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  • Page 1 For Windows User P2-P42 For Mac User P43-P78...
  • Page 2 Installation Usage & Maintenance...
  • Page 3 Trademarks © 2018 Plustek Inc. All rights are reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced without permission. All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this publication are property of their respective owners. Liability While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all contents in this...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents ....................1 NTRODUCTION How to Use This Guide....................1 Conventions of This Guide ..................2 A Note about Icons ....................... 2 Safety Precautions...................... 2 Minimum System Requirements ................. 3 Box Contents ......................4 Scanner Overview ...................... 5 I. I ..............7 HAPTER NSTALLING THE...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    NTRODUCTION 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.

  • Page 6: Conventions Of This Guide

    ONVENTIONS OF UIDE 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.

  • Page 7: Minimum System Requirements

    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.

  • Page 8: Box Contents

    ONTENTS 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Stacker 5. Quick Guide 6. Setup/Application DVD-ROM 7. Calibration Sheet 8. Cleansing Cloth 9. Pad Module Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.

  • Page 9: Scanner Overview

    CANNER VERVIEW 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. 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.
  • Page 10 7. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 8. DOWN BUTTON—Press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 9. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button.

  • Page 11: Chapter I. Installing The Scanner

    I. I HAPTER NSTALLING THE CANNER 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. OFTWARE NSTALLATION EQUIREMENTS Your scanner comes with OCR software (ABBYY FineReader Sprint), business card recognition software (NewSoft Presto! BizCard), the scanner’s driver and DocAction.

  • Page 12: Installing And Setting Up The Scanner

    NSTALLING AND ETTING UP THE CANNER 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.

  • Page 13: Step 2. Installing The Software

    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 , make sure that the hub is connected to the USB port in your computer. Next, connect the scanner to the USB hub.
  • Page 14 a. Insert the Setup/Application DVD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your DVD-ROM drive. Click Run install.exe in the AutoPlay window. b. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up. Follow the instructions in the pop-up installation message. c.

  • Page 15: Step 3. Install The Stacker

    Save the Setup/Application DVD in case you need to reinstall the driver and software in the future. Attention Save the Calibration Sheet in case you need to calibrate the scanner in the future. Step 3. Install the Stacker Insert the tabs on the stacker onto their slots on the scanner. The installation of stacker is optional, if you have limited desktop space.

  • Page 16: Installing Additional Software

    3. Within the “Button Configuration” window, select a task number by clicking on the icon. Select the desired function from the drop-down list of Button Template and adjust button settings. Select ADF (Front Side) as the Scan Type. Click OK to exit the “Button Configuration” window. 4.

  • Page 17: Chapter Ii. Scanning

    II. S HAPTER CANNING 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.
  • Page 18 To scan multiple documents in a batch from the ADF can increase your work efficiency and make large scanning tasks easier. The ADF of this scanner accepts a variety of paper and stationery you may use in your daily work or personal life, such as: Normal paper whose size and ream weight meet the requirements stated in “Appendix A: Specifications”...

  • Page 19: Loosening Documents

    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. Attention DO NOT place paper with wet ink or correction fluid into the ADF. Wait few minutes for it to get dry.

  • Page 20: Placing Documents

    LACING OCUMENTS 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.

  • Page 21: Placing Business Cards

    DO NOT load more than 50 sheets of paper (70 g/m , 18 lb.) to the ADF. Paper scanned from the ADF must be a minimum of 6.35 x 5.08 cm (2.5” x 2”, W x L). Make sure there are no gaps between the document stack and the paper-width slider;...

  • Page 22: Placing Plastic Cards

    LACING LASTIC ARDS 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 up into the scanner. 1. Horizontally load the plastic card, headfirst and face up, toward the center of the ADF.

  • Page 23: Scanning Via Twain Interface

    Before you start scanning, check the following: The power of both your computer and scanner is turned on. Attention The icon appears on the Windows system tray. Paper is appropriately loaded into the ADF. Scanning via TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner.

  • Page 24: Scanning From The Scanner's Front Panel

    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. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of front side and then click Rear Side button to adjust the scanning settings of rear side.
  • Page 25 Scan from the Scanner Buttons 1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to “Chapter II. Scanning” of the Scanner User’s Guide for more information in placing paper into the ADF properly.) 2. Check current button settings by viewing the Button Configuration window. If needed, you may also modify settings to meet your current needs.

  • Page 26: Scanning From The On-Screen Docaction's Execute Menu

    Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Button Configuration… in the pop-up menu that opens. 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.

  • Page 27: Chapter Iii. Care And Maintenance

    III. C HAPTER ARE AND AINTENANCE Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, constant care and maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly. LEANING THE CANNER Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the inner ADF dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors.

