Kodak 5500 manual

User ’ s Guide A-61070 Part No. 1E8132 Document Scanner 5500 Document Scanner 7500[...]

Safety Information for Installation Instructions for the Kodak Digital Science  Document Scanner 5500 and 7500 IMPO RT ANT : Equipm ent shall be installed by qualif ied personnel. W ARNING: Danger ous volt age. Disconnect the m ain power before inst allat ion. CAUTION: Hot surface, avoid cont act A TTENTION: Eviter le contact , pieces brulantes [...]

Safety Informatio n for U ser/Installation Instructio ns for th e Kodak Digital Science  Automatic Document Feeder IMPO RT ANT : Equipm ent shall be installed by qualif ied personnel. W ARNING: Danger ous volt age. Disconnect the m ain power before inst allat ion. CAUTION: Moving parts, avoid contact A TTENTION: Eviter le contact , pieces en mou[...]

A-61070 September 1999 1-1 1 Introduction This manual suppor ts t he Kodak Digital Science Document Scanners 5500 and 7500. The Kodak Digital Science Document Scanner 5000/ 7000 ser ies scanners are hig h- speed, high-resolut ion rotary scanners designed f or medium- t o hig h-volume digital captur e of business documents. The Document Scanners cap[...]

1-2 A-61070 September 1999 • Full programm ability of all 18 applicat ion m odes with overr ide capability . • Audible tones for select ed f unctions such as f ootswitch, patch reading, et c. • English or other lang uage messag e display . • Convenient table-top size. • An adaptable, modular design f or easy addition of accessor ies. Scan[...]

A-61070 September 1999 1-3 Scanner components The f ollowing illustrations and descript ions will help you locate and become f am iliar with scanner com ponents. Front View — Document Scanners 5500/ 7500 (shown with semi-automatic f eeder) Anti-stati c brush Exit hop per side g uides Ex it hopp er End s to p Feed an d se parat or rolle rs Self- c[...]

1-4 A-61070 September 1999 Rear V iew — Document Scanners 5500/7500 Coin 1/3 Coin 2 SCSI connectors Footswitch connector Serial # Power switch Power cord connector Foot sw i t ch connector — allows you to plug in the optional Footswitch accessory . Serial number — provides the serial num ber and ag ency approvals. Pow er sw i t ch — toggle [...]

A-61070 September 1999 1-5 Control panel The contr ol panel consists of t he stat us display and the operation k eys and indicators. St atus display The status display indicates t he im ag e address, curr ent application mode and error m essag es. Scanner status Mode number Scanner S t at us — displays if the scanner is enabled or di sabled . Mod[...]

1-6 A-61070 September 1999 Operating key s and indicators Following is an illustration and a descript ion of the operat ing keys and indicators. Two-line status display Key/Indicator Function Imag e buff er status Front — green indicat es the f r ont side im ag e buffer is available for scanning ; red indicates t he buff er is not available and t[...]

A-61070 September 1999 1-7 Operating key s and indicators Keys/Indicators Function Next Allows you to enter the next document im ag e address. + Allows you to enter a new v alue for t he image addr ess. W hen pressed, it allows a field to remain unchang ed. Enter Used to enter num er ic data f or a f unction code or an imag e address change. Back U[...]

A-61070 September 1999 2-1 2 Getting St arted The f ollowing steps are necessary to prepare the scanner f or operation. Procedures on how to perf orm these st eps are described in t his chapter . 1. Turn on the power to the scanner . 2. Select the lang uag e display . 3. Calibrate the scanner . 4. Prepare the documents f or scanning. 5. Adjust t he[...]

2-2 A-61070 September 1999 Selecting the language displ ay The scanner m ay have been config ured at installation t o allow use of a second language in t he status display . The languag e used (French, Germ an, I talian, S panish, or other ) is def ined dur ing installation. I f available, the alternat e lang uage display may be accessed using func[...]

A-61070 September 1999 2-3 Unsuccessful calibration If calibr at ion is not successf ul, a messag e appears in the stat us display . Y ou may need to: • V erif y you are using a clean, blank sheet of paper (at least 12 inches in length) as a calibr at ion tar g et. The paper must be wider than the documents being scanned and at least 8 1/ 2 inche[...]

2-4 A-61070 September 1999 A djusting the feed and sep arator roller gap (semi-auto matic feeder) The gap adj ustment k nob on the contr ol panel increases or decr eases the space between the feed and separator r ollers. The gap must be adjusted proper ly f or smooth t r ansportation of docum ents without document overlap. W hen docum ents of diff [...]

A-61070 September 1999 2-5 4. Press Run . 5. Select two documents of t he sam e size, t extur e and t hickness, similar to t he t ypes of documents you will be scanning. 6. Place one document on top of the other . Hold the documents f irmly by their trailing edges. I nser t them int o t he g ap approximately 1/8 in. (3 mm). Bottom document separate[...]

2-6 A-61070 September 1999 12. Press St o p . 13. Enter F04 and disable Counting only . 14. Press Enter . A djusting the sep arator roller to scan thick document s T o scan thick docum ents ( c ar d or cover st ock ), use t he g ap release lever to increase the g ap between the feed r oller and separator r oller . Gap releas e l ever 1. Press down [...]

