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Scanner User’s Guide OpticPro
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Screen Examples in This Manual The screen shots in this guide were made with Windows 7. If you are using Windows 8 / 10, your screen will look somewhat different but functions the same.
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. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your computing needs and interests grow.
CONVENTIONS OF THIS GUIDE Bold —Represents commands or contents on your computer screen. ALL CAPS —Important note or first use of an important term in a chapter. Italic —Represents buttons on your scanner OR important notes. A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention. 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 it for a certain period of time, such as, during night or long weekend, to avoid any risks of causing fire. 6. Do not attempt to disassemble the scanner. There is danger of an electrical shock and opening your scanner will void your warranty. 7. Be sure not to bump or knock the scanner glass as it is fragile and could break. 8.
BOX CONTENTS2 1. Scanner 3 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Quick Guide 5. Setup/Application DVD-ROM 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future. The scanner illustration(s) in this manual may appear different than from the actual scanner itself.
SCANNER OVERVIEW 1. DOCUMENT COVER— Helps keep the paper in place and protects the scanner glass. 2. DOCUMENT PAD— Keeps the paper in place and improves accuracy of image quality. 3. SCANNER GLASS— Where you put items for flatbed scanning. 4. REFERENCE MARK— Align your paper with this reference mark for flatbed scanning.
5. POWER LED— Indicates the scanner status. Light Status Green The scanner is turned on, ready to scan images. Orange The scanner is in standby mode if it is idle for 10 minutes. Off The scanner is off, either because the power is not turned on, or because the power cord is not properly plugged into an AC power outlet. 6. SCANNER BUTTONS—You may press any button to perform a predefined scanning task. 7.
CHAPTER I. INSTALLING THE SCANNER Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper components. A list of the package contents is provided in the “Box Contents” section of this guide. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Your scanner comes with the scanner’s driver and the task management software (Plustek DocAction). All of these software applications use approximately 400 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your computer.
INSTALLING AND SETTING UP THE SCANNER Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner. Choose a Proper Site First! Attention Always place your scanner on a level, smooth and strong surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task. Tilted or uneven surface may cause paperfeeding errors, scanner damage or personal injury. Avoid using the scanner in a dusty environment. Dust particles and other foreign objects may damage the unit. Step 1.
Scanner Lock” section of this guide for more details. Step 2.
Attention Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF before you plug or unplug the scanner power adapter. 1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor. 2. Plug the other end of the power cable into a standard AC power outlet. 3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port at the rear of the scanner. 4. Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 5.
anyway if the Windows Security window appears. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 5. When the Setup/Application DVD is for one scanner model 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. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 5. 4. For Windows 8 & Windows 10: a.
2. Gently close the document cover. 3. Do one of the following to open the Button Configuration window: Double-click the DocAction icon in the Windows system tray. Right-click the DocAction icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Button Configuration… in the pop-up menu that opens. 4. Clicking the “1“ icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane.
CHAPTER II. SCANNING Your scanner needs to be driven by certain type of software program. Since all documents or images (whether text or pictures) that are acquired from the scanner are treated by your computer as images, most scanning will probably be done from an image-editing program where you can view, edit, save and output the scanned images. What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word processor? This is the role of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
PLACING DOCUMENTS Using the Flatbed 1. Open the scanner's document cover. 2. Place the document onto the scanner glass headfirst and face-down. Align the top left corner of the document with the arrow on the reference mark. 3. Gently close the document cover. SCANNING DOCUMENTS There are 4 different ways to operate the scanner: 1. By acquiring images from the scanner through our TWAIN interface within any TWAIN-compliant application programs. 2. By scanning from the scan buttons on the scanner. 3.
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. The TWAIN program allows you to adjust a number of settings to define the quality of the scanned image. The following describes how you may use your TWAIN compatible program to scan via the TWAIN interface.
4. Adjust the scanning settings. 5. 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. Click the Scan button. 7. When the scan finishes, click the Exit button to close the TWAIN window.
Click the Help button within the Button Configuration window for more information about the settings. Scan from the Buttons Scanning documents or images from this scanner is very easy. Follow the two steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to “Chapter II. Scanning” of this guide for more information in placing paper on the flatbed glass properly.
Attention Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. 2. Do one of the following to start scanning: Press the button from the scanner's panel. 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. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to the settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window.
Scanning from the Icon in the Left Side of the DocAction Window You can perform scanning task by double-clicking the icon in the left side of the DocAction window. Follow the steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. 2. Check current button settings by viewing the Button Configuration window. If needed, you may also modify settings to meet your current needs. 3. Double-clicking the desired icon in the left side of the DocAction window.
The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration 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 scanner glass dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors. How often to clean your scanner depends on the type of paper and number of pages being scanned.
Clean Document Pad & Scanner Glass: Document Pad Scanner Glass 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Gently close the document cover. ALIGNING THE SCANNER In most cases, the scanner doesn’t need to be aligned but there are instances when the alignment might be required. You need to align the scanner only if parts of the scanned document are missing from any of its edges. For example, the heading of a document might be missing from the top edge after the document has been scanned.
5. Click the Alignment Position buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right) until the top left corner of the scanned document aligns with the top left corner of the Alignment Window. 6. When the alignment completes, click on OK button to save settings and exit. STANDBY MODE To save power consumption, the scanner will enter the standby mode after it is idle for a while. You may disable the standby mode or define an idle time for the scanner to automatically enter the standby mode. 1.
