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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................1 How to Use This Guide............................................................................................... 1 Conventions of This Guide ......................................................................................... 2 A Note about Icons ...............................................................................................................
INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing us as your scanner supplier. Your new scanner will improve the professionalism of your day-to-day computing tasks by allowing you to input images and electronic text into your computer system. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your computing needs and interests grow.
CONVENTIONS OF THIS GUIDE Bold —Represents commands or contents on your computer screen. ALL CAPS —Important note or first use of an important term in a chapter. Italic —Represents buttons on your scanner OR important notes. A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention. A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Warning Attention Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes.
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 BUTTON— Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF. POWER LED— Indicates the scanner status. Light Blue Orange Off Status The scanner is turned on, ready to scan images.
9. USB HUB 4 — Connects the scanner to a USB port on another USB scanner by the USB cable. 4 This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
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 OCR software (ABBYY FineReader Sprint), the scanner’s driver and the task management software (Plustek DocAction).
INSTALLING AND SETTING UP THE SCANNER Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner. Choose a Proper Site First! Attention Always place your scanner on a level, smooth and strong surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task. Tilted or uneven surface may cause paperfeeding errors, scanner damage or personal injury. Avoid using the scanner in a dusty environment. Dust particles and other foreign objects may damage the unit.
Step 1. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer If your scanner does not have the USB hub function 5, please follow the below connection steps: 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.
If your scanner has the USB hub function 7 , please follow the below connection steps: 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.
Step 2. Installing the Software 1. Switch the scanner power on. 2. If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly, they will automatically detect the scanner causing the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard to be launched. Information If your computer is off when the scanner is connected, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” message will not be displayed until the computer is on and Windows starts. 3.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install all software that your new scanner requires. If the pop-up wizard window appears click Next, and click Install this driver software anyway in the Windows Security window then click Finish in the wizard window. 6. After the software is installed, close all open applications and click the Finish button to restart your computer. Attention Save the Setup/Application DVD in case you need to reinstall the driver and software in the future. Step 3.
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 Custom 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. INSTALLING ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE Your scanner is TWAIN compliant and functions with virtually all available TWAIN compatible software.
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.
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.) Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. Attention 2. Do one of the following to start scanning: Press the button from the scanner's panel.
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.
Cleaning the Flatbed 1. Open the document cover. 2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner. Clean Document Pad & Scanner Glass: Document Pad Scanner Glass 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Gently close the document cover. CALIBRATING THE SCANNER Calibrate the scanner if colors appear in areas that should be white, or colors of the scanned image and the original vary a lot.
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. Alignment for Flatbed Scan: 1. Place the document onto the scanner glass headfirst and face-down.
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. From the Windows START menu, point to All Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click Scanner Utility. (For Windows 8.1 users: Point your mouse cursor to the upper or lower right corner of your screen to open the Charm bar.
SCAN COUNTER The Counter Utility program automatically counts the number of sheets scanned by your scanner. From the Windows START menu, point to All Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click Scanner Utility. (For Windows 8.1 users: Point your mouse cursor to the upper or lower right corner of your screen to open the Charm bar. Click on the Start charm, then click on the downwards arrow button in the lower left corner of the screen. The Apps screen will be shown.
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: SPECIFICATIONS9 Image Sensor CIS Light Source LED Optical Resolution 1200 dpi Hardware Resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi Scan Modes Color: 48-bit input, 24-bit output Grayscale: 16-bit input, 8-bit output B/W: 1-bit Scanning Speed 3 sec (Color Mode,300 dpi, A4 size) Scanning Area (W x L) Max : 216 x 297 mm (8.5" x 11.69") Action Button Copy, Scan, PDF, Custom Power Supply AC Power: 24V / 0.75A Interface USB 2.0 Net Weight 1.8 kg (3.
APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY Visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. For further assistance call our customer support phone number listed on the website. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday during office working hours.
STATEMENT OF LIMITED WARRANTY This Statement of Limited Warranty applies only to the options you originally purchase for your use, and not for resale, from an authorized reseller. The manufacturer warranty includes all parts and labor, and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase. To obtain warranty service, you may contact the authorized dealer or distributor, or visit our website to check out the available service information, or send a request via E-mail for further help.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitations of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. FCC RADIO FREQUENCY STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
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 3 ................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Operate the Scanner ................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Button Functions Overview Part II Button Configuration Window Overview 5 .............................................................................
