Page 2 - Safety; User Precautions
Safety User Precautions • Place the scanner on a sturdy, level work surface capable of supporting 50.8 kg (112 lbs) and leave adequate clearance on all sides of the scanner. • When relocating the scanner, it is recommended that two people lift the scanner and use safe lifting techniques. • Do not in...
Page 3 - Environmental information; European Union; United States
Environmental information • The Kodak Ngenutiy Scanners are designed to meet worldwide environmental requirements. • Guidelines are available for the disposal of consumable items that are replaced during maintenance or service; follow local regulations or contact Kodak locally for more information. ...
Page 6 - Overview; Contents
A-61662 October 2011 1-1 1 Overview Contents Supporting documentation .............................................................. 1-1 Optional accessories....................................................................... 1-2 What’s in the box ....................................................
Page 7 - Optional accessories; Front/Rear Printer Kit; What’s in the box; Kodak Ngenuity
1-2 A-61662 October 2011 Optional accessories Front/Rear Printer Kit — front page (pre-scan) and back page (post- scan) imprinting prints user-specified alphanumeric strings on the documents as they are scanned. The printer kit includes one printer accessory that can be installed in either the front...
Page 8 - Scanner components; — allows you to initiate scanner functions directly
A-61662 October 2011 1-3 Scanner components Front view 1 Control Panel — allows you to initiate scanner functions directly from the scanner. 2 Feeder table — place the documents to be scanned on the feeder table. It can be raised and lowered using the feeder table buttons on the control panel. 3 Fee...
Page 10 - Installing and Using the Straight Pass-Through Adapter.
A-61662 October 2011 1-5 11 Exit tray — where document(s) are deposited after they have passed through the transport. There are two sets of slots that are used for exit tray positioning depending on the types of documents being scanned. These positions are available: - Flat : exit tray rests on top ...
Page 11 - 2 Document stop guide; — adjust this guide to match the length of; 3 Exit tray extender; — pull the extender out when scanning longer
1-6 A-61662 October 2011 12 Document stop guide — adjust this guide to match the length of the documents being scanned, which aids in neat document stacking. Slide the document stop guide toward you to lengthen the distance or slide it away from you to shorten the distance. The document stop guide s...
Page 12 - Only open this door when you
A-61662 October 2011 1-7 Rear view 1 Imprinter door — provides access to the optional imprinter for installation and maintenance. 2 Straight pass-through door — allows you to use the optional straight pass-through adapter. When the door is open and the exit tray is attached, documents are fed throug...
Page 13 - Installation
A-61662 October 2011 2-1 2 Installation Contents Installing the exit deflector .............................................................. 2-1 Installation: with a USB connection ................................................ 2-2 Installation: with an optional SCSI connection .....................
Page 14 - for installation instructions.
2-2 A-61662 October 2011 Installation: with a USB connection If you are using the optional SCSI connection, refer to the next section for installation instructions. 1. Without the scanner attached, turn on the host PC. 2. Load the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive and install the software in the...
Page 17 - Getting Started; After the power mode indicator on the control panel is a steady
A-61662 October 2011 3-1 3 Getting Started Contents Getting your scanner ready to scan ................................................ 3-1 Making scanner adjustments .......................................................... 3-1 Getting your documents ready to scan ....................................
Page 19 - Manual; Source; Stop
A-61662 October 2011 3-3 Manually feeding documents For demonstration purposes, VRS Test Application is used in the following procedure . 1. Turn on the scanner and wait until the scanner is ready. 2. Turn on the host PC. 3. Launch the scanning application (in this example, VRS Test Application) and...
Page 21 - Control Panel and Ngenuity Operator Utility
A-61662 October 2011 4-1 4 Control Panel and Ngenuity Operator Utility Contents Control panel................................................................................... 4-2 Status ........................................................................................ 4-3Feeder table ..........
Page 22 - Control panel
4-2 A-61662 October 2011 Control panel The control panel is located on the front of the scanner. The LEDs and audible tones notify you of the current state of the scanner (e.g., power state, maintenance needed, active features, errors, etc.). The control panel has five sections: • Status • Feeder ta...
Page 24 - Maintenance LED; Slow blinking
4-4 A-61662 October 2011 Maintenance — this yellow LED indicates that maintenance or service conditions exist in the scanner. Manual Feed — this green LED indicates that the feed mode has been changed from the default, Normal ADF (Automatic Document Feeder), to Manual feed mode. When the LED is illu...
Page 26 - Chapter 5, Advanced Features
4-6 A-61662 October 2011 Multifeed — when illuminated, indicates multiple or overlapped documents have been detected entering the scanner. This indicator will either momentarily light or remain lit depending on the multifeed condition. For example: • If the multifeed mode is set to Stop , the indica...
