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The fi-4860C is an image scanner designed to scan various documents in large quantities. FUJITSU fi series image scanners are known for its high reliability and this scanner is no exceptions. The fi-4860C is designed to give you the best results for your scanning need.
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2. INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS This chapter describes how to install and connect the scanner, and how to install the scanner application. We hope that this manual is useful in taking full advantage of the fi-4860C Duplex Color Scanner's features. August, 2002...
■ Regulatory Information FCC Regulations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Bescheimigung des Herstellers / Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt, daß der/dieldas • fi-4120C in Übereinsstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der • AmtsblVfg 243/1991 funkentstört ist. Der Deutschen Bundesport wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Gerätes angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur Überprüfung der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen eingeräumt. •...
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International E Program NERGY TAR® As an NERGY TAR® Partner, PFU LIMITED has determined that this product meets the NERGY TAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. The International NERGY TAR® Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the penetration of energy efficient computers and other office equipment.
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About the use of mercury The scanner lamp contains mercury. Too avoid unexpected injury, read the followings carefully. Doing following actions may result in serious personal injuries: • Do not put the substance in the lamp in your mouth as it contains mercury. •...
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Trademarks ® ® ® Microsoft , Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the USA and other respective countries. ® ISIS is a registered trademark of Pixel Translations, A Division of Actionpoint Inc. Adobe and the Adobe logo as well as Acrobat and the Acrobat Logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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■ Note, Liability READ ALL OF THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. IF NOT USED CORRECTLY, UNEXPECTED INJURY MAY BE CAUSED TO USERS OR BYSTANDERS. While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this manual, PFU LIMITED assumes no liability to any party for any damage caused by errors or omissions or by statements of any kind in this manual, its updates or supplements, whether such errors are omissions or statements resulting from...
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■ Preface Safety Precautions This manual describes important details for ensuring the safe and correct use of this product. Thoroughly read this manual before you start to use this product. In particular, be sure to read and fully understand the Safety Precautions described in this manual before you use this product.
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Symbols Used In This Manual This manual uses the following symbols in explanations in addition to warning indications. This symbol alerts operators to particularly ATTENTION important information. Be sure to read this infor- mation. This symbol alerts operators to helpful advice regarding operation.
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User's Manual of the scanner application you are using. Furthermore, the screenshots in this manual are for the FUJITSU TWAIN32 scanner driver and the Image Capturing Software Utilities "ScandAll 21" for ®...
■ Safety Precautions WARNING The following describes important warnings described in this manual. Do not touch the AC cable with wet hands. Do not insert or disconnect the power plug with wet hands. Doing so might cause electric shock. Do not damage the AC cable. A damaged AC cable might cause fire or electric shock.
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Use this scanner only at the indicated power voltage. Do not connect to multiple-power strips. Use this scanner only at the indicated power voltage. Improper power voltage so might cause fire or electric shock. Also, do not connect to multiple-power strips. Wipe any dust from the power plug.
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Turn the scanner OFF if it is damaged. If the scanner is damaged for any reason, press down the power button the scanner and unplug the power cable before contacting the authorized agent. Do not allow liquids to get inside the scanner. Do not insert or drop foreign metal objects in to the scanner.
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Do not touch the inside of the scanner unless necessary. Do not disassemble or modify the scanner. The inside of the scanner contains high-voltage components. Touching these components might cause fire or electric shock. CAUTION The following describes important cautions described in this manual. Do not install the scanner on unstable surfaces.
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Do not block the ventilation ports. Do not block the ventilation ports. Blocking the ventilation ports generates heat inside of scanner, resulting in fire or scanner failure. Do not place heavy objects or climb on top of the scanner. Do not place heavy objects on the scanner or use the scanner's top surface for performing other work.
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Do not use aerosol sprays near the scanner. Do not use aerosol sprays, for example, to clean the scanner. Air sprayed from aerosol sprays causes dirt and dust to enter the scanner, resulting scanner failure and malfunction. Avoid any contact when scanner is in use. Avoid any contact when scanner is operating as this may cause injuries.
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Do not try to lift and move the scanner alone. This scanner is heavy. When you carry the scanner, ensure that additional personnel are used. ●xviii...
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■ FUJITSU Group Offices Please send your comments on this manual or on FUJITSU products to the following addresses: FUJITSU COMPUTER PRODUCTS OF FUJITSU CANADA, INC. AMERICA, INC. 2800 Matheson Boulevard East, 2904 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4X5, Canada 95134-2009, U.S.A.
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FUJITSU TAIWAN LTD. FUJITSU HONG KONG LTD. 19th Fl., No39, Sec.1,Chung-hwa Rd., 10/F., Lincoln House, 979 King's Road, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. Taikoo Place, Island East, Hong Kong Phone: (886-2)2311-2255 Phone: (852)2827-5780 Fax: (886-2)2311-2277 Fax: (852)2827-4724 Website: http://tw.fujitsu.com/ Website: http://hk.fujitsu.com/ E-mail: scanner@fujitsu.com.hk FUJITSU SYSTEMS BUSINESS FUJITSU KOREA LTD.
CONTENTS 1 BASIC SCANNER OPERATIONS ......1 Turning the Scanner ON ..............2 Waking up the Scanner from the Power Save Mode ......5 Basic Operations of the Operator Panel ..........6 Setting the Hopper ................14 Setting the Stacker ................15 Setting the Stacker Extension ............17 Loading Documents on the Hopper ..........18 Inserting Documents Manually ............21 Scanning Documents ..............23...
Depending on your OS, your PC's screen shots and the operation may be different from this manual. Please be aware that when the FUJITSU TWAIN 32 scanner data source is updated, the screens and operations noted in this chapter may be changed slightly. In this case, please refer to the User's Guide provided with the update.
1.1 Turning the Scanner ON ■ Turning the power on 1. Press "I" side of the main line switch located on the back of the scanner. Power On Main line switch (Rear View) 1.1 Turning the Scanner ON...
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2. Press the power button on the Operator panel. The power turns on and the green Power LED at the Operator panel lights. Operator panel LCD shows "Ready" to indicate the scanner is in the READY state. Power Button 1.1 Turning the Scanner ON...
■ Turning the Power off 1. On the Operator panel, press and hold down the Power button for two seconds or longer. 2. Press "O" side of the main line switch located on the back of the scanner. Power Off Main line switch (Rear View)
1.2 Waking up the Scanner from the Power Save Mode The Power Save Mode keeps the scanner in a low powered state. If no operation is performed on the scanner for a preset time (15 minutes to 60 minutes depending on the timer setup), the scanner automatically switches to the Power Save Mode. In the Power Save Mode, the Operator panel LCD display goes out.
1.3 Basic Operations of the Operator Panel This basic operation include how to enter setup mode and test mode. ■ Clearing errors When an user recoverable error occurs, Check LED blinks to alarm you and the error message is displayed on the LCD. Here is an example of an error message. Press button to clear the blinking after the cause of the error is removed.
■ Lifting or lowering the hopper When the scanner has no error state (Check LED is not lit), the Hopper height position can be changed. During hopper height adjustment, do not put your hands or anything on or under the CAUTION hopper to prevent your fingers from getting caught and injured.
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(2) In test mode ([Single feed] or [Multi feed], the Hopper height changes as follows by pressing (Next button): 1. When the Hopper is at the bottom position, it moves up to 250 sheet position. 2. When the Hopper is at 250 sheet position, it moves down to the bottom position. 3.
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■ Clearing the consumables replacement message This scanner has the Abrasion counters to estimate life of the consumables. When a counters, a counter for the Pad ASSY, the Pick roller unit, the Brake roller unit, the Front- side lamp or the Back-side lamp reaches the pre-set value, the LCD shows a message that the consumable have expired.
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■ Using the setup and the test modes. This scanner has the setup mode to customize the setup conditions, and test mode to test the scanner offline. There are two types of setup modes: A Online setup mode that can be entered during Ready status and a Offline setup mode that can be entered only when the scanner is offline.