  • Page 28: Cleaning The Adf

    Cleaning the ADF 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the lever. 2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner. Be careful NOT to scratch their surfaces. Clean Feed Roller: Wipe the Feed Roller from side to side and then rotate it. Repeat this until its entire surface is cleaned.
  • Page 29 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.

  • Page 30: Replacing Consumables

    4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. EPLACING ONSUMABLES As a guideline, it is recommended to replace the pad module every 20000 sheets of scans. The Counter Utility program automatically counts the number of sheets scanned by your scanner and how many times the consumables are used.

  • Page 31: Replacing The Pad Module

    Replacing the Pad Module 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 2. Remove the pad module by pressing the open knob of the pad module and pull it out. 3. Install the new pad module by inserting the tabs on the module onto their slots on the scanner.

  • Page 32: Replacing The Feed Roller

    Replacing the Feed Roller 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 2. Open the roller cover by pinching both sides of the roller cover. 3. Remove the feed roller and pull it out.
  • Page 33 4. Install the new feed roller by aligning and inserting the feed roller onto the roller pitman on the scanner. 5. Close the roller cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 6. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.

  • Page 34: Calibrating The Scanner

    ALIBRATING THE CANNER 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.

  • Page 35: Power Save

    OWER 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. The scanner will enter the standby mode after it is idle for 10 minutes. Simply press any scanner button on the scanner panel and the scanner will be back to the normal status.

  • Page 36: Chapter Iv. Troubleshooting

    IV. T HAPTER ROUBLESHOOTING 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.

  • Page 37: Clearing Paper Jams

    LEARING APER If a paper jam in the ADF happens, please perform the following steps: 1. Remove any unjammed documents still loaded into the ADF. 2. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 3. Gently but firmly pull the jammed documents out of the ADF. Try to avoid creasing or wrinkling the documents.

  • Page 38: Appendix A: Specifications

    A: S PPENDIX PECIFICATIONS Plustek PS30D Image Sensor CIS x 2 Light Source Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Color: Input 48-bit，Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit，Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit 1. 50 sheets (A4/ Letter, 70 g/㎡ or 18 Lbs), Max.
  • Page 39 Dimensions (W x D x H) 263 x 132 x 148 mm (10.36" x 5.19" x 5.83") Protocol ISIS & TWAIN Compliant...

  • Page 40: Appendix B: Customer Service And Warranty

    ERVICE AND ARRANTY Please visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. For further assistance, visit our website or call our customer support phone number listed on the website. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday in office working hours.

  • Page 41: Statement Of Limited Warranty

    If you want to maintain and clearance the product, please ask local distributors and suppliers to get the right information of nearest stores. TATEMENT OF IMITED ARRANTY 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.

  • Page 42: Fcc Radio Frequency Statement

    2. Loss of, or damage to, your records or data; or 3. Economic consequential damages (including lost profits or savings) or incidental damages, even if we are informed of their possibility. 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.
  • Page 43 Installation Usage & Maintenance...
  • Page 44 Trademarks © 2016 Plustek Inc. All rights are reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced without permission. All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this publication are property of their respective owners. Liability While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all contents in this...
  • Page 45 Table of Contents ....................1 NTRODUCTION How to Use This Guide....................1 Conventions of This Guide ..................2 A Note about Icons ....................... 2 Safety Precautions...................... 2 Minimum System Requirements ................. 3 Box Contents ......................4 The Scanner Overview ....................5 I.

  • Page 46: Introduction

    NTRODUCTION 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.

  • Page 47: Conventions Of This Guide

    ONVENTIONS OF UIDE 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.

  • Page 48: Minimum System Requirements

    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.

  • Page 49: Box Contents

    ONTENTS 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Stacker 5. Quick Guide 6. Mac Setup/Application CD-ROM 7. Calibration Sheet 8. Cleansing Cloth 9. Pad Module Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.

  • Page 50: The Scanner Overview

    CANNER VERVIEW 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. 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.
  • Page 51 7. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 8. DOWN BUTTON—Press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 9. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button.

  • Page 52: Chapter I. Installing The Scanner

    I. I HAPTER NSTALLING THE CANNER 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. OFTWARE NSTALLATION EQUIREMENTS Your scanner comes with the scanner’s driver and MacAction. All of these software applications use approximately 800 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your computer.

  • Page 53: Installing And Setting Up The Scanner

    NSTALLING AND ETTING UP THE CANNER 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.

  • Page 54: Step 2. Installing The Software

    1. Switch on the scanner power from the rear of the scanner. 2. Insert the Mac Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your CD-ROM drive and a [Plustek Scanner] CD icon will show on the desktop of your Mac OS X.