Page 30 - Menu bar
4-10 A-61662 October 2011 Menu bar Scanner menu Details — displays a Scanner Details dialog box which contains version information for scanner firmware components and camera information, as well as scanner model identification. • If you click Save As , the Save As dialog box will be displayed allowi...
Page 31 - . The Configure Access Wizard; Ngenuity; Password; Next; NOTE: It is recommended that you change the Kodak-supplied
A-61662 October 2011 4-11 Feature Access Feature Access provides a way of allowing full, limited or view-only access to the features available in the Ngenuity Operator Utility. This feature is intended to prevent some users from changing options inadvertently on the NOU (e.g., changing multifeed det...
Page 33 - Home screen; Home
A-61662 October 2011 4-13 Home screen When you click the Home button on the main Ngenuity Operator Utility screen, the following information is displayed. Scanner Model — displays the scanner connection status. If the scanner is properly connected, the icon indicates a successful connection. The sca...
Page 34 - Scanner Self Test; — displays the results of the internal scanner fault; Maintenance monitor; — this section of the Home screen displays any
4-14 A-61662 October 2011 Scanner Self Test — displays the results of the internal scanner fault monitoring. A green checkmark icon indicates that no scanner faults were detected. A red X icon indicates one or more scanner faults were detected. The text box will list each fault detected. If the Self...
Page 35 - Settings button
A-61662 October 2011 4-15 Resetting the maintenance reminders If a maintenance interval expires triggering the maintenance reminder, a hyperlink for that component will navigate you to reset and restart the interval count. This process is necessary to ensure required maintenance continues to be moni...
Page 37 - Advanced settings; • Select the; Advanced; button on the Configure Scanner Settings
A-61662 October 2011 4-17 Advanced settings • Select the Advanced button on the Configure Scanner Settings screen to access additional scanner settings. Border Adjust tab: allows you to adjust the image boundaries or borders of a scanned image which is determined by autocrop. Each side of a scanned ...
Page 39 - Maintenance button; Page Interval; Reminder
A-61662 October 2011 4-19 Maintenance button When you click the Maintenance button on the Ngenuity Operator Utility main screen, the Maintenance screen will be displayed. This screen provides scanner statistics for total hours, total pages fed and total pages scanned, and also allows you to configur...
Page 40 - Advanced Features
A-61662 October 2011 5-1 5 Advanced Features Contents Accessing Advanced features......................................................... 5-2 Advanced Properties dialog box ..................................................... 5-3 Color screen ..........................................................
Page 42 - OK; — saves any changes and closes the window.; Cancel; — reverts the settings back to the last saved settings.; Help; — displays a brief description of the controls on the Advanced
A-61662 October 2011 5-3 Advanced Properties dialog box The features on the Advanced Properties dialog box can be used to control scanner-specific features that are not accessible through the Kofax VRS or scanning application screens. For example, if you have health forms where you need to drop out ...
Page 44 - cut out
A-61662 October 2011 5-5 Picking Rectangle screen The Picking Rectangle screen provides the following options: Front Side/Back Side — allows you to define the area to be imaged by selecting a value in the Width and Height drop-down boxes and its offset from the upper left corner of the image (define...
Page 45 - Rotation screen; The Rotation screen provides the following options.
5-6 A-61662 October 2011 Rotation screen The Rotation screen provides the following options. Front Side/Back Side — allows you to rotate the scanned image 0 , 90 , 180 or 270 degrees. 0 is the default.
Page 52 - About screen
A-61662 October 2011 5-13 About screen The About screen displays the scanner version and copyright information.
Page 53 - Maintenance
A-61662 October 2011 6-1 6 Maintenance Contents Maintenance schedule ................................................................... 6-2 Cleaning supplies............................................................................ 6-2 Cleaning procedures ............................................
Page 54 - Cleaning supplies
6-2 A-61662 October 2011 Maintenance schedule The following table is a recommended schedule for performing basic maintenance functions. Some procedures may need to be performed more frequently depending on your operating environment and the types of documents being scanned. Cleaning supplies Scanner...
Page 55 - Cleaning procedures
A-61662 October 2011 6-3 Cleaning procedures Cleaning your scanner and performing preventative maintenance on a regular basis is required to ensure the best possible image quality. Some document types generate more paper dust and debris and may require more frequent cleaning. Before cleaning your sc...
Page 56 - Turn off the scanner and unplug it from the wall outlet.
6-4 A-61662 October 2011 Cleaning the feed rollers Feed rollers include the pick roller, drive roller and separation roller. All feed rollers should be cleaned and/or replaced at the same time to ensure optimal scanner function. Maintenance reminder intervals (both cleaning and replacing) are based ...
