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- Page 1 Avision Digital Color Scan Copier DS600C User's Manual (D/N: 250-0242-E Rev. 1.0) Avision, Inc...
- Page 2 Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, PC, AT, XT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright All rights reserved.
- Page 3 Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer 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. The manufacturer 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 (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Responsible Party: AVISION LABS INC. 6815 Mowry Ave. Newark CA 94560, Telephone No.: +1 (510) 739-2369...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
2.2 UNLOCKING THE DS600C............2-2 2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE ............2-3 2.3.1 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A COPIER..2-3 2.3.2 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A SCANNER ..2-4 2.4 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT ............2-5 3.USING DS600C AS A COPIER ........3-1 3.1 THE CONTROL PANEL ............ - Page 6 5. SCANNER OPERATION & DOCUMENT PRINTING.5-1 5.1 IMAGE TYPE................5-3 5.2 SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL....5-5 5.3 SCANNING ................5-11 5.4 PRINTING ................. 5-12 6. MAINTENANCE.............6-1 7. TROUBLESHOOTING...........7-1 7.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ........... 7-1 7.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE .............. 7-5 8.
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Page 7: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of DS600C. The DS600C produces better printing quality and is free from maintenance, compared with traditional copy machines. Its high printing quality, maintenance-free operation and affordability make DS600C the best convenience copier solution for office. - Page 9 Package Contents 1. Software CD 2. Power Adapter 3. DS600C Cable 4. Quick Installation Guide 5. DS600C main unit...
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Page 10: Ds600C Installation
Keep the DS600C out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Ÿ Do not install the DS600C in a humid or dusty place. Ÿ Be sure to use the proper AC power source. Ÿ... -
Page 11: Unlocking The Ds600C
DS600C is designed with a lock switch beneath the main unit. Therefore, before using the DS600C, it is required to unlock DS600C by moving the lock switch to the Use position.(See Figure 2-1) 1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position... -
Page 12: Connecting The Cable
CONNECTING THE CABLE 2.3.1 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A COPIER Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. 1. DS600C main unit 2. “To Printer” port 3. Printer Cable 4. Power Jack 5. Power Adapter 6. Printer... -
Page 13: Connecting Ds600C To Work As Ascanner
2.3.2 CONNECTING DS600C TO WORK AS A SCANNER 1. DS600C main unit 2. Power Adapter 3. DS600C Cable 4. PC Parallel Port Printer Cable Figure 2-3 DS600C Cable Connection - 2-4... -
Page 14: Document Placement
DOCUMENT PLACEMENT As shown in Figure 2-4, place the document on the glass face (text) down. 1. Document Cover 2. Home Position Mark 3. Document 4. Document Glass 5. Control Panel Figure 2.4 Document Placement... -
Page 15: Using Ds600C As A Copier
3. USING DS600C AS A COPIER THE CONTROL PANEL 1. Copy(Color): Press to start a color copy. 2. Copy(B/W): Press to start a black-and-white copy 3. Power/Copy LED: The LED indicator turns green when power is on and turns flashing during copying. - Page 16 12. Message Display window: Display current settings. 13. Light/Dark: Lighten or darken your image. Increase level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button. Decrease level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button. 14. Color Intensity: Intensify the image copied or scanned. Increase level of color intensity by the ( ) button.
- Page 17 1 copy. IMPORTANT! PRINTER MEMORY To make good use of DS600C, it is recommended to install at least 4 MB of memory in your printer. If you want to print your document using Quality mode - 600 dpi as your Copy Quality mode, you need to add more RAM for your printer as using this feature requires more processing time and memory.
- Page 18 It is strongly recommended that you refer to the following table to ensure a successful color copy. Copy Quality Document Size Min. Printer Memory Normal Letter Size 4 MB Legal Size 8 MB Quality Letter Size 16 MB Legal Size 20 MB If there is not enough memory in your printer, you may probably encounter the following results:...
