20 Most Recent HP Scanjet 5200c Flatbed Scanner Questions & Answers

Hi ,
You could try using a third party twain program like FreeKapture :
http://download.cnet.com/FreeKapture/3000-2094_4-10673689.html
Load FreeKapture, clic on Scan and select WIA-Hewlett-Packard . When saving , you'll get the desired option .
Regards .

Access the manufacturer's web-site: http://support.hp.com
and enter '5200C' and do the search.
Select the device-drivers for the Operating System that is installed on your new HP computer.
Download & install.

yes, your fluorescent bulb is burned out and you cannot buy a spare. Sorry

Add a pci parallel card such as this to your vostro. www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=512
This will enable you to connect your scanner. Tiger direct will give you closeups of the connections on the interface card so you can check you have the right one.

The factory default is blank.

Sounds like the main circuit board fried. You can't repair it, thus replacement is the only option. That will not guarantee normal operation and your taking a chance one way or the other.

Install the drivers for it from the HP website. Other software for it should be there as well. As to scanning speed, setting it to scan at lower resolutions can speed scanning. Scanning for color is slower than scanning for Black and White, FYI.

see Chapter 3 pages 12 to 15 of the attached manual http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c00293286&docLocale=en_US

Hah, hah. That is what happens when you upgrade unnecessarily to an operating system for which you do not have the correct driver. Unless HP provides a driver u are out of luck - they prefer that you buy a new scanner from them, of course!

If you are asking about the "SCAN TO PDF" button, it allows the scanner to create a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. PDF files are files that can be viewed with the free Adobe Reader software. The PDF format files are easy to store on your computer and easy to share. PDF files can have many pages. Image files, like JPG, can only hold one page per file. If you use PDF files, make sure you only get the reader software from Adobe.com. Adobe Reader Download Free PDF viewer for Windows Mac OS Android

There several lights on those that can be blinking. Here is the link to the symptoms: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c00845054