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Turning on the power Press (Next button) Press (Previous button) Setup (Online) 1.3 Basic Operations of the Operator Panel...
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- Offline setup mode and Online setup mode Keep pressing Start button and turn on the power. Turn on the power while pressing the Start button < > Setup (Online) - To enter setup mode, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) in [<Mode select>] screen to select [Setup] then press (Enter button).
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- To enter test mode, from the [<Mode select>] screen, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) , select [Test] and press (Enter button). Please see the following for the Operator panel transition chart. < > > < < >...
1.5 Setting the Stacker 1. Open the stacker. Stacker 1.5 Setting the Stacker...
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2. Push the opened stacker table lock into the scanner to lock it in place. When retracting the stacker, pull out the foldable table a little then fold it. HINT 1.5 Setting the Stacker...
1.6 Setting the Stacker Extension 1. Hold the center of the blue part of the stacker extension to pull it out. Stopper Stacker extension Do not use the stopper to pull out the stacker ATTENTION extension. Stopper may be damaged if you pull it. 1.6 Setting the Stacker Extension...
1.7 Loading Documents on the Hopper 1. Straighten the edges of the documents 1) Straighten both sides of the document stack. 2. Fan the documents 1) Take the stack of documents with thickness of 15mm to 20mm. 2) Hold both ends and bend the documents into an arch. 3) Firmly holding the document with both hands, bend back the document as follows so that the bent section rises up in the middle of the document as follows.
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3. Load the documents on the hopper. Place the documents face-up on the hopper table. Hopper 4. Adjust the Side guides to the document width. Pressing the lock lever, slide the Side guides so that they touch the document sides. If there is a clearance between the document edges and the guides, the scanned image may be skewed.
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- Make sure that the document stack is below the ATTENTION maximum height mark on the inside of the Side guides. - For loading long documents, extend the hopper extension. Hopper Extension - Do not load documents consisting of different sizes. 5.
1.8 Inserting Documents Manually When the scanner is in Manual Feed Mode, set the documents as follows. 1. Lift the Pick roller until it is held by the magnet catch. The hopper table moves up to feed position. Magnet catch Pick roller unit Be careful not to get your fingers or things caught in the mechanism when...
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2. Place documents face-up at the center of the hopper table. For information on setting Manual feed time- out, refer to "Chapter 7 OPERATOR PANEL HINT MENUS." 3. Set the Side guides to the width of the documents to scan. Load the documents so that the top edge of the documents contacts to the hopper table guide plate.
1.9 Scanning Documents The following shows the procedure for scanning documents using the "ScandAll 21" application (simply called "ScandAll 21" from here on.) 1. Load the documents on the hopper. For details on how to load documents, refer to the section "1.6 Loading Documents on the Hopper."...
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The [Select source] dialog box appears. Select [FUJITSU fi-4860CEAdij] (WindowsNT®4.0, [FUJITSU TWAIN 32]. Then click [Select]. 5. Click the [Display in scan preview screen] on the tool bar. The [TWAINDriver] dialog box (screen for setting the scan conditions) appears. 1.9 Scanning Documents...
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6. Set the scan resolution, document size and other scan conditions, and click the [Scan] button. For the details on settings in the [TWAIN Driver] dialog box, refer to the "Scanner Utility for Microsoft® Windows® User's Guide" on the scanner driver CD-ROM. 1.9 Scanning Documents...
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The document is scanned, and an image of the document appears on the ScandAll 21 screen. For details on scanning various documents, see "Chapter 2 SCANNING VARIOUS TYPES OF DOCUMENTS". For details on ScandAll 21 function and operations, refer to ScandAll 21 Help. 1.9 Scanning Documents...
Depending on your OS, your PC's screen shots and the operation may be different from this manual. Please be aware that when the FUJITSU TWAIN 32 scanner data source is updated, the screens and operations noted in this chapter may be changed slightly. In such case, please refer to the User's Guide provided with the update.
2.1 Scanning Different-size Documents When you scan a batch of documents with different widths using the ADF, you may get skewed images from smaller sized documents. Scanning documents of the same width is recommended. The following shows the procedure to scan batches of mixed size documents. 1.
2.2 Saving Scanned Images in PDF Format If you would like to save scanned images in PDF format, please install Adobe® Acrobat® 5.0 or later on your PC. Adobe Acrobat 5.0 can be installed from the Adobe Acrobat CD-ROM provided. Following shows the procedure for saving scanned images in PDF format.
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3. Select [Import] - [Scan] in that order from the [File] menu. [Acrobat Scan Plugin] dialog box is displayed. 2.2 Saving Scanned Images in PDF Format...
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4. Select [FUJITSU fi-4860CEAdij] (WindowsNT®4.0, select [FUJITSU TWAIN 32]) at [Device] and click [Scan] button. [TWAIN driver] dialog box is displayed. ・ Select [Simplex] even if you intend to do duplex ATTENTION scanning. 2.2 Saving Scanned Images in PDF Format...
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5. Set the scan resolution, document size and other scan conditions, and click the [Scan] button. Scanning starts, and a message appears asking if you continue scanning. 2.2 Saving Scanned Images in PDF Format...
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6. To end scanning, click the [Done] button. The scanned image is displayed. Save the scanned image in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). For the details on Adobe Acrobat 5.0 operations, refer to the Adobe Acrobat 5.0 manual and Help. 2.2 Saving Scanned Images in PDF Format...
2.3 Selecting a Color to drop out A selected color information (primary colors: red, green, blue) can be removed (dropped out) from the scanned image data. For example, if the document contains black texts in green frames, you can set the scanner to get only the texts and eliminate the green frames.
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2. Select the color to drop out from [Dropout Color] under [More]. For example, if the document contains black texts in green frames, you can set the scanner to get only the texts and eliminate the green frames. 3. Click [OK] button. [TWAIN Driver] dialog box will be redisplayed.
DAILY CARE This chapter describes how to clean the scanner. When you clean the scanner, turn off the power, and unplug power WARNING cable from the outlet. 3.1 Cleaning Materials and Areas Requiring Cleaning ..38 3.2 Cleaning the Pad ..............41 3.3 Cleaning the Rollers............44 3.4 Cleaning the Transport Path..........58 3.5 Cleaning the Discharge Brush ...........60...
Commercially available Lint-free dry cloth Commercially available one(* 2) * 1) To purchase the cleaning material, contact the FUJITSU scanner dealer where you purchased the scanner. *2) Any lint-free cloth can be used. 3.1 Cleaning Materials and Areas Requiring Cleaning...
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■ Cleaning Materials and Cleaning Frequency The following shows the standard cleaning frequency for each area requiring cleaning. Part to clean Standard Cleaning Frequency Clean every 100,000sheets Pick roller Clean every 100,000sheets Brake roller Separation roller Feed roller Pinch roller Transport path Clean every 200,000sheets Discharge brush...
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Please clean rollers using the cleaning sheet ATTENTION every 50,000 sheets. You must clean the scanner more frequently ATTENTION when the following documents are scanned. - Documents on coated paper - Documents with printed text or graphics covering almost the entire surface - Chemically treated documents such as carbonless paper Do not use aerosol sprays to clean the scanner.
3.2 Cleaning the Pad 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock CAUTION before you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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3. Pressing down on the upper part of the Guide plate with your fingers at the two positions shown and then rotate the plate toward you to remove it. Pad ASSY Guide plate 3.2 Cleaning the Pad...
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4. Wipe the translucent rubber part of the Pad ASSY using a lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F1. Pad(cleaning area) Pad ASSY Guide plate 5. Install the guide plate in the reverse order of the removal.You should push it down then push back, so the installation can be done smoothly.
3.3 Cleaning the Rollers ■ Cleaning the rollers with the cleaning sheet 1. Set the Side guide for B4 size width. 2. Set the scanner in Test mode: For the details of the procedure, refer to the section "7.5 Test Mode Details." 3.
