Avision AV260C Plus User manual

AV260C Plus
Color Image Scanner
User's Manual
(D/N 250-0171-E Rev. A)
 Avision Inc. 1998

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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 ofAvision.
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.

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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.
* Increasethe 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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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................1-1
2. SCANNER INSTALLATION.................................................................................2-1
2.1 PRECAUTIONS...........................................................................................................2-1
2.2 UNLOCKING THESCANNER.........................................................................................2-2
2.3 CONNECTING THECABLE ...........................................................................................2-3
2.4 DOCUMENTPLACEMENT............................................................................................2-4
3. SCANNER DRIVER INSTALLATION................................................................3-1
3.1 AUTO-INSTALLATIONPROGRAM..................................................................................3-1
3.2 UNINSTALL THESCANNER..........................................................................................3-3
4. SCANNER OPERATION & DOCUMENT PRINTING....................................4-1
4.1 IMAGETYPE.............................................................................................................4-3
4.2 SCANNINGPARAMETERS& IMAGECONTROL...............................................................4-5
4.3 SCANNING................................................................................................................4-9
4.4 PRINTING...............................................................................................................4-10
5. MAINTENANCE......................................................................................................5-1
6. TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................................................6-1
6.1 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS.........................................................................................6-1
6.2 TECHNICALSERVICE.................................................................................................6-4
7. SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................7-1
7.1 MODEL: AV260C PLUS..........................................................................................7-1

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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Avision AV260C Plus color
image scanner. The AV260C Plus is designed in a compact size
and weight to save more space possible and at the same time
maintain the high quality scanning image.
You can scan both normal printing material including
photographs as well as the transparency to store them into your
computer. Then you can modify them for your keen purpose on
your computer and enjoy the wonderful world of image.
The following sections introduce the unpack, hardware and
software installation, the operation, and maintenance information
to you. Please do take a few minutes to read through them to
keep quality scanning result possible.
Figure 1-1 shows how the scanner is packed. Please check all
the items against your checklist contained in the box or against
Figure 1-1. If there is any missing or damaged, please contact
your nearest dealer immediately for the replacement.

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1. Power Adapter, 2. Cushion 3.Manual,Driver Kit CD.
4. D25P Cable,etc 5. Scanner 6. Carton
Figure 1-1 Scanner packing

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2. Scanner Installation
2.1 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.

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2.2 Unlocking the Scanner
As shown below, unlock the scanner by turning the
scanner lock to theUse position.
1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position
Figure 2-1 Unlocking the Scanner

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2.3 Connecting the Cable
Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown
below.
1. Scanner 2. Power Supply
3. D25P Cable 4. PC Parallel Port
5. Printer Cable
Figure 2-2 AV260C Plusscanner cable connection

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2.4 Document Placement
As shown in Figure 2-3, place the document on the glass
with the text facing away from you.
1. Document Cover 2. Document Pad
3. Reference Frame 4. Glass
5. Document Board 6. Document
Figure 2.3 Document Placement

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3. Scanner Driver Installation
To run at optimum speed, the AV260C Plus color image
scanner is recommended to have the following minimum
requirements:
* IBM compatible PC 386/486, Pentium or later;
* Microsoft Windows 3.1,Windows 95, Windows NT;
* One printer port available (enhanced parallel port
recommended);
* 20 Megabytes of available hard disk space for
installation;
* 8 Megabytes of RAM (16 Megabytes or higher
recommended);
* A video graphics array (VGA) monitor;
* A Microsoft Windows-compatible pointing device (e.g.,
mouse);
* A CD-ROM drive.
3.1 Auto-Installation Program
Installation procedures of AV260C Plus Scanner driver
with Avision Auto-installation Program are as follows:
1. Start Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.
2. Insert PaperCom Deluxe for AV260C Plus CD into
your CD-ROM drive.
In Windows 3.1 or higher
3. From the File Menu, choose RUN, type
d:\driver\AV260CP.exe (d represents the letter for your
current CD-ROM drive). Click O.K.

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In Windows 95 or Windows NT
3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type
d:\driver\AV260CP.exe (d: the CD-ROM drive in use),
and then click O.K. (See Figure 3-1,3-2)
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.
Fig. 3.1
Fig. 3.2

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3.2 Uninstall the Scanner
You canuninstall the scanner by selecting
Start>Programs>Avision Scanner AV260C Plus and
double clicking theUninstallcommand from theAvision
Scanner AV260C Plus.

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4. Scanner Operation & Document
Printing
Scanning Images from within an Application
(TWAIN)
1. Open your application and choose Select
Source from the File menu. If the Select
Sourcemenu options are not available from the
File menu, see the user guide of your
application to learn how the TWAIN link is
used.
2. A dialog box appears containing the different
TWAIN sources that you can choose from to
bring an image into your application.
3. SelectAV260C Plus/xx VX.xx as the source.
4. When you have used the dialog box to select a
different source, you will need to select
AV260C Plus as the source again before you
can reuse theAvision AV260C Plus scanner.
5. Place the image to be scanned face down on the
glass.
6. From the File menu, selectAcquire.
7. AV260C Plus TWAIN user interface will pop
up on the screen. Click on the Preview or Scan
button to get the image.

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AV260C Plus TWAIN user interface:

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4.1 Image Type
AV260C Plus provides five image types as explain in
below:
Line art
Error Diffusion
Scanning Source Halftone
Gray Color
Scanning Source
Two scanning sources are provided- flatbed as
well as transparency.
Line art
Line art presents the image in black and white
only and there are no intermediate shades of gray
in between.
Halftone
In addition to the black and white display,
Halftone can present a somehow gray shade of
image by using different size of dots.
Error Diffusion
While taking up but a minimum storage space,
error diffusion gives good image texture and
excellent image details.

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Gray (256 levels gray scale)
Gray presents a 256 shades of gray in an image.
Color(Internal one billion colors)
The 30 bits True Color presents 16.7 million color
and give much more tonal range and details in a
color image.

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4.2 Scanning Parameters & Image Control
Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that AV260C
Plus uses for ascan. Usually the greater the
number, the higher the resolution. Yet up to a
certain level, the resolution will not be visually
increased but the disk space will be increased.
Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image.
The higher the value, the brighter the image.
Contrast: Adjusts the range between the darkest and the
lightest shades in the image. The higher the
contrast, the bigger the different gray scales.
Resolution
Brightness
Contrast

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Auto Level
Auto Area
Descreen
Color Matching
Reset
Image Information
Auto Level: Optimizes the scanned image.
Auto Area: Automatically sets the whole document as the
scan area, no matter what its size.
Descreen: Eliminates the Moire patterns commonly found in
printed matter.
Before descreen After descreen
Invert
Calibration
Quality Mode
Speed Mode
Pixel/Inch/Cm
Set Gama