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Avision DT-0603H User Manual

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Regulatory model: DT-0603H
Avision Inc.

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  • Page 1 A3 High-Speed Document Scanner User’s Manual Regulatory model: DT-0603H Avision Inc.
  • Page 2 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, limited implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 3 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 4: System Requirements

    ® As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Avision Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. System Requirements IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP USB port 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ......... 1 Scanner Installation ......3 ..........3 RECAUTIONS ........4 NLOCKING YOUR SCANNER ADF P ......5 APER HUTE NSTALLATION ..5 NSTALLING THE CANNER RIVER AND ABLES 2.4.1 Connecting to Power......6 2.4.2 Turning on the Power ......7 2.4.3 Installing the Scanner driver ....7 2.4.4 Connecting to Computer ....9...
  • Page 6 ..........41 APER 4.5.1 Cropping........42 4.5.2 Other Paper Selection ...... 45 4.5.3 Relative to Document ...... 50 ......... 53 REVIEW ......... 54 PTIONS ......... 59 ETTING ........62 NFORMATION ISIS Interface Operation....65 Using the Button ........ 66 ......67 NSTALLING UTTON ANAGER...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Avision’s A3-sized scanner. Avision is one of the leading companies to make high quality color image scanner. To ensure the optimum performance of the scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual before you install and operate the new scanner.
  • Page 8 Scanner main unit Power adapter Power cord USB cable User’s manual/CD Figure 1-1 Scanner Packaging Note: When you unpack the scanner, retain the packing material and shipping box in case you may transport the scanner in the future.

  • Page 9: 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 (HEG42- 240200-7L made by HiTron).

  • Page 10: Unlocking Your Scanner

    UNLOCKING YOUR SCANNER protect scanning unit from damage during transportation, a lock switch is designed at the back of the scanner to keep the scanning unit from moving. To unlock the scanner, move the lock switch up as shown in Fig. 2-1. Locked Unlocked Figure 2-1 Unlocking the Scanner...

  • Page 11: Adf Paper Chute Installation

    2.3 ADF PAPER CHUTE INSTALLATION Lift the paper chute to about 45 degrees. ii). Pull the paper-chute wire leg down to the grips on the document cover. iii). Slightly press the paper chute to snap the wire leg into the grips on the document cover. iv).

  • Page 12: Connecting To Power

    Note: The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s. To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer. 2.4.1 CONNECTING TO POWER Make sure the power of scanner is off. Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner.

  • Page 13: Turning On The Power

    2.4.2 TURNING ON THE POWER After the power cable and the USB cable have all been connected, press the power switch to the “I” position to turn on the scanner. To turn off the scanner, please press the power switch to the “O” position. Power Switch 2.4.3 INSTALLING THE SCANNER DRIVER...
  • Page 14 Contents on the installation graphic: Install Button Manager: To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install Button Manager. To ensure Button Manager works properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver. Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your scanner, you need to install the scanner driver.

  • Page 15: Connecting To Computer

    2.4.4 CONNECTING TO COMPUTER Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer. cable 2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found”...
  • Page 16 In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When the XP certification screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the installation. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user manual for the scanner and bundled applications respectively.

  • Page 17: Completing Your First Scan

    COMPLETING YOUR FIRST SCAN PLACING YOUR ORIGINAL Open the document cover then place your original face down on the document glass as shown in Fig. 3-1. Make sure the top of your original near the document alignment mark. 1. Document cover 2.

  • Page 18: Adf Scanning

    ADF SCANNING Multiple documents can be fed automatically using the ADF. To prevent occasional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents, fan the paper before loading. ii). Place the documents face-up onto the ADF paper chute, with the leading edge in the auto feeder entrance.

