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3.  If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub3, make sure that the hub is 
connected to the USB port in your computer.  Next, connect the scanner to the 
USB hub. 
Note:  If you do not have a USB port available, you might need to buy a USB port. 
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1.  If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly, they will 
automatically detect the scanner causing the “Add New Hardware Wizard” or 
“Found New Hardware Wizard” to be launched. Note: If your computer was off 
when you connected the scanner, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” message will 
be displayed when you turn the computer on and when Windows starts. 
2.  For Windows 2000
 
a.  Click on the ”Next” button when the “Add New Hardware Wizard” window is  displayed.  
b.  Select “Search For The Best Driver For Your Device [Recommended]” and  click on the “Next” button. 
c.  The next window will ask you where to search to find the drive.  Select “CD- ROM drive”, and deselect “Floppy disk drives” if it is checked. 
d.  Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your  CD-ROM drive and then click on the “Next” button. 
 
e.  Click on the “Next” button in the window that appears.   
f.  During the process of the installation, a message “Digital Signature required”  might be prompted.  Please ignore it, and click on “Yes” to continue the 
installation without any misgiving at your scanner functioning. Afterwards, 
please skip to Step 5. 
3.  For Windows XP 
 
a.  Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your  CD-ROM drive.  
b.  Select “Install The Software Automatically [Recommended]” and click on the  “Next” button. 
c.  Click on the “Next” button in the window that appears. Afterwards, please skip  to Step 5. 
                                                 3 The USB hub is not included with the scanner.  If using a hub, you are recommended to use a 
hub with its own external power adapter.  
						

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4.   For Windows Vista 
a.  Select “Locate and install driver software (recommended)” when the “Found  New Hardware” window is displayed. 
b.  Click on the [Continue] button when the “User Account Control” dialog pops up. 
c.  Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your  CD-ROM drive when the system prompts you “Insert the disc that came with 
your USB Scanner”, and click on the [Next] button. 
d.  During the process of the installation, a message “Windows can’t verify the  publisher of this driver software” might be prompted.  Please ignore it, and click 
on [Install this driver software anyway] to continue the installation without any 
misgiving at your scanner functioning. 
5.   When the system completes the installation, click on the “Finish” button.  
6.  Follow the on-screen instructions to inst all all software that your new USB scanner 
requires. 
7.  After the software is installed, close all open applications and click on the “Finish”  button to restart your computer. 
8.  After the computer is restarted, you will be prompted to perform the scanner  calibration. 
9.  Insert the special calibration sheet, included with the scanner, face down into the  page feed of the scanner. 
 
10. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the scanner calibration. 
 
 
Attention  If the scanner installation is not started and displayed automatically on 
the screen, click “START”, select “Run” and type in  “D:\Install” (where 
D: is the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive of your computer.) 
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The following test procedure checks to see if the scanner is properly functioning 
with your computer and the scanning software. Before testing your scanner, double 
check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened. 
To properly test your scanner, please perform the following steps:   
						

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1.  Insert the document face down into the scanner. Align the document to the  arrow sign on the right of the scanner. 
 
2. Press the  SCAN button on the scanner.  The scanning starts immediately. 
3.  When the scan completes, click My Document folder on your desktop to find a  folder named as DigiScan. 
4.  If an image is saved in the DigiScan folder, your scanner is working properly. 
 
Attention  If the test failed in any way, please refer to “Appendix A: 
Troubleshooting” section of this manual and follow the instructions 
therein. 
Software Setup Troubleshooting 
Carefully review the steps outlined in this guide and the Quick Guide that 
accompanied your scanner.  
If you are still having problems, please check that: 
„   You have 450 MB of free space on your hard disk drive. 
„   The scanner is plugged in and has power. 
„   You are using the USB cable supplied with the scanner. 
„   The square end of the USB cable is plugged into the rear of the scanner. 
„   The rectangular end of the USB cable is plugged into the back of your 
computer. 
If you deviated from the installation procedures defined in this manual, please 
unplug the USB cable from the scanner and reinstall the software from the CD-ROM. 
To reinstall your scanner’s software, click  “Start”, “Run”, then type “D:\Install (where D 
represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive)”. Carefully follow all the installation 
instructions presented in the Setup Wizard.  Reboot your computer when prompted, 
and plug the USB cable back into the scanner while your computer is still turned on. 
Installing Additional Software 
Your scanner is TWAIN compliant and functions with virtually all available TWAIN 
compatible software. If you purchase additional software to be used with your scanner, 
please make sure that it conforms to the TWAIN standard.  
						

