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  • Page 1 Visioneer ® Strobe XP 450 Scanner User's Guide for Windows...
  • Page 2 Visioneer Strobe XP 450 Scanner User’s Guide F O R W I N D O W S...
  • Page 3 Reserved. All other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. 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 Strobe XP 450 Scanner ......2 What You Need .
  • Page 5 Visioneer Strobe XP 450 Scanner Specifications ....85 Visioneer Strobe XP 450 Scanner Parts List ..... 86...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Welcome

    Welcome Your new Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner can quickly scan a stack of documents, 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 Strobe Xp 450 Scanner

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE XP 450 S ISIONEER TROBE CANNER Input tray Paper guides Scan button Status light Output tray Power switch USB port ADF cover release Power jack Input tray—Holds documents in the scanner. Paper guides—Adjusts to fit the document width. Scan button—Press to start scanning.

  • Page 8: What You Need

    IBM-compatible Pentium 4 PC, or AMD equivalent with: A CD-ROM drive ■ ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ® ® Microsoft 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.

  • Page 9: Documentation

    OCUMENTATION The following documentation is provided with your scanner: Quick Install Guide—Abbreviated installation instructions. ■ Visioneer Strobe XP 450 Scanner User’s Guide—On the Installation ■ Disc; contains detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. Visioneer OneTouch MiniGuides—On the Installation Disc; contains ■...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2: Installation

    AntiSpyware software before installing your scanner. But if you do, make sure to turn it back on again when installation is finished. If you already have a Visioneer or Xerox desktop scanner, you may ■ need to remove its driver programs first before beginning the installation of your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner.

  • Page 11: Step 1: Assemble The Scanner

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 1: A SSEMBLE THE CANNER 1. Remove all shipping tape from the top and bottom of the scanner. 2. Carefully remove the protective foam from the ADF cover release, then press the release and open the Automatic Document Feeder cover. 3.
  • Page 12 1: A SSEMBLE THE CANNER 5. Insert the pins on each side of the output tray into the holes on the front of the scanner.

  • Page 13: Step 2: Install The Software

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 2: I NSTALL THE OFTWARE To install the software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are running. 2. Insert the Installation Disc 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 3. On the Main Menu, select Install Products. 4. Make sure the boxes for Nuance PaperPort® and Scanner Driver are checked. 5. Click Install Now.
  • Page 15 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE APER NSTALLATION EGINS 1. On the PaperPort Welcome window, click Next. Installing PaperPort will uninstall any existing version of PaperPort and will install the newer version. Your existing PaperPort files will not be affected.
  • Page 16 EGIN 1. The Welcome to the OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. Click Next. 2. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree, and click Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed.
  • Page 17 TWAIN and ISIS—The TWAIN and ISIS drivers are installed. ■ You can use the Visioneer Strobe XP 450 TWAIN driver to scan from applications with a TWAIN interface. You can also scan from applications that use the ISIS driver. OneTouch is not installed and you will not be able to scan using the button on the scanner.
  • Page 18 2: I NSTALL THE OFTWARE 5. During installation you will see this window asking you to select one of the images for your Color Space setting. Select the option that looks best to you then click on Next. The selection in this window sets the default gamma value for OneTouch.

  • Page 19: Step 3: Connect The Scanner

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 3: C ONNECT THE CANNER To connect the power supply: 1. Plug the power supply into the power port on the scanner. Note: Only use the power supply (HEG42-240200-7L made by HiTron) included with your scanner.
  • Page 20 ONNECT THE CANNER To connect the USB cable: The Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for USB port locations. 1. Remove any protective tape from the USB cable. 2. Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the scanner then into a USB port on the computer.
  • Page 21 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE If your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista, you will see a found new hardware message similar to the following. 4. When you’re certain that the software has completely loaded, return to the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware”...

  • Page 22: Additional Applications Available With Your Scanner

    3: C ONNECT THE CANNER DDITIONAL PPLICATIONS VAILABLE WITH CANNER Your scanner includes free, additional applications. To install the additional applications: 1. Return to the disc’s main menu and click on Install Products. Software that is already installed will have Installed! next to them. 2.
  • Page 23 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE Software About the Software Adobe ® Reader ® Adobe Reader is a stand-alone application that you use to open, view, search, and print Adobe PDF ® files. The User Guides on your scanner’s Installation Disc are in PDF format and require Adobe ®...

