VuPoint PDS-ST420-VP User manual

Brand: VuPoint

Model: PDS-ST420-VP

Category: Scanner Transparancy Adapters

Type: User manual

VuPoint PDS-ST420-VP is a portable scanner that allows you to scan documents, photos, and receipts quickly and easily. With a maximum scan size of LTR/A4 and a resolution of up to 900 dpi, the PDS-ST420-VP can produce high-quality scans that are perfect for both personal and professional use. The scanner also features a built-in microSD/microSDHC card slot, so you can save your scans directly to a memory card for easy storage and transfer.

Here are some of the key features of the VuPoint PDS-ST420-VP:

Portable and lightweight: The PDS-ST420-VP is small and lightweight, making it easy to take with you wherever you go.

Here are some of the key features of the VuPoint PDS-ST420-VP:

Portable and lightweight: The PDS-ST420-VP is small and lightweight, making it easy to take with you wherever you go.

PDS-ST420-VP Manual

1. Key features

• Max scanning size---LTR / A4

• Scan color or monochromatic (mono) images

• 900/600/300 dpi scan resolution

• Directly save files in JPG or PDF format to microSD/microSDHC card

• Supports microSD/microSDHC card up to 32GB

• Driver-free for Windows® XP, Windows® Vista™, Windows® 7, Windows® 8,

and Mac OS® 10.4 or above (direct plug-in, driver installation not required)

2. Functional parts

Part Function

USB Interface

Connect to a computer via USB cable to transfer or view

files

Battery Door For 4x AA alkaline batteries

Power On/Off

Press and hold this key for about 2 seconds to turn power

on or off

microSD Card Slot microSD card storage location

JPG / PDF

Select scan file format with JPG/PDF button, JPG/PDF

mode icon will be displayed on status LCD.

Time and date selection

Color/Mono

Select Color/Mono scan option,

Color/Mono mode icon will be displayed on status LCD

Enter Button Press this button to confirm changes

DPI

Scan resolution setting for High (900dpi) / Medium

(600dpi) / Low (300dpi); High/Medium/Low resolution

mode icon will be displayed on status LCD

Time and date selection

LCD Screen Scanning status display.

Time Set/Format

Press and hold button for about 3 seconds to enter Time

and Date setting mode

Press this button once to format the microSD card; all

data will be deleted from the microSD card

3. Explanation of the status icons

Item Function Description

File format JPG/PDF

SD card indicator

Photos will be stored in microSD card

Battery indicator

Battery is full Empty battery

Scan color COLOR / MONO

Counting indicator

Shows scanned files in microSD card

Scan resolution HI: 900 dpi / MI: 600dpi / LO: 300 dpi

4. Using the scanner

4.1 Turn on/off the scanner

Press and hold the [POWER] button for about 2 seconds to power on/off the scanner.

Note: The scanner will power off automatically if no scanning action is detected

within 3 minutes.

4.2 Installing the battery

1. Open the battery door.

2. Insert 4x AA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment.

3. Close the battery door.

4. Press and hold the [POWER] for about 2 seconds to power on the scanner.

4.3 Inserting a microSD memory card (not included)

NOTE: You must insert a MicroSD Card (not supplied) to save and store your

scans. Inserting the MicroSD memory card:

1. Turn off the scanner.

2. Insert the microSD card into the microSD card slot (with metal pins facing up).

Gently press in until card is latched and locked in place. The SD card

indicator

must appear on the LCD screen.

4.4 Time and date setting

1. Press and hold the [TIME SET/FORMAT] button for about 3 seconds to enter

time setting mode.

The LCD status display screen will show “1 ##” (step 1) for

the year. “##” is a set of numbers that would be changed to correspond to the

actual time/date setting. The number 1-5 in front of “##” indicates each step in

the setting.

2. Press the [JPG/PDF] or [DPI] button to select the current Year.

3. Press the Enter button [

] once to confirm setting.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to continue the Time and Date setting process.

Indicator Setting

1 ## Year

2 ## Month

3 ## Date

4 ## Hour

5 ## Minute

5. After setting the Minute, “5 ##” in step 5, press the [TIME SET/FORMAT]

button again to complete the Time and Date setting.

4.5 Formatting the microSD/microSDHC memory card

NOTE: All contents on the microSD/microSDHC card will be erased during formatting.

1. Insert a microSD/microSDHC card into the scanner with metal side facing up.

2. Press and hold the [POWER] button for about 2 seconds to power the

scanner.

3. Press [TIME SET/FORMAT] button once. “F” will display on the LCD screen.

4. Press the Enter button [

] once to format the microSD/microSDHC card.

5. The SD card indicator will flash until format process is complete.

4.6 Setting the resolution

Press the [DPI] button to select High/ Medium/ Low resolution.

High/ Medium/ Low resolution icon will be displayed on status LCD.

4.7 Setting the scan mode

Press the [COLOR/MONO] button to select Color/Mono mode.

Color/Mono icon will be displayed on status LCD.

4.8. Setting the scan format

Press the [JPEG/PDF] button to select JPG/PDF format.

JPG/PDF icon will be displayed on status LCD.

4.9 How to scan

1. Press and hold the [POWER] button for about 2 seconds to power the

scanner. SD card indicator

must appear on the display.

