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AV620C Color Image Scanner User's Manual (D/N 250-0131-E Rev. A) Avision Inc.
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Avision. Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright laws, the customer is solely responsible for...
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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.
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 residential...
1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Avision AV620C color image scanner. Avision is one of the leading companies in the world to deliver high quality color scanner. You can scan both normal printing material including photographs as well as the transparency and store them in your computer.
2. Scanner Installation 2.1 Precautions Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct Ÿ exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty Ÿ place. Be sure to use the proper AC power source. Ÿ...
Unlocking the Scanner As shown below, unlock the scanner by moving the scanner lock to the Use position. 1. “Use” Position 2. “Shipping” Position Figure 2-1 Unlocking the Scanner...
Connecting the Cable Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. 1. Scanner 2. Power Adapter 3. D25P Cable 4. PC Parallel Port 5. Printer Cable Figure 2-2 AV620C scanner cable connection...
Document Placement As shown in Figure 2-3, place the document on the glass with the text facing away from you. 1. Document Cover 2. Document Pad 3. Reference Mark 4. Document Board Glass 5. Reference Frame 6. Document Figure 2.3 Document Placement...
Scanner Driver Installation To run AV620C color image scanner at optimum speed, the following minimum requirements are recommended: * IBM compatible PC 386/486, Pentium or later; * Microsoft Windows 3.1,Windows 95, Windows * One printer port available (enhanced parallel port recommended);...
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Manual-Installation In Windows 3.1 or higher 3. From the File Menu, choose RUN, type d:\driver\AV620C.exe (d represents the letter for your current CD-ROM drive). Click O.K. In Windows 95 or Windows NT 3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type d:\driver\AV620C.exe (d: the CD-ROM drive in...
Uninstall the Scanner You can uninstall the scanner by selecting Start>Programs>Avision Scanner AV620C and double clicking on the Uninstall command from the Avision Scanner AV620C.
Select AV620C/xx VX.xx as the source. When you have used the dialog box to select a different source, you will need to select AV620C as the source again before you can reuse the Avision AV620C scanner. Place the image to be scanned face down on the glass.
Image Type AV620C provides five image types as explain in 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.
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Gray (256 levels gray scale) Gray presents a 256 shades of gray in an image. Color (Internal one billion colors) The 30 bits True Color presents 16.7 million color and give much more tonal range and details in a color image.
Brightness Contrast Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that AV620C 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.
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Color Auto Area Auto Level Descreen Reset Matching Invert Calibration Quality Mode Speed Mode Pixel/Inch/Cm Set Gama 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.
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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. Resets the scanning parameters you set. Reset: The invert command reverses the brightness Invert: and the color in the image. For color images, each pixel will...
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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.
Scanning Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area to be scanned. Execute the Scans action. Scan: 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.
Printing Connect the printer cable as shown below. 1. Scanner Power Adapter 3. D25P Cable 4. PC Parallel port 5. Printer Cable 4-10...
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Caution: 1. Be sure to power on the scanner if you want to do pass-through printing. 2. Do not scan and print at the same time. 3. If your PC does not support EPP mode or have pass- through compatibility problem, please contact your authorized local dealer for an EPP card or an additional interface card.
Maintenance Clean the Document Board Glass: As shown in Figure 5-1, wipe the scanner glass with a piece of soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or toner particles. 1. Document Board Glass Figure 5-1 Clean the document board glass.
Troubleshooting If you have any operational problem, please check the following troubleshooting hints. Questions and Answers Question: Why the scanned image always comes out to be too dark? Answer: 1) Modify the Gamma setting to 1.8 for your monitor and, when printing, set Gamma to 2.2 for your printer.
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From: [MS Text Converters] MSWorksWin=Works for Windows 2.0,C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\worksdos.cnv,wps Works for Dos 2.0=Works for DOS 2.0 MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\workswin.con,wps [MS Text Converters] MSWorksWin=Works for Windows 2.0,C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\worksdos.cnv Works for DOS 2.0=Works for DOS 2.0, C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\workswin.con Question: The printer does not print the documents. Why? Answer: Pass-through printing may pose a problem for some printers.
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Else, without power, the scanner can not transfer the printing data/signals to the printer. Question: Why my GDI printer does not work with the AV620C? Disable the Auto Scan function in the Answer: application, then your printer will function...
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AV620C currently uses. It is suggested to use other parallel ports to connect these devices or keypro. For instance, you can connect the AV620C to LPT1, and connect other parallel port devices to LPT2. Or you can add a data...
Technical Service Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at the Avision Technical Assistance Center. Before you contact us, please prepare the following information for a quick solution: Scanner serial & revision number (located on Ÿ the bottom of the scanner);...
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Taiwan Area: Avision Inc. Address: No. 20, Creation Road I, Science- Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: 886-3-5782388. Fax number: 886-3-5777017 BBS: 886-3-5786149 Email: service@avision.com.tw Web Site: http://www.avision.com.tw...
Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model: AV620C Scanner Type: Flatbed Scanner Optical Resolution: Up to 600 dpi * 1200 dpi (H*V) Maximum Resolution: 19200 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White mode Halftone mode (64-step) Error diffusion...
EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Avision Inc.. Manufacturer's Name: No. 20, Creation Road I, Manufacturer's Address: Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product AV620C Model Number : conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992)
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