WELCOME Congratulations on your purchase of PaperPort Strobe, a desktop scanner with which you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos to get their electronic images on your computer. WHAT'S IN THE BOX Before you start the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included. If any items are missing or you notice any damage, contact the dealer where you purchased the scanner. PaperPort Strobe scanner Software CD Power adapter PaperPort Strobe cable Installation Guide and Getting Started Guide Calibration page WHAT YOU NEED To use the scanner and software, you need the following: s s s IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) 486 or higher. Microsoft Windows 95. 16 megabytes (MB) or more of internal memory (RAM). PAPERPORT STROBE FOR WINDOWS INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 2 PAPERPORT STROBE FOR WINDOWS INSTALLATION GUIDE s s 35 MB of free hard disk space. 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 800 by 600 pixels (or higher). To set your monitor's colors and resolution, open the Windows Control Panel, double-click Display and click the Settings tab. A CD-ROM drive to install the software; if your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, please see the card included with your scanner for ordering the software on disks from Visioneer. s GETTING HELP 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 properly, please use the help system. To get help while running the PaperPort software: s Press the F1 key, or from the Help menu, choose PaperPort Help Topics to display the Help Topics window. w TIP: For specific information and numbers to call, see the technical support card that you received with your scanner. GETTING THE PAPERPORT USER'S GUIDE The CD also includes your PaperPort User's Guide. This supplements the printed PaperPort Getting Started Guide that you received with the scanner and provides more detailed descriptions about the scanner's features. Please see the CD to view the PaperPort User's Guide. You can print the entire guide, or just the parts that you would like to have handy for reference. THE SCANNER'S FEATURES 3 THE SCANNER'S FEATURES Front view 2 Page feed 1 Scanner button 3 Page markers Top view 4 Paper return 5 Paper return settings Return to front Pass straight through Rear view 7 6 Cable jack 4 PAPERPORT STROBE FOR WINDOWS INSTALLATION GUIDE THE SCANNER'S FEATURES (CONTINUED) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Scanner button. Press to cancel a scan in progress. If the paper jams, press to back the paper out. Press before scanning to select new scan settings. Page feed. Insert an item to scan face up into the page feed. The feed mechanism will grab the item and pull it through the rest of the way. The PaperPort application will automatically start. Page markers. Insert items to scan between these two elevated tabs. Paper return. Rotate forward or backward to set the paper output path (straight-through or return-to-front). Use return-to-front for regular paper, use straight-through for items that should not be bent, such as photographs and business cards. Paper return settings. Rotate the paper return to align either setting with the arrow. Cable jack. Plug the PaperPort Strobe cable into this jack. w NOTE: The scanner does not have an on/off switch. Simply insert the paper into the scanner to start it. The PaperPort software does not need to be open either. It will automatically start when you scan. CONNECTING THE SCANNER TO YOUR COMPUTER The PaperPort Strobe scanner connects to any available parallel (LPT) port on the back of your computer. w NOTE: Please follow the sequence of steps in this section. Do not connect the power cable until all other connections are completed. CONNECTING THE SCANNER TO YOUR COMPUTER 5 To connect the PaperPort scanner: 1. Turn off the power to your computer. (Remember to save any open files before closing Windows.) 2. Plug the PC end of the PaperPort Strobe cable into any available parallel (LPT) port on the back of your computer. If all of the parallel ports on your computer are currently used by other devices, see the section, "If All Parallel Ports Are in Use," on page 7. 3. Plug the other end of the PaperPort Strobe cable into the round port on the back of the scanner. For the plug to fit correctly, the arrow symbol on the plug must be facing upward. If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection. 6 PAPERPORT STROBE FOR WINDOWS INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Plug the power adapter cable into the jack on the PaperPort Strobe cable. 5. Now plug the power adapter into an AC (wall) outlet. Listen for a short hum from the scanner. This sound indicates that the scanner is receiving power. This is what the connections should look like when you're finished. 6. Put the scanner at a convenient place on your desk such as between your keyboard and monitor. The scanner on the PaperPort pedestal A pedestal is also available for your PaperPort Strobe scanner. See the special coupon that you received with the scanner for details about obtaining the PaperPort Pedestal. 7. Turn on your computer. You're ready to begin installing the PaperPort software. CONNECTING THE SCANNER TO YOUR COMPUTER 7 IF ALL PARALLEL PORTS ARE IN USE If your computer's parallel ports are all in use by other devices, such as printers, you can "daisy-chain" the scanner and up to four other devices so they share the port. To achieve the best scanner performance when daisychaining devices in this manner, connect the PaperPort Strobe cable directly to the computer, and then attach the other devices to the housing of the cable as shown in the figure below. To add the scanner to a parallel port already in use: 1. Turn off the power to your computer. 2. Unplug the cable currently plugged into your computer's parallel port. 3. Plug the PaperPort Strobe cable into the parallel port. 4. Plug the other cable (the one you unplugged in step 2) into the parallel port on the housing of the PaperPort Strobe cable. Before: The printer is connected directly to the parallel port. After: The printer is connected to the PaperPort Strobe cable, which is connected to the parallel port. 5. Restart your computer. w NOTE: If you don't want to daisy-chain the parallel devices, you can install another parallel port card into the computer. For details, please see the Readme that you received with your scanner. 8 PAPERPORT STROBE FOR WINDOWS INSTALLATION GUIDE SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER AND SOFTWARE To set up the scanner, you: s s s s Install the software from the PaperPort CD Calibrate the scanner Adjust the paper return Check that it works correctly INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE The PaperPort CD includes all the PaperPort software files. 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 will automatically start. If the CD does not automatically start, see the note below. If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, please see the information on the CD's sleeve for ordering the software on disks. 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 on the CD. During the installation process, you will be asked for a PaperPort serial number. It is on the CD sleeve. w 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 named My Computer. The window shows the drives connected to 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 will start. When the software installation is complete, a message asks you to calibrate the scanner. SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER AND SOFTWARE 9 CALIBRATING THE PAPERPORT STROBE SCANNER Proper calibration is necessary to produce the best possible image quality. To calibrate, use the calibration page included with the scanner. You can also use any plain white sheet of paper that is 9 inches (22.9 cm) wide and at least 6 inches (15.2 cm) long; however, the quality of the calibration may not be as good as if you use the special calibration page. Store the calibration page so you can reuse it for future calibrations To calibrate the scanner: s Insert the 9-inch edge (the wider edge) of the calibration page into the scanner. If you're using a regular white sheet of paper, insert it sideways, not lengthwise, into the scanner. The sheet should extend over the two page markers that you use as guides when inserting items. The scanner grabs the sheet and automatically feeds it back and forth through the scanner several times. Calibration takes about a minute. Do not pull the paper out of the scanner while calibration is in progress. When the calibration is complete, the paper will be free so you can remove it. ADJUSTING THE PAPER RETURN The position of the paper return on the top of the scanner determines the paper return path. The alignment markers indicate the return path. Rotate the paper return to set the return path. To set the paper return, align the U-shaped setting with the arrow. The paper can return back toward you, or be fed straight through. Make sure the paper return is rotated fully so the setting marker aligns with the arrow. You can scan many types of items, from small business cards to pages up to 30 inches (76.2 cm) long. The PaperPort software also has special settings for scanning color photos and fine print (like the fine print on a contract). 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