# VxScan Setup **VxScan** has three primary components: the scanner in a hard case, the collapsible ballot box, and an uninterruptible power supply.

## VxScan Setup \ **VxScan** can be set up through the following steps: 1. **Set up the ballot box:** * [ ] Release the straps on each side * [ ] Secure the straps on the underside of the lid

* [ ] Pull the box open and gently push the purple hooks down with your foot

* [ ] Close the lid, pushing until you hear a click

* [ ] Seal the ballot box as required 2\. **Set up the scanner:** * [ ] Place the case on top of the ballot box by lining up the bottom with the opening on the ballot box and slide the case back * [ ] Push the button to release and open each latch to open the case lid

* [ ] Open the poll worker door (upper left corner) * [ ] Push the purple security bolt down to secure the case to the ballot box * [ ] Close the poll worker door and seal and document as required

* [ ] Remove the power cord from its storage place * [ ] Plug the power cord into the back of the scanner and then into an outlet or power backup

* [ ] Plug the power backup into an outlet (if applicable) * [ ] Turn the power backup on * [ ] Seal and document the ballot box door as required

{% hint style="warning" %} Be sure to assemble VxScan in an area of the room that allows for voter privacy as voted ballots are inserted into the scanner. {% endhint %} ## Auxiliary Bin VxScan has an auxiliary bin that can be used for holding voted ballots when necessary. Most often this would be used in an emergency when the tabulator is not accepting ballots. To open the auxiliary bin, push the handle down and pull the bin towards you. Stop at the mid-way point. Seal the auxiliary bin when in use.

To verify the bin is empty or to remove the ballots from the auxiliary bin, push the handle down and pull the bin all the way towards you.