A-61070 September 1999 2-7 A djusting the feed shelf position (semi- automatic feeder only ) For manual f eeding, t he f eed shelf can be adj usted in the 0 ° , 30 ° or 40 ° position. For aut om atic f eeding , raise the f eed shelf t o t he 30 ° or 40 ° position. 40° position 30° position A djusting the side guides Bef or e you begin feedin[...]

2-8 A-61070 September 1999 A djusting the exit hopper side gui des and end stop The exit hopper side g uides and end st op must be adjust ed so documents are stack ed pr operly . 1. Adjust the exit hopper side g uides to hold the widest document you will be scanning. Leave ¼-inch (5 mm) clearance on each side of the document. 2. Adjust the end st [...]

A-61070 September 1999 2-9 3. Adj ust t he heig ht of the exit hopper so the scanned docum ents naturally f all bet ween the exit hopper side g uides and exit hopper end stop. The exit hopper has three heig ht positions: • S tandard position • 10 ° from standard position • 20 ° from standard position (s pecif ically for use with A4 size, on[...]

A-61070 September 1999 3-1 3 Operating the Scanner Overv i ew This chapter pr ovides instr uct ions for select ing modes, im ag e level settings and f eeding docum ents using the semi-aut om atic f eeder and the automat ic f eeder. The scanning pr ocess consists of t he f ollowing steps: 1. Prepare the scanner f or operation ( r efer t o Chapter 2,[...]

3-2 A-61070 September 1999 Setting image levels Imag e levels are used t o ident if y specific t ypes of docum ents ( or sets of documents) f or later indexing and r et rieval. The image level assigned t o each document is insert ed int o the imag e header associat ed with the document imag e. There ar e f our document im ag e levels: • Level 0 ?[...]

A-61070 September 1999 3-3 T emporary oper ati ng val ues Each of the 18 modes pr og rammed at t he time of installat ion contain definit ions t hat affect t he out put of t he scanner . Each m ode is progr am m ed t o conf orm t o the output r eq uirements of a particular application or g r oup of applications. There m ay be instances, however , w[...]

3-4 A-61070 September 1999 Feeding documents using the semi- automatic feeder Following are feeder inst r uct ions using the sem i-aut omatic f eeder . After the scanner has been prepared f or operation, the desired mode and any temporary operating values have been defined, you are ready to feed docum ents int o t he t ransport. 4. V er if y that t[...]

A-61070 September 1999 3-5 7. As you scan documents, set t he image level, as req uired, and periodically remove documents f r om t he exit hopper . NOTE: W hen t he image buffer is full, t he f eeder will tur n off and the image buffer status light will t ur n red. There may be a momentar y pause in scanning while im ages ar e being transfer r ed [...]

3-6 A-61070 September 1999 Feeding thick document s The g ap release lever is used to f eed thick docum ents such as card stock or cover st ock . The lever is located on the f ront panel of t he scanner next to the g ap adjustment knob. (Graphic depicts m ovem ent of separator roll ers when lever is use d ) Gap release lever (Graphic depicts gap ad[...]

A-61070 September 1999 3-7 Feeding documents using the automatic feeder Following are document f eeder instruct ing using t he automatic f eeder . After t he scanner has been prepared for oper at ion, the desired mode and any temporary operating values have been defined, you are ready to f eed docum ents int o t he transport . 1. V er ify t hat the[...]

A-61070 September 1999 4-1 4 Function Codes Using function codes There ar e a variety of f unctions available which may be used to temporar ily change oper ating values, and to obtain system and accessory status information. These f unctions are listed in t he Funct ion Code Sum m ar y later in t his chapter . Following are the pr ocedures for usin[...]

4-2 A-61070 September 1999 Function code summary Following is a summary of t he funct ions and their corresponding funct ion code: A ppli cat ion Modes Sel ect Appli cation Mod e ........................................................ F01 Resto re Ap pli cation Mod e ..................................................... F02 Index/Im age A ddress L[...]

A-61070 September 1999 4-3 Bar Code Reader Bar C ode Reader ................................................................. F60 Con firmati on T one ................................................................. F63 Omit Patch R eading on Next Document................................ F64 Bar C ode T est ........................................[...]

4-4 A-61070 September 1999 Function code listing Following is a listing of t he funct ion codes and descript ions. Code Function Code Name Description F01 Select Mode Allows you to select one of the pr edef ined application modes. Enter a value f rom 1 to 18 and pr ess Ent er . F02 Restore Mode Allows you to restore the curr ent applicat ion mode t[...]

A-61070 September 1999 4-5 Code Function Code Name Description F16 Alarm T one Allow s you to adj ust t he pit ch of t he alar m tone. Press t he Up arrow to increase the pit ch or press the Dow n arrow to decrease the pit c h, t hen press Enter . F17 Transport System Operation Time Allows you to display the elap sed t ime of oper at ion of t he tr[...]

