Operating the scanner
Performing the
power-on test
Positioning
a document
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Performing the power-on self-test
Positioning a document
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Scanning thick documents
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Notes on using the TMA and ADF scanner accessories
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The power-on test is a quick self-checking mechanism that the
scanner carries out after you turn it on.
This is what happens after the scanner is turned on:
POWER indicator on the front panel of the scanner lights up.
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READY indicator beside the POWER indicator flashes briefly.
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After a 30-second warm-up period, the scanner carries out a
self-test, with the scanner carriage moving back and forth
about a half-inch. If no problems are detected, the READY
indicator stays lit.
If there are problems with the POWER and READY
Note:
indicators, see the Troubleshooting section in the Appendix.
The fluorescent lamp inside the scanner should be on too by
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this time. The lamp should never go off while the scanner is
on.
If the scanner lamp doesn't come on, starts to flicker,
Note:
or gets dim, see the section Replacing the scanner lamp at the
end of this chapter.
Lift the scanner cover.
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Place the document face down on the scanner glass. The top
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left corner of the document (when the document is held
upright for normal reading) should be at the "0,0" position
on the ruler guides running alongside the scanner glass.
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