  • Page 24: View And Save The User Guides

    IEW AND AVE THE UIDES 1. On the disc Main Menu click User Guides. 2. The Visioneer User Guides window opens. Use this window to view and save the User Guides. ® The User Guides are in the Adobe PDF format. The Scanner Readme file is in HTML format and will open in any standard browser.
  • Page 25 TROBE CANNER UIDE 4. Return to the Visioneer User Guides window and repeat the process to open, view, and save all the other User Guides you want. The Scanner Readme file has late-breaking news about your scanner. The SharePoint Mini-Guide has information about a feature in the OneTouch 4.0 software to link to Microsoft's SharePoint application.

  • Page 26: Step 4: Register The Scanner

    4: R EGISTER THE CANNER 4: R EGISTER THE CANNER Registering your scanner is important as it provides you with access to our free telephone support service. Registration also gives you free access to software updates for your scanner. To register your scanner: 1.

  • Page 27: Scanning Interfaces

    UIDE CANNING NTERFACES You have several different scanning options with your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner. Each method scans equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning. OneTouch Scanner Button—When you press the Scan button, ■...

  • Page 28: Chapter 3: Scanning From Onetouch

    OADING OCUMENTS Scanning from OneTouch With powerful features such as scanning with VRS at the touch of a button, OneTouch is the main interface for using the scanner and accessing these features. OADING OCUMENTS Note: Always remove any staples or paper clips from documents before inserting them into the scanner’s Automatic Document Feeder.

  • Page 29: Scan With The Scanner Button

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 2. Load the documents into the scanner face down with the tops of the page inserted into the Automatic Document Feeder. CAN WITH THE CANNER UTTON 1. Press the button on the scanner. 2.

  • Page 30: Scan From The Onetouch Button Panel

    CAN FROM THE OUCH UTTON ANEL CAN FROM THE OUCH UTTON ANEL 1. Adjust the paper guide for the paper width. Load the documents face down with their tops into the Automatic Document Feeder. 2. Now click on the OneTouch icon in the Windows Notification Area (at the bottom right corner of the screen).

  • Page 31: Features Of The Onetouch Button Panel

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE EATURES OF THE OUCH UTTON ANEL From the panel, you can access the hardware settings for your scanner and configure the scanner button. Click on the OneTouch icon to open the panel. The OneTouch Icon.

  • Page 32: Configuring Onetouch

    Note: Some of the options on the OneTouch Properties window (and other scanner windows and dialog boxes) are “grayed out” and are not available. Grayed out options are not appropriate for your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner.

  • Page 33: Onetouch Properties Options

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE Changing the button settings: 1. Click on an application name in the Select Destination list. 2. Select a file format in the Select Format panel. 3. Select a scanning configuration in the Select Configuration list. 4.
  • Page 34 ONFIGURING OUCH The settings on the OneTouch Properties window are: Select Destination—The list of destinations that OneTouch can send a scanned image to. Select the destination you want OneTouch to send the scanned image to. Note: If you select a word processing program, such as Microsoft WordPad or Microsoft Word, that can be used for editing text, the text in the scanned image is automatically converted to word processing text.
  • Page 35 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE These icons next to each Scan Configuration indicate the scanning mode. Color Black and White Grayscale Configure Before Scan Use Configure Before Scan to set the scanning mode manually before scanning. See “Configure Before Scan” on page 39. Select Format—A set of file formats for the scanned image.

  • Page 36: Creating A New Scan Configuration

    ONFIGURING OUCH REATING A ONFIGURATION The Scan Configurations are where you select the scanning resolution, brightness, mode (color, black&white, or grayscale), and a number of other settings. The Scan Configurations list. Click New to create a new Scan Configuration. To create a new configuration: 1.
  • Page 37 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE ETTINGS Type a new name for the configuration. Click the lock icon to un- Select the scan mode lock the configuration. and drag the slider to set Click the key icon to lock the resolution.
  • Page 38 ONFIGURING OUCH ETTINGS Click the Page Settings tab to select options applicable to how you want the image to appear after scanning. Click to toggle between inches and millimeters. Size —Size is the page dimensions of the documents being scanned. Standard —click the menu arrow and choose a page size from the ■...
  • Page 39 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE Straighten Image —Select this option to let the scanner automatically ■ determine if a page is skewed, then straighten its image. The input tray paper guides should be flush to the edges of the paper to prevent paper feeding in at too great of an angle.
  • Page 40 ONFIGURING OUCH DVANCED ETTINGS The options of the Advanced Settings tab are for the Color or Grayscale scanning mode. 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 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE 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 OUCH TORAGE PTIONS RCHIVE A Storage Options tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when the selected Destination Application is Transfer to Storage. See “Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage” on page 61 for instructions on using the Transfer to Storage destination. 1.

