Visioneer® Strobe XP 300 USB Scanner User's Guide for Windows Visioneer Strobe XP 300 USB Scanner User's Guide FOR WINDOWS COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2005 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, and the name AutoLaunch Technology are registered trademarks of Visioneer, Inc. The PaperPort brand name and logo are registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. This product is covered by one or more of the following patents: 6,459,506 6,054,707 6,275,309 5,818,976 5,499,108 5,517,332. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. ZyINDEX is a registered trademark of ZyLAB International, Inc. ZyINDEX toolkit portions, Copyright © 1990-1998, ZyLAB International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. 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Part Number: 05-0626-000 Restricted Rights Legend Use, duplication, or disclosure is subject to restrictions as set forth in contract subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause 52.227-FAR14. Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations, such as copyright laws. The customer is solely responsible for complying with all such laws and regulations. Technical Support Visit Visioneer's web site at www.visioneer.com for technical support including help during installation, driver updates, spare parts, and documentation. 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. The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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 Strobe XP 300 Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Step 1: Install the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Custom Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Step 2: Connect and Calibrate the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Step 3: Install Other Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Install the OmniPage Pro 12 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Install Other Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Register Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Set Up Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Paper Return Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Find a Spot for the Scanner on Your Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Scanning on the Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Configure the AC Power Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Scanning Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Adjust the Paper Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Scanning Thin Paper Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Scan Using AutoLaunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Check the Scan Settings Before Scanning with AutoLaunch . . . 30 Turn AutoLaunch Off/On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Scan from the OneTouch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using the OneTouch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The OneTouch Properties Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Selecting New OneTouch Scan Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Setting Destination Application Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Selecting Options for the OneTouch Properties Window . . . . . 60 Creating a New Scan Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 The Device Settings Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 The Storage Options Tab (Archive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Editing or Deleting Scan Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Configuring Before Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Scanning with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) . . . . . . . . 75 Using OmniPage OCR Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Scanning with sPDF or nPDF and Searching for Text . . . . . . . . 82 Scan and Burn to a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Scanning with Event Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Creating an HTML Web Page from Your Scanned Documents 89 Transferring Scanned Documents to Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Checking the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Scanning from the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Scanning from PaperPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Getting Help with the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Scanning Using the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) . . . . . 110 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Recalibrating Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Uninstalling Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Step 1: Uninstalling the Scanner and OneTouch Software . . . 122 Step 2: Uninstalling the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Visioneer Strobe XP 300 Scanner Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Visioneer Strobe XP 300 Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 WELCOME Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer Strobe XP 300 USB scanner. With your scanner, you can quickly scan color and black-andwhite documents and 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 Strobe XP 300 Scanner Mounting Stand AC Power Adapter Carrying Case Mini USB Cable (uses power from computer) AC Plug Adapters Calibration Pages (2) Cleaning Page Software CDs (2) Installation Guide, Quick Install Poster, and Technical Support Card Transparency Sleeves (2) for scanning thin paper items VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER'S GUIDE 1 2 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER'S GUIDE THE VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER Scanner Button Paper Guide Page Feed Paper Return Paper Guide Power Port USB Port Scanner Button--If a OneTouch scan is in progress, cancels the scan and backs the paper out of the scanner. If a OneTouch scan is not in progress, opens the OneTouch 4.0 window so you can adjust the scanner settings. Paper Guides--Adjusts to the size of the paper being scanned. Page Feed--Automatically feeds documents through the scanner when its sensors detect the presence of a document. Paper Return--Can be positioned to feed a document either straight through the scanner or returned back towards you. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port--Connects the scanner to the USB port on your computer. Scanner can draw power from the computer through the USB port if you're using the scanner on an airplane, in your car, or at a remote location where electrical power is not available. Power Port--Connects power adapter for powering the scanner from a wall outlet if you do not want to use power from the computer to run the scanner. In general, you should use the power port except when electrical power is not available. WHAT YOU NEED 3 WHAT YOU NEED An IBM-compatible Pentium PC with: A CD-ROM drive An available Universal Serial Bus (USB) port; your scanner supports both USB 1.1 Full Speed and USB 2.0 High Speed ports Microsoft Windows operating system: 2000 (Service Pack 4), Me, or XP (Service Pack 1 and 2) Available internal memory (RAM) as follows: 128 MB for Windows 2000 or Me 256 MB for Windows XP 200 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 pixels. To set your monitor's colors and resolution, open the Windows Control Panel, double-click Display, and then click the Settings tab. DOCUMENTATION Your scanner is delivered with the following documentation: Quick Install Card--abbreviated installation instructions. Visioneer Strobe XP 300 Scanner User's Guide--detailed installation, scanning, configuration, and maintenance information. ScanSoft PaperPort User's Guide--on the Installation CD; contains detailed feature and configuration information. Online Help 4 VISIONEER STROBE XP 300 SCANNER USER'S GUIDE Installing Installation is a quick, three-step process: Install the software Connect and calibrate the scanner Print guides and install other software from the CD STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE Note: You must install the 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. Note: If you intend to use the scanner with your laptop, as well as your office computer, make sure to install the software on both computers. To install the software: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other a ...