Scanning Documents, Business Cards, or Receipts

Documents such as handouts for meetings or business cards can be loaded directly in the ScanSnap.

For details about documents that can be scanned, refer to Documents That Can Be Loaded Directly into the ScanSnap.

  1. If you are loading multiple sheets, check the number of sheets.

    The maximum number of sheets in the ScanSnap is as follows:

    For A4 or smaller sizes: Up to 50 sheets can be loaded (with paper weight of 80 g/m2 [20 lb] and thickness of the document stack under 5 mm [0.2 in.])

    ATTENTION

    If you try to scan more than the maximum amount that can be loaded, the following problems may occur:

    • Files cannot be properly created due to excessive file size

    • Paper jams occur during scanning

  2. Fan the documents.

    1. Hold both ends of the documents and fan them a few times.

      Fanning the Documents

    2. Rotate the documents 90 degrees and fan them in the same manner.

  3. Straighten the edges of the documents and slightly displace the top edges at an angle.
    Straightening the Documents
    ATTENTION

    Paper jams or damage to documents may occur if you scan the documents without aligning the edges first.

  4. Check that the [Scan] button on the ScanSnap is lit in purple.
  5. Load the documents in the ADF paper chute (cover).

    Load the documents face-down and top-first with their back facing you. Adjust the number of documents so that they do not go beyond the reference marks and are kept within the side guides when they are loaded.

    Loading the Documents
    ATTENTION

    Do not leave more than 50 sheets (80 g/m2 or 20 lb) of ejected documents on the stacker.

  6. Adjust the side guides to the width of the documents.

    Hold each side guide in the middle to adjust them. Otherwise, the documents may be fed skewed.

    Adjusting the Side Guides
  7. Press the [Scan] button on the ScanSnap and scan the document.

    The [Scan] button flashes in blue while the scanned image is being sent to the ScanSnap Cloud service.

    When the scanned image has been sent, the [Scan] button lights up in purple again.

    A new scan history is added to the scan history list of the ScanSnap Cloud application by updating the list. For details about the scan history list, refer to Main Screen.

    HINT

    When a scanned image is sent to the ScanSnap Cloud service or saved in a cloud storage service, a push notification is sent to your mobile device.

  8. On a cloud storage service that supports the scanned document type, check the scanned image to make sure the document was scanned properly.

    Scanned images can be checked on the Detail View Screen of the ScanSnap Cloud application.

    HINT

    If the scanned image is not saved in a specified cloud storage service, the document type for the scanned document may have been detected incorrectly. In such a case, the scanned image can be transferred to another cloud storage service. For details, refer to Transferring a Scanned Image to Another Cloud Storage Service.

    If it is difficult to do so, disable the detection of the document type and specify one cloud storage service. Scanned images will always be saved in the specified cloud storage service, regardless of the document type. For details, refer to [Select cloud storage services] Screen.