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  • Page 1 Visioneer ® Patriot 680 Scanner User's Guide for Windows...
  • Page 2 Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner User’s Guide F O R W I N D O W S...
  • Page 3 Information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Visioneer. The software described is furnished under a licensing agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such an agreement. It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the licensing agreement.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    What’s in the Box ..........1 The Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner ....... . 2 What You Need .
  • Page 5 Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner Specifications ..... . . 95 Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner Parts List ......96 Index .

  • Page 6: Welcome

    ELCOME Your new Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner can quickly scan a single-sided or double-sided stack of documents, up to 8.5" x 14", and place their images on your computer. ’ S IN THE Before proceeding, check the contents of the box. If items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner.

  • Page 7: The Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 680 S ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER ADF cover release Input Tray Output tray Paper Stop Status light Selector buttons LED Number Power switch ADF cable Duplex button Power jack USB port Simplex button Scanner lock (on side of scanner) ADF cover release—Opens the cover on the ADF.

  • Page 8: What You Need

    Power jack—Connects the power cord to the scanner. Universal Serial Bus (USB) port—Connects the scanner to the computer. IBM-compatible Pentium PC, or AMD equivalent with: ■ A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ® ® ■ Microsoft Windows operating system: 2000 (Service Pack 4),...

  • Page 9: Documentation

    The following documentation is provided with your scanner: ■ Quick Install Guide—Abbreviated installation instructions. ■ Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner User’s Guide—Contains detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. Also on the Installation Disc 1. ■ Visioneer OneTouch Mini-Guides—On the Installation Disc 1; each mini- guide contains detailed instructions on using the OneTouch VRS and OneTouch OmniPage features, and the SharePoint destination link.

  • Page 10: Installation

    ■ If you already have a Visioneer or Xerox desktop scanner connected to your computer, you should remove its driver programs first before beginning the installation of your Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner. Please see “Uninstalling Your Scanner”...

  • Page 11: Step 1: Assemble The Scanner

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 1: A SSEMBLE THE CANNER To assemble the scanner: Remove all shipping tape from the scanner and from the Paper Tray. Slide the tray in so the pins seat into the holes on the ADF. Lift the ADF cover release and open the Automatic Document Feeder.
  • Page 12 1: A SSEMBLE THE CANNER Swing the input tray up until it snaps into place. Plug the ADF cable into the ADF port on the back of the scanner. The ADF will not work if the cable is loose or not plugged in. Push the locking tab down to the unlocked position.

  • Page 13: Step 2: Install The Software

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 2: I NSTALL THE OFTWARE To install the software: Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are running. Insert Disc 1 into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Installation menu automatically opens. Note: If the disc does not start, check the following: ■...
  • Page 14 2: I NSTALL THE OFTWARE On the Installation menu, select Install Products. Make sure the box for Scanner Driver is selected.
  • Page 15 UIDE Click Install Now. The Welcome to the OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. Next Click On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. I Agree Next If you accept the terms, select then click If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed.
  • Page 16 2: I NSTALL THE OFTWARE Select the option you want then click Next. ■ Full Install (OneTouch, TWAIN and ISIS)—This is the recommended installation. It installs the OneTouch 4.0 software which provides the necessary driver software for the scanner’s buttons to work.

  • Page 17: Step 3: Connect The Scanner

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 10. 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 “Step 3: Connect the Scanner”. 3: C ONNECT THE CANNER To connect the power:...
  • Page 18 3: C ONNECT THE CANNER To connect to the computer: Remove any protective tape from the USB cable. Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the scanner then into a USB port on the computer. (Check your computer’s manual for USB port locations.) If you use a USB hub, it must have its own power supply already plugged into an electrical outlet.
  • Page 19 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE When you’re certain that the software has completely loaded, return to the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Click OK. The scanner’s status light is green when the scanner and computer are communicating properly.

  • Page 20: Step 4: Register Your Scanner

    Write down your RegID below so you will be able to find it easily in the future. RegID:_________________________________ Note: If you did not choose the “Full Install” option for your scanner driver. You can go online to www.visioneer.com and select Register Your Product from the Support and Drivers section.

