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Kodak 8738056 - Scan Station 500 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Environmental Information

    Safety • Place the Kodak Scan Station 500 on a level work surface capable of supporting 13.6 kgs (30 lbs). • When placing the Scan Station, make sure that the electrical power outlet is located within 1.52 metres (5 feet) of the Scan Station and is easily accessible.
  • Page 3 EMC statements United States: 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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    USB flash drives with a simple touch. For the purpose of this manual the Kodak Scan Station 500 and the Kodak Scan Station 520EX will be referred to as Kodak Scan Station 500.

  • Page 5: Scan Station Components

    Scan Station Front view components Input tray extender Input tray Side guides Power button Stop/Logout Scan Station cover button Touch screen Output tray panel Go button Output tray extender Input tray extender (not shown) — pull this extender out to accommodate document sizes over 8 1/2 x 11 inches (A4).

  • Page 6: Inside View

    Inside view USB port Separation module Separation module Imaging guides release lever sensor Paper present sensor Gap release lever Feed module cover Scan Station cover release lever Rollers Feed module USB port — use this port to insert your USB flash drive. Separation module release lever —...

  • Page 7: Rear View

    Rear view Flatbed connector Modem port Security lock USB ports Ethernet port port Power port Flatbed connector — connects the optional A3/A4 Flatbed Accessory to the Scan Station. Modem port — connects the fax modem to a phone line. Power port — connects the power cord to the Scan Station. Ethernet port —...
  • Page 8 Advanced user does. • An Advanced user is someone who wants to create custom scan settings using the Kodak Configuration Organizer software, save these settings to a USB drive and take them to the Scan Station for one touch operation.

  • Page 9: Getting Your Scan Station Ready

    Getting your Scan 1. Be sure the Scan Station is on and ready to use (blue indicator light is on and constant and the application is displayed on the touch Station ready screen). 2. Adjust the side guides (by sliding them in and out) to accommodate the document size.

  • Page 10: Getting Your Documents Ready

    Getting your 1. Standard paper size documents feed easily through the Scan Station. When organizing your documents for scanning, stack the documents ready documents so the lead edges are aligned and centered in the input tray. This allows the feeder to introduce documents into the Scan Station one at a time.
  • Page 11 2. Do one of the following: • If you have a USB drive with your personal settings, insert the USB drive in the USB port. Your settings will be displayed on the touch screen and override the default settings. Proceed with Step 5.
  • Page 12 • Otherwise, select Scan. Depending on how your Scan Station is configured none, one or all of the following options may be displayed: Custom E-mail Subject: select this option to display the keyboard and enter a customized E-mail subject line. Secure PDF Password: allows you to enter a password that will be used to encrypt and secure PDF files.
  • Page 13 As the Scan Station begins to feed and process the documents, a Status screen will be displayed. The page number and a preview image will be displayed as each page is being scanned. NOTE: Depending on how your Scan Station is configured, the message, Do you have more pages to scan? may be displayed.

  • Page 14: Getting Familiar With The Touch Screen

    Getting familiar with The Kodak Scan Station 500 provides a touch screen for easy access and operation. the touch screen When you use the Scan Station, default settings are displayed that have been configured by your administrator. If allowed, these settings can be changed by touching the Settings button on the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 15: Icon Descriptions: Destination Screen

    Icon descriptions: Following is a description of the icons displayed on the Destination Destination screen screen. Destination screen icons Icon Description Left arrow — touch to scroll through the list to the left of the current destination. Task — displays a list of available tasks which group together scan settings and destinations.

  • Page 16: Settings Screen

    Settings screen The Settings screen displays the icons for the scan settings. When you select an icon, the values associated with that scan setting will be displayed in the list. These settings do not need to be changed unless the document that you are scanning requires something different than the default.

  • Page 17: Description Of Scan Settings

    Description of Scan Following is detailed information about the Scan settings. settings Use the Right and Left arrows to scroll through the list of scan settings. Use the Scan icon on the screen to start scanning. Touching this icon is the same as pressing the Go button on the control panel. Settings Shortcuts option Settings Shortcuts —...
  • Page 18 File Name Settings option File Name Settings — allows you to name a folder where scanned documents will be placed when scanning to a network folder, FTP location or USB drive destination. You can also define the file name prefix that will be applied to every scanned document created. Scanned documents are typically created with this prefix and have an optional date and time stamp appended to the prefix.
  • Page 19 3. Select Advanced if you want to select one or both of the following options: • Interactively Name Scanned Files — if checked, you may be required to enter a file name for each page scanned. If JPEG or Single Page TIFF is selected as the File Type, you will be prompted for each page and each side scanned.
  • Page 20 Scan As option Scan As — available selections: Color, Grayscale, and Black and White. If you select Black and White, the Black and White screen will be displayed. Select either Best (iThresholding) or Normal (ATP). • Best (iThresholding) — the Scan Station dynamically evaluates each document to determine the optimal threshold value to produce the highest quality image.
  • Page 21 File Type option File Type — these file types are available: PDF - Searchable (Image + Text), PDF - Image Only, JPEG, TIFF - Multi Page or TIFF - Single Page. NOTE: Large files take a long time to download and may not be deliverable to the recipient (i.e., TIFF - Uncompressed will be a large file).
  • Page 22 This screen allows you to select different options for creating PDF files. - Quality, displays the Quality screen. You can select Good, Better, or Best. The higher the quality, the larger the file size. - Language, this option is only available when you select PDF - Searchable (Image + Text).
  • Page 23 Input Document Is option Input Document Is — the Scan Station scans both sides of a document in one pass. Depending on the type of documents you are scanning, select One Sided - Face Down or Two Sided. If you are scanning one sided documents, be sure to place the document with the side you want to scan facing the input tray.
  • Page 24 Document Type option Document Type — allows you to select the type of content on your documents. • Text with Graphics: the documents contain a mix of text, business graphics (bar graphs, pie charts, etc.) and line art. • Text: the documents contain mostly text. •...
  • Page 25 Black and White Black and White Adjustment — allows you to change the Contrast Adjustment option and Threshold values. This option is only available if your Scan As selection is Black and White. • If you select Best (iThresholding) on the Scan As screen, only the Contrast value can be changed.
  • Page 26 Copies for Printing option Copies for Printing — allows you to select the number of copies (1-99) to print. • Use the Up and Down arrows to adjust the number of copies, then click the button to the left of the number to save the new value. Advanced option Advanced —...

