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C O P Y R I G H T I N F O R M A T I O N Copyright © 2001 Visioneer, Inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The Visioneer brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. The PaperPort b...
Page 3 - T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS i T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer OneTouch 5820 Scanner . . . . . . ...
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ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Selecting the Area of the Item You Want to Scan . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 How to Uninstall your Scanne...
Page 5 - ELCOME; Note; : In addition to this
V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 5820 USB scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents, color photos, 35mm slides, and negatives to place their electronic images on your computer. W HAT ’ S ...
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2 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER Status light Glass Document pad Reference frame Document cover OneTouch buttons panel Transparency light source USB cable Power jack Transparency Adapter cable Transparency Adapter port
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T HE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER 3 Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Transparency light source. Shines light down through the glass onto the scanning sensors in the body of the scanner. Document pad. Helps to secure the document in place on t...
Page 8 - To use the scanner and software, you need the following:; One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your computer
4 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 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, Windows Me, or Windows XP ■ One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) ...
Page 9 - TEP; automatically starts.
S TEP 1: I NSTALLING THE S CANNER S OFTWARE 5 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. 3. From the lis...
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6 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the PaperPort software on your computer. During installation, a message instructs you to connect the scanner to the computer. 6. Follow the steps in “Step 2: Connecting the Scanner” to con...
Page 11 - To connect your Visioneer OneTouch 5820 scanner:; Check that the TPA cable is plugged into the TPA port on the back; : If you have not installed the software yet, unplug the cable
S TEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER 7 To connect your Visioneer OneTouch 5820 scanner: 1. Check that the TPA cable is plugged into the TPA port on the back of the scanner. Your 5820 scanner is shipped with the TPA cable already plugged into the TPA port, however, if the cable came loose during shippin...
Page 12 - Plug the power supply cable into the jack on the TPA cable and; That completes the steps to connect your scanner to the computer.; Yes, I want to restart my computer now; Your computer restarts and your scanner is now ready to scan.
8 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Plug the power supply cable into the jack on the TPA cable and then plug the power supply into a wall outlet. The status light comes on indicating that the scanner is receiving power. Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plug...
Page 13 - If you removed the CD from the CD drive and want to install other; To check the status of the scanner:; The shortcut menu appears.
S TEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 9 7. If you removed the CD from the CD drive and want to install other software, reinsert the CD into the drive. In addition to installing the other software from the CD, you can also view and print the User Guides. Remove the CD from the computer when you’re f...
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10 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected. 3. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan. See “Three Ways to Scan” on page 12. I F THE S CANNER I S ...
Page 15 - Is the scanner’s power light on?; Turn on the scanner’s power. If the; Did you restart the computer after installing the software?; If you; To connect the scanner:; icon with the red X over it.; Connect; from the shortcut menu.
S TEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 11 • 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. • Did you restart the computer after installing the software? If you didn’t restart the computer, it ma...
Page 16 - HREE; Scan with the scanner buttons.; See “Scanning from the PaperPort Software” on page 34 for details.
12 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T HREE W AYS TO S CAN You can scan items by pressing a OneTouch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or from the PaperPort software (or other Twain software). • Scan with the scanner buttons. Press a button on the scanner’s front pa...
Page 17 - To scan by pressing a button on the scanner:; Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and align the edge of
S CANNING BY P RESSING THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 13 S CANNING BY P RESSING THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a software application on your computer. To scan by pressing a button on the scanner: 1. Place an item to...
Page 19 - To scan from the screen:; click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar.
S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN 15 S CANNING FROM THE B UTTON P ANEL ON THE S CREEN Scanning from the button panel on the screen is just like pressing a scanner button, except you click the button on the screen. The scanner scans the item, and then sends the image either to the prin...
Page 20 - BOUT; The following table lists the scanner’s preconfigured settings:; Button; Email; : If a button is not preconfigured, the Configuration dialog box
16 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured to scan items at various settings, and then send the scanned image to a preselected destination software application. You can change the settings for each button. See “...
