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 © 2001 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, and P...
Page 3 - T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S; INSTALLING
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 PhotoPort 7700 USB Scanner . . . . ....
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ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Selecting New Options for the Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Creating New Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Adjusting Scan Settings ...
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T HE V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER 2 T HE V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER Glass Reference marks Document cover Power jack OneTouch buttons panel USB port Status light Slot for CompactFlash memory card Slot for SmartMedia memory card OneTouch buttons
Page 7 - Power jack. Plug the scanner power cord into this jack.
3 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Glass. Place items face down on the glass aligned at the arrow symbol in the upper left corner. Reference marks. Marks on the border of the glass show w...
Page 8 - To use the PhotoPort scanner and software, you need the following:; PaperPort User’s Guide
W HAT Y OU N EED 4 W HAT Y OU N EED To use the PhotoPort 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 ■ Available internal memory (RAM): ■ W...
Page 9 - Installing; NSTALLING; Insert the PaperPort CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
5 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Installing This section of the guide explains how to connect your PhotoPort 7700 scanner to a USB port. The PaperPort CD includes all the necessary installation files, as well as the PaperPort software files and other software files. S...
Page 10 - Follow the instructions on the screen to install the PaperPort
STEP 1: I NSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 6 3. From the list of options that appears on the screen, select ScanSoft PaperPort. 4. 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 comp...
Page 11 - Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port.
7 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER Your PhotoPort 7700 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s user’s guide for its USB port locations. To connect the PhotoPort 7700 scanner to a USB port:1. Plug one end of the ...
Page 12 - Turn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide
STEP 2: C ONNECTING THE S CANNER 8 3. Turn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. 4. Plug the power adapter cable into the power jack on the back of the scanner. 5. Plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. Unlocked position
Page 13 - When the software is finished loading, click the Finish button.; That completes the steps to connect your scanner to the computer.; HECKING
9 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The orange light on the front of the scanner comes on indicating the scanner is receiving power. Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software from the CD to...
Page 14 - A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected.; THE; Check for one of these possible problems:
STEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 10 To check the status of the scanner:1. Place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon in the Windows taskbar. 2. Right-click the icon. The shortcut menu appears. 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected....
Page 15 - Choose Connect from the shortcut menu.
11 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE • Is a cable loose or not plugged in securely? Inspect all cable connections. Make sure all the cables are plugged in securely. • Is the scanner’s power light on? If the light does not come on, plug the power adapter into another elec...
Page 16 - ENAMING; Windows 98—Network Neighborhood
STEP 3: C HECKING O UT Y OUR S CANNER 12 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 techn...
Page 17 - Scanning; Scan with the Scanner Buttons; Press a button on the scanner’s front panel.; Scan from the Screen
13 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Scanning T HREE W AYS TO S CAN P APER I TEMS You can scan paper items by pressing a OneTouch button, by clicking a button on the screen, or from the PaperPort software. • Scan with the Scanner Buttons Press a button on the scanner’s f...
Page 20 - Scan
S CANNING P APER I TEMS WITH THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS 16 A BOUT THE O NE T OUCH B UTTONS The OneTouch buttons are preconfigured for typical scanning tasks. To change the settings for the buttons, see “About the Configuration Dialog Box” on page 36. The following table lists the OneTouch buttons’ pre...
Page 21 - To scan from the screen:; Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, close the document
17 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING P APER I TEMS 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 ...
Page 24 - The scanner automatically begins to read the images.
T RANSFERRING I MAGES FROM D IGITAL M EMORY C ARDS 20 2. Gently push the card into its slot until you feel it lock into place. If you are inserting a CompactFlash card, the release button pops out when the card is properly in place. The slot for SmartMedia cards does not have a release button. The s...
Page 25 - To remove a card from its scanner slot:
21 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE See the PaperPort User’s Guide on the CD that you received with your scanner for information about using the PaperPort software. To remove a card from its scanner slot: ■ To remove a CompactFlash card, push in the release button and t...
