Content Chapter 1 Introduction Scanner Maintenance kit 6 What is the Scanner Maintenance kit 6 Related documentation 6 System requirements 6 Chapter 2 Océ Scanner Agent Introduction 8 Overview 8 Features 8 Installation of Océ Scanner Agent 9 Installation of Scan to Net components 10 Installation of the scanner 11 Interface of Océ...
Scanner Maintenance kit What is the Scanner Maintenance kit The wide format scanners come with a complete set of tools to help you perform scanner maintenance. This is the Scanner Maintenance Kit. The Scanner Maintenance Kit includes: the Scanner Maintenance software the Scanner Maintenance instructions the Océ...
Introduction Overview Océ Scanner Agent is a program designed to integrate your wide format scanner with your overall system through the following two central functions: Océ Scanner Agent contains the drivers necessary to run you scanner. Océ Scanner Agent is an application designed to monitor and control the functionality of your wide format scanner.
Océ Scanner Agent and help you set up correctly your system. Install Océ Scanner Agent Insert the Scanner maintenance kit CD-ROM in your CD driver. The setup program is launched automatically. Click ‘Install Océ Scanner Agent’.
Installation of Scan to Net components During installation of Océ Scanner Agent, you are prompted to make choices regarding the Océ Scanner Agent program and Scan to Net functionality. Your choices depend on how you intend to use the computer you are installing with Océ...
You want both SCANserver and SCANclient modules on same machine. Selecting the Install Océ Scanner Agent and SCANserver option as described for Scan Server installment, will also install the SCANclient functionality so your machine can function as both client and server. This is useful if the scanner is moved between company computers, but Note: is still to be shared across the network.
Interface of Océ Scanner Agent Start Océ Scanner Agent There are two ways to start the program: From the Windows ‘Start’ menu, select ‘Programs’/‘Océ Scanner Agent’ or double-click the Océ Scanner Agent icon on the system tray: Status The Status tab displays useful messages about what the scanner is currently doing and displays error messages when relevant.
What the scanner is doing at any given moment. Here is a list Scanner mode of the different scanner modes: Scanner mode Description "<N/A>" Scanner not accessible. Océ Scanner Agent has not (yet) detected the scanner. "Scanner is unsupported." The connected scanner is not a model compatible with Océ...
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Follow the cleaning instructions that came with your scanner maintenance kit and run through the full maintenance process (adjustment, stitching and calibration). Contact your Océ service technician if the problem persists.
Info When you click this tab, information about your scanner is displayed. Info Tab Item Description Usage Firmware release Upgradeable firmware version. Version User numbers are increased each time a new OFFICIAL firmware is released. Firmware revision Internal to manufacturer. Support Firmware build number.
The Log tab displays summarized values related to your scanner’s runtime. Log Tab Item Description Number of scans Used to monitor the use of your Total length scanned scanner. Total roller movement Lamp light on Used to monitor and plan the scanner Last calibration timestamp maintenance It is advised to replace the lamp every 4000 hours of use.
Timer The Timer tab allows you to program the scanner's internal clock that controls your scanner's power-on and power-off schedule. This feature allows you to start scanning without wasting time. Indeed, running with the correct internal temperature is essential when making high-quality scanning through sensitive CCD’s.
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Set your timer values Boot your PC with the scanner previously powered on. Double-click the Océ Scanner Agent icon on your system tray to display the interface. Select the Timer Settings tab. Click the checkmark fields for each day you want to set automatic power on and off.
One-Touch Some scanner models support the three One-Touch buttons: email button copy button scan button This means you can activate a scan and open the result from the scanner device into another application on your PC (like Océ Scan or Océ Colour Copy for instance).
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Assign the one-touch scanning buttons Select the One-Touch tab. The dialog contains a drop-down list box for each one-touch event button. Unassigned buttons display <None> as the button’s application. Press the arrow and view the list of valid one-touch-scan compatible applications installed on your system.
Quick menu The Océ Scanner Agent quick menu offers an easy way to initiate common scanning actions and a direct link to other Océ applications. To access the quick menu, right-click the Océ Scanner Agent icon on the system tray (see ‘Start Océ Scanner Agent’ on page 12). The following menu is displayed: This submenu contains options related to the scanner Advanced Options...
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Use this option to start the Scanner Launch Scanner maintenance maintenance wizard which will guide you through the camera alignment and calibration procedure. These two options above are available if the Océ Scan and Scanner Note: maintenance have been previously installed on your computer. Select this option to stop the SCANserver (see Stop SCANserver ‘SCANserver’...
Scan to Net This feature allows to scan from a single workstation and have the image saved to another computer connected to the same network. This is based upon a Client/Server solution: the SCANserver is the computer workstation connected with the scanner and hosting the scanning software.
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Select SCANserver settings Start the SCANserver (see above): Click ‘Settings’. The Settings window is displayed: Define the settings: Define a valid port. A default port is defined and you do not need to change it unless there are conflicts with your system. If you change the port number, enter the same value on all Note: SCANclients.
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Send scans from the SCANserver Once the SCANserver is set up, scanning from server is done in your Note: scanning application (for instance, in Océ Scan: Scan menu/Scan to Net). Monitor the Scan to net activity Launch the SCANserver: The ‘Clients’ section displays the active clients. The ‘Queue’...
SCANclient When you launch the installation of Océ Scanner Agent, in the Installation ‘Select the type of setup you prefer’ window, you have to select ‘Install SCANclient only’. You can either start the SCANclient: Start automatically if you chose during installation ‘Install SCANclient only’. The SCANclient is started and runs every time the computer is booted.
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Click ‘OK’ to apply your settings: if your connection is successful, the status bar is green and displays the message ‘You are connected to the SCANserver’. if your connection failed, the status bar is red and displays the message ‘You are disconnected from the SCANserver’.
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Receive scans on the SCANclient Double-click the SCANclient icon on the system tray. During transfer of a scanned file from the server to your client machine, a slider illustrates progress on the green background. The data transfer is then displayed in the Log section. Files can not be overwritten from the SCANserver.
Scanner Agent’ on page 9). Indeed, all drivers are installed with OSA and help you set up correctly your system. Install Scanner Maintenance Insert the Scanner Maintenance kit CD-ROM in your CD driver. The setup program is launched automatically. Click ‘Install Scanner Maintenance software’.
Scanner Maintenance program Why maintain the scanner Regular Scanner Maintenance is a sure way to minimize costly downtime. The three routine maintenance procedures Cleaning, Camera alignment and Calibration will improve image quality and reduce service costs. These three maintenance functions are closely entwined and they should all be performed in a single maintenance session, starting with cleaning the scan area and ending with calibration.
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To clean the scan area, use the special cleaning cloth provided with Cleaning the SMK. When not in use, cover the scanner with the plastic dust cover. Make sure the scanner is powered off before covering it with the plastic Note: cover.
IT8 calibration target Mass production of IT8 Calibration sheets results in slight differences between production batches. This means that the Colour Patch Reference values in one batch of IT8 Calibration sheets do not necessarily match those in another production batch. Colour matching and calibration are optimal when using your IT8 Calibration sheet with an IT8 calibration sheet reference data file corresponding to the sheet's production batch.
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Selecting this button activates a search on the internet and downloads the right IT8 calibration reference data file to your system. The action requires that you are connected to the internet. The standard IT8 file ‘IT8data.IT8’ comes with the Use Standard IT8 file maintenance program and is installed on your system.