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7. Place the same cleaning sheet on the hopper table with adhesive side up by aligning the right side with the hopper guide. Press (Start button), then the cleaning sheet is fed. 8. When "Hopper Empty" is displayed, press (Stop button). 9.
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■ Cleaning the Pick Rollers and the Separation Roller 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. While pulling the ADF lever toward you, lift up the ADF upper sheet guide. 3. Slide the Pick roller unit to the left to disengage the clutch ring from the shaft. Pick roller unit Ring Shaft 3.3 Cleaning the Rollers...
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4. Wipe both Pick rollers (2 positions) and the Separation roller using a clean lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F1. Ring Pick roller unit 3.3 Cleaning the Rollers...
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5. Install the Pick roller unit in the reverse order of its removal. When re-attaching the Pick roller unit, hold the unit as shown. Engage the drive ring onto the drive shaft. Move HINT left and align the clutch ring with the shaft and move right to engage.
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■ Cleaning the Brake roller unit 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. Pull the ADF release lever toward you and lift up the ADF sheet guide. 3. Pressing down on the upper part of the Guide plate with your fingers at the two positions shown and then pull the plate toward you to remove it. Pad ASSY Guide plate 3.3 Cleaning the Rollers...
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4. Turn the bail of the Brake roller upward and release the lock. Brake roller Bail 5. Pull the Brake roller toward you to remove it. 3.3 Cleaning the Rollers...
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6. Wipe the Brake roller unit using a lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F1. Brake roller 7. Re-inatall the Brake roller unit in the reverse order of its removal. By holding bail toward you, put the Brake roller into bracket and rotate down until it locks in. 8.
■ Cleaning the Feed rollers 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. Wipe the feed rollers using a lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F2. Wipe the rollers thoroughly. If the rollers have black build-up, the feed reliability is affected. Metal feed roller(in 12 locations) Use cleaner F2 only on metal rollers (the Feed rollers).
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■ Cleaning the Pinch rollers 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. Wipe the pinch rollers using a cloth moistened with cleaner F1. 3. Lift the Upper transport unit fully to release the safety lock and then lower the transport unit carefully. 3.3 Cleaning the Rollers...
3.4 Cleaning the Transport Path ■ Cleaning the Transport path 1. Remove documents from the stacker first. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock CAUTION before you put your hands inside of the...
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2. Wipe and clean the whole transport path using a cloth moistened with cleaner F1. Vacuum the transport path if there are paper dusts in the path. HINT Do not use aerosol spray to clean the path. Do not use HIgh Pressure Air to blow dust out of the scanner.
3.5 Cleaning the Discharge Brush 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. Pull the ADF release lever toward you and lift up the ADF sheet guide. 3. Slide the Pick roller unit to the left to disengage the clutch ring from the shaft. Pick roller unit Ring Shaft 3.5 Cleaning the Discharge Brush...
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4. Pressing down on the upper part of the Guide plate with your fingers at the two positions shown and then rotate the plate toward you to remove it. Pad ASSY Guide plate 6. Hold and rotate the bail of the Pick roller unit upward to release the lock. Brake roller Bail 3.5 Cleaning the Discharge Brush...
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7. Pull the Brake roller unit toward you to remove it. 8. Wipe off the dust from the two discharge brushes: one at the Pick roller side, the other at the Brake roller side. Discharge brush(for Pick roller unit) Discharge brush(for brakeroller) 3.5 Cleaning the Discharge Brush...
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9. Re-install the Brake roller unit in the reverse order of its removal. By holding the bail toward you, put the Brake roller unit into bracket and rotate down until it locks 10. Install the Guide plate in the reverse order of the removal. You should push it down and rotate back then the installation can be done smoothly.
3.6 Cleaning the Glass Surface ■ Cleaning of the removable sheet guide The Lamps get very hot during use. Wait until the Lamps are cooled before touch- CAUTION ing. 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it.
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2. Use your index fingers to catch the both ends of the removable sheet guide. 3. Lift the right side a little first. 4. Shift the sheet guide leftward while lifting it up to remove. Removable sheet guide 3.6 Cleaning the Glass Surface...
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5. Wipe the both sides of the glass surface using a clean lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F1. 6. Attach the removable sheet guide in the reverse order of its removal. 7. Lift the Upper transport unit fully to release the safety lock and then lower the transport unit carefully.
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■ Cleaning the Glass Sheet Guide The Lamps get very hot during use. Wait until the Lamps are cooled before touching. CAUTION 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION...
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2. Push down on the Glass sheet guide tab to open the Glass sheet guide. Glass sheet guide 3.6 Cleaning the Glass Surface...
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3. Wipe the Glass sheet guide using a clean lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F1. Glass sheet guide 4. Lift the tabs until the Guide locks in. Close the Glass sheet guide. Make sure that the metal part locks. 5.
3.7 Cleaning the Sensors ■ Cleaning the document width detection sensors (6 positions) 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock CAUTION before you put your hands inside of the...
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2. Pull the ADF release lever toward you and lift up the ADF sheet guide. 3. Hold the ADF sheet guide with your hand to keep it open. 4. Wipe the six sensor surfaces with a clean lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F1. Document width sensor(in 6 locations) 5.
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■ Cleaning SF0 sensor and SF1 sensor. 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. Pull the ADF release lever toward you and lift up the ADF sheet guide. 3. Hold the ADF sheet guide with your hand to keep it open. 4. Wipe SF0 and SF1 sensor surfaces with a clean lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F1.
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■ Cleaning of SF1.5 sensor and SF2 sensor 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. Wipe SF1.5 and SF2 sensor surfaces with a clean lint free cloth moistened with cleaner F1. SF2 Sensor SF1.5 Sensor 3. Lift the Upper transport unit fully to release the safety lock and then lower the transport unit carefully. 3.7 Cleaning the Sensors...
3.8 Cleaning the Lamps Never replace the Lamp without turning off the power. CAUTION The Lamps get very hot during use. Wait until the Lamps are cooled before touching. ■ Front-side lamp 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it.
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2. Push down on the Glass sheet guide tab to open the Glass sheet guide. Glass sheet guide 3.8 Cleaning the Lamps...
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3. Pull down on the tab to release the Lamp socket covers attached to the both ends of the Lamp to remove them. 4. Rotate the Lamp a half turn so that the terminals on each end align with the slot on the Lamp socket and then remove the Lamp from the socket.
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5. Clean the clear portion of the Lamp with a clean lint free dry cloth. Clear portion 6. Attach the front-side Lamp in the reverse order of its removal. Make sure that the clear portion of the Lamp faces down. If the Lamp is installed with the clear ATTENTION portion facing incorrect direction, an error...
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7. Attach the Lamp socket cover in the reverse order of its removal. Engage the socket cover hook to the Lamp frame then rotate forward as shown below, to attach the covers. Lamp socket cover 8. Close the Glass sheet guide. Make sure that the guide is fixed firmly. 9.
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■ Back-side lamp 1. Push back blue latch to release the side cover, then open. Side cover 2. Hold the handle (blue part) and pull the Back-side lamp unit out of the scanner. 3.8 Cleaning the Lamps...
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3. Rotate the Lamp a quarter turn so that the terminals on each end align with the slot on the Lamp socket and remove the Lamp from the unit. Lamp socket Backside lamp unit 4. Clean the clear portion of the Lamp with a dry cloth. Clear portion 3.8 Cleaning the Lamps...
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5. Install the Back-lamp unit in the reverse order of its removal. Make sure that the clear portion of the Lamp faces up. If the Lamp is installed with the clear ATTENTION portion facing incorrect direction, an error due to insufficient light occurs. 6.
REPLACEMENT OF CONSUMABLES This chapter describes how to replace consumables. 4.1 Consumables and Replacement Cycle......86 4.2 How to check the Abrasion Counter........87 4.3 Replacing the Pad ASSY.............88 4.4 Replacing the Pick Roller Unit ...........93 4.5 Replacing the Brake Roller Unit.........96 4.6 Replacing the Front-side Lamp..........99 4.7 Replacing the Back-side Lamp ........104...