  • Page 43: Editing Or Deleting Scan Configurations

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE DITING OR ELETING ONFIGURATIONS Note: Your scanner comes with a number of configurations pre-set at the factory. We recommend that you keep those configurations locked and do not edit or delete them. That way, you will always have the factory- settings available.

  • Page 44: Configure Before Scan

    ONFIGURING OUCH ONFIGURE EFORE Choosing Configure Before Scan simply opens either the TWAIN or WIA scanning interface when you press or click the button. You can then use the interface to change the color mode, resolution, and other settings. When you scan, the scanned image will still be sent as the File Format and to the same Destination Application already selected in the OneTouch Properties window for the button.
  • Page 45 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 5. Click OK on the OneTouch Properties window. O SCAN USING ONFIGURE EFORE 1. Load the documents face down with their tops into the scanner. 2. Press the scanner button or click the Scan button on the OneTouch Panel.
  • Page 46 ONFIGURING OUCH ANCELING A ONFIGURE EFORE 1. Click Cancel in the scanning progress window. 2. 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 ■...

  • Page 47: Selecting File Format Options

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE ELECTING ORMAT PTIONS The option that you select determines the File Format of the scanned document. Appropriate File Format options and file types are available for the type of Destination Application selected for the button. Image Formats Text Formats;...
  • Page 48 ONFIGURING OUCH 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. Both of those file formats tend to be larger than the JPEG format file size.
  • Page 49 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE 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: 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 font, 400 dpi can be used as the maximum resolution.
  • Page 51 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 3. Click on OK to save the changes and close the OneTouch Properties window. 4. Place the documents face down with the tops pointing into the scanner. 5. Press the scanner button or click the Scan button on the OneTouch button panel.

  • Page 52: Setting Destination Application Properties

    ONFIGURING OUCH 4. Select the option you want for the OCR conversion of your documents. Auto orient page—Select this option to check the page orientation and automatically rotate an improperly oriented page image so the text is recognizable by the OCR process. Single column output—Select this option to produce a single column of text in the Destination Application, even if the original image had multiple columns of text.
  • Page 53 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE PaperPort Properties These properties apply to designating the PaperPort folder to receive your scanned items. 1. Select the folder where you want the file to be located. 2. Click OK. Then click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window.
  • Page 54 ONFIGURING OUCH Text Documents Properties These properties apply to text editing applications such as Microsoft Word. The properties apply to the Optical character Recognition (OCR) settings for these applications. 1. Click in the General OCR settings boxes for the options you want. The options will apply to all the applications in the group.
  • Page 55 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE The Add Text Based Link dialog box opens. 3. 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 OUCH Image Documents Properties These properties apply to image processing applications such as Microsoft Paint. 1. Click in the Color document handling settings boxes for the options you want. These options will apply to all the applications in the group. Convert Bitmaps using Screen Resolution—Use this option to ensure that an image will fit on the computer’s screen.
  • Page 57 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE Storage Properties These properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage. If a CD burner is attached to your computer, you also use this dialog box to start the Burn to CD process. See the section “Scan and Burn to a CD”...
  • Page 58 ONFIGURING OUCH message as soon as scanning is finished, but other email applications do ® not. If you’re using one of those applications, such as America Online (AOL), you need to know which folder contains the scanned documents so you can manually attach them to your email messages. 1.
  • Page 59 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 4. Select the options for color document handling. Convert Bitmaps using Screen Resolution—Use this option to ensure that an image will fit on the computer’s screen. When a computer screen is set to a lower resolution, bitmap images with a higher resolution may be too big to fit on the screen.

  • Page 60: Selecting Onetouch Properties Options

    ONFIGURING OUCH ELECTING OUCH ROPERTIES PTIONS The OneTouch Properties Options determine the types of Destination Applications showing in the destination list. There are also settings for saving copies of files as they are scanned. To select options: 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window and click the Options tab. Options tab 2.
  • Page 61 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE Destination Categories: ■ Document Management includes PaperPort and other applications for processing and keeping track of your scanned documents. Image Editors include Microsoft Paint and other drawing and ■ graphics applications. ■ Text Editors include Microsoft Word and WordPad, Microsoft Excel, and other word processing and spreadsheet applications.
  • Page 62 ONFIGURING OUCH For instance, when you scan directly to an eMail application, the file is automatically attached a blank email message, but the file is not permanently saved to your computer. This would also occur if you scan to a printer or fax application. However, by selecting this Create copies of scanned documents option, you can choose to save permanent copies of the scanned items on your hard drive.

