Ricoh ImageReader FB735 User manual

ModelFB735
ImageReaderUltra
ColorFlatbed Scanner
User'sManual
Version1.0
 InfoPeripherals1997

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Trademarks
MicrosoftisaU.S.registeredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation.
WindowsandMS-DOSaretrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.
IBM,PC,AT,XTareregisteredtrademarksofInternational
Business MachinesCorp.
Otherbrandsandproductnameshereinaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
Copyright
All rightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,
transmitted,transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslated
intoanylanguageorcomputerlanguage,inanyformorbyany
means,electronic,mechanical,magnetic,optical,chemical,
manual,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofInfo
Peripherals.
Materialscannedbythisproductmaybeprotectedby
governmentallawsandotherregulations,suchascopyrightlaws,
thecustomerissolelyresponsibleforcomplyingwithall suchlaws
andregulations.

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Warranty
Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjecttochange
withoutnotice.
InfoPeripheralsmakesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothis
material,including,butnotlimitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesof
fitness foraparticularpurpose.
InfoPeripheralsshall notbeliableforerrorscontainedhereinor
forincidentalorconsequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththe
furnishing,performance,oruseofthismaterial.

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FCC RadioFrequencyInterference Statement
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththe
limitsforaclass Bdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15 ofthe
FCC rules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterference inaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin
accordance withtheinstructionmanual,maycauseharmful
interference toradiocommunication.However,thereisno
guarantee thatinterference will notoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterference
toradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoff andon,theuserisencouragedtotry
tocorrecttheinterference byoneormoreofthefollowing
measures:
*Reorientorrelocatethereceiving antenna.
*Increasetheseparation betweentheequipmentand receiver.
*Connecttheequipmentintoanoutleton acircuitdifferent
fromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
*Consultthedealeroranexperienced radio/TVtechnicianfor
help.
CAUTION:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpressly
approvedbythemanufactureofthisdevice couldvoidtheuser's
authoritytooperatetheequipment.

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TableofContents
1.INTRODUCTION.............................................................................1.-1
2.SCANNERINSTALLATION...........................................................2.-1
2.1PRECAUTIONS................................................................................ 2.-1
2.2UNLOCKING THESCANNER............................................................. 2.-2
2.3CONNECTING THECABLE............................................................... 2.-3
2.4DOCUMENTPLACEMENT................................................................ 2.-4
3.SCANNERDRIVERINSTALLATION...........................................3.-2
3.1AUTO-INSTALLATION PROGRAM..................................................... 3.-2
3.2UNINSTALL THESCANNER.............................................................. 3.-5
4.SCANNEROPERATION&DOCUMENTPRINTING..................4.-1
4.1IMAGETYPE.................................................................................. 4.-4
4.2SCANNING PARAMETERS&IMAGECONTROL.................................. 4.-6
4.3SCANNING................................................................................... 4.-11
4.4PRINTING .................................................................................... 4.-13
5.MAINTENANCE..............................................................................5.-1
6.TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................6.-1
6.1QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS............................................................. 6.-1
6.2TECHNICALSERVICE...................................................................... 6.-6
7.SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................7.-6
7.1MODEL:FB7................................................................................. 7.-6

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1.Introduction
Welcome
ThankyouforpurchasinganInfoImageReaderScanner.This
productistheresultofoureffortstodevelophightechnology
computerperipheralsthatareeasytouse,affordablypriced,and
thatenhance yourcomputingexperience.TheFB7isdesignedin
anexactA4size andless weightinanaim tosavethemostspace
possiblewhilemaintainingthehighestqualityscanningresultsas
well asqualityopticalresolutionat300 x600 dpi.
Usingthismanual
Thismanualincludescompleteinstructionsforscanner
installation,use,andmaintenance.Notethatse,Óinthis
context,referstoscanneroperationindependentofthetask
performedwiththeapplicationsoftware.Thisguideisorganized
inaoasyoureadÓformat.Forbestresults,performthetasksas
theyarepresented.
Thismanualassumesthatyouhaveabasicunderstandingofthe
DOSandWindowsoperatingsystem.Asaconvention,thisguide
presentsall referencestoguidenamesorsectionsinitalics,and
commandsyoumusttypeatacommandlinearepresentedina
differenttypeface.
Assistance
Ifyouexperience difficultiesandcannotfindsolutionswithinthis
guide,pleasecontactInfoTechnicalSupportDepartmentat
[phone],MondaythroughFriday,between8:00 AMand
4:30 PM,Pacifictime.Ifyouwish,youmayfaxquestionsto(408)
538-2577,oremail [e-mail].

