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The Federal Communication Commission Statement NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in æcordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CE Warning! This is a class B product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Copyright 2002 Avision Trademark All brands and product names mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective holders. Warranty Avision makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. System Requirements Windows + IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium III 600 or above + Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP °__A USB (universal serial bus) port +__Atleast 100M bytes of free hard disk space + _128M bytes of RAM or above + A CD-ROM drive AV610 User’s Manual 3

UNLOCKING THE SCANNING UNIT

INSTALLING THE PAPER S TOP

CONNECTING TO THE ADF AND POWER

S'CANNING WITH IMAGE E DITING S OFTWARE.

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5.1 CLEANING THE ADF...

5.2 CLEANING THE GLASS

5.3 REPLACING THE ADF DETACHABLE PAD MODULE

Gently open your box and check the package contents. If there is anything missing or damaged, please call your dealer.

1. Please keep allthe packing material in case you may have to return the

2. Onlyuse the AC adapter (868-1030-124 Rev. A made byYHl) included in the

machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty.

12 Unlocking the Scanning Unit The scanner is designed with a lock switch to protect the scanning unit from damage during shipment. Before using the scanner, you must unlock the scanning unit. To unlock the scanning unit, locate the lock switch at the bottom of the scanner. Move the lock switch to the “unlocked position” as shown below.

1. Using the scanner without unlocking the scanning unit will cause damage to

the machine and void the warranty.

2. To transportthe machine, you must lock the scanning unit before transporting

to other locations. 13 Installing the ADF Paper Tray

1. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Support to the clip-joints

on the ADF Paper Tray. | ADF Paper « S Tray |_ ADF Paper Support AV610 User’s Manual 7

2. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Tray into the clip-joints on

the ADF document cover. 14 Installing the Paper Stop Insert the P aper Stop onto the back of the scanner and slide it downward to “snap'its tabs into place. Document Cover Paper Stop

14.1 Document Types to Be Avoided in the ADF

Paper with clip or staple attached; Paper with ink not totally dry; Paper with inconsistent thickness, such as envelopes; Paper with wrinkles, curls, folds or tears; Coated paper; Carbonless paper: Paper narrower than 4.5" or wider than 8.5"; Shorter than 5" or longer than 14” Paper thinner than 0.07mm; thicker than 0.15mm Items other than papers, such as cloth, metal or OHP film; Notched paper; Paper with an odd (non-rectangular) shape; Please use the flatbed to copy or scan documents that cannot be fed by the ADF. L5 Connecting to the ADF and Power

1. Plug the ADF connector to the document cover to the ADF port.

2. Plug the small end of the power adaptor into the power jack of your

scanner. Insert the other end to an appropriate power outlet. ADF Cable Power Outlet Powër Cord Note: The scanner is designed with power saving mode. After stop using the scanner for 15 minutes, the scanner automatically turns off the scanning lamp. AV610 User's Manual 9

L6 Installing the Software Note: 1 The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s.

2. To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install

Scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer. 1 Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive.

2. The software installation graphic appears. If not, run “cdsetup.exe”.

3. Choose Install TWAIN Driver and follow the instructions on the

screen to complete the installation.

4. Connecting to Computer

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

The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a New Hardware Found message. 2 RS Mindoma ha four nan horde and a cc fre ac Lt. {Windows 9X/Windows ME) (Windows XP) In Windows 9X or Windows ME, confirm that Search for a better driver is selected and click the Next button. AV610 User's Manual 11

{Windows XP) Note: To uninstall the scanner driver in Windows XP, be sure to keep your scanner connecting to your computer.

2.1 Placing the Original

2.1.1 Loading Your Paper From the ADF

1. Fan the paper before loading

Standard paper should be fed easily. To prevent occasional paper jams when automatically feeding multi-page documents, fan the paper before loading.

Place your document with the text face up and make the top of the page to the left side as shown below. Feed Direction BEL Top ofPage AV610 User's Manual 13

Fixing Paper on the Glass Board Open document cover. Place your document with your text FACE DOWN on the glass. Make sure the upper left corner of your original near the home position as marked in the scanner. Document Cover Glass Document

2.2 Scanning with Image Editing Software

The scanner driver is not a stand-alone software, it has to be started from within a TWAIN-compliant software application and then the scanner driver is able to scan and load the image to your computer. The command to start the scanner driver may vary due to different software applications. L Start a TWAIN compliant software application such as Roxio Photos uite 4.

2. Click Get>Scanner (TWAIN).

3. Choose AV610 as your scanning source. (You only need to do this

4. Place the document FACE DOWN on the document glass.

5. Click the Scan button to prompt the TWAIN user interface.

Click Preview to get an initial scan of your document. Allocate your scanned area and choose Scan button to scan the document.

7. Click Exit to return to the main screen and click Open Library and

Photos at the upper-right corner to open your scanned image. AV610 User's Manual 15

2.2.1 A Glance of the User Interface

feu es ES U PB W N m 1 Original Source Choice: Flatbed, Transparency, Negative Film.

