Request a Freedman Center USB key from the Service Center Desk, and staff will check out the key to your account if available.
Available for checkout to CWRU, CIA & CIM students, faculty, and staff; CWRU Alumni, Public or Visiting patrons must complete the "Public Patron Use Form" before receiving equipment key.
BE AWARE: Upon restarting the computer or removing the USB key, the computer will completely wipe the machine and its file contents. Any scans, documents or the like that are not saved in a file folder within "D: No Secure Temporary Storage drive" will be deleted. Create a file folder within this D: drive to temporarily store your work. Temporary storage will hold onto these documents for 1 week and will erase after every week. Remove your items before then.
PLEASE NOTE: With each computer station, users will have to create separate file folders since the computer drives are not interconnected.
1. Within the Start bar or on the computer's task bar, search for "File Explorer:" 
2. Under "Computer," find 'D: Temporary Storage' and click that storage container. The drive's contents will appear.
3. Within the "D: Not Secure Temporary Storage" drive, select "New Folder" along the top the top of the screen.
4. Name the folder your network ID (ex: abc123) and hit the "Enter" key.
***Please note: With each computer station, users will have to create separate file folders since the computer drives are not interconnected.
The Scanner may be asleep, and could cause errors when attempting to scan like shown above.
To prevent these outcomes, wake up the scanner beforehand by pressing the indicated button on the right of the scanner. The light directly next to this button will be orange when asleep, and once on, will be green. If the computer's volume is on, you may even hear a ding-a-ling when the computer recognizes the scanner.
Before Loading
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Load a maximum 40 pages facedown into the Bulk Document material slot. A metal tension tab will press against the paper inside of the scanning lid.
1. Insert the key into the USB port on the left side of the monitor. Computer will open automatically to the Freedman Center main page. Minimize for future use.
2. On the desktop, find the “Adobe Acrobat DC” icon and open: 
***This will take a few moments to load. If it seems to get stuck or not respond, please be patient, the scanner is loading!
3. Adobe's Acrobat Home Screen will look like the following:
1. Under "File," locate "PDF from Scanner" within the "Create" dropdown as shown below.
2. The home screen will advance to the "Scan & OCR" page. This section is dedicated to selecting the scanner and scanning settings.
3. Select the "Plustek PS286 Plus- TWAIN" scanner from the drop-down menu. The scanner is not named the Bulk Document scanner.
4. Choose your scanning settings. The Default settings will scan as follows:
5. If Default Settings works for you, please skip this step to # 6. If you wish to change the default settings, please switch to the predefined "Autodetect Color" settings. You may adjust these settings to your needs, and those scanning settings are as follows.
From top to bottom of this section, change the information:
Pages: Only front side scanning is available through Adobe Acrobat. Continue to ___ for double-sided scanning. Toggle the right option—"Prompt to scan more pages"—if you have more than 40 pages to scan.
Color Mode: Change between Black and White, Grayscale and Color if autodetect isn't what you are looking for.
Resolution: Quality of scan that correlates to the amount of scanning time.
***The lower the resolution, the faster the scanning but the lower the quality. The higher the resolution, the slower the scanning but higher the quality. 300 DPI is a great middle ground.
Paper Size: Change to a specific size, or allow for the scanner to autodetect the size.
Quality: Toggle to Optimize the Image's quality.
Output: Have the scan either 1) Create New PDF, 2) Append to File (meaning: add to an existing PDF file) and 3) Save Multiple Files.
6. Load your paper if you haven't already.
***Remove all staples, paperclips or other paper-connecting-implements. Our scanners will thank you.
7. Click "Scan" when complete. The scans will NOT deposit in your file folder automatically upon scan completion. Users must move the scanned documents to their network ID file folder and remove them from the computer station before the weekly wipe.
Misfeeds
1. Open the scanner lid and pull out the papers.
2. Confirm any debris are cleaned from the rollers and snap the lid back into place.
***Failure to snap the lid shut will result in additional misfeeds.
3. Replace your documents into the scanner and initiate the scan. Your document should start feeding through normally.
4. Additionally, if your papers fail to be caught by the scanner because of the quality of the paper (turned or ripped corners), flip the papers around 180°.
Scanner Not Recognized
The Scanner may be asleep, and could cause errors when attempting to scan like shown above.
To prevent these outcomes, wake up the scanner beforehand by pressing the indicated button on the right of the scanner. The light directly next to this button will be orange when asleep, and once on, will be green. If the computer's volume is on, you may even hear a ding-a-ling when the computer recognizes the scanner.
We encourage you to peruse the Freedman Center Home Software Page for specifics on Post-Editing software.
These computers are available for check-out at the Service Center Desk.