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Regulatory model: FF-0609H
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  • Page 1 Sheet-fed Duplex Scanner User’s Manual Regulatory model: FF-0609H Avision Inc.
  • 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 User’s Manual 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, this...
  • Page 4 As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Avision Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    User’s Manual System Requirements IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP USB port 2.0 (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 Scanner Installation ..........2-1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray......2-2 Installing the ADF Output Paper Tray ....2-3 Installing Front Paper Tray ......2-4 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the Cables ............2-5 2.4.1 Connecting to Power ........2-5 2.4.2 Turning on the Power.........2-6 2.4.3...
  • Page 7 User’s Manual The Compression Tab ......... 4-18 The Color Dropout Tab ........ 4-20 4.4.1 Color Dropout Selection ......4-20 4.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options....4-21 The Paper Tab ........... 4-23 4.5.1 Cropping .............4-24 4.5.2 Other Paper Selection ......4-27 4.5.3 Relative to Document ......4-32 The Preview Tab ........

  • Page 8: Introduction

    User’s Manual 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the color sheet-fed image scanner. With this scanner, you can quickly scan documents in duplex (double-sided) mode to increase productivity. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides proper instructions for you to unpack, install, operate and maintain the scanner.
  • Page 9 Scanner Main Unit ADF Paper Tray ADF Output Paper Tray Front Tray & Extension Wire USB Cable Power Adapter & Power Cord Note: 1. Only use the AC adapter HEG42-240200-7L made by Hitron or SA148A-24V/SA60-24 made by Sino-American included in the machine.

  • Page 10: Scanner Installation

    User’s Manual 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 11: Installing The Adf Paper Tray

    2.1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray Attach the ADF Paper Tray to the clip joint of the scanner as indicated below. When properly insert, you will hear a snap-in sound. ADF Paper Tray Scanner Clip Joint...

  • Page 12: Installing The Adf Output Paper Tray

    User’s Manual 2.2 Installing the ADF Output Paper Tray Hold the Output paper tray some 30 degrees as shown in below. Insert the right protrusion of the Output Paper Tray into the hole on the front of the scanner. 3. Insert the left protrusion of the Output Paper Tray slightly into the hole on the front of the scanner.

  • Page 13: Installing Front Paper Tray

    2.3 Installing Front Paper Tray If you wish to feed paper from the front tray, please remove the ADF output tray first and then install the front paper tray. 1. Insert the left protrusion of the front paper tray into the hole on the front of the scanner.

  • Page 14: Installing The Scanner Driver And Connecting The Cables

    User’s Manual 2.4 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the Cables NOTE: 1). The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s. To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer.

  • Page 15: Turning On The Power

    2.4.2 Turning on the Power After the power cable and the USB cable have all connected, press the power switch to the “I” position to turn on the scanner. To turn off the scanner, please press the power switch to the “O” position. Power Switch 2.4.3 Installing the Scanner Driver...
  • Page 16 User’s Manual 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. Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your scanner, you need to install the scanner driver.

  • Page 17: Connecting To Computer

    2.4.4 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 2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found”...
  • Page 18 User’s Manual In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When the XP certification screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the installation. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button. Note: To uninstall the scanner driver in Windows XP, be sure to keep your scanner connecting to your computer.

  • Page 19: Completing Your First Scan

    User’s Manual Completing Your First Scan Loading Your Paper 3.1.1 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 3.5 by 2 inches to 8.5 by 14 inches (Legal).

  • Page 20: Placing Your Document In The Adf Paper Tray

    3.1.2 Placing Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray Fanning Your Document Standard paper size should feed easily through the scanner. To avoid occasional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents, loosen the paper before loading. Document feeding Place your document with the text face down on the ADF Paper Tray.

  • Page 21: Placing Your Document On The Front Tray

    User’s Manual 3.1.3 Placing Your Document On the Front Tray Place your document with the text face down on the front tray as indicated below. Your Document (face down)

  • Page 22: 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 23 User’s Manual 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 24 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 25 User’s Manual 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 26: A Glance Of The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    3.1.4 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 Box document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner.

  • Page 27: Using The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    User’s Manual 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 28: Buttons On The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    4.1 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 29 User’s Manual 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...

  • Page 30: The Image Tab

    4.2 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 31: The Image Selection Box

    User’s Manual 4.2.1 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 32 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 33: Other Image Options

    User’s Manual 4.2.2 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...
  • Page 34 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 35 User’s Manual 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 36 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 37 User’s Manual 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 38 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 39: Scanning Color Images

    User’s Manual Color Adjusts the color quality of the image so Adjustment that it comes close to that of the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Normal After Color Adjustment 4.2.3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images. Brightness Contrast Resolution...

