Visioneer 5600 Scanner User Manual
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1. 33 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Size The page size for the image If you want to use one of the preset sizes click the drop down arrow and choose the size from the list If you want to create a custom size click on the picture window and drag the mouse A dotted box on the window indicates the page size and the two number boxes with the vertical and horizontal symbols next to them show the actual page size in inches You can also enter the vertical and horizontal sizes in those two number boxes To set the units for the sizes click the drop down arrow for the size units The choices are inches cm for centimeters and pixels AutoCrop Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being scanned For example if you put a photo in the middle of the glass the scanner will automatically determine the size of the photo When AutoCrop is selected the scanner makes two passes the first pass senses the item size and the second pass scans the image This option overrides the selections for Size Adv Settings Click this button to see advanced settings for scanning See the online Help information for details about the advanced settings CUSTOMIZING A SCANNER SETTING You can create custom settings to add to the list of options on the Scan Manager Note Predefined settings cannot be customized To create a new scanner setting 1 In the Scan Page For options se2. DICI F erg irg o Copy ay ian L Asia Pl fee ee Lanta bio 4 Tom Coie Mai rs fit 4 From the list of Scanner Settings labeled Scan Page For select the most appropriate setting for the item youre scanning In the example above the selected setting is Color Document Faster 5 Click the Preview button The scanner scans a preview of the item and displays it in the Scan Manager In the example on the next page the picture being scanned is a close up of a friendly cow 6 You can now fine tune the options on the Scan Manager for the item youre scanning Note For additional details about the Scan Manager s features click the Help button on the Scan Manager 29 int id ILE can ising Eder Tea CRI a Peg Fig o Cope Po ido Pie Select another scanner setting if you want it for 5 Do apm Betta ra the item being L Conto scanned i Select other set a tings here if want a E Tam Cato 3 them for the item Ma mg EIL being scanned Se ian sj atei You also use these TT giia settings to cus mEn P3 a tomize a scan set Vama Sgr EAk Fas LT IR ting Click Scan to scan the item and display it in the application VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE l ia hets ic Sentite stero sae tri EE lui LS si Pali EE al Es 1 To adjust the n size of the scan I area or c
3. Pressing the OneTouch Buttons on page 11 e Scan from the screen Click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar A panel representing the scanner buttons appears Click a button on the panel on the screen See Scanning from the Button Panel on the Screen on page 12 for details 11 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Scan from the PaperPort software or other Twain software To scan from the PaperPort software start the software and then click the Twain icon on the PaperPort Command Bar You can also scan from other Twain software See Scanning from the PaperPort Software on page 26 for details SCANNING BY PRESSING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item and then sends the image either to the printer or to a software application on your computer To scan by pressing a button on the scanner e Place an item to scan on the glass face down and press one of the scanner buttons The scanner starts scanning the item A message just above the Windows taskbar shows the status of the scanning inl eo When scanning is complete the status message also shows the destination application In the sample below the scanned image appears on the PaperPort Desktop SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 12 During scanning the scan progress window shows a small copy of the image as illustrated by this example ean When the scan is complete the
4. are usually email applications By selecting the Show All Destinations option as the preference for the email button all the other types of applications are included in the list of email destination applications Select Destinations Select this option to individually choose the types of applications to include in the button s list of destination applications Click in the boxes for the types of applications to include in the button s list Show Scan Progress Window Select this option to see the window that shows a rendition of the image during the scanning See the sample on page 12 Click the General tab to set preferences for the scanner fre euch Frofmenom x Gumi Geria pri FI fiera Statua find fe Stura Segre vm m Wind Tola Sutri LETI a a Pdf king For O dimo di De Sele Sped Shi i Merita Last Lived iere Calbralora Paia ba Terror image HR A ie treni WMC STEP ne ou Eaki l Show Status Window Select this option to see the small window at the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the status of the scanning and other information as shown in this sample fee 25 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Show Scanner Icon in Windows Taskbar Select this option to see the small icon representing the OneTouch scanner in the Windows taskbar Scanner Lamp turns off These options control when the scanner lamp powers goes off After idling for xx minutes Select this option to a