). The replacement cycle may differ due to paper quality, print density or paper type. For the purchase of the consumables, please contact the FUJITSU scanner dealer where you purchased your scanner. Use the correct Print cartridge. The Scanner may...
4.2 How to check the Abrasion Counter ■ Checking the counter from the Operator panel The number displayed on the right bottom of LCD in scanner "Ready" status shows the consumables count. The Abrasion counter, shown below indicates the highest cumulative number of sheets scanned by the PAD ASSY, the Pick roller unit or the Brake roller unit.
4.3 Replacing the Pad ASSY 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. Pull the ADF release lever toward you and lift up the ADF sheet guide. 3. Press down on the upper part of the Guide plate with your fingers at the two positions shown and then rotate the plate toward you to remove it. Pad ASSY Guide plate 4.3 Replacing the Pad ASSY...
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Pad(cleaning area) Pad ASSY Guide plate 4.3 Replacing the Pad ASSY...
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4. Remove the Pad ASSY from the Guide plate by pushing the removal metal scroll down and then release hooks. 4.3 Replacing the Pad ASSY...
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5. Attach a new Pad ASSY by engaging the hooks then pressing scroll into the slot of the Guide plate. Hooks Confirm that the pad is firmly attached to the ATTENTION guide. Make sure that the two tabs are engaged with the Guide plate.
4.4 Replacing the Pick Roller Unit 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock CAUTION before you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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2. While pulling the ADF lever toward you, lift up the ADF upper sheet guide. 3. Lift up the Pick roller unit a little. Slide the Pick roller unit to the left to disengage the clutch ring from the shaft. Pick roller unit Ring Shaft...
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4. Install a new Pick roller unit in the reverse order of its removal. When attaching the Pick roller unit, hold the unit as shown. Engage the drive ring onto the drive shaft. Move left and HINT align the clutch ring with the shaft and move right to engage.
4.5 Replacing the Brake Roller Unit 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock CAUTION before you put your hands inside of the scanner.
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3. Pressing down on the upper part of the Guide plate with your fingers at the two positions shown and then pull the plate toward you to remove it. Pad ASSY Guide plate 4. Turn the bail of the Brake roller upward and release the lock. Brake roller Bail 4.5 Replacing the Brake Roller Unit...
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5. Pull the Brake roller toward you to remove it. Brake roller 6. Install a new Brake roller unit in the reverse order of its removal. By holding bail toward you, put the Brake roller into bracket and rotate down until it locks in. 7.
4.6 Replacing the Front-side Lamp Never replace the Lamp without turning off the power. CAUTION Wait 5 minutes after turning off the power before touching the Lamp. 1. Remove documents from the stacker. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it.
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2. Pull down the Glass sheet guide tab and open the Glass sheet guide. Glass sheet guide 4.6 Replacing the Front-side Lamp...
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3. Pulling down the Lamp socket covers attached to the both end of the Lamp sockets and remove them. 4. Rotate the Lamp a half turn so that the terminals on each end align with the slot on the Lamp socket and remove the Lamp from the unit. Lamp socket 4.6 Replacing the Front-side Lamp...
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5. Install a new Lamp in the reverse order of the removal. Make sure that the clear portion of the Lamp faces down. If the Lamp is installed with the clear portion fac- ATTENTION ing incorrect direction, an error due to insuffi- cient light occurs.
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6. Attach the Lamp socket cover in the reverse order of its removal. Make sure that the metal part is fixed firmly. Lamp socket cover 7. Close the glass sheet guide. Make sure that the guide is fixed firmly. 8. Lift the Upper transport unit a little to release the safety lock and then lower the transport unit slowly.
4.7 Replacing the Back-side Lamp Never replace the Lamp without turning off the power. CAUTION Wait 5 minutes after turning off the power before touching the Lamp. 1. Pull and open the side cover. Side cover 2. Hold the handle (blue part) and pull out the Back-side lamp unit. 4.7 Replacing the Back-side Lamp...
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3. Rotate the Lamp a half turn so that the terminals on each end align with the slot on the Lamp socket and remove the Lamp from the unit. Lamp socket Backside lamp unit 4. Attach a new Lamp following the reverse order of old lamp removal. Make sure that the clear portion of the Lamp faces up.
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5. Install the Back-lamp unit in the reverse order of its removal. Make sure the connectors meet properly. 6. Close the side cover. Confirm that the cover is closed securely. 7. Clear the Rear-side lamp counter. Please refer to the section “7.3 Setup Mode Details,” “9. Abrasion counter reset.” You can check the cumulative lamp-on time from the Operator panel Test mode.
SOLVING COMMON PROBLEMS This chapter describes how to clear document jams, how to remedy other problems, items to be checked before contacting an authorized service provider and how to check labels on the scanner. For the details of errors and the prob- lems not described in this manual, HINT please refer to the “Scanner Utility for...
5.1 Clearing Document Jams If a document jam occurs during feeding, follow the procedure below to remove the jammed documents. - Be careful not to get injured during jam removal. CAUTION - When removing jammed documents, be careful not to get your neckties or neck- laces entangled inside the scanners.
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2. Pull up on the lever on the right front of the Upper transport and then raise it. Raise the Upper transport unit fully, then lower the transport to engage lock before CAUTION you put your hands inside of the scanner. 3.
- Staples and paper clips etc. can cause docu- ATTENTION ment jams. - Make sure you check the document and the document transport path for obstructions before you start scanning again. - Remove staples and paper clips from the docu- ments before you start scanning.
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3. Pull out the jammed document to the stacker. 4. Lift the Upper transport unit fully to release the safety lock and then lower the transport unit carefully. 5.1 Clearing Document Jams...
■ Document separation force adjustment If the following error occurs frequently, adjust the brake force of the Brake roller using setup mode. - Double-feed - Mis-pick - Paper jam1 1. Enter into the setup mode. Please refer to the section "1.3 Basic Operations of Operator Panel", "Using the setup and test mode."...
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Document separation force setup items are as follows. Setting Document thick- Document separa- "Double-feed" "Mis-pick" or ness tion force occurs fre- "Document jam" quently occurs fre- quently Thick Thick Strong Increase docu- Decrease docu- ment separation ment separation Medium Thick Medium Thick Less strong force force...
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Pick speed Mis-pick occurs frequently. Fast (Factory default) Decrease pick speed Slow When you set pick speed at "Mid" or "Slow", ATTENTION scanning speed is reduced. 5.1 Clearing Document Jams...
Before you ask for repair service, check the following flowchart to determine the trouble. If you can not resolve the trouble after following the flowcharts, please check the items in section "5.3 Before Contacting a Service Provider," and then contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider.
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Press the "I" side of the main Have you turned on the main line line switch. switch? Press the power button. Have you pushed the power button on the operator panel? Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. 5.2 Troubleshooting...
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Does the LCD remain blank even after normal. the scanner has been turned on again? Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* ) Press any button except Power button. The Power button will not work to wake up the scanner.
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Symtom3 Scanning does not start. Load the documents centered Are the documents loaded properly in the hopper. on the hopper? Close the upper transport unit Is the upper transport unit closed correctly. correctly? Connect the interface cable Is the interface cable connected properly? properly.
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Continued from the previous page Install TWAIN driver in correct Did you install the driver in correct order. (* 2) order? Mini-driver first then TWAIN data source next. Close all applications and Has the scanner been selected by select the scanner from only multiple applications ? one application.
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(* 1) For the details on how to set SCSI ID, refer to the section “7.3 Setup Mode Details,” “19. Setting SCSI ID.” (* 2) For the correct installation of TWAIN driver (i.e. mini driver first), refer to the “fi-4860C Installation Guide,” “2.3 Installing the Scanner Driver and Application.”...
