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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................1 How to Use This Guide............................................................................................... 1 Conventions of This Guide ......................................................................................... 2 A Note about Icons ...............................................................................................................
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. You can easily scan single-sided or double-sided documents with your scanner. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.
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. Warning Attention A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes.
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 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. Be sure not to bump or knock the scanner glass as it is fragile and could break. 8.
BOX CONTENTS2 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Stacker 5. Quick Guide 6. Setup/Application DVD-ROM 7. Calibration Sheet 8. Extended Paper Width Slider (2 pieces) 9. Cleansing Cloth 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.
THE SCANNER OVERVIEW 1. PAPER CHUTE COVER—Helps keep the paper in place. Open paper chute cover when using the scanner. 2. PAPER WIDTH SLIDER—Adjusts the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. Information Extended Paper Width Slider (accessory in the box content) —Hold the paper uprightly so as to avoid the paper feeding to be askew. 3. COVER OPEN LEVER—Opens the ADF cover. Pull it to open the ADF cover when you need to clear paper jam or clean the scanner. 4.
8. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 9. DOWN BUTTON—Press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 10. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. 11. SCAN BUTTON—Press to perform a predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. 12. POWER LED—Indicates the scanner status.
13. HAND HOLDER—Ergonomically designed for you to carry the scanner with ease. 14. USB PORT—Connects the scanner to a USB port on your computer by the included USB cable. 15. POWER RECEPTOR—Connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the included AC adapter. 16. POWER SWITCH—Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF.
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 DocAction II. All of these software applications use approximately 800 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.
Step 2. Installing the Software 1. Switch on the scanner power from the rear of the scanner. 2. If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly, they will automatically detect the scanner causing the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard to be launched. Information If your computer is off when the scanner is connected, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” message will not be displayed until the computer is on and Windows starts. 3.
b. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 5. 4. For Windows 8 & Windows 10: a. Insert the Setup/Application DVD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your DVD-ROM drive. Click on the pop-up notification, then click Run install.exe in the pop-up window. If you miss the pop-up notification, please eject and reinsert the Setup/Application DVD-ROM. b. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the scanner calibration. After the calibration is complete, click OK and then click Finish. 9. After the installation is complete, close all open applications and click the Finish button to restart your computer. Attention Save the Setup/Application DVD in case you need to reinstall the driver and software in the future. Save the Calibration Sheet in case you need to calibrate the scanner in the future. Step 3. Install the Extended Paper Width Slider 1.
Step 4. Install the Stacker Insert the tabs on the stacker onto their slots on the scanner. Information The installation of stacker is optional, if you have limited desktop space. Step 5. Testing the Scanner The following describes how you can check if the scanner is properly functioning with your computer and the scanning software. Before testing your scanner, double check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened. To test the ADF scanning: 1.
2. Double-click the icon DocAction II on the desktop. in the DocAction II window. 3. Double-click the icon Quick Scan 4. Within the “Quick Scan” window, adjust scan settings. Click the Scan button.
5. The document in the ADF paper chute should be now loaded into the ADF and scanned. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the “Quick Scan“ window.
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.
To scan multiple documents in a batch from the ADF can increase your work efficiency and make large scanning tasks easier. The ADF of this scanner accepts a variety of paper and stationery you may use in your daily work or personal life, such as: Normal paper whose size and ream weight meet the requirements stated in “Appendix A: Specifications” of this guide. Notched paper Coated paper (e.g.
Attention DO NOT use the ADF to scan photographic sheets or particularly valuable document originals; wrinkles or other damages can happen in case of paper feeding errors. DO NOT place paper with wet ink or correction fluid into the ADF. Wait few minutes for it to get dry. Loosening Documents Before loading documents into the ADF, loosen them as follows: 1. Fan the documents so that no two pages are sticking together. Make sure to remove static electricity from paper. 2.
PLACING DOCUMENTS 1. Load the documents, headfirst and face down, toward the center of the ADF paper chute and all the way into the ADF until touching the bottom. For single-sided scans, load the documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces towards the paper chute. For double-sided scans, load the desired page order of documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces towards the paper chute. 2.
Attention DO NOT load more than 50 sheets of paper (70 g/m2, 18 lb.) to the ADF. Make sure there are no gaps between the document stack and the paper-width slider; otherwise, the scanned images can be skewed. Although the documents should be loaded firmly in place ensuring optimum scanning accuracy, they should never be wedged in so tightly that the process of feeding them through the scanner is strained. Do not load additional paper into the ADF while the unit is feeding and scanning.
Cover open lever ADF cover 2. Remove the pad module by pinching both sides of the pad module and pull it out. 3. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 4. Horizontally load the plastic card, headfirst and face up, toward the center of the ADF. For single-sided scans, load the card face up. For double-sided scans, load the card in desired order. 5. Adjust the paper width slider to the card width. The paper width slider should be gently touching both sides of the card.
Attention Make sure the plastic cards you wish to scan are horizontally loaded into the ADF. Maximum thickness of each plastic card is 1.2 mm. SCANNING DOCUMENTS There are 4 different ways to operate the scanner: 1. By scanning from the Scan button within the Quick Scan window of DocAction II program. 2. By scanning from the buttons on the scanner front panel. 3. By scanning from the scan profile buttons within DocAction II window. 4.
Scanning from the Scan Button within the Quick Scan Window of DocAction II Program The Scan button within the Quick Scan window allows you to quickly scan with basic scan settings. Follow the steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to “Chapter II. Scanning” of the Scanner User’s Guide for more information in placing paper into the ADF properly.) 2. Launch the DocAction II program. 3. Double-click the Quick Scan button in the DocAction II window.
Scanning from the Scanner’s Front Panel To complete your scanning projects by using the scanner buttons is very easy and convenient. The number of scanning task displayed on the scanner’s front panel is configured through DocAction II. Before performing your first scan via scanner buttons, you are recommended to configure the button settings to your needs and preferences first. Scan from the Scanner Buttons 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to “Chapter II.
The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the DocAction II window. View Scan Profile and Configure Profile Settings Within the “DocAction II” window, you can find a row of icons running through the left side of the window. Each icon represents a scanning task, and the number on the icon corresponds to the function number displayed on the scanner front panel.
Go to the Filename, File Format, Scan, Save and Adjust page to configure scan profile settings. Click OK to save the settings. The scan profile button you created will be displayed in the window. 4. You can assign the scan profile button to be the function button displayed in the left side of the window. The button number underneath corresponds to the function number displayed on the scanner front panel.
Drag and drop the scan profile button to the left side of the window to assign the scan profile to be the button displayed in the left side of the window. For example, drag and drop the new PDF profile button to replace the original Multi-TIFF Button 9. After replacing the button, the Button 9 is assigned to be the PDF button.
Click the settings. button within the DocAction II window for more information about the Scanning from the On-screen DocAction II Scan Profile Button You can perform scanning task by double-clicking the scan profile button on the screen. Follow the steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to “Chapter II. Scanning” of the Scanner User’s Guide for more information in placing paper into the ADF properly.) 2. Launch the DocAction II program. 3.
Select the Scan Source: If you have more than one scanner or other imaging devices installed on your computer, you need to set this scanner as the default scanning source before you acquire TWAIN program. Please refer to your TWAIN compatible program manual for more information about the settings. Scan within your TWAIN compatible program: 1. Launch your TWAIN compatible program. 2. Open the TWAIN window within your TWAIN compatible program.
