Plustek OpticSlim User manual

Scanner User’s Guide
OpticSlim

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government bonds, or public documents, may be prohibited by law and/or subject
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copyrights laws when you are scanning books, magazines, journals and other
materials.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................1
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 .............................................................................................................. 4
The Scanner Overview ............................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER I. INSTALLING THE SCANNER....................................................................6
Software Installation Requirements ............................................................................ 6
Hardware Requirements............................................................................................. 6
Installing and Setting up the Scanner ......................................................................... 7
Step 1. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer............................................................. 7
Step 2. Installing the Software.............................................................................................. 8
Step 3. Testing the Scanner ................................................................................................. 9
Installing Additional Software.................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER II. SCANNING ..................................................................................... 11
Preparing Documents ............................................................................................... 11
Placing Documents................................................................................................... 11
Scanning Documents................................................................................................ 12
Scanning via TWAIN Interface ........................................................................................... 12
Scanning from the Scanner’s Panel or On-screen DocAction's Execute Menu................. 14
Scanning from the Icon in the Left Side of the DocAction Window.................................... 15
CHAPTER III. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................... 17
Cleaning the Scanner ............................................................................................... 17
Cleaning Materials..............................................................................................................17
Cleaning the Flatbed .......................................................................................................... 18
Power Save .............................................................................................................. 18
CHAPTER IV. TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................ 19
Scanner Connection ................................................................................................. 19
APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................ 20
APPENDIX B: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WARRANTY................................................ 22
Service & Support Information (For EU country only)............................................... 22
Statement of Limited Warranty ................................................................................. 23
FCC Radio Frequency Statement............................................................................. 24

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INTRODUCTION
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.
Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our
reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction. We hope you will
continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your computing needs and
interests grow.
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and
operate your scanner. This guide assumes the user is familiar with Microsoft Windows.
If this is not the case, we suggest you learn more about Microsoft Windows by referring
to your Microsoft Windows manual before using your scanner.
The Introduction section of this manual describes the box contents and minimum
computer requirements to use this scanner. Before you start installing your scanner,
check the box contents to make sure all parts are included. If any items are damaged
or missing, please contact the vendor where you purchased your scanner or our
customer service directly.
Chapter I describes how to install the scanner’s software and connect the scanner
to your computer. Note: The scanner connects to your computer through the Universal
Serial Bus (USB). If your computer does not support USB technology, you will need to
purchase a USB interface card to add USB capabilities to your computer, or buy and
install USB connectors if your motherboard has USB capabilities. This guide assumes
that your computer is USB-ready and has a free USB port.
Chapter II describes how to use your scanner.
Chapter III describes how to maintain and clean your scanner.
Chapter IV contains technical support information that can help you solve simple
problems.
Appendix A contains the specifications of the scanner you purchased.
Appendix B contains our customer service, the limited warranty agreement and
FCC statement concerning the product.

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CONVENTIONS OF THIS GUIDE
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.
Warning
A procedure that must be followed carefully to
prevent injury, or accidents.
Attention
Instructions that are important to remember and may
prevent mistakes.
Information
Optional tips for your reference.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Warning
Before using this device, please read the
following important information to eliminate or
reduce any possibility of causing damage and
personal injury.
1. Usage, the product is for indoor use in dry locations. Moisture condensation may
occur inside this device and cause malfunction at these conditions:
 when this device is moved directly from a cold to a warm location;
 after a cold room is heated;
 when this device is placed in a damp room.
To avoid the moisture condensation, you are recommended to follow the procedure:
i. Seal this device in a plastic bag for it to adapt to room conditions.
ii. Wait for 1-2 hours before removing this device from the bag.
2. Do use the AC adapter and USB cable provided with the scanner. Use of other AC
adapter and cables may lead to malfunction.
3. Keep the space around the AC adapter clear in case you need to quickly unplug
the AC adapter during emergencies.

