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Select Acquire Image from the File menu, or 
click the Acquire button ( ).
The scanner driver  setup screen will appear.
☞Scanner Driver Settings
5In the Scanning Position menu, select the 
location where you placed  the original in Step 1.
●If you placed a one-sided original in the RSPF, select 
SPF (Simplex).
When using the RSPF (if the machine has an RSPF):
●If you placed a two-sided original in the RSPF, select 
SPF (Duplex-Book) or SPF (Duplex-Tablet) 
according to the binding position of the original.
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Click the Preview button.
The preview image will appear.
If you selected SPF (Duplex-Book) or SPF 
(Duplex-Tablet) in the Scanni ng Position menu, select 
whether the orientat ion of the placed original is Right 
edge is fed first or  Top edge is fed first.Note
●If the angle of the image is not co rrect, reset the 
original, and click th e Preview button again.
●If the preview image is not or iented correctly, click the 
Rotate button in the prev iew screen. This rotates the 
preview image 90 degrees clo ckwise, allowing you to 
correct the orientation wit hout resetting the original.
☞Preview screen
●If you set multiple pages  in the RSPF, the machine 
previews only the  top page of the originals, and then 
sends it to the original exit  area. Return the previewed 
original to the  RSPF before starti ng the scanning job.
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Specify the scanning area and set the scan 
preferences.
For information on specifying  the scan area and setting 
the scan preferences, see scanner driver Help.
☞Scanner Driver Settings
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When you are ready to begin scanning, click the 
Scan button.
To cancel a scanning job a fter clicking the Scan 
button, press the [Esc]  key on your keyboard.
When you close the scanner  driver after scanning, the 
image data will appear as a new  file in Sharpdesk, as 
shown below.
Scanning a large area in full  color at high resolution 
results in a large quantit y of data and a prolonged 
scanning time. It is re commended that you set 
appropriate scanning preferences  for the type of original 
being scanned, i.e.,  Web page (monitor),  Photo, FAX, or 
OCR.
Caution
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Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application(part 4)
Scanner Driver Settings
The scanner driver setup screen consists of the Set-up screen, which lets you se lect scan settings, and the Preview screen,  
which shows the scanned image. For details on  the scan settings, click the Help button in the preview screen to display Help.
Set-up screenScanning Position menu
Select the location where the original is 
placed. Selections are Platen 
(document glass), SPF (Simplex), SPF 
(Duplex-Book) or SPF (Duplex-Tablet).
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Scan side menu (Only appears if the 
machine has an RSPF)
If you placed a two-sided original in 
the RSPF, select Right edge is fed 
first or Top edge is fed first from the 
scan side menu according to the 
orientation of the placed original.
Scanning Mode menu
Select Preset or Custom Settings 
for the scanning mode. For details on 
the settings, click the Help button in 
the preview screen to display Help.
Zoom Preview Checkbox
When this is selected,  the selected part of 
the preview image will  be enlarged when 
the Preview button is clicked. To return to 
the regular view, remove the checkmark.
Preview button
Previews the document.
Scan button
Click to scan an original using the selected 
settings. Before clicking the Scan button, 
make sure the settings are correct.
Close button
Click to close the scanner driver setup screen.
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Zoom Preview cannot be used 
when SPF is selected in the 
Scanning Position menu.
If Preview is canceled by 
immediately pressing the [Esc] 
key on your keyboard, or the 
[CLEAR] key ( ) or [CLEAR 
ALL] key ( ) on the machine, 
nothing will a ppear in the 
preview screen.
To cancel a scanning job after 
clicking the Scan button, press 
the [Esc] key on your keyboard, 
or the [CLEAR] key ( ) or 
[CLEAR ALL] key ( ) on the 
machine.
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Scanning from a TWAIN-Compliant Application(part 5)
Preview screen
Preview window
Click the Preview button in the Set-up screen to display the 
scanned image. You can specif y the scanning area by 
dragging the mouse inside the window. The inside of the 
frame that is created when  you drag the mouse will be the 
scanning area. To cancel a  specified scanning area and 
clear the frame, click anywhere outside the frame. Rotate button
Click to rotate the preview imag
e 90 degrees clockwise. This 
allows the orientation to be co rrected without resetting the 
original. Upon scanning, the im age file is created in the 
orientation shown in the preview window.
Image Size button
Click to open a dialog box that  allows you to specify the 
scanning area by entering numbers. Pixels, mm, or inches 
can be selected for the units  of the numbers. By initially 
specifying a scanning area, numbers can be entered to 
change that area relative to  the top left corner as a fixed 
origin.
Auto Scan Area Adjustment button
Click when the preview screen is displayed to automatically 
set the scanning area to the entire preview image.
Click the Auto Scan Area Adjustment button 
to automatically set th e scanning area to the 
entire preview image.
Preview image
Preview window
Help button
Click to display the help file for the scanner driver.
