Welcome ...v Before You Begin ...v Documentation ... vi System Requirements ... vi The Xerox DocuMate 700 Scanner ... vii Installation ... 1-1 Step 1: Install the Software ...1-2 Step 2: Connect the Scanner ...1-7 Step 3: Register Your Scanner ... 1-11 Additional Applications Available with Your Scanner ...
With its innovative USB pass through, you can connect to another Xerox desktop scanner to add the functionality of that scanner to the TWAIN interface of the DocuMate 700.
Windows operating system: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), 32-bit Windows XP (Service Pack 2), 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista The scanner is compatible with Service Pack 3 for Windows XP and Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista. • Windows 2000 and XP: Minimum of 512 megabytes (MB) of internal memory (RAM) Windows Vista: Minimum of 1 gigabyte (GB) of internal memory (RAM) •...
DocuMate 700 The Xerox DocuMate 700 Scanner Document Power Switch Control Output USB Panel Port Document Pad—Holds documents in place on the scanner glass. Power Switch—Turns the power on and off. Scanner Lock—Locks or unlocks the scanning head. Reference Frame—Reference marks indicating where to align various paper sizes.
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Status light—Shows the scanner’s status. Refer to the Troubleshooting section for additional details. Output Universal Serial Bus (USB) port—Connects the scanner to the computer. Input Universal Serial Bus (USB) port—Connects another Xerox desktop scanner to the DocuMate 700. Power jack—Connects the power cord to the scanner.
If you already have a scanner connected to your computer, it is recommended that you remove that scanner’s driver program prior to installing your Xerox scanner. You can remove these programs from the Windows Add/Remove programs list. Please refer to the user manual provided with your other scanner hardware for instructions about removing the driver and software for that unit.
• From the list of files on the disc, double-click the file named START32.EXE. NOTE: The Scanner Readme file has late-breaking news about your scanner. The readme file is in HTML format and will open in any standard browser. DocuMate 700...
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DocuMate 700 On the Main Menu, select Install Products. Make sure the boxes for Nuance PaperPort NOTE: The software provided with your scanner may differ slightly from the list shown in the window. Click Install Now. The PaperPort Installation begins: The Select Language window opens.
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The Welcome to the One Touch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. Click Next. On the Xerox License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree then click Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed.
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DocuMate 700 The next window lists the choices of the drivers that you can install for your scanner. Select the option that you want then click on Next. • Full Install (OneTouch, TWAIN and ISIS)—This is the recommended installation. It installs the One Touch 4.0 software, which provides the necessary driver software for...
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STOP when you see the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Do NOT click OK yet. Leave the window open and proceed to the next section. NOTE: If you do not see this on-screen diagram for connecting the scanner, stop and follow the instructions below.
Step 2: Connect the Scanner Remove any tape from the top and side of the scanner. Slide the locking tab, on the side of the scanner, to its unlocked position. The scanner will not scan when locked. Plug the power supply into the power port on the scanner.
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Plug the flat end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the back of the computer. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the output USB port on the back of the scanner. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into either connection.
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Turn on the power switch, located on the side of the scanner. The status light comes on and flashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power. Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software to run the scanner.
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To see a quick overview about accessing and navigating the One Touch Button Panel, click More. When you’re finished reading the additional information, click OK. 10. Click OK to complete the installation process. 11. Click Close on the Installation Complete window to close and exit the software installer. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
Fill in the registration form, all required fields have an asterisk (*). NOTE: A valid email address is required for registration. You will be asked to enter the serial number for the scanner, it is located on the back of the scanner.
Additional Applications Available with Your Scanner Your scanner includes free, additional applications as described in the following table. Return to the disc’s Main Menu and click Install Products. Select the additional applications you want to install, then click Install Now.
One Touch features. Click on View software documentation to access the user guides for the software applications provided with the scanner. For instance, the Nuance PaperPort user guide is in this section. From either of these user guide windows, click on the User guides menu button to return to the main user guide window, then select the other documentation section to view the user guides.