  • Page 63: Unique Scanning Features And Destinations

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE NIQUE CANNING EATURES AND ESTINATIONS The OneTouch software has unique scanning options available. You can scan directly to your computer’s CD burner, HTML files and so on. CAN AND URN TO A If you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner onto a CD.

  • Page 64: Scanning With Event Forwarding

    NIQUE CANNING EATURES AND ESTINATIONS 8. Click the Burn to CD button. The CD burner begins and your scanned documents are written to the CD. If other files are also waiting in this location, they will get written with the OneTouch files on the CD. CANNING WITH VENT ORWARDING...

  • Page 65: Creating An Html Web Page From Your Scanned Documents

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 5. Now the application you selected opens and you can continue scanning using the application’s TWAIN interface. HTML W REATING AN AGE FROM CANNED OCUMENTS You can convert scanned pages to HTML format for posting directly to your web site.

  • Page 66: Transferring Scanned Documents To Storage

    NIQUE CANNING EATURES AND ESTINATIONS 4. Choose a Scan Configuration that has the settings for the image on the HTML page. 5. Click OK. 6. Now press or click the scan button to start scanning. 7. When scanning is finished, the document is first converted to editable text using the OCR process, then is converted into an HTML format.
  • Page 67 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 4. Click on OK to save the changes and close the window. 5. Now press or click the scan button to start scanning. 6. The documents are scanned and stored in the location specified on the OneTouch 4.0 Link Properties window.
  • Page 68 NIQUE CANNING EATURES AND ESTINATIONS Setting up multiple folders for transfer to storage: 1. Using Microsoft Windows, create the folders that you want to use for storing scanned items. 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 3. Select Transfer to Storage as the Destination Application. 4.
  • Page 69 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 7. Click the Storage Options tab. 8. Click the Browse button. 9. 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.
  • Page 70 NIQUE CANNING EATURES AND ESTINATIONS 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. 12. Repeat the process to create additional new configurations, such as one named “Personal Receipts.”...
  • Page 71 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE Scan to multiple storage folders: 1. Place the first set of documents face down, with their tops pointed into the scanner. 2. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 3. Select a configuration you created for storage and click OK. 4.

  • Page 72: Checking The Hardware And Lamp Settings

    You can also click the Hardware icon at the top of the OneTouch Button Panel, or right-click on the Strobe XP 450 icon when the OneTouch button panel is in the Hardware View. The Hardware icon The Hardware Properties dialog box opens and shows information about your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner.
  • Page 73 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 2. 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 74: Chapter 4: Scanning From Twain

    However, some applications do have their own TWAIN interface. You can use the instructions in this User’s Guide for scanning with your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner. If you access the TWAIN interface from an application and do not see the interface described in this section, you will need to refer to that application’s user guide.

  • Page 75: Accessing The Twain Interface From Onetouch

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE TWAIN I CCESSING THE NTERFACE FROM OUCH 1. Open the OneTouch Properties window. 2. Select a Destination Application, such as ScanSoft PaperPort. 3. Select Configure Before Scan, then right-click on Configure Before Scan and select TWAIN from the menu.

  • Page 76: Scanning With The Twain Interface

    TWAIN I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE TWAIN I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE The TWAIN Interface is available from many applications, such as Microsoft Word and Paint, as well as from the PaperPort. 1. Select the options you want from the TWAIN interface, then load the documents face down with their tops into the Automatic Document Feeder.

  • Page 77: The Twain Interface Options

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE TWAIN I NTERFACE PTIONS Mode—Select a scanning mode: Black&White to scan in black and white. Use this setting for letters, memos, and other black and white material. This scan mode produces the smallest file size. Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs.
  • Page 78 TWAIN I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE Filter—The Filter is the ability of your scanner to automatically remove a color from a scanned item. The Filter option applies to Black&White or Grayscale Mode. The original with a red The scanned item with the watermark over black text.

