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Avision BS-0504 User Manual

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Color Image Scanner
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Avision Inc.
Regulatory model: BS-0504/ BS-0610S
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  • Page 1 Color Image Scanner User Manual Avision Inc. Regulatory model: BS-0504/ BS-0610S...
  • Page 2 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 3 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 4 Manufacturer's Address: No. 20, Creation Road I, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. declare that the product Model Number : BS-0504/ BS-0610S conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992) EN 55022 (Class B) (Conducted Radiated) (1994) EN 60555-2 (Harmonics) (1987)

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    System Requirements Windows IBM compatible PC Pentium III 600 or higher Microsoft Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP USB port (Hi-Speed with USB 2.0 card only) (Compatible with USB 1.1) At least 100 MB of free hard disk space At least 128 MB of system memory A CD-ROM drive...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ..............1-1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION..........2-1 CD S NSTALLING THE OFTWARE ........2-1 SCANNER INSTALLATION ..........3-1 EMOVING THE SHIPPING LOCK ......... 3-2 ONNECTING THE ABLES ..........3-3 COMPLETING YOUR FIRST SCAN........4-1 OADING APER ............4-1 ERIFYING CANNER NSTALLATION...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the color image scanner. Avision 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 8 Scanner cover Main Unit USB Cable Power Adapter/cord Quick Guide/CD Package contents...

  • Page 9: Software Installation

    2. Software Installation 2.1 Installing the CD Software 1. Insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM. The installation menu appears, as shown below: Note: If the Installation menu fails to appear, an alternative method is to click the Start button on the task bar, choose Run, and type “d:\cdsetup.exe”...

  • Page 10: Scanner Installation

    Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper-feeding problems. Retain the scanner box and packing materials for shipping purposes. Only use the AC adapter (BS-0504: SAL124A-2410U- 6 by Sino-American, BS-0610S: PSAA15W-120 by PHINONG, or BS-0610S: HEG42-120130-7L by HITRON) included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty.

  • Page 11: Removing The Shipping Lock

    3.1 Removing the shipping lock Unlock the scanner by moving the lock switch beneath it to the “Unlock” position. (Refer to the Lock/Unlock figure as below.) Lock Unlock Lock/Unlock figure...

  • Page 12: Connecting The Cables

    3.2 Connecting the Cables Make sure the power of scanner is off. Connecting to Power Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet. Power Cable...
  • Page 13 Connecting to Computer Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer. USB Cable...

  • Page 14: I Nstallation

    2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message. (Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows 2000/XP) In Windows 9X or Windows ME, confirm that the “Search for a better driver.” is selected and click the “Next”...
  • Page 15 When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. (Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows 2000/XP)

  • Page 16: Completing Your First Scan

    Completing Your First Scan Loading Your Paper Align the document to the reference mark, as indicated. Document reference (the text face down) mark...

  • Page 17: Verifying Your Scanner Installation

    4.2 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 18: S Canner P Roperties D Ialog B Ox

    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 19 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 20 Status Bar Fit Page View Thumbnail View 11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or Actual Size (100%) button ( ) from the Viewing toolbars at the right side. 12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool.

  • Page 21: A Glance Of The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

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

  • Page 22: Using The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner’s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter. The Scanner Properties dialog box...

  • Page 23: Buttons On The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    5.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog 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 24 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 25: 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 26 5.2.1 The Image Selection Box The Image Selection box includes the image type and 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 27 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 Rear Front Selection 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 28 5.2.2 Other Image Options Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Two of the options are Dynamic Threshold and Fixed Processing. Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value...
  • Page 29 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 30 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 31 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 32 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 33 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 34 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 5-13...
  • Page 35 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, 1. Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or other scan settings.) 2.
  • Page 36 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 37 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 38: 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.
  • Page 39 The Compression tab dialog box 5-18...

  • Page 40: The Color Dropout Tab

    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 41 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 42 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 5-21...

  • Page 43: 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 5-22...
  • Page 44 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 45 The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected. X-Offset — the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area. Y-Offset — the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area.
  • Page 46 Example： Redefine your scan area ( x-offset: 2.25 inches；y- offset:1.13 inches) Scan Area Display window After Fixed to Original Transport The Redefined Scan Area 5-25...
  • Page 47 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 48 Choose “Unlimited” 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 49 Example：Additional Length Detection：Set Additional Length to be 2.02 inches 2.02” 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 if multi- feed is detected. Sound Alarm on Multi-Feed: If this is selected and a wave file is added, the scanner will produce a sound alarm if multi-feed is detected.
  • Page 50 How to add the sound alarm： 1. Click the Browse button on the right side of the speaker icon. The Open dialog box appears. 2. Choose your wave file. 3. Click the Open button. The wave file is added. Units Defines the primary measurement system.

  • Page 51: Relative To Document

    5.5.3 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 52 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 selected The Image image Selection A black rectangular Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area.
  • Page 53 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 5-32...

  • Page 54: The Options Tab

    5.6 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings. The Option tab dialog box 5-33...
  • Page 55 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 56 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°. Original Rotate 90°CW Rotate Rotate 180° 90°CCW Blank Page Check if you wish to remove the Removal blank page and move the slider to the left or right to your desired...
  • Page 57 Edge Check White or Black if you wish to add white or Fill black edge on the border of your scanned image. Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm. Default value is 0. Original Edge Fill: 5mm (Black) Image Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the Control right and left side of your image.
  • Page 58 Background This option allows you to set your scan Setting background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. *This option varies based on type of scanner and is available for the front page in the ADF (auto document feeder) only. For the rear page, only the white background is available.

  • Page 59: The Setting Tab

    5.7 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 60 Batch Scan •Batch Scan Setting To increase the scanning speed, the scanner first scans a few pages of your document and then sends these scanning data to the application. Therefore, during scanning, the numbers of pages been scanned on the scanner is somehow different with the numbers of pages displayed on your computer screen.
  • Page 61 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 62: The Information Tab

    5.8 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.
  • Page 63 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 64: Using The Buttons

    Using the Buttons The following picture shows the 2 buttons on the scanner. ID Card ID Photo 6.1 Installing Button Manager Lite 2 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.

  • Page 65: Checking The Button Configurations Before Scanning

    6.2 Checking the Button Configurations Before Scanning Click the Scan button on the scanner. The Button Panel is displayed in the Windows System Tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen. This indicates the scanner model The Function Icon (The number of function icons...
  • Page 66 Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears. Click to select options or setting. The button name. The scan settings for the selected button. The destination application. The file (This is the format of the application that scanned opens after you...

  • Page 67: Scanning From One Touch Of The Buttons

    6.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons ID Card ID Photo Press the button you desire. Scan and load your scanned image to your default image editing software application.

  • Page 68: Technical Service

    7. Technical Service Before contact Avision, 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); The name and version of your scanning software application;...

  • Page 69: Specifications

    8. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model Number BS-0504/ BS-0610S Scanner Type: Desktop flatbed Optical Resolution: 600 dpi * 1200 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White mode 8-bit gray scale 24-bit color Max. Document Size: 105mmx175mm...

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