4-6 A-61070 September 1999 Code Function Code Name Description F46 Front Document Pr int er V ertical S tart Print P ositi on Allows you to specify how far fr om the leading edg e of t he document print ed infor m a t ion will appear . Use th e numeric k eys to input values between 0.125 and 20 inches (3 to 508 mm) in i ncrements of 0.125 (3mm). Th[...]

A-61070 September 1999 4-7 Code Function Code Name Description F70 Leng t h Monitor O n/ O ff Allow s you to t ur n t he leng th monit or on or off. The lengt h monitor check s the leng t h of the documents scanned against t he pr edefined m inim um / m aximum allowable lengths. Messages and/or confirm ation tones alert you if the document is shor [...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-1 5 Maintenance This chapter pr ovides maint enance pr ocedur es f or the scanner including cleaning and part r eplacem ent procedures. Cleaning t asks T o k eep your scanner in good oper at ing condition, t he following task s must be perf ormed per iodically: • Cleaning the imag ing guides ( daily) • Cleaning the feed[...]

5-2 A-61070 September 1999 Daily maintenance procedures Maintenance procedures t hat should be per form ed daily include cleaning the im ag ing g uides, f eed and separator roller s and the paper pat h. Cleaning the imaging guides T o clean the imag ing guides, f ollow the steps below: IMPORT ANT : Do not use any abrasive mat er ials w hen cleaning[...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-3 4. Release and remove the rear im aging g uide by swinging the guide toward the f r ont of the scanner ( t o r elease it fr om t he t wo magnets), and lifting it fr om t he scanner ’ s two mounting pins. 5. Clean the surf aces of bot h t he f ront and r ear im ag ing g uides with an antistati c wiper or a cl ean, soft, [...]

5-4 A-61070 September 1999 9. Swing the vertical transpor t plate closed and rotat e t he release handle 180 ° counterclock wise (so t he r ed ar r ow aligns with the r ed rectangle) t o latch the plat e. Red arrow Red rectangle 10. Close the side access door . 1 1. Release and lower the horizontal transpor t plat e back into its original posit io[...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-5 Cleaning the feed and sep arator rollers (semi- automatic f eeder) Clean the f eed and separat or rollers daily to pr event ink, t oner , and dust f r om collecting on t he r oller s and preventing documents f rom separating. 1. Lift open the lower access door . CAUTION: Open and close the door s sl owly . 2. Lift the r e[...]

5-6 A-61070 September 1999 4. Lift up and lat ch t he horizontal transport plate into its open posit ion. NOTE: I f the Patch Reader accessor y is installed, it m ust be removed fr om t he mounting plate in or der t o lift up the horizontal tr anspor t plate. 5. Rotate the feed roller dow nward and clean with a w ater-moistened cloth. Cont inue cle[...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-7 Cleaning the feeder module and sep arator roller (automatic feeder) Clean the f eeder module and separator r oller daily to prevent ink , toner , and dust f r om collecting on t he r oller s and preventing documents f rom separating. T o clean the f eeder modul e and separator roller: 1. Open t he fr ont cover . 2. Push t[...]

5-8 A-61070 September 1999 Cleaning the separator rol ler: 1. Open t he fr ont cover . 2. Push the roller cover release lever t oward the back of t he machine. 3. Grasp and rotat e t he roller cover toward the back of t he m achine, exposing the f eeder m odule and separator roller . 4. Lift and rem ove the separator r oller cover plate. 5. Lift th[...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-9 Cleaning the p aper p a th NOTE: Before doing the f ollowing pr ocedur e, clean t he machine thoroug hly and use the r oller cleaning pads to clean the feed and separator rollers — star t with a clean machine. Use the Paper Path Cleaning sheet to clean t he paper path rollers . Periodically feed a cleaning sheet with th[...]

5-10 A-61070 September 1999 W eekly maintenance procedures Maintenance procedures t hat should be per form ed weekly are vacuuming the inside of the scanner and cleaning t he cabinet. V acuuming inside the scanner V acuum t he inside of t he scanner weekly or as req uired to r em ove any dust or debris. V acuuming t he hori zont al t r ansport area[...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-11 4. Lift up and lat ch t he horizontal transport plate into its open posit ion. NOTE: I f the Patch Reader accessor y is installed, it m ust be removed fr om t he mounting plate in or der t o lift up the horizontal tr anspor t plate. 5. V acuum t he lower belt module and transpor t belts. W A RNI NG: Do not make contact w[...]

5-12 A-61070 September 1999 V acuumi ng i nsi de the side access door 1. Turn the power off. 2. Open the side access door . 3. Open the upper access door . 4. Release and open the vertical tr anspor t plat e by rotating the r elease handle 180 ° clockwise. 5. Use a natural brist le cleaning brush to rem ove debris f rom inside the transport system[...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-13 6. Swing the vertical transpor t plate closed and rotat e t he release handle 180 ° counterclock wise. 7. V acuum t he side access door area. W A RNI NG: Do not make contact w i t h any electrical components when vacuuming i nsi de the scanner . 8. Close the upper access door and side access doors. Cleaning the cabinet [...]

