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Page 1: Your Scanner
Scanner User’s Guide V1.2 An easy-to-use guide to help you get the most from your scanner All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this publication are property of their respective owners. 1997. All rights reserved. No portion of this document may be... - Page 2 Introduction elcome to the world of ultimate office imaging. Your new scanner will help improve the professionalism of your documents by allowing you to input quality images as well as electronic text into your computer system. Like all of our products, your new scanner has been thoroughly tested and is backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................ii NTRODUCTION ................v OW TO UIDE ..............vi ONVENTIONS OF UIDE ................vi OTE ABOUT CONS ’ ................vii CANNER EATURES ..............vii OMPUTER EQUIREMENTS ................viii ACKAGE ONTENTS CHAPTER I. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ........1 ..............2 ARDWARE EQUIREMENTS ’ ..........3 NSTALLING THE CANNER ARDWARE CHAPTER II. - Page 4 TWAIN..............16 CANNING SING TWAIN................17 HOOSING & S ............17 ONTROL ANEL TWAIN M ...............20 PTIONS ..................26 CANNING INTS APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING ...........27 APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE ...........30 APPENDIX C: INDEX ...............32 CONTACT PLUSTEK..............36...
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Page 5: How To Use This Guide
How to Use This Guide This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and operate your scanner. We recommend that you read through the entire Hardware Installation, Chapter I, before you begin installing the scanner. Chapter I describes how to install the scanner to your computer. Note: The scanner’s interface is through an Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) . -
Page 6: Conventions Of This Guide
Conventions of This Guide 1. Bold — First use of an important term in a chapter. 2. ALL CAPS — Represent commands. 3. Note — Special information about the current subject A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention. -
Page 7: Scanner's Features
Scanner’s Features Scanning Area: 8.5” x 11.7” (inches) / A4 210 x 297 mm Cold Cathode Lamp (for long-lasting operation) Scan Method: Single-Pass 30-Bit Colour 10-Bit Greyscale 1-Bit Line-art (Black & White) Resolution: 1230P/9631P: 600 x 1200 dots per inch (9600 x 9600 software interpolated). -
Page 8: Package Contents
Package Contents Scanner engine Power adapter Scanner cable CD-ROM Scanner Setup Programme Optical Character Recognition (OCR ) software Image editing software This user’s guide Registration forms OCR & image-editing guides viii... -
Page 9: Chapter I. Hardware Installation
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Page 10: Hardware Requirements
efore installing your scanner, verify that you have all of the proper components. A list of the package contents is provided on page viii at the beginning of this guide. Hardware Requirements Your scanner uses an interface called an Enhanced Parallel Port. -
Page 11: Installing The Scanner's Hardware
Installing the Scanner’s Hardware If you have already installed your scanner, please skip this section. The following section describes how to connect the scanner to your computer and printer. Please carefully follow along to ensure proper installation. 1. Turn OFF your computer, its related peripherals and disconnect all related power cables ! Caution 2. - Page 12 of the scanner marked HOST (see Figure 1 and step 1). 5. Connect the male end of the SCANNER CABLE into the PC’s printer port (see Figure 1, and step 1). Attention: If you do not have a printer connected to your computer and are not sure where the printer port is located, see your computer’s information book and read Attention...
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Page 13: Chapter Ii. Software Setup
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Page 14: Software Installation Requirements
efore installing the scanner’s software, make sure that the scanner is properly connected as described in Chapter I, Hardware Installation, page 1. Software Installation Requirements Your scanner comes bundled with OCR software, image- editing software, the scanner’s driver, and TWAIN software. The scanner’s software uses approximately 40 megabytes of hard disk space after it is installed to your computer. -
Page 15: Software Setup Troubleshooting Guide
(i.e., D:\SETUP.EXE) , and press ENTER. After approximately 15-20 seconds you should be at the Setup programme. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions carefully to properly install the scanner’s software to your computer. Software Setup Troubleshooting Guide If you encounter a damaged or missing CD-ROM: Call our support line located at the end of this user’s guide and request a replacement disc. -
Page 17: Chapter Iii. Usage And Maintenance
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Page 18: Operating The Scanner
Operating the Scanner our scanner accepts documents as small as business cards and as wide as A4-sized documents. However, some software programmes can have limitations as to the information they can handle. The capacity of the computer’s memory, or free hard disk space, can also limit the size of the document that you can scan. - Page 19 Document Cover Place a picture at the back of scanner and face-down. Scanning Window Figure 2. Flatbed Scanner 4. Open the document cover and place a picture onto the scanning window face-down. 5. Next go to the scanner’s programme group and open the Scanner Utility .