Introduction 1 3 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.
4 DocAction Help · 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. Choose an appropriate scanning method that meets your scanning need and preferences.
Introduction 5 · Custom-- Allows you to customize this button as any of the available scanning functions (OCR, File, Scan, Copy, Email, PDF, FTP). Except Custom button, all buttons are permanently assigned to a specific function and cannot be reassigned to a different function. 2 Button Configuration Window Overview DocAction allows you to tailor each individual scanner button to meet your scanning needs of all time.
6 DocAction Help The settings can be categorized into two: Printing Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
Button Configuration Window Overview 7 Custom Ratio This options allows you to re-scale the print size of the image proportionally by doing one of the following: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left; or · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends; or · Enter the value in the edit box.
8 2.2 DocAction Help Scan Button Configurations Clicking the Scan icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: Application and File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
Button Configuration Window Overview 9 · Clicking to delete the current application link from the Application menu. After you select an application, the program icon will appear as the Scan button icon on the left pane of Button Configuration window. Launch only If this check box is ticked, clicking the Scan button will only start the linked application program. No scan is performed. This option allows you to set up this button as a hot key to simply launch an application program without scanning action.
10 DocAction Help · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Scan Type 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 Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Remove Punch Holes Remove Background Denoise Character Enhancement Global Settings Preview Default Also see: How do I configure the Scan button? 2.2.
Button Configuration Window Overview 11 Application Click 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. Name Enter the name for the newly-added application program. The name can be short like a nickname or even in more words including complete software name and its vendor name; that is, write anything that can help you recognize this linked application.
12 DocAction Help 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 13 · 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.jpg" is found to already exist in the destination folder, the newly scanned paper will be saved as "News clipping_027_20130126100355.
14 DocAction Help 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. 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 15 may configure advanced settings for Searchable PDF and PDF file formats.
16 DocAction Help box--immediately after you make any adjustments. The file name extension is automatically added according to the file format you set up. 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 17 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.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.
18 DocAction 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. 2.3.2 File Format Configuration dialog box (for PDF Button Configurations) 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 19 balance of image quality and file size needs to be determined according to your own needs. If TIFF / PDF is chosen as the file format, you have two options to save the scanned images: · Generate one TIFF / PDF file for all pages: save all the scanned images into one file. · 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.
20 DocAction Help cleared. Encryption Level The following options are available: ·Low 40-bit RC4 (Acrobat 3.x, 4.x) ·High 128-bit RC4 (Acrobat 5.x and above) Passwords Passwords required to open the document Ticking this check box to enable Disallow Users to options. Enter the desired passwords in the Password column. Password required to change permissions and/or passwords Ticking this check box to enable Disallow Users to options. Enter the desired passwords in the Password column.
Button Configuration Window Overview 21 After all settings are done, click OK button to accept the settings and re-enter the passwords to confirm the settings, or click Cancel button to abort your adjustments and exit this window. 2.4 Custom Button Configurations Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane.
22 2.4.1 DocAction Help OCR Button Settings Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Selecting OCR Utility from Button Template drop-down list in the Button Configuration window turns the Custom button into an OCR button. The settings can be categorized into two: OCR Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
Button Configuration Window Overview 23 result, the linked text editor or viewer, recognition language, etc.) as desired. Launch designated application after exporting file Ticking this check box allows you to launch designated application after exporting file and save the OCR result of the scanned image(s) after the scan completes. Save Setup... Clicking this button opens the Save Setup dialog box where you may determine where and in what file name format the scanned documents or images are saved.
24 DocAction Help Also see: How do I configure the OCR button? FineReader OCR Configuration 2.4.1.1 FineReader OCR Configuration If you select FineReader as the OCR application, clicking opens the FineReader 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 (*.
Button Configuration Window Overview 25 Paper Setting You have two options to save the scanned images: · Generate one file for all pages: save all the scanned images into one file. · 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.
26 DocAction Help 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. Next time when you want to use this folder again, you may simply click to select it from this dropdown 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 27 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.
28 DocAction Help The settings can be categorized into two: File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 29 · 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. 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.
30 DocAction Help · Default Also see: How do I configure the Email button? 2.4.3 File Button Settings Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Selecting File Utility from Button Template drop-down list in the Button Configuration window turns the Custom button into a File button. 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 31 File Name Specifies the file name format to save scanned documents or images. The file name extension is automatically added according to the file format you set up. The current file name format is displayed in the gray rectangle. To change to a different format, click to open the File Name Setup window. File Format Determines the image file format to save the scanned documents or images to.
