Avision FL-1207H Getting Started Manual

Sheet-fed Scanner

Getting Started Guide

Regulatory model: FL-1207H/FL-1213H

Avision Inc.

Getting Started

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Warranty

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Getting Started

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ..................................................... 1-1

2. Scanner Installation ......................................... 2-1

2.1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray........................ 2-1

2.2 Installing the ADF Output Paper Tray ............. 2-2

2.3 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the Cables .................................................. 2-3

2.3.1 Connecting to Power ......................... 2-3

2.3.2 Turning on the Power ....................... 2-3

2.3.3 Installing the Scanner Driver ............. 2-4

2.3.4 Connecting to Computer ................... 2-6

3. Completing Your First Scan .............................. 3-1

3.1 Loading Your Paper...................................... 3-1

3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF ................... 3-1

3.1.2 Loading Your Document in the ADF

Paper Tray ...................................... 3-2

3.1.3 Loading Your Cards in the ADF Paper

Tray ............................................... 3-4

3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation ................ 3-5

3.3 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 3-9

4. ISIS Interface Operation .................................. 4-1

5. Using the Buttons ............................................. 5-1

5.1 Installing Button Manager V2 ........................ 5-1

5.2 Checking the Button Configurations Before

Scanning .................................................... 5-2

5.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons ....... 5-4

6. Maintenance ..................................................... 6-1

6.1 Cleaning the ADF ........................................ 6-1

6.2 Cleaning the Calibration Area ........................ 6-3

7. Troubleshooting ............................................... 7-1

7.1 Clearing a Paper Jam ................................... 7-1

8. Specifications ...................................................... a

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Getting Started

1. Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the color sheet-fed image scanner. With this scanner, you can scan multi-page documents from the auto document feeder to increase your productivity.

Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides proper instructions for you to unpack, install, operate and maintain the scanner.

The following figure indicates the package contents. Please check all the items against your checklist. If you do not receive all the items, please contact your authorized local dealer immediately.

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1. Scanner Main Unit

2. ADF Paper Tray

3. ADF Output Paper Tray

4. Software CD/Quick Guide

5. USB Cable

6. Power Adapter & Power Cord

Note:

1. Only use the AC adapter DA-48M24 by APD included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty.

2. Please unpack the packing carefully, and check the contents against the checklist. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately.

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2. Scanner Installation

2.1 Installing the ADF Paper Tray

Hold the ADF Paper Tray and insert two pins to the holes on the top of the scanner as shown.

ADF

Paper

Tray

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2.2 Installing the ADF Output Paper Tray

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1. Insert the left pin of the Output Paper Tray to the lower-left hole on the front of the scanner.

2. Gently press the right hook of the Output Paper Tray and then insert the right pin to the lower-right hole on the front of the scanner as indicated.

Pin

Output

Paper Tray

Note:

To remove the output paper tray, please first press the right pin of the output tray. Then detach the output tray from the scanner.

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2.3 Installing the Scanner Driver and Connecting the

Cables

2.3.1 Connecting to Power

Before connecting, make sure the power switch is off.

Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet.

2.3.2 Turning on the Power

Press the Power Switch button on the front panel, the Power

LED will flash. When it is finished and ready to scan, the

LED indicator will stop flashing and become steadily on. To turn off the scanner, press the Power Switch button for about 3 seconds, the Power LED will be off.

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2.3.3 Installing the Scanner Driver

NOTE:

1. The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s.

2.

3.

To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer.

The scanner driver contains TWAIN, ISIS and WIA driver.

If you are running Windows Me, Windows XP, or Windows

Vista, after the installation of scanner driver is completed, this scanner allows you to scan via a TWAIN, ISIS, or a

WIA interface. Start your TWAIN-compliant image editing software application to select a TWAIN or WIA user interface or your ISIS software to select an ISIS user interface. You may also launch Microsoft’s Scanner and

Camera Wizard to scan via a WIA user interface.

1. Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive.

2. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run

“setup.exe”.

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Contents on the installation graphic:

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Install Button Manager V2: To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install Button Manager.

To ensure Button Manager works properly, please

FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver.

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Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your scanner, you need to install the scanner driver.

After installing the Button Manager software, click

Install Scanner Driver to install the scanner driver on your computer.

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Install Adobe Reader: To view the user’s manuals for the scanner and Button Manager, you need to use Adobe Reader to open and view the manuals in pdf file format. If you already have

Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you may disregard this item.