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Page 20: Scanner Utility
9. Next, go to the scanner’s programme group and open the image-editing software. 10. Select the TWAIN source from the image editing software. 11. From the FILE menu choose ACQUIRE (SCAN). 12. The TWAIN dialogue box will pop-up. 13. To scan, click the SCAN button. 14. -
Page 21: Maintenance
Keep Scan Light Turn On Lamp on Always Turn Off Lamp Keep Scan Light on for set amount of time Figure 3. Scanner Utility and Verifier Maintenance To keep your scanner working smoothly, take a moment to review the following maintenance tips. Avoid using the scanner in a dusty environment. -
Page 22: Removing The Scanner
nonabrasive cleaner to remove any dust or grease from the machine. Removing the Scanner’s Lid The scanning lid has been designed for easy removal. To remove the scanner’s lid, open the lid until it’s perpendicular to the scanner. Place your hand firmly at the back of the scanner and lift the lid off its hinges. -
Page 23: Chapter Iv. Using Twain
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Page 24: Scanning Using Twain
Scanning Using TWAIN here are a few terms that you must become familiar with to maximize the quality of images generated by your scanner. The following chapter describes the TWAIN interface which pops-up whenever you click SCAN, or ACQUIRE from within a TWAIN compatible scanning programme (see Figure 4). -
Page 25: Choosing Twain
(dots per inch of an image), and adjust the brightness and/or contrast. The Prescan option allows you to adjust the margins of a document by increasing or decreasing the frame located inside the Prescan Window. The TWAIN interface also provides you with statistics: such as how big an image will be after you scan it, the scanning area and position of the margins. -
Page 26: Scan Mode
adjust the brightness and contrast, resolution, scale and the scan mode. The following describes the various options located inside the Control Panel: Scan Mode B&W (Black & White) comprises of documents that have only two values (black and white). Use B&W for scanning text documents created with a laser-jet, ink-jet or bubble-jet printer (no photographs or other images). -
Page 27: Brightness And Contrast
during scanning, and is the best choice for scanning pictures and documents that contain detailed colour and graphics. The RGB Colour option, when selected, enables the scanner to scan at its maximum bit capability (2 =1,073,741,824 colours). Resolution Resolution is how many dots per inch (dpi) or pixels are scanned. For example, if you scan a Greyscale image at a resolution of 150, the hard disk space needed to scan a letter size document will be approximately 2.6 MB. -
Page 28: Twain Menu Options
tone values and increasing values for high and low tones. For example, use contrast to eliminate noise or shading on Black & White and Greyscale scans or to “clean-up” colour scans. Inverse When Inverse is checked the colours of an entire image, or portions of an image will become reversed. - Page 29 brightness or any other attributes, save the changes by choosing Save Settings. Save Settings As lets you create a unique name for your changes. As an example: You can set various resolutions and scan modes and save them as a custom name (i.e., 75-dpi colour 200 scale).
- Page 30 also increases contrast by making dark edges darker and surrounding light edges lighter. Sharpen M ore: see Sharpen. Descreen applies filtering to images that contain moiré patterns (or herringbone). A moiré pattern is created from scanning pictures in magazines, or printed material that use We suggest leaving the Descreen option colour dithering.
- Page 31 similar frequencies. Make adjustments to the histogram only when the colour balance of your scanned image does not match the original picture. Hint: We suggest leaving the histogram set to AUTO when not encountering colour depth discrepancies. Figure 6. Histogram Tone Map enables you to modify the tonal range and to adjust highlight, mid-tone, and shadow areas of an image.
- Page 32 gamma value, the brighter the colour becomes. Note: changing the gamma values you affect the image’s data, and influence the how an image displays on your computer’s monitor, and printer. Figure 7. Gamma Channels let you split a colour image into individual Hue, Saturation, and Lightness channels.
- Page 33 Monitor Gamma The Monitor Gamma option lets you adjust your monitor so you can properly and accurately view images. For example, there are different situations that might affect your ability to correctly view images: Lighting conditions, human perception of colours, and the monitor you are using are some common factors.
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Page 34: Scanning Hints
Scanning Hints B/W & Greyscale Scanning If scanning B/W images, match the DPI to the resolution of your printer, or scanner. For example, if you have a 300-dpi scanner, then set the resolution to 300. If you have a 600-dpi printer, set the scanning resolution to 600. -
Page 35: Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Appendix A: Troubleshooting... - Page 36 ost problems are easily solved, and some of the most common questions and their recommended solutions are listed below. Symptom Possible Solutions Scanner scans very Make sure the resolution of the scanner is not set slowly too high. A range between 75-200 should work fine.
- Page 37 Symptom Possible Solutions During printing only Purchase a shorter printer cable and try it. garbage prints Sometimes when information has to travel a long distance it becomes distorted. Shortening the printer’s cable can decrease the possibility of information becoming damaged. Disable the “Bi-directional”...
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Page 38: Appendix B: Customer Service
Appendix B: Customer Service... - Page 39 f you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation instructions and troubleshooting suggestions contained in this guide. For further assistance call our customer support phone number listed on the back cover of this guide. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you between Monday and Friday.
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Page 40: Appendix C: Index
Appendix C: Index... - Page 41 Attention, vi Histogram, 22 Average, 21 Inverse, 20 Blur, 21 Brightness & Contrast, 19 Monitor Gamma, 25 Caution, vi CD ROM, viii OCR, viii Channels, 24 Cold Cathode, vii Control Panel, 17 Resolution, 19 Danger, vi Descreen, 22 Scale, 19 Scan Mode, 18 Scanner Utility, 12, 13, 28, 29 Sharpen, 21...
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Page 42: Statement Of Limited Warranty
Statement of Limited Warranty This Statement of Limited Warranty applies only to the options you originally purchase for your use, Warranty, contact the approved retailer from and not for resale, from an authorized reseller. whom bought product manufacturer. The manufacturer warranty period for this product is one year from the date of Original Purchase as THIS LIMITED WARRANTY REPLACES ALL shown on your receipt, and includes all parts and... - Page 43 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Page 44: Contact Plustek
Plustek Electronics GmbH Broedermannsweg 17, 22453 Hamburg, Germany. Tel: 49-40-514316-0 Fax: 49-40-543638 BBS: 49-40-5133487 Log in & Password: GAST E-mail: info@plustek.de Web site: www.plustek.de Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. CET Monday through Friday. Plustek USA 309 East Brokaw Rd., San Jose, CA 95131.