Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto eScan A150 del fabbricante Plustek
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Installation Usage & Maintenance.
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Table of Contents I NTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................1 How to Use This Guide ...............................................................................................
Cleaning t he ADF ............................................................................................................... 66 Replacing Consumables ........................................................................................... 68 Replacing the Pad Modul e .
I NTRODUCTION 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. You can easily scan single-sided or double-sided documents with your scanner.
C ONVENTIONS OF T HIS G UIDE Bold —Represents commands or contents on your computer screen. ALL CAPS —Important note or first use of an important term in a chapter.
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 for a certain period of time, such as, during night or long weekend, to avoid any risks of causing fire.
B OX C ONTENTS 1 1. Scanner 2. AC Adapter 3. Paper Chute 4. Quick Guide 5. Application CD-ROM 6. Calibration Sheet 7. Cleansing Cloth 8. Pad Module 1 Save the box and packing materials in case you need to transport this scanner in the future.
S CANNER O VERVIEW 1. STACKER—Keeps the paper in place. Extend it in case of longer paper. 2. PANEL UNIT—ADF cover with the touch panel. 3. TOUCH PANEL—Use this touch panel to operate the scanner. 4. PANEL UNIT OPEN LEVER—Opens the panel unit.
13. POWER SWITCH—Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF. 14. POWER RECEPTOR—Connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the included AC adapter. 15. ETHERNET PORT—Connects the scanner to a port on the Ethernet hub by the Ethernet cable.
C HAPTER I. I NSTALLING THE S CANNER Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper components. A list of the package contents is pr ovided in the “Box Contents” section of this guide. I NSTALLING AND S ETTING UP THE S CANNER Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner.
S S t t e e p p 1 1 . . I I n n s s t t a a l l l l i i n n g g t t h h e e P P a a p p e e r r C C h h u u t t e e 1. Open the panel unit by pulling the lever, and get the paper chute ready. Panel unit open leve r Panel unit 2. Install the paper chute by aligning and inserting the tabs of the paper chute into their slots on the scanner.
S S t t e e p p 2 2 . . C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i n n g g t t h h e e S S c c a a n n n n e e r r Attention Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF before you plug or unplug the scanner power adapter. 1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor .
C ONFIGURING THE S YSTEM After powering on the system, you can tap on System Setting to enter the System Setting interface. The System Setting interface contains the following sections: Download , General , Scan Settings and Sending .
D D o o w w n n l l o o a a d d s s The Downloads section includes the following items: eScan Client and Applications . eScan Client You may download the eScan Client application for Windows and Mac system from this page. Please install the eScan Client application on the user's computer before trying the Save to PC function.
Applications You may download the Plustek PDF Tool (Windows) and Plustek TIFF Tool (Windows) applications from this page. Tap the button to download the desired file to the USB flash drive. G G e e n n e e r r a a l l The General section includes the following items: About , Wifi , Calibration , Power Saving , History and Reset .
Tap on Language to open the Language setting dialog, select the desired language and then tap the OK button to confirm the setting. The system will automatically restart. Tap on Update to update the driver version. Please insert the USB drive containing the update file.
Power Saving To save power consumption, when the scanning process is finished, the scanner light source will turn itself off and the scanner will enter a lower-power mode without delay time.
History You can set the History function, Clear all history and export the system Log on this page. You may activate the History function to memorize the information entered by users, so that the user doesn’t have to enter the entire information every time.
Tap on Log to enter the following page. The Log file keeps system operation records and device information. You can e-mail this log file and detail problem descriptions back to the service provi der to troubleshoot the system. Tap the button to download the log file.
Tap on Reset All Data and confirm the action in the following dialog to reset the system. S S c c a a n n S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s The Scan Settings section includes the following items: File Name and Initial Settings . File Name You may name the saved files in this page.
You can activate Prefix to display prefix in the file name. The text you enter here will become the file name prefix. Note : Please make sure there is an active internet connection before you power on the scanner. The scanner requires access to the internet to set the device date and time.
You can activate Time to display the time in the file name. Select the desired format of Time in the following dialog. Tap on Serial Number to select the desired format of Serial Number in the following dialog.
Initial Settings You can modify the desired scan settings on this page. The setting here will be the initial settings for the user scan interface. If you activate the Auto return to Initial Settings f.
