Panasonic Uf 5500 Operating Instructions Manual

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General Description
Panasonic Document Management System 
(UF-5500 Only)
System requirements
NOTE1. (UF-5500 USB Connection Limitations)
64-bit Operating Systems (O/S) via a U SB connection only supports printing.
64-bit O/S does not support Scanning and/ or PC-Faxing via a USB connection.
ItemRequirements
Operating System Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later)
Windows XP (32/64-bit)  (Service Pack 2 or later)
Windows Server
® 2003 (32/64-bit)  (Service Pack 1 or later)
Windows Server® 2008 (32/64-bit) 
Windows Vista® (32/64-bit)
Windows 7(32/64-bit)
Hardware IBM
® PC/AT® and compatibles
CPU Intel® Pentium® 4 (1.6 GHz or more recommended)
RAM Windows 2000: 256 MB or more Windows XP: 512 MB or more
Windows Server 2003: 512 MB or more
Windows Server 2008: 1 GB or more
Windows Vista: 1 GB or more
Windows 7: 1 GB or more
Other Hardware CD-ROM drive Hard disk drive with at least 300 MB of available space
USB interface
LAN interface (10Base-T/100Base-TX)
Other Internet Explorer
® 6.0 (Service Pack 1 or later) 
						

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Do not connect the USB Cable until you reach the step 4.
When Connecting using a USB Port
1
Start Windows and make sure no other applications are running.
• You must be logged in as an administrator in order to 
install the Panasonic Document Management System.
2
Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
•The [Panasonic Document Management System] 
window appears.
3
Click [Complete Install] or [Custom Install] from [USB 
Connection] in the [Install Software] tab.
•For [Complete Install], go to the next step.
•For [Custom Install], select the desired software, 
then click [Install].
• In case of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and 
Windows 7, the Windows Security screen is 
displayed after clicking [Complete Install].
Click [Install this driver software anyway].
4
The [Connecting the printer] dialog box appears. 
Connect the machine to the computer with the USB 
cable.
Windows 2000
  go to steps 5a and 6
Windows XP/Windows Server 2003
  go to steps 5b and 6
Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008/Windows 7
  go to  step 6 
						

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When Connecting using a USB Port
Panasonic Document Management System 
(UF-5500 Only)
5a
Windows 2000
  click  [Yes].
5b
Windows XP/Windows Server 2003
1. Select  [No, not this time] , and then click [Next].
2. Select  [Install the software automatically 
(Recommended)] , and then click [Next] .
3. If you have a previous version of the Printer Driver  installed, select the  latest version of the  [.inf] file, and then 
click  [Next] .
4. Click  [Continue Anyway] .
5. Click  [Finish].
6
The [License Agreement]  dialog box appears. Select 
[I accept the terms of the license agreement] , and 
click 
[Next].
7
The  [Select Installa tion Folder] dialog box appears. 
Confirm the destination of the  installation folder, and click 
[Next] .
• To install to a different folder, click  [Browse] and 
select the desired folder.
8
The  [Select Data Folder]  dialog box appears. Confirm 
the destination of the data folder, and click  [Next].
• To install to a different folder, click  [Browse] and 
select the desired folder.
9
The  [Select Printer Driver]  dialog box appears. Select 
[Panasonic UF-5500] , and click [Next].
10
The [Select Panafax Desktop Setup Type]  dialog box 
appears. Select  [Standalone/Server]  or [Client] , and 
click  [Next] . 
• Consult your network administrator for proper  selection.
11
The  [Ready to Install]  dialog box appears. Click  [Install] 
to start the installation. • The files will be copied to your computer. 
						

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When Connecting using a Network Port
1
Start Windows and make sure no other applications are 
running.• You must be logged in as an administrator in order to install the Panasonic Document Management 
System.
2
Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. •The  [Panasonic Document Management System]  
window appears.
3
Click  [Complete Install]  or [Custom Install]  from 
[Network Connection]  in the [Install Software]  tab.
•For  [Complete Install] , go to the next step.
•For  [Custom Install] , select the desired software, 
then click  [Install].
4
The [License Agreement]  dialog box appears. Select 
[I accept the terms of the license agreement] , and click 
[Next] .
5
The [Select Installation Folder]  dialog box appears. 
Confirm the destination of the  installation folder, and click 
[Next] .
• To install to a different folder, click  [Browse] and 
select the desired folder.
6
The  [Select Data Folder]  dialog box appears. Confirm 
the destination of the data folder, and click  [Next].
• To install to a different folder, click  [Browse] and 
select the desired folder.
7
The  [Select Printer Device]  dialog box appears. Select 
the name of your machine in  [Network Printer Device], 
and click  [Next].
8
The [Select Printer Driver]  dialog box appears. Select 
[Panasonic UF-5500] , and click [Next].
9
The [Select Fax Device]  dialog box appears. Select the 
name of your machine in  [Network Fax Device], and 
click  [Next] . 
						