If you selected the recommended installation options (see page 5), then you have several different options to scan with your Xerox DocuMate 700 scanner. Each method scans equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning.
Scanning From One Touch The scanner has 9 One Touch scanning functions. When you press the Scan button on the scanner, the scanner starts scanning using the settings for the current LED number. The One Touch button panel shows the 9 scanning functions on screen. The panel button names, such as PDF, eMail or Fax, indicate the original factory settings for the Destination Application assigned to a button.
Scanning From One Touch Default One Touch Settings One Touch is your main scanning interface for using the scanner. Based on the recommended installation of PaperPort and the scanner driver, your scanner is pre-configured to scan items for various basic tasks, such as email or fax, then send the scanned image to a Destination Application.
LED number. Place an item face down on the glass. Align the top edge of the item with the reference marks on the scanner, then close the scanner lid. Press the function button to select the scan setting you want.
Scan from the One Touch Button Panel Scanning from the button panel on your computer’s screen works like pressing a button on the scanner. The scanner scans the item, then sends the image to the Destination Application indicated by the button’s icon.
DocuMate 700 Features of the One Touch Button Panel The One Touch panel is your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. From the panel you can access the hardware settings for your scanner and configure the Scan button. Click on the One Touch icon to open the panel.
Place a page in the scanner. Click on the button that you made the changes for. The scanner starts scanning and sends the image to the application, with the file format and scanning configuration you specified. NOTE: The next section contains detailed information on making changes to the One Touch Properties window.
DocuMate 700 Selecting New Settings Click the Options tab to select options. Select the Destination Application that will open when you are finished scanning. You use the destination application to view and work with your scanned images. The settings on the One Touch Properties window are: Select Destination—The list of Destination Applications that One Touch can send a scanned...
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Click Edit or Delete to change or remove them. OK/Cancel/Apply buttons—OK accepts any changes and closes the window. Apply accepts any changes but leaves the window open so you can continue making additional changes. Cancel closes the window without accepting any changes. DocuMate 700 Grayscale Configure Before Scan...
DocuMate 700 Creating a New Scan Configuration The scan configurations are where you select the scanning resolution, brightness, mode (color, black&white, or grayscale), and a number of other settings. To create a new configuration: Scroll through the applications in the Select Destination list and click the application you want for the new scan configuration.
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Selecting Reduce Moiré Patterns will limit or eliminate moiré patterns in the scanned image. This option is only available at lower resolutions. DocuMate 700 Click the name to toggle between inches and millimeters.
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Original Image • Color Filter—Color filter is the ability of your scanner to automatically remove a color from a scanned image. For example, if you are scanning a letter with a red watermark, you can choose to filter out the red so the scanned letter just shows the text and not the red watermark.
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Gamma value or adjust this setting before adjusting the other options. Click OK to save the new configuration. It will now be in the list of Scan Configurations on the One Touch Properties window for the appropriate Destination Applications. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
DocuMate 700 The Device Settings Tab A Device Settings tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when your selected Destination Application sends the scanned image to a printer, fax application, or other device. You use the options on the Device Settings tab to select settings for the device.
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New folders are created for each month and week so you can keep track of when you scanned the documents. If you want to store your archive documents in some other location, click the Browse button to specify the new location. Click OK or Apply. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
Click OK to close the One Touch Properties window. Configure Before Scan You can set up the scanner so that, when you press a button or click it on the Button Panel, a different scanning interface opens before the scanning starts. To set up the scanner for this capability, you select Configure Before Scan from the scan configuration list.
Choose your scan settings, such as the Picture Type of Color, Grayscale or Black & White, Resolution in DPI, and Page Size. Click the Scan button on the TWAIN Interface. DocuMate 700 Select then right-click on Configure Before Scan to get the menu,...
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DocuMate 700 The item is scanned. When finished, click the Done button and the image will be sent to the Destination Application specified in the One Touch 4.0 Properties window. In the example shown on the previous page, the Destination Application is PaperPort.
