Scanning problems

 

Condition

 

Suggested solutions

 

 

 

The scanner does

Make sure that you place the original to be

not work.

 

scanned face down on the scanner glass,.

 

 

There may not be enough available memory

 

 

 

to hold the document you want to scan. Try

 

 

 

the Prescan function to see if that works. Try

 

 

 

lowering the scan resolution rate.

 

 

Check that the printer cable is connected

 

 

 

properly.

 

 

Make sure that the printer cable is not

 

 

 

defective. Switch the cable with a known

 

 

 

good cable. If necessary, replace the cable.

 

 

Check that the scanner is configured

 

 

 

correctly. Check scan setting in the SmarThru

 

 

 

Configuration or the application you want to

 

 

 

use to make certain that the scanner job is

 

 

 

being sent to the correct port.

 

 

 

The unit scans

Check if the machine is printing received

very slowly.

 

data. If so, scan the document after the

 

 

 

received data has been printed.

 

 

Graphics are scanned more slowly than text.

 

 

 

Message appears

There may be a copying or printing job in

on your computer

 

progress. Try your job again when that job is

screen:

 

finished, try your job again.

“Device can't be

The selected port is currently being used.

 

set to the H/W

 

Restart your computer and try again.

 

mode you want.”

The scanner driver is not installed or the

“Port is being

 

operating environment is not set up properly.

 

used by another

Ensure that the machine is properly

 

program.”

 

connected and the power is on, then restart

“Port is

 

your computer.

 

Disabled.”

The USB cable may be improperly connected

“Scanner is busy

 

or the power may be off.

 

receiving or

 

 

 

printing data.

 

 

 

When the

 

 

 

current job is

 

 

 

completed, try

 

 

 

again.”

 

 

“Invalid handle.”

 

 

“Scanning has

 

 

 

failed.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Windows problems

Condition

Suggested solutions

 

 

“File in Use”

Exit all software applications. Remove all

message appears

software from the StartUp Group, then restart

during installation.

Windows. Reinstall the printer driver.

 

 

“General

Close all other applications, reboot Windows

Protection Fault”,

and try printing again.

“Exception OE”,

 

“Spool32”, or

 

“Illegal Operation”

 

messages appear.

 

 

 

“Fail To Print”, “A

These messages may appear during printing.

machine timeout

Just keep waiting until the machine finishes

error occurred.”

printing. If the message appears in standby

messages appear.

mode or after printing has been completed,

 

check the connection and/or whether an error

 

has occurred.

 

 

Note

Refer to Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista User’s Guide that came with your PC for further information on Windows error messages.

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