Ambir Technology Image Scan Pro 820i Ambir DS820 User Guide

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CHAPTER I. INSTALLING THE SCANNER  
Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper 
components. A list of the package contents is provided in the ―Box 
Contents‖ section of this guide.  
Software Installation Requirements  
Your scanner comes with the following software: 
 Scanner driver and button management software (AmbirScan ADF), 
 OCR software (ABBYY FineReader 9.0),  
 Document management software (NewSoft Presto! PageManager). 
These software applications...

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Scanner Installation and Set Up  
 
 
Attention 
 Place your scanner on a smooth, level and 
solid surface before going through the 
installation process.   
 Tilted or uneven surfaces may cause paper 
feeding errors, scanner damage or personal 
injury. 
 Avoid using the scanner in a dusty 
environment. Dust particles and other foreign 
objects may damage the unit. 
Step 1.  Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 
 
 
Attention 
 
Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF 
before you plug or...

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3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable into the USB port  at 
the rear of the scanner. 
4. Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable into an available USB port on 
your computer. 
5. If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub3, make sure the hub is 
connected to the USB port in your computer.  Next, connect the scanner 
to the USB hub. 
Step 2.  Installing the Software 
1. Switch on the scanner power from the rear of the scanner. 
2. If the USB components on your computer are...

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Security window then click Finish in the wizard window. 
Please skip to step 8. 
4. For Windows Vista: 
a. Select ―Locate and install driver software (recommended)‖ when 
the ―Found New Hardware‖ window is displayed. 
b. Click 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....

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Step 3.  Installing the Extended Paper Width Slider 
1. Open  the  ADF  cover  by  pulling  the gray lever,  and get  the  right  and  left 
extended paper width sliders ready.  
 
2. Align  and insert  the  left  extended  paper  width 
slider  onto  the  paper  width  slider  on  the  left. 
Position  and insert  the  right  extended  paper 
width  slider  onto  the  paper  width  slider  on  the 
right. 
 
 
 
 
3. Close  the  ADF cover  by  pushing  it  back  down 
until it snaps back into...

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Your scanner is TWAIN compliant and functions with virtually all available 
TWAIN compatible software. If you purchase additional software to use with 
your scanner, please make sure it conforms to the TWAIN standard.   

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CHAPTER II.  SCANNING  
Your scanner needs to be driven by certain 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 for your scanner on the included Setup/Application CD-ROM. It will 
allow you to alter and correct any...

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Preparing Documents  
Proper document preparation prior to the scan can prevent paper feed 
errors and damage to the scanner.  
Checking Document Conditions  
Make sure the size and ream weight of your documents meet the 
requirements stated in Appendix A. Refer to ―Appendix A: Specifications‖ of 
this guide for more information.  
Scanning multiple documents in a batch using the ADF can increase your 
work efficiency and make large scanning tasks easier. The ADF accepts a 
variety of paper and...

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 Paper with an odd shape (non-rectangular) 
 Tracing paper 
 Carbon paper, pressure sensitive paper, carbonless paper 
 Items other than paper (e.g. cloth, metal, foil) 
  
 
Attention 
 DO NOT use the ADF to scan photographic 
sheets or particularly valuable document 
originals; feeding errors may cause wrinkles 
and/or tearing.   
 DO NOT place paper with wet ink or 
correction fluid into the ADF. Wait a few 
minutes for it to get dry. 
 
  
Loosening Documents  
Before loading documents...

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Loading Documents 
 
1. Load the documents, headfirst and face down, 
toward the center of the ADF paper chute and 
all the way into the ADF until touching the 
bottom.   
For single-sided scans, load the documents face 
down so that the side to be scanned faces 
towards the paper chute.   
For double-sided scans, load the desired page 
order of documents face down so that the side 
to be scanned faces towards the paper chute. 
 
 
 
 
2. To scan longer documents, unfold the paper 
chute extension...