Braun Novoscan a6 User manual

User manual

Table of Contents

Table

of

Contents

i

Read

this

first.................................................

1

Important safety instructions....................................1

Disclaimer

......................................................

2

Copyright

.......................................................

2

Notes about copyrighted materials............................3

Disposal of this product.............................................3

Introduction

...................................................

5

Package contents .......................................................5

Parts of the scanner and their functions.....................5

Fron

t

v

i

ew......................................................................5

Rear

v

i

ew.......................................................................6

Indicators...................................................................7

Using

the

scanner

..........................................

8

Preparation.................................................................8

Making a scan............................................................9

Connecting the scanner to a computer .......................11

System

requ

i

remen

t

s

(for

compu

t

er)

.............................

11

Making

conn

ecti

on

........................................................

11

OCR............................................................................13

Launch Software...........................................................13

Setting for the First Time Use.......................................13

Main Preview Window..................................................15

Editing Window.............................................................16

Create New Cards..........................................................16

Categorizing Cards........................................................17

Search Function.............................................................17

Network Data Backup....................................................18

Netwok Data Recover....................................................18

More information .......................................................19

ii

Table

of

Contents

Suitab

l

e

and

unsuitab

l

e

types

of

originals

.....................

19

Orientation

of

the

origina

l

and

scanned

image..............

20

Cropping

on

scanned

images.........................................

20

Using

the

anti-curl

sheath

..............................................

21

Supported

memory

card

t

ypes

.......................................

21

File

naming

and

storage

rules........................................

22

Care

and

maintenance

..................................

23

Cleaning the scanner .................................................23

Cleaning

the

outer

casing

..............................................

23

Cleaning

the

image

sensor

............................................

23

Calibrating the scanner..............................................24

Storing the scanner....................................................25

Troubleshooting

.............................................

26

Specifications

.................................................

28

Read

this

first

1

Read this first

Please

read

the

following

important

safety

instructions

carefully

before

using

this

scanner.

Failure

to

observe

these

instructions

may

result

in

persona

l

injuries

or

damages

to

this

scanner.

Important

safety

instructions

Do

not

place

this

scanner

under

direct

sunlight

or

near

hea

t

sources,

such

as

in

a

c

l

osed

car

under

sunlight

or

near

a

s

t

ove.

The

outer

casing

of

this

scanner

may

become

deformed

and

the

sophisticated

sensors

inside

may

become

damaged

due

to

excessive

heat.

Do

no

t

use

this

scanner

near

water,

in

the

rain

or

allow

any

liquid

to

get

inside

this

product.

Water

and

moisture

may

cause

short-circuit

to

the

el

ectronic

components

and

lead

to

malfunctions.

Do

no

t

use

this

scanner

in

dusty

environments.

Dust

grains

may

cover

this

scanner

and

scratch

the

original

t

o

be

scanned.

Do

no

t

scan

originals

that

are

contamina

t

ed

by

dusts

or

other

particles.

Do

not

use

this

scanner

near

strong

electromagne

tic

sources,

such

as

a

microwave

oven

or

t

elevis

i

on.

The

electromagne

tic

interference

may

cause

this

scanner

to

malfunction.

Do

not

attempt

to

disassemble

or

modify

this

scanner. There

are

no

user

serv

ic

eable

parts

inside

this

scanner,

and

unauthorized

modifications

will

void

your

warranty.

Do

no

t

drop

or

apply

shock/v

i

bration

to

this

scanner.

S

t

rong

impacts

may

damage

t

he

components

ins

i

de.

Do

not

insert

objec

t

s

other

than

compatible

memory

cards

into

the

memory

card

s

l

ots

of

this

scanner.

The

metal

contacts

inside

the

s

l

ots

can

easily

become

damaged

by

foreign

ob

ject

s.

2

Disclaimer

Do

no

t

use

an

unknown

power

adapter

o

t

her

than

the

one

supplied

with

this

scanner.

Connecting

this

scanner

to

an

unknown

power

adapter

is

very

dangerous

and

may

lead

to

f

i

re

or

explosion.

Do

no

t

cut,

bend,

mod

i

fy,

place

heavy

objects

or

s

t

ep

on

the

cable

of

the

power

adapter.

Otherwise

the

external

insulation

may

be

damaged

and

result

in

short-circuit

or

fire.