5. scanned image appears in the destination software SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN Scanning from the button panel on the screen is just like pressing a scanner button except you click the button on the screen The scanner scans the item and then sends the image either to the printer or to a software application on your computer This method of scanning is especially helpful if the scanner is not located close to your computer To scan from the screen 1 Place an item to scan on the glass face down and click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar The scanner button panel appears on the screen 13 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 2 Click the button you want to use to scan The scanner starts scanning the item the messages about the scanning appear above the Windows taskbar the progress window shows the image as it is scanned When the scan is complete the scanned image appears in the destination application The icons on the buttons indicate the destination application for the scanned image For example in the illustration above the icon on the email button is for the email application MS Outlook When you click the email button the item is scanned and then MS Outlook opens In this case the scanned image automatically becomes an attachment to send with an email message A question mark icon on a button means your computer does not have an application that corre
6. the following figure shows the current settings for the Scan button because the Scan tab is selected The Scan button is set up to scan the item with the configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print and then after the scanning is finished to open PaperPort to display the scanned image The Format and Page s setting is to scan as a bitmap for a single page item 15 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE eee lie am b FF z Click this TY ia D Conf dd Sem a tab to set Select a software preferences Fi Che rider Coe application to PP Pati Lahti al E Cirdajis tet Sai ia alj send the scanned l E Bair Bree Phiaras image to that elect a setting application E niseni Fr for scanning le ton ar the item Epi Stan da D Fd Select format sl ROD Esa and page s a Reap Pee options for the button me Cosa See Setting Preferences on page 23 to set Preferences To display the Configuration dialog box 1 Right click the scanner icon Scanner icon The shortcut menu appears 2 Choose Configure from the shortcut menu Contigure Connect About Close The Configuration dialog box appears The options on the Configuration dialog box are LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 16 Select Destination the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image Select the application that you want to automatically open to di
7. ATION GUIDE 4 Adjust the scan settings that you want Mode Select Black White to scan in black and white For example letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white Select Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs The scanning produces an image in varying shades of gray Select Color to scan color photographs and other color items Resolution Drag the slider to the right or left to adjust the dots per inch dpi of the resolution The maximum resolution is 600 dpi the minimum is 50 dpi The higher the dpi setting the sharper and clearer the scanned image However higher dpi settings take longer to scan and produce larger files for the scanned images Brightness and Contrast Drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image The Contrast setting does not apply to the Black White mode 5 Click the Page Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings Edd Seas Configura Gian Seating Pepe Eang Page Size Choose a page size from the drop down list The outlines on the picture represent the various page sizes Clicking one of those outlines also selects it as the page size for the scan If LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 22 you select the Custom option from the drop down list boxes appear in place of the picture Enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes AutoCrop Se
8. ING OUT YOUR SCANNER 8 3 Choose About from the shortcut menu A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected yreneei OneTouch venom PE 4 Click OK to close the dialog box That s it Your scanner is ready to scan See Scanning Three Ways on page 10 Note The scanning lamp under the scanner s glass needs to warm up before you can scan A status message lets you know when the lamp is ready The lamp then remains ready so you dont have to wait for it to warm up each time you want to scan To conserve electricity and prolong the life of the scanner you can set the length of time for the lamp to remain lit before powering down See Setting Preferences on page 23 IF THE SCANNER IS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED If the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar has a red X through it the 5 scanner is not properly connected x 3 15 PM Check for one of these possible problems e Is a cable loose or not plugged in securely Inspect all cable connections Make sure all the cables are plugged in securely VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE e Is the scanner power light on Turn on the scanners power If the light still doesnt come on plug the power adapter into another electrical outlet e Is the scanner locking tab in the locked position Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position If you tried to scan with the scanner locked you must restart your computer after unlocking the sca
