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AVISION AV25 Image Scanner User's Manual Version 1.0 (Doc. No. 250-0053-0) Avision Inc. 1996...
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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.
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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 in a residential installation.
Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Avision AV25 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.
Chapter 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.
Connecting the Cable Be sure the scanner is power off. Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. Figure 2-1 AV25 scanner cable connection...
Document loading Load the documents one page at a time. And put the document to be scanned face down in the scanner. Figure 2-2 Put document in the scanner.
Installation procedure of the scanner driver with Avision Auto- Installation Program is as follows: 1. Start Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. 2. Insert AV25 CD kit into your CD ROM drive. For Windows 3.1 or Windows 3.11 (See Figure 3-1,3-2) 3. From the File Menu, choose RUN, type...
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For Windows 95 3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type d:\driver\av25\setup.exe, and then click O.K. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation (usually just clicking O.K. will complete the installation). Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.2...
3. Select AV25/16 V3.2 as the source. 4. You need to select AV25 for just once except when you have used the dialog box to select a different source. In that case, you will need to select AV25 as the source again before you can reuse the scanner.
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Place the image to be scanned face down on the scanner. From the File menu, select Acquire. Avision TWAIN user interface will pop up on the screen. Click on the Prescan or Scan button to get the image. Avision TWAIN user interface:...
4-1 Image Type As shown below, you can select the mode you want to use with your document or image. Just click on the corresponding button. Line art Error Diffusion Halftone Gray Scale Line art Line art includes only black and white areas. There are no intermediate shades of gray in between.
Control Brightness Adjustment Contrast Adjustment Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that AV25 uses for a scan. 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.
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Auto Level Auto Area Descreen Reset Invert Calibration Quality Mode Speed Mode Pixel/Inch/Cm Set Gamma 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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Reset: Resets the scanning parameters you set. Invert: The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image. Calibration: Defines “whiteness” for the scanner. Users are recommended to calibrate the light source if the scanned image looks undesirable or comes out to be too dark.
4-3 Scanning Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area to be scanned. Scan: Scans the area with the parameters you set. 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 As shown in the figure below, in the Preview window, you can define the area to be scanned by dragging the four cursor auxiliary lines.
Chapter 5 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.
Questions and Answers Question: Paper becomes jammed during scanning. Answer: Press the paper release button right-hand side of the scanner front panel. Pull out the jammed paper carefully. Question: More than one sheet of paper are fed into the scanner. Answer: Remember to load your documents one page at a time.
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20 seconds. Generally, it takes a two to three minutes time for the AV25 scanner lamp to warm up. It may be the scanner lamp is out of order if it works otherwise.
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Question: Sometimes it seems the scanner does not detect paper. Answer: The AV25 scanner’s paper sensor is located at the center of the paper guide. Please place whatever you want to scan somewhere thereabout and use the slide guide to keep the paper path straight.
Technical Service Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at the 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...);...
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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.
Chapter 6 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;...
EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Manufacturer's Name: AVISION INC. Manufacturer's Address: No. 20, Creation Road I, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product Model Number : AV25 conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992)
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