Konica Minolta FAX 2900 User manual

Contents
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Contents
1 Setting Up PC Scanning
2 Connecting to the USB Port
3 Installing the TWAIN Driver
3.1 Installing the TWAIN Driver Using Plug and Play ......................3-1
Installing the TWAIN Driver Using Plug and Play Under
Windows XP ...............................................................................3-1
Installing the TWAIN Driver Using Plug and Play Under
Windows 2000 ............................................................................3-3
Installing the TWAIN Driver Using Plug and Play Under
Windows Me/98 SE ....................................................................3-4
4 Scaning a Document
4.1 Using the Auto Document Feeder ...............................................4-1
5 Common Settings
5.1 Auto Options .................................................................................5-1
5.2 Manual Options .............................................................................5-3
6 Error Messages
Original Document Jam ..............................................................6-1
Memory Full................................................................................6-3
Communication Error..................................................................6-3
Scanner Busy .............................................................................6-4
Read Data Error .........................................................................6-4

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Setting Up PC Scanning 1
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1 Setting Up PC Scanning
If the enclosed TWAIN Driver is installed on the computer, this copier can
be used to scan documents to a PC.
The following software and hardware environment is required for PC
scanning.
GOS: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
GTWAIN-compatible image-processing software (such as Adobe Pho-
toshop)
GUSB V.1.1 (or later version)

1Setting Up PC Scanning
1-2

Connecting to the USB Port 2
2-1
2 Connecting to the USB Port
✎
Important!
Be sure to use a shielded USB cable. Use of an unshielded cable may
result in radio interference.
1Make sure that the copier and the computer to be connected to the
copier are turned off.
2Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port of the copier.
This completes the connection.
✎
Note
Only Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000,
and Windows XP support USB1.1.
Connect
CopierPC

2Connecting to the USB Port
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Installing the TWAIN Driver 3
3-1
3 Installing the TWAIN Driver
This section describes the procedure for installing the TWAIN driver. The
printer driver can be installed by using Plug and Play.
3.1 Installing the TWAIN Driver Using Plug and Play
Installing the TWAIN Driver Using Plug and Play Under Windows XP
1With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-
ROM drive.
2Turn on the copier.
3When the copier is ready, connect it to the computer with the USB cable.
The “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears.
4Select Install from a list or specific location [Advanced], and then
click [Next].
5Select Include this location in the search: under Search for the
best driver in these locations., and then click [Browse].
6Browse to “Driver\(language)\WinXP” on the CD-ROM, and then click
[OK].
✎
Tip
Select the language you prefer. For example, if you prefer English,
browse to:
Driver\English\WinXP

3Installing the TWAIN Driver
3-2
7Click [Next].
HThe following box dialog appears. Click [Continue Anyway].
8The “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box ap-
pears.
HClick [Finish].
9The “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears again.
HRepeat steps 4 through 7.
✎
Note
This completes the installation of the TWAIN driver.

Installing the TWAIN Driver 3
3-3
Installing the TWAIN Driver Using Plug and Play Under Windows
2000
1With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-
ROM drive.
2Turn on the copier.
3When the copier is ready, connect it to the computer with the USB ca-
ble.
The “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears.
4Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)
in the “Install Hardware Device Drivers” dialog box, and then click
[Next].
The “Locate Driver Files” dialog box appears.
5Select Specify a location, and then click [Next].
6Click [Browse...] on the next dialog box, browse to
“Driver\(language)\Win2K” on the CD-ROM, and then click [OK].
✎
Tip
Select the language you prefer. For example, if you prefer English,
browse to:
Driver\English\Win2K
7Click [OK], and then follow the instructions that appear on the screen
until the “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box ap-
pears.
HClick [Finish].
8The “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears again.
HRepeat steps 4 through 7.
✎
Note
This completes the installation of the TWAIN driver.

3Installing the TWAIN Driver
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Installing the TWAIN Driver Using Plug and Play Under Windows Me/
98 SE
1With Windows running, insert the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-
ROM drive.
2Turn on the copier.
3When the copier is ready, connect it to the computer with the USB ca-
ble.
HThe “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears.
4Click [Next], and then select Search for the best driver for your de-
vice (Recommended) on the next dialog box.
HClick [Next] again.
5Select [Specify a location], and then click [Browse…].
6Browse to “Driver\(language)\Win9X” on the CD-ROM, and then click
[OK].
✎
Tip
Select the language you prefer. For example, if you prefer English,
browse to:
Driver\English\Win9X
7Click [Next], and then follow the instructions that appear on the screen
until you can click [Finish].
8The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears again.
HRepeat steps 4 through 7.
✎
Note
Repeat steps 4 through 7 until the installation is completely finished.
This completes the installation of the TWAIN driver.