SCANNER LOCK Your scanner is designed with two different lock statuses to protect the optical parts. To ensure the scanner working properly, you have to choose an appropriate lock status according to the situation. Always Unlock: A scanning-ready status. Furthermore, if you place your scanner on a long-term position, you can also keep your scanner lock in this status. To unlock the scanner, slide the locking switch on the scanner’s underside toward the back panel of the scanner until it snaps into place.
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.
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS5 Plustek OpticPro A320E 5 Image Sensor CCD Optical Resolution 800 dpi Scan Modes Color: 48-bit input, 24-bit output Grayscale: 16-bit input, 8-bit output B/W: 1-bit output Color Depth Input 48-bit; Output 24-bit Scanning Speed 7.8 sec (Color/ Grayscale/ B&W mode, 300dpi, A3) Scanning Area (W x L) Max. 304.8 mm x 431.8 mm (12" x 17"), A3 Daily Duty Scan ( Sheets ) 2,500 Action Button 1~7 Power Supply 24 Vdc/ 1.0 A Power Consumption ≦30 W (operation), ≦2.
APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY Visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information.
STATEMENT OF LIMITED WARRANTY This Statement of Limited Warranty applies only to the options you originally purchase for your use, and not for resale, from an authorized reseller. The manufacturer warranty includes all parts and labor, and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase. To obtain warranty service, you may contact the authorized dealer or distributor, or visit our website to check out the available service information, or send a request via E-mail for further help.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. FCC RADIO FREQUENCY STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
9 The TWAIN Interface 9 Scan Settings 9 How to Scan
Contents I DocTWAIN: Table of Contents Part I Introduction 3 ................................................................................................................................... 3 1 User Assistance ................................................................................................................................... 3 2 Scanner Information Part II The TWAIN Interface 4 1 Scan Profile ..........................................................................................
II TWAIN Help .......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Magnifying Glass Hand Tool .......................................................................................................................................................... 36 ...................................................................................................................................
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 scanner. This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and the image-editing software you are using to view and edit images. The TWAIN program allows you to adjust a number of settings to define the quality of the scanned image.
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 To use an existing profile 1. Place the document on the scanner glass. 2. 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. 3. Click the Scan button. 4. The image(s) will be scanned with the preconfigured settings. No need to spend extra time in configuring the scan settings. To edit an existing profile 1. Place the document on the scanner glass. 2.
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 TWAIN Help 4. Click the Close button to exit this window. 2.2 Scan Settings The following scan settings are available: · Main Tab · Advanced Tab · Preferences Tab All rights are reserved.
The TWAIN Interface Clicking anywhere on the above screenshot links you immediately to more detailed information of the selected setting. 2.2.1 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 Tells the scanner the method you will use to scan documents or images.
10 2.2.1.2 TWAIN Help Split (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) Tick the check box of Split, a scanned image will be split in two equal halves and each equal half is called a page. Check the radio button of Horizontally and the scanned image can be split horizontally. Check the radio button of Vertically and the scanned image can be split vertically. You can make the selection of Horizontally or Vertically only when the function of Split is enabled. 2.
The TWAIN Interface 11 Width, Height: Specifies the exact width and height of the page area. Paper Alignment: This setting tells the scanner how you place the document on the scanner glass. When Flatbed Reflective is selected as the Scan Type: · Upper Left: Place a document face down onto the scanner glass and align the document top with the arrow on the reference mark. · Center: Align the center top of the document with the center of scanner glass's right side. 2.2.1.
12 TWAIN Help the drop-down menu: · Custom-- Use this setting to process the scanned document when other image enhancement functions are adjusted. This option allows you to customize the image setting parameters for your current needs. If you select this option and don't modify any image setting, the previous image settings will be applied. · Default-- Use this setting to process the scanned document by the default values. · Photo-- Use this setting to process the document contains mostly photographs.
The TWAIN Interface 13 · These values are only recommendations and should be raised if the resulting image is rough or you need to view fine details. · To scan a large-size color image with a higher resolution (usually over 600 dpi) increases scan time and file size substantially and requires huge system resources. Therefore, a higher resolution for color scanning is recommended only when you scan a small area. 2.2.1.
14 TWAIN Help such as photographs. However, if you manually adjust the scan frame, the Auto Crop will be automatically cancelled. Multi-Crop (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) When you scan two or more small items at the same time using the flatbed scanner, you may tick this check box to perform multi-crop automatically. The program will identify each individual item and generate separate scanned image files.
The TWAIN Interface 15 If the current settings don't meet your needs, click the Configure button to open a dialog box where you may adjust settings as desired. On the upper part of the Page Settings dialog box are two viewers. The left viewer shows the original image. The effects for settings you change in this window appear on the right viewer immediately. Results of rotating and flipping will only appear in the scan result, but not be shown on the prescanned image in the Preview Window.
16 TWAIN Help Inverse When you click Inverse from the menu box on the left, the available options are immediately shown on the right: · 2.2.2 Inverse-- Clicking this button will reverse the colors of the entire image. A black and white image will look similar to a photo negative. Inverting a color image will change each pixel to its complementary color. Advanced Tab Advanced Tab provides some useful image enhancement tools for you to precisely tailor the image before the final scan.
The TWAIN Interface 17 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. Color Matching allows you to get consistent color between input and output devices (e.g.
18 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 19 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.
20 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 21 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.
22 TWAIN Help 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. Raising the shadow also increases the color contrast of darker tones (the range between the midtone and the shadow).
The TWAIN Interface 23 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.
24 TWAIN Help 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 following options are available from the drop-down list: · Basic You may adjust the Threshold value either way: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left to decrease or increase the Threshold value. · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.3 25 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, Multi-image output (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.), Image Edge Fill, Remove Punch Holes (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
26 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 27 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.
