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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 7300 USB Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 1: Install the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 2: Connect the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Step 3: Check Out Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pressing a OneTouch Button on the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Scanning Pages in a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
About the OneTouch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Scanning from the Button Panel on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Scanning from the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Scanning from a Computer Running Windows XP or ME . . . . 23
Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuring the Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
About the Configuration Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Selecting New Options for the Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Creating New Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adjusting Scan Settings and Page Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Adjusting the Settings in the Scan Manager Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adjusting the Resolution and Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recalibrating the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning the Scanner Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
How to Uninstall Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Step 1: Uninstalling the Visioneer OneTouch Software . . . . . . . 58
Step 2: Uninstalling the PaperPort Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Visioneer 7300 USB Scanner Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
WELCOME
Congratulations on purchasing your Visioneer OneTouch 7300 USB
scanner. With this scanner you can quickly scan paper items such as
letters, forms, photos, and magazine articles and place their electronic
images on your computer. With its innovative hinged lid, you can also
lay books flat on the scanner to scan pages.
Document cover
Glass
Reference marks
Status light
OneTouch buttons
USB port
THE VISIONEER 7300 USB SCANNER 3
Note: The scanner does not have an external power supply. It draws
its power directly from the computer through the USB cable. If you
use a USB Hub with your computer, the Hub must have its own
power supply so the scanner can draw power from it. The scanner
also does not have an on/off switch. It is ready to scan as soon as
Windows loads on your computer.
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DOCUMENTATION
Your scanner is delivered with the following documentation:
■ Quick Install Card—abbreviated installation instructions.
■ Visioneer OneTouch 7300 Scanner Installation 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—for the OneTouch scanner, Visioneer Scan Manager
Pro, and PaperPort software applications.
STEP 1: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 5
Installing
Installation is a quick, three-step process:
■ Install the software
■ Connect the scanner
■ Check out your scanner
13. When you see this Connect Scanner window, do NOT click Finish.
Leave the window open and proceed to the next section, “Step 2:
Connect the Scanner”.
USB Port
If the plug does not attach easily, make sure that you are plugging it
in correctly. Do not force the plug into the connection.
2. Plug the computer end of the USB cable into a USB port on your
computer.
USB
Also make sure that the USB plug attaches easily to your
computer’s USB port.
The status light on the front of the scanner is illuminated,
indicating the scanner is receiving power.
Status light
Your computer recognizes that a scanner has been plugged into the
USB port and automatically loads the appropriate software from
the CD to run the scanner.
STEP 2: CONNECT THE SCANNER 9
The scanner’s status light is green when the scanner and computer
are communicating properly.
4. On the Install Completed window, click Finish.
5. Restart your computer.
After your computer restarts, your scanner is ready to scan.
6. Before proceeding to “Step 3: Check Out Your Scanner”, you can
install additional software from the installation CD, or view and
print the scanner and PaperPort documentation.
Remove the CD from the computer when you are finished and
store it in a safe place.
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Scanner Icon
If the icon has a red X through it, the scanner is not properly connected.
See the section, “If the Scanner Is Not Properly Connected” on page 11
for the steps to fix the problem.
Scanning
Your scanner offers three ways to scan a paper item:
■ Press a OneTouch button on the scanner
■ Click a button on the button panel
■ Click a button from the PaperPort software
Reference marks
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2. Close the document cover and press one of the OneTouch buttons.
The scanner starts scanning the item. Messages just above the
Windows taskbar show the status of the scanning process.
During scanning, the scan progress window shows a copy of the
image, as illustrated here.
4. Now press one of the scanner buttons to scan the pages in the book.
You can also scan using the button panel on the computer’s screen,
or from PaperPort.
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Reference marks
You can click the AutoScan button to scan with preset settings, or
preview the image and adjust scan settings as required. These two
options are described below.
Thumbnail
image
To scan an item:
1. Open the scanner cover and place an item face down on the glass.
Align the bottom of the item with scanner’s reference marks.
2. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to
ScanSoft PaperPort 8.0, and then click PaperPort.
The PaperPort desktop opens.
3. Click the Scan icon on the PaperPort command bar.
The Folders pane is replaced by the Scan pane.
4. From the Scanner drop-down list, select WIA - Visioneer
OneTouch 7300.
5. In the “Scan what?” section, choose Document or Photograph.
6. Click Settings to view, and optionally change the format for the
scanned item’s file name and the file type.
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8. Select the button most appropriate for the item you’re scanning.
To scan with the Custom Settings option see the next section, “Fine
Tuning Your Scans”.
9. Click Preview to preview the image before scanning.
The image is displayed on the right side of the window.