5-14 A-61070 September 1999 Replacement procedures Replacement procedures should be perf ormed on an as- needed basis. Components that need per iodic r eplacem ent include the exposure lamps and imaging g uides. Changing the lamp s The exposure system consists of two special, long-lif e f luorescent lamps. The lamps slide in and out of the scanner [...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-15 4. Pull the g reen rear lam p socket holder out f rom t he scanner f r am e. Be sure to pull the lam p sock et holder st r aig ht out along its axis. W ARNI NG: Even t hough you can al w ays handl e the green lamp socket holder , t he l amp may be very hot . Do not remove the lamp or the l amp socket hol der until t he l[...]

5-16 A-61070 September 1999 7. Caref ully insert the g reen rear lam p sock holder and rear lam p int o the scanner f rame. Be sur e t o insert the lam p sock et holder st r aig ht in along its axis. 8. Connect the rear lam p cable connect or to the scanner elect rical system. 9. Repeat S teps 3 through 8, r eferr ing to the f ront lam p, noting t [...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-17 Replacing the imaging guides T o replace the imag ing g uides, f ollow the steps below: 1. Open the side access door . 2. Release and open the vertical tr anspor t plat e by rotating the r elease handle 180 ° clockwise. 3. Release and remove the f ront im aging g uide by rotating t he thumbscrew 90 ° counterclock wise,[...]

5-18 A-61070 September 1999 5. Grasp and hold the new lower imaging guide by the gr een handle and caref ully slide it int o place. Make sure t he g rooves fully eng ag e the track . Rear imaging guide saddle mount Rear imaging guide mountin g pin 6. Hold the new front imaging guide by the edg es and caref ully set it back into t he scanner by seat[...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-19 7. Swing the vertical transpor t plate closed and rotat e t he release handle 180 ° counterclock wise (so t he r ed ar r ow aligns with the r ed rectangle) t o latch the plat e. Red arrow Red rectangle 8. Close the side access door . 9. Release and lower the horizontal transpor t plat e back int o its original posit ion[...]

5-20 A-61070 September 1999 Replacing the feeder module and sep arator roller T o replace the f eeder module and separator r oller , follow the steps below: Replacing the f eeder modul e: 1. Open t he fr ont cover . 2. Push the roller cover release lever t oward the back of t he machine. 3. Grasp and rotat e t he roller cover toward the back of t h[...]

A-61070 September 1999 5-21 Replacing the separator rol ler: 1. Open t he fr ont cover . 2. Push the roller cover release lever t oward the back of t he machine. 3. Grasp and rotat e t he roller cover toward the back of t he m achine, exposing the f eeder m odule and separator roller . 4. Lift and rem ove the separator r oller cover plate. 5. Lift [...]

5-22 A-61070 September 1999 Ordering replacement p art s The f ollowing consumable parts can be ordered by calling: 1-800-431-7278. • Imaging g uides − Fr ont : Part No. 986448 − Rear : Part No. 986449 • Exposure lamps: 986472 • Automatic Document Feeder Module: CA T No. 123 6066 • Automatic Document Feeder Separat or Roller: CA T No. 1[...]

A-61070 September 1999 6-1 6 Operator Messages This chapter out lines t he actions that should be tak en by the user and system administr at or when an error m essag e appears in the stat us display . W hen a m essag e appears in the status display , you should take t he action sugg est ed in the Operat or Message List ing . If you cannot solve the[...]

6-2 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 Controll e d pow er- dow n sequence Before perf orming t he cont rolled power-down sequence, determ ine if the error can be addr essed f rom t he host. If so, perf orm t he required host recovery procedures. I f the er r or cannot be addr essed from the host, or if the scanner ’ s er r or message cannot be cleared when[...]

A-61070 September 1999 6-3 Operator message listing Code Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E101 Auto shut-off T ranspor t will stop and the messag e will be displayed if a document has not been scanned within one minute. Pr ess Run to continue. Feed documents. E102 Press STOP and tr y ag ain Tried to use a function code that is not val[...]

6-4 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 Code Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E1 18 E1 19 Check corr ect I A/ level Document imag e level assignment and next imag e address input conf lict. S pecify another docum ent im age level, or use the Next key to enter a valid image address. E127 Wait imag e buffr full The imag e buffer is t oo full. The f[...]

A-61070 September 1999 6-5 Code Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E139 Confirm t one - not m ach enabled Tried to use a confirmat ion t one f unction code (F53, F63, F75) but t he conf irmat ion tone is not enabled. I f a confir m at ion t one is r eq uired, contact your system administrat or . E150 Buffer data tr ansf er to host Tried[...]

6-6 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 Code Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E217 Bar Code hardware error At power on, a Bar Code Reader har dware err or has been detected. Disable t he Bar Code Reader ( F60 ) or select an application m ode t hat does not use the Bar Code Reader . E222 Jam - Feed/Horz T rans Area A docum ent j am has been detect[...]

A-61070 September 1999 6-7 Code Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E235 Cont rolled power-down reqrd This messag e is displayed along with a more detailed error m essag e. • T urn t he side panel switch off. • T urn t he m ain power switch off . • Wait 5 to 10 seconds. • T urn t he m ain power switch on. • T urn t he side pane[...]