5. Load one page of the document and click the Preview button. The scanned image should appear in the Preview Window. To define the margins and crop out sections of the image you don’t want scanned, use the mouse to click and drag the corners or sides of the scan area borders. Adjust the scan settings again if the preview image doesn’t satisfy your needs. 6. Load all pages of the document and click the Scan button. 7. When the scan finishes, click the Exit button to close the TWAIN window.
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 inner ADF 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. Perform the following procedures to clean the scanner surface and the ADF unit.
Cleaning the ADF 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the lever. Cover open lever ADF cover 2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner. Be careful NOT to scratch their surfaces. Clean Feed Roller: Wipe the Feed Roller from side to side and then rotate it. Repeat this until its entire surface is cleaned. Clean Pad Module: Wipe the Pad Module from top to bottom (in the direction of arrow shown in below picture). Be careful not to damage the pick springs of the pad.
Clean ADF Glass: Attention Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass. Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner. 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
CALIBRATING THE SCANNER Attention Please uninstall the extended paper width sliders before you start the calibration. 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.
6. The scanner pulls the calibration sheet through the scanner, which completes this scanner calibration. After the calibration is complete, click OK and then click Finish. POWER SAVE To save power consumption, when the scanning process is finished, the scanner light source will turn itself off and the scanner will enter a lower-power mode without delay time. Information 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. Before you ask for customer service or repair, please refer to the information in this chapter and consult our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) in which you can find useful self troubleshooting information. From the Windows START menu, point to All Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click FAQ. (For Windows 8.
CLEARING PAPER JAMS If a paper jam in the ADF happens, please perform the following steps: 1. Remove any unjammed documents still loaded into the ADF. 2. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 3. Gently but firmly pull the jammed documents out of the ADF. Try to avoid creasing or wrinkling the documents. Attention Do not try to pull jammed or half-scanned documents out of the ADF without first opening the ADF cover. Doing so may permanently damage the ADF. 4.
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS5 Plustek PS186/288 Image Sensor CIS x 2 Light Source LED Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Scan Modes Color: Input 48-bit, Output 24-bit Grayscale: Input 16-bit, Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit 1. 50 sheets (A4/ Letter, 70 g/㎡ or 18 Lbs), Max. ADF Capacity thickness under 5mm (0.2"). 2. 20 sheets (Business Cards) 3. Plastic Card, Max. thickness under 1.2 mm. Note: Maximum ADF capacity varies, depending upon paper weight.
Dimensions (W x D x H) 263 x 127.5 x 148 mm (10.36" x 5.02" x 5.83") Plustek PS188 Image Sensor CIS x 2 Light Source LED Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Scan Modes Color: Input 48-bit, Output 24-bit Grayscale: Input 16-bit, Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit 1. 50 sheets (A4/ Letter, 70 g/㎡ or 18 Lbs), Max. ADF Capacity thickness under 5mm (0.2"). 2. 20 sheets (Business Cards) 3. Plastic Card, Max. thickness under 1.2 mm.
Dimensions (W x D x H) 263 x 128 x 148 mm (10.36" x 5.02" x 5.
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9 The TWAIN Interface 9 Scan Settings 9 How to Scan
Contents I DocTWAIN: Table of Contents Foreword 0 Part I Introduction 3 ................................................................................................................................... 3 1 User Assistance 3 2 Scanner................................................................................................................................... Information Part II The TWAIN Interface 4 ..............................................................................................
II TWAIN Help 30 Multi-image......................................................................................................................................................... output 31 Image Edge......................................................................................................................................................... Fill Remove Punch Holes (This function may or may not be available 33 depending............................................................................
Introduction 1 3 Introduction TWAIN is a standard regulating communication between imaging devices (e.g., scanner) and software applications. This scanner is TWAIN compliant and functions with virtually all available TWAIN compatible software. This help will guide you in scanning with our TWAIN program. The following Help Topics are available: · User Assistance · Scanner Information · TWAIN Interface-- Explains all settings and tools in the TWAIN window.
4 TWAIN Help When you're looking for technical support, please keep the information ready. 2 The TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your All rights are reserved.
The TWAIN Interface · · · · · 2.1 5 Scan Profile Scan Settings Preview Window Scan Information Buttons Scan Profile A scan profile provides a set of scanning settings for often-used scan tasks, which achieves high efficiency when you want to scan several items with the same or similar settings. Each scan profile consists of the settings you configure in the Main and Advanced scan settings tabs and Auto Density.
6 TWAIN Help documents and apply the same settings, you can just select this profile from the drop-down list and then click the Scan button. To use an existing profile 1. 2. 3. 4. Load the document(s) into the ADF. Select a scan profile from the drop-down list of Profile. Scan settings defined under this profile are loaded and displayed on the TWAIN interface. Click the Scan button. The image(s) will be scanned with the preconfigured settings.
The TWAIN Interface 2.1.1 7 Profile Management To delete unwanted profile 1. Click the Manage button. 2. Within the Profile Management window that opens, select the profile you want to delete and then click the Delete button. 3. Click the Close button to exit this window. To rename an existing profile 1. Click the Manage button. 2. Within the Profile Management window that opens, select the profile you want to rename and then click the Rename button. 3.
8 2.2 TWAIN Help Scan Settings The following scan settings are available: · Main Tab · Advanced Tab · Preferences Tab All rights are reserved.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.1 9 Main Tab Main Tab contains some frequently used scanning settings. Clicking anywhere on the above screenshot links you immediately to more detailed information of the selected function. 2.2.1.1 Scan Type All rights are reserved.
10 TWAIN Help documents that are longer than 14". · Long Paper (Rear Side)-- Use this setting if you want to scan rear side of the documents that are longer than 14". · Long Paper (Duplex)-- Use this setting if you want to scan double-sided documents that are longer than 14". 2.2.1.2 Individual Settings When you scan double-sided documents, tick this check box if you want to configure scan parameter settings of both front and rear sides individually. 2.2.1.
The TWAIN Interface 11 Merging Adjustment window after the scanning is done showing the two scanned pages ready to merge. You may click the arrow buttons to move one of the pages, with one click moving one pixel. · If you select Vertically as the merging mode, you will enter the Vertical Merging Adjustment window after the scanning is done showing the two scanned pages ready to merge. You may click the arrow buttons to move one of the pages, with one click moving one pixel.
12 TWAIN Help Name: Give a name to this customized page size. After you configure the page size and click the OK button, this name will appear in the Page Size drop-down list. Unit: Defines the measurement unit for the page size. Width, Height: Specifies the exact width and height of the page area. Paper Alignment: This setting tells the scanner how you place the document into the ADF. · Upper Left: Place the document toward the left side of the ADF paper chute.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.1.7 13 Scan Mode Tells the scanner what type of documents you are scanning. The following options are available from the drop-down list: · Black & White-- scans in black and white and is suitable for scanning text. · Grayscale-- scans in 256 shades of gray, giving black and white images depth and shadow. · 24-bit Color-- scans in millions of colors (24-bit) but takes up a lot of memory. · 256 Color (8-bit)-- scans in standard 256 colors.
14 2.2.1.9 TWAIN Help Resolution Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the more detailed the image and the more memory and drive space the image will use. To conserve computer memory and still receive good image quality, we recommend the following settings.
The TWAIN Interface 15 2.2.1.11 Contrast The higher the contrast, the sharper the image. The lower the contrast, the more blurry an image will be. You may adjust the contrast either way: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, which raises or lowers the differences between light and dark colors in your image. · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends. The current value is shown to right of each scroll bar. 2.2.1.
