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  • Page 1 Visioneer OneTouch ® ® 7100 Scanner USB C ONNECTION Installation Guide...
  • Page 2 Visioneer's Limited Product Warranty If you find physical defects in the materials or the workmanship used in making the product described in this document, Visioneer will repair, or at its option, replace, the product at no charge to you, provided you return it (postage prepaid, with proof of your purchase from the original reseller) during the 12-month period after the date of your original purchase of the product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    What’s in the Box ........1 The Visioneer 7100 USB Scanner ......2 What You Need .
  • Page 4 Troubleshooting ........52 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ....... 53 How to Uninstall Your Scanner .

  • Page 5: Welcome

    ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer 7100 USB scanner. With this scanner you can quickly scan paper items such as letters, forms, photos, and magazine articles and place their electronic images on your computer. ’ S IN THE Please check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included.

  • Page 6: The Visioneer 7100 Usb Scanner

    Document cover Glass Reference marks OneTouch buttons panel Status light OneTouch buttons 7100 USB S ISIONEER Custom scan Scan and email Scan to PaperPort USB port Power jack CANNER Scan and print Scan and OCR...
  • Page 7 USB hub. Power jack. Plug the scanner power cord into this jack. Note: The scanner does not have an on/off switch. The scanner is ready to scan as soon as Windows loads on your computer.

  • Page 8: What You Need

    To use the 7100 OneTouch scanner and software, you need the following: IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows XP One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port Available internal memory (RAM): Windows 98—32 megabytes (MB) or more...

  • Page 9: Installing

    Installing This section of the guide explains how to connect your Visioneer 7100 scanner to a USB port. The PaperPort CD includes all the necessary installation files, as well as the PaperPort software files and other software files. STEP 1: I...
  • Page 10 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the PaperPort software on your computer. During installation, a message instructs you to connect the scanner to the computer. When you’re finished connecting the scanner as described below, click Finish in the dialog box.

  • Page 11: Step 2: Connecting The Scanner

    STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE Your OneTouch 7100 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s user’s guide for its USB port locations. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner to a USB port.
  • Page 12 2. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer. 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly.
  • Page 13 The status light on the front of the scanner comes on indicating the scanner is receiving power. Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software from the CD to run the scanner.

  • Page 14: Step 3: Checking Out Your Scanner

    figure. Scanner Icon If the icon has a red X through it, the scanner is not properly connected. See the section, “If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected” on page 11 for the steps to fix the problem.

  • Page 15: If The Scanner Is Not Properly Connected

    F THE CANNER ROPERLY If the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar has a red “X” through it, the scanner is not properly connected. Check for one of these possible problems: • Is a cable loose or not plugged in securely? Inspect all cable connections.
  • Page 16 If you try all the troubleshooting procedures described above and in the Readme file, and the scanner icon still has a red X through it, you may have a malfunctioning scanner. Please see “Contacting Visioneer America Technical Support” on page 58 or “Contacting Visioneer—...

  • Page 17: Scanning

    Press a button on the scanner’s front panel. • Scan from the Screen Click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. A panel representing the scanner buttons appears. Click a button on the panel. • Scan from the PaperPort Software (or Other Twain Software) Start the PaperPort software, then click the Twain icon on the PaperPort Command Bar.

  • Page 18: Scanning Paper Items With The Onetouch Buttons

    CANNING APER TEMS WITH THE Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer or to a software application on your computer. To scan by pressing a OneTouch button on the scanner: 1. Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and align the edge of the item with the arrow marker at the upper left corner of the glass.

  • Page 19: About The Onetouch Buttons

    BOUT THE OUCH UTTONS The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured for typical scanning tasks. To change the settings for the buttons, see “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 18. The following table lists the OneTouch buttons’ preconfigured settings: Button Function Preconfigured Settings Scan Scans the item as color page and displays it...

