Kodak A-61092 manual

User’s Guide A-61092 Part No. 1E8133 Document Scanner 9500[...]

Safety Information for Installation Instructions for the Kodak Digital Science  Document Scanner 9500 IMPO RTANT: Equipment shall be inst alled by qualif ied personnel. WARNING : Dangerous voltage. Disconnect the main power before inst allat ion. CAUTION: Hot surface, avoid cont act ATTENTION: Eviter le contact , pieces brulantes VORSICHT: Heiss[...]

Safety Informatio n for U ser/Installation Instructio ns for th e Kodak Digital Science  Automatic Document Feeder IMPO RTANT: Equipment shall be inst alled by qualif ied personnel. WARNING : Dangerous voltage. Disconnect the main power before inst allat ion. CAUTION: Moving parts, avoid contact ATTENTION: Eviter le contact , pieces en mouvement[...]

A-61092 September 1999 1-1 1 Introduction The Kodak Digital Science Document Scanner 9500 is a hig h-speed, medium- t o hig h-resolut ion rotar y scanner designed f or high-volume digital capture of business documents. The Document Scanner 9500 captures print ed char act ers, handwritten t ext, and gr aphics f rom documents of various sizes. NOTE: [...]

1-2 A-61092 September 1999 Scanner options The f ollowing options are available for use with your scanner: • A choice of f eeders (e. g ., an opt ional check f eeder , sem i- aut om atic document f eeder or aut om at ic docum ent feeder ) • A choice of exit hoppers ( e. g., an optional check stack er) • A Footswitch for docum ent level contr [...]

A-61092 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. Control panel — contains the status display , indicators, and oper at ing keys used to contr ol t he scanner . Feed and sep arat or rol lers (semi- aut om atic f eeder only) — pr ovide[...]

1-4 A-61092 September 1999 Rear view J30 J31 J45 J32 J33 J46 ON OFF Not Used Computer interface 1 (COIN 1) Computer interface 2 (COIN 2) Computer interface 3 (COIN 3) SCSI ports Power cord Main power sw itch Computer interface 1 ( COI N1) — ser vice/diag nostic interf ace. Config ures the scanner and r uns diag nostics. Computer interface 2 ( COI[...]

A-61092 September 1999 1-5 S t atus display — indicates the imag e addr ess, scan m ode, document level and operator messag es. Tw o-line status display Image address Mode name/number Scan mode indicator Document level indicator Operator message[...]

1-6 A-61092 September 1999 Operating key s and indicators Plu s k ey Dow n a rr ow Left arro w Scann er buffer indicators Up ar ro w Right ar row Key/Indicator Function Scanner buff er indicat or s Indicates the am ount of im ag e buff er space available. A full im ag e buff er is r epr esented by a single lig ht in the display; an empty imag e buf[...]

A-61092 September 1999 1-7 Operating key s and indicators Jog key Programmable keys (P keys) Calibration key End Keys/Indicators Function CAL S tarts the calibr at ion process. END Inf or m s t he host com puter when a batch or j ob has ended. Progr am m able keys (P keys ) Perf or m specif ic f unctions. The P keys hav e default values; any or all[...]

1-8 A-61092 September 1999 Operating key s and indicators Key/Indicator Function Clear/Cancel The C k ey allows you to: • Cancel a funct ion without chang ing the preset values. • Clear the status display aft er executing specified f unction codes. • Clear an operator m essag e f r om t he stat us display . Run Turns on the feeder and tr ansp[...]

A-61092 September 1999 2-1 2 Getting St arted The f ollowing steps are necessary to prepare the scanner f or operat ion. Procedures on how to perf orm these st eps are described in this chapter . 1. Turn on the main power sw itch. 2. Turn on the side panel sw itch. 3. Select the lang uag e display . 4. Calibrate the scanner . 5. Adjust the f eed an[...]

2-2 A-61092 September 1999 Calibrating the scanner Calibration sets the int ensit y of the lamps, which contribute t o t he overall quality of t he scanned docum ent image. The scanner should be calibr at ed: • at least once a day when the scanner is turned on using the side panel sw itch — prior t o scanning documents • any time the scanner [...]

A-61092 September 1999 2-3 Unsuccessful calibration If calibr at ion is not successf ul, a m essag e appears in the stat us display . Y ou may need to: • V erify you are using a clean, blank sheet of paper as a calibration target . • V erify ther e is not a docum ent already in the document path. ( Ref er to the section ent itled, “Clear ing [...]