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View Manual: Click “View Manual” to view or print the detailed user manual for the scanner and

Button Manager respectively.

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3. Click Install Button Manager V2 to install the Button

Manager V2 and then click Install Scanner Driver to install the scanner driver on your computer.

2.3.4 Connecting to Computer

1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer.

2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found” message.

3. In Windows XP, click the Next button to continue. When the XP certification screen appears, click Continue

Anyway to complete the installation.

4. When the Finish dialog is prompted, click the Finish button.

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3. Completing Your First

Scan

3.1 Loading Your Paper

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3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF

Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specifications:

 Document(s) can range in size from 74 by 52mm (A8) to

8.5 by 14 inches (Legal).

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Document(s) can range in weight from 7 to 110 lbs (28

~400 g/m

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)

ID cards up to 1.25 mm (0.05 in.) thick

Document(s) should be square or rectangular and in good condition (not fragile or worn).

Document(s) should be free of curl, wrinkle, tears, wet ink, or punch holes.

Document(s) should be free of staples, paper clips, paper sticky notes.

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3.1.2 Loading Your Document in the ADF Paper Tray

Fanning Your Document

Standard paper size should feed easily through the scanner.

To avoid occasional paper jam when automatically feeding multiple documents, loosen the paper before loading.

Document Feeding

1. Unfold the document feeder extension and the output tray extension.

2. Load the stack of document face down with the top of the pages pointing into the feeder.

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3. Verify that the paper guides are aligned with the edges of the stack.

Paper

Guide

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3.1.3 Loading Your Cards in the ADF Paper Tray

1. Place the stack of cards face down with the long dimension parallel to the paper guide.

2. Adjust the paper guides to center the original. Make sure the paper guides touch the edges of the original.

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3.2 Verifying Your Scanner Installation

To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed.

The following procedure describes how to verify your scanner installation. If the installation is not correct, please review the preceding section to check if the cable connection and scanner driver have been successfully installed.

Before you begin, be sure the scanner is on.

1. Select Start>Programs>Avision AVxxx Scanner>Avision

Capture Tool.

Note: If Avision Capture Tool does not appear on “All

Programs” of your Start menu, please access from the following path:

C\Windows\TWAIN_32\Avision\Avxxx\Avision Capture

Tool.exe

The Select Scanner Model dialog box will be displayed.

2. Select your driver type and scanner model and click OK.

The following Avision Capture Tool dialog box will be displayed.

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Fit

Page

Actual

Size

File Format

Save File Path

3. Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF,

MTIFF, PDF, MPDF, GIF, and JPEG.) The supported file formats vary depending on your scanner model.

4. Type your desired folder name and file name in the File

Path box. (Default is C:\My Scan\Image.)

Note: If you do not wish to save the scanned image, deselect the Save button since default is Save Enable. In this case, the thumbnail view will be disabled. And therefore, after viewing all the scanned images, only the last one will remain on the screen.

5. Click the Setup button ( ) or choose Setup from the

File menu to prompt the Scanner Properties dialog box.

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Image

Selection

Box

6. From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document.

7. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner

Properties Dialog Box.)

8. Place your document face down on the document glass or face up in the auto document feeder.

9. In the Scan Validation dialog box, click the Scan button

( ) or choose Scan from the File menu.

10. The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan

Validation screen. After the scanned images have been displayed, your scanner installation verification is completed.

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Thumbnail View

Status Bar

Fit Page View

11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or

Actual Size (100%) button ( toolbars at the right side.

) from the Viewing

12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the

Scan Validation Tool.

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3.3

A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box

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1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout,

Paper, Multi-Feed Detection, Preview, Options,

Settings, Information.

2. Image Choose your image type and the side of document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner.

3. Brightness

Adjust the brightness level from –100 to +100.

4. Contrast

Adjust the contrast level from –100 to +100.

5. Resolution

6. Invert

Determine the quality of the scanned image.

The industry standard is 200 dpi.

Reverse the color of your scanned image.

7. Scan Source Choice: Auto Document Feeder, Flatbed,

Flatbed (Book), Automatic (varies due to different scanner model)

8. Defaults

Reset all values on the tabs to the factory default settings.

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4. ISIS Interface Operation

* Please refer to the preceding chapter, Scanner Installation, to install ISIS scanner driver. You may start the supplied

QuickScan software application to scan via the ISIS user interface.

