User manual VISIONEER 3100 USB

[. . . ] Visioneer USB Flatbed Scanner Installation Guide ® 3100 & 6100 USBTM Series FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION PaperPort 5. 3 Software for Windows. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. AnyPort, AutoFix, AutoLaunch, Visioneer® FormTyper, MicroChrome, PaperEnable, PaperLaunch, PaperPort, PaperPort Deluxe, PaperPort ix, PaperPort Links, PaperPort mx, PaperPort OneTouch, PaperPort PowerBar, PaperPort vx, PaperPortation, PaperPort Strobe, PaperPort 3000, PaperPort 3100, PaperPort 3100B, PaperPort 3100 USB, PaperPort 6000, PaperPort 6000A, PaperPort 6000B, PaperPort 6100, PaperPort 6100USB, ScanDirect, SimpleSearch, SharpPage, Visioneer Pro OCR 100, and Visioneer are trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. PaperPort, Visioneer® Visual Explorer, and the Visioneer logo are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. [. . . ] If the CD still doesn't start, click the Windows 98 icon that shows the drives on your computer. (Usually, the icon is named My Computer. ) The window shows the drives available on your computer. Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM drive to see the list of files on the CD. The CD starts. CONNECTING THE SCANNER TO YOUR COMPUTER The PaperPort scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your hardware manual for the USB port location. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the Visioneer USB scanner. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on the back of the scanner. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection. Plug the power adapter cable into the jack on the Visioneer scanner. 6 VISIONEER USB FLATBED SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. The power-on light on the front of the scanner comes on indicating the scanner is receiving power. The Visioneer Scan Manager dialog box appears. If you click the button again, this only previews the item. To scan you must click the Scan button on the Visioneer Scan Manager dialog box. Note: For additional details about the Scan Manager's features, click the Help Button in the Visioneer Scan Manager. SCANNING AN ITEM 9 Using the Twain icon in PaperPort: 1. If the PaperPort software isn't currently running, double-click the PaperPort icon on the Windows desktop to start it. Open the scanner cover, place the item you want to scan face down onto the upper left edge of the scanner glass, and close the cover. Click the Twain icon on the PaperPort software's Command Bar, or choose Acquire from the File menu. The Visioneer Scan Manager dialog box appears. Note: For additional details about the Scan Manager's features click the Help Button in the Visioneer Scan Manager. 10 VISIONEER USB FLATBED SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE USING THE VISIONEER SCAN MANAGER Select a scanner setting appropriate for how you want to use the scanned item. [. . . ] The Visioneer Scan Manager dialog box appears. The Advanced Settings dialog box appears. Drag the Brightness slider to the left to make the item darker or to the right to make the item lighter. Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast or to the right to increase the contrast. [. . . ]