  • Page 20: Scanning Paper Items From The Button Panel On The Screen

    The scanner starts scanning the item. When the scan is complete, the scanned image appears in the destination application. 3. To close the button panel, click the scanner icon in the panel’s upper left corner. The icons on the buttons indicate the destination application for the scanned image.

  • Page 21: Configuring The Scanner

    ONFIGURING THE CANNER When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s software configures each OneTouch button with appropriate settings. But, if you want to change the settings, you can reconfigure the buttons by selecting new options from the Configuration dialog box. You display the Configuration dialog box from either the shortcut menu or...

  • Page 22: About The Configuration Dialog Box

    The tabs across the top of the dialog box correspond to the buttons. Clicking a tab shows the current settings for the corresponding button on the scanner. For example, the highlighted selections in the following figure show the current settings for the Custom button because the Custom tab is selected.
  • Page 23 Click the tab that corresponds to the scanner button you want to configure. Select a software application to send the scanned image to that application. Select format and page(s) options for the button. See “Setting Preferences” on page 26 to set Preferences.

  • Page 24: Getting Help

    ETTING You can get help with the scanner’s features or any of the options on the Configuration dialog box using either of the following methods: When the Configuration dialog box is displayed, press the F1 key on your keyboard Click the Help button at the top right corner of the Configuration...

  • Page 25: Selecting New Options For The Buttons

    Note: If you want to scan using the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro, click the option, Configure before Scan. Now when you press the selected scanner button, the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro appears first and you can use it to scan.

  • Page 26: Creating New Configurations

    REATING ONFIGURATIONS You cannot change settings such as brightness or contrast of the preset configurations. To scan with settings other than those offered by the preset configurations, you must first create a new configuration and then use it to scan. To create a new configuration click the New button.
  • Page 27 2. In the Select Configuration list, click the configuration that you want to adjust. For example, the following figure shows a configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print (which you would have created earlier). 3. Click the Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration.
  • Page 28 4. Adjust the scan settings that you want. Mode—Select Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. Select Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. The scanning produces an image in varying shades of gray.
  • Page 29 AutoCrop—Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being scanned. For example, if you put a photo in the middle of the glass, the scanner will automatically determine the size of the photo. When AutoCrop is selected, the scanner makes two passes—the first pass senses the...

  • Page 30: Setting Preferences

    ETTING REFERENCES The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner. To set preferences: 1. On the Configuration dialog box, select the tab for a button to set its preferences. 2. Click the Preferences tab on the Configuration dialog box.
  • Page 31 See the sample on page 14. 3. Click the General tab to set preferences for the scanner. Show Status Window—Select this option to see the small window at the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the status of the...
  • Page 32 After idling for xx minutes—Select this option to automatically turn off the lamp if the scanner hasn’t been used for the specified time. This option saves energy and extends the lamp’s life. Click in the box and enter the number of minutes for the lamp to remain idle before turning off.

  • Page 33: Scanning From The Paperport Software

    Desktop appears. 2. From the PaperPort File menu, choose Select Source. The Select Source dialog box appears, and lists the Visioneer application (as well as all other Twain devices installed on your computer). 3. Choose Visioneer Scan Manager Pro, and then click Select.

  • Page 34: Scanning An Item With The Twain Button

    PaperPort software. You can scan many types of paper items, from small business cards to A4-sized pages. Note: Your Visioneer OneTouch scanner is initially set to scan from the PaperPort software for color items. To scan a black-and-white or greyscale item, select one of the other configurations from the Scan...
  • Page 35 You can now scan manually by previewing the image and adjusting the scan settings to your liking, or you can click AutoScan. The AutoScan feature uses your preset scan settings and the scanner’s automatic image analysis capabilities to find the optimum combination of settings for the item you’re scanning.
  • Page 36 7. When you’re satisfied with the image settings, click the Scan button. When the scan is complete, the scanner displays the final image as a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop. If the item is scanned as a bitmap image, a small bitmap icon appears in the lower left corner...
  • Page 37 See “Setting Preferences” on page 49 to set the AutoScan settings. In addition, your OneTouch 7100 scanner has built-in image analysis capabilities that find the optimum combination of settings for the item you’re scanning. When you click AutoScan, the scanner analyzes the image and adjusts the settings to produce the optimal scanned image.

