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  • Page 1 Installation Usage & Maintenance...
  • Page 2 Trademarks © 2011 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 3: Table Of Contents

    Placing Documents with the Protection Sheet (Protection Sheet is not included in all scanner models) ....................... 20 Scanning Documents....................22 Scanning via TWAIN Interface ................... 23 Scanning from Plustek DI Capture Program ..............26 Scanning from the Scanner’s Front Panel................27 Scanning from the On-screen DocAction’s Execute Menu ..........29 III. C ...............
  • Page 4 Statement of Limited Warranty ................. 41 FCC Radio Frequency Statement................42 ..................43 ONTACTING LUSTEK...

  • 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. 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 CD-ROM 7. Calibration Sheet 8. Memo Label 9. Extended Paper Width Slider (2 pieces) 10. Protection Sheet 11. Padded Carry Bag 12. Cleansing Cloth 13.

  • Page 9: The Scanner Features

    CANNER EATURES 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.
  • Page 10 8. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 9. DOWN BUTTON—Press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 10. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button.
  • Page 11 included AC adapter. 16. POWER SWITCH—Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF.

  • Page 12: Chapter I. Installing The Scanner

    (NewSoft Presto! PageManager), the scanner’s driver, DocAction, and the image capture software (Plustek DI Capture). All of these software applications use approximately 400 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed into your computer. To ensure ample room for the installation, as well as for scanning and saving images, a minimum of 1 GB of hard disk space is recommended.

  • Page 13: 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 strong surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task.

  • Page 14: Step 2. Installing The Software

    the scanner. 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 15 Select Install the software automatically recommended and click the Next button. Click the Next button in the window that appears. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 7. 5. For Windows Vista: Select “Locate and install driver software (recommended)” when the “Found New Hardware”...

  • Page 16: Step 3. Install The Extended Paper Width Slider

    9. Follow the on-screen instructions to install all software that your new scanner requires. 10. After the software is installed, close all open applications and click the Finish button to restart your computer. 11. After the computer is restarted, you will be prompted to perform the scanner calibration.

  • Page 17: Step 4. 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. Information 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 application NewSoft Presto! PageManager.

  • Page 18: Installing Additional Software

    Click the Windows Start button to launch NewSoft Presto! PageManager. (If you have only one scanner connected with your computer, please skip to Step If you have more than one scanner or other imaging device installed on your computer: Click Select Source from the File menu of Presto! PageManager and then choose this scanner as the default scanning source.

  • Page 19: 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 20: Checking Document Conditions

    Proper document preparation prior to the scan can prevent paper feed errors and damages to the scanner. Checking Document Conditions Loosening Documents 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.

  • Page 21: Loosening Documents

    Paper with an odd (non-rectangular) shape Tracing paper Carbon paper, pressure sensitive paper, carbonless paper Items other than paper, e.g., cloth, metal foil. 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.
  • Page 22 2. If you need to scan longer documents, unfold the paper chute extension and side guide 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 23: 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 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;...

  • Page 24: Placing Documents With The Protection Sheet

    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. Horizontally load the plastic card, headfirst and face down, toward the center of the ADF.
  • Page 25 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.

  • Page 26: Scanning Documents

    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. When you are using the protection sheet for scanning, please load the sheet of papers one by one.

  • Page 27: 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. The TWAIN program allows you to adjust a number of settings to define the quality of the scanned image.
  • Page 28 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.
  • Page 29 Click the Help button within the TWAIN window for more information about the settings. Scan within ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus: 1. Click on the Windows Start button, point to All Programs > ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus and then click ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus to launch the FineReader program.

  • Page 30: Scanning From Plustek Di Capture Program

    Next time when you want to scan similar documents and apply the same settings, you can just select this profile from the drop-down list and then click the Scan button. Click the Help button within the TWAIN window for more information about the settings.

  • Page 31: Scanning From The Scanner's Front Panel

    Scan Profile Toolbar Select the scanner Viewer Folde Pane Pane Browser Pane Scan Settings Pane 2. Within DI Capture, select this scanner from the drop-down list of 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.
  • Page 32 When you scan by the OCR button of DocAction program, in each batch you can scan up to either 50 sheets of paper for single-sided scans or 25 sheets of paper for double-sided Attention scans because of the limit from ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint Plus.

  • Page 33: Scanning From The On-Screen Docaction's Execute Menu

    It’s optional for you to write down the customized button number settings on the included memo Information label and place this memo anywhere on the scanner. 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...

  • Page 34: 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 35 Cover open leve ADF cover 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 36: Replacing Consumables

    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. EPLACING ONSUMABLES As a guideline, it is recommended to replace the pad module every 20000 sheets of...

  • Page 37: Replacing The Pad Module

    1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 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.

  • Page 38: Calibrating The Scanner

    ALIBRATING THE CANNER 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.

  • Page 39: Power Save

    3. Click Start > All Programs > Your scanner model name > Calibration Wizard. 4. Click Next from the Calibration Wizard that pops up and then click Calibrate Now..5. Click on the Start button to begin the calibration process. 6.

  • Page 40: 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 41 Do not try to pull jammed or half-scanned documents out of the ADF without first opening the ADF cover. Doing so may permanently Attention damage the ADF. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.

  • Page 42: Ppendix A: Specifications

    A: S PPENDIX PECIFICATIONS Plustek PS286 Plus, Plustek PS288 Optical Resolution 600 dpi Max. Hardware 600 x 600 dpi Resolution Color: Input 48-bit; Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit; Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit Technology Color Contact Image Sensor (CIS) 1.
  • Page 43 FCC Class B, CE...

  • Page 44: Appendix B: Customer Service And Warranty

    PPENDIX USTOMER ERVICE AND ARRANTY 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. To avoid delays, please have the following information available before calling: Scanner name and model number Scanner serial number (Located at the bottom of the scanner)
  • Page 45 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 46 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. This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. FCC R ADIO REQUENCY...
  • Page 47 ONTACTING LUSTEK Europe: Plustek Technology GmbH An der Strusbek 60-62 22926 Ahrensburg Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 4102-8913-0 Fax: +49 (0) 4102-8913-500/508 E-mail: support@plustek.de Website: www.plustek.de North America: Plustek Technology Inc. 17517 Fabrica Way, Suite B Cerritos, CA 90703 U.S.A. Tel: +1 -714-670-7713...

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