Samsung A3000 Users Manual

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Compaq A3000 First Edition (August 2001)

Contents

Getting Started

Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing the software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Cable and power connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Control Panel features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Where to go from here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the Settings Utility

Accessing the Settings Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Main Settings Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Contents

Copy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Scan Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printing

Loading paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Accessing the Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Changing the Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Loading specialty papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Contents

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Copying

Positioning the document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Basic Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Additional copy settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Scanning

Positioning the document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Scanning w i t h the co mputer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Scanning wi t h the scan button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Scanning to a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Scanning to Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Scanning to applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Adjusting scanner settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Maintaining your A3000

Using the Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Installing or replacing print cartridges. . . . . . . 40

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Improving print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Troubleshooting

Prints slowly or d o e s n’t p r i n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Paper misfeeds or jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Document prints with poor quality . . . . . . . . . 51

Transparencies, photos, and envelopes . . . . . . 53

Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Appendix

Regulatory Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Index

Quick Setup

Getting Started

This section will he lp you start using yo ur new Compaq A3000 qu ic k ly.

First, follow th e Quick Setup poster. If you have misplaced the poster, simply follow these steps:

Remove the A3000 from the box. Remove all tape and protectiv e pa p e r an d plastic.

Unlock the scanner. For instructions, see “Unlocking and locking the scanner” on pa ge 45.

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Connect the power and USB cables. The connections are located in the rear. For a diagram, see “Cable and power connections ” on page 5.

Load paper into the pa per input tray. See “Loading paper” on page 17.

Press the Power button, open the front door, and install the ink cartridges. See “Installing or replacing print cartridges” on page 40.

Align the cartridges. For help, see “Aligning print cartridges” on page 41

Once you have finished these steps, you ar e ready to install the software.

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About the softwa re

Although your Compaq A3000 can be used as a standalone copier, you will derive the greatest benefit from your A3000 by connecting it to your computer and installing the included software.

Installing the software will allow you to:

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Print from your computer

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Scan images to your computer

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Scan documents to email or word processing programs

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Adjust the Compaq A3000 settings

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Upload picture albums to the internet

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And more!

What’s on the CD

The A3000 driver CD includes the following s oftware:

Printer driver

The printer driver tells th e com puter what kind of printer you are using and controls the various settings, such as print quality and pape r type. You define these settings within the printer driver, which then communicates th e settings to both the comp uter and the printer.

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Scanner driver

The scanner driver allows you to scan pictures or other images. The driver is compatible with any graphics or OCR (Optical Character Recognition) application program that supports the TWAIN standard; for example,

Imaging

Compaq

Microsoft Paint

A3000

utilities

, etc.

Kodak

The Compaq utility software allows you to customize how you want your Compaq A3000 to print, copy, and scan.

With the utility software, you can access your printer properties, change yo ur default settings, and set your scanning applications.

MediaBrowser 2000

Use Media Browser to manage your images. Create picture albums, enhance your images, and post your albums to the internet.

ReadIRIS (O CR)

With ReadIRIS, you can scan documents and convert them to text. Once they are converted, you can load the text files into your fa vorite word processor for edi ting.

System requirements

Make sure your computer has the minimum system requirements:

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486 processor (recommend Pentium 100 or better for optimum performance).

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Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium, or Windows 2000.

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32 MB RAM (64 MB RAM or more for optimum performance, and 128 MB or more for scanning large images).

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Note:

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40 MB available hard drive space (100 MB for a full installation).

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Additional minim um of 100 MB free hard drive space recommended for full-color scanning.

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CD-ROM drive required for software installation.

The Compaq Limited Warranty excludes the use of the A3000 outside of the country of purchase. See your Limited Warranty Statement for more deta ils.

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Installing the software

Before you start, make sure your computer meets or exceeds the system requirements for the drivers and application programs you wa nt to install. See the

Requirements

To install the Compaq A3000 software:

Make sure you ha ve followed th e ste p s on the Quick Setup poster, or those described in “Quick Setup” on page 1.

Turn on your computer and let it comple te its start up into Windows.

Windows will then detect new hardw a re.

System

listed above.

Important:

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For pr oper softw ar e installation, you M UST cancel the Ad d New Hardware wizard!

Windows detects th a t yo u ha v e in s t alled the Compaq A3000 and asks you for the installation media. Select the Cancel button on the above dialog. If you are startin g Windows for the first time, Windows asks you to s elect a printer. Again, select Cancel.

Put the A3000 Driver CD in the CD-ROM drive. The installation will start after a short period of time.

If the CD does not run automatically, you will need to start it yourself:

From the Windows Start button, click Start > Run.

Type

x:\setup.exe

(where x is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive, usually

Click OK.

