Microtek LS-4600 User manual

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Preface
Copyright
© 2017, Microtek International, Inc., all rights reserved. This document may not
be reproduced or copied in any way, stored electronically, or translated into any
language, without the permission of Microtek International, Inc.
Trademarks
Microtek, ScanMaker, ArtixScan, ScanWizard and ColoRescue are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Microtek International, Inc. All other trademarks or
registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Specications,
software and hardware bundles are subject to change without notice. Not
responsible for typographical errors.
Disclaimer
The contents of this manual have been checked carefully for accuracy, and every
effort has been made to ensure that there are no errors. However, Microtek
makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of the contents of this document and
reserves the right to make changes to the contents without prior warning.
I49-005185 A
July 2017
Microtek International, Inc.
No. 6, Industry East Road 3, Science Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 30075, Taiwan
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], http://www.microtek.com

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FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment (Model: MLS-600A0) has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
NOTE: A shielded Hi-Speed USB interface cable with ferrite core installed on the
scanner connector end must be used with this equipment.
Caution: Changes or modications not expressly approved by the manufacturer
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

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Safety Precautions
Before using your scanner, read the following safety guides carefully, which
detail the proper operation of the scanner and its accessories to prevent injuries
or damage to users or equipment.
Meanings of Symbol Signs
This indicates hazardous situation which, if not paid
attention, could result injury or damage to users or
equipment.
This indicates hazardous situation which, if not paid
attention, could result serious injury or death to users.
Power Supply:
• Use a power source only with a power rating specied on the marking label.
• Ensure to turn off the power of each device before connecting or
disconnecting the cables.
• Insert the plug completely into the outlet, as a loose connection may cause
arcing and result in re.
• Ensure to hold the plug or connector to disconnect the cable; otherwise,
if you pull the cable only, it may damage the core wire and result in re or
electric shock.
• Place and route the power supply cord such that it is not likely to be walked
on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular
attention to the cord near the power plugs, convenience receptacles, and at
the point where it exits from the outlet.
• When the scanner is left unattended and unused for long periods of time,
unplug it from the wall outlet.
Moving and Storing the Scanner:
• Always ensure that the scanner is stored properly before shipping or moving
it. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the
product to overturn when moving.
• Do not hit or drop the scanner. The scanner may be damaged if it receives
a strong jolt, which may result in re or electric shock if the scanner is used
without being repaired.
• Do not place the scanner on any slippery, slanted, or unstable surface. The
product may slide or fall, causing serious injury to people as well as serious
damage to the product.
CAUTION
WARNING

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• Do not use the scanner near water. Never spill liquid of any kinds on the
product, or it may result in electric shock or other hazards.
• This scanner should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other products (including ampliers) that produce
heat.
• Do not store the scanner in which it may be exposed to direct sunlight.
Maintenance and Service:
• When the scanner is going to be cleaned, ensure to turn off the power of
each device and unplug the power cable from the AC outlet.
• When you need a repair service, unplug the scanner from the power outlet
and consult qualied service personnel.
• When replacement parts are required, use replacement parts that are
specied by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the
original parts.

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Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................2
FCC Compliance Statement.................................................................3
Safety Precautions ..............................................................................4
Knowing about Your Scanner..............................................................7
Features of Your Scanner................................................................... 7
System Requirements ........................................................................ 8
Taking a Closer Look ......................................................................... 9
Initiate Setup.....................................................................................10
Step 1: Unpacking Package Contents ................................................ 10
Step 2: Installing the Software.......................................................... 11
Step 3: Unlocking the Scanner.......................................................... 12
Step 4: Connecting the Scanner........................................................ 13
To the Power Cord .................................................................... 13
To the Hi-Speed USB Cable ........................................................ 13
Scanning the Materials......................................................................14
Positioning the Materials .................................................................. 14
Using ScanWizard Graph Software .................................................... 15
Using Optional ScanWizard DTG Software ......................................... 18
Using Optional ScanWizard Cubi Software ......................................... 20
Cleaning the Glass Surface ...............................................................22
Maintenance ......................................................................................22
Appendix ...........................................................................................23
Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 23
Optional Press Plate......................................................................... 24
Optional Trolley .............................................................................. 25
Specications ................................................................................. 26

