Avision FT-1109H User manual

Sheet-Fed Duplex Scanner
Guick Guide
Regulatory model: FT-1109H
Avision Inc.
English

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Trademarks
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system, or translated into any language or computer language,
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written permission of Avision Inc.
Material scanned by this product may be protected by
governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright
laws, the customer is solely responsible for complying with all
such laws and regulations.
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.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.............................................. 1-1
2. Scanner Installation.................................. 2-1
2.1 Installing the Input Paper Tray...................... 2-1
2.2 Installing the Output Paper Tray.................... 2-3
2.3 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables ........ 2-5
3. Completing Your First Scan ....................... 3-1
3.1 Loading Your Paper...................................... 3-1
3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation ................ 3-3
3.3 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 3-7
4. ISIS Interface Operation........................... 4-1
5. Using the Buttons ..................................... 5-1
5.1 Installing Button Manager V2........................ 5-2
5.2 Checking the Button Configurations before
Scanning ................................................... 5-2
5.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons ....... 5-4
6. Maintenance.............................................. 6-1
6.1Cleaning the ADF ........................................ 6-1
6.2 Cleaning the Calibration Area........................ 6-3
7. Troubleshooting ........................................ 7-1
7.1 Clearing a Paper Jam ................................... 7-1

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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the color sheet-fed
image scanner. With this scanner, you can scan documents
from the auto document feeder increase your 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.
The following figure indicates the package contents. Please
check all the items against your checklist. If you do not
receive all the items, please contact your authorized local
dealer immediately.

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1. Scanner Main Unit
2. ADF Paper Tray
3. ADF Output Paper Tray
4. Software CD & Quick Guide
5. USB Cable
6. Power Adapter & Power Cord
Note:
1. Only use the AC adapter included in the machine. Using
other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the
warranty.
2. The suitable power supply cord will be provided and
evaluated when national approval.
3. Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents
against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged,
please contact your dealer immediately.
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2. Scanner Installation
2.1 Installing the Input Paper Tray
1. Pull the ADF Release button to open the front cover.
2. Insert the pin with a inclined plane on the right side of
the Input Paper Tray to the hole on the rear of the
scanner as illustrated.
ADF Release
Button
Front Cover
Right Side of
Input Paper
Tray

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3. Use your left thumb to press the place near the pin
with a inclined plane of the other side of the Input
Paper Tray and then insert the pin to the hole of the
scanner as illustrated.
Pin with a
inclined
plane
Hole
Press the
place near
the pin

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2.2 Installing the Output Paper Tray
1. Insert the smaller pin of the left side of the Output Paper
Tray to the hole on the front of scanner as illustrated.
Output Paper Tray

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2. Use your thumb to press the place near the pin of the other
side of the Output Paper Tray and then insert the smaller
pin to the hole on the scanner as illustrated.
The smaller pin
Hole
Press the
hinge area

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2.3 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables
NOTE:
1). The Windows system CD may be required when installing
on some PC’s.
2). To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner,
please install scanner driver first before connecting the
scanner to your computer.
3). The scanner driver contains TWAIN, ISIS and WIA driver.
If you are running Windows Me, Windows XP, or Windows
Vista, after the installation of scanner driver is completed,
this scanner allows you to scan via a TWAIN, ISIS, or a
WIA interface. Start your TWAIN-compliant image editing
software application to select a TWAIN or WIA user
interface or your ISIS software to select an ISIS user
interface. You may also launch Microsoft’s Scanner and
Camera Wizard to scan via a WIA user interface.
2.3.1 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.

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2.3.2 Turning on the Scanner
1. Press the Power Switch button on the front panel, the
Power LED will flash. When it is finished and ready to
scan, the LED indicator will stop flashing and become
steadily on. To turn off the scanner, press the Power
Switch button for about 3 seconds, the Power LED will
be off.
Power Switch

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2.3.3 Installing the Scanner Driver
1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive.
2. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run
“setup.exe”.
Contents on the installation graphic:
Install Button Manager V2: To use the buttons on
the scanner, you need to install Button Manager V2.
To ensure Button Manager V2 works properly, please
FIRST install Button Manager V2 before installing the
scanner driver.
Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your
scanner, you need to install the scanner driver. After
installing the Button Manager V2 software, click
Install Scanner Driver to install the scanner driver
on your computer.

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Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals
for the scanner and Button Manager V2, 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.
View Manual: Click “View Manual” to view or print
the detailed user manual for the scanner and Button
Manager V2 respectively.
3. Click Install Button Manager V2 to install the Button
Manager V2 software and then click Install Scanner Driver
to install the scanner driver on your computer.

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2.3.4 Connecting to Computer
1. 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.
2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt
a “New Hardware Found” message.
3. In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When
the XP certification screen appears, click Continue
Anyway to complete the installation.
At this moment, the “Found New Hardware” wizard
will display again. Follow the same steps to complete the
installation.

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Important!
Please note for this model. Your computer will identify
two USB devices. You have to install “Found New
Hardware ” wizard twice to complete the installation.
4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish
button.
5. Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user
manual for the scanner and bundled applications
respectively.

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3. Completing Your First
Scan
3.1 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 2 by 3 inches to
11.69 by 17 inches.
Document(s) can range in weight from 7 to 110 lbs
(28~413 g/m2)
Document(s) should be square or rectangular and in good
condition (not fragile or worn).
Document(s) should be free of curl, wrinkle, tears, wet ink,
or punch holes.
Document(s) should be free of staples, paper clips, paper
sticky notes.

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3.1.2 Placing Your Document in the Input 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
1. Place your document with the text face down on the ADF
Paper Tray. If you are scanning two sides of documents,
place the first page face down.
2. Align the two sides of the document with the slide guides.
Please note that the ADF Paper Tray can hold up to 100
pages (75 g/m+² or 20 lb.) / 150 pages (60 g/m² or 16 lb.
Paper) at a time.
Slide Guide

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3.2 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.
The following procedure describes how to verify your scanner
installation. If the installation is not correct, please review the
preceding section to check if the cable connection and scanner
driver have been successfully installed.
Before you begin, be sure the scanner is on.
1. Select Start>Programs>Avision AVxxx Scanner>Avision
Capture Tool.
Note:
If Avision Capture Tool does not appear on “All Programs”
of your Start menu, please access from the following path:
C\Windows\TWAIN_32\Avision\Avxxx\Avision Capture
Tool.exe
The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be displayed.
2. Select your driver type and scanner model and click OK.
The following Avision Capture Tool dialog box will be
displayed.

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3. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop
down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF,
MTIFF, PDF, MPDF, GIF, and JPEG.) The supported file
formats vary depending on your scanner model.
4. Type your desired folder name and file name in the File
Path box. (Default is C:\My Scan\Image.)
Note:
If you do not wish to save the scanned image, deselect the
Save button since default is Save Enable. In this case, the
thumbnail view will be disabled. And therefore, after
viewing all the scanned images, only the last one will
remain on the screen.
5. Click the Setup button ( ) or choose Setup from the
File menu to prompt the Scanner Properties dialog box.
Setup
Actual
Size
Fit
Page
Scan
File Format
Save File Path