The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN’s.

Every function on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below:

Mode: Select one of scan modes, including B&W, gray, color options.

Dither: 5 halftone levels available, can be disabled.

Dots per inch: Select your desired resolution.

Paper Size: Select your desired paper size.

Brightness: Adjust your scan image brightness or darkness.

Contrast: Adjust the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image.

Default: Click to reset all settings.

Area: Select your desired scan area or position.

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5. Using the Buttons

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The following picture shows the 3 buttons and 1 function screen on the scanner.

Function Screen

Function-Select

Button

Cancel Button

Scan Button

5.1 Installing Button Manager V2

Button Manager V2 provides you an easy way to scan your document and then link the scanned image to your designated software application. All this can be done by a simple touch of the button on the scanner. Yet, before you scan, it is recommended to check the button configurations first to ensure a proper file format and a destination application.

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5.2 Checking the Button Configurations Before Scanning

1. Click the Scan button on the scanner.

2. The Button Panel is displayed in the Windows System Tray at the bottom right corner of your computer screen.

This indicates the scanner model

The Button

Icon

The Button Panel

The Function

Icon

(The number of function icons vary based on type of scanner.)

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3. The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons.

Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The

Button Properties window appears.

Name of the Selected Button

Button

Name

Image Mode

Selection

Box

Folder and file name for the scanned image

Scan To destination and settings

OCR settings

Basic Scan

Parameters

If you wish to change the setting, use this window to reset the setting for the file format, destination application, or other scan settings.

4. Click the OK button to leave the window.

Basic Scan

Parameters

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5.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons

1. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper and load the document with their tops into the automatic document feeder.

2. Check the number on LCD screen on the scanner to ensure if you are selecting the proper scan settings and destination application. (For example, if you wish to scan with button

#3 “Scan to App” which opens Microsoft Paint and displays the scanned image in the window of Microsoft Paint, the

LCD screen should show #3).

3. Press the Scan button on the scanner.

4. After the scanning is finished, the Microsoft Paint software will be launched and the scanned image appears in the main window of Microsoft Paint as below.

Note:

1. For details information on how to use the Button Manager

V2, please refer to the user’s manual in the supplied CD.

2. You may also use Button Manager V2 on your desktop by starting Button Manager V2 from All Programs or double clicking the Avision Scanner Utility from the Control Panel.

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6. Maintenance

6.1 Cleaning the ADF

From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust.

In this case the scanner may not feed documents smoothly.

If this occurs please follow the cleaning procedures to return your machine to its original state.

The Cleaning Procedures

1) Soak a clean cloth with some isopropyl alcohol (95%).

2) Press the ADF Release button and open the front door to the left. Wipe and rotate the ADF Roller until the surface is completely removed from dust.

3) Wipe the rubber part of the ADF pad. Be careful not to damage the pick springs.

4) Close the scanner front cover. Your scanner is now ready for use.

ADF Release button

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6.2 Cleaning the Calibration Area

1. Press the ADF Release button. Open the front door to the left.

2. Wet a clean cloth with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%)

3. Wipe the glass and the white area as illustrated below to rid the dust or dirt.

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7. Troubleshooting

7.1 Clearing a Paper Jam

In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper:

1. Press the ADF Release Button on the right side. Gently open the Scanner Front Door to the left.

2. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit.

3. Close the scanner front door. Your Scanner is now ready to use.

ADF Release button

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8. Specifications

All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Model Number：

Optical Resolution:

Scanning Modes:

ADF Capacity:

Document Size:

Max. Document Size:

Min. Document Size:

Paper Weight:

ID Card Thickness:

Interface:

Power Source:

Power Consumption:

Operating Temperature:

Dimensions: (HxWxD)

Weight:

FL-1207H (duplex scanner)

FL-1213H (simplex scanner)

600 dpi

Black & White

Gray

Color

Up to 100 pages (75 g/m

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Letter, legal, A4, B5, A5

8.5”x14”

74 x52 mm

7~110 lbs (28~400 g/m

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Up to 1.25 mm (0.05 inch)

Hi-speed USB 2.0

24V, 2.0A

<47W (operation)

<13W (standby)

<3.6W (power saving)

10ºC~35ºC

306 x 268 x 258 mm

Approx. 6.5 kgs a