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Installation
Usage & Maintenance
Troubleshooting
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All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this publication are property of their respective owners. © 2004. All rights are reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced without permission. The screen shots in this guide were made with Windows 2000. If you are using Windows 98, Me or XP, your screens will look somewhat different but function the same.
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1 How to Use This Guide............................................................................................... 1 Conventions of This Guide ......................................................................................... 2 A Note about Icons ..................................................................................................... 2 Sys
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Introduction Welcome to the world of Plustek scanners – the ultimate in computer imaging. 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. Please remember to register your scanner. Registration may be completed in one of thre
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Chapter II describes how to use, maintain and clean your scanner. Appendix A contains technical support information that can help you solve simple problems. Before calling for help, please read through Appendix A: Troubleshooting. Appendix B contains the Specifications of the scanner you purchased. Appendix C contains our limited warranty agreement and FCC statement concerning the product. Conventions of This Guide Bold — Important note or first use of an important term in a chapter
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Video card that supports 16-bit color or greater 2 Box Contents 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. Quick Guide (Scanner) 4. Setup / Application CD-ROM 5. Calibration Sheet 6. Cleaning paper 7. Travel Pouch The Scanner’s Features 2 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future. 3
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1. USB port: It connects the scanner to a USB port on your computer by the included USB cable. 2. Page feed slot: Feed the document into the scanner from this direction. You can feel the document being grabbed by the scanner. 3. Alignment arrow: Always align the edges of your documents to this arrow sign. 4. SCAN button: Press this button to start scanning and save the images into your computer. 5. BCR button: Press this button to start scanning for business card reading within
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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 image-editing software, BCR software, the scanner’s driver, and the Smart Touch software. All of these software applications use approximately 250 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your compu
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Installing and Setting up the Scanner Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner. Step 1. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer Step 1. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 1. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port of the scanner. 2. Plug the rectangular end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of your computer. Note: If there is another USB device connected to the computer, connect the scanner to a
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2. For Windows 98 & 2000 a. Click on 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 on the [Next] button. c. The next window will ask you where to search to find the drive. Select [CD- ROM drive], and deselect [Floppy disk drives] if it is checked. d. Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your CD-ROM drive and then click on the [Next] button. e. C
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calibration. 8. Insert the special calibration sheet, included with the scanner, face up into the page feed of the scanner. 9. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the scanner calibration. Note: The buttons on the scanner are designed to work with bundled software. To make those buttons work properly, you need to install NewSoft Presto! ImageFolio and Cardiris software in the CD-ROM to your system. If the scanner installation is not started and displayed automatically on t
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If the test failed in any way, please refer to “Appendix A: Troubleshooting” section of this manual and follow the instructions therein. Attention Software Setup Troubleshooting Carefully review the steps outlined in this guide and the Quick Guide that accompanied your scanner. If you are still having problems, please check that: You have 250MB of free space on your hard disk drive. The scanner is plugged in and has power. You are using the USB cable supplied with the scanner.
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4. Start installing your Windows XP upgrade software by following Microsoft’s related procedures. 5. When the Windows XP upgrade is done, re-install the scanner’s hardware and software. Refer to the scanner setup quick guide for details. 10
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Chapter II. Usage and Maintenance Operating the Scanner Your scanner accepts documents as small as business cards and as large as 4”x6” photographs. However, some software programs have limitations as to the information they can handle. The capacity of the computer’s memory and free space on your hard drive can also limit the physical size of the document that you scan. There are two different ways to operate the scanner: 1. From within an image-editing program that can acquire images
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Using the Scanner Buttons Your scanner is equipped with two function buttons designed to make your scanning experience more convenient and efficient. With simply one touch of the button, you can scan to Presto! ImageFolio or Cardiris program. 1. SCAN Button 2. BCR Button To use the buttons, ensure you have installed the relevant software (e.g., Newsoft Presto! ImageFolio is required for using the SCAN function) beforehand. Attention Scan Button Scan Button The SCAN button e
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1. Click on the Smart Touch icon located on the Windows system tray. From the menu that pops up, point to [SCAN Button Link] and then click [Continuous Scan]. 2. Insert the document or image face up into the scanner. Align the paper to the arrow sign on the left of the scanner. 3. Press the SCAN button on the scanner. The scanning starts immediately. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to insert another document or image until you have scanned all. 5. When the scan completes,
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Changes you make in the Smart Touch window are automatically saved every time you click Close to close the Smart Touch window. Attention 3. Insert the document or image face up into the scanner. Align the paper to the arrow sign on the left of the scanner. 4. Press the SCAN button on the scanner. The scanning starts immediately. 5. When the scan completes, the scanned image appears in the Presto! ImageFolio program that opens, ready for you to perform other image editing tasks.
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Continuous scans by the same settings: If you have more than one business card with similar card style to scan (for example, those business cards are from the same country), you can follow the steps below: 1. Click on the Smart Touch icon located on the Windows system tray. From the menu that pops up, point to [BCR Button Link] and then click [Continuous Scan]. 2. Insert the business card face up into the scanner. Align the paper to the arrow sign on the left of the scanner. 3
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2. To change the scanning settings, click on the Smart Touch icon again, and then click [Properties] from the menu that pops up. Make desired adjustments within the Smart Touch Setting window that opens and then click [Close] button. Changes you make in the Smart Touch window are automatically saved every time you click Close to close the Smart Touch window. Attention 3. Insert the business card face up into the scanner. Align the paper to the arrow sign on the left of the scanne
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Scanner Connection The first step to take when troubleshooting connection problems with your scanner is to check all physical connections. The Smart Touch icon , located on the Windows system tray, indicates if the scanner software is properly launched and the scanner and computer are communicating with each other. Appearance Status The Smart Touch program has been successfully launched and the scanner is connected with the computer, ready to scan mages. The scanner is not conne
