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FCC Compliance Statement This equipment (Model: MSS-1200A4L) has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Safety Precautions Before using your scanner, read the following safety guides carefully, which detail the proper operation of the scanner and its accessories to prevent injuries or damage to users or equipment. Power Source and AC Power Cord: • Use a power source only with a power rating specified on the marking label. •...
Table of Contents Preface ....................2 FCC Compliance Statement ..............3 Safety Precautions ................4 Knowing about Your Scanner .............. 7 Features of Your Scanner ..............7 Installation Requirements ..............9 Taking a Closer Look ..............10 Front/Top View ............... 10 Open/Back View ..............
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Scanning for Copying ..............39 Scanning for Card ................40 Scanner Buttons ................41 Customizing the Function Button ............. 41 How the Scanner Buttons Works ............. 43 Care and Cleaning ................44 Cleaning the Scanner Glass Surfaces ..........44 Cleaning the Rollers ............... 45 Cleaning the Sensors ..............
• Additional USB hub ability — The scanner with embedded USB hub allows you to connect an external USB device such as Microtek’s flatbed scanners, storage devices, and hard drives, using Universal Serial Bus technology to a single USB port.
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• New and Advanced Microtek ScanWizard DI software — All-in-one control panel offers a host of features and image adjustment controls. It comes out several distinguished advantages: – Quick Scan — This feature enables the scanner to scan and save the images directly as a single PDF file, no more comprehensive settings required.
– Color dropout : Red, green and blue colors can be dropped out to allow for clearer and more accurate forms processing with problematic color documents number of the scanned images that are defined for document archival. Installation Requirements In order to use your scanner, your computer must satisfy the following system requirements: •...
Taking a Closer Look Front/Top View Names of Parts Functions of Parts Scanner Cover Used to cover the inner parts of the scanner. Document Output Tray Stores the stacked documents which have been scanned. Output Tray Extender Used to extend the length of the Document Output Tray. Paper Stopper (1) Stops a stack of the output documents.
Open/Back View Names of Parts Functions of Parts Output Rollers Used to eject documents after scanning. Separation Roller Assembly Used to separate each sheet of documents when a stack of documents are fed into the feeder. Release button Lifts up to open the scanner cover. Glass Surfaces The places where the CCD cartridges are stored.
Initial Setup After unpacking your scanner package, follow the steps in order for a quick and easy installation process. Step 1: Unpacking Package Contents After unpacking your scanner package, please check for the major components listed below. Power Adapter Scanner Power Cord Hi-Speed USB Cable Software CDs/DVDs...
After you finish the installation of software, if you found that the installed drivers and software cannot run your product or your computer system properly later, please go to the Microtek Download Service site at ww7.microtek.com.tw/service.php to download and install any updates you may require.
Step 3: Opening Feed Tray & Output Tray Open Document Feed Tray 1. Lift up the Document Feed Tray to the highest level which can be opened. Document Feed Tray 2. Along the tracks of the two sides of the Document Feed Tray, slide the feed tray down until the supporters of the tray touch the bottom edge of the tracks.
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Open Document Output Tray and Paper Stabilizer Bring down the Document Output Tray from the top towards the direction as shown in the graph. Document Output Tray Then, locate the Paper Stabilizer located at the bottom of the scanner cover. Lower it down gently from the top towards the direction as shown in the graph.
Step 4: Connecting the Scanner To the Power Adapter 1. Connect the power adapter to the back of the scanner. 2. Plug one end of the power cord into the power adapter, and plug the other end of the power cord into a wall outlet or other power source. To the Hi-Speed USB Cable 3.
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5. Press and hold the Power button ( ) until the orange LED lights on. Power button Once the scanner is powered on, the green LED will be lighted up, and the 7- segment LED display (SSD) will also be activated as well.
Connecting to an External USB Device The scanner comes with two USB ports, one is used to connect with the computer, and the other is used to connect with an external USB device such as an USB storage device or USB hard drive. 1.
WARNING: The document feeder is not designed for scanning photos; doing so may damage your originals. Microtek accepts no responsibility for damage that may arise from misuse of equipment. ArtixScan DI 6240S/6250S/6260S & ArtixScan TS 630S User's Manual...
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4. Align the stack of originals with the center of the Document Feed Tray by sliding the two Guide Arms toward the stacked papers if needed. Guide Arms 5. Pull out the Output Tray Extender to carry the longer paper if needed. Output Tray Extender 6.
