Plustek V1.4 User manual

OpticProUserGuide V1.4
Aneasy-to-use guideto
helpyou getthemostfrom
yourscanner
All trademarks and brand namesmentioned inthispublication
arepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.
1997.All rightsreserved.Noportion ofthisdocumentmaybe
reproduced

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Introduction
Welcometotheworldofultimateoffice imaging.Yournew
scannerwill helpimprovetheprofessionalismofyourdocuments
by allowing you toinputqualityimagesaswell aselectronictext
intoyourcomputersystem.
Likeall ofourproducts,yournewscannerhasbeen
thoroughlytestedand isbackedby ourreputation forunsurpassed
dependabilityand customersatisfaction.
Pleaseremembertofill outandreturntheprovidedregistration
card.Asaregisteredcustomer,you will receivecustomersupport,
newproductinformation and softwareupgrades.
Thank you forchoosing usasyourscannersupplier.Wehope
you will continuetoturntousforadditionalqualityproductsas
yourcomputing needsand interestsgrow.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
Introductionii
HowtoUseThisGuidev
ConventionsofThisGuidevii
ANoteaboutIconsvii
Scanner Featuresviii
PackageContentsix
CHAPTERI. HARDWAREINSTALLATION1
Hardware Requirements2
InstallingtheScanner Hardware 3
CHAPTERII. SOFTWARESETUP7
Software Installation8
Software Setup TroubleshootingGuide8
InstallingAdditionalSoftware 9
CHAPTERIII. USAGEAND MAINTENANCE11

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OperatingtheScanner 12
TestingtheScanner 12
Scanner Utility 14
Maintenance 14
CleaningyourScanner 15
CHAPTERIV.USINGTWAIN17
ScanningUsingTWAIN18
ChoosingTWAIN19
ControlPanel&ScanMode19
TWAINMenu Options22
ScanningHints28
APPENDIXA:TROUBLESHOOTING29
APPENDIXB:CUSTOMERSERVICEAND
WARRANTY33
APPENDIXC:INDEX 35

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HowTo Use ThisGuide
ThisUserGuideprovidesinstructionsand illustrations
on howtoinstall and operateyourscanner.Werecommend that
you readthrough theentireHardwareInstallation,ChapterI,
beforeyou begininstalling thescanner.
ChapterIdescribeshowtoinstall thescannertoyour
computer.Note:Thescanner interface isthroughan
EnhancedParallelPort.Ifyourcomputer doesnotsupport
EPP,youmay needtopurchaseanadditionalinterface card
thatdoessupportEPP technology tomaximize theFlatbed
Scanner performance.
ChapterII describeshowtoinstall thescannersoftware.
Wesuggestthatyoudonotinstallthesoftwarebeforeinstallingthe
hardware.
Afteryou completeinstalling thescannersoftware,
ChapterIII describeshowtousetheTWAINinterface.TWAINis
ascanning standardand oneofthemostwidelyusedtechnologies
inthescannerindustrytoday.Pleasecarefullyreadthrough
ChapterIII tolearnabouthowtooperatethescannerTWAIN
interface.Afterlearning abouthowtooperatetheTWAIN
interface,ChapterIVdescribeshowtotest,maintainand clean
yourscanner.
AppendicesA&Bhavetechnicalsupportinformationthatcan
helpyou solveproblems.Beforecalling forhelp,pleaseread
through AppendixA:Troubleshooting.

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ConventionsofThisGuide
1.Bold—Firstuseofanimportantterminachapter.
2.ALL CAPS —Representcommands.
3.Note—Specialinformation aboutthecurrentsubject
ANoteaboutIcons
Thisguideusesthefollowing iconstopointoutinformation
thatdeservesspecialattention.
Danger.Aprocedurethatmustbefollowedcarefullytoprevent
injury,oraccidents.
Caution.Information that,ifnotfollowed,mayresult indataloss
ordamagetotheproduct.
Pay SpecialAttention.Instructionsthatwill easeinstallation and
preventmistakes.
Caution
Attention
Danger

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ScannerFeatures
•ColdCathodeLamp(forqualityimagesand long-lasting
operation)
•OpticPro4830:300 by 600 dotsperinch(4800 x4800
softwareinterpolated)
•OpticPro9630:600 by 600 dotsperinch(9600 x9600
softwareinterpolated)
•RGBColor
•Grayscale
•Line-Art
•TWAINcompliance
•PrinterPortPass-Through
•EnhancedParallelPort(EPP)
•LED
•Access Button

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PackageContents
1.Scannerengine
2.Poweradapter
3.Scannercable
4.1CDROM
a)ScannerSetup disk&Action Managersoftware
b)Opticalcharacterrecognition (OCR)software
c)Imageediting software
d)Thisuserguide
e)Action Manageruserguide
f) Registration form
g)OCR &image-editing quickguide
13.5“Floppy DisksAvailable(Call usfordetails)
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