Avision FB1210U User Manual

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FB1210U Color Image Scanner
User's Manual
¦ Installing the Machine
¦ Installing the Software
PC Platform/Macintosh Platform
¦ Completing Your First Scan
¦ Using the Buttons
¦ Editing Your Image

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  • Page 1 FB1210U Color Image Scanner User’s Manual ¦ Installing the Machine ¦ Installing the Software PC Platform/Macintosh Platform ¦ Completing Your First Scan ¦ Using the Buttons ¦ Editing Your Image...
  • Page 2 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. iVina 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. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 3: System Requirements

    System 8.6 or later At least 32M bytes of system memory (Recommend 64 MB) Mac compatible display card and monitor with at least 256 colors; thousands colors or million colors display card recommended A CD-ROM drive FB1210U User’s Manual 3...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 3 COMPLETING YOUR FIRST SCAN ........ 15 PLAC YOUR ORIGINAL ......... 15 ......16 SCANNING WITH IMAGE EDITING SOFTWARE 3.2.1 PC P ..........16 LATFORM 3.2.2 ........18 ACINTOSH LATFORM 3.2.3 ......19 LANCE OF THE USER INTERFACE FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 5 USTOMIZING YOUR BUTTON SETTINGS ..........38 SING THE UTTONS CHAPTER 6 MAINTAINING YOUR SCANNER ......... 39 ..........39 LEANING THE LASS ..........40 ECHNICAL SUPPORT APPENDIX ................41 ..............41 UICK ..............42 PECIFICATION ................. 43 INDEX FB1210U User’s Manual 5...
  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Installing The Scanner

    Only use the AC adapter (ADP-20LB Rev. B made by Delta Electronics, Inc.) included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty. Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical problems. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 7: Hecking The Ackage Ontents

    Scanner main unit USB cable Power Cord Power Adapter Scanner Stand Software CD Accessories: Quick Guide. Note Please keep all the packing material in case you may have to return the scanner for repair. FB1210U User’s Manual 7...
  • Page 8: Nlocking The Canning Nit

    Warning: Using the scanner without unlocking the scanning unit will cause damage to the machine and void the warranty. To transport the machine, you must lock the scanning unit before transporting to other locations. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 9: Onnectting To The Computer

    Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet. Power Jack Power Outlet Power Cord Note: The scanner is designed with power saving mode. After stop using the scanner for 15 minutes, the scanner automatically turns off the scanning lamp. FB1210U User’s Manual 9...
  • Page 10: Turning The Scanner To The Storing Position

    Push the center part of the stand to release the hinges. Place the scanner on the even surface. Turn the lock swith to the lock position. Connect the USB cable and the power cable. The scanner is now ready to use. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Installing The Software

    PaperCom Document Manager /approx. 16.6 MB File overview on the desktop, the picture can be sent to the OCR software, to fax, to E-Mail, to the printer or internet. FB1210U User’s Manual 11...
  • Page 12: Installing The Software

    The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. Confirm that the “Search for a better driver.” is selected and click the “Next” button. When the “Finish” dialog is prompted, click the “Finish” button. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 (the image editing and retouching application), TextBridge Classic 2.0 (The OCR software application), and PaperCom Document manager (The document management tool). Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user manual for the scanner and bundled applications respectively. FB1210U User’s Manual 13...
  • Page 14: Macintosh Platform

    If you fail to select the correct plug-in folder in step 4, your image-editing software application may not use the FB1210U plug-in. In this case, please copy the FB1210U plug-in in the FB1210U folder on your desktop to the correct plug-in folder of your image-editing software application.
  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Completing Your First Scan

    Place your document with your text FACE DOWN on the glass. Make sure the upper left corner of your original near the home position as marked in the scanner. 1. Document Cover 2. Glass 3. Document 4. Home Position FB1210U User’s Manual 15...
  • Page 16: Scanning With Image Editing Software

    Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as MGI PhotoSuite SE which is bundled in the CD. Click Work on your own>File>Get Photos From>Select Source. Choose FB1210U as your scanning source. (You only need to do this once.) Place the document FACE DOWN on the document glass.
  • Page 17 Allocate your scanned area and choose Scan button to scan the document. Click Exit to return to the main screen and Choose File>Save As to save your newly scanned image. Preview Zoom View Scan Exit File FB1210U User’s Manual 17...
  • Page 18: Latform

    3.2.2 MACINTOSH PLATFORM Start your image-editing application, for example, PhotoShop. From the “File” menu, choose “Import” then “FB1210U”. The plug-in user interface appears. Place your document FACE DOWN on the document glass. Click Preview to get an initial scan of your document. Allocate your scanned area and choose Scan button to scan the document.
  • Page 19 Note: 1. To get correct output of 16-bit Gray and 48-bit Color, your image editing application needs to support both these image types. 2. Please see Chapter 4 for further details on using this user interface. FB1210U User’s Manual 19...
  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Editing Your Image

    For regular purpose to scan photo or document, please leave the scanning source to flatbed option. 1. Scanning Source Choice: Flatbed: For family photo, newspaper clippings, or any document. Transparency: For slides. Negative Film: For your negative film. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 21: Selecting A Proper Image Type

