PlusTek SmartOffice PT2160 A3 Document Scanner

This is Plustek's departmental-grade A3 document scanner, built for heavy-duty digitization of ledgers, engineering drawings, and passports. It uses dual CIS sensors for single-pass duplex scanning at a fast 60 ppm, paired with a 100-sheet ADF and a massive 8,000-sheet daily duty cycle. The trade-off is that it's a strictly tethered machine—USB 3.0 only, no network or standalone operation—but if you need to feed a high-volume archiving workflow from a powerful PC, it's a serious workhorse.

Scan Performance

• Up to 60 ppm / 120 ipm (Color, Grayscale, B&W, 300 dpi, A4 Portrait) via dual CIS sensors for simultaneous duplex scanning

• Optical Resolution: 600 dpi (1200 dpi interpolated)

• Daily duty cycle: Up to 8,000 sheets

• Color Depth: 48-bit input / 24-bit output; Grayscale: 16-bit input / 8-bit output

• Multi-feed detection: Ultrasonic technology to prevent jams

• Roller lifetime: Separation (300,000 scans), Pick (300,000 scans), Friction (100,000 scans)

Paper Handling

• ADF capacity: 100 sheets (A4/Letter, 70 g/m²), 30 business cards, or 1 plastic card (max 1.2 mm thick)

• Scanning area: Max 216 × 5,080 mm (8.5" × 200"); Min 13.2 × 13.2 mm

• Acceptable paper sizes: Max 244 × 5,080 mm; Min 50.8 × 50.8 mm

• Acceptable paper weight: 27 to 413 g/m²

• Passport scanning supported (thickness less than 4.0 mm including carrier sheet)

Connectivity

• USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A x 1, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type B x 1

• No built-in Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or standalone operation — requires a direct PC connection

• TWAIN compliant for integration with document management systems

Design & Power

• Dimensions: 319.9 × 298.2 × 236.6 mm, weighs 4.1 kg

• 5 action buttons (Power, Up, Down, Cancel, Scan) + 9 customizable function keys

• Power supply: 24 Vdc / 1.25 A

• Hardware requirements: 3.2 GHz CPU or higher (Intel Core i7 recommended), 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)

Software & Compatibility

• Bundled Software: Plustek DocAction, Plustek DocTWAIN

• Built-in OCR: Plustek OCR (Powered by ABBYY FineReader)

• Operating Systems: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11; Linux compatibility available for system integrators

In the Box

• Scanner, power adapter, software CD, setup guide, warranty card