Displayed Screens on the Touch Panel
The screens displayed on the touch panel of the ScanSnap are either the home screen to start scanning or the [Settings] screen to check or modify the settings of the ScanSnap.
This section explains the following screens:
Home Screen When a Mobile Device Is Connected
When you tap the [Scan] icon 
at the bottom of the ScanSnap Home screen, the following screen will be displayed.
-
Disconnects the ScanSnap from the mobile device.
- 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.
- Terminal name (
) Displays the terminal name of the mobile device that is connected to the ScanSnap.
- [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.
Home Screen When Linked with a Cloud Service
When you tap the [Cloud settings] icon 
at the bottom of the ScanSnap Home screen, the following screen will be displayed.
- User icon/User name ()
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If a user icon/user name is displayed, press the user icon to display the [Selecting a User] screen and select [All (Cloud/network-folder)].
If a user icon/user name is displayed, press the user icon to display the [Selecting a User] screen and select [All cloud users].
- 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.
HINTProfiles 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.
The display settings of profiles in the profile list can be switched from the touch panel. In the [Settings] screen on the touch panel, press [Scanner settings] to display the [Scanner settings] screen, then change the settings for [Display of profiles].
/ 
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 (
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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 always scan documents with the same settings, change the scan settings in 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
Auto
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.
- 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 destination cloud service is displayed for each document type in the Cloud settings screen in ScanSnap Home, the icons shown below 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 a destination cloud service is displayed for each document type in the Cloud settings screen in ScanSnap Home, the [Setting for each document type] button is displayed in the scan settings screen. To change the scan settings for each document type, select one of the document type tabs that appear when you press the [Setting 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] screen.
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] screen.
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] screen
[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] screen.
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 .
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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 of the ScanSnap manual.