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Quality of scanned pictures and photographs is Symptom4 not satisfactory. Select "Photo" mode (white Is "Photo"mode selected? level following off) on the scanner setup menu in your application. (* 1) Select halftoning or dithering Is halftoning or dithering processing mode on your PC. selected? Is the document path, the Removable Clean the scanner completely.
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Continued from the previous page Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* 1) If Binary mode is used, the scanned image of photograph may not be good. Depending on the applications used, the method to specify “Photo” mode and the name of the mode can be different.
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Glass sheet guide (* 2) and/or the Lamp(s) clean? Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* 1) If halftone mode is used, the scanned image of text or line art may not be good. Depending on the applications used, the method to specify “Line Art” mode and the name of the mode can be different.
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Is the scanner installed on a flat and Install the scanner on a flat and level surface? level surface. Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* ) For the details of cleaning, refer to "Chapter 3 DAILY CARE." 5.2 Troubleshooting...
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Are the Lamp(s) more than 1,000 hours old? Has the Lamp(s) burned out? (* 2) Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* 1) For the cleaning of the removable sheet guide, and the glass sheet guide, please refer to "Chapter 3 DAILY CARE."...
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The scanner operation is able error. (* ) normal. Is the Check LED blinking still? Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* ) For the message display contents and the error recovery method, refer to “Appendix 3 MESSAGES OF OPERATOR PANEL,” “...
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Symptom9 The Check LED lights right after power on. Turn off the power and on again. The scanner operation is Is the check LED lit again? normal. Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. 5.2 Troubleshooting...
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Symtom10 Double-feed occurs frequently. Do the documents satisfy the Use documents which satisfy conditions described in "6.2 Document the requirements. (* 1) Quality," " Precautions"? When double-feed detection is on, To take necessary actions to are the double-feed detection satisfy the requirements. (* 2) conditions (*2) satisfied? Fan the documents a few Did you fan the documents before...
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Continued from the previous page Clean the Pad ASSY. (* 3) Is the Pad ASSY dirty? Replace the Pad ASSY. (* 4) Is the Pad ASSY worn out? Install the Pad ASSY properly. Is the Pad ASSY installed properly? (* 4) Are the Pick roller, the Brake roller Clean the scanner completely.
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Check the consumable life. necessary. (*6) (* 7) Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* 1) For the details on required conditions, refer to the section "6.2 Document Quality." (* 2) For the double-feed detection conditions, refer to "Appendix 2 Double-feed Detection Conditions."...
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Symptom11 Document jam occurs frequently. Use documents which satisfy Do the documents satisfy the the requirements. (* 1) conditions described in "6.2 Document Quality," "Precautions"? Select paper length [Short] in Is the length of the documents shorter Paper Length setup mode. than 80mm and is the paper length (* 2) set [Normal]?
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Brake roller properly. (* 6) roller unit installed properly? Replace the Pick roller unit and Have you scanned many sheets? the Brake roller unit if Check consumable life. (* 7) necessary. (*6) Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. 5.2 Troubleshooting...
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(* 1) For the details on required conditions, refer to the section "6.2 Document Quality." (* 2) For the details on how to set up the Paper Length, refer to "7.3 Setup Mode Details", "10. Setting Short document scan mode (Paper Length setup)." (* 3) For the details on how to clean ADF, refer to "Chapter 3 DAILY CARE."...
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Symptom12 There is a shadow on the leading edge of the scanned image. Contact an authorized FUJITSU Did you adjust the offset (position to Scanner service provider. start scanning the documents)? Do the offset adjustment. Which OS are you using?
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(* 1) installation in the past? Uninstall EZ-SCSI first, then Is Adaptec EZ-SCSI installed ? install the driver. Is the Check LED on the operator Contact an authorized FUJITSU panel lit? Scanner service provider. Continued on next page 5.2 Troubleshooting...
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Eliminate the cause of the error. panel blinking? (* 2) Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* 1) For the details on how to install FJTWAIN, refer to “FJTWAIN32 Scanner Driver (Scanner Utility for Microsoft Windows) User’s Guide,” “3. Installation.” The User’s Guide is included in the FJTWAIN CD-ROM.
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(FJTWAIN V5.x/8.x )? (STI version, FJTWAIN V6.x/9/x). (* ) Contact an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. (* ) For the details on how to install FJTWAIN, refer to “FJTWAIN32 Scanner Driver (Scanner Utility for Microsoft Windows) User’s Guide,” “3. Installation.” The User’s Guide is included in the FJTWAIN CD-ROM.
5.3 Before Contacting a Service Provider Please check the following items before contacting an authorized FUJITSU Scanner service provider. ■ General descriptions Items to check Information Model (example) fi-4860C Serial Number (example) 000001 Manufacturing date (example) 2002-08 (August 2002) Date of purchase...
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■ Error Descriptions Problem at the time of PC connection. Items to check Findings OS (Windows) type (example) Windows 98 Displayed error message (example SF0 Sensor dirty Interface (example) SCSI interface Interface controller (example) Adaptec SCSI Card 29160 Document feed trouble Items to check Findings Document type...
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Imaging quality trouble Items to check Findings Type and version of scanner driver (example) FJTWAIN 9.9 Interface controller (example) Adaptec SCSI Card 29160 OS (Windows) type (example) Windows 2000 Professional Application software (example) Acrobat Others Items to check Information Can you send both the original document (or scanned grayscale image file) and printed scanned data (or the file) via Fax (or by e-mail)?
5.4 Labels on the Scanner This section describes how to check the labels on the scanner. The positions of the labels The following shows where the two labels are located on the scanner. Manufacturing Label (example): Indicates scanner manufacturing information. Regulatory label (example): Shows the conforming standards of the scanner.
6.2 Document Quality This section describes the types and thickness of documents this scanner supports. ■ Document type The recommended document types are as follows. - Woodfree paper - Wood containing paper When using any other types of paper, test feed a few sheets to ensure the satisfactory scan performance.
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■ Precautions The following documents may have difficulty being fed with this scanner. To prevent unexpected problems, conduct preliminary feed testing using the same type of paper as the target documents. - Document with clips or staples (Not recommended) - Document written on with ink and still wet - Document without a constant thickness - Document with bumps or curls (refer to the HINT on page 120) - Document with folds or tears...
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- Carbonless paper contains chemical ATTENTION substances that may damage the Pad ASSY or rollers. Pay attention to the following. Cleaning: If mis-pick occur frequently, clean the Pad ASSY and pick rollers. For the details on cleaning, please refer to "Chapter 3 Daily Care."...
6.3 Hole-punching Prohibited Areas Punched holes in the shaded areas may cause errors. For job separation sheet requirements, please refer to the section "6.6 Job Separation Sheet." 113 (4.45") 134 (5.28") Reading 79 (3.12") 96 (3.78") reference (Unit : mm) position (0.39") (0.39")
6.4 Print Prohibited Area If there is printings in area A, the document size may be mis-detected. If there is printings in area B of a document, it may cause double-feed errors. Following figure shows print prohibited areas on a document. If double-feed detection is to be enabled, it is recommended to avoid printing in these areas.
6.5 Grounding Color Areas The shaded area in the Figure below, top 3mm on both sides of a document, should have paper grounding color (white). The area can be dropout color. If this cannot be followed, turn the white level follower off when reading.
6.6 Job Separation Sheet 1. Shape The following shows the typical format of the job separation sheet. (0.59") Center of document (Unit : mm) more than 210 (8.27") 2. Document Specifications Document width must be A4 width (210mm) or wider. 6.6 Job Separation Sheet...
6.7 Hopper Capacity The number of pages that can be loaded on the Hopper depends on the paper size and the ream weight. This information is shown in the following graph. A4/Letter or smaller Legal A3 or 11x17 Paper weight conversion table Paper weight Conversion 6.7 Hopper Capacity...