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Provideafaxnumberoremail address forreturncontact.We
maintainaBBSat(408)538-2580 thatcontainsthelatestupdates
tooursoftware,aswell asawebsiteatwww.infoconnection.com,
andfaxondemandsystemat(408)538-2585.
WhatisTWAIN?
TWAINistheinterface thatlinksthescannerwithscanning
softwareapplications.TWAINisanindustrystandardthatenables
youtousetheImageReaderwithanyTWAIN-compliantsoftware
application.
WiththeintroductionofWindows95,theTWAINspecification
hasbeenoverhauledtotakeadvantageofthe32-bitarchitecture.
YourscannerinstallationsoftwarecontainstwoTWAINsources
—oneforusingyourscannerwith16-bitapplications(i.e.
InfoCenterLite)andoneforusingyourscannerwith32-bit
applications(i.e.AdobePhotoshop).Usethefollowingasaguide
toselecttheappropriatesource.
16-bitapplicationsarelegacyWindows3.xprogramsthatyouare
runningunderWindows95.
32-bitapplicationsareprogramsspecificallydesignedfor
Windows95,totakeadvantageofperformance enhancements
providedbythenewarchitecture.
PleaseNote:Windows3.1xdoesnotsupport32-bitapplications,
thereforethe16-bitscanningsource shouldalwaysbeselected
whenrunningWindows3.1x.Youmayexperience scanning
problemsifyoudonotusetheappropriatesource.
Anoteaboutapplicationsoftware
Thescannerhardwarebyitselfisnotveryuseful.Ittakesa
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performanytask.Beforescanning,youneedtochoosethe
appropriateapplication(s)touseforthetaskathand.Pleaseread
thissectiontogainanunderstandingofthetypesofscanning
softwarethereare.
Scanningsoftwaregenerallyfallsintotwogroups,Graphics
(imageediting),orOCR (OpticalCharacterRecognition).Each
typehasspecificfeaturesdesignedtoaddress thetechnical
challengesfacedinthescanningofgraphicsoroftext.
Graphics:Softwareprovidestheuserwithimageeditingtoolsfor
performingextensivemodificationstoart,photographs,orother
continuoustoneimages.Whilehavingtheabilitytoscantext,
unlikeOCR softwareitisnotdesignedtospecificallyidentify
individualcharacters.Anyimagescannedusingagraphics
programcanonlybesavedinagraphicsfileformat(i.e.Tiff or
Gif).Itcannotbesavedasaneditabletextfile.Yoursystem
softwareCDincludesiPhotoExpress imageeditingsoftwareto
facilitateyourimageeditingrequirements.
OCR:Softwareinthiscategoryisdesignedtorecognize
alphanumericcharactersinpreparationforexporttoword
processinganddesktoppublishingapplications.Inotherterms,it
createstextfiles.OCR softwarewill notprovideimageediting
capabilities.Ifthereisnointentionofeditingagivenpiece oftext
(withorwithoutgraphics),itmaybesimplertoscanandsaveitas
agraphic.OCR isoneofmanyscanningcontrolfeaturesincluded
intheInfoCenterapplicationsoftwareincludedonyoursystem
softwareCD.
Additionaltypesofapplicationsareavailablethatoffersolutions
forspecialoruniquetasks.Theseincludedocumentstorage,form
scanning,faxutilities,copyutilities,customscreensavercreation,
photoalbumcreation,andsoon.Ifapplicationsareintendedto
linkdirectlytothescanningdevice,lookfortheTWAIN-

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compliantspecification.Ifcompliant,youmayusethese
applicationtoscanwithyourImageReaderscanner.
Figure1-1showshowthescannerispacked.Pleasecheckall the
itemsagainstyourchecklistcontainedintheboxoragainstthis
diagram.Ifthereareanymissingordamagedparts,pleasecontact
yournearestdealerimmediatelyforreplacementorrepair.