2-4 A-61092 September 1999 A djusting the feed and sep arator roller gap (semi-automatic feeder only ) IMPORT ANT : Before adjusting t he f eed and separat or r oller gap, be sure the feed and separator rollers ar e clean. Cleaning the feed and separat or r oller s w ill f requently r esolve document feeding pr oblem s. The adjustment pr ocedur e s[...]

A-61092 September 1999 2-5 6. Turn the gap adjustm ent k nob counterclock wise 2 1/2 turns. Gap adjustment knob Separated document Gap (between feed and separator rollers) Feed rollers Trailing edge of t op document 7. 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 processing. 8. P[...]

2-6 A-61092 September 1999 11. W hen you have adjusted the gap so t he bottom docum ent separates consistently f r om t he top document, rotate t he g ap adjustment knob counter clockwise another 1 or 2 click s to com plet e the adjustm ent. 12. Feed a stack of 50 t o 100 docum ents t wice through the t r ansport system. V erif y the final count r [...]

A-61092 September 1999 2-7 A djusting the feed shelf side guides (semi-auto matic feeder only ) Befor e you begin pr ocessing documents, adj ust the side guides on t he feed shelf to accomm odat e the documents being pr ocessed. 1. Slide apart the side guides on t he f eed shelf until the f eed shelf label is visible. Feed shelf label Side guide Si[...]

2-8 A-61092 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 adj ust ed so documents are stack ed pr operly after pr ocessing . 1. Adjust the side g uides on the exit hopper t o m atch the adj ust ment of t he side g uides on the f eed shelf. Side guides (arrows depict correct pl[...]

A-61092 September 1999 2-9 Changing the deflector The scanner com es with two deflect or s (stor ed in t he pock et located inside the right -side access door), desig ned to help stack t he documents as they exit the transpor t system and enter t he exit hopper . Use the short def lector f or documents less t han 5 in. (13 cm) and the long def lect[...]

A-61092 September 1999 3-1 3 Operating the Scanner Overv iew This chapter pr ovides instr uct ions f or select ing modes, using tempor ar y operating values and f eeding documents using eit her t he semi- automatic f eeder or t he aut om atic f eeder . The scanning pr ocess consists of t he f ollowing steps: 1. Prepare the scanner f or operat ion ([...]

3-2 A-61092 September 1999 Selecting a mode The scanner off ers 18 modes t hat may be prog r am m ed f or a particular application or g r oup of applications. The modes ar e pr og rammed at the time of installation and stor ed for easy access and use. T ypically , the mode is select ed via the host system , using a scanner- unique comm and. However[...]

A-61092 September 1999 3-3 Feeding documents using the semi- automatic feeder Following are document f eeding inst r uct ions using the semi-aut omatic feeder . After t he scanner has been prepared for oper at ion, the desir ed mode and any temporary operat ing values have been defined, you are ready to feed docum ents int o the tr anspor t . 1. V [...]

3-4 A-61092 September 1999 Feeding thick document s T he gap release lever is used t o f eed thick documents such as card stock or cover st ock . The lever is located on the f ront panel of t he scanner , next to t he g ap adjustm ent knob. (Graphic depicts m ovem ent of separator roll ers when lever is use d ) Gap release lever (Graphic depicts ga[...]

A-61092 September 1999 3-5 Feeding documents using the automatic feeder Following are document f eeding inst r uct ions using the autom at ic feeder . After t he scanner has been prepared for oper at ion, the desir ed mode and any temporary operat ing values have been defined, you are ready to feed docum ents int o the tr anspor t . 1. V erify that[...]

A-61092 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 par am et ers, and t o obt ain system and accessory status inf ormation. These f unctions are listed in t he Funct ion Code Summary later in t his chapter. Following are t he procedures f [...]

4-2 A-61092 September 1999 Function code summary Following is a summary of t he funct ions and t heir cor r esponding funct ion code: Status Accesso ry S tatus* ...............................................................F05 Date and Time D ispl ay* ‡ ...................................................F23 Ela psed Time * ......................[...]

A-61092 September 1999 4-3 Operation Run ..................................................................................... F99 Termin ate B atch* ................................................................F06 Stop * ...................................................................................F9 8 Scanning Scanner Ca lib ration ......[...]

4-4 A-61092 September 1999 Super12 Document Printer Prin t Con trast ...................................................................... F39 Prin t Head Po sition .............................................................F40 Prin t Test ............................................................................F45 Auto matic P urge P rint H [...]

A-61092 September 1999 4-5 Function code listing Following is a listing of t he f unction 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 Enter . F02 Restore Mode Allows you to restore the curr ent applicat ion mode to[...]

