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Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus Installation, Use & Maintenance Manual

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  • Page 1 Installation Usage & Maintenance...
  • Page 2 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 3: 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 4: 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 5: Conventions Of This Guide

    ONVENTIONS OF UIDE “XXX” — Represents commands or contents on your computer screen. Bold — Represents buttons on your scanner OR important notes. ALL CAPS — Important note or first use of an important term in a chapter. This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention.

  • Page 6: Minimum System Requirements

    3. Keep the space around the AC adapter and power cable clear in case you need to quickly unplug the AC adapter during emergencies. 4. Damaged wire could cause fire or electrical shock. Keep the power cord straight and without being twisted, bended, or scraped. 5.

  • Page 7: Box Contents

    ONTENTS 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Quick Guide 5. Setup/Application DVD-ROM 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 8: Scanner Overview

    CANNER VERVIEW 1. DOCUMENT COVER — Helps keep the book or paper in place and protects the scanner glass. 2. DOCUMENT PAD — Keeps the book or paper in place and improves accuracy of image quality. 3. SCANNER GLASS — Where you put items for flatbed scanning. 4.
  • Page 9 5. SCANNER BUTTONS — You may press any button to perform a predefined scanning task. 6. POWER LED — Indicates the scanner status. Light Status Green The scanner is turned on, ready to scan images. Orange The scanner is in standby mode if it is idle for 10 minutes. The scanner is off, either because the power is not turned on, or because the power cord is not properly plugged into an AC power outlet.

  • Page 10: 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 OCR software (ABBYY FineReader Sprint), the scanner’s driver and the Book Pavilion software.

  • Page 11: 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 12: Step 2. 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. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor. 2. Plug the other end of the power cable into a standard AC power outlet. 3.
  • Page 13 3. For Windows 7: When the Setup/Application DVD is for several scanner models 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.

  • Page 14: Step 4. Testing The Scanner

    The following describes how you can check if the scanner is properly functioning with your computer and the scanning software. Before testing your scanner, double check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened. To test the flatbed scanning: 1.

  • Page 15: 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 16: Placing The Image(S)

    LACING THE IMAGE 1. Open the scanner’s document cover and place a book or document, head toward the scanner button panel, on the scanner glass. Align the book or document with the mark on the scanner. 2. Gently close the document cover. When you’re scanning a thick book, gently press the book binding to guarantee the minimum space between the to-be-scanned page and the scanner...

  • Page 17: Scanning The Image(S)

    CANNING THE IMAGE There are three different ways to operate the scanner: 1. By acquiring images from the scanner through our TWAIN interface within any TWAIN-compliant application programs. 2. By scanning images within Book Pavilion software. 3. By scanning from the scan buttons on the scanner. The TWAIN interface and Book Pavilion software are automatically installed to your system along with the scanner driver.

  • Page 18: Scanning From The Scanner's Panel Or Via Book Pavilion Interface

    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 19 Configure Button Settings Before performing your first scan via scanner buttons, you are recommended to configure the button settings to your needs and preferences first. There are three ways to configure or view the button settings of Book Pavilion: Press Book Pavilion or Preview button from the scanner’s panel. Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray.

  • Page 20: 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 dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors.

  • Page 21: Cleaning The Flatbed

    1. Open the document cover. 2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner. Clean Document Pad & Scanner Glass: Document Scanner Glass 3. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 4. Gently close the document cover. LIGNING THE CANNER In most cases, the scanner doesn’t need to be aligned but there are instances...

  • Page 22: Standby Mode

    3. The Scanner Utility window opens. Find the Initial Scanning Position Alignment section and select Flatbed Reflective as the source. Alignment Source Alignment Alignment Window Position 4. Click the Scan button. Part of the document image will be displayed in the Alignment Window.

  • Page 23: Calibrating The Scanner

    3. Click on OK button to save settings and exit. To completely shut down the scanner, press the power switch on the side of the scanner. If the scanner will not be used for a long period of time, shut down the scanner and then Warning disconnect the power cable from the power outlet.

  • Page 24: Scan Counter

    Perform calibration every ... minutes and then click the up or down arrows to set a default time for the scanner to automatically perform calibration. 3. Click on OK button to save settings and exit. Alternatively you may click Default to restore the default settings. OUNTER The Counter Utility program automatically counts the number of sheets scanned by your scanner.
  • Page 25 It holds the scanning head in place during transportation and traveling. The scanner will be kept in disabled status. To lock the scanner, slide the locking switch on the scanner’s underside toward the power LED of the scanner until it snaps into place.

  • Page 26: 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 27: Appendix A: Specifications

    A: S PPENDIX PECIFICATIONS Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus Image Sensor Light Source Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Color: 48-bit input, 24-bit output Scan Modes Grayscale: 16-bit input, 8-bit output B/W: 1-bit output Book Edge 2.48 sec (Color mode, 300dpi, A3) Scanning Speed 2.10 sec (Grayscale/ B&W mode, 300dpi, A3)

  • Page 28: Appendix B: Customer Service And Warranty

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

  • Page 29: Statement Of Limited Warranty

    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 30: Fcc Radio Frequency Statement

    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...

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