Choice:Black & White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, 8-bit Color, 24-bit Color.

Adjust the brightness level from -100 to +100.

Adjust the contrast level from -100 to +100.

Descreen, Sharpen, Color Adjustment, Auto Level , Advanced Settings (From left to right).

7. Invert Reverse the color of your scanned image.

8. Mirror Function |Flap your image.

9. Crop Resize your scanned area.

Select your paper size from Card 4x 2.5”, Photo 5"x3", Photo 6x4", A5, B5, A4, Letter, Legal, or scannerl maximum.

Choice: cm, Inch, and Pixel.

Choice: Flatbed: Select this setting if you need to scan single-page document, newspaper clipping, or a photo. ADF/Multipage: Select this setting if you need to scan multi-page document from the automatic document feeder (ADF). ADF/Singlepage: Select this setting if you need to scan single page from the automatic document feeder (ADF). AV610 User's Manual

3.1.2 Selecting a Proper Image Type

Please see following table for a choice of an ideal image type. LP EME j BE # Rors | cv] _ sen _| “ii iut me “+

Black & White Choose B&W if your original contains only B&W text, pencil or ink sketch. Halftone Halftones are reproduction of image that gives the illusion gray. An example of halftone imaged would be the pictures you see in newspapers. 8-bit Gray 8-bit Gray images contain actual shades of gray. 8-bit Color 8-bit Color image provides 256 levels of color hues. 24-bit Color Choose 24-bit Color if you wish to scan a color image.

A proper resolution reproduces a clear image with good details. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Resolution: 50 dpi Resolution: 100 dpi Note For your information, an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space. À higher resolution (usually means over 600 dpi) is only recommended when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode.

3.14 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast

L Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The higher the value, the brighter the image.

Adjusts the range between the darkest and | ; the lightest shades in the image. The higher the : contrast, the bigger the different grayscale.

re n Decrease Contrast Normal Increase Contrast AV610 User's Manual 21

3.1.5 Enlarging Previewed Image

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Enlarge your previewed image JE | to the max. of the preview | Dec | window. NS 3 Note this function only enlarging your preview image. This does not enlarge your real image. Len [3e Abe est mu FRE] 200 ee | sun en LE, ] Fm CESR Before Zoom After Zoom

3.16 Inverting and Selecting Your Image

1 Invert The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert. {een FE ne Del sers ces (mec Before Invert After Invert AV610 User's Manual 23

Reverse the right and left side of your image. [al

Automatically setthe whole image as your scan area. (Or you may resize the area by “drag and drop” diagonally.)

Eliminates the moire patterns* commonly found in printed matter.

Sharpen the scanned image. Before Sharpen ‘ Âfter Sharpen *Moire pattern: An undesirable pattern in a color printing resulting from incorrect screen angle of overprinting halftone. AV610 User's Manual 25

Adjusts the color quality of the image so that it comes close to the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Normal After Color Matching

Automatically adjusts the highlight and shadow areas of the scanned image to optimize your image. After Auto Level

L Click the button to pop up the advanced settings bar at |; the right side. The advanced settings include |, Highlight/Shadow, Hue/Saturation/Lightness, Curve, Color Balance, Color Drop-out.

2. The Advanced Settings bar

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Highlight refers the lightest point in a scanned image while shadow refers the darkest point. Using Highlight and Shadow tool together allows you to extend the range of color and reveal more details in a gray or color image. L Shadow: The darkest point of an image.

4. Pointer: Move the pointer to change the value.

When the value of gamma changes, the image changes accordingly. Gamma Value: 1.0 Gamma Value: 1.4 Gamma Value: 2.0 AV610 User's Manual 29

3.2.3 Adjusting the Brightness Curve

Adjusts the midtones of the image without dramatically altering then lightest and the darkest areas. When the curve is moved up or down, the image turn brighter or darker. Channel 2/00 : AV610 User's Manual 31

3.2.4 Changing Color Hue/Saturation/Lightness

Improve your image by changing the level of ET] hue/saturation/lightness.

O— Er Reset Ç—_ 5 Saturation : [0 CO) à & Lightess : [Tr a G) à (1). Hue Adjust the hue by moving the triangle to the right or left. (Note the level of intensity for the color will be changed simultaneously when the hue adjustment is made). (2). Saturation [Move the triangle to the right to increase the saturation level or to the left to decrease the level. The level of saturation decides if the color is pale or rich. G). Lightness Increase the lightness by moving the triangle to the right or to the left to decrease the lightness. Move the Saturation pointer to the right, the color turns rich.

5 The Color Balance allows you to obtain an optimal image # quality. Eeteisfr f #5 Heaet

Mani Green a se Move the pointer toward Red, the image turns into a reddish hue. Move the pointer toward Green, the image turns into a greenish hue. AV610 User's Manual

3.2.6 Color Drop-out

Click the button and a dialog box in below will be displayed. This dialog allows you to remove one of the R (Red), G (Green), or B (Blue) color channel. This function is particularly useful when you need to convert text using OCR software. Note that this function supports only black & white and gray image. Therefore, be sure to choose any black & white or gray image type while applying this function. € None CR Channel & G Channel - : TB Channel Een mn , à . FA a | The effect on image after removing the G channel. € None SR Channel TG Channel CB Channel The effect on image after removing the R channel.

