Chapter 5 Various Ways to Scan

Detecting Multifeed Errors

4 Click the [Job/Cache] tab and specify the detection

 

method in the [Multifeed Detection] drop-down list under

 

Multifeed is an error where two or more sheets are fed through

[ADF Option].

the ADF at once. It is also called a multifeed when a different

 

document length is detected.

 

You can have an error message appear when a multifeed

 

occurs.

 

Settings for multifeed detection can be configured in the

 

scanner driver or the Software Operation Panel.

 

For details about this setting in the Software Operation Panel,

 

refer to "Method of Multifeed Detection [Multifeed]" (page 145).

The following are the conditions of detecting multifeeds.

 

1 Load documents in the ADF paper chute.

For details, refer to "Chapter 2 How to Load Documents" (page 26).

2 Start up ScandAll PRO and click the [Scan] menu J [Scanner Setting].

DThe [TWAIN Driver (32)] dialog box appears.

If the [TWAIN Driver (32)] dialog box does not appear, check the setting in ScandAll PRO by clicking the [Tool] menu J [Preferences] to open the [Setup] dialog box, then confirm that [TWAIN] is selected for [Device Driver] in the [Scan] tab.

3 Click the [Option] button.

DThe [Option] dialog box appears.

Condition

Description

 

 

None

Does not detect multifeeds.

 

 

Hardware

Enables the setting of the Software Operation

Setting

Panel.

 

 

Check

Uses the ultrasonic sensors inside the ADF to

Overlapping

monitor the documents during feeding and to

(Ultrasonic)

identify multifeeds according to the deviation of

 

the reflected ultrasonic waves.

 

 

Check length

Monitors the document length during feeding, and

 

identifies multifeeds according to the deviation of

 

detected lengths.

 

Note that multifeeds cannot be detected

 

accurately when scanning a mixed batch of

 

different sizes.

 

 

Check

Monitors both document overlapping and length

Overlapping

to detect multifeeds.

and length

Note that multifeeds cannot be detected

 

accurately when scanning a mixed batch of

 

different sizes.

 

 

For more details about multifeed detection, refer to "Conditions for Multifeed Detection" (page 33).

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