9. LITY AND ITS PERFORMANCE IN NO EVENT WILL VISIONEER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT OR FROM ITS USE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES All exclusions and limitations in this warranty are made only to the extent permitted by applicable law and shall be of no effect to the extent in conflict with the express requirements of applicable law FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for the class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against 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 instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications 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 and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
10. Learning about the OneTouch Buttons 13 About the Configuration Dialog Box LL 14 Getting Help in the Configuration Dialog Box 17 Selecting New Options for the Buttons F Creating New Configurations 0 eee eee eee 18 Adjusting Scan Settings and Page Settings siii 19 Sota Vie eo a EEE EEEa 23 Scanning from the PaperPort Software 02 ee 26 Seming Up the SONNE wees se iii 26 Scanning an Item Using the Twain Button 27 Adjusting Scanner Seines ecese cc ecaaaeeadeecenedagdanas 30 Selecting a Predefined Scanner Setting 31 Selecting Scan Configuration Options 1112 cieicwnougaws 32 LUSIOIOIZOE DOCILE SENN oe kere were rere es en es 33 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 00005 34 Selecting the Area of the Item You Want to Scan 35 Cleaning the Scanner Glass irradiano 36 Visioneer OneTouch 5600 Scanner Specifications 37 WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer One Touch 5600 USB scanner With your scanner you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on your computer WHAT S IN THE BOX Before starting the installation check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included If any items are missing or damaged contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner Installation CD Power supply Note The Installation CD also i
11. Visioneer OneTouch 5600 Scanner Installation Guide FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright 2000 Visioneer Inc a wholly owned subsidiary of Primax Electronics LTD Reproduction adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Primax Electronics LTD The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft Inc Microsoft is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation TextBridge is a registered trademark of ScanSoft Inc ZyINDEX is a registered trademark of ZyLAB International Inc ZyINDEX toolkit portions Copyright 1990 1998 ZyLAB International Inc All Rights Reserved All other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Information is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Visioneer The software described is furnished under a licensing agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such an agreement It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the licensing agreement No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval systems or transla
12. anner is initially set to scan with the setting Color Document Faster To scan at a higher resolution select Color Document Better Quality Note however that scanning at a higher resolution creates a larger file size takes longer to scan and may not print any better To minimize the file size and the time required to get a better quality scan select just the area of the item that you want to scan For more information about selecting the area of an item see Selecting the Area of the Item You Want to Scan on page 35 SELECTING SCAN CONFIGURATION OPTIONS The scan configuration options provide you with additional settings when scanning an image Note that when you select one of the predefined scanner settings these options show what is already selected for that setting but you can change them as you wish The options are Mode Shows the scan mode such as color grayscale and black and white Click the drop down arrow to see your choices for the scan mode The symbols next to the selections indicate their mode setting Choose one of the modes for scanning from the list Res This is the resolution setting for the scan in dots per inch dpi The higher the dpi the sharper the image But higher dpi settings also produce larger files sizes Usually the higher resolution settings are used for precision work such as photographs or fine artwork Click the drop down arrow and choose one of the resolution settings from the list
13. cable from the computer and install the software now When the software installation is complete a message tells you to connect the scanner 2 Plug the power supply cable into the jack on the back of the scanner then plug the power supply into a wall outlet Power supply USB Cable A progress message appears saying that the scanner has been found The scanner is now correctly installed From the CD install the other software applications 4 When you are finished installing the other software remove the CD from your computer and store it in a safe place VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE STEP 3 CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER The Visioneer OneTouch 5600 scanner software comes with special software called the OneTouch software that allows you to use your scanner The OneTouch software adds the scanner icon to the Windows taskbar at the bottom right corner of the computer screen If the scanner is properly connected the scanner icon looks like the one in this figure Scanner Icon If the icon has a red X through it the scanner is not properly connected See the next section If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected for the steps to fix the problem To check the status of the scanner 1 Place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon in the Windows taskbar 2 Right click the icon The shortcut menu appears Configure Connect About Close STEP 3 CHECK
14. connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a class B computing device pursuant to FCC Rules In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS i Welcome iii tei l Mot in the Box ssi 6 bod eddie etactceeseedaaaaaraaadana l The Visioneer OneTouch 5600 Scanner LL 2 Moat Yon RR 3 Getting the PaperPort Online Documentation 3 Step 1 Installing the Scanner Software cicciolina 4 Step 2 Gonne the SONNE ees ona deeded ea ee ae ees edad 5 Step 3 Checking Out Your Scanner Lessini zone If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected 8 Sonne Tee Wicca 10 Scanning by Pressing the OneTouch Buttons 11 Scanning from the Button Panel on the Screen 12
15. cs and text line art or photos that require a quick scan Color Color Photographs and color Document 200 dpi items Better Quality Custom Color Any item 100 dpi Description Enhances the use of OCR software for converting item text to editable text Provides higher quality and a larger file size than the Faxing Filing or Copying scan setting Provides the fastest scan time and smallest file size Provides the best setting for black and white photos Creates a reasonable scanned color item in a file that is not too large This is the scanner s default setting Provides the ideal setting for color items item editing desktop publishing and high quality output Results in a color scan with slower scan time and a larger file size You select all the options for scanning Also used to create and add a new scan setting to the list Color Grayscale B amp W ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 32 Selecting the proper scanner setting before scanning produces the best results for a scanned item The scanner setting determines the resolution of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color The symbols next to the setting names indicate the scan mode color grayscale or black and white The scanner settings affect the speed of the scan and the file size The Scan Manager shows the approximate file size of a scanned item to help you decide whether to use a particular scanner setting Note Your sc
16. g box The new configuration and its adjusted settings now apply to the button whose tab is selected at the top of the Configuration dialog box 23 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Note If you select the Copy Print button the dialog box for editing and adjusting the settings will have a Device tab for selecting options for a printer or copier See the Help for more information SETTING PREFERENCES The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner To set preferences 1 On the Configuration dialog box select the tab for a button to set its preferences 2 Click the Preferences tab on the Configuration dialog box Preferences tab C chia fr Compri Sem Pe The Preferences dialog box appears The dialog box shows which button you selected for new preferences The name of the button to receive new preferences line gh Fiefeorrncen E Biala gad appia TT Das Applicatone I pis Appicetiona M Fris T yag hesg Apia If the Button tab on the Preferences dialog box is not selected click it LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 24 Show All Destinations Clicking this option automatically selects all the destination applications categories When you click the button s tab on the Configuration dialog box its list of destination applications include all of the applications on your computer that fall into these categories For example the destination applications for the email button
17. ghter Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast Click OK on the Advanced Settings dialog box Note For more detailed information on advanced settings click the Help button on the Scan Manager SELECTING THE AREA OF THE ITEM YOU WANT TO SCAN When you preview an item to scan the selection rectangle around the image indicates the scan area However you may want to select only a certain area of an item to scan Selecting an appropriate scan area can result in a faster scan and a smaller file size To select the area you want to scan l Click the Preview button An image of the scanned item appears in the Preview area A selection rectangle shows the current scan area optional In the Scan Configuration settings select the units of measure you want to use for the scan area You can select either inches centimeters or pixels To change the dimensions of the rectangle click the rectangle and then drag the borders of the rectangle to resize it This effectively allows you to crop the item The dimensions of the selected area appear in the Scan Configuration settings You can also type length and width dimensions directly into the boxes that show the dimensions of the selection area Use this process to produce a precise scan area size To position the rectangle over the area you want to scan click and hold the left mouse button and drag to the location des
