Fujitsu M3099A Manual

M3099A/G IMAGE SCANNER
OPERATOR’S GUIDE
FUFTSU

M3099A/G IMAGE SCANNER
OPERATOR’S GUIDE

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M3099A/G Operator’s Guide

Preface
This manual explains how to use the M3099A/G image scanner.
The M3099A/G is very fast and highly functional image scanner
developed for volume filing, using a charge-coupled device (CCD)
image sensors. Th is scanner, featuring duplex reading and high-
quality image processing, read documents fed by an automatic
document feeder (ADF).
Once you have unpackaged the device, read the manual first and use
the scanner correctly.
Precaution on copyright
Since scanned documents are protected by copyrights, they may not
be used for other than personal purposes without permission from
their authors.
Requests
Do not reproduce this publication in any form without permission.
The contents of this publication may be subject to change without
prior notice.
First edition: March 1994
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Conventions Special information, such as warnings, cautions are indicated as
follows:
WARNING
A WARNING indicates that personal injury may result if you do not
follow a procedure correctly.
CAUTION
A CAUTION indicates that damage to the scanner may result if you
do not follow a procedure correctly.
NOTICE
A NOTICE provides “how-to” tips or suggestions to help you
perform a procedure correctly. NOTES are particularly useful for
first-time users.
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Contents
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
COMPONENTS ............................................................................ l-1
Checking the Components ........................................................... l- 1
Part Names and Functions ........................................................... l-2
Exterior view of the scanner ................................................... l-2
Explanation of each section .................................................... l-3
Operator Panel Arrangement and Functions (M3099A) ............... l-4
Operator panel arrangement .................................................. l-4
Operator panel functions ....................................................... l-4
LCD display .......................................................................... l-6
Operator Panel Arrangement and Functions (M3099G) ............ l-10
Operator panel arrangement ................................................ 1- 10
Operator panel functions ..................................................... 1- 11
LCD display ........................................................................ l-12
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ......................................... 2-1
Precautions ................................................................................... 2- 1
Inspection ..................................................................................... 2-2
Cable Connection ........................................................................ 2-4
Turning the power switch off.. ............................................... 2-4
Connecting the power cable ................................................... 2-4
Connecting the interface cable ............................................... 2-5
OPERATING INSTURCTIONS ...................................................... 3-l
Turning the Power On ................................................................. 3-1
Loading Document ...................................................................... 3-l
Inserting Document Manually.. .................................................... 3-4
Opening the Upper Transport Unit ............................................. 3-5
Closing the Upper Transport Unit ............................................... 3-5
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CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
Button Specification and Reading Mode Setting (M3099A). ........ 3-6
Simplex (front-side) reading mode ......................................... 3-7
Duplex (front-side) reading mode ........................................ 3- I3
Duplex (back-side) reading mode.. ....................................... 3- 18
[Start]/[Stop] Button ........................................................... 3-20
Button Specification (M3099G) ................................................. 3-2 1
CLEANING AND REPLACEMENT OF PARTS ................................ 4-1
Cleaning Locations and Frequencies ............................................. 4- 1
Cleaning Tools ............................................................................. 4- 1
Procedure ..................................................................................... 4-2
Cleaning the rollers ................................................................ 4-2
Cleaning the transport paths .................................................. 4-3
Cleaning the glass surface.. ..................................................... 4-4
Cleaning the sensors.. ............................................................. 4-4
Replacement of Parts .................................................................... 4-7
Lamp replacement.. ................................................................ 4-7
Roller ASY replacement ....................................................... 4- 13
Pick roller replacement ......................................................... 4- 15
Belt ASY and belt replacement ............................................. 4- I6
Pad Replacement ................................................................. 4-18
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................... 5-l
Initial Checks ............................................................................... 5-l
Message List ................................................................................. 5-3
Device and Operator Actions for Temporary Errors ..................... 5-4
Device and Operator Actions for Equipment Errors ..................... 5-5
Jam Processing .............................................................................. 5-6
DOCUMENT SPECIFICATION ...................................................... 6-l
Document Size ............................................................................. 6-l
Document Quality ....................................................................... 6-2
Document type ...................................................................... 6-2
Ream weight .......................................................................... 6-2
Precautions ............................................................................ 6-2
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APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS
Installation Specifications ............................................................. A-l
Consumables ................................................................................ A-3
Accessories .................................................................................... A-3
Options ........................................................................................ A-4
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
ENDORSER
1. Specification ............................................................................. B-l
2. Panel operation ......................................................................... B-2
3. Print head handling .................................................................. B-5
SETUP MODE
1. Activating the setup mode ....................................................... C-l
2. Operational transition in the setup mode ................................ C-l
3. Contents of the setup mode ..................................................... c-2
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................................. GL-1
INDEX .................................................................................................. IN-l
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Figures
1.1 Received components .......................................................... l-l
1.2 M3099A parts names ........................................................... 1-2
1.3 Operator panel arrangement ................................................ l-4
1.4 Operator panel layout ........................................................ l-10
6.1 Document size ..................................................................... 6-l
A. 1 Dimensions .......................................................................... A-2
Tables
1.1 Button functions.. ................................................................ l-5
1.2 LEDs functions .................................................................... l-6
1.3 Button functions ................................................................ l-11
1.4 LEDs functions .................................................................. 1-11
4.1 Cleaning positions and frequencies ...................................... 4-l
5.1 Messages .............................................................................. 5-3
5.2 Device and operator actions for temporary errors.. ............... 5-4
5.3 Operator actions for equipment errors ................................. 5-5
A.1 Installation specifications ..................................................... A-l
A.2 Consumables ....................................................................... A-3
A.3 Accessories ........................................................................... A-3
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Chapter 1: Components
Chapter 2: Installation and Connections
Chapter 3: Operating Instructions
Chapter 4: Cleaning and Replacement of Parts
Chapter 5:Troubleshooting
Chapter 6: Document Specification
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Glossary of Terms
Index

