9 Installation 9 Usage & Maintenance
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................1 How to Use This Guide............................................................................................... 1 Conventions of This Guide ......................................................................................... 2 A Note about Icons ...............................................................................................................
Statement of Limited Warranty ................................................................................. 39 FCC Radio Frequency Statement............................................................................. 40 CONTACTING PLUSTEK .......................................................................................
INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing us as your scanner supplier. Your new scanner will improve the professionalism of your day-to-day computing tasks by allowing you to input images and electronic text into your computer system. You can easily scan single-sided or double-sided documents with your scanner. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.
CONVENTIONS OF THIS GUIDE Bold — Represents commands or contents on your computer screen. ALL CAPS — Important note or first use of an important term in a chapter Italic — Represents buttons on your scanner OR important notes. A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention. Warning A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Attention Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes.
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 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 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Protection Sheet 5. Scanner User’s Guide 6. Setup/Application CD-ROM 7. Calibration Sheet 8. Memo Label 9. Extended Paper Width Slider (2 pieces) 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.
THE SCANNER FEATURES 1. PAPER CHUTE COVER—Helps keep the paper in place. Open paper chute cover when using the scanner. 2. PAPER WIDTH SLIDER—Adjusts the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. Information Extended Paper Width Slider (accessory in the box content) —Hold the paper uprightly so as to avoid the paper feeding to be askew. 3. COVER OPEN LEVER—Opens the ADF cover. Pull it to open the ADF cover when you need to clear paper jam or clean the scanner. 4.
6. ADF (AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER)—Automatically feeds a stack of documents for scanning. 7. SIDE GUIDE—Holds the paper in place to be scanned through the ADF. Pull side guides out to hold the paper. 8. PAPER CHUTE EXTENSION—Extends to hold longer paper. 9. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. 10. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 11.
16. DOCUMENT COVER— Helps keep the paper in place and protects the scanner glass. 17. DOCUMENT PAD— Keeps the paper in place and provides a white background for flatbed scanning. 18. SCANNER GLASS— Where you put items for flatbed scanning. 19. REFERENCE MARK— Align your paper with this reference mark in case of flatbed scanning.
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 image-editing software (NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio), OCR software (ABBYY FineReader 6.
USB Connector(s) If you don’t find such USB ports on your computer, then you need to purchase a certified USB interface card to add USB capabilities to 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! z Attention z Always place your scanner on a level, smooth and strong surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task.
Step 1. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor . 2. Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a standard AC power outlet. 3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port the scanner. at the rear of 4. Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer. 5. If you plan to connect your scanner to a USB hub 3 , make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer.
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. For Windows 2000: a. Click the Next button when the “Add New Hardware Wizard” window is displayed. b. Select Search for the Best Driver for Your Device [Recommended] and click the Next button. c. The next window will ask you where to search to find the drive. Select CDROM drive, and deselect Floppy disk drives if it is checked. d.
6. When the system completes the installation, click the Finish button. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to install all software that your new scanner requires. 8. After the software is installed, close all open applications and click the Finish button to restart your computer. 9. After the computer is restarted, you will be prompted to perform the scanner calibration. 10. Insert the special calibration sheet into the ADF of the scanner, with arrows toward the scanner buttons. 11.
Step 4. Testing the Scanner The following describes how you can check if the scanner is properly functioning with your computer and the scanning software by performing your first scan with our bundled image-editing application NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio. 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.
8. If an image appears on your screen, your scanner is working properly. To test the ADF scanning: 1. Load a document headfirst and face down into the ADF with the text side facing the paper chute. (For detailed instructions on loading paper into the ADF, please refer to the “Placing Documents” section on page 17 of this guide.) 2. Click the Windows Start button to launch NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio. 3. (If you have only one scanner connected with your computer, please skip to Step 4.
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. An image-editing program has been bundled for your scanner on the included Setup/Application CD-ROM.
Checking Document Conditions Loosening Documents Checking Document Conditions Make sure the size and ream weight of your documents are acceptable by the scanner. Refer to “Appendix A: Specifications” of this guide for more information. To scan multiple documents in a batch from the ADF can increase your work efficiency and make large scanning tasks easier.
z Attention z DO NOT use the ADF to scan photographic sheets or particularly valuable document originals; wrinkles or other damages can happen in case of paper feeding errors. DO NOT place paper with wet ink or correction fluid onto the flatbed glass or into the ADF. Wait few minutes for it to get dry. Loosening Documents (for ADF Scan) Before loading documents into the ADF, loosen them as follows: 1. Fan the documents so that no two pages are sticking together. 2.
3. Gently close the document cover. Using the ADF 1. Load the documents, headfirst and face down, toward the center of the ADF paper chute and all the way into the ADF until touching the bottom. For single-sided scans, load the documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces towards the paper chute. For double-sided scans, load the desired page order of documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces towards the paper chute. 2.
3. Adjust the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. The paper width slider should be gently touching both sides of the documents. z z z Attention z z DO NOT load more than 50 sheets of paper (70 g/m2, 18 lb.) to the ADF. Paper scanned from the ADF must be a minimum of 5.08 x 5.08 cm (2” x 2”, W x L). Make sure there are no gaps between the document stack and the paper-width slider; otherwise, the scanned images can be skewed.
2. Adjust the paper width slider to the business card width. The paper width slider should be gently touching both sides of the business cards. z Don’t load more than 20 business cards in one batch. Attention PLACING PLASTIC CARDS The plastic card can be embossed credit card, driver license, ID card, insurance card, medic-care card or any membership card. Make sure to load the embossed face of the embossed card face down into the scanner. 1.