The

power

socket

and

USB

port

on

this

scanner

are

designed

solely

for

connecting

to

the

supplied

power

adapter

and

optional

USB

cable.

Do

no

t

inser

t

any

other

objects

into

these

sockets.

If

there

are

strange

odors

or

h

eat

emitting

from

this

scanner

or

any

s

i

gns

of

malfunction,

d

i

sconn

ect

this

scanner

from

the

power

immedia

t

ely

and

contact

your

dealer

for

inspection

or

service.

Disclaimer

This

company

makes

no

representations

or

warranties,

ei

ther

expressed

or

implied,

with

resp

ect

to

the

contents

of

this publication.

This

company

reserves

the

right

to

revise

this publication

and

to

make

changes

from

time

to

time

in

the

contents thereof

without

obligation

to

notify

any

person

of

such

revision

or changes.

Copyright

Copyrigh

t

this

company.

All

rights

reserved.

No

part

of

t

his

publication

may

be

reproduced,

transm

it

ted,

transcribed,

stored

in

a

retrieval

sys

t

em

or

translated

into

any

language

or

compu

t

er language,

in

any

form

or

by

any

means,

el

ectronic,

mechanical, magnetic,

optica

l

,

chemical,

manual

or

otherwise,

without

the

prior written

permission

of

this

company.

Brand

names,

produc

t

names and

trademarks

used

in

this

publication

are

the

properties

of

their

respective

owners.

Copyright

3

Notes

about

copyrighted

materials

Avo

i

d

scanning

and

re-distributing

copyrighted

originals

and

images or

those

of

unknown

sources.

Doing

so

may

v

i

olate

your

local copyright

laws

and

This

company

canno

t

be made

liable

for

the

losses

that

may

resu

lt

from

breaching

the

la

ws described

above.

Disposal

of

this

product

To

help

protec

t

the

env

i

ronment,

dispose

of

this

scanner

properly

according

t

o

your

local

regulat

i

ons

regarding

the

disposal

of

waste

products.

4

Copyright

<Memo>

Introduction

5

Introduction

Package

contents

Check

the

sales

package

for

the

following

items.

If

any

item

is

missing

or

damaged,

contact

your

place

of

purchase

immediately.

•

Photo

scanner

x

1

•

Calibration

card

x

1

•

Anti-curl

sheath

x

1

•

Power

adapter

x

1

•

User

manu

al

x

1

•

USB

cable

x

1

(optional,

depending

on

your

region)

•

Sensor

clean

i

ng

swab

x

1

Parts

of

the

scanner

and

their

functions

Front view

No.

Name

Function/description

1

S

tat

us

/

card

indicator

Indicates

the

operating

status

of

the

scanner

and

memory

card.

See

"Indicators"

on

page

7.

2

Power

button

Press

this

button

to

turn

the

power

on

or

off.

3

Power

indicator Indicates

the

power

status

of

the

scanner.

See

"Ind

icat

ors"

on

page

7.

4

Paper

guide

Used

to

guide

the

original

to

ensure

the

alignment.

5

Feeding

slot

Insert

an

origina

l

into

this

slot

to

begin

scann

i

ng.

6

Orientation

mark

Indicates

the

correc

t

origina

l

orientation.

6

Introduction

Rear view

No. Name

Function/description

1

SD

/

XD/MMC

/

MS

card

slot

Accepts

the

following

types

of

memory

cards

:

SD,

XD,

MMC

and

MS.

See

"Supported

memory

card

types"

on

page

15

for

details.

2

Output

slot

The

scanned

original

comes

out

from

this

slot.

3

M

i

ni

USB

socket

For

connecting

to

a

computer

via

a

USB

cable.

4

Power

socket

For

connecting

to

the

supplied

power

adapter.

Introduction

7

Indicators

Please

see

below

for

the

lighting

patterns

of

t

he

indicators

and

the

meanings

they

represent.

:

Blinking

s

l

owly;

:

Blinking

rapidly;

:

S

t

eadily

on;

:

Off

Power

Status/card

Scanning

current

original.

Please

wait

until

t

he

process

is

complete

before

scanning

another

original.

The

scanner

is

ready

for

use.

The

scanner

power

is

off.

•

Initializing

system

and

memory

card.

Please

wa

it

until

the

initializa

tion

process

is

complete

before

using

the

scanner.

•

Busy

storing

image

file.