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Chapter II. 
Usage and Maintenance 
Operating the Scanner 
Your scanner accepts documents as small as business cards and as large as 
Legal size documents.  However, some software programs have limitations as to the 
information they can handle.  The capacity of the computer’s memory and free space 
on your hard drive can also limit the physical size of the document that you scan. 
There are two different ways to operate the scanner: 
1.  From within an image-editing program that can acquire images from the scanner. 
2.  By pressing either of the two action buttons on the scanner. You may  configure the button settings individually to your personal needs within the 
DigiScan program that is automatically installed as your scanner software. 
Your scanner needs to be driven by some type of software program. Since all 
documents or images (whether text or pictures) that are acquired from the scanner are 
treated by your computer as images, most scanning will probably be done from an 
image-editing program where you can view, edit, save and output the scanned images.  
An image-editing program has been bundled with your scanner on the included 
Setup/Application CD-ROM.  It will allow you to alter and correct any scanned images 
by using a variety of filters, tools and effects.  
What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word processor? This 
is the role of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. OCR software converts 
the image files that are created from scanning text documents into text files that can be 
viewed, edited and saved by word processors. An OCR program has also been 
bundled on the included Setup/Application CD-ROM, and if you wish to use the 
scanner in this way you should install the OCR software that is included. 
What about scanning business cards and managing them in a more convenient 
way? This is the role of BCR (Business Card Recognition) function that can scan 
various business cards to BCR Database. BCR software can index the scanned 
images into business cards album, recognize and convert respective personal 
information contained in the scanned images into an address database for your further 
management. This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner 
model you purchase. 
DigiScan is a program that allows you to conveniently scan images and text 
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ImageFolio).  DigiScan also includes features to allow you to use your scanner as a 
copy machine4 and to scan documents or photos for e-mail.  
DigiScan 
You may configure the scanning properties for each individual scanner button 
within the DigiScan window. 
There are two ways to access the DigiScan window: 
1.  Double-click the DigiScan
 icon in the Windows system tray. 
2.  Single-click or right-click the DigiScan
 icon in the Windows system tray, and 
then choose Properties in the pop-up menu that opens. 
 
The DigiScan program comprises several scanner button functions. More than 
that, if you have installed the bundled software (e.g. PageManager) to your system, the 
DigiScan program may enable more functions. All functions are designed to two 
accessible tabs: SCAN and CUSTOM. (Refer to the section of “Using the Scanner 
Button”.) 
 
Attention  Changes you make in the DigiScan window are automatically saved 
immediately after you close the DigiScan window. Afterwards, with a 
single touch of the button, you can have the scanner complete your 
scanning jobs by the settings you configured within the DigiScan 
window. If you decide to quit DigiScan program entirely, the same 
settings can be enabled for your quick access next time you open the 
DigiScan window. 
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There are several functions available in the SCAN tab. You may configure them, 
as you like to shape the settings for later scanning. 
•  Save to File  
•   E-mail 
•   Copy  
•   Other Image Editing Functions  (e.g. Presto! PageManager) 
Select SCAN tab to from the opened DigiScan window to start the configuration 
according to your desired. The configuration steps of the functions are largely identical 
but with minor differences. So, we’ll give you a typical example for your reference: 
Configure Copy Function 
1. Select the  Copy (Save to File,  E-mail or Image Processing ) from the 
Purpose  drop-down menu. 
 
