Mustek PageExpress 4800 Pro User Manual
PageExpress 4800 Pro
High Speed Document Scanner
[For Windows & Mac]
USER GUIDE
English
V1.4
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SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS
General Precautions
•
Keep away from water or moisture and dusty areas.
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Never store in hot and very cold areas.
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Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
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No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the Scanner.
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Avoid dust contamination when the Scanner is not in use.
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When left unused for a long period of time, unplug the Scanner from the computer.
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Avoid environments where the Scanner would be exposed to direct sunlight (or any other source of excessive heat) for long periods of time.
•
Protect the Scanner from potential liquid spills such as soda, coffee, tea, and etc.
•
Be carefully to keep it without dropping it or strong impact.
•
Operate the Scanner on a level, well-grounded work surface, free of excessive vibration.
•
Do not open the Scanner case alone without technical support because there is danger of electrical shock.
•
Position the Scanner near the computer where it can be easily accessed when plugged in.
Environmental Information
Discarded electrical and electronic appliances are recyclable and should separate from the household waste. Please actively support in
conserving resources and protecting the environment by returning this appliance to the collection centers (if available).
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CONTENTS
SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS ............................................................. 2
CONTENTS ......................................................................................... 3
UNPACKING THE SCANNER ..............................................................4
BUNDLED DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE ............................................... 5
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................................................................. 6
SCANNER PARTS ............................................................................... 7
INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE ........................................... 8
How to Uninstall the Drivers and Software ......................................... 9
Showing/Hiding Tooltips .................................................................... 9
CONNECTING THE SCANNER ............................................................ 10
Turning Power Off .............................................................................. 10
PLACING THE ORIGINALS ................................................................. 11
SCANNING PROCEDURES IN WINDOWS ......................................... 12
Setting iDocScan Touch and Buttons ................................................. 12
Scanning Using iDocScan Touch and Buttons ................................... 18
Setting iDocScan Touch (Advanced Scan) ......................................... 19
Destination Tab ............................................................................ 19
Scan Settings Tab ........................................................................ 22
Scanning in Advanced Scan Mode ..................................................... 28
Preview Window Controls .................................................................. 30
Continue to Scan More Pages ............................................................ 31
Delete the Backup Files ...................................................................... 31
Cancel a Scan ..................................................................................... 31
SCANNING PROCEDURES IN MAC .................................................... 32
Setting ScanMust and Buttons ........................................................... 32
Scanning Using ScanMust and Buttons ............................................. 36
Continue to Scan More Pages ............................................................ 37
Cancel a Scan ..................................................................................... 38
Delete the Backup Files ...................................................................... 38
SCANNING USING TWAIN INTERFACE IN WINDOWS .......................39
Acquire the Scanner TWAIN Interface ............................................... 39
The TWAIN Interface .......................................................................... 40
The Main Tab...................................................................................... 40
The Enhance Tab ................................................................................ 41
The Filters Tab .................................................................................... 43
The Preview Window and Controls .................................................... 44
Prescan the Image ............................................................................. 45
Set Up the Scan Parameters .............................................................. 45
Execute the Scan Command .............................................................. 45
Using Batch Scan .............................................................................. 46
The Batch Scan Dialog Box ................................................................ 46
SCANNING USING TWAIN INTERFACE IN MAC ................................. 48
Acquire the Scanner TWAIN Interface ................................................ 48
The TWAIN Interface .......................................................................... 49
The Main Tab...................................................................................... 49
The Enhance Tab ................................................................................ 50
The Filters Tab .................................................................................... 50
The Preview Window ......................................................................... 51
Prescan the Image ............................................................................. 51
Set Up the Scan Parameters .............................................................. 51
Execute the Scan Command .............................................................. 52
Using Batch Scan .............................................................................. 52
The Batch Scan Dialog Box ................................................................ 52
CLEANING THE SCANNER ................................................................. 54
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................... 55
SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................56
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UNPACKING THE SCANNER
Make sure following items are included in this package.
Scanner
AC Adapter
(see Connecting the Scanner)
Installation DVD
(see Installing Drivers and
Software)
Quick Start Guide
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BUNDLED DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE
YOU MUST FIRST INSTALL SCANNER DRIVER IN ORDER TO USE THE
SCANNER ON YOUR COMPUTER.