16 TWAIN Help black and then redistributes the intermediate pixel values proportionately. In general, the Auto Density feature gives good results when a simple contrast adjustment is needed to enhance an image with an average distribution of pixel values; however, this feature does not provide the more precise control that can be achieved by adjusting the Histogram controls manually.
The TWAIN Interface · No Rotation-- Clicking this button resets the image to its original orientation. · 90º Right-- Clicking this button turns the image clockwise by 90º. · 180º-- Clicking this button turns the image by 180º. 17 90º Left-- Clicking this button turns the image counterclockwise by · 90º.
18 TWAIN Help 2.2.1.13 Front Side For ADF (Duplex) scan, you can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the documents. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of document front side. 2.2.1.14 Rear Side For ADF (Duplex) scan, you can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the documents. Click Rear Side button to adjust the scanning settings of document rear side. 2.2.
The TWAIN Interface 19 Clicking anywhere on the above screenshot links you immediately to more detailed information of the selected function. 2.2.2.1 Color Matching Different types of devices reproduce different ranges of colors (or color gamut). For example, you may have noticed the colors of the scanned image displayed on your monitor and on the paper printed from your printer are different. All rights are reserved.
20 TWAIN Help Consortium) profile. This feature is available only when Color is selected as Scan Mode. 2.2.2.2 Color Dropout Color Dropout allows you to remove a color channel (Red, Green or Blue) while scanning. For example, if your original document contains blue texts or a blue stamp (e.g., a bill or invoice) and you want to discard it from your image, you may select Blue Channel from the drop-down list. This feature is available only when Black & White or Grayscale is selected as Scan Mode. 2.2.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.2.4 21 Filter Filters help you improve your scans by allowing you to sharpen images as well as remove excessive dots and distortion. The following options are available from the drop-down list: · None-- Applies no filter in the scanned image. · Average-- Determines the medium depth of an image and averages adjacent pixels to make images appear softer. · Blur-- Dulls the edges within an image and decreases the contrast by making dark edges lighter and light edges darker.
22 TWAIN Help To adjust the image gamma: 1. Select the channel. 2. Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, or click the arrow signs on the right and left ends. The current value is shown to right of the scroll bar. Gamma Adjusting the gamma on the Master channel affects the tonal range for all colors equally. Adjusting the gamma for the individual Red, Green or Blue channels only affects pixels containing that color.
The TWAIN Interface 23 When using the histogram, it is very helpful to preview the image. Changes made to the histogram will instantly be shown on the image in Preview Window, allowing you to immediately judge the effects of the changes. A histogram is a graphic representation of the tonal distribution (the brightness and darkness levels) in an image. It plots the number of pixels (dots) at each brightness level. The histogram displays these levels in 4 different channels.
24 TWAIN Help (i.e. Yellow contains Green and Blue and would thus also be affected by changes to one of these channels). Shadow: The shadow represents the low (dark) end of the color spectrum. If the shadow value on the Master channel is raised to 10, all color values between one and ten will be given the value of zero (black). Thus, raising the shadow darkens the entire image and raising the shadow in a specific color channels darkens pixels of that color.
The TWAIN Interface 25 · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends. The current value is shown to right of each scroll bar. Hue Hue is the wavelength of a color. Altering the hue changes the base color of an image. Saturation Saturation represents the pureness of a color. Altering the saturation makes the colors more intense or washed out. Lightness Lightness defines the amount of white or black in a color. Altering the lightness affects the brightness of the image.
26 2.2.2.9 TWAIN Help Threshold This setting is available only when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Threshold sets the color level for converting an image to line art, which can adjust the quality of line art image or eliminate unwanted dots in the documents to improve OCR accuracy.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.3 27 Preferences Tab Preferences Tab provides you with additional options to tailor the TWAIN interface to your liking. There is a list at the left section of Preferences Tab shows the following options: General, Image Enhancement, Remove Blank Pages, Multiimage output, Image Edge Fill, Remove Punch Holes (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
28 2.2.3.1 TWAIN Help General 2.2.3.1.1 Auto Preview at Startup If this box is ticked, the TWAIN program will preview the image automatically each time it is launched. You can then adjust settings as necessary according to the preview image. 2.2.3.1.2 Save Last Settings If the box is ticked, all settings you have configured before the TWAIN program is closed will be saved and automatically displayed next time when the TWAIN program is launched. 2.2.3.1.
The TWAIN Interface 29 Remove Background Tick this check box to remove the colored background of the scanned documents. This feature is used to adjust the remove condition of colored background. The higher the value, the greater the effect will be. Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, and the current value is shown above the scroll bar. Denoise Tick this check box to remove noises from the scanned images. This feature is used to adjust the reduce condition of noises.
30 2.2.3.3 TWAIN Help Remove Blank Pages Tick this check box if you want TWAIN to automatically remove blank pages after the document is scanned. 2.2.3.3.1 Blank Page Sensitivity Blank Page Sensitivity is used to adjust the remove condition of blank pages that will be scanned into the computer. Sensitivity values are primarily a measure of blank page. The larger the sensitivity value, the more scanned pages will be treated as blank pages and removed.
The TWAIN Interface 31 You may choose to configure settings in different sides of the scanned document by ticking the check box in the Front Side and Rear Side columns. If you select Color as Scan Mode, you may tick the check boxes of Gray and B/W to output color, grayscale and B/W images by only one scan. If you select Color as Scan Mode, you may tick the check box of Gray to output color and grayscale images by only one scan.
32 TWAIN Help When you scan by the Color Mode, clicking color you prefer for edge fill. button would allow you to choose the When you scan by the Grayscale Mode, clicking the color you prefer for edge fill. When you scan by the BW mode, you may click button for black edge fill.
The TWAIN Interface 33 Tick the check box of All sides match, the widths of four sides would be set to be the same. You may adjust the width by clicking buttons. If you do not tick this check box, then you can adjust the width of each side individually. 2.2.3.6 Remove Punch Holes (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
34 TWAIN Help When you scan by the Grayscale Mode, clicking button would allow you to choose the desired color to remove the punch hole marks. When you scan by the B/W Mode, punch hole marks will be filled with white color if you click button. 2.2.3.7 button, or punch hole marks will be filled with black color if you click Multi-Feed Detection (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Tick the check box to enable the Multi-Feed Detection for ADF scan.
The TWAIN Interface 35 Action When Detected · Continue Scan (keep image): Let the scanner continue to scan. · Stop Scanning: Let the scanner stop scanning. Make sure to clear the paper path and restart scanning. Length Detection Tick the check box if you want TWAIN to detect the document length. You may set the length of the document. If the scanner detects a document equal or longer than that length, it will be determined as a multifeed. 2.2.3.
36 TWAIN Help Enable specify split sequence Tick this check box to specify the image output order of each equal part. Specify split sequence Select the options to specify the image output order. You can specify the horizontal and vertical output orders of images scanned in simplex mode. You can also specify the horizontal and vertical output orders of the front images and back images scanned in duplex mode. The numbers in the illustration figure show the current image output order of each equal part.
The TWAIN Interface 37 You can adjust the quality value from 1 to 100. Do one of the following: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left. · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends. The current value is shown to right of the scroll bar. 2.3 Preview Window The Preview Window is the large white area on the TWAIN window. Documents or images that are previewed will be displayed here. The previewed image gives you an idea of how a document or image will look after it is scanned.
