Auto rotate every even page. Rotate 90°CW Original Rotate 90°CCW Rotate 180° Auto based on contents: Automatically rotate images based on the contents of document.
  • Page 98 User’s Manual Auto rotate every even page: Automatically rotate 180° on every even page. This is especially useful when you scan the inside pages from a book. As a result, if you choose “Flatbed (book)” from the “Scan Source” option, “auto rotate every even page” will be selected as default.
  • Page 99 Split By splitting an image, two separate images are Image created horizontally or vertically. This is useful for documents containing two pages per image when you want to save them as two images (one page for one image). Choice: None, Horizontal, Vertical.
  • Page 100 User’s Manual Flip Side Select “fanfold” to rotate the image of the Rotation reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied to double-sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa. Choice: Book, Fanfold.
  • Page 101 Image Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right Control and left side of your image. Option Original The Mirror Effect...
  • Page 102 User’s Manual 4.11 The Separation Tab The Separation tab allows you to enable the detection engine to detect the blank page, barcode, and patch code and then notify the software application which supports document separation to separate your multi-page documents. Choices: Blank Page Removal, Barcode Detection, Patch Code Detection.

  • Page 103: Barcode Detection

    When the bar code has been detected successfully，a file [avbarcode.ini] will be created and stored in the following path: Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\%PRODUCTNAME% Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10: C:\ProgramData\%PRODUCTNAME% Barcode Detection: Check [Enable] to detect barcode and notify the software application for advanced processing.
  • Page 104 User’s Manual EAN 128 (GS1, UCC)  EAN-13  EAN-8  GS1 DataBar  Industrial 2 of 5  Intelligent Mail (One Code)  Interleaved 2 of 5  Inverted 2 of 5  ITF-14 / SCC-14  Matrix 2 of 5 ...
  • Page 105 Choice for barcode zone on a page: Bottom Left Right Bottom Bottom Top Right Top Left Right Left Recommended resolution: 200~600 dpi for regular  barcode, 300~600 dpi for QR code. Skewed barcodes may not be recognized correctly.  Using the same sheet repeatedly may decrease the ...
  • Page 106 User’s Manual You can find various sizes of patch codes (PDF) by choosing [Start] menu>[All Programs]>[Avision Scanner Series]>[Patch code] in succession. Simply print the PDF file to produce the patch code sheet. Insert the patch code sheets to wherever you want the file to separate.

  • Page 107: The Setting Tab

    4.12 The Setting Tab The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings: The Setting tab dialog box Energy Saving Check the Enable Energy Saver box Control and move the slider to set the amount of time to start the energy saver after your last action.
  • Page 108 User’s Manual Cache Mode: None, Page Number, Memory Size. This option allows you to assign a specified memory size from the available RAM to process the image data. By specifying a smaller memory size, you can free more memory for other applications you are running.
  • Page 109 Show Warning Check to show the warning messages Message such as “ADF pad count exceeds 50,000 scans (the number varies based on type of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count.” Save Settings Check to save your scanner properties after Closing settings after leaving the dialog box.
  • Page 110 User’s Manual 4.13 The Imprinter Tab The Imprinter tab allows you to print alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and custom message on your scanned image if digital imprinter is selected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected. Choice: External Imprinter, Digital Imprinter.

  • Page 111: Print All

    Contents Print All Check Print All to automatically print the text at all pages of your documents. Uncheck Print All to print the text for the first page of your documents only. Custom Enter your custom text to be included in your print string.
  • Page 112 User’s Manual String Choose your string orientation. Orientation Choice: Normal, Rotated, Vertical, Vertical Inversion, 90 degrees CW, 90 degrees CCW Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW If you check the digital imprinter to stamp text on your scanned image, the illustration of normal and rotated string is shown below: Rotated Normal...

  • Page 113: Print Position

    Print Choose the position you wish to print your Position string. Move the slider to the right to increase the value or to the left to decrease the value. Range: 0~355mm, default:0 mm The value indicates the height from the bottom of your paper to the last letter of your string.
  • Page 114 User’s Manual 4.14 The Information Tab The Information tab displays the following system and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The “Report” button： If you encounter any error message while using the scanner, click the Report button. A report.txt file [Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\%PRODUCTNAME%;...
  • Page 115 The “Reset Roller Count” button： After scanning over a recommended number of pages (refer to subsequent section 7.4 Replacing the ADF Roller) through the ADF, the ADF roller may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF roller with a new one.