[Windows]
1.
Scanner Driver - Scanner Driver includes following:
a. TWAIN and WIA driver: it comes with TWAIN interface to use the
Scanner from within any WIA or TWAIN-compliant host software
applications such as MediaImpression, Photoshop.
b. iDocScan Touch: it is consisted of 5 Scan-to functions, including
Scan to Folder, Scan to PDF, Scan to Application (Default: E-Mail),
Scan to Cloud, and Scan to Print destinations, and Advanced
Scan with a Preview Window for displaying the prescanned
image.
c. Help files: this includes detailed instructions of iDocScan Touch
and of the TWAIN interface.
d. Clean Calibration: Run this tool to clear the calibration data left
from the previous scanner, when you use another same model
scanner on the same computer with a previous driver.
2.
Presto! PageManager - this TWAIN-compliant application serves
as a host application that enables image scanning via the TWAIN
interface. For detailed information of this application, see the “Help”
file integrated within this application.
3.
ABBYY FineReader - this application converts scanned text
into searchable text when using the PDF function. For detailed
information of this application, see the “Help” file integrated within
this application.
4.
Adobe Acrobat Reader - this application opens the scanned image
that is converted into a PDF format using the PDF function.
[Mac]
1.
ImageAcquire - this TWAIN-compliant application serves as a host
application that enables image scanning via the TWAIN interface.
For detailed instructions of ImageAcquire, see the PDF file inside
the ImageAcquire folder.
2.
Scanner Driver - it comes with TWAIN interface to use the
Scanner from within any TWAIN-compliant host application such
as ImageAcquire, Photoshop. Refer to the PDF file inside the
Scanner Driver folder for detailed instructions of TWAIN interface.
3.
ScanMust - this application allows you to easily scan from
the Scanner buttons or within this software. For the detailed
instructions of ScanMust, see the “Help” file integrated within this
software.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Following minimum system requirements are recommended to achieve the best performance from the Scanner.
Windows Mac
Processor Intel Core Duo or faster Intel Core Duo or faster
Support OS Windows XP (Service Pack 3) / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 /10 Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.11 and above
Color Display 1024 x 768 resolution or above 1024 x 768 resolution or above
RAM 4GB RAM or greater 4GB RAM or greater
Free Hard Drive Space 2GB 1GB
Drive DVD-ROM Drive for software installation DVD-ROM Drive for software installation
Interface Available USB port Available USB port
NOTE
The scanning speed and performance are determined by the specifications of your computer. The higher specification of your computer, the better
the Scanner will be performed.
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SCANNER PARTS
Rear Side
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
Scanner Lid Opens to reveal the Flatbed Glass.
2
Flatbed Glass Used to scan single pages or book pages.
3
Scan directly to your printer to make copies of a
scan.
4
Scan directly to your email program.
For Windows, you can select either email or
application (default: MS Paint) as the destination
of your scan.
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Scan directly to the selected folder.
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Scan directly to the PDF file format.
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For Windows, scan directly to either Google Drive
or Dropbox shared folder in your computer.
For Mac, scan directly to the selected application
(default: Preview).
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USB Port
Connect the USB Cable to a computer for power
supply.
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INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE
PLEASE COMPLETE THE DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
BEFORE CONNECTING THE SCANNER. DO NOT CONNECT THE USB
CABLE TO THE SCANNER OR COMPUTER AT THIS MOMENT.
[Windows]
1.
Insert the Installation DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of the
computer. The DVD will run automatically, and then the installation
window appears on the screen as following:
NOTE
If the DVD does not run automatically, locate the drive on the
computer and double click on "AUTORUN.exe" file.
2.
Click “Scanner Driver” from the installation window.
3.
Select a preferred language from the “Choose Setup Language”
list.
4.
Click “Next” when the Welcome screen appears, and then follow
on-screen instructions to complete installation.
5.
Return to the installation window to install other software to your
computer to enable certain functions.
[Mac]
1.
Insert the Installation DVD into the DVD-ROM drive of the Mac.
The Autorun disc icon appears on your desktop.
2.
Double click on the Autorun disc icon.
The content of the disc is displayed in the Autorun folder as
following:
3.