Page 26 - To erase the images from a card:; Select the image and drag it to the Windows trashcan; Select the image and choose Cut from the Windows Edit menu.
T RANSFERRING I MAGES FROM D IGITAL M EMORY C ARDS 22 U SING D IGITAL M EDIA AS A H ARD D RIVE Your computer uses digital memory cards as external hard drives. After transferring the images, for example, you can erase them from the card so you can re-use it in your camera. To erase the images from a...
Page 27 - A dialog box appears for you to type a password for your account.
23 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S ENDING Y OUR I MAGES TO P HOTO W ORKS . COM Using the Camera button on your scanner, you can transmit images over the internet to PhotoWorks.com, a photographic printing business. PhotoWorks.com will print the images on high-quality...
Page 29 - Fill in the fields with the appropriate information.
25 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 5. Fill in the fields with the appropriate information. The yellow fields are for required information. The other fields are for optional information. Red text indicates incorrectly entered information. For the expiration date of your...
Page 30 - Select the image you want and click Open. To select all the images; The selected images appear on the PhotoWorks.com application.
T RANSFERRING I MAGES FROM D IGITAL M EMORY C ARDS 26 The example above shows a set of images from a removable memory card, but the images to send to PhotoWorks.com do not have to be on a card. You can send any suitable images on your computer to PhotoWorks.com for printing. 3. From the Files of Typ...
Page 31 - Click Pricing Info to see PhotoWorks.com’s prices for the various; To send the order, type your password in the Password box and; click Place Order. A dialog box shows the order.; Your printed pictures will arrive in a few days.; Click Exit when you’re finished using the PhotoWorks.com
27 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Information on the dialog box shows the estimated time to send your images over the internet to PhotoWorks.com. In the example above, the estimated time to send four images is 6 minutes. 6. Click Pricing Info to see PhotoWorks.com’s p...
Page 33 - Click Apply to reset the image to its new print size.
29 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 6. To crop the image, drag one of the cropping handles. Notice that the print area retains its length-to-width proportions based on the selected print size. 7. Click Apply to reset the image to its new print size. Drag a cropping hand...
Page 34 - The preferences are for the default settings.
T RANSFERRING I MAGES FROM D IGITAL M EMORY C ARDS 30 8. Click OK. S ETTING P HOTO W ORKS . COM P REFERENCES The preferences are for the default settings. To set the PhotoWorks.com preferences:1. Click the Preferences tab on the PhotoWorks.com application. The Preferences dialog box appear. Print Si...
Page 36 - Select the options for the PhotoPort features.
T RANSFERRING I MAGES FROM D IGITAL M EMORY C ARDS 32 5. Click the PhotoPort button. 6. Select the options for the PhotoPort features. Upon insertion send all images to PaperPort—this is the default setting. If this option is selected, your scanner automatically reads the images on a card when it is...
Page 37 - Press one of the buttons configured to show you the images before
33 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Drive letter assignment of Readers—your computer automatically assigns a drive letter name to the two slots for removable memory cards. To select a new drive letter name for a slot, click the “Change to” drop-down menu and choose a ne...
Page 39 - The shortcut menu appears.; Choose Configure on the shortcut menu.
35 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER To configure the scanner, display the Configuration dialog box and then select options for the scan buttons. You display the Configuration dialog box from either the shortcut menu or the Button Panel. To disp...
Page 40 - BOUT; See “Setting Preferences” on page 44 to set Preferences.
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 36 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. Clicking a tab shows the current settings for the corresponding button on the scan...
Page 42 - Click the tab of the button whose options you want to change.
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 38 G ETTING H ELP 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, press the F1 key on the computer’s keyboard. The Help window appears...
Page 43 - scan configuration for the selected scanner button.; REATING
39 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 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 ...
Page 45 - Adjust the scan settings that you want.
41 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB 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 an...
Page 46 - Click the Page Settings tab to adjust the scan page settings.
