6. Scan

This printer offers two types of scanning modes: scanning with the control panel or TWAIN.

6.1. Basic Operations

6.1.1. Scanning with Control Panel

This section introduces how to scan documents to the computer with the control panel. The specific operation procedures are as follows:

Put the document into the glass platen.

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Note:

• During the scanning, please do not open the cover to avoid any adverse impact on the image quality.

• For information about the Manuscript Selecting Requirements, please see 2.4.

• For information about Manuscript Loading Procedures, please see 2.5.

Press the Scan button on the control panel to enter scan mode.

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Note:

• When the printer is in Power Saving status, it can be woken up only by pressing the Power Saving button or sending a print/scan job.

Press the Start button to start scanning.

6.1.2. Scanning in [Pantum Scan Application]

The procedures are as follows:

1. Put the document on the glass platen.

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2. Open [Pantum Scan Application] by clicking [Start] → [Program] → [Pantum] → [Pantum M5000-M6000 Series].

3. Click [Scan] after making relevant settings.

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6.1.3. Scanning with TWAIN

The PANTUM printer can also be selected in other applications to perform scanning with TWAIN.

After selecting the printer, the following interface will pop up:

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6.1.4. Canceling Job

When a document is being scanned, there are two ways to cancel the job:

Press the Cancel button on the control panel.

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Click the Cancel button on the scanning progress bar interface.

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6.2. Scan Function

This section introduces how to use the control panel to achieve single page scan and merge scanning.

6.2.1. Single Page Scan

The default scan mode of the control panel is single page scan. The prompted control panel is shown as follows:

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Note:

• For the procedures of scanning operation, please see Section 6.1.1.

6.2.2. Merge Scan

When you want to merge multipage scanned documents into one PDF, please use Merge Scan function.

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Note:

• Merge Scan can scan documents into PDF format by default.

• This printer can perform Merge Scan operation only on the product control panel.

The specific operations are as follows:

1. Press Scan button to enter scan status. The control panel defaults to the single page scan mode.

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2. Press ▼ button to select and enter the 2. Merge mode.

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3. Press Start button and the scanning progress bar interface will pop up on the computer.

4. After completing a scan of the first page, the contents, as shown below, will appear on the control panel:

Press the Start button to scan the next page and press the OK button to finish scanning.

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5. Put the document to be scanned into the glass platen and press the Start button to continue to scan the second page. Repeat the operation as described in the fifth step to scan multipage. Press the OK button to end this operation.

6. After completing the operation, the application will save PDF document to the specified path.

6.3. Scan Settings

6.3.1. Basic Settings

Basic Settings can be used to set Scan Configuration and Variable Size.

In Scan Configuration, it can perform the configurations of Color Mode, Resolution and Scan Area.

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For the specific contents and detailed description of the Scan Configuration, please click the Help button at the bottom left of the interface.

6.3.2. Advanced Settings

Click the Advanced Settings tab to perform image adjustment and image processing.

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For the detailed description of the advanced settings, please click Help button to view the corresponding Help Document.