User manual PANASONIC KV-SV50

[. . . ] In addition, 3 software reference manuals are included. Installation Manual (printed documentation) Operating Manual (this manual) Software Reference Manuals (electronic documentation) The Installation Manual explains the installation method and procedures. The Operating Manual explains the part names, operations, features and maintenance of the unit. · · · PIE Reference Manual Explains the settings of the PIE (Panasonic Image Enhancement Technology) features using the ISIS and TWAIN drivers. RTIV Reference Manual Explains the features and settings for RTIV (Reliable Throughput Imaging Viewer). [. . . ] If the scanning fails, place the card upside down, and then try again. Use the mixed batch card guide (page 25) when scanning mixed media (cards and papers) at the same time. 16 Operating Manual Operation Unacceptable Documents The following types of documents may not scan properly: · Curled, wrinkled or folded documents Documents must also meet the following conditions Curl Less than 5 mm (0. 2 in. ) Folding Feeding direction Less than 5 mm (0. 2 in. ) Feeding direction · · · · · · · · · Carbon paper Thick or irregular documents such as envelopes Perforated or punched paper Non-rectangular or irregularly shaped paper, such as document with tags Coated paper Torn or frayed documents Extremely smooth, shiny paper, or paper that is highly textured Carbonless paper Light penetrating documents such as OHP sheet and tracing paper Do not scan the following types of paper: · Damaged or notched document/card · Documents out of specified size, thickness, and weight · Documents containing hard attachments such as metal or plastic (ex. clips or staples) · Bound or glued documents · Cloth and plastic films · Document with wet ink or cinnabar seal ink · Thermal or photosensitive paper · Photographs · OHP sheets, other plastic films, or metallic sheets Operating Manual 17 Operation Notes about documents for scanning · Depending on the paper type, scanning results may be poor when you scan unacceptable documents, or even documents that should be acceptable. If a paper jam or double feeding occurs, try scanning again after doing the following: ­ Clean the rollers and sensors. ­ Reduce the number of sheets of paper loaded on the feed tray. ­ Change the scanning resolution. Notes about double feed detection · This scanner is equipped with an ultrasonic sensor to detect double feeding. The width of documents that can be detected is A5 or larger (148 mm (5. 8 in. )). 18 Operating Manual Operation Scanning Documents Notice · Make sure to remove paper clips and staples from documents before scanning. Failing to do so can damage the unit, document, or both. · · · Curled documents may cause a paper jam or damaging the document, therefore, set the document flat before scanning. When scanning important documents, confirm that the number of scanned images matches the number of pages in the document. Remove documents from the exit tray after they have been scanned. 1. · Documents that have been stapled together or stacked together (as in a file folder) will need to be separated. Make sure that the total height of the paper on the feed tray does not exceed 2 mm (0. 08 in. ). This is equivalent to about 20 sheets at 80 g/m² or 20 lb. Operating Manual 25 Care and Maintenance Using Control Sheets By using control sheets, you can change the scanning conditions in the middle of scanning. Placing a control sheet in the middle of a document lets you change the scanning conditions for all pages scanned after the control sheet. Print out control sheets from the provided CD-ROM. Documents A Control sheet Code S p im le x Documents Control sheet functions Simplex, Duplex, Binary, 256 level gray, Color, Dynamic Threshold, Dither, Error diffusion, Function #1­ #9, Separation Sheet Note B · · Multiple control sheets can be used. To use control sheet functions, your scanning application must support control sheets. When using control sheets, refer to the instruction manual of your scanning application. 26 Operating Manual Care and Maintenance About Printing Control Sheets · · Print the control sheet at the specified size; do not enlarge or reduce the size. When printing the control sheet, make sure that the pattern is 25 mm (1 in. ) from the top of the page and centered horizontally. Center of the page 25 mm (1 in. ) <Example A4 printout> · · · Use the control sheet that is the same size as the document you are scanning. Be careful not to get the control sheet dirty. Do not fold or crease the control sheet. Scanning will not be performed properly. For details on control sheet and separation sheet, refer to section "Detect Control Sheet" in the PIE Reference Manual. Printing control sheets Note · · In order to print control sheets, Adobe® Reader® must been installed on your computer. [. . . ] The rollers are dirty. Paper jams occur frequently. The document is not aligned correctly. The document set on the feed tray has too many pages. The document guides are not adjusted to the size of the document to be scanned, or the document to be scanned is set slanted on the feed tray. Right and left sides of the document to be scanned are not the same in height, because of curling or folding. Scanned image is skewed. The scanned document is blank. [. . . ]