  • Page 27: Resend Without Scanning Documents Again

    Resend without At the end of a scan session you have the option to Resend your destination and scan settings without scanning the documents again. scanning documents again If you select Resend, the main screen will be displayed with your original destination and scan settings.

  • Page 28: Using The Search Function

    The Scan Station application software provides six predefined Settings Shortcuts. NOTE: For information about creating Settings Shortcuts, see the Administrator’s Guide for the Kodak Scan Station 500. A-61627 June 2010 2-21...

  • Page 29: Installing And Using The Configuration Organizer

    Setting up a USB drive password ..........3-11 Testing your configuration file ............3-12 The Kodak Scan Station 500 User Configuration Organizer allows you to create configuration files which contain your destination and scan setting preferences. After you create your personal configuration file and save it to a USB drive, you can carry your preferred settings to a Scan Station, and use these settings for your scan session.

  • Page 30: Installing The User Configuration Organizer

    6. Click Close when the installation is complete. 7. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. User Configuration User configuration files are created using the Kodak Scan Station 500 User Configuration Organizer. As an Advanced user, you have the files option of creating a customized configuration file that fits your unique scanning and destination needs.

  • Page 31: Menus

    Menus The Configuration Organizer provides the following menus: File, Edit, Layout, User and Help. File menu — the File menu provides these options: Reset — reverts to the last saved version of the configuration file. Save — saves the changes to the configuration file.
  • Page 32 Layout menu — the Layout menu provides these options: Moves Group Left — moves the selected group left one position. Moves Group Right — moves the selected group right one position. Moves Item Up — moves the selected item up one position in the list.

  • Page 33: Toolbar

    Toolbar The toolbar provides quick access to commonly used features. The toolbar is always displayed. You cannot add, delete or move toolbar buttons. Icon Description Saves the configuration file to the USB drive or hard drive. Adds a new item to the current group. Searches for an item.

  • Page 34: Creating And Modifying Configuration Files

    Creating and You can create a new configuration file from system defaults or modify one that already exists on the inserted USB drive, a locally stored modifying backup or a folder on the PC or network. configuration files 1. Select File>Open. The Open Configuration From dialog box will be displayed.

  • Page 35: Setting Up Destination Groups

    Setting up This section provides procedures for setting up your destination groups (i.e., email, USB drive folder, FTP, network folder, fax). destination groups Adding an email group and If you want to add an address to an email group that already exists, skip addresses to step 2.

  • Page 36: Renaming And Email Group

    Renaming an email group By default, when you add an email group, the group is named E-mail. 1. Access the Destination screen and select the email group that you want to rename. 2. Select Edit>Rename Group. The Rename Group dialog box will be displayed.
  • Page 37 Importing an email address CSV files are data files that represent database information. Each row book contains data values that are separated by a comma. Each comma found on a line of text represents a column of data from the original database.
  • Page 38 4. Many email client applications automatically export the column headings as the first row of data. If you do not want to export the column headings as the first row, check Skip first row of data. NOTE: Some email applications also export the data with additional quote characters surrounding the data.

  • Page 39: Setting Up A Usb Drive Password

    Setting up a USB drive You may want to set up a password that will prevent unauthorized password access to your configuration file. When a password is assigned, the Scan Station or Configuration Organizer will display the keyboard prompting for the password before accessing the information. 1.

  • Page 40: Testing Your Configuration File

    Testing your Once you have created the configuration file, added any destinations you want, selected your preferred scan settings and set up an optional configuration file password, save and test the file. 1. Insert a USB drive into the USB port on your PC. 2.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    4 Troubleshooting Contents Problem solving ................4-1 Power button indicators ..............4-2 Problem solving Occasionally you may encounter a situation with your Scan Station where it may not function properly. Use the chart below as a guide to check possible solutions to help you resolve the situation before calling Technical Support.
  • Page 42 Problem Possible Solution Make sure that: Scan Station will not scan/feed documents • the power cord is plugged securely into the back of Scan Station and the wall outlet. • the power switch is on. • the wall outlet is not defective (call a licensed electrician). •...

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