10. Adjust the settings of the previewed image as desired:
■ Change the button selection for the type of item.
■ Adjust the custom settings.
■ Change the size of the scanned image. Click and hold the mouse
pointer over one of the four sizing-boxes on the corners of the
previewed image. Then drag the box to increase or decrease the
size of the image.
11. Preview the image again, or click the Scan button.
The scanned image is displayed on the PaperPort desktop.
SCANNING FROM THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE 25
Configuring
You can configure the default scanning settings for:
■ The buttons on the scanner and the button panel
■ The Visioneer Scan Manager Pro application (used when scanning
from the PaperPort software)
Scanner icon
The Configuration dialog box opens. The tab for the scan button
you clicked is selected.
Click this
Click the tab tab to set
that corresponds preferences.
to the scanner
button you want
to configure. Select a setting
for scanning
Select a software the item.
application to
send the scanned
image to that
application.
Select format
and page(s)
options for the
button.
Note: If you want to scan using the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro,
click the option, Configure before Scan. Now when you press the
selected scanner button, the Visioneer Scan Manager Pro opens first
and you can use it to scan.
7. Click the Page Settings tab to set the scan page settings.
Page Size—Click a page size from the drop-down list. The outlines
on the picture represent the page sizes. Clicking one of the outlines
also selects it as the page size for the scan. If you select the Custom
option from the drop-down list, boxes appear in place of the
picture. Enter horizontal and vertical page dimensions in the boxes.
AutoCrop—Select this option to let the scanner automatically
determine the size of the item being scanned. For example, if you
put a photo in the middle of the glass, the scanner will determine
the size of the photo. When AutoCrop is selected, the scanner
makes two passes—the first to sense the item’s size, and the second
to scan the image. This option overrides the Page Size selection.
DeScreen—Select this option when scanning a picture from a
newspaper or magazine article, or other items that contains images
with patterns or dots. Scans of patterns or dots sometimes have a
distorted or wavy appearance. The scanner scans the item to
compensate for the patterns and dots, and produces a clearer image.
The scanning may slow down a bit when this option is selected.
You don’t need to select this option when scanning photographs.
The DeScreen setting does not apply to the Black/White mode.
CONFIGURING THE BUTTONS 33
Note: You cannot change the scan settings or page settings for any of
the predefined scan configurations. You can only adjust settings for
scan configurations that you create yourself.
Note: If you selected the Copy button, the Edit Scan Configuration
dialog box will have a Device tab for selecting options for a printer or
copier. See the online Help for more information.
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SETTING PREFERENCES
The preference settings are applied to each button and the scanner.
To set preferences:
1. On the Configuration dialog box, select the tab for a button to set
its preferences.
2. Click the Preferences tab on the Configuration dialog box.
Preferences tab
GETTING HELP
In addition to the supplied documentation, you can access help for the
scanner’s features and the options on the Configuration dialog box by
pressing the F1 key or clicking the Help button in the upper-right
corner of the Configuration dialog box.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS IN THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 39
To adjust a setting:
1. Open the PaperPort desktop and then click the Scan icon to open
the Scan Manager Pro.
2. On the left side of the Scan Manager Pro, select a configuration, for
example, Color Configurations.
3. Click a setting in the list of settings, or click its corresponding
button on the right side of the Scan Manager Pro.
Resolution/Sharpen
Brightness/Contrast
Color (Gamma,
Saturation, and Hue)
Scan Size
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Note: The list of scan settings for a configuration applies only to that
type of configuration. For example, the Black&White configuration
does not have a setting for adjusting the Color Hue.
Note: The information in the scan settings list and the options you
select on the various settings panels are interactive. As you change the
settings on the panel, the numbers in the list on the left also change.
ADJUSTING THE SETTINGS IN THE SCAN MANAGER PRO 41
For example, if you select Red from the menu and drag the
Brightness and Contrast sliders, you can see how the red
component of the histogram changes. Note, however, that the
Green and Blue components also change relative to those new
brightness and contrast settings.
3. Click the Auto button to have the scanner analyze the image and
set the appropriate brightness and contrast.
You can also adjust the brightness and contrast by sampling portions of
the image in the preview window. The three Sampler buttons
correspond to the Black, Mid tones, and White portions of an image.
The horizontal axis of the response curve represents the original settings
of the image, and the vertical axis represents new settings. Thus, the
curve is a straight line from the lower left to upper right for an original,
unchanged image. To see how the response curve indicates changes,
drag the Gamma slider to left and right.
The following figure shows the color options:
A new Scan Info box on the lower left portion of the Scan Manager
Pro shows the information for the new area. You can select multiple
areas. A Scan Info box opens for each one.