SETUP MODE This chapter explains the setup mode and the test mode of the scanner. 7.1 Setup Mode ................154 7.2 Setup mode functions............162 7.3 Setup Mode Details ............169 7.4 Test Mode Overview ............213 7.5 Test Mode Details ..............219...
7.1 Setup Mode ■ Outline There are two types of setup mode: Online setup mode that can be entered when the scanner is in ”Ready” status, and Offline setup mode that can be entered only when the scanner is offline. Available functions differ with the two modes. To enter these modes, follow the instructions below: - Online setup mode When LCD indicates Ready status, press...
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■ Online setup mode restrictions In Online setup mode, the scanner setup can be changed without turning off the power. However, the following items cannot be changed from this mode. - Consumables counter reset - SCSI ID change - Product ID change - SCSI bus width change - Interface change - TPS interface baud rate change...
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■Function of buttons in setup mode Button name Function Displays the next menu item without saving the change. [Next] Referred to as Next button in this manual. Displays the previous menu item without saving the change. [Previous] Referred to as Previous button in this manual. Moves to the right item on the menu Referred to as Right arrow button in this manual.
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The menu screens with dotted line frame appear only when the scanner is in Offline setup mode HINT Screen 22 and screen 23 appear only when TPS interface board is installed. HINT Screen 24 appears only when both the fi-486PRFR (Front side imprinter) and the fi-486PRRE (Rear side imprinter) are installed.
7.2 Setup mode functions There are 29 items in setup mode as shown in the following. Descriptions Selectable Default Mode Remarks parameters display Off- line line Double Specifies the double-feed No/Yes Avail- Avail- Setup done Feed detection mode based able able via the PC has 1: Thickness...
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Descriptions Selectable Default Mode Remarks parameters display Off- line line Abrasion Specifies the scanners Stop/Message Stop Avail- Avail- The replace- operation when consum- able able ment timing Alarm 10,000 to 300,000 ables replacement increment/ 2,560,000 occurs: stop scanning or decrement sheets message display only.
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Descriptions Selectable Default Mode Remarks parameters display Off- line line Skew Specify if skew detection On/Off Avail- Avail- Setup done Check is enabled. able able via the PC has the prior- ity. Separation Specifies the Brake roller Thick Aver- Avail- Avail- force appropriate for the able...
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Descriptions Selectable Default Mode Remarks parameters display Off- line line Pre-pick Enable or disable On/Off Avail- Avail- Setup done pre-pick operation, able able via the PC the picking of a doc- has the prior- ument prior to ity. actual feeding. (increase scan throughput) Picking...
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Descriptions Selectable Default Mode Remarks parameters display Off- line line B.Drop-out Specifies the back Avail- Avail- Setup done page dropout color able able via the PC for a monochrome has the prior- scan. ity. Brightness Adjust the Front/ -6 to +6 Avail- Avail- Back Brightness to...
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Descriptions Selectable Default Mode Remarks parameters display Off- line line Baud Rate Specifies the control 19200/ 9600 Avail- New setting data transfer rate for Avail- able valid after 9600/ TPS interface. able power cycle 4800/ 2400 Imprinter When both fi- Pre/Post Avail- Avail-...
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Descriptions Selectable Default Mode Remarks parameters display Off- line line Power Save Specifies the time 5 to 60minutes 15 minutes Avail- Avail- before entering able able Power save mode. Language Specifies the lan- Japanese Avail- Avail- guage to use for (Katakana)/ able able...
7.3 Setup Mode Details 1. Setting the document separation force 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the scanner show <Screen1>. <Screen1> 2) At <Screen1>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select the appropriate document thickness. The blinking item is the one selected.
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If the following error occurs frequently, change the setting by referring to the explanation on the table. HINT - Double-feed - Mis-pick - Paper Jam1 Setting Document sepa- Double-feed occurs Mis-pick or ration force frequently. Paper jam1 occurs fre- quently. Thick Strong Medium...
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2. Setting Pre-pick 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the scanner show <Screen2>. <Screen2> 2) At <Screen2>, to enable Pre-pick, press (Left arrow button) and select [On]. To disable Pre-pick, press (Right arrow button) and select [Off]. 3) Press (Enter button) and make the setting valid.
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3. Setting Pick Speed 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the scanner show <Screen3>. <Screen3> 2) At <Screen3>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select Pick roller rotation speed. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT 3) Press (Enter button) and make the setting valid.
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4. Setting Double-feed detection (document thickness) 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the scanner show <Screen4>. <Screen4> 2) At <Screen4>, by pressing (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), Double- feed detection by document thickness (checking light amount transmitted through page) can be enabled or disabled.
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3) When the LCD is showing (2) or (3), pressing (Enter button) changes LCD display to <Screen 4-1). <Screen4-1> 4) At <Screen4-1>, by pressing (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), you can select the detection mode. Each time (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) is pressed, LCD displays <Screen 4-1>...
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5) At <Screen4-3>, by pressing (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), the detection timing can be selected. (1) [Pick] is blinking: Double-feed is checked by the document pick tim- ing. (2) [Pick & Feed] is blinking: Double-feed is checked by the document pick tim- ing and during feeding.
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5. Setting Double-feed detection (by document length) 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the scanner show <Screen5>. <Screen5> 2) At <Screen5>, by pressing (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), Double- feed detection by document length can be enabled or disabled. By checking the document length for partially over wrapped two sheets that are fed together.
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3) In case of (2) or (3), by pressing (Enter button), LCD display changes to <Screen5-1>. <Screen5-1> 4) At <Screen5-1>, by pressing (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), the document length can be specified. By pressing (Right arrow button), selection moves from (1) to (3). By pressing (Left arrow button), selection moves from (3) to (1).
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6. Setting Skew Check 1) Pressing (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the LCD show <Screen6>. <Screen6> 2) If you want to enable Skew check at <Screen6>, press (Left arrow button), and select [On]. To disable Skew-check, press (Right arrow button) and select [Off] then press (Enter button).
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7. Setting IPC pre-set 1) Pressing (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the LCD show <Screen7>. <Screen7> 2) At <Screen7>, the preset items can be selected by pressing (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button). The blinking item is the one selected. HINT 3) Press (Enter button) and make the setting valid.
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When scanning in Binary mode (Line art), documents type and suitable pre-set pattern relationship is shown as follows: HINT - The horizontal axis shows the darkness/color of the background against the text/lines on the documents. - The vertical axis shows the darkness of the text and lines on the documents.
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This setting is invalid in grayscale mode or in color mode. HINT Pre-sets are valid only in binary scan mode. Validity of each scan parameter when using IPC pre-set in Offline mode, is shown in the following table. Validity of scan parameter Scan Resolu- Line...
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8. Setting Consumables Replacement Message 1) Pressing (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the LCD show <Screen8>. <Screen8> 2) At <Screen8> , to change Consumables replacement message setup (Abrasion Alarm), press (Right arrow button) and select [Yes]. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT Press (Enter button) to confirm the selection.
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3) At <Screen8-1>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) to select consumable error process. (1) [Stop] is blinking: When the consumables replacement limit is reached, the Consumables replacement message (Abrasion alarm) is shown on the LCD and scanning stops. (2) [Message] is blinking: When the consumables replacement limit is reached, the Consumables replacement message (Abrasion...
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9. Abrasion counter (Abrasion CNT) reset 1) Pressing (Next button) or (Previous button) and let the LCD show <Screen9>. <Screen9> 2) At <Screen9>, select the Abrasion counter to reset. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT You can select a counter(s) from the following. (1) [Pick] is blinking: Pick roller counter (Pick CNT) can be reset.
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3) By pressing (Enter button), LCD display changes to <Screen9-1>, <Screen9-2>, <Screen9-3>, <Screen9-4>, or <Screen9-5> depending on the selection at <Screen9>. When [Pick] is selected: <Screen9-1> When [Brake] is selected: <Screen9-2> When [Pad] is selected: <Screen9-3> When [F Lamp] is selected: <Screen9-4>...
