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Avision AV620CS PLUS User Manual

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AV620CS PLUS
Color Image Scanner
Doc. No.250-0221-E Rev. 1.0
Avision Inc.

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual AV620CS PLUS Color Image Scanner Doc. No.250-0221-E Rev. 1.0 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, 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 3: Fcc Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    (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...

  • Page 4: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    Manufacturer's Address: No. 20 Creation Rd. 1, Science- Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product Model Number : AV620CS Plus conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992) EN 55022 (Class B) (1994) (Conducted/Radiated)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    4.SCANNER OPERATION.......... 4-1 4.1 STARTING YOUR FIRST SCAN FROM WITHIN A TWAIN OR A PLUG-IN APPLICATION ..........4-1 4.2 USING AVISION SCANNER DRIVER USER INTERFACE4-5 4.2.1 CHOOSING YOUR SCANNING SOURCE ....4-5 4.2.2 DETERMINING YOUR RESOLUTION ......4-6 4.2.3 SELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE ....4-8...
  • Page 6 4.3 USING BUNDLED APPLICATION SOFTWARE....4-27 4.3.1 INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE..4-27 4.3.2 VIEWING THE ONLINE MANUAL......4-28 5.CARE AND MAINTENANCE ........5-1 5.1 CLEANING THE GLASS ...........5-1 6.TROUBLESHOOTING..........6-1 6.1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......6-1 6.2TECHNICAL SERVICE ............6-4 7.SPECIFICATIONS ........... 7-1 7.1 MODEL: AV620CS PLUS..........7-1 INDEX ................a...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Avision color image scanner. Avision is one of the leading companies to make high quality color image scanners. To ensure the optimal performance of the scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual before you install and operate the new scanner.
  • Page 8 1.Scanner 2.CD, Manual, Registration card 3.Power adapter 4.Scanner cable Figure 1-1 Package contents Note: When you unpack the scanner, retain the packing material and shipping box in case you may transport the scanner in the future. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 9: Scanner Installation

    Be sure to use the proper AC power source. Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical problems. Keep the shipping box and the material in case you may need to ship the scanner again. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 10: Unlocking Your Scanner

    Note: Likewise, if next time you need to transport the scanner, be sure to move the lock switch to the “Lock” position. Otherwise, there may be some damage to the scanning unit during transportation and the manufacturer is therefore not responsible for this. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 11: Setting Scsi Id

    SCSI devices, then the SCSI chain should terminate at the final SCSI device. In the case, disable your SCSI termination on the scanner by moving the terminator switch to “off” position.) AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 12 SCSI device terminator and SCSI ID selector SW4(Terminator) ON/OFF Figure 2-2 Adjust the SCSI ID setting AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 13: Connecting The Cables

    (single-device configuration) or Figure 2-4 (SCSI chain configuration). 1. 25-Pin SCSI connector 2. 25-Pin SCSI connector 3. 25-Pin SCSI cable(supplied) 4. Power cable 5. Host computer 6. SCSI port(to SCSI host adapter) Figure 2-3 Cable connection (single-device configuration) AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 14 Figure 2-4 Cable connection (SCSI chain configuration) Caution: Be sure to use the power adapter that comes with the scanner.The use of different power supply rather than the one provided with the scanner should cause damage to the scanner and void the warranty. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 15: Installing The Scsi Card

    SCSI card driver will be complete during the installation of the scanner driver. Caution: Before you connect or disconnect the SCSI cable, be sure to turn both your computer and scanner off. Otherwise, unexpected damage may cause the scanner malfunction and void the warranty. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 16: Mac User

    If you purchase your SCSI card separately from the scanner, then please follow the installation instruction provided by your SCSI card supplier. 2.6.2 MAC USER The Mac system already has SCSI controller built in. Connect the system, therefore, set a different SCSI ID for each SCSI device. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 17: Placing Your Original

    Fig. 2-5. Make sure the top of your original is near the document alignment mark. 1. Document cover 2. Document alignment mark 3. Your original 4. Document glass Figure 2-5 Placing the original AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 18: Scanner Driver Installation

    OmniPage, PhotoShop, etc. Insert “Avision Driver Kit” disk into your floppy disk drive. The Avision Driver Kit X.x.x dialog box as Fig. 3-1 will appear. Read "Read Me First" for some valuable information which you should note.
  • Page 19 If you want to use other Optical Character Recognition (OCR)applications such as OmniPage, Xerox TextBridge, Type Reader, etc., you have to setup the ISIS driver to access the scanner. The ISIS driver is a file named “Avision Scan.” To setup, select “Chooser” command from the “Apple”...
  • Page 20 Figure 3-5 Scanner ID Note: You can find the latest driver in our homepage located at the World Wide Web(WWW) with the web site: http://www.avision.com AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 21: Pc Users

