Visioneer 6100 User manual

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Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer PaperPort flatbed

scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan paper documents and

color photos to place their electronic images on your computer.

Please note that this guide covers installation steps for a family of

PaperPort ﬂatbed scanners—the PaperPort 3100, 6000, and 6100 series

of scanners.

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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.

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NOTE:

The CD also includes the

PaperPort User’s Guide

, the manual

for the PaperPort software. You can print a copy from the CD to

your printer.

Software CD Installation Guide Power cordScanner cable

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To use the scanner and software, you need the following:

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IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) 486 or higher

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Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft NT 4.0

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16 megabytes (MB) or more of available internal memory (RAM)

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35 MB of free hard disk space

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A VGA or SVGA monitor. Recommended settings for your monitor

are as many colors as possible—High Color (16-bit),True Color

(24-bit), or 32-bit if your monitor has that capability. Set the

resolution to at least 800by 600 pixels.To set your monitor’s colors

and resolution, open theWindows Control Panel, double-click

Display, and then click the Settings tab.

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A CD-ROM drive

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The CD also includes your

PaperPort Getting Started Guide

and

PaperPort User’s Guide

.These guides provide more detailed information

about PaperPort’s features. Please see the CD to view these guides.

You can also print these guides from the CD.

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Glass

Document pad

Reference frame

Document cover

To printer

Power jack

To PC parallel

Button (Some

Models Only)

1Document 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. Both inches and centimeter

markings appear along the border of the frame.

Button (Some Models Only).PreviewsscanorstartsPaperPortsoftware if it isnot running.

Power jack. Plug the scanner power cord into this jack.

To PC parallel. Plug the cable that connects the scanner to the computer into this port.

To printer. Plug your printer cable into this port.

▼NOTE: The scanner does not have an on/off switch. Simply start

the PaperPort software and click theTwain button. For more

information, see “Setting Up the Scanner” on page 8.

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The following table lists some of the important features of the scanners:

* Use with Windows NT 4.0 depends on your hardware conﬁguration.

See the README ﬁle on the PaperPort CD for more information.

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The PaperPort software includes a complete help system that answers

questions about the scanner and its software. If you have questions or

the scanner doesn’t seem to work correctly, please use the help.

To get help while using the PaperPort software:

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Press the

key, or from the

Help

menu, choose

PaperPort Help

Topics

to display the HelpTopics window.

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TIP:

For speciﬁc information and numbers to call, see the technical

support card that you received with your scanner.

Feature PaperPort 3100 Series PaperPort 6000 Series PaperPort 6100 Series

Optical

Resolution 300 x 600 dpi 600 x 1200 dpi 600 x 1200 dpi

Maximum

Resolution 2400 x 2400 dpi 2400 x 2400 dpi 2400 x 2400 dpi

Scanning

Modes 30 bit color (24-bit

output)

10 bit grayscale

1 bit line art

30 bit color (24-bit

output)

10 bit grayscale

1 bit line art

36 bit color (24-bit

output)

12 bit grayscale

1 bit line art

Maximum

Document Size 8.5 inches x 11 inches 8.5 inches x 11 inches 8.5 inches x 11 inches

Operating

Systems Windows 95

Windows NT 4.0* Windows 95

Windows NT 4.0*

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ONNECTING

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The PaperPort scanner connects to any available parallel (LPT) port on

the back of your computer.

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NOTE:

Please follow the sequence of steps in this section. Do not

connect the power cable until all other connections are complete.

To connect the PaperPort scanner:

1. Save any open ﬁles then shut down Windows.

2. Turn off the power to your computer.

3. Not all models have locks, but if your scanner has a lock button,

slide the lock button to the unlocked position.

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NOTE: On the PaperPort 3100, the lock is on the right hand side.

4. If a printer cable is attached to your computer’s parallel port,

unplug it and plug it into the port marked “To printer” on the back

of the scanner.

5. Plug the PC end of the scanner cable into an available parallel port

on the back of your computer.

6. Plug the other end of the scanner cable into the port on the back of

the scanner marked “To PC parallel port.”

If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it

in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection.

Locked position

Unlocked

position

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▼NOTE: If you want to “daisy-chain” the scanner and a Zip drive so

they share the port, ﬁrst connect the Zip drive to the computer, then

connect the scanner to the Zip drive.

