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, or

 

 

face up in the DADF.

 

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.

 

Communication speed slows in scan mode

 

 

because of the large amount of memory

 

 

required to analyze and reproduce the

 

 

scanned image. Set your computer to the

 

 

ECP printer mode through BIOS setting. It

 

 

will help to increase the speed. For details

 

 

about how to set BIOS, refer to your

 

 

computer user’s guide.

 

 

 

 

Condition

 

Suggested solutions

 

 

 

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 printer cable may be improperly

“Port is being

 

connected or the power may be off.

 

used by another

• The scanner driver is not installed or the

 

program.”

 

operating environment is not set up properly.

“Port is

• Ensure that the machine is properly

 

Disabled.”

 

connected and the power is on, then restart

“Scanner is busy

 

your computer.

 

receiving or

• The USB cable may be improperly connected

 

printing data.

 

or the power may be off.

 

When the

 

 

 

current job is

 

 

 

completed, try

 

 

 

again.”

 

 

“Invalid handle.”

“Scanning has failed.”

Network Scan problems

Condition

 

Suggested solutions

 

 

I cannot find a

You can check the destination for the scanned file

scanned image

on the Advanced page in the Network Scan

file.

program’s Properties screen.

 

 

 

I cannot find the

Check if the scanned file is on your computer.

scanned image

Check Send image immediately to the

file after

 

specified folder using an associated default

scanning.

 

application on the Advanced page in the

 

 

Properties screen of the Network Scan

 

 

program to open the scanned image

 

 

immediately after scanning.

 

 

I forgot my ID

Check your ID and PIN in the Server page in the

and PIN.

Properties screen of the Network Scan program.

 

 

I cannot view

To view the Help file, you need to have Internet

the Help file.

Explorer 4 service pack 2 or above.

 

 

I cannot use the

Check your operating system. Supported

Samsung

operating systems are Windows 98/Me/NT 4.0/

Network Scan

2000/XP/2003. (Page 2.1)

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

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