32 DocAction Help · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Descreen Filter Page Settings Continuous Scan Apply Color Matching Auto Density Auto Crop Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Remove Punch Holes Remove Background Denoise Character Enhancement Global Settings Preview Default Also see: How do I configure the File button? 2.4.3.
Button Configuration Window Overview 33 system of your computer. You may access Control Panel 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.
34 DocAction Help saving folder as well as the file name prefix. Display the dialog after each scan to confirm file name prefix 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 Custom button of DocAction's Execute Menu.
Button Configuration Window Overview 35 The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Session Name and File Saving Settings Session Name List the Session Name you have added in the FTP Connection Properties dialog box. You may select the desired FTP session from the drop-down list. 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.
36 DocAction Help you usually need color images in JPEG and B/W images in BMP, you may configure so here. Next time when you scan a document in color first and then another document in B/W, you may simply change the scan parameters without the trouble of changing file formats frequently. Clicking opens the File Format Configuration window where you may configure advanced settings for JPG, TIFF - Compressed and PDF file formats.
Button Configuration Window Overview 2.4.4.1 37 FTP Connection Properties dialog box Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Selecting FTP Utility from Button Template drop-down list in the Button Configuration window and then click or in the right pane, which opens this dialog box.
38 DocAction Help Button Template drop-down list in the Button Configuration window 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. 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 39 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.
40 DocAction 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. 2.5 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 41 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. Page Size Adjusts this setting to tell the scanner the size of paper to scan. Popular paper sizes have been preset in the drop-down menu.
42 DocAction Help · Color-- scans in millions of colors (24-bit) but takes up a lot of memory. · Auto-- use this setting if you want the scanner to detect the scan mode automatically. (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.) Document Type This function allows you to select the type of content on the scanned documents for better scanning results.
Button Configuration Window Overview 43 · 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.
44 DocAction Help This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Threshold 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. This setting is available only when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Select the options from the drop-down list. Click to open a dialog box where you may adjust the settings.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · 45 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. Blur More-- Adds additional blurring. Sharpen-- Allows you to sharpen the edges within an image by making the edges in an image more distinct. The Sharpen filter also increases contrast by making dark edges darker and surrounding light edges lighter. Sharpen More-- Adds additional sharpening.
46 DocAction Help devices (e.g., scanner, monitor, printer). It works by embedding a color profile to your image files. Each different device displays colors according to this profile and therefore results in consistent color appearance among all devices. Ticking this check box if you want DocAction to apply the built-in color sRGB profile to the scanned images. This feature is available only when Color is selected as Scan Mode.
Button Configuration Window Overview 47 function will work for the document with single background color. 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.
48 DocAction Help When you scan by the BW mode, you may click button for black edge fill. button for white edge fill or · Auto Detect Border When the scanned document size is smaller than the selected page size, select this option to automatically detect the document edge in the scanned image and fill the selected background color around the document edge after the document is scanned. · Custom Select this option to configure custom options.
Button Configuration Window Overview 49 into several equal parts. Each equal part can be saved as an image. 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.
50 DocAction Help cleared. Keep the same TIFF / PDF setting for all modes Ticking this check box will unify the TIFF / PDF setting for all scan modes, thus saving you the trouble of individually ticking or clearing the TIFF / PDF check box. If you prefer different settings for different scan modes, leave this check box cleared. Convert to PDF/A (Available for PDF format only) Tick this box to convert the PDF file format to PDF/A file format for long-term preservation of electronic documents.
Using the Scanner Buttons 3 51 Using the Scanner Buttons Conditions for buttons to work properly The following conditions are required for the scanner buttons and DocAction to work properly. · OCR: The OCR application program provided on our scanner CD-ROM must be installed on your computer. · Scan: An application program must be selected to link with the Scan button. · Copy: A printer must be connected and the printer driver has been correctly installed in Windows.
52 DocAction Help left pane. 3. If you are printing to a printer other than your default printer, select a correct printer from the drop-down menu. 4. Click to configure the printer. 5. Enter the number of copies you want to make. Alternatively you can click to increase/decrease the number. 6. Check the Center on Page option if you want to center the image in the printable area of the selected paper. 7.