7. Plug the power adapter cable into the jack on thePaperPort scanner.

8. 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 following diagram show the cable connections.

9. Turn on your computer. You’re ready to begin installing the

PaperPort software.

▼NOTE: On some PaperPort scanners the power-on light remains lit

when the computer is turned off. This is normal even though the

computer is turned off.

Printer cable

Scanner

cable

Power cord

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INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 7

INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE

The PaperPort CD includes all the PaperPort software ﬁles.

▼NOTE:The CD also includes the PaperPort User’s Guide, the manual

for the PaperPort software. You can read the guide while the CD is

running, or print a copy directly from the CD to your printer.

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.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the PaperPort

software on your computer. Later, after the scanner is working,

you can install the other applications provided on the CD.

▼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,

click the Windows 95 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. Double-click the

ﬁle named START.EXE. The CD starts.

▼TIP: For a quick look at how to use the PaperPort features, choose

One-Minute Guide from the PaperPort Help menu.

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8PAPERPORT FLATBED SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE

SETTING UPTHE SCANNER

The steps to set up the scanner identify the type of scanner you have and

prepares the PaperPort software to scan with it.

To set up the scanner:

1. If the PaperPort software isn’t currently running, double-click the

PaperPort icon on the Windows desktop to start it.The PaperPort

Desktop appears.

If your scanner has a button on its front panel you can also press the

button to start the PaperPort software.

2. From the File menu, choose Select Source.The Select Source

dialog box appears, listing allTWAIN devices installed on your

computer.

3. Choose the appropriate option for your model of the PaperPort

scanner, and then click Select.

Your scanner is now set to scan with the PaperPort software.

▼NOTE: You don’t need to complete Steps 2 and 3 again, unless you

change the selected source to anotherTWAIN device.

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SCANNING AN ITEM 9

SCANNING AN ITEM

The following procedure provides the basic steps for scanning an item.

You can scan many types of items, from small business cards to A4-sized

pages.The PaperPort software also has special settings for scanning color

photos and ﬁne print (like the ﬁne print on a contract). For more

information about scan settings, see“Adjusting Scan Settings” on

page 11.

To scan an item:

1. If the PaperPort software isn’t currently running, double-click the

PaperPort icon on the Windows desktop to start it.The PaperPort

Desktop appears.

If your scanner has a button on its front panel you can also press the

button to start the PaperPort software.

2. Open the scanner cover, place the item face down onto the upper

left edge of the scanner glass, and close the cover.

3. Click theTwain icon on the Command Bar,or choose Acquire

from the File menu.

The PaperPort Scan Manager dialog box appears.The following

ﬁgure is a sample of the dialog box.The one you see may be slightly

different. For details about the Scan Manager’s features for your

scanner, choose PaperPort Help Topics from the Help menu and

see the information about the PaperPort Scan Manager.

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4. Click one of the options to “Scan Page For.” For example, to make

sure the software is installed correctly use the current default setting

of Color Photo—Faster.To scan other items, select scan settings

appropriate for the items. For more information, see “Adjusting

Scan Settings” on page 11.

5. Drag the selection rectangle around the item to resize the area the

scanner scans, or click one of the predeﬁned scan area icons.

6. Click the Preview button.

If your scanner has a button on the front panel, you can press it

instead of clicking the Preview button.

The scanner scans the item and displays a preview of the item in the

Preview area of the PaperPort Scan Manager dialog box.

7. (optional) Repeat Steps 4, 5, and 6 to adjust and preview the scan.

8. When you are satisﬁed with the preview item, click the Scan button

on the PaperPort Scan Manager dialog box to scan the item.

The scanned item appears in PaperPort.

▼NOTE: If your scanner has a button on the front panel, pressing the

button only previews the item.To scan you must click the Scan

button on the PaperPort Scan Manager dialog box.

Select an option

appropriate for how

you want to use the

scanned item.

Adjust the brightness or

contrast of the scanned

item.

Set the measurement

units to view the

dimensions of the

preview item.

Viewandadjustthescan

settings.

Restore the default

settings.

Preview the item

here.

Use predefined area

iconstoselectthearea

of an item to scan.

The Auto icon is the default.

It selects the entire item to scan.

Scanthe itemto the

PaperPort Desktop. Preview the item

before you scan.

Drag the borders of

theselectionrectangle

surrounding the item

to adjust the area that

the scanner scans.

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