Please

wait

until

the

process

is

complete

before

scanning

another

original.

Paper

j

am.

Please

refer

to

page

26

to

remove

the

paper

jam.

L

i

ghting

patterns

and

their

functiona

l

meanings

No

memory

card,

card

full

(free

space

below

1MB),

card

error

or

SD

card

locked.

Please

use

another

card,

unlock

the

card

or

remove

some

files

on

the

card.

8

Using

the

scanner

Using the scanner

Preparation

1.

Pee

l

off

the

tape

t

h

at

secures

the

guide

lever.

NOTE

:

This

s

t

ep

is

only

required

when

you

use

the

scanner

for

the

firs

t

time.

2.

Conn

ect

the

plug

on

the

power

adapter

cable

to

the

power

socket

on

the

scanner.

3.

Plug

the

power

adapter

into

a

power

outlet.

NOTE

:

The

type

of

power

plug

and

socket

illus

t

rated

may

dif

f

er

from

that

o

f

your

region

.

4.

Inser

t

an

unlocked

(writab

l

e)

memory

card

into

the

memory

card

slot.

NOTE

:

•

Be

sure

to

insert

a

memory

card

before

scanning

.

•

The

scanner

only

accep

t

s

memory

cards

in

FAT16

or

FAT32

f

orma

t.

NTFS

and

other

f

ile

formats

are

no

t

suppor

t

ed

.

Using

the

scanner

9

5.

Press

the

Power

button.

The

Power

indicator

blinks.

NOTE

:

For

more

information

on

t

he

indicators

,

see

"I

ndicators"

on

page

7.

Making

a

scan

Align

left

6.

Wa

it

until

the

Power

indicator

stops

blink

i

ng

and

then

goes

off.

The

S

t

atus/card

indicator

w

ill

light

up

instead,

i

ndicating

that

the

scanner

is

ready.

NOTE

:

Do

no

t

insert

a

photo

into

the

feeding

slot

when

the

Power

indicator

is

blinking.

The

photo

will

not

be

scanned

.

1.

With

the

side

to

be

scanned

facing

upward

and

in

corr

ect

orientation

as

indicated

by the

orientation

mark,

place

one

edge

of

the

original

on

the

scanner

and

adjust

the

guide

lever

so

tha

t

the

original

aligns

against

the

left

side

of

the

feeding

slot.

Insert

the

original

into

the

feeding

slot.

WARNING

:

Do

no

t

scan

glossy

photos

in

humid

environmen

t

s

(humidity

higher

than

70%

RH)

.

Otherwise

the

surface

of

t

he

photo

will

become

sticky

and

cause

the

scanner

t

o

jam.

2.

The

origin

al

will

be

fed

into

the

slot

and

scanned

automatically.

The

Power

and

S

t

atus/card

indicators

blink

while

scanning.

NOTE

:

See

"

More

in

f

ormation"

on

page

13

for

how

to

inser

t

photos

and

other

types

of

originals.

10

Using

the

scanner

3.

When

scanning

is

completed,

the

Power

and

S

t

atus/card

indicators

w

ill

keep

blinking

for a

while,

indicating

that

the

scanner

is

processing

the

image

and

s

t

oring

the

file

on

t

o

the

memory

card.

Wa

it

until

the

indicators

stop

blinking

before

inserting

and

scann

i

ng

the

WARNING

:

Inser

t

only

one

shee

t

at

a

time

.

I

nsert

t

he

nex

t

original

only

when

t

he

is

done.

Otherwise

t

he

scanner

will

fail

to

f

unction

normally

.

NOTE

:

•

Do

no

t

remove

the

memory

card

or

disconnect

the

power

supply

while

t

he

indicators

are

blinking

.

•

This

scanner

only

suppor

t

s

outpu

t

images

in

JPEG

(

.

jpg)

forma

t,

and

the

date/

time

attribute

will

no

t

be

added.

•

For

more

information

on

how

t

his

scanner

s

t

ores

t

he

scanned

image

f

iles

on

the

memory

card

,

see

"

Orien

t

ation

of

t

he

original

and

scanned

image"

on

page

14

.

•

If

the

memory

card

is

near

full

(lower

t

han

1MB)

,

the

S

t

atus/card

indicator

blinks

(see

"I

ndica

t

ors"

on

page

7)

.

Use

another

card

or

delete

some

f

iles

on

it

if

necessary

.

