Avision AV100CS User manual

Document Scanner
Getting Started Guide
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................1-1
2. Scanner Installation.............................................. 2-1
2.1 Unlocking Your Scanner ................................ 2-1
2.2 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting
the Cables................................................... 2-2
2.2.1 Connecting to Power ..................................2-2
2.2.2 Turning on the Power.................................2-3
2.2.3 Installing the Scanner Driver ...................2-3
2.2.4 Connecting to Computer ...........................2-4
3. Completing Your First Scan................................ 3-1
3.1 Loading Your Paper ...................................... 3-1
3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation ................. 3-5
4. ISIS Interface Operation ....................................4-1
5. Using the Buttons .................................................. 5-1
5.1 Installing Button Manager V2 ......................... 5-1
5.2 Checking the Button Configurations Before
Scanning .................................................... 5-1
5.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons........ 5-3
6. Maintenance .............................................................6-1
6.1 Cleaning the Flatbed Glass ............................ 6-1
6.2 Cleaning the ADF ......................................... 6-2
6.3 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 you scan your
multi-page documents from the auto document feeder at a
rated speed or scan irregular single-page document from the
flatbed.
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.
1. Scanner Main Unit
2. Software CD
3. USB Cable
4. Power Adapter & Power Cord
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2. Scanner Installation
2.1 Unlocking Your Scanner
The scan unit is locked during transport to protect the scanning
mechanism from being damaged. Be sure to unlock the scan
unit before using the machine.
Turn over the machine to
locate the lock switch.
Move the lock switch to the
"unlocked position".
If you need to transport the
machine, please move the
lock switch to the “Locked”
position. Before doing this,
make sure the scan unit at
the left end of the glass as
indicated. (If not, please
turn on the machine. When
the scan unit moves to the
left end, turn off the
machine.)
T
he scan unit
must be at
this position
before being
locked.
“Locked Position”
“Unlocked Position”

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2.2 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the
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.
This scanner allows you to scan via a TWAIN, ISIS, or a
WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) interface. Start your
TWAIN-compliant image editing software application to
select a TWAIN or WIA user interface or your ISIS software
to select a ISIS user interface. You may also launch
Microsoft’s Scanner and Camera Wizard to scan via a WIA
user interface.
2.2.1 Connecting to Power
Before connecting, make sure the power switch is off.
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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2.2.2 Turning on the Power
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.
2.2.3 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”.

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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.
2.2.4 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. Click the Next button to continue. When the certification
screen appears, click Continue Anyway to complete the
installation.
4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish
button.

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3. Completing Your First
Scan
3.1 Loading Your Paper
3.1.1 Placing Your Document on the Flatbed
Open document cover. Place your document FACE DOWN on
the document glass and align the document to the reference
mark as indicated. Close document cover.

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3.1.2 Loading Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray
3.1.3 Notice on Using the ADF
Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets
the following specifications:
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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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. Load the stack of document face down with the top of
the pages pointing into the feeder.
2. Verify that the paper guides are aligned with the edges
of the stack.
Your
Document
(Face
Down)
Paper
Guide

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3.1.4 Loading Your Cards in the ADF Paper Tray
1. Place the stack of cards face down with the long dimension
parallel to the paper guide.
2. Adjust the paper guides to center the original. Make sure
the paper guides touch the edges of the original.

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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.
The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be displayed.

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2. Select your driver type and scanner model and click OK.
The following Avision Capture Tool dialog box will be
displayed.
3. In the Scan Validation dialog box, click the Scan button
() or choose Scan from the File menu.
4. The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan
Validation screen. After the scanned images have been
displayed, your scanner installation verification is
completed.
Setup
Scan
File Format Save File Path

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3.3.1 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box
1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout,
Paper, Multi-Feed Detection, Preview, Options,
Settings, Imprinter, Information.
2. Image
Selection Box
Choose your image type and the side of
document you wish to scan. Options vary
based on type of scanner.
3. Brightness Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100.
4. Contrast Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100.
5. Resolution Determine the quality of the scanned image.
The industry standard is 200 dpi.
6. Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image.
7. Scan Source Choice: Auto Document Feeder, Flatbed,
Flatbed (Book), Automatic (varies due to
different scanner model)
8. Defaults Reset all values on the tabs to the factory
default settings.
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4. ISIS Interface Operation
* Please refer to the preceding chapter, Scanner Installation, to
install ISIS scanner driver. You may start your ISIS-compliant
software application to scan via the ISIS user interface.
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.
Paper Size: Select your desired paper size.
Brightness: Adjust your scan image brightness or darkness.
Contrast: Adjust the range between the darkest and the
lightest shades in the image.
Default: Click to reset all settings.
Area: Select your desired scan area or position.

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5. Using the Buttons
5.1 Installing Button Manager V2
Button Manager V2 provides you an easy way to scan your
document and then link the scanned image to your designated
software application. All this can be done by a simple touch of
the button on the scanner. Yet, before you scan, it is
recommended to check the button configurations first to ensure
a proper file format and a destination application.
5.2 Checking the Button Configurations Before
Scanning
1. Button Manager V2 runs from the system tray. After Button
Manager V2 and the scanner driver are properly installed,
Button Manager V2 is started and the Button icon will be
displayed on the system tray at the bottom right corner of
your computer screen.
2. Left-click the Button Manager V2 icon to prompt the
following Button Panel.
This indicates the scanner model
The Button
Icon
The Function
Icon
(The number of
function icons
vary based on
type of
scanner.)

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3. The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons.
Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The
Button Properties window appears.
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.
4. Click the OK button to leave the window.
Folder and
file name
for the
scanned
image
Image Mode
Selection
Box
Name of the Selected Button
Scan To
destination
and settings
Button
Name
OCR
settings
Basic
Scan
Param
eters

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5.3 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 button name on the LCD screen to ensure if you
are selecting the proper scan settings and destination
application. (For example, if you wish to scan with Button,
“Scan to App”, which opens Microsoft Paint and displays the
scanned image in the window of Microsoft Paint, the LCD
screen should show “Scan to App”).
3. Press the Scan button on scanner.
4. After the scanning is finished, the Microsoft Paint software
will be launched and the scanned image appears in the
main window of Microsoft Paint as below.
Note:
1. For details information on how to use the Button Manager
V2, please refer to the user’s manual in the supplied CD.
2. You may also using Button Manager V2 on your desktop
by starting Button Manager V2 from All Programs or
double clicking the Avision Scanner Utility from the Control
Panel.

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6. Maintenance
6.1 Cleaning the Flatbed Glass
The procedures
1. Wet a soft lint-free cloth with some isopropyl alcohol.
(95%)
2. Open the document cover as shown below. Gently wipe
the surface of the glass of flatbed.
3. Close the document cover. Your scanner is now ready for
use.

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6.2 Cleaning the ADF
From time to time, the Friction Roller and the Feeding Rollers
may be contaminated with ink, toner particles, or paper dust.
In this case, the paper may not be fed smoothly. Please
follow the following steps to clean the Friction Roller and the
Feeding Rollers to ensure the best of the scanner.
The Cleaning Steps:
1. Soak a clean cloth with some isopropyl alcohol (95%).
2. Press the ADF Release button and open the front door.
3. Wipe the Feeding Rollers until they are cleaned.