18. ion in the Select Configuration list to choose a new scan configuration for the selected scanner button The configurations in the list are preset for the application you select in the application list If you select another application the configurations are for that application If you want to select a configuration prior to scanning click the option Configure before Scan When you press a scanner button the Visioneer Scan Manager dialog box appears first and you can select a configuration before scanning See Scanning an Item Using the Twain Button on page 27 for details 4 Select one of the Format and Page s options for the button 5 Click OK Now when you press the scanner button it scans the image using the new configuration settings and displays the scanned image in the new destination application Note The Configuration dialog box is also available from the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar Click the icon to see the scanner buttons panel Click a button on the panel with the right mouse button Dont click with the left mouse button because clicking with the left mouse button starts scanning The Configuration dialog box appears CREATING NEW CONFIGURATIONS You cannot change settings such as brightness or contrast of the preset configurations To scan with settings other than those offered by the preset configurations you must first create a new configuration and then use it to scan To create a new configu
19. ired Click the Scan button to scan the image CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS 36 CLEANING THE SCANNER GLASS Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass To ensure the best quality scanned item wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris 37 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Bit Depth Scanning resolution Maximum Item sizes Scanner dimensions Height Width Length Weight Operating temperature Relative humidity Power supply Input voltage frequency Output voltage watt Safety and agency certifications Hardware warranty 42 Bit color internal 12 Bit gray internal 1 Bit line art text Optical resolution 600 x 1200 dpi 8 5 x 11 69 inches 21 6 x 29 7 cm 3 7 inches 8 95 cm 11 4 inches 29 0 cm 17 5 inches 45 0 cm 5 95 pounds 2 66 kg 50 104 F 5 35 C without condensation 20 80 35 C without condensation 100 Vac 50 60 Hz Japan 120 Vac 60 Hz North America 230 Vac 50 Hz Europe 12 V DC 15 watt maximum UL ULc FCC Class B VCCI Class B CE One year limited warranty
20. lect Custom to create a new scanner setting 2 Inthe Scan Configuration options select the options you want for your custom setting 3 Ifyou want to adjust the advanced settings for your custom setting click the Adv Setting button Click the Help button to see more information about the advanced settings Drag to adjust brightness Drag to adjust contrast di 6 ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 34 Click the Save As button The Save As dialog box appears Type a name for the new scanner setting Click Save The new setting is added to the list of Scan Page For options at the top of the dialog box ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark For example a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility You can adjust the brightness and contrast at which grayscale and color items are scanned You can also adjust the brightness for black and white items To adjust brightness and contrast l Res i OE TRO a 2_ a Click the Adv Settings button on the Scan Manager The Advanced Settings dialog box appears da he ore eu 5 ieri Ei I Denai uniting aia T Sudo Coke Fae U Marca msj ds Select the User Defined option 35 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item li
21. lect this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being scanned For example if you put a photo in the middle of the glass the scanner will automatically determine the size of the photo When AutoCrop is selected the scanner makes two passes the first pass senses the item s size and the second pass scans the image This option overrides the Page Size menu selection DeScreen Select this option when scanning a picture from a newspaper or magazine article or other item that contains images with patterns or dots Scans of patterns or dots sometimes have a distorted or wavy appearance The scanner scans the item to compensate for the patterns and dots and produces a clearer image The scanning may slow down a bit when this option is selected You dont need to select this option when scanning photographs The DeScreen setting does not apply to the Black White mode Gamma Drag the slider to improve how the colors in a scanned image look on your monitor Gamma correction allows you to achieve precise color matching Because the computer cannot always transmit the exact color information to the hardware you may have to make some color adjustments using the Gamma feature The default Gamma setting works fine in most cases and normally does not need to be adjusted Click OK The Configuration dialog box reappears Make sure the configuration you just defined is selected Click OK on the Configuration dialo
22. megabytes MB or more of available internal memory RAM 70 MB of free hard disk space A VGA or SVGA monitor Recommended settings for your monitor are as many colors as possible High Color 16 bit True Color 24 bit or 32 bit Set the resolution to at least 800 by 600 pixels To set your monitor s colors and resolution open the Windows Control Panel double click Display and then click the Settings tab A CD ROM drive GETTING THE PAPERPORT ONLINE DOCUMENTATION The Installation CD also includes your PaperPort Users Guide This guide provides more detailed information about PaperPort s features Please see the CD to view the manual You can also print the manual from the CD STEP 1 INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE 4 STEP 1 INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE Note You must install the scanner software before connecting the scanner to your computer Otherwise the correct driver software for your scanner will not be installed and it may not work properly To install the scanner software 1 Start Microsoft Windows and make sure that no other applications are running 2 Insert the CD into your computers CD ROM drive The CD automatically starts f E t Note If the CD does not automatically start make sure the CD drive s door is completely shut If the CD still doesn t start click the Windows icon that shows the drives on your computer Usually the icon is named My Computer The window shows