28 2.2.3.3 TWAIN Help Multi-image output (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) Tick the check box if you want TWAIN to output multiple images after the scan process is finished. Depending on the scan settings, you may choose to output up to three multiple images in Color, Grayscale and B/W by only one scan. 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.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.3.4 29 Image Edge Fill Tick the check box of Image Edge Fill, the edge of scanned image would be filled. Tick the check box of Image Edge Fill, the edge of scanned image would be filled. When you scan by the Color Mode, clicking the color you prefer for edge fill. button would allow you to choose When you scan by the Grayscale Mode, clicking adjust the color you prefer for edge fill.
30 TWAIN Help · Custom Select this option to configure custom options. · Inward Fill: Select this option to fill the selected color inside the edge of the selected page size. · Outward Fill: Select this option to fill the selected color outside the edge of the selected page size. 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.
The TWAIN Interface 31 If you select this option, punch hole marks will be filled with the background color of the scanned document. Custom If you select this option, punch hole marks will be filled with the selected color. When you scan by the Color Mode, clicking button would allow you to choose the desired color to remove the punch hole marks. When you scan by the Grayscale Mode, clicking button would allow you to choose the desired color to remove the punch hole marks.
32 2.2.3.7 TWAIN Help Split (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) You may set the number by clicking the up or down arrows to split an image into several equal parts. Each equal part can be saved as an image. All rights are reserved.
The TWAIN Interface 33 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. The numbers in the illustration figure show the current image output order of each equal part.
34 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 35 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.
36 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 37 scan area. · 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 image-editing applications to process when making any corrections. 2.
38 3.1 TWAIN Help Step by Step Procedures 1. Using the Flatbed: Open the scanner's document cover. Place the document onto the scanner glass headfirst and face-down. Align the top left corner of the document with the arrow on the reference mark. Gently close the document cover. 2. Click the Windows Start button to launch Adobe Photoshop. 3. Within Adobe Photoshop, click File > Import > (Your scanner model name)-TWAIN. 4. In the TWAIN window that opens, select Flatbed Reflective as the Scan Type.
How to Scan 39 Open the scanner's document cover. Place the document onto the scanner glass headfirst and face-down. Align the top left corner of the document with the arrow on the reference mark. Gently close the document cover. 2. Click the Windows Start button to launch Adobe Photoshop. 3. Within Adobe Photoshop, click File > Import > (Your scanner model name)-TWAIN. 4. In the TWAIN window that opens, select a profile. 5. Click on the Scan button. 6.
9 Button Configuration Window Overview 9 Common Scan Parameters 9 Using the Scanner Buttons
Contents I DocAction: Table of Contents Part I Introduction 2 2 1 Operate................................................................................................................................... the Scanner 3 2 Button ................................................................................................................................... Functions Overview Part II Button Configuration Window Overview 5 Button Settings 1 Customize ..................................................
2 1 Scanner Buttons Guide Introduction The DocAction 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 DocAction, you don't need to adjust settings every time you scan. Simply press any button on the scanner's panel or click any scanning menu item of DocAction on the screen. The scanner starts to scan your paper documents and transfer them to your assigned destination.
Introduction 3 · Scan from the buttons on the scanner panel · Scan from DocAction's Execute menu on the screen Buttons on the scanner panel will be used in this guide to demonstrate the scanner operations. You may also use DocAction'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.
4 Scanner Buttons Guide The following button functions are available: · OCR-- Scans text documents directly to a text editor or viewer, thus saving you the time usually needed for retyping. It converts the scanned images into an editable text file or a text-searchable pdf file. · File-- Scans documents or images and saves them to files. You may determine where they are saved and how their files are named to best meet your needs.
Button Configuration Window Overview 2 5 Button Configuration Window Overview DocAction allows you to tailor each individual scanner button to meet your scanning needs of all time. There are two ways to configure or view the button settings of DocAction: · Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray. · Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Button Configuration in the pop-up menu that opens.
6 Scanner Buttons Guide Button Template Each available scanning function (Scan, Copy, OCR, File, E-Mail, PDF, FTP) has been especially designed as an individual button template, which gives you great convenience and time-saving in configuring the settings to meet your needs. By simply selecting one function from the drop-down menu, you may turn this Custom button into your frequently-used scanning function.
Button Configuration Window Overview 7 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. (Open Folder After Scanning: Tick this check box if you want the program to automatically open the saving folder after scanning.) You can also directly enter the folder name in this field to create a new folder.
8 Scanner Buttons Guide · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.2.1 Split Page Size Scan Mode Document Type Resolution Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold Color Dropout Descreen Filter Page Settings Continuous Scan Apply Color Matching Auto Density Auto Crop Multi-Crop (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
Button Configuration Window Overview 9 The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: 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 Control Panel of your operating system to view or permanently modify your current date and time setting.
10 Scanner Buttons Guide clipping_027.jpg" is found to already exist in the destination folder, the newly scanned paper will be saved as "News clipping_027_20130126180032.jpg" in which the numeral 20130126180032 stands for year-month-date-hour-minute-second. Prompt for confirming file name prefix Tick the check box to enable the function of Prompt for confirming file name prefix.
Button Configuration Window Overview 2.2.2 11 File Format Configuration dialog box (for PDF Button Settings) Clicking the PDF icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Click which opens this dialog box.