Select the desired Color Mode in the popup dialog. Available color modes: Color , Gray and Black & White . Tap the OK button to confirm the settings or tap Cancel to exit this dialog. Format You can set two formats for user to select. The selected result will be applied to the FORMAT button in the user scan interface.
Select the file saving format in the popup dialog. Available file formats: PDF , JPG , TIFF , PNG , Multi-Page PDF and Multi-Page TIFF . Tap the OK button to confirm the settings or tap Cancel to exit this dialog. Resolution You can set two resolutions for user to select.
Select the desired Resolution in the popup dialog. Available dpi values: 100dpi (Lower) , 200dpi (Standard) , 300dpi (Good) , 400dpi (Better) , and 600dpi (Best) . Tap the OK button to confirm the settings or tap Cancel to exit this dialog. Scan Mode Select the desired Scan Mode in the popup dialog.
Compression Adjust the Compression quality in the popup dialog. Density Adjust the brightness, contrast and gamma levels of the image in the popup dialog.
Watermark You can activate the Watermark function, and decide to use an image or text as the Watermark . Switch on this function to add watermark on the scanned images. If you select Use Image as the Watermark , you have to upload the desired image and select the desired position.
If you select Use Text as the Watermark , you have to enter the desired text, select the desired position, and adjust the Transparency , Text Size and Text Angle . Punch Hole Removal You can activate the Punch Hole Removal function. Switch on this function to remove the hole marks aligned along with the edge of the scanned document.
Blank Page Removal You can activate the Blank Page Removal function. Switch on this function to remove blank pages after the document is scanned. Adjust the Sensitivity level in the following dialog. Tap the OK button to confirm the settings or tap Cancel to exit this dialog.
Reset to Default Tap on Reset to Default to reset the scan settings to default factory settings. The following dialog opens to confirm the action. S S e e n n d d i i n n g g The Sending section includes the following item: Sending Settings . Sending Settings You can activate the desired sending destinations.
USB Switch on the USB function to enable sending the scanned file to the USB flash drive. PC Switch on the PC function to enable sending the scanned file to the desired computer. The scanner and the target device must be on the same segment of the network.
• Port : 587 • SMTP Authentication Required : Yes If you receive errors when using SSL/TLS, try using StartTLS instead. • Account : Your full iCloud email address (for example, emilyparker@icloud.com , not emilyparker) • Password : Your iCloud password Gmail SMTP Mail Server Settings • Server : smtp.
FTP Switch on the FTP function to enable sending the scanned file to the desired FTP server. Tap the button to set the FTP server. Enter Server , Port , Account and Password , then tap the OK button to test the FTP server setting. If the connection is successful, the FTP server information will display on the top of the page.
Clouds Switch on the Clouds function to enable sending the scanned file to the desired cloud server. Tap the button to set the cloud server. In the Cloud Settings dialog, tap the button to select the desired cloud server. Enter Server and Port if necessary.
C HAPTER II. S CANNING P REPARING D OCUMENTS Proper document preparation prior to the scan can prevent paper feed errors and damages to the scanner. Checking Document Conditions Loosening Docu.
However, don’t use the ADF to scan documents if they meet any of the following conditions: Paper lighter than 40 g/m 2 (10 lb.) or heavier than 220 g/m 2 (58 lb.) Paper with clips or staples attached Paper with inconsistent thickness, e.
P LACING D OCUMENTS 1. Load the documents, headfirst and face down, toward the center of the ADF paper chute and all the way into the ADF until touching the bottom. For single-sided scans, load the documents face down so that the side to be scanned faces towards the paper chute.
3. Adjust the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. The paper width slider should be gently touching both sides of the documents. Attention DO NOT load more than 50 sheets of paper (70 g/m 2 , 18 lb.) to the ADF. Paper scanned from the ADF must be a minimum of 5.
Attention Make sure the business cards y ou wish to scan are horizontally loaded into the ADF. Don’t load more than 30 business cards in one batch. P LACING P LASTIC C ARDS The plastic card can be embossed credit card, driver license, ID card, insurance card, medic-care card or any membership card.
3. Close the panel unit by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. 4. Horizontally load the plastic card, headfirst and face up, toward the center of the ADF. Make sure to load the embossed face of the embossed card face up into the scanner.
