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SC-210
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(D/N: 250-0278-E Rev. 1.0 )
Minolta-QMS, Inc

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  • Page 1 SC-210 User's Manual (D/N: 250-0278-E Rev. 1.0 ) Minolta-QMS, Inc...
  • Page 2 Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, PC, AT, XT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

  • Page 3: Fcc Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    Radio Statement This equipment 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. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ...2-1 RECAUTIONS 2.2 U NLOCKING THE 2.3 C ONNECTING THE 2.3.1 connecting SC-210 to a printer to work as a copier... 2-3 2.3.2 connecting SC-210 to a Windows workstation to work as a Scanner... 2-4 2.4 D OCUMENT LACEMENT USING SC-210 AS A COPIER...3-1 THE CONTROL PANEL...3-2...
  • Page 5 RINTING MAINTENANCE...6-1 TROUBLESHOOTING ...7-1 7.1 Q UESTIONS AND 7.2 T ECHNICAL ERVICE SPECIFICATIONS ...8-4 SC-210 AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER (ADF) USER’S GUIDE...9-1 9.1 I NSTALLING THE 9.1.1 Unpack the ADF... 9-1 9.1.2 Installing the ADF ... 9-2 9.1.3 Unlocking the SC-210... 9-5 9.1.4...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Minolta-QMS SC-210. The SC-210 produces better printing quality and is free from maintenance, compared with traditional copy machines. Its high copy/scan quality, maintenance-free operation and affordability make SC-210 the best convenience copier solution for office.
  • Page 7 Utilities & Documentation CD Power Adapter Parallel Cable for Computer Connection Parallel Cable for Printer Connection Quick Installation Guide SC-210 Figure 1-1 SC-210 Packing - 1-2...

  • Page 8: Sc-210 Installation

    Keep the SC-210 out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Ÿ Do not install the SC-210 in a humid or dusty place. Ÿ Be sure to use the proper AC power source.

  • Page 9: Unlocking The Sc-210

    UNLOCKING THE SC-210 To protect the scanning head from damage during shipment, the SC-210 is designed with a lock switch beneath the main unit. Therefore, before using the SC-210, it is required to unlock SC-210 by moving the lock switch to the Use position.(See Figure 2-1) 1.

  • Page 10: Connecting The Cable

    CONNECTING THE CABLE 2.3.1 CONNECTING SC-210 TO A PRINTER TO WORK AS A COPIER Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below. Printer Cable To Printer Figure 2-2 Connecting SC-210 to a printer To Power Outlet Power Cable...

  • Page 11: Connecting Sc-210 To A Windows Workstation To Work As A Scanner

    2.3.2 CONNECTING SC-210 TO A WINDOWS WORKSTATION TO WORK AS A SCANNER Parallel Cable Power Cable Printer Cable To Power Outlet To Printer To PC Parallel Port Figure 2-3 SC-210 Cable Connection - 2-4...

  • Page 12: Document Placement

    DOCUMENT PLACEMENT As shown in Figure 2-4, place the document on the glass face (text) down. Figure 2.4 Document Placement Document Cover Home Position Mark Document Document Glass...

  • Page 13: Using Sc-210 As A Copier

    (2). The default settings are: A4, Normal Print Quality, 100% ratio, 1 copy. PRINTER MEMORY To realize the full functionality of the SC-210, it is recommended to install adequate memory in your laser printer. If you want to print your document...

  • Page 14: The Control Panel

    THE CONTROL PANEL 1. Color Intensity: Intensify the image copied or scanned. Increase level of color intensity by the ( Decrease level of color intensity by the ( Light/Dark: Lighten or darken your image. Increase level of brightness or darkness by the ( Decrease level of brightness or darkness by the ( Message Display window: Display current settings.
  • Page 15 16. Auto/Text/Photo: Press to respectively concentrate on photo, text, or auto copying. 17. All Clear: Clear your current settings and return to the default settings. If the SC-210 has been idle for 5 minutes, all current Note: settings , except Printer Select, Energy Saver Mode, and Paper Size, will automatically return to the default settings.

  • Page 16: Before Making Copies

    Letter, from the others. ã ã Note: Each time when you press All Clear button, the SC-210, the SC-210 automatically returns to the factory default setting. As a result, you have to reset any factory default settings you may have set prior to pressing “All Clear”.