23. ncludes the ScanSoft PaperPort Online Documentation the guide for the ScanSoft PaperPort software You can print a copy from the CD to your printer VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER Document cover 2 Document pad Glass OneTouch button panel 5 Reference frame Power jack USB cable Document cover Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass Document pad Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass Glass Place items face down on the glass aligned at the lower left corner Reference frame Place items face down within this frame Markings for inches and centimeters appear along the border of the frame OneTouch buttons panel Press a OneTouch button to scan email or copy an item Power jack Plug the scanners power supply into this jack 890909 6000 8 6 Universal Serial Bus USB cable Plug this cable into your computer s USB port Note The scanner does not have an on off switch Simply press a button on the front of the scanner to start scanning an item 3 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE WHAT You NEED To use the scanner and software you need the following IBM PC or 100 percent compatible Pentium or equivalent Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 2000 or Windows Me One available Universal Serial Bus USB port on your computer 32
24. nner Did you restart the computer after installing the software If you didn t restart the computer it may not have loaded all of the software files Try restarting your computer Please see the Readme file in the PaperPort directory on your computer s hard drive The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems connecting the scanner To connect the scanner 1 After checking for all the above problems right click the scanner icon with the red X over it The shortcut menu appears Configure Connect About 315 PM 2 Choose Connect from the shortcut menu Close The software finds the scanner and makes the connection The scanner icon will no longer have a red X through it and you re ready to begin scanning SCANNING THREE WAYS 10 If you try all the troubleshooting procedures described above and in the Readme file and the scanner icon still has a red X through it you may have a malfunctioning scanner Please see the technical support card that you received with your scanner for technical assistance telephone numbers Also visit our web site at www visioneer com for additional technical information SCANNING THREE WAYS You can scan items by pressing a OneTouch button by clicking a button on the screen or from the PaperPort software or other Twain software e Scan with the scanner buttons Press a button on the scanner front panel See Scanning by
25. on dialog box using either of the following methods m When the Configuration dialog box is displayed press the F1 key on your keyboard m Click the Help button at the top right corner of the Configuration dialog box SELECTING NEW OPTIONS FOR THE BUTTONS You can select a new destination application configuration and image format for a scanner button to optimize it for the type of scanning you want to do You use the Configuration dialog box to select new options To select new options for a scanner button 1 Press and old down the button that you want to change The Configuration dialog box appears The tab of the button whose options you want to change is already selected If the tab is not selected click it You can also right click the scanner icon in the Windows taskbar to see the shortcut menu and then choose Configure to display the Configuration dialog box 2 Scroll the list of applications in the Select Destination list and click the new application you want to use to view and work with the scanned image Note If you select a word processing program such as Microsoft WordPad or Microsoft Word and a configuration for OCR the text in scanned images is automatically converted to word processing text by the optical character recognition OCR software that you receive with the scanner The converted text then appears in the selected destination application LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 18 3 Click a select
26. ppears as a thumbnail image in the ScanSoft PaperPort Desktop Pagal nal E Ee fee ew Devon pap pima be Ogere Dall ap orm Cercare i J said Cj Bari TEET CH fures Cat Thumbnail image GJ Cee web fai CJ remisi Di Fhap Lad Fiii ii Fadda Di Fea 4 Seed Fo Alp Cir cn i a i r a i fon i GOTOAGSIOMY gt ae Com n Papa Pon Cocunent 100 Dee 26 pit Cal EEA A 4 Tat jP ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS You can adjust the scanner settings to fine tune the scanned item This section tells you how to Select a predefined scanner setting Select scan configuration options Customize a scanner setting Adjust the brightness and contrast Select the area of the item you want to scan 31 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SELECTING A PREDEFINED SCANNER SETTING In the Scan Manager you can select one of the predefined scanner settings from the list Scan Page For The settings are described in the following table Scan Page For Default Setting Editing Text Black and white Business letters OCR 300 dpi contracts memos and other documents that you want to edit Faxing Filing Black and white Newspaper and or Copying 200 dpi magazine articles receipts forms and other text items Black amp White Grayscale Black and white photos Photo 100 dpi Color Color Color pages with many Document 100 dpi graphics or mixed Faster graphi
