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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Warranty
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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.
1 2
3 4
Or

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s
manuals for the scanner and Button Manager, 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 respectively.
3. Click Install Button Manager to install the Button
Manager software and then click Install Scanner Driver
to install the scanner driver on your computer.
2.4 Connecting to a 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.

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2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt
a “New Hardware Found” message.
3. In Windows 2000, 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.
4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish
button.

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2.5 Connecting to a USB Flash Disk
The product allows you to start instant scans and save the
scanned images to your USB flash drive.
Simply plug your USB flash drive into the USB port of at the
right side of the scanner as illustrated. In a while, the File
Format button will be flashing for a few seconds and then keep
steadily on to indicate the USB flash drive is connected.
USB Flash
Drive
The File
Format
Button

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3. Completing Your First
Scan
3.1 Placing Your document on the Document Glass
Place your document with the text FACE DOWN on the glass
and align the document in the bottom-right corner.

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3.2 Starting Instant Scan and Saving Your Images
to a USB Flash Disk
The scanner allows you to start instant scan with predefined
scan settings and store your scanned image to a USB flash
drive once a USB flash drive has been plugged into the
scanner.
The Predefined scan settings
Resolution 200 dpi
Image mode Color
File Format JPEG
Image Merge Normal (1 in 1)
*Auto Crop and Deskew Yes
Auto Crop and Deskew function allow you to automatically
crop your scanned image according to your original paper size
and straighten your image if skewed.

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3.2.1 Scanning Single-Page Document
If you need to scan single-page document, choose your file
format to be either JPEG or PDF to save your single-page
image as a separate JPEG or PDF file.
To save your document to a JPEG or PDF file format,
1. Select “JPEG” or “PDF” file format by pressing the File
format button repeatedly. The LED for the selected file
format will be illuminated.
2. If “Normal” is not selected, press the Image Merge
button until the Normal LED is illuminated. “Normal” (1-
in-1) means you do not need to merge your pages into a
single image.
3. Place your single-page document on the glass with your
text Face Down.
4. Press the Scan button to start scanning. During scanning,
the LED of the selected file format will be flashing. When
the scan is finished, the LED will keep steadily on.
5. You can find your scanned image in the folder of “DCIM”
of your USB flash drive. If JPEG is selected, a subfolder of
“PHOTO” will be created. If PDF is selected, a subfolder of
“DOC” will be created. The prefix of the file name will be
IMG for JPEG file or DOC for PDF file.

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Note：
1. If JPEG file format is selected, a main folder with its sub-
folder titled “DCIM\###PHOTO” will be created on
your USB flash drive. These symbols, ###, represents a
serial number from 100 to 999. Up to 9,999 JPEF files
can be stored in each folder. Each JPEG file is named
with a prefix of “IMG_” followed by a 4 digit serial
number. For example, IMG_0001.jpg, and
IMG_0002.jpg。)
2. If PDF file format is selected, a main folder with its sub-
folder titled “DCIM\###DOC” will be created on your
USB flash drive. These symbols, ###, represents a
serial number from 100 to 999. Up to 9,999 PDF files can
be stored in each folder. Each PDF file is named with a
prefix of “DOC_” and followed by a 4 digit serial number.
For example, DOC_0001.PDF, DOC_0002.PDF。)

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3.2.2 Scanning Multi-Page Document
If you need to scan multi-page document, choose MPDF as
your file format to combine all pages of your documents to a
single PDF file.
To save your multi-page document to a MPDF format,
1. Select the MPDF file format by pressing the File format
button repeatedly until the MPDF LED is illuminated.
2. Select Normal by pressing the Image Merge button
repeatedly until the Normal LED is illuminated. “Normal”
(1-in-1) means you do not wish to merge your images
into a single image.
3. Place the first page of your document on the document
glass with your text Face Down.
4. Press the Scan button to start scanning.
5. In a second, the scan is done and the Normal LED is
blinking.
6. Open the document cover and place the 2nd page of your
document on the document glass. Note: Be sure to insert
your 2nd page in 30 seconds. Otherwise, the scanner will
cancel the scan and you will get an image for one page
only.
7. Repeat step 5~6 if you have more pages need to be
scanned. If you wish to end your scan job, simply press
the “Image Merge” button again while the Normal LED is
flashing. The Normal LED will then turn steadily on.
8. In a moment, a multi-page PDF file will be created as
illustrated.
An example of multi-page PDF file

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3.2.3 Scanning Your ID Card(s)
The “ID Card” option allows you to combine the front and rear
side of your ID card into a single image.
To scan your ID card,
1. Select the your desired file format from the choice of
JPEG, PDF, and MPDF by pressing the File format
button repeatedly until your selected file format LED is
illuminated.
JPEG/PDF: Combine the front and rear side of your ID
card into one single image and save into one single JPEG
or PDF file.
MPDF: Combine a batch of your ID cards into a single PDF
file.
2. Select ID Scan by pressing the Image Merge button
until the ID Scan LED is illuminated.
3. Place one side of your ID card on the documnet glass and
align it to the home position marked by an arrow as
illustrated.
4. Press the Scan button to start scanning. During scanning,
“1” will be flashing in the Display screen.
Nancy Yu
My ID Card
Document
Glass

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5. When the scan is finished, “2” will be flashing in the
Display screen. This indicates the scanner is ready to scan
the other side of your ID card.
If you do not wish to end your scan, simply press any
button except the Scan button. The “To PC” LED will turn
steadily on.
6. Open the document cover and place the other side of the
ID card on the document glass as illustrated.
7. Press the Scan button to start scanning the other side of
your ID card.
Note:
You must press the Scan button within 30 seconds after
“2” is flashing in the Display screen. If no action has been
taken, the scanner will stop scanning and you will get an
image containing one side of your ID card.
8. In a second, the scan is done and the front and rear sides
of your ID card will be merged into one single image.
9. If you wish to scan more ID cards, repeat step #3 ~#7.
The other
side of Card
Document
Glass