Paper Stopper and Paper Stabilizer Notice The Paper Stopper is designed to prevent the paper stacks falling in a mess after they were scanned and output into the output tray. Before scanning a stack of papers, please follow the steps below to fix the Paper Stopper into the right position in the tray, in order to keep output papers stay neatly in the tary after the scan.
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The Paper Stabilizer located at the bottom of the scanner cover is majorly designed to keep the stability for the paper stacks when they fall into the output tray from the output slot of the scanner. It is very helpful to scan documents with mixed paper sizes.
To Load Cards 1. Slide the Guide Arms toward the center of the feed tray and free up the enough space to put the card inside. Guide Arms 2. Load and center the card into the Document Feed Tray, with the front side facing up and the top edge directing toward the feeder.
Please refer to the section as below for the detail. • The scanner is not designed for scanning photos; doing so may damage your originals. Microtek accepts no responsibility for damage that may arise from misuse of equipment. • The scanner can handle paper/card specifications: –...
Scanning Documents Microtek only demos the use of the ScanWizard DI (PC) in succeeding pages in this guide. For more details about using the ScanPotter (Mac) to scan your documents, please refer to the ScanPotter Reference Manual in the Microtek software CD/DVD.
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Select a dimension in the Paper Size drop-down menu as your preview image size. Select your desired image output resolution in the Resolution drop-down menu. If “Auto-crop & Auto-deskew” is selected, the scanner automatically detects the size of the original image, crops the full scan frame to fit the image, and removes unwanted black borders after the scan, as well as corrects the distorted image for proper alignment.
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Scan frame (enclosed by dotted lines Scanning and labeled settings with the tag “Main”) Image type Image correction settings Preview image (the enclosed frame bordered in red) Preview window ArtixScan DI 6240S/6250S/6260S & ArtixScan TS 630S User's Manual...
Scanning a Stack of Documents 1. Load the stack of documents to be scanned onto the ADF's Document Feed Tray. 2. Launch ScanWizard DI (either as a stand-alone by clicking the program icon, or by using the “File-Import” or “Scan” command from an application program).
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For preview purposes only Scanning settings Scan frame (enclosed by dotted lines and labeled with the tag “Main”) Image type Image correction settings Preview image (the enclosed frame bordered in red) Preview window For preview purposes only, take note of the additional notes below: 1.
Scanning Documents with Barcodes When there is a barcode on a document, you can use “Barcode Separator” function to batch scan documents without starting and stopping each time a new file begins. This scanning scenario is useful for the scanned documents to be filed with barcode numbers.
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Select Frame tool Scan frame Scanning (enclosed by dotted settings lines and labeled with the tag “Main”) Image type Barcode Frame tool Image correction settings Barcode Separator Barcode number is used Barcode frame as a file directory name (enclosed by dotted lines and labeled with the tag Barcode number is “BarCode”)
Scanning Documents Directly to a PDF This scanning scenario guides users to scan documents directly to a PDF file, which helps users to avoid complicated after-scan settings if they just want to transform stacks of valuable data and papers into a single PDF file. 1.
Utilizing Scanned Documents Depending on your needs, you may save your scanned documents into the following purposes. Scanning for Archiving The archiving function allows the scanner to scan documents for recording purposes. For instance, an image “record” can be kept of multiple-page documents or of other important documents, such as birth certificates and tax records.
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5. Click the Save button to start the scanning. If the “Save multiple images as a single file” option is checked, when the scanning is finished, ScanWizard DI will prompt you a window to ask if you want to place the next page. Click the Continue button to scan or click the Done button to save multiple images as a single file.
Scanning for OCR The OCR (Optical Character Recognition) function allows the scanner to convert a scanned document into text that can be edited from any word processing application. 1. Load the documents to be scanned onto the ADF's Document Feed Tray. 2.
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5. Click the Save button to start the scanning. If the “Save multiple images as a single file” option is checked, when the scanning is finished, ScanWizard DI will prompt you a window to ask if you want to place the next page. Click the Continue button to scan or click the Done button to save multiple images as a single file.
Scanning for PDF The scanner can easily convert any paper document into an image and saves it as an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file for viewing with the Adobe application software. It also offers variable compression levels for full controls over file sizes and image quality.
Scanning for E-mail The e-mail function allows the scanner to save and send the scanned images to your preferred e-mail application program in one simple step. This lets you share your scanning results with others fast and easily. 1. Load the documents to be scanned onto the ADF's Document Feed Tray. 2.
Scanning for Copying The copy function allows the scanner to work like a copier using your printer, with documents printed successively without interruption. This lets you transform your scanner and printer into a convenient copy station. 1. Load the documents to be scanned onto the ADF's Document Feed Tray. 2.
