Canon Optura 300, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Please read this manual before using the scanner After you finish reading this manual keep it in a safe place for future reference Operation Guide...

Page 2: ...y energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a pa...

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Page 5: ...er PC or client PC on the network or to an FTP server send it to a printer for printing or deliver it to a remote location via e mail or Internet fax service When using the scanner without a network e...

Page 6: ...ing the scanner settings as well as handling maintenance and troubleshooting information This manual is stored as a PDF file on the supplied INSTRUCTIONS AND UTILITIES CD ROM and requires Adobe Reader...

Page 7: ...s of documents that can be scanned and the basic operations of the scanner Chapter 3 Operating Procedures This chapter describes the basic operating procedures for the scanner Chapter 4 Web Menu User...

Page 8: ...Authentication 2 12 Chapter 3 Operating Procedures 1 Flow of Scanner Operations 3 2 2 Turning the Power ON and OFF 3 3 Turning the Power ON 3 3 Turning the Power OFF 3 3 3 Login Screen 3 4 Login Scre...

Page 9: ...4 8 Registering New Addresses 4 10 Copying Addresses 4 13 Exporting and Importing Address Books 4 13 5 Job Button Settings 4 15 Registering New Job Buttons 4 17 Scan Settings Overview 4 18 Copying Jo...

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Page 11: ...ctions 1 2 Installation Location 1 2 Power 1 2 Moving the Scanner 1 3 Handling 1 3 About the Fingerprint Sensor ScanFront 300P only 1 5 Disposal 1 5 2 Names and Functions of Parts 1 6 Front and Docume...

Page 12: ...cold but rapidly heated water droplets condensation may form inside the scanner This may result in a noticeable degradation in scanning quality The following conditions are recommended for optimal sca...

Page 13: ...the scanner Failure to do so may result in a fire or electric shock Never use alcohol benzene paint thinner aerosol sprays or any other highly flammable substance near the scanner Do not cut damage or...

Page 14: ...to have the unit serviced Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty location Doing so may result in a fire or electric shock Do not place objects on top of the scanner as they may tip over and f...

Page 15: ...print sensor regulary When cleaning the fingerprint sensor use a soft dry cloth to wipe dirt off the surface Do not use a pointed object to remove any dirt that accumulates around the fingerprint sens...

Page 16: ...the panel unit Pull the lever toward you to unlock the panel unit See p 2 10 f Document Guides Adjust these to match the width of the document See p 2 6 g Document Feed Tray Place documents here See...

Page 17: ...er o Kensington Slot This is an anti theft slot that enables a key chain or lock to be connected to prevent theft p Service Switch This is a service switch Do not insert any object into this hole q LA...

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Page 19: ...ect Tray 2 4 Feed Selection Lever 2 5 USB Port 2 5 3 Placing Documents 2 6 Placing a Document 2 6 Placing a Folded Document 2 7 Placing a Long Document 2 7 Placing a Card 2 8 4 Clearing a Paper Jam or...

Page 20: ...ollers or scanning glass after scanning a document written in pencil Scanning documents with pencil written on them may soil the rollers or scanning glass cause stripes to appear in images or dirty ot...

Page 21: ...rd Size 2 12 3 37 53 9 85 5 mm Conforming to ISO Standards Thickness 0 0299 0 76 mm and below Insertion orientation Landscape IMPORTANT Insert cards one at a time Be careful when inserting cards to av...

Page 22: ...1 Open the document feed tray a 2 Open the document eject tray b Hint Open the center tray extension when output documents are likely to fall out of the tray Hint If the output documents curl in the e...

Page 23: ...tiple pages to be fed at the same time USB Port You can insert a USB memory device to store image files You can also connect a USB keyboard and USB mouse to operate the ScanFront IMPORTANT The scanner...

Page 24: ...g a Document Follow the procedure below to place a document 1 Adjust the document guides to be wider than the width of the document 2 Fan the document to offset the pages so that the top edge of the f...

Page 25: ...olio scanning only the Page Separation OFF mode can be used Place documents one at a time Adjust the document guides to fit the width of the document Otherwise the image may scan as skewed or shifted...