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When Connecting using a Network Port
Panasonic Document Management System 
(UF-5500 Only)
NOTE1. If the name of your machi ne is not displayed in the [Select Printer Device] or the [Select Fax 
Device]  dialog box, check  [IP Address] and enter the IP address manually.
2. When the  Microsoft
® .NET Framework 2.0  is not installed in your PC, installation will be 
interrupted, and the necessary folder ( Tools\Dotnet on the CD-ROM) will open automatically 
and display a message. Install the displayed software in accordance with the contents of the 
message.
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and Security update for Windows 2000 (KB835732) are 
required.
Install KB835732 from Microsoft download site before installing  Microsoft .NET Framework 
2.0 .
10
The  [Communications Utility]  dialog box appears. 
Select the checkbox if you want to register the 
[Communications Utility]  on the startup menu of 
Windows, and click  [Next].
•If the  [Windows Firewall Setting Tool] dialog box 
appears after this step, sele ct the proper selection. 
Consult your network administrator if necessary, and 
click  [Next] .
11
The [Ready to Install]  dialog box appears. Click  [Install] 
to start the installation. • The files will be copied to your computer. 
						

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Using the machine as a Printer
You can print from a Windows application. For example, to print from WordPad using Windows XP, proceed 
as follows:
Printing from Windows Applications
1
Open the document you want to print.
2
Select [Print...] from the [File] menu.
•The [Print] dialog box will appear. For details about 
the [Print] dialog box, click [?], then click the desired 
item.
3
Select the machine by name to be the active printer.
4
To change the printer settings, click [Preferences] and 
change the printer settings.
5
Click [Print].
• The unit will start printing. 
						

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Panasonic Document 
Management System 
(UF-5500 Only)
Using the machine as a Scanner
Document Scanner includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. The following is an example scanning 
procedures:
Scanning from Your Computer (USB Connection)
1
 Set the document(s) face up.
2
Start an application that supports TWAIN scanning such 
as Adobe Photoshop
®.
3
Select [Acquire Image...] from the [File] menu.
•The [Document Scanner] window appears. 
4
If necessary, change the scanning settings on your 
computer.
• To preview the scanned image, click [Preview]. To 
zoom the previewed image, click [Zoom In] or [Zoom 
Out].
5
Click [Scan].
• The scanned image will be displayed in the 
application window after scanning. 
						

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Setting the Scanner Parameters
1
   
SET MODE   (1-1)
ENTER NO. OR 
∨∧
2
SCAN PARAMETERS?
PRESS SET
3
SCAN PARAM.(0-9)
ENTER NO. OR 
∨∧
4
Enter scanner Parameter number from the Parameter 
Table.
Ex: for RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION?
        100dpi
5
Enter the new setting value or press    .
Ex: for 200 dpiRESOLUTION?
        200dpi
6
To set another parameter, press   to return to step 4 
or press   to return to standby.
FILE TYPE/NAME?
     TIFF/JPEG
1
1
3
2
Clear
Stop 
						

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Panasonic Document 
Management System 
(UF-5500 Only)
General User Mode
Key Operator Mode
Scanner Parameter Table
No. Parameter Setting 
NumberSetting Comments
00 SCANNER SETTINGS (----) (----)Printing the scan settings.
02 COMPRESSION 1 MH Setting the compression mode.
2MR
3MMR
03 RESOLUTION 1 100dpi Setting the resolution.
2 200dpi
3 300dpi
4 600dpi
5 HALFTONE(100dpi)
6 HALFTONE(200dpi)
7 HALFTONE(300dpi)
8 HALFTONE(600dpi)
05 FILE TYPE/NAME 1 TIFF/JPEG Setting the file format to save scanned 
images.
TIFF/JPEG : You can save the images in 
TIFF format if the original is in black & white 
and can save in JPEG format if the original is 
in grayscale or color.
PDF : You can save the images in PDF 
format. 2PDF
07 ORIGINAL SIZE (----) A4 Setting the original size of the document.
(----) LETTER
(----) LEGAL
09 KEY OPERATOR MODE (----) (----) Enter the key operator password.  (See page 
30)
No. Parameter Setting 
NumberSetting Comments
01 ABBR GROUP ID 0-99 0-99 Setting the abbr group ID. 
						

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Registering your PC address to Your Machine
NOTE1. Register the address information with Auto Registration as you cannot use Manual 
registration at the scanner.
Scanning from Your Machine (Network Connection)
1
Right-click the [Panasonic Communications Utility] 
icon ( ) from the task tray.
2
Select [Scanner Configuration].
•The [Scanner Configuration] window appears.
3
Select [Auto Registration], and enter the name of the 
directory, etc.
4
Click [OK].
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