4-6 A-61092 September 1999 Code Function Code Name Description F17 Elapsed Time Allows you to display the number of hours t he m otor, transport and m ain power have been running , in addit ion to the non-r eset table document count . Press t he Ri ght arrow to v iew the meters. Meter A — displays motor-on hours Meter B — displays transport-on [...]

A-61092 September 1999 4-7 Code Function Code Name Description F40 All Document Pr int er s On/Off (f or Docum ent Print er s 1 and 12) All ow s y ou to tu rn al l Do cument P rinte rs (prima ry D P1, secondary DP1 and DP12) on or of f . Ent er 1 to turn on or 0 to turn of f, t hen pr ess Ent er . F40 Print Head Posit ion (f or Super 12 Document Pr[...]

4-8 A-61092 September 1999 Code Function Code Name Description F46 Print Posit ion Allows you to specify how far f rom t he leading edge of the document print ed inf orm at ion will appear. Pr ess t he Up arrow to increment t he st arting pr int posit ion by 1 inch (25 mm), press th e Dow n arrow to decrement t he start ing print po sitio n by 1 in[...]

A-61092 September 1999 4-9 Code Function Code Name Description F58 Endorser Mode Allows you to display the current Endorser mode and/ or change the Endor ser m ode. To chang e t o Endor ser mode, press any arrow key to t og gle between the t wo available options and then press Enter . F59 Endorser Print Posit ion Allows you to specify how far fr om[...]

4-10 A-61092 September 1999 Code Function Code Name Description F72 Skew Detection Allows you to turn skew detection on or of f which monitor s the amount of sk ew using pr edef ined skew angle( s ) . Enter 1 to turn on or 0 to turn off , then pr ess Enter . F73 Latched Scanning Flag Allows you to set a flag in t he im ag e headers which alerts the[...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-1 5 Maintenance Cleaning t asks T o k eep your scanner in good oper at ing condition, t he f ollowing tasks should be perf or m ed: • Cleaning the im ag ing g uides (daily) • Cleaning the f eed and separator r oller ( sem i-automat ic feeder ) (daily) • Cleaning the f eeder module and separat or r oller ( aut omatic f[...]

5-2 A-61092 September 1999 Daily maintenance procedures Maintenance procedures t hat should be per for m ed daily include cleaning the im ag ing g uides, the f eed and separat or r oller s , t he paper path and vacuuming inside the scanner . Cleaning the imaging guides T o clean t he im ag ing g uides, f ollow the st eps below: IMPORT ANT : Do not [...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-3 4. Remove dust fr om the imag ing guides, using a soft br ist le br ush. 5. Remove fing erprints or sm udges f rom t he im ag ing g uides, wiping both sides of each imaging g uide wi th a clean, soft, lint-free cloth slightly moist ened with water or lens cleaner . Then, lig htly wipe both sides of each im ag ing g uide w[...]

5-4 A-61092 September 1999 Cleaning the feed and sep arator rollers (semi- automatic f eeder) Clean the f eed and separator r ollers at least t wice a day to prevent ink , toner , and dust fr om collect ing on the r oller s and preventing docum ents fr om separating . 1. Grasp the f ront cover and swing it open t o the rig ht . Roller cover Release[...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-5 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 rollers and preventing documents f rom separating. Cleaning the feeder modul e and sep arator roller: 1. Open t he fr ont cover . 2. Push the [...]

5-6 A-61092 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 m achine. 3. Grasp and rotat e t he roller cover toward the back of t he machine, exposing the f eeder m odule and separator roller . 4. Lift and rem ove the separator r oller cover plate. 5. Lift th[...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-7 Cleaning the p aper path NOTE: B efore doing the f ollowing procedure, clean t he m achine thoroug hly and use the r oller cleaning pads to clean the f eed, separator and normal f orce r oller s — star t with a clean machine. Use the Paper Pat h Cleaner t o clean t he paper path rollers. Per iodically feed a cleaning sh[...]

5-8 A-61092 September 1999 Cleaning the feeder/ horizontal tr ansport area The sensors in t he f eeder/ hor izontal tr anspor t ar ea ar e located under the horizontal plate, behind t he f eed/separator r oller s, near t he r ef lector strips. 1. Open the f ront cover . 2. Raise the horizontal plate. 3. V acuum the area under neat h the horizontal [...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-9 5. Slide the lower roller housing assembly out of its housing and vacuum inside the housing. IMPO RT ANT : Do not slide the lower r oller housing assem bly back into place without f ir s t r em o ving t he im aging guides. Failure to rem ove t hem first can cause m isalignment and/or damage t o t he machine. 6. Slide the [...]

