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1. M 97 Supply information EEEE 97 Check replacement cycle caisse co dag edt taa eee tha Reed RE ERA ede ELA UHR E ER E ER he 99 Replace the Rollers c q 99 Reset the usage COUDlers 2 ccce cione edi t La deers ki att e ELA EE e Ld adn ede EL ne eed d nue dad 103 Packing and shipping the machine sssssssssesseeeneeeen nennen e nenne rrr aE nennen nnns 104 8 Troubleshooting 106 Error and maintenance messages ssisesesesseeeeeee esent ntt sanete diss TA ENNAN PENAN ESEA 106 Bloetinr ndr E 109 BI M HS 111 Bie tle emi aA 113 A Appendix A 117 Specifications E et 117 General T 117 Sie A ET niao aaa a a a aAa a aA an AE aAA A A Aan ENa ates naect dace vba AARAA a EEA cease 119 Interfaces iuran a a Hae a a aa a een eee eaten 120 Supported languages sssssssesssseenenee eee ee cee 120 Computer requirements ierit Pede e aaae a radad a vd Mua deeded Led xad an ace ARX Rd agua 121 B Appendix B 122 Contact Brother S 122 Register your product online at i anii iiee E A
2. Pinch a new Pick up Roller and reinstall it in the machine D Close the Roller Cover 1 li e A S Al M Jb MR b As V aK ALL M A TRAY A M YA Y 102 Scanner Maintenance 15 Close the ADF Cover and the Top Cover 16 Reset the counter see Reset the usage counters on page 103 Reset the usage counters After you have replaced scanner parts reset the usage counter For Windows Q Launch DS Capture Click Op Setup and then click the Information tab m e Scroll down in the information window until you see Reset Roller button Oo Click Reset Roller Count to reset the usage counter For Macintosh D Launch DS Capture Q Click the Information tab e Click Reset to reset the usage counter 103 Scanner Maintenance Packing and shipping the machine When you transport the machine use the packing materials that came with your machine If you do not pack the machine properly any damage that may occur in transit may not be covered by your warranty The machine should be adequately insured with the carrier e Close the Top Cover gently 104 Scanner Maintenance o Pack the machine and the printed materials in the original carton with the original packing material as shown below Wes SSS SS NOTE USA and Canada only If you are returning your machine to Brother as part of the E
3. 3 o o 4 O oO amp Ww M o O 5 6 l Preview OK l Cancel No Name Description Default 1 Scan Area Select the paper size ISO A4 210 x 297 mm 2 Portrait Landscape Select the scanned document s layout Portrait 3 Display window Display a preview of your scanned image or set your scan area manually 4 X Offset Y Offset Adjust your scan area manually Width Length 5 Unit Select the unit of measurement displayed in the based on language Scanner Properties window 6 Selected area applies to Apply the same scan area settings to all documents not selected all modes 7 Preview Preview your scan 43 Scan Windows NOTE o Scan Area Portrait Landscape Display window X Offset Y Offset Width Length and Unit are disabled under the following settings When Cropping is set to Automatic Deskew ON in the Paper tab see Paper tab on page 37 When Cropping is setto Fixed Area Deskew OFF and Scan Area is set to Long Page 914 4 mm in the Paper tab see Paper tab on page 37 44 Scan Windows Scan Area Choose the paper size you want from the drop down list B None B US Legal 8 5 x 14 B US Letter 8 5 x 11 B Photo 6 x 4 B Photo 5 x 3 B ISO A4 210 x 297 mm B ISO A5 148 x 210 mm B ISO A6 105 x 148 mm E ISO A7 74 x
4. Remove the document base color Enhancement tab on page 49 Clean up paper edge of border with white or black result Enhancement tab on page 49 Remove small defects due to dust or scratches ona scanned image Enhancement tab on page 49 Efficient scanning See preview and check scan settings Preview tab on page 43 Save your scanner properties Image tab on page 28 Acquire multiple color type scan results with a single scan Image tab on page 28 Specify the computer memory used when scanning More Settings tab on page 53 Perform consecutive document scanning Paper tab on page 37 Advanced functions Scan a barcode to read information Enhancement tab on page 49 Add a character string to the scan result Digital Imprinter tab on page 55 Divide a 1 page document into 2 pages Rotation tab on page 47 Scan a document larger than Letter A4 size Image tab on page 28 Machine settings Specify multi feed detection settings Multi Feed Detection tab on page 41 Check and reset the scan count Information tab on page 59 Change the Power Saving Mode and Power Off time settings More Settings tab on page 53 System information Check the scanner and computer system information Information tab on page 59 24 Scan Windows DS Capture home screen Fast scan mode Fast display mode select from the Fi
5. When you use Barcode Detection to split documents pages that contains barcodes will not appear in your scan results 84 Scan Macintosh Setting tab Click the Setting tab to configure additional scanning options eoe PDS 6000 r Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting Imprinter Information lt gt 1 Image Count 1 2 infinite Enable Energy Saver gt minutes Power Off Time gt minutes Show Scanning Progress Show Warning Message Default Scan Exit Preview Window gt gt No Name Description Default 1 Image Count Specify the number of pages to scan Infinite 2 Energy Saver controls Change settings related to saving energy Enable Energy Saver 15 minutes Power Off Time 240 minutes Image Count This option allows you to specify the number of pages to scan For example to scan only the first two pages of a document move the page slider to 2 Energy Saver controls E Enable Energy Saver Power Saving Mode Move the slider to set the amount of idle time before the scanner enters Power Saving Mode E Power Off Time Move the slider to set the amount of idle time before the machine automatically powers off NOTE You cannot disable Enable Energy Saver Power Off Time must be greater than or equal to Energy Saver time 85 Scan Macintosh Imprinter tab Click the Imprinter tab to p
6. Click OK The new profile will appear in the Profile field and in the Profile pop up list NOTE To delete a profile select the profile from the pop up list click button and click OK To edit a profile enter the name of the profile you wish to edit on the Add a New Profile dialog box and click OK Color Profile Use the Color Profile settings to achieve accurate color reproduction for scans This option uses the default ICC profile parameters to adjust the image colors ICC profiles are used with color mapping mainly in digital photography and printing E Document Select Document if your original contains only text or a mixture of text and graphics This is an optimal setting for regular business documents E None Select None to disable the Color Profile option E Photo Select Photo if your document contains photos and you want to reproduce your photos in vivid color E Mix Select Mix if your document contains a combination of text and graphics The Mix option offers mid range scan quality between Document and Photo 71 Scan Macintosh File tab Click the File tab to set the directory path file name and file format of your scanned images 1 eoe PDS 6000 Profile Image i File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement 96HH 96YY 9 NN 96MM 96SS MMM 96SEQ 001 96DD Sample Image 001 When file names are the same Increase sequence number File Format JPEG jpg
7. 15 ppm 30 ipm 600 dpi TWAIN Compliant Windows Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 8 8 1 Macintosh OS X v10 8 x 10 9 x 10 10 x or later a WIA Compliant Windows Windows XP 1 Windows Vista Windows 7 8 8 1 ICA Compliant Macintosh OS X v10 8 x 10 9 x 10 10 x or later ISIS Compliant Windows Windows XP 1 Windows Vista Windows 7 8 8 1 Color Depth Input 48 bit color processing Output 24 bit color processing Resolution Optical Up to 600 x 600 dpi Interpolated Up to 600 x 600 dpi Scanning Width Up to 216 mm Gray Scale 8 bit Scanning Max Mono 60 ppm 200 300 dpi 80 ppm 200 300 dpi Speed 15 ppm 600 dpi 20 ppm 600 dpi Color 60 ppm 200 300 dpi 80 ppm 200 300 dpi 15 ppm 600 dpi 20 ppm 600 dpi Duplex Scanning Mono 60 ppm 120 ipm 200 300 dpi 80 ppm 160 ipm 200 300 dpi Max Speed 15 ppm 30 ipm 600 dpi 20 ppm 40 ipm 600 dpi Color 60 ppm 120 ipm 200 300 dpi 80 ppm 160 ipm 200 300 dpi 20 ppm 40 ipm 600 dpi Windows XP in this User s Guide includes Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional 2 3 For the latest driver updates for the Mac OS X version you are using visit us at http support brother com Actual speed may be slower depending on your computer specifications and scan settings 119 Appendix A Interfaces USB Super Speed USB 3 0 Use a USB 3 0 cable Type B that is no more than 5
8. 3 Scan Area Page Size Select the paper size ISO A4 210 x 297 mm 4 Portrait Landscape Select your scanned document s layout Portrait 5 X Offset Y Offset Adjust the scanning area manually Width Length Center 6 OverScan Adjustment Add a specific margin at top and bottom of the edge of 0 00 the image 7 Background Settings Select a background color White Background 8 Unit Select the unit of measurement displayed in the based on language Scanner Properties window 9 Reload Timeout Set the amount of time the scanner will wait before 0 starting an auto scan after the first scan job is completed 37 Scan Windows Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned Options include Automatic Deskew ON This option automatically adjusts the cropping window according to document size Use this option for batches of mixed sized documents NOTE When you select Automatic Deskew ON scanned images are automatically deskewed if the images are crooked Punch Hole Removal is not available when Automatic Cropping is disabled B Fixed Area Deskew OFF This option allows you to define the area or zone to be captured Use it when scanning batches of same sized documents If you select this option type numerical values or use the up or down arrow keys to define the x and y offset values width and length of your scan area E EOP End of Page
9. Click the Rotation tab to change values related to image rotation Enhancement More Settings Digital Imprinter Information Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation None Rotation EIC con AND Image Control Options 2 Split Image None 2 Flip Side Rotation 3 PE Book pi Fanfold 7 Image Control Options 4 7 Mirror OK Caneel No Name Description Default 1 Rotation Degrees Rotate the scanned image None 2 Split Image Separate the scanned image None 3 Flip Side Rotation Change the orientation of the reverse side of the output Book page 4 Mirror Reverse the right and left sides of your image not selected Rotation Degrees To rotate the scanned image select the rotation angle from the drop down list E None E 90 degrees CW Clockwise B 90 degrees CCW Counter clockwise E 180 degrees E Auto Orientation If you select Auto Orientation the scanner automatically rotates your document based on its contents 47 Scan Windows Split Image When you split an image the scanner creates two separate images aligned either horizontally or vertically This is useful for documents containing an image that spans two pages because you can save both images as a single image on a single page B None B Horizontal Divide a single image in half horizo
10. Defaults s Preview Rotation ICWindows Media ding wav Cancel No Name Description Default 1 Additional Length Define the page length if it exceeds the scan area not selected Detection 2 Ultrasonic Detection Detect overlapped pages by measuring paper thickness not selected 3 Display window Display a preview of Additional Length Detection 4 Stop Scanning after Multi Feed Stop the ADF and display a Warning when a multi feed is detected not selected 5 Multi Feed Alarm Customize an alarm sound if a multi feed occurs C Windows Media Ding wav 6 Unit Select the unit of measurement displayed in the Scanner Properties window based on language Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being scanned by specifying the additional length exceeding scan area The Display window displays the size of the page as you change the value A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection Use the Additional Length Detection feature when scanning multiple same size documents from the ADF If you select this detection method scanning will not stop even if a multi feed is detected 41 Scan Windows Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection detects overlapping pages by measuring paper thickness If you select this detection method scanning sto
11. Specify the computer memory used when scanning Setting tab on page 85 Perform consecutive document scanning Paper tab on page 76 Advanced functions Add a character string to the scan result Imprinter tab on page 86 Divide a 1 page document into 2 pages Rotation tab on page 79 Scan a document larger than Letter A4 size Image tab on page 66 Machine settings Specify multi feed detection settings Paper tab on page 76 Check and reset the scan count Information tab on page 90 Change the Power Saving Mode and Power Off time settings Setting tab on page 85 System information Check the scanner and computer system information Information tab on page 90 63 Scan Macintosh DS Capture screen overview Launch the TWAIN user interface using your scanning software This guide uses the DS Capture user interface to explain the TWAIN user interface Click the tab menus to configure the scanner s settings eoe PDS 6000 1 Profile Image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting Front Auto Detection Binarization Dynamic Threshold Front Color Sensitivity 20 Front Gray Back Auto Detection Contrast 0 Back Color Resolution 200 dpi Back Gray Invert Black on White Back B amp W Scan Source Auto Document Feeder Page Size Automatic Profile Custom Color Profile Document e C 3 4 S No Name
12. User s Guide PDS 5000 PDS 6000 Using the documentation Thank you for buying a Brother machine Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine Symbols and conventions used in the documentation The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injuries IMPORTANT IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality NOTE Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features Bold Bold style identifies keys on the machine or computer screen Italics Italicized style emphasizes an important point or refers you to a related topic NOTE For PDS 5000 users This guide uses PDS 6000 screen images unless otherwise indicated If you are using a tablet running Windows you can make your selections either by tapping the screen or by clicking with your mouse Table of Contents 1 Scanning Software 1 Choose your scanning SOftWare oo eee ceecccceeeeeecccceetenecceeeeeeaaeeeeseeeaaeeeesseeaaeaeeeeeaaeeeesaeaaeeeeseeeaaeeeseeaaeeeeeteas 1 2 General Information 2 Scanner OVEVIEW eC EE 2 Control panel 3 Control panel overview nmsascice
13. insert narrow pages straight and as close to the center of the machine as possible If the document will not be fed straight use Continuous Scanning B Confirm the settings See the IMPORTANT section on page 110 B Clean the rollers See Clean the inside of your scanner on page 92 106 Troubleshooting Error message Cause Action Multifeed error Multiple pages were fed at the same time Remove the pages See Multi feed on page 111 Reload your documents in the ADF See Load documents on page 9 Using a Carrier Sheet Enable Carrier Sheet Mode then try again See Carrier Sheet Mode on page 38 Your document is not acceptable for the machine Make sure your document is suitable for the machine see Document Information on page 5 DRAM R W test error AFE R W test error NVRAM R W test error ADF front lamp error Ultrasonic error ADF AFE R W test error GI USB R W test error FlashROM R W test error AFE LVDS test error T ADF AFE LVDS test error ADF rear lamp error A hardware error has occurred Contact Brother Customer Service For more information see For customer service on page 123 107 Troubleshooting Messages displayed on your computer Error message Cause Action A document is jammed in the ADF A document is jammed Open the top cover and remove the docu
