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®
Visioneer 6200/6400 Scanner
FOR USB OR PARALLEL PORT CONNECTION
Installation Guide
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION 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 registered trademarks of Primax Electronics LTD. OneTouch is a trademark of Primax Electronics LTD. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. Microsoft is a U.S. register
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TABLE OF CONTENTS i TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer 6200/6400 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting the PaperPort Software User’s Guide . . . . . . . .
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ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Changing the Linked Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Scanning from the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Scanning an Item with the Twain Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Getting Help with the PaperPort Software . . .
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ELCOME W 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, scan items, and configure the OneTouch software. You can connect the Visioneer 6400 scanner to either your computer’s USB or parallel port; however, the Visioneer 6200 scanner must be connected to a USB port. This guide c
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2 VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE HE ISIONEER CANNER T V 6200/6400 S Document cover Document pad Glass Reference frame OneTouch button Rear of 6400 Scanner Power jack ADF/TPA port Host Parallel port USB port (behind sliding latch) Printer Parallel port Rear of 6200 Scanner Power jack ADF/TPA port USB port
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THE VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER 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 face down within this frame. Markings on the border of the frame show where to align various paper sizes. OneTouch button panel. Press the OneTouch button to scan with custom settings. Power jack.
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4 VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE HAT OU EED W Y N To use the Visioneer scanner and software, you need the following: n IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent n Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Microsoft NT 4.0 n One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port or one available parallel port on your computer; Microsoft Windows 98 is required when using the USB port n 32 megabytes (MB) or more of available
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INSTALLING TO A USB PORT 5 Part 1: Installing Your Scanner NSTALLING TO A ORT I USB P 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 more information. STEP 1: INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE Note: You must install the PaperPort software before connecting the scanner to the computer. Otherwise the correct s
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6 VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Note: If the PaperPort CD does not automatically start, make sure the CD drive’s door is completely shut. If the CD still doesn’t start, the Autorun option on your computer is turned off. Click the Windows icon 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. Double-click the file named START32.EXE. The CD starts. 3. Follow the instructi
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INSTALLING TO A USB PORT 7 STEP 2: CONNECTING TO A USB PORT The Visioneer scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s user’s guide for its USB port locations. Note: You do not have to shut off the power to your computer when connecting the scanner to a USB port. To connect the Visioneer scanner to a USB port: 1. Plug one end of the USB cable into an available USB port. Some newer computers also have keyboards with USB ports. You can plug the scanner into the keyboard
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8 VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the scanner’s USB port. 6400 scanner 6200 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. 4. Plug the power adapter cable into the power jack on the back of the scanner.
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INSTALLING TO A USB PORT 9 5. Turn the scanner over to see the locking tab on the bottom. Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. Unlocked position 6. Plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. The following diagram shows the 6400 scanner connected to a computer. Power cord USB cable
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10 VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE The following diagram shows the 6200 scanner connected to a computer. Power cord USB cable 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 has finished loading, the Finish button on the dialog box becomes active. 7. Click the Finish button. That completes the steps to connect your scanner to the computer. 8. Remove t
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INSTALLING TO A PARALLEL PORT 11 INSTALLING TO A PARALLEL PORT 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: CONNECTING TO A PARALLEL PORT The Visioneer 6400 scanner connects to any available parallel (LPT) port on the back of your computer. To connect the 6400 scanner to a parallel port: 1. Save any open files, an
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12 VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 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 both have 25-pin connectors that fit the scanner cable. Make sure you plug the scanner cable into a parallel port.
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INSTALLING TO A PARALLEL PORT 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 unlocked position. Unlocked position
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14 VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 9. Plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. The following diagram shows the 6400 scanner connected to a computer. Parallel cable to Power cord Parallel cable to the computer the printer 10. Turn on your computer. You’re now ready to install the software. Note: The locking tab protects the scanner’s scan head by holding it securely in position. Lock the scanner when transporting it from one location to another, but always remember t
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CHECKING YOUR SCANNER 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. Note: If the PaperPort CD does not automatically start, make sure the CD drive’s door is completely shut. If the CD still doesn’t start, the Autorun option on your computer is turned off. Click the Windows icon named My Computer. The window shows the drives ava
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16 VISIONEER 6200/6400 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE CHECKING A SCANNER CONNECTED TO A PARALLEL PORT 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, the scanner icon looks like the one in this figure. Scanner Icon If the icon has a red X through it, the scanner is not properly connected. See the section, “If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected” on pa
