ScanExpress S40 Plus 
A4 Portable Scanner 
User Manual ENGLISH
Thank you for purchasing this Portable Scanner. With this
ideal portable scanner, you can easily carry it around with you to 
special events or meetings. A convenient USB interface power supply 
is used, there is no need for batteries and AC power supply. Read the 
following instructions for more details. 
The style and parts of the product shown in this manual may be 
different from the actual unit due to various models. 
Contents
Contents ................................................................2
Safety Information ................................................3
Getting Familiar with the Product ........................4
 - Package Contents ..............................................................4
 - Scanner Parts.....................................................................4
Installing Software ...............................................5
 - Installing the Scanner Driver ..............................................5
 - Installing Other Softwares ..................................................7
Installing Hardware ..............................................8
Scanning Operation ..............................................9
 - Inserting Document ............................................................9
 - Direct Scanning  .................................................................9
 - Scanning using ScanExpress Plus panel ......................... 10
TWAIN Software Scanning ..................................13
 - About TWAIN Driver ......................................................... 13
 - Scanning using TWAIN .................................................... 13
 - Main TWAIN settings ........................................................ 14
 - Enhance Setting ............................................................... 15
 - Filters Setting  .................................................................. 15
 - Using TWAIN in Photoshop CS5 and CS4 ....................... 16
Business card scanning ......................................18
 - Insert a Business card ...................................................... 18
 - Scanning the Business card ............................................. 18
 - Edit ................................................................................... 0
 - Export and Synchronize ................................................... 1
Scanning with ABBYY Findreader .......................22
Calibrating and Cleaning the Scanner ................24
 - Using the Calibration and Cleaning Paper ....................... 4
Troubleshooting ...................................................25
Specification ........................................................26
Safety Information
• 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	
apparatus.
• 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 USB cable and PC.
• 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, 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.
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Getting Familiar with the 
Product
Package Contents
        Scanner                  USB Cable       Installation CD   Cleaning Stick
Carry Sack User Manual Calibration card Photo Protective 
and       Sleeve
Cleaning Paper
Scanner Parts
Front View                                        Rear View
1 2 3 4
1. Paper Feed Slot 3. USB Port
. LED Power Indicator/Scan 4. Paper withdraw slot
pad
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Installing Software
ATTENTION: 
Complete the software installation before connecting the scanner. Do 
not connect USB cable to the scanner or PC at this stage.
Installing the Scanner Driver
Insert the software Installation CD into your CD- or DVD-ROM drive. 
The CD will auto-run and will display the pop-up menu on the screen. 
ScanExpress S40 Plus Driver is a must install software for direct 
scanning. You can choose to install other softwares as your preference.
Note: If the Autorun does not work, click on AUTORUN.exe (PC OS), 
or click the  icon on the MAC desktop (MAC OS).
MAC's driver
1. Double-click ScanExpress S40 Plus Driver, and the installation 
wizard will appear on the screen.
. Select a destination to install the TWAIN 
driver (if other hard disks are available).
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3. Once the destination has been 
selected, click "Install" button to 
continue the installation procedure. 
4. Please be patience, the installation 
procedure will take a while.  
Note: A reminder window will pop-up on 
the screen if you set a password on your 
computer. Enter the password and then 
click "OK" to continue the installation 
procedure. For more password settings,  
refer to your Mac's manual.
5. Click "Close" when the installation 
procedure is complete.  
6. The scanner is now ready for use. 
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PC's driver
1. Click the Scanner Driver.
. Please be patience, the installation 
procedure will take a while. 
3. Click "Finish" when the installation 
procedure is complete.  
4. The scanner is now ready for use.
Installing Other Softwares
CardIris: Install this program to perform an OCR (optical Character 
Recognition) operation for business cards. and export all the data, 
including card images to E-mail, FrontRange GoldMine, HTML(*.html), 
IBM Lotus Notes, Innomatix InfoContacts II, Outlook, Outlook Express, 
Palm Desktop, Text (*.csv), vCard(*.vcf), ACT! and XML(*xml).
Adobe Acrobat Reader (PC only): Install this program for reading 
PDF	files.	
ABBYY FineReader: Install this program to perform an OCR (optical 
Character Recognition) operation for documents. This program allows 
to scan text, and to convert it to a text document. 
Arcsoft Media Impression (PC only): This program will help you to 
manage your folders and process photos. It gives access to organize, 
view,	edit,	share	and	protect	your	picture,	music,	and	video	files.	
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Installing Hardware
1. With the computer turned on, connect the two A-Type USB ends of 
the USB cable to  USB ports of your computer and the other end to 
the scanner. 
. When the computer detects the new hardware being inserted, the 
icon ( ) will appear under the Applications (MAC OS) or pop-up 
message as below (PC OS).
Note: Follow on screen instructions to complete the hardware 
installation as necessary.
PC OS MAC OS
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