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Colortrac Scanner Operator Manual.

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6 RAISING LID OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

6.1 Introduction

These scanners can accept documents up to 12 mm (0.47

) thick.  The front levers are

graduated and are adjusted by pushing or pulling the levers to set the required height.
Setting 12 is the highest setting (12mm) and the lowest is 0 suitable for thin paper.

6.2 Media T

y

pes

These models as well as scanning paper are designed to scan thick documents like display
panels or documents mounted on rigid foamboard up to a maximum thickness of 12 mm
thick. They can also accept display panels or documents mounted on certain other media
such as 1mm, 3mm and 5mm flexible plastic sheets.  Lamination should not present a
problem provided that the overall thickness does not exceed 12 mm.

Beyond these media types caution and common sense should be exercised.  For example
do not try to scan a 12 mm thick sheet of steel. Be aware of originals that have sharp
edges as these may cause damage to the scanner.  Take care not to scratch the underside
of the lid and the surface of the white paper hold-down assembly.  Damaged originals that
are distorted or bent may cause loading and scanning problems .

When scanning very thin media the use of Aperture Scanning Tape is recommended. See
section 6.4

WARNING

:

If in any doubt check carefully the scanning process with a less valuable sample of similar
or identical media to ensure that the scanner will not damage the original during the
scanning process.

COLORTRAC LTD ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO ANY DOCUMENT
DURING THE LOADING OR SCANNING PROCESS OR DAMAGE TO THE SCANNER
DUE TO SCANNING UNSUITABLE MEDIA.

Summary of Contents for 3640e

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION and OPERATING MANUAL FOR COLORTRAC LARGE FORMAT SCANNERS 5480e 4860e 4280e 4260e 3680e 3640e info colortrac com http www colortrac com Revised Jan 2004 PAS106 ...

Page 2: ...ranty claims with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Colortrac Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation REVISION 2 0 Colortrac 2004 This document should not be copied without prior pe...

Page 3: ... START UP 8 4 2 AUTO DOCUMENT FEED 8 4 3 START SCANNING 8 5 CONTROL PANEL 9 6 RAISING LID OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 10 6 1 INTRODUCTION 10 6 2 MEDIA TYPES 10 6 3 REMOVING THE PAPER GUIDE ASSEMBLY 11 6 4 FITTING SCANNER APERTURE TAPE 12 7 MAINTENANCE 13 7 1 LEFT RIGHT AND FRONT BACK STITCH 13 7 2 COLOUR CALIBRATION 13 7 3 SERVICE REQUIREMENTS ON TUBES AND LUBRICATION 13 8 TROUBLE SHOOTING 14 9 SPECIFI...

Page 4: ...this software will be described in a separate User Manual in PDF format on the Colortrac Software CD We recommend that a Colortrac approved technician install the scanner If you decide to undertake this yourself the Installation section will provide some guidance on how to do this If you have any problems in carrying out the installation please contact your supplier In order to achieve the best re...

Page 5: ...ers can weigh up to 90 Kg and require two people to lift them No attempt should be made by a single person to lift the scanner Suitable clothing and footwear should be used when lifting the equipment Tilt Warning If weight is applied to the paper feed tray the scanner may tilt if the locking pin is not inserted Do not stand or climb on the scanner Environmental Warning This equipment is not intend...

Page 6: ...within the voltage and frequency range specified on the voltage rating plate on the back of the scanner The scanner automatically senses the local power supply and requires no operator setting The scanner may be connected to the host computer via the Ultra Wide SCSI connector or the IEEE1394 FireWire connector Colortrac Ltd recommends the use of the FireWire connector if you are running Windows 20...

Page 7: ...erve the instructions above then any remedial action involving the replacement of electronics by the manufacturer or its agent WILL NOT BE COVERED under the terms of the scanner warranty To connect your scanner using FireWire just plug in the supplied Firewire connector to your host computer If you are running Windows 2000 XP the computer will automatically detect the scanner and ask for a driver ...

Page 8: ... centre justified or justified along the guide on the right hand side Push the document towards the scanner lid making sure it is square to the scanner The document will then be detected by the scanner and automatically loaded WARNING Care should be taken when using the Auto Document Feed to load original documents as fragile damaged or tightly rolled documents may be damaged during loading or sub...

Page 9: ...ent through the scanner Reverse Button Moves the document in the reverse direction Red Light On Indicates an error condition Yellow Light Flashes Indicates that the scanner is warming up normalising Green Light On Indicates that the scanner is ready Green Light Flashes Indicates that the scanner is scanning Forward Button EJECT Reverse Button REWIND Red Light Error Condition Yellow Light Warm Up G...

Page 10: ...d that the overall thickness does not exceed 12 mm Beyond these media types caution and common sense should be exercised For example do not try to scan a 12 mm thick sheet of steel Be aware of originals that have sharp edges as these may cause damage to the scanner Take care not to scratch the underside of the lid and the surface of the white paper hold down assembly Damaged originals that are dis...