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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 it for a certain period of time, such as,
during night or long weekend, to avoid any risks of causing fire.
6. Do not attempt to disassemble the scanner. There is danger of an electrical shock
and opening your scanner will void your warranty.
7. Be sure not to bump or knock the scanner glass as it is fragile and could break.
8. Do not subject the scanner to excessive vibration. It may damage the internal
components.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS1
 2.4 GHz CPU processor or higher [1]
 [1] Windows Recommended: 2.8 GHz Intel® Core™ i5 Processor with 4 CPU
Cores or higher
 4 GB RAM minimum (Recommended: 8 GB or more)
 6 GB of hard-disk space for program installation
 Display dimensions of 1024x768 or greater
 Operating System: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
1Higher requirements might be needed when scanning or editing a large quantity of image data.
The system requirements here are only a guideline, as in general the better the computer
(motherboard, processor, hard disk, RAM, video graphic card), the better the results.

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BOX CONTENTS2
1. Scanner3
2. USB Cable
3. AC Adapter
4. Quick Guide
5. Setup/Application CD-ROM
2Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.
3The scanner illustration(s) in this manual may appear different than from the actual scanner
itself.

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THE SCANNER OVERVIEW
1. DOCUMENT COVER— Helps keep the paper in place and protects the scanner
glass.
2. DOCUMENT PAD— Keeps the paper in place and improves accuracy of image
quality.
3. SCANNER GLASS— Where you put items for flatbed scanning.
4. POWER LED— Indicates the scanner status.
Light Status
On The scanner is turned on, ready to scan images.
Off
The scanner is off, either because the power is not turned on, or
because the power cord is not properly plugged into an AC power
outlet.
5. SCANNER BUTTONS— You may press any button to perform a predefined
scanning task.
6. POWER RECEPTOR— Connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by
the AC adapter included.
7. USB PORT— Connects the scanner to a USB port on your computer by the USB
cable included.
8. POWER SWITCH— Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF.

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CHAPTER I. INSTALLING THE SCANNER
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.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
Your scanner comes with the scanner’s driver and the task management software
(Plustek DocAction). All of these software applications use approximately 6 GB of hard
disk space after they are installed into your computer. To ensure ample room for the
installation, as well as for scanning and saving images, a minimum of 6 GB of hard disk
space is recommended.
The USB scanner can only operate under the Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
operating system.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
This scanner connects to your computer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB)
which supports HOT PLUG AND PLAY. To determine whether your computer is USB-
capable, you must check the rear of your PC to locate a USB jack that looks like the
picture below. If you are having trouble in locating the USB port on your computer,
please refer to the hardware manual that came with your computer.
Upon examination, you should find one or two rectangular USB ports, which usually
appear as shown below.
If you don’t find such USB ports on your computer, then you need to purchase a
certified USB interface card to add USB capabilities to your computer.
USB Connector(s)

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INSTALLING AND SETTING UP THE SCANNER
Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek
scanner.
Attention
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. Tilted or
uneven surface may cause paper-feeding
errors, scanner damage or personal injury.
 Avoid using the scanner in a dusty
environment. Dust particles and other foreign
objects may damage the unit.
Step 1. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer
1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor.
2. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a standard AC power outlet.
3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port at the rear of the
scanner.
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 hub4, make sure that the hub is
connected to the USB port in your computer. Next, connect the scanner to the USB
hub.
4The USB hub is not included with the scanner. If using a hub, you are recommended to use a
hub with its own external power adapter.

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Step 2. Installing the Software
1. Switch on the scanner power from the rear of the scanner.
2. If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly, they will
automatically detect the scanner causing the Add New Hardware Wizard or
Found New Hardware Wizard to be launched.
Information
If your computer is off when the scanner is
connected, the “Add New Hardware Wizard”
message will not be displayed until the computer
is on and Windows starts.
3. For Windows 7:
When the Setup/Application CD is for several scanner models
a. Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your
CD-ROM drive. Click Run install.exe in the AutoPlay window.
b. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up. Follow the
instructions in the pop-up installation message.
c. In the Device Manager window, right-click on this scanner under Other
devices and select Update Driver Software from the pop-up menu. Click
Browse my computer for driver software in the window that appears, and
click the Browse button.
d. In the Browse For Folder window, select the folder or the CD-ROM drive that
contains this scanner’s driver and click the OK button to return to the previous
screen. Click the Next button and click Install this driver software anyway if
the Windows Security window appears. Afterwards, please skip to procedure
5.
When the Setup/Application CD is for one scanner model
a. Insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your
CD-ROM drive. Click Run install.exe in the AutoPlay window.
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 CD-ROM, included with your scanner, into your
CD-ROM drive. Click on the pop-up notification, then click Run install.exe in
the pop-up window. If you miss the pop-up notification, please eject and re-
insert the Setup/Application CD-ROM.

