Scanning

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Scanning

ADF

Scanner glass

 

 

Scanning to a local computer

1Load the original document.

2From the home screen, touch Scan > Computer > USBConnected Computer. The USBconnected computer is the default destination that will receive the scan.

Note: Make sure the scan software is installed on the destination computer.

3Select the output file type you want to create and other scan options. If necessary, touch Accept each time you make a selection.

4Press .

The scan is complete when a message appears on the printer control panel indicating that the file you scanned has been saved.

Scanning to a flash drive or memory card

Before you begin, make sure your flash drive or memory card is not writeprotected.

Use the ADF for multiplepage documents.

Note: The ADF is available only in select printer models. If you purchased a printer without an ADF, then load original documents or photos on the scanner glass.

Use the scanner glass for single pages, small items (such as postcards or photos), transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings).

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Load the original document.

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From the home screen, touch Scan > Memory Device.

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Insert the flash drive or memory card.

 

Notes:

 

The printer reads only one memory device at a time.

 

If a flash drive is inserted into the USB port while a memory card is in the card slot, then a

 

message appears on the display prompting you to select which memory device to use.

Tips for scanning

Use the ADF when scanning twosided pages if your printer supports duplex scanning and the ADF supports the original document size.

Use the scanner glass when scanning twosided pages if your printer does not support duplex scanning or the ADF does not support the original document size.

When using the ADF, adjust the paper guides on the ADF to the width of the original document.

To easily retrieve a document after copying or scanning, lift the ADF input tray.

When using the scanner glass, close the scanner cover, if possible, to avoid dark edges on the scanned image.

Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF. Place these items on the scanner glass.

When the document to be scanned is in place with the settings you want, press to start scanning.

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Select the output file type you want to create.

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Set the color, quality, original image size, and the other scan options. If necessary, touch Accept each

 

time you make a selection.

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From the Sides menu in Scan Options, select 1Sided or 2Sided, and then touch Accept.

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Press .

 

Follow the instructions on the display. The scan is complete when a message appears on the printer

 

control panel indicating that the file you scanned has been saved.

Scanning directly to email using the printer software

Make sure you have set up your email settings before proceeding. For more information, see the section on emailing in the User’s Guide.

For Windows users

1Load an original document faceup into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass.

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Lexmark PRO5500 manual Scanning to a local computer, Scanning to a flash drive or memory card, Tips for scanning