Arkon DS687 Scanner User Manual
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1. If you expenence any difficulty with these drivers please check our website at www ambir com to venfy you are using the latest version Installation of Software amp Hardware FO R BEST RESULTS PLEASE INSTALL THE SOFTWARE FROM THE CD PROVIDED BEFORE PLUGGING IN YOUR SCANNER Note Asa precauton a RED waming label has been placed over the large end of the USB plug to remind you to install the software from the CD first Please remove this waming label pnorto plugging in the scanner cable STEP 1 Install Software Driver Installation a Insert the installation CD that came with your Ambir scanner The installation program will begin automatically J P5467 Setup ii Welcome to the PS467 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install PS467 on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Ambir Scanner Installation ofall Scanner Driver iial Ambica 7 0 Wia i Pind POF Usar Guge instal Achia Richer 8 1 4 b In Windows XP if your CD doesnot start automatically please double click the MY COMPUTER Icon on your Windows desktop then double click the CD icon In Widows Vista click Start gt Computer then double click the CD icon If the installation program doesnot begin double click the SETUP icon cC Click the Install Scanner Driver button to begin installation Follow the on screen step by step instructions Choose the Complete Setup Type option see below2. ie PS467 Setup Choose Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Custom Allows users to choose which program features vail be installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users AmbirScan Installation d Click Install AmbirScan on the CD menu screen Follow the on screen step by step InstallShield Wizard instructions to install the AmbirScan 2 0 software Welcome to the AmbirScan Setup Wizard This will install AmbirScanV 2 0 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup ALM Ambir Technology Experience the digita imaging odventoge e If you do not already have Adobe Reader installed you should select the Install Adobe Reader button on the CD menu You may also print out the User Guide after installing the Adobe Reader for your future reference If you choose to install Adobe Reader you will see the screen below Please follow the instructions to install the software Adobe Reader 8 1 2 Setup Please wait while the Adobe Reader 8 1 2 Setup is being processed This will take some time depending on your operating system and hardware Processing Adobe Reader 8 1 2 NOSSO 8 Note After you have completed all software installations we strongly recommend y
3. Settings Information and Language Take a moment to explore these tabs and their function o The Custom Settings Tab allows you to change the settings to the detailed specifications that you feel are required You can adjust the Mode Resolution Filter None or De screen together with scanning size You can also adjust the Bnghtness Contrast Color Gamma Highlight and Shadow of the image with the five sliderbar controls In case you forget the orginal settings of these siderbar controls you can click the Reset button which restores these settings to the scanner default settings Once your settings are defined select either Preview button to take a quick look at how your image will look in the scanning window or you can press Scan to perfom final scanning o The Information Tab provides important information regarding the software dnver version This may be required if you want to know if the software you are using isthe latest version o The Language Tab allows you to change the language of the tabsand menus in the TWAIN interface Using an Ambir Scanner with other application programs Your Ambir scanner is fully TWAIN compliant so you can use it with literally thousands of applications that use TWAIN device input From desktop publishing and games to faxing and businesscard scanning you will discover many useful applications for yourscanner Simply select the scanner source from your program s source options and look f
4. this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the corect operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation d Users with Windows 2000 ME and 98SE operating systems may see the Windows Logo compatibility wa ming screen when installing the dnver hardware We assure you that yourscanner has been fully tested and iscompatible with these systems Simply click the Continue Anyway button and proceed with the final installation Intial Calibration with AmbirScan 2 0 Note Calibration is a Cnitical step in setting up your scanner Itallows the image quality to be balanced for yourcomputer and scanner combination If atany time you switch the computer that you use with yourscanner orchange scanners you will be required to calibrate again Launch AmbirScan 2 0to begin a To open the AmbirScan 2 0application double click the AmbirScan 2 0 shortcut icon On your desktop AmbirScan 2 0 b Once you have launched AmbirScan 2 0 select the SCAN button and the step by step calibration instructions will appear in a succession of prompts Ear an Calibration Page In order to scan the scanner must first be calibrated Calibration Page fd oe 3 Please insert the ca