  • Page 19: Verifying Your Scanner Installation

    VERIFYING YOUR SCANNER INSTALLATION To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed.
  • Page 20 Actual Page Size File Format File Path Save Scan Setup Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF, GIF, and JPEG.) Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box.
  • Page 21 Image Selection From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box.)
  • Page 22 Status Bar Fit Page View Thumbnail View 11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or Actual Size (100%) button ( ) from the Viewing toolbars at the right side. 12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool.

  • Page 23: A Glance Of The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    A GLANCE OF THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX 1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Choose your image type and the side of Selection document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner. 3.

  • Page 24: Using The Scanner Properties Dialog Box18

    USING THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner’s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter. The Scanner Properties dialog box...

  • Page 25: Buttons On The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    4.1 BUTTONS ON THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Description Defaults Click the Defaults button, the factory default settings will be shown on each tab. Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click the Scan button to start scanning your document.
  • Page 26 The following table shows the default settings： Tab name Default settings Image Image：Front B&W Binarization：Dynamic Threshold Resolution：200 dpi Invert：Blank on White Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder Threshold：None Brightness：None Contrast：None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping：Automatic Deskew：Yes Orientation：Portrait OverScan：0.00 Multifeed Detection：None Unit：Inch Options Rotation Degrees：None...

  • Page 27: The Image Tab

    4.2 THE IMAGE TAB The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution, you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side.

  • Page 28: The Image Selection Box

    4.2.1 THE IMAGE SELECTION BOX The Image Selection box includes the image type and document side option. If you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document, you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time.
  • Page 29 Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W(Drop Blue Color：Threshold：10, Background： 79), the other in color Rear Front Side/Image Selection Image Description Type Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color. Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray.
  • Page 30 B&W Gray Color...

  • Page 31: Other Image Options

    4.2.2 OTHER IMAGE OPTIONS Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Two of the options are Dynamic Threshold and Fixed Processing. Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value...
  • Page 32 Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high threshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images.
  • Page 33 Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an Brightness image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. The range is from –100 to +100. Adjusts the range between the darkest and Contrast the lightest shades in the image.
  • Page 34 Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good 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 greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image.
  • Page 35 Invert Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image. The default setting is Black on a White background. Reverse mode is White on a Black background. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert.
  • Page 36 Scan Choice: Source Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. Automatic: Allow the scanner automatically set its scan source.

  • Page 37: Scanning Color Images

    Color Adjusts the color quality of the image so Adjustment that it comes close to that of the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Normal After Color Adjustment 4.2.3 SCANNING COLOR IMAGES The following options are available for scanning color images. Brightness Contrast Resolution...

  • Page 38: Scanning Grayscale Images

    4.2.4 SCANNING GRAYSCALE IMAGES The following options are available for scanning gray images. Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4.2.5 SCANNING B&W IMAGES The following options are available for scanning B&W images. Binarization (Dynamic Threshold) Resolution Invert Binarization (Fix Processing) Threshold Brightness Resolution Invert...

  • Page 39: Editing Profiles

    4.2.6 EDITING PROFILES The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them. To add a new profile, 1. Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or other scan settings.) 2.
  • Page 40 To load a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the “Profiles” dropdown list box. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box. To delete a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box.
  • Page 41 To rename a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown list box and then click the Rename button. Enter new name for the profile. Choose “Save”...

  • Page 42: The Compression Tab

    4.3 THE COMPRESSION TAB The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology.
  • Page 43 The Compression tab dialog box...

  • Page 44: The Color Dropout Tab

    4.4 THE COLOR DROPOUT TAB 4.4.1 COLOR DROPOUT SELECTION Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red, blue, or green color in your scanned image. If your image contains red color watermark or background, choose the R (Red) channel then any red watermark or background will be removed.

  • Page 45: Other Color Dropout Options

    4.4.2 OTHER COLOR DROPOUT OPTIONS Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in the best optimal result. Filter This value is used to determine the color Threshold which will be dropped out. A lower value will drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in.
  • Page 46 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: 255 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210...