Using the Scanner Buttons 53 2. When the Button Configuration window appears, click the Scan icon in the left pane. 3. You may have the Scan button to perform in either way of the following: · If you want to not only scan documents to files but also send them to a specified application to confirm the scan results right after the scan completes: Select an image-editing application, and then select the file format in which the scanned documents or images will be saved.
54 3.1.2.1 DocAction Help Add, modify or delete the application To add an application If the desired program is not found in the drop-down menu of Application, you may add it by following the steps described below: 1. Click to open the "Add/Remove Linked Application" window. 2. Click and an Open dialog box appears. Browse to the desired program folder and select the executable file (*.exe) of the desired application program, and then click Open. 3.
Using the Scanner Buttons 55 To delete an existing application Up to 10 applications can be added to the application's drop-down menu. To delete any existing application from the menu, follow the steps described below: 1. Clicking the Scan icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window. 2. Select a program from the Application's drop-down menu. 3. Click . The selected application is removed from the drop-down menu immediately. 3.1.3 PDF Button 1.
56 DocAction Help Also see: PDF Button Configurations 3.1.4 Custom 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 the Custom icon in the left pane. 3. Select the desired function from the drop-down list of Button Template. 4.
Using the Scanner Buttons 3.1.4.1 57 OCR 1. When the Button Configuration window appears, select OCR Utility from Button Template drop-down list. 2. Select an OCR application to convert the scanned images into characters readable by your word processor or text viewer. 3. Clicking application. opens a configuration window for the selected OCR 4. Click to configure Saving Folder and file naming format in the Save Setup window. 5. Check the scan settings and make any required changes.
58 DocAction Help Saving Folder. To select a different folder, click to open a dialog box where you may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. DocAction will automatically assign the file name to save the images. · Prompt for manually saving each scanned image: Tick the check box of "Prompt for file saving name and folder". 3. Select the file format to save the scanned documents or images. Clicking to modify file format configurations. 4.
Using the Scanner Buttons 59 2. Select the folder to save the scanned images from the drop-down list of Saving Folder. To select a different folder, click to open a dialog box where you may browse your hard drives to select a desired saving folder. 3. If the current file naming format doesn't meet your needs, click configure it in the File Name Setup window. to 4. Select the file format in which the scanned documents or images will be saved. Clicking to modify file format configurations. 5.
60 DocAction Help Also see: 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. 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 61 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 the PDF button on the left pane. Enter your personal memo in the Description field. 3.
62 DocAction Help 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. Select Portable Document Format (*.
9 Scanner Connection 9 Standby Mode 9 Counter Utility
Contents I Scanner Utility: Table of Contents Part I Introduction 2 Part II Scanner Connection 2 Part III Aligning the Scanner (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 3 Part IV Standby Mode (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 4 Part V Counter Utility (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 5 Part VI Help 5 Part VII Cancel 6 All Rights Reserved.
2 1 Scanner Utility Help Introduction The main functions of Scanner Utility are: scanner connection checking, scanning position alignment (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase), standby mode control (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase), and Counter Utility (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase).
Scanner Connection 3 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. No Display You have chosen to terminate the program, no matter the scanner is connected or disconnected with the computer.
4 4 Scanner Utility Help 2. From the Windows START menu, point to All Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click Scanner Utility. (For Windows 8.1 users: Point your mouse cursor to the upper or lower right corner of your screen to open the Charm bar. Click on the Start charm, then click on the downwards arrow button in the lower left corner of the screen. The Apps screen will be shown.
Standby Mode (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase) 5 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. 3. Click on OK button to save settings and exit. · To completely shut down the scanner, press the power switch on the rear of the scanner.
6 7 Scanner Utility Help Cancel Clicking on Cancel closes this Scanner Utility program. All Rights 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. A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Warning Attention Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes.
quickly unplug the AC adapter during emergencies. 4. Damaged wire could cause fire or electrical shock. Keep the power cord straight and without being twisted, bended, or scraped. 5. Unplug this device if you don’t need to use it for a certain period of time, such as, during night or long weekend, to avoid any risks of causing fire. 6. Do not attempt to disassemble the scanner. There is danger of an electrical shock and opening your scanner will void your warranty. 7.
BOX CONTENTS2 1. Scanner 3 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Quick Guide 5. Mac Setup/Application CD-ROM 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.
scanning. 5. POWER BUTTON— Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF. POWER LED— Indicates the scanner status. Light Status On The scanner is turned on, ready to scan images. 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. POWER RECEPTOR— Connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the AC adapter included. 8.