5. Ambir Technology Experience the digital imaging advantage Ambir Scanner User Guide DS687 Ultra compact portable duplex ID card scanner CE Conformity and FCC Statement cccsccsscessseesseeeeesseeseenens C This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive on the approximation of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 55022 55024 Part 15 B FC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits fora 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 energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there isno guarantee that interference will not occurina particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio ortelevision reception which can be determined by tuming the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one ormore of the following measures e Reonent the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Move the computer away from the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Trademarks Windows Windows Me 2000 XP Vista 7 a
6. Figure 1 that allows you to select from the most common papersizes image settings and basic file output information location amp name of yourdocument These filescan be saved in multiple file formats If you need to scan multipage documents please select PDF format 2 The second way isthrough the TWAIN user interface which you can find by pressing the Custom button on the AmbirScan 2 0 control panel The TWAIN user interface Figure 2 allows you to control all details and settings of the scanner This type of fine tuning of yourscans may be required forsome of yourdocument needs a A Predefined Setting Custom Settings ir omation Language Sambirsean20 M O O Sede sided Double sided Scanner ImageScan Pro 490i 7 Black White Grayecale Color Resob tonide 3 Scanner Settings al 300 Sean size User Defined Double sided Le Le Le Fer None Grayscale vert image M Detect end of page Brightness Contrast Color Custom Paper Size Letter size 8 5 x 11 0 Output File File Type JPEG x Options Name of document Doc1 jpg With 345m mage size 1 99 MB Free disk space 164 17 GE Store in folder C Users Documents Paper sersor Figure 1 Figure 2 e When scanning documents make sure the image side to be captured is inserted face down e Notice the Page Tabsatthe top of the TWAIN user interface they are Custom
7. and the remedy provided to the purchaser for warranty service Is the sole discretion of Ambir Technology EXTENT OF WARRANTY Any use of the product fora pumpose in which it isnot intended and or purchaser modifications alterations and or repairsto the product will constitute misuse and are not subject to the waranty The waranty doesnot coverthe repairor exchange ofa product resulting from accident unsuitable physical oroperating environment or failure caused by a product for which the Ambir is not responsible MEMS NOTCOVERED BY THE WARRANTY Host computer operating systems application programsor hardware configurations are not covered For customer service or further warranty information please email orcall Ambir directly Please provide product model name and number place and date of purchase yourname daytime telephone numberand a description of the diffic ulty you are expenencing You will nomally receive a wntten email response or call oack within 1 business day Ambir Technology 918 N Oaklawn Ave Elmhurst IL 60126 USA Toll Free 800 915 9930 Main Number 630 530 5400 Technical Support 630 530 5400 option 3 www ambir com ice
8. libration paper provided or a bright white l Calibration was successful sheet of paper and press the Calibrate button This calibration process will require the special black and white calibration sheet that was included with your scanner When calibrating make sure the page with the black barsare facing down and note the direction of the a mows for proper insertion When the calibration processhas been completed suc cessfully you will see the message above otherwise you would need to re calibrate If you switch scanners or your image quality has become unsatisfactory you can first clean your scanner with the provided cleaning sheet and then re calibrate your scanner To calibrate the scanner simply click the Custom button in the AmbirScan 2 0 window and select Calibrate Should you lose the calibration paperthat was included with yourscanner you can simply use any plain white the bnghterthe white the better piece of letter size printer paperand cut it to a dimension of 4 1 8 x 7 1 4 to perform the calibration The following message will be displayed Calibration Page i White only calibration was successful For better image quality calibrate again using the black and white calibration paper OK Using your Scanner There are two easy ways for you to scan and manage yourdocuments and images with your Ambir scanner 1 The first is by utilizing the AmbirScan 2 0 control panel