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Knowing aboutYour Scanner
The LS-4600 scanner is professional scanner exclusively designed for transferring
large-format originals into digital formats. The scanner can capture large-size
graphs quickly, such as maps and blueprints, providing the professionals a
convenient method to digitize the originals for the electric data storage.
Features ofYour Scanner
The scanner comes with several important features, including the following:
• Energy-saving two-way LED light source — Adopting two-way LEDs as
the light source, when the scanner is detected by the system, there are no
requirements for any warm-up time before carrying out the scan, which
boots your productivity and reduces energy costs amazingly. With its stable
performance, the image quality will remain consistent even after used for a
certain period of time.
• Full-opened scan bed — LS-4600 is designed with a full-opened scan bed,
ideal for setting up or scanning to merge folded, fragile, uneven and extra-
large (larger than A0) materials.
• Easy to operate, clean and maintain — The scanner requires virtually no
routine maintenance and no daily cleaning, which is ideal for a busy working
environment.
• Microtek ScanWizard Graph software — ScanWizard Graph is software
exclusively designed for scanning and saving large-format graphs. It is
provided with series of advanced functions and tools, providing instant
and complete helps to users who can therefore control the scanner easily
and get the best image results. It is ideal for advertising, printing, graphic-
designing, library management institutes, image processing, architectures
and constructions.
• Optional Microtek ScanWizard DTG software* — ScanWizard DTG is
specically designed for digital textiles and printings, offering many image
improving functions, such as Texture Smoothing, Luminosity Sharpen and
Detail Enhancement. It is good for using on printing digital patterns in textile,
printing, dyeing and ready-to-wear industries.
• Optional Microtek ScanWizard Cubi software* — ScanWizard Cubi is
exclusively designed for capturing stereogram. It allows you to set the
direction of light projecting according to your specic requirements and
helpful for capturing vivid and lifelike plane or stereoscopic images. It is
perfect for using in manufacturing and image processing industries.
* Microtek ScanWizard DTG and ScanWizard Cubi are optional scanning software
depending on the scanner conguration that you purchased.

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System Requirements
• DVD-ROM drive (for installing software)
• Color display with 24-bit color output capability
• 8 GB RAM or more recommended
• Intel Core i5 processor at 3.0 GHz PC or higher with USB 2.0 port
• Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Full version

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Taking a Closer Look
No. Names of Parts Functions of Parts
1 Scan Bed The place where the scanned original is positioned.
2 Safety Locks (2) Locks the scanner cartridge.
3 Power Connector Connects the scanner to the power adapter.
4 Power Button Turns the scanner on or off.
5 Hi-Speed USB Port Connects the Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) cable to the computer.
6 Indicator (Green) Displays the status of the scanner.
7 Ruler Used as a reference to position a scanned document in center.

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Initiate Setup
Step 1: Unpacking Package Contents
After unpacking your scanner package, please check for the major components
listed below.
Scanner
Hi-Speed USB cable
Power cord Software CD/DVD
Drivers & Software Upgrades
After you nish the installation of software, if you found that the installed drivers and software
cannot run your product or your computer system properly later, please go to the Microtek
Download Service site at www.microtek.com/service.php to download and install any updates you
may require.
For additional information about Microtek products, please visit our website at www.microtek.com.

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Step 2: Installing the Software
Important: You must install all software before connecting your scanner.
Always close any open programs and turn off Anti-virus utilities before installing
software.
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Place the Microtek Software CD/
DVD into a drive.
3. Follow the on-screen
instructions to install the driver
and software.
Note: If the Microtek Software
Installer screen does not come
up automatically, double-click
the following in succession: “My
Computer”; the CD/DVD-ROM
icon; then Setup.exe to start the
installer program.
4. Click EXIT on the Microtek
Software Installer screen when all the software has been installed.
5. Restart your computer.
Note: If the system displays a message “Found a new hardware” after the
computer is restarted, please select the installer program automatically.
Drivers & Software Upgrades
After you nish the installation of software, if you found that the installed drivers and software
cannot run your product or your computer system properly later, please go to the Microtek
Download Service site at www.microtek.com/service.php to download and install any updates you
may require.
For additional information about Microtek products, please visit our website at www.microtek.com.

