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Avision AV3600 User Manual

Avision AV3600 User Manual

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AV3800 / 3600
ADF/Flatbed Desktop Color
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User's Manual
(D/N: 250-0405-E Rev. 1.0 )

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  • Page 1 AV3800 / 3600 ADF/Flatbed Desktop Color Scanner User's Manual (D/N: 250-0405-E Rev. 1.0 )
  • Page 2 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 designed provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction...
  • Page 3 Safety UL, C-UL, TUV/GS,CB Regulation FCC Part 15 Subchapter J Class B Regulation DOC Class B (Canada) CE, VCCI, C-TICK, BSMI...
  • Page 4 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweis sorgfältig durch. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den späteren Gebrauch auf. Das Gerät ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu schützen. Bei der Aufstellung des Gerätes ist auf sicheren Stand zu achten. Ein Kippen oder Fallen könnte Beschädigungen hervorrufen.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ..........1-1 INSTALLATION ...........2-1 ......... 2-1 HIPPING SWITCH 2.1.1 unlocking the scanner ......2-2 2.1.2 locking the Shipping switch ....2-3 SCSI I ID......2-4 NTERFACE EVICE ADF P ........2-6 APER HUTE ADF O ........2-9 UTPUT ......... 2-10 OCUMENT OADING ADF S...
  • Page 6 4.14 ..........4-15 EVEL 4.15 ........ 4-15 DVANCED ETTINGS 4.16 ......... 4-23 ISCELLANEOUS ISIS INTERFACE OPERATION......5-1 MAINTAINENCE...........6-1 ADF........6-1 LEANING THE ........6-3 LEANING THE LASS EPLACING THE SNAP IN PAD MODULE TROUBLE SHOOTING........7-1 ......7-1 UESTION AND NSWER ADF......7-5 APER AM IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE........8-1...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of AV3800 / 3600 scanner. Before you install and operate the scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides you with the proper instructions on how to unpack, install, operate and maintain the scanner.

  • Page 8: Installation

    INSTALLATION Please unpack the scanner carefully, and check the contents against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your authorized local dealer immediately. Precautions Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit.

  • Page 9: Unlocking The Scanner

    2.1.1 UNLOCKING THE SCANNER Carefully place the scanner in an upright position on its front. ii). Unlock the scanner by moving the lock switch beneath the scanner to the “Unlock” position (See Figure 2-1). iii). Gently place the scanner back to its normal position.

  • Page 10: Locking The Shipping Switch

    2.1.2 LOCKING THE SHIPPING SWITCH Whenever you need to move the scanner to a new location it is advisable to lock the shipping switch to avoid causing damage to the scanners’ internal mechanism. Please follow the instructions below to lock the shipping switch. Turn off the scanner.

  • Page 11: Scsi Interface Device Id

    SCSI INTERFACE DEVICE ID When you have several devices on a SCSI chain, you may need to adjust the SCSI ID selector setting located on the back of the scanner. This setting assigns a specific "device ID" to the scanner. If the assignment conflicts with an existing SCSI device, please select a new ID.
  • Page 12 SCSI ID Selector SCSI Termination Switch Figure 2 -2 Adjusting the SCSI ID setting...

  • Page 13: Adf Paper Chute

    ADF PAPER CHUTE Lift the paper chute to about 45 degrees. ii). Pull the paper-chute wire leg down to the grips on the document cover. iii). Slightly press the paper chute to snap the wire leg into the grips on the document cover.
  • Page 14 Pull the Wire Leg down Pressing the Paper- Chute Figure 2-3 Setting the ADF...
  • Page 15 Set up paper chute extension...

  • Page 16: Adf Output Tray

    2.4 ADF OUTPUT TRAY Hold the output paper tray some 30 degrees aslant as shown in Figure 2-4. ii). Insert the three protrusions on the output paper tray to the three slots on the ADF. iii). Release the paper tray gently. Make sure the tray is firmly attached to the ADF.

  • Page 17: Document Loading

    DOCUMENT LOADING For flatbed scanning Documents that can not be scanned using the ADF can be placed on the flatbed for scanning. (See Figure 2-5) Place the document to be scanned onto the document glass face down. ii). Position the document so that the upper- right corner is aligned with the reference mark.

  • Page 18: 2.6 Adf Scanning

    2.6 ADF SCANNING Multiple documents can be fed automatically using the ADF. Refer to Figure 2-6. To prevent occasional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents, fan the paper before loading. ii). Lift the balance wire. iii). Place the documents onto the ADF paper chute in either paper side (face-down, face- up), with the leading edge in the auto feeder entrance.

  • Page 19: Connecting The Cable

    CONNECTING THE CABLE Turning the Power Off Depress the side marked “O” to turn the power off. Connect the power cable and SCSI signal cable as shown in Figure 2-7. ii). Turning the Power On Depress the side marked “I” to turn the power on. The POWER LED will light.
  • Page 20 Host PC Scanner SCSI Device Term Term (Terminator Off) Host PC Scanner Term (Terminator On) Figure 2 -2 Terminator ON/OFF 2-13...
  • Page 21 To SCSI Port Figure 2-7 SCSI Cable Connection 2-14...

