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ORTABLE

AND

CANNER

WITH

EEDER

OCK

User Guide

S8X1103

v1.0

Summary of Contents for S8X1103

Page 1: ...PORTABLE WAND SCANNER WITH FEEDER DOCK User Guide S8X1103 v1 0 ...

Page 2: ...eld 13 Sheet fed Scanning with Feeder Dock 15 Connect to Scanner Wi Fi Access Point 16 Menu Options under Image Thumbnails 17 Exit Wi Fi Mode 18 Preview Scanned Images on LCD Screen 19 Set Preview Mode 19 View Scanned JPG Images 19 Delete JPG Images 19 Photo Stitching wand scans only 20 Menu Settings 20 Resolution 20 Color Mode 21 Save Format 21 LCD Off 21 Power Saving 22 Orientation best used for...

Page 3: ...ptical Character Recognition OCR PC 35 Back up Restore Files 36 Launch PageManager on Macintosh 37 Optical Character Recognition OCR Mac 39 Bonus Software Programs 40 Bonus Software Installation 40 Clean the Scanner and Feeder Dock 41 Calibrate the Scanner Wand Scan mode 41 Error Messages 42 Frequently Asked Questions 42 Technical Specifications 47 Li ion Battery Care 48 Store the Scanner 49 Custo...

Page 4: ... apply shock vibration to this device Strong impacts may damage the components inside Do not insert objects other than compatible SD cards into the memory card slots of this scanner The metal contacts inside the slots can easily become damaged by foreign objects Do not use an unknown power adapter other than the one supplied with this scanner Connecting this scanner to an unknown power adapter is ...

Page 5: ...anner across your image to create a JPG image file Your scanner features a built in color LCD preview screen to confirm you ve captured what you intended as well as Pandigital s ScanRite TM roller tracking technology to guide your hand held scans perfectly to produce straight high resolution digital copies Using the built in Wi Fi you can connect the scanner wirelessly to computers electronic tabl...

Page 6: ...onnect scanner to your computer using the included microUSB cable to copy scanned images to your computer microSD card slot Using a microSD card not included increases your storage space for storing scanned images Down arrow Enters Display mode from Scan Ready screen Used to navigate forward through images and menu options Back arrow Returns to previous screens or exits from Display mode or Settin...

Page 7: ...begin scanning Always align original printed side up straight against left edge of the feed dock and firmly contact the sheet fed roller for better auto crop imaging Photo edge guides Shows edge positions for feeding standard 3 5 x5 or 4 x6 photos in portrait orientation Photo edge guide Shows edge position for feeding 4 x6 photos in landscape orientation A4 document guide Shows edge position for ...

Page 8: ...ed the to perform a scan The selected scan resolution is displayed on the LCD screen Off Blinking blue every 3 seconds Wi Fi Ready for connection to your device Off Solid blue Device is connected to scanner via Wi Fi Off Blinking blue 1 Second Fast Browsing or downloading photos Storage Capacity Built in Storage The scanner s built in storage disk has approximately 128MB of space that can be used ...

Page 9: ... 000 900 300 275 225 100 Battery Performance The scanner includes a Lithium Ion rechargeable NP 45 Battery pack The battery is only needed for hand held wand scanning If the Low Battery message appears your scanned images may be lower quality and the scanner may malfunction Recharge the battery as soon as possible When the scanner is off and engaged in the feeder dock the feeder dock charges the b...

Page 10: ... into a power outlet c Connect the power adapter to the end of the feeder dock 5 Optional Insert SD card in card slot The scanner has 128MB built in storage for storing scanned images If desired you can increase your storage capacity for your scanned images by inserting a microSD card not included into the memory card slot When a microSD card is present scanned images are automatically saved on th...

Page 11: ...ay be lower quality and the scanner may malfunction Recharge the battery as soon as possible Due to the nature of a handheld wand scanner you may want to manually crop your image with a graphic editing program This added step allows you to restore the saved image to its original size To use the image stitching feature effectively you should scan your originals with the right edge of the original a...

Page 12: ...dock may malfunction or cause the original to jam in the slot Originals thicker than 0 03 1 0mm Originals with either side shorter than 2 2 55mm Originals with lots of black or dark colors Originals with dark colors surrounding the edges Printed media newspapers magazines etc Soft and thin materials thin paper cloth etc Originals that exceed the maximum acceptable size 8 5 x20 216x508mm Access you...

