Visioneer PaperPort MX User's Guide

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Before You Start . . . . . .

Tableof Contents8 CHAPTER 2: CONNECTING YOUR SCANNERTHE PAPERPORT MX SCANNERFront viewTop viewRear viewPaperPort buttonPage markersPage feedPaper ret

Tableof ContentsTHE PAPERPORT MX SCANNER 91PaperPort button. Press to cancel a scan in progress. If the paper jams, press to back the paper out. Pres

Tableof Contents10 CHAPTER 2: CONNECTING YOUR SCANNERCONNECTING THE PAPERPORT MX SCANNERThe PaperPort scanner connects to any available serial (COM)

Tableof ContentsCONNECTING THE PAPERPORT MX SCANNER 113. Plug the other end of the serial cable into the round port on the back of the scanner. Note

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13Tableof ContentsCHAPTER 3Installing the PaperPort SoftwareThis chapter tells you how to: Use the PaperPort CD to install the software on your comp

Tableof Contents14 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARETo install the PaperPort software from the CD:1. Before inserting the PaperPort CD int

Tableof ContentsINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE FOR YOUR COMPUTER 15IF YOUR COMPUTER IS RUNNING WINDOWS 3.1 OR 3.111. From the Program Manager File menu, cho

Tableof Contents16 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWARE3. Click Find Scanner. The setup program automatically finds the port where the PaperPo

Tableof ContentsCHECKING IT OUT 17CHECKING IT OUTAfter completing the installation and calibration process, you should try out your PaperPort mx scan

iv T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Appendix A: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Installation Problems . . . . .

Tableof Contents18 CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE PAPERPORT SOFTWAREThe scanned image appears as a thumbnail on the PaperPort Desktop. This sample is from

Tableof ContentsINSTALLING ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS 19INSTALLING ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONSThe PaperPort CD contains several applications that you can us

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21Tableof ContentsCHAPTER 4Setting Up the ScannerYour PaperPort mx scanner has several features that you can use for different scanning situations. T

Tableof Contents22 CHAPTER 4: SETTING UP THE SCANNERTo adjust the paper return: To set the paper return to feed the item back toward you, align the

Tableof ContentsTESTING THE PAPERPORT BUTTON 23TESTING THE PAPERPORT BUTTONThe PaperPort button is located on the left side of the scanner.You can us

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25Tableof ContentsAPPENDIX ATroubleshootingThis appendix lists possible installation and operating problems that you may experience with your PaperPo

Tableof Contents26 APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTINGPAPERPORT SCANNER NOT FOUNDScanner not found during initial installation.Your scanner was not found at

Tableof ContentsPAPERPORT SCANNER NOT FOUND 27 An internal remote device adapter (IRDA), common in laptop computers, might be set to act as this COM

1 Tableof Contents CHAPTER 1 Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the PaperPort mx scanner, a desktop scanner with which you can quickly scan

Tableof Contents28 APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING▼ NOTE: The scanner does not use hardware interrupts to communicate with the COM port, so you do not ne

Tableof ContentsMOUSE OR MODEM STOPS RESPONDING 295. Make sure the checkbox for the option, Temporarily Disable Scanner, is not checked. 6. Click OK.

Tableof Contents30 APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING4. If new devices are located, click the Details button, not the Additions button.5. If no new devices

Tableof ContentsMOUSE OR MODEM STOPS RESPONDING 31To find the modem COM port:1. Start the Netscape dialer application. 2. Click Preferences and select

Tableof Contents32 APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTINGCHANGING THE COM PORTThe PaperPort software includes a setup option for changing the COM port where the

Tableof ContentsFINDING THE SCANNER 33FINDING THE SCANNERIf the scanner does not start when you insert a page, the computer may not know that the sca

Tableof Contents34 APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING Connect the scanner to another computer where the PaperPort software is already installed. Install a

35Tableof ContentsAPPENDIX BMaintenance and Technical InformationThe PaperPort mx scanner is designed for a long life of continuous use. You need to

Tableof Contents36 APPENDIX B: MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL INFORMATIONPAPERPORT MX SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS GERMAN NOISE DECLARATIONThe German Noise Decl

Tableof ContentsEC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 37EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITYWe, Visioneer Inc., declare under our sole responsibility that the product

Tableof Contents 2 C HAPTER 1: W ELCOME W HAT ’ S IN THE B OX Before you start the installation, check the contents of the box to make sure th

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39Tableof ContentsAPPENDIX CUpgrading Your SoftwareIf you already own an earlier version of the PaperPort software or an HP scanner that uses the sof

Tableof Contents40 APPENDIX C: UPGRADING YOUR SOFTWARE3. Copy the DESKTOP directory to the temporary directory you created in Step 1.IF YOU HAVE A PA

Tableof ContentsIF YOU HAVE A PAPERMAX OR PAPERPORT 2.0 SCANNER 41▼ NOTE: If your previously scanned items are not available, quit PaperPort. Then co

Tableof Contents42 APPENDIX C: UPGRADING YOUR SOFTWARE6. Start your new PaperPort 3.6 Software.The first time you run the new software, it automatical

43Tableof ContentsINDEXAadapter9-pin to 25-pin 2connecting 10for power 2when not to use 10additional applications 19Bbus mouse 5CCalibrate button 34c

Tableof Contents44 INDEXPaperPort mxbutton 8, 23calibrating 16checking 17cleaning 35connecting toparallel port 4your computer 10–11locating on your d

Tableof Contents R EGISTERING P APER P ORT 3 S OFTWARE The box contains the PaperPort software CD (compact disc). The CD contains all the necessary

Tableof Contents 4 C HAPTER 1: W ELCOME W HAT Y OU N EED To use the scanner and software, you need the following: IBM PC (or 100-percent compat

Tableof Contents I F Y OUR C OMPUTER D OES N OT H AVE AN A VAILABLE COM P ORT 5 I F Y OUR C OMPUTER D OES N OT H AVE AN A VAILABLE

Tableof Contents6 CHAPTER 1: WELCOMECONTACTING VISIONEERVisioneer provides support in a variety of ways: You can have Tech Notes and other informati

7Tableof ContentsCHAPTER 2Connecting Your ScannerThis chapter describes the scanner’s features and shows how to connect it to your computer.▼ NOTE: T