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Xerox 2400 Series User Manual

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    4800/2400 series user’s guide scanner.

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    4800/2400 series scanner user’s guide.

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    Copyright © 2007 visioneer, inc. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. Xerox ® is a trademark of xerox corporation in the united states and/or other countries and is used under license. All other xerox pro...

  • Page 4: Table of Contents

    Xerox scanner user’s guide i table of contents table of contents welcome what’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 the xerox 2400/4800/4800ta scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Table of contents ii xerox scanner user’s guide scanning from the twain interface accessing the twain interface from one touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 accessing the twain interface from paperport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 6: Welcome

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 1 welcome congratulations for purchasing your xerox scanner. With the xerox 2400 and 4800 scanners you can quickly scan paper documents and color photos. With the xerox 4800ta scanner you can also scan 35mm slides and negatives. What’s in the box before starting the scanne...

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    Welcome 2 xerox scanner user’s guide the xerox 2400/4800/4800ta scanner glass reference marks scanner lid option port (model 4800ta only) one touch buttons panel usb port status light one touch buttons power jack custom scan scan and email scan to paperport scan and ocr scan and print transparency l...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 3 welcome scanner lid —protects the document from light and contamination. Transparency light source —(model 4800ta only) the light source for scanning 35mm slides and negatives. Shines light down through 35mm slide or negative transparencies, through the glass and onto th...

  • Page 9: What You Need

    Welcome 4 xerox scanner user’s guide what you need an ibm-compatible pentium 4 pc, or amd equivalent with: • a cd-rom drive • an available universal serial bus (usb) port • microsoft ® windows ® operating system: windows 2000 (service pack 4), windows xp (service pack 1 and 2), or windows vista • wi...

  • Page 10: Installation

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 5 installation installation installation is a quick, three-step process: 1. Assemble the scanner 2. Install the software 3. Connect and power on the scanner before you begin please make sure of the following before you begin installation: • the information in this guide ma...

  • Page 11: Step 1: Assemble The Scanner

    Installation 6 xerox scanner user’s guide step 1: assemble the scanner to assemble the scanner: 1. Remove any shipping tape from the top and bottom of the scanner. 2. (model 4800ta only) plug the transparency adapter cable into the option port on the body of the scanner. The transparency adapter cab...

  • Page 12: Step 2: Install The Software

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 7 installation step 2: install the software the installation cd includes all the necessary installation files, as well as the paperport software files. To install the software: 1. Start microsoft windows and make sure that no other applications are running. 2. Insert the i...

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    Installation 8 xerox scanner user’s guide 3. On the main menu, select install products . 4. Make sure the boxes for nuance paperport ® and scanner driver are checked. 5. Click install now . The paperport installation will now start 1. The select language window opens. Click the drop-down menu arrow ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 9 installation installing paperport will uninstall any existing version of paperport and will install the newer version. Your existing paperport files will not be affected. 3. Read the paperport license agreement and select i accept the terms in this agreement , then click...

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    Installation 10 xerox scanner user’s guide 2. Click next . 3. On the xerox license agreement window, read the license agreement. If you accept the terms, select i agree then click next . If you choose not to accept the license agreement, the installation will terminate and the scanner driver will no...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 11 installation 6. Stop when you see the “complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Do not click ok yet. Leave the window open and proceed to the next section, “step 3: connect and power on the scanner” on page 12. Note: if you want to see more informa...

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    Installation 12 xerox scanner user’s guide step 3: connect and power on the scanner to connect your xerox scanner: 1. Make sure the locking tab on the underside of the scanner is unlocked. 2. Remove any tape from the usb cable. 3. Plug the usb cable into the usb port on the scanner then into a usb p...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 13 installation 4. Plug the power supply into the scanner power port, then into a wall outlet. The status light on the front of the scanner is illuminated, indicating the scanner is receiving power. (models 4800 and 4800ta only) if you are using windows xp service pack 2, ...

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    Installation 14 xerox scanner user’s guide your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the usb port and automatically loads the appropriate software to run the scanner. Do not proceed until you receive a message that your computer has found the new hardware, or updated the driver d...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 15 installation 7. Click close on the installation complete window to close and exit the software installer. You can now install the additional applications you received with your scanner..