  • Page 21: Additional Applications For Your Scanner

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE DDITIONAL PPLICATIONS FOR CANNER Your scanner includes free, additional applications on the installation CD. To install the additional applications: Insert installation disc 1 into the CD-ROM drive. From the disc’s Main Menu click on Install Products. Select the additional applications you want to install, then click Install Now.
  • Page 22 This is not an error, please disregard this message and click OK. The Kofax VRS Certified ISIS® driver was installed correctly when you installed your Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner driver. QuickScan™ Demo QuickScan is an out-of-the-box imaging solution that provides all the necessary capabilities for high-speed scanning, image enhancement, viewing, annotation, printing, and storing images.
  • Page 23 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Installing OmniPage Pro If you selected OmniPage Pro for installation, a window tells you to insert the second CD to install it. Click Exit Disc 1 to close the disc’s interface. Remove Disc 1 from the CD-ROM drive. Insert Disc 2 into the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 24: View And Save The User Guides

    UIDES IEW AND AVE THE UIDES On the Main Menu of Disc 1, click User Guides. The Visioneer user guides window opens, use this window to view and save the user guides. ® ® ® The User Guides are in Adobe Reader format.
  • Page 25 When you’re finished, click Main Menu to return to the main Visioneer Installation window and click Exit. Remove the disc and store both discs in a safe place. That’s it! Installation is finished and your Visioneer scanner is ready to scan.

  • Page 26: Scanning

    If you selected the recommended Full Install option for your scanner’s driver (see page 11), you have several different scanning options with your Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner. Each method scans equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning.

  • Page 27: Loading Documents To Scan

    UIDE OADING OCUMENTS TO You can use your Visioneer Patriot 680 to scan a single page or a stack of double-sided pages. The maximum page size is 8.5 x 14 inches for both the Automatic Document Feeder and Flatbed glass.

  • Page 28: Flatbed Glass

    OADING OCUMENTS TO LATBED LASS Remove any paper from the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF). The scanner automatically detects if paper is in the ADF and will scan pages in it. You must remove these pages prior to scanning if you want to scan from the flatbed.

  • Page 29: Scanning From Onetouch

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE CANNING FROM OUCH OneTouch is your main scanning interface for using the scanner. The OneTouch functions on the scanner mirror the OneTouch Button Panel. The 99 scanner functions mirror the OneTouch panel. EFAULT OUCH ETTINGS Based on the recommended Full Install of the scanner driver, your scanner is...

  • Page 30: Scan From The Onetouch Scanner Buttons

    CANNING FROM OUCH CAN FROM THE OUCH CANNER UTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item and sends the image to the Destination Application associated with the current LED function number. Each function’s scan settings are determined by the selected settings show in the OneTouch Properties window.

  • Page 31: Scan From The Onetouch Button Panel

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE CAN FROM THE OUCH UTTON ANEL Scanning from the OneTouch Button Panel is like pressing a button on the scanner. The scanner scans the item, then sends the image to the destination indicated by the button’s icon. Load a stack of documents face up in the ADF or place a single page face down on the flatbed glass.

  • Page 32: Features Of The Onetouch Button Panel

    CANNING FROM OUCH EATURES OF THE OUCH UTTON ANEL The OneTouch Button Panel is your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. From the panel you can scan, access the hardware settings for your scanner, and configure the OneTouch buttons. Click on the OneTouch icon to open the panel.

  • Page 33: Configuring The Onetouch Buttons

    Simplex or Duplex button on the scanner. Note: Some of the options on the OneTouch Properties Window (and other OneTouch windows and dialog boxes) may be “grayed out” and are not available. Grayed out options are not appropriate for your Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner.
  • Page 34 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ELECTING ETTINGS FOR A UTTON Click these arrows to see the properties for the button Select a file format for whose settings you the scanned image want to change. Select a software application as the destination to send scanned documents.
  • Page 35 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Select a Format option. The available formats are based on the type of Destination Application you select. See “Selecting File Format Options” on page 42. TIP: If you selected a word processing program, such as Microsoft WordPad, the scanned text is automatically converted to editable text.

