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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 manual,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Using the ADF ........................18 Using the Flatbed ....................... 20 Scanning Documents....................20 Scanning via TWAIN Interface ................... 21 Scanning from Plustek DI Capture Program ..............23 Scanning from the Scanner’s Front Panel or On-screen DocAction's Execute Menu ..23 III. C ............... 26...
  • Page 4 Statement of Limited Warranty ................. 42 FCC Radio Frequency Statement................43 ..................44 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. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.

  • Page 6: A Note About Icons

    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. A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents.

  • Page 7: Minimum System Requirements

    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 break. 8. Do not subject the scanner to excessive vibration. It may damage the internal components.

  • Page 8: Box Contents

    ONTENTS 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. ADF Input Tray 5. Quick Guide 6. Setup/Application CD-ROM 7. ADF Tray Support, 2 pieces 8. Cleansing Cloth 9. Cleansing Paper 10. Pad Module Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future. The scanner illustration(s) in this manual may appear different than from the actual scanner itself.

  • Page 9: The Scanner Features

    CANNER EATURES 1. DOCUMENT COVER— Helps keep the paper in place and protects the scanner glass. 2. DOCUMENT PAD— Keeps the paper in place and provides a white background for flatbed scanning. 3. SCANNER GLASS— Where you put items for flatbed scanning. 4.
  • Page 10 5. PAPER GUIDE EXTENSION— Extends to hold longer paper. 6. ADF INPUT TRAY— Holds the paper in place to be scanned through the ADF. Adjust the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. 7. ADF (AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER)— Comes preinstalled on the scanner lid and automatically feeds a stack of documents for scanning.

  • Page 11: Chapter I. Installing The Scanner

    Your scanner comes with the OCR software (ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus), document management software (NewSoft Presto! PageManager), the scanner’s driver, the task management software (Plustek 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.

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

  • Page 13: Step 2. Install The Adf Input Tray

    1. Slide the locking switch on the scanner’s underside backwards and hold it unreleased. 2. Press down the locking bolt. 3. Move the locking switch forward to snap into the top notch on the locking bolt. When the locking bolt is pressed, it automatically unlocks the scanning head; when not pressed, it automatically locks up the scanning head again.
  • Page 14 3. Insert the narrow side of the ADF Tray Support into the notch on the document cover. 4. Release the ADF Input Tray so that the top of the ADF Tray Support is clipped into the notch under the ADF Input Tray. 5.

  • Page 15: Step 3. Connecting The Scanner To Your Computer

    Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF before you plug or unplug the scanner power adapter. Attention 1. Ensure the ADF cable is securely plugged into the ADF port. 2. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor. 3.

  • Page 16: Step 4. Installing The Software

    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 automatically detect the scanner causing the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard to be launched. If your computer is off when the scanner is connected, the “Add New Hardware Wizard”...

  • Page 17: Step 5. Testing The Scanner

    When the Setup/Application CD is for several scanner models Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your CD-ROM drive. Click Run install.exe in the AutoPlay window. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up. Follow the instructions in the pop-up installation message.
  • Page 18 bundled application NewSoft Presto! PageManager. Before testing your scanner, double check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened. To test the flatbed scanning: 1. Open the scanner's document cover. Place a document face down onto the scanner glass and align the document top with the reference mark. 2.

  • Page 19: Installing Additional Software

    2. Select ADF as the Scan Type within the TWAIN window. 3. Click the Scan button. 4. The document in the ADF input tray should be now loaded into the ADF and scanned. After this process, you should see a scanned image of the document on your screen.

  • Page 20: 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 21: Checking Document Conditions

    Loosening Documents (for ADF Scan) 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. Scanning multiple documents in a batch from the ADF can increase your work efficiency and make large scanning tasks easier.

  • Page 22: Loosening Documents (For Adf Scan)

    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. DO NOT place paper with wet ink or Attention correction fluid onto the flatbed glass or into the ADF.
  • Page 23 2. Load the documents, headfirst and face up, toward the center of the ADF input tray and all the way into the ADF until touching the bottom. 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 24: Using The Flatbed

    1. Open the scanner's document cover. 2. Place the document onto the scanner glass headfirst and face-down. Align the center top of the document with the on the reference mark. 3. Gently close the document cover. CANNING OCUMENTS There are four different ways to operate the scanner: 1.

