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  • Page 1 A4 Portable Scanner User’s Guide Avision Inc.
  • Page 2 Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 • EMC Directive 2004/108/EC CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct CE-marked AC adapter provided by Avision. This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024 and safety requirements of EN 60950. CE Warning This product satisfies the Class B limits of EN55022, EN55024 and safety requirements of EN 60950.
  • Page 5 Warning and cautions in using the lithium ion battery Warning: Danger warning to prevent the possibility of the battery from leaking, heating, explosion, please observe the following precautions: • Don’t immerse the battery in water and seawater. Please put it in cool and dry environment if no using. •...
  • Page 6 Caution: • Do not use or leave the battery at very high temperature conditions (for example, strong direct sunlight or a vehicle in extremely hot conditions). Otherwise, it can overheat or fire or its performance will be degenerate and its service life will be decreased.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that the product can not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for recovery and recycling in an effort to protect human health and the environment.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..........1-1 Scanner Package .........1-2 2. SCANNER OVERVIEW.........2-1 Front view...........2-1 Side view ............2-3 Rear view ...........2-4 3. INSTALLATION & OPERATION FOR EASY MODE (SD/FLASH MODE) ..........3-1 Installing the battery ........3-2 Charging the battery from the adapter or the computer ............3-3 Inserting a memory card or a USB flash drive ..3-6 Turning on the scanner .........3-7...
  • Page 9 5. ENHANCING YOUR IMAGE QUALITY WITH THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX ....5-1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box . 5-2 The Image Tab ........... 5-4 5.2.1 The Image Selection Box....5-5 5.2.2 Other Image Options ......5-8 5.2.3 Scanning color images .....5-18 5.2.4 Scanning grayscale images ....5-19...
  • Page 10 8. MAINTENANCE ..........8-1 Calibrating the Scanner.........8-1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ......8-3 9. TROUBLESHOOTING ..........9-1 Questions in “Scan to SD/Flash” Mode ....9-1 Questions in “Scan to PC” Mode .....9-3 The System LED Light Pattern......9-4 10. SPECIFICATIONS..........10-1...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the scanner. This scanner provides you flexibility to start instant scans without connecting it to a computer or you may use like a regular scanner to start advanced scans by installing the software and connecting it to a computer. Before you install and operate the product, please take a few minutes to read through this manual.

  • Page 12: Scanner Package

    Scanner Package Scanner main unit CD (Software, User’s Guide) Calibration chart Cleaning swab USB Y cable Power adapter and USB power cable Plastic Sheath for Photo...

  • Page 13: Scanner Overview

    User’s Manual 2. Scanner Overview Front view Name Function/ Description Move the knob to “1” ~ Power LED and “5” to turn on and “OFF” Knob ( to turn off the scanner. In “SC/Flash” Mode: Press the button for 2 Scan or Custom seconds to start calibrating the scanner.
  • Page 14 Green LED: Indicate the ready status. Green Blinking: Indicate the scanning and saving status. Red Blinking: Indicate System LED the following status: • No SD card/Flash drive inserted • SD card/Flash drive Memory full • Wrong SD Card. Insert an original to start Feeding Slot scanning.

  • Page 15: Side View

    Side view Connect the scanner to a Mini USB computer via a USB Y connector cable for data transmission and battery charge. USB Flash Insert a USB flash drive. Drive Slot Memory Card Insert a memory card. Slot...

  • Page 16: Rear View

    Rear view Move to “PC” mode to connect the scanner to a computer via PC Mode the mini USB cable and use the scanner like a regular scanner. Move to “SD Flash” mode to start SD/Flash instant scan and save your Mode scanned images to a SD card or a USB flash drive.

  • Page 17: Installation & Operation For Easy Mode (Sd/Flash Mode)

    User’s Manual 3. Installation & Operation For Easy Mode (SD/Flash Mode) Precautions • Keep the product out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. • Do not install the product in a humid or dusty place. •...

  • Page 18: Installing The Battery

    3.1 Installing the battery To install the battery into the scanner, Open the battery cover underneath the scanner. Load the battery into the battery container. Make sure the battery is loaded with the correct polarity. Note the copper strips on the battery should be touching the copper strips on the device inside the battery container.