S CANNING D OCUMENTS 1. Tap the button to toggle the SCAN MODE . 2. Tap the button to toggle the COLOR MODE . 3. Tap the button to toggle the FORMAT . 4. Tap the button to toggle the QUALITY . 5. If necessary, you may tap on to adjust Advanced Settings .
Advanced Settings If necessary, you may adjust all the scan settings in the Advanced Settings dialog. Scan Mode Select the desired Scan Mode in the popup dialog.
Color Mode Select the desired Color Mode in the popup dialog. Available color modes: Color , Gray and Black & White . Format Select the file saving format in the popup dialog. Available file formats: PDF , JPG , TIFF , PNG , Multi-Page PDF and Multi-Page TIFF .
Resolution Select the desired Resolution in the popup dialog. Available dpi values: 100dpi (Lower) , 200dpi (Standard) , 300dpi (Good) , 400dpi (Better) , and 600dpi (Best) . Size Select the desired paper Size in the popup dialog. Available paper sizes: Auto , A4 , A5 , B5, Letter , Legal and Invoice .
Compression Adjust the Compression quality in the popup dialog. Tap the OK button to confirm the settings or tap Cancel to exit this dialog. Density Adjust the brightness and contrast levels of the image. Tap the OK button to confirm the settings or tap Cancel to exit this dialog.
Watermark Switch on or off the Watermark function. Switch on this function to add watermark on the scanned images. Punch Hole Removal Switch on or off the Punch Hole Removal function. Switch on this function to remove the hole marks aligned along with the edge of the scanned document.
E DITING THE S CANNED D OCUMENTS The scanned image will be displayed on the screen. All scanned images are displayed on the screen as thumbnails; you may view up to 8 miniatures of the scanned images at the same time.
In this display mode, you can select the desired scanned image from the miniatures to re-arrange the image order. You can manually transpose the selected image within the same scan task by drag-and-drop operation. Select a single image on the screen by pointing on that thumbnail.
On the right side of the screen, tap the button to go to the first page, tap the button to go to the upper page (For example: from page 7 to page 3), tap the button to go to the lower page (For example: from page 2 to page 6) and tap the button to go to the last page.
If you want to scan additional documents, first select a desired scanned image on the screen. Tap the button, and the following dialog will prompt you to select where to insert the new scanned image. Tap the button to select all the scanned images, shortcuts allow you to delete or rotate all files at the same time.
Double-tap on a desired scanned image to enter the image-editing window. You can zoom in on the scanned image by pinchi ng two fingers away from each other, or zoom out on the scanned image by pinching two fingers towards each other. Tap the button on the upper-right corner to exit the image-editing window.
Crop the image. Adjust the rectangle to define the cropping area. Delete the selected image. S AVING THE S CANNED D OCUMENTS In the Save As dialog, you may rename the scanned document by tapping on the File Name field, and select the saving destination by tapping on the desired option under Select a Destination .
S S a a v v e e t t o o U U S S B B Tap on the USB button to save the scanned document to the USB flash drive. If you see the following dialog, the scanned document is successfully saved to the USB flash drive.
S S a a v v e e t t o o P P C C Attention The scanner and the target device must be on the same segment of the network. Download the eScan Client software from System Settings ＞ Download ＞ eScan Client page. Please install the eScan Client software on the user's computer before trying the Save to PC function.
In the Select a PC dialog, you can find a list of the connected computers. If the desired computer is not on the list, please tap the button to refresh the list or use the Search PC field to search for the desired computer. After selecting the desired PC, tap the button to save the scanned document to the selected computer.
If you see the following dialog, the scanned document is successfully saved to the selected computer. You may tap the Continue button to save the scanned document to another destination, or tap the Finish button to complete the scanning procedure.
eScan app from the Apple App Store . Please install the Plustek eScan app on the user's mobile device before trying the Save to Mobile function. Please make sure the Plustek eScan app is executed before you try the Save to Mobile function. For Android device, download the Plustek eScan app from the Google Play Store .
The following Save to mobile dialog opens, tap the Select a mobile device field to select the desired mobile device from the list. In the Select a mobile device dialog, you can find a list of the connected mobile devices.
After selecting the desired mobile device, tap the button to save the scanned document to the selected mobile device. If you see the following dialog, the scanned document is successfully saved to the selected mobile device.