14. 111 Troubleshooting IMPORTANT Remove any paper from the ADF before closing the ADF Cover To avoid future multi feeds do the following Disable the multi feed detection when scanning business cards Selectthe Carrier Sheet Mode check box under the Paper tab when scanning using the Carrier Sheet 112 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Scanning difficulties Difficulty Cause Suggestions TWAIN or WIA errors appear when starting to scan Windows The TWAIN or WIA driver was not chosen as the primary source in your scanning application Make sure the Brother TWAIN or WIA driver is chosen as the primary source in your scanning application For example in OmniPage SE 18 click Scan Settings and then Select to select the Brother TWAIN WIA driver TWAIN errors appear when starting to scan Macintosh TWAIN driver was not chosen as the primary source in your scanning application Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is chosen as the primary source In PageManager 9 click File Select Source and select the Brother TWAIN driver OS X v10 8 x 10 9 x 10 10 x or later users can also scan documents using the ICA Scanner Driver My scanned images have black lines running through them blank spaces or are of overall bad quality This problem occurs if a foreign object such as a paper clip or ripped paper is stuck in the scanner Check the ADF slot and make sure that the slot is clear
15. 91x 128 mm B Maximum Scan Length B Long Page lt 5 994 mm 2 B Custom 1 Available after adding Custom setting see below 2 If scanning at 200 dpi the length that can be scanned will vary with the resolution Custom Click the _ _ button to add or change a custom paper size To apply the custom settings select Custom from the Scan Area Page Size drop down list Portrait Landscape NOTE Landscape cannot be selected when US Legal US Letter A4 B5 Maximum Scan Length or Long Page is selected 39 Scan Windows 8 X Offset Y Offset Width Length Center When you select Fixed Area Deskew OFF from the Cropping drop down list you can adjust the scan area manually using the following values B X Offset Adjust the distance from the left edge of the scanner to the left edge of the area in the document that you want to scan B Y Offset Adjust the distance from the top edge of the document to the top edge of the area in the document that you want to scan m Width Adjust the width of the area in the document that you want to scan B Length Adjust the length of the area in the document that you want to scan B Center Allow the software to automatically center the scanned image based on the selected paper size OverScan Adjustment OverScan Adjustment allows you to add a specific margin at top and bottom of the edge of the image This is used to reduce possible corner clipping on skewed im
16. If foreign objects are found remove them from your scanner My scanned image is missing The Document Guides are not adjusted to fit the width of the document Adjust the Document Guide to fit the width of the document When Cropping is set to Automatic Deskew ON and you are scanning a document that contains multiple page sizes insert narrow pages straight and as close to the center of the machine as possible If the document does not stay straight while feeding use Continuous Scanning The settings are not suitable for your document For example an A4 document is fed when Letter was selected as the document size Make sure the document size settings are suitable for your document For Windows see Paper tab on page 37 For Macintosh see Paper tab on page 76 The scan speed is too slow The resolution is not suitable for your document Decrease the scanner resolution For Windows see Image tab on page 28 For Macintosh see Image tab on page 66 113 Troubleshooting Difficulty Cause Suggestions My scanner is connected but it will not feed my document or do anything else Your document is not set correctly Insert your document until you feel the top edge of the document touch the inside of your scanner Your document is too thin or too thick Check that your document is acceptable see Document Information on page 5 If your document is not the pro
17. Multi Page Output Scan to File Show in Finder Setting Directory Users xxx Documents Browse File Name Image SEQ Digits 001 B YYYYMMDD 20150205 HHNNSS 160505 YYYY Default Scan Exit Preview Window gt gt No Name Description Default 1 Directory Specify where you want to save scanned images Users xxx Documents where xxx is your user name 2 File Name options Specify the default file name of scanned images Image SEQ 3 When file names are Select an operation to execute if the same file name Increase sequence the same exists in the directory number 4 File Format Select a file format JPEG jpg 5 Scan to Select where to automatically send the scanned image File Directory Click the Browse button to navigate to the directory where you want to save scanned images or type a file location in the Directory field File Name options You can customize the default file name using text and special symbols B File Name Type a file name using any text and any of the codes shown For example to name all scans User1 with the month and year that is User1 December 2014 type User1 MM YYYY in the File Name field B Digits Select the number of digits This setting is availlable when SEQ is set E Sample Displays an example of your file name 72 Scan Macintosh When file names are identical Choose an automatic action for the scanning softw
18. Sample Preview your text here 88 Scan Macintosh More Click the More button to select additional font properties Imprinter Size s E Density 0 e Transparency 0 Cancel WIN RN B Size Move the slider to select font size Default 5 B Density Move the slider to select font density Default 0 B Transparency Move the slider to select a transparency value from 0 not transparent to 100 completely transparent This is useful if you want a partially transparent watermark 89 Scan Macintosh Information tab Click the Information tab to display system and scanner information such as scanner driver version and firmware version You can also view the Roller count and reset the count in this window eoe PDS 6000 w Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting Imprinter Information 4 Scanner Model PDS 6000 Serial Number U63940J4U111163 Version 3 20 0205 15 1 O Driver Version 2014 1 28 F W Version 0 77 First Scan 2015 01 07 Reverse Roller Count Pick up and Separation Roller Count ADF Count Multi Feed Count 16 Reset 15 1 Jam Count 1 Power On Time 5 7 hours Language English 2 A DS Capture ual Copyright 2015 Brother Industries Ltd All Rights Reserved No Name Description Default 1 Reset Roller Count Reset the roller count 2 Language Change the language of the DS Capture user interface based on OS language Reset Roller Count A
19. Windows 8 Scanner Properties dialog box Click Setup i o on the DS Capture home screen to display the Scanner Properties dialog box Use the Scanner Properties tabs to configure the scanner s settings More Settings Color Dropout Paper Mutti Feed Detection Front Color Front Gray Back Color Front Auto Color Detection 2 eei 3 Back Auto Color Detection Binarization Sensitivity Resolution dpi Invert Back Gray Back B amp W Digital imprinter Information Preview Rotation Dynamic Threshold 20 4 b 200 mem Black on White Scan Source Automatic Document Feeder Profiles Custom Document e Cem Ce Ee p 3 No Name Description 1 Tabs Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation Enhancement More Settings Digital Imprinter Information 2 Defaults Click Defaults to reset all settings in all tabs to the original factory settings 3 OK Click OK to save the settings and close the Scanner Properties dialog box 4 Cancel Click Cancel to close the Scanner Properties dialog box without saving changes NOTE All settings in the Image tab except for the Resolution the Compression tab the Color Dropout tab and the Preview tabs can be set individually for the front and back of any double
20. scanned image Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation More Settings Digital Imprinter Information e Content 2 3 Custom 4 Das me ee J 5 6 Noma Print Position 7 Position Middle 8 9 10 mwe 11 ak a No Name Description Default 1 Digital Imprinter Select to activate this feature not selected 2 Print All Print on every page of the scanned image selected 3 Custom Type the custom text to print on your scanned image 4 Counter Change the scan counter Number such as 1234 5 Date Time Change the date time None 6 Custom Font Select a font Normal 7 Font Attributes Select a font attribute Normal 8 String Orientation Select the print direction Normal 9 Print Position Select a print position Middle 10 Sample Preview your custom text 11 More Set advanced font settings Size 5 Density 0 Transparency 0 55 Scan Windows Digital Imprinter Select the Digital Imprinter check box to use the digital imprinter to print custom text on your scanned image Print All Select the Print All check box to print the text on every page of the scanned image Clear the check box to print the text only on the first page of the scanned image Custom Type the text you wa
21. the host of a tavern Before Despeckle After Despeckle Noise Number 0 Noise Radius 1 Noise Number 22 Noise Radius 10 NOTE Despeckle is available for black and white images only Blank Page Removal Select the Blank Page Removal check box to remove blank pages from your scanned image Move the slider to change the threshold or level of pixels that determines a blank page Barcode Detection Select the Barcode Detection check box to detect and recognize barcodes in your document An avbarcode ini file containing the barcodes is created and stored on your system drive for example C ProgramData PDS XXXX avbarcode ini where XXXX is your model name E Select Barcode Type Click Select Barcode Type and select the barcode type s to specify the barcode type s that you want the scanning software to recognize 52 Scan Windows i More Settings tab Click the More Settings tab to configure additional scanning options 1 2 Enable Energy Saver I 15minutes V Enable Power Off 240 minutes V Show Scanning Progress V Show Waming Message 2 Scanner Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation Enhancement More Settings Digital Imprinter Information Cache Mode Memory Size X Memory Size Default No Name Description Default 1 Cache Assign a
22. 105 mm B ISO B5 176 x 250 mm B ISO B6 125 x 176 mm B ISO B7 88 x 125 mm B JIS B5 182 x 257 mm B JIS B6 128 x 182 mm B JIS B7 91x 128 mm E Maximum Scan Length Portrait Landscape NOTE Landscape cannot be selected when US Legal US Letter A4 B5 Maximum Scan Length or Long Page is selected Display window The Display window displays a preview of your scanned image You can set your scan area by placing your cursor in the Display window and dragging it diagonally to size the outline 45 Scan Windows X Offset Y Offset Width Length You can adjust the scan area manually using the following values E X Offset Adjust the distance from the left edge of the scanner to the left edge of the area in the document that you want to scan B Y Offset Adjust the distance from the top edge of the document to the top edge of the area in the document that you want to scan B Width Adjust the width of the area in the document that you want to scan B Length Adjust the length of the area in the document that you want to scan Unit Select Millimeters Inches or Pixels from the drop down list The default setting is based on your OS language Selected area applies to all modes Select the Selected area applies to all modes check box if you want all documents to use same scan area settings Preview Click Preview to display a low resolution preview in the Display window 46 Scan Windows 8 Rotation tab
23. B Sensitivity available when you select Dynamic Threshold If your document contains small dots or speckles and you want to remove them increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right B Threshold available when you select Fixed Processing or Document A low threshold value produces a lighter image and can be used to subdue backgrounds and unneeded information A high threshold value produces a darker image and can be used to help faint images stand out Brightness Use the Brightness bar to lighten or darken an image The greater the value the clearer the image Contrast Use the Contrast bar to adjust the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image The greater the value the greater the difference between light and dark Resolution Select a resolution value from the pop up list The greater the value the higher the resolution and larger the file size You can type a custom resolution value in the Resolution field Invert Use Invert to reverse the brightness and the colors in the image The default setting is Black on White background To reverse this select White on Black MA G plague on thee Hast thou never n eye in thy head Canst JE plague on thee Hast thou never an eye in thy head Canst not hear The First Part cf King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 not hear The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 A carrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern A c
24. DO NOT try to scan cardboard or fabric NOTE Make sure documents that have ink or correction fluid on them are completely dry Certain types of plastic cards may be scratched when scanned To prevent damage to the card we recommend using the Carrier Sheet If misfeeds frequently occur when you scan thin sheets reduce the number of documents held in the ADF and then start scanning again Loading documents e Fan the pages several times along both the long edge and the short edge LATTSS e Adjust the Document Guides 1 to fit the width of your document Scan Preparation NOTE Slide up the Document Guide Stopper 1 and extend the Document Guide 2 when you set the documents with punch holes such as continuous form paper a Set your document face down top edge first in the ADF between the Guides until you feel it touch the inside of the machine E For plastic cards Set your document face down and short side first in the ADF between the Guides until you feel it touch the inside of the scanner Load only one plastic card at a time B For documents longer than Letter A4 size Support the document with your hand if the document is longer than the Top Cover Load only one document at a time 10 Scan Preparation Loading multiple differently sized documents To scan multiple pages that are different sizes follow these steps NOTE Make sure that the narrowest document is wide en
25. Description 1 Tabs Profile Image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting Imprinter Information 2 Default Click Default to reset all settings in all tabs to the original factory settings 3 Scan Click Scan to start scanning 4 Exit Click Exit to close the window 5 Preview Window Click to show or hide the image preview window to preview your image at a low resolution before your final scan NOTE All settings in the Image tab except for the Resolution and the Color Dropout tab can be set individually for the front and back of any double sided document you scan 64 Scan Macintosh Profile tab Click the Profile tab to assign specific scan profiles to specific buttons on the scanner s control panel eoe PDS 6000 Profile Image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting Profile Event Gray Doc Button 1 1 2 Description Scan to File Image Front Gray 3 Resolution 200 dpi Page Size Automatic Scan Source Auto Document Feeder Directory Users xxx Documents Image 001 jpg Scan Exit No Name Description Default 1 Profile View all scan profiles saved in DS Capture Duplex B amp W PDF Click on a Profile to view its settings in the Duplex Color JPEG Description field Duplex Gray JPEG Simplex B amp W PDF Simplex Color JPEG Simplex Gray JPEG 2 Event Select a button number from the pop up list The Button you s
