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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for the class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed, and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. · Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a class B computing device, pursuant to FCC Rules. In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. 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Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation TABLE OF CONTENTS i TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What's in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Visioneer PhotoPort 7700 USB Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting the PaperPort Software User's Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 INSTALLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STEP 1: Installing the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STEP 2: Connecting the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 STEP 3: Checking Out Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Renaming Network Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SCANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Three Ways to Scan Paper Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Scanning Paper Items with the OneTouch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 About the OneTouch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Scanning Paper Items from the Button Panel on the Screen . . . . . . 17 Transferring Images from Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The CompactFlash Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The SmartMedia Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Transferring Images from CompactFlash and SmartMedia Cards 19 Using Digital Media as a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Sending Your Images to PhotoWorks.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Setting the Print Size, Print Area, and Number of Prints . . . . . . 28 Setting PhotoWorks.com Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Setting PhotoPort Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Pre-Selecting Images Before Transferring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Configuring the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 About the Configuration Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Selecting New Options for the Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Creating New Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Adjusting Scan Settings and Page Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Scanning from the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Scanning an Item with the Twain Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Getting Help with the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Adjusting the Settings on the Scan Manager Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Saving a New Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Adjusting the Resolution and Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Adjusting Output Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Saving a Custom Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Scan Info Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Zooming In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Getting Help with the Scan Manager Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Cleaning the Scanner Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Visioneer PhotoPort 7700 USB Scanner Specifications . . . . . . . . . . 69 WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer PhotoPort 7700 USB scanner. In addition to quickly scanning paper items such as letters, forms, photos, and magazine articles, your PhotoPort scanner also transfers images from CompactFlashTM and SmartMediaTM removable memory cards from digital cameras. WHAT'S IN THE BOX Please 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 PhotoPort 7700 USB Scanner Software CD USB Cable Power supply VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 THE VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER 2 THE VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER Document cover Glass Reference marks OneTouch buttons panel Slot for SmartMedia memory card Slot for CompactFlash memory card OneTouch buttons Status light Power jack USB port 3 VISIONEER PHOTOPORT 7700 USB SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE Document cover. Close the document cover after placing items on the scanner glass. Glass. Place items face down on the glass aligned at the arrow symbol in the upper left corner. Reference marks. Marks on the border of the glass show where to align various paper sizes. OneTouch button panel. Press a OneTouch button to scan, copy/print, email, fax, OCR (convert items to text), or transfer digital photos to be printed. Slot for CompactFlash memory card. Insert a CompactFlash removable memory card from your digital camera into this slot to transfer the images on the card into your computer. Insert the card with its front label facing down. When the transfer is complete, press the release button next to the slot to remove the card. Do not remove the card while transferring is in progress or you may damage the card. Slot for SmartMedia memory card. Insert a SmartMedia removable memory card from your digital camera into this slot to transfer the images on the card into your computer. Insert the card with its gold patch facing up. When the transfer is complete, press in on the card to release it and remove it from the scanner. Do not remove the card while transferring is in progress or you may damage the card. Status light. Shows the scanner's status. Green light: scanner is on and ready to scan. Orange light: scanner is busy. Power jack. Plug the scanner power cord into this jack. USB port. Plug one end of the USB cable into this port; plug the other end into a USB port on the computer, keyboard, or a USB hub. Note: The scanner does not have an on/off switch. The scanner is ready to scan as soon as Windows loads on your computer. WHAT YOU NEED 4 WHAT YOU NEED To use the PhotoPort scanner and software, you need the following: s IBM PC (or 100-percent compatible) Pentium or equivalent s s s Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows Me One available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port Available internal memory (RAM): s s Windows 98--32 megabytes (MB) or more Windows 2000 or Windows Me--64 megabytes (MB) or more s s 160 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). Set the resolution to at least 800 by 600 p ...