5.2 Troubleshooting Checklist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Check This Item

Resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scanning does not start.

Is the USB cable con-

Connect the USB cable correctly.

 

 

 

nected correctly?

(When a hub is used, check the

 

 

 

 

 

hub’s power supply.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does the

LED light

Disconnect and then re-connect the

 

 

 

blink repeatedly?

AC cable and AC adapter.

 

 

 

 

 

(* Wait at least 5 seconds before

 

 

 

 

 

reconnecting the AC or USB cable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is ScanSnap Manager

If the "ScanSnap Manager" icon is

 

 

 

started?

 

not displayed, select [Start] -> [All

 

 

 

(If ScanSnap Manager is

Programs] -> [SnanSnap Manager]

 

 

 

started up successfully, the

-> [ScanSnap Manager] to start

 

 

 

"ScanSnap Manager" icon

ScanSnap Manager.

 

 

 

S appears on the task

 

 

 

 

bar.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is ScanSnap Manager run-

Do the following:

 

 

 

ning normally?

1. Perform "Scan for hardware

 

 

 

(If ScanSnap Manager is

changes" or "Refresh" from

 

 

 

not running normally, the

Device Manager.(*1)

 

 

 

"ScanSnap Manager" icon

If the situation does not improve,

 

 

 

in the task bar is displayed

perform step 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as S .)

 

2. Disconnect and re-connect the

 

 

 

 

 

AC cable and AC adapter (Wait

 

 

 

 

 

at least 5 seconds before turning

 

 

 

 

 

on the power again).

 

 

 

 

 

If this does not improve the situa-

 

 

 

 

 

tion, perform step 3.

 

 

 

 

 

3. If a USB hub is in use, directly

 

 

 

 

 

connect ScanSnap to your PC. If

 

 

 

 

 

this does not improve the situa-

 

 

 

 

 

tion, perform step 4.

 

 

 

 

 

4. If your PC has multiple USB

 

 

 

 

 

ports, connect ScanSnap with

 

 

 

 

 

another port. If this does not

 

 

 

 

 

improve the situation, perform

 

 

 

 

 

step 5.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Restart your PC.

 

 

 

 

 

If none of the above operations

 

 

 

 

 

resolves the problem, uninstall

 

 

 

 

 

and re-install ScanSnap Manager

 

 

 

 

 

by following the procedure given

 

 

 

 

 

at (*2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the "Scan and Save Set-

Close the "Scan and Save Settings"

 

 

 

tings" window still dis-

window, and scan the document.

 

 

 

played?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical lines appear in

Is the inside of the ADF

Clean the inside of the ADF following

 

 

the scanned image.

dirty?

 

the instructions in Chapter "6 Daily

 

 

 

 

Care" (page 145).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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