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L24 / L36 Large Format Scanner
User Manual
V1.0 August 2016
Version 1.0
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Global Scanning UK Ltd © 2016

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  • Page 1 L24 / L36 Large Format Scanner User Manual V1.0 August 2016 Version 1.0 Global Scanning UK Ltd © 2016...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Warnings ..............................4 Declaration of Conformity ........................5 Scanner Overview ........................... 5 Main Features ............................. 5 Scanner - Identification of parts ......................6 Unpacking ............................... 8 Box contents............................9 Fitting the scanner to the printer ......................10 Operation .............................. 13 Power ..............................
  • Page 3 Maintenance ............................36 Cleaning............................. 36 Consumables ............................. 36 Calibration ............................37 Stitch Adjustment ..........................38 Scan Length Adjustment ........................39 Loading Firmware ..........................41 Troubleshooting ............................ 42 Error Codes ............................42 Operation errors ..........................43 Document does not feed correctly....................43 Scanner LED is not on ........................

  • Page 4: Warnings

    Warnings Do not drop the scanner. The scanner contains components that could be damaged by severe shock. Beware of trapping fingers when opening or closing the scanner. Beware of exposed electrical connectors if the covers are removed. No user serviceable parts inside.

  • Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity

     Single linear document hold-up flap to help smooth out creases.  Face-up scanner with imaging width: L24 = 24” (610mm) or L36 = 36” (914mm).  Maximum document width: L24 = 26” (660mm) or L36 = 38” (965mm). ...

  • Page 6: Scanner - Identification Of Parts

    Scanner - Identification of parts  Document Return Guides, Paper Tray, Document size guide Paper tray catches  Serial Number plate is on the rear of the scanner. (This example shows S/N = N5100277)  USB stick slot, User Interface (UI) – LCD display and Keypad. Power switch.
  • Page 7  Paper guides (to prevent scan documents entering the printer). Version 1.0 Global Scanning UK Ltd © 2016...

  • Page 8: Unpacking

    Unpacking  With the scanner box on the floor, or a suitable large table, remove the top of the cardboard box.  Remove the Calibration target and keep it in a safe place for future use. (It is protected inside a cardboard sleeve inside a sealed plastic bag).

  • Page 9: Box Contents

    3mm Hex Tool Cable clip PC Software & Scanner Documentation mounting brackets 1 x Left side 1 x right side Calibration L Scanner Target Guide Document 1 for L24 Return Guide(s) 3 for L36 Version 1.0 Global Scanning UK Ltd © 2016...

  • Page 10: Fitting The Scanner To The Printer

    Fitting the scanner to the printer  Install the scanner mounting brackets on the printer. (Supported printers: iPF 670/671/770/771). Repeat the following steps for both sides of the printer. o Remove the screw using the 3mm hex tool supplied. Left side: Right side: o Remove the 2 covers.
  • Page 11 Fit 1 document return guide to the rear of the scanner in the centre. For the L36, fit an additional 2 document return guides either side. (The L24 has 1 document return guides. The L36 has 3 in total). Version 1.0...
  • Page 12  Connect the Ethernet cable to the rear of the scanner. o The scanner controller communicates with the printer over the network. (The printer must be installed on the network, on-line and ready for the system to be able to Copy). If the printer is NOT on the network, use a direct Ethernet cable connection from the scanner to the printer, but this is not the preferred connection as the system will not be able to Scan to PC as well as Copy to the printer.

  • Page 13: Operation

    Operation Power  The scanner is powered on/off by the power switch on the right hand end.  When powered on, the amber LED on the keypad will illuminate and after a few seconds, it turns blue and the LCD displays various icons. (If the LED remains amber, check the paper tray is closed correctly).

  • Page 14: Lcd

    Mode (Copy) Function (Copy) Current Image Adjustment and (Copy) Settings (Power on default settings: Colour mode, Standard Resolution, Auto-size, Brightness=0, Black Point(BP)=1, White Point(WP)=1, Crop off, 100% copy scale, 1 Copy. The defaults can be changed to your preferred settings: See Functionality – More Settings: Image Adjustment). Sleep mode ...

  • Page 15: Configuring The Network Connection Of The Scanner

    Configuring the network connection of the scanner  Turn on the power switch on the side of the scanner.  To configure the scanner for DHCP network IP address. On the User Interface (UI) of the scanner, use the left /right buttons as necessary to select the Settings, and press OK.
  • Page 16 o Use the left and right buttons to select the Network Icon and press OK. o Use the left and right buttons to select Static and press OK. Use the left and right buttons to select IP or Mask and press OK. o To enter the address, use the left and right buttons to select the number required for the underlined value and press OK to enter that digit.
  • Page 17  Display the IP address of the printer or PC. The scanner will display the IP address of the printer when copying, or that of the PC when scanning to PC. You can disable the display of the IP address during these operations by selecting the Display Printer/PC IP Address.