  • Page 47: The Paper Tab

    4.5 THE PAPER TAB The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi-Feed Detection). The Paper tab dialog box...

  • Page 48: Cropping

    4.5.1 CROPPING Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection. Options Description Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents.
  • Page 49 The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected. X-Offset — the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area. Y-Offset — the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area.
  • Page 50 Example： Redefine your scan area ( x-offset: 2.25 inches；y- offset:1.13 inches) Scan Area Display window After Fixed to Original Transport The Redefined Scan Area...

  • Page 51: Other Paper Selection

    4.5.2 OTHER PAPER SELECTION Deskew Use this option to automatically deskew a document. Note: If the skew angle is too great, some of the image may be cut off. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice.
  • Page 52 Choose “Unknown Length” if you have a batch of long page document with unknown length. Choose “Enter Length” to enter the length and width of your documents or your desired scan size on documents. This is useful when you have a batch of documents with the same scan size or a batch of same-sized documents.
  • Page 53 Example：Additional Length Detection：Set Additional Length to be 2.02 inches 2.02”...
  • Page 54 Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is detected. Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder and display the following Warning dialog box if multi-feed is detected.
  • Page 55 Sound Alarm on Multi-Feed If a wave file is added, the scanner will make a sound alarm if multi-feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed”...

  • Page 56: Relative To Document

    4.5.3 RELATIVE TO DOCUMENT Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in color to save storage space.
  • Page 57 Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image The selected Selection image A black rectangular Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area.
  • Page 58 A Cross Sign Relative Area Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.) The entire document in B&W The relative area in color...

  • Page 59: The Preview Tab

    4.6 THE PREVIEW TAB The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan) your image before final scan. This preview image lets you allocate your scan area. You can choose your scan area by the “Scan Area” drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window.

  • Page 60: The Options Tab

    4.7 THE OPTIONS TAB The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings. The Option tab dialog box...
  • Page 61 Flip Side Select “fanfold” to rotate the image Rotation of the reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied to double-sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa. Choice: Book, Fanfold. If “Book”...
  • Page 62 Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°. Original Rotate 90°CW Rotate Rotate 180° 90°CCW Blank Page Check if you wish to remove the Removal blank page and move the slider to the left or right to your desired...
  • Page 63 Edge Check White or Black if you wish to add white or Fill black edge on the border of your scanned image. Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm. Default value is 0. Original Edge Fill: 5mm (Black) Image Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the Control right and left side of your image.
  • Page 64 Background This option allows you to set your scan Setting background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. White Background Black Background...

  • Page 65: The Setting Tab

    4.8 THE SETTING TAB The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings: The Setting tab dialog box Energy Saving Check the Enable Energy Saver box Control and move the slider to the right to set the amount of time to start the energy saver after your last action.
  • Page 66 Batch Scan Batch Scan Setting To increase the scanning speed, the scanner first scans a few pages of your document and then sends these scanning data to the application. Therefore, during scanning, the numbers of pages been scanned on the scanner is somehow different with the numbers of pages displayed on your computer screen.
  • Page 67 Show Scanning Check and the scanning progress bar Progress will be shown during scanning. Show Warning Check to show the warning messages Message such as “ADF pad count exceeds 50,000 scans (the number varies based on type of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count.”...

  • Page 68: The Information Tab

    4.9 THE INFORMATION TAB The Information tab displays the following system and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The “Report” button： If you encounter any error message while using the scanner, click the Report button. A report.txt file (C:\AVxxx) will be generated.
  • Page 69 The “Reset Pad Count” button」： After scanning approximately 50,000 pages (the number varies based on type of scanner) through the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one.

  • Page 70: Isis Interface Operation

    5. ISIS INTERFACE ERATION The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN’s. Every function on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below: Mode: Select one of scan modes, including B/W, gray, color options. Dither: 5 halftone levels available, can be disabled. Dots per inch: Select your desired resolution.

  • Page 71: Using The Button

    USING THE BUTTON The convenient buttons on the scanner is shown as below: Display Screen Cancel/Stop Button Function Selector Scan Button...