Page 26: ...e the card face down with the top edge at the bottom of the tray CAUTION A card placed into the document feed tray in the portrait orientation may not be output properly because a load is placed on it...

Page 27: ...before progressing with screen operations Press Continue to resume scanning If a paper jam or double feed error is detected in the middle of a document the following messages appear Hint If you press...

Page 28: ...u open the panel unit 4 Pull out the jammed document in the direction that seems the easiest to remove it 5 Close the panel unit and then place the document again 6 Press Continue to resume scanning I...

Page 29: ...fingerprint sensor with dirty hands Placing a sticker on the surface of the fingerprint sensor or covering the surface with ink or another substance If fingerprint authentication fails frequently the...

Page 30: ...icated The following conditions may cause an error in fingerprint authentication The finger is wet or sweaty The finger is dirty The grooves of the fingerprint are filled with sweat or oil The finger...

Page 31: ...en 3 9 Change Password 3 9 Fingerprint Registration 3 9 6 Fingerprint Registration Only Available with the ScanFront 300P 3 10 Fingerprint Authentication 3 10 Registering a Fingerprint 3 11 7 Scanning...

Page 32: ...ee p 3 9 The User Settings screen enables setting a password for the user that logged in and registration for the ScanFront 300P Scan Delivery Options screen See p 3 27 Scan The process after scanning...

Page 33: ...restore the display When the power indicator is flashing but nothing appears on the touch panel the Low Power mode has activated to temporarily stop scanner operations To switch out of Low Power mode...

Page 34: ...n the ScanFront 300 300P INSTRUCTIONS or Login type setting in the administrator settings of the ScanFront refer to p 3 10 on the ScanFront 300 300P INSTRUCTIONS Fingerprint authentication is enabled...

Page 35: ...log in as from the list and then press Next The password input screen appears 2 Press Password The keyboard screen appears 3 Enter a password and then press OK IMPORTANT Passwords are case sensitive...

Page 36: ...ssword and then press OK IMPORTANT User names and passwords are case sensitive Make sure to enter the user and password registered during device authentication correctly If you do not know the user na...

Page 37: ...to scan the fingerprint 2 The Home screen or Job Button screen appears if the fingerprint is authenticated correctly Hint When fingerprint authentication fails the cause of the failure and a solution...

Page 38: ...User Settings Screen on p 3 9 c Administrator setting button Opens the Administrator Settings screen IMPORTANT If a user whose use of the Home screen is restricted logs in the Home screen is not avai...

Page 39: ...ew user password or change a user password registered via the Web menu Hint The old password does not need to be entered in order to change a password The new password that you entered is registered F...

Page 40: ...rint authentication function may not work properly for a finger with a fingerprint that is worn down or has few distinguishable features The same finger needs to be scanned three times to register the...

Page 41: ...canning until the same fingerprint has been successfully scanned three times IMPORTANT If any of the messages below appears there was an error scanning the fingerprint Try scanning your fingerprint ag...

Page 42: ...ntication test for the registered fingerprint by scanning your fingerprint 6 Press Close to end fingerprint registration IMPORTANT If you want to change the registered fingerprint start registration a...

Page 43: ...press the USB memory destination selection button press Downward and specify the folder in the USB memory to which you want to save the image file If you press the Printer destination selection butto...

Page 44: ...e scanning procedure read from the setting of scanning conditions in Step 5 IMPORTANT The settings screen display and the screen displayed after scanning differ depending on the job button settings Fo...

Page 45: ...he types of address E mail Shared folder Fax FTP Group Pressing an address adds a checkmark to the icon and selects the address Pressing a selected address again clears the selection An address is not...

Page 46: ...is displayed as USB memory and the second one inserted is displayed as USB memory 2 If you want to insert or replace a USB memory stick while the USB memory screen is open press the Back button to re...

Page 47: ...e original document Fit to paper Prints while expanding or reducing the scanned image to fit the paper size Actual pixel Prints while matching the resolution of the scanned image d Orientation Press P...

Page 48: ...play the address to send the image file 3 Press a displayed address to select it A checkmark is added to the icon for the selected address Pressing a selected address again clears the selection IMPORT...

Page 49: ...onfirm addresses before sending is set to OFF the image is sent without displaying the address confirmation screen of Step 10 and the operation ends 6 Press Start to start scanning Scanning stops afte...

