Maintenance 7-1
7. Maintenance
Regular scanner maintenance is a sure way to minimize costly
downtime. The three routine maintenance procedures cleaning,
camera alignment and calibration will improve image quality and
reduce your service costs.
The three functions are closely entwined and they should all be
performed in a maintenance session, starting with cleaning the scan
area and ending with calibration. The reason for this is simple. If you
clean the glass or adjust the cameras then you will have changed
conditions in the scanning area and will need to calibrate in order to
readjust black and white. This works the other way as well – scanner
calibration must always be preceded by cleaning and camera alignment
to get reliable calibration results.
Calibration of the PANORAMA reduces noise in the dynamic area and
ensures stable and clean scans. Calibration reduces the unwanted
effects caused by dust particles when scanning at high resolutions.
The tools for scanner maintenance, including the alignment and
calibration charts were supplied with your scanner. The Scanner
Maintenance CD-ROM that came with your scanner contains wizards
that will check your scanner and guide you through the steps for perfect
scanner camera alignment, stitching and calibration. Please install the
Scanner Maintenance program from the CD-ROM before continuing
with the steps below. It is a good idea to run through the maintenance
procedures when you setup your scanner for the first time.
7.1 Cleaning the Scan Area
The glass plate and white platen.
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Turn the scanner power off and disconnect
the power plug
1 Open the scanner cover. Place your fingers just inside the
insertion slot and flip the cover upwards to expose the scan area.
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