Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 User manual
ScanSnap iX500 Quick Setup Guide
The Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 is a high speed duplex scanner, meaning it scans both the front and back of a
document or photo at the same time at a rate of about 1 page ever 1 to 2 seconds. It's ideal for
digitizing all of our famil photos and important documents.
Setting up the Fujitsu ScanSnap scanning station
1: Turn on the laptop (for longer projects connect the power)
2: Plug the power cable into Fujitsu ScanSanp iX500
3: Plug the USB cable into the laptop then into the Fujitsu ScanSnap
4: Open the Fujitsu ScanSnap b lifting the top lid, this will become the paper feed (should hold 50
sheets of paper or 25 photos) Pull the next lid down, this will become a paper catch. This step isn't
necessar especiall if ou have thicker photos.
5: Once the laptop is turned on and the Fujitsu ScanSnap is connected to it ou are read to start
scanning.
Start scanning documents and photos with the Fujitsu Scansnap iX500
1: Spread the paper guide all the wa to the edges of the page feeder if the are not alread there.
2: Place documents or photos in the page feeder. A ver helpful hint is to place the documents so the
back of the page is facing ou and upside down in the page feeder, this will save ou some work after
the pages are scanned.
3: Move the paper guide to fit snuggl next to the paper in the tra .
4: Press the Scan button on the Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 (it should be lit in blue)
5: The documents or photos will start scanning.
While the documents or photos are scanning a window will appear on the laptop.
When the documents or photos are finished scanning an "All Applications" window appears on the
screen of the laptop.
Here is where ou choose what kind of file our document or photo will save as.
Documents to PDF
If ou have a document and ou want to save it as a PDF click on "Scan to Folder"
The "Scan to Folder" window appears and gives ou some options.
1: File Name; this allows ou to name our PDF. The default name is toda s date and a
sequential number.
2: Save in; this gives ou the option to choose where to save the file to. The default is to
the documents folder on the desktop.
3: Click Save to save the document(s). Click "OK" when the "files were saved
successfull ." message appears.
4: Open the "Documents-Shortcut" on the desktop and ou should see a PDF with the
file name given to our scan.
Photos to image file
If ou have a photo and want to save it as an image file click on "Scan to Picture Folder"
The "Scan to Picture Folder" window appears and gives ou some options.
1: File Name; this allows ou to name ou photos. The default name is toda s date and a
sequential number.
2: Save in; this gives ou the option to choose where to save the file to. The default is
the pictures folder on the desktop.
3: Click Save to save the picture(s). Click "OK" when the "Files were saved successfull ."
message appears.
4: Open the "Pictures-Shortcut" on the desktop and open the ScanSnap folder. You will
see all of our photos that ou scanned. You will also notice ou have the front and back of ever
picture. If the scanner didn't detect an writing on the back of a photo it might not include it in the
folder.
Trou leshooting
If ou encounter a jam a message will appear on the screen of the laptop. Open the scanner b
pulling on the little button above the blue light towards ou.
Once the lid is open ou will be able to remove the document or photo that caused the jam. Close the
cover; reinsert the document of photo that caused the jam and tr scanning again b clicking on
"Continue Scanning" on the screen.
Tips
To save time scanning, sort all of our photos b size before scanning.
Remember to place the document or photo backwards and upside down to save ou from
having to rotate them later.
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