  • Page 116: Isis Interface Operation

    User’s Manual 5. ISIS Interface Operation * Please refer to the preceding chapter, Scanner Installation, to install ISIS scanner driver. You may start your ISIS-compliant software application to scan via the ISIS user interface. The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN’s. Every function on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below: Mode: Select one of scan modes, including B&W, gray, color...
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  • Page 118: Using The Buttons

    User’s Manual 6. Using the Buttons The following picture shows the 4 buttons and 1 function screen on the scanner. Function Screen Function-Select Button Cancel Button Scan Button 6.1 Installing Button Manager V2 Button Manager V2 provides you an easy way to scan your document and then link the scanned image to your designated software application.
  • Page 119 User’s Manual 6.2 Checking the Button Configurations before Scanning 1. Button Manager V2 runs from the system tray. After Button Manager V2 and the scanner driver are properly installed, Button Manager V2 is started and the Button icon will be displayed on the system tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen.
  • Page 120 User’s Manual The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears. Name of the Selected Button Button Name Basic Scan Parameters Image Mode Selection Folder and file name for the scanned image...
  • Page 121 User’s Manual 6.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons 1. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper and load the document with their tops into the automatic document feeder. 2. Check the button name on the LCD screen to ensure if you are selecting the proper scan settings and destination application.

  • Page 122: Maintenance

    User’s Manual 7. Maintenance 7.1 Clean the Scanner Glass, Separation Pad and Rollers If the scanned images contain streaks or scanned documents become dirty, the scanning glass, separation pad and roller inside the scanner are likely to be dirty. Clean them periodically. Use only the recommended or supplied tool to clean the scanner and feeder dock.
  • Page 123 User’s Manual Wipe the separation pad, rollers and the glass with the cleaning cloth. Adding some isopropyl alcohol (95%) on the cleaning  cloth is more efficient when cleaning the rollers. Do not use any solvents or corrosive liquid (i.e., ...
  • Page 124 User’s Manual 7.2 Replace the Feed Roller The feed roller and separation pad inside the scanner wear with scanning. If the feed roller and separation pad are worn, documents may not feed correctly and paper jams may occur. When document feed performance deteriorates, replace the feed roller and separation pad.
  • Page 125 User’s Manual Open the roller cover.
  • Page 126 User’s Manual Slide the feed rollers to the left. Remove the feed rollers.   Attach the new feed rollers. Insert the left end of the shaft to the notch and slide the feed roller to the right. A snap-in sound could be heard.
  • Page 127 User’s Manual   Completely close the roller cover so that it clicks into place. Close the feeder cover.
  • Page 128 User’s Manual 7.3 Replace the Separation Pad To replace the Separation Pad, Open the feed tray. Open the feeder cover. Press two arms of the separation pad inwardly with two   fingers ( ) and lift it up ( ) to remove the separation pad.
  • Page 129 User’s Manual Hold two arms of the separation pad with two fingers and attach the new separation pad to the scanner. Close the feeder cover.

  • Page 130: Troubleshooting

    User’s Manual 8. Troubleshooting Clear a paper jam In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: Press the ADF Release button to open the feeder cover. Carefully pull the paper out of the feed tray. Close the feeder cover.

  • Page 131: Error Conditions

    User’s Manual Error Conditions If there is error during scanning, the LED light will be flashing in red color and error drawing will be displayed. Refer to the following table to clear the error conditions. RROR AUSE OW TO RESTORE RAWING EANING Paper jam...
  • Page 132 User’s Manual Frequently asked questions and answers Q： Paper becomes jammed or multi-fed. A： Flatten the corners and edges of your documents. Thoroughly fan your documents before loading them into the scanner. Document might stick together because of static electricity. Reduce the number of pages that you load into the scanner at one time.
  • Page 133 User’s Manual Why does my scanned image always come out too dark? 1) Please adjust the screen settings to sRGB. 2) Please adjust the brightness settings on the screen from application software. When I choose optical resolution to be 600 dpi, the “auto crop” and “deskew” functions will be disabled.
  • Page 134 User’s Manual Technical Service Before contacting Avision, please prepare the following information by referring to Section 4.14, The Information Tab:  Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner);  Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card);...
  • Page 135 Hongcai Technology Limited 7A, No.1010, Kaixuan Road, Shanghai 200052 P.R.C. TEL :+86-21-62816680 FAX :+86-21-62818856 E-MAIL :sales@avision.net.cn Web Site:http://www.avision.com.cn Europe Area Avision Europe GmbH Bischofstr. 101 D-47809 Krefeld Germany TEL: +49-2151-56981-40 FAX: +49-2151-56981-42 E-MAIL: info@avision-europe.com Web Site: http://www.avision.de Espaço Brasil Avision Brasil Ltda.

  • Page 136: Specifications

    User’s Manual Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. For the most up-to-date and detailed specifications, please refer to our web site at http://www.avision.com Model Number： FL-1507B/FL-1513B Optical Resolution: 600 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White / Gray / Color...

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