38 TWAIN Help Following are some important points about the Preview Window: 1. If you change any settings in the TWAIN window, the effects of the changes (except for Flip, Rotate, Filter and Descreen) will appear on the previewed image in the Preview Window. 2. The scan area, designated by the dotted box in the Preview Window, can be resized and moved, thus reducing the size and amount of memory used by smaller images. 3.
The TWAIN Interface 2.3.1 39 Scan Area It is preferable to scan the exact area of the document or image so the file size is the smallest possible and there are no large blank areas on the page. The box composed of dotted lines located in the Preview Window of the TWAIN window defines the scan area. It is the image area that will be included in the final scan. The Scan Area can be resized and moved.
40 TWAIN Help The magnifying glass only affects the view of the prescanned image in the preview area and does not affect the scanning process or the final scanned image. In other words, zooming in on an image will not make the scanned image larger. Adjusting the size of an image must be done by scaling it in an image-editing application.
The TWAIN Interface 41 · Image Size: Shows the amount of memory used by the image. This information is updated any time you change any scan settings or adjust the scan area. The larger the image size, the longer it takes to actually scan the image. Larger images, due to their memory requirements, will also take longer for your imageediting applications to process when making any corrections. 2.
42 3.1 TWAIN Help Step by Step Procedures 1. Load the documents, headfirst and face down, toward the center of the ADF paper chute and all the way into the ADF until touching the bottom. For single-sided scans, load the documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces towards the paper chute. For double-sided scans, load the desired page order of documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces toward the paper chute. 2. Click the Windows Start button to launch Adobe Photoshop. 3.
How to Scan 43 7. Load all pages of the document and click on the Scan button. 8. When the scan finishes, click the Exit button to close the TWAIN window. The scanned images are displayed in Adobe Photoshop, and you may perform the image editing tasks. 3.1.1 Scan by Profile If you usually scan images with the same settings, you can complete your job in an efficient way by using the scan profile located on the top section of the TWAIN interface. 1.
9 Program Window Overview 9 Configure Scan Profiles 9 Scan Images with Scan Profiles
Contents I DocAction II: Table of Contents Foreword 0 Part I Introduction 2 Part II Program Window Overview 2 ................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Calibrate the scanner ................................................................................................................................... 5 2 FTS Manager ........................................................................................
2 1 DocAction II Introduction This program, seamlessly integrating the operation of your scanner with your computer, provides a quick and convenient way to perform various functions. With DocAction II, you don't need to adjust settings every time you scan. Simply press any button on the scanner's front panel or click any scan profile of DocAction II on the screen. The scanner starts to scan your paper documents and transfer them to your assigned destination.
Program Window Overview 3 The main window of DocAction II is basically divided into two areas: the Scan profile area on the right side and the Button display area on the left side. You may click the button to refresh the scanner connection status. Click the button to calibrate the scanner. Click the FTS Manager dialog. button to open Click on button to launch the on-line help file, adjust program settings or to open product webpage.
4 DocAction II 3. Click the button, and the Calibration Wizard dialog appears. 4. Click Next from the Calibration Wizard that pops up and then click Calibrate All rights are reserved.
Program Window Overview 2.2 5 FTS Manager Click the button, and the FTS Manager dialog appears. FTS Manager is the full text search function, you may search the desired document fast and easily. The following describes how to search the desired file: 1. Select the time criteria if necessary. 2. Enter the desired keyword or index in front of the will be listed in the window. button, the search results 3. Double-click the highlighted item to open the selected document. 4.
6 DocAction II Right-click the DocAction II icon in the system tray, and select FTS Service from the pop-up menu to start or stop the FTS service, and select the OCR language. Select Set Custom Language from OCR Language list, if you want to recognize more than one language at a time. You may select up to 4 languages in the popup window. Select the desired languages from the Language Option column, and the selected languages will be displayed in the Language Order column.
Program Window Overview You may import your desired scan profiles by right-clicking the and select Import from the pop-up menu. 7 New button, Double-click the desired scan profile to perform the scanning task. Right-click the desired scan profile to: · Modify: modify the scan profile settings. · Delete: delete the scan profile settings. · Export: export the scan profile settings. · Set to button: set the scan profile settings to the desired button. 2.
8 2.5 DocAction II Quick Scan The preset Quick Scan button allows you to perform the scanning task simply and easily. Double-click the settings dialog. Quick Scan button to pop-up the · Source: Tells the scanner the method you will use to scan documents or images. Select the desired option from the dropdown list. · DPI: Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the more detailed the image and the more memory and drive space the image will use.
Configure Scan Profiles 3 9 Configure Scan Profiles Before you start to scan documents and images, you may set your own scan profile in the Scan profile area. Add your desired scan profiles by double-clicking the New button or right-clicking the from the pop-up menu. You may click the 3.1 New button, and select New button on the upper-right to return to the main window. Filename You may define the filename of the scan profile in this page.
10 DocAction II by setting the Suffix, ex: 2017-08-22-08-56-58-01-img.jpg. nPrefix + Date and Time: You may combine prefix and date & time in filename by setting the Prefix, ex: img-2017-08-22-08-56-58-01.jpg. nBarcode: DocAction II may recognize the barcode on document as the filename, ex: 39123439.jpg.
Configure Scan Profiles 11 · TIFF: You can adjust the quality of the TIFF file format. The higher the quality setting, the more detail is preserved, but a larger file size it would take. The smaller the image file, the lower quality the image has, but the less disk space it takes. The balance of image quality and file size needs to be determined according to your own needs. You may activate the Multi Page function to save the scanned images in Multi-page TIFF format. All rights are reserved.
12 DocAction II smaller the image file, the lower quality the image has, but the less disk space it takes. Select Set Custom Language from OCR Language dropdown list, if you want to recognize more than one language at a time. You may select up to 4 languages in the popup window. All rights are reserved.
Configure Scan Profiles 13 Select Set Custom Language from OCR Language dropdown list, if you want to recognize more than one language at a time. You may select up to 4 languages in the popup window. Select the desired languages from the Language Option column, and the All rights are reserved.
14 DocAction II smaller the image file, the lower quality the image has, but the less disk space it takes. Select Set Custom Language from OCR Language dropdown list, if you want to recognize more than one language at a time. You may select up to 4 languages in the popup window. All rights are reserved.
Configure Scan Profiles 3.3 15 Scan You may configure the scan parameter settings of the scan profile in this page. · Source: Tells the scanner the method you will use to scan documents or images. Select the desired option from the dropdown list. · Resolution (dpi): Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the more detailed the image and the more memory and drive space the image will use. Select the desired option from the dropdown list.
16 DocAction II · Auto Crop: Tick this check box to have DocAction II automatically identify the dimensions of the image you scanned and crop around the edges. The crop shape will be a square or rectangle and it will not trace the edges of oddlyshaped images. This command can be useful when scanning smaller images such as photographs. · Auto Deskew: Tick this check box if you want DocAction II to automatically straighten the skewed image after auto crop is done.
Configure Scan Profiles 17 · Character Enhancement: Tick this check box to enhance text characters in the scanned documents. This feature is not available when BW is selected as Color Mode. Click on Character Enhancement to open a dialog for more settings. · Continuous Scan: Check this option if you want to scan multiple pages successively to the same destination.