You can also use the protection sheet when you scan photographs and valuable documents so they won’t be scratched. 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. Cover open lever ADF cover 2. Remove the pad module by pinching both sides of the pad module and pull it out. 3. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 4. To scan a document with large page size, spread the page to be scanned facing outwards and neatly fold it in half from the center. 5.
6. Load the protection sheet into the scanner, and align the protection sheet with the black line toward the center of the ADF. 7. For single-sided scans, load the protection sheet face down. For double-sided scans, load the protection sheet in desired order. 8. Adjust the paper width slider to the protection sheet width. The paper width slider should be gently touching both sides of the sheet. z When you are using the protection sheet for scanning, please load the sheet of papers one by one.
Before you start scanning, check the following: Attention z The power of both your computer and scanner is turned on. z z appears on the Windows system tray. The icon Paper is appropriately placed on the scanner flatbed glass or loaded into the ADF. Scanning via TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner. This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and the image-editing software you are using to view and edit images.
4. Adjust the scanning settings. For ADF (Duplex) scan, you can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the documents. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of document front side and then click Rear Side button to adjust the scanning settings of document rear side. You can enable the function of Merge Pages only when you select ADF (Duplex) as Scan type and Automatic Size as Page Size to output the scan images of both front and rear sides in one image.
2. To scan one page from the flatbed glass: and then click Scan Image from its drop-down menu. Click To scan multiple pages from the ADF: 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. and then click Scan Multiple Images from its drop-down menu. Click In the TWAIN window that opens, select Flatbed Reflective or ADF (Front Side) as the Scan Type if you want to scan single-sided documents, or select ADF (Duplex) to scan double-sided documents. Adjust the scanning settings.
3. In the TWAIN window that opens, select Flatbed Reflective or ADF (Front Side) as the Scan Type if you want to scan single-sided business cards, or select ADF (Duplex) to scan double-sided business cards. 4. Adjust the scanning settings (Paper Size: Automatic Size, Resolution: 300). For ADF (Duplex) scan, you can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the business cards.
3. Select a document from the Folder Pane to store the scanned images. (To create a new folder and/or a new document, click the New Folder and/or New Document button from the toolbar.) 4. Select an appropriate scan profile. (You may click the tab of Scan Settings Pane to check if the current settings of the selected scan profile meet your needs. If not, you may click the Create or Manage button beside the Scan Profile to create a new profile or modify an existing profile.) 5.
4. Press the Scan button. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window. Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. Attention Configure Button Settings Within the “Button Configuration” window, you can find a row of icons running through the left side of the window.
z View your memo if you write down the customized button number settings on the memo label. Scanning from the On-screen DocAction’s Execute Menu You may also use DocAction's on-screen Execute menu to perform the same scanning tasks. The DocAction program provides a quick and convenient way to perform various scanning functions. Follow the steps described below: 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. 2. Check current button settings by viewing the memo label or the Button Configuration window.
CHAPTER III. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, constant care and maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly. CLEANING THE SCANNER Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the scanner glass and the inner ADF dirty, which leads to poor image quality or documentfeeding 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 Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass. Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner. Attention 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Gently close the document cover. Cleaning the ADF 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the lever. Cover open lever ADF cover 2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner. Be careful NOT to scratch their surfaces.
Clean Pad Module: Wipe the Pad Module from top to bottom (in the direction of arrow shown in below picture). Be careful not to damage the pick springs of the pad. Clean ADF Glass: Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass. Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner. Attention 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
REPLACING CONSUMABLES As a guideline, it is recommended to replace the pad module every 100,000 sheets of scans. It is also recommended to purchase a new protection sheet if it can’t be used for scanning due to serious damage. Replacing the Pad Module 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. Cover open lever ADF cover 2. Remove the pad module by pinching both sides of the pad module and pull it out. 3.
CALIBRATING THE SCANNER Please uninstall the extended paper width sliders before you start the calibration. Attention Calibrate the scanner if colors appear in areas that should be white, or colors of the scanned image and the original vary a lot. This allows you to adjust and compensate for variations that can occur in the optical component over time by its nature. The following describes how to calibrate the scanner: 1.
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 Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click FAQ.
3. Gently but firmly pull the jammed documents out of the ADF. Try to avoid creasing or wrinkling the documents. Attention Do not try to pull jammed or half-scanned documents out of the ADF without first opening the ADF cover. Doing so may permanently damage the ADF. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS4 Plustek SmartOffice PL2546 Optical Resolution 1200 dpi Max. Hardware Resolution Flatbed: 1200 x 1200 dpi ADF: 600 x 600 dpi Scan Modes Color: Input 48-bit; Output 24-bit Grayscale: Input 16-bit; Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit Technology Color Contact Image Sensor (CIS) ADF Capacity 1. 50 sheets (A4/Letter, 70 g/m2 or 18 lb.), maximum thickness under 5mm (or 0.2”). 2. 20 sheets (Business Cards) 3. Plastic Card, maximum thickness under 1.2 mm.
Physical Dimensions (WxDxH) 481 x 327 x 203 mm (18.93” x 12.87” x 7.98”) Weight 4.5 Kgs (9.92 lb.
APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY For further assistance, visit our website or call our customer support phone number listed on the last page of this guide. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday in office working hours.
If this product is an optional feature, this Limited Warranty applies only when the feature is used in a machine for which it was designed. If you have any questions about your Limited Warranty, contact the approved retailer from whom you bought the product or the manufacturer. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY REPLACES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Shielded interconnect cables and shielded power cord which are supplied with this equipment must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help if the conditions persist. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or authorized service center could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
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