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4) At <Screen9-1> , <Screen9-2>, <Screen9-3>, <Screen9-4> or <Screen9-5>, to reset the corresponding counter, press (Left arrow button) and select [Reset]. Press (Enter button) to confirm the selection, then <Screen9-6> is displayed. If you do not want to reset the counter, select [No] and press (Enter button).
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10. Setting Short document scan mode(Paper Length setup) 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen10> . <Screen10> 2) At <Screen10>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select the proper setting for the document to scan. The blinking item is the one selected.
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11. Setting Language 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen11> . <Screen11> 2) Press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select the language for LCD display. 3) Press (Enter button) and to make the setting valid. Press (Exit button) at the end and the LCD display goes back to [Ready] screen.
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12. Setting Front-side background color 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen12>. <Screen12> 2) At <Screen12>, to set the background color to white, press (Left arrow button) and select [White]. To set the background color to black, press (Right arrow button) and select [Black].
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13. Setting Back-side background color 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen13>. <Screen13> 2) At <Screen12>, to set the background color to white, press (Left arrow button) and select [White]. To set the background color to black, press (Right arrow button) and select [Black].
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14. Setting Front-side dropout color 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen14>. <Screen14> 2) At <Screen14>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select the color to drop out. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT (3) Press (Enter button) to make the setting valid.
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15. Setting Back-side dropout color 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen15>. <Screen15> 2) At <Screen15>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select a color to drop out. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT 3) Press (Enter button) to make the setting valid.
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16. Setting Pick retry 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen16>. <Screen16> 2) At <Screen16>, to change Pick motor pick operation time and the number of retries, press (Right arrow button) and select [Yes]. Press (Enter button) to confirm the selection.
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4) At <Screen16-2>, specify the number of pick retries. By pressing (Left arrow button), the number of retries decreases. By pressing (Right arrow button), the number of retries increases. Press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), and select the setting. The number of the pick retries can be set between 1 to 7 times.
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17. Setting Feed retry 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen17>. <Screen17> 2) At <Screen17>, to change Feed motor operation time and the number of retries, press (Right arrow button) and select [Yes]. Press (Enter button) to confirm the selection. <Screen17-1> is displayed. If the change is not required, select [No] and press (Enter button).
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4) In <Screen17-2>, specify the number of retries. By pressing (Left arrow button), the number of retry decreases. By pressing (Right arrow button), the number of retries increases. The number of the feed retries can be set between 1 to 7 times. Press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), and select the setting.
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18. Setting Manual Feed mode 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen18>. <Screen18> 2) At <Screen18>, if the setting change is required, press (Right arrow button) and select [Yes]. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT Press (Enter button) to confirm the selection then the LCD display changes to...
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Press (Enter button) then <Screen18-2> is displayed. <Screen18-2> 4) At <Screen18-2>, specify the wait time (i.e. the time from the PC issues scan command to time out) for manual setting of document. By pressing (Left arrow button), the wait time becomes shorter. By pressing (Right arrow button), the wait time becomes longer.
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19. Setting of SCSI ID 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen19>. <Screen19> 2) At <Screen19>, press (Left arrow button) or press (Right arrow button) to select SCSI ID number. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT 3) Press (Enter button) and make the setting valid.
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20. Setting of Product ID(Scanner model number) 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen20>. <Screen20> 2) At <Screen20>, press (Left arrow button) or (right arrow button) and select Product ID. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT The following are the selectable Product IDs.
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21. Setting SCSI bus width 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen21>. <Screen21> 2) At <Screen21>. If Wide SCSI (68pin) interface is used, press (Right arrow button) and select [16]. If SCSI-2 (50pin) interface is used, press (Left arrow button) and select [8].
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22. Setting Interface 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen22>. <Screen22> 2) At <Screen22>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), and select the type of interface. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT Available interface settings are as follows: (1)[Auto] is blinking:...
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23. Setting Baud rate of TPS interface 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen23>. <Screen23> 2) At <Screen23>, press (Left arrow button) or (right arrow button) and select Baud rate. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT Baud rates available are as follows: (1) 19200 bps...
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24. Selection of Imprinter 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen24>. <Screen24> 2) At <Screen24>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select the imprinter to setup. The blinking item is the one selected. HINT (3) Press (Enter button) to make the setting valid.
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25. Setting Imprinter numbering 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen25>. <Screen25> To show your selection of imprinter or the imprinter to setup, [Pre] or [Post] is displayed. HINT 2) At <Screen25>, to enable numbering printing with the imprinter, press (Left arrow button) and select [On].
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3) At <Screen25-1>, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and let your choice of number of digits blink. Selectable number of digits is listed as below. (1) [5] is blinking: 5 digit (2) [8] is blinking: 8 digit Press (Enter button), then <Screen25-2>...
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5) At <Screen25-3>, you can specify if the numbering should be initialized to the specified initial value in 4) at hopper empty. To specify to initialize the numbering counter at hopper empty, press (Left arrow button) and select [On]. Press (Enter button) to confirm the selection.
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26. Reset the Ink remain counter of imprinter. If the following message comes up, prepare the new Print cartridge. If no further printing is impossible, replace the Print cartridge and reset the ink counter. If the Print cartridge is replaced before Print cartridge error occurs, be sure to reset the Ink remain counter. [XXXX] is the scanned sheet counter value.
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2) At <Screen26>, to choose to reset the ink counter, press (Left arrow button) and select [Reset]. Press (Enter button). <Screen26-1> is displayed. Not to reset, select [No] and press (Enter button). <Screen26-1> 3) At <Screen26-1>, to actually reset the counter, press (Right arrow button) and select [yes].
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27. Setting Power save mode 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen27>. <Screen27> 2) At <Screen27>, by pressing (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button), select the scanner wait idle time before entering power save mode. The blinking item is the one selected.
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28. Setting Brightness 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen28>. <Screen28> 2) At <Screen28>, to adjust the Brightness, press (Right arrow button) and select [Yes]. Press (Enter button) to confirm the selection. <Screen28-1> is displayed. If Brightness adjustment is not required, select [No] and press (Enter button).
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29. Confirming Imprinter installation 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen29>. <Screen29> [XXXX/XXXX], imprinter installation status is displayed as follows. (1) Only fi-486PRFR is installed: [Pre] (2) Only fi-486PRRE is installed: [Post] (3) Both fi-486PRFR and fi-486PRRE are installed: [Post/Pre] 2) By pressing (Exit button), LCD display goes back to “Ready”.
7.4 Test Mode Overview ■ Outline Scanner operation can be checked in offline test mode. To enter the test mode, follow the procedures below. - Test mode Keep pressing (Start button) and turn on the power. Then the Operator panel LCD displays the following message. <...
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■ Button functions in test mode Button name Function Displays the next menu item without saving the change. [Next] Referred to as Next button in this manual. Displays the previous menu item without saving the change. [Previous] Referred to as Previous button in this manual. Moves to the right item on the menu Referred to as Right arrow button in this manual.
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Continue to screen T02 on the next page (Scanning) Start scanning, or setup imprinter test conditions 7.4 Test Mode Overview...
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Continue to screen T03 on the next page (Scanning) Start scanning, or setup imprinter test conditions 7.4 Test Mode Overview...
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■ Contents of test mode setting LCD display Descriptions Single feed Scans a sheet of document without connecting to a PC. Multi feed Scans documents continuously without connecting to a PC. Device Life Shows the cumulative lamp-on time. Options Shows the options installation status. 7.4 Test Mode Overview...
7.5 Test Mode Details 1. Single feed Without connecting to a PC, the scanner's whole mechanism’s operation can be checked. Only one sheet is fed with this test. Scan parameters can be changed for scanning test. Imprinter test print can be performed at the same time. 1) Place the documents to scan on the hopper.
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Press (Enter button) and confirm the setting. Then the display goes back to <Screen50-2>. (2) At <Screen50-2>, select the second item from left, [A4P] in the sample screen, and press (Enter button). Then the LCD display shows <Screen50-2.2>. <Screen50-2.2> At this screen, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select the document size and the orientation.