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1.PowerAdapter,2.Cushion3.Manual,DriverKit CD.
4.D25PCable,etc5.Scanner6.Carton
Figure 1-1Scanner packing

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2.ScannerInstallation
2.1Precautions
ŸKeepthescanneroutofdirectsunlight.Direct
exposuretothesunorexcessiveheatmaycause
damagetotheunit.
ŸDonotinstall thescannerinahumidordustyplace.
ŸBesuretousetheproperACpowersource.
ŸPlace thescannersecurelyonaneven,flatsurface.
Tiltedorunevensurfacesmaycausemechanicalor
paper-feedingproblems.
ŸRetainthescannerboxandpackingmaterialsfor
shippingpurposes.
ŸRemembertounlockthescannerbeforeuse(2.2)

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2.2UnlockingtheScanner
Asshownbelow,unlockthescannerbyturningthescanner
locktotheUnlock position.
1.LockPosition2.UnlockPosition
Figure 2-1
UnlockingtheScanner

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2.3ConnectingtheCable
Connectthepowercableandsignalcableasshownbelow.
1.Scanner2.PowerSupply
3.D25PCable4.PCParallelPort
5.PrinterCable
Figure 2-2ImageReader Ultrascanner cableconnection

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2.4DocumentPlacement
AsshowninFigure2-3,place thedocumentontheglass
withthetextfacingawayfromyou.
1.DocumentCover2.DocumentPad
3.Reference Frame4.Glass
5.DocumentBoard 6.Document
Figure 2.3DocumentPlacement
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3.SystemRequirements
Systemrequirementsarelargelydependentonthe”workÓ
performed.Bywork,wearereferringtothetaskoroperation
performedusingthescannerinconjunctionwithapplication
software.
Becausescannersarecapableofinputtinglargeamountsofdatain
relativelyshortperiodsoftime,theycommonlypushcomputer
systemstothelimitsoftheircapabilities.Beforebeginningany
scanningtaskoroperation,carefullyconsideryoursystem
processingcapabilities,especiallyprocessorspeed,RAM,and
availableharddiskspace.OCR processes,faxoperations,andthe
processingofsimpleblack&whitegraphicsareleastdemanding.
Highresolutionscanningoflargeimagesinfull colorcreatesan
extremedemandforprocessortimeandmemory.
WhenyouarescanningwiththeTWAINinterface,thenumber
labeledimagesize (calculatedinbytes)providestheworkingfile
size thatistheresultoftheselectedscanningmode,resolution,
andimagesize.Takecarefulnoteofthisinformation.
Minimumandrecommendedsystemrequirementsare:
*IBMcompatiblePC386/486,Pentiumorlater;
*MicrosoftWindows3.1,Windows95,WindowsNT;
*Oneprinterportavailable(enhancedparallelport
recommended);
*20 Megabytesofavailableharddiskspace forinstallation;
*8MegabytesofRAM(16 Megabytesorhigher
recommended);
*Avideographicsarray(VGA)monitor;

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*AMicrosoftWindows-compatiblepointingdevice (e.g.,
mouse);
*ACDROMdrive.
3.1Scanner Driver Installation
3.2Auto-InstallationProgram
InstallationproceduresofFB7ScannerdriverwithInfo
PeripheralsAuto-installationProgramareasfollows:
1.StartWindows3.1orWindows95.
2.InsertFB7CDintoyourCDROMdrive.
InWindows3.1orhigher
3.FromtheFileMenu,chooseRUN,typed:\driver\
FB7.exe(drepresentstheletterforyourcurrentCDROM
drive.IfyourCD-ROMdrivehasadifferentletter
designation,substitutethecorrectletterfortheletter
"D").ClickO.K.

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InWindows95 orWindowsNT
3.Press theStartbutton,chooseRUN,typed:\driver\
setup.exe(d:theCDROMdriveinuse),andthenclick
O.K.(See Figure3-1,3-2)
4.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletethe
installation.
Fig.3.1

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