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Installation
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 .........................................................................................................
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing us as your scanner supplier. Your new scanner will improve the professionalism of your day-to-day computing tasks by allowing you to input images and electronic text into your computer system. You can easily scan single-sided or double-sided documents with your scanner. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction. We hope you will continue to turn to
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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 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 Instructions that are important to remember a
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4. Damaged wire could cause fire or electrical shock. Keep the power cord straight and without being twisted, bended, or scraped. 5. Unplug this device if you don’t need to use for a certain period of time, such as, during night or long weekend, to avoid any risks of causing fire. 6. Do not attempt to disassemble the scanner. There is danger of an electrical shock and opening your scanner will void your warranty. 7. Be sure not to bump or knock the scanner glass as it is fragile and could
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2 BOX CONTENTS 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Power Cable 5. Quick Guide 6. Setup/Application CD/DVD-ROM 7. Calibration Sheet 8. Memo Label 9. Cleansing Cloth 10. Pad Module x 2 11. Feed Roller 12. Paper Chute 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future. 4
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THE SCANNER OVERVIEW 1. PAPER CHUTE—Helps keep the paper in place. Install the paper chute before using the scanner. 2. PAPER WIDTH SLIDER—Adjusts the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. 3. COVER OPEN LEVER—Opens the ADF cover. Pull it to open the ADF cover when you need to clear paper jam or clean the scanner. 4. STACKER—Keeps the paper in place. Extend it in case of longer paper. 5. ADF (AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER)—Automatically feeds a stack of documents for scannin
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7. WARNING LED—Indicates the scanner error status. 8. POWER / POWER SAVING LED—Indicates the scanner status. 9. POWER SAVING BUTTON—Press about 1 second to enter the standby mode (sleep mode) and you may press this button again to wake up the scanner from power saving. 10. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. 11. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display.
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14. USB PORT—Connects the scanner to a USB port on your computer by the included USB cable. 3 15. ETHERNET PORT —Connects the scanner to a port on the Ethernet hub by the Ethernet cable. 16. POWER RECEPTOR—Connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the included AC adapter. 17. POWER SWITCH—Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF. 3 Ethernet Port is not included in all scanner models. 7
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LED INDICATOR The Power/Power Saving LED and Warning LED indicate different scanner status. Power / Warning LED Power Saving Status Light LED Light Off Blue The scanner is turned on, ready to scan images. The scanner is in standby mode (sleep mode) if it is Off Orange idle for 10 minutes. Red Blinking Blue The ADF cover is opened. Blinking Red Blue Paper jam. An internal component of the scanner may have Blinking Red Off malfunctioned. The scanner is off, either because the powe
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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), business card recognition software (NewSoft Presto! BizCard), document management software 4 (NewSoft Presto! PageManager), the scanner’s driver, ISIS driver and DocAction. All
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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! 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 paper- Attention feedi
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Step 1. Install the Paper Chute Step 1. Install the Paper Chute 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the lever, and get the paper chute ready. Cover open lever ADF cover 2. Install the paper chute by aligning and inserting the tabs of the paper chute into their slots on the scanner. 3. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 11
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Step 2. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer Step 2. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer Using the USB Cable to connect the Scanner and Your Computer Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF before you plug or unplug the scanner power Attention adapter. 1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor . 2. Attach the power cable to the AC adapter. 3. Plug the other end of the power cable into a standard AC power outlet. 4. Plug the square end of the included USB ca
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Using the Ethernet Cable to connect the Scanner and Your Computer (If your scanner does not have the Ethernet port, please skip this step.) Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF before you plug or unplug the scanner power Attention adapter. When you use the Ethernet cable to connect the scanner and your computer on the network, please do not connect the USB cable to the scanner at the same time. If you use both the USB cable and the Ethernet cable to connect the scanner and you
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6 5. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable to an available port on the Ethernet hub . 6. Plug the end of another Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the computer. 7. Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable to an available port on the Ethernet hub. S St te ep p 3 3.. I In ns st ta alllliin ng g t th he e S So of ft tw wa ar re e 1. Switch on the scanner power from the rear of the scanner. 2. If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly, they will automatica
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4. For Windows XP: a. Insert the Setup/Application CD/DVD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. b. Select Install the software automatically recommended and click the Next button. c. Click the Next button in the window that appears. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 8. 5. For Windows Vista: a. Select “Locate and install driver software (recommended)” when the “Found New Hardware” window is displayed. b. Click on the Continue button when the “User Account Contr
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7. For Windows 8: a. Insert the Setup/Application CD/DVD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. Click on the pop-up notification, then click Run install.exe in the pop-up window. If you miss the pop-up notification, please eject and re-insert the Setup/Application CD/DVD-ROM. b. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 10. 8. During the process of the installation, a message “Windows can’t verify the
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11. (If your scanner does not have the Ethernet port, please skip this Step.) Select the method to connect the scanner and your computer. Using the USB cable to connect the scanner and your computer a. Select the USB Port Connection option. Follow the on-screen installation instructions. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 12. Using the Ethernet cable to connect the scanner and your computer in a network environment with a DHCP server a. Select the Ethernet Port Connection option.