When the A3000 setup screen appears, follow the on-

d, e

screen instructions to complete the software installation.

Cable and power connections

The USB cable connection and power outlet are located on the rear of the unit:

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, or f)

# Connection Description

1 USB Plug the USB cable into this connector. 2

Power Plug in the A3000 po w er supply cable.

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Component locations

Take a moment to become familiar with the main components of yo ur A3000.

# Component Description

1 Front door Open the front door for access to the ink cartridges and the

2 Control Panel Controls the functions of the A3000 (see the next page).

scanner lock.

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3 Scanner cover Covers the scanner glass. Lift or remove to sc an. 4 Input tray

latches

5 Inp ut tray Place blank paper into the inpu t tray for printing. 6 Exit tray Extend the paper exit tray to support your printed

Press down on the two latches to open the input tray. Used when adjusting the paper width, loading envelopes, or clearing paper jams.

documents.

Control Panel features

The A3000 control panel is described below:

# Button Description

Power Turns the power on or off.

Form Feed Use to continue printing after reloading the paper tray

when it runs o ut of pa pe r du r ing a p r in t jo b. Also removes paper if paper does not exit after printing.

Setup Provides access to the system setup mode. Use the menu

button to cyc le t hroug h all s etup menu s, a nd t he U p/Dow n buttons to permanently change the settings.

Color Copy Performs a color copy , or switche s to the color copy mode

from another mode.

LCD Display Displays current copy information and menu options.

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Black Copy Performs a black copy, or switch to the black copy mode

from another mode.

Scan Accesses the Scan To mode. Use the Up/Dow n buttons to

select a scan destination, then press Start.

Menu Display a menu of the current settings. Press repeatedly to

cycle through all menus of the current mode, and use the Up/Down buttons to change the settings.

Up/Down Use to chang e t he number of copies, or to change the

setting while in a menu.

Cancel/No Cancels an operation at any time. Also provi des a No

response when answering q uest i ons.

Start/Yes Starts a copy or scan job . Also provides a Yes response

when answering questions.

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Where to go from here

If you want to get started using your A3000 right away, you can jump to the following sections in this guide:

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To learn about the A3000 Settings Utility software for your computer, see the next chapter “Using the Settings Utility” on page 9.

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For information on printing, see “Printing” on page 17.

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To make copies, see “Copying” on page 25.

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To learn how to scan, see “Scanning” on page 31.

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Using the Settings Utility

The Compaq A3000 Settings Utility allows you to change the default settings of your A3000. For instance, if you make a copy by pressing the Black Copy or Color Copy button, the default copy settings will be used. You can customize settings to suit your preferences.

You can always make a temporary change for a specific job (such as changing the contrast while performing a copy). When you are finished with the current job, the A3000 will default back to the settings you have chosen with the Settings Utility.

Accessing the Settings Utility

There are a number of ways to access the A3000 Settings Utility from your PC:

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From the Windows

Start Programs > Comp aq A3000 >

Compaq A3000 Sett ings Utility

Start

menu button, click:

Using the Settings Utility

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From the system tray, left click on the A3000 Monitor icon (shown here on the left):

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Or right click on the A3000 Monitor icon, and select

A3000 Settings

from the menu.

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The Monitor icon

The Monitor icon not only provides you with a fas t and easy way to access many of the A3000 features...it provides you feedback as well:

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The normal monitor icon indicates the A3000 is connected and communicating properly.

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An icon with a Red “X” indicates the unit is not connected or there is some other problem.

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An animated icon shows that th e PC is assisting the A3000 in a task, such as scanning.

Main Settings Window

The main settings window is the first window that appears when accessing the A3000 settings utility. Select one of the buttons to change the default settings for the corresponding feature ( and

You can make changes to your settings even when your A3000 is not connected to your co mp uter. Any changes will be sent to the A3000 the next time it is connected.

Scan

for scan settings).

for print settings,

Copy

for copy settings,

IMPORTANT

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Your settings changes ar e sent to the A3000 after you press the

button, the

button, or the

[x]

close button.

Print Settings

Select the

button from the main settings window to access the Print Settings. The Prin t Settings gives you access to the

Properties

Control Program

and the

Printer

These dialog s al lo w you to control printing functions such as cartridge alignment and cleaning, paper size, orientation, etc.

For more information on using the Control Program and Printer Properties, see page 19.

Using the Settings Utility

Copy Settings

Copy Type

The Copy Settings window controls how the A3000 makes copies.

By default, the A3000 makes normal res olution color copies. You can change the default copy type to three different black settings and three different color settings. Choose the type of copy you expect to usually make, and it will become your default setting.