Double click the “Scanner Driver” folder, then “PageExpress 4800
Pro.pkg” to start the installation process.
Follow on screen instructions to complete the installation
procedures.
4.
Return to the Autorun folder. Double click the “ScanMust” folder,
and then “ScanMust Installer.pkg” to start the installation process.
Follow on screen instructions to complete the installation
procedures.
5.
Return to the Autorun folder. Double click the “ImageAcquire”
folder, and then “ImageAcquire.pkg” icon to start the installation
process.
Follow on screen instructions to complete the installation
procedures.
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INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE (CONTINUED)
How to Uninstall the Drivers and Software
When you need to remove the scanner drivers and software from your
computer, uninstall as following:
[Windows]
1.
Unplug the USB Cable connecting from the computer.
2.
Exit all running applications.
3.
Go to the “Start” menu, select “(All) Programs”,
“PageExpress 4800 Pro”, and then click “Uninstall”.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the Scanner Driver.
[Mac]
1.
Unplug the USB Cable connecting from the computer.
2.
Exit all running applications.
3.
Insert the Installation DVD.
4.
Double click on the UninstallDriver icon in the Scanner Driver
folder to remove it.
Uninstall Driver
5.
Drag ImageAcquire icon and ScanMust icon from the “Application”
folder to Trash.
Showing/Hiding Tooltips
You can show (default) or hide the tooltips for the iDocScan Touch panel
and the settings page when you are familiar with the instructions.
Tooltips
Right-click on the Scanner icon [ ] from the system tray to bring up
the following menu, then click on Show Tooltips.
The check mark disappears, indicating that the tooltips is hidden.
To show the tooltips again, click on Show Tooltips to check mark it.
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CONNECTING THE SCANNER
1.
With the
computer
on, connect supplied USB Cable to the
Scanner’s USB Port and the other end to the computer.
USB Port
2.
After a few moments, your computer will automatically detect your
scanner:
(a) Windows computer will detect the Scanner as a Removable Disk
and automatically loads iDocScan Touch [
] in the system tray.
iDocScan Touch icon might be hidden, and require that you click
the arrow in the system tray to reveal it.
(b) Mac computers will automatically launch the ScanMust software
in the menu bar.
NOTE
•
If your Windows computer does not appear the Scanner icon [
]
in the system tray, from the “Start” menu, click “(All) Programs” >
“PageExpress 4800 Pro” > “iDocScan Touch(PE4800 Pro)”.
•
If your Mac computer does not appear the Scanner icon [
] in the
menu bar, open “Finder”and then click “Applications”. Find ScanMust
in the Application folder, and then double click on it to open it in the
menu bar.
Turning Power Off
To turn off the power, unplug the USB Cable from the computer.
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PLACING THE ORIGINALS
1.
Open the Scanner Lid.
2.
Place the original facing down on the Flatbed Glass, and then align
the original at the top right corner.
3.
Close the Scanner Lid.
NOTE
•
Do not place heavy items on the Scanner Glass or press on the
Scanner Glass with too much force as this will cause damage to the
glass surface.
•
Do not place any objects which may scratch the glass on the scanner.
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SCANNING PROCEDURES IN WINDOWS
Setting iDocScan Touch and Buttons
You can setup the scanner buttons to perform certain actions within the
iDocScan Touch software.
1.
Click the Scanner icon [
] from the system tray to bring up the
iDocScan Touch panel.
2.
Click [ ] (Settings) by the following 5 scan to functions to open
the Settings dialog box.
Scan to Folder Settings
Scan to PDF Settings
Scan to Application Settings
Scan to Cloud Settings
Scan to Print Settings
3.
The Settings window appears. You can change the settings as
following:
Scan to Folder Settings
Scan to PDF Settings
A
B
C
D
Scan to Application Settings
Scan to Cloud Settings
A
E
F
B
C
D
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SCANNING PROCEDURES IN WINDOWS (CONTINUED)
Scan to Print Settings
A
G
B
C
D
A. Scan Settings
Scan Mode
Select a mode to scan your originals with following
choices: “Color”, “Gray”, “B/W” .
•
Color: Select it to scan the color photographs,
documents, and items containing colors in full color.
•
Gray: Select it to scan the image in grayscale using
varying shades of gray.
•
B/W:
Select it to scan text-only originals or line drawings.
