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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 © 2003 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; Chapter 1: Installation
i T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1The Visioneer Strobe XP 450 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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ii Reversing the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Adjusting Color and Gray Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Adjusting Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Adjusting the Scanner’s Power Saving Tim...
Page 5 - ELCOME; Warning
W ELCOME 1 W ELCOME Your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 USB scanner can quickly scan color and black and white documents and place their images on y our computer. W HAT ’ S IN THE B OX Before proceeding, check the contents of the box. If items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased ...
Page 6 - ISIONEER
2 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE T HE V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER Scanner button Paper guide Output tray Output tray extension ADF cover release Power switch USB port Power jack Status light Paper guide —Holds documents in place. Adjusts to fit the document size. Scan...
Page 7 - HAT; An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port; A VGA Monitor; : The new USB 2.0 ports operate at higher speeds than USB 1.1
W HAT Y OU N EED 3 W HAT Y OU N EED An IBM-compatible PC with: ■ A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ■ Microsoft Windows operating system: 98, 2000, Me, or XP ■ Available internal memory (RAM) as follows: ■ 64 megabytes (MB) ■ Windows XP—128 MB ■ 200 MB of free hard disk sp...
Page 8 - OCUMENTATION; Your scanner is delivered with the following documentation:
4 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE D OCUMENTATION Your scanner is delivered with the following documentation: ■ Quick Install Card—abbreviated installation instructions. ■ Visioneer Strobe XP 450 Scanner Installation Guide—on the Installation CD; contains detailed installation...
Page 9 - Installation; TEP; To assemble the scanner:
S TEP 1: A SSEMBLE THE S CANNER 5 Installation Installation is a quick, four-step process: 1. Assemble the scanner 2. Connect and power on the scanner 3. Install the software 4. Connect the USB cable to your computer S TEP 1: A SSEMBLE THE S CANNER To assemble the scanner: 1. Remove all shipping tap...
Page 10 - To connect your Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner:; Plug the power supply into the power port on the scanner.
6 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Insert the pins on each side of the output tray into the holes on the scanner. 4. Proceed to “Step 2: Connect and Power On the Scanner”. S TEP 2: C ONNECT AND P OWER O N THE S CANNER Before installing the software, connect the power supply...
Page 11 - To install the software:; before
S TEP 3: I NSTALL THE S OFTWARE 7 2. Plug the power cord into the power supply and into a wall outlet. 3. Turn on the power switch, located on the back of the scanner to the left of the power port. The status light comes on and flashes indicating that the scanner is receiving power. S TEP 3: I NSTAL...
Page 13 - NOT; USB C; ABLE; Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the scanner and then a; Note; : You can connect the scanner to your computer while the
S TEP 4: C ONNECT THE USB C ABLE 9 13. When you see the Connect Scanner window, do NOT click Finish. Leave the window open and proceed to the next section, “Step 4: Connect the USB Cable”. S TEP 4: C ONNECT THE USB C ABLE The Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check ...
Page 14 - Finish
10 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 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. 2. When the software is finished loading, return to the Connect Scanner window and cl...
Page 15 - OAD; If you are scanning legal-sized documents, unfold the output tray; : Remove any staples or paper clips from the documents before
L OAD AND S CAN D OCUMENTS 11 Scanning with the Scanner Button When you press the scanner button, your document is scanned using predefined scan settings and then the image is sent to a softwar e application on your computer. To change scan settings, see “Configuring the Scanner Button” on page 13. ...
Page 16 - Load the documents face down, with their tops into the automatic
12 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 3. Load the documents face down, with their tops into the automatic document feeder. 4. Press the button on the scanner. A scan progress window opens and then a thumbnail of the scanned image appears in the destination software. In the follo...
Page 17 - ONFIGURING; To open the Configuration dialog box:; If not already selected, click the Scan tab on the Confi guration; BOUT
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER B UTTON 13 C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER B UTTON When you first connect your scanner to a computer, the scanner’s OneTouch software is configured to scan in black and white and send the scanned image to the PaperPort desktop. You can change the settings by selecting new options...
