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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 Placing Business Cards.................... 19 Scanning Documents....................19 Scanning via TWAIN Interface ................... 20 Scanning from Plustek DI Capture Program ..............23 Scanning from the Scanner’s Front Panel or On-screen DocAction's Execute Menu ..24 III. C ............... 26...
  • Page 4 ..................40 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

    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. 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.

  • Page 8: Box Contents

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

  • Page 9: The Scanner Features

    CANNER EATURES 1. ADF (AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDER)—Automatically feeds a stack of documents for scanning. 2. PAPER WIDTH SLIDER—Adjusts the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. 3. PC2 BUTTON—Press to enable the connection between the scanner and the computer 2.
  • Page 10 included USB cable. 11. PC2 USB PORT—Connects the scanner to a USB port on the computer 2 by the included USB cable. 12. POWER RECEPTOR—Connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the included AC adapter. 13. DOCUMENT COVER— Helps keep the paper in place and protects the scanner glass.

  • Page 11: 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 800 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 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. Installing The Software

    1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor. 2. Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a standard AC power outlet. 3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the PC1 USB port at the rear of the scanner.
  • Page 14 e. Click the Next button in the window that appears. f. During the process of the installation, a message “Digital Signature required” might be prompted. Please ignore it, and click the Yes button to continue the installation without any misgiving at your scanner functioning. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 8.

  • Page 15: Step 3. Testing The Scanner

    publisher of this driver software” might be prompted. Please ignore it, and click on [Install this driver software anyway] to continue the installation without any misgiving at your scanner functioning. 8. When the system completes the installation, click the Finish button. 9.
  • Page 16 2. Gently close the document cover. 3. Click the Windows Start button to launch NewSoft Presto! PageManager. 4. (If you have only one scanner connected with your computer, please skip to Step 5.) 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 17: Installing Additional Software

    2. Click the Windows Start button to launch NewSoft Presto! PageManager. 3. (If you have only one scanner connected with your computer, please skip to Step 4.) 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 18: 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 19: Checking Document Conditions

    of the computers to activate the scanner connection and then operate the scanner. This scanner features PC1 and PC2 buttons that allow you to switch the scanner connection between computer 1 and computer 2. You can activate the connection between the scanner and each computer by pressing either PC1 or PC2 button on the scanner.
  • Page 20 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 21: Loosening Documents (For Adf Scan)

    Before loading documents into the ADF, loosen them as follows: 1. Fan the documents so that no two pages are sticking together. 2. Hold the documents upside down with both hands, and then gently push them onto a flat surface to align the edges of all documents. This will allow documents being fed into the ADF one at a time and prevent paper- feeding errors.

  • Page 22: Using The Adf

    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 23: Placing Business Cards

    while the unit is feeding and scanning. LACING USINESS ARDS 1. Vertically 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.

  • Page 24: Scanning Via Twain Interface

    The icon appears on the Windows system tray. Paper is appropriately placed on the scanner flatbed glass or loaded into the ADF. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. The scanner can not scan properly when the ADF cover is not closed.
  • Page 25 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 26 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. 2. To scan one page from the flatbed glass: Click and then click Scan Image from its drop-down menu.

  • Page 27: Scanning From Plustek Di Capture Program

    Click the Help button within the TWAIN window for more information about the settings. Scan within HotCard BizCard Finder: 1. Click on the Windows Start button, point to All Programs > Business card Recognition Software and then click Business card Recognition Software to launch the Business card Recognition Software.

  • Page 28: Scanning From The Scanner's Front Panel Or On-Screen Docaction's Execute Menu

    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 29 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 two ways to configure or view the button settings of DocAction: Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray.

  • 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 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: Replacing Consumables

    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 25000 sheets...

  • Page 34: Calibrating The Scanner

    3. Install the new pad module by inserting the tabs on the module onto their slots on the scanner. 4. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. ALIBRATING THE CANNER...

  • Page 35: Power Save

    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 36 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.

  • Page 37: 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 38 ADF cover 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 39: Ppendix A: Specifications

    A: S PPENDIX PECIFICATIONS Plustek SmartOffice PL1530 Optical Resolution 600 dpi Flatbed: 600 x 1200 dpi Max. Hardware Resolution ADF: 600 x 600 dpi Color: Input 48-bit; Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit; Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit...
  • Page 40 FCC Class B, CE Environment Requirement WEEE/ ROHS...

  • Page 41: 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 42: 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 43: 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...
  • Page 44 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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