Plustek OpticPro User Manual

OpticPro User Guide V1.4

An ea sy-to-use guide to

he lp you get the most from

y our scanner

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Introduction

Welcome to the world of ul timate office imaging. Your new

scanner will he lp improve the professionalism of your documents by al lowing you to input quality images as well as electronic text into your computer system.

Like all of our products, your new scanner has been thoroughly tested and is backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependabi lity and customer satisfaction.

Please remember to fill out and return the provided registration card. As a registered customer, you will rece ive customer support, new product information and software upgrades.

Thank you for choosing us as your scanner supplier. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your computing needs and interests grow.

TABLE OF CON TENTS

Introduction ii

How to U se This Guide v

Conventions of This Guide vii

A Note about Icons vii

Scanner Features viii

Package Contents ix

CHAPTER I. HA RDWARE INSTALLATION 1

Hardware Requirements 2

Installing the Scanner Hardw are 3

CHAPTER II. SOFTWARE SETUP 7

Software Installation 8

Software Setup Troubleshooting Guide 8

Installing A dditional Software 9

CHAPTER III. USAGE AND MAINTENA NCE 11

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Operating the Scanner 12

Testing the Scanner 12

Scanner Utility 14

Maintenance 14

Cleaning your Scanner 15

CHAPTER IV. USING TWAIN 17

Scanning U sing TWAIN 18

Choosing TW AIN 19

Control P anel & Scan Mode 19

TWA IN Menu Options 22

Scanning Hints 28

APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING 29

APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY 33

APPENDIX C: INDEX 35

How To Use This Guide

This User Guide provide s instructions and illustrations on how to install and ope rate your scanner. We re commend that

you read through the entire Hardware Install ation, Chapter I, before you begin installing the scanner.

Chapter I descri bes how to install the scanner to your computer. Note: The scanne r interface is through an

Enhanced Paralle l Por t. If your computer does not support EPP, you may nee d to purchase an additional inter face card that does support EPP technology to maximize the F latbed

Scanner performance.

Chapter II desc ribes how to i nstall the scanner software. We suggest that you do not install the software be fore installi ng the

hardware.

After you complete instal ling the scanner software, Chapter III describes how to use the TWAIN interface. TWAIN is

a scanning standard and one of the most widely used technologies in the scanner industry today. Please carefull y read through

Chapter III to learn about how to operate the scanner TWAIN interface. After learning about how to operate the TWAIN

interface, Chapter IV describe s how to test, maintain and clean your scanner.

Appendic es A & B have tec hnical support informati on that can help you solve problems. Before calling for help, please read through Appendix A: Trouble shooting.

Danger

Caution

Attention

Conventions of This Guide

1. Bold — First use of an important term in a chapter.

2. ALL CAPS — Represent commands.

3. Note — Special i nformation about the current subj ect

A Note about Icons

This guide uses the following i cons to point out information that deserves special attention.

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

Caution. Information that, if not followed, may result in data loss or damage to the product.

Pay Special Attention. Instructions that wil l ease installation and prevent mi stakes.

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Scanner Features

• Cold Cathode Lamp (for quali ty image s and long-lasting

operation)

• Opti cPro 4830: 300 by 600 dots per inch (4800 x 4800

software interpolated)

• Opti cPro 9630: 600 by 600 dots per inch (9600 x 9600

software interpolated)

• RGB Color

• Grayscale

• Line-Art

• TWAIN c ompliance

• Printer Port Pass-Through

• Enhanced Paral lel Port (EPP)

• LED

• Access Button

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Package Contents

123

1. Scanner engine

2. Powe r adapter

3. Scanner c able

CD ROM a) Scanner Setup disk & Action Manager software b) Opti cal character recognition (OCR) software c) Image editing software

d) This user guide e) Action Manage r user guide

f) Registration form g) OCR & image-editing quick guide

3.5 “ Floppy Disks Available (Call us for details)

Chapter I

Chapter I. Hardware Installat ion

Chapter I

Before installing your scanner, verify that you have all of the

proper components. A list of the package contents is provided on page ix at the beginning of this guide.

Hardware Requirements

Your scanner uses an interface called an nhanced Parallel

Port (EPP)”. *

* The scanner is designed to the latest parallel port specifications, however, because there is no single set of parallel port standard in the computer field, there are some parallel port or multi I/O adapters, parallel port peripherals, and software dongles that are not fully compatible with the scanner EPP interface and may cause unpredictable results when used on the same parallel port connection as the scanner EPP interface. If you are experiencing problems with your scanner EPP interface, or if you want to connect other parallel port devices, it would be best to add another parallel port to your computer.

Chapter I

Note: OpticPro should function wi th a Standard Pr inter Port (SPP) that supports bi-directional communication. However, if

you have an SPP port that is not bi-directional, it is highly likely that the scanne r will not be found. Also, bi-directional SPP technology is much slower than EPP.

Installing the Scanner Hardware

If you hav e already installed your scanner, please skip this

sec tion. The fol lowing section describes how to connect the

scanner to your computer and printer. Please carefully follow along to ensure proper installation.

1. Turn OFF your computer, its related peripherals and

disconnect all rel ated power cabl es!

2. Please take a m om ent to study Figure 1.

Re ar of Computer

Host Printer

Figure 1. Connecting the Scanner

Re ar of Scanner

Power Adapter

Re ar of Printer

Chapter I

Attention

3. If you have a printer connected to your computer, please disconnect its cable from the rear of the computer. If you have more than one printe r port connected to you com puter, then

locate the printer port that the Enhance d Parallel Port (EPP).

4. Plug the SCANNER CABLE into the sc anner (see Figure 1 and numbe r 1).

5. Connect the other end of the SCANNER CABLE in to the PC

printer port (see Figure 1, and number 1).

Attention: If you do not have a printer connected to your

computer and are not sure where the printer port is, see your computer information book and locate the

section about the printer port connector.

6. Next, plug the disconnec ted printe r c able into the rear of the scanner (see Figure 1 and number 2).

7. After plugging the scanner and printer cables into their respective locations, plug the power adapter into its power receptor (see Figure 1 and number 3).

8. Plug the power adapter i nto a standard AC outlet, see Figure 1 and numbe r 4. Note: When the scanner is not in use, please leave the power adapter conne cted to the AC outlet.

Only use the powe r adapter that is included with your

scanner (24V 550mA). The use of a diffe rent power

Danger

adapter may damage the unit and void your warranty!

9. Plug in al l power c ords and turn on your computer.

Chapter I

10. Install the scanner software (see Chapter II. Software Setup page 7).

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