Page 13: ...D card by using the included Presto PageManager software or by using your own graphic editing software You can also use the Presto PageManager software to build a book or multiple page PDF files and stitch multiple image files together to create panoramic photos Wand Scanning hand held Using the scanner as a wand scanner without the feeder dock allows you to scan a larger variety of documents espe...

Page 14: ...ginal too fast causes an error and the scanner may stop scanning If the scan does complete you may notice an abnormal image 8 Press to stop the scan By default the Preview mode is on allowing you to preview the JPG scanned image for 2 seconds immediately after scanning Two options appear on the screen with the image allowing you to press OK to save default to Delete the image immediately delete co...

Page 15: ...f the photo becomes sticky and may cause the feeder dock to jam 1 Optional Insert a microSD card not included in the card slot to expand your storage space 2 Be sure Wi Fi connection is off 3 Insert the scanner into the feeder dock a Press the latch b Place the right end of the scanner into the feeder dock and press onto the connector c Press scanner down to snap under latch 4 Insert the power ada...

Page 16: ...point is for browsing downloading or deleting scanner files only It cannot be used for Internet browsing a Turn Wi Fi mode on by sliding switch to On position b Wait approximately 40 seconds while the data is indexed the Wi Fi blue LED flashes and the Wi Fi Ready screen is displayed c To connect your computer iPhone iPad or Android device to the scanner use the device s Wi Fi settings to select th...

Page 17: ...briefly displayed and then the image files found in the built in storage or on a microSD card not included are automatically displayed f Click or tap on any image to view in full screen g Click or tap on to scroll through all pages of images Menu Options under Image Thumbnails To password protect your data you can setup a User Name and Password so that you will be prompted to enter your password e...

Page 18: ...e s can be found in your gallery Please note multiple images or documents can be downloaded at a time Note The file path of the downloaded photos or document may varied depending on the manufacturer of the tablet and phones E g some in microSD Card download and some in internal memory user download Pandigital configured their tablets in download photo You can quickly delete image files from the sc...

Page 19: ...h Preview mode off To change the Preview mode 1 With the Scan Ready screen displayed press to enter Menu mode 2 Press to focus on Preview and then press to select it 3 Press to focus on Off and then press to select it 4 Press to exit View Scanned JPG Images If there are no JPEG images found preview is disabled 1 With the Scan Ready screen displayed press to enter Display mode 2 The slideshow autom...

Page 20: ...ge When completed the LCD indicates stitch 1 is complete 4 Press again to stop the scan 5 Scan the next section of the document to the right of the last scanned section allowing at least a 2 overlap over the right side of the last scanned section 6 Repeat steps 3 5 until the entire document has been scanned maximum 6 scans Be sure you have sufficient overlaps on the edges of the photos maps or oth...

Page 21: ...to select Settings 3 Press to scroll to Color Mode and then press to select it 4 Press to focus on the desired mode and then press to select it 5 Press to exit Save Format You can choose from two save formats for your scanned image output files JPEG default recommended for photos or PDF recommended for text documents and books Preview of PDF scans are not displayed in the LCD screen To change the ...

Page 22: ...nning down from top to bottom of an original This orientation works best for the majority of your scanning JPG or PDF or You can also hold the scanner vertically and scan a document from right to left i e scanning book pages However if you leave the orientation set as Landscape the saved image will be rotated 90 o left In Portrait mode the images are automatically rotated 90 o right before being s...

Page 23: ...ting in your scanned images saved upside down and backwards To turn Anti Mirror off 1 With the Scan Ready screen displayed press to enter Menu mode 2 Press to select Settings 3 Press to scroll to Anti mirror and then press to select it 4 Press to focus on Off and then press to select it 5 Press to exit Card Format You can format the internal storage disk or a microSD card not included that is inse...

Page 24: ...there is adequate space behind the feeder dock for the originals to complete the scan feed Depending on the shape and size of your original you may want to perform additional manual cropping on the scanned image to achieve your desired final image You can use the Presto PageManager software included or use your own graphic editing software To change auto crop setting 1 With the Scan Ready screen d...

Page 25: ...tings 3 Press to scroll to Language and then press to select it 4 Press to focus on the desired language and then press to select it 5 Press to exit Date Time The scanner does not have an internal clock to keep real time so the date time attributes of your scanned images are a fixed value assigned during the production of the device If you want your scanned images to have the current date or any o...