  • Page 18: Software Installation And Operation

    Software Installation and Operation  Identify a network connected PC on which to install the L Scan App. This PC needs to be on and the L Scan App running to allow the scanner to Scan to PC. Insert the CD into the selected PC and the installation will automatically start. Note: Install the L Scan App on one PC only.
  • Page 19  Install the L Scan App. Select Next.  Read the end user license agreement and, if you agree, select “I Agree to the Terms and conditions” and select Next.  Select Install.  Wait for the program to install, then select Finish. Version 1.0 Global Scanning UK Ltd ©...
  • Page 20  Select the Document icon to browse to the Documents folder on the CD. Please read and / or print the documents. This folder contains the L Icon Guide, the L Scanner Guide and software release notes. Select the Exit icon to close the installation program. Browse to Documents folder.

  • Page 21: Functionality - Basic Operation

    Functionality - Basic operation Loading documents into the scanner  Caution: The scanner’s scan glass will be permanently damaged if you try to scan documents that contain stables, paper clips or other similar objects. Avoid scanning documents with sticky tape or Post-It notes as the glue can adhere to the scan glass resulting in image quality issues. ...

  • Page 22: Opening/Closing The Scanner

    Opening/Closing the scanner  Do not leave the scanner open for long periods of time.  The scanner is opened by releasing the two levers at the same time.  Close the scanner by holding both sides of the paper tray and lifting it until both latches click into place.

  • Page 23: Scan To Usb

    Scan to USB  Insert a USB memory stick in to the L Series scanner. The USB stick must have been formatted as FAT32 and have a maximum capacity no greater than 128GB. Do not use a USB extension cable. ...
  • Page 24 To cancel the Scan, press the Red Stop button during the scan operation. Cancel  The scanner will then transfer the scan data to the USB stick displaying the % complete. Wait for the scan data to transfer to the USB stick and the hour glass to disappear. Once complete, the document will be ejected and the USB stick can be removed.

  • Page 25: Scan To Pc

    Scan to PC  Ensure “L Scan App” is running on one PC only.  Insert a document into the approximate centre of the scanner, face up. The exact position is not critical as we will scan using Auto-Size.  Use the default settings: Colour mode, Standard Resolution, Auto-size Brightness=0, BP=1, WP=1, Crop off ...
  • Page 26  On the PC, the L Scan App will show Scan Received. Open the scan file using any standard picture viewer. The Scan file name is date & time as follows: YYYY-M-D-H-M-S 2016-8-3-15-11-1 Version 1.0 Global Scanning UK Ltd © 2016...

  • Page 27: Copy

    Copy  Ensure the printer is on-line and ready to print. Insert a document into the approximate centre of the scanner, face up. The exact position is not critical as we will scan using Auto-Size.  Use the default settings: Colour mode, Standard Resolution, Auto-size Brightness=0, BP=1, WP=1, Crop off, Scale=100%, Copies=1 ...

  • Page 28: Functionality - More Settings: Image Adjustment

    Functionality – More Settings: Image Adjustment  On the scanner UI, use the left /right buttons to select the function you wish to adjust and press Scan to USB Scan to PC Copy  Select the Setting to be changed and press OK. Select the new value and press OK. ...
  • Page 29 ISO sizes ANSI sizes ARCH sizes Portrait, Landscape Dimensions ANSI Dimensions ARCH Dimensions 841mm x 34in x 44 in ARCH E 36inx 48in 1189mm 841mm x 34in x 22 in ARCH D 36in x 24in 594mm 594mm x 22in x 17 in ARCH C 24in x 18in 420mm...

  • Page 30: Functionality - Saving Your Preferred Settings As Power On Defaults

     White Point. Increase to clean up a dirty background. Makes the whites whiter. Default = 1 0 to +6  Black Point. Increase to darken the shadow areas of the image. Makes the blacks blacker. Default = 1 0 to +6 ...

  • Page 31: Application Notes

    Application notes Tightly curled documents  Prior to scanning, flatten the document as best as possible.  During the scan process, guide the document as it feeds through the scanner to prevent the original re-entering the scanner. If the original is allowed to re-enter the scanner, it will result in a paper jam and possible damage the original document.

  • Page 32: Document Carrier Sheets

    Document Carrier Sheets  Delicate documents: Old, fragile documents could be damaged further when feeding through a scanner. To avoid such problems, these delicate documents can be placed inside a document carrier sheet before scanning to provide protection.  Documents Carrier Sheets can also be useful when scanning o Transparent documents to improve light reflection and provide a more even image.

  • Page 33: Eliminating Clipped Copies

    Eliminating clipped copies  If you scan a 594mm original as fixed size A1, then the image is 594mm wide.  The printer has a 3mm margin either side that it cannot print within. That means on a 594mm roll, only 588mm can be printed on. Therefore, copying a 594mm original scan onto the 588mm printable width of the paper will mean the image is shifted 3mm to the side and 6mm (2 x 3mm) is clipped from the far side.

