Konica Minolta SC-110 User Manual

SC-110

User's Manual

(D/N: 250-0250-E Rev. 1.0)

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Warranty

The information contained in this document is subject to change
without notice.

The manufacturer makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this
material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness
for a particular purpose.

The manufacturer shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for
incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing,
performance, or use of this material.

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FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

* Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
* Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
* Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

* Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC CAUTION: To assure continued compliance,(example- use only
shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral
devices). Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Responsible Party: QMS, Inc.

1 Magnum Pass Mobile, AL 36618
USA

Telephone No.:

[phone]

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EC Declaration of Conformity

According to EN45014

Manufacturer's Name: QMS, Inc.

Manufacturer's Address: QMS , Inc.

1 Magnum Pass
Mobile, AL 36618
334-633-4300

declare that the product
Model Number : SC-110

conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Emission: EN 50081-1 (1992)

EN 55022 (Class A)
(Conducted Radiated) (1994)

Immunity:

EN 60555-2 (Harmonics) (1987)
EN 60555-3 (Flicker) (1987)
EN50082-1 (1992)
IEC 1000-4-2 (ESD) (1995)
IEC 1000-4-3 (RS) (1995)
IEC 1000-4-4 (EFT/Burst) (1995)
IEC 1000-4-5 (SURGE) (1995)

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................1-1

2. INSTALLATION..............................................................................................2-1

2.1 PRECAUTIONS...........................................................................................2-1

2.2 UNLOCKING THE SC-110.........................................................................2-2

2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE......................................................................2-3

2.3.1 CONNECTING SC-110 TO WORK AS A COPIER.....................2-3

2.3.2 CONNECTING SC-110 TO WORK AS A SCANNER/COPIER..2-4

2.4 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT......................................................................2-5

3. USING SC-110 AS A COPIER......................................................................3-1

3.1 THE CONTROL PANEL............................................................................3-1

3.2 BEFORE MAKING COPIES.......................................................................3-4

3.3 MAKING SIMPLE COPIES VIA THE FLATBED....................................3-9

3.4 MAKING COPIES WITH COPY FEATURES.........................................3-10

3.4.1 REMOVING ORIGINAL BACKGROUND...................................3-10

3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR ORIGINAL......................3-11

3.4.3 AUTO ZOOMING YOUR ORIGINAL............................................3-12

3.4.4 CHANGING YOUR COPY DENSITY............................................3-13

3.4.5 CHOOSING YOUR COPY QUANTITY.........................................3-13

3.4.6 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY.........................................3-14

3.4.7 MAKING COPIES OF A 3D OBJECT ..........................................3-15

3.4.8 AUTOMATIC POWER SAVING....................................................3-16

3.4.9 FOCUS ON PHOTO COPY, TEXT COPY, OR MIXED PHOTO &

TEXT COPY................................................................................................3-17

4. USING SC-110 AS A SCANNER..................................................................4-1

4.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE.................................................................4-1

4.2 UNINSTALLING THE SC-110 DRIVER....................................................4-3

5. SCANNER OPERATION & DOCUMENT PRINTING ...............................5-1

5.1 IMAGE TYPE ...............................................................................................5-3

5.2 SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL...............................5-5

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5.3 SCANNING................................................................................................5-10

5.4 PRINTING..................................................................................................5-11

6. MAINTENANCE ...............................................................................................6-1

7. TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................7-1

7.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS...................................................................7-1

7.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE...............................................................................7-5

8. SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................8-1

9. SC-110 AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDE (ADF) USER’S GUIDE ......9-1

9.1 INSTALLING THE ADF .............................................................................9-1

9.1.1 UNPACKING THE ADF...................................................................9-1

9.1.2 INSTALLING THE ADF....................................................................9-2

9.1.3 UNLOCKING THE SC-110.............................................................9-4

9.1.4 CONNECTING THE CABLES.........................................................9-5

9.2 USING THE ADF .........................................................................................9-6

9.2.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ......................................................................9-6

9.2.2 LOADING THE PAPER....................................................................9-7

9.2.3 STARTING YOUR FIRST COPY......................................................9-7

9.2.4 STARTING YOUR FIRST SCAN......................................................9-9

9.3 MAINTAINING THE ADF......................................................................9-13

9.3.1 CLEANING THE ADF....................................................................9-13

9.3.2 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE.....................9-15

9.4 HOW TO CLEAR THE PAPER JAM.......................................................9-17

9.5 ADF SPECIFICATION..............................................................................9-18

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1. INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of SC-110.

The SC-110 produces better printing quality and is free from
maintenance, compared with traditional copy machines. Its high
printing quality, maintenance-free operation and affordability make SC­110 the best convenience copier solution for office.

The following sections introduce the unpacking, hardware and software
installation, operation, and maintenance information. Please spend a
few minutes reading through them to help you maintain quality scanning
results.

Figure 1-1 shows the package contents. Please check all the items
against Figure 1-1. If there is any missing or damaged, please contact
your nearest dealer immediately for the replacement.

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1. Software CD

2. Power Adapter

3. SC-110 Parallel Cable

4. Quick Installation Guide

5. SC-110 main unit

Figure 1-1 SC-110 packing

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2. INSTALLATION

2.1 PRECAUTIONS

Ÿ Keep the SC-110 out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to

the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit.