Page 57 - motion. Rotate the roller to clean the entire surface.; Cleaning the separation roller; NOTE: The separation roller cover is spring-loaded. Hold the
A-61662 October 2011 6-5 5. Re-install the pick roller. 6. Remove the drive roller by pushing the roller to the right. Hold the drive roller shaft in place and slide it off the shaft. Gently release the drive roller shaft back into position. 7. Using a roller cleaning pad, scrub the roller tires usi...
Page 58 - Clean Feed Rollers; link on the Maintenance; Yes; on the dialog box to confirm the feed rollers have been
6-6 A-61662 October 2011 12. Close the scanner cover and reset the maintenance reminder by clicking on the Clean Feed Rollers link on the Maintenance monitor. 13. Click Yes on the dialog box to confirm the feed rollers have been cleaned. The reminder will be reset for the next required maintenance s...
Page 59 - IMPORTANT:Staticide wipes contain isopropanol which can cause
A-61662 October 2011 6-7 Cleaning the optics Optics include the imaging guides, camera glass covers and sensors . All of the optics components should be cleaned at the same time. NOTE: The lamps are not part of the optics. The lamps (LEDs) should not be cleaned with wipes or solvents. Cleaning the i...
Page 60 - Do
6-8 A-61662 October 2011 4. With the imaging guide still out of the scanner, locate the glass camera cover between and below the LED lamps. 5. Using a clean dry swab, gently wipe across the glass camera cover to remove any dirt and dust particles. Do not spray any solvent on the swab unless a dry sw...
Page 61 - : Place the brush end of the blower brush into the; Gap sensor, page entry sensors and pass thru sensor:; Open
A-61662 October 2011 6-9 Cleaning the sensors There are 7 sensors that require regular cleaning. Use only the supplied blower brush to clean these sensors. Do not use any type of cotton swab or cloth as these items may leave lint in the sensors. 9. Feeder sensor : Place the brush end of the blower b...
Page 62 - : The exit sensor is located on the transport toward the; Clean Optics; link on the; Reset; on the dialog box to confirm the optics have been
6-10 A-61662 October 2011 11. Exit sensor : The exit sensor is located on the transport toward the back of the scanner. Clean the exit sensor by placing the brush end of the blower brush into the exit sensor area and squeeze the blower brush several times. 12. When all sensors are clean, close the s...
Page 64 - Replacing tires; not need to be installed in any specific orientation.; Replace Feed Rollers; on the dialog box to confirm the tires/rollers have been
6-12 A-61662 October 2011 Replacement procedures This section provides procedures for replacing the following parts: the feed rollers, the pre-separation pad and the imaging guides. When replacing parts, turn the scanner off by pressing the power switch located in the back of the scanner and unplug ...
Page 66 - Camera calibration; Click on one of the; Both; manually feed the calibration sheet into scanner
6-14 A-61662 October 2011 Camera calibration Camera calibration is important for maintaining consistent image quality and should be performed periodically in order to maintain optimum white balance and camera levels. The scanner's maintenance LED or the NOU on the Maintenance screen will indicate th...
Page 67 - Close
A-61662 October 2011 6-15 4. Lift the skimmer and make sure the feeder tray is empty. The scanner will automatically go into Manual Feed Mode, the feeder table will rise and the transport will begin to run. 5. Once the feeder table has risen to the full-up position, feed a single, clean white calibr...
Page 68 - Accessories
6-16 A-61662 October 2011 Supplies and consumables Contact your scanner supplier to order supplies. NOTE: Items and catalog numbers are subject to change. For the most up to date list of supplies and consumables go to: www.kodak.com/go/scannersupplies. Supplies/Consumables CAT No. Ngenuity Small Rol...
Page 69 - Troubleshooting; IMPORTANT: Only remove jammed documents from the transport
A-61662 October 2011 7-1 7 Troubleshooting Contents Clearing a document jam ................................................................ 7-1Problem solving .............................................................................. 7-2Contacting Service ..........................................
Page 70 - Problem solving
7-2 A-61662 October 2011 Problem solving Occasionally you may encounter a situation with your scanner where it may not function properly. Use the chart below as a guide to check possible solutions to help you resolve the situation before calling Technical Support. If a problem persists after reviewi...
Page 72 - Contacting Service
7-4 A-61662 October 2011 Contacting Service 1. Visit www.Kodak.com/go/dicontacts to obtain the most current phone number for your country. 2. When calling, please have the following information ready: • A description of your problem. • The scanner model and serial number. • Computer configuration. •...
Page 73 - Feature
A-61662 October 2011 A-1 Appendix A Specifications Contents Specifications .................................................................................. A-1System requirements ...................................................................... A-2 Feature Specification Scanning speed200 dpi;...