6-8 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 Code Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E261 Fr Cal illumination f ailur e A fr ont lamp f ailur e was detected during calibr at ion. Press Jog to remo ve th e calibrati on target. P ress Cal and tr y to calibrat e the scanner ag ain. I f t he error per sists, verif y the optical path is fr ee of obstructions[...]

A-61070 September 1999 6-9 Code Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E000 - E666 various messages Follow the procedures indicated on the display . If the error per sists, t urn the scanner off and then on again. I f err or st ill persists, call Service. E700 - E799 various messages Follow the procedures indicated on the display . If the e[...]

A-61070 September 1999 7-1 7 T roubleshooting T rouble and r emedy chart This chapter out lines som e of the pr oblem s you may encounter and their probable causes and r em edies. T rouble Probable Cause Remedy Scanner does not power on (status display does not illuminate). The power cord is not connected. Push the power cord plug int o t he recept[...]

7-2 A-61070 September 1999 T rouble Probable Cause Remedy Repeated jamm ing . The transport system plat es and operator- accessible ar eas are not f irmly closed. Repeat any recent jam clear ing or maintenance procedur es, m aking certain all plates are f irmly in place and all operator- accessible areas are closed. Ref er to “Clearing t he docum[...]

A-61070 September 1999 7-3 T rouble Probable Cause Remedy Some imag es ar e not deskewed If you have the Imag e Manager Accessory installed, and you encounter imag es that are not deskewed, it may be that t he upper left cor ner could be close enough to t he cent er that when the document is desk ewed, part of t he docum ent area is cut off. T o av[...]

7-4 A-61070 September 1999 Clearing document s Follow the steps below to clear the docum ent path: 1. Check each tr anspor t area in turn ( Ar eas A throug h D) for documents lodged in t he docum ent path. Y ou only have to remove the jamm ed docum ent(s). The Jog f eatur e places t he r est of t he documents in the exit hopper . Make certain all o[...]

A-61070 September 1999 7-5 The feeder area T o clear t he f eeder area ( Ar ea A): 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Lift up the lower access door . CAUTION: Open and close the door s sl owly . 3. Raise the f r ont scan m odule. 4. Rotate the f eed roller cover r elease lever downw ard while rotating the f eed r oller cover up t o expose the f eed r[...]

7-6 A-61070 September 1999 Horizont al transport plate, low e r belt module and low e r turn areas T o clear the hor izontal tr anspor t plate, lower belt m odule and lower turn areas ( Ar ea B) : 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Lift up the lower access door . CAUTION: Open and close the door s sl owly . 3. Raise the f r ont scan module.[...]

A-61070 September 1999 7-7 4. Lift up and lat ch t he horizontal transport plate into its open posit ion. NOTE: I f the Patch Reader accessor y is installed, the Pat ch Reader must be r em oved f rom the m ount ing plat e in order to lift up t he horizontal tr anspor t plate. 5. Remove all jammed docum ents. 6. Release and lower the transpor t plat[...]

7-8 A-61070 September 1999 V ertical transport plate and imaging guide areas T o clear the vertical t r anspor t plate and imag ing guide areas (Area B ): 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Open the side access door . 3. Release and swing open the vertical transpor t plate by rotating t he release handle 180 ° clockwise. 4. Remove all jammed docum e[...]

A-61070 September 1999 7-9 5. Swing the vertical transpor t plate closed and rotat e t he release handle 180 ° counterclock wise (so t he r ed ar r ow head aligns with the red rectang le) to latc h t he plat e. NOTE: I f the vertical t r ansport plate is not com plet ely closed, documents can lodge in the tr ansport syst em. Red arr ow Red rec t a[...]

7-10 A-61070 September 1999 Document exit and upper turn roller areas T o clear the docum ent exit and upper turn r oller ar eas ( Ar ea D) : 1. Turn off the power switch. 2. Lift up and open the upper access door . 3. Remove all jammed docum ents. CAUTION: Be careful not t o damage the antist atic brush w hen removing the documents. 4. Close the u[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-1 8 A ccessories This chapter provides a list of available accessories for the Kodak Digital Science Document Scanner 5500/ 7500. Operating inst r uct ions for most of these accessories can be found in t his chapt er . Other accessor ies ar e available but do not necessar ily req uire any specific oper at ing instructions. [...]

8-2 A-61070 September 1999 Parts and tools T he f ollowing parts and tools are needed to proper ly maintain your system. NOTE: Field Engineers/Specialists ar e not authorized t o or der these items; t hey should be or dered by the custom er . Part/T ool Order Number Front Im aging G uide 986448 Rear Imaging G uide 986449 Bar Code Reader Standar d T[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-3 Using the Bar Code Reader The Kodak Digital Science Bar Code Reader 5000/7000 pr ovides a hands-off m et hod of data ent r y, elim inating t he need t o manually enter data found on docum ent ( s ) . Bar code im age(s) ar e read, decoded, and converted to a data str ing of ASCII char act er s . The ASCII data st r ing is [...]