Ÿ Do not install the SC-110 in a humid or dusty place.
Ÿ Be sure to use the proper AC power source.
Ÿ Place the SC-110 securely on an even, flat surface. Tilted or

uneven surfaces may cause mechanical or paper-feeding
problems.

Ÿ Retain the SC-110 box and packing materials for shipping

purposes.

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2.2 UNLOCKING THE SC-110

To protect the scanning head from damage during shipment,
the SC-110 is designed with a lock switch beneath the main
unit. Therefore, before using the SC-110, it is required to
unlock SC-110 by moving the lock switch to the Use
position.(See Figure 2-1)

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1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position

Figure 2-1 Unlocking the SC-110

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2.3 CONNECTING THE CABLE

2.3.1 CONNECTING SC-110 TO WORK AS A COPIER

Connect the power cable and signal cable as shown below.

Printer Cable

To Printer

Power Cable

To Power Outlet

Figure 2-2 Connect SC-110 to a printer

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2.3.2 CONNECTING SC-110 TO WORK AS A SCANNER/COPIER

SC-110 Parallel
Cable

Printer Cable

To Power Outlet

Power
Cable

To Printer

Figure 2-3 SC-110 Cable Connection

To optional ADF

To PC Parallel Port

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2.4 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT

4. Document Glass

As shown in Figure 2-4, place the document on the glass face
(text) down.

1. Document Cover

2. Home Position Mark

3. Document

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Figure 2.4 Document Placement

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3. USING SC-110 AS A COPIER

3.1 THE CONTROL PANEL

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1. Paper Size: Select your output paper size from A4, A3, B4, Letter, or Legal.

2. Background Remove: Set “Background Remove” on to print your document without
the background color or off to print your document with the background color.

3. Message Display window: Display current settings.

4. Duplex: Press to start copying your single-sided originals to double-sided output.

5. Reduce/Enlarge: Reduce, enlarge or auto zoom your original document.

Press to select the preset ratio: 100%, 115%, 122%, 141%, 200%, 86%, and 50%.
Choose your desired ratio or adjust the ratio in 1% increment by the ( ) or ( )
button. Auto zoom: Automatically scale your original document to fit your output
paper.

6. Lighter/Darker: Lighten or darken your image.

Increase level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button.
Decrease level of brightness or darkness by the ( ) button.

7. Menu: Configure copying features including Printer Select, Input Tray, Output Bin, Offset
Stacking, Staple, Hole Punch, Collate, and End Job Mode.

8. : Go to the previous item displayed in the Message Display window or increase
the value of the numeric entries.

9. : Go to the next item displayed in the Message Display window or decrease the
value of the numeric entries.

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10. Normal/Quality: Select your Copy quality: Normal (300 dpi), or Quality (600 dpi).

11. Auto/Text/Photo: Press to respectively concentrate on photo, text, or auto copying.

12. All Clear: Clear your current settings and return to the default settings.

13. Select: Press to select your desired setting. (A star sign, "*", will appear to indicate
the selection is done.)

14. Copy Count: Choose the number of copies from 1 to 99. Increase the value of the
numeric entries by the ( ) button or decrease the value by the ( ) button.

15. Power/Copy LED: The LED indicator turns green when power is on and turns
flashing during copying.

16. Copy: Press to start copy.

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Tips:

To use other settings than the one displayed in the Message Display
window, simply repress the button of that setting to select other options.
(For example, when you choose paper size with the Paper Size button, if
the Message Display window shows A4 and you prefer Letter, you can just
press the Paper Size button again until Letter is displayed.)

Note:
(1). An item message in the Message Display Windows ending with a “∗ “

means the last setting.

(2). The default settings are: A4 Size, Normal Print Quality, 100% ratio, 1

copy.

IMPORTANT!

PRINTER MEMORY

To make good use of SC-110, it is recommended to install at least 4 MB of
memory in your printer. If you want to print your document using Quality
mode - 600 dpi as your Copy Quality mode, you need more RAM for your
printer as using this feature requires more processing time and memory.

See the following chart for printer memory recommendations.
It is strongly recommended that you refer to the following table to ensure a

successful color copy.

Copy Quality Document Size Minimum Memory Recommended Memory
Normal Letter Size

Legal Size

Quality Letter Size

Legal Size

1MB
2MB
4MB
6MB

4MB
8 MB
16MB
20MB

If there is not enough memory in your printer, you may probably encounter
either the printer does not print or the print quality is bad.

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3.2 BEFORE MAKING COPIES

Customizing paper size:

The SC-110 provides five output paper sizes, A3, A4, B4, letter, and legal.
The flatbed and the ADF will support up to legal size paper. Check or
select the paper size to match your paper supply to ensure smooth
operations.

To check or select paper size,

1. Press “Paper Size” button. The Message window will display your
current default setting, such as “A4*”. If your current paper supply is the
same as your default setting, you can skip the following steps.
Otherwise, continue with the following steps.