CHAPTER I. INSTALLING THE SCANNER Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper components. A list of the package contents is provided in the “Box Contents” section of this guide. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Your scanner comes with the scanner’s driver and the task management software (Plustek MacAction). All of these software applications use approximately 400 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your computer.
INSTALLING AND SETTING UP THE SCANNER Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner. Choose a Proper Site First! Attention Always place your scanner on a level, smooth and strong surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task. Tilted or uneven surface may cause paperfeeding errors, scanner damage or personal injury. Avoid using the scanner in a dusty environment. Dust particles and other foreign objects may damage the unit. Step 1.
1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor. 2. Plug the other end of the power cable into a standard AC power outlet. 3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port at the rear of the scanner. 4. Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 5. If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub 6, make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer. Next, connect the scanner to the USB hub.
5. If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub 8, make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer. Next, connect the scanner to the USB hub. 6. Plug the rectangular end of another USB cable to the USB hub at the rear of this scanner. 7. Plug the square end of another USB cable to the USB port of another scanner. Step 2. Installing the Software 1. Switch the scanner power on. 2.
Step 3. Testing the Scanner The following describes how you can check if the scanner is properly functioning with your computer and the scanning software. Before testing your scanner, double check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened. To test the flatbed scanning: 1. 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. 2. Gently close the document cover. 3.
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.
top left corner of the document with the arrow on the reference mark. 3. Gently close the document cover. SCANNING DOCUMENTS There are 3 different ways to operate the scanner: 1. By acquiring images from the scanner through our TWAIN interface within any TWAIN-compliant application programs. 2. By scanning from the scan buttons on the scanner. 3.
Scanning from the Scanner’s Panel or On-screen MacAction's Execute Menu The settings for each button on the scanner's panel are configured through MacAction. MacAction offers you quick access to the most frequently-used scanning functions. 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.
through the left side of the window. Each icon corresponds to a button on your scanner's panel (as well as MacAction's on-screen Execute menu). Clicking any icon on the left pane and its current button settings are displayed immediately on the right pane. You may adjust the settings as desired. 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.
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. POWER SAVE To save power consumption, when the scanning process is finished, the scanner light source will turn itself off and the scanner will enter a lower-power mode without delay time. CALIBRATING THE SCANNER Calibrate the scanner if colors appear in areas that should be white, or colors of the scanned image and the original vary a lot.
CHAPTER IV. TROUBLESHOOTING If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation and scanning instructions contained in this guide. SCANNER CONNECTION The first step to take when troubleshooting connection problems with your scanner is to check all physical connections. The icon , located on the Dock, indicates if the scanner software is properly launched and the scanner and computer are communicating with each other.
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS9 Image Sensor CIS Light Source LED Optical Resolution 1200 dpi Hardware Resolution 1200 x 2400 dpi Scan Modes Color: 48-bit input, 24-bit output Grayscale: 16-bit input, 8-bit output B/W: 1-bit Scanning Speed 3 sec (color mode,300 dpi,A4 size) Scanning Area (W x L) Max : 216 x 297 mm (8.5" x 11.69", A4/ Letter Size) Action Button Copy, Scan, PDF, Custom Power Supply 24V / 0.75A Interface USB 2.0 Net Weight 1.8 kg (3.
APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY Visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. For further assistance call our customer support phone number listed on the website. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday during office working hours.
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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 Preview Window
Contents I TWAIN: Table of Contents Part I Introduction 2 ................................................................................................................................... 2 1 User Assistance ................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Scanner Information Part II The TWAIN Interface 3 1 Scan Profile .............................................................................................
2 1 TWAIN Help 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. 1.
Introduction 3 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.
4 TWAIN Help · Scan Information · Buttons 2.1 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 scan settings tab.
The TWAIN Interface 5 To use an existing profile 1. Load the document(s) into the scanner. 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. Load the document(s) into the scanner. 2.
6 2.1.1 TWAIN Help 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.
The TWAIN Interface 4. Click the Close button to exit this window. 2.2 Scan Settings The following scan settings are available: · Main Tab Clicking anywhere on the above screenshot links you immediately to more detailed information of the selected setting. All rights are reserved.
8 2.2.1 TWAIN Help 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.