26. E 122 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs ssssssssssse eene eene eene nnn rennes 122 For customer SERVICE ien ener e ne dE RET Hau age ade CER EE Ge ai ee ER need vd dae and 123 For Brother accessories amp supplies ssssssssssssssssssssseeneneenen enne eren nennen 123 Technical support for PageManager ssssssseeneeeeene nee nennen nennen nnns 124 Scanning Software Choose your scanning software After installing Brother s scanner drivers select a scanning application for saving scanned images to your computer Brother has supplied several options for you on Brother s installation DVD use this table to help determine which of the included scanning applications will work best for you scanned documents DS Capture is installed automatically when you install the scanner driver Center 1 Mac Brother Solutions Center Software Description Where is it For more information DS Capture Brother s scanning application it allows Windows DVD For Windows See Scan using Windows 9 Mac you to scan browse and file your Brother Solutions your computer on page 22 For Macintosh See Scan using your computer on page 62 and Scan using the control panel on page 61 Button Manager V2 Windows Use this application to extend the DS Capture s scanning functionality and to create multiple types of scan button to perform one touch scanning If scanning with your
27. Image Selection group The Image Selection group lets you configure detailed settings used when scanning in each color mode Select an image type and customize detail settings You can apply different settings to each image type Image Type Description Color Select Color if your original is in color and you want an exact copy Gray Select Gray if your original contains shades of gray B amp W Select B amp W if your original is typed written in pencil or written in pen Auto Detection Select Auto Detection to automatically detect and scan the front or back of your color document If your document is in color the scanner will automatically scan the document as a color image If your document is not in color choose either Black and White or Gray from the Non Color Selection pop up list Use this option if your document is multi page and includes both color and black and white Binarization Document Type This field name changes based on your choice in the Image Selection group B Binarization B amp W mode only Binarization is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a black and white image There are several methods of performing this conversion Conversion Methods Description Dynamic Threshold Select Dynamic Threshold to allow the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to produce the highest quality image Select this option to scan documents containing faint text shaded backgr
28. No Name Description Default 1 Rotation Degrees Rotate the scanned image None 2 SplitImage Separate the scanned image None 3 Mirror Reverse the right and left sides of your image not selected Rotation Degrees To rotate the scanned image select the rotation angle from the pop up list B None B 90 degrees CW B 180 degrees B 90 degrees CCW B Auto based on contents If you select Auto based on contents the scanner automatically rotates your document based on its contents 79 Scan Macintosh Split Image When you split an image the scanner creates two separate images aligned either horizontally or vertically This is useful for documents containing an image that spans two pages because you can save both images as a single image on a single page E None E Horizontal Divide a single image in half horizontally B Vertical Divide a single image in half vertically Mirror Select the Mirror check box to reverse the right and left sides of your image 80 Scan Macintosh Enhancement tab Click the Enhancement tab to improve the appearance of your scanned image 1 2 eoe PDS 6000 Profile image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting gt Punch Hole Removal Background Setting Background Processing None Sensitivity Mode Automatic Edge Fill Left 0 Top 0 White v millimeters Bottom 0 Right 0 Despeckle Noise Number 0 2 Noise Radius 1 2 pi
29. Select Memory Size to limit your cache size by memory size The amount of available memory depends on your computer Energy Saving Control B Enable Energy Saver Power Saving Mode Move the slider to set the amount of idle time before the scanner enters Power Saving Mode B Enable Power Off Select the Enable Power Off check box and move the slider to set the amount of idle time before the machine automatically powers off NOTE You cannot disable Enable Energy Saver f you clear the Enable Power Off check box your machine will not power off automatically Power Off time must be greater than or equal to Energy Saver time Show Scanning Progress Select the Show Scanning Progress check box to display the scanning progress bar during scanning Show Warning Message Select the Show Warning Message check box to display warning messages If the rollers are near their end of life period a warning message appears once per day until you reset the counter Save Settings after Closing Select the Save Settings after Closing check box to save your settings when you close the Scanner Properties dialog box The next time you open the Scanner Properties dialog box the previous settings will appear NOTE This item is displayed only when using a TWAIN compliant application such as OmniPage 54 Scan Windows Digital Imprinter tab Click the Digital Imprinter tab to print the date time document count or a custom messages on your
30. Sensitivity Threshold B Sensitivity available when you select Dynamic Threshold or Auto Color Detection Sensitivity of Dynamic Threshold If your document contains small dots or speckles and you want to remove them increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection If your document contains primarily black and white text with a small amount of light or pale color that you do not want to be recognized as color reduce the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the left B Threshold available when you select Fixed Processing or Document A low threshold value produces a lighter image and can be used to subdue backgrounds and unneeded information A high threshold value produces a darker image and can be used to help faint images stand out Brightness Use the Brightness bar to lighten or darken an image The greater the value the clearer the image Contrast Use the Contrast bar to adjust the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image The greater the value the greater the difference between light and dark Resolution dpi Select a resolution value from the drop down list The greater the value the higher the resolution and larger the file size You can set a custom resolution value by clicking the e button to the right of the drop down list Invert Use Invert to reverse the brightness and the colors in the image The default setting is Black on Whi
31. about the Carrier Sheet e For best results carefully fold your document in half making sure all the corners are even and then insert the document into the Carrier Sheet 15 Scan Preparation 6 Set the Carrier Sheet in the ADF between the Guides until you feel it touch the inside of the machine NOTE To reduce the white space in the center of a scanned page be sure to position the folded edge of the original document closer to the right edge of the Carrier Sheet 16 Scan Windows Scan using the control panel Customize the Scan button on your Brother machine s control panel to scan using your preferred scanning software Assign a scanning application to the Scan button e Confirm that the machine is connected to your computer via a USB cable Q Access the machine from your computer using one of the following For Windows 8 8 1 Move your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop When the menu bar appears click Settings gt Control Panel In the Hardware and Sound group click View devices and printers For Windows 7 Click Start gt Devices and Printers For Windows Vista Click Start gt Control Panel gt Scanners and Cameras gt Printers For Windows XP Click Start gt Control Panel gt Scanners and Cameras e Right click the scanner icon and select Scan properties from the menu For Windows Vista select the machine and click Properties 17 Sca
32. computer 1 Make sure your scanner is connected correctly 2 Confirm that the USB cable is working and that it is not frayed or damaged in any way If the error still appears after verifying that the USB cable is connected correctly reinstall the scanner driver from Brother s installation DVD cannot install the scanner drivers Windows You may not have been given administrator privileges Log into Windows with administrator rights cannot install the scanner drivers Macintosh You may not have been given administrator privileges From the Apple menu select System Preferences gt System gt Users amp Groups The left pane of the window will list the current accounts one of which should be your name with the word Admin underneath If this is not the case contact your system administrator The file size is too large The size of the file will depend upon many factors The physical size of the document and the amount of text graphics on each page are factors that will affect the resulting file size These factors cannot be changed To produce the smallest scan file for a given document use the lowest resolution and Black and White mode and scan the smallest area possible Using the opposite settings scanned in the highest resolution in the Color mode and scanning the largest area possible will produce the largest sized file For Windows see Change scan sett
33. computer click the button to which the required scan settings have been assigned with the application If scanning with your machine select the menu to which the required scan settings have been assigned on the LCD screen and then press the machine s Scan button The following scan functions are supported Scan to File Scan to File OCR Scan to App E mail Printer Shared Folder FTP SharePoint See the Button Manager Help menu for more information about using Button Manager V2 DVD Brother Solutions Center 1 See the Button Manager V2 User s Guide To scan using the Scan button on your machine s control panel customize the Scan button in advance see Scan using the control panel on page 17 OmniPage SE 18 OmniPage SE 18 is an OCR scanning DVD See the software s user Windows application from Nuance instructions QuickScan Pro QuickScan Pro is a trial document DVD See Scan using the ISIS driver Windows capture scanning application from EMC on page 60 PageManager 9 PageManager 9 is a scanning application Brother Solutions See the software s user Mac from NewSoft Center 1 instructions 1 Visit http support brother com NOTE In addition to the above you can also use your TWAIN Windows 9 Mac WIA Windows ISIS Windows and ICA Mac compatible applications for scanning General Information Scanner overview Top Cover Cover E
34. sided document you scan 27 Scan Windows i Image tab Click the Image tab to set basic scan settings to assign values for the front or back of your document and to specify the image type Information More Settings Digialimprnter Compression Color Dropout Paper _Muti Feed Detection Preview Rotation Binarization Dynamic Threshold X Sensitivity 20 4 D Resolution dpi Invert Black on White 9 10 11 Scan Source Automatic Document Feeder M Profiles Custom gt Document SxS Gon No Name Description Default 1 Image Selection check Select the check box es to specify the type of scan Front B amp W boxes for the front and back of your document 2 Image Selection group Customize the settings for the front and back sides Front B amp W of your document 3 Binarization Select a proper image processing mode This field Dynamic Threshold Document Type name changes based on your choice in the Image Document Non Color Selection Selection group Black and White 4 Sensitivity Threshold Change sensitivity threshold value 5 Brightness Change brightness 0 6 Contrast Change contrast 0 7 Resolution dpi Select resolution 200 8 Invert Reverse the brightness and the colors in the
35. specified amount of memory from the available RAM to process the image data Memory Size 2 Energy Saving Control Change settings related to energy saving Energy Saver 15 minutes Power Off 240 minutes 3 Show Scanning Select to display the scanning progress bar during selected Closing Properties dialog box NOTE This item is displayed only when using a TWAIN compliant application such as OmniPage Progress scanning 4 Show Warning Select to display warning messages selected Message 5 Save Settings after Select to save all settings when you close the Scanner selected 53 Scan Windows Cache This option allows you to assign a specified amount of memory from the available RAM to process the image data By specifying a smaller memory size you free more memory for other applications you are running By specifying a larger memory size you have more memory to process the image data which is useful especially when you have a large amount of documents to scan B None Select None from the Mode drop down list to specify the number of pages to scan For example to scan only the first two pages of a document move the page slider to 2 m Page Number Select Page Number to limit your cache size by the number of scanned pages it contains For your information a Letter A4 color document scanning at 300 dpi consumes approximately 24 MB E Memory Size
36. 4 bit Intel 64 32 bit 32 bit or AMD64 supported CPU 2 GB 4GB 64 bit 64 bit Windows 8 8 1 Intel Core i3 or equivalent 1 GB 2 GB 50MB 1 5 GB 64 bit Intel 64 or AMD64 32 bit 32 bit supported CPU 2GB 4GB 64 bit 64 bit Macintosh OS X 10 8 x Intel Processor 2 GB 4 GB 50MB 400MB USB aie OS X 10 9 x Intel Processor 2GB 4 GB OS X 10 10 x Intel Processor 2GB 4 GB For the latest driver updates visit http support brother com navigate to your product s page and click Downloads All trademarks brand and product names are property of their respective companies 121 Appendix B Contact Brother Register your product online at http www brother com html registration By registering your product with Brother you will be recorded as the original owner of the product Your registration with Brother may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covered by insurance and will help us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers The most convenient and efficient way to register your new product is online at http www brother com html registration Frequently Asked Questions FAQs The Brother Solutions Center is our one stop resource for all your Brother machine needs You can download the latest software documents and utilities read FAQs and tro
37. 9 feet 1 8 meters long Your scanner has a Hi Speed USB 3 0 USB 2 0 USB 1 1 USB 1 0 interface The scanner can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 2 0 USB 1 1 USB 1 0 interface 2 Third party USB ports are not supported Supported languages Display Languages English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Dutch Norwegian Swedish Danish Russian Czech Hungarian Polish Bulgarian Romanian Slovakian Finnish The default setting displayed on the scanner s LCD is based on the connected computer s OS language If the OS language is not one of the supported languages as listed in the table above the LCD displays English 120 Appendix A Computer requirements SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS Hard Disk Space to 5 install ComputerPlatform amp Operating P un Minimum Recon Sule eies rocessor Minimum Speed mended For PC System Version RAM For RAM d Applica Interface Drivers tions Windows Windows XP Intel Core 2 Duo or 1 GB 2GB 50MB 1 5 GB USB Operating Home equivalent System Windows xp Professional Windows XP 64 bit Intel 64 or AMD64 1 GB 2GB Professional x864 supported CPU Edition Windows Vista Intel Core 2 Duo or 1GB 2GB 50MB 1 5 GB equivalent 64 bit Intel 64 or AMD64 supported CPU Windows 7 Intel Core 2 Duo or 1GB 2GB 50MB 1 5 GB equivalent 6