5-10 A-61092 September 1999 W eekly maintenance procedures Maintenance procedures t hat should be per for m ed weekly include cleaning the exposure lamp housing s and cleaning t he cabinet . Cleaning the exposure lamp housings The upper and lower lamp housings should be cleaned. 1. Open the rig ht-side access door . 2. Remove the upper and lower im[...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-11 Monthly maintenance procedures Maintenance procedures t hat should be per for m ed m ont hly include cleaning the air f ilter . Cleaning the air filt er The air f ilter should be check ed and cleaned at least once a m ont h, and changed as needed. 1. Remove the air f ilt er cover by pressing in on the t op of t he cover [...]

5-12 A-61092 September 1999 Replacement procedures Replacement procedures should be perf orm ed on an as- needed basis. Components that need per iodic r eplacem ent include the air f ilter , exposure lamps and the imaging g uides. Replacing the air filter The air f ilter should be r eplaced at least once a year , mor e often if needed. IMPORT ANT :[...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-13 Replacing the exposure lamp s T he exposure system consists of f our long - lif e f luorescent lamps. There ar e t wo lamp housing s; one upper and one lower . Each lamp housing contains two lamps. Change the lam ps at least every 500 hours, when image q uality appears to be deg r ading (and standard m aint enance pr oce[...]

5-14 A-61092 September 1999 5. Caref ully g r asp t he end of t he lamp that is near est the tab and lift it out of t he lam p housing socket . Free the ot her end of the lam p and lift it out of t he lam p housing . Remove the second lam p in t he sam e manner . 6. Dispose of or r ecycle the used lam ps. 7. Install each lamp using t he f ollowing [...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-15 Replacing the imaging guides T o r eplace t he im aging g uides, f ollow the steps below: 1. Open the rig ht-side access door . 2. Locate and gr asp t he end of the upper im ag ing g uide. Caref ully slide the imag ing guide out of its tr ack. IMPO RT ANT : Use care when handling the im aging guides. Hold the imaging gui[...]

5-16 A-61092 September 1999 Replacing the feeder module and sep arator roller T o r eplace t he f eeder m odule and separator roller , f ollow 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 m achine. 3. Grasp and rotat e t he roller cover toward the back of[...]

A-61092 September 1999 5-17 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 m achine. 3. Grasp and rotat e t he roller cover toward the back of t he machine, exposing the f eeder m odule and separator roller . 4. Lift and rem ove the separator r oller cover plate. 5. Lift [...]

5-18 A-61092 September 1999 Ordering replacement p arts The f ollowing consumable parts can be ordered by calling: 1-800-431-7278. • Imag ing guides − Upper: Par t No. 964365 − Lower: Part No. 942000 • W hit e exposure lamp: Part No. 964683 • Automatic Docum ent Feeder Module (f or automat ic feeder ) : CA T No. 123 6066 • Automatic Doc[...]

A-61092 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 operator m essage appears in t he stat us display . If a m essag e appears in the stat us display that is within the r ang es E000-E299 or E500-E599, you should tak e t he act ion indicated in the t[...]

6-2 A-61092 September 1999 Operator message listing Code Operator Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E000 Memory battery low — call service Call service — do not tur n off t he m achine. E100 Please w ait No action req uir ed. Wait for the messag e to clear . E101 Auto shut off, pr ess RUN Press Run to continue. Feed documents. E102[...]

A-61092 September 1999 6-3 Code Operator Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E121 E122 Check f ront patch reader Check rear patch r eader Patch code not recog nized. V erify that t he patch docum ent was fed into the transpor t in the proper or ientat ion. • If not , ref eed t he path docum ent . • If so, chang e to a non-patch m ode[...]

6-4 A-61092 September 1999 Code Operator Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E204 Skewed document — ref eed Press Clear and use the Next k ey to enter the correct im age address and r ef eed document(s) . E205 Level ov erflow — press next level Press Clear and use the Next k ey to enter the correct im age address, or press a level ke[...]

A-61092 September 1999 6-5 Code Operator Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E230 Open access door to correct er r or Open the access door . V erify all operat or accessible ar eas ar e properly closed. Press Run to cont inue. E231 Press JOG , and t r y ag ain Press Jog and then press the Run key . T ry again. E232 Close all access doors[...]

6-6 A-61092 September 1999 Code Operator Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E281 OCR was reset — rest art batch Use the Next k ey to ent er a star t ing image address. Rerun the batch. E282 Comm buffer full — please wait System is busy . W ait until the m essag e clears, then cont inue. E285 Feeder off due to O CR r eq uest System i[...]