  • Page 19: Charging The Battery From The Adapter Or The Computer

    Charging the battery from the adapter or the computer Turn off your scanner by moving the “POWER” knob to the “OFF” position. To charge the battery from the computer, please follow these steps: a. Connect the mini end of the supplied USB Y cable to the mini USB connector of the scanner.
  • Page 20 To charge the battery from the supplied power adapter, please follow these steps: a. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied power cable to the mini USB port of the scanner. b. Connect the other end to a power outlet. During the charging process, the battery LED light will be lit in orange.
  • Page 21 Note: • One end of the supplied USB Y cable includes two USB connectors. These two connectors (one labeled “Power Cable”, the other labeled “Data Cable”) are used to connect to your computer at the same time to increase the transferring speed. However, if only one USB port is available from your computer, please plug the connector labeled “Power Cable”...

  • Page 22: Inserting A Memory Card Or A Usb Flash Drive

    Inserting a memory card or a USB flash drive Insert a memory card with the copper strips face down in the SD slot on the back of the scanner. If you have a USB flash drive, you can connect it to the USB port on the back of the scanner instead of using a memory card.

  • Page 23: Turning On The Scanner

    Turning on the scanner Move the POWER knob to any number between “1” and “5” to turn on the scanner. The System The System LED will be first lit in red and then lit in green steadily. This indicates the scanner is in ready status.
  • Page 24 If you wish to save your images to JPEG file format, turn the POWER knob to “1”. To save images to PDF file format, turn the POWER knob to “2”. To save your images to TIFF file format, turn the POWER knob to “3”.
  • Page 25 If the output file format is preset to PDF, the scanner will automatically create a folder titled “DCIM” and its subfolder “100DOC” on your memory card or USB flash drive, which will hold the first 9999 scans. Then “101DOC” folder will be created for the next 9999 scans, and so on.

  • Page 26: Scanning A Photo

    Scanning a photo Insert your photo into the plastic sheath supplied with the scanner. (The detailed usage of the plastic sheath is described in the next page.) With the side to be scanned facing upward and in correct orientation, place the left edge of the original against the left edge of the feeding slot.

  • Page 27: Using A Plastic Sheath

    3.6.1 Using a plastic sheath Always use the clear plastic sheath (included) when scanning photos to ensure the best scanning results. The sheath helps eliminate the possibility of de-focusing due to the uneven surface of curled photos. Curled photo Insert the photo into the plastic sheath as shown below. Insert the plastic sheath, flat and level, into the scanner’s feeding slot, folded side first, image facing up.
  • Page 28 Note: • Keeping the original flat and level when feeding prevents possible jamming. • Keep originals free from finger prints, oil, dirt, and dust for optimum scanned image quality. • Remove photos from the plastic sheath after scanning to prevent the sheath from sticking to the photos over time.

  • Page 29: Turning Off The Scanner

    3.7 Turning off the scanner After all originals are scanned, turn the POWER knob to “OFF”. Now you can safely remove the memory card or flash card from the scanner. Important! Insert only one page or one photo at a time, and insert the next one only when the previous one is done.
  • Page 30 The scanner has a built-in cropping function that is capable to detect and crop the edges of an original. The max cropping size is 1.5mm per edge, as illustrated below: Max. 1.5mm Max. 1.5mm 3-14...

  • Page 31: Installation & Operation For Advanced Scan

    User’s Manual 4. Installation & Operation For Advanced Scan By switching to the “PC” mode, installing the scanner driver and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via the TWAIN user interface from your image-editing software application and enhance your image quality with various features.

  • Page 32: Installing The Scanner Driver

    4.1.1 Installing the Scanner Driver Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run “setup.exe”. Contents on the installation graphic: • Install Button Manager: To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install Button Manager. To ensure Button Manager works properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver.

  • Page 33: Turning On The Scanner

    • Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals for the scanner and Button Manager, you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in PDF file format. If you already have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you may disregard this item.

  • Page 34: Switching To "Pc" Mode

    4.1.3 Switching to “PC” Mode To start easy mode to save your images to your SD card or USB flash drive, please turn the operation mode to “SC/Flash” at the rear of the scanner as indicated. 4.1.4 Connecting to Computer The scanner will get its power from the computer through the USB cable.
  • Page 35 The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. In Windows 2000, confirms that the “Search for a better driver.” is selected and click the “Next” button. In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When the XP certification screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the installation.

  • Page 36: Placing Your Document

    4.2 Placing Your Document 4.2.1 Notice on Using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specifications: • Document(s) can range in size from 2.9 by 2.1 inches to 8.5 by 14 inches (Legal). •...