Scaning a Document 4
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4 Scaning a Document
4.1 Using the Auto Document Feeder
1Select the appropriate PC software (Imaging, Photoshop, etc.). This
procedure uses Microsoft Imaging as an example.
2Click [File].
3Click [Select Device...].
4Choose “KONICA MINOLTA FAX[phone]” from the dialog box, and
then click [OK].
5Click [Acquire Image...], and then adjust any settings necessary.
HSee “Common Settings” on page 5-1.
6Place the document face up
on the auto document feed-
er..
7Click [Scan] to begin scan-
ning.

4Scaning a Document
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Common Settings 5
5-1
5 Common Settings
5.1 Auto Options
Original Size:
Select an option from the Original Size pull-down list to match the size of
document to be scanned.
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No. Items Settings
1 Original size A4, B5, A5, FLS, Legal, Letter, Half Letter, 16K
See “Original Size:” on page 5-1.
2 Scan type B/W (default setting), Photo, True Color
See “Scan Type:” on page 5-2.
3 Resolution 150dpi ×150dpi, 300dpi ×300dpi (default setting),
600dpi ×600dpi
See “Resolution:” on page 5-2.
4 Scanning mode Auto (default setting), Manual
5 Scan Scans an image.
6 Help See the [Help] file.
7 About See the version information.
8 Close Closes the scanner dialog box.

5Common Settings
5-2
Scan Type:
The Scan Type pull-down list contains the following options.
GB/W: Suitable for most text documents
GPhoto: Suitable for photographs
GTrue Color: Suitable for very detailed color images
Resolution:
The Resolution pull-down list contains the following options, which can
be used for different purposes.
G150dpi ×150dpi: Normal resolution for text documents containing
standard-sized text.
G300dpi ×300dpi: Higher resolution for text documents containing small
characters or fine print, such as a newspaper article. This is the default
setting.
G600dpi ×600dpi: Highest resolution for scanning photographs and oth-
er images.

Common Settings 5
5-3
5.2 Manual Options
To access the enhanced settings, select Manual as the Scanning mode.
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No. Items Settings
1 Rotation None (default setting), Right 90, Left 90
2 Default Click [Default] to restore all the enhanced settings to their de-
fault values.
3 Brightness/Contrast -100 to 100%
4 Sharp -2 to 3
See “Sharp:” on page 5-4.
5 Curve -100 to 100
See “Curves:” on page 5-4.
6 Level Input Levels:
Minimum: 0 to 247
Gamma: 0.10 to 9.99
Maximum: 8 to 255
Output Levels:
Minimum: 0 to 247
Maximum: 8 to 255
Note: The difference between Maximum and Minimum cannot
be smaller than 8.
See “Level:” on page 5-4.
7 Color Balance -100 to 100
See “Color Balance:” on page 5-4.
8 Hue/Saturation Hue: -180 to 180
Saturation: -100 to 100
Lightness: -100 to 100
See “Hue/Saturation:” on page 5-4.

5Common Settings
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Sharp:
This function is used to sharpen the image or blur it for effect.
Curves:
This function is used to set the gamma of the image.
This function will allow you to brighten or darken the overall image without
changing the original resolution.
There are three input controls available.
GThe scroll bar
GThe editing field
GDirectly dragging points along the angled or curved lines
Level:
This function is used to set the gamma value, increase shadow and high-
light areas, enhance shadow values, and reduce highlight values.
Color Balance:
This function is used to fine-tune the RGB values in shadows, midtones,
and highlight areas.
There are three setting options.
GCyan-Red
GMagenta-Green
GYellow-Blue
Hue/Saturation:
This function is used to set the hue and saturation as well as the lightness
of the image.
The hue can be set within a range of -180 to 180.
The saturation setting can be used to adjust the freshness of colors in a
range of -100 to 100.
Lightness can be set from -100 to 100.

Error Messages 6
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6 Error Messages
Original Document Jam
Message on the control panel:
Cause Remedy
• A paper misfeed occurred in the auto doc-
ument feeder.
• All misfed paper was not removed from the
auto document feeder.
• Open the document feeder cover and
the auto document feeder, and then re-
move the misfed paper.

6Error Messages
6-2
To clear a misfeed in the auto document feeder
1Remove the original docu-
ment from the document
feeder tray..
2Open the document feeder
cover, and then gently re-
move the misfed paper.
3Close the document feeder
cover, and then load the
document removed in step 1
into the auto document feed-
er again.

Error Messages 6
6-3
Memory Full
Message on the control panel:
Communication Error
Message on the PC screen:
Cause Remedy
• There is not enough memory. • Press any key on the control panel of the
copier.
Cause Remedy
• PC or copier system crash during commu-
nication.
• USB cable does not connect properly dur-
ing communication.
1. Turn the copier off, and then check if the
USB cable is connected properly or not.
2. After checking the USB cable carefully,
turn the copier on again.
3. If the problem persists, call your service
representative.