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. 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. A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Warning Attention 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. Cleansing Cloth 9. Pad Module 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.
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. 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. STACKER—Keeps the paper in place. Extend it in case of longer paper. 5. ADF (AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER)—Automatically feeds a stack of documents for scanning. 6.
7. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 8. DOWN BUTTON—Press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 9. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. 10. SCAN BUTTON—Press to perform a predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. 11. POWER LED—Indicates the scanner status.
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 OCR software (ABBYY FineReader Sprint), business card recognition software (NewSoft Presto! BizCard), the scanner’s driver and DocAction.
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.
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 3, make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer. Next, connect the scanner to the USB hub. Step 2. Installing the Software 1. Switch on the scanner power from the rear of the scanner. 2.
a. Insert the Setup/Application DVD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your DVD-ROM drive. Click Run install.exe in the AutoPlay window. b. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up. Follow the instructions in the pop-up installation message. c. In the Device Manager window, right-click on this scanner under Other devices and select Update Driver Software from the pop-up menu. Click Browse my computer for driver software in the window that appears, and click the Browse button. d.
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. Attention Step 3. 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 4.
3. Within the “Button Configuration” window, select a task number by clicking on the icon. Select the desired function from the drop-down list of Button Template and adjust button settings. Select ADF (Front Side) as the Scan Type. Click OK to exit the “Button Configuration” window. 4. Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Execute in the pop-up menu that opens. Click the desired button function item in the pop-up menu. 5.
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. Paper scanned from the ADF must be a minimum of 6.35 x 5.08 cm (2.5” x 2”, W x L). 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.
PLACING PLASTIC CARDS The plastic card can be embossed credit card, driver license, ID card, insurance card, medic-care card or any membership card. Make sure to load the embossed face of the embossed card face up into the scanner. 1. 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. 2. Adjust the paper width slider to the card width.
Before you start scanning, check the following: The power of both your computer and scanner is turned on. Attention appears on the Windows The icon system tray. Paper is appropriately loaded into the ADF. Scanning via TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner. This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and the image-editing software you are using to view and edit images.
4. Adjust the scanning settings (Paper Size: Automatic Size, Resolution: 300). For ADF (Duplex) scan, you can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the business cards. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of front side and then click Rear Side button to adjust the scanning settings of rear side. 5. Load one business card and click the Preview button. The scanned image should appear in the Preview Window. 6. Load all business cards and click the Scan button. 7.
Scan from the Scanner Buttons 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. Check current button settings by viewing the Button Configuration window. If needed, you may also modify settings to meet your current needs. (Refer to “View Button Settings” and “Configure Button Settings” below for more information.) 3. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired task. 4.
Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Button Configuration… in the pop-up menu that opens. Scanning from the On-screen DocAction’s Execute Menu You may also use DocAction's on-screen Execute menu to perform the same scanning tasks. The DocAction program provides a quick and convenient way to perform various scanning functions. 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. 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. REPLACING CONSUMABLES As a guideline, it is recommended to replace the pad module every 20000 sheets of scans. The Counter Utility program automatically counts the number of sheets scanned by your scanner and how many times the consumables are used. After replacing consumables, please reset the counter to 0. From the Windows START menu, point to All Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click Scanner Utility.
Replacing the Pad Module 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 2. Remove the pad module by pressing the open knob of the pad module and pull it out. 3. Install the new pad module by inserting the tabs on the module onto their slots on the scanner. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
Replacing the Feed Roller 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 2. Open the roller cover by pinching both sides of the roller cover. 3. Remove the feed roller and pull it out.
4. Install the new feed roller by aligning and inserting the feed roller onto the roller pitman on the scanner. 5. Close the roller cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 6. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
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. The Calibration Sheet, marked with an arrow on either edge at both sides, is used specially for ADF Scanning calibration. 2.
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 The scanner will enter the standby mode after it is idle for 10 minutes. Simply press any scanner button on the scanner panel and the scanner will be back to the normal status. From the Windows START menu, point to All Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click Scanner Utility. (For Windows 8.
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: SPECIFICATIONS4 Plustek PS30D Image Sensor CIS x 2 Light Source LED Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Color: Input 48-bit，Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit，Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit ADF Capacity 1. 50 sheets (A4/ Letter, 70 g/㎡ or 18 Lbs), Max. 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 132 x 148 mm (10.36" x 5.19" 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.
