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 use approximately 400 megabytes of hard disk 
space after they are installed into your computer. To ensure ample room for 
the installation, as well as for scanning and saving images, a minimum of one 
(1) GB of hard disk space is recommended.  
This USB scanner only works with Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/ XP/2000 
operating systems.  
Hardware Requirements  
This scanner connects to your computer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 
which supports HOT PLUG AND PLAY. To determine whether your computer is 
USB-capable, you must check the rear of your PC to locate a USB jack that 
looks like the picture below. If you are having trouble locating the USB port 
on your computer, please refer to the hardware manual that came with your 
computer.  
Upon examination, you should find one or two rectangular USB ports, which 
usually appear as shown below.  
 
 USB Connector(s)  
						

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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 unplug the scanner power 
adapter.   
 
1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor.  
2. Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a standard AC power outlet.  
						

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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 functioning correctly, they 
will automatically detect the scanner causing the Add New Hardware 
Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard to launch. 
 
3. For Windows 7: 
a. When the Setup/Application CD is for several scanner models: 
i. Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your 
scanner, into your CD-ROM drive. Click Run install.exe in the 
AutoPlay window. 
ii. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog 
pops up. Follow the instructions in the pop-up installation 
message. 
iii. In the Device Manager window, right-click on this scanner 
under Other devices and select Update Driver Software from 
the pop-up menu. Click Browse my computer for driver 
software in the window that appears, and click the Browse 
button. 
iv. In the Browse For Folder window, select the folder or the CD-
ROM drive that contains this scanner’s driver and click the 
OK button to return to the previous screen. Click the Next 
button and click Install this driver software anyway if the 
Windows Security window appears. Please skip to step 8. 
b. When the Setup/Application CD is for one scanner model 
i. Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your 
scanner, into your CD-ROM drive. Click Run install.exe in the 
AutoPlay window. 
ii. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog 
pops up. If the pop-up wizard window appears click Next, 
and click Install this driver software anyway in the Windows 
                                                 3 A USB hub is not included with the scanner. 
 
Information 
If your computer is off when the scanner is 
connected, the ―Add New Hardware Wizard‖ 
message will not be displayed until the 
computer is on and Windows starts.  
						

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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. Please skip to step 7. 
5. 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 
the Next button. 
c. Click the Next button in the window that appears. 
6. During the installation process the message ―Windows can’t verify the 
publisher of this driver software‖ might appear.  Click Install this driver 
software anyway to continue the installation. 
7. When the system completes the installation, click the Finish button. 
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to install all the software your new 
scanner requires. 
9. After you install the software, close all open applications and click the 
Finish button to restart your computer. 
 
10. After the computer restarts, you will be 
prompted to calibrate the scanner. 
11. Insert the special calibration sheet into the 
scanner’s document feeder, with arrows toward 
the scanner buttons. 
 
12. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete 
the scanner calibration. After calibration is 
complete, click OK and then click Finish. 
 
 
  
 
Information 
If scanner installation doesn’t start 
automatically, click Start, select Run and 
type in D:\Install (where D: is the drive letter 
assigned to your computer’s CD-ROM drive).  
						

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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 place. 
 
 
 
 
 
Step 4.  Installing the Stacker 
 
 
Information 
Stacker installation is optional. 
 
Insert  the  tabs  on  the  stacker into  their  slots  on  the 
scanner. 
 
 
 
 
Installing Additional Software   
						

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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 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. ABBYY FineReader 9.0, 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 this software.  
 
The AmbirScan ADF program seamlessly integrating the operation of your 
scanner with your computer and other peripherals, provides a quick and 
convenient way to perform various scanning functions. With AmbirScan ADF, 
you dont need to adjust settings every time you scan. Simply press any 
button on the scanners front panel or click any scanning menu item of 
AmbirScan ADF on the screen. The scanner starts to scan your paper 
documents and transfer them to your assigned destination. The destination 
can be a printer, your E-mail program, files on your disk drives, an image-
editing program, etc.  
 
This chapter describes three important steps of scanner operation. Read 
them thoroughly and follow the instructions to ensure correct use and 
optimal scanner performance.  
Step 1. Preparing Documents 
Step 2. Loading Documents, Loading Business Cards, Loading Plastic Cards 
Step 3. Scanning Documents   
						

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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 stationery you may use in your daily work or personal 
life, such as:  
 Normal paper whose size and ream weight meet the requirements 
stated in ―Appendix A: Specifications‖ of this guide. 
 Notched paper 
 Coated paper (e.g., brochure) 
 
 
Attention 
To prevent paper feeding errors and damage to 
the ADF unit, strictly follow the instructions below: 
 Remove all small objects (e.g. paper clips, 
pins, staples or any other attached fasteners 
before loading the paper into the ADF.   
 Make sure paper is completely flat with no 
creased or curled corners 
 Avoid scanning documents with pencil lead 
and newspaper clippings as they will make the 
ADF exposure glass and the inner ADF dirty. If you 
have to scan such paper, clean the scanner 
frequently (refer to ―Chapter III. Care and 
Maintenance‖ of this guide for more 
information). 
 The paper for each batch scanned by ADF 
can be of the same or different weights. 
However, make sure the length of each scan 
batch is the same. 
 
Don’t use the ADF to scan documents if they meet any of the following 
conditions: 
 Paper lighter that 14 lb. (50 g/m2) or heavier that 28 lb. (105 g/m2) 
 Paper with clips or staples attached 
 Paper with inconsistent thicknesses (e.g. envelopes) 
 Paper with wrinkles, curls, folds or tears  
						

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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 into the ADF, loosen them as follows:  
1. Fan the documents so that no two pages are sticking together.  
 
2. Hold the documents upside down with both 
hands, and then gently push them onto a flat 
surface to align the edges of all documents. 
 
 
 
This will allow documents to feed into the ADF one at a time and reduce 
paper-feeding errors.  
 
 
  
						

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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 and side guide to provide 
further support for the documents.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Adjust the paper width slider for the paper 
size you are using.  The paper width slider should 
be gently touching both sides of the 
documents.