Page 50: ...ous page Move the viewing area around an image when an enlarged view of the image is shown Rotate the image 90 degrees counterclockwise Rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise Enlarge the image Reduce t...

Page 51: ...Options screen the image is sent without displaying the address confirmation screen and the operation ends 10 Confirm the address and press OK to send the scanned image IMPORTANT If a send error messa...

Page 52: ...ss New 2 Register the address in accordance with the setting conditions of the address type E mail Registration Screen Name Enter the name to appear in the address book E mail address Enter the sender...

Page 53: ...er the domain name Save password Save the entered password FTP Registration Screen Name Enter the name to appear in the address book FTP server Enter the address of the FTP server Folder path Enter th...

Page 54: ...on Select addresses to register to the group from Address Book type and Address type The selected addresses are displayed in the list IMPORTANT When you add shared folders to groups do not add multipl...

Page 55: ...heck the detailed information for the selected address 3 Press Edit and then press Modify The edit screen for the address appears 4 Modify the address Hint For details on editing items see Registering...

Page 56: ...int If the address book already has an address with the same name as the pasted one the following message appears If you select New an address with the same name is created in the address book If you...

Page 57: ...values of the scanner IMPORTANT If you press Default in the Scan Delivery Options screen opened from a job button the settings are reset not to the setting values registered to the job button but to...

Page 58: ...eed may be reduced when the Auto Color Detection function is used Resolution Select the resolution for scanning IMPORTANT A resolution of 300 dpi or more cannot be set when Auto size Long is selected...

Page 59: ...does not function if only a slight portion of the document is overlapping When using the ScanFront 300 the Double feed detection by Ultrasonic setting is set to OFF When Scanning Side is set to Folio...

Page 60: ...ment is detected and the image is rotated so that the orientation of the text is correct IMPORTANT The scanning speed may be reduced when Auto is selected Deskew The scanner detects from the scanned i...

Page 61: ...emphasizes a specified color You can set each of these effects for the front side and back side IMPORTANT The color drop out settings are disabled when the scanning mode is set to Color Auto Color Det...

Page 62: ...he quality for the specified compression method Multi page settings Select Single page Front back separate file to save each side of each page as a separate image file Single page Front back same file...

Page 63: ...permissions password to restrict editing security settings The following settings are restricted by the permissions password Printing allowed This permits printing of the PDF file with a printer Chan...

Page 64: ...ke sure you set either File name or Auto file name A message appears if you do not enter a file name and then set Auto file name to None If you select Single page of TIFF format or JPEG format a 4 dig...

Page 65: ...h use of the Home screen is restricted by the ScanFront administrator Logout The user is logged out after sending images Select screen after sending A dialog box for selecting the screen after sending...

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Page 67: ...Settings 4 5 4 Address Book Settings 4 8 Registering New Addresses 4 10 Copying Addresses 4 13 Exporting and Importing Address Books 4 13 5 Job Button Settings 4 15 Registering New Job Buttons 4 17 S...

Page 68: ...r logging in to the Web Menu See p 4 3 When you open the Web Menu using Internet Explorer 7 or later an SSL certificate warning will appear However you can proceed and open the Web Menu safely Web Men...

Page 69: ...as the URL to open the Web Menu Ex http scanfront300 when the device name is ScanFront300 and http 172 19 xxx xxx for the IP address Hint If the Web Menu is set to Administrator Mode click To User Mo...

Page 70: ...4 3 User Settings From the User Settings screen you can change the information of a user logged in by Device Authentication a Setting See User Settings on p 4 4 Allows you to edit a user s settings a...

Page 71: ...Password updates the password information saved on the scanner but does not alter the password registered on the server For a user logged in by Server Authentication you can only select a setting for...

Page 72: ...name Select the Enable check box to include the user name in the file name Date Select the Enable check box to include the date in the file name and select a format for the date in the list box Time S...

Page 73: ...t number Number of digits Select the Enable check box to include a counter in the index file When this is enabled you can specify the starting value and number of digits used for the counter You can c...

Page 74: ...p 4 13 c Import to ScanFront 300 Imports a previously exported address book data file See Exporting and Importing Address Books on p 4 13 d Address type Selects the type of addresses E mail FTP Serve...

