Displayed Screens on the Touch Panel

Home screen

The home screen is the screen in which you can select a profile and start scanning a document.

The settings for a profile can be modified or added in the Scan Window of ScanSnap Home.

A window example when [Selected user] is set for a method for displaying profiles

User icon ()

Displays the [Selecting a User] screen.

In the [Selecting a User] screen, user names of the computers that have been connected to the ScanSnap before are listed. Selecting a user name in the list can change the current computer to the computer that you want to connect the ScanSnap to.

A user icon is displayed in the following cases:

• The following settings are selected in the [Settings] screen on the touch panel.

  • [Selected user] for [Display of profiles] in the [Scanner settings] screen

  • [Access point connection] or [Direct connection] for [Wi-Fi connect mode] in the [Wi-Fi settings] screen

• Two or more history records of computers that have been connected to the ScanSnap before exist

User name ()

Displays a user name that is connected with the ScanSnap.

A user name is displayed in the following cases:

• The following settings are selected in the [Settings] screen on the touch panel.

  • [Selected user] for [Display of profiles] in the [Scanner settings] screen

  • [Access point connection] or [Direct connection] for [Wi-Fi connect mode] in the [Wi-Fi settings] screen

• Two or more history records of computers that have been connected to the ScanSnap before exist

HINT

• If a user name contains machine dependent characters, they may become garbled.

  For details about how to change the user name, refer to Setting a User Name and an Icon Color for Your Computer.

Connection status ()

Displays the connection statuses of the ScanSnap.

Displays the signal status between a wireless access point and the ScanSnap in four levels.

When the ScanSnap is searching for a wireless access point or is not connected to a wireless access point, appears.

Appears when the ScanSnap and the computer are connected via a USB cable.

Appears when the Wi-Fi connect mode for the ScanSnap is set to Direct Connect mode which connects the scanner and the computer via Wi-Fi without a wireless access point.

If you are in an environment where you cannot establish a connection to a wireless access point, the ScanSnap and the computer or mobile device can be connected directly via Wi-Fi.

The [Settings] screen appears. You can specify the settings for the ScanSnap.

When there is a maintenance notification, appears on .

Profile list ()

Displays the profiles. Select a profile to be used from this list.

Displays up to 30 profiles.

Run your finger over the profile list horizontally to scroll through the profiles. A scroll bar appears under the profile list while you are scrolling through the profiles.

Press the selected profile to display the following information on the [Scan] button:

• Description of the profile

• Name of the user who created the profile

  The information above is displayed when [All users] is set for [Display of profiles] in the [Scanner settings] screen that can be displayed after displaying the [Settings] screen on the touch panel.

The profiles provided in ScanSnap Home by default vary depending on the region where the ScanSnap is used. For details, refer to What is a Profile?.

HINT

• Profiles displayed in the profile list can be switched between profiles created only with a computer that is using the ScanSnap and profiles created with all computers that have been connected to the ScanSnap before.

  For details, refer to Changing Users in order to Display the User's Own Profiles.

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Switches the display of the profile list.

Displays a profile name of the selected profile in the profile list.

By pressing the displayed profile name, the following information is displayed:

• Description of the profile

• Name of the user who created the profile

  The information above is displayed when [All users] is set for [Display of profiles] in the [Scanner settings] screen that can be displayed after displaying the [Settings] screen on the touch panel.

Section to display and modify the scan settings ()

Displays the scan settings for the selected profile. Press each icon to display the scan settings screen where you can change the scan settings temporarily. Scanning a document will return the scan settings back to the settings before any changes are made.

If you want to scan documents under the same settings all the time, change the scan settings for a profile in the [Edit profiles] Window window of ScanSnap Home.

The following scan settings can be changed on the touch panel.

Color mode setting

Select a color mode for scanned images.

Icon	Parameter	Description
	Auto	Automatically detects the color of each document and scans in color, gray, or black and white.
	Color	Always saves the scanned image in color.
	Gray	Always saves the scanned image in gray.
	B & W	Always saves the scanned image in black and white. Suitable for scanning black and white documents that only contain text.

Scanning side setting

Select a scanning side for documents.

Icon	Parameter	Description
	Duplex	Scans both sides of a document.
	Simplex	Scans only one side of a document.

Image quality setting

Select an image quality level (resolution) for scanned images.

Scanning speeds vary depending on the image quality.

For details, refer to Specifications of the ScanSnap.