  • Page 38: Getting Help With The Paperport Software

    To see help information, press the F1 key, or from the Help menu, choose PaperPort Help Topics to display the Help Topics window. Tip: Also see the technical support card included with your scanner. OFTWARE...

  • Page 39: Adjusting The Settings On The Scan Manager Pro

    DJUSTING THE ETTINGS ON THE You can adjust the scan settings on the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro to produce the best possible image. To adjust a setting: 1. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corresponding button on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro.

  • Page 40: Saving A New Profile

    Note: The information in the scan settings list and the options that you select on the various settings panels are interactive. That is, as you change the settings on the panel, the numbers in the list on the left also change. AVING A ROFILE If you adjust the scan settings you can save them as a profile for later use.
  • Page 41 3. Click Save As. The Save Profile dialog box appears. 4. Type a name for the new profile. 5. Select the options you want: Store the custom output image size in this Profile—you can create a custom image size as part of the settings; if you adjusted the output image size for the selected configuration, that output image size is saved with this profile.

  • Page 42: Adjusting The Resolution And Sharpness

    files sizes. Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work, such as photographs or fine artwork. Sharpness determines the amount of blur in an image. Your scanner can sharpen an original blurred image by adjusting the blurry edges in sections of the image.

  • Page 43: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    To adjust the resolution and sharpness: 1. To use one of the preset resolutions for typical scanned items, click one of the options in the list. For example, to set the resolution for scanning a business card, select Business Card. That setting is preset to read small print on a typical business card.
  • Page 44 The following figure shows the brightness and contrast options: To adjust the brightness and contrast: 1. Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter. You can also type a number directly into the brightness setting box, or click the up and down arrows next to the box to increase or decrease the setting.

  • Page 45: Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, And Color Hue

    Green and Blue components also change relative to those new brightness and contrast settings. 3. Click the Auto button to have the scanner analyze the image and set the appropriate brightness and contrast. You can also adjust the brightness and contrast by sampling portions of the image in the preview window.
  • Page 46 The horizontal axis of the response curve represents the original settings of the image, and the vertical axis represents new settings. Thus, the curve is a straight line from the lower left to upper right for an original, unchanged image. To see how the response curve indicates changes, drag the Gamma slider to left and right.

  • Page 47: Adjusting Output Size

    OK. DJUSTING UTPUT The item you’re scanning may not fill the scanner glass. In that case you can preview the item and use the Auto Trim option to automatically eliminate the unwanted sections of the image.
  • Page 48 1. Click Auto Trim. 2. Click Trim. The scanner senses the edges of the item on the glass and draws a dotted line around the image in the window. Check to make sure the dotted line encloses the image that you want.
  • Page 49 To use the pointer to drag the line, make sure the pointer button is selected at the top of the window. 4. When the trimmed area is what you want, click Scan. To manually set the output size for an item: 1.
  • Page 50 Note: When you manually select an area, the settings on the other panels are for that selected area, not the whole image. For example, the histogram on the resolution panel and the response curve on the brightness and contrast panel refer to only your newly selected area. A new Scan Info box for the area selected on the image.

  • Page 51: Saving A Custom Size

    6. To maintain the selected area’s length-to-width relationship (known as the aspect ratio), click Maintain Aspect. Note that as you rotate the area or maintain its aspect ratio, the width and height measurements change to reflect the new orientation of the image. 7.

  • Page 52: The Scan Info Box

    The following figure shows the information on the Scan Info box: Location of the top left corner of the image in the Preview window. Current location of the pointer as you drag it on the Preview window. OOMING N AND You enlarge or reduce the preview image by zooming in or out.

