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Avision AV360CS User Manual

Avision AV360CS User Manual

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AV360CS
Color
Image Scanner
User's Manual
Version 1.0
(Doc. No. 250-0079-E)
AVISION INC. 1997

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  • Page 1 AV360CS Color Image Scanner User's Manual Version 1.0 (Doc. No. 250-0079-E) AVISION INC. 1997...
  • 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...
  • Page 3 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

    ................4-6 MAGE ONTROL 4.4 S ..................4-7 CANNING Chapter 5 M AINTENANCE Chapter 6 T ROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 Q&A ..................... 6-2 6.2 Technical Service ................6-3 Chapter 7 S PECIFICATIONS Model: AV360CS................7-1 Appendix Detailed Procedure for installing SCSI Driver...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Avision AV360CS color image scanner. Avision Inc. is one of the leading companies in the world to develop high performance scanners. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual.
  • Page 7 1. Manual, Driver kit CD, AC power cord, D25P cable, etc. 2. Scanner 3. Cushion 4. Carton Figure 1-1 Scanner packing...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Scanner Installation

    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 an even, flat surface.

  • Page 9: Unlocking The Scanner

    2.2 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: Installation Of The Scsi Card

    3) Power on your computer. Software Installation In Windows 3.1 1) If your SCSI card is bundled with Avision AV360CS, then installing the scanner driver will at the same time complete the installation of the SCSI card driver. If your SCSI card is not bundled with Avision AV360CS, then please follow the installation sheet contained in your SCSI card.
  • Page 11 Choose Have disk and type "d:\DTCSCSI(d means the letter indicating your current CD-ROM drive) Choose Finish and restart Windows NT. If your SCSI card is bundled with Avision AV360CS, you can refer to the Appendix for more details in regards to the installation of the SCSI driver.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Cable

    Make sure the power of scanner is off. Connecting the SCSI cable to the scanner The AV360CS scanner is provided with an active terminator already. As such, if the scanner is the only (or final) SCSI device connected to your host computer, turn the active terminator to the on position), and the scanner will function all right.
  • Page 13 Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. Figure 2-1 AV360CS scanner cable connection...
  • Page 14 Figure 2-2 SCSI chain configuration Figure 2-2 In the SCSI chain configuration, the scanner is connected to the host computer; a second SCSI cable then connects the scanner with other devices.
  • Page 15 SCSI device, then please select a different ID#. (See Figure 2-3) Note: The default SCSI ID number for Avision AV360CS is 6. Usually ID# 0 is assigned to an internal hard disk drive, and ID# 7, to SCSI adapter or host.

  • Page 16: Document Placement

    2.5 Document Placement As shown below, place the document upside down on the document board with the text facing away from you. 1. Document Cover 2. Document Pad 3. Reference Frame 4. Document 5. Glass 6. Document Board Figure 2-5 Document loading...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Scanner Driver Installation

    OmniPage, PhotoShop, etc. Insert “Avision PaperCom Supreme” into your CD ROM drive. The Avision Driver Kit 3.X.X dialog box as Fig. 3-1 will appear. Read "Read Me First" for some valuable information which you should note.
  • Page 18 The "Scanner ID" window as Fig. 2-17 will appear. Choose "Detect". The current Scanner ID number will be verified and highlighted. Press OK button. You can then start your application to use the scanner, or refer to your application manual for more details. Figure 3-1 Avision Driver Kit 3.11...
  • Page 19 Figure 3-2 AV Kit 3.3.1 Installer Figure 3-3 Select a folder for plug-in...
  • Page 20 Figure 3-4 Chooser Note: You can find the latest driver and documents in our homepage in World Wide Web(WWW). Our address is: http://www.avision.com...
  • Page 21 PC Users To run at rated speed as recommended, the AV360CS color scanner must have the following minimum requirements: * IBM compatible PC 386/486 or Pentium; * Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT; * DOS 5.0 or higher;...
  • Page 22 For Windows 95 3. Avision PaperCom Supreme CD is auto run. Simply follow the instructions on the screen to install the scanner driver and its application. 4. If you choose to install not by auto run, then press the Start button and choose RUN. Type d:\Driver\AV360CS.exe (d means the letter indicating your...
  • Page 23 Chapter 4 Operating the Scanner MAC Users 1. Start your application. From File menu, choose Acquire command. 2. Select MrScan from the submenu of Acquire. The Mac Plug- in user interface will pop up on the screen. 3. Place the document upside down on the document board(glass) with the text facing away from you.
  • Page 24 5. Place the document upside down on the document board with the text facing away from you. 6. From the File menu, choose Acquire. 7. Avision TWAIN user interface as Figure 4-2 will pop up on the screen. Click Preview or Scan button to scan the document.
  • Page 25 Figure 4-2 Avision TWAIN user interface Scannning Source: AV360CS scans two types of source, the document as well as the transparency. Select either one from the screen of Avision TWAIN user interface for your own purpose. Please see Figure 4-3 as shown...

