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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 © 1999 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 3 - T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S; Part 1: Installing Your Scanner
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS i T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1The Visioneer 6200/6400 Scanner . . . . . . . . . ...
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ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Changing the Linked Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Scanning from the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Scanning an It...
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V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 1 W ELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer flatbed scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on your computer. This guide tells you how to connect your scanner, sc...
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2 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T HE V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER Glass Document pad Reference frame Document cover Power jack OneTouch button ADF/TPA port Host Parallel port USB port (behind sliding latch) Printer Parallel port USB port Rear of 6400 Scanner Rear of 6200 Scanne...
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T HE V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER 3 Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Document pad. Helps to secure the document in place on the scanner glass. Glass. Place items face down on top of the glass in the upper left corner. Reference frame. Place items fa...
Page 8 - To use the Visioneer scanner and software, you need the following:; One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port
4 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE W HAT Y OU N EED To use the Visioneer scanner and software, you need the following: ■ IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent ■ Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Microsoft NT 4.0 ■ One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ...
Page 9 - USB P; NSTALLING; PaperPort User’s Guide; To install the PaperPort software:
I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 5 Part 1: Installing Your Scanner I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT This section of the guide contains instructions for connecting your Visioneer scanner to a USB port. If you are connecting the 6400 scanner to a parallel port, see “Installing to a Parallel Port” on page 11 for m...
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6 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the PaperPort software on your computer. During installation, a message tells you to connect the scanner to the computer. 4. Follow the steps in the next section to connect the scanner. When you’...
Page 11 - ONNECTING; Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port.; Note; : You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when
I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 7 STEP 2: C ONNECTING TO A USB P ORT The Visioneer scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s user’s guide for its USB port locations. To connect the Visioneer scanner to a USB port: 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port. Some n...
Page 12 - Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port.
8 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection. 4. Plug the power adapter cable into the power jack...
Page 13 - Turn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom.
I NSTALLING TO A USB P ORT 9 5. Turn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. 6. Plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. The following diagram shows the 6400 scanner connected to a computer. Unlocked position Power cord USB cable
Page 14 - That completes the steps to connect your scanner to the computer.; : The locking tab protects the scanner’s scan head by holding it
10 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The following diagram shows the 6200 scanner connected to a computer. Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software from the CD to run the scanner. When the software ha...
Page 15 - If a printer is already attached to your computer’s parallel port,
I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT 11 I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT This section explains how to connect the Visioneer scanner to a parallel port. If you are connecting a 6200 scanner, you must connect it to a USB port. For more information, see “Installing to a USB Port” on page 5. STEP 1: C ONNEC...
Page 16 - Plug one end of the scanner cable into the port on the back of the
12 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Plug one end of the scanner cable into the port on the back of the scanner marked “Host.” 5. Plug the other end of the scanner cable into the parallel port on the back of your computer. On some older computers the serial port and parallel port...
Page 17 - the “Printer” port on the scanner.
I NSTALLING TO A P ARALLEL P ORT 13 6. If you unplugged a printer from the parallel port earlier, plug it into the “Printer” port on the scanner. 7. Plug the power adapter cable into the jack on the scanner. 8. Turn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the ...
Page 18 - Turn on your computer. You’re now ready to install the software.; The CD also includes the
14 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 9. Plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. The following diagram shows the 6400 scanner connected to a computer. 10. Turn on your computer. You’re now ready to install the software. STEP 2: I NSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE The Pape...
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C HECKING Y OUR S CANNER 15 To install the PaperPort software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the PaperPort CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically starts. 3. Click the PaperPort Software button and follow the instruction...
Page 20 - To check the status of the scanner:; Place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon in the Windows
16 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE C HECKING A S CANNER C ONNECTED TO A P ARALLEL P ORT When you connect the 6400 scanner to a parallel port, the scanner icon appears in the Windows taskbar (at the bottom right corner of the computer screen). If the scanner is properly connected, ...
Page 21 - from the shortcut menu.; The Control Panel window opens.
C HECKING Y OUR S CANNER 17 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected. The About dialog box shown below is for a 6400 scanner connected to a parallel port. 4. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan. See “S...
Page 22 - Scanners and Cameras; Select the Visioneer scanner and click; Properties; The Properties dialog box appears.
18 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 2. Double-click the Scanners and Cameras icon. The Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box appears. The following example shows the Visioneer 6400 scanner connected to your computer. If you have a video camera or other scanner connected, those...
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C HECKING Y OUR S CANNER 19 4. Click the Test Scanner or Camera button. A message tells you if the scanner is working correctly. 5. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan. See “Scanning for the First Time” on page 20. If the scanner is not properly connected, you’...
Page 24 - To reconnect the scanner if it is connected to a parallel port:; The shortcut menu appears.; Connect; If your scanner is connected to a USB port:; CANNING
20 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Please see the Readme file in the PaperPort directory on your computer’s hard drive. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems connecting the scanner. To reconnect the scanner if it is connected to a para...