TWAIN interface remains open. You can place a new page in the scanner, adjust the TWAIN settings for it, then click the Scan button in the TWAIN interface to continue scanning. At the end of the scanning batch, all pages from the first portion of the scan and second will be sent to the Destination Application.
DocuMate 700 Image Formats Select an image file format for photos, artwork or other documents that you want to save as images. BMP and TIFF are standard image file formats generally used if you want to do additional image processing, such as photo touch-up or color correction. Both of those file formats tend to be larger than the JPG format.
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Example menu for the Text format when the selected application is Microsoft’s Word. The specific text format; this example is for Microsoft Word. Example menu for the Text format when the selected application is Transfer to Storage. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
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DocuMate 700 Choose the file type that you want for the text format. Simple Text—The .txt file format. Text with no formatting; used by the standard Microsoft Notepad application. Rich Text Format—The .rtf file format. Text that retains formatting when converted.
Sti event forwarding is for using another application’s interface for scanning. The One Touch Event Forwarding dialog box opens so you can select which application to use to continue scanning. Click Apply, then click on the Multi Function tab to see the new settings. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
DocuMate 700 Global Options • Show Progress Window—Select this option to display the progress window of the document(s) during scanning. • Use enhanced folder browser—Select this option if you want to save your scans to a network location that is not a mapped drive on your computer.
Text Documents Properties These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel indicated by their icons in the list. The properties apply to the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) settings for the applications. DocuMate 700 ® , and the other applications User’s Guide...
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This could occur if you scanned a photograph with a scanner button set for text applications. Show message if text recognition failed—A message will open on the screen if the OCR reader does not detect text in the image.
Use this option to provide that compression capability to image files. To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. See the steps on page 39 to add an application to the list. Click OK. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
DocuMate 700 Storage Properties These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage. If a CD burner is attached to your computer, and your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista, you also use this dialog box to start the Burn to CD process. See the section “Scan and Burn to a CD”...
Convert Bitmaps to JPEG—JPEG files can be compressed to produce smaller files sizes and, therefore, shorter transmission times when you email the file or upload it to the internet. Click OK. DocuMate 700 ® will accept direct attachment of ®...
You can then work with the text and numbers to edit, spell check, change font or type size, sort, calculate, and so forth. NOTE: Xerox recommends that all OCR processing use the original factory settings for OCR scanning that came with your scanner. When scanning with other settings, use at least 300 dpi for the resolution.
Scan and Burn to a CD If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner onto a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
Open the One Touch Properties window. Select Still Image Client as the Destination Application. You cannot choose a page format for this option because the actual Destination Application is not selected until after you press the scanner button. Choose a Scan Configuration. Click OK.
You can now use Microsoft Internet Explorer or other application to post the document to your web page as you would any other HTML page. DocuMate 700 Choose HTML User’s Guide...
DocuMate 700 Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage With Transfer to Storage scanning, you can scan documents and save them in a folder in one step. The process is ideal for archiving documents without having to manually save or process them. If you choose a text format for the file format, the images are automatically converted by the OCR process into editable text and numbers before being saved.
To help you remember which folder it is, give the new configuration a name that indicates the folder name, such as “Business Receipts.” Click the Scan Settings, Page Settings, and Advanced Settings tabs, and select the settings you want. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
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DocuMate 700 Click the Storage Options tab. Click the Browse button. Select the folder you created for storing the scanned documents. 10. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.” 11. Click OK. The new configuration is now listed as a Transfer to Storage configuration.
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Scan to multiple storage folders: Insert the document you want to scan to storage. Press the Function button on the scanner to get to one of the buttons set up for scanning to storage. Press the Scan button to scan the document.
DocuMate 700 Checking the Hardware and Setting the Lamp Power Saving Right-click on the One Touch icon and choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu. The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your DocuMate 700. User’s Guide...