  • Page 17: Making Simple Copies

    3.3 MAKING SIMPLE COPIES The Operating Steps: 1. Place your original face-down on the document glass. 2. Press the Copy button either of Color or of Black and White.The Message Window displays “Copying…”, and the Ready LED is flashing. 3. Within a few moments, the copying is done. The Message Window then displays “1 Copy @100%”...

  • Page 18: Making Copies With Copy Features

    3.4 MAKING COPIES WITH COPY FEATURES 3.4.1 MIRROR FUNCTION This function allows you to horizontally flip the copied image as if the image were reflected in a mirror. The Operating Steps Place your document face-down on the document glass. Keep on pressing Menu button till the message, “Mirror: off”, appears.

  • Page 19: Enlarging Or Reducing Your Original

    3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR ORIGINAL Like most copiers, the SC-210 also features auto enlargement/reduction function to resize your original. The Operating Steps: Place your document face-down on the document glass. Press the “Reduce/Enlarge” button, the Message Window displays “Ratio:100%”.

  • Page 20: Auto Zooming Your Original

    Auto Zoom is a convenient function to resize your original without giving additional thought to whether the magnification or reduction would be larger than the existing paper size set on the SC-210. The Operating Steps: Repeat the above Enlargement Step 1 & 2.

  • Page 21: Changing Your Copy Density

    3.4.5 CHANGING COLOR INTENSITY Color intensity refers to the saturation of color reproduced by SC-210. There are times when the saturation of the original image doesn’t fit your preference. Use this option to increase or decrease the color saturation.

  • Page 22: Choosing Your Copy Quantity

    4. Press the Copy button. 3.4.6 CHOOSING YOUR COPY QUANTITY The Operating Steps: Place your original face-down on the document glass. The default copy count is 1. If you need to make 3 copies, for example, press the “Copy Count” button and the Message Window displays “2 copy @100%”.

  • Page 23: Enhancing Your Copy Quality

    3.4.7 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY The Minolta-QMS SC-210 provides “Quality mode” option to improve your copy quality. This is particularly useful when the original has a photograph. Quality mode allows your printout to reveal more image(photo) details using a higher resolution.

  • Page 24: Original Content

    3.4.8 ORIGINAL CONTENT AUTO/TEXT/PHOTO COPIES Content can vary widely. The SC-210 can be configured to maximize the copy operation based upon the content of the original. If the content of the original is a photograph images only or has photograph images with a little text on it, select the Photo function to get a photo-concentrated image copy.

  • Page 25: Making Copies Of A 3D Object

    3.4.9 MAKING COPIES OF A 3D OBJECT The Minolta-QMS SC-210 solution improves your copy reproduction significantly and even makes 3D object copies amazingly clear. The Operating Steps: Place your 3D object on the document glass. Press the “Normal/Quality” button and the Message Window displays “Normal mode”.

  • Page 26: Automatic Power Saving

    3.4.10 AUTOMATIC POWER SAVING The SC-210 features automatic power saving without unplugging the power cable. If you have not used the SC-210 over a selected power- saving interval (15 minutes, 2 hours, or 4 hours), it automatically turns into power saving status.

  • Page 27: Using Sc-210 As A Scanner

    A Microsoft Windows-compatible pointing device (e.g., mouse); A CD-ROM drive. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE Installation procedures of the SC-210 driver and utilities are as follows: Start Windows 98/95/Me, or NT 4/Windows 2000. Insert the Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM into your CD ROM drive.
  • Page 28 Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.2 4-16...

  • Page 29: Downloading Printer Color Table

    2200, magicolor 330, magicolor 6100, and the magicolor 2 Desklaser. If you are connecting the SC-210 to the magicolor 2 or 2+, you will need to download the printer color table for the magicolor 2/2+. To Install the Download Utility to Your Computer, Turn off your SC-210, and your computer.
  • Page 30 The Important Information screen appears. Click Continue. The Welcome screen appears. Click the “Next” button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the SC-210 Color Table Download Utility on your computer. Click the “Finish” button when the Finish message appears to complete the installation.
  • Page 31 (B) Working with Win 2000/NT : Now, the Install screen appears as follows. Click the OK button to restart the computer connected to SC-210. After restarting the computer, press Start>Programs>SC-210 Download Utility > SC-210 Download Utility. 4-19...
  • Page 32 (3) SC-210 Download Utility screen appears, as shown below. 4-20...

