Konica Minolta magicolor 1680MF scanner problem

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Konica Minolta magicolor 1680MF scanner problem

Hello,
I'm having problems getting the scanning function of the above named device to work.
I installed the printer and scanner driver provided by the manufacturer for OSX 10.9 and the installation went fine but in the Systemproperties I only see the printing function for the device. The second button for scanning isn't there.

I thought maybe it's because I installed the scanner driver before the printer driver so I deinstalled them and reinstalled in other order but that also didn't work.

Any suggestions?

Best regards,

wambo

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on May 9, 2014 2:15 AM

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PAHU

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May 9, 2014 2:23 AM in response to wambo0402

wambo0402 wrote:

the installation went fine but in the Systemproperties I only see the printing function for the device. The second button for scanning isn't there.

You will only get the Scan button if KM supplied an ICA driver. If their driver is TWAIN-based, then you will need to use an application like Adobe Acrobat Standard or Pro to scan with. Or KM may have their own scanning application.

If the scanner driver is ICA based, then try opening Image Capture. If the KM is networked, it will appear under the heading of Shared and selecting it will either work or you will get an error about the lack of driver, thus confirming that the scanner driver is not ICA-based.

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wambo0402 Author

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May 9, 2014 3:02 AM in response to PAHU

It uses a TWAIN driver according to the user manual.

According to this link:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2502?viewlocale=en_US

it should be possible to scan with Image Capture when the scanner is connected via USB but that doesn't work either.

Unfortunately Adobe Acrobat is not an option (very high price if you only need it to scan).

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wambo0402 Author

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Apr 30, 2015 2:47 AM in response to wambo0402

Hello!
For all of you with the same problem, i found the solution!

open the link below. the problem is explained there and you can download a pkg from there. install it and the "scanner" panel appears in the printer and scanner settings.

http://janegil.net/2014/01/twain-scanners-in-os-x-maverick/

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Alamode

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Jul 12, 2015 2:48 PM in response to wambo0402

I figured it out -- I'm running Yosemite.

After two steps, I was able to use my Konica Minolta Magicolor 1690MF scanner in Image Capture just like the day I bought it.

First, install TWAINBridge. Apple stopped including this important application that enables TWAIN scanning in Image Capture. Like the poster above recommended, go download and install it from here:

http://janegil.net/2014/01/twain-scanners-in-os-x-maverick/

After installing TWAINBridge and restarting, I could see the scanner in Image Capture, but it would just jam saying, “Connecting to Scanner…”, and eventually fail.

I know every once in a great while, an older piece of software will not run in 64-bit mode. As a last-ditch guess, I went to /System/Library/Image Capture/Devices/ right-clicked on TWAINBridge, and chose, “Get Info”. Then selected, “Open in 32-bit mode”.

I launched Image Capture again, and boom. It worked perfectly. YAY!

Good luck.

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