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Click OK to save the changes and close the dialog box. NOTE: The Combine With option is for connecting to another Xerox desktop scanner, to add the functionality of that scanner to the DocuMate 700’s TWAIN interface. Please see “Connect to Another Scanner”...
User’s Guide for scanning with your DocuMate 700. To access the TWAIN interface from other software, please refer to their user’s guides, then return to this User’s Guide for the steps to scan.
Use the application’s command that opens the TWAIN interface. PaperPort—On the Tool bar click on the Scanner icon to open the Scan Pane on the left side of the PaperPort desktop. Select your scanner in the Scan Pane then click on the “Scan”...
DocuMate 700 The Two TWAIN Interface Options When scanning with TWAIN, you have two interface options: • Basic Interface—Use the Basic Interface if you don’t need to make many adjustments to the image before scanning. You can adjust brightness, contrast, resolution, page size, and picture type.
Choose a page size from the Page Size menu. Click the Preview button. The scanner scans the item and displays a preview image. You can now use the options on the Basic Interface to adjust the image. Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, and Resolution until the picture is what you want. You can also change the picture type again, for example, from color to grayscale.
DocuMate 700 Scanning Part of an Image To scan part of an image, you draw a box around the part you want. The scanner then only scans that portion of the image and places it in the scanning application. Put the pointer on the image and drag a box around the section of the image that you want to scan.
The scanned images will appear in PaperPort, or other TWAIN application you’re using. Click Preview to When you are satisfied view the image with the scan settings, in the window. click Scan. DocuMate 700 Click Done to close the Advanced Interface. User’s Guide...
DocuMate 700 Adjusting the Image with the Advanced Interface You can adjust the scan settings on the Advanced Interface to produce the best possible image for the documents you’re scanning. To adjust a setting: On the left side of the Advanced Interface, select a configuration.
To scan the image and limit or eliminate moiré patterns, select the Reduce Moiré option. This option is not available for high resolution settings. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
DocuMate 700 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 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.
These options do not apply to Black & White scanning and are disabled when the Black & White scanning option is selected. The Saturation and Color Hue options do not apply to Grayscale scanning and are disabled when the Grayscale scanning option is selected. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
The following figure shows the input size options. To manually set the image size: Place an item on the scanner glass and click Preview in the TWAIN interface. In the previewed image, click and drag a box around the area you want to scan.
PaperPort desktop when scanning is finished. Physical size of the image to scan. Size of the file of the scanned image. Click to remove the selected area. The space on your computer’s hard drive. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
DocuMate 700 Creating a New Advanced Interface Profile You cannot change the settings of the preset profiles in the Advanced Interface. However, you can create new profiles and save them for future use. To create a new profile: On the Advanced Interface, select one of the preset profiles, for example, Black&White Configurations/Custom.
You can link with other Xerox desktop scanners to add the functionality of the second scanner to the DocuMate 700 TWAIN interface. You select the scanner to connect to from the Device Configuration Properties window. This window also shows the hardware information about your scanner.
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10. Click on the menu next to Combine with. Select the scanner you want to use with the DocuMate 700, in this example the other installed scanner is the DocuMate 262i. NOTE: The options to turn the scanner lamp on or off are disabled when opening the Device Configuration window from TWAIN.
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Scanning from TWAIN DocuMate 700 14. The TWAIN interface will open and the Scan Type list will include scanning Simplex or Duplex from the DocuMate 262i. User’s Guide...
Scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder After you have selected to combine with another scanner, such as the DocuMate 262i, the TWAIN interface will include options for both the DocuMate 700 and the other scanner you selected. Open the TWAIN interface.
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Scan Reflective Using is selected as the Scan Type, then the page sizes available in this panel are specific to the page sizes the DocuMate 700 supports. From the Basic TWAIN Interface, click on the menu under Page Size and select an option from the list.
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DocuMate 700 Click on the Scan button to start scanning the pages in the DocuMate 262i. If Scan Reflective Using is selected for the Scan Type, the scanner will automatically scan from the DocuMate 700. When scanning is finished, click on the Done button in the TWAIN interface and the scanned documents will be available in the TWAIN application you are using.