  • Page 37: Loading Paper To The Paper Feed Slot

    4.2.2 Loading Paper to the Paper Feed Slot Insert your document facing up to the paper feed slot. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot.

  • Page 38: Loading A Card To The Paper Feed Slot

    4.2.3 Loading A Card to the Paper Feed Slot Place the card face up with the long dimension parallel to the paper feed slot and make sure the top of the card points to the paper feed slot. Align the original to the left side of the paper feed slot. Note: This scanner is able to scan plastic ID cards from the front input tray.

  • Page 39: Verifying Your Scanner Installation

    Verifying Your Scanner Installation To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed.
  • Page 40 Actual Page Size Save File Path File Format Scan Setup Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF, GIF, and JPEG.) Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box.
  • Page 41 Image Selection From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box.)
  • Page 42 Status Bar Fit Page View Thumbnail View You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or Actual Size (100%) button ( ) from the Viewing toolbars at the right side. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool.

  • Page 43: A Glance Of The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Choose your image type and the side of Selection document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner. 3.

  • Page 44: Scan From The Scanner Button

    Scan from the scanner button To scan using the scanner buttons, follow these steps: Load the originals. Press the Scan button ( ) to start a scan. The Scan Progress Window will be displayed and the scanned image will be saved in a default location or a user defined location.

  • Page 45: Enhancing Your Image Quality With The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    User’s Manual 5. Enhancing Your Image Quality with the Scanner Properties Dialog Box By switching to the “PC” mode, installing the scanner driver and connecting the scanner to a computer, you can scan via the TWAIN user interface (Scanner Properties dialog box) from your image-editing software application and enhance your image quality with various features.

  • Page 46: Buttons On The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    5.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Description Defaults Click the Defaults button, the factory default settings will be shown on each tab. Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click the Scan button to start scanning your document.
  • Page 47 The following table shows the default settings： Tab name Default settings Image Image：Front B&W Binarization：Dynamic Threshold Resolution：200 dpi Invert：Blank on White Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder Threshold：None Brightness：None Contrast：None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping：Automatic Deskew：Yes Orientation：Portrait OverScan：0.00 Multifeed Detection：None Unit：Inch Options Rotation Degrees：None...

  • Page 48: The Image Tab

    5.2 The Image Tab The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution, you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side.

  • Page 49: The Image Selection Box

    5.2.1 The Image Selection Box The Image Selection box includes the image type document side option. If you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document, you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time.
  • Page 50 Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W(Drop Blue Color：Threshold：10, Background：79), the other in color Side/Image Selection Rear Front Image Type Description Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color. Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray.
  • Page 51 Front/Rear Auto Color Detection: Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear page of your color document in color image mode. If your document is in colors, the scanner will automatically scan the document into a color image. If your document is non- color, you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the Non-Color Selection option.

  • Page 52: Other Image Options

    5.2.2 Other Image Options This is the process of converting a Binarization grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Options: Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Processing, Halftone 1~5, Error Diffusion. Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value...
  • Page 53 Fixed Processing: Used for black-and- white and other high contrast documents. A single level is set to determine the black- and-white transition. The threshold is programmable over the entire density range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to 0. If Fixed Processing is selected, Contrast is not available.
  • Page 54 Error Diffusion Image 5-10...
  • Page 55 Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high threshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images.
  • Page 56 Gray Document Type: Choice: Normal, Photo, Document Three options of document type are provided when you choose Gray as the image type for your scanned document. Choice: Normal, Photo, Document. • Document: Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document.
  • Page 57 Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) 5-13...
  • Page 58 Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an Brightness image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. The range is from –100 to +100. Adjusts the range between the darkest and Contrast the lightest shades in the image.
  • Page 59 Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good 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 greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image.
  • Page 60 Invert Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image. The default setting is Black on a White background. Reverse mode is White on a Black background. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert.
  • Page 61 Scan Choice: Source Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. Automatic: Allow the scanner automatically set its scan source.

  • Page 62: Scanning Color Images

    Color The purpose of Color Matching is getting the Matching accurate color. This option uses the default parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors of the image. Normal After Color Matching 5.2.3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images. Brightness Contrast Resolution...

  • Page 63: Scanning Grayscale Images

    5.2.4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images. Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 5.2.5 Scanning B&W images The following options are available for scanning B&W images. Binarization (Dynamic Threshold) Resolution Invert Binarization (Fix Processing) Threshold Brightness Resolution Invert 5-19...

