Avision FF-0803S User manual

Sheedfed Scanner
User’s Ma nual
Regu lat ory m odel: FF- 08 03 S
Avision I nc.

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FCC Ra dio Fr e qu ency I n t e rf erence St a t e m e n t
This product has been t est ed and found t o com ply with t he
lim it s for a class B digit al device, pursuant t o Part 15 of
t he FCC ru les. Oper at ion is subj ect t o t he follow ing t wo
condit ion s: ( 1) t his device m ay not cause har m ful
int er fer ence, and ( 2) t his device m ust accept any
int er fer en ce r eceiv ed, inclu din g int er fer ence t hat m ay
cause undesired operation. The FCC Class B lim it s are
designed t o provide reasonable prot ect ion against harm ful
int er fer en ce in a r esident ial inst allat ion . This equ ipm en t
generates, uses, and can radiat e radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance wit h the
inst ruct ions, m ay cause harm ful int erfer ence t o radio
com m unicat ions. However, t here is no guarant ee t hat
int er fer en ce w ill not occur in a par t icu lar in st allat ion . I f t his
equipm ent does cause harm ful int erference t o radio or
t elevision recept ion, w hich can be det erm ined by t urning
t he equipm ent off and on, the user is encouraged t o t ry t o
correct the int erference by one or m ore of the following
m easures:
Reorient or relocate t he receiving ant enna.
I ncrease the separat ion bet ween t he equipm ent and
receiver.
Connect t he equipm ent int o an out let on a circuit
different from that t o which the receiver is connected.
Consult your point of purchase or service representative
for additional suggestions.
CE W arnin g
This product satisfies t he Class B lim it s of EN55022, EN55024
and safet y requirem ent s of EN 60950.
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your local city office, your household wast e disposal service or
the shop where you purchased t he product.
As an ENERGY STAR®Part ner, Avision I nc. has
determ ined that t his product m eet s the ENERGY
STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.
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Syst e m Re qu ir e m e n t s
¾I BM com pat ible PC 586, Pent ium or higher
¾Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Windows 7
¾USB port 2.0 ( com pat ible wit h USB 1.1)
¾At least 100 MB of free hard disk space ( 500 MB is
recom m ended)
¾At least 128 MB of system m em ory ( 512 MB of RAM is
recom m ended)
At least 1 GB of RAM for Windows Vista/ 7
¾A CD- ROM dr ive
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Table of Cont e nt s
1 . I ntroduction.............................................. 1-1
2 . Sca n ner I nst a lla t ion ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ 2 - 1
2.1 Disassem bly and I nstallat ion of t he Scan
Module ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. 2- 2
2.2 I nst alling the Scanner Driver and Cables ........ 2- 4
3 . Com ple t in g Your Fir st Sca n ....... ... ... ... ... ... . 3 - 1
3.1 Placin g Your Docu m ent . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 3 - 1
3.2 Verifying Your Scanner I nst allat ion ................ 3- 7
3.2 A Glance of the Scanner Propert ies Dialog Box3- 1 1
4 . Usin g t h e Sca n ne r Pr ope rt ie s D ia log Box .. 4 - 1
4.1 But t ons on t he Scanner Propert ies Dialog Box . 4- 2
4.2 The I m age Tab ........................................... 4-4
4.3 The Com pr ession Tab ................................ 4-23
4.4 The Color Dropout Tab .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 4- 25
4.5 The Paper Tab .......................................... 4-29
4.6 The Mu lt i- Feed Det ect ion Tab .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 4- 35
4.7 The Pr ev iew Tab .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 4- 46
4.8 The Opt ions Tab........................................ 4-47
4.9 The Set ting Tab . ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... . 4- 55
4.10 The I m print er Tab ................................. 4-58
4.11 The I nform at ion Tab .............................. 4-61
5 . Th e I SI S I n t er fa ce Ope r at ion ....... ... ... ... ... . 5 - 1
6 . Using The Button....................................... 6-1
6.1 I nst alling Butt on Manager .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6- 2
6.2 Checking t he But t on Configurations Before
Scannin g . .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... . 6- 2
6.3 Scann ing From One Touch of t he Bu t tons . .. ... . 6- 4
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7 . Car e a nd M a in t ena nce ...... ... ... ... ... ... .......... 7 - 1
7.1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 7- 1
7.2 Cleaning t he r ollers and ADF pad . .. ... ... ... ... ... . 7- 3
7.3 Replacing the ADF Roller .............................. 7-6
7.4 Replacing t he ADF pad m odule .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 7- 11
8 . Troubleshooting ........................................ 8-1
8.1 Clearing a Paper Jam . ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 8- 1
8.2 Frequent ly Asked Quest ions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 8- 3
8.3 Techn ical Serv ice . .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 8 - 4
9 . Specifications............................................ 9-1
I ndex .................................................................. a
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1 . I nt roduct ion
Congrat ulat ions on your purchase of t he color im age
scanner. Wit h t his scanner, you can quickly scan docum ent s
to increase productivity.