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b. Click on the Yes button if the User Account Control dialog pops up.
Afterwards, please skip to procedure 5.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install all software that your new scanner
requires. If the pop-up wizard window appears click Next,and click Install this
driver software anyway in the Windows Security window then click Finish in the
wizard window.
6. After the software is installed, close all open applications and click the Finish
button to restart your computer.
Attention
Save the Setup/Application CD in case you need
to reinstall the driver and software in the future.
Step 3. Testing the Scanner
The following test procedure checks to see if the scanner is properly functioning
with your computer and the scanning software. Before testing your scanner, double
check to make sure that all connections are securely fastened.
1. Open the scanner's document cover. Place the document onto the scanner
glass headfirst and face-down. Align the document with the top right corner of
the scanner glass.
2. Gently close the document cover.
3. Do one of the following to open the Button Configuration window:
 Double-click the DocAction icon in the Windows system tray.
 Right-click the DocAction icon in the Windows system tray, and then
choose Button Configuration… in the pop-up menu that opens.
4. Clicking the File icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window
displays its current button settings on the right pane. In the Button
Configuration window, adjust the scanning settings, and keep in mind the
default saving folder show in the “Saving folder” dropdown list.

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5. Press the File button on the scanner and the scanning starts immediately.
You’ll see a scanned image of the document in the default saving folder; your
scanner is working properly.
INSTALLING ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE
Your scanner is TWAIN compliant and functions with virtually all available TWAIN
compatible software. If you purchase additional software to be used with your scanner,
please make sure that it conforms to the TWAIN standard.

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CHAPTER II. SCANNING
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.
What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word processor? This is
the role of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. OCR software converts the
image files that are created from scanning text documents into text files that can be
viewed, edited and saved by word processors.
The DocAction program, seamlessly integrating the operation of your scanner with
your computer and other peripherals, provides a quick and convenient way to perform
various scanning functions. With DocAction, you don't need to adjust settings every
time you scan. Simply press any button on the scanner's front panel or click any
scanning menu item of DocAction on the screen. The scanner starts to scan your paper
documents and transfer them to your assigned destination. The destination can be a
printer, your e-mail program, files on your disk drives, an image-editing program, etc.
Please refer to the online help of each program to guide you through any questions
you may have while scanning within that program.
This chapter describes three important steps of scanner operations. Read them
thoroughly and follow the instructions to ensure correct use and optimal scanner
performance.
Step 1. Preparing Documents
Step 2. Placing Documents
Step 3. Scanning Documents
PREPARING DOCUMENTS
Make sure the paper sizes of your documents are acceptable by the scanner. Refer
to “Appendix A: Specifications4F” of this guide for more information.
PLACING DOCUMENTS
1. Open the scanner's document cover.
2. Place the document onto the scanner glass headfirst and face-down. Align the
document with the top right corner of the scanner glass.

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3. Gently close the document cover.
SCANNING DOCUMENTS
There are 4 different ways to operate the scanner:
1. By acquiring images from the scanner through our TWAIN interface within any
TWAIN-compliant application programs.
2. By scanning from the scan buttons on the scanner.
3. By scanning from DocAction's Execute menu on the screen.
4. By scanning from the icon in the left side of the DocAction window.
The TWAIN interface and DocAction software are automatically installed to your
system along with the scanner driver.
Attention
Before you start scanning, check the following:
 The power of both your computer and scanner
is turned on.
 The icon appears on the Windows
system tray.
 Paper is appropriately placed on the scanner
flatbed glass.
Scanning via TWAIN Interface
The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your
scanner. This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and the
image-editing software you are using to view and edit images. The TWAIN program
allows you to adjust a number of settings to define the quality of the scanned image.
The following describes how you may use your TWAIN compatible program to scan
via the TWAIN interface. When you get familiar with the scanning, you may
alternatively use other TWAIN compatible scanning programs or image-editing
applications to do your scanning projects.