A-61092 September 1999 6-7 Code Operator Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E500 E501 E502 E503 E512 E513 E550 E551 E552 E553 E562 E563 System error Contact your system administr at or . A controlled power-down sequence is requir ed. E504 E505 E506 E507 E508 E509 E510 E51 1 E514 E515 E516 Display communications error Press Jog to clear [...]

6-8 A-61092 September 1999 Code Operator Message Displayed Description/ Action Required E600 throug h E699 various messages • Turn the side panel sw itch off. • Turn the main power sw itch off . • Wait 5 t o 10 seconds. • Turn the main power sw itch on. • Turn the side panel sw itch on. If t he er r or repeats, or if additional er r or s [...]

A-61092 September 1999 7-1 7 T roubleshooting T roubl e 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 roubl e 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 rece[...]

7-2 A-61092 September 1999 T roubl e Probable Cause Remedy Repeated jamm ing . The tr anspor t system baff le plates and operator - accessible areas are not f irmly closed. Repeat any recent jam clear ing or maintenance procedur es, m aking certain all baffle plat es ar e fir m ly in place and all operator- accessible areas are proper ly closed. Re[...]

A-61092 September 1999 7-3 Cleari ng the document p ath If a docum ent becom es lodged in the scanner t ransport system , t he system stops running and a m essag e appears in the stat us display . A document can become lodg ed in the tr anspor t system when: • Documents are not f ed str aig ht (sk ewed). • Documents are tor n, badly f olded, or[...]

7-4 A-61092 September 1999 Clearing document s Follow the steps below to clear the docum ent path: 1. Check each tr anspor t area (Areas A t hr ough F) f or documents lodged in the docum ent path. Y ou only hav e to remove the jam m ed document(s) . The Jog feat ur e places the rest of the docum ents in the exit hopper . Make cer tain all operat or[...]

A-61092 September 1999 7-5 The imaging guide area T o clear the imag ing g u ide ar ea ( Ar ea B): 1. Open the rig ht-side access door . Upper lamp housing assembly Lower imaging guide Upper imaging guide 2. Locate and remove only the upper imag ing g uide. IMPO RT ANT : Use care when handling the im aging guides. Hold the imaging guides by the gr [...]

7-6 A-61092 September 1999 The low e r roller assembly area T o clear the lower roller assem bly area ( Area C): 1. Open the top cover . 2. Open the rig ht-side access door . Vertical baffle handle Lower roller assembly Baffle plate 3. Remove the im ag ing g uides (not shown in this illust r a t ion) . IMPO RT ANT : Use care when handling the im ag[...]

A-61092 September 1999 7-7 The vert ical transport area T o clear t he vert ical t ransport ar ea ( Area D): 1. Open the top cover . 2. Open the rig ht-side access door . Baffle plat e Vertical baff l e han 3. Turn the vertical baffle latch handle count er clock wise to unlatch the baffle plate. Lower the baffle plat e unt il it st ops. 4. Remove a[...]

7-8 A-61092 September 1999 2. Locate and gr asp t he upper t urn handle. 3. Push the upper t ur n handle down and lower the baff le plate until it stops. 4. Remove any documents or document pieces. 5. Raise the plate int o its or ig inal position. T urn the vertical baff le latc h clockwise to lock t he baff le plate int o posit ion. Be sure the ba[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-1 8 A ccessories This chapter provides a list of available accessories for t he Kodak Digital Science Document Scanner 9500. O perating instr uctions for m ost of these accessories can be found in t his chapt er . Other accessor ies ar e available but do not necessarily require any specific operating inst r uctions. All acc[...]

8-2 A-61092 September 1999 • Super12 Document Printer — pr ovides easy installation and maintenance of print car t r idg es for 12- char acter print ing of cust omer- specified inf ormat ion on docum ents. CA T No. 816 4865 • Document Image Manager A ccessory — this accessory prov ides skew detection and corr ect ion, aut o-cropping and bor[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-3 Parts and tools The following parts and tools are needed to pr oper ly maintain your system. NOTE: Field Engineers/Specialists ar e not authorized t o order these items; t hey should be or dered by the custom er . Part/T ool Order Number Upper Imaging G uide 964365 Lower Imaging G uide 942000 Scanner 923 Air Filter ( used[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-5 Using the Bar Code Reader The Bar Code Reader provides a hands- off met hod of dat a entry, eliminating the need t o m anually enter data f ound on document(s ) . Bar code image(s) ar e r ead, decoded, and converted t o a dat a st r ing of ASCII characters. The ASCII dat a st r ing is placed in the image header which is s[...]