38. Button Manager function number and name For more information see the Button Manager V2 User s Guide LCD LCD When Button Manager V2 When Button Manager V2 is not launched is launched ierit tid Button Manager V2 Button Panel Press to launch the scanning application Press QI again to begin scanning 21 Scan Windows Scan using your computer To scan using your computer launch a TWAIN compatible application on your computer such as DS Capture or Adobe 9 PhotoShop This guide uses DS Capture as an example Scan with DS Capture e Confirm that the machine is connected to your computer via a USB cable e Double click the DS Capture icon T on your desktop NOTE If the DS Capture icon 4 is not visible on your desktop click Start gt All Programs gt Brother PDS XXXX Scanner where XXXX is your model name DS Capture e The Select Scanner Model dialog box appears Under Scanner Model select your PDS scanner model and then click OK Select Scanner Model Ea Driver Type TWAIN Scanner Mode I Brother PDS 6000 22 Scan Windows 49 DS Capture launches Mobile Document CAPTURE TWAIN Brother PDS 6000 Files View ao f File Format JPEG 53 9 Click Setup to change the scan settings if needed For more information on changing settings see Change scan settings using the TWAIN driver on page 24 Set your d
39. Detection Deskew OFF This option allows you to define the area or zone to be captured Use it when scanning batches of same width but different length documents If you select this option type numerical values or use the up or down arrow keys to define the x and y offset values width and length of your scan area B Relative to Document Deskew OFF This option allows you to crop different areas of your documents and deliver these images in black and white gray or color separately Use it if you are working with an application that requires you to store the entire document in black and white and a part of the document in color to save storage space This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in the same area on each document Carrier Sheet Mode Select this check box if using the Carrier Sheet NOTE Carrier Sheet Mode is available only when Automatic Deskew ON is selected in the Cropping drop down list 38 Scan Windows Scan Area Page Size This field name changes based on your selection in the Cropping drop down list Choose the paper size you want from the drop down list B None B US Legal 8 5 x 14 B US Letter 8 5 x 11 B Photo 6 x 4 B Photo 5 x 3 B ISO A4 210 x 297 mm B ISO A5 148 x 210 mm B ISO A6 105 x 148 mm E ISO A7 74 x 105 mm B ISO B5 176 x 250 mm B ISO B6 125 x 176 mm B ISO B7 88 x 125 mm B JIS B5 182 x 257 mm B JIS B6 128 x 182 mm B JIS B7
40. Preview Result Default Scan Exit Preview Window gt gt No Name Description Default 1 Color Dropout Select the color you want to remove from your scan None 2 Advanced Processing Configure the advanced settings when removing a color not selected 3 Preview Result Preview the result of current color dropout settings in the image preview window 4 Color Picker Select the dropout color from the preview image Color Dropout Select one of the following from the Color Dropout pop up list E None No color is removed m Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue Removes red green or blue from the scan E Custom Manually adjust the RGB value of the color you want to remove or select the dropout color from the preview image using Color Picker 2 74 Scan Macintosh Advanced Processing Select the Advanced Processing check box to adjust details that can optimize your scan result E Mode Select Quality to configure detailed settings for the filter threshold value Mode is available only when Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue or Automatic is selected in the Remove Color drop down list B Filter Threshold available when you select None Remove Red Remove Green or Remove Blue This value determines how much color to remove A lower value will drop more of the selected color while a higher value will leave more of the selected color Filter Threshold is available only when Quality is selected
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42. acintosh Scan using your computer To scan using your computer launch a TWAIN compatible application on your computer such as DS Capture or Adobe 9 PhotoShop This guide uses DS Capture as an example Scan with DS Capture e Confirm that the machine is connected to your computer via a USB cable e Double click the DS Capture EN icon on your desktop e DS Capture launches eoe PDS 6000 Profile Image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting Pron Aon eteetion Binarization Dynamic Threshold i Front Color Sensitivity 20 Front Gray Back Auto Detection Contrast 0 Back Color Resolution 200 B dpi Back Gray Invert Black on White ud Back B amp W Scan Source Page Size Profile Color Profile Default o Change the scanning settings if needed Auto Document Feeder Automatic B Custom kd nm Do cum ent Scan Exit Preview Window For more information on changing settings see Change scan settings using the TWAIN driver on page 63 5 Set your document in the ADF Click Scan in the DS Capture screen Your scanner starts scanning The scanned image will be saved in the directory you specified in the File tab For more information see File tab on page 72 Check the scan result to confirm that all settings are correct 62 Scan Macintosh Change scan settings using the TWAIN driver The TWAIN driver provides various settings and useful functions that you can use when scanni
43. ages and is often applied to a batch of skewed documents Select a value between 0 and 4 5 mm Background Setting Select White Background or Black Background from the drop down list to set the background color for your scanned images NOTE 9 This option is available only when you select Automatic Deskew ON in the Cropping drop down list Unit Select Millimeters Inch or Pixel from the drop down list The default setting is based on your OS language Reload Timeout Set the amount of time the scanner will wait before auto scanning the next document after a scan job is completed Use this feature if you load many separate documents in the ADF that must be scanned using the same scan settings 40 Scan Windows i Multi Feed Detection tab Click the Multi Feed Detection tab to detect pages that overlap when fed through the ADF A multi feed usually occurs due to stapled documents adhesives on documents or electrostatically charged documents _ Scanner Properties x 7 Enhancement More Settings Digital Imprinter Information 1 V Additional Length Detection 0 00 t 2 Eitan bees S SN 4 1 Stop Scanning after Multi Feed image Conpesson GomDnpo fepe Mut Feed Dtcin Multi Feed Detection MultiFeed Alarm
44. an Windows 8 Punch Hole Removal Select the Punch Hole Removal check box to remove punch hole markings on scanned images This feature removes the punch hole markings by filling hole marks with the surrounding color Peat Safe EE IN x oW IN cose d deus c 96AD 0 Original Punch Hole Removal NOTE Punch Hole Removal is not available when Automatic Cropping is disabled Background Setting Specifying the Background Setting allows you to remove or smoothen the base color of scanned documents B Background Processing Select None Smooth or Removal from the drop down list Smooth makes the background smooth and Removal removes the background color B Sensitivity Move the Sensitivity slider to the left or right to adjust the sensitivity to base color or background The greater the sensitivity value the better the scan results but the slower the scanning speed E Mode This option is available only if you select Smooth under Background Processing above Select Auto to allow the software to process the image automatically Select Moire to reduce moire B Fill Color This option is available only if you select Removal under Background Processing above Select White to make the background white Select Auto to allow the software to detect the background color automatically and fill it in with the color 50 Scan Windows Edge Fill Select White or Black and set a value in Millimeters to add a white or black
45. are to execute if file names are duplicated in your default directory B Increase sequence number Increase the sequence number of the new scanned image file and save both new and old files B Overwrite always Save only the new scanned image and overwrite the old one B Ask User Display a dialog box that prompts you to either increase the sequence number of the new file or overwrite the old file File Format Select the file format you want from the pop up list To save multiple documents as one file select the Multi Page Output check box Scan to Select File Application E mail or Printer from the pop up list to specify where to send the scanned image file Select the Show in Finder check box to open the Finder and display the directory where the image is saved 73 Scan Macintosh Color Dropout tab Click the Color Dropout tab to remove the red blue or green color from your scanned image If your image contains a red watermark or background choose the Red channel to remove any red watermark or background color This feature is useful for sharpening text when using OCR software NOTE This function supports only black and white or gray documents eoe PDS 6000 Profile Image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting Front Auto Detection COISTDIGEGUE None 1 FIOR Coie Advanced Processing Front Gray Mode Normal C uuu 2 Back Auto Detection Back Color Back Gray Back B amp W 3 o
46. arrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern Black on White White on Black Scan Source B Automatic Document Feeder ADF Use the ADF to scan multiple pages 69 Scan Macintosh B 2in1 Use 2 in 1 to scan documents wider than Letter A4 size The machine scans both sides of the folded document and merges the images onto a single page Merge Vertically check box Select this check box to align both sides horizontally Clear this check box to align both sides vertically Select Merge Vertically Page Size Choose the paper size you want from the pop up list B Automatic B US Legal 8 5 x 14 B US Letter 8 5 x 11 B Photo 6 x 4 B Photo 5 x 3 B ISO A4 210 x 297 mm B ISO A5 148 x 210 mm B ISO A6 105 x 148 mm E ISO A7 74 x 105 mm B ISO B5 176 x 250 mm B ISO B6 125 x 176 mm B ISO B7 88 x 125 mm B JIS B5 182 x 257 mm B JIS B6 128 x 182 mm B JIS B7 91x 128 mm E Maximum Scan Length B Long Page B Custom Clear Merge Vertically 70 Scan Macintosh Profile Click Profile to save your frequently used scan settings To create a scan profile o Choose your scan settings using any of the tabs o When finished click the Image tab and then click the button on the right of the Profile field The Add A New Profile dialog box appears Add A New Profile Please enter the name of the profile Untitled Cancel OKI e Type the name of the profile you want to save
47. atic When you select Automatic scanned images are automatically deskewed if the images are crooked 2 Unit Select the unit of measurement displayed from the based on language available options 3 Carrier Sheet Mode Select this check box if using the Carrier Sheet not selected 4 Portrait Landscape Select your scanned document s layout Portrait 5 X Offset Y Offset Adjust the scanning area manually Width Length 6 Multi Feed Detection Configure options to detect documents that overlap OFF options when fed through the ADF 7 Reload Timeout Set the amount of time the scanner will wait before 0 starting an auto scan after the first scan job is completed 76 Scan Macintosh Page ize Choose the paper size you want from the pop up list B Automatic B US Legal 8 5 x 14 B US Letter 8 5 x 11 B Photo 6 x 4 B Photo 5 x 3 B ISO A4 210 x 297 mm B ISO A5 148 x 210 mm B ISO A6 105 x 148 mm E ISO A7 74 x 105 mm B ISO B5 176 x 250 mm B ISO B6 125 x 176 mm B ISO B7 88 x 125 mm B JIS B5 182 x 257 mm B JIS B6 128 x 182 mm B JIS B7 91x 128 mm B Maximum Scan Length B Long Page B Custom Unit Select Millimeters Inches or Pixels from the pop up list The default setting is based on your OS language Carrier Sheet Mode Select this check box if using the Carrier Sheet NOTE This option is available only when Automatic is sel
48. ave Add A New Profile Please enter the name of the profile save Cmm Click Save The new profile will appear in the Profiles drop down list NOTE You can Delete Rename or Reset profile names in the Edit Your Profile dialog box Color Profile Use the Color Profile settings to achieve accurate color reproduction for scans This option uses the default ICC profile parameters to adjust the image colors ICC profiles are used with color mapping mainly in digital photography and printing E Document Select Document if your original contains only text or a mixture of text and graphics This is an optimal setting for regular business documents E None Select None to disable the Color Profile option E Photo Select Photo if your document contains photos and you want to reproduce your photos in vivid color E Mix Select Mix if your document contains a combination of text and graphics The Mix option offers mid range scan quality between Document and Photo 33 Scan Windows Compression tab Click the Compression tab to adjust the scanned image size but maintain image quality NOTE The Compression options available may differ depending on the scanning application you use Enhancement More Settings Digital Imprinter Information Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rota
49. blem 1 Confirm that the USB cable connecting your scanner to your computer is connected correctly 2 Re install the scanner driver from Brother s installation DVD Paper dust has accumulated on the surface of the rollers Clean the rollers See Clean the inside of your scanner on page 92 Too many documents are loaded in the ADF at a time Make sure your document is acceptable for the machine See Document Information on page 5 There are foreign objects in the ADF Remove any foreign objects or ripped paper from the ADF A multi feed occurs Paper dust has accumulated on the surface of the rollers Clean the rollers See Clean the inside of your scanner on page 92 Too many documents are loaded in the ADF at a time Load no more than 100 pages at a time See Document Information on page 5 The document is sticky or has a sticky note on it which caused a multi feed Use the Carrier Sheet to scan the multifed document The document is jammed Causes may vary Open the scanner s top cover and gently pull out the document Make sure that no paper remains in the scanner Your document is not acceptable for the machine for example if the paper is too long B Make sure your document is suitable for the machine see Document Information on page 5 E Use the Carrier Sheet see Load documents using the Carrier Sheet on page 13 Paper dust has accumulated on the su