  • Page 79: Display The Device Settings

    Scan button. ISPLAY THE EVICE ETTINGS 1. Click the Visioneer Strobe XP 450 icon in the top right corner of the TWAIN interface. 2. The device configuration window opens and shows the Device Settings information about your scanner.

  • Page 80: Chapter 5: Scanning From Wia

    TWAIN I CANNING WITH THE NTERFACE Scanning from WIA Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista include their own scanning interface—known as Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)—for acquiring images from scanners, digital cameras, and other digital devices. This section shows how to use Microsoft Paint to scan using the WIA interface.
  • Page 81 XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE 3. The WIA scanning window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scanner. 4. Click the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning. 5. Select a paper size from the Page Size list. 6.

  • Page 82: Chapter 6: Scanning From Isis

    The ISIS drivers were installed correctly during the installation of your scanner. The Scanner Selection dialog box will then appear. Select Visioneer Strobe XP 450 from the list of scanners and click OK. QuickScan is now ready to scan using your scanner.

  • Page 83: Chapter 7: Maintenance

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE Maintenance This section contains information on maintenance, troubleshooting, uninstalling, scanner specifications, and spare parts. LEARING APER To clear a paper jam: 1. Press the ADF cover release on the top left of the scanner body to open the Automatic Document Feeder cover.

  • Page 84: Replace 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 Strobe XP 450 Scanner Parts List” on page 86 for ordering information. 1. Press the ADF cover release on the top left of the scanner body to open the Automatic Document Feeder cover.

  • Page 85: Troubleshooting

    If you try the troubleshooting procedures described in this section and in the Readme file, and the scanner still has problems, visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information. Problem: The scanner won’t scan. What’s wrong? Check for one of these possible causes: Are the cables loose or not plugged in securely? Inspect the cable ■...
  • Page 86 They are interfering with the installation of the OneTouch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re-install your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner. Please see the documentation that you received with the other scanner for the steps to remove its driver programs.

  • Page 87: Status Light Troubleshooting Codes

    TROBE CANNER UIDE Assembly” on page 79 for the steps to replace the pad. See “Visioneer Strobe XP 450 Scanner Parts List” on page 86 for the ordering additional ADF pads. Problem: If the USB cable is disconnected during a scan, the scanner does not reconnect when the USB cable is plugged back in.
  • Page 88 Windows. specified in If you are still unable to use your scanner, contact Visioneer this table Technical Support. Please refer to the technical support card you received with your scanner for contact information.

  • Page 89: Uninstall Your Scanner

    UIDE NINSTALL CANNER To uninstall the Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner, remove the OneTouch 4.0 software, PaperPort, and any other software provided with your scanner. Follow the steps in the section “Step 2: Install the Software” on page 8 to reinstall the scanner driver and software.

  • Page 90: Visioneer Strobe Xp 450 Scanner Specifications

    XP 450 S ISIONEER TROBE CANNER PECIFICATIONS XP 450 S ISIONEER TROBE CANNER PECIFICATIONS Optical resolution 600 dpi Bit depth 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit bitonal (black & white) Scan method Automatic document feeder (ADF) ADF specifications Scanning Speed Up to 20 pages per minute @ 200 dpi black & white Capacity 50 sheets Paper Thickness...

  • Page 91: Visioneer Strobe Xp 450 Scanner Parts List

    XP 450 S ’ ISIONEER TROBE CANNER UIDE XP 450 S ISIONEER TROBE CANNER ARTS Please use the following part names and numbers when ordering replacements for your scanner. Part Name Part Number Input Tray 57-0101-000 Output Tray 57-0102-000 ADF Pad 57-0103-000 USB Cable 35-0107-000...
  • Page 92 NDEX I N D E X eMail 56 Properties 52 error codes 82 Excel Spreadsheet 45 cleaning 78 ADF pad assembly replace 79 Fax and Print 56 Adobe® Reader® 18 File Format 27 Install 19 HTML 60, 61 Advanced Settings Tab 35 file format 45 aspect ratio 36 file storage location 62...
  • Page 93 NDEX configuring 27 Select Configuration 29 Microsoft Internet Explorer 61 Select Destination 29, 55 Microsoft Outlook 52 Select Format 30 Moiré Patterns 33, 73 setup 5 monitor 3 SharePoint 20 Show All Destinations 55 Show Hardware 67 OCR 44 Simple Text 45 optical character recognition 45 skewed page 33, 72 on/off switch 15...
  • Page 94 Copyright © 2008 Visioneer, Inc. 05-0567-700...

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