8-4 A-61070 September 1999 Bar code ty pes During installation, t he t ype of bar code used is def ined for each m ode. The Bar Code Reader is capable of r eading and decoding thr ee differ ent t ypes of bar codes. • Code 3 of 9 — also known as Code 39, is a widely used code in which 9 bars or spaces comprise the character s, 3 of which are wid[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-5 Bar code placement Bar codes must appear with the bars perpendicular t o the leading edg e of t he docum ent : Leading edge (fed into transport first) T railing edge In addition, t he f ollowing must be t r ue: • The bar code must be at least 0.25 in. (6.3 mm) from the leading edge of the document. • The bar code must[...]

8-6 A-61070 September 1999 Enabling bar code reading Make sure that Bar Code Reading is enabled befor e f eeding documents. T o enable Bar Code Reading at the mode level: • Enter funct ion code F60 . If you have enabled the Bar Code Reader , but do not want to read/decode bar code( s) f ound on the next document only , per f orm funct ion code F6[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-7 Performing a bar code test Befor e f eeding docum ents, per f orm a bar code t est (F65) t o verif y the operation of the Bar Code Reader . NOTE: No document processing, im age addr ess changes or level counting, etc. will occur during the t est . T o perf or m a bar code t est, select one of the test options. 1. Enter f [...]

8-8 A-61070 September 1999 Function code F65 options may also be used if t her e is a decline in bar code readability (read rat e) during nor m al docum ent processing. I f this occurs, the f ollowing steps will assist you in diagnosing the problem : 1. Perf or m t est option 3=Read Rate. This test det er mines whether or not the r eduction in read[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-9 4. Lift the release bar t o r aise t he fr ont scan m odule. 5. Lif t up and lat ch the horizontal tr anspor t plate int o its open posit ion. NOTE: If t he Patch Reader accessory is installed, t he Pat ch Reader must be rem oved f rom the m ount ing plate in or der t o lift up the horizontal transpor t plate. 6. Open t h[...]

8-10 A-61070 September 1999 7. Release and open the vert ical t ransport plat e by rotat ing t he release handle 180 ° clockwise. Front imaging g uide Vertical transport plate Rear imaging guide 8. If the Bar Code Reader is set t o read data throug h the f r ont scan module, re m ove the f ront im ag ing g uide. If t he Bar Code Reader is set to r[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-11 9. Prepare t he bar code t o be evaluated by cutt ing ar ound the bar code so only the vertical black and white bars rem ain. Cut away all text and surrounding mark s or illust r ations. NOTE: The bar code used m ust be the same type indicat ed in the first line of t he status display of t he f irst page. Document and su[...]

8-12 A-61070 September 1999 11. Replace the imag ing guide with the bar code at tached to it. NOTE: Ref er to Chapter 5, Maintenance for procedur es on removing t he im aging guides. 12. Swing the vertical t r ansport plate closed and r otat e t he release handle 180 ° counterclock wise (so t he r ed ar r ow aligns with the r ed rectangle) t o lat[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-13 18. Press Enter . Please Wait will be displayed in the status display . BC T ype = Please Wait Up to 10 seconds is req uir ed f or warming t he lamps and processing the data. W ithin 10 seconds, one of the f ollowing messag es will appear in the status display . Message 1 BC T ype = <Not found> Not Found indicates [...]

8-14 A-61070 September 1999 Message 3 If t he bar code t est was successful, t he f ollowing results will be displayed. Press Enter to access each display . W /N = XX. XX : 1 NEW = .XXXX Press Enter to display the next m essag e: RMIN = XXX% Con trast = .XXX% Press Enter to display the last message: MOD = XXX% DEF = XXX% Grade = X Evaluat ing test [...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-15 T able 1 illustrates how the dimensional f ield values are converted to a pass/fail status and t he pr int clarity f ield values are converted t o let ter grades: T able 1 — Bar Code G r ades Grade Field A (Pass) B C D F (Fail) W /N 3:1 to 2 :1* 3:1 to 2.2: 1** 2:1 to 1:1* 2.2:1 to1: 1** NEW 0.080 to 0.010 0.009 to 0.0[...]

8-16 A-61070 September 1999 T able 2 identif ies t he m ost common causes of low bar code ratings/g rades. T able 2 — Common Causes of Low Bar Code Rat i ngs Field Problem T ype Cause W/ N NEW Dimensional Bar codes not print ed accor ding to specificat ions ( r ef er to Kodak publication Bar Code Made Easy , A-61099). Inaccurate m easur em ents d[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-17 Using the Displ ay option The Display option allows you to display the decoded value of an individual bar code as it is fed int o t he t ransport. T o verify that a bar code is decoded pr operly: 1. Select 2: DP . BC T ype = 1: EV 2 : DP 3: Rr 2. Feed a bar code document int o t he transport . One of t he f ollowing mess[...]