  • Page 36: Renaming A Onetouch Button

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ENAMING A OUCH UTTON The OneTouch buttons have names that identify their pre-set functions, such as OCR and PDF, but you can edit the names. Open the OneTouch Properties window. Select the name’s text and type a new name. Click OK or Apply.
  • Page 37 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Click the New button. If you want to start from the settings of another configuration, select the configuration, then click the Copy button. Note: There are 3 settings tabs in a configuration for selecting the Scanning Mode, Page Size and Color intensity.
  • Page 38 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ■ Color to scan color photographs and other color items. Resolution—Drag the slider to the right or left to adjust the dots per inch (dpi) of the resolution. The maximum resolution is 600 dpi; the minimum is 50 dpi. The higher the dpi setting, the sharper and clearer the scanned image.
  • Page 39 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE ■ Reduce Moiré Patterns—Moiré patterns are wavy, rippled lines that sometimes appear on the scanned images of photographs or illustrations, particularly newspaper and magazine illustrations. Selecting Reduce Moiré Patterns will limit or eliminate moiré patterns in the scanned image. This option is only available for the Grayscale or Color Mode at 300 dpi or less.
  • Page 40 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS DVANCED ETTINGS The options of the Advanced Settings tab are for the Color or Grayscale scanning modes. Drag the sliders to the left and right to change the color settings. As you do, the image changes to show the effects of the new settings. Color Saturation—the strength or purity of a color.
  • Page 41 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE EVICE ETTINGS A Device Settings tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when your selected Destination Application is a printer or fax application. Fit to page, reduce image if necessary—If the scanned image is too big to be printed or faxed on a single page, the image will automatically be reduced to fit the page.
  • Page 42 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS TORAGE PTIONS RCHIVE A Storage Options tab is on the Scan Configuration dialog box when the Destination Application is Transfer to Storage. You use the options on this tab to select where to save your scanned items when scanning with that particular Scan Configuration.

  • Page 43: Editing Or Deleting Scan Configurations

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE DITING OR ELETING ONFIGURATIONS Note: Your scanner comes with a number of configurations pre-set at the factory. To ensure that your scanner will always have a set of correct scan configurations, do not delete the preset configurations. We also recommend that you keep those configurations locked so they are not inadvertently deleted.

  • Page 44: Configure Before Scan

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ONFIGURE EFORE Choosing Configure Before Scan simply opens either the TWAIN or WIA scanning interface when you press or click a button. You can then use the interface to change the Picture Type, Resolution, and other settings. When you scan, the scanned image will still be sent as the file type and to the same Destination Application already selected in the OneTouch Properties window for that button.
  • Page 45 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE O SCAN USING ONFIGURE EFORE Load the documents face up with their tops into the scanner or place a page face down on the flatbed glass. 2. Click the button you set up to use the Configure Before Scan option. The TWAIN or WIA interface will open.
  • Page 46 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ANCELING A ONFIGURE EFORE Click Cancel in the scanning progress window. The following window will open asking if you want to cancel the entire job. ■ Yes—Scanning stops and all pages scanned in this batch, up to this point, will be deleted.

  • Page 47: Selecting File Format Options

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE ELECTING ORMAT PTIONS The File Format options that you select determines the file format of the scanned document. The available file formats are based on the Destination Application you have selected to receive the scanned images. Text Formats;...
  • Page 48 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS MAGE ORMATS 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.
  • Page 49 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE ORMATS Selecting the text format option also selects OCR processing as an automatic step for scanning. Therefore, when you scan a document with the text format selected, the text portions of the document are automatically converted to editable text.
  • Page 50 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 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. Available with Microsoft Wordpad and Word. Word Document—The .doc file format used by Microsoft Word. Comma Delimited—The .csv file format;...

  • Page 51: Selecting Options For A Button

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE ELECTING PTIONS FOR A UTTON The OneTouch Options determine the types of Destination Applications available for a button. There are also settings on the Options tab that are global to all OneTouch buttons. To select options: Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the Options tab.
  • Page 52 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ■ Text Editors include Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and other word processing and spreadsheet applications. ■ PDF applications are for documents scanned to PDF format. ■ Email includes Microsoft Outlook and other email applications. ■ Storage and CD-R/W is for either storing scanned documents in a folder, or sending them to a CD burner to create a CD containing the scanned documents.