12 Scanner Buttons Guide · Generate one TIFF / PDF file every X pages: save every X pages as a file. You can define the number of pages to be combined in one file. · Generate one TIFF/ PDF file for scanned pages once a blank page is scanned: generate a new file each time a blank page is encountered. You can use blank pages to split the file. Auto Mode (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
Button Configuration Window Overview Select the recognition language to read your pages. Show All Languages Tick this box if you want to display all languages in the list. 2.2.2.3 Security The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Enable Security Ticking this check box to enable Encryption Level and Passwords options. If you prefer to save the PDF file without password security, leave this check box cleared.
14 Scanner Buttons Guide You may adjust the settings only when you set the Encryption Level at High 128bit RC4 (Acrobat 5.x and above). Allow printing in low resolution Ticking this check box to allow users to print the document in low resolution. Allow screen readers Ticking this check box to allow users to read the document on screen. Allow filling in form fields Ticking this check box to allow users to fill in the form fields.
Button Configuration Window Overview 15 More than one FTP session can be added to the drop-down list. · Clicking opens the "FTP Connection Properties" window where you may add frequently-used FTP sessions to the list. · Clicking opens the "FTP Connection Properties" window where you may modify the FTP settings for the current FTP session. · Clicking to delete the current FTP session from the list. Save Setup...
16 Scanner Buttons Guide · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.3.1 Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold Color Dropout Descreen Filter Page Settings Continuous Scan Apply Color Matching Auto Density Auto Crop Multi-Crop (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Multi-image output (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
Button Configuration Window Overview 17 Hostname Enter the server name or IP address of the FTP server, e.g. ftp.office.com. Port Enter the number of Port connections for FTP transfers, e.g. 21. Remote Directory 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.
18 Scanner Buttons Guide folder again, you may simply click to select it from this drop-down menu. File Name 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 19 you two options as follows: · Tick this check box and have DocAction overwrite the existing file with the newly-scanned image. · Clear this check box and have DocAction not only save the newlyscanned image to file according to your customized prefix and numbering scheme but also append the date and time of your operating system at the end of the file name. For example, if the file "News clipping_027.
20 Scanner Buttons Guide File Saving Settings 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. You can also directly enter the folder name in this field to create a new folder. This newly added saving folder will be added to the drop-down menu.
Button Configuration Window Overview 21 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, TIFF - Compressed and PDF file formats.
22 2.5 Scanner Buttons Guide OCR Button Settings Clicking the OCR 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: OCR Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: OCR Settings Determine to use which OCR application and what settings (e.g., recognition language, page orientation, ...
Button Configuration Window Overview 23 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. Clicking opens a configuration window where you may check or modify the OCR settings (e.g., the file format to save the OCR result, the linked text editor or viewer, recognition language, etc.) as desired.
24 Scanner Buttons Guide · Remove Punch Holes (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) · Remove Background · Denoise · Character Enhancement · Global Settings · Preview · Default Also see: FineReader OCR Configuration Plustek OCR Configuration 2.5.1 FineReader OCR Configuration If you select FineReader as the OCR application, clicking opens the FineReader OCR Configuration window.
Button Configuration Window Overview 25 to browse to the desired program folder and select the executable file (*.exe) of the desired application program. The application is displayed here with its full file path and execution file name. Make sure you select an application that can process the specified file format here. OCR'd result cannot be displayed properly if the specified file format is not supported by that application.
26 2.5.2 Scanner Buttons Guide Plustek OCR Configuration If you select Plustek OCR as the OCR application, clicking opens the Plustek OCR Configuration window. The items and parameters available in this window are explained as follows: File Format This setting determines the file format of the OCR'd result. The following options are available from the drop-down menu: · Plain Text (*.txt) · Rich Text Format (*.rtf) · MS Excel Document (*.xlsx) · Portable Document Format (*.pdf) · MS Word Document (*.
Button Configuration Window Overview 27 · Generate one file every X pages: save every X pages as a file. You can define the number of pages to be combined in one file. Convert to PDF/A Tick this box to convert the PDF file format to PDF/A file format for long-term preservation of electronic documents. Quality Setting If PDF is chosen as the file format, you may adjust the image quality either way: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left.
28 Scanner Buttons Guide saving folder after scanning.) You can also directly enter the folder name in this field to create a new 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. File Name You are allowed to name the saved files in two ways: · using the "Date and Time" format; or · using customized prefix and numbering scheme.
Button Configuration Window Overview 29 Overwrite the file of the same name What if a file with the same file name and file extension combination happens to already exist in the assigned saving folder? DocAction offers you two options as follows: · Tick this check box and have DocAction overwrite the existing file with the newly-scanned image.
30 Scanner Buttons Guide and Scan Parameters on the lower part. 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 31 · PNG · Windows Bitmap 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.
32 Scanner Buttons Guide · · · · · 2.6.1 Denoise Character Enhancement Global Settings Preview Default 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 33 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.
34 Scanner Buttons Guide appear after scanning. After the scan is complete, this application program is started up automatically and displays all scanned images. · Clear this check box , the application won't be launched after saving files. 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 35 Printer All printers that are currently installed in Windows are displayed in the dropdown menu. If needed, click to configure the printer. 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.
36 Scanner Buttons Guide · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.8 Filter Page Settings Continuous Scan Apply Color Matching Auto Density Auto Crop Multi-Crop (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Multi-image output (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Remove Punch Holes (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
Button Configuration Window Overview 37 Application Specifies an application program to be launched and linked to the Scan button. After the scan is complete, this application program is started up automatically and displays all scanned images. 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.