Page 25 - To test your scanner:; Place the item to scan on the glass, face down, and press the button
S CANNING FOR THE F IRST T IME 21 The destination application is the application in which the scanned item appears after the scan has finished. You can change the destination application and will learn how later in this guide. To test your scanner: 1. Before starting, find an item to scan, such as a...
Page 27 - To scan by pressing the button on the scanner:; • Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and press one of the
S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 23 Part 2: Configuring the OneTouch Software and Scanning Items When you scan with your Visioneer scanner, there are different ways to scan items. You can scan items by: ■ Pressing the button on the scanner and using the OneTouch software. ■ Using the PaperPo...
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24 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE When scanning is complete, the status message also shows the destination application. In the sample below, the scanned image is being sent to PaperPort. During scanning, the scan progress window shows a small copy of the image. The item appears i...
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S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 25 2. Select the target application you want. In the previous figure, Microsoft Paint is the selected destination application. 3. (Optional) Select a different predefined configuration for this application. In the previous figure, Photograph for Editing is se...
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S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 29 ■ Click the Help button at the top right corner of the Configuration dialog box S ELECTING A D IFFERENT C ONFIGURATION You can select a new destination application, configuration, and image format for a scanner button to optimize it for the type of scannin...
Page 35 - To adjust the scan settings and page settings:; Display the Configuration dialog box.; Edit; Adjust the scan settings that you want.; Mode; —Select Black/White to scan in black and white.; : You cannot change the scan settings or page settings for any of
S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 31 To adjust the scan settings and page settings: 1. Display the Configuration dialog box. 2. In the Select Configuration list, click the configuration that you want to adjust. 3. Click the Edit button. The dialog box appears for adjusting the scanning settin...
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32 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Resolution —Drag 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. However, higher...
Page 37 - DeScreen; —Select this option when scanning a picture from a; Gamma; —Drag the slider to improve how the colors in a scanned
S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 33 selected, the scanner makes two passes—the first pass senses the item’s size, and the second pass scans the image. This option overrides the Page Size menu selection. DeScreen —Select this option when scanning a picture from a newspaper or magazine article...
Page 38 - BOUT; JPEG C; OMPRESSION
34 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Enable hardware compression ( JPEG) —Click to make the JPEG compression options active. Minimize Image Size (Maximum compression) —Select this option to produce the smallest file size for the image; image quality is lowest. Best Image Quality —Se...
Page 39 - The JPEG compression options only apply to:; : You can add JPEG compression to the existing preset
S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 35 The JPEG compression options only apply to: ■ Destination applications used for graphics, photos, and artwork images. Word processing applications, fax applications, and other text-based destination applications do not use JPEG compression. ■ Scan modes fo...
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36 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S ETTING P REFERENCES The preferences apply to the scanner button and 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 dialo...
Page 41 - Show Status Window; —Select this option to see the small window; Show Scanner Icon in Windows Taskbar; Scanner Lamp turns off; —These options control when the scanner; After idling for xx minutes; —Select this option to
S CANNING FROM THE O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 37 Show Status Window —Select this option to see the small window at the bottom right corner of the screen that shows the status of the scanning and other information as shown in this sample: This option is only available if your scanner is connected to a par...
Page 42 - —Select this option to turn off; HANGING; The Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box appears.
38 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE lamp’s life. Click in the box and enter the number of minutes for the lamp to remain idle before turning off. If you scan when the lamp is off, it warms up before scanning resumes. ■ On System Standby/Shutdown —Select this option to turn off the ...
Page 43 - In the Events tab, select the check box of the application to which; to close the properties dialog box and save the new target; : You can also scan directly with other software that meets the
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 39 5. In the Events tab, select the check box of the application to which you want to scan. The sample below shows the Visioneer OneTouch software as the selected target application. If you select more than one application, a dialog box appears each time you...
Page 45 - Scan Page For; —Select one of these preset options if you want to; : You can also scan from other applications that have the Twain
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 41 The Visioneer Scan Manager dialog box appears. 4. Select the options that you want for the scan. Scan Page For —Select one of these preset options if you want to use it for scanning. These options are optimized for the various uses of scanned images, such...
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S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 43 6. Review the image to make sure it’s what you want. Readjust the settings if necessary. 7. (optional) To preview the image again, click the Preview button. 8. When you’re satisfied with the image settings, click the Scan button. The scanner now re-scans ...
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44 V ISIONEER 6200/6400 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. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. You can a...
Page 49 - To see help information, press the; Help; choose; PaperPort Help Topics; to display the Help Topics window.; Tip; : Also see the technical support card included with your scanner.
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 45 G ETTING H ELP WITH THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE The PaperPort software includes a complete set of help topics that answer questions each feature of the software. ■ To see help information, press the F1 key, or from the Help menu, choose PaperPort Help Topi...
Page 51 - Contrast; slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to; LEANING
C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS 47 4. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast. See the Help for more details about the Advanced Settings dialog box. C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS Scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust m...