8-18 A-61070 September 1999 Message 3 BC T ype = *XXXXXXXXXXXXX This display gives the decoded value of t he bar code r ead ( including the *, repr esent ing the star t char act er) is gr eater than 15. T o see the remaining value, press Enter until all char act e r s have been displayed. NOTE: For multiple bar codes on a sing le document, t he ast[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-19 Using the Read Rat e option The Read Rate t est opt ion establishes the percentag e of bar codes read properly . This option is designed t o provide a baseline value as well as the current r ead r ate. A comparison of t he t wo values provides a measure of m achine per f ormance over t ime. W hen using the Read Rate test[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-21 Using the Foot sw itch The Kodak Digital Science Footswitch provides a hands-off met hod of changing docum ent imag e levels or perf orming commonly used funct ion(s) . Y ou can chang e a document im ag e level or perfor m a commonly used funct ion sim ply by pressing, pr essing and holding, or releasing t he Footswitch.[...]

8-22 A-61070 September 1999 Foot sw i t ch Pressed Defin ition Ac t i o n Sustained Level 0 All documents fed int o the tr anspor t while the Footswitch is pressed and held are assigned Level 0. Sustained Level 1 All documents fed int o the tr anspor t while the Footswitch is pressed and held are assigned Level 1. Sustained Level 2 All documents fe[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-23 Using the Patch Reader The Kodak Digital Science Patch Reader contr ols document level changes by automatically sensing a pr e- def ined patch code and changing t he document level accordingly . During installation, m odes ar e def ined f or use with specific applications. Patch reading m ay be enabled or disabled f or e[...]

8-24 A-61070 September 1999 Patch code placement Patches may appear parallel to the leading edge of the document: Leading edge (fed into the transport first) In addition: • The top of the patch must be more than 0.20 (5 mm) and less than 0.80 inches (20 mm) from the leading edge of the document. • The bottom of the patch must be no m or e t han[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-25 Patch Reading function codes The f ollowing funct ion codes can be enabled ( or disabled) when using the Patch Reader accessor y. Enabling patch reading — make sure patch reading is enabled before feeding documents. • Patch reading may be enabled or disabled at t he m ode level using funct ion code F50. Enabling the [...]

8-26 A-61070 September 1999 Changing the horiz ontal read positio n The horizontal read posit ion is set by placing the Patc h Reader in one of t he f ive reader positions on the m ounting plat e. NOTE: T he five Patch Reader posit ions ar e also indicated with a patch mark on t he label on the f eed t r ay . The Patch Reader is at tached to the mo[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-27 Using the Document Printer 5000/7000 The Kodak Digital Science Document Print er 5000/ 7000 is capable of printing cust omer-specif ied inf or m at ion on customer documents. Front and/or rear pr int ers are available. Printed information T he inf ormat ion pr int ed by the Docum ent Pr inter is def ined during installat[...]

8-28 A-61070 September 1999 Front and rear Document Printer overviews The f ollowing illustrat ions will help you become fa m iliar with t he f ront and rear Document Pr inter and the m ount ing plates f or the f ront and rear Document Printer . Spring clips Cable magnet (not shown) Flat cable Notched tab Holding bar Tab Bladder (inside ink cartrid[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-29 V ertical st art print positio n T he vertical start pr int position is def ined at installation and determ ines how far the pr inted inf or mation will appear f r om the leading edg e of t he document. Leading edge (fed into transport first) V ertical start print position NOTE: Printing automat ically st ops ¼-inch (6.[...]

8-30 A-61070 September 1999 Horizo nt al print positio n T he horizontal print position of the f ront Docum ent Printer is m anually set in one of 12 posit ions on the fr ont Document Pr int er mounting plate. The horizontal print posit ion of t he r ear Document Pr inter is manually set in one of 6 posit ions on the rear Docum ent Pr inter mount i[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-31 IMPORT ANT : When r eposit ioning t he front Docum ent Printer , be sure the cable magnet is secur ed to the fr ont Document Print er mounting plate ( not on the Patch Reader mounting plat e) , so the print er flat cable does not interf ere with t he opt ical path between the f r ont imaging guide and the fr ont scan mod[...]

8-32 A-61070 September 1999 Function codes The f ollowing function codes are available if the Document Pr int er has been installed and the current applicat ion mode allows you to use it. F40 allows you to enable/disable both the f r ont and rear Document Printer s. F41 allows you to enable/disable the f r ont Document Print er . F42 allows you to [...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-33 Cleaning the ink cartridge Cleaning and prim ing the ink car tridg e will ensure print quality is maintained. IMPORT ANT : Ink deposits or spills can occur if you ar e not careful during the prim ing pr ocedur e. Front Document Printer T o check the ink supply in the ink car t r idg e and/or chang e t he ink cartridg e f[...]

8-34 A-61070 September 1999 5. Lift and remove the f r ont Document Pr int er carriage f rom t he f ront Document Print er mount ing plate. 6. Raise the holding bar up f r om the ink car t ridge and carr iag e. 7. Slide the ink cartr idg e out of t he car r iag e. 8. Examine the ink cartridg e for a def lated bladder. I f t he bladder appears def l[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-35 10. Prime the ink cartr idge by caref u lly insert ing the end of a paper clip into the hole at t he end of t he ink cartridg e and gently pushing in on the bladder . Allow a small amount of ink to escape t hrough t he j ets. Ink cartridge Bladder (inside ink cartridge 11. Remove the paper clip and observe the ink f low [...]