Page 26: ...orage disk ONLY when a microSD card is not inserted For calibration instructions see the Calibrate the Scanner section on page 41 Factory Default At any time you can reset all menu settings back to the factory defaults To reset defaults 1 With the Scan Ready screen displayed press to enter Menu mode 2 Press to select Settings 3 Press to scroll to Factory Default and then press to select it 4 Press...

Page 27: ... in storage or a SD card not included directly or use the scanner as a memory card reader so that you can freely copy paste or delete files to and from the SD card using your computer You can view or edit the stored JPG files by using the included Presto PageManager software or by using your own graphic editing software You can also use the Presto PageManager software to build a book or multiple p...

Page 28: ...Windows XP When the computer recognizes the scanner with an inserted SD card a Card Name drive letter window appears i e PD_SCAN F Select the settings as follows Select Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer Select the Always do the selected action checkbox and then click OK After Successful Windows Connection When the scanner connects with the computer an additional driveis listed in th...

Page 29: ...h 1 Click and drag the volume icon on the desktop to Trash Or Click the eject button next to the volume name in the Finders window 2 Disconnect the scanner from your computer Presto PageManager 9 Fast fun and efficient Presto PageManager 9 PageManager makes it easy to share and organize your photos and documents PageManager helps you not only to convert piles of papers into organized digitized fil...

Page 30: ... line sticky note and bookmark Enhance images with a set of image tools such as crop rotate flip invert color auto enhancement brightness and contrast color adjustment and remove noise PC System Requirements Personal computer with Pentium V1 5 GHz or higher processor Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP3 Windows Vista Windows 7 512 GB RAM 750 MB free hard disk space for installation Microsoft Internet Expl...

Page 31: ... 6 To install the PageManger XE software individually WINDOWS Double click Presto_PMxxx_PC setup exe MAC Double click Presto_PMxxx_Mac PMxxx_Setup mpkg x s are replaced by the specific file name and version i e Presto_PM9 08_PC and setup exe for PC and Presto_PM9 08_Mac and PM908_Setup mpkg for Mac 7 To install the CreateXE software individually WINDOWS Double click Presto_PMxxx_PC CreateXE cxeins...

Page 32: ...ts only and not actual folders You can right click shortcuts to open rename or remove them without affecting the real folders Tree View Window Displays the folder organization for your computer just as in Windows Explorer When you click a folder files in the folder are displayed as thumbnails or lists in the Display Area Application Bar You can send files directly to another program or device by d...

Page 33: ...an associated application i e Adobe Acrobat 4 Once in PageManager select one or more files to perform multiple functions as desired using the Command Toolbar tools i e print convert to OCR etc You can also easily send the file to another application or even email it by clicking and dragging the file to one of your applications displayed in the bottom pane For complete instructions for all features...

Page 34: ...p Contents Presto Wrapper The Presto Wrapper allows you to package supported files together into an executable file with a built in viewer 1 Export to Presto Wrapper a In the Display Area window select the files you want to include b Click File Export to Presto Wrapper c For Save in click the drop down arrow to select the folder into which you want to save the file d In the File name field enter t...

Page 35: ... image is converted to editable text 4 Click on any letter you want to edit 5 To insert a character before the selected one click To insert a character after the selected one click To delete a character select it and then click 6 When proofing is finished save the OCR result by clicking one of the save buttons Save as PDF button to save in the PDF format Save as XPS button to save in the PDF forma...

Page 36: ...is easily identifiable for the backup 5 To choose the Destination click Browse 6 Optional Click Set Password and enter a password for protecting your backup file 7 For future reference and searching enter other useful information in the Memo field 8 Click OK Restore Files 1 To restore backed up files click File Restore 2 Tap Browse to find the desired Restore target folder path 3 Tap Open to find ...

Page 37: ...rganization for your computer just as in Windows Explorer When you click a folder files in the folder are displayed as thumbnails or lists in the Display Area Application Bar You can send files directly to another program or device by dragging them to the Application bar Display Area Window Shows files in the selected viewing mode Document Pallet You can pick files from different folders and drag ...

Page 38: ...o perform multiple functions as desired using the Command Toolbar tools i e print convert to OCR etc For complete instructions for all features click Help Help Edit and Annotate Image Only available for JPG files 1 In the Display Area window double click an image thumbnail to open it in Page view 2 Use the Toolbars at the top of the screen for editing and adding annotations For complete instructio...

Page 39: ...CR Back up Restore Files You can back up or restore important files 1 In the Folders window select the folder you want to back up 2 Click File Backup 3 In the Label entry field enter a title that is easily identifiable for the backup Optional Click Set Password and enter a password for protecting your backup file 4 To choose the Destination click Browse 5 Enter the desired folder name in the File ...

