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Avision AV100III User Manual

Avision AV100III User Manual

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AV100III
Color
Image Scanner
User's Manual
Version 1.1
(Doc. No. 250-0047-0)
AVISION INC. 1996
AVISION INC. 1996

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  • Page 1 AV100III Color Image Scanner User's Manual Version 1.1 (Doc. No. 250-0047-0) AVISION INC. 1996 AVISION INC. 1996...
  • Page 2 Avision Inc. Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright laws, the customer is solely responsible for complying with all such laws and regulations.
  • Page 3 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 4: Fcc Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    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 in a residential installation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CANNING 4.5 P RINTING 4.6 S 4-10 CANNER ONTROL ENTER 5. MAINTENANCE 5.1 C LEANING THE 5.2 C LEANING THE INDOW LASS 6. TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 Q UESTIONS AND NSWERS 6.2 T ECHNICAL ERVICE 7. SPECIFICATIONS 7.1 M : AV100III ODEL...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Avision AV100III color image scanner. Avision Inc. is one of the leading companies in the world to develop high performance sheet-fed scanners. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual.
  • Page 7 PAPER STAND Figure 1-1 Scanner packing...

  • Page 8: Scanner Installation

    2. Scanner Installation Precautions * Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. * Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. * Be sure to use the proper AC power source. * Place the scanner securely on a level surface.
  • Page 9 Figure 2-1 Install the slide guides, the paper guide and the paper stand.

  • Page 10: Document Loading

    Document loading Standard paper size should feed easily through the scanner. To avoid occasional paper jam or double feed when automatically feeding multiple documents, loosen the paper before loading. (Figure 2-2) Figure 2-2 Loosen the paper before loading. Document feeding Insert the document to be scanned face down in the scanner.
  • Page 11 Scanning Small Documents To scan small documents, such as business cards, exchange the positions of the two slide guides, adjust the distance in between so that it suits the size of the document, and hand feed the document. (Figure 2-4) 1.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Cable

    2.2 Connecting the Cable Be sure the scanner power is off. Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. Figure 2-5 AV100III scanner cable connection...

  • Page 13: Scanner Driver Installation

    3. Scanner Driver Installation To run at rated speed, the AV100III color image scanner must have the following minimum requirements: * IBM compatible PC 386/486 or Pentium; * Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95; * DOS 5.0 or higher; * One printer port available (enhanced parallel port recommended);...
  • Page 14 For Windows 95 3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type a:\setup.exe or b:\setup.exe (the drive in use), and click O.K. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation (usually just clicking O.K. will complete the installation). Fig.

  • Page 15: A Nexample Of

    3.2 An Example of CONFIG.SYS The installation will add the line DEVICE=C:\AV3C\DRVR\AV3C.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS file. CONFIG.SYS DEVICE=c:\ WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=c:\ WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE noems ram BUFFERS=40,0 DOS=UMB,high BREAK=ON DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:1024 /P DEVICE=C:\AV3C\DRVR\AV3C.SYS...

  • Page 16: Uninstall The Scanner

    3.3 Uninstall the Scanner Driver You can uninstall the scanner by simply double-clicking on the Uninstall icon stored in the Avision Sheet-Fed Driver group. Avision Sheet-Fed Avision Sheet-Fed...

  • Page 17: Scanner Operation & Document Printing

    You need to select Avision Sheet-fed for just once except when you have used the dialog box to select a different source. In that case, you will need to select Avision Sheet- fed as the source again before you can resume your use of AV100III color image scanner.
  • Page 18 Place the image to be scanned face down on the scanner. From the File menu, select Acquire. Avision Sheet-fed TWAIN user interface will pop up on the screen. Click on the Prescan or Scan button to get the image.

  • Page 19: Image Type

    4.1 Image Type You can select the Type menu for the mode you want to use with your document or image. Line art Line art includes only black and white areas. There are no intermediate shades of gray in between. Halftone Halftone simulates different shades of gray by varying the threshold value of a matrix.