18 DocAction II · DeNoise: Tick the check box to remove noises from the scanned images. Click on DeNoise to open a dialog for more settings. · DeScreen: Descreen applies filtering to images that contain moiré patterns (or herringbone). A moiré pattern is created from scanning pictures in magazines, or printed material that use color dithering.
Configure Scan Profiles 19 · Remove Blank Page: Tick this check box if you want DocAction II to automatically remove blank pages after the document is scanned. Click on Remove Blank Page to open a dialog for more settings. · Remove Punch Holes: Tick the check box of Remove Punch Holes, the hole marks aligned along with the edge of the scanned document will be removed after auto crop is done. The function will work for the document with single background color.
20 3.4 DocAction II Save You may select the saving destination of the scan profile in this page. · Local: Click to select a desired saving folder. Tick the check box of Open Save Folder if you want the program to automatically open the saving folder after scanning. · FTP: Enter the Host and Port information in the column. Select Protocol from the dropdown list. Enter the Username, Password and the Path of the desired FTP. All rights are reserved.
Configure Scan Profiles 21 · Application: You may select Crop to Clipboard application to cut desired segments of the scanned image and paste it to the clipboard. You may insert the text or image segment you have cut out, into another application program, such as MS-Word. Note: The scanned image will not be saved. All rights are reserved.
22 3.5 DocAction II Adjust You may adjust the Brightness, Contrast and Gamma settings in this page. All rights are reserved.
Configure Scan Profiles 23 text. · Contrast The higher the contrast, the sharper the image. The lower the contrast, the more blurry an image will be. This feature is not available when BW is selected as Color Mode. · Gamma Image Gamma is used to adjust the colors in the image that will be scanned into the computer. Gamma values are primarily a measure of the brightness of a color. The larger the gamma value, the brighter the color becomes. This feature is not available when BW is selected as Color Mode.
24 4.2 DocAction II Scan from the On-screen DocAction II Scan Profile Buttons 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. 2. Check current scan profile settings. If needed, you may also modify settings to meet your current needs in the Scan profile area. If you want to save the scanned images as Searchable PDF file, you have to select PDF as Format Type in the File Format page of the scan profile settings, then activate the Searchable function and select the OCR Language from the dropdown list. 3.
View, Edit and Save Images · 25 : Click on this button to switch between move and select, drag a rectangle on the scanned image to select the desired index. · : Click on this button to view the scanned image in fit window size. · : Click on this button to enlarge the scanned image. · : Click on this button to shrink the scanned image. · : Click on this button to delete the selected images. All rights are reserved.
26 DocAction II · : Click on this button to go to the first page. · : Click on this button to go to the previous page. · : Click on this button to go to the next page. · : Click on this button to go to the last page. · OCR Language: Select the desired OCR language from the dropdown list. Select Set Custom Language from OCR Language dropdown list, if you want to recognize more than one language at a time. You may select up to 4 languages in the popup window.
View, Edit and Save Images 27 General preview window The scanned images are displayed in DocAction II immediately, and you may view, edit and save the images here. If you select PDF/TIFF as the saving format, the scanned files will be saved directly to your assigned destination and the destination folder will be open automatically. You may select the display method of the scanned images on the upper-right. You may select one or multiple images to rotate or delete.
28 DocAction II · : Click on this button to display 1 image at a time. · : Click on this button to display 2 images at a time. · : Click on this button to display 4 images at a time. · : Click on this button to display 8 images at a time. · 6 : Click on this button to return to the main window. View window for Crop to Clipboard The scanned images are displayed in view window immediately, you may cut desired segments of the scanned image and paste it to the clipboard. All rights are reserved.
View window for Crop to Clipboard : Click on this button to delete the selected images. · · 29 : Click on this button to rotate the selected images in a counterclockwise direction. · : Click on this button to rotate the selected images in a clockwise direction. · : Click on this button to go to the first page. · : Click on this button to go to the previous page. · : Click on this button to go to the next page. · : Click on this button to go to the last page.
30 DocAction II · Copy to Clipboard: Click on this button to copy the selected segment to clipboard. · Close: Click on this button to close this window. · Clear: Click on this button to clear the crop segment. All rights are reserved.
9 Scanner Connection 9 Standby Mode
Contents I Scanner Utility: Table of Contents Part I Introduction 2 Part II Scanner Connection 2 Part III Standby Mode 3 Part IV Help 4 Part V Cancel 4 All Rights Reserved.
2 1 Scanner Utility Help Introduction The main functions of Scanner Utility are: scanner connection checking and standby mode control. The Scanner Utility program checks to make sure that the scanner software is properly installed, and the connection between the scanner and computer is working. Furthermore, the program allows you to disable the standby mode, or define an idle time for the scanner to automatically enter the standby mode.
Scanner Connection 3 If the icon is not displayed on the system tray, from Windows Start menu, point to DocAction II and then click to reactivate the program. (For Windows 8.1 users: Point your mouse cursor to the upper or lower right corner of your screen to open the Charm bar. Click on the Start charm, then click on the downwards arrow button in the lower left corner of the screen. The Apps screen will be shown.
4 Scanner Utility Help function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) 3. Click on OK button to save settings and exit. · To completely shut down the scanner, press the power switch on the rear of the scanner. · If the scanner will not be used for a long period of time, shut down the scanner and then disconnect the power cable from the power outlet. Alternatively you may click Default to restore the default settings.
Scanner User’s Guide SmartOffice
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................1 How to Use This Guide............................................................................................... 1 Conventions of This Guide ......................................................................................... 2 A Note about Icons ...............................................................................................................
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. You can easily scan single-sided or double-sided documents with your scanner. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.
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. Warning Attention A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes.
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 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. Be sure not to bump or knock the scanner glass as it is fragile and could break. 8.
BOX CONTENTS2 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Stacker 5. Quick Guide 6. Mac Setup/Application DVD-ROM 7. Calibration Sheet 8. Extended Paper Width Slider (2 pieces) 9. Cleansing Cloth 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.
THE SCANNER OVERVIEW 1. PAPER CHUTE COVER—Helps keep the paper in place. Open paper chute cover when using the scanner. 2. PAPER WIDTH SLIDER—Adjusts the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. Information Extended Paper Width Slider (accessory in the box content) —Hold the paper uprightly so as to avoid the paper feeding to be askew. 3. COVER OPEN LEVER—Opens the ADF cover. Pull it to open the ADF cover when you need to clear paper jam or clean the scanner. 4.
8. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 9. DOWN BUTTON—Press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 10. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. 11. SCAN BUTTON—Press to perform a predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. 12. POWER LED—Indicates the scanner status.
13. HAND HOLDER—Ergonomically designed for you to carry the scanner with ease. 14. USB PORT—Connects the scanner to a USB port on your computer by the included USB cable. 15. POWER RECEPTOR—Connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the included AC adapter. 16. POWER SWITCH—Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF.
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 MacAction II. All of these software applications use approximately 800 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.
2. Insert the Mac Setup/Application DVD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your DVD-ROM drive and a [Plustek Scanner] DVD icon your Mac OS X. will show on the desktop of 3. Double-click on the DVD icon, and a window will pop up displaying the file folder. 4. Double-click on the setup file [Setup], and the Scanner Installer will start to guide you through the installation. Follow the on-screen guide in the installer window. 5. You will be prompted to enter your Mac administrator password.