2. Keep on pressing the or button until the desired paper size
appears. When the desired paper size message is shown in Message
Display window, press the Select button and a “ * “ sign will appear on
the right-hand side of the displayed paper size. For example:

Suppose you want Legal size to be the current setting. Press the
“Paper Size” button, and then or button until the size “Legal”
appears in Message Display window. Press the Select button and a
“ * “ sign will appear on the right-hand side of the word “Legal”.

ãã Note:

Each time when you press All Clear button or power off the SC-110, the SC­110 automatically returns to the factory default setting. As a result, you
have to change any setting that you have customized to your environment
after pressing the All Clear button.

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Customizing copying features:

SC-110 supports a variety of copying features to meet many copying
purposes.

Specifying a printer model is required before customizing copying features.
To specify a printer model,

1. Press Menu button to display the first copying feature, Printer Select.

2. Press Select and then or button to respectively display printer

models included.

3. Press Select button once again to specify one of printer models,
connected to SC-110. An asterisk will appear next to the printer model
name.

Note: If the printer model connected to SC-110 is not any of QMS
Print or PageWork systems currently supported, specify PCL
Emulation.This is a generic printer model that will work with
most laser printers that support the PCL Emulation. However,
you may lose the ability to select other options.

The following steps depict the procedures of how to configure all other
copying-feature combinations after a printer model is specified.

1. Press Menu and then the or button to display the desired copy
feature. Press Select.

2. Press the or button until the desired option is displayed. Press
Select.

3. Repeat step 1 to 2 to set up the other desired copy-feature preference
options.

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The following table includes available copying-feature preference options of
all printer models supported. As for the detailed direction of copying
features, please refer to respective printer user manuals.

Printer
Feature
Input Tray Multipurpose

Output Bin

Duplex
(Button on
control
panel)
Offset
Stacking N/A
Staple

Hole Punch N/A N/A Off

Collate Off

End Job
Mode

QMS 2060 QMS 4060 QMS 2560 QMS 3260

Upper

Upper
Optional

N/A

Off

On
Tumble

N/A N/A

On

None

QMS EOD
HP EOD

Middle
Lower
Optional

Upper

Face-up
Stack

Face­down
Stack

Off

On
Tumble

Off

On

Off

On

None

QMS EOD
HP EOD

Multipurpose

Main

Optional 1
Optional 2
Optional 3
LCC

Top Bin

Finisher Bin
Bin 1
Bin 2
Bin 3
Bin 4
Bin 5
Bin 6
Bin 7
Bin 8
Bin 9
Bin 10

Off

Long
Short

Off

On

Off

On

On

Off

On

N/A

Note: The default preference options are bolded.

PageWork

/4032

Multipurpose

Upper

Lower
Envelope
Optional 5
Optional 6
Optional 7

Upper

Face-Up
Top Stack
Center
Stack
Bottom
Stack

Off

On
Tumble

Off

On N/A N/A

Off

Front Corner
Back Corner
Center
N/A N/A N/A

Off

On

None

QMS EOD
HP EOD

/Pro 18

Multipurpose

Tray 2
Tray 3

N/A N/A

Off

Long
Short

N/A N/A

Off

On

N/A N/A

Emulation

Not
Available

N/A

PCL

N/A

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Quick Note of copy-feature terms:

1. Duplex button: Double-sided copying is available when the original is
fed only through ADF of SC-110.

Off single-sided copying
Long/On double-sided copying:

The reverse-page content
starts being copied from the
left edge.

Short/Tumble double-sided copying:

The reverse-page content
starts being copied from the
top edge.

2. Offset Stacking: If the output bin selected supports offset stacking,

then the output jobs will be offset from each other when enabled.

Off Copying jobs stack normally.
On Each copying job is offset in

an output bin.

3. Staple: If the output bin selected supports stapling of jobs, the
enabled job will be stapled when the original is fed only through ADF
of SC-110.

None Pages are not stapled.
Front Corner Pages are stapled at the front

corner.

Back Corner Pages are stapled at the back

corner.

Center Pages are stapled at two

points in the center.

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4. Hole Punch: If the output bin selected supports hole punch,

the job will be hole-punched if enabled.

Off Pages are not punched.
On Pages are punched.

5. Collate: Multiple pages can be copied either as complete sets in
numeric order or as separate sheets.

Off Pages are not collated.
On Pages are collated.

6. End Job Mode: This printer mode enables the printer to identify the
end of each job to ensure correct printing respectively.

None No End Job Mode
QMS EOD QMS -formatted End Job Mode
HP EOD HP -formatted End Job Mode

Note: The type of End Job Mode set on SC-110 must match that on
QMS Print System.

7. Input Tray: This printer mode selects the input tray to pull paper from.

Refer to the chart on page 11for your particular printer type and
options.

8. Output Tray: This printer mode selects the output tray to push paper

to after printing. Refer to the chart on page 11for your particular printer
type and options.

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3.3 MAKING SIMPLE COPIES VIA THE FLATBED

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your original face down on the document glass.

2. Press the Copy button. The Message window displays “Copy…”
and the Ready LED will flash.

3. Within a few seconds, the copying is done. The Message window
then displays “1 Copy @100%” and the Ready LED is now
steadily on until next task.