  • Page 64: Editing Profiles

    5.2.6 Editing Profiles The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them. To add a new profile, Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or other scan settings.) Click the Image tab and then choose “Profiles”...
  • Page 65 To load a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the “Profiles” dropdown list box. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box. To delete a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box.
  • Page 66 To rename a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown list box and then click the Rename button. Enter new name for the profile. Choose “Save”...

  • Page 67: The Compression Tab

    5.3 The Compression Tab The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology. Move the JPEG Quality slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the level of compression.
  • Page 68 The Compression tab dialog box 5-24...

  • Page 69: The Color Dropout Tab

    5.4 The Color Dropout Tab 5.4.1 Color Dropout Selection Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red, blue, or green color in your scanned image. If your image contains red color watermark or background, choose the R (Red) channel then any red watermark or background will be removed.
  • Page 70 The Color Dropout dialog box 5-26...

  • Page 71: Other Color Dropout Options

    5.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in the best optimal result. Filter This value is used to determine the color Threshold which will be dropped out. A lower value will drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in.
  • Page 72 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 5-28...

  • Page 73: The Paper Tab

    5.5 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi- Feed Detection). The Paper tab dialog box 5-29...

  • Page 74: Cropping

    5.5.1 Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection. Options Description Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents.
  • Page 75 Automatic This option allows you to place various Multiple sized documents such as photos, ID Cards, or business cards on the flatbed (if available) and lets you create multiple individually cropped images in one scan. Note: To correctly create multiple images, please make sure there is at least 12mm (0.5”) of space between each document.

  • Page 76: Other Paper Selection

    5.5.2 Other Paper Selection Deskew Use this option to automatically deskew a document. Note: If the skew angle is too great, some of the image may be cut off. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice.

  • Page 77: Transport Timeout

    Choose “Unknown Length” if you have a batch of long page document with unknown length. Choose “Enter Length” to enter the length and width of your documents or your desired scan size on documents. This is useful when you have a batch of documents with the same scan size or a batch of same-sized documents.
  • Page 78 Note: Within the specified timeout period, if you load your document to the feeder, the scanner starts scanning automatically. If your scanner has a flatbed option and you place your paper on the flatbed, after the timeout period, you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to start scanning.

  • Page 79: The Multi-Feed Detection Tab

    5.6 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab Multi-Feed Detection Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder. Multi- Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electro-statically charged document. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner.
  • Page 80 Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being multi-fed. This value indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area. The Display window will show the size of the document as you change the value. A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection.
  • Page 81 By Length+Position: When a multi-feed is detected for the first time, the scanner memorizes the length and position of the paper attached to the document. When you perform next scanning, this pattern of multi-feed will be bypassed. To use the intelligent mode, Choose your desired multi-feed detecting method to bypass by.
  • Page 82 Detection Area This option allows you to specify a multi-feed detection area. To specify a multi-feed detection area, Choose Disable from the Intelligent Mode. The Detection Area will be enabled. Choose Inside the Range or Outside the Range. The detection area will be highlighted. Drag your mouse pointer on the top or the bottom of the detection area to specify your area in the display window.
  • Page 83 Detection Area: Outside the Range, Box, Top: 3”, Bottom: 7” 5-39...
  • Page 84 Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is detected. Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder and display the following Warning dialog box if multi-feed is detected.
  • Page 85 Multi-Feed Alarm If a wave file is added, the scanner will make a sound alarm if multi-feed is detected yet no Warning dialog box will be displayed. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed” is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder. If “Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed”...

  • Page 86: Relative To Document

    5.6.1 Relative to Document Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in color to save storage space.
  • Page 87 Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image The selected Selection image A black rectangular Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area.
  • Page 88 A Cross Sign Relative Area Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.) The entire document in B&W The relative area in color 5-44...

  • Page 89: The Preview Tab

    5.7 The Preview Tab The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan) your image before final scan. This preview image lets you allocate your scan area. You can choose your scan area by the “Scan Area” drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window.