38 Scanner Buttons Guide 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: · JPEG: Not available for B/W scan mode. · TIFF - Uncompressed · TIFF - Compressed · PDF · PNG · Windows Bitmap 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 39 · Image Edge Fill · Multi-image output (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) · Remove Punch Holes (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) · Remove Background · Denoise · Character Enhancement · Global Settings · Preview · Default 2.8.
40 Scanner Buttons Guide Command Line Enter the command line and add %1 at the end of the command line to perform a specific task if you have such information for the selected application program. It is recommended that you leave this field blank if you will not use or are unsure of the command line. 2.8.2 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 41 User-defined This setting allows you to customize the date and time naming format for your current need. The data and time setting of your operating system remains unchanged. Custom The prefix and the numbering scheme are combined to form the file name. Choose this one if you want to have DocAction automatically save scanned images in a consistent naming and numbering pattern. Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix.
42 Scanner Buttons Guide Tick the check box to display the dialog after each scan to confirm 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 Scan button of DocAction'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 43 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: · Flatbed Reflective-- Use this setting to scan normal sheets of paper or any nontransparent material directly from the scanner glass. Split Tick the check box of Split, a scanned image will be split in two equal halves and each equal half is called a page. All Rights Reserved.
44 Scanner Buttons Guide 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. Unit: Defines the measurement unit for the page size. Width, Height: Specifies the exact width and height of the page area.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · 45 enhancement functions are adjusted. This option allows you to customize the image setting parameters for your current needs. If you select this option and don't modify any image setting, the previous image settings will be applied. Default-- Use this setting to process the scanned document by the default values. Photo-- Use this setting to process the document contains mostly photographs.
46 Scanner Buttons Guide You may adjust the brightness either way: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, which adds lightness or darkness to all 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. Contrast The higher the contrast, the sharper the image. The lower the contrast, the more blurry an image will be.
Button Configuration Window Overview 47 Color Dropout Color Dropout allows you to remove a color channel (Red, Green or Blue) while scanning. This feature is available only when Black & White or Grayscale is selected as Scan Mode. For example, if your original document contains blue texts or a blue stamp (e.g.
48 Scanner Buttons Guide Tick the check box of Auto Rotate, the document image you scanned will be automatically rotated and straightened. · 0°-- Clicking this button keeps the image at its original orientation. · 90º Right-- Clicking this button turns the image clockwise by 90º. · 180º-- Clicking this button turns the image by 180º. · 90º Left-- Clicking this button turns the image counterclockwise by 90º.
Button Configuration Window Overview 49 This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Auto Crop Alternatively you may tick this check box to have DocAction 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 oddly-shaped images. This command can be useful when scanning smaller images such as photographs.
50 Scanner Buttons Guide Remove Background Tick this check box to remove the colored background of the scanned documents. Denoise Tick this check box to remove noises from the scanned images. Character Enhancement Tick this check box to enhance text characters in the scanned documents. This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode.
Button Configuration Window Overview 51 If you select Gray as Scan Mode, you may tick the check box of B/W to output grayscale and B/W images by only one scan. If you select B/W as Scan Mode, only B/W image will be generated by one scan. You may select the desired resolution from the dpi drop-down list. If you select Custom from the drop-down list, please set the resolution dpi. Image Edge Fill When you scan by the Color Mode, clicking color you prefer for edge fill.
52 Scanner Buttons Guide When you scan by the Color Mode, clicking button would allow you to choose the desired color to remove the punch hole marks. 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 2.10 53 File Format Configuration dialog box Within the Button Configuration window click the File, Scan, FTP or E-Mail icon on the left pane and then click box.
54 Scanner Buttons Guide You can define the number of pages to be combined in a file. · Generate one TIFF/ PDF file for scanned pages once a blank page is scanned: generate a new file each time a blank page is encountered. You can use blank pages to split the file. Auto Mode (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) If PDF or TIFF is chosen as the file format, check this option to merge all the scanned images with the same file format into one file.
Using the Scanner Buttons 3.1.1 55 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 panel. Seven frequently-used scanning tasks are pre-configured for your convenience to start scanning immediately.
56 3.2 Scanner Buttons Guide Scan from the Buttons Scanning documents or images from this scanner is very easy. Follow the two steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to the Scanner User's Guide for more information in placing paper on the flatbed glass properly.) Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. 2. Do one of the following to start scanning: · Press the button from the scanner's panel.
Using the Scanner Buttons 3.3 57 How to create searchable PDF documents by DocAction program? Scan from the PDF Button 1. Do one of the following to open the Button Configuration window: · Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray. · Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, 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.
58 Scanner Buttons Guide 2. When the Button Configuration window appears, click any button on the left pane. Select OCR Utility from the drop-down list of Button Template. Enter your personal memo in the Description field. 3. Select an OCR application to convert the scanned images into characters 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.
9 Scanner Connection 9 Standby Mode
Contents I Scanner Utility: Table of Contents Part I Introduction 2 Part II Scanner Connection 3 Part III Aligning the Scanner 3 Part IV Power Save (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 4 Part V Lamp Control (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 5 Part VI Standby Mode (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 6 Part VII Calibrating the Scanner (This
2 1 Scanner Utility for ADF scanner Introduction The main functions of Scanner Utility are: scanner connection checking, scanning position alignment, power save (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase), scanning lamp control (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase), standby mode (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase), calibrating the scanner (This function may or
Scanner Connection 2 Scanner Connection The icon , located on the Windows system tray, indicates if the scanner software is properly launched and the scanner and computer are communicating with each other. The program has been successfully launched and the scanner is connected with the computer, ready to scan images. The scanner is not connected with the computer. Or, the scanner power is not switched on. Or, the scanner is in standby mode.
