Configuring the Settings for a Button on a Computer (For USB Connection)

Configure the settings for the button to be used for starting a scan on your computer.

Specify an image scanning application for the button on the computer, which you want to start up when the button on the scanner is pressed.

You can configure multiple buttons on the computer and select one of the configured buttons for the button on the scanner.

The procedure when the scanner is connected via a USB cable is as follows.

  1. Turn on the scanner and confirm that the scanner is connected to the computer via the USB cable.

    For details about how to turn on the scanner, refer to How to Turn the Power ON.

  2. Display the [Control Panel] window.

    • For Windows 10/Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2019/Windows Server 2022

      Click [Start] menu → [Windows System] → [Control Panel].

    • For Windows 11

      Click [Start] menu → [All apps] → [Windows Tools] and double-click [Control Panel].

  3. Click [View devices and printers].

    The [Devices and Printers] window appears.

  4. Right-click on the scanner icon, and select [Scan properties] from the displayed menu.

    The properties window of the scanner appears.

  5. Click the [Events] tab and select a button to be set.

    From the [Select an event] drop-down list, select a button.

    Button Selection

    The following table shows how to apply the button configured on the computer to the button on the scanner that will be used for starting a scan.

    Button Configured on the Computer

    For fi-8190/fi-8290/fi-8170/fi-8270

    For fi-8150/fi-8250/fi-8150U/fi-8250U

    How to Apply the Button Settings to the [Scan/Enter] Button

    How to Apply the Button Settings to the [Scan/Stop] Button

    How to Apply the Button Settings to the [Send to] Button

    [Scan Button]

    Select [No.00] in the [Function Selection] screen on the scanner.

    The indicator displays [F00].

    No operation is required.

    [Scan Button] configured on the computer is always applied to the [Scan/Stop] button on the scanner.

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    [Send to 01] to [Send to 50]

    Select one of the numbers from [No.01] to [No.50] in the [Function Selection] screen on the scanner.

    The indicator displays a number from [F01] to [F50] in accordance with the number you selected.

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    —

    [Send to 1] to [Send to 9]

    —

    —

    Press the [Function] button to switch the number displayed on the Function Number Display to a number from [1] to [9].
  6. Select an image scanning application to be launched when the button is pressed.

    Click [Start this program] under [Actions], and select an image scanning application from the program list.

    Selecting an Application
  7. Click the [OK] button.
HINT

To set multiple buttons, repeat steps 5 to 6.