Avision FS-5900C User manual

PaperCom
Quick Selector
User's Guide
(DOC No.: 250-0175-E Rev. A)
Avision Inc.

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IINTRODUCINGNTRODUCING QQUICKUICK SSELECTORELECTOR......................................................................................................................................................11
IINSTALLING THENSTALLING THE SSOFTWAREOFTWARE ..................................................................................................................................................................33
CONFIGURING YOUR SYSTEM............................................................................................................................3
INSTALLING QUICK SELECTOR...........................................................................................................................4
UNINSTALLING QUICK SELECTOR......................................................................................................................5
QQUICKUICK TTOUR TOOUR TO QQUICKUICK SSELECTORELECTOR ..............................................................................................................................................66
STARTING QUICK SELECTOR.............................................................................................................................6
COMPONENTS OF QUICK SELECTOR MAIN WINDOW...........................................................................................7
HOW TO USE QUICK SELECTOR.........................................................................................................................8
EXAMPLE I : SCANNING TO IMAGE EDITOR(BASIC)..................................................................................8
EXAMPLE II : SCANNING TO IMAGE EDITOR (ADVANCED)......................................................................11
EXAMPLE III : SCANNING TO OCR........................................................................................................13
EXAMPLE IV : TURNING YOUR SCANNER TO A FAX MACHINE................................................................15
THREE WAYS TO USE QUICK SELECTOR FEATURES........................................................................................17
UUSING THESING THE PPUSH BUTTONSUSH BUTTONS ................................................................................................................................................................1818
USING THE PREVIEW BUTTON..........................................................................................................................19
USING THE GO BUTTON...................................................................................................................................20
USING THE SELECT BUTTON............................................................................................................................21
CCUSTOMIZINGUSTOMIZING QQUICKUICK SSELECTORELECTOR..................................................................................................................................................2222
BRINGING UP THE SETUP DIALOG ....................................................................................................................22
CUSTOMIZING QUICK SELECTOR.....................................................................................................................22
CUSTOMIZING YOUR APPLICATION SETTING..........................................................................................23
CUSTOMIZING YOUR SCANNER SETTING...............................................................................................23

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UUSINGSING QQUICKUICK SSELECTORELECTOR........................................................................................................................................................................2828
FINDING YOUR FILE.........................................................................................................................................28
FILING YOUR IMAGE TO DOCUMENT MANAGER................................................................................................30
EDITING YOUR SCANNED IMAGE......................................................................................................................32
E-MAILING YOUR SCANNED IMAGE...................................................................................................................34
PRINTING YOUR SCANNED IMAGE.....................................................................................................................36
FAXING YOUR SCANNED IMAGE.......................................................................................................................37
CONVERTING YOUR IMAGE TO TEXT ................................................................................................................38
PASTING YOUR IMAGE TO WWW.....................................................................................................................40
VIEWING THE ON-LINE HELP............................................................................................................................41
EXITING QUICK SELECTOR..............................................................................................................................42
IINDEXNDEX ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................4343

Quick Selector Introducing Quick Selector
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Introducing Quick Selector
Welcome to the Quick Selector. Quick Selector, as the name suggests, is an easy-to-use
application that makes light work of tasks. With a single click or one push of the button,
Quick Selector immediately scans your image or text document and send it to a variety of
scanning applications such as Copy, Fax, E-mail, OCR(Optical Character Recognition),
Image-editing application, or even the Internet Browser.
Above all, Quick Selector provides an impressive live preview function. With the live
preview, you can get a quick preview image and select an area you want to send to your
scanning application.
The following sections provides a comprehensive explanation on how to use the Quick
Selector effectively. The information covers:
• Installing the software - Describe the step in installing the software.
• Quick Tour to Quick Selector - Introduce the main components of Quick Selector
window and provide several examples to quickly learn and take advantage of Quick
Selector.
• Using the Push button of your scanner - Describe what you should know to use the
buttons.
• Customizing the Quick Selector - Describe how to setup your scanner for your
scanning application.
• Using Quick Selector - Presents how to use the Quick Selector efficiently.

Quick Selector Installing Quick Selector
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Installing the Software
Configuring your System
To operate Quick Selector well, it is recommended that your system meets the following
minimum requirements:
• IBM compatible PC 486, Pentium or later
• Microsoft Windows95
• 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 (For example, mouse);
• A CD-ROM drive

Installing the Software Quick Selector
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Installing Quick Selector
Installing Quick Selector is extremely easy. Just follow the procedure described below:
1. Start your Windows 95.
2. Place the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An installation menu will automatically pop
up.
3. If the installation menu does not automatically pop up, go to the Start button and
choose Run. Type d:\setup.exe (d: your CD-ROM drive in use) and follow the
instruction on the screen to complete the installation.
4. In the final Installation screen, choose Finish and then restart your Windows 95.
5. If the installation program has been installed successfully, a Quick Selector Controller
appears in the lower-right corner of the taskbar.
6. Install Fax/E-mail software and modem if you wish to use Quick Selector Fax/E-mail
features.
Note:
Once you have completed the software installation, the Scanner Driver, MGI
PhotoSuite(the image-editing application), PaperCom Document Manager,(the document
management application), and PaperCom Quick Selector(the scanning assistant
application) appears in your Programs groups.
Quick Selector Controller icon

Quick Selector Installing Quick Selector
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Uninstalling Quick Selector
To remove Quick Selector,
1. Click the Quick Selector Controller icon in the lower-right corner of the taskbar. A
pop-up menu is displayed.
2. Choose Close. The Quick Selector Controller icon disappears.
3. Go to the Start button. Choose Programs and Uninstall from the PaperCom Quick
Selector menu. The Quick Selector program is removed.
Note:
Quick Selector Controller responds to the signals from the Push button located at the
lower-right corner of your scanner. Whether you need to remove Quick Selector or start
Quick Selector, you need to first close or start Quick Selector Controller.
To close Quick Selector Controller,
1. Click Quick Selector Controller at the lower-right corner of the taskbar. A pop-up
menu appears.
2. Click Close on the pop-up menu. Quick Selector Controller disappears.
To start Quick Selector Controller,
1. Click the Start button. Choose Programs and PaperCom Quick Selector. Then
choose Quick Selector Controller.
2. The Quick Selector Controller appear in the lower-right corner of the task bar.
Quick Selector Controller icon
A pop-up menu
Quick Selector
Controller icon

Quick Tour to Quick Selector Quick Selector
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Quick Tour to Quick Selector
If you are new to Quick Selector, this chapter helps you to learn the basic features of
Quick Selector in a short time. From several examples provided here, you can quickly
learn to use Quick Selector and have funs with it.
Starting Quick Selector
You can start Quick Selector by simply pressing any one button of the Push buttons at
the front of the scanner OR by choosing the Start button and Quick Selector from the
Programs menu OR by choosing Restore from the Quick Selector Controller pop-up
menu.
1. Press one of the three push button at the lower-right corner of the scanner or choose
Start>Programs>PaperCom Quick Selector>PaperCom Quick Selector.
2. The Quick Selector main window as shown in below appears on the screen.
OR
1. Click the Quick Selector Controller in the lower-right corner of the taskbar. A pop-up
menu appear.
2. Choose Restore from the pop-up menu to bring up the Quick Selector main window.
A pop-up menu