Scan
Resolution
Select the resolution of the image to be scanned with
following choices: “100dpi”, “200dpi”, “300dpi”,
“600dpi”, “1200dpi”.
•
The higher the resolution, the bigger the file size.
•
“100dpi” is disabled when “OCR (Text Searchable)”
is checked.
Scan Size
Select the output size of the image to be scanned with
following choices: “Auto”, “A4”, “B5”, “Letter”
•
Select “Auto” to automatically detect the paper size
and crop scanned image. When scanning darker
originals (i.e. night scenery photos), over-cropping
may occur.
Original Type
Select an option according to the type of original to
auto-adjust overall brightness and contrast for the
scanned image.
•
Document: Originals with mainly text.
•
Photo: Originals with mainly color pictures.
•
Magazine: Originals with both text and color pictures.
B. Improvements and Adjustments
Deskew
Correct the skew image approximately +/-15 degrees.
(The results of Deskew do not appear in the preview
image, only in the scanned image.)
Original
Deskew applied
•
Deskew is enabled when the Scan Size set to “Auto”.
•
Originals with darker backgrounds and dark text are
difficult to deskew. Deskew may not work properly
when deskewing dark images.
•
Deskew can only correct one skew image at a time.
•
This function cannot work with a large skew angle.
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Descreen
Descreening helps to reduce moire patterns in
magazines or other printed materials. After descreening,
the image may appear blurry.
Example:
Descreen appliedOriginal
NOTE
•
If the “Unsharp Mask” function is enabled, some
moire pattern may not reduce even when the
Descreen is enabled. In such cases, disable the
“Unsharp Mask”.
•
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable
the Descreen function.
SCANNING PROCEDURES IN WINDOWS (CONTINUED)
Invert
This function reverses the colors of the scanned image
to the opposite colors.
Example of black text with white background to be
inverted:
Original Invert applied
Example of grayscale picture to be inverted:
Original Invert applied
Example of colored picture to be inverted:
Original Invert applied
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SCANNING PROCEDURES IN WINDOWS (CONTINUED)
Unsharp
Mask
This function helps to emphasize edges in the image
more clearly for an overall sharper image.
Example:
Unsharp Mask appliedOriginal
NOTE
•
The Unsharp Mask may not work properly for poorly
focused or out of focus images.
•
You are recommended to disable the Unsharp Mask
when the moire is not being reduced even with the
“Descreen” function enabled.
Brightness
Use the slider to increase or decrease the value (-127
~ +127) and to adjust the image brighter or darker. You
can view the sample image to the right side of the slider
for the result of the value.
NOTE
Brightness is enabled in “Color” and “Gray” mode, but
not in the B/W mode.
Contrast
Use the slider to increase or decrease the value (-127
~ +127) and to adjust the contrast higher or lower.
The bigger the value is to set towards +127, the more
contrast is between lighter and darker areas. You can
view the sample image to the right side of the slider
for the result of the value.
NOTE
Contrast is enabled in “Color” and “Gray” mode, but not
in the B/W mode.
C. Destination
Save Path
Indicate the folder where image files are saved. Click
Browse to specify a file folder to save the scanned
image.
NOTE
•
You cannot specify folders where root privileges are
required.
File Name
Setting
The filename can be created with a prefix in the Prex
field up to 20 characters, i.e. Scanned000001.jpg
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File Type
Select a file format to save scanned image with
following choices: “JPEG”, “BMP”,“TIFF (Single-page)”,
“TIFF (Multi-page)”, “PDF (Single-page)”, “PDF (Multipage)”.
NOTE
•
PDF (Single-page) and TIFF (Single-page) are used
for splitting the multi-page originals into single files.
•
PDF (Multi-page) and TIFF (Multi-page) are used
for combining multiple scans into one file. The
“Continuous Scanning” dialog will be triggered
automatically for scanning more page.
Compression
When TIFF file is selected in the File Type, the
Compression format is enabled with following
choices:
•
None: No compression is used.
•
LZW: LZW is a compression method that results in
no loss of data. The file size is closer to the actual
size of the color data.
•
JPEG: JPEG is a lossy compression method that
results in some data is lost. This method is best used
to reduce the large file size.
