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Scanning at Lane

 

There are 2 HP scanners at the Digital Arts Workstation in the Redwood Room, and one scanner/printer at Li Ka Shing Center. At this time, there is no slide scanner available.

Make sure the scanners are ON before trying to scan.

HPScanjet 8300

Scanning double sided pages

  • The scanner is by default set to simplex scanning (1-sided scanning)
  • To change this, go to the Desktop and open Scanner Utilities > HP > Scanner Tools Utility
  • Click on the PDF Settings Tab
  • Change simplex to duplex (2-sided scanning)
  • Proceed with scanning
 

Scanning a document with intent to do image manipulation

  • On the front panel of the scanner, press the upper left (Scan Document) button
  • Your pages will automatically load in the PageManager software
  • Click on your pages and then go to File > Save As…
  • Save your files in your desired file type. Use JPG if you are unsure of what to choose
  • Go to the Desktop, and open Scanner Utilities > Adobe Photoshop
  • Open the file you intend to work on by going to File > Open
 

Copying a document

  • On the front panel of the scanner, press the upper right (Copy) button
  • You will be prompted to choose which printer you wish to print from
  • Select the desired printer
  • Follow the printing instructions for that printer
 

Scanning document(s) to make a PDF

  • On the front panel of the scanner, press the lower left (Scan to PDF) button
  • Adobe Acrobat will immediately open itself after this
  • Your file will be saved in the “My Documents” folder
 

Scanning a Business Card

  • On the front panel of the scanner, press the lower right (Scan Business Card) button
  • The BizCard software will automatically open itself
  • You may manage you business card through the BizCard software

Li Ka Shing Center Scanner

Scan to Email

This function allows you to scan your documents and email yourself the file.

  • Place document face up in the document feeder
    Place document face up in the document feeder

  • Press the SCAN/SERVER button on the panel
    Press the SCAN/SERVER button on the panel

  • Touch Enter address field on the Control Panel screen
    Touch Enter address field on the Control Panel screen

  • Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your email address, then press OK on the screen 
    Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your email address, then press OK on the screen 

  • The Control Panel shows Ready to Scan message.Touch Subject or Body to add text

  • Touch the Original Mode button in the middle right side to adjust the scanning options
    Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your email address, then press OK on the screen 

  • Press the Start button to scan. Your document will be received as an email attachment. The default email subject is “Attached image data”. The default email sender’s address is
    Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your email address, then press OK on the screen 
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