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Step 3: Unlocking the Scanner
1. Locate two locking screws at the right corner of the front panel of the
scanner and at the left corner of the back panel of the scanner.
2. Using a at-head screwdriver, pass through a round circle at the outer shell
of the scanner and insert a hollow side of the locking screw: a) push to the
end with force, and b) turn the locking screw counterclockwise 90 degrees
to the unlock position.
When successfully unlocked, the screw will push out a little, protruding
slightly from the front of the scanner. Also, the pattern of the hollow side of
the locking screw will be turned horizontally.
a) Push to the end with force
b) Turn counterclockwise
Unlocked Locked
Note: If you have to transport the scanner, you will need to lock the scanner back.
Follow the steps below:
1. Turn off the scanner if your scanner is on. Make sure that the power button light
(green power light) is off.
2. Turn the scanner back on. Make sure that the Hi-Speed USB cables have
connected computer with your scanner properly. Then, activate Microtek
scanning software program. Make sure that the control panel of the software
has been displayed on the screen successfully.
3. Using a at-head screwdriver, pass through a round circle at the outer shell of the
scanner and insert a hollow side of the locking screw. Push down with force and
turn the locking screw clockwise 90 degrees to the lock position.
4. Shut down Microtek scanning software program and turn off your scanner.
Hereby, the scanner is ready for transport.

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Step 4: Connecting the Scanner
To the Power Cord
1. Connect one end of the power cord to the right side of the scanner.
2. Plug the other end of the power cord into a power source.
3. Press the Power button to turn the scanner on. When the scanner is on, the
power button light (the green power light) will be turned on as well.
To the Hi-Speed USB Cable
1. Connect one end of the Hi-Speed USB cable to your computer.
2. Connect the other end of the Hi-Speed USB cable to the scanner.
ON
OFF

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Scanning the Materials
Positioning the Materials
1. Place the material to be scanned face down on the scan bed (scanner glass
surface), towards the right of the scanner. Center the top of the original
along the ruler on the scanner. Ruler
2. If the scanned material is folded or creased, put numbers of movable press
plates (optional, not standard accessories) in needs at the top of the material
to make it at.
When positioning movable press plates on the scan bed,
a) hand on movable press plates with both of your hands;
b) then; watch out for the scanner glass surface and put them down
gently.
Movable press plates
(optional)

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Using ScanWizard Graph Software
1. Refer to the descriptions in “Positioning the Materials” to place the material
to be scanned on the scan bed.
2. Launch ScanWizard Graph either as a standalone by clicking on the program
icon on the desktop, or by using the File-Import or File-Acquire command
from your image-editing program (such as Adobe Photoshop).
• The rst time you launch ScanWizard Graph, you will be prompted to set
up color matching for your scanner. If you are not sure about what to
do, simply click the OK button to accept the settings. You can always
change the settings at a later time.
For more information, see the Color Matching Setup section in the
ScanWizard Graph Reference Manual in the Microtek Software CD/DVD.
3. Go to the Preview window of ScanWizard Graph, and choose Reective from
the Scan Material menu.
4. Click the Overview button to perform a preliminary scan of the image, which
will appear in the Preview window.
5. Select the Scan Frame tool from the Toolbar in the Preview window, and
choose the area to be scanned by dragging a rectangle around it. You will
see a ashing frame (marquee) around the selected area.
6. Click the Prescan button to display a detailed image area selected via the
Scan Frame tool. A thumbnail of the image appears as well in the Scan Job
Queue window.
7. Specify your scanning requirements in the Settings window.
a) Select a desired image type.
b) Select a desired resolution.
c) Adjust the scan frame settings if necessary.
Pertains to how your
monitor displays color,
relative to the RGB
Destination color space
Color Matching features
Improves the contrast and
saturation of an image

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8 Adjust image quality if necessary, using the Advanced Image Correction
(AIC) tools.
9. If the colors in your materials are faded and needed restoring, check the
“Automatic Color Restoration” box in the Settings window.
10. Click the Scan (or “Batch”) button in the Preview window to start scanning.
• If ScanWizard Graph was launched from an application program, the
image is then delivered to your application, where the image can be
saved, printed, or edited.
• If ScanWizard Graph was launched in stand-alone mode, you will be
prompted to specify the le attributes for the scanned image after
the Scan or Batch button is pressed, such as entering the le name,
specifying a folder name of your own, etc. When you have completed
the settings, press the Done/Save button, and the scanner will
automatically scan and save your image based on your settings.
Note: For more information about ScanWizard Graph scanning software, see the
manual of ScanWizard Graph in the Microtek Software CD/DVD.

