Xerox Documate 4799 User Guide

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5Loading Documents to 
Scan
Note: Always remove any staples or paper clips from documents before inserting them into the scanner. Staples 
and paper clips can jam the feed mechanism and scratch the internal components. Also remove any labels, 
stickers, or Post-It™ notes that may come off during the scanning process and get stuck in the scanner. Misuse as 
described here will void your scanner’s warranty. 
Preparing Documents for Scanning
• Fan the documents to make...

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Supported Document Types
You can scan the following types of documents and cards with this scanner.
• The maximum amount of paper in the input tray should not exceed the maximum stack thickness indicated 
on the paper guides.
This is approximately 350 sheets of 20 lb (75–80 g/m
2) new printer paper.
•Document size
– Minimum size (width x length) – 1.9 x 2.8 inches (48 x 71 mm)
– Maximum size (width x length) – 11.89 x 100 inches (302 mm x...

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Unsupported Document Types
Do not scan the following types of documents as they may cause damage to the scanner.
• Items outside of the specified supported sizes, thickness, and weight defined in this document.
• Non-rectangular or irregularly shaped paper will cause the scanner to detect and report document skew 
errors or paper jams.
• Carbon paper that will leave residue in the scanner and on the rollers that will transfer to the next...

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Select the Paper Path
Scanned documents can be exited to the output tray in the front of the scanner or to the straight path tray in the 
back of the scanner. The paper path is automatically switched when the straight path is opened or closed.
Note: follow these guidelines when using the straight path tray.
• Use the straight path tray when you have set the paper thickness level to thick and documents being 
scanned are from 0.2 to 0.6 mm...

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User’s Guide5-27 2. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper, and make sure the input and output trays are fully extended.
Flip up the paper stop to make sure the paper stays in the output area as they are exited from the scanner.
3. Load the documents fa ce up with their tops into the Automatic Document Feeder.
The stack of pages should not exceed the maximum height indicated on the input tray.
4. You can now scan the documents using the scanner...

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User’s Guide 5-28 •OneTouch—When you press the Start/Stop button on the scanner, the documents are scanned using the 
scans settings for the first OneTouch scan function. See Scanning and Configuring OneTouch on page 29.
•OneTouch Button Panel—Use this scan option when you want to scan from the computer screen. Scanning 
from the on-screen OneTouch Button Panel is the same as selecting a scanning option on the scanner, except 
you click an icon that...

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6Scanning and 
Configuring OneTouch
Based on the recommended full installation of the scanner driver and the Visioneer OneTouch software, 
OneTouch is your main scanning interface for using the scanner. 
The OneTouch Button Panel, that you see on the computer screen, shows the pre-set function for each button 
(such as Email) and the icon of the destination (called the Destination Application) where the images will be 
sent when scanning is finished.
Default...

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User’s Guide 6-30 If the OneTouch OmniPage Module is not installed, then the options for sending to word processing applications 
such as Microsoft Word will not be available. The OneTouch OmniPage module is installed automatically when 
you install Visioneer OneTouch from the installation disc.
Note: The default page size in each configuration is based on your computer’s Windows Measurement system 
selection of U.S. (United States) or Metric...

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User’s Guide6-31 Click on the OneTouch icon to open the panel. 
The Title Bar
• Green arrows—click to cycle through the panel’s 3 views.
• Scanner icon—click to open the scanner’s hardware properties.
• Red “X”—click to close the OneTouch panel.
The Button View
•Left-click on a Destination Application icon to start scanning.
•Right-click on a Destination Application icon to open the OneTouch Properties.
•Left-click on the arrow buttons, on the...

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User’s Guide 6-32 3. The OneTouch Properties window opens.
The OneTouch Properties window will also open when you press, hold down for 3 seconds, and release a 
scanner button.
Some of the options on the OneTouch Properties Window are “grayed out” and are not available, these 
options are not appropriate for your scanner model.
4. If your scanner has multiple scanner buttons, or an LED function selector on the scanner, select the button in...