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  • Page 1 Visioneer OneTouch ® ® 8820 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

    A Brief Explanation ........17 Configuring the Scanner ....... . . 22 About the Configuration Dialog Box .
  • Page 4 Getting Help with the Scan Manager Pro ....58 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ....... 59 Visioneer OneTouch 8820 Scanner Specifications .

  • Page 5: Welcome

    ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 8820 scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents, color photos, film strips, film negatives, and transparency sheets to place their electronic images on your computer. ’ S IN THE Before starting the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included.

  • Page 6: The Visioneer Onetouch 8820 Scanner

    8820 S ISIONEER OUCH CANNER NSTALLATION UIDE 8820 S ISIONEER OUCH CANNER Document cover Pressure plate Transparency light source (underneath pressure plate) Glass Reference frame OneTouch button panel Status light On/Off switch Power jack TPA cable TPA port USB port...
  • Page 7 OneTouch buttons panel. Press a OneTouch button to scan, copy/print, email, fax, OCR (convert items to text), or scan with custom settings. Status light. Shows the scanner’s status. Green light: scanner is on and ready to scan. Orange light: scanner is busy.

  • Page 8: What You Need

    To use the OneTouch scanner and software, you need the following: IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port Available internal memory (RAM): Windows 98—32 megabytes (MB) or more Windows 2000 or Windows Me—64 megabytes (MB) or more...

  • Page 9: Installing

    Installing This section of the guide contains instructions for connecting your OneTouch 8820 scanner to a USB port. The PaperPort CD includes all the necessary installation files, as well as PaperPort software files and other software files. The CD also includes the PaperPort User’s Guide.
  • Page 10 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the PaperPort software on your computer. During installation, a message tells you to connect the scanner to the computer. 5. Follow the steps in the next section to connect the scanner. When you’re finished, click Finish in the dialog box above.

  • Page 11: Step 2: Connecting The Scanner

    STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE The OneTouch 8820 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.
  • Page 12 3. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the computer. 4. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port. Some newer computers also have keyboards with USB ports. You can plug the scanner into the keyboard instead of the USB port on the computer.
  • Page 13 The following diagram shows the scanner connected to a computer. Power cord USB cable 7. Turn on power to the scanner. The status light comes on indicating the scanner is receiving power. Power On/Off switch 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 next section, “If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected,” for the steps to fix the problem.

  • Page 15: If The Scanner Is Not Properly Connected

    The lamp then remains ready so you don’t have to wait each time you want to scan. To conserve electricity and prolong the life of the scanner, you can set the length of time for the lamp to remain lit before powering down. See “Setting Preferences” on page 33.
  • 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 the technical support card that you received with your scanner for technical assistance telephone numbers.

  • 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 on the screen. • Scan from the PaperPort Software (or Other Twain Software) To scan from the PaperPort software, start the software, and 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 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: Scanning From The Button Panel On The Screen

    To scan from the screen: 1. Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. The scanner button panel appears on the screen.

  • Page 20: About The Onetouch Buttons

    Destination Application. You can change the settings for each button except the Stop/Cancel button. See “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 23. The following table lists the scanner’s preconfigured settings: Button Preconfigured Settings Scan Scans the item as an 8.5"...

  • Page 21: Scanning Transparencies

    Your scanner has sensors that capture the image of the item being scanned. Those sensors are located in the body of the scanner. When you scan a paper item, the light in the bottom of the scanner shines up on the paper and reflects the paper’s image down onto the scanning sensors.
  • Page 22 35mm slides. 3. Position the large mask (the one for 5" by 7" transparencies) on the scanner glass. The mask has one square corner. Align that corner with the arrow on the scanner body. You use the large mask when scanning any transparency.
  • Page 23 5. To scan a 35mm slide, place the 35mm mask in the center of the larger mask, and then put the slide into one of the openings. Make sure that the text on the 35mm mask faces up so slide fits properly in the mask.
  • Page 24 1. Start the PaperPort software and click the Twain icon on the toolbar. The Visioneer Scan Manager Pro appears. Tip: You can also start the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro from the scanner buttons by setting a button to “Configure Before Scanning.” See “Selecting New Options for the Buttons” on page 26.
  • Page 25 “Adjusting the Settings on the Scan Manager Pro” on page 42 for the steps to adjust the settings. 4. When you are finished scanning transparencies, remove the masks from the scanner glass and store them in their protective bag.

  • Page 26: Configuring The Scanner

    ONFIGURING THE CANNER To configure the scanner, you display the Configuration dialog box and then select options for the OneTouch scanner buttons. You can display the Configuration dialog box from either the shortcut menu or the Button Panel.

  • Page 27: 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 following figure shows the current settings for the Custom button because the Custom tab is selected. The Custom button is set up to scan the item with the configuration named Quick Color...
  • Page 28 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 33 to set Preferences. The options on the Configuration dialog box are: Select Destination—the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image.

  • Page 29: 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 30: Selecting New Options For The Buttons

    If you select another application, the configurations are for that application. 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 dialog box appears first and you can use it to scan.