2. Align and Insert the left extended paper width slider onto the paper width slider on the left. Position and Insert the right extended paper width slider onto the paper width slider on the right. 3. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. Step 4. Install the Stacker Insert the tabs on the stacker onto their slots on the scanner. Information The installation of stacker is optional, if you have limited desktop space.
Step 5. Testing the Scanner The following describes how you can check if the scanner is properly functioning with your computer and the scanning software. Before testing your scanner, double check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened. To test the ADF scanning: 1. Load a document headfirst and face down into the ADF with the text side facing the paper chute. 2. Click the icon in the Dock. 3. Within the “Button Configuration” window, select a task number by clicking on the icon.
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.
To scan multiple documents in a batch from the ADF can increase your work efficiency and make large scanning tasks easier. The ADF of this scanner accepts a variety of paper and stationery you may use in your daily work or personal life, such as: Normal paper whose size and ream weight meet the requirements stated in “Appendix A: Specifications” of this guide. Notched paper Coated paper (e.g.
Attention DO NOT use the ADF to scan photographic sheets or particularly valuable document originals; wrinkles or other damages can happen in case of paper feeding errors. DO NOT place paper with wet ink or correction fluid into the ADF. Wait few minutes for it to get dry. Loosening Documents Before loading documents into the ADF, loosen them as follows: 1. Fan the documents so that no two pages are sticking together. Make sure to remove static electricity from paper. 2.
PLACING DOCUMENTS 1. Load the documents, headfirst and face down, toward the center of the ADF paper chute and all the way into the ADF until touching the bottom. For single-sided scans, load the documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces towards the paper chute. For double-sided scans, load the desired page order of documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces towards the paper chute. 2.
Attention DO NOT load more than 50 sheets of paper (70 g/m2, 18 lb.) to the ADF. Make sure there are no gaps between the document stack and the paper-width slider; otherwise, the scanned images can be skewed. Although the documents should be loaded firmly in place ensuring optimum scanning accuracy, they should never be wedged in so tightly that the process of feeding them through the scanner is strained. Do not load additional paper into the ADF while the unit is feeding and scanning.
Cover open lever ADF cover 2. Remove the pad module by pinching both sides of the pad module and pull it out. 3. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 4. Horizontally load the plastic card, headfirst and face up, toward the center of the ADF. For single-sided scans, load the card face up. For double-sided scans, load the card in desired order. 5. Adjust the paper width slider to the card width. The paper width slider should be gently touching both sides of the card.
Make sure the plastic cards you wish to scan are horizontally loaded into the ADF. Maximum thickness of each plastic card is 1.2 mm. Attention SCANNING DOCUMENTS There are 3 different ways to operate the scanner: 1. By scanning from the buttons on the scanner front panel. 2. By scanning from MacAction II's Execute menu on the screen. 3. By scanning from the icon in the left side of the MacAction II window. The MacAction II software is automatically installed to your system along with the scanner driver.
The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window. Attention Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. Configure Button Settings Within the “Button Configuration” window, you can find a row of icons running through the left side of the window.
Click the Help button within the Button Configuration window for more information about the settings. View Button Settings There are three ways to view the button settings: Double-click the icon model name. Click the icon in Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your scanner in the Dock. in the Dock, and then choose Button Configuration… Right-click the icon in the pop-up menu that opens.
4. Click the desired button function item in the pop-up menu. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window. Scanning from the Icon in the Left Side of the MacAction II Window You can perform scanning task by double-clicking the icon in the left side of the MacAction II window. Follow the steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. 2.
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 inner ADF 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. Perform the following procedures to clean the scanner surface and the ADF unit.
Cleaning the ADF 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the lever. Cover open lever ADF cover 2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner. Be careful NOT to scratch their surfaces. Clean Feed Roller: Wipe the Feed Roller from side to side and then rotate it. Repeat this until its entire surface is cleaned. Clean Pad Module: Wipe the Pad Module from top to bottom (in the direction of arrow shown in below picture). Be careful not to damage the pick springs of the pad.
Clean ADF Glass: Attention Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass. Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner. 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
CALIBRATING THE SCANNER Attention Please uninstall the extended paper width sliders before you start the calibration. 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.
POWER SAVE To save power consumption, when the scanning process is finished, the scanner light source will turn itself off and the scanner will enter a lower-power mode without delay time. You may disable the standby mode or define an idle time for the scanner to automatically enter the standby mode. You may press any scanner button to wake up the scanner from power saving. Information in the Dock, and then Right-click the icon choose Scanner Utility in the pop-up menu that opens.
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.
Attention Do not try to pull jammed or half-scanned documents out of the ADF without first opening the ADF cover. Doing so may permanently damage the ADF. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS3 Plustek PS186/288 Image Sensor CIS x 2 Light Source LED Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Scan Modes Color: Input 48-bit, Output 24-bit Grayscale: Input 16-bit, Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit 1. 50 sheets (A4/ Letter, 70 g/㎡ or 18 Lbs), Max. ADF Capacity thickness under 5mm (0.2"). 2. 20 sheets (Business Cards). 3. Plastic Card, Max. thickness under 1.2 mm. Note: Maximum ADF capacity varies, depending upon paper weight.
Net Weight 1.66 Kgs (3.66 Lbs) Dimensions (W x D x H) 263 x 127.5 x 148 mm (10.36" x 5.02" x 5.83") Plustek PS188 Image Sensor CIS x 2 Light Source LED Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Scan Modes Color: Input 48-bit, Output 24-bit Grayscale: Input 16-bit, Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit 1. 50 sheets (A4/ Letter, 70 g/㎡ or 18 Lbs), Max. ADF Capacity thickness under 5mm (0.2"). 2. 20 sheets (Business Cards) 3. Plastic Card, Max. thickness under 1.2 mm.
Net Weight 1.66 Kgs (3.66 Lbs) Dimensions (W x D x H) 263 x 128 x 148 mm (10.36" x 5.02" x 5.
APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY Please visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. For further assistance, visit our website or call our customer support phone number listed on the website. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday in office working hours.
If you want to maintain and clearance the product, please ask local distributors and suppliers to get the right information of nearest stores. 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.
2. Loss of, or damage to, your records or data; or 3. Economic consequential damages (including lost profits or savings) or incidental damages, even if we are informed of their possibility. 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.
9 Button Configuration Window Overview 9 Common Scan Parameters 9 Using the Scanner Buttons
Contents I MacAction: Table of Contents Part I Introduction 2 ................................................................................................................................... 2 1 Operate the Scanner ................................................................................................................................... 3 2 Calibrate the scanner 3 Scanner Utility...................................................................................................................
2 1 MacAction Help Introduction The MacAction program, seamlessly integrating the operation of your scanner with your computer and other peripherals, provides a quick and convenient way to perform various scanning functions. With MacAction, you don't need to adjust settings every time you scan. Simply press any button on the scanner's front panel or click any scanning menu item of MacAction on the screen. The scanner starts to scan your paper documents and transfer them to your assigned destination.
Introduction 3 Buttons on the scanner front panel will be used in this guide to demonstrate the scanner operations. You may also use MacAction's on-screen Execute menu to perform the same scanning tasks. In addition to the two fast scanning methods described above, this scanner offers you other ways to scan your paper documents or images. Choose an appropriate scanning method that meets your scanning need and preferences.
4 MacAction Help the pop-up menu that opens. 4. Click on the Start button to begin the calibration process. 5. The scanner pulls the calibration sheet through the scanner, which completes this scanner calibration. After the calibration is complete, click OK. 1.3 Scanner Utility 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. 1.
