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Avision AV610 Document Scanner User’ s Manual ¦ Installing the Machine ¦ Completing Your First Scan ¦ Editing Your Images ¦ Using the Buttons AV610 User’ s Manual...
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The Federal Communication Commission Statement NOTE: 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INSTALLING THE SCANNER........6 .......6 HECKING THE ACKAGE ONTENTS ........7 NLOCKING THE CANNING .........7 ADF P NSTALLING THE APER ........8 NSTALLING THE APER ADF ..9 1.4.1 OCUMENT YPES TO VOIDED IN THE ......9 ONNECTING TO THE OWER ........
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE ........39 CHAPTER 5 ADF..........39 LEANING THE ..........40 LEANING THE LASS ....41 EPLACING THE DETACHABLE PAD MODUL E ..............42 APPENDIX ............42 ROUBLESHOOTING .............. 44 PECIFICATION ..............45 NDEX AV610 User’ s Manual...
Installing the Scanner Checking the Package Contents Gently open your box and check the package contents. If there is anything missing or damaged, please call your dealer. Avision AV610 USB Scanner USB Cable Power Cable Paper Guide Paper Guide Extension Power Supply...
To transport the machine, you must lock the scanning unit before transporting to other locations. Installing the ADF Paper Tray Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Support to the clip-joints on the ADF Paper Tray. ADF Paper Tray ADF Paper Support AV610 User’ s Manual...
Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Tray into the clip-joints on the ADF document cover. Installing the Paper Stop Insert the Paper Stop onto the back of the scanner and slide it downward to “snap” its tabs into place. Document Cover Paper Stop...
Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet. ADF Cable 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. AV610 User’ s Manual...
Installing the Software Note: 1. The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s. 2. To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. The software installation graphic appears.
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Hardware Found message. (Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows XP) In Windows 9X or Windows ME, confirm that Search for a better driver is selected and click the Next button. In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. AV610 User’ s Manual...
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5. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. (Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows XP) Note: To uninstall the scanner driver in Windows XP, be sure to keep your scanner connecting to your computer.
2. Place your document face up Place your document with the text face up and make the top of the page to the left side as shown below. Feed Direction Top of Page AV610 User’ s Manual...
2.1.2 Fixing Paper on the Glass Board Open document cover. 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.
Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as Roxio PhotoSuite 4. Click Get>Scanner (TWAIN). Choose AV610 as your scanning source. (You only need to do this once.) Place the document FACE DOWN on the document glass. Click the Scan button to prompt the TWAIN user interface.
ADF/Multipage: Select this setting if you need to scan multi-page document from the automatic document feeder (ADF). ADF/Singlepage : Select this setting if you need to scan single page from the automatic document feeder (ADF). AV610 User’ s Manual...
3.1.2 Selecting a Proper Image Type 1. Image Type Please see following table for a choice of an ideal image type. Black & White Choose B&W if your original contains only B&W text, pencil or ink sketch. Halftone Halftones are reproduction of image that gives the illusion gray.
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Black & White Halftone Gray 8-bit Color 24- bit Color AV610 User’ s Manual...
3.1.3 Determining a Proper Resolution Resolution A proper resolution reproduces a clear image with good details. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Resolution: 50 dpi Resolution: 100 dpi Note For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space.
The higher the value, the brighter the image. Contrast Adjusts 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 AV610 User’ s Manual...
3.1.5 E nlarging Previewed Image 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...
Inverting and Selecting Your Image 1. Invert 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. Before Invert After Invert AV610 User’ s Manual...
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Mirror Function Reverse the right and left side of your image. Before Mirror After Mirror Auto Select Image Automatically set the whole image as your scan area. (Or you may resize the area by “drag and drop” diagonally.)
Sharpen Sharpen 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. AV610 User’ s Manual...
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Color Adjustment Adjusts the color quality of the image so that it comes close to the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. After Color Matching Normal Auto Level Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to optimize your image.
Using the Advanced Features 3.2.1 The Switch button 1. Click the button to pop up the advanced settings bar at right side. advanced settings include Highlight/Shadow, Hue/Saturation/Lightness, Curve, Color Balance, Color Drop-out. 2. The Advanced Settings bar AV610 User’ s Manual...
3.2.2 Adjusting Highlight/Shadow Levels Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image while shadow refers the darkest point. Using Highlight and Shadow tool together allows you to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a gray or color image. 1.
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When the value of gamma changes, the image changes accordingly. Gamma Value: 1.0 Gamma Value: 1.4 Gamma Value: 2.0 AV610 User’ s Manual...
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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...
3.2.3 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. AV610 User’ s Manual...
3.2.4 Changing Color Hue/Saturation/Lightness Improve your image by changing the level of hue/saturation/lightness. (1). Adjust the hue by moving the triangle to the right or left. (Note the level of intensity for the color will be changed simultaneously when the hue adjustment is made).
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. AV610 User’ s Manual...
3.2.6 Color Drop-out Click the button and a dialog box in below will be displayed. This dialog allows you to remove one of the R (Red), G (Green), or B (Blue) color channel. This function is particularly useful when you need to convert text using OCR software.
Chapter 4 Using the Buttons 4.1 Customizing your button settings After you have successfully installed the scanner driver on your computer, please first customize your button settings to use the buttons properly. To Customize your Button Preferences, Start your Button program by clicking Start>Programs>Scanner Software>Button Manager.
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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. AV610 User’ s Manual...
4.2 Using the Buttons Copy E-mail Scan 1. Press the button you desire. E-mail: Scan and load your scanned image to Microsoft Outlook Express to send the image as e-mail attachment. Scan: Scan and load your scanned image to your image editing software application.
3. Wipe the pad in the direction from top to bottom. Be careful not to hook the pick springs. Close the ADF unit. Your scanner is now ready for use Feeding Roller Pick Spring ADF Pad AV610 User’ s Manual...
Cleaning the Glass The Procedures Soak a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) Open the document cover. Wipe the glass area by moving the swab from side to side. Close the ADF unit and document cover. Your scanner is now ready for use.
Removing Procedure Open the ADF front cover to the left. Use two fingers to pull the ADF detachable pad as indicated in below. ADF pad AV610 User’ s Manual...
Assembling Procedure Take out the ADF pad module from the box. Use two fingers to hold the ADF pad and place it gently to the pad holder. ADF Pad Appendix Troubleshooting Error Code/Status Solution Scanner continues to Unlock your scanner by moving the lock generate noise switch underneath the scanner to the “Unlock”...
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4. Close the ADF front cover. 5. Turn on the scanner by reconnecting the power cable. Your scanner is now ready to use. Avision AV610 User’ s Manual 43...
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