Page 2 - C O P Y R I G H T I N F O R M A T I O N
C O P Y R I G H T I N F O R M A T I O N Copyright © 2000 Visioneer, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Primax Electronics LTD. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are re...
Page 4 - ELCOME; Note; : The Installation CD also includes the
V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 5600 USB scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on your computer. W HAT ’ S IN THE B OX Before starti...
Page 5 - ISIONEER; OneTouch buttons panel.
T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER 2 T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER 6 Glass Document pad 4 3 2 1 Reference frame Document cover USB cable Power jack 7 OneTouch button panel 5 Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Document pad. Helps to s...
Page 6 - To use the scanner and software, you need the following:; Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me
3 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE W HAT Y OU N EED To use the scanner and software, you need the following: ■ IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent ■ Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me ■ One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your...
Page 7 - TEP; To install the scanner software:; automatically starts.; : You must install the scanner software; : If the CD does not automatically start, make sure the CD
S TEP 1: I NSTALLING THE S CANNER S OFTWARE 4 S TEP 1: I NSTALLING THE S CANNER S OFTWARE To install the scanner software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically starts. Note : You must...
Page 8 - PaperPort Deluxe
5 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. When the CD window appears, click the PaperPort Deluxe button and follow the instructions on the screen to install the scanner software on your computer. When you are finished installing the software, a message instructs you to connect t...
Page 9 - To connect your Visioneer OneTouch 5600 scanner:; Plug the USB cable on the back of your scanner into any USB port; : If you have not installed the software yet, unplug the cable
S TEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER 6 To connect your Visioneer OneTouch 5600 scanner: 1. Plug the USB cable on the back of your scanner into any USB port on your computer. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection. 2...
Page 10 - To check the status of the scanner:; Place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon in the Windows
7 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S TEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER The Visioneer OneTouch 5600 scanner software comes with special software, called the OneTouch software, that allows you to use your scanner. The OneTouch software adds the scanner icon to the Windows t...
Page 11 - About
S TEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 8 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected. 4. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan. See “Scanning: Three Ways” on page 10. I F THE S CANNER I S N OT P ROPERLY C O...
Page 12 - Is the scanner’s power light on?
9 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE • Is the scanner’s power light on? Turn on the scanner’s power. If the light still doesn’t come on, plug the power adapter into another electrical outlet. • Is the scanner’s locking tab in the locked position? Slide the locking tab to the u...
Page 13 - CANNING; Scan with the scanner buttons.; Press a button on the scanner’s front panel. See; “Scanning by
S CANNING : T HREE W AYS 10 If you try all the troubleshooting procedures described above and in the Readme file, and the scanner icon still has a red X through it, you may have a malfunctioning scanner. Please see the technical support card that you received with your scanner for technical assistan...
Page 14 - Scan from the PaperPort software (or other Twain software); See “Scanning from the PaperPort Software” on page 26 for details.; To scan by pressing a button on the scanner:
11 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE • Scan from the PaperPort software (or other Twain software) To scan from the PaperPort software, start the software, and then click the Twain icon on the PaperPort Command Bar. You can also scan from other Twain software. See “Scanning fr...
Page 15 - To scan from the screen:; Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and click the scanner
S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 12 During scanning, the scan progress window shows a small copy of the image, as illustrated by this example: When the scan is complete, the scanned image appears in the destination software. S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN Scanning f...
Page 16 - Click the button you want to use to scan.; EARNING
13 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. Click the button you want to use to scan. The scanner starts scanning the item; the messages about the scanning appear above the Windows taskbar; the progress window shows the image as it is scanned. When the scan is complete, the scann...
Page 17 - The following table lists the scanner’s preconfigured settings:; BOUT; Email; : If a button is not preconfigured, the Configuration dialog box
L EARNING ABOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 14 The following table lists the scanner’s preconfigured settings: A BOUT THE C ONFIGURATION D IALOG B OX The Configuration dialog box shows the current settings for each scanner button. The tabs across the top of the dialog box correspond to the buttons. Cli...
Page 18 - See “Setting Preferences” on page 23 to set Preferences.; To display the Configuration dialog box:; The shortcut menu appears.; Configure; from the shortcut menu.
15 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE See “Setting Preferences” on page 23 to set Preferences. To display the Configuration dialog box: 1. Right-click the scanner icon. The shortcut menu appears. 2. Choose Configure from the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears....
Page 19 - Select Destination
L EARNING ABOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 16 Select Destination —the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. Select the application that you want to automatically open to display or process the scanned image. Select Configuration —the list of the button’s scan configurations....