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Scanning from a WIA-Compliant Application (Windows XP/Vista)(part 1)
If you are using Windows XP/Vista, you can use the WIA driver to scan from Sharpdesk,  Paint and other WIA-compliant applications. 
The procedure for scanni ng using Paint is explained in the following.
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Place the original that you wish to scan on the 
document glass/RSPF.
☞For information on setting  an original for scanning, 
refer to NORMAL COPYING in the Operation 
Manual.
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Start Paint and then cl ick the File menu and 
select From Scan ner or Camera.
The scan screen of the WIA driver will appear.
If you have WIA drivers for other  devices installed in your 
computer, the Select Devi ce screen will open. Select 
SHARP AR-XXXX and cli ck the OK button.Note
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Scanning from a WIA-Compliant Application (Windows XP/Vista)(part 2)
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Select the paper source and picture type, and 
click the Preview button.
The preview image will appear.
If you placed the original on  the document glass, select 
Flatbed for the Paper source.
If you placed the original in  the RSPF, select Document 
Feeder for the Paper source  and specify the original 
size in Page size.
4Click the Scan button.
Scanning begins and  the image is acquired into Paint.
Use Save in your applicati on to specify a file name and 
folder for the scanned im age, and save the image.
To cancel a scanning job a fter clicking the Scan 
button, click the Cancel button.
●If you select Document Feede r for the Paper source 
and click the Previ ew button, the top original in the 
RSPF is previewed. The previe wed original is sent to 
the original exit area, so you  will need to return it to the 
RSPF before starting  the scanning job.
●To view Help for a setting, click the   button in the 
upper right-hand corner of  the window and then click 
the setting.
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Scanning from the Scanner and Camera Wizard (Windows XP)(part 1)
The procedure for scanning with the Scanner and Camera Wizard  in Windows XP is explained here. The Scanner and Camera 
Wizard lets you scan  an image without using a WI A-compliant application.
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Place the original that you wish to scan on the 
document glass/RSPF.
☞For information on setting  an original for scanning, 
refer to NORMAL COPYING in the Operation 
Manual.
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Click the start button, click Control Panel, 
click Printers and Other Hardware, and then 
click Scanners and Cameras.
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Click the SHARP AR-XXXX icon and then click 
Get pictures in Imaging Tasks.
The Scanner and Came ra Wizard will appear.
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Click the Next button.
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Select the Picture type and Paper source, 
and click the Next button.
If you placed the original on the document glass, select 
Flatbed for the Paper source.
If you placed the original in  the RSPF, select Document 
Feeder for the Paper source  and specify the original 
size in Page size.
You can click the Preview bu tton to display the preview 
image.
6Specify a group name, format and folder for saving 
the image, and then click the Next button.
JPG, BMP, TIF or PNG can be  selected for the format. 
To begin scanning, click the Next button.
●If you select Document Feede r for the Paper source 
and click the Previ ew button, the top original in the 
RSPF is previewed. The previe wed original is sent to 
the original exit area, so you  will need to return it to the 
RSPF before starting  the scanning job.
●To adjust the resolution, picture type, brightness and 
contrast settings, click th e Custom settings button.
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When scanning ends, the following screen will 
appear. Select the next  task that you wish to 
perform, and then click the Next button.
If you are ready to end the se ssion, click Nothing. Im 
finished working with these pictures.
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Click the Finish button.
The Scanner and Camera Wizard closes and the 
scanned image is saved in the specified folder.
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Outline of Button Manager
Button Manager is a software utility that allows you to use the scanner function at the machine. Button Manager allows you to 
configure six sets of  scanning settings as a sca n menu on the machine.
To view Help for a setting, click the   button in the upper right-hand corner of the window and then click the setting.
☞To begin scanning using the machines operat ion panel, settings must be established in the Control Panel after Button Manager i s 
installed. For information on installing Bu tton Manager and establishing the Control Panel settings, see SETTING UP BUTTON 
MANAGER in the Operation Manual. For  information on scanning using the machines operation panel, see USING THE 
SCANNER MODE in th e Operation Manual.
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Click to set scan menu 
options. Each tab contains 
scan settings for the scan 
menu.
Application Selection area
Select the start-up 
application here.
Show TWAIN setting 
screen when scanning
Checkbox
You can select whether or not 
the TWAIN screen is shown. 
When the checkbox is 
selected, the TWAIN screen 
appears when scanning is 
executed to let you adjust the 
scanning conditions.
Scan Setup area
Set the scan conditions.Menu Name button
Set the menu names that 
appear in the machine display. 
These will also be the tab 
names of this setting screen.
OK button
Click to save your settings 
and exit the dialog box.
Cancel button
Click this button to exit the 
dialog box without making 
any changes to the settings.
Apply button
Click to save your settings 
without closing the dialog box.
Help button
Click this button to display the 
help file for Button Manager.
You can use Button Manager to sele
ct and change the functions of the six scan menus. Refer to Button Manager Settings.
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Some applications 
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