50. canned image Custom Type the text you want in your print string up to 31 characters Counter Click to increase the scan counter The number of digits specified here will be displayed on the scanned image For example selecting Number 123456 will cause 000001 to be shown on the first page of the scanned image 000002 on the second 000003 on the third and so forth Date Time Select Date Time or Date Time to include the date and or time in your print string Click to select a date and or time separator from the pop up list Custom Font Select Normal or Fixed Width from the Custom Font pop up list Fixed Width monospace fonts use a fixed character spacing so each character occupies the same width Font Attributes Select Normal Underline Double or Bold from the Font Attributes pop up list 87 Scan Macintosh String Orientation Select Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 Degrees CW clockwise or 90 Degrees CCW counter clockwise from the String Orientation pop up list to specify the text s print direction a b abc2014 v l0zoqe 2 0 1 4 Normal Rotated Vertical v L 0 Z RA S O Oo gt p 4 q e Vertical Inversion 90 Degrees CW 90 Degrees CCW Print Position Select Top Middle Bottom or Custom from the Print Position pop up list If you select Custom enter the X Offset and Y Offset value to specify the text s start position
51. e Color None x 1 Front Color Advanced Processing 7 Front Gray Normal 2 Back Auto Color Detection 128 Back Color 128 E Back Gray u Defaults OK l Cancel No Name Description Default Remove Color Select the color you want to remove from your scan None 2 Advanced Processing Configure the advanced settings when removing a color not selected 35 Scan Windows When you select Custom from the Remove Color drop down menu the Color Dropout tab changes as follows Remove Color Custom Advanced Processing Normal 3 No Name 3 RGB values 4 Color palette Description Default Display the RGB value for the color selected Select the color you want to remove from a full color wheel Remove Color Select one of the following from the Remove Color drop down list E None No color is removed m Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue Removes red green or blue from the scan E Custom See Custom settings on page 36 Advanced Processing Select the Advanced Processing check box to adjust the details that can optimize your scan result E Mode Select Quality to configure detailed settings for the Filter Threshold value Mode is available only when Remove Red Remove Green Remove Blue or Automatic is selected in the Remove Color drop down list B Filter Threshold This value determines how much color to rem
52. ected in the Page Size pop up list Portrait Landscape NOTE Landscape cannot be selected when US Legal US Letter A4 B5 Maximum Scan Length or Long Page is selected 7T Scan Macintosh X Offset Y Offset Width Length You can adjust the scan area manually using the following values E X Offset Adjust the distance from the left edge of the scanner to the left edge of the area in the document that you want to scan B Y Offset Adjust the distance from the top edge of the document to the top edge of the area in the document that you want to scan B Width Adjust the width of the area in the document that you want to scan B Length Adjust the length of the area in the document that you want to scan Multi Feed Detection options Configure the Multi Feed Detection options to detect documents that overlap when fed through the ADF A multi feed usually occurs due to stapled documents adhesives on documents or electrostatically charged documents B Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being scanned by specifying the additional length exceeding scan area A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection Use the Additional Length Detection feature when scanning multiple same size documents from the ADF If you select this detection method scanning will not stop even if a multi feed is detected B Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection detects over
53. edge around the border of your scanned image Select the Edge Extend check box to add a white or black edge outside the border of your scanned image NOTE The maximum edge fill the value of the shorter side of a selected scan area For example if you select Letter size which is 8 5 x 11 in the maximum value for the white edge or black edge is 4 25 in or half of 8 5 in If you have selected an A4 size which is 210 x 297 mm the maximum value for the white edge or black edge is 105 mm half of 210 mm If you set a value greater than the maximum allowed the value automatically defaults to the maximum To disable this feature set the value to 0 Original Edge Fill 20 mm Black Edge Fill 20 mm Black Edge Extend Selected 51 Scan Windows Despeckle This function allows you to remove small dots or specks called noise from the background of scanned images Removing unwanted speckles provides a clear image for OCR processing and helps to reduce compressed file size Define the noise you want to remove by specifying Noise Number size and Noise Radius range AE plague on thee Hast thou never an eye in thy head Canst not hear The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 A carrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern amp plague on thee Hast thou never an eye in thy head Canst not hear The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 A carrier to Gadshill
54. elect from this list directly corresponds with the function numbers Function X displayed on the machine s LCD 3 Description View the selected scan profile s settings NOTE You must assign an event number to scan using the 99 Scan button on the machine For more information see Scan using the control panel on page 61 65 Scan Macintosh Image tab Click the Image tab to set basic scan settings to assign values for the front or back of your document and to specify the image type Profile Image 2 PDS 6000 File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting Front Auto Detection TEE Binarization Dynamic Threshold Front Color Front Gray Back Auto Detection Back Color Back Gray Back B amp W i 3 eigenes 9 65 CUNT 3 4 6 8 9 Page Size Automatic 1 0 11 Color Profile Document 1 2 Default Scan Exit Preview Window gt gt No Name Description Default 1 Image Selection check Select the check box es to specify the type of scan for the Front B amp W boxes front and back of your document 2 Image Selection group Customize the settings for the front and back sides of your Front B amp W document 3 Binarization Select a proper image processing mode This field name Dynamic Threshold Document Type changes based on your choice in t
55. ents with a carbon sheet attached B Documents written in pencil B Documents narrower than 50 mm wide B Documents shorter than 54 mm long E Documents of uneven thickness such as envelopes B Documents with large wrinkles or curls B Bent or damaged documents B Documents that use tracing paper B Documents that use coated paper B Photographs photographic paper E Documents printed on perforated paper B Documents printed on unusually shaped paper not square or rectangular E Documents with photos notes or stickers affixed to them B Documents that use carbonless paper B Documents that use loose leaf paper or any paper with holes in it B Photographic negatives E Receipts For more information about using the Carrier Sheet see Load documents using the Carrier Sheet on page 13 A CAUTION To avoid cutting yourself do not slide or scrape your hand or fingers along the edges of the Carrier Sheet Scan Preparation Set up your scanner Open the Top Cover 1 pull the Cover Extension 2 out and then unfold the Document Guides 3 Scan Preparation Load documents IMPORTANT The ADF can hold up to 100 pages and feeds each sheet individually Use 80 g m paper and always fan the pages before placing them in the ADF DO NOT pull on the document while it is feeding DO NOT use paper that is curled wrinkled folded ripped stapled paper clipped pasted or taped
56. er For USA Company name Postal Address Telephone Fax E mail Address URL For Canada E mail Address Other countries E mail Address NOTE NewSoft America Inc 47102 Mission Falls Court Suite 202 Fremont CA 94539 510 770 8900 510 770 8980 contactus newsoftinc com http Awww newsoftinc com contactus newsoftinc com tech newsoft eu com For all other issues see For customer service on page 123 124
57. fter replacing the scanner rollers click the Reset button to reset the roller count NOTE Make sure you do not reset the counter unless you have replaced the rollers Language Change the language of the DS Capture user interface if needed 90 Scanner Maintenance IMPORTANT Do not use any solvents or corrosive liquids such as alcohol or kerosene to clean any part of the scanner or the plastic may be permanently damaged Clean the outside of your scanner To prevent dust accumulation we recommend cleaning the exterior of your scanner periodically Wipe the outside of the scanner with a dry soft lint free cloth 91 Scanner Maintenance Clean the inside of your scanner A spot of dirt or correction fluid on the glass strip may cause poor quality scans Clean the inside of the scanner if a vertical line appears in the scanned data or if areas are missing in the scanned data e Unplug the machine from the AC power outlet e Open the Top Cover 1 and the ADF Cover 2 e In the ADF unit clean the glass strips 1 and feed rollers 2 with a soft lint free cloth moistened with water 92 Scanner Maintenance o Press and hold the buttons 1 on the inside of the ADF Cover and then pull the Reverse Roller Cover 2 down Q Clean the Reverse Roller with a soft lint free cloth moistened with water o Pinch the Reverse Roller and reinstall it in the machine o Securely close the Reverse Rol
58. h DS Capture e Click Op Setup and then click the Information tab 3 Scroll down in the information window until you see ADF Roller Count ADF Simplex Count or ADF Duplex Count For Macintosh 0 Launch DS Capture e Click the Information tab amp Check ADF Roller Count ADF Simplex Count or ADF Duplex Count Replace the Rollers When the machine scans 200 000 sheets the machine will display a message Please replace the roller and reset the roller count on your computer to remind you to replace the Rollers NOTE You should replace all three rollers at the same time or the Roller Count value will be incorrect o Open the Top Cover 1 and the ADF Cover 2 99 Scanner Maintenance e Press and hold the buttons 1 on the inside of the ADF Cover and then pull the Reverse Roller Cover 2 down o Remove the old Reverse Roller from the shaft and insert the new Reverse Roller all the way onto the Na 100 Scanner Maintenance 5 Pinch the new Reverse Roller and reinstall it in the machine QO Securely close the Reverse Roller Cover until the hooks snap into the ADF Cover Slide the document guides as far apart as possible and pull the Roller Cover 1 down 101 Scanner Maintenance Pinch the Separation Roller and pull it out of the machine Pinch a new Separation Roller and reinstall it in the machine Q Lift the blue hook that you pulled down in the step Q
59. he Image Selection Document group 4 Sensitivity Threshold Change sensitivity threshold value 5 Brightness Change brightness 6 Contrast Change contrast 0 7 Resolution Select resolution 200 8 Invert Reverse the brightness and the colors in the image Black on White 9 Scan Source options Select a scan source Automatic Document Feeder ADF 10 Page Size Capture a portion of the document being scanned Automatic 11 Profile Create or change scan profiles for frequently used scan Custom settings 12 Color Profile Ensure accurate colors when scanning Document 66 Scan Macintosh Image Selection check boxes Select the check boxes to customize the scan type We added this sentence to clarify the difference between Image Selection check boxes and Image Selection group For example to scan both the front and back of a color document page in color select the Front Color and Back Color check boxes For a black and white scan of the front and a color scan of the back select Front B amp W and Back Color NOTE Select more than one image type check box to generate multiple scan results from a single scan For example if you select Front Color and Front Gray and then scan your document scan data in both color and gray is saved f you select Front Auto Detection you must select Back Auto Detection as a back image type and vice versa These two options work only with each other
60. image Black on White 9 Scan Source options Select a scan source Automatic Document Feeder ADF 10 Profiles Create or change scan profiles for frequently used scan Custom settings 11 Color Profile Ensure accurate colors when scanning Document 28 Scan Windows Image Selection check boxes Select the check boxes to customize the scan type The Image Selection check box es are used to select the color mode with which the front or back of your document will be scanned For example to scan both the front and back of a color document page in color select the Front Color and Back Color check boxes For a black and white scan of the front and a color scan of the back select Front B amp W and Back Color NOTE Select more than one image type check box to generate multiple scan results from a single scan For example if you select Front Color and Front Gray and then scan your document scan data in both color and gray is saved If you select Front Auto Color Detection you must select Back Auto Color Detection as a back image type and vice versa These two options work only with each other Image Selection group The Image Selection group lets you configure detailed settings used when scanning in each color mode Select an image type and customize detail settings You can apply different settings to each image type Image Type Description Color Select Color if your original is in color and y
61. in the Mode drop down list B RGB values available when you select Custom Displays the RGB value for the color selected at the image preview window Adjust RGB values manually if needed Preview Result Click this button to preview your color dropout settings Before using this feature you must preview your image by clicking the Preview Window button Color Picker The Color Picker option is available only if you select Custom under Color Dropout and only after you preview your image by clicking the Preview Window button Select the dropout color from the preview image Click the button move the mouse over the preview image and click on the color you want to remove The RGB values for the selected color automatically populate the Red Green and Blue fields 75 Scan Macintosh Paper tab Click the Paper tab to define values relating to image output overlapping pages and auto scan eoe PDS 6000 Profile Image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting gt t T Carrer Sheet Mode X Offset 0 00 Y Offset 0 00 Width 8 50 Length 14 00 Multi Feed Detection Additional Length Detection 0 00 Ultrasonic Detection Stop Scanning after Multi Feed Multi Feed Alarm Sosumi aiff Continuous Scan Time Setting 7 Reload Timeout 0 2 seconds Default Scan Exit Preview Window No Name Description Default 1 Page Size Capture a portion of the document being scanned Autom
62. ings using the TWAIN driver on page 24 For Macintosh see Change scan settings using the TWAIN driver on page 63 Other difficulties Difficulty Cause Suggestions want to use a Use your scanner without connecting to a USB hub USB hub 116 Appendix A Specifications General PDS 5000 PDS 6000 Memory Capacity Standard 512 MB Power Source 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 24V DC2A LCD Liquid Crystal Display 16 characters x 2 lines Power Consumption 1 Scanning Approx 59 0 W Ready Approx 19 0 W Power Saving Approx 1 6 W Power OFF Approx 0 3 W 117 Appendix A PDS 5000 PDS 6000 Dimensions p 187 mm k 316 mm 183 mm 316 mm 187 mm _ 711mm Weight Approx 4 7 kg Temperature Operating 5 to 35 C Humidity Operating 20 to 80 Storage 10 to 90 ADF automatic document feeder Up to 100 pages Paper 80 g m Document Size Multiple Paper Width 51 to 218 mm Length 54 to 356 mm Single Paper Width 51 to 218 mm Length 1 sided scan 54 to 5 994 mm 2 sided scan 54 to 356 mm Measured when the machine is connected to your computer Fora 200 dpi scan 118 Appendix A Scanner PDS 5000 PDS 6000 Color Black Yes Yes Duplex Scan Yes