Page 74 - System requirements; Recommended; SCSI Card - Adaptec 29160 Regular and; Operating system
A-2 A-61662 October 2011 System requirements Following is the minimum recommended system configuration to run Kodak Ngenuity 9000 Series Scanners: Recommended : • Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core, 2.4 GHz or better• HDD: 500 GB• DIMM DDR 3200: 2 GB• PCI Bus 32-bit• USB 2.0• Video: 128 M...
Page 75 - before
A-61662 October 2011 B-1 Appendix B Installing and Using the Imprinter Contents Installing the front page imprinter and ink cartridge ........................ B-2 Removing the front imprinter........................................................... B-4 Installing the back page imprinter and ink ca...
Page 76 - Item
B-2 A-61662 October 2011 The imprinter is controlled from the scanning application installed on the host PC. Installing the front page imprinter and ink cartridge To ensure proper installation of the ink cartridge, install the imprinter cartridge before installing the imprinter into the scanner. Be ...
Page 81 - Replacing the ink cartridge; Subject
A-61662 October 2011 B-7 Maintenance Replacing the ink cartridge 1. Turn off the scanner and power down the host PC. 2. Remove the front (or back) imprinter from the scanner. See the sec- tions entitled, “Removing the front imprinter” or “Removing the back imprinter” earlier in this appendix for ins...
Page 83 - few seconds, then gently wipe the nozzle plate.; Do not wipe the
A-61662 October 2011 B-9 Additional print head cleaning If cleaning the print head using the F1 key does not provide the desired results, you can further clean the printer by following the steps below. 1. Turn off the scanner. 2. Remove the front (or back) imprinter unit from the scanner. See the se...
Page 84 - Using the imprinter; Imprinter operation is controlled via the hardware and software.; Print position: hardware
B-10 A-61662 October 2011 Using the imprinter Imprinter operation is controlled via the hardware and software. Print position: hardware To print a string on the scanned document, adjust the position of the print head carriage according to the size of the sheets that you want to scan. • Move the carr...
Page 85 - Chapter 4, Control Panel and Ngenuity Operator Utility
A-61662 October 2011 B-11 Print position: software To set up the software for imprinting, access the Advanced Properties screen which is accessible within Virtual ReScan® (VRS) Interactive Viewer. Scanning applications that use the VRS-based driver will display the VRS icon in the Windows Taskbar on...
Page 86 - Page Counter
B-12 A-61662 October 2011 The following options can be set via the Text Controls dialog box: NOTE: Patch Code functionality is only available with the Kodak Ngenuity 9150 Scanner. Page Counter Enable — click this checkbox to enable the Page Counters. • Print Width — select to append zeros or spaces ...
Page 88 - Special Content
B-14 A-61662 October 2011 Special Content — select special content format codes to include in the text string from the drop-down list. These codes are replaced with actual symbols or text by the scanner when the document is scanned. The special content format choices and pre-formatted special conten...
Page 91 - Insert the straight pass-through adapter into the scanner.
A-61662 October 2011 C-1 Appendix C Installing and Using the Optional Straight Pass- Through Adapter Contents Installing the straight pass-through adapter ................................... C-1 Using the straight pass-through adapter ........................................ C-2 The straight pass-th...
Page 92 - Back Door
C-2 A-61662 October 2011 Using the straight pass-through adapter NOTE: If you are scanning exception documents, it is not necessary to have the exit tray attached. Use the exit tray when you are scanning many documents. 1. Remove the exit tray from the front of the scanner. 2. Install the exit tray ...
Page 93 - resolution
A-61662 October 2011 D-1 Appendix D Glossary Control panel — interface located on the front of the scanner that is used to perform basic scanning functions and to signal scanner status through the use of LEDs, pictograms and text. DPI (dots per inch) — a measurement of the ability of a scanner to re...
Page 94 - Increment on Patch
A-61662 October 2011 E-1 Appendix E Patch Code Information This appendix provides additional information for patch codes supported by Kodak Ngenuity 9000 Series Scanners. Kodak Ngenuity Scanners include two hardware-based Patch Readers. The Patch Reader recognizes patches with bars that are parallel...
Page 95 - KEY
E2 A-61662 October 2011 The horizontal placement must result in the patch pattern crossing the scanner’s sensor locations. Refer to the following illustration. • Patch code bar dimensions and optical properties should conform to the Kodak specifications outlined in Kodak Publication, A-61599. • Patc...
Page 96 - Key for Graphical Pattern Description; Wide Bar; Numeric code
A-61662 October 2011 E-3 Key for Graphical Pattern Description : W Wide Bar n Narrow Bar The graphical pattern read from left to right indicates the time sequence of patch pattern bars (first to last). NOTE: The following patch codes are not to specification. Use the patch sheets included on the CD ...
Page 97 - Patch codes; Patch 7
E4 A-61662 October 2011 Patch codes Patch 7 Patch 8 Patch 9 Patch 10 Patch 11 Patch 12 Patch 13 Patch 14