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Page 19: Before Making Copies
Legal “. Press the Select button to change the default size to Legal. ã ã Note: Each time when you press the “All Clear”button on the DS600C, the DS600C automatically returns to the factory default setting. As a result, you may have to reconfigure the factory default setting to custom default settings when you clear the settings on the DS600C. -
Page 20: Making Simple Copies
3.3 MAKING SIMPLE COPIES The Operating Steps: 1. Place your original face down on the document glass. 2. Press the Copy button. The Message window displays “Copy…” and the Ready LED is flashing. 3. Within a few seconds, the copying is done. The Message window then displays “1 Copy @100%”... -
Page 21: Making Copies With Copy Features
3.4 MAKING COPIES WITH COPY FEATURES 3.4.1 MIRROR FUNCTION This function allows you to horizontally flip the copied image as if the image were reflected in a mirror. The Operating Steps Place your document face-down on the document glass. Keep on pressing Menu button till the message, “Mirror: off”,appears. -
Page 22: Enlarging Or Reducing Your Original
3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR ORIGINAL Like a normal copier, the DS600C also features auto enlargement/reduction function to resize your original. The Operating Steps: Place your document face-down on the document glass. Press the “Reduce/Enlarge” button, the Message Window displays “Ratio:100%”. -
Page 23: Auto Zooming Your Original
3.4.3 AUTO ZOOMING YOUR ORIGINAL Auto Zoom is a convenient function to resize your original without giving additional thought to whether the magnification or reduction will be larger than the existing paper size set on the SC-200. The Operating Steps: Repeat the above Enlargement Step 1 &... -
Page 24: Changing Your Copy Density
3.4.4 CHANGING YOUR COPY DENSITY Copy density refers to the degree of darkness which the DS600C has reproduced. There are times when your original is unsatisfactorily darker or lighter. It is of great advantage to use the density feature to compensate the unsatisfactory original. -
Page 25: Changing Color Intensity
3.4.5 CHANGING COLOR INTENSITY Color intensity refers to the saturation of color reproduced by DS600C . There are times when the saturation of the original image doesn’t fit your preference. By making a great use of this function, you could get the most optimal color preference desired. -
Page 26: Choosing Your Copy Quantity
3.4.6 CHOOSING YOUR COPY QUANTITY The Operating Steps: Place your original face-down on the document glass . The default copy count is 1. If you need to make 3 copies, for example, press the “Copy Count” button and the Message Window displays “2 copy @100%”. 3. -
Page 27: Enhancing Your Copy Quality
3.4.7 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY The DS600C provides “Quality mode” option to improve your copy quality particularly when your original comes with a photo in it. Quality mode allows your printout to impressively reveals more image(photo) details. The Operating Steps: Place your document face-down on the document glass. -
Page 28: Focus On Photo Copy, Text Copy, Or Mixed Photo & Text Copy
3.4.8 FOCUS ON PHOTO COPY, TEXT COPY, OR MIXED PHOTO & TEXT COPY If the content in the original is occupied by photo images only or by photo images with a little text on it, press to select the Photo function to get a photo-concentrated image copy. On the contrary, the Text function helps you get a text- concentrated copy. -
Page 29: Making Copies Of A 3D Object
3.4.9 MAKING COPIES OF A 3D OBJECT The DS600C solution improves your copy reproduction significantly and even makes a 3D object copies amazingly clear. The Operating Steps: Place your 3D object on the document glass. Press the “Copy Quality” button and the Message Window displays “Normal mode”. -
Page 30: Automatic Power Saving
3.4.10 AUTOMATIC POWER SAVING The DS600C features automatic power saving without unplugging the power cable. If you have not used the DS600C over an hour, it automatically turns into power saving status. At this moment, the Message Window displays “Power Saving…”... -
Page 31: Using Ds600C As A Scanner
USING DS600C AS A SCANNER To run DS600C at optimum speed, the following minimum requirements are recommended: IBM compatible PC 386/486, Pentium or later; Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows NT; One printer port available :ECP or EPP(enhanced parallel port); 20 Megabytes of available hard disk space for installation;... - Page 32 3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type d:\driver\DS600C.exe (d: the CD-ROM drive in use), and then click O.K. (See Figure 3-1,3-2) 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.2 4-18...
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Page 33: Uninstall The Ds600C Driver
4.2 UNINSTALL THE DS600C DRIVER You can uninstall the DS600C driver by selecting Start>Programs>DS600C and clicking the Uninstall driver icon from DS600C group. 4-19... -
Page 34: Scanner Operation & Document Printing
Select DS600C /32 Vx.xx as the source. When you have used the dialog box to select a different source, you will need to select DS600C as the source again before you can reuse the DS600C. Place the image to be scanned face down on the... - Page 35 From the File menu, select Acquire. The TWAIN user interface will pop up on the screen. Click on the Preview or Scan button to get the image. The TWAIN user interface: - 5-2...
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Page 36: Image Type
IMAGE TYPE The DS600C provides five image types as explained below: Line art Error Diffusion Scanning Source Halftone Gray Color Scanning Source Two scanning sources are provided- flatbed as well as transparency. Line art Line art presents the image in black and white only and there are no intermediate shades of gray in between. - Page 37 Gray (Internal 4096 levels of gray scale) 12-bit Gray presents a 4096 shades of gray in an image. Color (Internal 68.7 billion colors) The 36-bit True Color internally presents 68.7 billion-color levels with much more tonal range and color-image details. - 5-4...
