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V isioneer ® OneT ouch ® 7600 Series for USB and Parallel Installation Guide.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION P aperP ort 5.3 Software for Windows. Copyright ©1998 Visioneer , Inc. All rights r eserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, ex cept as allowed under the copyright laws.
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS iii T ABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Please Use the Proper Section of This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . .
iv T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Changing the Button Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Selecting Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Getting Help with the Buttons . . . . . . . . .
O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing y our V isioneer OneT ouch 7600 flatbed scanner . W ith 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 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE P art 1: Installation I NSTALLING THE 7600 USB S CANNER This section of the manual contains instructions for the O neT ouch 7600 USB. Please see “I nstalling the 7600 P arallel Scanner” on page 8 if you ’ re using a OneT ouch 7600 P arallel.
T HE O NE T OUCH 7600 USB S CANNER 3 T HE O NE T OUCH 7600 USB S CANNER 7 Glass Document pad 5 4 3 2 1 Reference frame Document cover USB port Power jack Five-Button panel 6 Document co v er . Close the document co v er after placing items on the scanner glass.
4 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE G ETTING H ELP The P aperP ort software includes a complete set of help topics that answer questions about the scanner and its softwar e.
STEP 1: I NSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 5 3. F ollo w the instructions on the screen to install the P aperP ort software on your computer . Later , after the scanner is working, you can install the other applications pr ovided on the CD. 4. During installation, a message will tell y ou to connect the scanner to the computer .
6 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER TO THE C OMPUTER The V isioneer OneT ouch 7600 USB scanner connects to any av ailable USB port. Check your computer ’ s manual for its USB port locations. T o connect the Visioneer 7600 USB scanner: 1.
STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER TO THE C OMPUTER 7 When you plug the scanner ’ s power adapter into a wall outlet an amber light on the front of the scanner comes on indicating that the scanner is receiving po wer . The light remains amber until the scanner and computer are communicating pr operly .
8 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE I NSTALLING THE 7600 P ARALLEL S CANNER This section of the manual contains instructions for the Visioneer OneT ouch 7600 P arallel scanner .
T HE O NE T OUCH 7600 P ARALLEL S CANNER 9 T HE O NE T OUCH 7600 P ARALLEL S CANNER 7 Glass Document pad 8 5 4 3 2 1 Reference frame Document cover To Printer Power jack To Host PC parallel Five-Button panel 6 Document co v er . Close the document co v er after placing items on the scanner glass.
10 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE G ETTING H ELP The P aperP ort software includes a complete set of help topics that answer questions about the scanner and its softwar e.
STEP 1: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER TO THE C OMPUTER 11 4. Plug one end of the scanner cable into the port on the back of the scanner marked “H ost.” 5.
12 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 7. Plug the po wer adapter cable into the jack on the scanner . 8. Plug the po wer adapter into an A C (wall) outlet.
STEP 2: I NSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 13 STEP 2: I NSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE The P aperP ort CD includes all the P aperP ort software files. The CD also includes the P aperP ort U ser’ s Guide , the manual for y our P aperP ort software.
14 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE C HECKING I T O UT This section of the manual applies to both models of the V isioneer OneT ouch scanner—the 7600 USB scanner and the 7600 P arallel scanner .
C HECKING I T O UT 15 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is connected pr operly . The About dialog bo x shown belo w is for the 7600 USB scanner . The dialog box for the 7600 P arallel scanner is similar . 4.
16 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE drive or S yQuest drive which must be connected dir ectly to the computer and the scanner then connected to the driv e). Plug the scanner into the computer ’ s parallel port first, then plug the next device into the scanner .
T HREE W AYS TO S CAN 17 P art 2: Scanning T HREE W AYS TO S CAN Y ou can scan items by pressing a O neT ouch button, 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.
18 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING B Y 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 to print, or to a softwar e application on your computer .
S CANNING FROM THE S CREEN 19 S CANNING FROM THE S CREEN Scanning from the scr een is just like pressing a scanner button, ex cept you click the button on the scr een. The scanner scans the item and then sends the image either to the printer to print, or to a softwar e application on your computer .
20 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS The OneT ouch buttons are pr e-configured to scan items at v arious settings, and then send the scanned image to a pr e-selected softwar e application. Y ou can change the settings for each button except the S top/Cancel button.
C HANGING THE B UTTON S ETTINGS 21 C HANGING THE B UTTON S ETTINGS Each button setting can be changed to optimiz e the scanner for the type of scanning you want to do . T o change a button ’ s settings: 1. P ress and hold do wn the button that y ou want to change (except the S top/Cancel button).
22 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. Click the tab of the button you want to change, if it isn ’ t already selected. 3. Scroll the list of A pplication to Send Scanned D ata T o and click the new application you want to use to view and wor k with the scanned image.
C HANGING THE B UTTON S ETTINGS 23 If you want to select a confi guration prior to scanning, click the option, Configure befor e Scanning. Then, when you press a scanner button, the V isioneer Scan M anager appears first and you can select a configuration before scanning.
24 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING S CAN S ETTINGS AND P AGE S ETTINGS If you ’ re scanning using a scan configuration that you define y ourself, you can adjust that configuration ’ s scan settings and page settings.
C HANGING THE B UTTON S ETTINGS 25 3. If you hav en ’ t defined a configuration yet, click the New button to create a new configuration. Y ou can also select one of the predefined configurations and then click the Copy button to copy it. 4. Click the Edit button.
26 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Resolution —D rag 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.
C HANGING THE B UTTON S ETTINGS 27 distorted or wavy appearance. The scanner scans the item to compensate for the patterns and dots, and pr oduces a clearer image. 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.
28 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE Instead of using the scanner ’ s buttons, you can scan dir ectly from the P aperP ort software. This is particularly helpful when you ’ re using P aperP ort to file and save your scanned items.
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 29 S CANNING AN I TEM WITH THE T WAIN B UTTON The following pr ocedure pro vides the basic steps for scanning an item using the T wain button in the P aperP ort software. Y ou can scan many types of items, from small business car ds to A4-siz ed pages.
30 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Select the options that y ou want for the scan. Scan P age F or —Select one of these pr e-set options if y ou want to use it for scanning. These options are optimized for the v arious uses of scanned images, such as scanning for editing text or scanning in color .
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 31 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 fi les sizes. U sually the higher resolution settings ar e used for precision wor k, such as photographs or fine artwork.
32 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 8. When you ’ re satisfied with the image settings, click the Scan button. The scanner now r e-scans the item and displays the final image as a thumbnail on the P aperP or t Desktop .
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 33 The predefined scan settings ar e described in the follo wing table. Scan P age F or Default S etting T o Scan Description F axing, F iling, or Copying Bl.
34 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING THE B RIGHTNESS AND C ONTRAST Sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. F or example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to impr ov e legibility .
C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS 35 4. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decr ease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast. See the H elp information for mor e details about the A dvanced S ettings dialog box. C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS Scanning items that have ex cessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass.
36 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 7600 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): 2400 x 2400 dpi Maximum I tem sizes 8.
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