The following figure shows an example of a manually selected area.
A new Scan Info box for the The selected scan area.
area selected on the image.
Note: When you manually select an area, the settings on the other
panels are for that selected area, not the whole image. For example,
the histogram on the resolution panel and the response curve on the
brightness and contrast panel refer to only your newly selected area.
4. If the dotted line is not exactly where you want it, put the pointer
on the line and drag the mouse.
To use the pointer to drag the line, make sure the pointer button is
selected at the top of the window.
5. If you want to change the output size or orientation, uncheck the
box Same as Original.
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3. Type a name for the new profile and select desired options:
■ Store the custom output image size in this Profile—You can
create a custom image size as part of the settings; if you adjusted
the output image size for the selected configuration, that output
image size is saved with this profile. See “Saving a Custom Size”
on page 50 for more about a custom image size.
■ Save the custom Response Curve and store it in this profile—
You can also create custom settings for the colors of a scanned
image. Those color settings are called the Response Curve. Select
this option to save the response curve settings with this profile.
See “Adjusting Gamma, Saturation, and Color Hue” on page 44
for more about the response curve settings.
4. Click OK to save the profile and add it to the configuration list.
Maintenance
This section contains information about recalibrating the scanner,
cleaning, uninstalling, and scanner specifications.
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 all the troubleshooting procedures described in this section
and in the Readme file, and the scanner still has problems, you may
have a malfunctioning scanner. Please see the technical support card
that you received with your scanner for technical assistance telephone
numbers. Also visit our Web site at www.visioneer.com for additional
technical information.
Problem: The scanner won’t scan. What’s wrong?
Check for one of these possible problems:
• Is the USB cable loose or not plugged in securely? Inspect the
USB cable connection. Make sure it is plugged in securely.
• Is the scanner’s status light on? If the light is not on, make sure the
USB cable is plugged in securely.
• Did you restart the computer after installing the software? If you
didn’t restart the computer, it may not have loaded all of the software
files. Try restarting your computer.
• Did you select another TWAIN source for acquiring images? If
you use multiple TWAIN devices with your computer, you may have
selected another source for images. Start the PaperPort software and
click the Scan icon. From the Scanner drop-down list, choose
Visioneer Scan Manager Pro.
Problem: During installation I got the error message: PaperPort
Installation is not complete. What do I do?
The installation procedure was not successful. You need to reinstall the
PaperPort software.
TROUBLESHOOTING 57
INDEX F
fidelity 42
folder for images 38
A
freestyle 45
aspect ratio 50
Auto Trim 46, 47 G
AutoCrop 31 gamma 32, 44, 45
AutoScan 20
resolution 53 H
help 4, 22, 38
B histogram 42, 43
bit depth 52
blurred image 41, 42 I
brightness 31, 42 image
sampler 44 aspect ratio 50
blur 41, 42
C custom size 50
channel menu 45 folder 53
color output size 46, 48
bit depth 52 preview 22, 24
channel 45 rotate 50
histogram 43 scale 48
hue 44 select area 47
options 45 temporary folder 38
scanning 31 zoom in and out 51
computer requirements 4 installation 5
Configuration dialog box 27
configuration settings M
adjusting 34 mode 31
contrast 31, 42 moire patterns 42
sampler 44 monitor 4
custom button 16
custom size image 50 N
new configuration 30
D
DeScreen 32 O
destination application 14, 28 OCR 29
documentation 4 OCR button 16
dots-per-inch 41 OneTouch buttons
configuring 26
E preferences 36
email button 16 select new options 29
P scan settings
page settings 34 adjusting 34
page size 31 AutoCrop 31
paper size 53 brightness 31
PaperPort contrast 31
desktop 19, 21, 23 creating 30
help topics 22 DeScreen 31
install 5 gamma 31
scan from 18 page size 31
scan pane 19, 23 resolution 31
scanning with Widows 98, Me, 2000 18 scanner
scanning with Windows XP 23 connecting 7
preferences tab 36 icon 10, 26
preview image 22, 24 scanner preferences 36
scanning
R from PaperPort 18
resolution 31, 41, 48, 53 text 29
response curve 44 select format and page(s) 29
rotate image 50 setup 5
sharpness 41
S shortcut menu 26
sampler buttons 44 system requirements 4
saturation 44
scale 48 T
scan button 16 text conversion (OCR) 29
scan info box 51 TWAIN applications 18
Scan Manager Pro
adjust settings 39–53 W
appearance panel 43 Windows XP
new profile 53 scanning in PaperPort 23
output size panel 47
preferences 52
Z
zoom image 51
response curve panel 45