  • Page 72: Installing Button Manager

    INSTALLING BUTTON MANAGER To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the Button Manager. To ensure the Button Manager work properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver. Installing the Button Manager is easy. Insert the supplied CD to your CD-ROM drive and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

  • Page 73: Checking The Button Configurations Before Scanning

    CHECKING THE BUTTON CONFIGURATIONS BEFORE SCANNING After the Button Manager and the scanner driver have been successfully installed on your computer, the Button Panel will be displayed in the Windows System Tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen.
  • Page 74 Click to select options or setting. The button The scan settings number and for the selected name. button. The file The destination format of the application. scanned (This is the image. (*The application that options vary opens after you based on have finished type of scanning.)

  • Page 75: Scanning From One Touch Of The Buttons

    SCANNING FROM ONE TOUCH OF THE BUTTONS Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper and load the document with their tops into the automatic document feeder. Check the number on the LED screen to ensure if you are selecting the proper scan settings and destination application.

  • Page 76: Performing Continuous Scan From The Flatbed

    PERFORMING CONTINUOUS SCAN FROM THE FLATBED If your scanner comes with a flatbed module, Button Manager provides you a convenient feature to perform continuous (multi-page) scan from the flatbed. Simply inserting next page of your document and then pressing the Scan button, your multi-page scan from the flatbed can be completed.
  • Page 77 Check if the number displayed in the LCD screen is your favorable setting for the scanned image. Press the Scan button on the scanner. When the scanner completes first-page scan, a “Continue or stop” dialog box appears. Place next page of your document on the glass. Choose “Continue”...

  • Page 78: Care And Maintenance

    CARE AND MAINTENANCE 7.1 CLEANING THE ADF The scanner is designed to be maintenance free. However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust.
  • Page 79 ADF Roller ADF Pad ADF Unit Figure 6-1 Clean the ADF unit...

  • Page 80: Replacing The Adf Snap-In Pad Module

    7.2 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE After scanning approximately 50,000 pages through the ADF, the separation pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one.
  • Page 81 The procedures 1) Dip a clean lintless cloth with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) 2) Open the document cover as shown in Figure 7-1. Wipe the document glass by moving the swab from side to side. 3) Close the document cover. Your scanner is now ready for use.

  • Page 82: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems with the operation of your scanner, please check the following troubleshooting hints. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Question: When the scanner is powered on, it makes noises and won’t stand ready. Answer: There are two possibilities: 1) You might fail to push the scanner shipping lock to its “use”...
  • Page 83 Question: While scanning, the scanner often makes noises, or it scans back and forth. Answer: Usually this means the memory of your computer is not enough or the speed of your CPU too slow. Please try to increase your memory to at least 32M or replace your CPU with Pentium or later.

  • Page 84: Paper Jam In The Adf

    8.2 PAPER JAM IN THE ADF In the event of paper jam, please follow the procedures below. Open the ADF cover as shown in Figure 8-1. ii). Pull the paper out of the ADF unit carefully. ADF Release Button Document Figure 8-1 ADF Paper Jam - Removing the Paper...

  • Page 85: Technical Service

    TECHNICAL SERVICE Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at 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, etc.)

  • Page 86: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model Number DT-0603H Scanner Type Flatbed & ADF Scanning Mode Color/Grey/Black & White Optical Resolution 600 * 600 dpi Light Source Cold cathode fluorescent lamp Maximum Scanning Size 11.8” x 17”...

  • Page 87: Index

    INDEX Additional Length Detection, default settings, 20 Deskew, 45 ADF cover, 79 document cover, 5 B&W, 23 Edge Fill, 57 Background Level, 39 Energy Saving, 59 Background Setting, 58 Filter Threshold, 39 Barcode, 60 Flip Side Rotation, 55 Binarization G4, 36 Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Gray, 23 Processing, 25...

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