27. ration click the New button You can also click Copy to copy a preset configuration change its settings and then save it under a new configuration name 19 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE ADJUSTING SCAN SETTINGS AND PAGE SETTINGS When scanning using a configuration that you created yourself you can adjust that configuration s scan settings and page settings For example if the scanned image is too dark you can adjust the brightness of the scan setting Note You cannot change the scan settings or page settings for any of the predefined scan configurations You can only adjust settings for scan configurations that you create yourself See the section above cc s s 2 Creating New Configurations To adjust the scan settings and page settings 1 Press and hold down a button on the scanner The Configuration dialog box appears The selected tab on the dialog box corresponds to the button you pressed You can click the other tabs for the other buttons LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 20 In the Select Configuration list click the configuration that you want to adjust For example the following figure shows a configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print which you would have created earlier Vue Une l mach F EF pa Click the Edit button The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration 21 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALL
28. rop the T image drag the ba borders of the fa selection rectan ki i gle surrounding F the item uit 3 La u Click Preview to check the image again until it s what you want for scanning 7 Check the preview image If you want to change the scanner setting for the item click one of the options in the list to Scan Page For For example to scan a black and white image instead of a color photo select Black amp White Photo in the list See the table in the section Selecting a Predefined Scanner Setting on page 31 for a description of these predefined settings 8 Select the area of the item you want to scan When you preview an item to scan the selection rectangle around the image indicates the scan area However you may want to select only a certain area of an item to scan Selecting an appropriate scan area can result in a faster scan and a smaller file size The scanned image file size and available space on your computers hard drive are shown at the bottom left side of the Scan Manager ADJUSTING SCANNER SETTINGS 30 9 To select the area to scan drag the borders of the selection rectangle surrounding the preview image to reduce or enlarge the area 10 If you want to preview the item again with the new settings click the Preview button again on the Scan Manager 11 When you are satisfied with the preview image click the Scan button on the Scan Manager The scanned item a
29. splay or process the scanned image Select Configuration the list of the button s scan configurations The configuration settings include color black and white or grayscale resolution in dots per inch dpi page size brightness and contrast To see the details about a configuration click its icon in the list Click the icon again to close the detailed information Clicking an icon expands the configuration to show its settings L Ful page Sega duole Paje foe BAR a hr paiay Cihat HE Bagna SIS Select Format and Page s a set of options for selecting a format for the scanned image and whether to scan a single page or multiple pages The formats are bitmap and PaperPort Use PaperPort for scanning any item Bitmaps are usually for photos or artwork The page icons represent single or multiple page scanning Scan single page 2 20 o pal 2 Scan multiple pages Scan multiple pages and stack them on the PaperPort Desktop Properties displays a dialog box for selecting options about the destination application for the scanned image Each destination application has its own properties dialog box Folder Copy displays a dialog box for selecting the folder to use for storing a copies of the scanned images 17 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE GETTING HELP IN THE CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX You can get help with the scanner s features or any of the options on the Configurati
30. sponds to that buttons functions For example if your computer does not have an email application the Email button will have a question mark icon on it LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured to scan items at various settings and then send the scanned image to a preselected software application called the destination application You can change the settings for each button See About the Configuration Dialog Box on page 14 LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 14 The following table lists the scanners preconfigured settings Button Preconfigured Settings Email Scans the item as a color photo and attaches it to a new email message in your email application Copy Print Prints the scanned item in black and white on your printer copier at the printer copier s default resolution Scan Scans the item as an 8 5 x 11 color page and displays it in PaperPort Note If a button is not preconfigured the Configuration dialog box appears when you press that button so you can configure it manually For example if your computer does not have email software installed the Email button cannot be preconfigured ABOUT THE CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX The Configuration dialog box shows the current settings for each scanner button The tabs across the top of the dialog box correspond to the buttons Clicking a tab shows the current settings for the corresponding button on the scanner For example