Page 11: ...N LOCATING FIXINGS ADJUSTMENT LEVER Right hand side adjustment lever shown The left hand side adjustment lever is a mirror image Refitting of the Paper Guide Assembly also known as the Paper Hold Down or PHD is the reversal of the removal procedure Note The adjustment levers should be set back to 5mm again before trying to re engage the locking pin Always ensure that the locking pins are properly ...

Page 12: ...wise catch on the scan aperture It is a consumable product and must be removed if scratched Tape supplies are available from your distributor or from the Colortrac Technical Support Group Peel off backing strips to affix When removing clean off any glue residue before scanning The application of Aperture Tape to the Series 4 Colortrac scanner ...

Page 13: ...be colour calibrated This ensures that the scanner produces the correct colours across the scan This can be carried out automatically by inserting the Calibration Target into the scanner and selecting the option on the host software to carry out white balance The Calibration Target fits over the scan slot and depending on your firmware revision may be driven during calibration Depending on type of...

Page 14: ...ion target is as clean as possible Document twists visibly in the scanning plane as it is loaded or during scan Check lid height setting Check that neither edge of the document is fouling on the side of a pinch roller Move the document left or right prior to loading if necessary Document slips when scanning Reduce scanning speed If the problem persists the document may be too heavy or slippery to ...

Page 15: ...in the image very noticeable in the horizontal direction and the scanner stops and starts while scanning Use the fractional speed function on the Scanworks software to slow down the document speed and avoid the motion from stopping and re starting With fractional speed set to 4 or more stopping and re starting will not produce any visible artefact Horizontal artefacts in the image at approximately...

Page 16: ...0 in 1dpi increments 600 2400 dpi 400 dpi optical resolution Imaging Technology 3 tri linear CCD cameras 3 x 7500 pixels each Scan Area 137cm 54 x unlimited by scanner Scanning Rates at 200 dpi Mono 4 5in sec 1143 mm sec Greyscale 4 5in sec 1143 mm sec Colour 1 5in sec 381 mm sec These scan rates refer to the capability of the scanner hardware The actual scan rates to disk will depend upon host sy...

Page 17: ...nts 450 1800 dpi 300 dpi optical resolution Imaging Technology 2 tri linear CCD cameras 3 x 7500 pixels each Scan Area 122 cm 48 x unlimited by scanner Scanning rates at 300 dpi Mono 4 in sec 1016mm sec Greyscale 4 in sec 1016mm sec Colour 1 33 in sec 339mm sec These scan rates refer to the capability of the scanner hardware The actual scan rates to disk will depend upon host system performance pa...

Page 18: ...nts 450 1800 dpi 300dpi optical resolution Imaging Technology 2 tri linear CCD cameras 7500 pixels each Scan Area 106 cm 42 x unlimited by scanner Scanning rates at 300 dpi Mono 4 0in sec 1016 mm sec Greyscale 4 0in sec 1016 mm sec Colour 1 33in sec 339 mm sec These scan rates refer to the capability of the scanner hardware The actual scan rates to disk will depend upon host system performance par...

Page 19: ...nts 600 2400 dpi 400dpi optical resolution Imaging Technology 3 tri linear CCD cameras 7500 pixels each Scan Area 106 cm 42 x unlimited by scanner Scanning Rates at 300 dpi Mono 4 0in sec 1016 mm sec Greyscale 4 0in sec 1016 mm sec Colour 1 33in sec 339 mm sec These scan rates refer to the capability of the scanner hardware The actual scan rates to disk will depend upon host system performance par...

Page 20: ...rements 600 2400 dpi 400 dpi optical resolution Imaging Technology 2 tri linear CCD cameras 7500 pixels each Scan Area 91cm 36 x unlimited by scanner Scanning rates at 300 dpi Mono 3 0in sec 762mm sec Greyscale 3 0in sec 762mm sec Colour 1 0in sec 254mm sec These scan rates refer to the capability of the scanner hardware The actual scan rates to disk will depend upon host system performance partic...

Page 21: ...crements 300 1200 dpi 200 dpi optical resolution Imaging Technology 1 tri linear CCD cameras 7500 pixels Scan Area 91cm 36 x unlimited by scanner Scanning Rates at 300 dpi Mono 1 33in sec 339mm sec Greyscale 1 33in sec 339mm sec Colour 4 0in sec 1016mm sec These scan rates refer to the capability of the scanner hardware The actual scan rates to disk will depend upon host system performance particu...

Page 22: ...ht blue tubes apochromatic lenses Output Modes 8 bit indexed colour palette 4 bit indexed colour palette 24 bit RGB 8 bit greyscale 1 bit error diffused monochrome 1 bit monochrome Thresholding 2D intelligent adaptive thresholding Line mode global thresholding Interface Ultra Wide SCSI up to 40MB sec IEEE 1394 FireWire output 6 pin connector Operating Environment 15 30 degrees Centigrade 15 85 rel...

Page 23: ...der to verify compliance with Directive BS EN60950 1992 EN55024 1 1998 EN61000 3 2 1995 EN55022 Class A This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures note 1 Other Standards Applied CFR47 2001 Class A Test Report Issue by dB Technology Year in which CE mark was affixed 2002 Issued 15th A...

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