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V isioneer ® OneT ouch ® 5300 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 . . . . . . . . .
V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing y our Visioneer OneT ouch 5300 flatbed scanner . With y our 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 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE P art 1: Installation I NSTALLING THE 5300 USB S CANNER This section of the manual contains instructions for the O neT ouch 5300 USB. Please see “I nstalling the 5300 P arallel Scanner ” on page 8 if you ’ re using a OneT ouch 5300 P arallel.
T HE O NE T OUCH 5300 USB S CANNER 3 T HE O NE T OUCH 5300 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 ver . Close the document co ver after placing items on the scanner glass.
4 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE G ETTING H ELP The P aperP or t 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 ollow the instructions on the screen to install the P aperP or t software on your computer . Later , after the scanner is wor king, 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 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER TO THE C OMPUTER The V isioneer OneT ouch 5300 USB scanner connects to any av ailable USB port. Check your computer ’ s manual for its USB port locations. T o connect the Visioneer 5300 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 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE I NSTALLING THE 5300 P ARALLEL S CANNER This section of the manual contains instructions for the Visioneer OneT ouch 5300 P arallel scanner .
T HE O NE T OUCH 5300 P ARALLEL S CANNER 9 T HE O NE T OUCH 5300 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 ver . Close the document co ver after placing items on the scanner glass.
10 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE G ETTING H ELP The P aperP or t 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 5300 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 or t CD includes all the P aperP ort software files. The CD also includes the P aperP ort User ’s G uide , the manual for your P aperP or t software.
14 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE C HECKING I T O UT This section of the manual applies to both models of the Visioneer OneT ouch scanner—the 5300 USB scanner and the 5300 P arallel scanner . The OneT ouch scanner software adds the scanner icon to the Windows taskbar (at the bottom right corner of the computer scr een).
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 5300 USB scanner . The dialog box for the 5300 P arallel scanner is similar . 4.
16 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 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 or t 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 5300 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 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS The OneT ouch buttons are pre-configur ed to scan items at various settings, and then send the scanned image to a pr e-selected software application. Y ou can change the settings for each button ex cept 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 down the button that y ou want to change (except the S top/Cancel button).
22 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 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 Data 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 Manager appears first and you can select a configuration before scanning.
24 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 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 y ou define yourself , 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 Ne w button to create a new configuration. Y ou can also select one of the pr edefined configurations and then click the Copy button to copy it. 4. Click the Edit button.
26 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 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 DeScr een —Select this option when scanning a pictur e from a newspaper or magazine article, or other item that contains images with patterns or dots. Scans of patterns or dots sometimes hav e a distorted or wavy appearance.
28 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 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 or t software. This is particularly helpful when you ’ re using P aperP or t 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 or t software. Y ou can scan many types of items, from small business car ds to A4-sized pages.
30 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The V isioneer Scan Manager dialog box appears. 4. Select the options that y ou want for the scan.
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 31 M ode —F rom left to right the three modes ar e color , grayscale, and black-and-white. The same symbols next to the pre-set options indicate their mode setting. Click a mode to select it for the scan. Res —This is the resolution setting for the scan in dots-per-inch (dpi).
32 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 7. (optional) T o see a preview again before scanning the final image, click the P review button. 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 ort Desktop.
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 33 T HE P REDEFINED S CAN S ETTINGS Selecting the pr oper scan setting before final scanning pr ovides 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 .
34 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 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 ove 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 more details about the A dvanced Settings 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 5300 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5300 S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 36-Bit color (internal), 12-B it gray (internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning r esolution Optical resolution: 300 x 600 dpi Maximum r esolution (interpolated): 2400 x 2400 dpi Maximum I tem sizes 8.
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