iVina 1200U User manual

User’s Manual
For iVina 1200U Color Image Scanner
Doc. No.250-0246-E Rev. 1.10
iVina Inc.

ii
Trademarks
All brands and product names in this manual are trademarks of their respective holders.
Copyright
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in
a retrieval 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 iVina Inc.
Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental 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.
iVina 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.
iVina 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.
FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
− Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
− Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
− Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
− Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC CAUTION: To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shield interface cables
when connecting to computer or peripheral devices). Any changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the manufacture of this device could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Responsible Party: iVina INC.
732 Sussex Place, Milpitas, CA 95035,
USA
Telephone Number: [phone]

iii
EC Declaration of Conformity
Manufacturer's Name: iVina Inc.
Manufacturer's Address: 732 Sussex Place, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA
declare that the product
Model Number : iVina 1200U
conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992)
EN 55022 (Class B) (1994) (Conducted/Radiated)
EN 61000-3-2 (Hormonics)(1996)
EN 61000-3-3(Flicker) (1995)
Immunity: EN50082-1 (1992)
IEC 1000-4-2 (ESD) (1995)
IEC 1000-4-3 (RS) (1995)
IEC 1000-4-4 (EFT/Burst) (1995)
IEC 1000-4-5 (SURGE) (1995)
Safety:
Compliance: Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
UL , C-UL , TUV/GS

iv
TABLE OFCONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................... 1-1
CHAPTER 2 SCANNER INSTALLATION.................................................................. 2-1
PRECAUTIONS..............................................................................................2-1
UNLOCKING YOUR SCANNER .....................................................................2-1
CONNECTING THE CABLES.........................................................................2-2
PLACING YOUR ORIGINAL...........................................................................2-4
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION............................................................... 3-1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENT..............................................................................3-1
THE INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.............................................................3-2
LET WINDOWS IDENTIFY YOUR USB SCANNER..............................3-2
START INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ...............................................3-3
CHAPTER 4 CUSTOMIZING YOUR BUTTON PREFERENCES............................... 4-1
A GLANCE AT THE BUTTONS ......................................................................4-1
BUTTON FUNCTION......................................................................................4-1
COPY BUTTON....................................................................................4-1
OCR BUTTON......................................................................................4-1
SCAN BUTTON....................................................................................4-1
EMAIL BUTTON ...................................................................................4-1
CUSTOMIZNG YOUR BUTTON PREFERENCES..........................................4-2
CUSTOMIZE YOUR COPY PREFERENCES .......................................4-2
CUSTOMIZE YOUR IVINA COPIER PREFERENCES..........................4-3
CUSTOMIZE YOUR OCR PREFERENCES..........................................4-5
CUSTOMIZE YOUR SCAN PREFERENCES........................................4-6
CUSTOMIZE YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES.......................................4-7

1-5
CHAPTER 5 WORKING WITH THE PUSH BUTTONS.............................................. 5-1
MAKING YOUR FIRST COPY ........................................................................5-1
SCANNING YOUR TEXT TO AN OCR APPLICATION...................................5-2
SCANNING YOUR PHOTO TO PAPERPORT................................................5-2
SENDING YOUR IMAGE TO AN EMAIL APPLICATION.................................5-3
CHAPTER 6 SCANNING FROM WITHIN A TWAIN COMPLIANT APPLICATION..... 6-1
STARTING SCANNING FROM WITHIN A TWAIN APPLICATION...................6-1
USING IVINA TWAIN WINDOW.....................................................................6-3
IMAGE TYPE........................................................................................6-3
SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL................................6-6
SCANNING.........................................................................................6-12
CHAPTER 7 CARE AND MAINTENANCE................................................................. 7-1
CLEANING .....................................................................................................7-1
CHAPTER 8 TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................... 8-1
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .............................................................8-1
TECHNICAL SUPPORT..................................................................................8-2
CHAPTER 9 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................ 9-1
MODEL: IVINA 1200U .....................................................................................9-1
INDEX.................................................................................................................................

