Colortrac SmartLF Ci 24 / Ci 40 Installation and Operating Manual 5
PAS171 P/N: P005500 Colortrac Ltd © 2010
CONTENTS
CONTENTS..........................................................................................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 1 BEFORE USING THE SCANNER...................................................................................................................................6
1.1 Main Features of SmartLF Ci ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.2 Unpacking SmartLF Ci from its box....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Lifting the Scanner from its carton......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Removing the shipment tape................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.5 Attaching the Control Panel Overlay (if necessary)................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.6 Locating the contents of the Cables Box ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.7 Opening the lid of the scanner............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.8 Closing the lid of the scanner................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
1.9 Attaching the Paper Exit Deflectors....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
CHAPTER 2 PREPARING THE SCANNER AND SOFTWARE ........................................................................................................10
2.1 Connecting the power and interface cable........................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.2 Connecting the scanner & preparing to load the driver........................................................................................................................................ 11
2.3 Checking for the SmartLF driver in the operating system..................................................................................................................................... 12
2.4 Installing the SmartLF All-In-One software from the system CD .......................................................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 3 USING SMARTLF Ci FOR THE FIRST TIME...............................................................................................................14
3.01 Loading a document using the scanner control panel........................................................................................................................................ 14
3.02 Stopping and starting the scanner under program control.................................................................................................................................. 16
3.03 The LCD Menu Tree.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3.04 Remote control of the scanner using Windows XP ............................................................................................................................................ 18
3.05 Making your first scan with SmartLF All-In-One sw............................................................................................................................................ 18
3.06 The SmartLF All-In-One „SCAN-TO‟ functions................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.07 Setting the scanner color modes ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.08 Controlling file overwrite.................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.09 Selecting document sizes.................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
3.10 The SmartLF All-In-One Preview window.......................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.11 Cropping the image........................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.12 Copying using SmartLF All-In-One.................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.13 Document size markings of the Ci..................................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.14 Working with clear & transparent originals......................................................................................................................................................... 21
3.15 Scanning double-sided originals........................................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.16 Media thickness compatibility............................................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.17 Media stiffness considerations........................................................................................................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER 4 SCANNER MAINTENANCE..........................................................................................................................................22
4.1 Cleaning the CIS sensor glass ............................................................................................................................................................................ 22
4.2 Cleaning the scanner roller.................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
4.3 Normalisation maintenance (Ci Utilities).............................................................................................................................................................. 22
4.4 Checking and setting scanner stitch (Ci Utilities)................................................................................................................................................. 23
4.4.1 Running the automatic stitch routine................................................................................................................................................................. 23
4.4.2 Manually stitching the scanner ......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.5 Upgrading Ci to a higher model........................................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.6 Using the Paper Weight Control.......................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.7 Controlling the Power Save Timer (Sleep Mode)................................................................................................................................................. 26
CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURING & USING THE ETHERNET CONNECTION........................................................................................27
5.1 SmartLF Ethernet driver installation .................................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.2 Connecting the scanner with an Ethernet switch ................................................................................................................................................. 27
5.3 Cabling Routers and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).................................................................................................................... 27
5.4 Altering and checking the IP address in the scanner ........................................................................................................................................... 27
5.5 Setting and altering the IP settings - SmartLF All-In-One..................................................................................................................................... 29
5.6 Setting and altering the IP settings - ScanWorks................................................................................................................................................. 30
5.7 Setting and altering the IP settings - CopySmart ................................................................................................................................................. 30
CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES FOR Ci...........................................................................................................31
6.1 Common problems.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
6.2 Problems indicating routine user maintenance may be required.......................................................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER 7 APPENDICES ...............................................................................................................................................................33
7.1 Computer requirements for SmartLF Ci............................................................................................................................................................... 33
7.2 How to check for a USB2 interface...................................................................................................................................................................... 33
7.3 Windows .NET Framework environment ............................................................................................................................................................. 34
7.4 Warranty information........................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
7.5 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY.................................................................................................................................................................... 34
7.6 External dimensions............................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
7.7 SmartLF Ci Technical Specification.................................................................................................................................................................... 38
8.0 Index................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