  • Page 56: Chapter Ii. Scanning

    II. S HAPTER CANNING 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.
  • Page 57 To scan multiple documents in a batch from the ADF can increase your work efficiency and make large scanning tasks easier. The ADF of this scanner accepts a variety of paper and stationery you may use in your daily work or personal life, such as: Normal paper whose size and ream weight meet the requirements stated in “Appendix A: Specifications”...

  • Page 58: Loosening Documents

    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. Attention DO NOT place paper with wet ink or correction fluid into the ADF. Wait few minutes for it to get dry.
  • Page 59 2. If you need to scan longer documents, pull out the paper chute extension and the stacker extension to provide further support for the documents. 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.

  • Page 60: Placing Business Cards

    LACING USINESS ARDS 1. Load the business cards, headfirst and face down, toward the center of the ADF and all the way into the ADF until touching the bottom. For single-sided scans, load the business cards face down. For double-sided scans, load the business cards in desired order. 2.

  • Page 61: Scanning Documents

    2. Adjust the paper width slider to the card width. The paper width slider should be gently touching both sides of the card. Make sure the plastic cards you wish to scan are horizontally loaded into the ADF. Maximum thickness of each plastic card is 1.2 Attention CANNING OCUMENTS...

  • Page 62: Scanning From The Scanner's Front Panel

    Follow the steps described below: 1. Do one of the following to open the Button Configuration window: Double-click the icon in Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your scanner model name. Click the icon in the Dock.

  • Page 63: Scanning From The On-Screen Macaction's Execute Menu

    Click the Help button within the Button Configuration window for more information about the settings. View Button Settings There are three ways to view the button settings: Double-click the icon in Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your scanner model name. Click the icon in the Dock. Right-click the icon in the Dock, and then choose Button Configuration…...

  • Page 64: Chapter Iii. Care And Maintenance

    III. C HAPTER ARE AND AINTENANCE Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, constant care and maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly. LEANING THE CANNER Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the inner ADF dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors.

  • Page 65: Cleaning The Adf

    Cleaning the ADF 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the lever. 2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner. Be careful NOT to scratch their surfaces. Clean Feed Roller: Wipe the Feed Roller from side to side and then rotate it. Repeat this until its entire surface is cleaned.
  • Page 66 Clean ADF Glass: Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass. Excess liquid residue may fog or damage Attention the scanner. 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.

  • Page 67: Replacing Consumables

    EPLACING ONSUMABLES As a guideline, it is recommended to replace the pad module every 20000 sheets of scans. Replacing the Pad Module 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 2. Remove the pad module by pressing the open knob of the pad module and pull it out.

  • Page 68: Replacing The Feed Roller

    Replacing the Feed Roller 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 2. Open the roller cover by pinching both sides of the roller cover.
  • Page 69 3. Remove the feed roller and pull it out. 4. Install the new feed roller by aligning and inserting the feed roller onto the roller pitman on the scanner. 5. Close the roller cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 6.

  • Page 70: Calibrating The Scanner

    Attention may be less good than the special calibration sheet. 3. Click Finder > Applications > Plustek > Your scanner model name > Calibration_Wizard. 4. Click on the Start button to begin the calibration process. 5. The scanner pulls the calibration sheet through the scanner, which completes...

  • Page 71: Power Save

    OWER 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. The scanner will enter the standby mode after it is idle for 10 minutes. Simply press any scanner button on the scanner panel and the scanner will be back to the normal status.

  • Page 72: Chapter Iv. Troubleshooting

    IV. T HAPTER ROUBLESHOOTING If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation and scanning instructions contained in this guide. CANNER ONNECTION 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.

  • Page 74: Appendix A: Specifications

    A: S PPENDIX PECIFICATIONS Plustek PS30D Image Sensor CIS x 2 Light Source Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Color: Input 48-bit，Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit，Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit 1. 50 sheets (A4/ Letter, 70 g/㎡ or 18 Lbs), Max.
  • Page 75 Dimensions (W x D x H) 263 x 132 x 148 mm (10.36" x 5.19" x 5.83") Protocol TWAIN Compliant...

  • Page 76: Appendix B: Customer Service And Warranty

    ERVICE AND ARRANTY Please visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. For further assistance, visit our website or call our customer support phone number listed on the website. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday in office working hours.

  • Page 77: Statement Of Limited Warranty

    If you want to maintain and clearance the product, please ask local distributors and suppliers to get the right information of nearest stores. TATEMENT OF IMITED ARRANTY 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.

  • Page 78: Fcc Radio Frequency Statement

    2. Loss of, or damage to, your records or data; or 3. Economic consequential damages (including lost profits or savings) or incidental damages, even if we are informed of their possibility. 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.

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