Plustek V1.2 User Manual

Scanner User’s Guide V1.2

An easy-to-use guide to

help you get the most from

your scanner

All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this publication are
property of their respective owners.

1997. All rights reserved. No portion of this document may be
reproduced.

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Introduction

W elcome to the world of ultimate office imaging. Your new

scanner will help improve the professionalism of your documents by
allowing 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
dependability and customer satisfaction.

Please remember to fill out and return the provided registra tion
card. As a registered customer, you will receive 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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... ii

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE ........................................................................v

CONVENTIONS OF THIS GUIDE ................................................................vi

A NOTE ABOUT ICONS............................................................................vi

SCANNER’S FEATURES...........................................................................vii

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS...................................................................vii

PACKAGE CONTENTS........................................................................... viii

CHAPTER I. HARDWARE INSTALLATION..................................1

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS....................................................................2

INSTALLING THE SCANNER’S HARDWARE.................................................3

CHAPTER II. SOFTWARE SETUP...................................................5

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS...............................................6

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................................6

SOFTWARE SETUP TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE..........................................7

INSTALLING ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE.......................................................7

CHAPTER III. USAGE AND MAINTENANCE................................9

OPERATING THE SCANNER.....................................................................10

TESTING THE SCANNER .........................................................................10

SCANNER UTILITY.................................................................................12

MAINTENANCE......................................................................................13

CLEANING YOUR SCANNER....................................................................13

REMOVING THE SCANNER’S LID

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CHAPTER IV. USING TWAIN........................................................15

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SCANNING USING TWAIN.....................................................................16

CHOOSING TWAIN................................ ...............................................17

CONTROL PANEL & SCAN MODE ...........................................................17

TWAIN MENU OPTIONS....................................................................... 20

SCANNING HINTS ................................ ..................................................26

APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................27

APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE...........................................30

APPENDIX C: INDEX.......................................................................32

CONTACT PLUSTEK......................................................................36

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How to Use This Guide

This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on
how to install and operate your scanner. We recommend that you
read through the entire Hardware Installation, Chapter I, before you
begin installing the scanner.

Chapter I describes how to install the scanner to your computer.

Note: The scanner’s interface is through an Enhanced Parallel

Port (EPP). If your computer does not support EPP, you may
need to purchase an additional parallel port.

Chapter II describes how to install the scanner’s software. We
suggest that you do not install the software before installing the
hardware.

After you complete installing the scanner’s software, test the
scanner by following the steps outlined in Chapter III. Chapter III
describes how to test, maintain and clean your scanner. Chapter IV
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 carefully read through Chapter IV to
learn about how to operate the scanner’s TWAIN interface.

Appendices A & B have technical support information that can
help you solve problems. Before calling for help, please read
through Appendix A: Troubleshooting.

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Conventions of This Guide

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

2. ALL CAPS — Represent commands.

3. Note — Special information about the current subject

A Note about Icons

This guide uses the following icons 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 will ease installation and

prevent mistakes.

Caution

Attention

Danger

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Scanner’s Features

• Scanning Area: 8.5” x 11.7” (inches) / A4 210 x 297 mm

• Cold Cathode Lamp (for long-lasting operation)

• Scan Method: Single-Pass

• 30-Bit Colour

• 10-Bit Greyscale

• 1-Bit Line-art (Black & White)

• Resolution:

1230P/9631P: 600 x 1200 dots per inch (9600 x 9600 software

interpolated).

600P/4831P: 300 x 600 dots per inch (4800 x 4800 softwareinterpolated)

• TWAIN Compliance

• Printer Port Pass-Through

• Connection: Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)

• 1 Year Warranty (from date of purchase)

• Removable Scanning Lid

Computer Requirements

• Windows/Intel Compatible Personal Computer

• Pentium CPU or Later

• CD-ROM Drive

• 16 MB RAM (32 MB Recommended)

• 60 MB Free Hard Disk Space (100 MB Recommended)

• Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)

• Windows 3.1x, Windows 9x, or Windows NT 4.x

• Graphics Accelerator (Video Card), with at least 16-bit colour

support

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Package Contents

1. Scanner engine

2. Power adapter

3. Scanner cable

4. CD-ROM

a) Scanner Setup Programme
b) Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software
c) Image editing software
d) This user’s guide
e) Registration forms
f) OCR & image-editing guides

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Chapter I. Hardware Installation

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

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

Hardware Requirements

Your scanner uses an interface called an Enhanced Parallel

Port. The scanner’s EPP interface allows you to scan information
into your computer as quickly as scanners costing hundreds of
dollars more that use interface cards. If your computer’s printer
port does not support EPP, then it is recommended that you
purchase an additional parallel port interface card that supports
EPP technology to maximize the scanner’s performance.

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Installing the Scanner’s Hardware

If you have already installed your scanner, please skip this

section. The following 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 related power cables!

2. Please take a moment to study Figure 1.

Printer

Computer

Scanner

Step 1

Printer

Host

Step 2

Power Adapter

Figure 1. Connecting the Scanner

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 printer port connected to you computer,
then locate the printer port that’s the Enhanced Parallel Port
(EPP).

4. Plug the female end of the SCANNER CABLE into the rear

Caution

Step 4

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of the scanner marked HOST (see Figure 1 and step 1).

5. Connect the male end of the SCANNER CABLE into the
PC’s printer port (see Figure 1, and step 1).

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

computer and are not sure where the printer port is
located, see your computer’s information book and read
the section about the printer port connector.

6. Next, plug the disconnected printer cable into the rear of the
scanner marked PRINTER (see Figure 1 and step 2).

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

8. Plug the power adapter into a standard AC outlet or wall
branch.

Only use the power adapter that is included with your
scanner. The use of a different power adapter may
damage the unit and void your warranty!

9. Plug in all power cords and turn on your computer.

10. Install the scanner’s software (see Chapter II. Software Setup
page 5).

Attention

Danger

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Chapter II. Software Setup

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Before installing the scanner’s software, make sure that the

scanner is properly connected as described in Chapter I,
Hardware Installation, page 1.

Software Installation Requirements

Your scanner comes bundled with OCR software, image-

editing software, the scanner’s driver, and TWAIN software. The
scanner’s software uses approximately 40 megabytes of hard disk
space after it is installed to your computer. For Setup to properly
install the scanner’s software it is recommended that you have
over 100 megabytes of available hard disk space. Note: The 100
megabyte free hard disk space requirement is necessary so the
installation will have plenty of room to perform its swapping
routines. Otherwise, you might receive error messages during the
installation.

Software Installation

The installation programme called Setup/Application CD-

ROM must be run from within Microsoft Windows™. Once

Windows is running on your system, please follow the steps
below to properly install the software:

1. Insert the installation CD-ROM into its disc drive.

2. If using Windows 95, click on START and RUN. If using
Windows 3.1x, from Programme Manager choose FILE and
RUN.

3. In the Open field, or Command Line if using Windows 3.1x,
enter the letter of your disc drive followed by SETUP.EXE