Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have you tried plugging the cable directly to the computer's USB socket and not through a hub? The plastic nodules probably contain inductors to help suppress electrical noise. Joe Ch an > > From: Herbert Kanner <kanner@acm.org> > Date: 2003/08/04 Mon PM 11:13:08 GMT > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Problem with Cannon Scanner > > Possibly some computer nerd in the LUG can help. My CanoScan N676U > has suddenly developed a mildly annoying malfunction. When I press > the software "scan" button, a panel comes up announcing that the USB > cable is probably disconnected. A temporary cure is effected by > unplugging and re-plugging the cable at the scanner end; doing it at > the other (hub) end doesn't help. This "cure" last for the next one > to three scans, after which the problem reappears. > > Since the stupid thing only cost $100, it is not worth > repairing--it's just a simple flat-bed scanner more than good enough > for a) copying documents, and b) putting color prints up on the web. > > I was considering the possibility of some kind of flakiness in the > USB cable and went to price replacements. They ranged from $9 to > $19, depending on the brand, but they were all straightforward cables > with an "A" connector at one end and a "B" connecter at the other. > The cable that came with the scanner has a plastic cylinder at each > end of the cable, about two inches from the connectors, a cylinder > that is about 1 1/2 inches long and a bit under 1/2 inch in diameter. > Does anyone know what the heck these cylinders are and whether they > are of importance? > > Herb > -- > Herbert Kanner > kanner@acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, > for they are subtle and will pee > on your computer! > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html