4 Scanner Utility for ADF scanner heading of a document might be missing from the top edge after the document has been scanned. 4 1. Place a document face down onto the scanner glass and align the top left corner of the document with the arrow on the reference mark. 2. Right click the icon on the Windows system tray and select Scanner Utility from the menu that pops up. 3. The Scanner Utility window opens.
Power Save (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 5 · To completely shut down the scanner, press the power switch on the side 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. To turn on the lamp again, simply perform any scanning task.
6 Scanner Utility for ADF scanner Alternatively you may click Default to restore the default settings. To turn on the lamp again, simply perform any scanning task. 6 Standby Mode (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 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.
ng the Scanner (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 7 7 Calibrating the Scanner (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 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. 1.
8 9 Scanner Utility for ADF scanner 2. Target value to replace consumables: Displays the suggestion value to replace the consumable. 3. Status: Displays the usage condition of the consumable parts. 4. Click on OK button to save settings and exit. Help Clicking on Help runs this on-line help program. 10 Cancel Clicking on Cancel closes this Scanner Utility program. All rights are reserved.
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing us as your scanner supplier. Your new scanner will improve the professionalism of your day-to-day computing tasks by allowing you to input images and electronic text into your computer system. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your computing needs and interests grow.
CONVENTIONS OF THIS GUIDE Bold —Represents commands or contents on your computer screen. ALL CAPS —Important note or first use of an important term in a chapter. Italic —Represents buttons on your scanner OR important notes. A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention. Warning Attention A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes.
quickly unplug the AC adapter during emergencies. 4. Damaged wire could cause fire or electrical shock. Keep the power cord straight and without being twisted, bended, or scraped. 5. Unplug this device if you don’t need to use it for a certain period of time, such as, during night or long weekend, to avoid any risks of causing fire. 6. Do not attempt to disassemble the scanner. There is danger of an electrical shock and opening your scanner will void your warranty. 7.
BOX CONTENTS2 1. Scanner 3 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Quick Guide 5. Mac Setup/Application DVD-ROM 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future. The scanner illustration(s) in this manual may appear different than from the actual scanner itself.
SCANNER OVERVIEW 1. DOCUMENT COVER— Helps keep the paper in place and protects the scanner glass. 2. DOCUMENT PAD— Keeps the paper in place and improves accuracy of image quality. 3. SCANNER GLASS— Where you put items for flatbed scanning. 4. REFERENCE MARK— Align your paper with this reference mark for flatbed scanning.
5. POWER LED— Indicates the scanner status. Light Status Green The scanner is turned on, ready to scan images. Orange The scanner is in standby mode if it is idle for 10 minutes. Off The scanner is off, either because the power is not turned on, or because the power cord is not properly plugged into an AC power outlet. 6. SCANNER BUTTONS—You may press any button to perform a predefined scanning task. 7.
CHAPTER I. INSTALLING THE SCANNER Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper components. A list of the package contents is provided in the “Box Contents” section of this guide. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Your scanner comes with the scanner’s driver and the task management software (Plustek MacAction). All of these software applications use approximately 400 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your computer.
INSTALLING AND SETTING UP THE SCANNER Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner. Choose a Proper Site First! Attention Always place your scanner on a level, smooth and strong surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task. Tilted or uneven surface may cause paperfeeding errors, scanner damage or personal injury. Avoid using the scanner in a dusty environment. Dust particles and other foreign objects may damage the unit. Step 1.
Warning To completely shut down the scanner, press the power switch on the side 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. Scanner Lock” section of this guide for more details.
Step 2. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer Attention Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF before you plug or unplug the scanner power adapter. 1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor. 2. Plug the other end of the power cable into a standard AC power outlet. 3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port at the rear of the scanner. 4. Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 5.
you through the installation. Follow the on-screen guide in the installer window. 5. You will be prompted to enter your Mac administrator password. Enter the password to continue the installation. Note: Only the Mac administrator can perform the installation. Please make sure that you log in the Mac OS as an administrator. 6. When the installation finishes, click the Close button to exit the installer.
4. Clicking the “1“ icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. In the Button Configuration window, choose from the dropdown list of Button Template to select “File Utility”, and keep in mind the default saving folder show in the “Saving folder” dropdown list. 5. Press the “1“ button on the scanner and the scanning starts immediately. You’ll see a scanned image of the document in the default saving folder; your scanner is working properly.
CHAPTER II. SCANNING Your scanner needs to be driven by certain type of software program. Since all documents or images (whether text or pictures) that are acquired from the scanner are treated by your computer as images, most scanning will probably be done from an image-editing program where you can view, edit, save and output the scanned images. What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word processor? This is the role of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
PLACING DOCUMENTS Using the Flatbed 1. Open the scanner's document cover. 2. Place the document onto the scanner glass headfirst and face-down. Align the top left corner of the document with the arrow on the reference mark. 3. Gently close the document cover. SCANNING DOCUMENTS There are 3 different ways to operate the scanner: 1. By scanning from the scan buttons on the scanner. 2. By scanning from MacAction's Execute menu on the screen. 3.
functions. They are especially useful when you need to repeatedly scan with the same settings and send images to the same destination. Buttons on the scanner 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. Configure Button Settings Before performing your first scan via scanner buttons, you are recommended to configure the button settings to your needs and preferences first.
1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to “Chapter II. Scanning” of this guide for more information in placing paper on the flatbed glass properly.) Attention Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. 2. Do one of the following to start scanning: Press the button from the scanner's panel. in the Dock, and then choose Execute in the popRight-click the icon up menu that opens. Click the desired button function item in the pop-up menu.