  • Page 53: Setting Destination Application Properties

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE ETTING ESTINATION PPLICATION ROPERTIES The different types of Destination Applications have various properties that you can set. On the OneTouch Properties window, select a Destination Application then click the Properties button. Select a Destination Application.
  • Page 54 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS OCUMENTS ROPERTIES ® These properties apply to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel , and other text editing applications. Click in the OCR settings boxes for the options you want. Always send a file, even when no text was found—The scanned file is sent to the OCR reader even if the image does not appear to contain text.
  • Page 55 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE To add another application to the list, click the Add Application button. The Add Text Based Link dialog box opens. Click Browse to find the application you want to add to the list. When you select the application using the Browse button, steps 1 and 2 on the dialog box are automatically filled in, and the application icon appears in step 3.
  • Page 56 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS MAGE OCUMENTS ROPERTIES These properties apply to the OmniPage Pro software that you received with your scanner, plus Microsoft Paint and other image processing applications. Click in the Color document handling settings boxes for the options you want.
  • Page 57 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE TORAGE ROPERTIES These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage. Click the Storage Layout options you want. All documents are in the root—The scanned documents are saved in the root of the folder specified in the Storage Location. Documents are put into folders by month, week, or type—Folders are created based on your selection (month, week, or type) and the scanned documents are saved in those folders.
  • Page 58 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS ROPERTIES These properties apply to email applications installed on your computer so you can specify the folder for documents that you will attach to an email message. Click the Browse button for Folder for storing attachments and choose a folder for your email attachments.
  • Page 59 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE documentation for more information about Internet options. If you are using AOL, please see the AOL user manual for making changes to the Internet options applicable to AOL. Select the options for color document handling. Convert Bitmaps using Screen Resolution—Bitmap images with a high resolution may be too big to fit on the screen.

  • Page 60: Scanning With Optical Character Recognition (Ocr)

    Note: Visioneer 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. If the original documents are of poor quality and have small type, 400 dpi can be used as the maximum resolution.

  • Page 61: Scan And Burn To Acd

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE CAN AND URN TO A If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner to a CD. This feature is available only on computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista. Open the OneTouch Properties window.

  • Page 62: Scanning With Event Forwarding

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS CANNING WITH VENT ORWARDING If you want to specify an application to use for scanning at the start of the process, you can use event forwarding. Open the OneTouch Properties window. Select Still Image Client as the Destination Application. You cannot choose a file format for this option as the Destination Application is not selected until after starting the scanning batch.

  • Page 63: Scanning To An Html Web Page

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Now the application you selected opens and you can continue scanning using the application’s TWAIN interface. HTML W CANNING TO AN You can convert scanned pages to HTML format for posting directly to your web site.

  • Page 64: Transferring Scanned Documents To Storage

    ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS 10. 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. RANSFERRING CANNED OCUMENTS TO TORAGE With the Transfer to Storage scanning process, you can scan documents and save them in a folder in one step.
  • Page 65 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 8. Start scanning using the button you set to scan to Transfer to Storage. This folder icon indicates that the Destination Application is Transfer to Storage. Your scanned pages are stored in the location that you specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window.
  • Page 66 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS Click the New button. Select Transfer to Storage. Click the New button. To help you remember which folder it is, give the new configuration a name that indicates the folder name, such as “Storage for Business Receipts.”...
  • Page 67 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Select the folder you created for storing the scanned documents. If you haven’t created the folder yet, you can click the Make New Folder button and type the name for the new folder. 10.
  • Page 68 ONFIGURING THE OUCH UTTONS The new configurations apply to the Transfer to Storage Destination Application. 14. Now click the arrow buttons to select a scanner button for each new Apply configuration. Click to set that button for that configuration. The following examples show that buttons 7 and 8 have been set to scan to each of the new configurations.

  • Page 69: Checking The Hardware And Setting The Lamp Power Saving

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 6. Change the LED number on the scanner to 7 and press the Simplex or Duplex button to scan the documents, or click the Button 7 on the OneTouch Button Panel. 7. When scanning is finished, insert the next set of documents. 8.
  • Page 70 OUCH UTTONS The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner. Click the Properties button. Your scanner has a built-in power saving feature that is set to power down after 15 minutes of idle time. You can change the time before the scanner powers down, from 1 minute to a maximum of 3 hours.

  • Page 71: Scanning With The Twain Interface

    User’s Guide for scanning with your Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner. Please refer to an application’s user guide for the appropriate steps to open the TWAIN Interface for your scanner.

  • Page 72: Accessing The Twain Interface

    TWAIN I CCESSING THE NTERFACE TWAIN I CCESSING THE NTERFACE Open the TWAIN interface from OneTouch Open the OneTouch properties and select a button to set for Configure Before Scan. Select a Destination Application and File Format. Select Configure Before Scan then right-click on it and select TWAIN from the menu.