    Choose 24-bit Color if you wish to scan a color 24-bit Color image. 48-bit Color reproduces your photo with more subtle 48-bit Color gradations of color yet it requires twice the disk space of that of 24-bit Color. FB1210U User’s Manual 21...
  • Page 22 Black & White Halftone Gray 8-bit Color 24- bit Color 48- bit Color FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 23: Etermining A Proper Resolution

    For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space. A higher resolution (usually means over 600 dpi) is only recommended when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode. FB1210U User’s Manual 23...
  • Page 24 Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different grayscale. Decrease Brightness Normal Increase Brightness Decrease Contrast Normal Increase Contrast FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 25: Enlarging Previewed Image

    ENLARGING PREVIEWED IMAGE 1. Zoom View Enlarge your previewed image to the max. of the preview window. Note this function only enlarging your preview image. This does not enlarge your real image. Before Zoom After Zoom FB1210U User’s Manual 25...
  • Page 26: Inverting And Selecting Your Image

    Reverse the right and left side of your image. Before Mirror After Mirror 3. Auto Select Image Automatically set the whole image as your scan area. (Or you may resize the area by “drag and drop” diagonally.) FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 27: Nhancing Your Image

    Sharpen Sharpen the scanned image. 1 2 3 4 Before Descreen After Descreen Before Sharpen After Sharpen *Moire pattern: An undesirable pattern in a color printing resulting from incorrect screen angle of overprinting halftone. FB1210U User’s Manual 27...
  • Page 28 This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. After Color Matching Normal 4. Auto Level Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to optimize your image. Normal After Auto Level FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 29: Using The Advanced Features

    1. Shadow: The darkest point of an image. The midtones of the image. 2. Gamma: 3. Highlight: The lightest point of an image. 4. Pointer: Move the pointer to change the value. FB1210U User’s Manual 29...
  • Page 30 When the value of gamma changes, the image changes accordingly. Gamma Value: 1.0 Gamma Value: 1.4 Gamma Value: 2.0 When the value of highlight and shadow change, the image changes accordingly. Highlight: 255/Shadow: 0(Normal) Highlight: 210/Shadow:10 Highlight: 200/Shadow:0 Highlight: 255/Shadow: 50 FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 31: Djusting The Rightness Urve

    4.2.3 ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS CURVE Adjusts the midtones of the image without dramatically altering then lightest and the darkest areas. When the curve is moved up or down, the image turn brighter or darker. FB1210U User’s Manual 31...
  • Page 32: Hue /Saturation /Lightness

    The level of saturation decides if the color is pale or rich. Increase the lightness by moving the triangle to the (3). Lightness right or to the left to decrease the lightness. Move the Saturation pointer to the right, the color turns rich. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 33: Using Color Balance

    USING COLOR BALANCE The Color Balance allows you to obtain an optimal image quality. Move the pointer toward Red, the image turns into a reddish hue. Move the pointer toward Green, the image turns into a greenish hue. FB1210U User’s Manual 33...
  • Page 34 Therefore, be sure to choose any black & white or gray image type while applying this function. The effect on image after removing the G channel. The effect on image after removing the R channel. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 35: Using Other Tools

    2. Paper Size Choice: Card 4”x2.5”, Photo 5”x3”, Photo 6”x4”, B5, A5, A4, Letter, and Scanner Maximum. Display image size for the scanned area. 3. Image Size Fix your output width and height. 4. Lock Image FB1210U User’s Manual 35...
  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Using The Buttons

    Button Manager icon Click “Preferences” to prompt the Preferences dialog. Press either one of the three buttons on the front of the scanner to prompt the Preference dialog. Please see next page on how to customize your preferences. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 3. Resolution: Choose a proper resolution from 100 dpi to 1200 dpi. 4. Image Format: Choose from BMP. PCX, TIFF, or JPEG. 5. Image Editor: Choose your favorite image editing application. 6. Printer: Choose your favorite printer. 7. Copies: Choose your copy count. FB1210U User’s Manual 37...
  • Page 38: Using The

    Scan: Scan and load your scanned image to your image editing software application. Copy: Scan and print your scanned image from your printer. The status bar will display to indicate the progress of your task. FB1210U User’s Manual...
  • Page 39: Maintaining Your Scanner

    Moisture a piece of soft cloth with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) Open the document cover as shown below. Gently wipe the document glass. Close the document cover. Your scanner is now ready for use. Document Glass TECHNICAL SUPPORT www.iVina.com FB1210U User’s Manual 39...
  • Page 40: Appendix

    Color, or True Color you choose will bring up an error message. Reference Tip for Scanner Settings Scanner Image Type Resolution Settings (dpi) Application File, Fax, E-mail Your Document Line Art Copy, Edit Your Color Picture True Color OCR Your Document Line Art FB1210U User’s manaul 41...
  • Page 41: Pecification

    Power Consumption¡G 16.5 W Humidity¡G 20~80% RH Operating Temperature¡G10 ~ 35 degree C Storing Temperature¡G -15 ~ 45 degree C Dimension¡G 274(W) x 447(D) x 61(H) mm Weight¡G 2.3 Kg Specifications are subject to change without notice. FB1210U User’s Manaul...
  • Page 42 ¢Ö Sharpen · 25 Hue · 30 ¢ã ¢× USB cable · 9 Image Type ¢è Black & White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, Zoom View · 23 16-bit Gray, 8-bit Color, 24-bit Color, 48-bit Color · 19 FB1210U User’s manaul 43...
  • Page 43: Index

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