1-1
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing iVina 1200U color image scanner. iVina is one of the leading company in
the world to deliver high quality image scanner.
iVina 1200U is built in with the most advanced USB(Universal Serial Bus) interface which features
extremely easy hook-up to your computer and much faster transmission speed. Moreover, iVina
1200U is equipped with evident push buttons at the front. These buttons feature one-step
operation, which makes scanning intuitive, quick, and virtually user friendly.
To ensure the optimum performance of the scanner, please take a few minutes to read through
this manual before you install and operate the scanner. The manual contains valuable information
of how to unpack, install, operate, and maintain the scanner properly. Figure 1-1 below shows the
package contents. Please check if all items are well received. If there is any item missing or
damaged, please contact your nearest dealer immediately for replacement.
Figure 1-1 Package Contents
Note: When unpacking the scanner, retain the packing material and shipping box in case
you may transport the scanner in the future.
1. Scanner main unit
2. Bundled Software CD
& Quick Guide
3. Power adaptor
4. USB cable
2
4
1
3

2-1
Chapter 2 SCANNER INSTALLATION
PRECAUTIONS
v Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may
cause damage to the unit.
v Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place.
v Be sure to use the proper AC power source.
v Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause
mechanical problems.
UNLOCKING YOUR SCANNER
To protect the scanning unit from damage during transportation, a lock switch is designed at the
back of the scanner to keep the scanning unit from moving. To unlock the scanner, move the
lock switch up as shown in Fig. 2-1.
“Unlock” position “Lock” position
Figure 2-1 Unlocking the Scanner
Note: When you need to transport the scanner, be sure to move the lock switch to the
“lock position”; otherwise , unexpected damage should cause the scanner malfunction and
void the warranty.

2-2
CONNECTING THE CABLES
Before setting up the iVina 1200U, please take a glance at the rear side of iVina 1200U as shown
in Figure 2-2.
Follow the instructions below to connect iVina 1200U to your computer as shown in Figure 2-3.
1. Connect the small end of the power adapter into the power jack on the back of the scanner.
2. Plug the large end of the power adapter to the power outlet. Now, the scanner will be
automatically powered on.
3. Connect the rectangular end of the supplied USB cable to the USB port of your computer and
the square end to the USB port on the back of the scanner.
Figure 2-2 Rear view
Figure 2-2 Cable connection
1. PC USB port(rectangular style)
2. Your computer
3. USB cable(supplied)
4. Scanner
5. Power adapter
1
2
3
1. Scanner
2. Power jack
3. USB port(square style)
1
2
3
4
5

2-3
PLACING YOUR ORIGINAL
Open the document cover and then place your original face down on the document glass as shown
in Fig. 2-4. Make sure to align the upper right corner of your original to the alignment mark.
Figure 2-4 Placing the original
1. Document cover
2. Your original
3. Alignment mark
4. Document glass
1
2
4
3

3-1
Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
To run iVina 1200U at rated speed, the following minimum requirements are highly recommended:
• IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or later
• Microsoft Windows 98
• One USB(Universal Serial Bus) port
• 100 Megabytes of available hard disk space for installation
• 16 Megabytes of RAM (32 Megabytes or higher recommended)
• A video graphics array (VGA) monitor
• A Microsoft Windows-compatible pointing device (e.g., mouse)
• A CD-ROM drive

3-2
THE INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
LET WINDOWS IDENTIFY YOUR USB SCANNER
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Connect the supplied power cable and the USB cable.(See Chapter 1)
3. Windows will now prompt a series of “Add New Hardware Wizard” in succession to install the
necessary software for the new hardware. Follow these steps to complete the installation.
1. When the initial “Add New Hardware
Wizard” dialog as shown in Figure 3-1 is
prompted, Choose “Next”.
Figure 3-1
2. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your
current CD-ROM drive.
3. When the next “Add New Hardware
Wizard” dialog as shown in Figure 3-2 is
prompted, choose “Search for the best
driver for your device.” and then choose
“Next”.
Figure 3-2
4. When the “Add New Hardware Wizard”
dialog as shown in Figure 3-3 is
prompted, choose “CD-ROM drive” and
“Next”.
Figure 3-3
5. When Windows 98 has detected iVina 1200U
as shown in Figure 3-4, choose “Next”.
Figure 3-4
6. Follow the instructions to insert Windows 98
CD-ROM as shown in Figure 3-5 and choose
“OK”.
Figure 3-5
7. Choose “Finish” when the finish message
displays as shown in Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-6