8-6 A-61092 September 1999 Bar code ty pes Dur ing installation, t he type of bar code used is def ined f or each mode. The Bar Code Reader is capable of r eading and decoding three diff erent 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 wide[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-7 Bar code placement Bar codes must appear with the bar s per pendicular t o the leading edg e of the document: Leading edge (fed into transport first) T railing edge In addition, t he f ollowing m ust be true: • The bar code must be at least 0.25 in. (6.3 mm) from the leading edge of the document. • The bar code must b[...]

8-8 A-61092 September 1999 Enabling bar code reading Make sure that Bar Code Reading is enabled befor e feeding documents. T o enable Bar Code Reading at t he m ode level: • Enter f unction code F60. Partial Bar Code Reading allows t he scanner to r ead bar codes wit h a start charact er (and n characters beyond t he start char acter that can be [...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-9 Performing a bar code test Before f eeding docum ents, per f orm a bar code t est (F65) t o verify the operation of the Bar Code Reader . NOTES: • No document processing , imag e address changes or level counting , etc. will occur during t he t est. • V erificat ion of the read r at e/accuracy is typically perfor m ed[...]

8-10 A-61092 September 1999 Function code F65 options may also be used if t her e is a decline in bar code readability (r ead r at e) during norm al docum ent processing. I f t his occurs, the f ollowing steps will assist you in diagnosing t he pr oblem : 1. Perf or m t est option 3=%KODAK. This test det er mines whether or not t he r educt ion in [...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-11 Using the Evaluate option Use t he Evaluat e option when you w ant to measure t he q uality of t he bar codes being used by evaluating specif ic bar code character ist ics. The Evaluate option allows you to per f orm a Stat ic Bar Code Evaluation test or a Dynam ic Bar Code Evaluat ion test. • S t atic Bar Code Evaluat[...]

8-12 A-61092 September 1999 Using the Im agi ng St at ion T o place the bar code under t he imaging stat ion: 1. Open the rig ht-side access door . 2. Grasp the end of the upper im ag ing g uide and car efully slide the imaging guide out of its tr ack . Right-side access door Upper imaging guide Lower imaging guide Upper imaging guide Lower imaging[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-13 3. T ak e a sample bar code docum ent and cut a 0.5 in. (12. 5 mm) section out of the bar code. Make sur e t o leave an extra inch or so on each end of t he bar code. 4. Position the bar code sam ple sect ion on t he under side of t he upper imaging guide center ed on t he clear surf ace with the start charact er toward [...]

8-14 A-61092 September 1999 Dy namic bar code evaluat ion Dynamic Bar Code Evaluation allows you to verify the speed of the Bar Code Reader and how well y our Bar Code Reader is work ing. This test is perf orm ed with the t r anspor t on. Follow the procedures below to perf orm t he Dynamic Bar Code Evaluation t est. After select ing option 2=T ran[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-15 Evaluating test result s Af t er the bar code has been placed under t he scan head (when using the S tatic Bar Code Evaluation m et hod) or the bar code docum ent has been fed int o t he t ransport ( when using t he Dynamic Bar Code Evaluation method) , t he f ollowing messag e will be displayed: Bar Code T ype= Please w[...]

8-16 A-61092 September 1999 Reflectance Fi el ds (Grades A through F) Contrast — a compar ison of t he darkest element and the lightest element of t he bar code. MOD — Modulation. A measure of the consistency of t he over all bar code print clarit y ( all elem ents), specif ically the occurrence of spots (in spaces) and voids (in bars). DEF —[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-17 T able 2 identifies t he most comm on causes of low bar code ratings/grades. 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 t o Kodak publication Bar Code Made Easy , A-61099). Inaccurate m easur em ents du[...]

8-18 A-61092 September 1999 Using the Display 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. After select ing Option 2, DISPLA Y , f eed a bar code docum ent . T o verify t hat a bar code is decoded properly: 1. Select 2=DISPLA Y . Bar Code T ype = 1=EV ALU A TE 2=DIS [...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-19 The tr anspor t aut omatically stops when 100 documents have been processed and the Curr ent and Hist orical percentag es ar e displayed. NOTE: T o st op t he t est and leave the percentag es unchang ed, press St o p befor e t he 100 docum ents have been processed. Current — indicates the r ead r at e of the document s[...]

8-20 A-61092 September 1999 The first t im e t he t est is run, t he two percentages will be t he sam e. If t he Cur rent per centag e is signif icantly lower than the Hist orical percentage, t his indicat es any reduction in the overall read rat e m ay be caused by a deficiency in the bar codes being used. Per f orm t he Evaluate option to deter m[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-21 Using the Check Feeder / Check St acker The check feeder/check st acker provides continuous f eeding of small- sized documents; such as, checks. Using the check feeder T o use t he check f eeder , follow the procedur es below: NOTE: Thick documents may be pr ocessed wit h t he check feeder installed by using the hand-f e[...]