63. ith a dry cloth Do not leave documents in the Carrier Sheet for extended periods of time as the printing on the documents may bleed through onto the Carrier Sheet Do not place the Carrier Sheet in direct sunlight or in an area subject to high temperatures and high humidity as the Carrier Sheet may warp Do not place large or heavy objects on the Carrier Sheet when it is lying flat Do not bend or pull the Carrier Sheet If it becomes damaged it may not be acceptable for scanning and should not be used Do not scan multiple Carrier Sheets in a row Q Insert the document into the Carrier Sheet NOTE Set the document in the center of the Carrier Sheet and align the top of the document with the top of the Carrier Sheet To avoid document jams do not put several small documents into the Carrier Sheet at the same time Insert only one document into the Carrier Sheet at a time 13 Scan Preparation o Adjust the Document Guides 1 to fit the width of the Carrier Sheet E Set the Carrier Sheet in the ADF between the Guides until you feel it touch the inside of the machine NOTE To avoid document jams do not load the Carrier Sheet upside down 14 Scan Preparation Loading documents wider than Letter A4 size You can scan documents that are wider than Letter A4 size by using the Carrier Sheet Before scanning see Load documents using the Carrier Sheet on page 13 for basic usage instructions and notes
64. lapping pages by measuring paper thickness If you select this detection method scanning stops immediately upon multi feed detection and a Warning appears on your computer monitor E Stop Scanning after Multi Feed Select this check box to stop the feeder and display the Warning dialog box when a multi feed is detected NOTE This option is available when you select Additional Length Detection To stop scanning immediately when a multi feed is detected select the Stop Scanning after Multi Feed check box E Multi Feed Alarm Use this feature if you want your computer to emit an audible alarm if a multi feed is detected To change the alarm sound click Browse and choose a wave file from your computer NOTE This feature is available when either Additional Length Detection or Ultrasonic Detection is selected Reload Timeout Set the amount of time the scanner will wait before auto scanning the next document after the scan job is completed Use this feature if you load many separate documents in the ADF that must be scanned using the same scan settings 78 Scan Macintosh Rotation tab Click the Rotation tab to set specifications related to image rotation eoe PDS 6000 Profile Image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting 1 Rotation Degrees None Split Image 2 Flip Side Rotation Book Cw Default Scan Exit Preview Window
65. le menu Switch the scan mode if needed E Fast scan mode Fast scan mode gives priority to scanning speed Thumbnails are displayed after scanning is complete E Fast display mode In Fast display mode thumbnails are displayed in real time NOTE When you select Fast display mode scanning speed may be slower depending on your computer Fast scan mode Debug select from the File menu Set the debug value between 0 and 9 NOTE Debug is a developer s function Users should not need to change this setting 2 Setup Change scanner properties For more information see Scanner Properties dialog box on page 27 3 Scan Click this button to scan 25 EE Scan Windows i You cannot use Fit Page when PDF or Multi page PDF is chosen in File Format No Name Description Default 4 File Format Change the file format JPEG Select the format you want from the drop down list NOTE To save multiple documents as one file select Multi page PDF MPDF or Multi page TIFF MTIFF from the drop down list 5 Path Specify the directory where you want to save scanned My Documents My Scan images 6 Fit Page View and size the scanned image selected Actual Size 100 View the scanned image in Actual Size 100 You cannot use Actual Size 100 when PDF or Multi page PDF is chosen in File Format not selected 26 Scan
66. ler Cover until the hooks snap into the ADF Cover 9 Slide the document guides as far apart as possible and pull the Roller Cover 1 down 93 Pinch the Pick up Roller and pull it out of the machine 11 Pull the blue hook on the Separation Roller down Q Pinch the Separation Roller and pull it out of the machine 94 Scanner Maintenance Clean the Pick up Roller and the Separation Roller with a soft lint free cloth moistened with water Pinch the Separation Roller and reinstall it in the machine B Lift the blue hook that you pulled down in the step Pinch the Pick up Roller and reinstall it in the machine Q9 Close the Roller Cover 1 NS LR PS m NY f WE Y Close the ADF Cover and the Top Cover 95 Scanner Maintenance NOTE In addition to cleaning the glass strips with a non flammable glass cleaner run your fingertip over the glass to see if you can feel anything on it If you feel dirt or debris clean the glass again concentrating on that area You may need to repeat the cleaning process three or four times To test scan a document after each cleaning attempt When there is a spot of dirt or After the glass strip is cleaned correction fluid on the glass the vertical line is gone strip the scanned sample shows a vertical line 96 Scanner Maintenance Replace parts A warning message appears on your computer monitor when y
67. linking red There is a problem with the scanner Scanner status messages The following table explains the scanner s status messages during normal operation Scanner Status Message Meaning Function X This shows the current selected function number PageCount XXXXX The scanner is ready to scan XXXXX is the document scan count Scanning XXXXX The machine is scanning XXXXX is the current document scan count Canceling The scanner is canceling the current scan job NOTE When Button Manager is running on your computer Function X changes to a Button Manager function number and name For more information see the Button Manager V2 User s Guide See your model s Manuals page on the Brother Solutions Center at http support brother com to download the Button Manager V2 User s Guide LCD When Button Manager V2 is not launched LCD When Button Manager V2 is launched Button Manager V2 Button Panel Document Information Acceptable documents Standard Paper Length 54 to 356 mm Width 51 to 218 mm Weight 28 to 400 g m To scan thinner documents use the Carrier Sheet see Load documents using the Carrier Sheet on page 13 Maximum Number of Pages 100 sheets with 28 to 80 g m paper 90 sheets with 105 g m paper 60 sheets with 127 g m paper 50 sheets with 200 g m paper 15 sheets with 400 g m paper 15 sheets Busi
68. ment by pulling it backwards then close the top cover Do not open the ADF cover when scanning Your scanner s top cover is open when scanning starts Close the top cover and start scanning again No document in ADF No document is set in the ADF Set your document in the ADF and start scanning again Cannot find the scanner Your scanner is not connected to your computer Confirm that the USB cable connecting the scanner to the computer is properly connected By automatic power off function the machine s power might be turned off automatically Press Power button to turn the scanner ON Document misfeeds The document is not feeding correctly Remove the document align the pages and set it carefully inthe ADF then start scanning again Multifeed is detected Documents are multifed Remove the remaining document from the ADF set it carefully in the ADF then start scanning again Unknown error Contact Brother customer service or your local Brother dealer See For customer service on page 123 108 Troubleshooting Document jam Pages can jam in the ADF if they are not inserted or fed correctly or if they are too long Follow the steps below to clear a document jam Remove any paper from the ADF that is not jammed e Open the ADF Cover by pulling the Cover Release Lever 1 toward you NOTE Check for ripped paper inside the machine Remove any rip
69. n Windows o Click the Events tab and then select an event number from the Select an event drop down list The Button you select from this list directly corresponds with the function numbers Function X displayed on the machine s LCD 18 Scan Windows 5 Select Start this program from Actions and then select the scanning application you want to launch when you press the 99 Scan button on your machine s control panel Choose an event below then select the action to take when that event occurs A Click ox 190 Scan Windows 8 Select the function number you assigned the scanning application on the machine s LCD then push the Scan button on your machine The assigned application will launch NOTE When you use Button Manager V2 application you can syncronize the machine s LCD and application s function names by assigning Brother Button Manager to all the Button in the Select an event drop down list For more information see the Button Manager V2 User s Guide LCD LCD When Button Manager V2 When Button Manager V2 oe z is not launched is launched Se eae Button Manager V2 Button Panel 20 Scan Windows Scan a document o Confirm that the machine is connected to your computer via a USB cable o Set your document in the ADF Press A or Y to select a Function NOTE When Brother s Button Manager is running on your computer the machine s LCD displays a
70. ness Card Standard Paper Size A4 210 x 297 mm A5 148 x 210 mm A6 105 x 148 mm A7 74 x 105 mm B5 182 x 257 mm B6 128 x 182 mm B7 91 x 128 mm Legal 215 9 x 355 6 mm Letter 215 9 x 279 4 mm Long Paper Maximum Length 5 994 mm 1 Width 51 to 218 mm Weight 28 to 400 g m To scan thinner documents use the Carrier Sheet see Load documents using the Carrier Sheet on page 13 Maximum Number of Pages 1 page 1 sheet 1 If scanning at 200 dpi Document Information Plastic Cards Length 70 to 95 mm Width 51 to 55 mm Standard Size ISO 85 6 x 54 0 x 0 76 mm Material Plastic PET Type Plastic card such as a driver s license or an insurance card Thickness ISO Less than 0 76 mm Up to 1 25 mm with Embossed Maximum Number of Pages 1 page 1 sheet Unacceptable documents B Documents with paper clips or staples B Documents with wet ink B Fabrics metallic sheets overhead projector sheets B Glossy or mirrored media B Embossed plastic cards B Documents that exceed recommended thicknesses Document Information Documents recommended for use with the Carrier Sheet NOTE To purchase a Carrier Sheet go to the Brother Solutions Center at http support brother com or find contact information for your local Brother office at http www brother com Use the optional Carrier Sheet when you scan the following B Plastic cards B Docum
71. ng as listed in the overview table below In this guide we use the DS Capture application in our examples Instructions for other scanning software will be similar Functional overview Category Function Reference Basic settings Specify the image type color and scan Image tab on page 66 Automatically identify the document color and scan Image tab on page 66 Specify the document size and scan Paper tab on page 76 Automatically identify the document size and scan Paper tab on page 76 Specify the resolution and scan Image tab on page 66 Image processing Remove the specified color and scan Color Dropout tab on page 74 Rotate the document Rotation tab on page 79 Detect and remove the blank page Enhancement tab on page 81 Remove punch holes of scanned documents Enhancement tab on page 81 Automatically compensate the document tilt Paper tab on page 76 Remove the document base color Enhancement tab on page 81 Clean up paper edge of border with white or black result Enhancement tab on page 81 Remove small defects due to dust or scratches on a scanned image Enhancement tab on page 81 Efficient scanning See preview and check scan settings DS Capture screen overview on page 64 Save your scanner properties Image tab on page 66 Acquire multiple color type scan results with a single scan Image tab on page 66
72. niiararinin an i A a a A EA TE 3 BO ao er 11 0 4 Scanner status messages 2 ptione edit tate d eee atur ea Lue aep baths eddie deve Ea aue eb enu deca dees 4 3 Document Information 5 Acceptable documents seissanta iiinn aaae aad eaaa aa a aaa aaa aeaa aid Aea aaa diaaa aaa aand 5 Unacceptable documents seitin aa aa aa EE Rub EXER NR Aaa ia aAa aAA aiai 6 Documents recommended for use with the Carrier Sheet sssssssssssseeeeene enne 7 4 Scan Preparation 8 Setup YOUR stamme erm 8 Load documeris 1 22 2 tnter kei bers clade owed tage ade a ne TRIER a ra udev quM AD Exe INR Tide qVas EiS 9 Loading documents RR 9 Loading multiple differently sized documents sssssssssseeeem emen 11 Load documents using the Carrier Sheet ssssssssesssssse ennemis 13 Loading documents wider than Letter A4 size sssssssssseee emen 15 5 Scan Windows 17 Scan using the control panel 2 testet icit tiri dett Lesen cvaveecderenacecenduenstensacseaeeceaeechll 17 Assign a scanning application to the Scan button sssssssse meme 17 SiezIpE Ke ele Une 21 Scan using your computer ssssssssssseeenenee eene nnnm nnn en nnnm nnn enne sinit nenne ir denne rir et nnne nnns 22 Scan with DS Capture RM 22 Change scan settings using the TWAIN d
73. nt in your print string up to 31 characters Counter Click gt to increase the scan counter The number of digits specified here will be displayed on the scanned image For example selecting Number 123456 will cause 000001 to be shown on the first page of the scanned image 000002 on the second 000003 on the third and so forth Date Time Select Date Time or Date Time to include the date and or time in your print string Click gt to select a date and or time separator from the drop down list Custom Font Select Normal or Fixed Width from the Custom Font drop down list Fixed Width monospace fonts use fixed character spacing so each character occupies the same width Font Attributes Select Normal Underline Double or Bold from the Font Attributes drop down list 56 Scan Windows String Orientation Select Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 Degrees CW or 90 Degrees CCW from the String Orientation drop down list to specify the text s print direction a b abc2014 v l0zoqe 2 0 1 4 Normal Rotated Vertical v L 0 Z RA S O Oo gt p 4 q e Vertical Inversion 90 Degrees CW 90 Degrees CCW Print Position Select Top Middle Bottom or Custom from the Position drop down list If you select Custom enter the X Offset and Y Offset value to specify the text s start position Sample Preview your text here 57 Scan Windo
74. ntally B Vertical Divide a single image in half vertically Flip Side Rotation E Book Maintain the same image orientation on the reverse side of the output page B Fanfold Rotate the image orientation 180 degrees on the reverse side of the output page NOTE Flip Side Rotation is available only when you set Image Selection options to scan both front and back of your document in the Image tab Mirror Select the Mirror check box to reverse the right and left sides of your image 48 Scan Windows Enhancement tab Click the Enhancement tab to improve the appearance of your scanned image Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation Enhancement More Settings Digital Imprinter Information Punch Hole Removal 1 E Punch Hole Removal Edge Extend 0 Milimeters OK Cancel No Name Description Default 1 Punch Hole Removal Remove punch hole markings not selected 2 Background Setting Remove or smooth the background color None 3 Edge Fill Add a white or black edge around the border White Millimeters 0 4 Despeckle Remove small dots or specks from the background Noise Number 0 Noise Radius 1 5 Blank Page Removal Remove any blank pages from the original document not selected 6 Barcode Detection Detect and recognize barcodes not selected 49 Sc