2.  Specify a destination file path by clicking the  Browse button at the right end of 
the  Save  option, enter a  File Name Prefix  and select a File Format 
accordingly. 
3.  Check the boxes of  Auto Crop, Auto Deskew  and/or Descreen, if desired.  
						

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4. Adjust the Scanning Attributes (Size , Mode,  Resolution,  Brightness, 
Contrast  and Gamma). 
5.  Select a printer from the  Printer drop-down menu; drag the Scaling Slider Bar, 
check the  Fit-in box or check  Center on Page box, if appropriate. 
Note: The Printer menu is enabled only for the Copy function. If you select 
other functions, please skip to the step7. 
6. Click the  Default button if you desire to return to the default settings. 
7. Click the  Close button to save the final settings and exit the DigiScan window. 
Add Other Image Editing Software  To add more image editing functions for the SCAN button, follow the steps 
described below: 
1.  Click the button
 at the far right end of the  Purpose drop-down menu. 
 
2. Click  Add button in the prompted out window to select an existing application 
from your system. 
 
3.  The program name you have chosen displays in the list. 
Note: You are allowed to add at most 3 image editing software in this list. 
4. Click  Edit button to rename the displayed name of the application, if desired. 
5. Click  Remove button to remove the option you have created, if necessary. 
6. Click  Close to accept the changes and close the window.  
						

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There are various file formats for your choice, which could be supported by 
different BCR and OCR. The scanned image(s) may be transferred into the following 
file format.  
•  Acrobat PDF-image (*.pdf) 
•   Acrobat Searchable PDF (*.pdf) (Only for AS1300 Pro) 
•   Microsoft Word (*.doc) 
•   Microsoft Excel (*.xls) 
•   HTML (*.htm) 
•   Plain Text (*.txt) 
•   Rich Text Format (*.rtf) 
 
 
Attention  The availability of the programs and data formats may vary depending 
on the scanner model you purchase. 
 
Select CUSTOM tab from the opened DigiScan window to begin your 
configuration as your need. The principle to configure each option within Custom tab is 
basically identical with a few differences. We’ll introduce two ways to you to select your 
preferable to shape the settings for later scanning.  
						

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Example: (Only available for Advanced Model)  „  Select Readiris From the Purpose drop-down menu: 
 
1. Select the  Acrobat PDF-image  (Acrobat Searchable PDF , Microsoft Word, 
Rich Text Format or HTML ) from the File format  drop-down menu. 
2. Select the  Save each page as a separate file  or Save all pages to one file 
according to your scanning needs. 
3.  Specify a destination file path by clicking the  Browse button at the right end of 
the  Save  option. 
4.  Enter the file name in  File Name Prefix section. 
5. Select  Open after saving  to review the result or  Save to File to save the 
result or Send by e-mail  to send out the result as attachment. 
Note: The Send by e-mail  option is unavailable when you select the 
FineReader  from the Purpose menu. 
6.  Adjust the Scanning Attributes ( Mode, Resolution,  Brightness,  Contrast and 
Gamma ). 
7.  Select proper settings in OCR Setting  section (Create Bookmarks , and 
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8. Click  Advanced  button to set more settings for Graphics in the coming out 
window. 
9. Click  Language Option  button to set detailed language properties in the 
coming out window. 
10. Click the  Default button if you desire to return to the default settings. 
11. Click the  Close button to save the final settings and exit the DigiScan window. 
Example: 
„  Select FineReader from the Purpose drop-down menu: 
 
1. Select the  Microsoft Excel ( Rich Text Format  or Plain Text ) from the File 
Format  drop-down menu. 
2.  The configuration steps 2 to 6 please refer to the steps of the “Select Readiris  from the Purpose drop-down menu”. 
3.  Select the needed language in  Select Document Language.  
4. Click the  Default button if you desire to return to the default settings. 
5. Click the  Close button to save the final settings and exit the DigiScan window. 
Example:  (Only available for Advanced Model)