31. ted to another language for any purpose other than the licensee s personal use and as specifically allowed in the licensing agreement without the express written permission of Visioneer Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions as set forth in contract subdivision c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause 52 227 FAR14 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 Visioneer s Limited Product Warranty If you find physical defects in the materials or the workmanship used in making the product described in this document Visioneer will repair or at its option replace the product at no charge to you provided you return it postage prepaid with proof of your purchase from the original reseller during the 12 month period after the date of your original purchase of the product THIS IS VISIONEER S ONLY WARRANTY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED AS A RESULT EXCEPT AS SET OUT ABOVE THE PRODUCT IS SOLD AS IS AND YOU ARE ASSUMING THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE PRODUCT S SUITABILITY TO YOUR NEEDS ITS QUA
32. the drives available on your computer Double click the icon for your CD ROM drive to see the list of files on the CD Double click the file named START32 EXE The CD starts VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 When the CD window appears click the PaperPort Deluxe button and follow the instructions on the screen to install the scanner software on your computer When you are finished installing the software a message instructs you to connect the scanner to the computer LIEB pon Agi nie ndo i Ba rai siste dal reed 6 creagiton di dda ita ham has bon inziale piso umaci ianh ip 4 Follow the steps in Step 2 Connecting the Scanner to connect the scanner When youre finished click Finish in the dialog box above STEP 2 CONNECTING THE SCANNER The Visioneer OneTouch 5600 scanner connects to any available USB port Check your computers manual for the USB port location Note You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner to a USB port STEP 2 CONNECTING THE SCANNER 6 To connect your Visioneer OneTouch 5600 scanner 1 Plug the USB cable on the back of your scanner into any USB port on your computer If the plug does not attach easily make sure that you are plugging it in correctly Do not force the plug into the connection I III Ces Note Ifyou have not installed the software yet unplug the
33. u must first do a one time only set up of the software To set up the scanner 1 Ifthe PaperPort software isn t currently running double click the PaperPort icon on the Windows Desktop to start it The PaperPort Desktop appears 2 From the File menu choose Select Source The Select Source dialog box appears listing all Twain devices installed on your computer Colact S maA E Xj Weloneet boen Manbper Twain devices include scanners digital cameras and other equipment that can capture images for your computer Twain is a standard method that computers use to receive images from those devices 27 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 Choose the Visioneer Scan Manager and then click Select Your scanner is now set to scan Note You dont need to complete Steps 2 and 3 again unless you change the selected source to another Twain device SCANNING AN ITEM USING THE TWAIN BUTTON To scan an item 1 Ifthe PaperPort software isn t currently running double click the PaperPort icon on the Windows desktop to start it The PaperPort Desktop appears 2 Open the scanner cover place the item you want to scan face down aligned at the lower left corner of the scanner glass and close the cover 3 Click the Twain icon on the PaperPort softwares Command Bar or choose Acquire from the File menu SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 28 The Scan Manager appears cai H ara Ys Ciare Test
34. utomatically turn off the lamp if the scanner hasn t been used for the specified time This option saves energy and extends the lamp s life Click in the box and enter the number of minutes for the lamp to remain idle before turning off If you scan when the lamp is off it warms up before scanning resumes On System Standby Shutdown Select this option to turn off the lamp when you turn off your computer or when the computer s energy saver option automatically puts the computer into standby mode Folder for Temporary Images Click the Folder button and then select a folder for the scanners temporary images During scanning a temporary file contains scan information about the image Because temporary image files can sometimes be large select a folder that has sufficient disk space available 4 Click OK SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 26 SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE Instead of using a scanner button you can scan directly from the PaperPort software This is particularly helpful when you re using PaperPort to file and save your scanned items Note You can also scan directly with other software that meets the Twain standards for scanning which includes many graphics and imaging applications available for your computer The following steps explain how to set up and scan from the PaperPort software but you use the same basic processes with other Twain software SETTING UP THE SCANNER To scan from PaperPort yo
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