8-22 A-61092 September 1999 Clearing jams in the check feeder T o clear a document j am in the check feeder , perf or m t he following procedure: 1. Check the hand- f eed thr oat f irst f or any documents. 2. Remove the feeder t op cover by carefully lifting up at the f r ont edge and pulling it t o ward the f ront of t he unit. 3. Open the f ront [...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-23 Cleaning the check feeder Clean the check f eeder daily to k eep it in good oper at ing condition. T o clean the check feeder : 1. Remove the feeder t op cover by carefully lifting up at the f r ont edge and pulling it t o ward the f ront of t he unit. 2. Open the f ront cover . 3. Raise the baff le plat e unt il it lock[...]

8-24 A-61092 September 1999 Using the check st acker The check stack er provides efficient stack ing of small documents. During installation, m odes ar e defined for use wit h specific applications. The check stacker operat ing m ode is def ined for each mode. One of two oper at ing m odes m ay be selected: • Continuous mode, where the stack er o[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-25 Using the Endorser The Kodak Imagelink Endorser autom at ically im prints endor sem ent s on the back of document s ( with a variety of die st amp styles) as t hey pass through the transport system. During installation, m odes ar e defined for use wit h specific applications. The Endorser may be enabled or disabled f or [...]

8-26 A-61092 September 1999 Before y ou begin Befor e f eeding docum ents r eq uiring an endor sem ent , verify the following: 1. The corr ect die dr um is installed. 2. A new ink roller is installed ( if print q uality is not acceptable). 3. The corr ect dat e and code num ber is specif ied. 4. The f eeder side guides ar e pr oper ly positioned t [...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-27 2. Push down the locking lever . 3. Press down and hold the latch t o unlock the Endorser . 4. Rotate the Endor ser toward the back of t he unit . 5. Press down the drum lock ing lever located on the lef t side of the Endorser . 6. Grasp the die dr um assem bly and carefully slide it to t he left and remov e it. Die drum[...]

8-28 A-61092 September 1999 7. Remove the rubber die by caref ully prying it off . I nsert a new rubber die in place of t he old one. Ensur e t hat it eng ages the spr ing clips at both sides. (I f an entir e die dr um assembly is available to replace the die, this is not necessar y . ) 8. Re inst all the d ie d rum assemb ly by inserti ng the shaf[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-29 Changing the ink roller Feed several blank pages to ensure that the print q uality is acceptable. If the endorsem ents ar e lig ht or har d t o r ead, you may need to replace t he ink roller . NOTE: Before r eplacing the ink r oller , place a protect ive cover over the work surf ace near your machine. This protects your [...]

8-30 A-61092 September 1999 Setting the date and code number T o set the date and code num ber : 1. Open the top cover . 2. Push down the locking lever . 3. Press down on and hold the latch to unlock the Endorser . 4. Rotate the Endorser t oward the back of the unit. NOTE: The index plate contains mar king s which identify the dat e characters and [...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-31 7. Repeat the two previous steps until all of t he f ields are set . NOTE: Make sure that all char act ers on the dr um ar e in line, flat and not off center so the ink will be picked up evenly f or a high quality endorsement . 8. Slide the date k nob back into t he lock ed or run posit ion ( as indicat ed on the index p[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-33 Using the Foot sw itch The Kodak Digital Science Footswitch provides a hands- off met hod of changing document image levels or per f orming comm only used function(s) . Y ou can change a document image level or perf or m a commonly used funct ion sim ply by pr essing, pr essing and holding, or releasing the Footswit ch. [...]

8-34 A-61092 September 1999 Enabling the confirmation tone The Footswitch confir mation tone m ay be used to sig nal that act ion has been taken as a result of the Footswitch being pr essed or r eleased. • If your machine is conf ig ur ed f or no conf irmat ion t ones, then no confir m at ion t ones of any kind will be heard in any mode. • If y[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-35 Foot sw i t ch Pressed Defin ition Ac t i o n Sustained Level 0 All documents f ed int o t he t ransport while the Footswitch is pressed and held are assigned Level 0. Sustained Level 1 All documents f ed int o t he t ransport while the Footswitch is pressed and held are assigned Level 1. Sustained Level 2 All documents [...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-37 Using the Patch Reader The Patch Reader contr ols document level changes by autom atically sensing a predefined patch code and changing t he docum ent level accordingly . During installation, m odes ar e defined for use wit h specific applications. Patch reading may be enabled or disabled f or each mode. Patch ty pes Dur[...]

