Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AV210-30 Ambir
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vi Table of Contents 1. INTR ODU C TION ..... ........ ........ ......... ........ ........ ........ ......... ....... ......... ....... 1 -1 2. SOF TWA RE IN STA L LATION ...... ........ ......... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ 2 -1 2.1 I NSTAL LING THE CD S OFTWAR E .
A V210 User’s Manual vii 4.3 U SING OTHE R T OOLS ..... ........ ......... ........ ........ ........ ........ ......... ........ ....... 5-1 9 6. ISIS IN T ERFA C E OP ERA TION ...... ......... ........ ........ ........ ......... ........ .... 6-1 7.
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AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 1-1 1. Introduction Congra tula tio ns o n yo ur p urc has e of th e AV22 0- D9 color she et-f ed imag e s can ner. Ambir T ech nology is one of t he lead i ng c omp ani es in th e worl d to deve lop hig h perfo rma nce s hee t-fed s ca nners.
1-2 1. AV 220 M ain Uni t 2. ADF Pa per Tray 3. Fla tbed Paper Tr ay 4. U SB Ca ble 5. Po wer A dap ter 6. Po wer C ord Note: 1. Only u se the AC ad apter ( SA6 0-24 m ade b y Sino-Am eric a) incl uded in the machine. Usi ng othe r AC adapt ers ma y dam age the machi ne a nd void the warr anty.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 2-1 2. Software Inst allation 2.1 Install ing the CD Soft ware 1. Inser t the sup plied CD into your CD- RO M. Th e ins tallatio n menu appe ars , as sho wn be low.
2-2 2. Click “Ins tall Driver ” to install the TW AIN or IS IS drive r . 3. Click “Ins tall Appl icati on” to inst all all app lica tion so ftw are.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 3-1 3. Scanne r Installation Precau tions Keep the scan ner o ut of dir ect s unlig ht. Direc t exp os ure to t he sun or exc essiv e h eat ma y cause damag e to t he u nit. Do n ot ins tall the s cann er in a h umid or d usty pla ce.
3-2 3.1 Ins talling the A DF Pa per Tray 1. At tach t he ADF Pa per Tray t o th e clip joi nt o f the s cann er as indica ted b elow . You w ill h ear a snap-i n s ound .
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 3-3 3.2 Ins talling the A DF O utput Pape r Tray 1. Ho ld t he O utpu t pa per tray so me 30 d egr ees as sh own in b elow. 2. Inse rt t he righ t pr otr usio n o f t he O ut put Pap er Tra y i nto t he h ol e on t he fro nt o f t he sca nner.
3-4 3.3 Co nne cting the Cables Make sure the p o wer of s can ner is of f. 3.3.1 Co nnecti ng to Po wer Plug the s mall end of t he pow er adap tor into the pow er jack o f yo ur scan ner. Inser t t he ot her end to an a ppr opriat e pow e r out let.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 3-5 3.3.3 Turn ing on t he Po wer 1. Af ter the pow er cab le a nd t he US B cabl e ha ve b een co nn ected , press the p ower swi tc h to t he “ I” pos itio n to t urn on t he scan ner. T o t urn o ff th e sca nner, plea s e press th e po wer swi tc h to t he “O” posi tion.
3-6 In Windows XP , click the N ext b utton to co ntinue. 4. Duri ng t he p rocess, th e Wi ndows XP cer tifica tio n scr een w ill appear. Ignor e th e co ntents and c hoose “C o ntinue A nyway ” t o compl ete th e instal latio n. 5. Wh en t he F inish dialog is p ro mpted, click th e Fi nish but ton.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 4-1 4. Completing Y our First Sca n 4.1 Load ing Your Pape r 4.1.1 Noti ce on Usi ng the AD F Befor e usi ng t he A DF, pl ease mak e sur e t hat your pap er m eets the follow ing specifi cati ons : • Docu men t(s) can ra nge in siz e fr om 3.
4-2 4.1.2 Plac ing Y our Docu men t i n the ADF Paper Tra y Fanni ng Your Doc ument Standar d pa p er s i ze sh ould feed easil y thr ough th e s ca nner. T o avoid o ccasi onal pa per jam w h en a uto mati call y fe edi ng m ultipl e docu men ts, loos e n the pap er be fore loadi ng.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 4-3 4.2 Sca nni ng w ith i mage edit ing soft ware The s cann er dri ver is not a sta nd-alon e pr ogram, it ha s to b e s tarted from wi thi n a T WA IN-comp lia nt or pl ug-in s oftwa re ap plicati on and then the s can ner d riv er is ab le to sca n a nd loa d th e i mage to your comp uter.