3-3
START INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
1. Insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM. The
Installation menu as shown in Figure 3-1
appears.
Note: If the Installation menu fails to appear, an
alternative method is to click the Start button on
the task bar, choose Run, and type
“d:\cdsetup.exe” (D: your CD-ROM drive in use)
and click O.K.
2. Click “Install Software”. A second menu as
shown in Figure 3-2 appears. This menu lists
various software contained in the CD, including
the scanner driver and the bundled software
applications such as MGI PhotoSuite, Xerox
TextBridge OCR, and Button Manager, and
PaperPort.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the
scanner driver and all the applications
individually.
4. Restart the computer after the above installation
have been completed done.
Figure 3-1
Figure 3-2

4-1
Chapter 4 CUSTOMIZING YOUR BUTTON
PREFERENCES
A GLANCE AT THE BUTTONS
Figure 4-1 A glance at the buttons
BUTTON FUNCTION
COPY BUTTON
A press of the Copy button allows you to get an immediate copy for your scanned image directly
from your printer.
OCR BUTTON
A press of the OCR button allows you to convert your original text into editable text with a word
processor.
SCAN BUTTON
A press of the Scan button allows you to scan your photo and display the image on the desktop of
PaperPort, the powerful document management application.
EMAIL BUTTON
A press of the Email button allows you to send your scanned image to your email application as an
attached file.

4-2
CUSTOMIZNG YOUR BUTTON PREFERENCES
CUSTOMIZE YOUR COPY PREFERENCES
1. After installing the Button Manager software application and restarting your computer, the
Preferences dialogs box will be automatically displayed as shown in Figure 4-1.
An alternative method to prompt the Preferences dialog box is to double-click the iVina Button
Manager icon at the right corner of your task bar and choose “Preferences” when
a pop-up menu appears.
Figure 4-1
Note: If the iVina Button Manager icon at your task bar contains an exclamation mark like
, this means you have not selected the right scanner. Please click the iVina Button Manager
icon then choose “Select scanner” and select “iVina 1200U”. Finally choose “connect
scanner”. Then, the exclamation mark will disappear.
2. To customize the Copy preferences, please follow these steps
Figure 4-2 iVina Copier
1). Check to display the iVina Copier as shown in Figure 4-2 which allows you to operate it
as a normal copier.
To customize your iVina Copier preferences, please refer to next page.
2). Choose the proper image type. (See Chapter 6 for more detail about image types.)
3). Choose the proper scan size from a list of Letter, A4, A5, 3”x5”, Business Card, etc.
4). Choose the proper resolution. (See Chapter 6 for more detail about resolutions.)
5). Adjust the brightness degree by moving the slider to the right or left.
6). Choose your printer.
7). Choose ”OK” to save the above settings.
1
2
3
4
5
6

4-3
CUSTOMIZE YOUR IVINA COPIER PREFERENCES
1. If the item “Display Copier UI” was previously selected in the Copy preferences dialog box,
the iVina Copier window below will be displayed after pressing the Copy button.
Figure 5-1 iVina Copier window
2. Press the Preferences button to display the iVina Copy preferences dialog box. The
Preferences dialog box allows you to change the settings to produce the best copy result. For
more on choosing the best setting for your original, please refer to Chapter 6.
Figure 5-2 Copier Preferences dialog box
1). Resolution: Select the proper resolution. (Refer to Chapter 6.)
2). Scan Size:Select the proper scan size including Max., Letter, A4, B5, A5, and
Auto Crop.Auto crop is a convenient feature to automatically crop your
scanned image to fit your existing paper even if your original is not aligned near
the alignment mark. This is particularly useful if your printer comes with fit to
page feature.
3). Mode: Select the proper image mode including Gray, LineArt, Halftone,
Background Removal, Auto.Background Removal can automatically
remove the unwanted background color for your original to sharpen your text.
Auto is an optimized mode regardless of the contents of your original.
5
4
3
2
1
67
1. Copy count
2. Brightness
3. Contrast
4. Start Black & White copy
5. Start Color copy
6. Preferences
7. Exit
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.