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3.4 MAKING COPIES WITH COPY FEATURES

3.4.1 REMOVING ORIGINAL BACKGROUND

If your original comes with color background, you can remove the
background to sharpen your text.

The Operating Steps

1. Place your document face down on the document glass.

2. Press the “Background remove” button. The Message window

displays “Background remove on”.

3. Press the Copy button. The printout shows the background is
removed and the text becomes clearer and sharper.

Before “Background remove on” After “Background remove on”

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3.4.2 ENLARGING OR REDUCING YOUR ORIGINAL

Like a normal copier, the SC-110 also features auto
enlargement/reduction function to resize your original.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your document face-down on the document glass.

2. Press the “Reduce/Enlarge” button, the Message Window displays

“Ratio:100%”.

3. Repress the button to see more options. For example, if you need
150% enlargement, select “141%” then press the “s” button to
increase the percentage to 150 in 1% increment.

4. Press the Copy button. And then the printout shows enlargement of
150% of your original.

Ratio:100% Ratio: 150%

ã Note:

• Another option to reduce your original is to firstly repeat the enlargement
or reduction steps 1 to 3 and then press the “t” button to decrease the
percentage in 1% increment.

• The maximum magnification rate is 400% while the minimum reduction
rate is 25%.

• The largest magnified size is “Legal” when paper size is set to A3 or B4

with a 100% or greater ratio.

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3.4.3 AUTO ZOOMING YOUR ORIGINAL

Auto Zoom is a convenient function to resize your original without giving
additional thought to whether the magnification or reduction will be larger
than the existing paper size set on the SC-110.

The Operating Steps:

1. Repeat the above Enlargement Step 1 & 2.

2. Repress the “Enlarge/Reduce” button until the Message Window

displays “Auto ”.

3. Press the Copy button. The printout shows your original
automatically scales to your paper size.

Before Auto Zoom (Ratio:100%) After Auto Zoom

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3.4.4 CHANGING YOUR COPY DENSITY

Copy density refers to the degree of darkness which the SC-110 has
reproduced. There are times when your original is unsatisfactorily darker
or lighter. It is of great advantage to use the density feature to
compensate the unsatisfactory original.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your original face down on the document glass.

2. Press the “Lighter/Darker” button. The Message Window displays the

default degree of darkness.

3. Repress the “Lighter/Darker” button to select one of the other levels.
Or you may press the “s” to increase the level, press the “t” button
to decrease the level.

4. Press the Copy button. Your printout shows the darkness or
brightness has been compensated.

3.4.5 CHOOSING YOUR COPY QUANTITY

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your original face-down on the document glass .

2. The default copy count is 1. If you need to make 3 copies, for

example, press the “Copy Count” button and the Message Window
displays “2 copy @100%”.

3. Repress the “Copy Count” button and the Message Window displays
“3 copy …”.

4. Press the Copy button. After a few seconds, you have 3 copies from
your printer.

ã Note:

• Another option to change your copy quantity is to press the “s”
button to increase the number or the “t“ button to decrease the
number.

• The maximum copy quantity is 99.

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3.4.6 ENHANCING YOUR COPY QUALITY

The SC-110 provides “Quality mode” option to improve your copy quality
particularly when your original comes with a photo in it. Quality mode
allows your printout to impressively reveals more image(photo) details.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your document face-down on the document glass.

2. Press the “Normal/Quality” button. The Message Window displays

“Normal mode”.

3. Repress the “Normal/Quality” button and the Message Window
displays “Quality mode”.

4. Press the Copy button. The copying begins processing with the
Quality mode.

See following photo/text reproduction between normal copier v.s. SC­110 in quality mode.

Make copies with a Make copies with
normal copier a SC-110 in quality mode

ã Note:

• To produce copies using quality mode, make sure your printer has at
least 4M memory as this requires more processing time.

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3.4.7 MAKING COPIES OF A 3D OBJECT

The SC-110 solution improves your copy reproduction significantly and
even makes a 3D object copies amazingly clear.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your 3D object on the document glass.

2. Press the “Normal/Quality” button and the Message Window displays

“Normal mode”.

3. Repress the “Normal/Quality” and the Message Window displays
“Quality mode”.

4. Press the Copy button. Your 3D object copy is done.

The 3D copy The amazing 3D copy
using a normal copier using the SC-110

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3.4.8 AUTOMATIC POWER SAVING

The SC-110 features automatic power saving without unplugging the power
cable. If you have not used the SC-110 over an hour, it automatically
turns into power saving status. At this moment, the Message Window
displays “Power Saving…” while the Ready LED is flashing.

To resume the ready status, press any one of the button on the Control
Panel. The Message Window displays “Warming up…” and then “1 Copy
@100%”, the ready status. The Ready LED now turns steadily on.

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3.4.9 FOCUS ON PHOTO COPY, TEXT COPY, OR MIXED PHOTO &

TEXT COPY

If the content in the original is occupied by photo images only or
by photo images with a little text on it, press to select the Photo
function to get a photo-concentrated image copy. On the contrary,
the Text function helps you get a text-concentrated copy.
However, if the proportion of the photo image is almost the same
as that of text in the original to be copied, it is recommended to
utilize the Auto function from Auto/Text/Photo button in order to
get the most optimal printout with photo and text mixed.