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Page 38: Scanning Parameters & Image Control
Brightness Contrast Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that the DS600C uses for a scan. Usually the greater the number, the higher the resolution. Yet up to a certain level, the resolution will not be visually increased but the disk space will be increased. - Page 39 Color Auto Area Auto Level Descreen Reset Matching Invert Advance_Settings Quality Mode Speed Mode Pixel/Inch/Cm Set Gamma Image Information Auto Level: Optimizes the scanned image. Auto Area: Automatically sets the whole document as the scan area, no matter what its size. Descreen: Eliminates the Moire patterns commonly found in printed matter.
- Page 40 Color Matching: Adjusts the color quality of the image to make it close to the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Reset: Resets the scanning parameters you set. Invert: The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image.
- Page 41 2). Color drop-out - Apply exclusively when you need to scan as a black and white image The Color drop-out function allows you to remove one of the R(Red), G(Green), or B(Blue) color or to convert all the color data into Neutral Gray. For example, if you want to remove the text or background in blue color, simply check the Blue Channel then the text or background in blue color will be removed.
- Page 42 Quality/Speed Mode: Users can select the mode to perform scanning according to their own need. Select quality mode scanning if your emphasis is on the quality of the scanned image. Or you can select speed mode scanning if you want to speed up the scanning process.
- Page 43 Set Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image yet without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas at the same time. Image Information: Gives related information of the scanned image. 5-10...
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Page 44: Scanning
SCANNING Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area to be scanned. Scan: Executes the scan action. Exit: Cancels the current job. Document Size: To designate the size of your document, just click on its icon on the margin of the preview window. -
Page 45: Printing
PRINTING Connect the printer cable as shown below. DS600C main unit Power Adapter DS600C Cable PC Parallel port Printer Cable Figure 5.1 DS600C Cable Connection Caution: Do not scan and print at the same time. 5-12... -
Page 46: Maintenance
2. Dip a soft clean cloth with isopropyl alcohol (95%). 3. Gently wipe the document glass and the white sheet beneath the document cover to remove the dust or any toner particles. 4. Close the document cover. The DS600C is now ready for use. - Page 47 1. Document Cover 2. White Sheet 3. Document Glass Figure 6-1 Cleaning - 6-2...
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Page 48: Troubleshooting
Can I speed it up? Answer: Set you PC printer port to the ECP or EPP mode from BIOS setting. Question: Why does my DS600C scan at a very low speed? Answer: If you have installed Works for Windows, it will install Window Printing System (WPS) in your WIN.INI file. - Page 49 It is suggested to add a second printer card for printing purpose, or you may call your authorized local dealer for further support. Question: Does it take long for the DS600C to initialize itself ? Answer: If your printer port supports SPP mode only, it takes about two minutes for the DS600C to initialize itself.
- Page 50 Question: Why my GDI printer does not work with the DS600C? Answer: Disable the Auto Scan function in the application, then your printer will function in normal working condition.
- Page 51 Question: Why some parallel port devices and software’s keypro do not work with the DS600C? Answer: The DS600C do pass-through printing all right , but the pass-through printing may not work if you connect the parallel port with devices other than printer.
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Page 52: Technical Service
TECHNICAL SERVICE Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at the Avision Technical Assistance Centers. Before you contact us, please prepare the following information for a quick solution: Ÿ Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner);... -
Page 53: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS DS600C Technical Specification Copier specifications: Scan Type Flatbed Scan Resolution up to 600 x 600 dpi Print Resolution Normal: 300x300dpi/360x360dpi Quality: 600x600dpi/720x720dpi Print Area Max. 8.5"x 14.0" (Legal size) Zooming 25% up to 400%(1% increment) with 10 pre-settings (100%, 115%, 122%, 141%,... - Page 54 and BJC capable printer Printer Interface IEEE 1284 (bi-directional) ECP/SPP Power Requirement Power Source 100 - 240V (International) Frequency 50 - 60 Hz Power Supply Switching Adapter Power Consumption < 15 W Scan Accuracy : 1. Leading Edge < -1 ~ + 2mm 2.
- Page 55 one hour in 3 major axes Bump: Severity: 25g/6ms, 1000times in each direction Drop Must meet NSTA specification Drop Point: 1 corner, 3 edges and 6 surfaces Total 10 times Acoustic Noise Operating : 50 dBA or less Electrostatic Discharge IEC 1000-4-2 ESD Standard Safety Regulation CSA, C-UL (UL 1950, 3rd...
- Page 56 Scanner specifications: Scanner Type Flatbed Scanner Resolution 600 x 1200 dpi Enhanced Resolution 9600x9600 dpi Scan Speed 2 PPM (page per minute) at 300dpi, color, Letter size 4 PPM at 300dpi, gray, Letter size Scan Method Color Charged-Coupled Device (CCD) Light Source Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL)
- Page 57 EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Manufacturer's Name: Avision Inc. Manufacturer's Address: No. 20 Creation Rd. 1, Science- Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product Model Number : DS600C conforms to the following Product Specifications:...
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