Avision AV120 User manual

AV120 User's Manual

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Trademarks
Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
IBM, PC, AT, XT 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. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any
language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the
prior 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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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. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved
by the manufacture of this device could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.

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System Requirements
Windows
¾IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher
¾Microsoft Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP
¾USB port 1.1
¾At least 100 MB of free hard disk space
¾At least 128 MB of system memory
¾A CD-ROM drive

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................ 1-1
2. Scanner Installation............................................... 2-1
2.1 Installing the Slide Guide and Paper Guides ............2-1
2.2 Connecting the Power Cable ..............................2-3
2.4 Installing the Software .....................................2-3
2.5 Connecting to Computer ...................................2-4
3. Completing Your First Scan ..................................... 3-1
3.1 Loading Your Paper .........................................3-1
3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF ..................................... 3-1
3.1.2 Placing Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray3-2
3.2 Scanning with image editing software ...................3-3
3.2.1 A Glance of the user interface .......................... 3-5
4. Editing Your Image................................................ 4-1
4.1 Using the Basic Features ...................................4-1
4.1.1 Choosing Your Scan Method ............................... 4-1
4.1.2 Selecting a Proper Image Type.......................... 4-2
4.1.3 Determining a Proper Resolution ...................... 4-4
4.1.4 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast............. 4-5
4.1.5 Enlarging Previewed Image................................ 4-5
4.1.6 Inverting and Selecting Your Image.................. 4-7
4.1.7 Enhancing Your Image......................................... 4-9
4.2 Using the Advanced Features ............................ 4-11
4.2.1 The Switch Button ............................................. 4-11
4.2.2 Adjusting Highlight/Shadow Levels ................ 4-12
4.2.3 Adjusting the Brightness Curve ....................... 4-14
4.2.4 Changing Color Hue/Saturation/Lightness.... 4-15
4.2.5 Using Color Balance........................................... 4-16
4.2.6 Color Drop-out.................................................... 4-17
4.3 Using other Tools .......................................... 4-18

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5. Maintenance........................................................ 5-1
5.1 Cleaning the ADF ............................................5-1
5.2 Cleaning the Calibration Board ...........................5-3
5.3 Replacing the Snap-in Pad Module........................5-4
6. Troubleshooting ................................................... 6-1
6.1 Questions and Answers .....................................6-1
6.2 Technical Service............................................6-3
7. Specifications ...................................................... 7-1
7.1 Model: AV120 ................................................7-2

1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the AV120 color sheet-fed
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. It provides proper
instructions for you to unpack, install, operate and maintain the
scanner.
Figure 1-1 shows the package contents. If you do not receive all
the items, please contact your authorized local dealer immediately.

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Figure 1-1 Package Contents
1. AV120 main unit
2. Software CD
3. USB cable
4. Paper Guide
5. Slide Guides
6. ADF Pad
7. Power Cord
Notice :
1. Please keep the packing material in a safe place in case you may
move the scanner in the future.
2. Only use the AC adapter(Model: SAL124A-2410U-6 made by Sino-
America). Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and
void the warranty.
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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. Tilted or
uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper-feeding
problems.
Retain the scanner box and packing materials for shipping
purposes.
2.1 Installing the Slide Guide and Paper Guides
1. Open the scanner front door by pulling it away from the unit
gently.
Front door

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2. Insert the paper guide into the center notch located on top of
the unit.
3. Insert the two slide guides to the left and right of the paper
guide. When properly installed, the guides should move freely
from side to side.
4. Close the scanner front door.
Paper Guide
Slide Guide

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2.2 Connecting the Power Cable
Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your
scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet.
2.4 Installing the Software
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.
1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive.
2. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run
“cdsetup.exe”.
3. Choose Install TWAIN Driver to install the scanner driver.
Power Outlet
Power Cord

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2.5 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.
(Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows 2000/XP)
3. In Windows 9X or Windows ME, confirm 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.
USB cable

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4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button.
(Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows 2000/XP)
7. Click “Install Application” to install the applications including
Roxio PhotoSuite 4 SE (the image editing and retouching
application), ScanSoft TextBridge Pro 9.0 (The OCR software
application), and AVCapture (The multi-page document scanning
program).
8. Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user manual
for the scanner and bundled applications respectively.
Note:
To uninstall the scanner driver in Windows XP, be sure to keep your scanner
connecting to your computer.

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 3.5 by 2 inches to 8.5 by 14
inches (Legal).
•Document(s) can range in weight from 16 to 28 lbs
•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 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. Align the two sides of the document with the slide guides.
Please note that the ADF Paper Tray can hold up to 15-page
document at a time.
Your
Document
(Face Down)
Paper Guide

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3.2 Scanning with image editing software
The scanner driver is not a stand-alone program, it has to be started
from within a TWAIN-compliant or plug-in software application and
then the scanner driver is able to scan and load the image to your
computer. The command to start the scanner driver may vary due to
different software applications.
1. Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as Roxio
PhotoSuite 4 SE which is bundled in the CD.
2. Click Get>Scanner (TWAIN).
3. Choose AV120 as your scanning source. (You only need to do
this once.)
4. Place the document FACE DOWN on the document glass.
5. Click the Scan button to prompt the TWAIN user interface.
6. Click Preview to get an initial scan of your document. Allocate
your scanned area and choose Scan button to scan the
document.

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7. Click Exit to return to the main screen and click Open Library
and Photos at the upper-right corner to open your scanned
image.
1. Preview
2. Zoom View
3. Scan
4. Exit
5. Photos
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3.2.1 A Glance of the user interface
1. Original Source Choice: ADF/Multipage
2. Image Type Choice: Black &White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, 8-bit
Color, 24-bit Color.
3. RESOLUTION Choice: 50, 72, 100, 144, 150, 200, 300, 600 (dpi).
4. Brightness:Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100.
5. Contrast Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100.
6. Further Tools Descreen, Sharpen, Color Adjustment, Auto Level ,
Advanced Settings (From left to right).
7. Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image.
8. Mirror Function Flap your image.
9. Crop Resize your scanned area.
10. Paper Size Select your paper size from Card 4”x2.5”, Photo
5”x3”, Photo 6”x4”, A5, B5, A4, Letter, Legal, or
scanner maximum.
11. Measuring Unit
Choice: cm, Inch, and Pixel.
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4. Editing Your Image
4.1 Using the Basic Features
4.1.1 Choosing Your Scan Method
1. Scan Method
Choice:
ADF/Multipage: Select this
setting if you need to scan
multi-page document from
the automatic document
feeder (ADF).
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4.1.2 Selecting a Proper Image Type
1. Image Type
Please see following table
for a choice of an ideal
image type.
Black &White Choose B&W if your original contains only B&W
text, pencil or ink sketch.
Halftone Halftones are reproduction of image that gives
the illusion gray. An example of halftone
imaged would be the pictures you see in
newspapers.
8-bit Gray 8-bit Gray images contain actual shades of
gray.
8-bit Color 8-bit Color image provides 256 levels of color
hues.
24-bit Color Choose 24-bit Color if you wish to scan a color
image.
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