The Operating Steps:

1. Place your document face-down on the document glass.

2. Keep on pressing “Auto/Text/Photo” button to select one of

these 3 document-type functions, called Photo, Text, and Auto.

3. Press the Copy button, and the printout shows the best

reproduction with the document-type concentration selected.

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4. USING SC-110 AS A SCANNER

To run SC-110 at optimum speed, the following minimum
requirements are recommended:

• IBM compatible PC 386/486, Pentium or later;

• Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows NT;

• One printer port available: EPP(enhanced parallel port);

• 20 Megabytes of available hard disk space for

installation;

• 16 Megabytes of RAM (32 Megabytes or higher
recommended);

• A video graphics array (VGA) monitor;

• A Microsoft Windows-compatible pointing device (e.g.,

mouse);

• A CD ROM drive.

4.1 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE

Installation procedures of SC-110 driver are as follows:

1. Start Windows 98, Windows 95, or NT

2. Insert the SC-110 Utilities CDROM into your CDROM
drive.

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ã Note:

• On some computer systems, the CD-ROM will
automatically launch. If this happens, choose to
install the software utilities and driver from the main

menu.

3. Press the Start button, choose RUN, type d:\driver\SC-110.exe

(where d: is the CD-ROM drive in use), and then click OK.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.

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4.2 UNINSTALLING THE SC-110 DRIVER

You can uninstall the SC-110 driver by selecting
Start>Programs>SC-110 and clicking the Uninstall driver icon
from SC-110 group.

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5. SCANNER OPERATION &
DOCUMENT PRINTING

Scanning Images from within an Application (TWAIN)

1. Open your image-editing application and choose Select
Source from the File menu. If the Select Sourc e menu

options are not available from the File menu, see the
user guide of your application to learn how the TWAIN
link is used.

2. A dialog box appears containing the different TWAIN
sources that you can choose to bring an image into
your application.

3. Select SC-110 /32 Vx.xx as the source.

4. When you have used the dialog box to select a different

source, you will need to select SC-110 as the source
again before you can reuse the SC-110.

5. Place the image to be scanned face down on the glass.

6. From the File menu, select Acquire.

7. The TWAIN user interface will pop up on the screen.

Click on the Preview or Scan button to get the image.

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The TWAIN user interface:

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5.1 IMAGE TYPE

The SC-110 provides five image types as explained below:

Scanning Source

Two scanning sources are provided- flatbed as well as
automatic document feeder(ADF).

Line art

Line art presents the image in black and white only and
there are no intermediate shades of gray in between.

Halftone

In addition to the black and white display, Halftone can
present a somehow gray shade of image by using
different size of dots.

Error Diffusion

While taking up but a minimum storage space, error

diffusion gives good image texture and excellent image
details.

Error Diffusion

Lineart

Scanning Source

Gray

Halftone

Color

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Gray (Internal 4096 levels of gray scale)

12-bit Gray presents a 4096 shades of gray in

an image.

Color (Internal 68.7 billion colors)

The 36-bit True Color internally presents 68.7 billion­color levels with much more tonal range and color­image details.

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5.2 SCANNING PARAMETERS & IMAGE CONTROL

Resolution

Brightness

Contrast

Resolution: The number of dpi (dots per inch) that the SC-110 uses

for a scan. Usually the greater the number, the higher
the resolution. Yet up to a certain level, the resolution
will not be visually increased but the disk space will be
increased.

Brightness: Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image. The

higher the value, the brighter the image.

Contrast: Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest

shades in the image. The higher the contrast, the
bigger the different gray scales.

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Auto Level

Auto Crop

Descreen

Image Information

Color Matching

Reset

Invert
Advance Settings
Quality Mode
Speed Mode
Measurement

Unit
Set Gamma Value

Auto Level: Optimizes the scanned image.

Auto Area: Automatically sets the whole document as the scan

area, no matter what its size.

Descreen: Eliminates the Moire patterns commonly found in

printed matter.

Before descreen After descreen

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Color Matching:

Adjusts the color quality of the image to make it close
to the original. This function uses default parameters to
adjust the image.

Reset: Resets the scanning parameters you set.

Invert: The invert command reverses the brightness and the

color in the image. For color images, each pixel will be
changed into its complementary color at the command
of Invert.

Advance Settings:

The Advance Settings provide several functions such as
Dynamic Background Removal and Color Drop-out.These
functions are briefly explained as below:

1). DBR (Dynamic Background Removal) - Apply exclusively
when you need to scan as an Lineart image . The DBR function
incorporates a few enhanced options to allow you to remove
background color to sharpen your text or drawing.

Original(Color picture) After applying DBR option

2). Color drop-out - Apply exclusively when you need to scan as

a black and white image.

