Brother International PDS-5000 Users Guide - Page 116
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Troubleshooting Difficulty Cause Suggestions My scanner is connected but it will not feed my document or do anything else. Your document is not set correctly. Your document is too thin or too thick. Insert your document until you feel the top edge of the document touch the inside of your scanner. Check that your document is acceptable (see Document Information on page 5). If your document is not the problem: 1. Confirm that the USB cable connecting your scanner to your computer is connected correctly. 2. Re-install the scanner driver from Brother's installation DVD. Paper dust has accumulated on the surface of the rollers. Clean the rollers every 5,000 scans. See Clean the inside of your scanner on page 90. Too many documents are loaded in the Make sure your document is acceptable for the ADF at a time. machine. See Document Information on page 5. There are foreign objects in the ADF. Remove any foreign objects or ripped paper from the ADF. A multi-feed occurs. Paper dust has accumulated on the surface of the rollers. Clean the rollers every 5,000 scans. See Clean the inside of your scanner on page 90. Too many documents are loaded in the Load no more than 100 pages at a time. ADF at a time. See Document Information on page 5. 8 The document is sticky or has a sticky Use the Carrier Sheet to scan the multifed note on it, which caused a multi-feed. document. The document is jammed. Causes may vary. Open the scanner's top cover and gently pull out the document. Make sure that no paper remains in the scanner. Your document is not acceptable for the machine (for example, if the paper is too long). Make sure your document is suitable for the machine (see Document Information on page 5). Use the Carrier Sheet (see Load documents using the Carrier Sheet on page 13). Paper dust has accumulated on the surface of the rollers. Clean the rollers every 5,000 scans. See Clean the inside of your scanner on page 90. There are foreign objects in the ADF. Remove any foreign objects or ripped paper from the ADF. My scanner gets warm. It is normal for your scanner to emit a small amount of heat after prolonged use. If there is a strange smell coming from the scanner or the scanner feels hot to the touch, immediately remove the power cord and USB cable from your scanner. Contact Brother customer service or your local Brother dealer. See For customer service on page 121. The scan quality is poor. Paper dust has accumulated inside your scanner. Clean your scanner (see Scanner Maintenance on page 89). The scanner resolution is too low. Increase the scanner resolution. For Windows ®: see Image tab on page 28. For Macintosh: see Image tab on page 64. 112