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iPad mini / Epson scanner connecting problem.

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  • 11-11-2016 4:25pm
    #1
    Jay Dee
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I am trying to scan a batch of old photographs onto an iPad mini.
    This work fine if I connect the scanner to my pc, but I can't get the iPad mini / scanner combo to work. I meed the thing to be mobile.
    I bought a USB male to male coupler to connect the two but it will not work.
    I Can't do it wirelessly as the scanner hasn't got it.
    The scanner is an Epson v370.
    Any ideas / suggestions welcome.

    Thanks

    Jay.


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    #2
    Luckysasha
    Registered Users Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭Luckysasha


    Could you just take a picture of them instead. Group them in to one album in photos app and have them stored there.


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    #3
    Jay Dee
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Jay Dee


    Hi Luckysasha,

    I suppose I could, but I did not foresee the problem with the the combo.
    I also assumed the scanned photo would be better quality, as it's direct.

    Thanks

    Jay.


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    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Or even scan them to the PC and then transfer them to iPad?


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    #5
    Luckysasha
    Registered Users Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭Luckysasha


    I find apple a pain in the ar.se when it comes to things like this. One little link in the chain so to speak that apple products don't like then it doesn't work. I recently had an issue with my iPad where I wanted to view an sd card on the iPad. So I bought an apple lightning to sd card reader and plugged it in and nothing, just a blank page. So after trying numerous things including a call to the Apple helpline I finally gave up with the apple sd card reader and bought a spurious one off Amazon and hey presto everything worked


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    #6
    Jay Dee
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Jay Dee


    Hi,

    " scan them to the PC and then transfer them to iPad "
    Photos and PC are not together.
    Cannot bring PC to them or vis a versa.

    " bought a spurious one off Amazon "
    I got mine from Maplin. !!

    No help from Apple shop in Cork " No, we don't think you can do anything like that "

    Thanks,

    Jay


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    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Moved from Comp & Tech

    My Beer Glass collection site 🍺

    My Irish Callcards site



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    #8
    Jay Dee
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Jay Dee


    Where did you move it to ??

    Thanks
    Jay


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    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,678 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Jay Dee wrote: »
    Where did you move it to ??

    Thanks
    Jay

    This forum: Apple mobile devices.

    Afaik you can't connect a scanner to an iPad. It would have to be a Wifi printer-scanner that supports iOS. If this is a mobile scanner, check if it supports iOS devices. If it does the manufacturer would have an app on the App Store.


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    Zcott
    Registered Users Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    You might be better off using the iPad's camera and an app like Scanner Pro.


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