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The Color drop-out function allows you to remove one of the
R(Red), G(Green), or B(Blue) color or to convert all the color data
into Neutral Gray. For example, if you want to remove the text or
background in blue color, simply check the Blue Channel then
the text or background in blue color will be removed. On the
other hand, if your original contains various color data, then
check the Neutral Gray to retain all the color data in gray since
removing either one of the red, green, or blue color will
inadvertently affect the rest color data as every color contains
different elements of each of the red, green, and blue channel.
See the result below:

Your original with blue color

After click the B(Blue) channel

background

Your original with red watermark After click the R(Red) channel

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Quality/Speed Mode:

Users can select the mode to perform scanning
according to their own need. Select quality mode
scanning if your emphasis is on the quality of the
scanned image. Or you can select speed mode
scanning if you want to speed up the scanning
process.

Pixel/Inch/Cm:

Represents the different measuring systems to be used
in each scan.

Set Gamma: Adjusts the midtone of the image yet without losing

details of the lightest and the darkest areas at the
same time.

Image Information:

Gives related information of the scanned image.

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5.3 SCANNING

Cursor Auxiliary
Preview Window

Preview: Previews your image roughly and allocates the area

to be scanned.

Scan: Executes the scan action.
Exit: Cancels the current job.
Document Size: To designate the size of your document, just click on

its icon on the margin of the preview window.

As shown in the figure below, in the Preview window, you can define the
area to be scanned by dragging the four cursor auxiliary lines.

Document Size

Lines

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5.4 PRINTING

Connect the printer cable as shown below.

Printer Cable

SC-110 Parallel
Cable

Power
Cable

To Power Outlet

To Printer

To PC Parallel Port

Figure 5.1 SC-110 Cable Connection

Caution:

1. Be sure to power on the SC-110 if you want to do pass-through

printing.

2. Do not scan and print at the same time.

3. If your PC does not support EPP mode or has pass-through
compatibility problem, please contact your authorized local dealer for
an EPP card or an additional interface card.

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To optional
ADF

6. MAINTENANCE

Cleaning:

The SC-110 is designed to be maintenance-free. However, it still
needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image
quality and performance.

Procedure

1. Open the document cover as shown in Figure 6-1.

2. Dip a soft clean cloth with isopropyl alcohol (95%).

3. Gently wipe the document glass and the white sheet beneath
the document cover to remove the dust or any toner particles.

4. Close the document cover. The SC-110 is now ready for use.

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1. Document Cover

2. Document Glass

Figure 6-1 Cleaning

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7. TROUBLESHOOTING

If you have any operational problem, please refer to the following
troubleshooting hints.

7.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question: Why does the scanned image always come out to be

too dark?

Answer: 1) Modify the Gamma setting to 1. 8 for your monitor

and, when printing, set Gamma to 2.2 for your printer.

2) Use the Brightness setting of the TWAIN user
interface to get a brighter image.

Question: The scanning speed of my SC-110 is much slower

than that of those installed at other computers. Can I
speed it up?

Answer: Set you PC printer port to the EPP mode from BIOS

setting.

Question: Why does my SC-110 scan at a very low speed?
Answer: If you have installed Works for Windows, it will install

Window Printing System (WPS) in your WIN.INI file.
This will take up the printer port time remarkably.
You can remove the WPS from your WIN.INI file, as
follows:

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From:

[MS Text Converters]

MSWorksWin=Works for Windows

2.0,C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\worksdos.cnv,wps
Works for Dos 2.0=Works for DOS 2.0
MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\workswin.con,wps

To:

[MS Text Converters]

MSWorksWin=Works for Windows

2.0,C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\worksdos.cnv
Works for DOS 2.0=Works for DOS 2.0,
C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\TEXTCONV\workswin.con

Question: The printer does not print the documents. Why?
Answer: Pass-through printing may pose a problem for some

printers. It is suggested to add a second printer card
for printing purpose, or you may call your authorized
local dealer for further support.

Question: Does it take long for the SC-110 to initialize itself ?
Answer: If your printer port supports SPP mode only, it takes

about two minutes for the SC-110 to initialize itself. If
your printer port supports EPP mode, the initialization
speed is much faster, about 20 seconds.

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Question: Why sometimes pass-through printing does not work

at all?

Answer: It may be that you fail to power on the SC-110.

When doing pass-through printing, please be sure to
power on the SC-110. Else, without power, the SC­110 can not transfer the printing data/signals to the
printer.

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Question: Why do some parallel port devices not work with the

SC-110?

Answer: The SC-110 does pass-through printing , but the

pass-through printing may not work if you connect
the parallel port with devices other than printer.
Therefore, if you would like to connect some parallel
port devices other than printer, please do not connect
them to the same parallel port that the SC-110
currently uses. It is suggested to use other parallel
ports to connect these devices or keypro. For
instance, you can connect the SC-110 to LPT1, and
connect other parallel port devices to LPT2. Or you
can add a data switch to avoid the problem.

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7.2 TECHNICAL SERVICE

Technical support for the SC-110 is provided at authorized
resellers and the QMS Customer Response Center. Before you
contact us, please prepare the following information for a quick
solution:

Ÿ Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of

the scanner);

Ÿ Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM

size, free disk space, display card, interface card);

Ÿ The name and version of your scanning software

application;

Ÿ The version of your scanner driver.
Ÿ The brand and model name of your printer.

Corporate

Product Information

QMS Technical Support

QMS Service Dispatch:
Contacts:

QMS, Inc.