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A-61070 September 1999 8-37 8. Check f or any accumulation of ink on the jets or f ace of t he ink cartridg e. W ipe any ink f rom t he j ets and face with a clean, dampened lint-f ree cloth. Jets Ink cartridge face 9. Prime t he ink cartr idg e by carefully insert ing the end of a paper clip into the hole at t he end of t he ink cartridg e and gen[...]

8-38 A-61070 September 1999 Replacing the ink cartridge Replace the ink car t ridge when any of the f ollowing conditions occur: • The ink bladder appear s shr unk en or def lat ed. • The printed charact er s appear light or uneven. • M issing char acters are evident. • The print test f unction reveals inconsistent char act er q uality . ?[...]

A-61070 September 1999 8-39 5. Lift and remove the f r ont Document Pr int er carriage f rom t he f ront Document Print er mount ing plate. 6. Raise the holding bar . 7. Slide the ink cartr idg e out of t he car r iag e. 8. Discard t he cartridg e and obtain a new cartr idg e. 9. Slide the ink cartr idg e into the carr iag e. 10. Lower the holding [...]

8-40 A-61070 September 1999 Replacing the rear Document Printer ink cartridge T o replace the rear Docum ent Printer ink cartridg e: 1. Turn off the power . 2. Open the upper access door . 3. Note the curr ent position of t he r ear Docum ent Printer . 4. Press the carr iag e spring clips toget her to remove the rear Document Print er car riage f r[...]

A-61070 Septem ber 1999 A-1 A ppendix A Basic Concept s This appendix provides the basic concepts associated with scanning documents. Modes T he scanner off er s 18 m odes t hat can be defined f or a particular application or g r oup of applications. W hen you select a mode f or use with a particular application, you are selecting t he f ormat / ap[...]

A-2 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 Image addresses An imag e addr ess is assig ned to every document scanned. An imag e address is composed of four f ields, each represent ing a diff erent document level. An image addr ess has a maximum lengt h of 15 characters; 12 alphanumerics (f ield A, f ield B, and f ield C must be numeric; t he f ixed field may cont[...]

A-61070 Septem ber 1999 A-3 For example, perf orm the f ollowing steps to change t he im ag e address fr om 1201. 01. 020. 005 to 1201.02.000. 000. • Press Next or enter f unction code F97 . The cursor will appear over the f irs t f ixed field charact er ( 1201. 01. 020.005). • Press + (plus key) to leave the imag e address f ield ( 1201) uncha[...]

A-4 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 For example, perf orm the f ollowing steps to change f rom 1201 t o change it t o DEC5: 1. Enter f unction code F92 . The entry cursor appears over t he f irst fixed f ield charact er (1201). 2. Press the Up or Down arrow key to enter alpha entry mode. 3. If t he letter D is not displayed, pr ess t he Up or Down arrow ke[...]

A-61070 Septem ber 1999 A-5 Indexing schemes Documents are scanned to recor d t he inf ormat ion contained on them in an easily accessible form. An indexing scheme is used to access or r et rieve the infor m ation recorded and is def ined during installat ion f or each mode. The scanner off ers the f ollowing indexing schemes: • Single level • [...]

A-6 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 T w o level indexing W hen using two level index ing, t he im ag e address assigned t o each document is def ined as follows: • Field A (Level 1) is defined as having a f ield lengt h g reater t han 0 • Field B (Level 2) is defined as having a f ield length g reater t han 0 • Field C (Level 3) is defined as having [...]

A-61070 Septem ber 1999 A-7 T w o level offset indexing W hen using two level offset indexing, the imag e addr ess assig ned to each document is def ined as follows: • Field A (Level 1) is defined as having a f ield lengt h of 0 • Field B (Level 2) is defined as having a f ield length g reater t han 0 • Field C (Level 3) is defined as having [...]

A-8 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 Three level indexing W hen using three level indexing, the im age address assig ned t o each document is def ined as follows: • Field A (Level 1) is defined as having a f ield lengt h g reater t han 0 • Field B (Level 2) is defined as having a f ield length g reater t han 0 • Field C (Level 3) is defined as having [...]

A-61070 Septem ber 1999 A-9 Three level of fset indexing W hen using three level off set indexing, the imag e address assigned t o each document is def ined as follows: • Field A (Level 1) is defined as having a f ield lengt h of 0 • Field B (Level 2) is defined as having a f ield length g reater t han 0 • Field C (Level 3) is defined as havi[...]

A-10 A-61070 Septem ber 1999 Controlling document level changes The previous Indexing Schemes examples have illustrat ed how document levels change within a single g r oup of documents. There are four docum ent im age levels: 3, 2, 1, and 0. There are a num ber of ways in which you can set or change the document level: • Y ou may press a document[...]

A-61070 Septem ber 1999 A-11 Sp ecial considerations Checking the meters It is usef ul to check t he m et ers to deter m ine m aint enance schedules and the lengt h of time r eq uired to com plet e a j ob. T o view t he run time display , enter f unction code F17 . The display shows three meters: • M et er A shows the number of m ot or-on hours ?[...]

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