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Visioneer PaperPort OneTouch Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Visioneer OneTouch Scanner Installation Guide F O R W I N D O W S...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Step 1: Installing the Scanner Software ..... . . 1 Step 2: Connecting the Scanner ......2 Getting the PaperPort Software User’s Guide .
  • Page 4 Installation Troubleshooting ......34 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ....... 34 How to Uninstall Your Scanner .

  • Page 5: Getting Started With Your New Scanner

    NSTALLING THE CANNER Note: You must install the scanner software before connecting the scanner to your computer. Otherwise, the correct driver software for your scanner will not be installed and it may not work properly. To install the scanner software: Start your computer and make sure that no other applications are running.

  • Page 6: Step 2: Connecting The Scanner

    The OneTouch scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for the USB port location. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner to a USB port. To connect your OneTouch scanner: Your scanner may have a locking tab.

  • Page 7: Getting The Paperport Software User's Guide

    If the scanner is properly connected, the scanner icon looks like the one in this 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 8: If The Scanner Is Not Properly Connected

    Click OK to close the dialog box. Your scanner is ready to scan. F THE 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: ■...

  • Page 9: Three Ways To Scan

    Start the PaperPort software, then click the Twain icon on the PaperPort Command Bar. You can also scan from other Twain software. CANNING BY RESSING THE Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a software application—called the destination application—on your computer. HREE OUCH...

  • Page 10: About The Onetouch Buttons

    PaperPort Desktop. BOUT THE Note: Your OneTouch scanner may have 3 or 5 OneTouch buttons. The pages below show all 5 OneTouch options, if your scanner has 3 OneTouch buttons, follow the guides for Email, Copy/Print and Scan only.

  • Page 11: Scanning From The Button Panel On The Screen

    Scanning from the button panel on the screen is just like pressing a scanner button, except you click the button on the screen. The scanner scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a destination application on your computer.
  • Page 12 See “Setting Preferences” on page 13 to set Preferences. To display the Configuration dialog box: Right-click the scanner icon. Scanner icon The shortcut menu appears. Choose Configure from the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears. The options on the Configuration dialog box are: Select Destination—the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image.

  • Page 13: Getting Help

    Folder Copy—displays a dialog box for selecting the folder to use for storing copies of the scanned images. 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: ■...

  • Page 14: 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 because clicking with the left mouse button starts scanning.) The Configuration dialog box appears.
  • Page 15 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). Click the Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration. Adjust the scan settings that you want.
  • Page 16 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 item’s size, and the second pass scans the image.

  • Page 17: Setting Preferences

    ETTING REFERENCES The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner. To set preferences: On the Configuration dialog box, select the tab for a button to set its preferences. Click the Preferences tab on the Configuration dialog box. The Preferences dialog box appears. The dialog box shows which button you selected for new preferences.

  • Page 18: Scanning From The Paperport Software

    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 19: Using Twain And Scan Manager - For Value Series Scanners

    Note: You don’t need to set up the scanner again unless you change the selected source to another Twain device, such as a digital camera. If you have a scanner from our Performance Series, go to “Using Twain and Scan Manager Pro - for Performance Series Scanners” on page 20...
  • Page 20 NSTALLATION Click the Preview button. The scanner scans a preview of the item and displays it in the Scan Manager. In the example below, the picture being scanned is a close-up of a friendly cow. You can now fine-tune the options on the Scan Manager for the item you’re scanning.

  • Page 21: Adjusting Scanner Settings

    Select the area of the item you want to scan. ELECTING A In the Scan Manager, you can select one of the predefined scanner settings from the list “Scan Page For.” The settings are described in the following table. Scan Page For...

  • Page 22: Selecting Scan Configuration Options

    Selecting the proper scanner setting before scanning produces the best results for a scanned item. The scanner setting determines the resolution of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color. The symbols next to the setting names indicate the scan mode—color, grayscale, or black and white. The Color Grayscale B&W...

  • Page 23: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    The new setting is added to the list of “Scan Page For” options at the top of the dialog box. DJUSTING THE 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.

  • Page 24: Using Twain And Scan Manager Pro - For Performance Series Scanners

    To scan an item: Open the scanner cover, place the item face down onto the lower left edge of the scanner glass, and close the cover. If PaperPort isn’t running, double-click the PaperPort icon on the Windows Desktop to start it. The PaperPort Desktop appears.
  • Page 25 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 of the thumbnail.

  • Page 26: Getting Help With The Paperport Software

    To scan automatically: Click AutoScan. The scanner uses your preselected resolution setting for the configuration you selected. See “Setting Preferences” on page 13 to set the AutoScan settings. In addition, your OneTouch scanner has built-in image analysis capabilities that find the optimum combination of settings for the item you’re scanning.
  • Page 27 SING WAIN AND To adjust a setting: Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corresponding button on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro. Note: The list of scan settings for a configuration only apply to that type of configuration. For example, the Black&White configuration does not have a setting for adjusting the Color Hue.

  • Page 28: Saving A New Profile

    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 29: Adjusting The Brightness And Contrast

    Note, however, that the Green and Blue components also change relative to those new brightness and contrast settings. Click the Auto button to have the scanner analyze the image and set the appropriate brightness and contrast.

  • Page 30: Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, And Color Hue

    A dialog box lists the names of your previously saved settings. Select the one you want and click OK. DJUSTING 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 31 Click Auto Trim. 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 32: Saving A Custom Size

    OUCH CANNER NSTALLATION A new Scan Info box for the area selected on the image. 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 33: 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. ANAGER ERFORMANCE Physical size of the image to scan.

  • Page 34: Getting Help With The Scan Manager Pro

    ■ 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.

  • Page 35: Scanning 35Mm Slides And Negatives

    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 36 To scan a negative, first slide the filmstrip into the 35mm negative mask and center the frame you want to scan in the opening. Then position that mask on the glass and align its square corner with the arrow on the scanner body. Make sure the text on the mask faces up.
  • Page 37 Tip: You can also start the Scan Manager Pro from the scanner buttons by setting a button to “Configure Before Scanning.” See “Selecting New Options for the Buttons” on page 9. Click the drop-down menu at the top of the Scan Manager Pro and choose the type of transparency to scan.

  • Page 38: Installation Troubleshooting

    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. OW TO To uninstall your OneTouch scanner, you remove the OneTouch software first, and then remove the PaperPort software, or other software you installed for the scanner.

  • Page 39: For Windows 2000 And Xp

    The Perform Uninstall window appears. Click Finish. The OneTouch software is uninstalled from your computer. The status light on the scanner turns amber indicating that the scanner and computer are no longer communicating. If the Remove Shared Components window appears, select No to All.

  • Page 40: Step 2: Uninstalling The Paperport Software

    Click Next. The Perform Uninstall window appears. Click Finish. The OneTouch software is uninstalled from your computer. The status light on the scanner turns amber indicating that the scanner and computer are no longer communicating. 10. Unplug the power to the scanner and remove its USB cable from your computer.

  • Page 41: Contacting Technical Support

    Rest of Europe Lines open Mon - Fri 09:00 - 17:30 GMT Solutions to most queries can be found on our website, www.visioneer-europe.com. You can also com- plete our Technical Support form to receive support via email. Important: Information about contacting Technical Support is subject to change. Please visit our Web site at www.visioneer-europe.com for the latest details.

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