  • Page 33: T O C Ustomize C Olor T Ables On Sc-210,

    4.3 TO CUSTOMIZE COLOR TABLES ON SC-210, Press Start>Programs> SC-210 Download Utility> SC-210 Download Utility . SC-210 Download Utility screen appears as below. Choose the brand name and model name of your new printer on the left side and click the "Add" button to insert the model to the right side.
  • Page 34 When the status bar shows 100%, this means you have successfully downloaded the color table to SC-210. Connect the SC-210 to your printer and turn on the printer. On the Control Panel of your SC-210, press the ”Menu” button until Printer Select is visible.

  • Page 35: Uninstall The Sc-210 Driver

    4.4 UNINSTALL THE SC-210 DRIVER You can uninstall the SC-210 driver by selecting Start>Programs>Minolta-QMS SC-210 and clicking the Uninstall driver icon from SC-210 group. 4-24...

  • Page 36: Scanner Operation & Document Printing

    Select SC-210 /32 Vx.xx as the source. If you have used the dialog box to select a different source, you will need to select SC-210 as the source again before you can reuse the SC-210. Place the image to be scanned face down on the glass.
  • Page 37 The TWAIN user interface: - 5-2...

  • Page 38: Image Type

    IMAGE TYPE The SC-210 provides five image types as explained below: Scanning Source Scanning Source Two scanning sources are provided- flatbed and ADF. Line art Line art presents the image in black and white only with no intermediate shades of gray in between.

  • Page 39: Scanning Parameters & Image Control

    5.2 SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that the SC-210 uses for a scan. Usually the greater the number, the higher the resolution. Yet up to a certain level, the resolution will not be visually increased but the disk space will be increased.
  • Page 40 Auto Area Auto Level Descreen Image Information Auto Level: Optimizes the scanned image. Auto Area: Automatically sets the whole document as the scan area, no matter what its size. Descreen: Eliminates the Moire patterns commonly found in printed matter. Before descreen Color Matching Reset...
  • Page 41 Color Matching: Adjusts the color quality of the image to make it close to the original. This function uses default parameters to adjust the image. Reset: Resets the scanning parameters you set. Invert: The invert command reverses the brightness and the color in the image.
  • Page 42 Color drop-out - Apply exclusively when you need to scan as a black and white image The Color drop-out function allows you to remove one of the R(Red), G(Green), or B(Blue) color or to convert all the color data into Neutral Gray. For example, if you want to remove the text or background in blue color, simply check the Blue Channel then the text or background in blue color will be removed.
  • Page 43 Quality/Speed Mode: Users can select the mode to perform scanning according to their own need. Select quality mode scanning if your emphasis is on the quality of the scanned image. Or you can select speed mode scanning if you want to speed up the scanning process.

  • Page 44: Scanning

    SCANNING Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area to be scanned. Scan: Executes the scan action. Exit: Cancels the current job. Document Size: To designate the size of your document, just click on its icon on the margin of the preview window. As shown in the figure below, in the Preview window, you can define the area to be scanned by dragging the four-cursor auxiliary lines.

  • Page 45: Printing

    PRINTING Printer Cable To Printer Figure 5.1 SC-210 Cable Connection Caution: Do not scan and print at the same time. To PC Parallel Port 5-10 Parallel Cable Power Cable To Power Outlet...

  • Page 46: Maintenance

    3. Gently wipe the document glass and the white sheet beneath the document cover to remove the dust or any toner particles. 4. Close the document cover. The SC-210 is now ready for use. 1. Document Cover 2. Document Glass...

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Question: Does it take long for the SC-210 to initialize itself? Answer: If your printer port supports SPP mode only, it takes about two minutes for the SC-210 to initialize itself. If...
  • Page 48 ECP or EPP mode, the initialization speed is much faster, about 20 seconds. Question: Why my GDI printer does not work with the SC-210? Answer: Disable the Auto Scan function in the application, then your printer will function in normal working condition.

  • Page 49: Technical Service

    Minolta-QMS Technical Assistance Centers. Before you contact us, please prepare the following information for a quick solution: Ÿ Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner); Ÿ Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card);...