8-38 A-61092 September 1999 Patch code placement Patches may appear parallel to the leading edge of the document : Leading Edge (fed into the transport first) Patches may also be placed perpendicular t o the leading edge of t he document (in which case, t hey ar e called end- f ed patches): Leading Edge (fed into the transport first) NOTE: End-f ed[...]

A-61092 September 1999 8-39 Before y ou begin Befor e f eeding docum ents containing patches, verify the f ollowing: • The Patc h Reader is pr oper ly positioned. • Patch reading is enabled. • End-f ed patch reading is enabled (if desir ed). • The patch code conf ir m ation tone is enabled (if desired). Positioning the Patch Reader There ar[...]

8-40 A-61092 September 1999 Enabling p a tch reading Make sure patch reading is enabled bef ore f eeding docum ents. • Patch reading m ay be enabled or disabled at t he mode level using funct ion code F50. If you have enabled patch r eading, but do not want t o r ead a pat ch found on the next document only , perf or m f unction code F54. Enablin[...]

A-61092 September 1999 A-1 A ppendix A Basic Concepts This appendix provides the basic concepts associated with scanning documents. Modes T he scanner of fer s 18 m odes t hat can be def ined f or a par t icular application or g r oup of applications. W hen you select a m ode f or use with a particular applicat ion, you are selecting t he f orm at [...]

A-2 A-61092 September 1999 • Assume that in Mode 12: − The index f or m at is thr ee- level. − The imag e address Level 3 field leng t h is 2 char acters; t he image addr ess Level 2 f ield leng th is 2 charact er s; the imag e address Level 1 field lengt h is 5 characters . − The level rules are: Level 1 followed by Level 2; Level 2 follow[...]

A-61092 September 1999 A-3 For each mode, r eg ardless of the indexing scheme used, t he f ollowing four f ields must be def ined during inst allation: • Field A. A numeric f ield repr esent ing document Level 1. Its value is incremented whenever a document is assig ned Level 1. • Field B. A numeric f ield repr esent ing document Level 2. Its v[...]

A-4 A-61092 September 1999 Using Function Code F92 Function code F92 allows you to set or change the im age address f ixed field. The number of character s in the imag e address f ixed f ield is def ined during inst allat ion for each m ode. Using F92, you will not be allowed to enter mor e t han t he predef ined num ber of char act er s. The f ixe[...]

A-61092 September 1999 A-5 8. Use the Lef t or Rig ht arr ow key to posit ion t he flashing cur sor over the l etter E . 9. Press Enter to place the let ter E in t he second f ixed field charact er position. T he let t ers DE appear in t he display, with the entr y cursor appearing in t he next char act er posit ion. 10. Pr ess t he Up or Down arro[...]

A-6 A-61092 September 1999 Single level indexing W hen using single level indexing, 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 great er t han 0 • Field B (Level 2) is def ined as having a f ield lengt h of 0 • Field C (Level 3) is def ined as having a f iel[...]

A-61092 September 1999 A-7 Tw o level indexing W hen using two level 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 great er t han 0 • Field B (Level 2) is defined as having a f ield lengt h great er t han 0 • Field C (Level 3) is def ined as having a f[...]

A-8 A-61092 September 1999 Tw o level offset indexing W hen using two level off set indexing, the im ag e address assigned t o each document is def ined as follows: • Field A (Level 1) is def ined as having a f ield lengt h of 0 • Field B (Level 2) is defined as having a f ield lengt h great er t han 0 • Field C (Level 3) is def ined as havin[...]

A-61092 September 1999 A-9 Three level indexing W hen using three level indexing, t he im ag e 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 great er t han 0 • Field B (Level 2) is defined as having a f ield lengt h great er t han 0 • Field C (Level 3) is def ined as havi[...]

A-10 A-61092 September 1999 Three level of fset indexing W hen using three level of f set indexing , t he image addr ess assig ned to each document is def ined as follows: • Field A (Level 1) is def ined as having a f ield lengt h of 0 • Field B (Level 2) is defined as having a f ield lengt h great er t han 0 • Field C (Level 3) is def ined a[...]

A-61092 September 1999 A-11 Controlling document level changes The previous Indexing Schem e examples, have illustr at ed how document levels change within a single g roup of docum ent s. Ther e ar e four docum ent im ag e levels: 3, 2, 1, and 0. There ar e a num ber of ways in which y ou can set or change t he document level: • You may press a d[...]

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