  • Page 73: The Two Twain Interface Options

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS ■ 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.

  • Page 74: Scanning From The Twain Basic Interface

    TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS TWAIN B CANNING FROM THE ASIC NTERFACE To scan from the Basic Interface: From the Scan Type menu, choose the option to scan: Auto Document Feeder-Simplex—Scans single-sided documents from the Automatic Document Feeder. Auto Document Feeder-Duplex—Scans double-sided documents from the Automatic Document Feeder.

  • Page 75: Scanning From The Twain Advanced Interface

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE TWAIN A CANNING FROM THE DVANCED NTERFACE The Advanced Interface has a wide range of image adjustments for scanning. Open the TWAIN Interface. If the Basic Interface opens, click the Advanced Interface button. Choose from this menu to scan from the ADF or Flatbed.
  • Page 76 TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS Click one of the icons to select a configuration. The configuration settings appear as a list. Click the + (plus) sign to see the full list. Click the - (minus) sign to collapse the list. ■ Color scans the image in full color.

  • Page 77: Adjusting The Image With The Advanced Interface

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE DJUSTING THE MAGE WITH THE DVANCED NTERFACE You can adjust the scan settings on the Advanced Interface to produce the best possible image for the documents you’re scanning. On the left side of the Advanced Interface, select a configuration, for example, Color Configurations.
  • Page 78 TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS DJUSTING THE ESOLUTION Resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The resolution setting for a scan is in dots-per-inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the finer the details. However, higher dpi settings also take longer to scan and produce larger file sizes.
  • Page 79 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE DJUSTING THE RIGHTNESS AND ONTRAST 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 80 TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS 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 color midtones. Saturation is the strength or purity of a color and hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image.
  • Page 81 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE DJUSTING NPUT You can scan documents up to 8.5" x 14", but you can select other scan sizes, or create a crop area in the preview window to scan only a specific section of an image.
  • Page 82 TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS This is the image that appears when scanning is finished. The selected scan area. The Scan Info box shows the size and position of the area. You can now move or resize the outline crop area. Move the area—put the pointer in the selection, click and drag the mouse.

  • Page 83: Creating A New Advanced Interface Profile

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE The following figure shows the information on the Scan Info box. Physical size of the image to scan. Location of the top left corner of the image in the Preview window. Size of the file of the scanned image.

  • Page 84: Display The Device Configuration

    TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS ISPLAY THE EVICE ONFIGURATION Click the Device Configuration button on the Advanced Interface. The Device configuration window opens and shows the information about your scanner. See the section “Checking the Hardware and Setting the Lamp Power Saving” on page 64 for more information about the device settings.

  • Page 85: Scanning With The Windows Image Acquisition

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Scanning with the Windows Image Acquisition Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista includes their own scanning interface—known as Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)—for acquiring images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. This section briefly describes how to scan from Microsoft’s Paint application. Please refer to your Windows documentation for detailed instructions on using WIA to scan.
  • Page 86 TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS From the Paper Source drop-down list, choose Document Feeder to scan from the Automatic Document Feeder, or Flatbed to scan from the Flatbed glass. If you are scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder, select a paper size from the Page Size list.

  • Page 87: Fine Tuning Your Scans

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE UNING CANS You can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan a particular item. On the scan window, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. Select the options for scanning.

  • Page 88: Scanning With The Isis Interface

    The ISIS drivers were installed correctly during the installation of your scanner. The Scanner Selection dialog box will then appear. Select Visioneer Patriot 680 from the list of scanners and click OK. QuickScan is now ready to scan using your scanner.

  • Page 89: Maintenance

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Maintenance This section contains information on maintenance, troubleshooting, scanner specifications, and spare parts. LEANING THE CANNER Regular maintenance of your scanner can help to ensure continual optimal performance. LEANING THE UTOMATIC OCUMENT EEDER You may need to clean the ADF feed mechanism if documents do not feed easily into the ADF, or several feed in at the same time.

  • Page 90: Clearing Paper Jams

    LEARING APER Close the cover when you’re finished. LEANING THE LATBED LASS To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the entire flatbed scanner glass with a soft, dry, clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris. If any residue remains after wiping the glass with a dry cloth, try dampening the cloth with 95% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol and wipe off the residue.

