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SAFETY PRECAUTION
• Keep away from water or moisture and dusty areas.
• Never store in hot and very cold areas.
• Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
• No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the
Scanner.
• Avoid dust contamination when the Scanner is not in use.
• When left unused for a long period of time, the unit should be
disconnected from the power cable.
• Avoid environments where the Scanner would be exposed to direct
sunlight (or any other source of excessive heat) for long periods of time.
• Protect the Scanner from potential liquid spills such as soda, coffee,
tea, and etc.
• Be carefully to keep it without dropping it or strong impact.
• Operate the Scanner on a level, well-grounded work surface, free of
excessive vibration.
• Don’t open the Scanner case alone without technical support because
there is danger of electrical shock.
• Position the equipment near a power outlet where it can be easily
accessed when plugged in.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Processor
PC: Intel Pentium IV or faster
Mac: Intel Core Duo or faster
Support OS
PC: Windows XP (Service Pack 3) / Vista / 7 / 8 /10
Mac: Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.11 and above
Color Display
1024 x 768 resolution or above
RAM
1GB RAM (2GB recommended)
Free Hard Drive
Space
PC: 600MB
Mac: 100MB
Drive
CD or DVD-ROM Drive for software installation
Interface
Available USB port
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SPECIFICATIONS
Model
A3 1200HS
Scanning Element
Contact Image Sensor (CIS)
Light Source
Three-color (RGB) LEDs
Scan Mode
Color: 48-bit, 24-bit
Gray: 16-bit, 8-bit
Line art: 1-bit
Scan Area (Max.)
297mm x 420mm (11.7” x 16.5”)
Optical Resolution
1200 dpi x 1200 dpi
Enhanced Resolution
9600 dpi x 9600 dpi
Interface
Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Power Consumption
12VDC, 2A, 24W (Input: 100~120VAC or
200~240VAC, 50~60Hz)
Operation Temperature
and Humidity
10 °C - 35 °C (50 °F - 95 °F) ; 10% to 85%
Dimension (LxWxH)
555mm x 383mm x 88mm (21.9" x 15.1" x 3.5")
Weight
4.3 kgs (9.48 lbs)
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BUNDLED DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE
[Windows]
1. Scanner Driver - Scanner Driver includes following:
YOU MUST FIRST INSTALL SCANNER DRIVER IN ORDER TO USE
THE SCANNER ON YOUR COMPUTER.
a. TWAIN and WIA driver: it comes with TWAIN interface to use
the Scanner from within any WIA or TWAIN-compliant graphics
software applications such as MediaImpression, Photoshop.
b. Panel V2.0: this software application allows you to easily scan
within this application.c.
c. Help files: This includes detailed instructions of Panel V2.0 and of
the TWAIN interface.
e. Clean Calibration: Run this tool to clear the calibration data left from
the previous scanner, when you use another same model scanner
on the same computer with a previous driver.
2. ArcSoft MediaImpression - this TWAIN-compliant application enables
scanning via the TWAIN interface. For detailed information of this
application, see the “Help” file integrated within this application.
3. ABBYY FineReader Sprint - this application converts scanned text into
searchable text when using the PDF function. For detailed information
of this application, see the “Help” file integrated within this application.
4. Adobe Acrobat Reader - this application opens the scanned image that
is converted into a PDF format using the PDF function.
[Mac]
1. ImageAquire - this application is used to scan from the Scanner within
the TWAIN interface. For detailed instructions of ImageAquire, see the
PDF file inside the ImageAquire folder.
2. Scanner Driver - it comes with TWAIN interface to use the Scanner
from within any TWAIN-compliant graphics application such as
Photoshop. Refer to the PDF file inside the ImageAquire folder for
detailed instructions of TWAIN interface.
3. ScanMust - this application allows you to easily scan within this
software. For the detailed instructions of ScanMust, see the “Help” file
integrated within this software.
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PACKAGE CONTENTS
This package includes the following items:
Scanner
Power Adapter
USB Cable
Quick Start
Guide
Installation CD
Quick Start Guide
2
NAMES OF SCANNER PARTS
Rear Side
Flatbed Glass
DC IN Port
USB Port
Scanner Lid
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INSTALLING DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE
PLEASE COMPLETE THE DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
BEFORE CONNECTING THE SCANNER. DO NOT CONNECT THE USB CABLE
TO THE SCANNER OR COMPUTER AT THIS MOMENT.
[Windows]
1. Insert the Installation CD into the CD or DVD-ROM drive of the
computer. The CD will run automatically, and then the installation
window appears on the screen as following:
NOTE
If the CD does not run automatically, locate the drive on
the computer and double click on "AUTORUN.exe" file.
2. Click "Scanner Driver" from the installation window.
3. Select a preferred language from the "Choose Setup Language" list.
4. Click "Next" when the Welcome screen appears, and then follow on-
screen instructions to complete installation.
5. Return to the installation window to install other software to your
computer to enable certain functions.
[Mac]
1. Insert the Installation CD into the CD or DVD-ROM drive of the Mac.
The Autorun disc icon appears on your desktop.
2. Double click on the Autorun disc icon.
The content of the disc is displayed in the Autorun folder as following:
3. Double click "Scanner Driver" folder, then "A3 1200HS Scanner.pkg" to
start the installation process.
Follow on screen instructions to complete the installation procedures.
4. Return to the Autorun folder. Double click the "ScanMust" folder, and
then "ScanMust Installer.pkg" to start the installation process.
Follow on screen instructions to complete the installation procedures.
5. Return to the Autorun folder. Double click the “ImageAcquire” folder,
and then
"
ImageAcquire.pkg" icon to start the installation process.
Follow on screen instructions to complete the installation procedures.
How to Uninstall the Drivers and Software
When you need to remove the scanner drivers and software from your
computer, uninstall as following:
1. Unplug the USB Cable connecting from the computer.
2. Exit all running applications.
3. For Windows, go to the “Start” menu, select “(All) Programs”,
“A3 1200HS”, and then click “Uninstall”. Follow the on-screen
instructions to remove the Scanner Driver.
For Mac, insert the Installation CD, then double click on the uninstall
icon in the Scanner Driver folder to remove it. Drag ImageAcquire and
ScanMust icon from the "Application" folder to Trash.
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CONNECTING THE SCANNER
1. Connect supplied Power Adapter to the Scanner’s DC IN port, and plug
the other end to a power outlet.
The power of the Scanner is now turned on.
2. With the computer on, connect supplied USB Cable to the Scanner’s
USB Port and the other end to the computer.
NOTE
To turn off the power, unplug the Power Adapter from the
power outlet.
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PLACING THE ORIGINALS
1. Place the original facing down on the Flatbed Glass.
2. Align the original at the position Arrow Mark.
3. Close the Scanner Lid.
Position Arrow
Mark
How to Remove the Scanner Lid
If you are scanning books or other thick documents, you can remove the
Scanner Lid as following steps:
1. Lift the Scanner Lid straight up.
2. Pull the Scanner Lid away from the Scanner.
3. Place the bound original on the Flatbed Glass.
Gently press the bound original from above to make it flat, but do not
press it too hard.
Mounting Posts
NOTE
When you are finished scanning, replace the Scanner Lid
by inserting the 2 Mounting Posts into the holes on the
Scanner, and then gently pushing the Scanner Lid down.
(Please turn over the page to continue
)
PN: 82-239-10030
High Speed A3 Flatbed
Scanner
A3 1200HS
[ Quick Start Guide ]