Scanning from the Icon in the Left Side of the MacAction Window You can perform scanning task by double-clicking the icon in the left side of the MacAction window. Follow the steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. 2. Check current button settings by viewing the Button Configuration window. If needed, you may also modify settings to meet your current needs. 3. Double-clicking the desired icon in the left side of the MacAction 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 scanner glass dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors. How often to clean your scanner depends on the type of paper and number of pages being scanned.
Clean Document Pad & Scanner Glass: Document Pad Scanner Glass 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Gently close the document cover. ALIGNING THE SCANNER In most cases, the scanner doesn’t need to be aligned but there are instances when the alignment might be required. You need to align the scanner only if parts of the scanned document are missing from any of its edges. For example, the heading of a document might be missing from the top edge after the document has been scanned.
STANDBY MODE To save power consumption, the scanner will enter the standby mode after it is idle for a while. You may disable the standby mode or define an idle time for the scanner to automatically enter the standby mode. in the Dock, and then choose Scanner Utility in the 1. Right-click the icon pop-up menu that opens. 2. In the Standby Mode section of the Scanner Utility window that opens, click the button of your option: a. To disable the Standby Mode: Click the button before Disable Standby Mode. b.
panel of the scanner until it snaps into place. Always Lock: It holds the scanning head in place during transportation and traveling. The scanner will be kept in disabled status. To lock the scanner, slide the locking switch on the scanner’s underside toward the power LED of the scanner until it snaps into place. Warning When you need to move the scanner, do lock the scanner to ensure accurate and problem-free use of your scanner.
CHAPTER IV. TROUBLESHOOTING If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation and scanning instructions contained in this guide. SCANNER CONNECTION The first step to take when troubleshooting connection problems with your scanner is to check all physical connections. The icon , located on the Dock, indicates if the scanner software is properly launched and the scanner and computer are communicating with each other.
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS5 Plustek OpticPro A320E 5 Image Sensor CCD Optical Resolution 800 dpi Scan Modes Color: 48-bit input, 24-bit output Grayscale: 16-bit input, 8-bit output B/W: 1-bit output Color Depth Input 48-bit; Output 24-bit Scanning Speed 7.8 sec (Color/ Grayscale/ B&W mode, 300dpi, A3) Scanning Area (W x L) Max. 304.8 mm x 431.8 mm (12" x 17"), A3 Daily Duty Scan ( Sheets ) 2,500 Action Button 1~7 Power Supply 24 Vdc/ 1.0 A Power Consumption ≦30 W (operation), ≦2.
APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY Visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information.
STATEMENT OF LIMITED WARRANTY This Statement of Limited Warranty applies only to the options you originally purchase for your use, and not for resale, from an authorized reseller. The manufacturer warranty includes all parts and labor, and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase. To obtain warranty service, you may contact the authorized dealer or distributor, or visit our website to check out the available service information, or send a request via E-mail for further help.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. FCC RADIO FREQUENCY STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
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 Utility (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model 2 Scanner................................................................................................................................... 3 you purcha Functions Overview 7 3 Button .......................
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 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 · Scan from MacAction's Execute menu on the screen Buttons on the scanner 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 when the alignment might be required. You need to align the scanner only if parts of the scanned document are missing from any of its edges. For example, the heading of a document might be missing from the top edge after the document has been scanned. 1. Place a document face down onto the scanner glass and align the top left corner of the document with the arrow on the reference mark. 2. Right-click the icon in the Dock, and then choose Scanner Utility in the pop-up menu that opens.
Introduction 5 4. Click on the Scan button. Part of the document image will be displayed in the Alignment Window. 5. Click on the Alignment Position buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right) until the top left corner of the scanned document aligns with the top left corner of the preview window. All rights are reserved.
6 MacAction Help pop-up menu that opens. 2. In the Standby Mode section of the Scanner Utility window that opens, click the button of your option: All rights are reserved.
Introduction 7 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. (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) 3.
8 MacAction Help 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. · Scan-- Scans documents or images to a linked image-editing application programs for viewing or post processing. Alternatively you may set up this button as a hot key to simply launch any application program without scanning action.
Button Configuration Window Overview 9 Configuration... in the pop-up menu that opens. Within the Button Configuration window, you can find a row of icons running through the left side of the window. Each icon corresponds to a single-touch button on your scanner's panel (as well as MacAction's on-screen Execute menu). If not all available buttons are displayed, drag the scrolling bar up and down to navigate through them.
10 MacAction Help File Button Settings Scan Button Settings Copy Button Settings E-Mail Button Settings PDF Button Settings FTP Button Settings 2.2 PDF Button Settings Clicking the PDF 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: File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
Button Configuration Window Overview a different format, click 11 to open the File Name Setup window. 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: · Searchable PDF · PDF Different file formats can be set for different scan modes. You may simply change the scan parameters.
12 2.2.1 MacAction Help File Name Setup dialog box (for PDF 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 13 Overwrite the file of the same name What if a file with the same file name and file extension combination happens to already exist in the assigned saving folder? MacAction offers you two options as follows: · Tick this check box and have MacAction overwrite the existing file with the newly-scanned image.
14 MacAction Help You are recommended to check existing files in the saving folder before configuring the file name format here, and make sure there are no existing files having the same file name and file extension combination. 2.2.2 File Format Configuration dialog box (for PDF Button Settings) Within the Button Configuration window click the PDF icon on the left pane and then click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box.
