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Visioneer ®
Patriot 480 Scanner
User's Guide
for Windows
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Visioneer Patriot 480 Scanner User’s Guide FOR WINDOWS
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2008 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® and OmniPage® Pro brand name and logo are registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. Kofax® and Virtual ReScan® are registered trademarks, and VRS™ is a trademark of Kofax Image Products, Inc. QuickScan™ i
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TABLE OF CONTENTS i TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer Patriot 480 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation Before You Begin . . . . . . . . .
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ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Selecting File Format Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Setting Destination Application Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Selecting Options for a Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Unique Scanning Features and Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) . . . . . . . . . . 75 Scan and Burn to a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome Your new Visioneer Patriot 480 scanner can quickly scan single-sided or double-sided stacks of documents, and place their images on your computer. With its innovative Front Feed tray you can also scan single items from the front of the scanner, such as embossed plastic cards. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Before proceeding, check the contents of the box. If items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner. Front Feed Tray with Output Tray Patriot 480 Scanner Inpu
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2 VISIONEER PATRIOT 480 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE VISIONEER PATRIOT 480 SCANNER Input tray LED number Selector button Simplex button Duplex button Status light Front Feed Tray Output tray Power switch USB port ADF cover release Power jack Input tray—Holds documents in the scanner, sides adjust to fit the document width. LED number—Shows the current scan setting for the Simplex and Duplex OneTouch buttons. Selector button—Press to select a new scan setting for the OneTouch buttons. Simplex butt
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WHAT YOU NEED 3 WHAT YOU NEED IBM-compatible Pentium 4 PC, or AMD equivalent with: ■ A CD-ROM drive ■ An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port ® ® ■ Microsoft Windows operating system: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), 32-bit Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3), 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista ■ Windows 2000 and XP: Minimum of 512 megabytes (MB) of internal memory (RAM) Windows Vista: Minimum of 1 gigabyte (GB) of internal memory (RAM) ■ 350 MB minimum of free hard disk space A VGA or SVGA Mon
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4 VISIONEER PATRIOT 480 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE DOCUMENTATION The following documentation is provided with your scanner: ■ Quick Install Guide—Abbreviated installation instructions. ■ Visioneer Patriot 480 Scanner User’s Guide—On the Installation CD 1; contains detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. ■ Visioneer OneTouch MiniGuides—On the Installation CD 1; contains detailed instructions on using the OneTouch VRS, OneTouch OmniPage, and the SharePoint desti
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN 5 Installation Installation is a quick, four-step process: 1. Assemble the scanner 2. Install the software 3. Connect the power supply 4. Connect the USB cable and turn on the power BEFORE YOU BEGIN Please make sure of the following before you begin installation: ■ The information in this guide may cover software not provided with the scanner you purchased. Disregard any information about the software not applicable to your scanner. Please visit our web site at www.visioneer.
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6 VISIONEER PATRIOT 480 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STEP 1: ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER 1. Remove all shipping tape from the top and bottom of the scanner. 2. Carefully remove the protective foam from the ADF cover release, then press the release and open the Automatic Document Feeder cover. 3. Carefully remove any foam particles that may have gotten inside the document feeder, and close the cover. 4. Align the slots on the paper guide with the ridges on the scanner and slide it down until it snaps into pl
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STEP 1: ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER 7 6. Insert the pins on each side of the output tray into the holes on the front of the scanner.
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8 VISIONEER PATRIOT 480 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE To install the software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other applications are running. 2. Insert Disc 1 into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The Installation menu automatically opens. Note: If the CD does not start, check the following: ■ Make sure the CD drive’s door is completely shut. ■ Make sure the CD was inserted in the drive in the proper direction (label side up). To launch the CD manually: ■ Open the
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STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 9 3. On the Main Menu, select Install Products. 4. Make sure the boxes for Nuance PaperPort® and Scanner Driver are checked. 5. Click Install Now.
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10 VISIONEER PATRIOT 480 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE THE PAPERPORT INSTALLATION BEGINS 1. On the PaperPort Welcome window, click Next. Installing PaperPort will uninstall any existing version of PaperPort and will install the newer version. Your existing PaperPort files will not be affected. 2. Read the PaperPort license agreement and select I accept the terms in this agreement, then click on Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the PaperPort
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STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 11 THE SCANNER DRIVER INSTALLATION WILL NOW BEGIN 1. The Welcome to the OneTouch 4.0 Setup Wizard opens. Click Next. 2. On the Visioneer License Agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select I Agree, and click Next. If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will not be installed. 3. The next window lists the choices of the drivers that you can install for your scanner.
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12 VISIONEER PATRIOT 480 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Note: If your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista, Microsoft’s Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) interface for scanning is always available, regardless of your selection on this window. ■ Full Install (OneTouch, TWAIN and ISIS)—This is the recommended installation. It installs the OneTouch 4.0 software which provides the necessary driver software for the scanner’s buttons to work. It also installs scanning interfaces for the TWAIN and
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STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 13 5. During installation you will see this window asking you to select one of the images for your Color Space setting. 6. STOP when you see the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Do NOT click OK yet. Leave the window open and proceed to the next section.
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14 VISIONEER PATRIOT 480 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE STEP 3: CONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY Connect the power supply and power cord, and plug the power supply into an electrical outlet. To connect your Visioneer Patriot 480 scanner: 1. Plug the power supply into the power port on the scanner. Note: Only use the power supply (HEG42-240200-7L made by HiTron) included with your scanner. Connecting any other type of power supply may damage your scanner, and will void its warranty. 2. Plug the power cord into
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STEP 4: CONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE POWER 15 STEP 4: CONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE OWER P The Visioneer Patriot 480 scanner connects to any available USB port. Check your computer’s manual for USB port locations. 1. Remove any protective tape from the USB cable. 2. Plug the USB cable into the USB port on the scanner then into a USB port on the computer. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the conne
