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Avision AV261C User Manual

Avision AV261C User Manual

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AV261C
Color Image Scanner
User's Manual
(D/N 250-0207-E Rev. A)
Avision Inc. 1998

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  • Page 1 AV261C Color Image Scanner User's Manual (D/N 250-0207-E Rev. A) Avision Inc. 1998...
  • Page 2 Avision. Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright laws, the customer is solely...

  • Page 3: Warranty

    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

    (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 5 Table of Contents...
  • Page 6 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Avision AV261C color image scanner. The AV261C is compact and small to save desk space. You can scan both normal printing material including photographs as well as the transparency to store them into your computer.
  • Page 7 1. Power Adapter, 2. Cushion 3. Manual,Driver Kit CD. 4. D25P Cable, etc 5. Scanner 6. Carton Figure 1-1 Scanner packing...

  • Page 8: Scanner Installation

    2. Scanner Installation 2.1 Precautions Ÿ Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Ÿ Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. Ÿ Be sure to use the proper AC power source.
  • Page 9 Unlocking the Scanner As shown below, unlock the scanner by turning the scanner lock to the Use position. 1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position Figure 2-1 Unlocking the Scanner...

  • Page 10: Connecting The Cable

    Connecting the Cable Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. 1. Scanner 2. Power Supply 3. D25P Cable 4. PC Parallel Port 5. Printer Cable Figure 2-2 AV261C scanner cable connection...

  • Page 11: Document Placement

    Document Placement As shown in Figure 2-3, place the document on the glass with the text facing away from you. 1. Document Cover 2. Document Pad 3. Reference Frame 4. Glass 5. Document Board 6. Document Figure 2.3 Document Placement...

  • Page 12: Scanner Driver Installation

    Scanner Driver Installation To run at optimum speed, the AV261C color image scanner is recommended to have the following minimum requirements: * IBM compatible PC 386/486, Pentium or later; * Microsoft Windows 3.1,Windows 95, Windows NT; * One printer port available (enhanced parallel port recommended);...
  • Page 13 In Windows 95 or Windows NT 3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type d:\driver\AV261C.exe (d: the CD ROM drive in use), and then click O.K. (See Figure 3-1,3-2) 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Fig. 3.1...
  • Page 14 Uninstall the Scanner You can uninstall the scanner by selecting Start….Programs….Avision Scanner AV261C and double clicking on the Uninstall command from the Avision Scanner AV261C.

  • Page 15: Scanner Operation & Document Printing

    When you have used the dialog box to select a different source, you will need to select AV261C as the source again before you can reuse the AV261C scanner. Place the image to be scanned face down on the glass.
  • Page 16 AV261C TWAIN user interface:...
  • Page 17 Image Type AV261C provides five image types as explained in below: Line art Error Diffusion Scanning Source Halftone Gray Color Scanning Source Two scanning sources are provided- flatbed as well as transparency. Line art Line art presents the image in black and white only and there are no intermediate shades of gray in between.
  • Page 18 Color The 36 bits True Color presents 68.7 billion colors and gives much more tonal range and details in a color image.
  • Page 19 Scanning Parameters & Image Control Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that AV261C uses for a scan. Usually the greater the number, the higher the resolution. Yet up to a certain level, the resolution will not be visually increased but the disk space will be increased.
  • Page 20 Auto Level Auto Area Descreen Color Match Reset Invert Advance_Settings Quality Mode Speed Mode Set Gamma Pixel/Inch/CM 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.
  • Page 21 Color Match:Adjusts the color quality of the image to make it close to the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Reset: Resets the scanning parameters you set. 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.
  • Page 22 Set Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image yet without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas at the same time. Image Information: Gives related information of the scanned image.
  • Page 23 Scanning Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area to be scanned. Scan: Execute the Scans action. 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.
  • Page 24 Printing Connect the printer cable as shown below. Scanner 2. Power Supply 3. D25P Cable PC Parallel port Printer Cable Caution: 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. 4-10...
  • Page 25 3. If your PC does not support EPP mode or have pass-through compatibility problem, please contact your authorized local dealer for an EPP card or an additional interface card. 4-11...

  • Page 26: Maintenance

    Maintenance Clean the Document Board Glass: As shown in Figure 5-1, wipe the scanner glass with a piece of soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or toner particles. 1. Document Board Glass Figure 5-1 Clean the document board glass.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you have any operational problem, please check the following troubleshooting hints. Questions and Answers Question: Why the scanned image always comes out to be too dark? Answer: 1) Modify the Gamma setting to 1.8 for your monitor and, when printing, set Gamma to 2.2 for your printer.
  • Page 28 From: [MS Text Converters] MSWorksWin=Works for Windows 2.0,C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\worksdos.cnv,wps Works for Dos 2.0=Works for DOS 2.0 MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\workswin.con,wps [MS Text Converters] MSWorksWin=Works for Windows 2.0,C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\worksdos.cnv Works for DOS 2.0=Works for DOS 2.0, C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\workswin.con Question: The printer does not print the documents. Why? Answer: Pass-through printing may pose a problem for some printers.
  • Page 29 It is suggested to use other parallel ports to connect these devices or keypro. For instance, you can connect the AV261C to LPT1, and connect other parallel port devices to LPT2. Or you can add a data switch to avoid the...
  • Page 30 Technical Service Technical support for Avision scanner is provided at the Avision Technical Assistance Center. Before you contact us, please prepare the following information for a quick solution: Ÿ Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner);...

  • Page 31: Specifications

    Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model: AV261C Scanner Type: Flatbed Scanner Optical Resolution: Up to 300 dpi * 600 dpi (H*V) Maximum Resolution: 9600 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White mode Halftone mode (64-step) Error diffusion...

  • Page 32: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    EC Declaration of Conformity According to EN45014 Manufacturer's Name: Avision Inc. Manufacturer's Address: No. 20 Creation Rd. 1, Science- Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product Model Number : AV261C conforms to the following Product Specifications:...

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