The TWAIN Interface 9 For ADF scanner · ADF-- Use this setting if you want text documents to be automatically scanned via the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder). This feature is especially useful for scanning multiple pages. One side of a document is scanned at a time. For sheet feeder scanner · Sheet Feeder-- Use this setting if you want to scan one side of the documents. 2.2.1.
10 TWAIN Help Document to be scanned Resolution (dpi) Text (for printing) 300 Text (for faxing) 200 Text (for OCR) 300 Black and white or gray image 100 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.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.1.7 11 Gamma Image Gamma is used to adjust the colors in the image that will be scanned into the computer. Gamma values follow a smooth curve. By adjusting the gamma, you can change the tonal range of the selected color channel. Gamma values are primarily a measure of the brightness of a color. The larger the gamma value, the brighter the color becomes. To adjust the image gamma: 1. Select the channel. 2.
12 2.2.1.8 TWAIN Help Channel Along the top of the Gamma tab is the Color Channel selection. This can be useful in comparing color ranges between the color values, and in identifying methods when editing specific areas. If the Master channel is selected, your change to the Gamma value affect all 3 color channels evenly and keeps them balanced. If an individual color (Red, Green or Blue) is selected, your change to the Gamma value affect pixels containing that color.
The TWAIN Interface 13 Choose the processing option for the scanner to perform when a multifeed has occurred. Action When Detected · Continue Scanning (keep image): Let the scanner continue to scan. · Stop Scanning: Let the scanner stop scanning. Make sure to clear the paper path and restart scanning. Length Detection Tick the check box if you want TWAIN to detect the document length. You may set the length of the document.
14 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 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 15 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.
16 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 17 · 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.
9 Button Configuration Window Overview 9 Common Scan Parameters 9 Using the Scanner Buttons
Contents I MacAction: Table of Contents Part I Introduction 3 ................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Operate the Scanner ................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Calibrate the scanner ..................................................................................................................................
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Introduction 1 3 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.
4 MacAction Help 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.
Introduction 1.3 5 Button Functions Overview Each button on the scanner's panel corresponds to an on-screen scanning button in MacAction program. The following button functions are available: · Copy-- Scans documents or images directly to the printer without saving them to your hard drive, making it ideal for getting a quick copy of a document or image. MacAction transforms your scanner and printer into a convenient office copier.
6 MacAction Help adjust the settings as desired. If the icon is not displayed on the Dock, double-click the icon in Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your scanner model name. 2.1 Copy Button Configurations Clicking the Copy 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: Printing Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
Button Configuration Window Overview 7 · Enter the numeral in the edit box directly; or · Click to increase/decrease the number. Center on Page If the check box is ticked, the image will be centered in the printable area of the selected paper. Fit to Page If this option is selected, the print size of the image will be re-scaled to fit within the printable area of the selected paper.
8 MacAction Help Also see: How do I configure the Copy button? 2.2 Scan Button Configurations Clicking the Scan icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: Application and File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
Button Configuration Window Overview 9 Up to 10 programs can be added to Application's drop-down menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you may add frequently-used programs to the Application menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you modify the name, memo and command line for the current application. · Clicking Application menu.
10 MacAction Help Scan Parameters · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Scan Type Page Size Scan Mode Resolution Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold Color Dropout Descreen Page Rotation Setting Continuous Scan Auto Density Auto Threshold Auto Crop Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Global Settings Preview Default Also see: How do I configure the Scan button? 2.2.1 Add/Modify Linked Application dialog box Within the Button Configuration window click the Scan icon on the left pane and then click box.
Button Configuration Window Overview 11 (*.exe) of the desired application program. The application is displayed here with its full file path and execution file name. Name Enter the name for the newly-added application program. The name can be short like a nickname or even in more words including complete software name and its vendor name; that is, write anything that can help you recognize this linked application.
12 MacAction Help 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 13 · Clear this check box and have MacAction 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.jpg" is found to already exist in the destination folder, the newly scanned paper will be saved as "News clipping_027_2013_01_26_10_03_55.
14 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 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 15 Scan Type Page Size Scan Mode Resolution Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold Color Dropout Descreen Page Rotation Setting Continuous Scan Auto Density Auto Threshold Auto Crop Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Global Settings Preview Default Also see: How do I configure the PDF button? 2.3.
16 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 17 File Name Prefix will appear on the screen when you try to scan documents by the PDF button of MacAction's Execute Menu. In the page of Confirm File Name Prefix, you are able to modify and confirm the saving folder as well as the file name prefix. Launch designated application after saving file · Tick this check box and you can click the Add button to add the application. The designated application will be launched after the scanned files are saved.