  • Page 53: Setting Preferences

    ETTING REFERENCES You can set preferences for the Scan Manager Pro and scanner that are independent of the preferences for the PaperPort software. To set the Scan Manager Pro preferences: 1. Click the Preferences button. The User Preferences dialog box appears.
  • Page 54 Do not wait for the Lamp...—when you first start scanning, the lamp in the scanner warms up slowly. This helps extend the life of the lamp. However, if you want the lamp to come on immediately without warming up. select this option.

  • Page 55: Getting Help With The Scan Manager Pro

    ETTING ELP WITH THE The Scan Manager Pro has its own help system, separate from the PaperPort software help system. To see the Scan Manager Pro help information: 1. Click the Help button. The Help dialog box appears. 2. Scroll to see the help information. 3.

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    Readme file, and the scanner still has problems, you may have a malfunctioning scanner. Please see the technical support card that you received with your scanner for technical assistance telephone numbers. Also visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information. Problem: The scanner won’t scan. What’s wrong? Check for one of these possible problems: •...

  • Page 57: Cleaning The Scanner Glass

    LASS Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass. To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris.

  • Page 58: How To Uninstall Your Scanner

    OW TO NINSTALL To uninstall the Visioneer OneTouch 7100 scanner, you remove the OneTouch Version 3.0 software first, and then remove the PaperPort software, or other software you installed for the scanner. 1: U NINSTALLING THE 98, 98 SE, INDOWS 1.
  • Page 59 Important: The Automatic option is selected by default. Visioneer recommends using the Automatic option. The other options are for advanced users only. 7. Click Next. The Perform Uninstall window appears. 8. Click Finish. The Visioneer OneTouch software is uninstalled from your computer.
  • Page 60 Remove. The Select Uninstall Method Window appears. 7. Make sure the Automatic option is selected. Important: The Automatic option is selected by default. Visioneer recommends using that option. The other options are for advanced users only. 8. Click Next. The Perform Uninstall window appears.

  • Page 61: Step 2: Uninstalling The Paperport Software

    If you decide to keep your scanned image files and want to be able to view them, you can use the PaperPort Viewer instead of the PaperPort application. Download the viewer from Visioneer’s Web site at www.visioneer.com You may see a note about missing software. Click OK.

  • Page 62: Contacting Visioneer America Technical Support

    11. Restart your computer. ONTACTING ISIONEER Visioneer provides technical support to all registered users in English and French. Please see the chart below for contact telephone numbers. For Latin America, call our U.S. Technical Support (1-541-884-5548). Visioneer offre un l’assistance technique à tous les utilisateurs enregistrés en anglais et français.

  • Page 63: Contacting Visioneer-International Technical Support

    Country Monday - Friday Germany Rest of Europe Visit www.visioneer.com for Fax information. Important: Information about contacting Visioneer is subject to change. Please visit our Web site at www.visioneer.com for the latest details. —I NTERNATIONAL ECHNICAL Telephone 0870 161 3003...

  • Page 64: Visioneer Photoport 7100 Usb Scanner Specifications

    ISIONEER HOTO PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth Scanning resolution Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight USB Standard Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage/frequency Output voltage/watt Safety and agency certifications Hardware warranty 7100 USB S CANNER 48-Bit color (internal), 16-Bit gray...

  • Page 65: Index

    I N D E X adjust appearance panel 40 adjust output size panel 44 adjust response curve panel 42 adjust settings on Scan Manager Pro 35–47 aspect ration 46 Auto Trim 43, 44 AutoCrop 25 AutoScan 31, 33 resolution 50 bitdepth 49 bitmap 20 icon 32...
  • Page 66 7 lamp warm-up 11, 50 locking tab 7 scanner icon 17 scanner lamp 50 idle time 28 scanner paper size 50 scanner preferences 26 select format and page(s) 20 select source 29 sharpness 38 shortcut menu 17 system requirements 4...
  • Page 67 32 Twain applications 29 Twain button 30 Visioneer Web site 52 wavy appearance 25 Web site for help 52 word processor OCR 21 zoom image 48 NDEX...

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