4-4
CUSTOMIZE YOUR OCR PREFERENCES
1. Repeat step 1 in the previous section Customize your Copy preferences.
2. In the Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 4-1, choose the “OCR” tab to display the OCR
preferences dialog box.
3. To customize your OCR preferences, please refer to the following steps.
Figure 4-3 OCR Preferences dialog box
1). Choose the proper scan size from a list of Letter, A4, A5, 5”x3”, Business Card, etc.
2). Choose the proper resolution (We recommend to choose 300 dpi). (See Chapter 6 for
more detail about the resolutions.)
3). Adjust the brightness degree by moving the slider to the right or left.
4). Choose the location of your word processor.
5). Choose your desired language for your original text.
6). Choose ”OK” to save the above settings.
1
2
3
4
5

4-5
CUSTOMIZE YOUR SCAN PREFERENCES
1. Repeat step 1 in the previous section Customize your Copy preferences.
2. In the Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 4-1, choose “Scan” tab to display the Scan
preferences dialog box.
3. To customize the Scan preferences, please refer to the following steps.
Figure 4-3 The Scan Preferences dialog
1). Choose the proper image type. (See Chapter 6 for more detail about image types.)
2). Choose the proper scan size from a list of Letter, A4, Business Card, etc.
3). Choose the proper resolution. (See Chapter 6 for more detail about the resolution.)
4). Adjust the brightness degree by moving the slider to the right or left.
5). Choose ”OK” to save the above settings.
1
2
3
4

4-6
CUSTOMIZE YOUR E-MAIL PREFERENCES
1. Repeat step 1 in the previous section Customize your Copy preferences.
2. In the Preferences dialog box, as shown in Figure 4-1, choose “Email” tab to display the Email
preferences dialog box.
3. To customize the Email preferences, please refer to the following steps.
Figure 4-4 the Email Preferences dialog
1). Choose the proper image type. (See Chapter 6 for more detail about image types.)
2). Choose the proper scan size from a list of Letter, A4, Business Card, etc.
3). Choose the proper resolution. (See Chapter 6 for more detail about the resolutions.)
4). Adjust the brightness degree by moving the slider to the right or left.
5). Choose ”OK” to save the above settings.
1
2
3
4

4-7
Note #1: Followings are the respective procedures to set up the default e-mail software application
for several popular e-mail software applications such as Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, or
Eudora:
Outlook Express 4.x
1). Select Options from the Tools menu in Outlook Express.
2). In the Options dialog box, click the General tab.
3). Select the “Make Outlook Express my default e-mail program” option.
4). Select the “Make Outlook Express my simple MAPI client” sub option.
5). Choose “Apply” and close Outlook Express.
Outlook Express 5
1). On the Tools menu, click “Options”.
2). On the General tab, click “Make Default” next to “This application is the default mail
handler”.
3). Click OK.
Netscape Messenger
1). Select Preferences from the Edit menu in Netscape.
2). From the category list, select Mail Server from the Mail & Groups item.
3). Click the More Option button.
4). From the More Mail Server preferences dialog box, select Use Netscape Messenger
from MAPI-based applications.
5). Close Netscape Messenger.
Eudora
1). Select Options from the Tools menu in Eudora.
2). From the category list, select MAPI.
3). Select “Always from the USE QUALCOMM Eudora MAPI server” option.
4). Choose “Apply” and close Eudora.
Note #2: The following table lists the major default settings for the linked applications:
Setting Copy OCR Scan Email
Image Type Black & white Black & white True color True color
Scan Size Letter Letter Letter 6”x4”
Resolution 100 dpi 300 dpi 100 dpi 100 dpi

5-1
Chapter 5 WORKING WITH THE PUSH BUTTONS
This section provides the simple operating steps with illustrations to make the best of the button
scanner.
MAKING YOUR FIRST COPY
1. Place your original face down on the document glass.
2. Press the Copy button. The scanning message is first displayed, and then, in a second, the
copying is done through the designated printer.
Or
2. If the item “Display Copier UI” was previously selected in the Copy preferences dialog box,
when you press the Copy button, the iVina Copier window shown below will be displayed to
allow you to access various copy features and operate it just like a normal copier.
Figure 5-1 iVina Copier window
5
4
3
2
1
67
1. Copy count
2. Brightness
3. Contrast
4. Start Black & White copy
5. Start Color copy
6. Preferences
7. Exit