Scanning for Card The scanner can easily convert any hard-copied card into an image and saves it for viewing or recording purpose. 1. Load the card to be scanned onto the ADF's Document Feed Tray, with the front side facing up and the top edge directing toward the feeder. 2.
Scanner Buttons Your scanner is equipped with three physical buttons, Select, Scan/Stop and Favorite, used to automate a number of customized and predefined operations, such as scanning to a file, sending an image to your printer or e-mail account, scanning for OCR, etc. Customizing is done through the “Save Settings to Function Button”...
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4. In the dialog box, specify your requirements for the button that you wish to define (F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and Favorite). Select F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 or Favorite (e.g., F1) to be defined from the Button options. Key in your preferred string in the Label edit box for the selected function button.
To browse the settings of your original function button (in case you do not remember the settings that you assigned previously), use the “Load Settings to Function Button” feature. To do this, select the “Load Settings to Function Button” command from the File menu, choose the function button to be previewed, and click the OK button.
Care and Cleaning To ensure optimal performance from the your scanner, it is important to clean several critical parts of the scanner on a regular basis. The recommended cleaning cycle time would be after 3,000 to 5,000 scans. Cleaning the Scanner Glass Surfaces 1.
Cleaning the Rollers Prolonged used of the scanner may result in accumulation of ink and other residue on the feeder’s rollers, affecting their efficiency. Clean the rollers periodically to maintain performance. 1. Lift up the Release button in the direction as shown in the graph to open the scanner cover.
Cleaning the Sensors 1. Lift up the Release button in the direction as shown in the graph to open the scanner cover. Release button Scanner cover 2. When the scanner cover is opened, you can find four sets of sensors (Ultrasonic Double-feed sensors, I/O sensors, and Tray sensors) locating at the inner sides of the scanner.
Cleaning the Recesses of the Roller Cover 1. Lift up the Release button in the direction as shown in the graph to open the scanner cover. Release button Scanner cover 2. When the scanner cover is opened, you can find two recesses at the top of the roller cover.
Maintenance The Separation Roller Assembly and the Feed Roller Assembly in your scanner are designed to make document feeding smooth. After usage for a period of time, the Separation Roller and Feed Rollers may become worn out, and problems such as document double-feed may occur.
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3. To remove the Separation Roller, hold the roller and then take it out from the assembly unit. 4. To install a new Separation Roller onto the assembly unit, gently hold both sides of the roller and insert two flanges on the roller into the notches of the assembly unit.
Replacing the Feed Roller Assembly 1. Lift up the Release button in the direction as shown in the graph to open the scanner cover. Locate the Feed Roller Assembly at the inner side of the scanner. Release button Feed Roller Assembly Scanner cover 2.
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3. To change the roller at the top: Rotate the lever on the roller shaft down to loosen the roller. Lever Roller shaft Move the roller shaft to the left horizontally. Hold the both sides of the roller to pull it out carefully from its compartment.
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5. Follow the instructions described in the step 3 and 4 to change a new roller for the roller at the bottom. Remove the old roller from the bottom Insert a new roller at the bottom 6. After done, push the roller cover up until you hear a “click”. In order to avoid breaking down the levers at the corners of the roller cover, remember...
Appendix Fixing Paper Jams Release button 1. Lift up the Release button in the direction of the arrow shown to open the scanner cover. Scanner cover 2. Remove the jammed paper by taking out it in an upward direction. 3. Close the scanner cover. You should hear a click sound when the scanner cover returns to its original position.
Troubleshooting The green LED lighting (the SCAN/STOP button) indicates the status of the scanner. The orange LED lighting (the POWER button) stands for power and should always stay on steady when the scanner is on. Orange LED Green LED All On: Ready to scan. Flashing Green: Scanning.
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6. When trying to scan, an error message appears on your screen that reads, “ADF is not ready or no paper”. Make sure there are papers on the Document Feed Tray. Make sure the top edges of papers have been inserted into the feeder. Finally, close the scanner cover and restart scanning.
How to Scan the Document Using the Document Sheath (Optional) A document sheath is an optional accessory for the scanner you purchased. It is a transparent and unfoldable coverings used together with your scanner when combing two images as one through the ADF.
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C. Scan the Document with ScanWizard DI. 1. Launch ScanWizard DI (either as a stand-alone by clicking the program icon, or by using the “File-Import” or “Scan” command from an application program). 2. Select ADF (Duplex) as your image input device in the Scan Source drop-down menu.