  • Page 34: Scanner Settings

    Scanner Settings  On the scanner UI, use the left /right buttons as necessary to select the Settings icon and press  Select the Setting to be changed and press OK. Select the new value and press OK.  Information. There is nothing to adjust.
  • Page 35 o Display Printer/PC IP Address during Copy/Scan to PC operations. Off,  Load Firmware. (See Maintenance section).  Save Current Settings Default Settings. (See Functionality – More Settings: Image Adjustment section).  Restore Factory Default Image Adjustment Settings. (See Functionality – More Settings: Image Adjustment section).

  • Page 36: Maintenance

    Maintenance Cleaning  Open the scanner.  Spray 99% isopropyl alcohol onto a lint free cloth.  Using the cloth, clean the following components: o Top drive rollers o Scan glass o Hold up flap o Bottom rollers (Rotate rollers by hand to clean all round). Consumables ...

  • Page 37: Calibration

    Calibration  Remove the document return guides to prevent the calibration target getting stuck during forward/rewind motion required for calibration.  Clean the scanner.  Insert the calibration target (it must be clean and in good condition) into the scanner face up, black end first.

  • Page 38: Stitch Adjustment

    Stitch Adjustment  Remove all the document return guides to prevent the calibration target getting stuck during forward/rewind motion required for calibration.  Clean the scanner.  Insert the calibration target (it must be clean and in good condition) into the scanner face up, black end first.

  • Page 39: Scan Length Adjustment

    Scan Length Adjustment  To correct the length of scans or copies, Copy a document and measure the length of both the original and the copy. The copy should be within 2% of the original. So for a 500mm document, the acceptable range is 499mm to 501mm.
  • Page 40 o Measure both the original document and the copy. Calculate the adjustment figure by dividing the length of the original by the length of the copy. Adjustment figure = Original document length = 885mm = 0.9910 Copied document length 893mm Original Copy o On the scanner UI, use the left /right buttons as necessary to select the Settings and...

  • Page 41: Loading Firmware

    Loading Firmware  Locate the firmware zipped file and a USB stick, which must have been formatted as FAT32 with a maximum capacity no greater than 128GB.  On a PC, use Windows Explorer® to extract the firmware zipped files to the root of a USB memory stick.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Error Codes Error Codes User actions INVALID_MODEL Power cycle. If problem persists, call service. INVALID_CAL_PARAMS Power cycle. If problem persists, Calibrate. Power cycle. If problem persists, Stitch. Power cycle. If problem persists, call service. SD_MOUNT Power cycle. If problem persists, call service. SD_READ Power cycle.

  • Page 43: Operation Errors

    Operation errors Document does not feed correctly.  The document is not fed straight into the scanner. Hold the original document with two hands and feed into the scanner until you feel equal resistance on both sides from the feed rollers. If the document is not straight, open the scanner to remove the original, close the scanner and try again.

  • Page 44: No Copy Output

    No Copy output.  The printer must be on-line and ready to print.  More than one of the supported iPF67x/77x printers is on the same subnet as the scanner. o The scanner communicates with the printer via network broadcast. If more than one of the supported printers (iPF 670/671/770/771) is on the subnet, there is no way of defining which printer will receive the copy.

  • Page 45: Supported Configurations

    Supported Configurations  L Scan App: Only 1 per subnet – Scan to a shared network folder that can be accessed by other users. Multiple L Scan Apps per subnet are not supported.  L series Scanner or iPF670/671/770/771 Printer: Only 1 per subnet – Additional L series scanners or iPF670/671/770/771 printers should be on a separate subnet.

  • Page 46: Image Quality

    Image Quality  The following scanned image shows possible image errors and the actions required to resolve them. Vertical lines = Dirt on Scan Colour variation over approximately 8” (200mm) sections, or vertical streaks within glass or poor calibration – Clean the scanner.

  • Page 47: Incorrect Scan Or Copy Length

     Calibrating the scanner will remove the streaking and clean up the white background. Calibration adjusts the optical sensitivity of each pixel in the sensor to give the correct levels of black and white.  Auto-stitch the scanner to align broken lines. Auto-stitch adjusts the electronic alignment of each segments of the scan sensor for both front to back and left to right alignment to avoid “stitch errors”...

  • Page 48: Specifications

    Paper path Document return guide(s) included. Scan width (inches) 24" and 36" Min scan width 6.2" (16cm) for L24, 6" (15cm) for L36 Document width (inches) 26" and 38" Max scan length 109" (2768mm) L24 = 5.36kg (11.8lbs) without Doc return guide Weight of scanner L36 = 6.88kg (15.1lbs) without Doc return guide...
  • Page 49 • 4GB RAM • SATA 6.0Gbit/sec USB3 on the motherboard and SATA 6.0Gbit 7,200 rpm HDD controller. Only L24 and L36 scanner models are supported by the L Scan App. L Scan App Software Scanning cannot be started remotely.

  • Page 50: Glossary Of Terms

    Glossary of Terms 128GB 128 Giga Bytes. Size of memory. ANSI America National Standards Institute. Standard paper sizes definition. ARCH Architectural paper sizes. Standard paper sizes definition. Adjusts the electronic alignment of each segments of the scan sensor for Auto-stitch both front to back and left to right alignment to avoid “stitch errors”...

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