Page 18 - Select Destination
14 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE The options on the Configuration dialog box are: Select Destination —the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. To configure the list of available applications, click the Preferences tab at the top of the dialog box...
Page 19 - To select new settings for the Scanner Button:; want scanned images sent.; OK; : If you select a word processing program such as Microsoft
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER B UTTON 15 S ELECTING N EW S ETTINGS FOR THE S CANNER B UTTON You can select a new destination application, scanning configuration, and image format to use when you press the scanner button. To select new settings for the Scanner Button: 1. From the Select Destination list,...
Page 20 - REATING; application for which you want to create a new configuration.; New; Select a preset configuration and click the; Copy; : If you select a printer or other device in the Select
16 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE C REATING A N EW B UTTON C ONFIGURATION You cannot change settings of the preset (default) configurations. To use settings other than those offered by the preset configurations, you must create a new configuration. You can do this either by ...
Page 21 - Mode
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER B UTTON 17 4. Select scan settings for the new configuration. Mode —Select a scanning mode as follows: ■ Black/White to scan in black and white. For example, letters and memos are usually scanned in black and white. ■ Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing dra...
Page 22 - AutoCrop; —This option lets the scanner automatically determine; DeScreen; —Select this option when scanning a picture from a; Gamma; —Drag the slider to improve how the colors in a scanned; to save the new configuration.
18 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 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 —This option lets the scanner automatically determine the size of the item being...
Page 24 - ETTING
20 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S ETTING P REFERENCES You can set general preferences for button and scanner functions. To set preferences: 1. Open the Configuration dialog box and click the Preferences tab. 2. Select button preferences as described below. Show All Destina...
Page 25 - Click the General tab to set a temporary folder.; Folder for Temporary Images; —Click the; Folder; button and then; to save the AutoScan preferences.
C ONFIGURING THE S CANNER B UTTON 21 3. Click the General tab to set a temporary folder. Folder for Temporary Images —Click the Folder button and then select a folder for the scanner’s temporary images. During scanning, a temporary file contains scan information about the image. Because temporary im...
Page 26 - TWAIN S
22 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Scanning from PaperPort Instead of using the scanner button, you can scan from the PaperPort software application. Use this method if you want to preview an image and adjust scanning settings prior to scanning. Y OUR S CANNER AND THE TWAIN S...
Page 28 - CANNING; XP; To scan an item from PaperPort:; and then click; PaperPort; The PaperPort desktop opens.; Scan; icon on the PaperPort command bar.
24 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP The instructions in this section are for scanning with the TWAIN software on computers running Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP. If your computer is running Windows Me or XP and you want to use the WI...
Page 29 - Document; or; Photograph; to view and change the format for the scanned item’s; Single page items; check box as follows:; button on the Scan pane.
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 25 3. From the Scanner drop-down list, select Strobe XP 450 . 4. In the “Scan what?” section, choose to scan a Document or Photograph . 5. Click Settings to view and change the format for the scanned item’s file name and the file type. The default file t...
Page 32 - Scan More Pages; ScanSoft
28 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE ■ Click Scan More Pages to scan additional pages and add them to the stack of items placed on the PaperPort desktop. ■ Click Scan Other Side to reload and scan the other side of previously scanned pages. This option is only available once. ■...
Page 33 - MAGE; From the; Image Type; drop-down list, select the appropriate image type; Black and White; —scans in black and white. The scanning pixels; Halftone; —scans the image so it appears to consist of gray tones.
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 29 I MAGE T YPE From the Image Type drop-down list, select the appropriate image type for the item(s) you’re scanning: ■ Black and White —scans in black and white. The scanning pixels are all the same size and are either black or white. Use this setting ...
Page 34 - —scans the image using up to 256 tr ue shades of gray.; ESOLUTION; Click the; Resolution; RIGHTNESS; : You can see the file size at the bottom of the Scan Manager.
