background image

Color/Mono icon will be displayed on status LCD. 

5.7    How to scan 
NOTE

: To scan, make sure your scanner is not connected to the computer.   

1. Turn on scanner by pressing the [Power/Scan] button for 2 seconds.   
2. Hold the document firmly with one hand on a flat surface. 
3. Place the scanner on the edge of the paper approximately 5/8 to 3/4 of an inch onto 

the page to ensure the whole document can be scanned. Make sure to keep the 
scanning area in between the scanning width indicators marked on the side of the 
scanner.

 

       

 

4. Hold the scanner flat against the material and then press the [SCAN] button once. 

       

 

5. Slide the scanner slowly, keeping your hand stable to get the best quality picture. 
6. Press the [SCAN] button again to stop scanning. 

6. Viewing your scans 

1.    Connect your scanner to your computer and then turn on your scanner.   
2.    Your computer should recognize the scanner as a “Removable Disk.” 
        Click “Open folder to view files” to view and import scans. 

Note:

 If the Removable Device Window did not launch automatically, go to your “My 

Computer” and find the device under Removable Storage. 

 

7. Specifications 

Image sensor 

Color Contact Image Sensor 

Number of sensor 

5136 dots(1st~5104 dots available) 

Resolution 

Low resolution : 300 dpi(default) 
High resolution: 600 dpi 

Maximum scanning   
speed for Letter size   
document 

Color High resolution   
Mono High resolution   
Color Low resolution 
Mono Low resolution 

 

13 Seconds 
6.0 Seconds 
3.0 Seconds 
2.0 Seconds

 

600dpi color   

220 Photos(Min.) 

600dpi mono   

290 Photos(Min.) 

300dpi color 

780 Photos(Min.) 

Capacity (Based on 1GB 
microSD card.Scan Letter 
size file, the quantity of scans 
vary depending on the 
content complexity) 

300dpi mono   

1280 Photos(Min.) 

Scan width 

8.27" 

Scan length 

300dpi: 50"(Max), 600dpi: 25"(Max) 

File format 

JPEG 

LCD Scanning 

status 

display 

Auto Power Off 

3 Minutes 

USB Port 

USB 2.0 high speed 

External memory 

microSD/microSDHC Card 

Standard Battery 

2XAA alkaline batteries 

8. Computer system minimum requirement 

Operating System 

Windows® XP, Windows® Vista™, Windows® 7   
and Mac OS® 10.4 or above 
(direct plug-in, driver installation not required) 

CPU 

Pentium II or above 

RAM 64MB 

 

Interface USB 

port 

9. Troubleshooting   

Problem

 

Cause

 

Solution

 

Cannot turn on the   
scanner 

1. Low battery power.

2. Battery not inserted 

properly 

Replace or install the   
battery correctly 

Pictures cannot be   
saved when you are   
scanning them 

1. microSD card has 

not been installed 

2. Memory is full   
3. The microSD card 

has not been 
formatted properly 

1. Install microSD card 
2. Download the pictures from 

the scanner to the computer 
to create storage space 

3. Reformat your microSD card. 

Please refer to section 5.3 

Computer does not   
recognize your scanner 
when connected. (You 
cannot find removable 
disk) 

Connection failure.   

Make sure all cable   
connections are secured.   
Restart the computer if   
necessary 

The battery life is very 
short 

Use wrong type of 
battery 

Replace with new   
2x AA alkaline batteries 

Blurry images 

The lens of scanner is 
dirty  

Clean the lens with soft   
dry cloth 

ERR. LED is on when 
scanning a document 

Scanning speed is too 
fast 

Press the Power/Scan button to 
reset your scan. Scan the 
document again. 

 
10. ABBYY® OCR Software   
(Optional, not required to install to operate scanner) 

Compatible with Windows® XP, Windows® Vista™, Windows® 7 
To access the software User’s Manual go to the Help menu for instructions on how 
to use the OCR software application: 
1. Load and open the ABBYY software. 
2. Press the “F1” key located on your keyboard to launch the “Help” menu from the 

software. 

 

3. OR, locate the ABBYY icon found next to the Time indicator on your computer’s 

taskbar and then right click on the icon to access the “Help” menu. 

 

FCC (Federal Communications Commission) 

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 thay may cause undesired operation. 

 
 
Windows® XP, Windows® Vista™, Windows® 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 
Mac OS® 10.4 is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. 
ABBYY® is a registered trademark of ABBYY Software Ltd. 
microSD and microSDHC logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. 
All trademarks are the property of their respective owner. 

 

 
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