4-4 7. Click Exit to re tur n to the mai n sc ree n a nd click Op e n L ibrar y and Ph otos a t th e upp er-rig ht cor ner to o pen yo ur scan ned imag e.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 4-5 4.2.1 A Gla nce of the user i nter face 1. Origi nal S ource Choi ce: ADF/ Multipag e 2. Image Type Choi ce: Bla ck & Whit e, Hal ft one, 8-b i t Gray, 8-bi t Color, 24-bi t Co lor . 3. Reso lution Choi ce: 50, 72, 100, 14 4, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200 (dpi).
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AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-1 5. Editing You r Image 5.1 U sing the Bas ic Fea tures 5.1.1 Choos ing Yo ur Sca n Me th od 1. Sca n Me thod Choi ce: ADF/M ult ipage: S elect this setting if you need to s can multi- pag e do cum ent fr om the a uto mati c doc umen t feed er (A DF).
5-2 5.1.2 Sele cting a Pr oper Im age T ype 1. Image Type Pleas e se e foll owing ta ble for a choic e of an id eal imag e typ e. Black & White Choos e B & W if your orig inal contai ns o nly B&W text, pen cil or ink sket ch. Halfto ne Halft ones are r epr oduc tion of ima g e that gi ves the ill usio n gra y.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-3 Black & White Halfto ne Gra y 8-bit Color 24- bi t Co lor.
5-4 4.1.3 Deter mining a Pr oper Reso lu tion 1. Res ol ution A prop er resol ution reprod uces a c lear i mag e with good d e tails. Th e resolu tio n is m easu red b y dots p er i nch (dpi ).
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-5 4.1.4 Adj ust ing t he Br igh tness and Contras t 1. Brig htne ss Adjusts t he lig htnes s or darkn ess o f an imag e. The hig her th e val ue, the bri g hter t he i mage. 2. C ontra st Adjusts t he ra nge betw een the da rk est and t he lig htest s hades in the imag e.
5-6 4.1.5 E nlargi ng Pr evie wed Imag e 1. Zo o m View Enlarg e y our pr eview ed imag e to t he max. of the previ ew wi ndow . Note t his fu nct ion only enlarg ing your prev iew image.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-7 4.1.6 Inv erti ng and Sele ct ing Your Image 1. I nver t The i nver t comma nd r evers es the bri g htness and the colo r in the imag e. For color imag es, ea ch pix el will be chang ed i nto its compl eme ntar y color at th e comma nd of In vert.
5-8 2. M irror Fun ction Revers e t he rig ht an d le ft si de o f yo ur imag e. Befor e Mirr or After Mirror 3. A uto Selec t I mage Auto mati cally s et t he w hol e ima ge as yo ur sca n ar ea. (Or you may resize th e area by “drag and dr op” dia go nally.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-9 4.1.7 E nhan cing Your Imag e 1. Descre en Elimi nat es t he moire patte rns* com monl y found in p rint ed ma tt er. 2. S harpe n Sharp en the sca n ned imag e.
5-1 0 3. C olor Adju stm ent Adjusts t he col or q ualit y of t he ima g e so that it c omes clos e to the ori gi nal. T his f uncti on uses defa ult para m eters to adjust th e imag e. Norma l After Color Ma tchi ng 4. Aut o Leve l Auto mati cally ad jus ts th e highlig ht a nd s hadow ar eas of the scan ned i mage to optimi ze y our i mag e.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-1 1 4.2 Us ing th e Advanced Features 4.2.1 The S witc h bu tton 1. C lick t he b utto n to po p up t he ad vanc ed s etti ngs bar at th e righ t sid e. T he adva nced s etti ngs includ e Highlig ht/S hadow , Hue/S at uration/ Lig htn ess , C urve, C olor Bala nce, Color Drop- out.
5-1 2 4.2.2 Adjust ing H igh light /Shad ow Leve ls Highlig ht refers t he lig htest poin t in a sca nne d ima ge whil e shadow refers t he dark est poin t. Us ing High lig ht and S had ow too l tog eth er a llows you to ex tend th e range of co lor an d rev eal mor e de tails i n a gray or color i ma ge.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-1 3 When the va lue of ga m ma c hang es, the imag e cha ng es acc ordi ngly . Gamma Val ue: 1.0 Gamma Val ue: 1.4 Gamma Val ue: 2.
5-1 4 When the va lue of highl ight and shad ow c ha nge, t he imag e ch anges accord ing ly. Highlig ht: 255/ Shad ow: 0(Nor mal) Highlig ht: 210/ Shad ow:1 0 High ligh t: 20 0/S hadow :0 High ligh t.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-1 5 4.2.3 A djusti ng t he Bright ness Curve Adjusts t he mid ton es of the i mag e wit hou t drama ticall y a lteri ng then li ghtes t a nd th e da rkes t areas . When the curve is moved up or do wn, the im age turn brighter or dark er.
5-1 6 4.2.4 C hanging C olor Hue/ Satura ti on/Lig ht ness Improv e y our ima g e by c ha nging the lev el of hue/sa tura tio n/ligh tness. (1). Hue Adjust th e hu e by moving t he tria ngl e to th e right or l eft. (No te th e lev el of int ensi ty for the c olor w ill b e c hang ed sim ulta neo usly w he n the h ue ad jus tme nt is mad e).