30 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE ■ 8-Bit Gray —scans the image using up to 256 tr ue shades of gray. Use this setting to scan black and white photographs and other higher quality black and white images. You can also scan a color photo with this setting to turn its colors in...
Page 35 - —adjusts the brightness of the scan. Drag the; DJUSTING; REVIEW
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 31 Brightness refers to the lightness or darkness of the image. Contrast is the range between the darkest and lightest portions of the image. The greater the contrast, the more the difference between the lighter and darker shades in the image. ■ Dark/Lig...
Page 36 - APER; NITS; Units
32 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE ■ Click the Preview Auto-Area button to let the Scan Manager automatically determine the size of the item being previewed. For example, if you preview the scan of a small photo, the Scan Manager automatically determines that the scan area is...
Page 37 - Put the mouse pointer on an edge of the scan area box so it; : If you want to reset the scan area to the full size of the image
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 33 S ETTING THE S CAN A REA You can manually adjust the output area to scan specific sections of an image. For example, if you’re scanning a photograph and want to focus on one section, manually setting the output size removes the rest of the photograph ...
Page 38 - To manually set the width and length:
34 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Here’s a sample of a manually selected output area: M ANUALLY S ETTING THE W IDTH AND L ENGTH The output dimensions at the bottom of the Scan Manager show the Width and Length of the scan area. You can set the area by typing numbers into tho...
Page 39 - EVERSING; Invert reverses the black and whites or the colors of an image.; Mirror; button to see the image you want.
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 35 R EVERSING THE I MAGE The Scan Manager has an Invert button and a Mirror button for reversing the scanned image. Invert reverses the black and whites or the colors of an image. Mirroring flips the image 180 degrees. ■ Click the Invert or Mirror button...
Page 40 - ESCREEN
36 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A DJUSTING C OLOR AND G RAY I MAGES The Scan Manager has three buttons—Descreen, Sharpen, and Auto Level—for adjusting color and gray images. These buttons are available when the 24-Bit Color or 8-bit Gray Image Types are selected. D ESCREEN...
Page 41 - To descreen an image:; HARPEN; Sharpen; Choose the appropriate option from the list.
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 37 To descreen an image: 1. Click the Descreen button. 2. Choose the appropriate option from the list. Watch the preview image as you select various options to see which one is best for your final scanned image. S HARPEN I MAGE Sharpness determines the a...
Page 42 - UTO
38 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE A UTO L EVEL Your scanner can analyze a color image to automatically determine the best settings to match the colors of the original image. Click this button to let the scanner automatically adjust the color settings. A DJUSTING C OLOR S ETT...
Page 43 - IGHLIGHT; To adjust the highlight and shadow levels:; to adjust all the
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 39 H IGHLIGHT /S HADOW L EVELS Images have light and dark areas. The highlight is the lightest spot on an image; shadow is the darkest spot. The range of colors between the highlight and shadow determines the range of colors of the image. Use the Highlig...
Page 44 - to see the effect of the changes on the preview; URVES; to adjust the
40 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Click Preview to see the effect of the changes on the preview image. 5. Click Reset to reset the levels to their original values. 6. Click OK when the levels are what you want. C URVES Like the Highlight/Shadow levels, the Curves feature ...
Page 45 - OLOR
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 41 3. Drag the line up or down to set a new gamma. The input and output values represent values on the horizontal and vertical axes for the new gamma setting. Click the Curve or Line button to see the display as a smooth cur ve or a line. You can drag th...
Page 46 - Reset; UE; Preview
42 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE 4. Click Reset to reset the levels to their original values. 5. Click OK when the levels are what you want. H UE /S ATURATION /L IGHTNESS Hue is the color your eyes see as reflected from the image, saturation is the strength or purity of a c...
Page 47 - Here are some examples of color drop-out:
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS 98, M E , 2000, OR XP 43 C OLOR D ROP - OUT Color drop-out is the ability of your scanner to automatically remove one color from a scanned item. For example, if you are scanning a letter with a red watermark, you can choose to drop-out the color red (the R Channel) so the sca...