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S CANNING 35 MM S LIDES AND F ILMSTRIPS 17 S CANNING 35 MM S LIDES AND F ILMSTRIPS You can scan 35mm slides and film negatives using the reversible mask that came with your 5820 OneTouch scanner. You can scan both positive film and negative images. A B RIEF E XPLANATION Your scanner has sensors that...
Page 22 - Position the 35mm mask on the glass. The mask has one square
18 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Position the 35mm mask on the glass. The mask has one square corner. Align that corner with the arrow on the scanner body. Make sure that the text on the 35mm mask faces up so slide fits properly in the mask. Follow the directions on th...
Page 23 - To scan a 35mm slide or negative:
S CANNING 35 MM S LIDES AND F ILMSTRIPS 19 4. To scan a negative, first slide the filmstrip into the 35mm negative mask and center the frame you want to scan in the opening. Then position that mask on the glass and align its square corner with the arrow on the scanner body. Make sure the text on the...
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20 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click Preview to preview the image and, if necessary, adjust the various settings, then click Scan when the image is what you want. See “Scanning from the PaperPort Software” on page 34 for details about scanning, and also see, “Adjusti...
Page 25 - ONFIGURING; To display the Configuration dialog box from the shortcut menu:; Configure; on the shortcut menu.
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 21 C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s software configures each OneTouch button with appropriate settings. But, if you want to change the settings, you can reconfigure the buttons by selecting new options from the Confi...
Page 26 - To display the Configuration dialog box from the Button Panel:; To create a new configuration, click the; New; button. You can also click
22 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE To display the Configuration dialog box from the Button Panel: 1. Right-click the button you want to configure. The Configuration dialog box appears. The tab for the scan button you clicked is selected for you. C REATING N EW C ONFIGURATIO...
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C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 23 See “Setting Preferences” on page 31 to set Preferences. ▼ Important: To get help with the scanner’s features or any of the options in the Configuration dialog box: ■ Press the F1 key on your keyboard. ■ Click the Help button at the top right corner of the Configuration ...
Page 28 - Select Destination; —the list of applications that can open to display the; Select Configuration; —the list of the button’s scan configurations. The
24 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. Choose Configure from the shortcut menu. The Configuration dialog box appears. The options on the Configuration dialog box are: Select Destination —the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. Select the applicat...
Page 29 - Properties; hold down
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 25 Select Format and Page(s) —a set of options for selecting a format for the scanned image and whether to scan a single page or multiple pages. The formats are bitmap and PaperPort. Use PaperPort for scanning any item. Bitmaps are usually for photos or artwork. The page ic...
Page 30 - scan configuration for the selected scanner button.; OK; : If you select a word processing program such as Microsoft; : If you want to scan using the Visioneer Scan Manager, click
26 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. Scroll the list of applications in the Select Destination list and click the new application you want to use to view and work with the scanned image. 3. Click a selection in the Select Configuration list to choose a new scan configurati...
Page 31 - 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
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 27 To adjust the scan settings and page settings: 1. Press and hold down a button on the scanner. The Configuration dialog box appears. The selected tab on the dialog box corresponds to the button you pressed. You can click the other tabs for the other buttons. 2. In the Se...
Page 32 - Edit; Adjust the scan settings that you want.; Mode; —Select Black/White to scan in black and white. For; Resolution; —Drag the slider to the right or left to adjust the dots; Brightness; and; Contrast; —Drag the sliders to the right or left to
28 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click the Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settings of the selected configuration. 4. Adjust the scan settings that you want. Mode —Select Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and me...
Page 33 - Click the Page Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings.; Page Size; —Choose a page size from the drop-down list. The; AutoCrop; —Select this option to let the scanner automatically; DeScreen; —Select this option when scanning a picture from a
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 29 5. Click the Page Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings. Page Size —Choose a page size from the drop-down list. The outlines on the picture represent the various page sizes. Clicking one of those outlines also selects it as the page size for the scan. If you sele...