Page 20 - To select new options for a scanner button:; hold down
17 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE G ETTING H ELP IN THE C ONFIGURATION D IALOG B OX You can get help with the scanner’s features or any of the options on the Configuration dialog box using either of the following methods: ■ When the Configuration dialog box is displayed, p...
Page 21 - scan configuration for the selected scanner button.; OK; : The Configuration dialog box is also available from the
L EARNING ABOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 18 3. Click a selection in the Select Configuration list to choose a new scan configuration for the selected scanner button. The configurations in the list are preset for the application you select in the application list. If you select another application, t...
Page 22 - To adjust the scan settings and page settings:; Press and hold down a button on the scanner.; : You cannot change the scan settings or page settings for any of
19 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING S CAN S ETTINGS AND P AGE S ETTINGS When scanning using a configuration that you created yourself, you can adjust that configuration’s scan settings and page settings. For example, if the scanned image is too dark, you can adjus...
Page 23 - Edit
L EARNING ABOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 20 2. In the Select Configuration list, click the configuration that you want to adjust. For example, the following figure shows a configuration named Special Scan for Dark Print (which you would have created earlier). 3. Click the Edit button. The dialog box...
Page 24 - Mode
21 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Adjust the scan settings that you want. Mode —Select Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. Select Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or ...
Page 25 - AutoCrop; —Select this option to let the scanner automatically; DeScreen; —Select this option when scanning a picture from a; Gamma; —Drag the slider to improve how the colors in a scanned; on the Configuration dialog box.
L EARNING ABOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 22 you select the Custom option from the drop-down list, boxes appear in place of the picture. Enter the horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes. AutoCrop —Select this option to let the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being s...
Page 26 - ETTING; The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner.; : If you select the Copy/Print button, the dialog box for editing
23 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S ETTING P REFERENCES The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner. To set preferences: 1. On the Configuration dialog box, select the tab for a button to set its preferences. 2. Click the Preferences tab on the Configuration di...
Page 27 - Show All Destinations; —Clicking this option automatically selects; Select Destinations; —Select this option to individually choose the; Show Scan Progress Window; —Select this option to see the; Show Status Window; —Select this option to see the small window
L EARNING ABOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 24 Show All Destinations —Clicking this option automatically selects all the destination applications categories. When you click the button’s tab on the Configuration dialog box, its list of destination applications include all of the applications on your com...
Page 29 - : You can also scan directly with other software that meets the
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 26 S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE Instead of using a scanner button, you can scan directly from the PaperPort software. This is particularly helpful when you’re using PaperPort to file and save your scanned items. S ETTING U P THE S CANNER To scan...
Page 32 - Check the preview image. If you want to change the scanner setting; Scan; Preview
29 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 7. Check the preview image. If you want to change the scanner setting for the item, click one of the options in the list to “Scan Page For.” For example, to scan a black and white image instead of a color photo, select Black & White Ph...
Page 33 - DJUSTING
A DJUSTING S CANNER S ETTINGS 30 9. To select the area to scan, drag the borders of the selection rectangle surrounding the preview image to reduce or enlarge the area. 10. If you want to preview the item again with the new settings, click the Preview button again on the Scan Manager. 11. When you a...
Page 34 - ELECTING; Custom
31 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S ELECTING A P REDEFINED S CANNER S ETTING In the Scan Manager, you can select one of the predefined scanner settings from the list “Scan Page For.” The settings are described in the following table. Scan Page For Default Setting To Scan D...
Page 35 - : Your scanner is initially set to scan with the setting Color
A DJUSTING S CANNER S ETTINGS 32 Selecting the proper scanner setting before scanning produces the best results for a scanned item. The scanner setting determines the resolution of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color. The symbols next to the setting names indicate the scan mo...
Page 36 - USTOMIZING
33 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Size —The page size for the image. If you want to use one of the preset sizes, click the drop-down arrow and choose the size from the list. If you want to create a custom size, click on the picture window and drag the mouse. A dotted box o...
Page 37 - Save As; The Save As dialog box appears.; Save; button on the Scan Manager. The; User Defined
A DJUSTING S CANNER S ETTINGS 34 4. Click the Save As button. The Save As dialog box appears. 5. Type a name for the new scanner setting. 6. Click Save . The new setting is added to the list of “Scan Page For” options at the top of the dialog box. A DJUSTING THE B RIGHTNESS AND C ONTRAST Sometimes a...
Page 39 - LEANING
C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS 36 C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass. To ensure the best quality scanned item, wipe the scanner glass with a soft clean cloth to rid the glass of dust or other debris.
Page 40 - Height
37 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5600 S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 42-Bit color (internal), 12-Bit gray(internal), 1-Bit line art/text Scanning resolution Optical resolution: 600 x 1200 dpi Maximum Item sizes 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm...