4.

To

turn

off

the

scanner

after

a

ll

originals

are

scanned,

press

and

hold

the

Power

button

for

1

second.

The

power

indicator

will

blink

and

then

go

off.

Now

it

is

OK

to

disconnect

the

power

and

remove

the

memory

card

from

the

scanner.

Using the scanner

11

English

Connecting

the

scanner

to

a

computer

By

connecting

the

scanner

to

a

computer,

you

can

access

the

scanned

images

on

the

memory

card

directly,

or

use

the

scanner

as

a

memory

card

reader,

so

that

you

can

freely

copy,

paste

or

delete

files

from

or

to

the

memory

card

using

the

computer.

System requirements (for computer)

•

Operating

system:

W

i

ndows:

W

i

ndows

2000,

XP,

V

i

sta

or

later

versions

Macintosh:

Mass

S

t

orage

Class

Mac

OS

9.x

or

Mac

OS

X

•

An

availab

l

e

USB

1.1

or

2.0

port

Making connection

1.

Connect

one

end

of

the

USB

cable

(with

a

Min

i

USB

connector)

to

the

M

i

ni

USB

socket

on

the

scanner.

2.

Turn

on

the

computer,

and

connect

the

other

end

(with

an

A-type

USB

connector)

of

the

USB

cable

to

the

USB

por

t

of

the

computer.

3.

Inser

t

a

memory

card

into

the

memory

card

slot.

4.

Follow

steps

1

and

2

in

"Preparation"

on

page

8

to

conn

ect

the

power.

12

Using

the

scanner

English

5.

Press

the

Power

button.

The

Power

indicator

blinks.

NOTE

:

For

more

informa

t

ion

on

t

he

indicators

,

see

"Indicators

"

on

page

7.

6.

The

scanner

w

ill

be

recognized

by

the

computer

as

a

removable

disk

(Windows

system).

Now

you

are

ready

to

view

or

edit

the

files

on

the

memory

card.

NOTE

:

Do

no

t

remove

t

he

memory

card

while

the

computer

is

accessing

the

files

on

it.

7.

To

safely

disconnect

the

scanner

from

the

computer

:

W

i

ndows

systems

a.

On

W

i

ndows

System

Tray,

c

lic

k

the

hardware

removal

icon

as

indicated

below.

Hardware

removal

icon

b.

Click

to

select

the

Safely

remove

USB

Mass

S

t

orage

Device

option

that

appears.

c.

When

the

following

message

displays

on-screen,

you

can

safely

remove

your

hard

disk.

d.

Unp

l

ug

the

scanner

from

your

computer.

Macintosh

systems

a.

Click

and

drag

the

hard

d

i

sk

icon

to

Trash.

b.

Disconnect

the

scanner

from

your

computer.

Using the scanner

13

OCR

Launch Software

Launching Path: START -> All Program -> NiMOCARD -> NiMOCARD

Setting for the First Time Use

The product provides web-based network data backup feature. User needs to

register on the initial registration page to be able to use this feature in the first

time, as shown below. To register, please click on the [Register] icon. After

the user logged in with correct information and saved the setting in the

website, the initial registration page will no longer appear in the future.

User can also skip the initial registration page by clicking on the “ALL” text-

icon in the category section and then go into the card preview main page. But

in this mode, the network data backup feature is not active.

As the below picture shows,fill out the blank about Email

、

Password

、

Password again

、

Password Question etc., and click [Agree license and go on ]

icon.

14

Using

the

scanner

As the below picture shows ,you install successfully.

Then you will see the dialogue box as below.

Using the scanner

15

Main Preview Window

After access the business card Main Preview Screen, all the card information

will be sorted and displayed as shown below.

User can click on the card icon to enlarge the card image for preview purpose,

or click on any row of data to obtain more information.

16

Using

the

scanner

Editing Window

In the Main Preview Window, user can click on any row of the data to enter

editing mode. In this editing window, user can also select any part of the card

image to perform OCR and sorting function.

Create New Cards

User can manually create a new card by clicking on the [New] button on the

Main Preview Window and then manually type in all needed information.

Using the scanner

17

Categorizing Cards

In the Main Preview Window, user can select one or multiple cards, ight

click on them and select [Move To] option to sort these cards into desired the

categories.

Search Function

The product provides various search features. User can search any card

information by Index or perform Quick Search by type in any key words.

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