  • Page 25: 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 26 4. Adjust the scanning settings. 5. Click the Preview button. The scanned image should appear in the Preview Window. To define the margins and crop out sections of the image you don’t want scanned, use the mouse to click and drag the corners or sides of the scan area borders.

  • Page 27: Scanning From Plustek Di Capture Program

    1. Click the Windows Start button to launch DI Capture. 1. Click the Windows Start button to launch DI Capture. Scan Profile Toolbar Select the scanner Viewer Folder Pane Pane Browser Pane Scan Settings Pane 2. Within DI Capture, select this scanner from the drop-down list of 3.
  • Page 28 The settings for each single-touch button on the scanner's front panel are configured through DocAction. DocAction offers you quick access to the most frequently-used scanning functions. They are especially useful when you need to repeatedly scan with the same settings and send images to the same destination. Buttons on the scanner front panel will be used in this guide to demonstrate the scanner operations.
  • Page 29 Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Execute in the pop-up menu that opens. Click the desired button function item in the pop-up menu. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to the settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window.

  • Page 30: 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 scanner glass and the inner ADF dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document- feeding errors.

  • Page 31: Cleaning The Adf

    Document Scanner Glass Clean ADF Exposure 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. Gently close the document cover. 1.
  • Page 32 Cover open lever 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 33: Cleaning The Scanner

    4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. Make sure the ADF cover is completely shut without protrusion on both sides. When you use this scanner for the very first time after installation, you are suggested to clean the scanner before use.

  • Page 34: Replacing Consumables

    quality even lead scanner malfunction. 2. From the Windows START menu, point to All Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click Clean Wizard. 3. Click Clean Now from the window that pops up, and click Clean from the window that pops up.

  • Page 35: Aligning The Scanner

    5. Place the pad frame on top of the pad and tighten the screw securely. 6. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. Make sure the ADF cover is completely shut without protrusion on both sides. LIGNING THE CANNER In most cases, the scanner doesn’t need to be aligned but there are instances...

  • Page 36: Power Save

    4. Click the Scan button. Part of the document image will be displayed in the Alignment Window. 5. Click the Alignment Position buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right) until the top left corner of the scanned document aligns with the top left corner of the Alignment Window.

  • Page 37: Scanner Lock

    Alternatively you may click Default to restore the default settings. To turn on the lamp again, simply perform any scanning task. CANNER Your scanner is designed with two different lock statuses to protect the optical parts. To ensure the scanner working properly, you have to choose an appropriate lock status according to the situation.
  • Page 38 When you need to move the scanner, do lock the scanner to ensure accurate and problem- free use of your scanner. Warning...

  • Page 39: 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 40 3. Gently but firmly pull the jammed documents out of the ADF. Try to avoid creasing or wrinkling the documents. 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.

  • Page 41: Appendix

    A: S PPENDIX PECIFICATIONS Plustek PL806 Plustek PL812 Optical Resolution 600 dpi 1200 dpi Max. Hardware Flatbed: 600 x 1200 dpi Flatbed: 1200 x 1200 dpi Resolution ADF: 600 x 600 dpi ADF: 600 x 600 dpi Color: Input 48-bit; Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit;...
  • Page 42 (18.43” x 13.66” x 11.81”) Weight 4.8 Kgs (10.56 Lbs) Protocols TWAIN Compliant FCC Class B, CE Plustek PL1500 Optical Resolution 1200 dpi Max. Hardware Flatbed: 1200 x 1200 dpi Resolution ADF: 600 x 600 dpi Color: Input 48-bit; Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit;...
  • Page 43 (18.43” x 13.66” x 11.81”) Weight 4.8 Kgs (10.56 Lbs) Protocols TWAIN Compliant FCC Class B, CE Plustek PL2000 Optical Resolution 1200 dpi Max. Hardware Flatbed: 1200 x 1200 dpi Resolution ADF: 600 x 600 dpi Color: Input 48-bit; Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit;...
  • Page 44 Operation: < 16.5 W (when using ADF) Power < 15 W (when using Flatbed) Consumption Idle: 4.3 W Interface USB 2.0 High Speed Operating 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Temperature Relative Humidity 20% to 80% (non-condensing) Without ADF Input Tray: 468 x 347 x 175 mm Physical (18.43”...

  • Page 45: 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 during 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 46 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 47 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 48 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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