2. The scanner is now in standby mode, set COLOR/MONO, JPG/PDF or DPI if

necessary

3. Align and insert the document face down into the scanner.

4. The scanner will start scanning automatically once it detects the document.

Green LED on the [POWER] button will be lit during the scanning process.

5. The scanner will stop scanning once it finishes the scan and will return to

standby mode for another scan.

NOTE: Before scanning, please smooth the edges of the document and gently

push it into the scanning slot.

5. Maintenance & cleaning the sensor

NOTE: For keeping best image quality, the scanner needs to be cleaned before or

after use. Cleaning card included.

CLEANING CARD

1. Press and hold [POWER] for about 2 seconds to power the scanner.

2. The SD card indicator

must appear on the LCD screen. If not, insert

microSD card to microSD card slot.

3. Insert the cleaning card with the rough side facing down. The scan will start

automatically until cleaning card is stuck.

4. During the cleaning process, pull the card out and reinsert the card again.

NOTE: You can repeat the process and keep the scanner running for about 6

seconds to achieve sound cleaning function.

6. Connecting to computer

1. Press and hold [POWER] for about 2 seconds to power on the scanner.

2. Connect your scanner to your computer via USB to enter into USB mode.

“USB” symbol will display on status LCD.

3. Your computer will recognize the scanner as a “Removable Disk”. Click

“Open folder to view files” to view, copy, move or delete scanned files.

4. To exit from USB mode, disconnect the USB cable from the computer.

NOTE:

If the Removable Disk window does not launch automatically, go to your

“Computer” and find the device under Devices with Removable Storage.

7. Specifications

Image sensor Color Contact Image Sensor

Number of sensor 5136 dots(1st~5104 dots available)

Resolution

High resolution: 900 dpi

Medium resolution: 600 dpi

Low resolution : 300 dpi (default)

Scanning Speed

(8.5”x11” paper size)

300/600/900 DPI

Color / Mono

Approx. 8 seconds

900 dpi color 170 Photos(Min.)

Capacity (Based on 1GB

microSD/microSDHC card.

Scan A4 size file, the

900 dpi mono 200 Photos(Min.)

600 dpi color 220 Photos(Min.)

600 dpi mono 290 Photos(Min.)

300 dpi color 780 Photos(Min.)

quantity of scans varies

depending on the content

complexity)

300 dpi mono 1280 Photos(Min.)

Scanner photo size

A4、A5、5R、4R、3R and smaller

Scan width 8.5”

Scan length (Max) 300DPI: 90", 600DPI: 70", 900DPI: 50"

File format JPEG/PDF

LCD Scanning status display

Auto power off 3 Minutes

USB port USB 2.0 high speed

External memory microSD/microSDHC Card

Standard battery 4X AA alkaline batteries

8. Computer system minimum requirement

Operating system

Windows® XP, Windows® Vista™, Windows® 7,

Windows® 8, and Mac OS® 10.4 or above

(direct plug-in, driver installation not required)

CPU Pentium II or above

RAM 128MB

Interface USB

9. Troubleshooting

Problem Cause Solution

Cannot turn on the

scanner

1. Low battery life

2. Batteries are not

inserted properly.

Replace or install the batteries

correctly

Pictures cannot be

saved when you are

scanning them

1.microSD/microSDHC

card has not been

installed

2.Memory is full

3.microSD/microSDHC

card has not been

formatted properly

1.Install microSD/microSDHC

card

2.Download pictures from the

scanner to a computer to create

storage space

3. Format the

microSD/microSDHC card.

Please refer to section 4.5

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

4x AA alkaline batteries

Blurry/dirty images

1. The lens of scanner

is dirty

2. Contact Image

Sensor aged.

1. Clean the lens with soft

dry cloth

2. Recalibrate the scanner with

White Balance Calibration

sheet.

The paper gets stuck

during scanning and

the motor generates

noise.

The paper is jammed.

Turn off the scanner, take out the

jammed paper and scan the

document again.

Picture only shows

half of the file.

Paper inserted tilted

Place and align the paper

properly and scan again.

Red LED is lit on the

“Power “button

after powering on

the scanner.

Error with calibration

data

Recalibrate the scanner with

White Balance Calibration

sheet.

Red LED is lit on the

“Power “button

when scanning a

document.

The speed of the

microSD/microSDHC

card is relatively low.

Replace original microSD card

with another

microSD/microSDHC card that

has a higher Class Speed.

Note: Model Number and Serial Number (S/N) is located on the packaging,

instruction manual, on the product or inside the battery compartment. Please

have this information ready before contacting tech support.

FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

z This device may not cause harmful interference, and

z this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

Windows® XP, Windows® Vista™, Windows® 7 and Windows® 8 are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

Mac OS® 10.4 is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

microSD and microSDHC logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.

The term Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance®

All trademarks are the property of their respective owner.

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VuPoint PDS-ST420-VP User manual

Brand: VuPoint

Model: PDS-ST420-VP

Category: Scanner Transparancy Adapters

Type: User manual

Here are some of the key features of the VuPoint PDS-ST420-VP:

Portable and lightweight: The PDS-ST420-VP is small and lightweight, making it easy to take with you wherever you go.

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