Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 8100 del fabbricante Visioneer
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V isioneer ® OneT ouch ® 8100 Scanner FOR USB OR P ARALLEL P ORT C ONNECTION Installation Guide.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 1999 Visioneer , Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of P rimax Electronics L TD. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, ex cept as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are r egistered trademarks of P rimax Electronics L TD.
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Please Use the Proper Section of This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . .
ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Scanning from the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Scanning an Item with the Twain Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing y our Visioneer O neT ouch flatbed scanner . With your scanner , you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on y our computer .
2 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER Glass Document pad Reference frame Document cover On/Off switch Power jack OneTouch button pan.
T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER 3 Document co ver . Cl ose t h e d ocument co ver a f ter p l acing items on t h e scanner g l ass. Document pad. H elps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. Glass. Place items face do wn on top of the glass in the upper left corner .
4 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE W HAT Y OU N EED T o use the OneT ouch scanner and softwar e, y ou need the follo wing: ■ IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) P entium or equivalent ■ Microsoft Windows 95, Windo ws 98, or Microsoft NT 4.
I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 5 Part 1: Installing I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT This section of the guide contains instructions for connecting y our OneT ouch scanner to a USB port. Please see “I nstalling to a P arallel P ort” on page 10 to connect the scanner to a parallel por t.
6 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. F ollow the instructions on the screen to install the P aperP ort software on your computer . During installation, a message tells y ou to connect the scanner to the computer . 4. F ollow the steps in the next section to connect the scanner .
I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 7 T o connect the OneT ouch scanner to a USB port: 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into an av ailable USB port. Some newer computers also hav e keyboards with USB ports. Y ou can plug the scanner into the keyboard instead of the USB port on the computer .
8 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 5. T urn the scanner o ver to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. 6. Plug the po wer adapter into an A C (wall) outlet. The following diagram sho ws the scanner connected to a computer .
I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 9 7. T urn on the po wer to the scanner . The amber light comes on indicating the scanner is r eceiving pow er . Y our computer r ecognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appr opriate software fr om the CD to run the scanner .
10 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT This section explains ho w to connect the OneT ouch scanner to a parallel port. STEP 1: C ONNECTING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT The OneT ouch scanner connects to any av ailable parallel (LPT) port on the back of your computer .
I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT 11 5. Plug the other end of the scanner cable into the parallel por t on the back of your computer . On some older computers the serial port and parallel port both have 25-pin connectors that fit the scanner cable. P lease make sure you plug the scanner cable into a parallel port.
12 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 8. T urn the scanner o ver to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. 9. Plug the po wer adapter into an A C (wall) outlet. The following diagram sho ws the scanner connected to a computer .
I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT 13 10. T urn on the po wer to the scanner . The amber light comes on indicating the scanner is r eceiving power . 11. T urn on your computer .
14 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click the P aperP ort Software button and follo w the instructions on the screen. After the P aperP ort software is installed on your computer , you can click the appropriate buttons on the CD to install the other applications on the CD or print the P aperP ort User ’s G uide .
C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 15 T o check the status of the scanner: 1. Place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon in the W indows taskbar . 2. Right-click the icon. The shortcut menu appears. 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is pr operly connected.
16 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE I F THE S CANNER I S N OT P ROPERLY C ONNECTED If the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar has a r ed “X” through it, the scanner is not properly connected. Check for one of these possible problems: • Is a cable loose or not plugged in secur ely? Inspect all cable connections.
C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 17 T o connect the scanner: 1. After checking for all the abo ve problems, right-click the scanner icon with the red X o ver it. The shortcut menu appears. 2. Choose Connect from the shortcut menu. The software finds the scanner and makes the connection.
18 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Part 2: Scanning T HREE W AYS TO S CAN Y ou can scan items b y pressing a OneT ouch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or fr om the P aperP ort software (or other T wain software). • Scan with the Scanner B uttons P ress a button on the scanner’ s front panel.
S CANNING BY P RESSING THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 19 S CANNING BY P RESSING THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS P ressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer , or to a software application on your computer .
20 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN Scanning from the button panel on the scr een is just like pressing a scanner button, except y ou click the button on the scr een.
A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 21 A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS The OneT ouch buttons ar e preconfigur ed to scan items at various settings, and then send the scanned image to a pr eselected software application—called the Destination A pplication.