18 MacAction Help cleared. Keep the same PDF setting for all modes Ticking this check box will unify the PDF setting for all scan modes, thus saving you the trouble of individually ticking or clearing the PDF check box. If you prefer different settings for different scan modes, leave this check box cleared. Configure Click the Configure button to configure PageManager settings. Image Quality For JPEG file format, you can set the quality level individually for Color and Grayscale scan modes.
Button Configuration Window Overview 19 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.
20 MacAction Help 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. Acting as an image-to-text converter, an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) application program recognizes letters on a page and write them into an editable text file or a text-searchable pdf file.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold Color Dropout Descreen Page Rotation Setting Continuous Scan Auto Density Auto Threshold Auto Crop Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Global Settings Preview Default Also see: How do I configure the OCR button? PageManager OCR Configuration 2.4.1.1 PageManager OCR Configuration If you select PageManager as the OCR application, clicking opens the PageManager Configuration window.
22 MacAction Help Selected Language Select the recognition language to read your pages. 2.4.1.2 Save Setup dialog box (for OCR Button Settings) Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Selecting OCR Utility from Button Template drop-down list in the Button Configuration window and then click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box.
Button Configuration Window Overview 23 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 MacAction automatically save scanned images in a consistent naming and numbering pattern. Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix.
24 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. 2.4.2 Email Button Settings Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane.
Button Configuration Window Overview 25 from this drop-down menu. MacAction will automatically assign the file name to save the images. Prompt for file saving name and folder Tick this check box If you prefer to save each scanned image manually. After the scan of each page finishes, a Save dialog box appears on screen and you may select the folder and file name to save the scanned images individually.
26 MacAction Help · · · · · · · · · · · · Color Dropout Descreen Page Rotation Setting Continuous Scan Auto Density Auto Threshold Auto Crop Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Global Settings Preview Default Also see: How do I configure the E-Mail button? 2.4.3 File Button Settings Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane.
Button Configuration Window Overview 27 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.
28 MacAction Help Clicking opens the File Format Configuration window where you may configure advanced settings for JPG and PDF file formats. Scan Parameters · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Scan Type Page Size Scan Mode Resolution Brightness Contrast Gamma Threshold Color Dropout Descreen Page Rotation Setting Continuous Scan Auto Density Auto Threshold Auto Crop Auto Deskew Image Edge Fill Global Settings Preview Default Also see: How do I configure the File button? 2.4.3.
Button Configuration Window Overview 29 automatically added according to the file format you set up. 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.
30 MacAction Help operating system at the end of the file name. For example, if the file "News clipping_027.jpg" is found to already exist in the destination folder, the newly scanned paper will be saved as "News clipping_027_2013_01_26_18_00_32.jpg" in which the numeral 2013_01_26_18_00_32 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 31 Custom button into a FTP button. The settings can be categorized into two: Session Name and File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Session Name and File Saving Settings Session Name List the Session Name you have added in the FTP Connection Properties dialog box. You may select the desired FTP session from the drop-down list.
32 MacAction Help · 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. 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 2.4.4.1 33 FTP Connection Properties dialog box Clicking the Custom icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Selecting FTP Utility from Button Template drop-down list in the Button Configuration window and then click or in the right pane, which opens this dialog box.
34 MacAction Help Button Template drop-down list in the Button Configuration window 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. 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 35 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.
36 2.5 MacAction Help Common Scan Parameters The following describes the scan parameters available to every button setting window: Scan Type Tells the scanner the method you will use to scan documents or images. The following options are available from the drop-down menu: · Flatbed-- Use this setting to scan normal sheets of paper or any nontransparent material directly from the scanner glass. Page Size Adjusts this setting to tell the scanner the size of paper to scan.
Button Configuration Window Overview 37 Paper Alignment: This setting tells the scanner how you place the document into the scanner. When Flatbed 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. This setting works well only if you always place the page in the same place on the scanner flatbed.
38 MacAction Help · 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.
Button Configuration Window Overview 39 This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Threshold 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. This setting is available only when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode.
40 MacAction Help · 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. After the document is scanned, a dialog will pop up asking you if you will put in more paper to continue scanning, or if you want to end the scan.