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    Installation 16 xerox scanner user’s guide additional applications available with your scanner your scanner includes an additional, free application on the installation cd. 1. Return to the main menu and click install products again. You will see the screen that shows the applications. Applications ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 17 installation • collage creator (models 4800 and 4800ta only) includes all the fun of traditional collage building but leaves out all the messy paste, paper trimmings, and most importantly, all the hard work. Because collage creator uses your digital images, you’ll find ...

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    Installation 18 xerox scanner user’s guide view the user guides 1. On the main menu, click user guides . The user guides window opens. Use this window to view and save the user guides you want. The user guides are in adobe® acrobat® pdf format. The cd also includes a free copy of acrobat® reader® in...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 19 installation 2. Click the name of a user guide you want to view and it will open in acrobat reader. Use the acrobat reader save command to save that user guide on your computer. 3. Return to the user guides window and repeat the process to open, view, and save all the o...

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    Installation 20 xerox scanner user’s guide register your scanner and check for updates registering your scanner is important as it provides you with access to our free telephone support service. Registration also gives you free access to software updates for your scanner. To register your scanner: 1...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 21 scanning scanning you have several different scanning options with your xerox scanner. Each method scans equally well, so use the one with appropriate options for the item you are scanning. The scanning methods with your xerox scanner are: • scanner buttons — each scann...

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    Scanning 22 xerox scanner user’s guide scan with the scanner buttons pressing a scanner button scans the item, then sends the image to the destination application associated with the button. To scan by pressing a one touch button on the scanner: 1. Place an item face down on the glass. Align the edg...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 23 scanning the default one touch settings on your scanner the one touch buttons are preconfigured for typical scanning tasks. To change the settings for the buttons, see “about the one touch properties window” on page 35. You can change any of the settings. Button name pr...

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    Scanning 24 xerox scanner user’s guide check a scanner button’s settings before you scan 1. To check the settings before scanning, press, hold down, and then release, the scanner button you want to check. The one touch properties window opens for you to view and change the settings before scanning. ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 25 scanning 2. When you are ready to scan, simply press the scanner button. Do not hold down the scanner button. You can also scan by clicking an icon on the one touch button panel. Note: if you closed the one touch properties window and want to re-open it, you can press a...

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    Scanning 26 xerox scanner user’s guide scan from the one touch button panel scanning from the button panel on your computer’s screen works just like pressing a button on the scanner. The scanner scans the item, then sends the image to the destination application indicated by the button’s icon. This ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 27 scanning the one touch button panel’s features the one touch button panel is your on-screen set of controls for the scanner. In addition, the panel shows information about the scanner and its settings. 1. Click the green arrows at the top of the panel to cycle back and ...

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    Scanning 28 xerox scanner user’s guide about the one touch button panel’s names and icons the names on the panel correspond to the buttons on the scanner. The icons indicate the destination applications so you can see, at a glance, where the image will be sent when scanning is finished. Scan button ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 29 scanning scanning 35mm slides and negatives (model 4800ta only) your xerox 4800ta scanner can scan 35mm slides and negatives. You can scan both positive and negative film images. A brief explanation your scanner has sensors that capture the image of the item being scann...

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    Scanning 30 xerox scanner user’s guide positioning a 35mm slide in its mask 1. To scan a 35mm slide, first position the 35mm mask on the glass. Align the arrow at the corner of the mask with the arrow on the scanner body. Make sure the instructions on the mask for positioning 35mm slides faces up. 2...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 31 scanning positioning a 35mm negative in its mask 1. Slide the filmstrip into the 35mm negative mask and center the frame you want to scan in the opening. 2. Position that mask on the glass and align the arrow at the corner of the mask with the arrow on the scanner body....

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    Scanning 32 xerox scanner user’s guide scanning a 35mm slide or negative from the twain interface 1. Open the twain interface in one of the twain applications on your computer. If the basic interface opens instead, click the advanced interface button. The two illustrations on page 87 show the differ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 33 scanning the advanced interface then shows a representation of the type of transparency you are scanning. 3. Click preview to preview the image and, if necessary, adjust the settings. 4. Click scan when you are satisfied with the image. 5. When you’re finished scanning ...