COMPONENTS
After unpacking the scanner, confirm that all the components have
been received. This section describes the components of the scanner,
part names, and operator panel arrangement and their functions.
Checking the
Components These high precision components must be handled with care.
Confirm that all the components shown in Figure 1.1 have been
received. If any component is missing, please contact your sales
agent.
Figure 1.1 Received components
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Part Names and This section shows the exterior view of the scanner. This section also
Functions provides names of each part and describes their functions.
Exterior view of the scanner
The scanner can read a document of A3 or double-letter size at
maximum.
Endorser cover
(Locked if endorser
is not installed.)
switch
SCSI Interface co
(M3099G)
RS-232C Interface
Video interface connector
(M3099A)
Figure 1.2 M3099A/G parts names
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Explanation of each section
l Power switch: Use this switch to turn the power on or off
l Operator panel: Use this panel to operate the scanner.
The panel functions are explained in detail in the
next section.
l Power inlet: Connect the power cable from an AC power outlet here.
l Video interface connector: Connect the video interface cable from
(M3099A) the host computer here.
l RS-232C interface connector: Connect the RS-232C interface cable
(M3099A) from the host computer here.
l Hopper: Load documents here.
l Stacker: Stacks read documents.
l Extension: Prevents documents from hanging down.
l SCSI interface connectors: Connect the SCSI interface cabes from
the host computer here.
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Operator Panel
Arrangement
and Functions
(M3099A)
Operator panel arrangement
The operator panel is located at the upper right hand side of the
scanner. The panel consists of an LCD display (24 characters x 2
lines), LEDs and buttons.
Figure 1.3shows arrangement of the operator panel.
LCD
(24 Character X 2 line)
Figure 1.3 Operator panel arrangement
Operator panel functions
The operator panel has 13 buttons and 3 LEDs.
Table 1.1 lists button functions, and Table 1.2 lists LED functions.
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Table 1.1 Button functions
Button name Function
Start When the Ready lamp is lit in the manual start
mode, pressing this button starts a reading operation.
stop Pressed during reading:
The reading operation immediately stops and the
document under transport is ejected to the stacker.
A picked document if any is ejected to the stacker.
The hopper table is lowered to the bottom.
Pressed during setting of the reading mode:
The display returns to the initial screen.
Pressed during waiting for Hopper-Timer:
The hopper table is lowered to the bottom.
Pressed during displaying the initial screen:
The abrasioin counter is displayed.
Duplex Toggles the LCD screen between simplex and
duplex reading.
Front/Back Toggles the LCD screen between front-side and
back-side for reading.
Size Sets the document size.
Density Sets the scanning density.
Resolution Sets the scanning resolution.
Manual Sets the manual mode.
Pressing this button lifts the hopper table to the level
for manual mode. Pressing the button again releases
the mode and lowers the hopper table to the bottom
Landscape Sets the document scan direction to the portrait or
landscape mode.
Halftone Sets whether to execute halftone processing (dither
or error diffusion) and also automatic separation
processing (dither or error diffusion if the image
processing option is installed).
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Table 1.1 Button functions (Continued)
Button name Function I
Sets the document type (photograph linedrawing).
Activates the setun mode. (*‘I
Mode 2 Activates the maintenance mode. (*I)
*l: See maintenance manual for details.
Table 1.2 LEDs functions
Indicator
Power
Ready
Check
Color Function
Green Lights to indicate the power is on.
Green Lights when the image scanner becomes
ready to read a document in the manual