  • Page 22: Requirements & Software Installation

    REQUIREMENTS & SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To run the scanner at rated speed recommended , you must have the following minimum requirements: IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher Microsoft Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP One SCSI card installed on your computer; 100M bytes of available hard disk space for installation;...
  • Page 23 The software installation graphic should appear as below: If not, press the Start button, choose RUN ,and type d:\driver\twain driver(or isis driver)\setup.exe (d means the letter indicating your current CD-ROM drive). Click on the OK button. Follow the subsequent instructions on the screen to complete the driver and application installation.

  • Page 24: User Interface Operation

    TWAIN/ISIS link is used. A dialog box with a list of scanning sources appears. Select Avision Scanner/32Vx.xx. You need to select the source only once, unless you want to choose another scanner. Place the document to be scanned in the ADF or on the flatbed glass platen.
  • Page 25 Select the scanning method you want to use on the Scan Method drop-down menu. Select the mode you want to use for your scans on the Image Type drop-down menu. Select a scanning resolution on the Resolution drop-down menu. Select the settings for the scanning features (e.g., Sharpen, Descreen, etc.) that you want to use.

  • Page 26: User Interface

    USER INTERFACE SCAN METHOD Select how you want to scan on the Scan Method drop-down menu. Simplex/One-page— use this setting if you are using the automatic document feeder (ADF) to scan a single-page document at a time. Simplex /Multi-page— use this setting if you are using the automatic document feeder (ADF) to scan batches of single-page document at a time.

  • Page 27: Determining Your Resolution

    DETERMINING YOUR RESOLUTION A good control of the resolution results a satisfactory detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch(dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the image file size. Be aware that the greater resolution takes more time, memory and disk space, therefore, up to a certain degree of dpi, the resolution will not visually...
  • Page 28 Tips: 1. 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 recommended only when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode.

  • Page 29: Selecting A Proper Image Type

    SELECTING A PROPER IMAGE TYPE Select image type through the mode from the scanner user interface for your own purpose. Each image type is described as follows: Line art(Black and White) LineArt presents the image in black and white only and there are no intermediate shades of gray in between.
  • Page 30 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.
  • Page 31 Halftone In addition to the black and white display, Halftone simulates gray scale by using different size of dots. Particularly when you view the image at a certain distance, it looks very closely like a gray image yet it consumes the least disk space.
  • Page 32 8-Bit Gray A single-channel image consists of at least 256 shades of gray. An 8-bit scanner produces a grayscale image with 1024 shades of gray between pure black and pure white. Choose this option if you are scanning black- and-white photographs. With 8 bits of color information per pixel, the file size of an image is eight times larger than a Black and White image and 1/3 the size of a 24-Bit Color image.
  • Page 33 8-Bit Color an 8-Bit Color image provides 256 color hues in the image. The file size of a 256 color image is 1/3 the size of a 24-Bit Color image. Color Image 8-Bit 24-Bit Color A 24-Bit Color image consists of three 8-bit color channels.

  • Page 34: Enhancing Your Image

    ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Increase your Brightness...

  • Page 35: Contrast

    CONTRAST Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different gray scales. Increase your Contrast 4-10...

  • Page 36: Invert Image

    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 4-11...

  • Page 37: Mirror

    MIRROR Click on the Mirror button to reverse the image (create a mirror image). Mirror function is off Mirror function is on 4-12...

  • Page 38: Preview Auto-Area

    PREVIEW AUTO-AREA: Clicking on the Preview Auto-Area button automatically crops the preview scan area to the previewed document. This will then be the cropping area for all of the scanned documents. PAPER SIZE: Select a size on the Paper Size list of frequently used scan sizes, including business card, 5 x 3 in., 6 x 4 in., Letter, Legal, B5, A5, A4, A3, or your current scan area to perform an immediate selection...

  • Page 39: Sharpen

    Before Descreen After Descreen *Moiré pattern— an undesirable pattern resulting from the incorrect screen angle of the overprinting halftone. 4.12 SHARPEN Click on the Sharpen button to access a drop- down menu that allows you to specify a level to sharpen the scanned image.

