How to Perform a Scan (for Mac OS Users)
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6. Press the [Scan] button on the ScanSnap.
⇒Scanning is started.
⇒The [Scan] button on the ScanSnap blinks blue during the scanning operation.
The following window appears to indicate the scanning status.
⇒When scanning is complete, a selected action or interaction with another application
starts.
•By default, the [Scan] button settings are set to [Duplex Scan (Double-sided)].
With ScanSnap Manager, you can switch the [Scan] button settings to [Simplex Scan
(Single-sided)] mode. For details, refer to "Changing Scanning Settings" (page 203).
•Scanning can also be started from the ScanSnap Manager menu.
For details, refer to "ScanSnap Manager Menu" (page 190).
•Do not connect or disconnect the ScanSnap and other USB devices during the scan-
ning operation.
•Do not close the ADF paper chute (cover) during the scanning operation.
•Do not switch users during the scanning operation.
•By default, documents are scanned on the following settings: [Image quality: Auto],
[Color mode: Auto Color Detection], [Scanning side: Duplex Scan].
For details about how to change settings, refer to "Changing Scanning Settings" (page
203).
•Before scanning documents of printed or handwritten text, on the ScanSnap setup win-
dow, select the [Scanning] tab → the [Option] button → the [Setting for text only docu-
ment] checkbox.
•The application that starts after scanning varies depending on which option is selected
on the [Application] tab in the ScanSnap setup window. For more information, refer to
the ScanSnap Manager Help.
•The scaling factor of the scanned image data may vary slightly.
•When Cardiris is started and becomes active (when the menu is Cardiris), the Scan-
Snap automatically interacts with the active application, and the settings for the applica-
tion are used for scanning. Automatic interaction is disabled when the application is not
active.
For details about automatic interaction, refer to "Automatic Interaction with Applica-
tions" (page 219).