Xerox 7742 User Guide

Document version 1.0

May 2014

Xerox® Wide Format 7742 Scan

Solution

User Guide

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Table of Contents

1 Product Overview.......................................................................................	1-1
Product Software Tools Overview..................................................................................	1-1
Scanner Components.........................................................................................................	1-1
Front View..................................................................................................................	1-1
Rear View...................................................................................................................	1-2
Scanner Panel...........................................................................................................	1-3
Powering On/Off...................................................................................................................	1-3
Loading Documents............................................................................................................	1-3
Opening and Closing the Scanner.................................................................................	1-4
To Open the Scanner..........................................................................................................	1-5
To Close the Scanner..........................................................................................................	1-5
Media Exit Deflectors.........................................................................................................	1-6

2 Maintenance...............................................................................................	2-1
Cleaning the Machine........................................................................................................	2-1
Cleaning the Scanner.........................................................................................................	2-2
Scanner Setup.......................................................................................................................	2-5
Normalization..........................................................................................................	2-5
Auto Stitch Alignment..........................................................................................	2-6

3 Problem Solving.........................................................................................	3-1
General Problems.................................................................................................................	3-1
Problems during Scanning................................................................................................	3-2
Scanner Jam Message.......................................................................................................	3-3
Document Jam......................................................................................................................	3-3

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Product Overview

The Xerox® Wide Format 7742 Scan Solution scans images in conjunction with a software tool that is used to control the machine’s scan jobs.

Product Software Tools Overview

Instructions for scanning and copying are located in the appropriate documentation for the tool that is being used to control the scanner. Refer to the documentation for the appropriate tool.

Scanner Components

This section describes the main components of the Xerox® Wide Format 7742 Scan Solution.

Front View

Table 1. Machine Components (Front View)
Num.	Component	Function
1	Scanner Feed-in Shelf	Load original here, face up.

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Num.	Component	Function
2	Scanner Lid	Lift the Scanner Lid to clean the main roller
		and sensors or to remove a paper jam.

Rear View

Table 2. Machine Components (Rear View)
Num.	Component	Function
1	Power Switch	Switches the scanner power on/off. (Also
		called the Standby switch.)
2	Power Cord	Connects the scanner to the power outlet.
3	USB Connection	Connects the scanner to the external
		device.

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Scanner Panel

The Scanner Panel consists of the following components:

Table 3. Scanner panel buttons

Item Name

Description

1Status IndicatThe orange light indicates an error or that the scanner is in Power Save

	or Light	mode. For error information, check the software UI.
2	Stop	During scanning, press the Stop button on the Scanner Panel to stop
		the scanner and abort a scan.
3	LCD Screen	Displays the sensed document size. If the size does not appear correct,
		then perform and procedures. (Refer to Cleaning the Scanner and Nor-
		malization.)
4	Power	Press the Power button to turn the power on. (The Power Switch at the
		rear of the scanner must also be in the ON position.)
5	Forward	Press the Forward button to advance a document forward.
6	Back	Press the Back button to rewind a scanned document back toward the
		user.

Powering On/Off

The scanner is equipped with a Power Switch on the rear of the machine. The Power Switch switch must be in the On position to switch the scanner power on and off.

Use the green Power button on the Scanner Panel to switch the scanner power on.

Loading Documents

To minimize wasted media due to image quality defects, properly loading the original document is emphasized.

You may load documents to be center-justified or to align with the left justification line. Load image side face up into the scanner. Take notice of feeding the document evenly so both left and right sides enter simaltaneously. The scanner has a feed detection mechanism. Insert the document quickly to ensure that it is grasped and pulled into the scanner.

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Note

Look for the No Paper Zone symbol for the leftand right-hand boundaries. Documents loaded in these areas may become damaged and any image passing over these areas will not scan.

Note

Also notice the left justification line. Any image in this area will be missing in the output.

Should the document skew while feeding, clean the internal scanner areas according to the Maintenance procedure.

Minimum document size	Width: 152 mm
	Length: 152 mm
Maximum document width	111.6 cm
Maximum document thickness	2 mm
Maximum scan width	106.7 cm
Maximum scan length	Depends on file format and software application.
	Refer to scanner software documentation.

Opening and Closing the Scanner

The scanner has a single part lid that opens toward the back of the scanner. Opening the lid provides access to the scanner Contact Image Sensors and Main Roller, allowing them to be inspected or cleaned.

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