  • Page 40: Auto Level

    4.14 AUTO LEVEL Click on the Auto Level button to add shadow to reveal more details in an image. 4.15 ADVANCED SETTINGS Click on the Advanced Settings button to view the advanced settings buttons for Highlight / Shadow, Curves, Color Balance, Hue / Saturation / Lightness, Color Drop-out, and Custom Settings (six buttons on the right side of the TWAIN dialog box).
  • Page 41 Use the Highlight and Shadow settings together to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a color image. 4-16...
  • Page 42 Curves When you select the Curves button, a dialog box appears that allows you to adjust the midtone of the image without losing details in the lightest and darkest areas. Select the Curve or Line button, depending on if you want a curved or an angled setting.
  • Page 43 The default parameters are used to adjust the image. You can type values in the Color Levels text boxes or you can drag the sliding arrow under the color. Hue /Saturation /Lightness Click on this button to adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness of an image.
  • Page 44 Note that the level of intensity for a color simultaneously changes when the hue adjustment is made. Saturation— specify a value in the Saturation box to adjust the saturation level of the color. The level of saturation indicates whether the color is pale or rich. Lightness—...
  • Page 45 Color Drop-out This feature is available when Black and White, Halftone, or 8-Bit Gray is selected on the Image Type drop-down menu. Click on the Color Drop-out button to access a dialog box that allows you to choose to remove the R (Red), G (Green), or B (Blue) color channel while scanning.
  • Page 46 Custom Settings Click on the Custom Settings button to access a dialog box where you can save your scan settings and configuration settings. There are two tabs: Scan Settings and Configuration Settings. Scan Settings The Scan Settings tab allows you to save your scanning feature settings in a file, load an existing file, or delete an existing file.
  • Page 47 Configuration Settings The Configuration Settings tab allows you to customize some special settings. Energy Saving Mode— check the Enable box to enable energy savings. You can specify a time delay in the Minutes box. Click on the Apply button to save the changes.

  • Page 48: Miscellaneous

    4.16 MISCELLANEOUS Width : Shows the current image width. Height: Shows the current image height. Size: Shows the current file size of the scanned image. Lock scale Click on this button to fix the output width and height despite the selected scan size. The scale value automatically changes when you apply this option and simultaneously resize the selected area.
  • Page 49 Preview: Click on the Preview button to scan a document so you can review the scanned image. This allows you to specify an area to be scanned and any scanning feature settings to be used for future scans. When a scanning feature is changed and applied, the Preview image is updated for a real-time view of the change.

  • Page 50: Isis Interface Operation

    ISIS INTERFACE OPERATION The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN’s. Every function on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below: Mode: select one of scan modes, including b/w, gray, color options. Dither: 5 halftone levels available, can be disabled. Dots per inch: select your desired resolution.

  • Page 51: Maintainence

    MAINTAINENCE 6.1 CLEANING THE ADF The scanner is designed to be maintenance free. However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust.
  • Page 52 iv). Close the ADF unit. Your scanner is now ready for use. ADF feed module Feeding Roller Opening the ADF unit and Document Cover...

  • Page 53: Cleaning The Glass

    CLEANING THE GLASS The procedures: Soak a cotton swab with some isoprophy alcohol (95%). ii). Open the ADF unit and document cover as shown in Figure 6-2. Wipe the glass of flatbed area and ADF area by moving the swab from side to side. iii).

  • Page 54: Replacing The Adf Snap-In Pad Module

    REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE After scanning approximately 20,000 pages through the ADF, the separation pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one.
  • Page 55 Assembling Procedure Take out the ADF pad module from the box. Hold the upper part of the pad clamp and place it gently to the pad holder as shown in Figure 6-4. Upper Part of the Pad Clamp Figure 6-4 Installing the pad module...

  • Page 56: Trouble Shooting

    TROUBLE SHOOTING The scanner will automatically perform a simple self-test each time it is turned on. This will help spot major system errors in the scanner itself. When the test is initiated, the READY LED is flashing. When the test is completed, if no error occurs, the READY LED is steadily on.
  • Page 57 Question: Paper becomes jammed during scanning. Answer: a) Open the ADF unit. b) Pull out the jammed paper carefully. c) Close the ADF unit. Question: More than one sheet of paper were fed into the scanner. Answer: a) Open ADF unit. b) Remove the multi-fed sheets of paper.
  • Page 58 Question: Paper becomes skewed in the scanner. Answer: a) Check the feeding roller condition; do the cleaning if necessary. b) Use the paper guide when feeding the paper. Question: When I power on the scanner, it makes noises and will not stand ready.
  • Page 59 If it flashes, the power adapter malfunctions or the main board is short-circuited. Contact your authorized local dealer to replace the power adapter or main board. Question: Getting image from the scanner is not a problem, but when scanning, the scanner or system will often crash.

  • Page 60: Paper Jam In The Adf

    Question: The scanned image always comes out to be too dark. Answer: a) Use your application to modify the Gamma setting to 2.2 and 1.8 for your printer and monitor respectively. b) Use Brightness setting from the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image.
  • Page 61 ADF Unit Paper Chute Document Figure 7-1 ADF Paper Jam - Removing the Paper...

  • Page 62: Technical Service

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

  • Page 63: Specifications

    Light Source Cold Cathode fluorescent lamp ADF Capacity 50 sheets ADF Scanning Speed AV3800 : 40 PPM AV3600: 35 PPM (200dpi, B/W mode, ADF) Scan Area Flatbed: up to European A4 (8.5” x 11.69”) ADF: 3.7” x 5.5”(Min) ADF: 8.5” x 14”(Max)

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