QUIT: Shuts down the touch screen
ONLINE HELP: provides additional information on many topics not included in this document
FILE MANAGER: opens the File Management dialogue box
PREVIEW: scans the document to preview the image and select an area of interest
RESET: resets settings to default values
STOP: cancels the current activity
SCAN: hit this button to initiate the scan of your object. without pressing this button your scan will not be saved to your USB
Getting Started
STEP 01
The first step using the large format scanner making sure both the monitor and scanner are turned on. For the monitor there is a small switch on the underside. Pressing it once should turn on the monitor (it has a loud fan so its easy to tell). The scanner has a switch on the back side closest to the monitor. Pressing it should light up the buttons on the scanner.
STEP 02
If the machine is properly warmed up (this can take anywhere from 15min to an hour) the next step it to plug your type-A USB into the ports beneath the keyboard. Some of them don’t work all the time so keep trying until it recognizes your device, if it never does you may need to borrow a friends USB to scan to.
Scanning a document to a file
STEP 03
Place the document face down with the top edge of the original in the scanner
insertion slot. Feed the original into the scanner. Use the centre arrow for
correct positioning. (The pages get taken in from the centre of the scanning bed, feed your pages in at the middle of the scanner)
MAKE SURE YOUR IMAGE IS FACING DOWN. Otherwise you get a bunch of lovely blank scans.
STEP 04
Select the Scan tab, and then configure the scan settings, which are described
in the following steps
Scan Settings
STEP 05
Select Colour or B&W scanning
STEP 06
Select the type-of-original template that best describes your original
Scan Resolution
STEP 07
Set the scan resolution. Scan resolution determines the image quality. You
can set a custom dpi value, or choose from the following settings:
● Auto: the system determines the best scan resolution based on the print
quality (Fast, Normal, or Best) that you select.
● Descreen: the scanner scans with the optical resolution and relays the
data to the system without interpolation.
● Turbo: this setting increases the rate at which the paper is fed and
reduces the amount of scanning data that is captured, which means the
scanning speed increases, but the image quality decreases.
STEP 08
If you are unsure of the dimensions of Use the Size and Resize options to define the dimensions of your scanned
image. You can use Size: Auto and Resize: None to maintain the size of the
original.
File Naming + File Format
STEP 09
The default filename is composed of the current date and time. To change the
default name, press the File Name button and enter a new name.
STEP 10
Press Settings > File Format to select the output-file format. Various format
options are available.
Saving the file to your USB
STEP 11
Press the File destination button to select the folder to which the scanned file
is saved. The Change Folder dialogue box appears.
STEP 12
In the Change Folder dialog box, you can:
● Press the arrows to navigate the folders.
● Press the folder up button (marked “..”) to move up a level.
● Press the New Folder button to create a new folder within the current
folder.
● Press a folder name to move your search to that folder’s level.
To go back a folder scroll up with the arrows and hit the .. button (two or three dots)
Scanning the file
STEP 13
Press OK in the Change Folder dialog box when you have selected the
destination folder for your file
STEP 14
Press the Scan to file button to start the scan-to-file process and save the image
Viewing the file
EXTRA STEP 01
Press the File Manager button in the toolbar at the bottom of the
touch screen.
EXTRA STEP 02
Select a file in the list, View, move, rename, or delete the file as necessary.
If your file is not here go back a few steps and make sure you’re saving it to the correct file
Further Assistance
USER MANUAL
This link will take you to the user manual for the scanner to help you with any issues. If in doubt ask the plotter tech for help.
SCANNING TRACE PAPER
Trace paper is quite delicate and this scanner will munch it up and destroy your drawings if you try to feed it in my itself. If you want to scan trace, tape it to a piece of clean scrap paper as a backing. Be careful as edges can still get torn. If you ask the plotter tech nicely they may be able to get you a longer piece of paper from the plotter to use as a backing for your trace 🙂
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