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 42 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 selec...
Page 47 - Click OK on the Configuration dialog box.
43 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Gamma—Drag the slider to improve how the colors in a scanned image look on your monitor. Gamma correction allows you to achieve precise color matching. Because the computer cannot always transmit the exact color information to the har...
Page 48 - ETTING; The preferences apply to each button and to the scanner.
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER 44 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 52 - File
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 48 S CANNING AN I TEM WITH THE T WAIN B UTTON The following steps explain how to scan an item using the Twain button in the PaperPort software. You can scan many types of paper items, from small business cards to A4-sized pages. To scan an item:1. Open the s...
Page 54 - Click the Preview button to preview the scanned image before; Review the image to make sure it’s what you want.; When you’re satisfied with the image settings, click the Scan
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 50 To scan manually:1. On the Scan Manager Pro, select a configuration for the scan. For example, select Color/Custom to scan a color item with the preset Custom scan settings. That configuration’s settings appear as a list. Click the “+” sign to see the ful...
Page 56 - Use the PaperPort software to work with the image.
S CANNING FROM THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE 52 The autoscanned image appears as a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop. 2. Use the PaperPort software to work with the image. Please see the PaperPort Getting Started Guide and PaperPort User’s Guide on the CD for more information about using the PaperPort...
Page 57 - button on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro.
53 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO You can adjust the scan settings on the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro to produce the best possible image. To adjust a setting:1. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its co...
Page 58 - Adjust the settings that you want for later use.
A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 54 S AVING A N EW P ROFILE If you adjust the scan settings you can save them as a profile for later use. To save a new profile:1. Select a configuration on the Scan Manager Pro, such as Color/ Custom. 2. Adjust the settings that you want for later ...
Page 59 - The Save Profile dialog box appears.
55 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Click Save As. The Save Profile dialog box appears. 4. Type a name for the new profile. 5. Select the options you want: ■ Store the custom output image size in this Profile—you can create a custom image size as part of the settings...
Page 60 - The following figure shows the resolution and sharpen options:
A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 56 A DJUSTING THE R ESOLUTION AND S HARPNESS Resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The resolution setting for the scan is in dots-per-inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the finer the details, however, high...
Page 65 - Drag the Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue sliders to the left to; decrease the settings or to the right to increase the settings.; Click Reset to return the settings to their original numbers.
61 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Drag the Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue sliders to the left to decrease the settings or to the right to increase the settings. You can also type a number directly into the setting boxes, or click the up and down arrows next to th...
Page 68 - To rotate the selected area 90 degrees, click Rotate 90 Degrees.; on the Scan Info box.
A DJUSTING THE S ETTINGS ON THE S CAN M ANAGER P RO 64 4. If the dotted line is not exactly where you want it, put the pointer on the line and drag the mouse. To use the pointer to drag the line, make sure the pointer button is selected at the top of the window. 5. To rotate the selected area 90 deg...
Page 69 - The Add Size dialog box appears.
65 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S AVING A C USTOM S IZE If you have several items of the same size, such as a group of small photographs, you can create a custom size and reuse it whenever scanning those items. To save a custom size setting:1. Click Add under the li...
Page 71 - The User Preferences dialog box appears.
67 V ISIONEER P HOTO P ORT 7700 USB S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE To set the Scan Manager Pro preferences:1. Click the Preferences button. The User Preferences dialog box appears. 2. Select the preferences you want: ■ Enable selection of color bitdepths...—your PhotoPort 7700 scanner supports a trem...
Page 72 - The Help window appears and the pointer has a question mark.; Click the Help button again, or click Exit on the window to exit; LEANING
C LEANING THE S CANNER G LASS 68 ■ AutoScan Resolution—you can scan an item by clicking the AutoScan button on the Scan Manager Pro. The scanner uses these resolution settings for the respective configurations: Color, Grey Scale and Black and White. ■ Folder for Temporary Images—when you scan an ite...