  • Page 50: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS SC-210 specification Optical Resolution Enhanced Resolution Copy Area Copy Features Printers Supported Printer Interface Power Source Power Consumption Physical Dimension Weight: 600x600dpi 9600x9600dpi Max. 8.5"x 14.0" (Legal size) Zooming from 25%~400% Auto Zooming magicolor 2/2+/DL magicolor 2200 magicolor 6100...
  • Page 51 Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) specification Dimension Weight Speed Paper tray capacity Document size Document thickness 448 x 290 x 192 mm 1.4 kgs 10 PPM (page per minute) (mono mode) 25 pages Max: Legal size (8.5” x 14”) Min: 4.5” x 5.5” 0.07~0.15 mm...

  • Page 52: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    Model Number : conforms to the following Product Specifications: Emission: Immunity: Minolta-QMS Inc. 1 Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618 SC-210 EN 50081-1 EN 55022 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 EN 55024 IEC 61000-4-2 IEC 61000-4-3 IEC 61000-4-4...

  • Page 53: Sc-210 Automatic Document Feeder (Adf) User'sguide

    9. SC-210 AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER (ADF) USER’S GUIDE The SC-210 Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is a convenient addition to your current SC-210. With the ADF, you can automatically copy or scan up to 25 pages at a time. 9.1 INSTALLING THE ADF 9.1.1 UNPACK THE ADF...

  • Page 54: Installing The Adf

    2. Disconnect the power cable. 3. Remove the document cover by opening the cover and lifting the studs from the hinge holes at the rear of the SC-210. Note: Please store the document cover on a flat surface in a safe place.
  • Page 55 5. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Support to the clip- joints on the ADF Paper Tray. 6. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Tray into the clip- joints on the ADF document cover. Paper Tray - 9-4 Paper Support...

  • Page 56: Unlocking The Sc-210

    9.1.3 UNLOCKING THE SC-210 Slide the Lock Switch on the bottom of the SC-210 to unlock the scanning unit. 1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position...

  • Page 57: Connecting The Cables

    9.1.4 CONNECTING THE CABLES 9.1.4.1 Connecting SC-210 to work as a Copier Connect the ADF cable, the power cable, and the printer cable (not included) respectively. Printer Cable To Printer - 9-6 ADF Cable Power Cable To Power Outlet...
  • Page 58 9.1.4.2 Connecting SC-210 to work as a Scanner Connect the ADF cable, the power cable, the included parallel cable for connection to the computer, and the included parallel printer cable respectively. Parallel Cable Printer Cable To Printer To PC Parallel...

  • Page 59: Using The Adf

    9.2 USING THE ADF 9.2.1 FANNING PAPER BEFORE USAGE Standard paper should be fed easily. To prevent occasional paper jams when automatically feeding multi-page documents, fan the paper before loading. Paper which can not be properly fed by the ADF: Paper with clip or staple attached;...

  • Page 60: Loading The Paper

    Please use the flatbed to copy or scan documents that cannot be fed by the ADF. 9.2.2 LOADING THE PAPER Place your document with the text face up and make the top of the page to the left side as shown below. Feed Direction Top of Page 9.2.3 STARTING YOUR FIRST COPY...
  • Page 61 Tray, just a touch of the Copy button on the Control Panel of SC-210, then your task is done in a minute. Control Panel Copy Button To apply copy features displayed on the Control Panel, please refer to the previous section, Making Copies with Copy Features.
  • Page 62 Choose Acquire from the File menu and click Select TWAIN Source, for example, please select SC-210 V.X.xx. (The command to open the TWAIN source may vary due to different application. Please refer to the user manual of your TWAIN application.)
  • Page 63 The Preview Button The Scan Button - 9-12...

  • Page 64: Maintaining The Adf

    9.3 MAINTAINING THE ADF 9.3.1 CLEANING THE ADF The SC-210 is designed to be maintenance free. However, it still needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality and performance. From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust.
  • Page 65 3. Wipe the pad in the direction from top to bottom. Be careful not to hook the pick springs. Close the ADF unit. Your SC-210 is now ready for use. ADF Pad Feeding Roller - 9-14...

  • Page 66: Replacing The Adf Snap-In Pad Module

    9.3.2 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE After scanning approximately 20,000 pages through the ADF, the pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please consult your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it.
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  • Page 68 Assembling Procedure Take out the ADF pad module from the box. Press both arms of the ADF snap-in pad module inwardly with your two fingers Place it into the holes until it snaps into place. 9-17...

  • Page 69: How To Clear The Paper Jam

    In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: 1. Turn the SC-210 off by disconnecting the power cable. 2. Gently open the ADF front cover to the left. 3. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit.
  • Page 70 9-19...

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