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3. Click the icon for the HP Scanjet 8300 series scanner. 4. On the menu bar, click File, and then click Properties. The scanner properties dialog box is displayed. 5. Click the Events tab. 6. From the Select an event drop-down list, click the button you want to configure. For example, click Copy button. 7. In the Actions area of the dialog box, select Start this program, and then select HP scanning software from the drop-down list. 8. Click OK. Wrong HP Smart Document Scan Software profile is used when a button is pressed (Windows) Use the HP Button Settings Utility to check which HP Smart Document Scan Software profiles are configured for which buttons. If necessary, reset the profile configured for the button. For more information, see Configure the scanner customizable buttons. Slides, negatives, and TMA issues Use this section to help resolve issues with 35 mm slides or 35 mm negatives that have been scanned by using the TMA. ● HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Windows) ● HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Mac) ● Incorrect colors print, or the image is too light or dark ● Dots or streaks appear in the scanned image ● The scanned images are dark ● The TMA does not work ● No light or only dim light is visible in the TMA after selecting slides or negatives in the Scan dialog box HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Windows) In order to use the transparent materials adapter (TMA) to scan slides and negatives, HP image-scanning software must be installed on the computer. If you do not see an HP Solution Center icon on the computer desktop click Start, point to Programs or All Programs, point to HP, and then look for HP Solution Center. If HP image scanning software is not installed on the computer, follow the software installation instructions in the printed Setup and Support Guide that came with the scanner to install HP imagescanning software. HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Mac) In order to use the transparent materials adapter (TMA) to scan slides and negatives, HP image-scanning software must be installed on the computer. If you do not see an HP Device Manager icon in the dock, click Applications, and then look for HP Device Manager or HP Photosmart Studio. If HP image scanning software is not installed on the computer, follow the software installation instructions in the printed Setup and Support Guide that came with the scanner to install HP image-scanning software. User Guide 55

Section	Page
Contents	2
HP Scanjet 8300 series User Guide	4
Scanner hardware	4
Automatic document feeder (ADF)	4
Transparent materials adapter (TMA)	4
Scanner front panel buttons	5
Customizable button labels	5
Scanning software	5
Available scanning software	6
Windows	6
Macintosh	7
How to determine which software programs are installed on the computer	7
Windows	7
Macintosh	8
Where to get additional information	8
HP Scanjet 8300 series Setup and Support Guide	8
Windows users	9
HP Button Settings Utility help	9
Macintosh users	9
Accessibility	10
Button Disable Utility (WIndows)	10
How to use the scanner buttons	11
Customizable buttons	11
How to determine which software program is controlling the customizable buttons	11
Customizable button 1	13
Customizable button 2	14
Customizable button 3	15
Customizable button 4	16
Copy buttons	17
Scan Document To buttons	18
Cancel button	19
Button Settings button	19
Power Save button	19
How to start a scan	21
Scan from the scanner front panel buttons	21
Scan from the HP scanning software (Windows)	21
Scan from HP Smart Document Scan Software	21
Scan from HP Solution Center	21
Scan from the HP Photosmart Software	22
Scan from other software programs	22
Scan from the HP scanning software (Macintosh)	22
Scan from HP Device Manager	22
Scan using HP Scan Pro	22
Scan from HP Photosmart Studio	23
Scan from other software programs	23
How to scan documents	24
Scan with the automatic document feeder (ADF)	24
Choose acceptable paper for the ADF	24
Load originals in the ADF	24
Scan one-sided documents from the ADF	25
Scan two-sided documents from the ADF	25
Scan a document for editable text	26
Scan a document as an image	27
Scan a document to a PDF	28
How to scan pictures and film	30
Scan pictures	30
Scan a picture	30
Scan multiple pictures with one scan	30
Scan film	31
Scan positives (such as 35 mm slides)	31
Scan negatives	33
Other scanning functions	37
Make copies	37
Scan to a destination	39
Save a document or image to a drive or CD	40
Send a scan to an e-mail program	41
Change scan settings	42
Configure the scanner customizable buttons	43
Open the HP Button Settings Utility	43
Configure buttons tab	43
Configure the customizable buttons for document scanning	43
HP Smart Document Scan Software scan profiles	43
Assign a profile to a customizable button	44
Configure the customizable buttons for picture scanning	44
General info tab	44
Care and maintenance	46
Order maintenance and scanning supplies	46
Clean the scanner glass	46
Clean the transparent materials adapter (TMA)	47
Clean and maintain the automatic document feeder (ADF)	47
Use the cleaning cloth in the ADF	47
Clean the ADF window	47
Clean the feed-roller assembly manually	49
Maintain the ADF	50
Troubleshooting	51
Scanner initialization or hardware problems	51
Reset the scanner	51
Scanner has stopped working correctly	51
Check the cables	52
Scanner operation problems	52
Scanner will not turn on	53
Scanner lamp stays on	53
Scanner does not scan right away	53
Scanned image is fuzzy	53
Scanner is scanning items very slowly	53
The image is completely black or completely white	54
Scanned images are not straight	54
Vertical white stripes appear on the printed page	54
Scanner glass needs to be cleaned	54
Scanner does not perform a two-sided scan (Macintosh)	54
Scanner buttons are not working correctly	54
Buttons do not work	55
An unexpected program opens when a customizable button is pressed	55
You expect to see either HP Solution Center or HP Smart Document Scan Software	55
A non-HP scanning program opens when a button is pressed	55
Wrong HP Smart Document Scan Software profile is used when a button is pressed (Windows)	56
Slides, negatives, and TMA issues	56
HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Windows)	56
HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Mac)	56
Incorrect colors print, or the image is too light or dark	57
Dots or streaks appear in the scanned image	57
The scanned images are dark	57
The TMA does not work	57
No light or only dim light is visible in the TMA after selecting slides or negatives in the Scan dia ...	57
Automatic document feeder (ADF) problems	57
Paper jamming, skewing, misfeeds, or multiple-page feeds	58
Paper does not feed from the ADF	58
The bottom of the scanned image is cut off	58
The scanned images have streaks or scratches	58
An item loaded in the ADF jams repeatedly	59
Clear jams from the ADF	59
Clear a jam from the start of the paper path	59
Clear a jam at the end of the paper path	60
Remove a paper jam within the ADF	61
Replace the feed-roller assembly	62
Contact HP Support	62
Scanner error messages	63
Error 01	63
Error 02	63
Error 03	63
Error 04	63
Error 05	63
Error 06	64
Error 07	64
Error 08	64
Error 09	64
Error 10	64
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Click the icon for the HP Scanjet 8300 series scanner.

