Epson Automatic Document Feeder User Manual

If you have the Artist

or Professional
model and are using
LaserSoft SilverFast

4.0, you’ll f ind the
electronic manual for
that scan ner
software on the
LaserSoft SilverFast
CD-ROM.

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Using the Auto Document Feeder - B813162

The auto document feeder (part number B813162) automatically loads
multiple- page docu m ents into your s c anner. It is par ticularly usef ul for
OCR (optic al charact er recognition) scannin g or for creatin g an image
databas e. F ollow the steps in these sections to install and use the ADF:

Unpacking the Auto Document Feeder

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Installing t he Auto Doc um ent Feede r

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Loading Paper in the Au t o D oc ument Fe eder

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Fixing Paper Jams in the Auto Document Feeder

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Unpacking the Auto Document Feeder

Make sure that the following items are included in the ADF box. Contact
your EPSON deale r if a ny t hing is missing or damaged .

installa tion
screws

auto document feeder

To use the ADF, you
must ins ta ll EPSON
TWAIN Pro.
LaserSoft SilverFast
Lite does not support
the ADF.

Installing the Auto Document Feeder

Before ins t alling the ADF, be aware that:

The ADF is large, so clea r a w ide space aro und the scan ner before

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unpacki ng and installing it.
Don’t remove the protective foam block from the ADF’s mounting

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hardware until you’v e f inished installing it.

Follow the s t eps below to ins t all t he ADF on your scanner:

Turn your scanner off and unplug t he c ables and pow er cord.

1

Remove the document cover by grasping the back of the document

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cover as sh ow n and easi ng t he cover up.

Do not remove the
protective foam
block until you’ve
finished tightening
the ADF’s installation
screws (see step 4.)

Position the ADF’s mounting slots over the two mounting screws

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located a t the back of the s c anner. Slide t he ADF forward slightly unt il
the two holes in front of these slots are aligned with the screw holes at
the back of th e s c anner.

line up these holes
with the screw holes
on the scanner

screw holes
on scanner

position the ADF’s
mounting slots over
the two large screws
on the scanner

Insert the two installation screws that came with the ADF into the

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screw holes, then tighten the scre w s wi th a c oin.

install the screws
in the screw holes

Remove the protective foam block from the ADF’s mounting hardware

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foam block

and gently c los e the ADF.

Attach the AD F ’s c onnector to th e s c anner’s optio n interface . S ec ure

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the connection by tightening the connector screws.

OPTION

UNLOCK

LOCK

OPTION

TERMINATOR

SW

ON

SCSI

OFF

ID

0

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2
7
6

3

4
5

Reattac h all t he scanner c ables and turn on the scanner.

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Loading Paper in the Auto Document Feeder

The ADF ca n hold up to 30 sheets of the following pap er sizes, bas ed on
a paper weight of 17 lb and a thicknes s of 0. 2 inc h (6.0 mm) o r les s :

Do not feed
photographic sheet s
or valuable original
artwork into the ADF;
misfeeding may result
in acciden ta l w rinkling
or damage to your
original.

Also, photo quality and
glossy paper are too
thick to feed into the
ADF successfully.

Checks: 3 × 5 inches (7 6 × 127 mm)
B5: 7.17 × 10.1 inches (182 × 257 mm)
A4: 8.27 × 11.69 inch es (210 × 297 mm)
Letter: 8.5 × 11 inches (215.9 × 279.4 mm)
Legal: 8.5 × 14 inches (215.9 × 355.6 mm)

Before loading the A D F , make sure the document :

Has no wet ink on it.

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Has no hol es and is not ripped or wrinkled.

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Has no staples or other objects attached that may damage the feeder.

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Has no folds .

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Is not a multipart form.

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Is not bound.

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Is not print ed on photo qu ality or glossy paper.

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Has no carbon coating.

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Has no cut -out areas.

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For checks, move th e
left edge gu ide
toward the center
until it stops, then
place your checks in
the tray. Move the
right edge guide flush
against the checks.

Follow the s t eps below to load paper in the ADF:

Slide the edge guides all the way out.

1

Arrange your stack of originals face up, with the page you want to scan

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first on the top. Insert the paper stack into the ADF until it meets
resistance. Make sure that the side you want to scan is facing up.

When scanning
high-qu alit y c olor or
halftone documents,
it is be s t t o open
the ADF and scan
documents as
describe d in Loading
documents manually.

Don’t open the ADF
while scanning. Yo u’ll
get an option error
and poss ibly a paper
feeding error.

Slide the edge guides to th e edges of your paper.

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Follow the steps in your electronic

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scan your document .

EPSON TWAIN Pro User’s Guide

to

Loading documents manually

You can load documents manually while the ADF is installed. Lift the ADF
and place t he document on the document table. Then close th e AD F and
scan the doc ument as des c ribed in your electronic

User’s Guide

800 Scanning Tools C D -R OM.)

(located in the Man uals folder on your EPSON Expres s s ion

EPSON TWAI N Pro

Be caref ul not to pull
too hard on the paper.
It may tear, making it
more dif f ic ult to
remove.

Fixing Paper Jams in the Auto Document Feeder

If there is a pape r jam , open the ADF ’s co ve r to se e w here the pape r jam
occurred . Pull the jam-release lever forward and slowly pull t he jammed
paper out of t he f eeder mechanism.

pull forward on the
jam-release lever to
release the paper

After removing the jammed paper, close the ADF cover and reset the
scanner by tu rning it off and on again or pres s ing the

RESET

button.