75. ocument in the ADF y Click Scan Ez Your scanner starts scanning A thumbnail of the scanned image appears in the DS Capture screen and the scanned image will be saved in the directory you specified in the Path field For more information see DS Capture home screen on page 25 Check the scan result to confirm that all settings are correct 23 Scan Windows Change scan settings using the TWAIN driver The TWAIN driver provides various settings and useful functions that you can use when scanning as listed in the overview table below In this guide we use the DS Capture application in our examples Instructions for other scanning software will be similar Functional overview Category Function Reference Basic settings Specify the image type color and scan Image tab on page 28 Automatically identify the document color and scan Image tab on page 28 Specify the document size and scan Paper tab on page 37 Automatically identify the document size and scan Paper tab on page 37 Specify the resolution and scan Image tab on page 28 Image processing Remove the specified color and scan Color Dropout tab on page 35 Rotate the document Rotation tab on page 47 Detect and remove the blank page Enhancement tab on page 49 Remove punch holes of scanned documents Enhancement tab on page 49 Automatically compensate the document tilt Paper tab on page 37
76. on 1 Mode Select a scan such as black and white gray or color 2 Dither Five halftone levels are available 3 Dots per inch Select your desired resolution 4 Page Size Select the page size you want 5 Brightness Adjust the brightness of your scanned image 6 Contrast Adjust the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image 7 Default Click to reset all settings to the factory settings 8 Area Select your desired scan area or position 9 More Click to reverse image set multi feed detection and specify color drop out 60 Scan Macintosh Scan using the control panel Customize the Scan button on your Brother machine s control panel to scan using your preferred scanning software Assign a profile to the Scan button Confirm that the machine is connected to your computer via a USB cable Launch DS Capture and click the Profile tab e Click the Event pop up list and select an event number The Button you select from this list directly corresponds with the function numbers Function X displayed on the machine s LCD eoe PDS 6000 RBH image File Color Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement i Profile DIRE Scan a document 1 Confirm that the machine is connected to your computer via a USB cable e Set your document in the ADF e Launch DS Capture o Press A or Y to select a Function Press QP to start scanning 61 Scan M
77. ou want an exact copy Gray Select Gray if your original contains shades of gray B amp W Select B amp W if your original is typed written in pencil or written in pen Auto Color Detection Select Auto Color Detection to automatically detect and scan the front or back of your color document If your document is in color the scanner will automatically scan the document as a color image If your document is not in color choose either Black and White or Gray from the Non Color Selection drop down list Use this option if your document is multi page and includes both color and black and white Binarization Document Type Non Color Selection This field name changes based on your choice in the Image Selection group B Binarization B amp W mode only Binarization is the process of converting a grayscale or color image into a black and white image There are several methods of performing this conversion Conversion Methods Description Dynamic Threshold Select Dynamic Threshold to allow the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to produce the highest quality image Select this option to scan documents containing faint text shaded background or color background If you select Dynamic Threshold Threshold Brightness and Contrast are not available Fixed Processing Select Fixed Processing for black and white and other high contrast documents A single level is set to determine the black and white tran
78. ough to touch the ADF s feed rollers to avoid a document jam p Stack the documents on top of each other making sure that the top edge and the left side of each document is aligned e Adjust the Document Guides 1 to fit the width of the largest document eo Set the documents face down top edge first in the ADF between the Guides until you feel it touch the inside of the machine 11 Scan Preparation Combinations of multiple different sized documents Maximum size LTR P A4 P B5 P A5 P B6 P A6 P B7 P A7 P B8 P A8 P Carrier Sheet A5 L B6 L A6 L B7 L A7 L BB L AB L Width mm 1 216 210 182 149 129 105 91 743 643 525 LTR P 216 Carrier Sheet A4 P 210 A5 L B5 P 182 Available range B6 L A5 P 149 o A6 L N B6 P 129 g B7 L E A6 P 105 E A7 L B7 P 91 B8 L A7 P 74 3 A8 L B8 P 64 3 A8 P 52 5 LTR Letter size P Portrait L Landscape 12 Scan Preparation Load documents using the Carrier Sheet To purchase a Carrier Sheet go to the Brother Solutions Center at http support brother com or find contact information for your local Brother office at http www brother com IMPORTANT Do not write on the Carrier Sheet as the writing may be seen in scanned documents If the Carrier Sheet becomes dirty wipe it w
79. ound or color background If you select Dynamic Threshold Threshold Brightness and Contrast are not available Fixed Processing Select Fixed Processing for black and white and other high contrast documents A single level is set to determine the black and white transition The threshold is programmable over the entire density range If you select Fixed Processing Contrast is not available Halftone 1 5 Select Halftone to view a gray image composed of different sized dots In other machines this is sometimes called Grayscale 67 Scan Macintosh Conversion Methods Description Error Diffusion Select Error Diffusion for a type of Halftone Error Diffusion results in good image texture and makes text in images more legible than Halftone 1 5 above Halftone Diffusion Document Type Gray mode only When you select Gray as the image type for your scanned document you can choose from three document types Document Type Description Document Select Document if your original contains only text or a mixture of text and graphics This is the optimal setting for regular business documents Photo Select Photo if your original contains a photograph to reproduce it in a vivid grayscale image Normal Select Normal to adjust Brightness and Contrast manually D Porte Document Photo Normal Threshold 230 68 Scan Macintosh Sensitivity Threshold
80. our scanner detects that scanner parts are nearing their end of life period This section outlines the steps to follow when a warning appears If the warning message warns you to replace the Pick up Roller the Separation Roller or the Reverse Roller order parts and then replace the used parts with new ones Supply information The following table lists part numbers and estimates for usage and replacement Part Name Standard Replacement Cycle Pick up Roller Separation Roller Reverse Roller 200 000 sheets or 5 years NOTE Your replacement cycles may vary depending on the usage environment types of documents and scanning frequency You should replace all three rollers at the same time or the Roller Count value will be incorrect 97 Scanner Maintenance These parts are available at most Brother retailers If you cannot find the part you need you can order parts directly from Brother Visit us online for a complete selection of the Brother parts and supplies In USA 1 877 552 MALL 1 877 552 6255 1 800 947 1445 fax http www brothermall com In Canada sang http www brother ca Other C tries er Countries http www brother com 98 Scanner Maintenance Check replacement cycle Your Brother machine is equipped with a scan counter which automatically counts how many pages the machine scans To check the scan count follow these steps For Windows o Launc
81. ove A lower value will drop more of the selected color while a higher value will leave more of the selected color Filter Threshold is available only when Quality is selected in the Mode drop down list Custom settings Select Custom in the Remove Color drop down list to specify the exact color to be removed by entering its RGB Red Green and Blue value or by selecting it in the Color palette B RGB values Displays the RGB value for the color selected in the Color palette Adjust RGB values manually if needed E Color palette To manually specify the color you want to remove click on that color in the palette The RGB value of the selected color appears in RGB values 36 Scan Windows i Paper tab Click the Paper tab to define values relating to image output and auto scan 33 Scanner Enhancement More Settings Digital imprinter Information Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation o ascen cus None 9 q dH Adjustment Left 0 00 Top 0 00 Right 0 00 5 Bottom 0 00 5 Continuous Scan Time Setting Reload Timeout OK Cancel No Name Description Default 1 Cropping Capture a portion of the document being scanned Automatic Deskew ON 2 Carrier Sheet Mode Select this check box if using the Carrier Sheet not selected
82. ped paper you find o Close the ADF Cover Qo Confirm that the pages scanned before the jam occurred are saved in the designated folder and then start scanning again at the next page or the beginning of the document if necessary 109 Troubleshooting IMPORTANT To avoid damage to the jammed document DO NOT pull the document out before opening the ADF Cover Remove any paper from the ADF before closing the ADF Cover To avoid future document jams do the following Close the ADF Cover properly by pushing it gently in the middle Configure the settings for your document properly Clean the Rollers See Clean the inside of your scanner on page 92 Stagger the pages and then load your document Make sure your document is suitable for the machine See Acceptable documents on page 5 Load the card vertically when scanning cards Select Long Page from the Scan Area Page Size or Page Size drop down list under the Paper tab when scanning a long document 110 Troubleshooting Multi feed A multi feed error means that multiple pages were fed at the same time To clear the multi feed Remove any paper from the ADF e Open the ADF Cover by pulling the Cover Release Lever 1 toward you o Close the ADF Cover O Confirm that the pages scanned before the multi feed error occurred are saved in the designated folder and then start scanning again at the next page or the beginning of the document if necessary
83. ps immediately upon multi feed detection and a Warning appears on your computer monitor Display window This window displays a preview of the Additional Length Detection value Select Stop Scanning after Multi Feed check box to stop the ADF stop scanning immediately and display a Warning on your computer monitor when a multi feed is detected Stop Scanning after Multi Feed Select this check box to stop the feeder and display the Warning dialog box when multi feed is detected NOTE This option is available only when you select Additional Length Detection Multi Feed Alarm Use this feature if you want your computer to emit an audible alarm if a multi feed occurs To change the alarm sound click Browse and choose a wave file from your computer NOTE This feature is available when either Additional Length Detection or Ultrasonic Detection is selected The alarm field supports only the wav file format Unit Select Millimeters Inches or Pixels from the drop down list The default setting is based on your OS language 42 Scan Windows Preview tab Click the Preview tab to preview your image at a low resolution before your final scan This preview image is useful for determining your scan area and checking your color processing results Enhancement More Settings Digital Imprinter Information Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation
84. rface of the rollers Clean the rollers See Clean the inside of your scanner on page 92 There are foreign objects in the ADF Remove any foreign objects or ripped paper from the ADF My scanner gets warm It is normal for your scanner to emit a small amount of heat after prolonged use If there is a strange smell coming from the scanner or the scanner feels hot to the touch immediately remove the power cord and USB cable from your scanner Contact Brother customer service or your local Brother dealer See For customer service on page 123 The scan quality is poor Paper dust has accumulated inside your scanner Clean your scanner see Scanner Maintenance on page 91 The scanner resolution is too low Increase the scanner resolution For Windows see Image tab on page 28 For Macintosh see mage tab on page 66 114 Troubleshooting Difficulty Cause Suggestions Colors in the scanned image are dark The settings are not appropriate for the type of document being scanned Adjust the scan settings For Windows see Image tab on page 28 For Macintosh see mage tab on page 66 A page that is not a blank page was skipped The document is too light or Blank Page Removal is set to On Set Blank Page Removal to Off The scanned image is skewed crooked The scanner s Document Guides are not adjusted to fit the width of the document Adjust
85. rint the date time document count or a custom messages on your scanned image eoe PDS 6000 Dropout Paper Rotation Enhancement Setting MDDI Information lt 1 Content Print All Custom 2 6 Counter 0001 Date Time None Be Custom Font Normal Advanced 7 Font Attributes Normal 8 String Orientation Normal Print Position B X Offset Millimeters Y Offset Millimeters 10 C m Default Scan Exit Preview Window gt gt No Name Description Default 1 Digital Imprinter Select to activate this feature not selected 2 Print All Print on every page of the scanned image selected 3 Custom Type the custom text to print on your scanned image 4 Counter Change the scan counter Number such as 1234 5 Date Time Change the date time None 6 Custom Font Select a font Normal 7 Font Attributes Select a font attribute Normal 8 String Orientation Select the print direction Normal 9 Print Position Select a print position Middle 10 Sample Preview your custom text 11 More Set advanced font settings Size 5 Density 0 Transparency 0 86 Scan Macintosh Digital Imprinter Select the Digital Imprinter check box to use the digital imprinter to print custom text on your scanned image Print All Select the Print All check box to print the text on every page of the scanned image Clear the check box to print the text only on the first page of the s
86. river ssssssssseeeee emm enne nn nnns 24 Functional OVelVIeW ecce trn e eH x Er e Ia RE E ERR ERE alere da ue deat ra e uae du adore s 24 DS Capture home screen ssssssssssssssssessese eene eter eh sensn nenne rernm nnne nnns inneren ns 25 Scanner Properties dialog bOX eiesieiiiisssesese einen edens th na denn teh a das than an tana da hans 27 Iuzoracom c 28 Compression tab EE 34 07001m DIKO ole 0 d t 10 me 35 Paper tabni aaa A E E a a a a aaa ae de cae anes 37 Multi Feed Detection tab sssssssssssssssesseseen ene enenn nennen enne rerrIr rennen e nnne nnne nens 41 Preview tab c Mr 43 h ecumicio 47 Sla ure 0 sz o 49 More Settings tab ooo eee eecceeeeeeeeeeeee eee eeceeee eee seceeeeeeseceeeeeeeseceeeeeesegeeeaeeeeseeeaeeeeeseneeeeesenaeeeeseeaaeess 53 Digital Imprimer tab ccssar iiie diee cere ana dea a dde e dne aue 55 Information tab 59 Scan using the SIS driver cecinere iino nacta E E 60 6 Scan Macintosh 61 Scan using the control panel ssssssssssssessseee nene enne nn nennen nen nnenrir retenir nennen 61 Assign a profile to the Scan button ccccccceccccccceeeeeecceeeeeeeeceeeeeneenceeeeenseacaeeeeseenaeeaeeeee