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Scan within your TWAIN compatible program:
1. Launch your TWAIN compatible program.
Attention
If you have more than one scanner or other
imaging devices installed on your computer, you
need to set this scanner as the default scanning
source before you acquire the TWAIN program.
Please refer to your TWAIN compatible program
manual for more information about the settings.
2. Open the TWAIN window within your TWAIN compatible program. Please refer
to your TWAIN compatible program manual for detailed information.
3. In the TWAIN window that opens, select Flatbed Reflective as the Scan Type.
4. Adjust the scanning settings.
5. Click the Preview button. The scanned image should appear in the Preview
Window. To define the margins and crop out sections of the image you don’t
want scanned, use the mouse to click and drag the corners or sides of the scan
area borders. Adjust the scan settings again if the preview image doesn’t
satisfy your needs.
6. Click the Scan button.
7. When the scan finishes, click the Exit button to close the TWAIN window. The
scanned images are displayed in your TWAIN compatible program, and you

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may perform the image editing tasks.
Click the Help button within the TWAIN window for more information about the
settings.
Scanning from the Scanner’s Panel or On-screen DocAction's
Execute Menu
The settings for each button on the scanner's panel are configured through
DocAction. DocAction offers you quick access to the most frequently-used scanning
functions. They are especially useful when you need to repeatedly scan with the same
settings and send images to the same destination.
Buttons on the scanner panel will be used in this guide to demonstrate the scanner
operations. You may also use DocAction's on-screen Execute menu to perform the
same scanning tasks.
Configure Button Settings
Before performing your first scan via scanner buttons, you are recommended to
configure the button settings to your needs and preferences first. There are two ways
to configure or view the button settings of DocAction:
 Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray.
 Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Button
Configuration in the pop-up menu that opens.
Within the “Button Configuration” window, you can find a row of icons running
through the left side of the window. Each icon corresponds to a button on your
scanner's panel (as well as DocAction's on-screen Execute menu). Clicking any icon
on the left pane and its current button settings are displayed immediately on the right
pane. You may adjust the settings as desired.
Click the Help button within the Button Configuration window for more information
about the settings.
Scan from the Buttons
Scanning documents or images from this scanner is very easy. Follow the two
steps described below:
1. Place the document or images onto the scanner. (Refer to “Placing Documents”
of this guide for more information in placing paper on the flatbed glass properly.)

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Attention
Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do
not scan a photo using the OCR button.
2. Do one of the following to start scanning:
 Press the button from the scanner's panel.
 Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose
Execute in the pop-up menu that opens. 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 the 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. Follow the steps described below:
1. Place the document or images onto the scanner.

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2. Check current button settings by viewing the Button Configuration window. If
needed, you may also modify settings to meet your current needs.
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.

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CHAPTER III. CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, constant care and
maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly.
CLEANING THE SCANNER
Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the
scanner glass dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors. How
often to clean your scanner depends on the type of paper and number of pages being
scanned.
Perform the following procedures to clean the scanner surface and scanner glass.
Gently wipe locations described herein. Do not rub too hard.
Warning
 Before cleaning the scanner, turn off the
scanner and disconnect the scanner’s power
cable and USB cable, and then wait a few
minutes for the glass to cool to ambient
temperature.
 Wash your hands with soap and water after
cleaning the scanner.
Cleaning Materials
Have the following cleaning materials ready to clean the scanner:
 soft, dry, lint-free cloth (or a cotton swab).
 non-abrasive cleaner—Isopropyl alcohol (95%). DO NOT use water.
Attention
Alternatively you can use glass cleaner or neutral
detergent for windows cleaning to clean the
scanner glass.
Use of other cleaning materials could damage your scanner.