Page 40: ...directory for the CD drive does not open automatically click Start Computer CD DVD drive to open it 3 In a Windows Explorer window click on the volume titled Pandigital Software Bonus 4 Double click on Start exe 5 To install a software program click on the desired install button or 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation You can view a video tutorial before installing to s...

Page 41: ...er has been stored without use for a long time The calibration process resets the Contact Image Sensor to resume its color and sharpness precision Calibration can only be performed with the wand scanner out of the feeder dock When the scanner is engaged in the feeder dock the calibration feature is disabled If there are lines on the scanned images use a clean cloth to gently wipe the CIS cover Com...

Page 42: ...oving wand scanner over original too fast You may notice an abnormal image and scanner may stop scanning Move the scanner over the original slower and if necessary rescan the original Paper jam Original has become stuck in the feeder dock Remove the scanner from the feeder dock and then gently pull the original out of the feed slot Frequently Asked Questions Scanner Q Why doesn t my scanner turn o...

Page 43: ...tation of what I scan and the image displayed on the LCD screen and the final stored image A The displayed and saved image orientation will be the same as what it was when you scanned the original Q How do I turn the LCD screen back on after it automatically shut off A As long as the scanner is still on simply press any button to turn the LCD back on see LCD Off section on page 21 If the scanner h...

Page 44: ...Refer to safety precaution use only included power adapter refer to page 4 Q Will the feeder dockrecharge the rechargeable battery A Yes when the feeder dock is connected to power via the power adapter and when the scanner is off the feeder dock charges the battery Q Can I recharge the battery via connecting the microUSB cable A Yes but only when the scanner is off and the charging time is substan...

Page 45: ...the slideshow displays images by groups of 15 at a time To see additional images return to the Easy View screen click on the right arrow to advance to the next page and then click on an image to start the slideshow of that group of images Q Why can t I view a PDF document in the browser window A PDF documents must be downloaded before you can open them Q Why can t I see my recently scanned images ...

Page 46: ...y This function assumes Microsoft Outlook is your email client Follow these steps 1 In the Tree View window select the desired multiple documents 2 Optional You can stack the group of selected documents by right clicking the group and selecting Stack 3 Drag and drop the selected documents on the Outlook icon in the Application bar 4 Outlook opens a new email message window with the selected docume...

Page 47: ... 300 600 1200DPI dots per inch Scan Speed 1 6 sec for 300 DPI gray or color 6 5 sec for 600 DPI gray or color 9 8 sec for 1200 DPI gray or color wand scan only LCD screen dimensions 1 8 diagonal LCD 1 0 x1 25 25 4x31 75mm Scan N View Scan Menus Interfaces Memory Cards microSD card up to 32GB not included Storage capacity varies by original size and various scanner settings refer to page 6 USB micr...

Page 48: ...eat source such as fire or heater Use the battery microUSB adapter with the microUSB cable for charging the battery Do not reverse the positive and negative terminals Do not connect the positive and negative terminal directly with metal objects such as wire Do not short out the battery terminals as it may damage the battery Do not transport and store the battery along with metal objects such as ne...

Page 49: ... temperatures for extended periods of time Prolonged exposure to heat for example inside a hot car accelerates the deterioration of battery cells Remove the battery if the scanner will be stored turned off and not plugged into AC power for more than two 2 weeks Use only the battery provided with the scanner a replacement battery provided by Sunglow or a compatible battery purchased as an accessory...

Page 50: ...o the outside or inside of the carton This Limited Warranty does not provide protection for the loss of data regardless of format or cause Sunglow reserves the right to modify and change the design of this Device without prior notice written or otherwise LIMITATIONS TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REMEDI...

Page 51: ...his device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This device is designed for hand held operation only The antenna s used for this transmitter must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other ...

Page 52: ...ponent of a package of software programs licensed as a single product the Software may be used and transferred only as part of that single product package and may not be separated for use on more than one computer Ownership of Software End User owns the media upon which the Software is recorded or fixed but NewSoft and its suppliers retain title and ownership of the Software recorded on the origin...

Page 53: ... money will be refunded To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall NewSoft or its suppliers be liable for any loss of profits information business or other damages arising out of the use or inability to use the Software NewSoft shall not be liable for any damages claimed by End User based on any third party claim In any case NewSoft s entire liability under any provision o...

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