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-1 7 4.2.5 Us ing Col or Bala nce The Co lor Bala nce al lows yo u to o btai n a n op timal ima ge quali ty. Move the po inter tow ard Red , the image turns into a r eddis h hue . Move the po inter tow ard Green , the image turns i nto a greenis h hue.
5-1 8 4.2.6 C olor Drop- out Click the butto n a nd a dialog box in below will b e disp layed. This dia log allows you to remo ve o ne of the R (R ed), G (Gr een), or B (Bl ue) co lor c han nel. This functi on is par ticu larly usefu l w hen you n eed to conv ert tex t usi ng OC R softwa r e.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 5-1 9 4.3 Usi ng ot her Tools 1. Me as uring Uni t A re minder of the meas uring sys tem in use. B y clicki ng t he b utton , yo u ca n cha nge the m eas uri ng unit. Choi ce: I nch, cm, Pixel. 2. Pa per S ize Provid e fr equ ently s can sizes.
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AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 6-1 6. ISIS Inte rfac e ope ration The ISIS dr iver opera tion me thod is s imilar to th e TWAI N’s. Every func tion on the ISIS interf ace scr een is bri efly describ ed as be low: Mode: selec t one of s can mo des , inc luding b /w, gr ay , color op tions.
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AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 7-1 7. How to Use Scanne r Butto ns The followi ng pi ct ure s hows the 3 b uttons a nd 1 fu ncti on scr ee n on the s cann er.
7-2 After the sca nner dri ver is s ucc essfull y ins tall ed, t he B utto n cap ture progra m s hould b e also i nstal led to yo ur PC. T he Bu tton capt ure progra m pr ovid es a usef ul too l, b y whi ch you can c ustomi ze the S ca n butto n’s f unctio n.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 7-3 All s etti ngs in the Sca n se tting ar ea ar e very i ntuiti v e, so plea se refer to th e Twa in U I s ectio n in this man ual. You can set up your desir ed s can pr op erty optio ns i n this area . The Sca n P ath se tting is where yo u wa nt yo ur s cann ed ima g e to b e.
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AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 8-1 8. Maintenan ce 8.1 Clea ning the A DF From time to time the pa d a sse mbly a nd feedi ng r olle rs ma y be come conta mina ted wi th ink, ton er pa rticl es or pape r dus t. I n this cas e the s cann er may n ot f eed d ocum ents s moo t hly.
8-2 8.2 Cle ani ng the Ca libra tion Ar ea As s hown b elow , clea n the calibra tio n area (whi t e glas s) wit h an air- blow er or a smal l b rush to rid th e board o f dus t or dir t .
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 8-3 8.3 Rep laci ng the S nap-i n Pad Mo dule After scan ning appr oxima te ly 20 ,000 pages thr oug h th e ADF , the pad may be wo rn o ut a nd yo u ma y exp eri enc e prob lems wi th doc ume nt feedi ng. In this cas e, i t is hig hl y reco mm end ed to rep lace the pa d mod ule wi th a new one .
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AV2 20 Use r/s Manua l 9. Troubleshooti ng 9.1 Clear ing a Pap er Jam In th e eve nt o f a pap er jam , fol low t he pr oced ures be low to remo ve the pa p er: 1. Press t he ADF Releas e But ton on t he lef t sid e. Ge ntly ope n th e Scan ner F ront Door to th e l eft.
9-2 Orig inal Docu men t.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 9-3 9.2 Ques ti ons an d Answe rs Ques tion: Pap er b ecom es ja mme d duri ng sca nning. Ans wer: 1) Op en the sca nner fro nt do or. 2) P ull out the jam med pape r ca ref ully. 3) Clos e t he sca n ner fro nt d oor. Ques tion: Mor e t han o ne s heet of pap er a re f ed in to t he scan ner.
9-4 Ques tion: So metim es i t se ems the s cann er do es not d ete ct pap er? Ans wer: The AV210 s can ner pap er se nsor is loca te d at the cente r of the pa per guid e. Pleas e pla ce the do c umen t you need to sca n on th e pap er g uide a nd use the slid e guides to k eep th e pap er pat h stra ig ht.
AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 9-5 9.3 Te chni cal Ser vi ce Befor e con tac t Amb ir, pl ease pr epar e th e follow ing i nfor matio n: Scan ner serial & r evisio n nu mb er (lo cated on t he b ott om of th e scan ner); Hardw are co nfigura tion (e.
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AV2 10 Us e r’s Manua l 10- 1 10. Specifications All spe cifi catio ns a re su bjec t to c ha nge witho ut n oti ce. Scan ner Type : Desk top sh eet -fed Optical R esolu tio n: 6 00 dpi * 12 00 dpi .
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