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On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Paint. From the File menu choose From Scanner or Camera. The scan window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scan process.
WIA interface available with Windows Vista. Please refer to the Windows help for instructions on using WIA. Fine Tuning Your Scans You can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
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DocuMate 700 On the scan window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. Select the options for scanning. Brightness and Contrast—Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. Resolution (DPI)—Click the up or down arrow to scroll through the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution.
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The ISIS drivers were installed correctly during the installation of your scanner. The Scanner Selection dialog box will then appear. Select Xerox DocuMate 700 from the list of scanners and click OK. Your scanner is then ready to work with the ISIS driver.
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Cleaning the Scanner Glass 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.
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They are interfering with the installation and One Touch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re-install your Xerox DocuMate 700 scanner. Please see the documentation that you received with the other scanner for the steps to remove its driver programs.
DocuMate 700 Error Light Troubleshooting Codes The status light indicates the current state of the scanner. Descriptions of the most common patterns are listed below. Contact Xerox Technical Support if you experience a different blinking pattern. Normal Operation • Blinking blue: indicates the scanner is waking up from power saving and preparing to scan.
Maintenance Uninstalling Your Scanner To uninstall the Xerox DocuMate 700 scanner, remove the scanner software, PaperPort, or any other scanning software provided with the scanner. Uninstalling the Scanner and One Touch Software On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
Maintenance Xerox DocuMate 700 Parts List Please use the following part names and numbers when ordering replacements for your DocuMate 700 scanner. Part Name USB Cable AC Power Cord Power Supply Part Number 35-0118-000 35-0103-000 (US) 35-0104-000 (EUR) 35-0105-000 (UK)
Please read the following instructions carefully before operating the machine and refer to them as needed to ensure the continued safe operation of your machine. Your Xerox product and supplies have been designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency evaluation and certification, and compliance with electromagnetic regulations and established environmental standards.
• Always unplug this equipment from the electrical outlet before cleaning. NOTE: Your Xerox machine is equipped with an energy saving device to conserve power when the machine is not in use. The machine may be left on continuously. Do Not Do These •...
Plug the power cable directly into a correctly grounded electrical outlet. If you are not sure whether or not an outlet is correctly grounded, consult an electrician. Do not use an adapter to connect any Xerox equipment to an electrical outlet that lacks a ground connection terminal.
Appendices Appendix E: Emergency Power Off If any of the following conditions occur, turn off the machine immediately and disconnect the power cable(s) from the electrical outlet(s). Contact an authorized Xerox Service Representative to correct the problem: • The equipment emits unusual odors or makes unusual noises.
For more information about Xerox environmental programs, visit: www.xerox.com/environment.html. If you are managing the disposal of your Xerox product, please note that the product contains lamp(s) with mercury, and may contain lead, Perchlorate and other materials whose disposal may be regulated due to environmental considerations.
Appendices DocuMate 700 European Union RoHS and WEEE Compliance This product is compliant with RoHS Regulations of the European Parliament and Council Directive on the Restrictions of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/95/EC), and with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC).
DocuMate 700 Appendix J: Illegal Copies Congress, by statute, has forbidden the reproduction of the following subjects under certain circumstances. Penalties of fine or imprisonment may be imposed on those guilty of making such reproductions. Obligations or Securities of the United States Government, such as:...
Copyright material or trademarks without the consent of the owner Postage stamps and other negotiable instruments Note: This list is not inclusive and no liability is assumed for either its completeness or accuracy. In case of doubt, contact your legal counsel. DocuMate 700 User’s Guide...
DocuMate 700 Appendix K: EH&S Contact Information Contact Information For more information on Environment, Health, and Safety in relation to this Xerox product and supplies, please contact the following customer help lines: USA: 1-800-828-6571 Canada: 1-800-828-6571 Europe: +44 1707 353 434 User’s Guide...