S S a a v v e e t t o o M M a a i i l l Tap the Mail button to send the scanned document to a desired e-mail address. The following Save to mail dialog opens, you may modify the sender name if necessary. Enter the receiver e-mail address in the To: Enter an e-mail address field.
After setting the desired e-mail address, tap the button to send the scanned document to the desired e-mail address. If you see the following dialog, the scanned document is successfully sent to the desired e-mail address.
S S a a v v e e t t o o F F T T P P Tap the FTP button to save the scanned document to a FTP server. If you have already setup a FTP server in the System Setting page, you don’t have to go through the following procedure. The scanned document will be saved to the preset FTP server directly.
After successfully connecting to the FTP server, tap the button to save the scanned document to the FTP server. If you see the following dialog, the scanned document is successfully saved to the FTP server.
S S a a v v e e t t o o C C l l o o u u d d s s Tap the Cloud button to save the scanned document to a desired cloud server. If you have already setup a cloud server in the System Setting page, you don’t have to go through the following procedure. The scanned document will be saved to the preset cloud server directly.
Enter Server and Port if necessary. Enter the email address or username and the password for the selected cloud server. Tap the button to connect to the cloud server. After successfully connecting to the cloud server, tap the button to save the scanned document to the desired cloud server.
If you see the following dialog, the scanned document is successfully saved to the desired cloud server. You may tap the Continue button to save the scanned document to another destination, or tap the Finish button to complete the scanning procedure.
C HAPTER III. C ARE AND M AINTENANCE Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, constant care and maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly. C LEANING THE S CANNER Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the inner ADF dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors.
C C l l e e a a n n i i n n g g t t h h e e A A D D F F 1. Open the panel unit by pulling the lever. Panel unit open leve r Panel unit 2. Gently wipe the following areas with the cloth dampened with the cleaner. Be careful NOT to scratch their surfaces.
Clean Pad Module: Wipe the Pad Module from top to bottom (in the direction of arrow shown in below picture). Be careful not to damage the pick springs of the pad. Clean ADF Glass: Attention Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass. Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner.
4. Close the panel unit by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place. R EPLACING C ONSUMABLES As a guideline, it is recommended to replace the pad module every 50000 sheets of scans (A4, 70 g/m 2 or 18 lb.), and it is recommended to replace the feed roller every 300000 sheets of scans (A4, 70 g/m 2 or 18 lb.
2. Remove the pad module by pinching both sides of the pad module and pull it out. 3. Install the new pad module by inserting the tabs on the module onto their slots on the scanner. 4. Close the panel unit by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
R R e e p p l l a a c c i i n n g g t t h h e e F F e e e e d d R R o o l l l l e e r r 1. Open the panel unit by pulling the panel unit open lever. Panel unit open leve r Panel unit 2. Remove the paper chute by pinching both sides of the handles on the paper chute to remove it.
4. Install the new feed roller by aligning and inserting the feed roller onto the roller pitman on the scanner. 71.
5. Install the paper chute by aligning and inserting the tabs of the paper chute into their slots on the scanner. 6. Close the panel unit by pushing it back down until it snaps back into place.
C HAPTER IV. T ROUBLESHOOTING If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation and scanning instructions contained in this guide. C LEARING P APER J AMS If a paper jam in the ADF happens, please perform the following steps: 1.
Attention Do not try to pull jammed or half-scanned documents out of the ADF without first opening the panel unit. Doing so may permanently damage the ADF.
A PPENDIX A: S PECIFICATIONS 3 Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi ADF Capacity 50 sheets (70 g/m², 18 Lbs) Note: Maximum ADF capacity varies, depending upon paper weight.
A PPENDIX B: C USTOMER S ERVICE AND W ARRANTY Please visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. For further assistance, visit our website or call our customer support phone number listed on the website. One of our represent atives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday in office working hours.
The manufacturer warranty includes all parts and labor, and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase. To obtain warranty service, you may contact the authorized dealer or distributor, or visit our website to check out the available service information, or send a request via E-mail for further help.
FCC R ADIO F REQUENCY S TATEMENT This equipment 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.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Plustek eScan A150 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Plustek eScan A150 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Plustek eScan A150 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Plustek eScan A150 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Plustek eScan A150, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Plustek eScan A150.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Plustek eScan A150. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Plustek eScan A150 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