  • Page 90: The Options Tab

    5.8 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings. The Option tab dialog box 5-46...
  • Page 91 Flip Side Select “fanfold” to rotate the image Rotation of the reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied to double-sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa. Choice: Book, Fanfold. If “Book”...
  • Page 92 Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°, Auto based on contents, Auto rotate every even page. Rotate 90°CW Original Rotate 90°CCW Rotate 180° Auto based on contents: When Auto based on contents is selected, images can be rotated to their proper...
  • Page 93 Blank Page Check if you wish to remove the blank page Removal and move the slider to the left or right to your desired threshold. Edge Fill Check White or Black if you wish to add white or black edge on the border of your scanned image.
  • Page 94 Image Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right Control and left side of your image. Option Original The Mirror Effect 5-50...
  • Page 95 Despeckle Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner image for OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing, and also helps to reduce compressed file size. Define the speckles (also known as image noise) you wish to remove by specifying its number (size) and radius (range).
  • Page 96 Note: • The function is currently available for Black and White image only. • To scan at rated speed, it is recommended to set the noise radius up to 10 pixels. 5-52...
  • Page 97 Background This option allows you to set your scan Setting background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. White Background Black Background 5-53...

  • Page 98: The Setting Tab

    5.9 The Setting Tab The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings: The Setting tab dialog box Energy Saving Check the Enable Energy Saver box Control and move the slider to the right to set the amount of time to start the energy saver after your last action.
  • Page 99 Cache Mode: None, Page Number, Memory Size. This option allows you to assign a specified memory size from the available RAM to process the image data. By specifying a smaller memory size, you can free more memory for other applications you are running. By specifying a larger memory size, you can have more memory to process the image data especially when you have a...
  • Page 100 Show Warning Check to show the warning messages Message such as “ADF pad count exceeds 50,000 scans (the number varies based on type of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count.” Save Settings Check to save your scanner properties after Closing settings after leaving the dialog box.

  • Page 101: The Imprinter Tab

    5.10 The Imprinter Tab The Imprinter tab allows you to print alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and custom message on your scanned image if digital imprinter is selected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected. Choice: External Imprinter, Digital Imprinter.
  • Page 102 Contents Print All Check Print All to automatically print the text at all pages of your documents. Uncheck Print All to print the text for the first page of your documents only. Custom Enter your custom text to be included in your print string.
  • Page 103 String Choice: Normal, Rotated (180 Orientation degrees) Delay Choose the position of the print string. Move the slider from 1 to 5000. Default: 300. This feature is available only if an external imprinter is installed. Print Position Choose the position of your printed string. Choice: Top, Middle, Bottom, Custom.

  • Page 104: The Information Tab

    5.11 The Information Tab The Information tab displays the following system and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The “Report” button： If you encounter any error message while using the scanner, click the Report button. A report.txt file (C:\AVxxx) will be generated. Please send this file to the nearest service center for trouble shooting.
  • Page 105 The “Reset Pad Count” button： After scanning approximately 50,000 pages (the number varies based on type of scanner) through the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one.

  • Page 107: Using The Buttons In Pc Mode

    User’s Manual 6. Using the Buttons in PC Mode To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the Button Manager. To ensure the Button Manager work properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver. 6.1 Installing Button Manager Installing the Button Manager is easy.
  • Page 108 This indicates the scanner model The Function Icon (The number of function icons vary based on type of scanner.) The Button Icon The Button Panel The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears.

  • Page 109: Customizing Your Button Settings

    The default setting is indicated in highlighted color. If you wish to change the setting, use this window to reset the setting for the file format, destination application, or other scan settings. See “Configuring the Button” in the subsequent section to reset the settings. Click the OK button to leave the window.
  • Page 110 Use the Up or Down Arrow key to select your desired button name and function. The Up and Down Arrow Key Check the “Button Function” box. Click the “Apply” and then the “OK” button to complete and leave the Button Properties dialog box.

  • Page 111: Adding A New Destination Application

    Adding A New Destination Application The Button Manager allows you to add your own software applications as a destination for your scanned image. To add a new destination application, From the Button Properties window, click Add/Delete. The Application Manager window appears. Choose Add in the Application Manager window to prompt the Add A New Application window.
  • Page 112 The new application will then be shown in List of All Applications in the Application Manager window. Choose the new software application and click Add to include it to List of Applications for the Button #. Click Add to include the new application to the specific button.

  • Page 113: Scanning From One Touch Of The Button

    Scanning From One Touch of the Button Insert document to the scanner. Choose the button on the Button Panel to send the scanned image to your specified destination. The selected button will be highlighted. (For example, if you want to scan with button #4, which open Microsoft Paint and display the scanned image in the main window of Microsoft Paint, button #4 on the screen will be highlighted.)