Icon	Parameter	Description
	Automatic	Scans documents at an optimal resolution according to the paper size of the documents. The image quality is determined based on the length of the short side of the document. When the short side is longer than 115 mm: Better When the short side is 115 mm or shorter: Best
	Normal	A scan is performed at a resolution of 150 dpi when [Color mode setting] is set to color or gray, and 300 dpi when it is set to black and white.
	Better	A scan is performed at a resolution of 200 dpi when [Color mode setting] is set to [Color] or [Gray], and 400 dpi when it is set to black and white.
	Best	A scan is performed at a resolution of 300 dpi when [Color mode setting] is set to [Color] or [Gray], and 600 dpi when it is set to black and white.
	Excellent	A scan is performed at a resolution of 600 dpi when [Color mode setting] is set to color or gray, and 1200 dpi when it is set to black and white. Selecting [Excellent] may slow down the speed of scanning documents depending on your system environment. This is not displayed when a profile that is linked with a cloud service by using ScanSnap Cloud is selected. For regions where ScanSnap Cloud can be used, refer to here.

Feed mode setting

Select a feeding method for scanning documents.

Icon	Parameter	Description
	Normal scan	Scanning automatically finishes when all of the documents loaded in the ScanSnap are scanned.
	Continuous scan	Scanning documents continues until the [Finish] button is pressed. You can scan a large number of documents in a single scan.
	Manual scan	Automatically scans documents loaded one sheet at a time in the ScanSnap until the [Finish] button is pressed. Scan with [Manual scan] for documents that have overlapping areas, long page documents, or thick documents, such as the following documents: Documents folded in half Envelopes Documents with sticky notes attached Multi-layered documents such as transfer paper Long page documents such as long receipts Plastic cards

HINT

• When a profile in which the scan settings are configured to detect a document type automatically is selected, the following icons are displayed. These icons are not changed even if the color mode, scanning side, or image quality is changed in the scan settings.

  • (Color mode setting)

  • (Scanning side setting)

  • (Image quality setting)

• When the profile is set to detect the document type automatically, the [Settings for each document type] button is displayed in the scan settings window. To change the scan settings for each document type that is detected automatically, select one of the document type tabs that appear when you press the [Settings for each document type] button and change the settings.

[Scan] button

Starts scanning.

When is displayed on the [Scan] button, scanning does not start. Follow the message that is displayed when you press to solve the problem.

[Settings] screen

The [Settings] screen is the screen in which you can check the ScanSnap, Wi-Fi, and maintenance information, and specify settings.

Returns to the home screen.

Displays the [Maintenance] screen.

The following operations can be performed in the [Maintenance] window.

• Specifying the setting to notify you when the scanner detects dirt on the glass which causes vertical streaks on scanned images

• Checking when to replace consumables

• Starting the cleaning operation for the feed rollers and eject rollers

• Updating the firmware to a newer version

In the following cases, appears on .

In the following cases, appears on .

• When dirt on the glass is detected

• When the scanned page count exceeded the replacement cycle

• When a newer version of firmware is released

Displays the [Scanner settings] screen.

The following operations can be performed in the [Scanner settings] window.

• Checking the information on the ScanSnap, Wi-Fi, or network

• Setting the following items

  • Name of the ScanSnap

  • Whether or not to display the results of saving scanned images to a cloud service

  • Startup mode

  • Auto power off

  • Method for displaying profiles

  • Language displayed on the touch panel

  • USB operation

• Resetting the following settings

  • Other than the [Display language] setting in the [Scanner settings] window

  • [Notify when the latest is available] checkbox setting in the [Update firmware] of the [Maintenance] screen

  • [Notify when glass is dirty] checkbox setting in the [Dust detection] of the [Maintenance] screen

Displays the [Wi-Fi settings] screen.

The following operations can be performed in the [Wi-Fi settings] window.

• Switching the Wi-Fi connect mode for connecting the ScanSnap to a computer or mobile device

• Modifying the settings for each connect mode

• Checking the information such as the Wi-Fi connection status and the signal strength

• Resetting the Wi-Fi settings that are configured for the ScanSnap.

When there is a device with the same IP address as that of the ScanSnap on the network, is displayed on .

Displays the [Connecting Devices] screen.

Shows the following information which is necessary for connecting the scanner to a new computer or a new mobile device.

• Scanner name

• IP address

• Network name (SSID)

• Security key

The displayed information varies depending on the connection method for the ScanSnap.

Displays the [Help] screen.

Shows the reference page on ScanSnap Help (this website).