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    Scanning 34 xerox scanner user’s guide configuring the one touch buttons each one touch button configuration consists of a destination application , a scan configuration , and a document format . The one touch properties window is where you select these three elements for a button. To open the one t...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 35 scanning about the one touch properties window the one touch properties window is where you can select new settings for the buttons. The tabs across the top of the window correspond to the buttons on the scanner. The following example of the one touch window shows the s...

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    Scanning 36 xerox scanner user’s guide these icons next to each scan configuration indicate the scanning mode. You can also click the edit button or double-click the configuration to see more detailed information about the selected configuration. Select format —a set of file formats for the scanned ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 37 scanning selecting new settings for a button for each of the five one touch buttons, you can select a new destination application , scan configuration , and document format . To select new settings for the scanner button: 1. Click the tab of the button you want to chang...

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    Scanning 38 xerox scanner user’s guide 4. Select a format option. The available options apply to the destination application you select. For example, if you select microsoft word as the destination application, the available formats are for text, such as .Txt and .Rtf. However, if you select microso...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 39 scanning setting destination application properties the different types of destination applications have various properties that you can select. 1. On the one touch properties window, click a destination application. 2. Click the properties button. A one touch 4.0 link ...

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    Scanning 40 xerox scanner user’s guide paperport properties these properties apply to paperport, and are for designating the folder to receive your scanned items. 1. Select the paperport folder where you want the file of the scanned image to be located. 2. Click ok . 3. Click ok or apply on the one ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 41 scanning text documents properties these properties apply to microsoft word, microsoft excel ® , and the other applications indicated by their icons in the list. The properties apply to the optical character recognition (ocr) settings for the applications. 1. Click in t...

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    Scanning 42 xerox scanner user’s guide 3. Click browse to find the application you want to add to the list. When you select the application using the browse button, steps 1 and 2 on the dialog box are automatically filled in, and the application icon appears in step 3. 4. Select the icon in step 3 o...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 43 scanning image documents properties these properties apply to microsoft paint and other image processing applications. 1. Click in the color document handling settings boxes for the options you want. These options will apply to all the applications in the group. Convert...

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    Scanning 44 xerox scanner user’s guide storage properties these properties apply to the destination application named transfer to storage. If a cd burner is attached to your computer, and your computer is running windows xp or windows vista, you also use this dialog box to start the burn to cd proce...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 45 scanning 3. If you have a cd burner attached to your computer, the option show message when ready to burn 5" cd (700mb) , should also be selected so you will see a message when it’s time to click the burn to cd button. 4. Click ok on the link properties window. Email pr...

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    Scanning 46 xerox scanner user’s guide 3. If you need to change your email client, or any other internet options, click the internet options button. The windows internet options control panel opens. Click the programs tab and choose a new email client from the email list. These are the standard wind...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 47 scanning selecting document and page format options the format option you select determines the file format of the scanned document. Appropriate format options and file types are available for the type of destination application selected for the button. The available op...

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    Scanning 48 xerox scanner user’s guide to select a jpeg or pdf file size: 1. Select jpg or pdf as the page format. 2. Right-click on the jpg or pdf icon. A menu opens. 3. Choose the file size/image quality option for your scanned images. Minimize size —smallest file size, lowest image quality. Norma...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 49 scanning as you select destination applications that are text applications, the text format icon changes to match the file type of the application. In some cases, the destination application supports several file types, and you can right-click on the icon to choose the ...

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    Scanning 50 xerox scanner user’s guide scanning with optical character recognition (ocr) optical character recognition (ocr) converts text and numbers on a scanned page into editable text and numbers. You can then work with the text and numbers to edit, spellcheck, change font or type size, sort, ca...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 51 scanning 4. Select the option you want for the ocr conversion of your documents. Auto orient page —select this option to check the page orientation and automatically rotate an improperly oriented page image so the text is recognizable by the ocr process. Single column o...

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    Scanning 52 xerox scanner user’s guide selecting options for a button the one touch options determine the types of destination applications available for a button, as well as the location of the files of your scanned items. To select options: 1. Open the one touch properties window and click the opt...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 53 scanning • text editors include microsoft word and wordpad, microsoft excel, and other word processing and spreadsheet applications. Select this option if you want ocr processing to convert your scanned documents to text that you can edit. • pdf applications are for doc...