NOTE
•
The Compression is only available in the Color and
Gray mode.
•
TIFF (JPEG compression) is enabled up to 600 dpi.
This option to compress 1200 dpi is not available.
Compression
Quality slider
When JPEG, PDF or TIFF (Compression: JPEG) file
is selected in the File Type, the Compression Quality
slider is enabled. Use the slider to compress a file to
reduce the total size in High, Medium, or Low. The
higher the compression level, the lower the file size,
and vice versa.
NOTE
The Compression Quality is only available in the Color
and Gray mode, but not in the B/W mode.
OCR (Text
Searchable)
This function is checked by default when selecting PDF
(Multi-page) and PDF (Single-page) file in the File
Type. It can recognize and convert your scanned image
into a text based file that can be searched and edited.
OCR
Language
This function is enabled when OCR (Text Searchable) is
selected.
Ensure to select the correct language of the original text
from the drop-down menu to perform text recognition.
Continuous
Scanning
Check this option to trigger the continuous scanning
dialog box after the current page is scanned, allowing
you to continue scanning for more pages. (See
Continue to Scan More pages).
SCANNING PROCEDURES IN WINDOWS (CONTINUED)
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Delete
Backup File
of Scanned
Image
This function is enabled when Scan to Application
(Email) or Scan to Print is selected.
Check this option to trigger the delete backup file
dialog box after the scanning process completes,
allowing you to delete the backup file (See Delete the
Backup Files).
D. Buttons
Default
Reset the Settings to the default for respective scan-to
function.
Cancel Cancel the changes, and close the Settings window.
OK
Apply the scan-to function with the settings you
changed, and close the Settings window.
E. Application Settings (Available in Scan to Application)
Attach to
E-Mail
Select "Attach to E-Mail" as the destination of your scan.
The system detects and displays the default email client
(e.g. Outlook) on your computer.
NOTE
Make sure an email account has been configured.
Open with
Application
Select "Open with Application" (default: MS Paint) as
the destination of your scan.
To add a new application, click Add and navigate to the
.exe files in the Program folder, then select it to add in
the application list.
To delete the application, select it from the dropdown
menu, then click Delete to remove the application.
NOTE
•
Please make sure the application supports the File
Type selected.
•
The default application (MS Paint) cannot be deleted.
F. Cloud Storage (Available in Scan to Cloud)
Cloud
Storage
Select either "Dropbox" or "Google Drive" from the
dropdown menu as the destination of your scan.
NOTE
•
To use this function, you must have a Dropbox and
a Google Drive account. Dropbox and Google Drive
must be installed on your computer and has been
logged in.
•
If Dropbox or Google Drive shared folder is not
detected, a warning message will appear.
G. Printer (Available in Scan to Print)
Printer
Select an available printer as the destination of your
scan. The system can detect and display the default
printer which is connected to your computer.
SCANNING PROCEDURES IN WINDOWS (CONTINUED)
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Scanning Using iDocScan Touch and Buttons
1.
Place the original on the Flatbed Glass (see Placing the Originals).
2.
Click a scan-to function from the iDocScan Touch panel to start
scanning to the destination with the Settings you previously
configured (see Setting iDocScan Touch and Buttons).
Scan to PDF
Scan to Application
Scan to Cloud
Scan to Print
Scan to Folder
Alternatively, you can press a button on the Scanner to start
scanning to the destination.
Scan to Print
Scan to Application
(Default: Email)
Scan to Folder
Scan to PDF
Scan to Cloud
SCANNING PROCEDURES IN WINDOWS (CONTINUED)
The “Processing...” bar appears showing the current scan status.
3.
After scanning completes, the scanned image is saved and opened
according to the scan-to function you select as below:
Scan to Folder
The specified folder opens automatically with the scanned image
selected in it.
Scan to PDF
The scanned image is saved in the PDF format and opened
automatically in the Acrobat Reader.
Scan to Application
The scanned image opens automatically in the specified application
(default: Email). The default email application opens up with the
scanned image attached in a blank email.
If you set the Application Settings to “Open with Application”, the
scanned image opens automatically in the specified application
(default: MS Paint).
NOTE
•
Maximum of 20 files can be attached within an email.
•
If the total file size is exceeded the attachment size limit set at
the mail server, the file cannot be sent.
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