Button Configuration Window Overview 15 · Generate one TIFF/PDF file for all pages: save all the scanned images into one file; or · Generate one TIFF/PDF file every X pages: save every X pages as a file. You can define the number of pages to be combined in a file. 2.2.2.1 Plustek OCR You may click to open the PDF Options window where you may adjust image quality for PDF file format.
16 MacAction Help More than one FTP session can be added to the drop-down list. · Clicking opens the "FTP Connection Properties" window where you may add frequently-used FTP sessions to the list. · Clicking opens the "FTP Connection Properties" window where you may modify the FTP settings for the current FTP session. · Clicking to delete the current FTP session from the list. Save Setup...
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.3.1 17 Threshold 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.
18 MacAction Help 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. Delete file after transfer complete Tick this check box to delete the scan images saved in the specified Saving Folder after the upload transfer is completed. 2.3.
Button Configuration Window Overview 19 -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.
20 MacAction Help newly scanned paper will be saved as "News 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 21 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.
22 MacAction Help Clicking opens the File Format Configuration window where you may configure advanced settings for JPG and PDF file formats. Scan Parameters · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.5 Scan Type Page Size Scan Mode Resolution Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 23 The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: OCR Settings Determine to use which OCR application and what settings (e.g., recognition language) to process the scanned images into text file. OCR Application All documents that are scanned are treated by the computer as graphic images.
24 MacAction Help · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Page Size Scan Mode Resolution Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold 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 Multi-Crop Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Global Settings Preview Default Also see: Plustek OCR Configuration 2.5.
Button Configuration Window Overview 25 where you may adjust image quality for PDF file format. Convert to PDF/A Tick this box to convert the PDF file format to PDF/A file format for long-term preservation of electronic documents. Selected Language Select the recognition language to read your pages. 2.5.2 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.
26 MacAction Help 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. The data and time setting of your operating system remains unchanged. Custom The prefix and the numbering scheme are combined to form the file name.
Button Configuration Window Overview 27 File Name Prefix will appear on the screen when you try to scan documents by the OCR 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. You are recommended to check existing files in the saving folder before configuring the file name format here, and make sure there are no existing files having the same file name and file extension combination.
28 MacAction Help 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.6.1 29 Resolution Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold 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.
30 MacAction Help 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. The data and time setting of your operating system remains unchanged.
Button Configuration Window Overview 31 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 File 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. Open Finder After Scanning Tick this check box if you want the program to automatically open the Finder after scanning.
32 MacAction Help Printing Settings Because all printers have their own printing characteristics and no two printers will give the exact same output (especially where colors and images are concerned), this Button Configuration window provides a number of options or settings, allowing you to adjust the scanning process to tailor the output to your particular printer. You will need to experiment with the settings to optimize the quality of the printed image.
Button Configuration Window Overview 33 Scan Parameters · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.8 Scan Type Page Size Scan Mode Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold 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.
34 MacAction Help Application Specifies an application program to be launched and linked to the Scan button. After the scan is complete, this application program is started up automatically and displays all scanned images. 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 35 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. For example, if you usually need color images in JPEG and B/W images in BMP, you may configure so here.
36 MacAction Help · · · · · 2.8.1 Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Global Settings Preview Default 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 37 the command line. 2.8.2 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.
38 MacAction Help Custom The prefix and the numbering scheme are combined to form the file name. Choose this one if you want to have MacAction automatically save scanned 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).
Button Configuration Window Overview 39 Open Finder After Scanning Tick this check box if you want the program to automatically open the Finder after scanning. 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 All rights are reserved.
40 MacAction 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 scanner.
Button Configuration Window Overview Document to be scanned 41 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. · To scan a large-size color image with a higher resolution (usually over 600 dpi) increases scan time and file size substantially and requires huge system resources.
42 MacAction Help 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. Do one of the following: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left. · Click on the scroll bar. The current value is shown to right of the scroll bar. This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode.
Button Configuration Window Overview 43 Page Rotation Setting Clicking opens the Page Rotation Setting page. · 0°-- Clicking this button keeps the image at its original orientation. · 90º Right-- Clicking this button turns the image clockwise by 90º. · 180º-- Clicking this button turns the image by 180º. · 90º Left-- Clicking this button turns the image counterclockwise by 90º. Continuous Scan Check this option if you want to scan multiple pages successively to the same destination.
44 MacAction Help This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Auto Threshold Ticking this check box will have MacAction apply optimal threshold value to your scanned images. This setting is available only when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Auto Crop Alternatively you may tick this check box to have MacAction automatically identify the dimensions of the image you scanned and crop around the edges.
Button Configuration Window Overview When you scan by the Grayscale Mode, you may click 45 button for white edge fill or button for black edge fill. When you scan by the BW mode, you may click button for black edge fill. button for white edge fill or 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.
46 MacAction Help different settings for different scan modes, leave this check box cleared. 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.
Using the Scanner Buttons 47 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 panel.
48 MacAction Help 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 Scanning documents or images from this scanner is very easy. Follow the two steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to the Scanner User's Guide for more information in placing paper on the flatbed glass properly.) Place only text documents for OCR purposes.
Using the Scanner Buttons 3.3 49 How to create searchable PDF documents by MacAction program? Scan from the PDF Button 1. Do one of the following to open the Button Configuration window: · Double-click the icon scanner model name. · Click the icon in Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your in the Dock. · 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.
50 MacAction Help 2. When the Button Configuration window appears, click any button on the left pane. Select OCR Utility from the drop-down list of Button Template. Enter your personal memo in the Description field. 3. Select an OCR application to convert the scanned images into characters 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.
