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1 HP Scanjet 8300 series User Guide.....................................................................3
Scanner hardware ..................................................................................................3
Scanning software ..................................................................................................4
Where to get additional information ........................................................................7
Accessibility ............................................................................................................9
2 How to use the scanner buttons........................................................................10
Customizable buttons ...........................................................................................10
Copy buttons ........................................................................................................16
Scan Document To buttons ..................................................................................17
Cancel button .......................................................................................................18
Button Settings button ..........................................................................................18
Power Save button ...............................................................................................18
3 How to start a scan..............................................................................................20
Scan from the scanner front panel buttons ..........................................................20
Scan from the HP scanning software (Windows) .................................................20
Scan from the HP scanning software (Macintosh) ...............................................21
4 How to scan documents.....................................................................................23
Scan with the automatic document feeder (ADF) .................................................23
Scan a document for editable text ........................................................................25
Scan a document as an image .............................................................................26
Scan a document to a PDF ..................................................................................27
5 How to scan pictures and film............................................................................29
Scan pictures ........................................................................................................29
Scan film ...............................................................................................................30
6 Other scanning functions...................................................................................36
Make copies .........................................................................................................36
Scan to a destination ............................................................................................38
Save a document or image to a drive or CD ........................................................39
Send a scan to an e-mail program .......................................................................39
7 Change scan settings.........................................................................................41
8 Configure the scanner customizable buttons..................................................42
Open the HP Button Settings Utility .....................................................................42
Configure buttons tab ...........................................................................................42
General info tab ....................................................................................................43
9 Care and maintenance........................................................................................45
Order maintenance and scanning supplies ..........................................................45
Clean the scanner glass .......................................................................................45
Clean the transparent materials adapter (TMA) ...................................................46
Clean and maintain the automatic document feeder (ADF) .................................46
10 Troubleshooting..................................................................................................50
Scanner initialization or hardware problems ........................................................50
Scanner operation problems ................................................................................51
Scanner buttons are not working correctly ...........................................................53
Slides, negatives, and TMA issues ......................................................................55
Automatic document feeder (ADF) problems .......................................................56
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