On the menu bar, click

File

, and then click

Properties

The scanner properties dialog box is displayed.

Click the

Events

tab.

From the

Select an event

drop-down list, click the button you want to configure.

For example, click

Copy button

In the Actions area of the dialog box, select

Start this program

, and then select

scanning software

from the drop-down list.

Click

Wrong HP Smart Document Scan Software profile is used when a button is pressed

(Windows)

Use the HP Button Settings Utility to check which HP Smart Document Scan Software

profiles are configured for which buttons. If necessary, reset the profile configured for the

button.

For more information, see

Configure the scanner customizable buttons

Slides, negatives, and TMA issues

Use this section to help resolve issues with 35 mm slides or 35 mm negatives that have

been scanned by using the TMA.

●

HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Windows)

●

HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Mac)

●

Incorrect colors print, or the image is too light or dark

●

Dots or streaks appear in the scanned image

●

The scanned images are dark

●

The TMA does not work

●

No light or only dim light is visible in the TMA after selecting slides or negatives in

the Scan dialog box

HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Windows)

In order to use the transparent materials adapter (TMA) to scan slides and negatives,

HP image-scanning software must be installed on the computer. If you do not see an HP

Solution Center icon on the computer desktop click

Start

, point to

Programs

All

Programs

, point to

, and then look for

HP Solution Center

. If HP image scanning

software is not installed on the computer, follow the software installation instructions in

the printed Setup and Support Guide that came with the scanner to install HP image-

scanning software.

HP image-scanning software is not installed on the computer (Mac)

In order to use the transparent materials adapter (TMA) to scan slides and negatives,

HP image-scanning software must be installed on the computer. If you do not see an HP

Device Manager icon in the dock, click

Applications

, and then look for

HP Device

Manager

HP Photosmart Studio

. If HP image scanning software is not installed on

the computer, follow the software installation instructions in the printed Setup and

Support Guide that came with the scanner to install HP image-scanning software.

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