User manual PLUSTEK OPTICPRO ST12

[. . . ] We recommend you to be responsible and respectful of the copyrights laws when you are scanning books, magazines, journals and other materials. The product is designed and produced to achieve sustainable environmental improvement. We strive to produce products in compliance with global environmental standards. Attention to recycling (For EU country only) Protect your environment! [. . . ] If you have the "Continuous scan" option checked, insert another card until you have scanned all. When the scan completes, the scanned images will be saved to the defined file path as separate image files and sent to the assigned post-processing software. File, Program, PDF, OCR, E-mail, or Printer) Business card scanning To scan the business card, please follow the steps: 1. Align the business card to the arrow sign on the left of the scanner. 13 2. The steps 2 to 4 please refer to the same steps of the "Plastic card scanning". Document Scanning Actually, document scanning is similar with the card scanning, however, we'll describe the steps simply for you: 1. Align the document to the arrow sign on the left of the scanner. 2. The steps 2 to 4 please refer to the same steps of the "Plastic card scanning". Scanning Methods There are four different ways to operate the scanner: 1. By acquiring images from the scanner through our TWAIN interface within any TWAIN-compliant application programs. The TWAIN interface, DI Capture and DocAction software is automatically installed to your system along with the scanner driver. 14 Before you start scanning, check the following: 1. Paper is appropriately loaded into the scanner. 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. Next time when you want to scan similar documents and apply the same settings, you can just select this profile from the dropdown list and then click the Scan button. Information Scan within HotCard BizCard Finder: 1. Click on the Windows Start button, point to Programs > Business card Recognition Software and then click Business card Recognition Software to launch the Business card Recognition Software. In the TWAIN window that opens, select Sheet Feeder (Front Side) as the Scan Type if you want to scan single-sided business cards, or select Sheet Feeder (Duplex) to scan double-sided business cards. Adjust the scanning settings (Paper Size: Automatic Size, Resolution: 300). For Sheet Feeder (Duplex) scan, you can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the business cards. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of front side and then click Rear Side button to adjust the scanning settings of rear side. You can enable the function of Merge Pages only when you select Sheet Feeder (Duplex) as Scan type and Automatic Size as Page Size to output the 17 scan images of both front and rear sides in one image. After the function of Merge Pages is enabled, you can make the selection of Horizontally to generate both front and rear image data horizontally in a joined image (the rear image will be placed at the right side next to the front image), or make the selection of Vertically to generate both front and rear image data vertically in a joined image (the rear image will be placed below the front image). The scanned images are displayed in the BizCard Finder main window, and you may proceed OCR to convert images into editable text formats. Scanning from Plustek DI Capture Program 1. Scan Profile Select the scanner Toolbar Folder Pane Viewer Pane Browser Pane Scan Settings Pane 2. (To create a new folder and/or a new document, click the New Folder and/or New Document button from the toolbar. ) Select an appropriate scan profile. [. . . ] For further assistance call our customer support phone number listed on the last page of this guide. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday in office working hours as shown below: Europe Other Countries or Areas 9:00 a. m. Taiwan Time To avoid delays, please have the following information available before calling: Scanner name and model number Scanner serial number (Located at the bottom of the scanner) A detailed description of the problem Your computer manufacturer and its model number The speed of your CPU (Pentium 133, etc. ) Your current operating system and BIOS (optional) Name of software package(s), version or release number and manufacturer of the software Other USB devices installed Statement of Limited Warranty This Statement of Limited Warranty applies only to the options you originally purchase for your use, and not for resale, from an authorized reseller. The manufacturer warranty includes all parts and labor, and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase. [. . . ]