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    Scanning 54 xerox scanner user’s guide for that reason, this option is not available if the destination application is paperport because it is document management software. Likewise, the option is also not available if the destination application is set to transfer to storage because it uses storage...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 55 scanning creating a new scan configuration the scan configurations are where you select the scanning resolution, brightness, mode (color, black&white, or grayscale), and a number of other settings. Note the lock icon on the preset configurations. Although you can unlock...

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    Scanning 56 xerox scanner user’s guide the scan configuration properties dialog box opens. If the scan settings tab is not selected, click it. 4. On the scan configuration properties dialog box, type a name. 5. Select scan settings for the new scan configuration. Mode —select a scanning mode: • blac...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 57 scanning drag the sliders to the right or left to adjust the brightness and contrast of the scanned image. The contrast setting does not apply to the black&white mode. 6. If you want to lock the configuration, click the key icon to change it from a key to a lock. 7. Cli...

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    Scanning 58 xerox scanner user’s guide • invert image —only available for black&white mode, this option reverses the black and whites of an image. 8. Click the advanced settings tab. The options of the advanced settings tab are for the color or grayscale scanning mode. 9. Drag the sliders to the lef...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 59 scanning the device settings tab a device settings tab is on the scan configurations dialog box when your selected destination application sends the scanned image to a printer, fax application, or other device. You use the options on the device settings tab to select se...

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    Scanning 60 xerox scanner user’s guide the storage options tab (archive) a storage options tab is on the scan configurations dialog box when the destination application is transfer to storage. You use the options on this tab to select where to save your scanned items for storage when scanning with t...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 61 scanning editing or deleting scan configurations editing and deleting is normally for the configurations you create, not for your scanner’s pre-set configurations. To edit or delete a scan configuration: 1. Open the one touch properties window. 2. Select the scan config...

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    Scanning 62 xerox scanner user’s guide click the lock icon to unlock the configuration. Clicking it toggles between locking and unlocking the configuration. The key icon indicates the configuration is unlocked. 5. Edit the settings and click apply . 6. Click ok to close the dialog box. Click the loc...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 63 scanning configure before scan you can set up the scanner so that, when you press a button or click it on the button panel, a different scanning interface opens before the scanning starts. You can then use the interface to select new settings or scanning options. To set...

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    Scanning 64 xerox scanner user’s guide 3. Select the scan configuration configure before scan . 4. Right-click on configure before scan and choose an interface to use for configuring before scanning. Twain —the twain interface opens for you to make changes prior to scanning. See “scanning from the t...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 65 scanning 5. Click the scan button on the twain interface. 6. Your document will be scanned and sent to the destination application specified in the one touch 4.0 properties window. In the example shown on the previous page, the destination application is paperport. To s...

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    Scanning 66 xerox scanner user’s guide canceling a configure before scan 1. Click cancel in the scanning progress window. 2. The following window will open asking if you want to cancel the entire job. • yes —scanning stops and all pages scanned in this batch, up to this point, will be deleted. The t...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 67 scanning scan and burn to a cd if you have a cd burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner onto a cd. This feature is available only on computers running windows xp or windows vista. To scan and burn to a cd: 1. Put a blank cd into your co...

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    Scanning 68 xerox scanner user’s guide 8. Open the one touch window and make sure that the burn to cd destination application is still selected and click the properties button. The one touch 4.0 link properties window opens, 9. Make sure a blank cd is in the cd burner. 10. Click the burn to cd butto...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 69 scanning note: when scanning items to burn to a cd, you should always use one of the factory-set default configurations, or a custom configuration specifically set up for cd burning. The default configurations are already set up to send the scanned images to the proper ...

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    Scanning 70 xerox scanner user’s guide scanning with event forwarding if you want to specify an application to use for scanning at the start of the process, you can use event forwarding. The scanner will feed in the first page, but will then stop until you select the application to use. After you se...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 71 scanning 6. Start scanning using the button you selected for event forwarding. A dialog box opens for you to select the application to use for scanning. 7. Select the application in the box and click ok . Now the application you selected opens and you can continue scann...