1 Magnum Pass
Mobile, AL 36618
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

800-858-1597
800-762-8894

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QMS EMEA

QMS Australia
QMS Canada
QMS France
QMS Germany and Austria
QMS Italy
QMS Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark
QMS Republic of South Africa
QMS United Kingdom and Ireland
QMS Netherlands and all unlisted countries
Internet http://www.qms.nl

QMS Japan

([phone]
800-268-0343
([phone]
([phone]
([phone]
([phone]
([phone]
([phone]
([phone]

General Contact
Fax
Internet

([phone]
([phone]
http://www.qmsj.co.jp

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8. SPECIFICATIONS

Copier specifications without ADF:

Copy Resolution Normal: 300x300dpi

Quality: 600x600dpi
Copy Area Max. 8.5"x 14.0" (Legal size)
Copy Features Zooming from 25%~400%

Auto Zooming

Auto Background Removal

Auto Photo, Text Separation
Printer Model Supported PCL, QMS 2060/4060/2560

QMS 3260/4032,
PageWork/Pro 18

Printer Interface IEEE 1284 (bi-directional)
ECP/SPP

Power Source 100 - 240V, 50 - 60 Hz
Power Consumption < 20 W
Physical Dimension 476 x 356 x 91mm
(18.7” x 14” x 3.6”)
Weight: 4 kg (8.8 lbs)

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Scanner specifications:

Scanner Type
Resolution

Enhanced Resolution
Scan Speed

Scan Method
Light Source

(CCFL)
Scan Area
Image Types

PC Interface

Flatbed Scanner
300 x 600 dpi

9600x9600 dpi
6 PPM /10 PPM(with ADF) at

300dpi, Lineart
Color Charged-Coupled Device
Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp

Max. 8.5"x 14.0" (Legal size)
36-bit color(internal)

12-bit gray(internal)
1-bit Lineart, Dither
Error Diffusion

IEEE 1284 (bi-directional)
ECP/EPP/SPP

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9. SC-110 AUTOMATIC
DOCUMENT FEEDE (ADF) USER’S
GUIDE

The SC-110 Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) is a very convenient
addition to your SC-110. With the ADF, you can automatically copy
or scan up to 25 pages at a time.

9.1 INSTALLING THE ADF

9.1.1 UNPACKING THE ADF

1. ADF Document Cover

2. ADF Paper Tray

3. ADF Paper Support

1

2

3

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9.1.2 INSTALLING THE ADF

1. Turn off your SC-110.

2. Disconnect the power cable, and lock the scanning unit.

3. Remove the document cover by opening the cover and lifting the
studs from the hinge holes at the rear of the SC-110.

Document
Cover

Studs

Note: Please store the document cover on a flat surface in a safe
place.

4. Hold the ADF document cover and insert its studs to the hinge
holes at the rear of the SC-110.

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ADF
Cover

5. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Support to the clip­joints on the ADF Paper Tray.

Paper Tray

Paper
Support

6. Insert the notched corners of the ADF Paper Tray into the clip­joints on the ADF document cover.

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9.1.3 UNLOCKING THE SC-110

Slide the Lock Switch on the bottom of the SC-110 to unlock the
scanning unit.

Á

À

1. “Shipping” Position 2. “Use” Position

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9.1.4 CONNECTING THE CABLES

9.1.4.1 CONNECTING SC-110 TO WORK AS A COPIER

Connect the ADF cable, the power cable, and the printer cable
respectively.

ADF Cable

Printer Cable

To Printer

Power Cable

To Power
Outlet

9.1.4.2 CONNECTING SC-110 TO WORK AS A SCANNER/COPIER

Connect the ADF cable, the power cable, the SC-110 parallel cable,
and the printer cable respectively.

SC-110

Parallel Cable

Printer Cable

To Printer

To PC Parallel
Port

ADF Cable

Power Cable

To Power
Outlet

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9.2 USING THE ADF

9.2.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Standard paper should feed easily. To prevent occasional paper jams
when automatically feeding multi-page documents, fan the paper
before loading.

Paper which can not be properly fed by the ADF:

• Paper with clip or staple attached;

• Paper with ink not totally dry;

• Paper with inconsistent thickness, such as envelopes;

• Paper with wrinkles, curls, folds or tears;

• Coated paper;

• Carbonless paper;

• Paper narrower than 4.5" or wider than 8.5"; Shorter than 5” or

longer than 14”

• Paper thinner than 0.07mm; thicker than 0.15mm

• Items other than papers, such as cloth, metal or OHP film;

• Notched paper;

• Paper with an odd (non-rectangular) shape;

Please use the flatbed to copy or scan documents that cannot be fed
by the ADF.

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9.2.2 LOADING THE PAPER

Place your document with the text face up and make the top of the
page to the left side as shown below.

Feed Direction

ABC

123

Top of Page

9.2.3 STARTING YOUR FIRST COPY

9.2.3.1 COPYING MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENT

After the installation of the ADF unit is completed and you have
properly placed a stack of your document on the ADF Paper Tray,
just a touch of the Copy button on the Control Panel of SC-110, then
your task is done in a minute.

To apply copy features displayed on the Control Panel, please refer to
the previous section, Making Copies with Copy Features .