87. rom the background of scanned images Removing unwanted speckles provides a clear image for OCR processing and helps to reduce compressed file size Define the noise you want to remove by specifying Noise Number size and Noise Radius range amp plague on thee Hast thou amp plague on thee Hast thou never an eye in thy head Canst not hear The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 A carrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern never an eye in thy head Canst not hear The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 A carrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern Before Despeckle After Despeckle Noise Number 0 Noise Radius 1 Noise Number 22 Noise Radius 10 NOTE Despeckle is available for black and white images only 83 Scan Macintosh Blank Page Removal Threshold Select the Blank Page Removal check box to remove blank pages from your scanned image Move the slider to change the threshold or level of pixels that determines a blank page Barcode Detection Select the Barcode Detection check box to split multi page scanned files whenever a barcode is detected E Select Barcode Types Click Select Barcode Type and select the barcode type s to specify the barcode type s that you want the scanning software to recognize NOTE This function is available only when the File Format setting on the File tab is set to PDF or TIFF and Multi Page Output is selected
88. rt txt file Reset Roller After replacing the scanner rollers click the Reset Roller button to reset the roller count NOTE Make sure you do not reset the counter unless you have replaced the rollers Report Click the Report button to generate a report txt file that is stored in the system drive for example C XXXX where XXXX is your scanner model Use this text file for troubleshooting when you encounter an error message see Troubleshooting on page 106 or share this file with service personnel if you contact them via phone or email for troubleshooting support 59 Scan Windows Scan using the ISIS driver If you are working with an ISIS driver you may want to use the scanning application QuickScan Pro which is an optional installation on Brother s installation DVD To install select QuickScan Pro from the Additional Applications screen on Brother s installation DVD Using QuickScan Pro is different from DS Capture because the compact interface of QuickScan Pro resembles the TWAIN interface When you launch QuickScan Pro the Scanner Settings screen appears Scanner Settings Brightness 1 __ Mode Black and White Manual Automatic gt O 128 Dither None N Nom Lighten Dots per inch 3 300 Page Size 4 Scanner Maximum PIXDFLT Version 58 4 260 725 Brother PXN Driver V3 02 081514 No Name Descripti
89. sition The threshold is programmable over the entire density range If you select Fixed Processing Contrast is not available Halftone 1 5 Select Halftone to view a gray image composed of different sized dots In other machines this is sometimes called Grayscale 29 Scan Windows Conversion Methods Description Error Diffusion Select Error Diffusion for a type of Halftone Error Diffusion results in good image texture and makes text in images more legible than Halftone 1 5 above Ln Igea i EI i M ei at eS n 3 Halftone Diffusion B Document Type Gray mode only When you select Gray as the image type for your scanned document you can choose from three document types Document Type Description Document Select Document if your original contains only text or a mixture of text and graphics This is the optimal setting for regular business documents Photo Select Photo if your original contains a photograph to reproduce it in a vivid grayscale image Normal Select Normal to adjust Brightness and Contrast manually D Pet Document Photo Normal Threshold 230 E Non Color Selection Auto Color Detection mode only If your document is non color you can choose the output to be either Black and White or Gray This option is useful when you scan a combination of color and non color documents 30 Scan Windows
90. te background To reverse this select White on Black SE plague on thee Hast thou never an eye in thy head Canst CE plague on thee Hast thou never an eye in thy head Canst not hear The First Part cf King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 not hear The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 A carrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern A carrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern Black on White White on Black Scan Source B Automatic Document Feeder ADF Use the ADF to scan multiple pages 31 Scan Windows B 2in1 Use 2 in 1 to scan documents wider than Letter A4 size The machine scans both sides of the folded document and merges the images onto a single page Merge Vertically check box Select this check box to align both sides horizontally Clear this check box to align both sides vertically MES s A B B d Select Merge Vertically Clear Merge Vertically Profiles Click Profiles to save your frequently used scan settings To create a scan profile e Choose your scan settings in the Scanner Properties dialog box using any of the tabs e When finished click the Image tab and then click Profiles The Edit Your Profile dialog box appears Edit Your Profile o Profile Duplex B amp W 200 dpi Delete l Rename l Reset Exit 32 Scan Windows 8 e Click Add and then type the name of the profile you want to s
91. the Document Guides to fit the width of the document When Cropping is set to Automatic Deskew ON and you are scanning a document that contains multiple page sizes insert narrow pages straight and as close to the center of the machine as possible If the document does not stay straight while feeding use Continuous Scanning The Auto Deskew feature was set to Off when the document was scanned Set Cropping to Automatic Deskew ON White vertical lines or white stripes appear on the scanned image The scanner is under direct sunlight Move the scanner out of direct sunlight A light source is near the scanner Move the scanner far away from the light source Bleed through is seen in the scanned image Your document is too thin Check that your document is acceptable see Document Information on page 5 The contrast setting is incorrect Increase the contrast level For Windows see Image tab on page 28 For Macintosh see Image tab on page 66 The Background Processing feature is set to Off Set Background Processing to On see Background setting on Enhancement tab on page 49 115 Troubleshooting Software difficulties Difficulty Cause Suggestions When click Scan in my scanning software an error message appears Cannot find the scanner or Operation system error This error message appears if your scanner is not recognized by your
92. tion Front Auto Color Detection Compression None gt 1 Go Front Gray v Front B amp W 1 Back Auto Color Detection E Back Color Back Gray E Back Baw OK atest No Name Description Default 1 Compression Select a Compression mode None 2 JPEG Quality Change the JPEG quality 50 Compression For scanning color or gray images the following compression types are available None JPEG For scanning black and white images the following compression types are available None G4 JPEG Quality Move the JPEG Quality slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the level of compression The greater the JPEG Quality percentage value the larger the file size 34 Scan Windows 9 Color Dropout tab Click the Color Dropout tab to remove the red blue or green color from your scanned image resulting in a gray or black and white document Color Dropout is available only when you select Gray or B amp W from the Image Selection group If your image contains a red watermark or background choose the Red channel to remove any red watermark or background color This feature is useful for sharpening text when using Optical Character Recognition OCR software 1 Enhancement I More Settings Digital imprinter Information Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation Remov
93. ubleshooting tips and learn how to getthe most from your Brother product http support brother com Check here for Brother driver updates To keep your machine s performance up to date check here for the latest firmware upgrade 122 Appendix B For customer service Visit http support brother com for technical support and contact information of your local Brother office In USA In Canada http www brother usa com service 1 877 BROTHER 1 877 276 8437 1 901 379 1215 fax For the location of a Brother authorized service center call 1 877 BROTHER 1 877 276 8437 www brother ca support Self Service Videos Email Chat Facebook and Twitter Help If you have comments or suggestions please write us at In USA Printer Customer Support Brother International Corporation 7905 North Brother Boulevard Bartlett TN 38133 In Canada Brother International Corporation Canada Ltd Marketing Dept 1 Rue Hotel de Ville Dollard des Ormeaux PQ Canada H9B 3H6 Other Countries Visit http www brother com for contact information for your local Brother office For Brother accessories amp supplies In USA In Canada In UK Other Countries http www brothermall com http www brother ca http www brother co uk Visit http www brother com for contact information for your local Brother office 123 Appendix B Technical support for PageManag
94. ve the Sensitivity slider to the left or right to adjust the sensitivity to base color or background The greater the sensitivity value the better the scan results but the slower the scanning speed E Mode This option is available only if you select Smooth under Background Processing above Select Automatic to allow the software to process the image automatically Select Moire to reduce moire B Fill Color This option is available only if you select Removal under Background Processing above Select White to make the background white Select Automatic to allow the software to detect the background color automatically and fill it in with the color 82 Scan Macintosh Edge Fill Select White or Black and set a value in millimeters to add a white or black edge around the border of your scanned image NOTE The maximum edge fill the value of the shorter side of a selected paper size For example if you select a Letter size which is 8 5 x 11 in the maximum value for the white edge or black edge is 4 25 in or half of 8 5 in If you have selected an A4 size which is 210 x 297 mm the maximum value for the white edge or black edge is 105 mm half of 210 mm If you set a value greater than the maximum allowed the value automatically defaults to the maximum To disable this feature set the each value to 0 Original Edge Fill 20 mm Black Despeckle This function allows you to remove small dots or specks called noise f
95. ws More Click the More button to select additional font properties Digital Imprinter Font Properties Size 5 B Size Move the slider to select font size Default 5 B Density Move the slider to select font density Default 0 B Transparency Move the slider to select a transparency value from 096 not transparent to 10096 completely transparent This is useful if you want a partially transparent watermark 58 Scan Windows Information tab Click the Information tab to display system and scanner information such as scanner driver version and firmware version You can also view the Roller count and reset the count in this window Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Rotation Enhancement More Settings Digital imprinter Information Info 1 0 Driver Version 0 9 2015 128 Port Type USB ID Address USB Optical Resolution 600 dpi Scanner Model PDS 6000 Serial Number U63940J4U111163 F W Version 077 Background Black Background First Scan 2015 1 7 Reverse Roller Count 16 Reset Roller J 1 Pick up and Separation Roller Count 16 Reset Roller J ADF Simplex Count 5 ADF Duplex Count 10 Multi Feed Count 1 Jam Count 1 Power On Time 5 2 hours sj 2 No Name Description Default 1 Reset Roller Reset the roller count 2 Report Generate a repo
96. xchange Service pack only the machine Keep all separate parts power cord and USB cable and printed materials to use with your Exchange machine Qo Close the carton and tape it shut 105 Troubleshooting If you think there is a problem with your scanner check the chart below and follow the suggestions You can correct most problems yourself If you need additional help visit the Brother Solutions Center at http support brother com click FAQs amp Troubleshooting and then navigate to your Model Name Using non Brother supplies may affect scan quality hardware performance and product reliability Error and maintenance messages Messages displayed on LCD Error message Cause Action ADF cover open ADF cover is open Close the ADF cover Document misfeed After pressing Scan the paper detect sensor is inactive for a certain time Align the edges of the pages and set your document correctly then try again Document Jam too Long B The Document Guides are not set to the correct document size B The settings are not suitable for your document B Paper dust has accumulated on the surface of the Pick up Roller or Feed Roller Clear the document jam see Document jam on page 109 and then do the following B Adjustthe Document Guides to fit the width of the document When Scan Size is set to Auto and you are scanning a document that contains multiple page sizes
97. xels 5 Blank Page Removal Threshold 50 6 cene 0 See a 7 Default Scan Exit Preview Window No Name Description Default 1 Punch Hole Removal Remove punch hole markings not selected 2 Background Setting Remove or smoothen the background color None 3 Edge Fill Add a white or black edge around the border White Millimeters 0 4 Despeckle Remove small dots or specks from the background Noise Number 0 Noise Radius 1 5 Blank Page Removal Remove any blank pages from the original document not selected Threshold 6 Barcode Detection Detect and recognize barcodes separate your multi not selected page document whenever a barcode is detected 81 Scan Macintosh Punch Hole Removal Select the Punch Hole Removal check box to remove punch hole markings on scanned images This feature removes the punch hole markings by filling hole marks with the surrounding color Peat Safe EE IN x oW IN cose d deus c 96AD 0 Original Punch Hole Removal NOTE Punch Hole Removal is available when the paper size is set to Automatic Background Setting Specifying the Background Setting allows you to remove or smoothen the base color of scanned documents B Background Processing Select None Smooth or Removal from the pop up list Smooth makes the background smooth and Removal removes the background color B Sensitivity Mo
98. xtension Document Guide Stopper Document Guides Automatic Document Feeder ADF ADF Cover Output Tray Document Stopper O o 00 FR WD Control Panel 10 Cover Release Lever 11 Kensington Security Slot 12USB Connector 13 AC Power Connector General Information Control panel This scanner has one Liquid Crystal Display LCD five buttons and one Light Emitting Diode LED on the control panel The LCD is a 16 character two line display Control panel overview 1 2 3 4 5 1 Liquid Crystal Display LCD Displays messages to help you set up and use your scanner 2 Function Selector A or Y Press to scroll through the function numbers For more information about the function numbers see Scan using the control panel on page 17 step 4 and 5 3 Power button LED Press to turn the scanner ON when the scanner is off or in Power Saving Mode Press to enter Power Saving Mode when the scanner is ON Press and hold down to turn the scanner OFF For more information about Power Saving Mode see Energy Saving Control on page 54 4 Cancel button Press to stop scanning 5 Scan button Press to start scanning or to launch a scanning application General Information LED indications The LED indicates the scanner s status LED Indication Meaning No light The scanner is OFF Green The scanner is ON Blinking green The scanner is initializing or in Power Saving Mode B

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