Introduction 5 a. To disable the Standby Mode: Click the button before Disable Standby Mode. b. To automatically enter the Standby Mode (Sleep): Click the button before Sleep and then click the up or down arrows to set a default time for the scanner to automatically enter the Standby Mode. c. To automatically enter the Standby Mode (Hibernate): Click the button before Hibernate and then click the up or down arrows to set a default time for the scanner to automatically enter the Standby Mode.
6 MacAction Help · To completely shut down the scanner, press the power switch on the rear of the scanner. · If the scanner will not be used for a long period of time, shut down the scanner and then disconnect the power cable from the power outlet. Alternatively you may click Default to restore the default settings. You may press any scanner button to wake up the scanner from power saving. 1.
Introduction 7 meet your needs. Unlike the Scan button which launches the specified application program after the scan is completed, the File button simply saves the scanned documents or images to files and does not send their image data to any application program, so you don't see the scanning results on screen immediately after the scan. You will find this button useful if you only want to digitize your documents or images and don't want to confirm the scan result right after the scan.
8 MacAction Help · Click the icon in the Dock. · 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 represents a scanning task, and the number underneath corresponds to the function number displayed on the scanner front panel.
Button Configuration Window Overview 9 window, you may enter a brief description here as a personal memo. Also see: OCR Button Settings File Button Settings Scan Button Settings Copy Button Settings E-Mail Button Settings PDF Button Settings FTP Button Settings 2.2 Copy Button Settings Clicking the Copy icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane.
10 MacAction Help Copies This setting decides the number of copies to be printed. Do one of the following: · Enter the numeral in the edit box directly; or · Click to increase/decrease the number. Center on Page If the check box is ticked, the image will be centered in the printable area of the selected paper. Fit to Page If this option is selected, the print size of the image will be re-scaled to fit within the printable area of the selected paper.
Button Configuration Window Overview · Continuous Scan · Apply Color Matching (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) · Auto Density · Auto Threshold · Auto Crop · Auto Deskew · Remove Blank Pages · Image Edge Fill · Multi-feed Detection (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) · Global Settings · Preview · Default 2.
12 MacAction Help To select or modify the saving folder, click to open a dialog box where you may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. This newly added saving folder will be added to the drop-down menu. Next time when you want to use this folder again, you may simply click to select it from this drop-down menu. MacAction will automatically assign the file name to save the images.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.4 depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Page Size Scan Mode Resolution Brightness (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Contrast (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Gamma (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
14 MacAction Help The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: File Saving Settings Determine how the scanned documents or images are saved to files. Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are automatically saved to the folder displayed here. To select or modify the saving folder, click to open a dialog box where you may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. This newly added saving folder will be added to the drop-down menu.
Button Configuration Window Overview 15 Different file formats can be set for different scan modes. For example, if you usually need color images in JPEG and B/W images in BMP, you may configure so here. Next time when you scan a document in color first and then another document in B/W, you may simply change the scan parameters without the trouble of changing file formats frequently. Clicking opens the File Format Configuration window where you may configure advanced settings for JPG and PDF file formats.
16 MacAction Help · Default 2.4.1 File Name Setup dialog box (for File Button Settings) You are allowed to name the saved files in two ways: · using the "Date and Time" format; or · using customized prefix and numbering scheme. You can see the file naming example on screen--near the bottom of this dialog box--immediately after you make any adjustments. The file name extension is automatically added according to the file format you set up.
Button Configuration Window Overview 17 Numbering Scheme The successive numeral will be appended at the end of the file name (right after the prefix). This setting allows you to retain the original page numbers of your paper documents on your digitized image files. The numbering scheme consists of the following criteria: Start with-- Enter the numeral you want to start with. Pad-- Click the up/down arrow button to select the number of padded zeroes to insert (from 2-9).
18 MacAction Help Up to 10 programs can be added to Application's drop-down menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you may add frequently-used programs to the Application menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you modify the name, memo and command line for the current application. · Clicking Application menu.
Button Configuration Window Overview 19 The options available in the drop-down menu depends on the OCR application programs that you may have installed in your Mac OS. MacAction has been programmed to support the following famous OCR applications in the industry to give you the convenience of single-touch OCR button operation: · DocOCR The availability of the programs may vary depending on the scanner model you purchase. Major OCR settings of the selected OCR application are displayed at the bottom.
20 MacAction Help · · · · · · · · · · depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Auto Density Auto Threshold Auto Crop Auto Deskew Remove Blank Pages Image Edge Fill Multi-feed Detection (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Global Settings Preview Default Also see: DocOCR Configuration 2.5.1 DocOCR Configuration If you select DocOCR as the OCR application, clicking opens the DocOCR window.
Button Configuration Window Overview 2.5.2 21 Save Setup dialog box (for OCR Button Settings) Within the Button Configuration window click the OCR icon on the left pane and then click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are saved to the folder displayed here.
22 MacAction Help images in a consistent naming and numbering pattern. Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix. Numbering Scheme The successive numeral will be appended at the end of the file name (right after the prefix). This setting allows you to retain the original page numbers of your paper documents on your digitized image files. The numbering scheme consists of the following criteria: Start with-- Enter the numeral you want to start with.
Button Configuration Window Overview 23 after scanning. 2.6 Scan Button Settings Clicking the Scan icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: Application and File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
24 MacAction Help Make sure you select an application that can process the specified file format. Scanned images cannot be displayed properly if the specified file format is not supported by that application. For example, if you select file format as JPEG, PNG, BMP or TIFF (compressed or uncompressed), make sure you select an image-editing application; if you select PDF to save the scanned images, you are recommended to select Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader that has been installed in your Mac OS.
Button Configuration Window Overview 25 · MultiplePage TIFF - Compressed Different file formats can be set for different scan modes. For example, if you usually need color images in JPEG and B/W images in BMP, you may configure so here. Next time when you scan a document in color first and then another document in B/W, you may simply change the scan parameters without the trouble of changing file formats frequently.
26 MacAction Help · Global Settings · Preview · Default 2.6.1 Add/Modify Linked Application dialog box Within the Button Configuration window click the Scan icon on the left pane and then click box. or in the right pane, which opens this dialog The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Application Click to browse to the desired program folder and select the executable file (*.exe) of the desired application program.
Button Configuration Window Overview 2.6.2 27 Save Setup dialog box (for Scan Button Settings) Within the Button Configuration window click the Scan icon on the left pane and then click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are saved to the folder displayed here.
28 MacAction Help images in a consistent naming and numbering pattern. Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix. Numbering Scheme The successive numeral will be appended at the end of the file name (right after the prefix). This setting allows you to retain the original page numbers of your paper documents on your digitized image files. The numbering scheme consists of the following criteria: Start with-- Enter the numeral you want to start with.
Button Configuration Window Overview 29 after scanning. 2.7 FTP Button Settings Clicking the FTP icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: Session Name and File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
30 MacAction Help Clicking this button opens the Save Setup dialog box where you may determine where and in what file name format the scanned documents or images are saved. File Format Determines the image file format to save the scanned documents or images to. The following file formats are available from the drop-down list box: · TIFF - Uncompressed · BMP · JPEG · PNG · PDF · MultiplePage TIFF - Compressed Different file formats can be set for different scan modes.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.7.1 Color Dropout Descreen Page Rotation Setting Continuous Scan Apply Color Matching (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Auto Density Auto Threshold Auto Crop Auto Deskew Remove Blank Pages Image Edge Fill Multi-feed Detection (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
32 MacAction Help Specify a directory on the remote host to determine where the scanned documents or images are saved. Anonymous connection Tick this check box to enable Anonymous connection. Otherwise, you have to enter the Username and the Password for the FTP connection. Passive Mode Tick this check box to enable Passive Mode. This option may be necessary to pass firewalls with connection restrictions.
