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Avision AV100CS User Manual

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AV100CS
Color
Image Scanner
User's Manual
Version 2.0
(Doc. No. 250-0072-E)
AVISION INC. 1997

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  • Page 1 AV100CS Color Image Scanner User's Manual Version 2.0 (Doc. No. 250-0072-E) AVISION INC. 1997...
  • Page 2 Avision Inc. Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright laws, the customer is solely responsible for complying with all such laws and regulations.
  • Page 3 Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Avision makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. Avision shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 4: Fcc Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    5.1 C ADF................ 5-1 LEANING THE 5.2 C ..........5-3 LEANING THE ALIBRATION OARD 6. TROUBLESHOOTING..............6-1 6.1 Q ............... 6-2 UESTIONS AND NSWERS 6.2 T ................ 6-4 ECHNICAL ERVICE 7. SPECIFICATIONS ................7-1 7.1 M : AV100CS ................. 7-2 ODEL...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the AV100CS color sheet-fed image scanner. Avision Inc. is one of the leading companies in the world to develop high performance sheet- fed scanners. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual.
  • Page 7 Figure 1-1 Scanner packing...

  • Page 8: Scanner Installation

    Scanner Installation Precautions * Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. * Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. * Be sure to use the proper AC power source. * Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface.

  • Page 9: Document Loading

    Figure 2-1 Install the slide guides, the paper guide and the paper stand Document loading Standard paper size should feed easily through the scanner. To avoid occasional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents, loosen the paper before loading. (Figure 2-2)
  • Page 10 Figure 2-2 Loosen the paper before loading.

  • Page 11: Document Feeding

    Document feeding Insert the document to be scanned face down in the scanner. Align the two sides of the document with the slide guides. (Figure 2-3) Figure 2-3 Place documents in the ADF.
  • Page 12 Scanning small documents To scan small documents, such as business cards, exchange the positions of the two slide guides, adjust the distance in between so that it suits the size of the document, and hand feed the document. (Figure 2-4) 1.

  • Page 13: Installation Of The Scsi Card

    Power on your computer. Software Installation In Windows 3.1 If your SCSI card is bundled with Avision AV100CS, then installing the scanner driver will at the same time complete the installation of the SCSI card driver. If your SCSI card is not bundled with Avision AV100CS, then please follow the installation sheet contained in your SCSI card.
  • Page 14 If your SCSI card is not bundled with Avision AV100CS, then you can refer to the installation sheet contained in your SCSI card or ask for details from your SCSI card vendor.

  • Page 15: Connecting The Cable

    Make sure the power of scanner is off. Connecting the SCSI cable to the scanner The AV100CS scanner is provided with an active terminator already. As such, if the scanner is the only (or final) SCSI device connected to your host computer, turn the active terminator to the on position, and the scanner will function all right.
  • Page 16 Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below: Figure 2-5 AV100CS scanner cable connection Figure 2-6 SCSI chain configuration Figure 2-6 In the SCSI chain configuration, the scanner is connected to the host computer; a second SCSI cable then connects the scanner with...

  • Page 17: Setting The Scsi Id

    SCSI device, then please select a different ID#. (See Figure 2-6) Note: The default SCSI ID number for Avision AV100CS is 6. Usually ID# 0 is assigned to an internal hard disk drive, and ID# 7, to SCSI adapter or host.

  • Page 18: Scanner Driver Installation

    * System 7 or later. The installation procedures of Avision scanner driver are as follows: It is highly recommended that to close the anti-virus program and exit all other applications currently running.
  • Page 19 SCSI ID button, the diver will ” ” automatically find your scanner model and SCSI ID. You can then start your application to use the scanner, see your application reference manual for more details. Figure 3-1 Avision Driver Kit 3.X.X...
  • Page 20 Figure 3-2 AV Kit 3.X.X Installer Figure 3-3 Select a folder for plug-in...
  • Page 21 Figure 3-2 Chooser...

  • Page 22: Pc Users

    3.2 PC Users To run at rated speed as recommended, the AV100CS color scanner must have the following minimum requirements: * IBM compatible PC 386/486 or Pentium; * Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT; * DOS 5.0 or higher;...
  • Page 23 4. Follow the subsequent instruction on the screen to complete the instruction. (Normally just press OK and the installation will be completed.) For Windows NT From the File Menu, choose RUN. Type d:\Driver\AV100CS.exe (d represents the letter for your current your CD-ROM drive). Choose O.K.

  • Page 24: Operating The Scanner

    Operating the Scanner MAC Users Start your application. From File menu, choose Acquire command. Select MrScan-Expert from the submenu of Acquire. The Mac Plug-in user interface as Figure 4-1 will pop up on the screen. Place the document upside down on the document board(glass) with the text facing away from you.