Page 75: ...e ScanFront administrator If editing is restricted for only one address book either the My Address Book or the Shared Address Book users can only copy addresses from the restricted address book and pa...

Page 76: ...r E mail Address Enter the destination e mail address OK button Registers a new e mail address with the specified parameters Address type FTP Server This option registers a network FTP server IMPORTAN...

Page 77: ...omputer containing the publicly shared folder Sub folders on computers running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 cannot be browsed by clicking the Browse button In such cases enter the computer name...

Page 78: ...lder with the specified parameters Address type Fax This option registers a fax destination Fax number Enter the fax number of the destination OK button Registers a new fax destination with the specif...

Page 79: ...irm the copied address Exporting and Importing Address Books You can back up your address books as files in CSV format and import the backed up address book data to another ScanFront unit Hint If you...

Page 80: ...settings file Replaces the whole data Deletes all currently registered address book entries and overwrites them with the imported address book data Appends data Adds the imported address book data to...

Page 81: ...iously exported job button data file See Exporting and Importing Job Buttons on p 4 23 d New Job Button button Registers a new job button See Registering New Job Buttons on p 4 17 e Select All button...

Page 82: ...t administrator If editing is restricted for only one set of job buttons either the My Job Button or the Shared Job Button users can copy job buttons from the restricted set of job buttons and paste t...

Page 83: ...s pressed Skip Scan Setting Screen Starts scanning without displaying the Scan Setting screen when the job button is pressed IMPORTANT If you select Skip Scan Setting Screen scanning starts as soon as...

Page 84: ...he address Screen after sending Select the screen to display after an image is sent Initial Screen Returns to the startup screen set for Screen after Login in the User Settings Logout Logs out after t...

Page 85: ...e Skip Blank Page option scans both sides of a document and skips saving any image it determines to be a blank page You can adjust the sensitivity of the Skip Blank Page option under Contents detectio...

Page 86: ...te image file or Multi page to save one image file containing multiple pages when scanning multiple pages JPEG Compression Select a compression ratio for images saved in JPEG format PDF Configure the...

Page 87: ...nd back sides clear the Same as front check box Contrast Front Adjusts the contrast of the image to be scanned Contrast Back Enabled for duplex scanning Use this option when the front and back sides o...

Page 88: ...with text or images on both sides IMPORTANT The bleed through reduction setting is disabled when the scanning mode is set to Text enhance Hint When using bleed through reduction adjust the bleed throu...

Page 89: ...n all of them by importing the job button settings file registered on one ScanFront unit to the other units Exporting from the Scanner You can save the job button settings file to a specified folder 1...

Page 90: ...Execute Confirm the message that appears and click OK to import the data Hint When importing is completed the following message appears Click OK to return to Job Button Settings and confirm the import...

Page 91: ...Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 1 Troubleshooting 5 2...

Page 92: ...en registered or have been deleted Solution Contact the administrator of the ScanFront Cannot edit the address book job buttons certain users only Cause The administrator has set user function restric...

Page 93: ...scan from the Home screen certain users only Cause The administrator has set user function restrictions Solution Contact the administrator of the ScanFront Cannot log in Cause Uppercase and lowercase...

Page 94: ...ers Documents are double fed Cause Static electricity is causing the pages of the document to stick to each other Solution Before you load a stack of documents fan the documents Cause The type of pape...

Page 95: ...tion Check the connections of the AC adapter and power plug If the problem is not resolved after checking the connections contact your local authorized Canon dealer The scanner does not turn ON when t...

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Page 97: ...Chapter 6 Index 1 Index 6 2...

Page 98: ...Importing Address Books 4 13 Exporting and Importing Job Buttons 4 23 F Feed Selection Lever 2 5 Feed Tray 2 4 File Formats 3 32 4 20 Fingerprint Authentication 2 12 3 7 Fingerprint Registration 3 10...

Page 99: ...S Safety Instructions 1 2 Scan Settings 3 28 4 18 Basic Condition Settings 3 28 Detailed Settings 3 29 Scan Delivery Options 3 27 Scanning 3 18 Security Settings 3 33 Server Authentication 3 4 4 3 T...

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