    After the above steps have been proceeded, please follow the steps below to install the scanner driver on your computer: Start Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, OSR2 or Windows NT. Insert Avision PaperCom Supreme CD to your CD-ROM drive. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 22: Windows 3.1 Or Windows 3.1X

    “Start” button and choose RUN, type the CD-ROM drive letter in use “d:\setup.exe” (“d:” Choose “OK”. 8. Choose “Scanner Driver” and follow the on-screen instruction to complete the installation. 9. Follow the on-screen instruction to complete the installation. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 23: Windows 98/ 95 Osr2

    “Start” button and choose RUN, type the CD-ROM drive letter in use “d:\setup.exe” (“d:” Choose “OK”. 9. Choose “Scanner Driver” and follow the on-screen instruction to complete the installation. 10. Follow the on-screen instruction to complete the installation. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 24: Windows Nt4.0

    Press the Start button and choose RUN. Type “d:\setup.exe” (“d:” the CD-ROM drive letter in use). Choose “OK”. Follow the subsequent instruction on the screen to complete the instruction. (Normally just press OK and the installation will be completed.) AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 25: Uninstall The Scanner Driver

    3.2.6 UNINSTALL THE SCANNER DRIVER You can uninstall the scanner driver by selecting Start>Programs>Avision Scanner> Uninstall Driver. And then, follow the on-screen instruction to uninstall the driver. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 26: Scanner Operation

    4. SCANNER OPERATION AV620CS Plus allows you to operate the scanner from within a TWAIN or plug-in software application. As the scanner driver is not a stand-alone software, it has to be started from within a TWAIN*- compliant software application and then the scanner driver is able to scan and load the image to your computer.
  • Page 27 Click the Preview or Scan button to preview or scan your document or image. Figure 4-1 Mac Plug-in user interface *TWAIN: Stands for Technology Without An Interesting Name, an industry-standard protocol which exchanges information between the application and image acquisition device such as scanners. AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 28 File menu, see the user guide of your application to learn how the TWAIN link is used. A dialog box appears containing the different TWAIN sources for you to choose from to bring an image into your application. AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 29 Place the document upside down on the document board with the text facing away from you. From the File menu, choose Acquire. Avision TWAIN user interface as Figure 4-2 will pop up on the screen. Click Preview or Scan button to scan the document.

  • Page 30: Using Avision Scanner Driver User Interface4-5

    4.2 USING AVISION SCANNER DRIVER USER INTERFACE 4.2.1 CHOOSING YOUR SCANNING SOURCE Two scanning sources are provided - flatbed as well as transparency. However, if you have not installed the transparency kit, please leave the source to the flatbed option.

  • Page 31: Determining Your Resolution

    Figure 4-5 Resolution Control Resolution: 50 dpi Resolution: 100 dpi AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 32 Image Type Resolution Application (dpi) File, Fax, E-mail Your Document LineArt View, Copy, Edit Your Color Picture True Color OCR* Your Document LineArt *OCR: Stands for Optical Character Recognition, the process to convert an image to a text format. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 33: Selecting A Proper Image Type

    4.2.3 SELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE Select image type through the mode from the scanner user interface for your own purpose. Please see Figure 4-4 as shown in below: Figure 4-4 Image Type AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 34 1/24 of that required to save 24-bit true color images. Figure 4-5 Lineart Image *Pixel: A combination of two words: picture and element, a pixel is a single dot on a computer display or in a digital image. AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 35 Since Halftone is one type of black and white image, the disk space required to save a halftone image is 1/24 of that required to save a 24-bit true color image. Figure 4-6 Halftone Image 4-10 AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 36 Gray (4096 levels gray scale/Internally) Usually, a single-channel image consists of at least 8-bit or 256 levels of shades of gray in an image. However, AV620CS Plus with 12 bits produces a Gray image with 4096 shades of gray between pure black and pure white. Gray is the best choice of image if you wish to scan a black and white photograph.
  • Page 37 The red, green, and blue channels are mixed together to create a combination of more than 6.8billion(2 ) colors which give a more true-to-life quality to the image. True Color is the best choice if you want to scan a color photo. Figure 4-9 Halftone Image 4-12 AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 38: Enhancing Your Image