  • Page 25: Pc Users

    In that case, you will need to select MrScan-Expert as the source again before you can reuse the AV100CS scanner. Place the document upside down on the document board with the text facing away from you.
  • Page 26 Figure 4-2 Avision TWAIN user interface...
  • Page 27 Scanning Source: AV100CS scans two types of source, the document as well as the transparency. Select either one from the screen of Avision TWAIN user interface for your own purpose. Please see Figure Figrue 4-3 as shown below. Figure 4-3 Scanning Source...

  • Page 28: Image Type

    Image Type Select image type through the mode from the screen of Avision TWAIN user interface for your own purpose. Please see Figure 4-4 as below: Figure 4-4 Image Type Mode...
  • Page 29 Each image type is described as follows: Line art Line art includes only black and white areas. There are no intermediate shades of gray in between. Halftone Halftone simulates different shades of gray by varying the threshold value of a matrix. Gray (256 levels of gray scale) Scanner recognizes each point in the image as a shade of gray (continuous tone).

  • Page 30: Resolution Control

    4.4 Resolution Control A good control of the resolution results a satisfactory detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch(dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the image file size. Be aware that the greater resolution takes more time, memory and disk space, therefore, up to a certain degree of dpi, the resolution will not visually be improved, on the contrary, it makes your files...

  • Page 31: Image Control

    4.5 Image Control Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Contrast: Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different gray scales. Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas.
  • Page 32 Invert: The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert. Color Match: Adjusts the color quality of the image so that it comes close to that of the original.
  • Page 33 Before Descreen After Descreen 4-10...

  • Page 34: Scanning

    4.6 Scanning Preview: Previews your image to allocate the area to be scanned. Scan: Scans the area with the parameters you have set. Exit: Cancels the current job. As shown in the figure below, in the Preview window, you can define the area to be scanned by dragging the cursor auxiliary lines with the mouse.

  • Page 35: Maintenance

    Maintenance Cleaning the ADF Your scanner is designed to be maintenance free. However, it still needs to be occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. The scanner parts may be contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper coatings. As a result, the scanner will need to be cleaned frequently in case: 1) Documents do not feed smoothly or easily;...
  • Page 36 Figure 5-1 Open the scanner front door.

  • Page 37: Cleaning The Calibration Board

    5.2 Cleaning the Calibration Board As shown below in Figure 5-2, clean the calibration board with an air-blower or a small brush to rid the board of dust or dirt. Please handle with care and dexterity. 1. Calibration Board 2. Scanner Front Door Figure 5-2 Clean the calibration board.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The scanner will automatically perform a simple self test each time when it is powered on. This will help spot major system errors in the scanner itself. If you have any problem with the operation of the scanner, please check the following troubleshooting hints.

  • Page 39: Questions And Answers

    6.1 Questions and Answers Question: Paper becomes jammed during scanning. Answer: 1) Open the scanner front door. 2) Pull out the jammed paper carefully. 3) Close the scanner front door. Question: More than one sheet of paper are fed into the scanner.
  • Page 40 Question: Sometimes it seems the scanner does not detect paper? Answer: The AV100CS scanner paper sensor is located at the center of the paper guide. Please place the document you need to scan on the paper guide and use the slide guides to keep the paper path straight.

  • Page 41: Technical Service

    6.2 Technical Service Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at the Avision Technical Assistance Center (ATAC). Before contact with ATAC, please prepare the following information: * Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner); * Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card...);...
  • Page 42 Note: 1. You can find the latest driver and documents in Avision Web. Our service is 24 hours a day.

  • Page 43: Specifications

    Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. The following can not be properly fed by ADF: * Paper with clip or staple attached; * Paper with ink not totally dry; * Paper with inconsistent thickness, such as envelopes; * Paper with wrinkles, curls, folds or tears;...

  • Page 44: Model: Av100Cs

    7.1 Model: AV100CS Scanner Type: Desktop sheet-fed Optical Resolution: 300 dpi * 600 dpi Maximum Resolution 9600 dpi * 9600 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White mode Halftone mode (64-step) Error Diffusion 8-bit gray scale (256 levels) 24-bit color (16.7 Millions of color)

  • Page 45: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Manufacturer's Name: AVISION INC. Manufacturer's Address: No. 20, Creation Road I, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product Model Number : AV100CS conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992)
  • Page 46 Appendix Detailed Procedure for installing SCSI Driver In Windows 95, please: The "New Hardware Found?" dialog box will be displayed. Choose Driver from hard disk provided by the hardware manufacturer or choose Do not install a driver. If you choose Driver from hard disk provided by the hardware manufacturer, please follow the following procedure.
  • Page 47 If your SCSI card is bundled with Avision AV100CS, then installing the scanner driver will at the same time complete the installation of the SCSI card driver. If your SCSI card is not bundled with Avision AV100CS, then please follow the installation sheet contained in your SCSI card.
  • Page 48 Choose Have disk if your SCSI card manufacturer and SCSI adapter is not listed in the selection box. Type d:\DTCSCSI and choose Confirm. Follow the subsequent procedure on the screen to complete the installation. When the "System Setting Change" dialog box appears, choose OK to restart Windows NT.

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