9. lso available online for yourconvenience in reaching us should you need further assistance TEC HNIC AL SUPPORT BY TELEPHONE Sup port is available from 9 00 a m 6 00 p m Central Time Monday Friday by dialing 630 530 5400 or 800 915 9930 option 3 Forall Ambir scanners you can soeak directly to a technical support representative orleave a message fora call back You willbe connected to a highly trained fnendly and professional support agent who will work with you to resolve your issue Forexpediency when you call please be in front of yoursystem with your software and documentation handy for troubleshooting We will make every effort to resoond to telephone support calls within 1 business day However we strongly suggest that you make initial contact via email with an explanation of the problem you are expenencing and a call back number should we need to speak to you directly Product Wananty Information Statement of Limited Wa manty forthe United States Canada and European Economic Community Products PS467 PS667 DS487 DS687 TravelScan Pro ImageScan Pro 490i Warranty Penod 1 year C ontact your place of purchase for waranty service information 10 x WARRANTY FOR PRODUCTS Ambir Technology warrants our products against defects in matenals and workmanship to the onginal purchaser fora period of one 1 year from the date of the onginal purchase This waranty is limited to repairorreplacement of the product
10. nd Microsoft are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe Acrobat and AmbirScan are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated and Ambir Technology Inc in the United States and or other countnes Package Contents Ambir Scanner USB 2 0 Cable Camying Case 2 Photo Document Sleeves 1 Cleaning Sheet 2 Calibration Sheets Installation CD User Guide printable from CD Quick Start Guide CE Conformity and FCC Statement 1 NA SIG ON Se ec eases ic eden eee cane veces occa denen E va 2 Installation of Software amp Hardware sssssssssrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrene 3 Initial Calibration with AmbirScan 2 0 cecessssseeseeeeeeeeeees 7 USNOG YOU SC QING N eaonerr n n 9 NDS SEC IUO Sron 11 TES HICG SUPPO renon a N 12 Product Warranty INFOMATION cccccceceeecessseesssseeseeeeeeeees 12 WeIC OME ccccccncneucueueusuneneueneueueueuans Thank you for purchasing an Ambir scanner We have designed this product to provide the user with a simple but effective tool to capture manage and archive documents of many types We encourage you to read this short but important User Guide carefully YourAmbirscannerhasthe latest technology and compatible drivers These drivers have been tested to be in compliance with Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems We also feature a TWAIN 1 9 compatible driver that will work with thousands of imaging applications
11. or your Ambir scanner in the list Sometimes these source scanneroptions may be found under TWAIN devices available 10 Tips amp Cautions Your Ambir Scanner will provide you with productive service fora long time We encourage you to follow the suggestions below to prolong your investment and improve the convenience and quality of yourscanning and document management experience Please do not introduce stapled itemsor pages into your Ambir scanner Please do not scan documents that have chipped or wet White Out Please do not insert any type of adhesive matenal including POST IT paper Make sure the leading edge of yourdocumentsar very straight not wrinkled orfolded and are inserted level to the intake slot If your document hasa fold sharp bend oriswnnkled please use the document sleeve included in the scanner package Clean the scanner with the included cleaning sheet and 70 isopropyl alcohol not included Place a few dropsof the alcohol in the middle of the cleaning matenal and proceed to the Calibrate menu and select Clean Your scanner will automatically passthe cleaning matenal overthe intemal image sensorto clean tt 11 Technical Support FREE SUPPORT THROUGH EMAIL amp WEB Visit Ambir s website at www ambir com for online accessto technical support information including installation guides FAQs troubleshooting tips and driver downloads Contact email addresses and a chat feature are a
12. ou restart your computer even if you are not prompted by Windows to do so Uninstalling Software Hardware f To remove yourscanner AmbirScan 2 0 orthe Adobe program you need to go to Start gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs Windows XP or Start gt Control Panel gt Programs amp Features Windows Vista To remove a scanner you willhave to select it from the list of programs Make sure the scanner is connected to your computer when performing the uninstall function 4 STEP 2 Install Hardware After you have installed the software and restarted your computer a Connect the USB cable from the scannerto the USB port on your computer as shown below If necessary please check your computer s user guide to identify the USB ports available and their locations Your new hardware is installed and ready to use CAO 12 20 em b Under Windows XP Vista and Windows 7 operating system the computer will automatically detect the new hardware device and install the driver See above c Under Windows 2000 ME and 98SE you may be required to browse to the installation CD where Windows will retrieve additional driver components to complete the installation Follow the step by step Found New Hardware Wizard installation instructions and finish your installation See above Software Installation The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why
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