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    Scanning 72 xerox scanner user’s guide creating an html web page from your scanned documents you can convert scanned pages to html format for posting directly to your web site. Those pages are then viewable by visitors to your web site without the need for any internet plug-ins or other special proc...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 73 scanning 8. Press the scanner button you’ve set up for html scanning. When scanning is finished, the document is first converted to editable text using the ocr process, then is converted into an html format. Microsoft internet explorer then opens showing your converted ...

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    Scanning 74 xerox scanner user’s guide transferring scanned documents to storage with the transfer to storage scanning process, you can scan documents and save them in a folder in one step. The process is ideal for archiving documents without having to manually save or process them in any other way....

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 75 scanning scanning to multiple archive folders when archiving documents with transfer to storage set as the destination application, you can scan the documents to multiple folders. For example, one folder might be for “business receipts,” a second folder might be for “pe...

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    Scanning 76 xerox scanner user’s guide 7. Click the storage options tab. 8. Click the browse button. 9. Select the folder you created for storing the scanned documents. If you haven’t created the folder yet, you can click the make new folder button and type the name for the new folder. 10. Click ok ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 77 scanning 11. Click ok . The new configuration is now listed as a transfer to storage configuration. 12. Repeat the process to create additional new configurations, such as one named “storage for personal receipts.” 13. Make sure to designate separate folders as the stor...

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    Scanning 78 xerox scanner user’s guide 6. Scan the documents you want to store. The documents are scanned to the folder specified for the configuration. 7. When scanning is finished, open the one touch properties window again and select the other configuration you created for storage. 8. Click ok . ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 79 scanning to transfer documents to a server or mapped drive when selecting the storage location for scanned documents, you can select a local folder, or a folder on a server or mapped drive.You select a mapped drive using the browse button. 1. See “scanning to multiple a...

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    Scanning 80 xerox scanner user’s guide to use ocr before transferring to storage if the documents you want to transfer to storage are text documents or spreadsheets, you can have them converted by the ocr process prior to being stored. 1. Open the one touch properties window and click the tab of the...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 81 scanning checking the hardware and setting the lamp power saving 1. Right-click on the one touch icon and choose show hardware from the pop-up menu. You can also click the scanner icon at the top of the one touch button panel. If the hardware view of the panel is open y...