Page 48 - Right-click the Visioneer icon on the top-left corner of the Scan
44 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE To drop the color out of a black and white, or grayscale image: 1. From the Image Type list, choose Black and White , Halftone , 8-Bit Gray , or 16-Bit Grayscale . 2. Click the Color Drop-out icon. 3. On the Color Drop-out dialog box, choose...
Page 49 - Start
S CANNING FROM W INDOWS M E OR XP 45 S CANNING FROM W INDOWS M E OR XP If your computer is running the Windows Me or XP operating system, you have a choice of scanning using the TWAIN-compliant Visioneer Scan Manager software as just described (see “Scanning from Windows 98, Me, 2000, or XP” on page...
Page 52 - INE; To select the scanner settings before you scan:; On the Scan using Strobe XP 450 window, click; Adjust the; The Advanced Properties dialog box opens.
48 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE F INE T UNING Y OUR S CANS You can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan a particular item. To select the scanner settings before you scan: 1. On the Scan using Strobe XP 450 window, click Adju...
Page 54 - Maintenance; LEANING; Press the ADF cover release on the top left of the scanner body to
50 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Maintenance This chapter contains information on maintenance, tr oubleshooting, uninstalling, scanner specifications, and spare parts. C LEANING THE A UTOMATIC D OCUMENT F EEDER You may need to clean the ADF feed mechanism if y our documents...
Page 55 - LEARING; To clear a paper jam:; Press the ADF cover release on the top-left of the scanner body to
C LEARING P APER J AMS 51 C LEARING P APER J AMS If your scanner stops scanning due to a paper jam in the Automatic Document Feeder, a warning dialog box opens after a few moments. To clear a paper jam: 1. Press the ADF cover release on the top-left of the scanner body to open the automatic document...
Page 56 - EPLACING; ADF P; AD; To replace the ADF Pad assembly:; Press the ADF cover release on the top left of the scanner body to
52 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE R EPLACING THE ADF P AD A SSEMBLY The ADF pad spring may begin to wear out after 150,000 scanned pages. Problems with documents feeding into the ADF is an indication that the pad spring may be wearing out. See the “Visioneer Strobe XP 450 Sc...
Page 57 - ROUBLESHOOTING; Are the cables loose or not plugged in securely?
T ROUBLESHOOTING 53 T ROUBLESHOOTING In addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme file on your installation CD. The Readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner. If you try the troubleshooting proc...
Page 58 - Problem: What do the different status light conditions mean?; indicates the scanner is preparing to scan.
54 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE Problem: During installation I got the error message: PaperPort Installation is not complete. What do I do? The installation procedure was not successful. You need to reinstall the PaperPort software. Problem: I got the error message: PaperP...
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U NINSTALLING Y OUR S CANNER 55 U NINSTALLING Y OUR S CANNER To uninstall the Visioneer Strobe XP 450 scanner, remove the scanner software first, and then remove PaperPort, or other scanner software. S TEP 1: U NINSTALLING THE V ISIONEER O NE T OUCH S OFTWARE 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start ,...
Page 60 - Yes
56 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE S TEP 2: U NINSTALLING THE P APER P ORT S OFTWARE To uninstall PaperPort 9.0 from Windows 98SE or ME: 1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start , point to Settings , and then click Control Panel . 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3...
Page 62 - Part Name; Paper Guide
58 V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER I NSTALLATION G UIDE V ISIONEER S TROBE XP 450 S CANNER P ARTS L IST Please use the following part names and numbers when ordering replacements for your scanner. Part Name Part Number Paper Guide 57-0101-000 Output Tray 57-0102-000 ADF Pad 57-0100-000 AC Power C...
Page 63 - I N D E X; Numerics
I NDEX 59 I N D E X Numerics 24-bit color 29, 438-bit gray 29, 43 A adjust image 28AutoCrop cropping images 18 automatic color adjustment 38AutoScan 11 configuring 13 B bit depth 57black and white 29brightness 30brightness slider 30 C CD other software 10 CD-ROM drive 3color adjustment 36 automatic ...