  • Page 20: Resolution Control

    100 dpi can do quite all right for the said purpose. 4.2 Resolution Control Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that AV100III uses for a scan.

  • Page 21: Image Control

    4.3 Image Control Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Contrast: Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the bigger the different gray scales range. Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas.
  • Page 22 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. Color Match: Adjusts the color quality of the image so that it comes close to that of the original.
  • Page 23 Before Descreen After Descreen...

  • Page 24: Scanning

    4.4 Scanning Indicates you are currently using the metric system. You can switch to the British system by clicking the Cm abbreviation. The two systems represent a toggle switch. Prescan: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area to be scanned. Scan: Scans the area with the parameters you have set.

  • Page 25: Printing

    4.5 Printing Connect the printer cable as shown in Figure 4.1. Figure 4.1 Printer cable connection Attention: 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.

  • Page 26: Scanner Controlc

    However, you can turn off the scanner through the software switch called Scanner Control Center: Just right click on the icon and select the Switch Off item. Scanner Control Center can be found in the Avision Sheet-fed Driver group. Avision Sheet-Fed...

  • Page 27: Maintenance

    5. Maintenance 5.1 Cleaning the ADF Your scanner is designed to be maintenance free. However, it still needs to be cleaned (especially, the pad and the feeding roller) occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. The scanner parts may be contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper coatings.
  • Page 28 Close the scanner front door. Your scanner is now ready for use. Figure 5-1 Open the scanner front door.

  • Page 29: Cleaning The Window

    5.2 Cleaning the Window Glass As shown in Figure 5-2, clean the window glass with an air- blower or a small brush to rid the glass of dust or dirt. Please handle with care and dexterity. Figure 5-2 Clean the window glass.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    6. Troubleshooting The scanner will automatically perform a simple self test each time it is powered on. This will help spot major system errors in the scanner itself. If you have any problem with the operation of the scanner, please check the following troubleshooting hints.

  • Page 31: Questions And Answers

    6.1 Questions and Answers Question: Paper becomes jammed during scanning. Answer: 1) Open the scanner front door. 2) Pull out the jammed paper carefully. 3) Close the scanner front door. More than one sheet of paper are fed into the Question: scanner.
  • Page 32 Answer: Pass-through printing may pose a problem for some printers. It is suggested that you a) add a second printer card for printing purpose, b) add Avision scanner interface card IF05 to perform scanning. Please call your authorized local dealer for...
  • Page 33 20 seconds. Generally, it takes a two to three minutes time for AV100III scanner lamp to warm up. It may be that your scanner lamp is out of order if it works otherwise.
  • Page 34 AV100III currently uses. It is advisable that you use other parallel ports to connect these devices or keypro.

  • Page 35: Technical Service

    6.2 Technical Service Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at the Avision Technical Assistance Center (ATAC). Before you contact with ATAC, please prepare the following information: * Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner);...
  • Page 36 Note: 1. You can find the latest driver and documents in Avision BBS. Our service is 24 hours a day. The communication setting is: 2400-19200 BPS, 8N1S. 2. You will be asked to enter your first name, last name and password at all times.

  • Page 37: Specifications

    7. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. The following can not be properly fed by ADF: * Paper with clip or staple attached; * Paper with ink not totally dry; * Paper with inconsistent thickness, such as envelopes; * Paper with wrinkles, curls, folds or tears;...

  • Page 38: Model: Av100Iii

    7.1 Model: AV100III Scanner Type: Desktop Sheet-fed Optical Resolution: up to 300 dpi * 300 dpi (H*V) Scanning Modes: Black & White mode Halftone mode (64-step) Error diffusion (2 patterns) 8-bit gray scale (256 levels) 24-bit color (16.7 Millions of color)

  • Page 39: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Manufacturer's Name: AVISION INC. Manufacturer's Address: No. 20, Creation Road, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product Model Number : Avision Sheet-fed conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992)

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