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  • Page 1 Scanner User’s Guide SmartOffice...
  • Page 2 Trademarks © 2023 Plustek Inc. All rights are reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced without permission. Plustek is a registered trademark of Plustek Inc. OCR processing by ABBYY® FineReader®, © 2023 ABBYY. ABBYY and FineReader are trademarks of ABBYY Software, Ltd.

  • 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 ......................3 Scanner Overview ...................... 4 Ultrasonic Sensor ....................... 6 I.
  • Page 4 FCC Radio Frequency Statement................43...

  • 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. A Note about Icons 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: Scanner Overview

    1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Stacker 5. Quick Guide 6. Setup/Application DVD-ROM 7. Calibration Sheet 8. Cleansing Cloth CANNER VERVIEW 1. PAPER CHUTE COVER—Helps keep the paper in place. Open paper chute cover when using the scanner. 2.
  • Page 9 7. UP BUTTON—Press to move forward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 8. DOWN BUTTON—Press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. 9. FUNCTION NUMBER DISPLAY—Indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button.

  • Page 10: Ultrasonic Sensor

    12. HAND HOLDER—Ergonomically designed for you to carry the scanner with ease. 13. USB PORT—Connects the scanner to a USB port on your computer by the included USB cable. 14. POWER RECEPTOR—Connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the included AC adapter.

  • Page 11: 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 scanner’s driver and DocAction. All of these software applications use approximately 6 GB 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 and strong surface before proceeding the scanner setup or any scanning task.

  • Page 13: Step 2. Installing The Software

    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 14: Step 3. Install The Stacker

    b. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up. Afterwards, please skip to procedure 5. 4. For Windows 8 / 10 / 11: a. Insert the Setup/Application DVD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your DVD-ROM drive. Click on the pop-up notification, then click Run install.exe in the pop-up window.
  • Page 15 To test the ADF scanning: 1. Load a document headfirst and face down into the ADF with the text side facing the paper chute. 2. Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray. 3. Within the “Button Configuration” window, select a task number by clicking on the icon.

  • Page 16: Installing Additional Software

    5. The document in the ADF paper chute should be now loaded into the ADF and scanned. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the “Button Configuration“ window. NSTALLING DDITIONAL OFTWARE...

  • Page 17: 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 18 Normal paper whose size and ream weight meet the requirements stated in “Appendix A: Specifications” of this guide. Notched paper Coated paper (e.g., brochure) To prevent paper feeding errors and damages to the ADF unit, strictly follow the instructions below: Remove all small objects e.g., paper clips, pins, staples or any other fasteners attached, before loading the paper into the ADF.

  • Page 19: Loosening Documents

    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. Attention DO NOT place paper with wet ink or correction fluid into the ADF. Wait few minutes for it to get dry.

  • Page 20: Placing Documents

    LACING OCUMENTS 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 21: 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 6.35 x 5.08 cm (2.5” x 2”, W x L). Make sure there are no gaps between the document stack and the paper-width slider;...

  • Page 22: Placing Plastic Cards

    LACING LASTIC ARDS 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 up into the scanner. 1. Horizontally load the plastic card, headfirst and face up, toward the center of the ADF.

  • Page 23: Scanning Via Twain Interface

    Before you start scanning, check the following: The power of both your computer and scanner is turned on. Attention The icon appears on the Windows system tray. Paper is appropriately loaded into the ADF. Scanning via TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner.
  • Page 24 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 25: Scanning From The Scanner's Front Panel

    Click the Help button within the TWAIN window for more information about the settings. Scanning from the Scanner’s Front Panel To complete your scanning projects by using the scanner buttons is very easy and convenient. The number of scanning task displayed on the scanner’s front panel is configured through DocAction.
  • Page 26 3. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the desired task. 4. Press the Scan button. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window. Place only text documents for OCR purposes.
  • Page 27 Configure Button Settings Within the “Button Configuration” window, you can find a row of icons running through the left side of the window. Each icon represents a scanning task, and the number underneath corresponds to the function number displayed on the scanner front panel.
  • Page 28 Click the Help button within the Button Configuration window for more information about the settings. View Button Settings There are 2 ways to view the button settings: Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray. Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Button Configuration…...

  • Page 29: Scanning From The On-Screen Docaction's Execute Menu

    Scanning from the On-screen DocAction’s Execute Menu You may also use DocAction's on-screen Execute menu to perform the same scanning tasks. The DocAction program provides a quick and convenient way to perform various scanning functions. Follow the steps described below: 1.

  • Page 30: Scanning From The Icon In The Left Side Of The Docaction Window

    4. 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 settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window. Scanning from the Icon in the Left Side of the DocAction Window You can perform scanning task by double-clicking the icon in the left side of the DocAction window.
  • Page 31 3. Double-clicking the desired icon in the left side of the DocAction window. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window.

  • Page 32: 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 33: Cleaning The Adf

    Cleaning the ADF 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the lever. 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 34 Clean Pad Module: Wipe the Pad Module from top to bottom (in the direction of arrow shown in below picture). Be careful not to damage the pick springs of the pad. Clean ADF Glass: Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass.

  • Page 35: Replacing Consumables

    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 scans. The Counter Utility program automatically counts the number of sheets scanned by your scanner and how many times the consumables are used.

  • Page 36: Replacing The Pad Module

    Replacing the Pad Module 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 2. Remove the pad module by pressing the open knob of the pad module and pull it out. 3. Install the new pad module by inserting the tabs on the module onto their slots on the scanner.

  • Page 37: Replacing The Feed Roller

    Replacing the Feed Roller 1. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 2. Open the roller cover by pinching both sides of the roller cover. 3. Remove the feed roller and pull it out.
  • Page 38 4. Install the new feed roller by aligning and inserting the feed roller onto the roller pitman on the scanner. 5. Close the roller cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 6. Close the ADF cover by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.

  • Page 39: Calibrating The Scanner

    ALIBRATING THE CANNER 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. The following describes how to calibrate the scanner: 1.

  • Page 40: Power Save

    OWER 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. You may define an idle time for the scanner to automatically enter the standby mode.

  • Page 41: 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 42: Clearing Paper Jams

    LEARING APER If a paper jam in the ADF happens, please perform the following steps: 1. Remove any unjammed documents still loaded into the ADF. 2. Open the ADF cover by pulling the cover open lever. 3. Gently but firmly pull the jammed documents out of the ADF. Try to avoid creasing or wrinkling the documents.

  • Page 43: Appendix A: Specifications

    A: S PPENDIX PECIFICATIONS Plustek PS30U Image Sensor CIS x 2 (Duplex) Light Source Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Color: Input 48-bit，Output 24-bit Scan Modes Grayscale: Input 16-bit，Output 8-bit Black & White: 1-bit 1. 50 sheets (A4/ Letter, 70 g/㎡ or 18 Lbs), Max.
  • Page 44 Interface USB 2.0 Net Weight 1.66 Kgs (3.66 Lbs) Dimensions (W x D x H) 263 x 128 x 148 mm (10.36" x 5.02" x 5.83") Protocol TWAIN Compliant...

  • Page 45: Appendix B: Customer Service And Warranty

    PPENDIX USTOMER ERVICE AND ARRANTY Please visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. To avoid delays, please have the following information available: Scanner name and model number Scanner serial number (Located at the bottom of the scanner) Scanner DVD version and part number...

  • Page 46: 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 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...

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