Before you install and operate t he new scanner, please take
a few m inut es t o read t hrough t his m anual. I t provides
proper inst ruct ions for you to unpack, inst all, operate and
m aint ain t he scanner.
The following figure indicat es the package cont ents. Please
check all t he it em s against your checklist. I f you do not
receive all t he it em s, please contact your authorized local
dealer im m ediat ely.
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1
2
3 4
5
1. Scanner m ain unit
2. Quick guide/ CD
3. USB cable
4. USB power cable
5. Power adapt er
N ot e :
1. On ly u se t he AC adapt er ( HEG4 2- 240 10 0- 7 L by HI TRON /
DA- 2 4C24 by ADP) included in t he m achine. Using ot her AC
adapt ers m ay dam age t he m achine and void the w ar rant y.
2. Please unpack the packing carefully, and check t he cont ent s
against t he checklist. I f any it em s are m issing or dam aged,
please contact your dealer im m ediat ely.
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2 . Sca nner I nst a lla t ion
Pr e caut ion s
Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct
exposure t o t he sun or excessive heat m ay cause
dam age t o t he unit .
Do not inst all t he scanner in a hum id or dust y place.
Be sure to use the proper AC power source.
Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface.
Tilt ed or uneven surfaces m ay cause m echanical or
paper- f eedin g pr oblem s.
Retain the scanner box and packing m at erials for
shipping purposes.
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2 .1 D isa sse m b ly a nd I n st a lla t ion of t h e Sca n M od ule
The scan m odule is det achable from t he aut om at ic docum ent
feeder. The scan m odule without t he aut om at ic docum ent
feeder can be convenient ly carried around.
D isa sse m b ly St e ps:
Press t he release but ton on bot t om right corner and lift up t he
scan m odule. The scan m odule can be easily r em oved.
The scan
m odule
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I n st a lla t ion St e ps
Align t he scan m odule t o t he docum ent feeder and insert it on
the docum ent feeder. I f it has been insert ed successfully, a
snap in sound could be heard.
The scan
m odule
I m por t a nt :
Before installing t he scan m odule t o t he aut o docum ent feeder,
please first rem ove the protect ion cushion bot h inside and
out side t he scan m odule.
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2 .2 I nst a lling the Sca n ner Driver and Cables
N ot e :
1. The Windows system CD m ay be required when installing
on som e PC’s.
2. To ensure your com put er can ident ify t he USB scanner,
please install scanner driver first before connecting the
scanner t o your com put er.
2 .2 .1 Con ne ct in g t o Pow e r
There are two ways of supplying power t o t he scanner.
( 1 ) Su pp lyin g t h e p ow e r w it h t h e p ow e r a da pt o r
Plug t he sm all end of t he power adapt or int o t he power j ack of
your scanner. I nsert t he ot her end t o an appropriat e power
out let .
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( 2 ) Su pp lyin g t h e p ow e r f rom a com put e r v ia a U SB
pow er ca ble
Plug t he cir cle end of t he USB cable for power int o t he power
j ack of your scann er . Connect t he r e ct a n gle e nd t o t he USB
port of your com put er.
N ot ice :
Using t he USB cable for power will occupy an ext ra USB port on
your com put er.
Due t o t he power lim it , t he scan speed is low er by using t he
USB cable for power than by t he power adapt or.