Button Configuration Window Overview 33 box--immediately after you make any adjustments. The file name extension is automatically added according to the file format you set up. Date and Time If you choose to name the saved files in Date and Time format, you may use either option as follows: Use operating system setting Files are named according to the date and time setting of the operating system of your computer.
34 MacAction Help clipping_027_2013_01_26_10_03_55.jpg" in which the numeral 2013_01_26_10_03_55 stands for year-month-date-hour-minutesecond. Prompt for confirming file name prefix Tick the check box to enable the function of Prompt for confirming file name prefix. After this function is enabled, the dialog page of Confirm File Name Prefix will appear on the screen when you try to scan documents by the FTP button of MacAction's Execute Menu.
Button Configuration Window Overview 35 Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are automatically saved to the folder displayed here. To select or modify the saving folder, click to open a dialog box where you may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. This newly added saving folder will be added to the drop-down menu. Next time when you want to use this folder again, you may simply click to select it from this drop-down menu.
36 MacAction Help · Resolution · Brightness (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) · Contrast (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) · Gamma (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) · Threshold (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
Button Configuration Window Overview 37 Date and Time If you choose to name the saved files in Date and Time format, you may use either option as follows: Use operating system setting Files are named according to the date and time setting of the operating system of your computer. You may access System Preferences of your operating system to view or permanently modify your current date and time setting. User-defined This setting allows you to customize the date and time naming format for your current need.
38 MacAction Help Prompt for confirming file name prefix Tick the check box to enable the function of Prompt for confirming file name prefix. After this function is enabled, the dialog page of Confirm File Name Prefix will appear on the screen when you try to scan documents by the PDF button of MacAction's Execute Menu. In the page of Confirm File Name Prefix, you are able to modify and confirm the saving folder as well as the file name prefix.
Button Configuration Window Overview 39 Keep the same image quality level for all modes Ticking this check box will unify the quality level for all scan modes, thus saving you the trouble of adjusting the quality level individually. If you prefer to manually adjust the image quality level for different modes, leave this check box cleared.
40 MacAction Help Show All Languages Tick this box if you want to display all languages in the list. 2.9 Common Scan Parameters The following describes the scan parameters available to every button setting window: Scan Type Tells the scanner the method you will use to scan documents or images. The following options are available from the drop-down menu: · ADF (Front Side)-- Use this setting if you want to scan front side of the documents.
Button Configuration Window Overview 41 Merge Pages When you scan double-sided documents, tick this check box if you want to output the scan images of both front and rear sides in one image. When you scan a document folded in half, tick this check box to generate a joined image. You can enable this feature only when you select ADF (Duplex) as Scan Type and Automatic Size as Page Size. Check the radio button of Horizontally, and both front and rear image data are generated side by side in an joined image.
42 MacAction Help Adjusts this setting to tell the scanner the size of paper to scan. Popular paper sizes have been preset in the drop-down menu. If you select Custom... from the drop-down list, a Custom Page Size dialog box opens and you may tailor the page size for documents frequently scanned. Name: Give a name to this customized page size. After you configure the page size and click the OK button, this name will appear in the Page Size drop-down list.
Button Configuration Window Overview 43 recommend the following settings. Document to be scanned Resolution (dpi) Text (for printing) 300 Text (for faxing) 200 Text (for OCR) 300 Black and white or gray image 150 Color image or photo 100 · These values are only recommendations and should be raised if the resulting image is rough or you need to view fine details.
44 MacAction Help This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Gamma (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Image Gamma is used to adjust the colors in the image that will be scanned into the computer. Gamma values are primarily a measure of the brightness of a color. The larger the gamma value, the brighter the color becomes. Do one of the following: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left.
Button Configuration Window Overview 45 recommended when scanning any printed color graphics, such as a page from a magazine, in order to remove the unsightly interference patterns which may occur. This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Page Rotation Setting Clicking opens the Page Rotation Setting page. · 0º-- Clicking this button keeps the image at its original orientation. · 90º Right-- Clicking this button turns the image clockwise by 90º.
46 MacAction Help Checking this box automatically adjusts the Histogram, to make the scanned image clearer. It does this by increasing the difference between color tones. In general, the Auto Density feature gives good results when a simple contrast adjustment is needed to enhance an image with an average distribution of pixel values. This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode.
Button Configuration Window Overview 47 scanning a stack of documents by ADF, you may enable this function to check paper overlap (i.e., 2 or more pages stuck together when being fed through the ADF). To prevent multi-feed errors, please follow the instructions in the Scanner User's Guide to properly load the paper into the ADF.
48 MacAction Help · Continue Scanning (keep image): Let the scanner continue to scan. · Stop Scanning: Let the scanner stop scanning. Make sure to clear the paper path and restart scanning. Length Detection Tick the check box if you want MacAction to detect the document length. You may set the length of the document. If the scanner detects a document equal or longer than that length, it will be determined as a multifeed.
Button Configuration Window Overview 49 Image Quality For JPEG file format, you can set the quality level individually for Color and Grayscale scan modes. You can adjust the quality value from 1 to 100. The higher the quality setting, the more detail is preserved, but a larger file size it would take. The smaller the image file, the lower quality the image has, but the less disk space it takes. The balance of image quality and file size needs to be determined according to your own needs.
50 MacAction Help Refer to the "Preparing Documents" section of the Scanner User's Guide to choose an appropriate method to scan your paper documents. 3.1.1 How to Configure Button Settings Within the "Button Configuration" window, you can find a row of icons running through the left side of the window. Each icon represents a scanning task, and the number underneath corresponds to the function number displayed on the scanner front panel.
Using the Scanner Buttons 51 Also see: Customize Button Settings OCR Button Settings File Button Settings Scan Button Settings Copy Button Settings E-Mail Button Settings PDF Button Settings FTP Button Settings 3.2 Scan from the Buttons on the Scanner and On-screen MacAction's Execute Menu To complete your scanning projects by using the scanner buttons is very easy and convenient. The number of scanning task displayed on the scanner's front panel is configured through MacAction.
52 MacAction Help There are three ways to view the button settings: · Double-click the icon scanner model name. · Click the icon in Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your in the Dock. · Right-click the icon in the Dock, and then choose Button Configuration... in the pop-up menu that opens. Scan from the On-screen MacAction's Execute Menu You may also use MacAction's on-screen Execute menu to perform the same scanning tasks.
Using the Scanner Buttons · Double-click the icon scanner model name. · Click the icon 53 in Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your in the Dock. · Right-click the icon in the Dock, and then choose Button Configuration... in the pop-up menu that opens. 2. When the Button Configuration window appears, click any button on the left pane. Select PDF Utility from the drop-down list of Button Template. Enter your personal memo in the Description field. 3.
54 MacAction Help readable by your word processor or text viewer. The availability of the programs may vary depending on the scanner model you purchase. 4. Clicking application. opens a configuration window for the selected OCR 5. Select Searchable PDF from the drop-down list of File Format and click . 6. Check the scan settings and make any required changes. 7.