Unit A reminder of the measuring system in use. By clicking the button, you can change the measuring unit. Choice: Inch, cm, Pixel.

Display image size for the scanned area.

4. Lock Image Fix your output width and height.

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4.1 Customizing your button settings

After you have successfully installed the scanner driver on your computer, please first customize your button settings to use the buttons properly. To Customize your Button Preferences,

1. Start your Button program by clicking Start>Programs>Scanner

Software>Button Manager. The Button Manager icon appears at the lower-right corner. Button Manager icon

1. Press either one of the three buttons on the front of the scanner to

prompt the Preference dialog. TC 22] Ga nue | cer | ete From |

3. Please see next page on how to customize your preferences.

Color, E-Mail(Gray), Copy(True Color) Scan Size: Choose your scan size from Letter, A4, or Business Card. Resolution: Choose a proper resolution from 100 dpi to 1200 dpi. Image Format: Choose from BMP. PCX, TIFF, or JPEG. Image Editor: Choose your favorite image editing application. Printer: Choose your favorite printer. annpewn Copies: Choose your copy count. AV610 User's Manual 37

E-mail: Scan and load your scanned image to Microsoft Outlook Express to send the image as e-mail attachment. Scan: Scan and load your scanned image to your image editing software application. Copy: Scan and print your scanned image from your printer.

Chapter5 Care and Maintenance

5.1 Cleaning the ADF

Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. The scanner parts may be contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper coatings. As a result, the scanner needs to be cleaned occasionally particularly in the following cases:

1. Documents do not feed smoothly or easily;

2. Several documents feed at one time.

The Cleaning Procedures

1. Wet a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%)

2. Open the ADF unit and wipe the upper feeding roller by moving the

swab from side to side. Rotate the roller forward with your finger and repeat the above cleaning procedures until the entire roller is cleaned. Be careful not to snag or damage the pick springs.

3. Wipe the pad in the direction from top to bottom. Be careful not to

hook the pick springs.

4. Close the ADF unit. Your scanner is now ready for use.

Feeding Roller Pick Spring ADF Pad AV610 User's Manual 39

5.2 Cleaning the Glass

1) Soak a cotton swab with some isopropyl alcohol. (95%)

2) Open the document cover. Wipe the glass area by moving the

swab from side to side.

3) Close the ADF unit and document cover. Your scanner is now

ready for use. Glass

After scanning approximately 50,000 pages through the ADF, the pad spring may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure in below to replace it. Removing Procedure

1. Open the ADF front cover to the left.

2. Use two fingers to pull the ADF detachable pad as indicated in below.

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Assembling Procedure

1. Take out the ADF pad module from the box.

2. Use two fingers to hold the ADF pad and place it gently to the pad

holder. ADF Pad Appendix Troubleshooting Error Code/Status Solution Scanner continues to | Unlock your scanner by moving the lock generate noise switch underneath the scanner to the “Unlock” position. No response after 1. Check if the power cable is connected. pressing the front 2. Check if the USB cable is connected. buttons 3. Check ifthe software is installed. Paper jam in the ADF In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper:

1. Tumthe scanner off by disconnecting the power cable.

2. Gently open the ADF front cover to the left.

3._ Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit.

4. Close the ADF front cover.

5. Turn on the scanner by reconnecting the power cable. Your scanner

is now ready to use. Avision AV610 User's Manual 43

Specification Scanner Type[] Scanning Source[] Optical Resolution(] Max. Resolution[] Scanning Speed Interface[] Input Voltage: Output Voltage[] Power Consumption[] Button(] Humidity[] Flatbed & ADF Cold Fluorescent Lamp 600 dpi * 1200 dpi (H*V) 2400 dpi 20 PPM (B&W, 200 dpi, A4) USB 2.0 100 —240V, 50 — 60 Hz 24Vdc, 1.25A <30W 3 buttons (E-mail, Copy, Scan) 20-80% RH Operating Temperature[] 10 - 35 degree C Storing Temperature[] Dimension[] Weight[] -15 - 45 degree C 275(H) x 316(W) x 444(L) mm

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Index A I Auto Level, 26 Image Type Auto Select, 24 Black & White, Halftone, 8-bit Gray, 8-bit Color, 24-bit Color, B 18 Brightness, 21 Invert, 23 Brightness Curve, 31 L C Lightness, 32 Color Adjustment, 26 M Color Balance, 33 Color Drop-out, 34 Mirror Function, 24 Contrast, 21 Moire pattern, 25 Copy, 38 Py, R D Resolution, 20 Descreen, 25 s E Saturation, 32 E-mail, 38 Scan, 38 Scan Method, 17 H Shadow, 28 ichli Sharpen, 25 Highlight, 28 Hue, 32 Z Zoom View, 22 Avision AV610 User's Manual 45