POP3 scanner not connecting

Recent purchase POP3 scanner April 2024


. Downloaded software. Scanner is showing a Green Light but Revo 5 software is not showing scanner connected. Restarted laptop and re-connected cables to scanner and USB. Please provide assistance? Or other ways to connect?

Hi @pierre

I see you use the mobile cable to connect POP3 to your laptop ( the USB A you connected is for power only, there will be no data streamed via the USB A ) , did you tried to use single USBC to USB A cable ?
Or try WiFi connection , POP3 require 5Ghz WiFi connection .
Just check your WiFi network , you should see POP3 in the list .
Or just use single USBC to USB A cable if your laptop don’t support USB C

As you can tell I’m a newbie.
My laptop has both USB A and C.
Should I connect both or USB-A and C?
Or just USB-A and connect wifi?

If you can connect both , it would be the best solution .
USB C is fot data and USB A for power .

If you connect via WiFi then only USB A

Hi @pierre

Can you try to connect directly like this?

Here is what caused the same problem for me and how I fixed it.

Initially, I didn’t notice that the screw on the cable mounting plate protrudes out a bit. It’s likely that when I tried to push the USB-C end of the cable into the scanner, the screw protrusion kept the USB-C plug from seating deeply enough in the scanner to have a fully functional connection. The green light on the scanner came on, and I could make a Wi-Fi connection, but I always got “Scanner Disconnected” on a pure cable connection. As soon as I fully retracted the end of the screw into the mounting plate on the cable, I could fully seat the USB-C cable in the scanner and get “Scanner Connected.” I tightened the screw fully, but only after making a good USB-C connection.

I have still ordered a powered USB 3.0/3.2/USB-C hub as I don’t want to constantly plug in and unplug the scanner cable from a USB port on my computer. Replacing a USB hub with worn-out USB ports is cheaper than replacing or repairing an expensive desktop computer! :slightly_smiling_face:

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