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HP Scanjet 8300 series User Guide.....................................................................

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Scanner hardware ..................................................................................................

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Scanning software ..................................................................................................

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Where to get additional information ........................................................................

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Accessibility ............................................................................................................

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How to use the scanner buttons........................................................................

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Customizable buttons ...........................................................................................

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Copy buttons ........................................................................................................

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Scan Document To buttons ..................................................................................

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Cancel button .......................................................................................................

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Button Settings button ..........................................................................................

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Power Save button ...............................................................................................

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How to start a scan..............................................................................................

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Scan from the scanner front panel buttons ..........................................................

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Scan from the HP scanning software (Windows) .................................................

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Scan from the HP scanning software (Macintosh) ...............................................

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How to scan documents.....................................................................................

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Scan with the automatic document feeder (ADF) .................................................

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Scan a document for editable text ........................................................................

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Scan a document as an image .............................................................................

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Scan a document to a PDF ..................................................................................

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How to scan pictures and film............................................................................

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Scan pictures ........................................................................................................

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Scan film ...............................................................................................................

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Other scanning functions...................................................................................

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Make copies .........................................................................................................

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Scan to a destination ............................................................................................

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Save a document or image to a drive or CD ........................................................

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Send a scan to an e-mail program .......................................................................

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Change scan settings.........................................................................................

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Configure the scanner customizable buttons..................................................

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Open the HP Button Settings Utility .....................................................................

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Configure buttons tab ...........................................................................................

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General info tab ....................................................................................................

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Care and maintenance........................................................................................

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Order maintenance and scanning supplies ..........................................................

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Clean the scanner glass .......................................................................................

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Clean the transparent materials adapter (TMA) ...................................................

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Clean and maintain the automatic document feeder (ADF) .................................

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Troubleshooting..................................................................................................

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Scanner initialization or hardware problems ........................................................

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Scanner operation problems ................................................................................

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Scanner buttons are not working correctly ...........................................................

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Slides, negatives, and TMA issues ......................................................................

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Automatic document feeder (ADF) problems .......................................................

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User Guide

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