Plustek ps282 User Guide

Your scanner needs to be driven by certain type of software program. Since all 

documents or images (whether text or pictures) that are acquired from the scanner are 

treated by your computer as images, most scanning will probably be done from an 

image-editing program where you can view, edit, save and output the scanned images.  

An image-editing program has been bundled for your scanner on the included 

Setup/Application CD-ROM.  It will allow you to alter and correct any scanned images 

by using a variety of filters, tools and effects.  

What about scanning text documents and editing them in a word processor? This is 

the role of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. OCR software converts the 

image files that are created from scanning text documents into text files that can be 

viewed, edited and saved by word processors.  An OCR program has also been 

bundled on the included Setup/Application CD-ROM, and if you wish to use the 

scanner in this way you should install the OCR software that is included. 

DI Capture, as its name suggests, is a specialized document image capture 

program that allows you to conveniently digitize your paper documents and 

automatically save their electronic files in the designated folder.  If you are not familiar 

with scanning, no problem:  the Scan Wizard will guide you through to complete each 

scanning task. 

The DocAction program, seamlessly integrating the operation of your scanner with 

your computer and other peripherals, provides a quick and convenient way to perform 

various scanning functions.  With DocAction, you don't need to adjust settings every 

time you scan. Simply press any button on the scanner's front panel or click any 

scanning menu item of DocAction on the screen. The scanner starts to scan your paper 

documents and transfer them to your assigned destination. The destination can be a 

printer, your E-mail program, files on your disk drives, an image-editing program, etc. 

Please refer to the online help of each program to guide you through any questions 

you may have while scanning within that program. 

This chapter describes three important steps of scanner operations.  Read them 

thoroughly and follow the instructions to ensure correct use and optimal scanner 

performance. 

Placing Documents with the Protection Sheet 

Step 3.  Scanning Documents 

Proper document preparation prior to the scan can prevent paper feed errors and 

damages to the scanner. 

 

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