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    Scanning 82 xerox scanner user’s guide 2. Click the properties button. Your scanner has a built-in power saving feature that is set to power down after 15 minutes of idle time. You can change the time before the scanner powers down, from 1 minute to a maximum of 10 hours. 3. Click the up or down arr...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 83 scanning from the twain interface scanning from the twain interface you can scan from any twain scanning application instead of scanning from the one touch buttons on your scanner or the one touch button panel. (model 4800ta only) your scanner uses the twain interface t...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 84 xerox scanner user’s guide accessing the twain interface from one touch if the one touch configuration you’re using to scan is set to configure before scan , and the selected option is twain , the twain interface opens right away without opening paperport first. ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 85 scanning from the twain interface accessing the twain interface from paperport the instructions in this section are for accessing the twain interface from the paperport application. To access the twain interface from paperport: 1. On the windows taskbar, click start , p...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 86 xerox scanner user’s guide the folders pane is replaced by the scan pane. 3. If no scanner is shown on the scan pane, the available scanners window opens. If a scanner already listed in the scan pane, but you want to choose another one, click select to open the w...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 87 scanning from the twain interface 7. Make sure the option display scanner dialog box is selected. If this option is not selected, the twain interface will not open when you click the scan button. Instead, the items are scanned with the basic paperport settings. Document...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 88 xerox scanner user’s guide the two twain interface options when scanning with twain, you have two interface options: • basic interface —use the basic interface if you don’t need to make many adjustments to the image before scanning. You can adjust brightness, con...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 89 scanning from the twain interface scanning from the twain basic interface the basic interface can scan a preview of the image so you can adjust its appearance before scanning the final image. After adjusting the appearance, you click the scan button on the basic interfa...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 90 xerox scanner user’s guide scanning part of an image to scan part of an image, you draw a box around the part you want. The scanner then only scans that portion of the image and places it in the scanning application (in this case the paperport desktop). 1. Put th...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 91 scanning from the twain interface scanning from the twain advanced interface the advanced interface has more options for scanning than the basic interface. It is also for scanning 35mm slides and negatives (model 4800ta only). 1. Open the twain interface from paperport ...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 92 xerox scanner user’s guide 4. Click one of the icons to select a configuration. For example, select color configurations and then select custom to scan a color item with the preset custom scan settings. The configuration settings appear as a list. Click the + (pl...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 93 scanning from the twain interface adjusting the image with the advanced interface you can adjust the scan settings on the advanced interface to produce the best possible image for the documents you’re scanning. To adjust a setting: 1. On the left side of the advanced in...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 94 xerox scanner user’s guide the following figure shows an example of the advanced interface if you click the resolution setting in the list, or click the resolution button. The panel the opens on the right is for adjusting the resolution. Note: the information in ...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 95 scanning from the twain interface adjusting the resolution resolution determines the amount of detail you can see in the scanned image. The resolution setting for a scan is in dots-per-inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the finer the details. However, higher dpi set...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 96 xerox scanner user’s guide adjusting the brightness and contrast sometimes an item is scanned with the brightness and contrast set to be too light or too dark. For example, a note written with a light pencil may need to be scanned darker to improve legibility. Co...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 97 scanning from the twain interface adjusting gamma, saturation, and color hue if you’re using the color configuration to scan, you can adjust a group of color settings. Gamma controls the brightness of the color midtones. Saturation is the strength or purity of a color a...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 98 xerox scanner user’s guide adjusting input size you can scan documents up to 8.5" x 11.69", but you can also select other scan sizes, or adjust the input size to scan only specific sections of an image. For example, if you’re scanning a photograph and want to foc...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 99 scanning from the twain interface this example shows a manually selected area. Note that the selected area in the example has the number “1” in its upper left corner indicating it is your first selected area. You can select up to six separate areas on an image at a time...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 100 xerox scanner user’s guide the ruler units the ruler around the edges of the image help you precisely position a custom sized image. You can change the ruler units to suit the type of measurements you want. To set the ruler units: click the ruler units button. T...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 101 scanning from the twain interface creating a new advanced interface profile you cannot change the settings of the preset profiles in the advanced interface. However, you can create new profiles and save them for future use. To create a new profile: 1. On the advanced i...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 102 xerox scanner user’s guide display the device configuration 1. Click the device configuration button on the advanced interface. The device configuration window opens and shows the information about your scanner. See the section “checking the hardware and setting...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 103 scanning from the twain interface setting up paperport to work with your scanner on the paperport scan pane, when you selected a scanner from the available scanners window, the scan button at the bottom of the panel should become active after approximately 5 to 10 seco...

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    Scanning from the twain interface 104 xerox scanner user’s guide to set up paperport for your scanner: 1. On the twain scan pane, click the select button. The available scanners window opens. 2. Select one of the options for your scanner. 3. Click the advanced setup button. A window opens to begin t...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 105 scanning from the twain interface 4. Click yes then click next . The next window offers you the option to run hardware diagnostics. 5. Click yes (recommended) then click next . The next window is for checking the connection between your scanner and the computer. 6. Cli...

  • Page 111

    Scanning from the twain interface 106 xerox scanner user’s guide 7. If other tests are checked, click in their boxes to uncheck them. 8. Click next . The next window tells you to put a page into the scanner. 9. Place an item face down on the glass. Align the edge of the item with the arrow at the up...

  • Page 112

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 107 scanning from the twain interface the twain interface opens. 11. Click the scan button on the twain interface. Scanning begins and the setup wizard runs the scan test. Then a window opens that says “basic scan test passed.” if the scanned image does not appear in the w...

  • Page 113

    Scanning from the twain interface 108 xerox scanner user’s guide the final setup window opens to let you know the setup process is finished. 13. Click finish . Paperport is now set up for your scanner and the scanning option you selected (in the example above, it’s the twain option). The scan button...

  • Page 114: Scanning From The Windows

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 109 scanning from the windows image acquisition interface scanning from the windows image acquisition interface microsoft windows xp and windows vista include their own scanning interface—known as windows image acquisition (wia)—for acquiring images from scanners, digital ...