    4.2.4 ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE Brightness Contrast Gamma Highlight Shadow Intensity Saturation Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Decrease your Brightness Normal Increase your Brightness AV620CS Plus 4-13...
  • Page 39 Decrease your Contrast Normal Increase your Contrast Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas. Gamma Value: 1.0 Gamma Value: 1.4 Gamma Value: 2.0 4-14 AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 40 Using Highlight and Shadow tool together allows you to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a gray or color image. Highlight: 255/Shadow: 0(Normal) Highlight: 210/Shadow:10 Highlight: 200/Shadow:0 Highlight: 255/Shadow: 50 AV620CS Plus 4-15...
  • Page 41 Adjust the color strength by clicking the Up or Down arrow button. Saturation: Adjust the saturation level for the color by clicking the Up or Down arrow button. The level of saturation decides if the color is pale or rich. 4-16 AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 42 & white and gray image. Therefore, be sure to choose any black & white or gray image type while applying this function. Tip: An increase of brightness after removing one of the color channel makes your image clearer. AV620CS Plus 4-17...
  • Page 43 Your original with blue color background After click the B(Blue) channel Your original with red watermark(Do Not After click the R(Red) channel Copy) [The red watermark(Do Not Copy) has been removed] 4-18 AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 44 Invert Image: 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. Original After Invert AV620CS Plus 4-19...
  • Page 45 Before Color Matching After Color Matching Quality/Speed Mode: Choose Speed Mode if you need to speed up your scanning task. Choose Quality Mode if you need a better quality of your scanning result. 4-20 AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 46 Before Auto Level After Auto Level Auto Crop: Automatically sets the whole document as the scan area, no matter what its size. Before Auto Crop After Auto Crop AV620CS Plus 4-21...
  • Page 47 Sharpen: Sharpens the scanned image. Look for more selections under this item. Original Extra Heavy 4-22 AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 48 Descreen: Eliminates the moire patterns* commonly found in printed matter. Before Descreen After Descreen *Moire pattern: An undesirable pattern in a color printing resulting from incorrect screen angle of overprinting halftone. AV620CS Plus 4-23...

  • Page 49: Viewing The Image Tool

    Click and place your cursor anywhere on the preview area. The cursor now turns a hand sign to allow you to move the preview image to view a specific portion clearly. (This function is only available after the preview image has been enlarged.) 4-24 AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 50: Other Tools

    Quick Choice Scan Size: Provide frequently used scan size option including Business Card, 5”x 3”, 6”x 4”, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, A4, A3, or your current scan area to perform an immediate selection of your scan size. AV620CS Plus 4-25...

  • Page 51: Starting Final Scan

    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. Cursor turns arrow to resize the scan area The preview Window 4-26 AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 52: Using Bundled Application Software

    To install the bounded software application, choose “Install Application” in the installation menu and follow the on-screen instruction to install the software application respectively. *OCR: Stands for Optical Character Recognition, the process to convert an image to a text format. AV620CS Plus 4-27...

  • Page 53: Viewing The Online Manual

    4.3.2 VIEWING THE ONLINE MANUAL To learn how to use the application software, please review the on- line manual by choosing the “Manual” folder in the CD or the “View Manual” tab in the installation menu as shown in below. 4-28 AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 54: Care And Maintenance

    Open the document cover as shown in Figure 5-1. Wipe the document glass by moving the swab from side to side. Close the document cover. Your scanner is now ready for use. 1. Document glass Figure 5-3 The cleaning area AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 55: Troubleshooting

    SCSI card or SCSI cable have all been correctly and firmly connected(See also Chapter 2). Then, try the Scan command again, if there is no response, please reboot the host computer as well as reset the scanner by turning it off and then on again. AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 56 2) Please note only two SCSI terminators can be connected to your SCSI daisy chain. One is at the end of the SCSI device, the other already in your host adapter. (Please see Section 2-4 for more details.) AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 57 Question: The scanner works well except for the line art image. The lines in the image seem to be much thicker than the original one. Answer: Increase the Brightness or adjust the Threshold setting to improve line art image. AV620CS Plus...

  • Page 58: Technical Service

    6.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at Avision Technical Assistance Center (ATAC). Before contact with ATAC, please prepare the following information. v Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner) v Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card, etc.)

  • Page 59: Specifications

    7. SPECIFICATIONS All specifications are subject to change without notice. MODEL: AV620CS PLUS Scanner Type Flatbed Scanning Mode 36-bit color/Internal(24-bit output) 12-bit Gray scale/Internal(8- bit/output) Line Art / Halftone Error Diffusion (single bit) Optical Resolution 600 * 1200 dpi Maximum Resolution...

  • Page 60: Index

    Brightness · 4-13 LineArt · 4-9 lock switch · 2-2 Color Matching · 4-20 Color Wheel · 4-16 Contrast · 4-14 moire patterns · 4-23 Descreen · 4-23 OCR · 4-7, 4-27 Gamma · 4-14 Gray · 4-11 AV620CS Plus...
  • Page 61 Shadow · 4-15 Preview · 4-4 Sharpen · 4-22 Speed Mode · 4-20 Quality Mode · 4-20 transparency kit · 4-5 True Color · 4-12 resolution · 4-6, 4-7 Unit · 4-25 Saturation · 4-16 Scaling · 4-25 AV620CS Plus...

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