Control Panel

Copy Button

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9.2.3.2 COPYING A SINGLE PAGE

To copy a single page, you can place your document either on the
ADF Paper Tray or on the document glass (recommended). To copy
a single page through flatbed, please do the following:

1. Remove any pages from the ADF Paper Tray.

2. Raise the ADF document cover.

3. Place your document face-down on the document glass. Observe
that the top edge of your original near the document alignment as
marked by a triangle.

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A6 A5 B5 LTR A4 LGL

MAY

M

A6
A5

B5
A4

Your Original Correct Positioning

LTR

4. Close the ADF document cover.

5. Press the Copy button on the Control Panel of SC-110.

A

Y

Control Panel

Copy Button

To apply copy features displayed on the Control Panel, please refer to
section 3.4, Making Copies with Copy Features .

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9.2.4 STARTING YOUR FIRST SCAN

9.2.4.1 SCANNING MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENT

1. Place your document with the text face up on the ADF Paper
Tray.

2. Start your image editing application by clicking the Start button on
the task bar and select the name of the application.

3. Choose Acquire from the File menu and click Select TWAIN
Source, for example, please select SC-110 V.X.xx. (The
command to open the TWAIN source may vary due to different
application. Please refer to the user manual of your TWAIN
application.)

4. In a minute, the TWAIN window will be displayed.

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The Preview Button

The Scan Button

5. Press the Source button to switch the scanning source to ADF at
the top of the TWAIN window.

6. Press the Preview button to get an initial scanned image at a low
resolution to allocate your selected scan area.

7. Open the ADF document cover to take out the document and then
position it on the first page of the document on the ADF Paper
Tray.

8. Finally press the Scan button on the bottom of TWAIN window or
the Scan button on the Control Panel.

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9.2.4.2 SCANNING A SINGLE PAGE

To scan a single page, you can place your document either on the
ADF Paper Tray or on the document glass(recommended). To scan a
single page through flatbed, please do the following:

1. Raise the ADF document cover.

2. Place the page on the document glass. Observe that the top

edge of your original near the document alignment as marked by a

triangle.

0

A6 A5 B5 LTR A4 LGL

MAY

M

A6
A5
B5
A4

Your Original Correct Positioning

3. Close the ADF document cover.

4. Start your image editing application by clicking the Start button on
the task bar and select the name of the application.

5. Choose Acquire from the File menu and click Select TWAIN
Source, for example, please select SC-110 V.X.xx. (The
command to open the TWAIN source may vary due to different
applications. Please refer to the user manual of your TWAIN
application.)

6. In a minute, the TWAIN window will be displayed.

7. Select Flatbed source at the top of the TWAIN window.

8. Press the Preview button to get an initial scanned image at a low
resolution image to allocate your selected scan area. Finally
press the Scan button on the bottom of TWAIN window or the
Scan button on the Control Panel.

LTR

A

Y

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The Preview Button

The Scan Button

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9.3 MAINTAINING THE ADF

9.3.1 CLEANING THE ADF

The SC-110 is designed to be maintenance free. However, it still
needs to be cleaned occasionally to ensure optimum image quality
and performance.

From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become
contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust. In this case the
SC-110 may not feed documents smoothly. If this occurs please
follow the cleaning procedures to return your Scanner to its original
state.

The cleaning procedures:

1. Moisten a cotton swab with isoprophyl alcohol (95%).

2. Gently open the ADF front cover. Wipe the feeding rollers by
moving the swab from side to side. Rotate the rollers forward with
your finger and repeat the above cleaning procedures until the
rollers are clean. Be careful not to snag or damage the pick
springs.

3. Wipe the pad in the direction from top to bottom. Be careful not
to hook the pick springs.

4. Close the ADF unit. Your Scanner is now ready for use.

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ADF Pad

Feeding Roller

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9.3.2 REPLACING THE ADF SNAP-IN PAD MODULE

After scanning approximately 20,000 pages through the ADF, the pad
may be worn out and you may experience problems with document
feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the pad
module with a new one. For ordering the pad module, please consult
your nearest dealer and follow the procedure below to replace it.

Disassembling Procedure

1. Gently open the ADF front cover to the left.

2. Press both arms of the ADF snap-in pad module inwardly with

your two fingers to pull out the ADF snap-in pad module.

ADF Pad

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Assembling Procedure

1. Take out the ADF pad module from the box.

2. Press both arms of the ADF snap-in pad module inwardly with

your two fingers

3. Place it into the holes until it snaps into place.

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9.4 HOW TO CLEAR THE PAPER JAM

In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the
paper:

1. Turn the SC-110 off by disconnecting the power cable.

2. Gently open the ADF front cover to the left.

3. Carefully pull the paper out of the ADF unit.

4. Close the ADF front cover.

5. Turn on the SC-110 by reconnecting the power cable. Your SC-

110 is now ready to use.

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9.5 ADF SPECIFICATION

Dimension 446 x 294 x 200 mm
Weight 1.4 kgs
Speed 10 PPM (page per minute) (mono mode)
Paper tray capacity 25 pages
Document size Max: Legal size (8.5” x 14”)

Min: 4.5” x 5.5”

Document thickness 0.07~0.15 mm

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