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Using Optional ScanWizard DTG Software
Before using the ScanWizard DTG software, you
have to plug the USB Dongle come with your
software package into your computer's USB
port; otherwise, the ScanWizard DTG cannot be
activated.
When done, follow the steps below to scan your
target.
1. Refer to the descriptions in “Positioning the
Materials” to place the material to be scanned
on the scan bed.
2. Launch ScanWizard DTG as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon on
the desktop.
If ScanWizard DTG is launched, you will see the ScanWizard DTG (AP)
interface on the screen.
3. If necessary, click the Scan Setting button to bring up the ScanWizard DTG
(TWAIN) interface. By there, you can customize your scanning settings.
a) Follow the procedure (steps 4 through 9) for “Using ScanWizard Graph
Software” section to specify your scanning requirements.
b) Click the OK button in the Preview window to close the ScanWizard
DTG (TWAIN) interface and return to the ScanWizard DTG (AP)
interface.
4. Click the Scan button to start scanning.
The ScanWizard DTG will perform the nal scan of the image with the
default or customized scanning settings you specied in the ScanWizard
DTG (TWAIN) interface.
When the scan is done, the scanned image will be displayed in the
Thumbnail view window on the left column of the interface.
5. If necessary, adjust and optimize image by using the Image Adjustment
controls.
a) Select a scanned image to be optimized from the Thumbnail view
window. When done, the selected image will be displayed in the
Navigation window and Index Preview window.
b) If necessary, click an area of the image in the Navigation window to
display that area in the Index Preview Area .
c) Optimize the image by using the provided tools for your needs.
6. When done, click the Export button to save the scanned or/and optimized
image.

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Select and click
on a thumbnail
image to display
it in the both
Navigation and
Index Preview
windows.
Thumbnail view
window
Navigation
window
Index Preview window
ScanWizard DTG (AP) interface
Click it to bring up a dialog
box where you can set up
le format settings for output
image les.
Click to switch to the ScanWizard DTG
(TWAIN) interface. By there, you can
customize your scanning settings.
The scanned or/and optimized image can be saved as a le in your selected
folder.
Note: For more information about ScanWizard DTG scanning software, see the
manual of ScanWizard DTG in the Microtek ScanWizard DTG CD/DVD.

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Using Optional ScanWizard Cubi Software
Before using the ScanWizard Cubi software, you
have to plug the USB Dongle come with your
ScanWizard Cubi software package into your
computer's USB port; otherwise, the ScanWizard
Cubi cannot be activated.
When done, follow the steps below to scan your
target.
1. Refer to the descriptions in “Positioning the
Materials” to place the material to be scanned
on the scan bed.
2. Launch ScanWizard Cubi as a stand-alone by clicking on the program icon on
the desktop.
If ScanWizard Cubi is launched, you will see the ScanWizard Cubi (AP)
interface on the screen on the screen.
3. If necessary, click the Lamp Settings button to set the direction of the light
projecting (Left, Right, or All) or select a given distance between your target
and the scan bed (scanner glass surface).
4. If necessary, click the Scan Setting button to bring up the ScanWizard Cubi
(TWAIN) interface. By there, you can customize your scanning settings.
a) Follow the procedure (steps 4 through 9) for “Using ScanWizard Graph
Software” section to specify your scanning requirements.
b) Click the OK button in the Preview window to close the ScanWizard
Cubi (TWAIN) interface and return to the ScanWizard Cubi (AP)
interface.
5. Click the Scan button to start scanning.
The ScanWizard Cubi will perform the nal scan of the image with the
default or customized scanning settings you specied in the ScanWizard
Cubi (TWAIN) interface.
When the scan is done, the scanned image will be displayed in the
Thumbnail view window on the left column of the interface.
6. If necessary, adjust and optimize image by using the Image Adjustment
controls.
a) Select a scanned image to be optimized from the Thumbnail view
window.
When done, the selected image will be displayed in the Navigation
window and Index Preview window.
b) If necessary, click an area of the image in the Navigation window to
display that area in the Index Preview Area .