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2 .2 .2 Tu rn in g on t h e Sca nn e r
Turn t he knob on t he scanner clockwise t o m ake t he blue
point er points t o any num ber t o t urn on t he scanner. The green
LED will be on.
N ot e :
Each of t he num ber m arks ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) corresponds t o its
respect ive destination in t he Button Manager application.
Please refer t o Chapt er 5 for m ore det ails. I n t his sect ion, any
of t hem can also repr esent t he “ pow er on” st at us.
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2 .2 .3 Tu rn in g of f t h e Sca n ne r
To turn off t he scanner, t urn t he knob t o m ake t he blue pointer
point s t o t he power off m ark ( ) as indicated below.
2 .2 .4 I n st a llin g t h e Sca nn er D riv er
1. Place the supplied CD-ROM ont o your CD- ROM drive.
2. The software installat ion graphic appears. I f not, run
“se t u p. ex e ”.
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Con t ent s on t h e in st a lla t ion g ra ph ic:
•I n st a ll Bu t t on M a na ger: To use t he but tons on
the scanner, you need t o inst all Button Manager. To
ensure But ton Manager works properly, please FI RST
inst all But t on Man ager bef ore inst alling t he scan ner
driver.
•I n st a ll Sca nn er D r iv er: To com m unicat e w it h your
scanner, you need t o inst all t he scanner driver.
After installing the Butt on Manager soft ware, click
I n st a ll Sca nn er D r iv er t o inst all t he scann er
dr ive r on y ou r com p ut e r .
•I n st a ll Sca nPr ofolio: I nstall t he easy to use
docum ent m anagem ent soft war e applicat ion.
•I n st a ll Adob e Re a de r : To view t he user ’s m anuals
for t he scanner and Button Manager, you need to
use Adobe Reader to open and view t he m anuals in
PDF file form at . If you already have Adobe Reader
inst alled on your com put er, you m ay disregar d t his
it em .
•View M a n ual: Click “Vie w M a nua l” t o view or
print t he det ailed user m anual for t he scanner and
Button Manager respectively.
3. Click I n st all But t on M a na ger to install the But t on Manager
soft ware and t hen click I n st a ll Sca nn e r D riv er t o inst all t he
scanner driver on your com put er.
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2 .2 .5 Con ne ct in g t o Com p ut e r
1. Connect t he square end of t he USB cable t o t he USB port of
your scanner. Connect t he r e ct a n gle e nd t o t he USB port of
your com put er.
2. The com puter should det ect a new USB device and pr om pt a
“N e w H a rd w a r e Fou nd ” m essage.
3. I n Windows 2000, confirm s t hat t he “ Se arch f or a bet t er
dr iver.” is selected and click t he “N e x t ” button.
I n Windows XP, click t he N e x t but t on to cont inue. When
the XP cert ificat ion screen appears, click Con t in ue
Anyw ay to com plet e t he installat ion.
I n Windows Vist a, click t he Recom m ende d opt ion, and
then click Cont in ue but t on to com plet e t he inst allat ion.
4. When t he Finish dialog is prom pt ed, click the Finish
but t on.
5. Click “Vie w Manual” t o view or print t he det ailed user
m anual for the scanner and bundled applications
respect ively.
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3 . Com ple t ing Your Fir st
Scan
3 .1 Pla cing Your D ocu m e nt
3 .1 .1 N ot ice on Usin g t h e AD F
Before using t he ADF, please m ake sure t hat your paper m eet s
t he f ollow ing specificat ion s:
•Docum en t( s) can r ange in size from 3.5 by 2 inches t o
8. 5 by 1 4 inches ( Legal) .
•Docum en t( s) can r ange in weight f rom 16 t o 2 8 lbs
•Docum en t( s) should be squ ar e or rect angular and in good
condit ion ( n ot f ragile or w or n) .
•Docum en t( s) should be fr ee of cur l, w rink le, t ear s, w et
ink, or punch holes.
•Docum ent ( s) should be free of staples, paper clips, paper
st icky not es.
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3 .1 .2 Loa din g Pa pe r t o t h e D ocu m e n t Fe ed er
1. Pull out the out put t ray beneath t he bot t om of t he scanner
as indicat ed below.
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