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Document Scanner 5500
Document Scanner 7500
User’s
Guide
A-61070
Part No. 1E8132
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Safety Information for Installation Instructions for the Kodak Digital Science Document Scanner 5500 and 7500 IMPORTANT: Equipment shall be installed by qualified personnel. WARNING: Dangerous voltage. Disconnect the main power before installation. CAUTION: Hot surface, avoid contact ATTENTION: Eviter le contact, pieces brulantes VORSICHT: Heisse oberflaeche, beruehrung vermeiden
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Safety Information for User/Installation Instructions for the Kodak Digital Science Automatic Document Feeder IMPORTANT: Equipment shall be installed by qualified personnel. WARNING: Dangerous voltage. Disconnect the main power before installation. CAUTION: Moving parts, avoid contact ATTENTION: Eviter le contact, pieces en mouvement VORSICHT: Bewegliche teile, beruehrung vermeiden
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1 Introduction This manual supports the Kodak Digital Science Document Scanners 5500 and 7500. The Kodak Digital Science Document Scanner 5000/7000 series scanners are high-speed, high-resolution rotary scanners designed for medium- to high-volume digital capture of business documents. The Document Scanners capture printed characters, handwritten text, and graphics from documents of various sizes and thicknesses in an electronic format for indexing and database storage. This manual explains ho
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• Full programmability of all 18 application modes with override capability. • Audible tones for selected functions such as footswitch, patch reading, etc. • English or other language message display. • Convenient table-top size. • An adaptable, modular design for easy addition of accessories. Scanner options The following optional accessories are available for use with your scanner: • A choice of feeders — automatic document feeder or a semi- automatic document feeder. • Document printer(s) whi
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Scanner components The following illustrations and descriptions will help you locate and become familiar with scanner components. Front View — Document Scanners 5500/7500 (shown with semi-automatic feeder) Anti-static brush Exit hopper side guides Exit hopper Control panel End stop Gap adjustment Feed and separator knob rollers Gap release lever Self-centering feed tray Feed tray side guides Anti-static brush — minimizes the static build-up on the documents before they are deposited in the exit
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Rear View — Document Scanners 5500/7500 Footswitch Coin 1/3 connector Coin 2 Serial # SCSI connectors Power switch Power cord connector Footswitch connector — allows you to plug in the optional Footswitch accessory. Serial number — provides the serial number and agency approvals. Power switch — toggle this switch to turn the power on (|) or off (O). Power cord connector — plugs into an appropriate power outlet. Coin 1/3 — service/diagnostic interface. Configures the scanner and runs diagnostics.
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Control panel The control panel consists of the status display and the operation keys and indicators. The status display indicates the image address, current application Status display mode and error messages. Mode number Scanner status Scanner Status — displays if the scanner is enabled or disabled. Mode Number — displays the current mode number or name. Fixed field — an alphanumeric field containing fixed information, i.e., the date. Delimiters — used to separate the levels in an image address
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Following is an illustration and a description of the operating keys and Operating keys and indicators. indicators Two-line status display Key/Indicator Function Image buffer status Front — green indicates the front side image buffer is available for scanning; red indicates the buffer is not available and the feeder is off (for simplex- and duplex-defined application modes). Back — green indicates the rear side image buffer is available for scanning; red indicates the buffer is not available and
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Operating keys and indicators Keys/Indicators Function Next Allows you to enter the next document image address. + Allows you to enter a new value for the image address. When pressed, it allows a field to remain unchanged. Enter Used to enter numeric data for a function code or an image address change. Back Used to move the cursor back one space during numeric data input (the last data input is erased). CAL Starts the calibration process. End Press End to stop the feeder and transport system at
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2 Getting Started The following steps are necessary to prepare the scanner for operation. Procedures on how to perform these steps are described in this chapter. 1. Turn on the power to the scanner. 2. Select the language display. 3. Calibrate the scanner. 4. Prepare the documents for scanning. 5. Adjust the feed and separator roller gap, if required (semi-automatic feeder). 6. Adjust the feed shelf position. 7. Adjust the feed shelf side guides. 8. Adjust the exit hopper side guides and end st
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Selecting the The scanner may have been configured at installation to allow use of a second language in the status display. The language used (French, language display German, Italian, Spanish, or other) is defined during installation. If available, the alternate language display may be accessed using function code F19. Calibrating the Calibration sets the intensity of the lamps, which contribute to the overall quality of the scanned document image. scanner The scanner should be calibrated: • at
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If calibration is not successful, a message appears in the status display. Unsuccessful calibration You may need to: • Verify you are using a clean, blank sheet of paper (at least 12 inches in length) as a calibration target. The paper must be wider than the documents being scanned and at least 8 1/2 inches long. • Verify there is not a document already in the document path. (Refer to the section entitled, “Clearing the document path” in Chapter 7.) • Clean the imaging guides. (Refer to the sect
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Adjusting the feed The gap adjustment knob on the control panel increases or decreases the space between the feed and separator rollers. The gap must be and separator roller adjusted properly for smooth transportation of documents without gap (semi-automatic document overlap. feeder) When documents of different thicknesses are fed in a group, adjust the gap using the thinnest document in the group. The feed and separator roller gap may have to be adjusted to compensate for: • Very thin documents
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4. Press Run. 5. Select two documents of the same size, texture and thickness, similar to the types of documents you will be scanning. 6. Place one document on top of the other. Hold the documents firmly by their trailing edges. Insert them into the gap approximately 1/8 in. (3 mm). Bottom document separates from top document 7. If the documents separate, repeat the following steps until the documents do not separate: • Turn the gap adjustment knob clockwise 1/2 turn. • Insert the documents agai
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12. Press Stop. 13. Enter F04 and disable Counting only. 14. Press Enter. To scan thick documents (card or cover stock), use the gap release Adjusting the separator lever to increase the gap between the feed roller and separator roller. roller to scan thick documents Gap release lever 1. Press down and hold the gap release lever. This opens the gap between the feed and separator rollers and allows thick documents to pass between the rollers. 2. Manually feed the thick documents while holding dow
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Adjusting the feed For manual feeding, the feed shelf can be adjusted in the 0°, 30° or 40° position. For automatic feeding, raise the feed shelf to the 30° or 40° shelf position (semi- position. automatic feeder only) 30° position 40° position Adjusting the side Before you begin feeding documents into the scanner, adjust the position of the side guides and feed shelf position. guides • Adjust the width of the feed shelf side guides to hold the widest document you will be scanning. Leave approxi
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Adjusting the exit The exit hopper side guides and end stop must be adjusted so documents are stacked properly. hopper side guides and end stop 1. Adjust the exit hopper side guides to hold the widest document you will be scanning. Leave ¼-inch (5 mm) clearance on each side of the document. 2. Adjust the end stop to hold the longest document you will be scanning. An end stop extension is included to accommodate documents up to 17 inches in length. To attach the end stop extension: • Fold the spr
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3. Adjust the height of the exit hopper so the scanned documents naturally fall between the exit hopper side guides and exit hopper end stop. The exit hopper has three height positions: • Standard position • 10° from standard position • 20° from standard position (specifically for use with A4 size, onion skin documents) Standard position 10° from standard position 20° from standard position A-61070 September 1999 2-9
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3 Operating the Scanner Overview This chapter provides instructions for selecting modes, image level settings and feeding documents using the semi-automatic feeder and the automatic feeder. The scanning process consists of the following steps: 1. Prepare the scanner for operation (refer to Chapter 2, Getting Started for more information). 2. Select an application mode for the application. 3. Select the appropriate operating values required for the application on the host computer. 4. Press the