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In this screen, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select the scan mode: binary (BW) or color (COLOR). Press (Enter button) and confirm the setting.Then the display goes back to <Screen50-2>. (4) At <Screen50-2>, select the right most item, [200] in the sample screen, and press (Enter button).
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Then select the imprinter to use. If the printer to use is fi-486PRFR, select [Pre]. If fi-486PRRE, select [Post]. If imprinter test is not required, select [Off]. 7) Press (Start button). Scanning operation starts with or without imprinter test . If you want to quit, press (Stop button).
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2. Multi feed Without connecting to a PC, the scanner's whole mechanism’s operation can be checked. In this test documents are scanned continuously. Scan parameters can be changed for scanning test. Imprinter test print can be performed at the same time. 1) Place the documents to scan on the hopper.
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(2) At <Screen51-2>, select the second item from left, [A4P] in the sample screen, and press (Enter button). Then the LCD display shows <Screen51-2.2>. <Screen51-2.2> At this screen, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select the document size and the orientation. Following parameters can be specified. A4 portrait B4 portrait Legal portrait...
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(4) At <Screen51-2>, select the right most item, [200] in the sample screen, and press (Enter button). Then the LCD display shows <Screen51-2.4>. <Screen51-2.4> At this screen, press (Left arrow button) or (Right arrow button) and select scan resolution. Following parameters can be specified. 200: Scan at 200 dpi 240:...
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7) Press (Start button). Scanning operation starts with or without imprinter test. If you want to quit, press (Stop button). HINT The LCD goes back to <Screen51>. 7.5 Test Mode Details...
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3. Display the cumulative lamp-on time You can check the cumulative number of lamp-on time. 1) Press (Next button) or (Previous button) and let LCD display <Screen53>. <Screen53> 2) At <Screen53>, press (Start button) or (Enter button). Then <Screen53-1> is displayed. <Screen53-1>...
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4. Option installation status display You can check the options installation status. 1) Press (Next button) or (PreviousPrevious button) and let LCD display <Screen54>. <Screen54> 2) At <Screen54>, press (Enter button) or (Start button). <Screen54-1> is displayed. <Screen54-1> If fi-486PRFR is installed, LCD display shows [Pre Printer: ].
For the details please contact FUJITSU scanner dealer where you purchased the scanner or FUJISTU group company responsible for your country. -fi-486PRFR is installed at the front side of the document path, inside of the scanner.
9.1 Basic Product Specifications Scanner Type ADF(Automatic Document Feeder) and Manual feed Image sensor Color CCD x 2 Front/Back Light source White fluorescent lamp x2 Front/Back Scanning area Minimum 74mm×74mm, 2.9inch x 2.9 inch Maximum A3 or 11x17 in. Document thickness or 14lb to 34lb (* 1) 52g/m to 127g/m...
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(* 1) For details, see “Chapter 6 ADF Document Specifications” (* 2) The scanning speed is the maximum speed of the scanner hardware. The actual speed may be slower due to the system overhead such as data transfer time. (* 3) With JPEG enabled (* 4) The maximum capacity varies depending on the document thickness.
9.2 Installation Specifications Item Specification Dimensions Depth Width Height (With hopper and stacker 431mm, 17inch 520mm, 523mm, retracted) 20.5inch 20.6inch Space requirements 100 mm 4 inch Scanner 500 mm 100 mm 19.7 inch 4 inch 600 mm 23.6 inch Front Weight (kg) 45 kg, 99lb Input power...
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Item Specification Ambient Device status Operating Not operating condition Temperature 15 - 35 degree Celsius - 20 - 60 degree Celsius 59 - 95 degree Fahrenheit -4 - 140 degree Fahrenheit Humidity 20 - 80% 8 - 95% Heat capacity 172kcal or less Shipping Weight (kg) 50kg, 110lb...
APPENDIX 1 DROP-OUT COLOR A drop-out color is a color visible by a human eye but not visible to the scanner. To check the grounding color of document for a drop-out color, use the method and follow the standards given below. Print density measurement The measurement must be made in one of the following ways: A light source using fluorescent.
APPENDIX 2 DOUBLE-FEED DETECTION CONDITIONS There are three double-feed detection modes: document thickness, document length, and both document thickness and length. The following conditions must be satisfied in each of these detection modes. Detection by Document Thickness Sheets of the same thickness shall be set in the ADF at a time. Document thickness: 0.065 to 0.15mm Printed area: 12% or less - No black printed areas are allowed at the center area (26 x 10mm) at the leading edge...
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Detection by Document Thickness and Length Sheets of the same thickness and length shall be set in the ADF at a time. Document length: 0.065 to 0.15mm Document length deviation: 1% or less Printed area: 12% or less No black printed areas are allowed at the center area (26 x 10mm) at the leading edge of the document.
APPENDIX 3 MESSAGES OF OPERATOR PANEL ■ Massages of Operator panel <Not Ready status> changes to n with progress of time, and when all become n, it (Initializing) move to the following check states. <Not Ready status> (Ejecting document) <Not Ready status> (Checking sensor) <Not Ready status>...
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<preparing the print cartridge> (At power on ) <Scanning> "xxxx" shows the Batch counter value. HINT <Scanning> "xxxx" shows the Batch counter value. HINT <At Low power When the messages of LCD on the Operation panel disappears mode> and the Power LED lamp lights, the scanner is in Low power mode.
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<Double feed error> The following message is displayed while the scanner is scan- ning continuously in the state where double feed has been (Scanning) detected (by thickness check). If a double feed detection state is canceled on “Ready“ screen after scanning, the upper row of this message disappears. "xxxx"...
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■ Error mesage (Temporary error) <Hopper empty> The following messages are displayed if no documents are on the hopper during the scanning opperation. Please place docu- ments on the hopper. Scanning is resumed, when placing docu- ments on the hopper for scanning. To clear this message, press the [Stop] button.
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<Double feed error> The following message is displayed, when the double feed is detectied by thickness check. (by thickness check) (by length check) The following message is displayed, when the double feed is detectied by length check. <Miss pick> The following message is displayed, when a document is not picked from the hopper to the ADF.
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<Pick roller unit not The following message is displayed, when the Pick roller unit is set> not set correctly. (When the documents are not exist on the hopper.) <Pick unit not The following message is displayed, when the Pick roller unit is installed correctly>...
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If the same message is displayed again, please contact the FUJITSU Scanner dealer where you purchased your scanner or an authorized FUJITSU scanner service provider. <Optical alarm >...
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<Lamp fuse alarm> The following message is displayed, when the fuse for the lamp for front side belows out. (Front side) <Lamp fuse alarm> The following message is displayed, when the fuse for the lamp for back side belows out. (Back side) <Background The following message is displayed, when the fuse for changing...
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<Hopper over run> The following message is displayed, when the hopper moves over the normal position. <Sensor control The following message is displayed, when an error occurs in the error> sensor control. <Sensor contamina- The following message is displayed, when an error occurs due tion error>...
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<Power supply The following message is displayed, when an error occurs in the error> Power supply. <EEPROM Alarm> The following message is displayed, when an error occurs in EEPROM. The EEPROM address where the error occurs is dis- played in [xx] digit in the above sample screen. HINT <VDCC Read/Write The following message is displayed, when an error occurs dur-...
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<MDC download The following message is displayed, when an error occurs dur- error> ing downloading the firmware to MDC. <Imprinter alarm> The following message is displayed, when an error occurs in the fi-486PRFR (Imprinter of front-side) or the fi-486PRRE (Imprinter of rear-side). <Command alarm>...
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Image Scanner Operator’s Guide P3PC-E167-01EN Date published: August, 2002 PFU LIMITED Printed in Japan • Copying of the contents of this manual in whole or in part and copying of the scanner application is forbidden under the copyright law.