User GuideIM C2000/C2500/C3000/C3500/C4500/C5500/C6000 series

Scanning Documents into an Application on a Computer Using TWAIN

Use the TWAIN scanner from a computer to scan the original placed on the machine into an application that supports TWAIN.

Connect the machine to the network and install the TWAIN driver in advance.

Connecting to a Wired LAN

Connecting to a Wireless LAN

Installing the TWAIN Driver

TWAIN supporting application

To use the TWAIN scanner, install an application that supports TWAIN on the computer. Various image editing applications support TWAIN. For the installation and operation procedure of each application, see the use manual provided with the application.

Note

  • The TWAIN driver operates in 32-bit mode. On a computer running an operating system in 64-bit mode, use an application operating in 32-bit mode.

  • Connect the machine and computer in the same network segment as shown below.

    • The IP addresses of the machine and computer match except in the last number "ddd" in "aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd"

    • The machine is connected via the link local address when using IPv6

Basic Procedure for Using the TWAIN Scanner

1Place the original on the machine.

Placing an Original to Scan

2Start a TWAIN supported application on the computer.

In some applications, specify the machine as the scanner to use in the setting screen such as the scanner settings.

3Display the configuration screen of the TWAIN driver.

4Specifying the original orientation.

Driver screen illustration

To display the scanned pages in the correct vertical orientation on the computer, specify the orientation that matches the orientation of the original placed on the machine in the TWAIN driver.

  1. Select the location where the original is set in [Original Scan Method:].

  2. Select [Icon illustration] or [Icon illustration] in [Orig.Orientn.:].

  3. Specify [Orientation:].

    When placing the original on the exposure glass

    When placing the original in the ADF

    Orientation to place the original

    [Orientation]

    Orientation to place the original

    [Orientation]

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  4. When placing the original in the ADF, select [1 Sided], [2 Sided(Top to Top)] or [2 Sided(Top to Bottom)] in [Scan Settings:].

5Configure the other scan settings according to the purpose of the scanned data.

For details, see the TWAIN driver Help.

6Click [Scan].

7If you are scanning another page, place it in the same location and continue scanning until all pages are scanned.

Placing the Original Comprising Different Sizes on the Scanner

You can place and scan pages in the same vertical size at one time using the ADF. A regular size page is detected automatically.

  • To detect the page size to scan for each page, select [Auto detect(Mixed-size)] in [Original Size:].

  • To scan all pages of an original in the same size as the first page, select [Auto detect(Uni-size)] in [Original Size:].

Note

  • You cannot use the blank page detection function when using the TWAIN scanner.