User manual VISIONEER 5300 INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Visioneer® OneTouch® 5300 Series for USB and Parallel Installation Guide 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 OneTouch 7600 USB, PaperPort OneTouch 7600 Parallel, PaperPort OneTouch 5300 USB, PaperPort OneTouch 5300 Parallel, PaperPort PowerBar, PaperPort vx, PaperPortation, PaperPort Strobe, PaperPort 3000, PaperPort 3100, PaperPort 3100B, PaperPort 3100 USB, PaperPort 6000, PaperPort 6000A, PaperPort 6000B, PaperPort 6100, 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 so, the scanner must be the first one connected to the computer (with the exception of a Zip drive or SyQuest drive which must be connected directly to the 16 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5300 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE computer and the scanner then connected to the drive). Plug the scanner into the computer's parallel port first, then plug the next device into the scanner. · Did you restart the computer after installing the software?If you didn't restart the computer, it may not have loaded all of the software files. 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. After checking all of the above problems, place the mouse pointer on the scanner icon with the red X over it and click the right mouse button. The software finds the scanner and makes the connections. The scanner icon will no longer have a red X through it, and you're ready to begin scanning. 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 the numbers to call to receive technical assistance. THREE WAYS TO SCAN 17 Part 2: Scanning THREE WAYS TO SCAN You can scan items by pressing a OneTouch button, 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 panel. · Scan from the Screen Click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. A panel representing the scanner buttons appears. Click a button on the panel on the screen. · Scan from the PaperPort Software (or Other Twain Software) To scan from the PaperPort software, start the software then click the Twain icon on the PaperPort Command Bar. To scan from other Twain software, choose Acquire from the software's File menu. The Visioneer Scan Manager appears so you can Preview the scanned image, make any adjustments, and then scan the final image. See "Scanning an Item with the Twain Button" on page 29 for details. 18 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5300 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE SCANNING BY PRESSING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item and then sends the image either to the printer to print, or to a software application on your computer. To scan with a button: · Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and press one of the scanner buttons. A message just above the Windows taskbar shows the destination application of the scanned image. In the sample below, the scanned image will appear on the PaperPort Desktop. A window on the screen also shows the progress of the scanning as illustrated by this example of a photograph being scanned: When the scan is complete, the scanned image appears in the destination software. SCANNING FROM THE SCREEN 19 SCANNING FROM THE SCREEN Scanning from 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 printer to print, or to a software application on your computer. This method of scanning is especially helpful if the scanner is not located close to your computer. Place an item to scan on the glass, face down, and click the scanner icon on the Windows taskbar. The scanner button panel appears on the screen. 2. [. . . ] (optional) To see a preview again before scanning the final image, click the Preview button. When you're satisfied with the image settings, click the Scan button. The scanner now re-scans the item and displays the final image as a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop. Thumbnail Please see the PaperPort Getting Started Guide and PaperPort User's Guide on the CD for more information about using the PaperPort software. SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 33 THE PREDEFINED SCAN SETTINGS Selecting the proper scan setting before final scanning provides the best results for a scanned item. The scan setting determines the sharpness of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color. [. . . ]