Avision BF-1008S User manual

Intelligent Flatbed Scanner
Getting Started
Regulatory model: BF-1008S
Avision Inc.
English

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Trademarks
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Corporation.
Windows, and Windows XP/Vista/7 are either registered
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Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or
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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
government 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
1.1 The Package Contents...................................1-2
1.2 Knowing the Control Panel.............................1-3
2. Installation ........................................................2-1
2.1 Connecting to Power.....................................2-1
2.2 Turning on the Power....................................2-1
2.3 Installing the Scanner Driver..........................2-2
2.4 Connecting to a Computer .............................2-3
2.5 Connecting to a USB Flash Disk......................2-5
3. Completing Your First Scan ................................3-1
3.1 Placing Your document on the Document Glass.3-1
3.2 Starting Instant Scan and Saving Your Images
to a USB Flash Disk ......................................3-2
3.3 Scanning to a Computer.............................. 3-11
4. Scanning with the Buttons .................................4-1
4.1 Installing Button Manager..............................4-1
4.2 Checking Button Configurations......................4-2
4.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons ........4-4
5. Maintenance.......................................................5-1
5.1 Cleaning the Glass........................................5-1
6. Specifications......................................................

Quick Guide
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the intelligent flatbed
scanner. With this scanner, you can either start instant scan
to save the scanned images directly to your USB flash drive
or connect the scanner to a computer to scan and save the
images to your computer.
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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1.1 The Package Contents
1.Scanner main unit
2.Quick guide/CD
3.USB cable
4.Power adapter
Note:
1. Only use the AC adapter included in the machine. Using
other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the
warranty.
2. 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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3 4
Or

Quick Guide
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1.2 Knowing the Control Panel
“To USB” Panel:
The panel contains the File Format and the
Image Merge button. These buttons are
designed to be used when you wish to save
your scanned images to your USB flash
drive.
The File Format Button:
Press to select your desired file format.
Choice: JPEG, PDF, MPDF. The selected file
format will be indicated with an illuminated
LED.
JPEG/PDF: Save each page of your
documents as a separate JPEG or PDF file.
MPDF: Combine your multi-page
documents into a single PDF file.
The Image Merge Button:
Press to select if you wish to combine your
pages to a single image. Choice: Normal, ID
Scan, 2-in-1, 4-in-1.
Normal (1-in1): Scan one page of your
document in one single image.
ID Scan: Combine the front and rear side of
your ID card to a single image.
2-in-1 or 4-in-1: Combine 2 or 4 pages of
your documents into a single image.

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“To PC” panel:
The panel contains a display screen and a
button. The screen and button are
designed to be used in the following
conditions:
Indicates the scanner is connected to your computer:
When you connect the scanner to your computer with a
USB cable, the “To PC” button will be illuminated. This
indicate you can scan via the scanner’s TWAIN-compliant
user interface and save your image to your computer.
Indicates 9 preset button settings:
Press the “To PC” button repeatedly, the display screen will
show numbers from 1~9 continuosly. This number indicates
9 preset button settings via the supplied Button Manager
software application. (Refer to chapter 6 on how to use the
Button Manager software application.)
Indicates number of pages being scanned and to be
scanned:
When you scan and save your images to a USB flash drive,
the number of page being scanned and waiting to be
scanned will be indicated in the screen. For example, if “1”
is showned steadily on, this indicates page 1 is being
scanned. If “2” is flashing, this indicates you need to insert
page 2.

Quick Guide
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Operational Buttons: The operational buttons include the
Power and the Scan button which are explained in below:
The Power Button: Turn on or off the
scanner.
The Scan Button: Press to start a scan.

Quick Guide
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2. Installation
2.1 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.
2.2 Turning on the Power
Press the Power button on the front panel, after a few
seconds, the Power LED will be lit. To turn off the scanner,
press the Power button for about 3 seconds, and the
Power LED will be off.

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2.3 Installing the Scanner Driver
Note:
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
“setup.exe”.
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.
After installing the Button Manager software, click
Install Scanner Driver to install the scanner
driver on your computer.