Scanner component stopped communicating

I think the USB cable is defective or the scanner is failing.

Hello.

I am a Support Engineer with Xerox Scanners.

If scanner is stopping @ 98% is normally due t oa communication problem. Make sure USB cable is conencted to rear of PC ,and cable is no longer than 6ft..

We also have an extensive support site and knowlegebase at http://www.xeroxscanners.com/en/en/support/

If you continue to experience trouble, please feel free to contact us by calling 800-648-0410.

Regards,
Xerox Scanners Support

Does the same error occur if you launch a scan from the computer? What OS do you have? Vista only has a basic driver available and does not support the scanner buttons. (You can launch the scans from a number of options: third-party software, Windows Fax and Scan (new scan), Microsoft Paint (File > Import from Scanner or Camera > New Scan) and Windows Photo Gallery.)

If the error occurs when you launch the scan from the computer, try a new data cable and different USB ports. Try a direct USB connection if you use a hub. Then check your USB ports and the drivers for the USB. (For Windows, look in the Device Manager. Start > Control Panel > System > Device Manager (exact directions will depend on the OS).

The HP Photo and Imaging software requires you to set the default scan destinations in the software before you can use the buttons on the scanner (for those OS/driver versions that support the feature). Always open the software and scan from the computer to see what the defaults will be. Each version of HP's imaging software set up these buttons differently; the help option is useful. Try Scan > Scan settings to find where to set the color and black & white destinations.

I hope this helps. If you add a comment with your OS and whether the computer can launch a scan, I'll provide additional help if I can.

Cindy Wells
(who inherited a scanner when a USB hub failure aggravated the original user into buying a new scanner thinking it was a scanner problem.)

hi, here wht u need? http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=3192753&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en〈=en&cc=us

Scanner: Hi there, " Unplug the Scanner cable from the computer. " Unistall the Scanner drivers from Device manager and also unistall the all the Scanner appications " restart the computer " try to download drivers from the website " after installing drivers and software it will ask you to connect the Scanner. " then you can connect the Scanner and and try to Scan.

my scanmagic 1200ub is recognized by my pc but i keep getting a message saying"cannot locate component.could it be that particular port?

i found this while i had the same error msg... apparently its actully the USB cable where its does not suffice
here is the link : http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/49111

Thanks
Sanjieev

When you scan the picture, make sure you do a preview of the scanning surface in the scanner software first, then select the region corresponding to the picture only, after that, select "scan" in the scanner software.

The readme says that some USB hubs have an issue.

I was having problems and was connected via a hub. I removed the hub and connected the printer directly to the back of the PC and voila scanning is all good.

ALex.

The new PC was Vista and the CD that came with the scanner completed loading a driver without complaint. However, a new driver was needed for Vista. After downloading the new driver from Epson, uninstalling the old driver and installing the new driver, it worked.