  • Page 40: Scanning Grayscale Images

    4.2.4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images. Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4.2.5 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 4-14...

  • Page 41: Editing Profiles

    User’s Manual 4.2.6 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 42 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 43 User’s Manual 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.

  • Page 44: The Compression Tab

    4.3 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 45 User’s Manual The Compression tab dialog box 4-19...

  • Page 46: The Color Dropout Tab

    The Color Dropout Tab 4.4.1 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 47: Other Color Dropout Options

    User’s Manual 4.4.2 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 48 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 4-22...

  • Page 49: The Paper Tab

    User’s Manual 4.5 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 4-23...

  • Page 50: Cropping

    4.5.1 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 51 User’s Manual 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 52 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 4-26...

  • Page 53: Other Paper Selection

    User’s Manual 4.5.2 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 54 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 55 User’s Manual Example：Additional Length Detection：Set Additional Length to be 2.02 inches 2.02” 4-29...
  • Page 56 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 •...
  • Page 57 User’s Manual Sound Alarm on Multi-Feed • 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.

  • Page 58: Relative To Document

    4.5.3 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 59 User’s Manual 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 60 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 4-34...

  • Page 61: The Preview Tab

    User’s Manual 4.6 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 62: The Options Tab

    4.7 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings. The Option tab dialog box 4-36...
  • Page 63 User’s Manual 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.
  • Page 64 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 65 User’s Manual 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...
  • Page 66 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 67: The Setting Tab

    User’s Manual 4.8 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 68 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 69 User’s Manual Show Scanning Check and the scanning progress bar Progress will be shown during scanning. 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.”...

  • Page 70: The Information Tab

    4.9 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 71 User’s Manual 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 72: Isis Interface Operation

    User’s Manual ISIS Interface Operation The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN’s. Every function on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below: Mode: Select one of scan modes, including B&W, gray, color options. Dither: 5 halftone levels available, can be disabled. Dots per inch: Select your desired resolution.

  • Page 73: Using The Buttons

    User’s Manual Using the Buttons The following picture shows the 3 buttons and 1 function screen on the scanner. Function Screen Function-Select Button Cancel Button Scan Button 6.1 Installing Button Manager To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the Button Manager.

  • Page 74: Checking The Button Configurations Before

    Installing the Button Manager is easy. Insert the supplied CD to your CD-ROM drive and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of the Button Manager. Button Manager provides you an easy way to scan your document and then link the scanned image to your designated software application.

  • Page 75: Scanning

    User’s Manual The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears. Click to select options or setting. The button The scan number and settings for name. the selected button.

  • Page 76: Scanning From One Touch Of The Buttons

    6.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons 1. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper and load the document with their tops into the automatic document feeder. 2. Check the number on the LED screen to ensure if you are selecting the proper scan settings and destination application.

  • Page 77: Maintenance

    User’s Manual Maintenance Cleaning the ADF From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust. In this case the scanner may not feed documents smoothly. If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your machine to its original state.

  • Page 78: Cleaning The Calibration Area

    ADF Pad Feeding Roller 7.2 Cleaning the Calibration Area Press the Paper Jam Clearing button. Open the front door to the left. Wet a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%) Wipe the glass and the white area as illustrated in below by moving the swab from side to side to rid the dust or dirt.

  • Page 79: Replacing The Snap-In Pad Module

    User’s Manual 7.3 Replacing the Snap-in Pad Module After scanning approximately 20,000 pages through the ADF, the pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it.

  • Page 80: Troubleshooting

    User’s Manual 8. Troubleshooting 8.1 Clearing a Paper Jam In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: Press the ADF Release Button on the left side. Gently open the Scanner Front Door to the left. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit.
  • Page 81 Document...

  • Page 82: Questions And Answers

    User’s Manual 8.2 Questions and Answers Question: Paper becomes jammed during scanning. Answer: 1) Open the scanner front door. 2) Pull out the jammed paper carefully. 3) Close the scanner front door. Question: More than one sheet of paper are fed into the scanner.
  • Page 83 Question: Why is it my scanned image always comes out 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. 2) Use the Brightness setting of the TWAIN user interface to get a brighter image.

  • Page 84: Technical Service

    User’s Manual 8.3 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);...

  • Page 85: Specifications

    User’s Manual 9. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model Number： FF-0609H Scanner Type: Desktop sheet-fed Optical Resolution: 600 dpi * 1200 dpi Scanning Modes: Black & White Gray Color ADF Capacity: Up to 50 pages Document Size: Letter, legal, A4, B5, A5 Max.

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