  • Page 115

    Scanning from the windows image acquisition interface 110 xerox scanner user’s guide the scan window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scan process. 3. Click the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning. 4. Click preview to preview the image before scanning....

  • Page 116: Fine Tuning Your Scans

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 111 scanning from the windows image acquisition interface 7. The scanned images will appear in microsoft paint (or other wia application you’re using). Fine tuning your scans you can select new settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want to scan it. ...

  • Page 117

    Scanning from the windows image acquisition interface 112 xerox scanner user’s guide 1. On the scan window, click adjust the quality of the scanned picture . The advanced properties dialog box opens. 2. Select the options for scanning. Brightness and contrast —drag the sliders to the right or left t...

  • Page 118: Maintenance

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 113 maintenance maintenance this section contains information about cleaning, troubleshooting, uninstalling, and scanner specifications. Cleaning the scanner glass scanning items that have excessive amounts of dirt or dust may dirty the glass. To ensure the best quality sc...

  • Page 119: Troubleshooting

    Maintenance 114 xerox scanner user’s guide troubleshooting in addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the readme file on your installation cd. The readme file contains additional information that may help you diagnose problems with the scanner. If you try th...

  • Page 120

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 115 maintenance problem: i got the error message: paperport cannot allocate enough memory to perform internal critical operations. What do i do? Close any other active applications so that additional memory is available. If you click continue, paperport moves the file to t...

  • Page 121: Uninstalling Your Scanner

    Maintenance 116 xerox scanner user’s guide uninstalling your scanner to uninstall your xerox scanner, remove the one touch 4.0 software, paperport, and any other software provided with your scanner. Uninstalling the scanner and one touch software 1. On the windows taskbar, click start , point to set...

  • Page 122: To Install Another Driver

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 117 maintenance to install another driver before you can install another driver for your scanner, you must remove the currently installed driver first. Then the new driver can be installed. 1. Uninstall the one touch 4.0 driver. A. Open the windows control panel. B. Window...

  • Page 123

    Maintenance 118 xerox scanner user’s guide xerox 2400/4800/4800ta scanner specifications optical resolution 600 x 1200 dpi bit depth 48-bit color (internal), 16-bit grayscale (internal) maximum item size 8.5 x 11.69 inches (21.6 x 29.7 cm) light source cold cathode fluorescent lamp interface model 4...

  • Page 124: Appendix A Notices

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 119 appendix a notices it’s illegal in the usa congress, by statute, has forbidden the reproduction of the following subjects under certain circumstances. Penalties of fine or imprisonment may be imposed on those guilty of making such reproductions. 1. Obligations or secur...

  • Page 125: It’S Illegal In Canada

    120 xerox scanner user’s guide 4. Copyrighted material, unless permission of the copyright owner has been obtained or the reproduction falls within the “fair use” or library reproduction rights provisions of the copyright law. Further information of these provisions may be obtained from the copyrigh...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 121 5. Proclamations, orders, regulations or appointments, or notices thereof (with intent to falsely cause same to purport to have been printed by the queen’s printer for canada, or the equivalent printer for a province). 6. Marks, brands, seals, wrappers or designs used ...

  • Page 127: Energy Star For The Usa

    122 xerox scanner user’s guide 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 ...

  • Page 128: Index

    Xerox scanner user’s guide 123 index numerics 35mm negative filmstrip scan 29 35mm slide 30 35mm slide scan 29 a advanced interface adjust settings 93 new profile 101 profile 101 advanced properties 112 apply button 36 aspect ratio 59 autorotate image 59 b bit depth 118 black&white 56, 92 blurred im...

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    Index 124 xerox scanner user’s guide installation 5 invert image 58 j jpg 47 jpg file size 48 l lamp timeout setting 82 link properties 39 locking tab 3, 6 m microsoft internet explorer 73 microsoft outlook 45 moire patterns 57, 95 monitor 4 o ocr 48 columns 51 optical character recognition 50 stora...

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    Xerox scanner user’s guide 125 index basic interface 89 u uninstall 116 usb port 12 w wia 64, 109 windows image acquisition 109 x xls file format 49.

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    Index 126 xerox scanner user’s guide.

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