mode and manual start mode. This
indicator turns off when the Start button is
pressed to read a document.
Yellow Lights if a equipment error occurs.
An error message is displayed on the LCD
screen. This indicaor blinks if a document
is jammed in the ADF. This indicator
turns of when the jammed documents are
removed from the ADF and the upper
transport unit is closed.
LCD display
The scanner is provided with simplex and duplex reading modes.
Simplex reading mode
The upper line (line 1) displays the current read mode for simplex
reading.
The lower line (line 2) displays the mode set and messages when the
buttons are pressed.
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Lower
line
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Document orientation
Portrait: 0
Landscape: rz
Resolustion
400 dpi: 400
300 dip: 300
240 dpi: 240
200 dpi: 200
Size
Double-letter: DL
Letter: LT
Legal: LG
A3: A3
A4: A4
Density
Very dark: WBm
Dark: nm i;
Dynamic threshold AT1
Dynamic threshold AT2
Normal: IWO
Light: n I;; 0
Very light: Kl0
Read side
F: Front-side reading mode specification
B: Back-side reading mode specification
Reading mode
0: Duplex reading
S: Simplex (front-side)
Manual mode
: ADFmode
M: Manual mode
reading
Image processing option
No:
Yes: >
Linedrawing or photo selection
To read a photo document: P.
To read a linedrawing document: L. (“1)
Halftone processing
No halftone processing
Dithering: HTl
Error diffusion: HT2
Automatic separation
(dither): LPI
Automatic separation
(error diffusion): LP2
If the image processing
option is not installed,
automatic separation can
not be done.
If the image processing option is
not installed nothing is displayed
“1: When ‘I” is selected, the top 3 mm part of the
read area should be left blank (grounding color)
by specifying a drop-out color.
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Duplex reading mode
The upper line (line 1) displays the current read mode for front-side
reading.
The lower line (line 2) displays the current read mode for back-side
reading.
I I
Image processing
OptIon
No:
*1:
*2:
*3:
I IYes:>
Linedrawing or photo
To read a photo document: P.
To read a linedrawing document: L. (*3)
Halftone processing
No halftone processings-
Dithering, HTl
Error diffusion: HT2
Automatic separation 1
If the image processmg
(dither): AT1 option is not installed,
Automatic separation automatic separation can
(error diffusion): AT2 not be done.
Density
Very dark: WmW
Dark: nWB
y;;; y:o;; ;;; ] If the image processing option is
not Installed nothmg IS dlsplayed.
Normal: nWO
Light: WO
Very light: W00
The upper line display messages are the same as those in the
simplex reading mode.
For back-side reading, only the density, halftone processing,
document selection, and image processing options can be
specified. The other mode is the same as that for front-side
reading.
When “L” is selected, the top 3-mm part of the read area should
be left blank (grounding color) by specifyng a drop-out color.
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Operation status
Operation status is indicated by the following message:
<Power-on>
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Waiting until the lamps are ready to read.
If it is ready, the screen changes to the initial screen of the simplex or
duplex reading mode.
<Warning>
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
The upper line displays the current read mode for front-side reading.
The lower line is blinking and displays the ink empty of print head
after the scanning operation.
This warning display will be reset, when the covers are opened, or
[STOP] is pressed, or Start command is issued. The operator must
change the print head and reset the life counter. (See Appendix B)
<Reading counter>
The reading counter is displayed after a read operation starts.
Example of simplex reading:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
In following case, the reading counter is disappeared.
l The next scanning is started.
l The valid switches are pressed.
l The error is cleared.
Reading'counter
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