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Visioneer OneTouch
5600 Scanner
Installation Guide
FOR WINDOWS
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2000 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. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a t
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TABLE OF CONTENTS i Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer OneTouch 5600 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting the PaperPort Online Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Step 1: I
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WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 5600 USB scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to place their electronic images on your computer. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Before starting the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner. Visioneer OneTouch 5600 Scanner Installation C
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THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER 2 THE VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER Document cover 1 Document pad 2 Glass 3 OneTouch 4 button panel Reference frame 5 Power jack 6 USB cable 7 1 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. 2 3 Glass. Place items face down on the glass, aligned at the lower left corner. Reference frame. Place items face down within this frame
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3 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE WHAT YOU NEED To use the scanner and software, you need the following: n IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent n Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me n One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your computer n 32 megabytes (MB) or more of available internal memory (RAM) n 70 MB of free hard disk space n A VGA or SVGA monitor. Recommended settings for y
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STEP 1: INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE 4 STEP 1: INSTALLING THE SCANNER SOFTWARE Note: You must install the scanner software before connecting the scanner to your computer. Otherwise, the correct driver software for your scanner will not be installed and it may not work properly. To install the scanner software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The CD automatic
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5 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 3. When the CD window appears, click the PaperPort Deluxe button and follow the instructions on the screen to install the scanner software on your computer. When you are finished installing the software, a message instructs you to connect the scanner to the computer. 4. Follow the steps in “Step 2: Connecting the Scanner” to connect the scanner. When you’re finished, click Finish in the dialog box above. STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER T
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STEP 2: CONNECTING THE SCANNER 6 To connect your Visioneer OneTouch 5600 scanner: 1. Plug the USB cable on the back of your scanner into any USB port on your computer. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection. Note: If you have not installed the software yet, unplug the cable from the computer and install the software now. When the software installation is complete a message tells you to connect the scanne
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7 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER The Visioneer OneTouch 5600 scanner software comes with special software, called the OneTouch software, that allows you to use your scanner. The OneTouch software adds the scanner icon to 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 scan
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STEP 3: CHECKING OUT YOUR SCANNER 8 3. Choose About from the shortcut menu. A dialog box confirms that the scanner is properly connected. 4. Click OK to close the dialog box. That’s it. Your scanner is ready to scan. See “Scanning: Three Ways” on page 10. Note: The scanning lamp under the scanner’s glass needs to warm up before you can scan. A status message lets you know when the lamp is ready. The lamp then remains ready so you don’t have to wait for it to warm up each time you want to sca
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9 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE • Is the scanner’s power light on? Turn on the scanner’s power. If the light still doesn’t come on, plug the power adapter into another electrical outlet. • Is the scanner’s locking tab in the locked position? Slide the locking tab to the unlocked position. If you tried to scan with the scanner locked, you must restart your computer after unlocking the scanner. • Did you restart the computer after installing the software? If you didn’t r
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SCANNING: THREE WAYS 10 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 technical assistance telephone numbers. Also visit our web site at www.visioneer.com for additional technical information. SCANNING: THREE WAYS You can scan items by pressing a OneTouch button, by clicking a button on
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11 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE • Scan from the PaperPort software (or other Twain software) To scan from the PaperPort software, start the software, and then click the Twain icon on the PaperPort Command Bar. You can also scan from other Twain software. See “Scanning from the PaperPort Software” on page 26 for details. SCANNING BY PRESSING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS Pressing a scanner button scans the item, and then sends the image either to the printer, or to a software appl
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SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN 12 During scanning, the scan progress window shows a small copy of the image, as illustrated by this example: When the scan is complete, the scanned image appears in the destination software. SCANNING FROM THE BUTTON PANEL ON THE SCREEN Scanning from the button panel on 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, or to a s
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13 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. Click the button you want to use to scan. The scanner starts scanning the item; the messages about the scanning appear above the Windows taskbar; the progress window shows the image as it is scanned. When the scan is complete, the scanned image appears in the destination application. The icons on the buttons indicate the destination application for the scanned image. For example, in the illustration above, the icon on the email butto
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LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 14 The following table lists the scanner’s preconfigured settings: Button Preconfigured Settings Email Scans the item as a color photo and attaches it to a new email message in your email application Copy/Print Prints the scanned item in black and white on your printer/copier at the printer/copier’s default resolution Scan Scans the item as an 8.5" x 11" color page and displays it in PaperPort Note: If a button is not preconfigured, the Configuration dialog bo
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15 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Click this tab to set Select a software preferences. application to send the scanned image to that Select a setting application. for scanning the item. Select format and page(s) options for the button. See “Setting Preferences” on page 23 to set Preferences. To display the Configuration dialog box: 1. Right-click the scanner icon. Scanner icon The shortcut menu appears. 2. Choose Configure from the shortcut menu. The Configuration dial
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LEARNING ABOUT THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 16 Select Destination—the list of applications that can open to display the scanned image. Select the application that you want to automatically open to display or process the scanned image. Select Configuration—the list of the button’s scan configurations. The configuration settings include: color, black and white, or grayscale, resolution in dots per inch (dpi), page size, brightness, and contrast. To see the details about a configuration, click its icon in
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17 VISIONEER ONETOUCH 5600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE GETTING HELP IN THE CONFIGURATION DIALOG BOX You can get help with the scanner’s features or any of the options on the Configuration dialog box using either of the following methods: n When the Configuration dialog box is displayed, press the F1 key on your keyboard n Click the Help button at the top right corner of the Configuration dialog box SELECTING NEW OPTIONS FOR THE BUTTONS You can select a new destination application, configuration, a