  • Page 31: Creating New Configurations

    Note: The Configuration dialog box is also available from the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. Click the icon to see the scanner buttons panel. Click a button on the panel with the right mouse button (don’t click with the left mouse button; clicking with the left mouse button starts scanning).
  • Page 32 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 33 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 34 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 35 6. If a JPEG tab is available, click it to select image compression settings. Please see “About JPEG Compression” on page 32 for information about the JPEG settings. Enable hardware compression (JPEG) —Click to make the JPEG compression options active. Minimize Image Size (Maximum compression)—Select this option to produce the smallest file size for the image;...

  • Page 36: About Jpeg Compression

    8. Click OK on the Configuration dialog box. The new configuration and its adjusted settings now apply to the button whose tab is selected at the top of the Configuration dialog box. Note: If you select the Copy/Print or Fax button, the dialog box for editing and adjusting the settings will have a Device tab for selecting options for a printer or copier.

  • Page 37: 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 38 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 39 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 40: Scanning From The Paperport Software

    Source dialog box appears, and shows your Visioneer OneTouch scanner (as well as all other Twain devices installed on your computer). 3. Choose the Visioneer OneTouch 8820 scanner option, and then click Select. Note: You don’t need to set up the scanner again unless you change the source to some other Twain device, such as a digital camera.

  • Page 41: Scanning An Item With The Twain Button

    35mm photographic slides and strips of film, as well as presentation slides used with overhead projectors. 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 Manager Pro’s list of configurations.
  • Page 42 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 43 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 44 See “Setting Preferences” on page 56 to set the AutoScan settings. In addition, your OneTouch 8820 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 45: 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 46: 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 47: 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 48 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 49: 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 50 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 (OCR). That setting is sufficient for your optical character recognition (OCR) application to read the small print on a business card.

  • Page 51: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    DJUSTING THE RIGHTNESS AND Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. The histogram shows the amount of the image (that is, the number of pixels) at different brightness levels.
  • Page 52 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 53: Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, And Color Hue

    DJUSTING THE ETTINGS ON THE ANAGER DJUSTING AMMA ATURATION OLOR If you’re using the Color Configuration to scan, you can adjust a group of color settings. Gamma controls the brightness of the midtones of the color, saturation is the strength or purity of a color, and hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image.
  • Page 54 To adjust the color settings: 1. From the Channel drop-down menu, choose the individual color (Red, Green, or Blue) that you want to use as the basis for adjusting the image, or choose All to adjust them together. 2. From the Edit Style drop-down menu, choose the type of color editing that you want to use: Gamma—the response curve changes as you change the gamma setting;...

  • Page 55: Adjusting Output Size

    ANAGER 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. You can also adjust the output size to scan only specific sections of an image.
  • Page 56 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 57 3. Put the pointer on the image and drag the mouse to enclose the section you want in the scanned image. As you drag the mouse, a dotted box appears on the image and the size settings change to reflect the new output size area. You can also type in the size settings boxes.
  • Page 58 A new Scan Info box for the area selected on the image. 4. If the dotted line is not exactly where you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse. To use the pointer to drag the line, make sure the pointer button is selected at the top of the window.

  • Page 59: Saving A Custom Size

    AVING A USTOM If you have several items of the same size, such as a group of small photographs, you can create a custom size and reuse it whenever scanning those items. To save a custom size setting: 1. Click Add under the list of sizes. The Add Size dialog box appears.

  • Page 60: The Scan Info Box

    Select Show Full Image from the pop-up menu that appears. ETTING REFERENCES You can set preferences for the Scan Manager Pro and scanner that are independent of the preferences for the PaperPort software. Physical size of the image to scan.
  • Page 61 1. Click the Preferences button. The User Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Select the preferences you want: Enable selection of color bitdepths...—your OneTouch 8820 scanner supports a tremendous range of colors (defined as 48-bit depth enhanced color), but other devices (called the TWAIN clients), such as older cameras that you can use with the Scan Manager Pro support only a 24-bit depth range of colors.

  • Page 62: Getting Help With The Scan Manager Pro

    The x and y coordinates of the pointer position are relative to the units. AutoScan Resolution—you can scan an item by clicking the AutoScan button on the Scan Manager Pro. The scanner uses these resolution settings for the respective configurations: Color, Grey Scale and Black and White.

  • Page 63: Cleaning The Scanner Glass

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

  • Page 64: Visioneer Onetouch 8820 Scanner Specifications

    ISIONEER OUCH Bit Depth Scanning resolution Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage/frequency Output voltage/watt Safety and agency certifications Hardware warranty 8820 S CANNER PECIFICATIONS 42-Bit color (internal), 14-Bit gray...

  • Page 65: Index

    I N D E X Numerics 35mm slide 19 35mm slide mask 18 35mm slide negative 20 4" by 5" transparency 20 5" by 7" transparency 18 adjust appearance panel 47 adjust output size panel 51 adjust response curve panel 49 adjust settings on Scan Manager Pro 42–55 aspect ration 54 Auto Trim 51, 52...
  • Page 66 help 25, 27, 41, 58 help button 59 help information 12 histogram 47, 48 image aspect ratio 54 custom size 55 rotate 54 select area 52 temporary folder 35 zoom in and out 56 image blur 45, 46 image files size 32 image folder 58 image output size 51 manual selection 52...
  • Page 67 22 Twain applications 13, 36 Twain button 37 Twain icon 13 USB cable 8 USB port 3 Visioneer Web site 12 wavy appearance 30 Web site for help 12 Windows Desktop 10 Windows taskbar 27 zoom image 56...

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