Button Configuration Window Overview 41 Image Edge Fill Tick the check box of Image Edge Fill, the edge of scanned image would be filled. Global Settings Click the Global settings button to configure settings of Image Edge Fill. Image Edge Fill When you scan by the Color Mode, you may click button for white edge fill or button for black edge fill. When you scan by the Grayscale Mode, you may click fill or button for white edge button for black edge fill.
42 MacAction Help displays its current button settings on the right pane. Select File Utility, Email Utility or FTP Utility from Button Template drop-down list and then click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Keep the same image quality level for all modes Ticking this check box will unify the quality level for all scan modes, thus saving you the trouble of adjusting the quality level individually.
Using the Scanner Buttons 43 work properly. · OCR: The OCR application program provided on our scanner CD-ROM must be installed on your computer. · Scan: An application program must be selected to link with the Scan button. · Copy: A printer must be connected and the printer driver has been correctly installed in Mac OS. · PDF: The OCR application program provided on our scanner CD-ROM must be installed on your computer.
44 MacAction Help 3. If you are printing to a printer other than your default printer, select a correct printer from the drop-down menu. 4. Click to configure the printer. 5. Enter the number of copies you want to make. Alternatively you can click to increase/decrease the number. 6. Check the Center on Page option if you want to center the image in the printable area of the selected paper. 7.
Using the Scanner Buttons 45 2. When the Button Configuration window appears, click the Scan icon in the left pane. 3. You may have the Scan button to perform in either way of the following: · If you want to not only scan documents to files but also send them to a specified application to confirm the scan results right after the scan completes: Select an image-editing application, and then select the file format in which the scanned documents or images will be saved.
46 3.1.2.1 MacAction Help Add, modify or delete the application To add an application If the desired program is not found in the drop-down menu of Application, you may add it by following the steps described below: 1. Click to open the "Add/Remove Linked Application" window. 2. Click and an Open dialog box appears. Browse to the desired program folder and select the executable file (*.exe) of the desired application program, and then click Open. 3.
Using the Scanner Buttons 47 To delete an existing application Up to 10 applications can be added to the application's drop-down menu. To delete any existing application from the menu, follow the steps described below: 1. Clicking the Scan icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window. 2. Select a program from the Application's drop-down menu. 3. Click . The selected application is removed from the drop-down menu immediately. 3.1.3 PDF Button 1.
48 MacAction Help have configured and continue adjusting other settings, or click to abort your adjustments and exit this window. Also see: PDF Button Configurations 3.1.4 Custom 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.
Using the Scanner Buttons 49 PDF Button Configurations 3.1.4.1 OCR 1. When the Button Configuration window appears, select OCR Utility from Button Template drop-down list. 2. Select an OCR application to convert the scanned images into characters readable by your word processor or text viewer. 3. Clicking application. opens a configuration window for the selected OCR 4. Click to configure Saving Folder and file naming format in the Save Setup window. 5.
50 MacAction Help 2. Do one of the following to select how you want the scanned images saved to your disk drive: · Have MacAction automatically saves every scanned image: Select the folder to save the scanned images from the drop-down list of Saving Folder. To select a different folder, click to open a dialog box where you may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. MacAction will automatically assign the file name to save the images.
Using the Scanner Buttons configured and continue adjusting other settings, or click your adjustments and exit this window. 51 to abort Also see: File Button Settings 3.1.4.4 FTP 1. When the Button Configuration window appears, select FTP Utility from Button Template drop-down list. 2. Select the Session Name from the drop-down list. 3. Click to configure Saving Folder and file naming format in the Save Setup window. 4. Select the file format in which the scanned documents or images will be saved.
52 MacAction Help 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 Dock, 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 settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window.
Using the Scanner Buttons 53 4. Check the scan settings and make any required changes. 5. After all settings are done, click to accept the settings and exit this Button Configuration window, or click configured and continue adjusting other settings. 6. Right-click the icon menu that opens. to save what you have in the Dock, and then choose Execute in the pop-up 7. Click PDF button function in the pop-up menu. Scan from the Custom Button 1.
54 MacAction Help 5. Select Searchable PDF from the drop-down list of File Format and click . 6. Check the scan settings and make any required changes. 7. After all settings are done, click to accept the settings and exit this Button Configuration window, or click configured and continue adjusting other settings. 8. Right-click the icon menu that opens. to save what you have in the Dock, and then choose Execute in the pop-up 9. Click the Custom button function in the pop-up menu.
