5.2 Troubleshooting Checklist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

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Resolution

 

 

 

 

 

The scanned image is

With "Automatic detection"

Neatly align the edges of paper

 

chipped/Slant lines are

being selected in the

sheets with Side Guide.

 

produced on the

"Paper size" drop-down

* If you are scanning documents of

 

scanned image/The out-

list, was the document

mixed paper sizes, marking the

 

put image is wider than

skewed during a scan?

"Scan mixed paper size" checkbox

 

the original.

 

(page 101), carefully load smaller

 

 

 

documents so that they can be fed

 

 

 

straight.

 

 

 

If those documents cannot be fed

 

 

 

straight, it is recommended to scan

 

 

 

only documents of about the same

 

 

 

size at a time.

 

 

 

 

(*1) For Windows XP, in the "Device Manager" window, right-click on the computer name and perform "Scan for hardware changes."

(*2) - Make sure the personal computer and ScanSnap are powered on and connected properly.

-In the "Device Manager" window, check if ScanSnap is recognized as unknown device. If so, go to [Control Panel] -> [System] and delete it.

-Close ScanSnap Manager

-Go to [Control Panel], select [Add or Remove Programs], and uninstall ScanSnap Manager and ScanSnap Organizer. Refer to "Appendix B - Uninstalling Supplied Programs (page 169)."

-Before restarting the personal computer, remove the following folders:

After the uninstallation of ScanSnap Manager, delete the following folders and

ATTENTION

files before restarting your computer.

Pay extra attention not to remove any other folders or files, since this will affect your system environment.

For Windows 2000, Windows XP:

Delete the folder ScanSnap under:

c:\Documents and Settings\<User name>\Application Data\PFU\

Delete the folder Driver under:

c:Program Files\PFU\ScanSnap\

For Windows 98, Windows ME:

Delete the folder Driver under:

c:\Program Files\PFU\ScanSnap\

After you have removed the folders, check if the files

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Troubleshooting

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