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Copy Quality

Select a default quality for Black copies, and a default quality for Color copies. Use a lower quality setting for fast copies and less ink usage.

Copy Contrast

The Copy Contrast setting controls the lightness or darkness of the copy. Yo u can select a default contrast for Black copies and one for Color copies.

Paper Type

The paper type makes a big difference, especially when making color copies. Select the default paper type you plan to use when you make black copies, and the paper type you plan to use for color copies.

Default Mode

When the A3000 is powered on, or has been inactive for a a few minutes, it will return to the defaults you select above. You can also select which copy mode you use the most often as your default mode.

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Defaults

Scan Settings

To reset all of the copy settings to the A3000 shipping defaults, press this button.

Using the Settings Utility

The Scan Settings window controls the scan type and contrast and the Scan To list.

Scan To Menu

When you press the Scan button on the A3000, a Scan To menu appears on the LCD display panel. The first two menu entries are

User Folder

and

. You can add up to six (6) additional menu options for scanning to your favorite applications.

Scan To User Folder

The first menu entry is always the User Folder is where your scanned pictures are stored after you scan them. Once scanned, they will be given the filename of

Month-Day-###.ext

the second file you scan on August 5th will be nam ed

Aug-05-002.JPG

(if you scanned to a JPEG file).

User Folder

. For example,

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By default, the User Folder is set to store scanned images

My Pictures

to the

My Documents

folder, which is usually located in your

folder. You can change this to any folder you wish. Type in a new folder name where you would like your scanned files to be stored, or press the

[…]

button to

browse for an existing folder.

Scan To Email

The second to email, you must have an internet account an d connection, a valid email address, and an email pr ogram that supports MAPI (such as

Express

By default, the text file format You r documents will be scanned, converted by ReadIRIS, and then placed into the body of your email message.

Scan To

Eudora, Netscape Mail,

menu entry is always

. To scan

Microsoft Outlook, Outlook

etc).

TXT

is used for emails.

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Note:

Be sur e to read over any scanned text to verify its accuracy.

You can select a different default file type, such as JPG or TIF. Your scanned files will be attached to the email message.

Once scanned, your email program will start up. You can then select recipients from your email address book, add a subject, and type a message.

Scan To Applications

Once an image is scanned, the A3000 can launch your favorite image processing applications. Y ou can define up to six (6) additional

Scan To

For each application, you must select an entry number, a name to appear on the LCD menu, the path to the application, and a file type. These are described below .

Scan To Entry

To store an entry, first select the number you wish to assign to that entry. The number is used to order the entry in the Scan To menu. Entry #1 is displayed first.

Display Name

Once you've chosen a number, give the entry a name. This name can be up to 16 characters, and will be displayed on the A3000 LCD panel.

Application

Type the path of th e application program you want to use to edit or view the scanned image. To browse for a program, click on the

[…]

applications.

browse button.

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File Type

Select a file type that is compatible with the program. Scanned files can be stored in one of three popular image file types:

1 BMP: 2 TIF: 3 JPG:

the standard Windows bitmap file

the TIFF file format

the JPEG file format

or one of two text for mats:

4 TXT: 5 RTF:

a generic ASCII text file

the Rich Text Format used by word processors

Using the Settings Utility

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Note:

ReadIRIS mu st be installed to con vert you r sca nned files into the text (TXT) or word processing (RTF) formats. ReadIRIS is normally installed as part of the A3000

software installation.

Select a file type that is compatible with your selected application. For graphics progra ms like

Photoshop

, choose one of the graphics file formats (BMP,

Paint

Adobe

TIFF, or JPG). For word processing programs like

Microsoft Word

, choose TXT or RTF.

Clearing an Entry

To clear an entry of all information, first select the ent ry number you wish to clear and then press the Clear button.

Scan Type

By default, the A3000 performs normal re s olution color scans. You can chan ge the default scan type to three different black settings and three different color se ttings. Choose the type of scan you expect to usually make .

Scan Contrast

The contrast setting controls the lightness or darkness of the scan. Use the contrast to lighten or darken your scans if needed.

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Defaults

To reset all of the scan set tings to the A3000 shipping defaults, press this button.

Printing

Loading paper

Printing

This chapter provides s ome basic steps for printing a document. The exact steps for printing fr om different software applic at ions may va ry. Refer to your softwa re application's user manual for detailed printing steps.

First, you will need to load paper for p rinting. Place up to 100 sheets of paper (depending on

thickness) against the right side of the input tray, with the print side facing you.

If this is the first time you have loaded paper into the printer, or you have changed paper sizes, you will need to adjust the paper guide. To adjust the guide:

Press down on the two input tray latches, and lower the input tray.

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