22 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A BOUT THE C ONFIGURATION D IALOG B OX The Configuration dialog box sho ws the curr ent settings for each scanner button. The tabs across the top of the dialog bo x correspond to the buttons.
A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 23 T o display the Configuration dialog bo x: 1. Right-click the scanner icon. The shortcut menu appears. 2. Choose Configur e on the shortcut menu.
24 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Select F ormat and P age(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 P aperP ort. Use P aperP or t for scanning any item.
A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 25 S ELECTING N EW O PTIONS FOR THE B UTTONS Y ou can select a new destination application, confi guration, and image format for a scanner button to optimiz e it for the type of scanning you want to do. Y ou use the Configuration dialog bo x to select new options.
26 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click a selection in the S elect Configuration list to choose a new scan configuration for the selected scanner button. The configurations in the list are pr eset for the application you select in the application list.
A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 27 A DJUSTING S CAN S ETTINGS AND P AGE S ETTINGS When scanning using a configuration that y ou created y ourself , you can adjust that configuration ’ s scan settings and page settings. F or example, if the scanned image is too dark, y ou can adjust the brightness of the scan setting.
28 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. In the S elect Configuration list, click the configuration that y ou want to adjust. F or example, the following figure sho ws a configuration named Photograph for Editing (which y ou would have cr eated earlier).
A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 29 4. Adjust the scan settings that y ou want. M ode —Select B lack/White to scan in black and white. F or example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. Select G rayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs.
30 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 5. Click the P age Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings. P age Size —Choose a page siz e from the dr op-down list. The outlines on the picture r epresent the various page sizes. Clicking one of those outlines also selects it as the page siz e for the scan.
A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 31 The scanning may slo w down a bit when this option is selected. Y ou don ’ t need to select this option when scanning photographs. The DeScreen setting does not apply to the B lack/White mode. Gamma —D rag the slider to impro ve how the colors in a scanned image look on your monitor .
32 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S ETTING P REFERENCES The prefer ences apply to each button and to the scanner . T o set pr efer ences: 1. On the Configuration dialog bo x, select the tab for a button to set its prefer ences.
A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 33 fall into these categories. F or example, the destination applications for the email button are usually email applications. B y selecting the Sho w All Destinations option as the pr eference for the email button, all the other types of applications ar e included in the list of email destination applications.
34 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Sho w Scanner Icon in Windo ws T askbar —Select this option to see the small icon repr esenting the OneT ouch scanner in the Windo ws taskbar Scanner Lamp tur ns off —These options contr ol when the scanner lamp pow ers goes off.
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 35 S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE Instead of using a scanner button, y ou can scan directly from the P aperP ort software. This is particularly helpful when you ’ re using P aperP ort to file and save your scanned items.
36 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING AN I TEM WITH THE T WAIN B UTTON The following steps explain ho w to scan an item using the T wain button in the P aperP ort software. Y ou can scan many types of items, fr om small business cards to A4-siz ed pages.
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 37 4. Select the options that y ou want for the scan. Scan P age F or —Select one of these preset options if y ou want to use it for scanning. These options are optimiz ed for the various uses of scanned images, such as scanning for editing text or scanning in color .
38 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE M ode —Choose a scan mode from the dr op-down menu to select the mode for scanning. The symbols next to the menu options indicate black and white, grayscale, or color . Res —This is the resolution setting for the scan in dots-per-inch (dpi).
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 39 8. When you ’ re satisfied with the image settings, click the Scan button. The scanner now r e-scans the item and displays the fi nal image as a thumbnail on the P aperP ort Desktop . The small icon in the low er left corner of the thumbnail indicates the sample photo was scanned as a bitmap image.
40 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Y ou can adjust the brightness and contrast at which grayscale and color items are scanned.
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 41 A BOUT THE P REDEFINED S CAN S ETTINGS IN P APER P ORT Selecting the pr oper scan setting befor e final scanning pro vides the best results for a scanned item. The scan setting determines the sharpness of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color .
42 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 8100 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decr ease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast.
V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS 43 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 36-Bit color (internal), 10-B it gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning r esolution Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi Maximum r esolution (interpolated): 9600 x 9600 dpi Maximum I tem sizes 8.
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