  • Page 91: Replacing The Adf Pad Assembly

    You received a replacement pad in the original scanner box, and you can also order a new one. See the “Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner Parts List” on page 96 for ordering information. To replace the ADF Pad assembly: Gently lift the ADF cover release to open the ADF cover.

  • Page 92: Replacing The Roller Assembly

    SSEMBLY After extended use, the roller may wear out and will need to be replaced. It is a user-replaceable part and can be ordered. See the section, “Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner Parts List” on page 96 for the part number.
  • Page 93 680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE To remove the roller, push the lock flange down to unlock it. The roller will now be loose and can be removed from its channel. Holding the right hand side of the roller, gently pull it down and away from its channel.
  • Page 94 EPLACING THE OLLER SSEMBLY To replace the roller assembly: Hold the roller by its right hand side and slide the left hand side into its housing. Make sure the small wheel on the left end of the roller seats properly into its housing. Angle the roller up and into its channel.

  • Page 95: Troubleshooting

    If you use multiple devices with your computer, you may have selected another source for images with your TWAIN scanning application. Make sure your Visioneer 680 scanner is the selected scanning device. ■ Did you set up the scanner properly? If the light on your scanner is flashing, or you see an Error number on the LED, turn off the scanner, plug in the ADF cable and unlock the scanner.
  • Page 96 They are interfering with the installation and the OneTouch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re- install your Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner. Please see the documentation that you received with the other scanner for the steps to remove its driver programs.

  • Page 97: Status Light Troubleshooting Codes

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE Make sure to align the paper guides to the edges of the paper. If you are scanning small items that are smaller than the paper guides’ minimum adjustment, scan these items on the flatbed glass instead. TATUS IGHT ROUBLESHOOTING...
  • Page 98 ROUBLESHOOTING ■ Verify that the USB cable is plugged into the computer and that the USB cable is no longer than 6’ (feet). ■ If the scanner’s power is plugged into a power strip, try plugging it directly to a wall outlet. Error Code Problem Description...

  • Page 99: Uninstalling Your Scanner

    Windows. If the problem persists, contact Visioneer Technical Support. NINSTALLING CANNER To uninstall the Visioneer Patriot 680 scanner you remove the OneTouch software. Open the Windows Control Panel. Windows 2000 and XP: Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon.

  • Page 100: Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner Specifications

    680 S ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER PECIFICATIONS 680 S ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER PECIFICATIONS Optical resolution 600 dpi Bit depth 24-bit color internal, 8-bit grayscale internal, 1-bit bitonal (black & white) Maximum item size 8.5” x 14.0” Minimum item size 5.5” x 4.5” (Automatic Document Feeder) Scan method Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and legal size flatbed ADF specifications...

  • Page 101: Visioneer Patriot 680 Scanner Parts List

    680 S ’ ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER UIDE 680 S ISIONEER ATRIOT CANNER ARTS Please use the following part names and numbers when ordering replacements for your scanner. Part Name Part Number Paper Input Tray 57-0107-000 ADF Pad 57-0109-000 Roller Assembly 57-0114-000 AC Power Cord 35-0103-000...

  • Page 102: Index

    NDEX I N D E X properties 48 text file format 42 Device Settings Tab 36 doc file format 45 ADF cleaning 84 Document Management 46 ADF pad assembly documentation 4 replace 86 dots-per-inch (dpi) 33, 73, 82 Adobe Reader 17 Duplex 34, 40, 69 Install 19 duplex button 2, 21, 34...
  • Page 103 NDEX installation 5 invert image 34 Page Settings Tab 33 ISIS 11, 17, 21, 83 paper jam 85, 87 paper size 33, 76 PDF 43 JPEG 51, 54 Applications 47 file size 43 file size 43 nPDF 45 sPDF 45 Picture type 82 Kofax VRS 17 power saving 65...
  • Page 104 NDEX Select Destination 29, 46 TIFF 43 setup 5 Transfer to Storage 59 Show All Destinations 46 troubleshooting 90 Show Hardware 64 TWAIN 39, 58 Simple Text 45 Adjust settings 72 Simplex 40, 69 Advanced Interface 70 simplex button 2, 21, 34 Install 11 skip blank originals 34 Interface 21, 39...
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