Installation Usage & Maintenance
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing us as your scanner supplier. Your new scanner will improve the professionalism of your day-to-day computing tasks by allowing you to input images and electronic text into your computer system. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your computing needs and interests grow.
CONVENTIONS OF THIS GUIDE Bold —Represents commands or contents on your computer screen. ALL CAPS —Important note or first use of an important term in a chapter. Italic —Represents buttons on your scanner OR important notes. A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention. A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Warning Attention Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes.
quickly unplug the AC adapter during emergencies. 4. Damaged wire could cause fire or electrical shock. Keep the power cord straight and without being twisted, bended, or scraped. 5. Unplug this device if you don’t need to use it for a certain period of time, such as, during night or long weekend, to avoid any risks of causing fire. 6. Do not attempt to disassemble the scanner. There is danger of an electrical shock and opening your scanner will void your warranty. 7.
BOX CONTENTS2 1. Scanner 3 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Quick Guide SCANNER OVERVIEW 1. DOCUMENT COVER— Helps keep the paper in place and protects the scanner glass. 2. DOCUMENT PAD— Keeps the paper in place and improves accuracy of image quality. 3. SCANNER GLASS— Where you put items for flatbed scanning. 4. REFERENCE MARK— Align your paper with this reference mark for flatbed scanning. 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.
5. POWER BUTTON— Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF. POWER LED— Indicates the scanner status. Light Status Blue The scanner is turned on, ready to scan images. Red The scanner is in standby mode if it is idle for 10 minutes. Off The scanner is off, either because the power is not turned on, or because the power cord is not properly plugged into an AC power outlet. 6. SCANNER BUTTONS—You may press any button to perform a predefined scanning task. 7.
CHAPTER I. INSTALLING THE SCANNER Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper components. A list of the package contents is provided in the “Box Contents” section of this guide. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Your scanner comes with the scanner’s driver and the task management software (Plustek MacAction). All of these software applications use approximately 400 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your computer.
INSTALLING AND SETTING UP THE SCANNER Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner. Choose a Proper Site First! Attention Always place your scanner on a level, smooth and strong surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task. Tilted or uneven surface may cause paperfeeding errors, scanner damage or personal injury. Avoid using the scanner in a dusty environment. Dust particles and other foreign objects may damage the unit. Step 1.
1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor. 2. Plug the other end of the power cable into a standard AC power outlet. 3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port at the rear of the scanner. 4. Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 5. If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub 6, make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer. Next, connect the scanner to the USB hub.
5. If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub 8, make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer. Next, connect the scanner to the USB hub. 6. Plug the rectangular end of another USB cable to the USB hub at the rear of this scanner. 7. Plug the square end of another USB cable to the USB port of another scanner. 8 The USB hub is not included with the scanner.
Step 2. Installing the Software 1. Switch the scanner power on. 2. Download the Mac scanner driver from the Support Page of the company website, and the setup file icon will show on the desktop of your Mac OS X. 3. Double-click on the setup file icon, and a window will pop up displaying the file folder. 4. Double-click on the setup file, and the Scanner Installer will start to guide you through the installation. Follow the on-screen guide in the installer window. 5.
3. Do one of the following to open the Button Configuration window: Double-click the icon scanner model name. Click the icon in Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your in the Dock. in the Dock, and Right-click the icon Configuration… in the pop-up menu that opens. then choose Button 4. Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane.
CHAPTER II. SCANNING Your scanner needs to be driven by certain type of software program. Since all documents or images (whether text or pictures) that are acquired from the scanner are treated by your computer as images, most scanning will probably be done from an image-editing program where you can view, edit, save and output the scanned images. What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word processor? This is the role of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
PLACING DOCUMENTS Using the Flatbed 1. Open the scanner's document cover. 2. Place the document onto the scanner glass headfirst and face-down. Align the top left corner of the document with the arrow on the reference mark. 3. Gently close the document cover. SCANNING DOCUMENTS There are 3 different ways to operate the scanner: 1. By acquiring images from the scanner through our TWAIN interface within any TWAIN-compliant application programs. 2. By scanning from the scan buttons on the scanner. 3.
scanner. This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and the image-editing software you are using to view and edit images. The TWAIN program allows you to adjust a number of settings to define the quality of the scanned image. Scanning from the Scanner’s Panel or On-screen MacAction's Execute Menu The settings for each button on the scanner's panel are configured through MacAction. MacAction offers you quick access to the most frequently-used scanning functions.
Right-click the icon in the Dock, and then choose Button Configuration in the pop-up menu that opens. Within the “Button Configuration” window, you can find a row of icons running through the left side of the window. Each icon corresponds to a button on your scanner's panel (as well as MacAction's on-screen Execute menu). Clicking any icon on the left pane and its current button settings are displayed immediately on the right pane. You may adjust the settings as desired.
CHAPTER III. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, constant care and maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly. CLEANING THE SCANNER Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the scanner glass dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors. How often to clean your scanner depends on the type of paper and number of pages being scanned.
Clean Document Pad & Scanner Glass: Document Pad Scanner Glass 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Gently close the document cover. CALIBRATING THE SCANNER Calibrate the scanner if colors appear in areas that should be white, or colors of the scanned image and the original vary a lot. This allows you to adjust and compensate for variations that can occur in the optical component over time by its nature. The following describes how to calibrate the scanner: 1.
5. Click the Alignment Position buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right) until the top left corner of the scanned document aligns with the top left corner of the Alignment Window. 6. When the alignment completes, click on OK button to save settings and exit. STANDBY MODE To save power consumption, the scanner will enter the standby mode after it is idle for a while. You may disable the standby mode or define an idle time for the scanner to automatically enter the standby mode.
CHAPTER IV. TROUBLESHOOTING If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation and scanning instructions contained in this guide. SCANNER CONNECTION The first step to take when troubleshooting connection problems with your scanner is to check all physical connections. The icon , located on the Dock, indicates if the scanner software is properly launched and the scanner and computer are communicating with each other.
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS9 Image Sensor CIS Light Source LED Scan Modes Color: 48-bit input, 24-bit output Grayscale: 16-bit input, 8-bit output B/W: 1-bit output Scanning Area (W x L) Max. 297 mm x 431.8 mm (12" x 17"), A3 Daily Duty Scan ( Sheets ) 2,500 Power Supply 24 Vdc/ 0.75 A Interface USB 2.0 Net Weight 4.32 Kgs (9.52 Lbs) Dimensions (W x D x H) 589 x 407 x 68 mm (23.18” x 16.02” x 2.
APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY Visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. For further assistance call our customer support phone number listed on the website. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday during office working hours.
STATEMENT OF LIMITED WARRANTY This Statement of Limited Warranty applies only to the options you originally purchase for your use, and not for resale, from an authorized reseller. The manufacturer warranty includes all parts and labor, and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase. To obtain warranty service, you may contact the authorized dealer or distributor, or visit our website to check out the available service information, or send a request via E-mail for further help.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. FCC RADIO FREQUENCY STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