Page 34 - Gamma; —Drag the slider to improve how the colors in a scanned; on the Configuration dialog box.; : If you select the Copy/Print button, the dialog box for editing
30 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The scanning may slow down a bit when this option is selected. You don’t need to select this option when scanning photographs. The DeScreen setting does not apply to the Black/White mode. Gamma —Drag the slider to improve how the colors in...
Page 35 - ETTING; The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner.; Show All Destinations; —Clicking this option automatically selects
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 31 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 dialog box. The Preferences dialog...
Page 36 - 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
32 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE fall into these categories. For example, the destination applications for the email button are usually email applications. By selecting the Show All Destinations option as the preference for the email button, all the other types of applica...
Page 38 - : You can also scan directly with other software that meets the
34 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 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 ...
Page 40 - You can now fine-tune the options on the Scan Manager for the; : For additional details about the Scan Manager’s features click; button on the Scan Manager.
36 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. From the list of Scanner Settings labeled “Scan Page For,” select the most appropriate setting for the item you’re scanning. In the example above, the selected setting is “Color Document-Faster.” 5. Click the Preview button. The scanner...
Page 42 - DJUSTING; Select a predefined scanner setting.
38 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING S CANNER S ETTINGS You can adjust the scanner settings to fine tune the scanned item to get the best possible image. This section tells you how to: ■ Select a predefined scanner setting. ■ Select scan configuration options. ■ Cu...
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A DJUSTING S CANNER S ETTINGS 39 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 Description Editing Text (OCR...
Page 44 - : Your scanner is initially set to scan with the setting Color
40 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 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 settin...
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A DJUSTING S CANNER S ETTINGS 41 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 on the window indicates the p...
Page 46 - Save As; The Save As dialog box appears.; Save; button on the Scan Manager. The; User Defined
42 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 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 RIGHTNE...
Page 48 - ROUBLESHOOTING; How do I uninstall PaperPort?
44 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T ROUBLESHOOTING After I installed PaperPort, I got a blue screen and a Profiling Display error message. Why is this happening? PaperPort installs a driver for scanning and printing. Sometimes a conflict occurs between the PaperPort driver...
Page 49 - OW; NINSTALLING; OR; ME; Start; on the Windows Taskbar.; Settings; then; Control Panel; Scroll the menu of software and select; Automatic
H OW TO U NINSTALL YOUR S CANNER 45 H OW TO U NINSTALL YOUR S CANNER To uninstall the Visioneer OneTouch 5820 scanner, you remove the OneTouch Version 3.0 software first, and then remove the PaperPort software, or other software you installed for the scanner. STEP 1: U NINSTALLING THE V ISIONEER O N...
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46 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 7. Click Next . The Perform Uninstall window appears. 8. Click Finish . The Visioneer OneTouch software is uninstalled from your computer. The status light on the scanner turns amber indicating that the scanner and computer are no longer c...
Page 51 - Remove; The Select Uninstall Method Window appears.; Unplug the power to the scanner and remove its USB cable from; Important; : The Automatic option is selected by default. Visioneer
H OW TO U NINSTALL YOUR S CANNER 47 6. Click the Change/Remove button. If two buttons appear instead of a single Change/Remove button, click Remove . The Select Uninstall Method Window appears. 7. Make sure the Automatic option is selected. 8. Click Next . The Perform Uninstall window appears. 9. Cl...
Page 53 - You may see a note about missing software. Click; Close the Remove Programs From Your Computer window. Close
C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS 49 You may see a note about missing software. Click OK . 9. For Windows XP, click Finish . 10. Close the Remove Programs From Your Computer window. Close the Control Panel. 11. Restart your computer. C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS Scanning items that have excessive amoun...
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50 V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH 5820 S CANNER S PECIFICATIONS Bit Depth 48-Bit color (internal), 16-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...
