the problem is the wait and diagnostics lights are flashing

Simultaneous flashing by both the "Diagnostic" and the "Wait (Warm-up)" lights may mean that that the scanning area needs cleaning.

1. For cleaning instructions see:

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2. Restart the scanner after cleaning.

If the Diagnostic and the Wait lights continue to flash after cleaning and restarting, then there may be camera position errors. See:

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