  • Page 26: Image Type

    Figure 4-3 Scanning Source 4.1 Image Type Select image type through the mode from the screen of Avision TWAIN user interface for your own purpose. Please see Figure 4-4 as below: Figure 4-4 Image Type...
  • Page 27 Each image type is described as follows: 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. Gray (256 levels gray scale) Scanner recognizes each point in the image as a shade of gray (continuous tone).

  • Page 28: Resolution Control

    4.2 Resolution Control 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 be improved, on the contrary, it makes your files more...

  • Page 29: 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. Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image without losing details of the lightest and the darkest areas.
  • Page 30 Currently disabled 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 31 Before Descreen After Descreen...

  • Page 32: Scanning

    4.4 Scanning Preview: Previews your image to allocate the area to be scanned. Scan: Scans the area with the parameters you have set. Exit: Cancels the current job. As shown in the figure below, in the Preview window, you can define the area to be scanned by dragging the cursor auxiliary lines with the mouse.

  • Page 33: Chapter 5 Maintenance

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

  • Page 34: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 6 Troubleshooting The scanner will automatically perform a simple self test whenever it has been 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 35: Questions And Answers

    6.1 Questions and Answers Question: When I power on the scanner, it makes noise and will not stand ready. Answer: There are two possibilities: 1) You forgot to unlock the scanner. Please unlock the scanner by turning the switch to the "use" position. 2) You did not place the scanner on a level surface.

  • Page 36: Technical Service

    6.2 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...);...
  • Page 37 Other Area: Avision Inc. Address :No.20, Creation Road I, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. Telephone number :+886 (3) 578-2388 Fax number :+886 (3) 577-7017 Web Site :http://www.avision.com Email :service@avision.com.tw Note: 1. You can find the latest driver and documents in our homepage in World Wide Web(WWW).

  • Page 38: Chapter 7 Specifications

    Chapter 7 Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model: AV360CS Scanner Type: Single-Pass color flatbed scanner Optical Resolution: up to 300 dpi * 600 dpi (H*V) Maximum Resolution: 9600 dpi * 9600 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White mode...

  • Page 39: Appendix Detailed Procedure For Installing Scsi Driver

    Appendix Detailed Procedure for installing SCSI Driver In Windows 95, please: The "New Hardware Found?" dialog box will be displayed. Choose Driver from hard disk provided by the hardware manufacturer or choose Do not install a driver. If you choose Driver from hard disk provided by the hardware manufacturer, please follow the following procedure.
  • Page 40 11) The "Finish" dialog box will be displayed. Choose Finish and then choose Restart the Windows 95. In Windows 3.1, please: If your SCSI card is bundled with Avision AV360CS, then installing the scanner driver will at the same time complete the installation of the SCSI card driver.
  • Page 41 Follow the subsequent procedure on the screen to complete the installation. When the "System Setting Change" dialog box appears, choose OK to restart Windows NT.

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