5 ways to use the scanner effectively

To contribute to 'prolonging life' for scanners, you should preserve the glass surface, limit the scanning beyond the capacity, start the machine in the correct order .

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Plustek PS406U scanner.

Preserving the glass

The scanner glass is a place of contact with images and papers that you intend to scan. Therefore, if the glass is scratched or dusty (especially dust on the glass), the file received will be streaked with black. You need to clean the glass regularly with a soft cloth for scanners (included with the machine), do not use glass cleaning solution or external alcohol to clean stains.

In addition, users also remember to avoid placing heavy objects, rough surfaces that scratch or crack the glass surface (for flatbed or scan book machines). Types of pins, clips, and memory paper are things that users often accidentally forget on the glass. This makes the machine scratched and jammed during the scan. Therefore, removing the pins from the document before entering the scan is an operation you are not allowed to forget. Do not scan when the document has ink or pen eraser not dry. It can stain scanner glass.

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Plustek scanner is easy to use with office ladies.

Limit scanning beyond capacity

Each scanner has a clear scanning capacity of the day. In one day, there is no limit to scan once or split scan into many times, but it is worth noting the total number of scanned pages in a day, not exceeding the scan capacity of the day. Users often do not pay attention to this and abuse the high-speed scanning capabilities of the machine, causing product life to decline rapidly.

Besides, scanning over capacity will affect the life of the LED bulb in the machine. The cost of replacing other lights is very expensive. Plustek scanners, especially office scanners, don't get hot if you scan many times. Improved enhancements in the design and smart features of this product line ensure consistent, consistent scanning paper quality, maintain a stable scan speed, and ensure a scanner must work too hard but the efficiency has not changed.

Start the machine in the correct order

To avoid electric shock, you should supply the power supply head to the power outlet, then turn on the switch on the machine. When you turn off the computer, you do the opposite. After booting, you will see the power light on. At that time you could not use the device right away. Users can wait 5-10 seconds to warm up the machine and then start scanning.

This helps increase the lifespan of the device. Currently with some models using LED light sources such as Plustek, the warm-up time for the machine is almost neglected, and you can perform a scan right after opening the machine. This can be considered as one of the improvements that new scanners are gearing towards user-friendly products, ensuring ' quick scanning, easy editing'.

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Plustek PL2550 scanner.

Cleaning the scanner regularly and properly

When you want to clean the machine you must first turn off the device and unplug the data cable from the computer connected to the scanner. This both ensures the scanner is safe for you. You can use the soft cloth attached to the machine to best clean the machine. Be careful not to use a solution such as alcohol or glass cleaner to clean the surface of the scanner glass.

Regularly update the driver for the machine

The scanner cannot operate independently, as it is just a computer peripheral. You should regularly update the latest device driver from the manufacturer's website (an average of 6 months will be updated).

Doing so will help this peripheral work effectively. Users should ensure that they regularly remember and keep in touch with the scanner warranty center so that they can "save" the most necessary times.