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Switching the ScanSnap You Use

Connecting the ScanSnap to a computer registers the ScanSnap with ScanSnap Home. If multiple ScanSnap units have been connected so far, you can switch the ScanSnap you use by selecting a ScanSnap unit from the [Select a scanner] list in the scan window.

ATTENTION
  • When connecting two or more ScanSnap units with a USB cable, turn off a ScanSnap that is not being used and then switch to the ScanSnap that you want.

  1. Open the ADF paper chute (cover) of the ScanSnap to turn the power on. Hold the right side of the ADF paper chute (cover) of the ScanSnap then open it or press the [Scan] button to turn it on. Open the feed guide of the ScanSnap to turn the power on. Press the [Scan] button or [Stop] button on the ScanSnap to turn the power on.
    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)
    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)

    Open the ADF paper chute (cover) fully so that the [Scan] button lights up in blue.

    When the ADF paper chute (cover) is opened, the extension will rise automatically.

    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)
    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)
    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)
    Opening the Feed Guide
    Opening the Feed Guide
    Turning On
  2. Check the scanner name of the ScanSnap you use.
    1. Press Settings in the home screen on the touch panel of the ScanSnap to display the [Settings] screen.
    2. Press Connecting Devices to display the [Connecting Devices] screen.
    3. Check the scanner name that is displayed in [Scanner name].
  3. Click the [Scan] button at the top of the Main Window of ScanSnap Home to display the Scan Window.

    If the main window is not already displayed, refer to To Display the Main Window.

  4. Select the scanner name of the ScanSnap that you use from the [Select a scanner] list.

    When the [Connect to the scanner] button is displayed, click the button.

    The [Connect to the scanner] button is displayed when [Selected user] or [Connected user] 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 default scanner name of the ScanSnap is "ModelName-<Serial No.>".

    If you changed the scanner name by using ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool, select that scanner name.

    When the [Connect to the scanner] button is displayed, click the button.

    The scanner name of the ScanSnap is "ModelName-<Serial No.>".

When the indicator for the connection status of the scanner in [Select a scanner] turns to Ready to scan, the ScanSnap is synchronized with ScanSnap Home and becomes ready to scan.

HINT
  • When you switch the ScanSnap that you use, the profile that was created with the ScanSnap you newly chose is displayed in the profile list in the scan window.

  • A profile needs to be created for each ScanSnap that you use.

  1. Open the ADF paper chute (cover) of the ScanSnap to turn the power on. Hold the right side of the ADF paper chute (cover) of the ScanSnap then open it or press the [Scan] button to turn it on. Open the feed guide of the ScanSnap to turn the power on. Press the [Scan] button or [Stop] button on the ScanSnap to turn the power on.
    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)
    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)

    Open the ADF paper chute (cover) fully so that the [Scan] button lights up in blue.

    When the ADF paper chute (cover) is opened, the extension will rise automatically.

    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)
    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)
    Opening the ADF Paper Chute (Cover)
    Opening the Feed Guide
    Opening the Feed Guide
    Turning On
  2. Check the scanner name of the ScanSnap you use.
    1. Press Settings in the home screen on the touch panel of the ScanSnap to display the [Settings] screen.
    2. Press Connecting Devices to display the [Connecting Devices] screen.
    3. Check the scanner name that is displayed in [Scanner name].
  3. Click the [Scan] button at the top of the Main Window of ScanSnap Home to display the Scan Window.

    If the main window is not already displayed, click the [ScanSnap Home] icon ScanSnap Home Icon in the application list that appears when you click Launchpad in the Dock.

  4. Select the scanner name of the ScanSnap that you use from the [Select a scanner] list.

    When the [Connect to the scanner] button is displayed, click the button.

    The [Connect to the scanner] button is displayed when [Selected user] or [Connected user] 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 default scanner name of the ScanSnap is "ModelName-<Serial No.>".

    If you changed the scanner name by using ScanSnap Wireless Setup Tool, select that scanner name.

    When the [Connect to the scanner] button is displayed, click the button.

    The scanner name of the ScanSnap is "ModelName-<Serial No.>".

When the indicator for the connection status of the scanner in [Select a scanner] turns to Ready to scan, the ScanSnap is synchronized with ScanSnap Home and becomes ready to scan.

HINT
  • When you switch the ScanSnap that you use, the profile that was created with the ScanSnap you newly chose is displayed in the profile list in the scan window.

  • A profile needs to be created for each ScanSnap that you use.

See also

  • Connecting an Additional ScanSnap Unit to a Computer
  • Allowing Multiple Users to Share One ScanSnap Unit
  • Using Multiple ScanSnap Units with One Computer
  • Using the ScanSnap at Your Business Trip Destination by Connecting It Directly from the Computer
  • Importing or Exporting a Profile
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