  • Page 114: Scanning Documents To Your Ipad Or Smartphone

    User’s Manual 7. Scanning Documents to Your iPad or SmartPhone 7.1 Scanning photos to iPad With this scanner, you can scan y our documents and import the scanned images to your iPad. To scan photos to your iPad, Important! Since the scanner is a USB device, please first make sure you have an iPad camera connector which is included in the iPad Camera Connection Kit.
  • Page 115 Connect the mini USB connector of the supplie d mini USB Y cable to the mini USB p ort at the scanner and the other end to the camera connector. Camera connector (Power) iPad (Data) USB Cable Turn on your iPad. Insert your docume nts to the feeding slot of the...
  • Page 116 Choose “Import” to import and organize the scanned images into the albums of your iPad. Notes: • If the scanned images have not been displayed in your iPad, try to turn off and on your iPad to try again. • The product also supports a variety of Android pads in the market.

  • Page 117: Scanning Documents To A Smartphone

    Scanning documents to a SmartPhone Unplug a memory card to your scanner and turn on your scanner by turning the POWER knob to “1” ~ “5”. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB Flash Drive port marked with a USB icon on your scanner and connect the other end to your SmartPhone.

  • Page 118: Scanning Documents To A Macintosh Computer

    7.3 Scanning documents to a Macintosh computer Insert a memory card to your scanner. Turn the POWER knob to “1” ~ “5” to turn on your scanner. Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied USB Y cable to the mini USB port at the back of the scanner. Connect the other end to the USB port on your Macintosh computer.

  • Page 119: Maintenance

    User’s Manual 8. Maintenance Calibrating the scanner If the scanned image looks fuzzy or there are strange stripes on it, the scanner may need calibrating in order for the sensor to resume its original precision. To calibrate the scanner: Make sure your SC card or USB flash drive is inserted in the scanner.
  • Page 120 Insert the supplied calibration chart to the feeding slot in 5 seconds, as shown below: Note: Please hold only the bottom-right and bottom-left corner of the calibration chart with two hands as illustrated. Do not touch the rest areas. The scanner starts calibrating. After calibration is finished, the system LED will be lit in green solidly.

  • Page 121: Cleaning The Scanner Glass

    Cleaning the scanner glass The glass in the scanner should be cleaned periodically. If debris is present, the scanned image may have streaks or scratches. To clean the scanner glass, Turn the scanner off by turning the POWER knob to “OFF”.
  • Page 122 Remove the cleaning swab from the scanner. Repeat step 3 and step 4 for five or six times consecutively. Remove the supplied cleaning swab, store it in a safe place and protect it from dust.

  • Page 123: Troubleshooting

    User’s Manual 9. Troubleshooting If you have problems with the operation of the product, please check the following troubleshooting hints. Questions in “Scan to SD/Flash” Mode There are strange lines on the Question: scanned image, or the image is not clear.
  • Page 124 The System LED blinks rapidly and Question: no scan is possible. Check the following: Answer: • Is the memory card inserted properly into the memory card slot? Re-insert the card and try again. • Is the SD card locked (set to write- protect)? Unlock the card.

  • Page 125: Questions In "Scan To Pc" Mode

    Questions in “Scan to PC” Mode The scanned image always comes Question: out to be too dark. 1) Use your application to modify the Answer: Gamma setting to 2.2 and 1.8 for your printer and monitor respectively. 2) Adjust Brightness setting from the TWAIN interface to get a brighter image.

  • Page 126: The System Led Light Pattern

    The System LED light pattern In the “SD/Flash” mode, the System LED light patterns represent the following status: Light Description Steadily on in green The scanner is ready for use. color Initializing system and memory card. Please wait until the initialization process is complete before using the scanner.

  • Page 127: Specifications

    User’s Manual 10. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Specification CIS (Contact Image Scanning Technology Sensor) Acceptable paper size 2”x 2” ~ 8.5” x 11.69” Output image formats JPEG, PDF, TIFF Flash 512KB Memory Internal 64MB (DDRI) Resolution Scanned image 300 dpi (dots per inch)
  • Page 128 Battery Durability 300 pages (A4, color) Weight 700 g 290 x 68 x 51 mm Dimensions (WxDxH) (11.4 x 2.7 x 2.0 in) Paper Thickness Up to 0.8 mm Recommended Operating 5ºC ~ 35ºC; Environment 20% RH ~ 85% RH 10-2...

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