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English English This Quick User Guide helps you get started with the IRISPen Executive 7. TM The descriptions in this guide are based on the Windows® 7 Operating System. Please read this guide before operating this scanner and its software. All information is subject to change without prior notice. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Installation 3. Activation 4. Getting Started with the IRISPen TM 5. Scanning 5.1 Scanning Text to Applications 5.2 Scanning Images 5.3 Scanning Text to Speech 5.
English English 1. Introduction IRISPen Executive 7 is a handy pen scanner that allows you to scan lines of text into any text-compatible application. With the IRISPen you can also scan table lines and small images such as logos, signatures and mathematical formulas. TM TM Thanks to I.R.I.S.' OCR technology (Optical Character Recognition) IRISPen Executive 7 recognizes 130 languages, barcodes and check fonts.
English English 3. Activation When the installation is completed, you are asked to activate the application. 1. Click Next in the screen that appears. 2. Enter the serial number, and click Activate. Notes: You need an internet connection to do the activation. You find the serial number on the back of the CD-ROM sleeve. If you do not have the CD-ROM sleeve any more, contact I.R.I.S. support to obtain the serial number: www.irislink.com/support • • 3. Click Finish to close the Activation Wizard. 4.
English English Step 3: Watch the Tutorial In the Welcome screen, click Next to start the Tutorial. The Tutorial shows you how to scan. Also see the topic Scanning in this documentation for scanning tips. Step 4: Select the Scan Direction When you have watched the Tutorial, click Next to choose the Scan Direction. The direction in which you scan depends on whether you are right-handed or lefthanded. Therefore, you need to select the scanning hand.
English English 5. Scanning In this section we explain the different scanning possibilities of the IRISPen . TM Before you begin, make sure the IRISPen is plugged in in a USB port. If it is not plugged in, a small cross is displayed on the IRISPen icon in the System Tray. TM TM Important Scanning Tips Bear in mind the following scanning tips that help improve the scanning quality: • Hold the pen upright to scan text. Do not scan in a 45 degree angle or less.
English English Tip: to hear the text read out loud after scanning, select the Say out loud option on the ribbon. Note: By default, IRISPen adds a space after each scan, and adds new scans on the same line in your application until the line is full. TM To start a scan on a new line: • • Click and slide the IRISPen over a line of text. At the end of the line, click again with the IRISPen . TM TM The cursor now moves to the line below. To modify the default settings, see the topic Configuration. 5.1.
English English 5.1.5 Scanning Barcodes 1. Select Barcode from the language list. 2. Click and slide the IRISPen horizontally over a barcode. Or slide the pen diagonally over a barcode. TM 5.1.6 Scanning Checks With IRISPen Executive 7 you can also scan the so-called MICR lines you find at the bottom of cheques. TM Note that IRISPen recognizes the CMC7 MICR code. TM Example of CMC7 MICR code To scan such codes, select CMC7 from the language list on the ribbon. 5.
English English 4. You can now save all the images to an image scroll. Or copy-paste them to other applications. 5.3 Scanning Text to Speech Text you scan can be read out to you by the IRISPen application. There are two ways to scan to speech: TM • Directly in an open application. • In the IRISPen interface, and then you export the scanned text. TM Note: in either case, make sure your computer is connected to the internet to use this feature. Directly in an open application 1.
English English 5. To hear the last scan again, click the speaker icon at the top of the screen. To hear the entire text, click the speaker at the bottom of the screen. 6. To send the scanned text to an application, click Send to in the bottom right corner. • Then click Send text to open doc to send it to the application that is currently open. • Or click Export to save the text to a .txt file. 5.4 Scanning and Translating Text Text you scan can be translated on the spot by the IRISPen application.
English English 5. Open the application to which you want to scan. Note that the application must be text-compatible. E.g. Microsoft Word. 6. Click with the mouse inside the open application. 7. Click and slide the IRISPen over a line of text. The translated text appears in the application. TM Translate text in the IRISPen interface TM 1. Click the tab Other Options > Scan & Translate. 2. Select the language of the text you will be scanning in the left column. 3.
English English 6. Configuration To access the configuration settings, click the settings icon in the bottom left corner. Contact On this tab you can enter your Name, Email and Phone number. If you fill in these fields, their data is filled in automatically in the contact form when you contact Technical and then Call support. Support. You can contact Technical Support by clicking Personalizing On this tab you can personalize your IRISPen application.
English English Click separator: select what IRISPen must do when you click the pen after you have scanned a line. TM Table separator: select what IRISPen must do when scanning tables in Table mode. TM Scan corrections Scan corrections help you improve your scanning technique. Scan corrections can be shown as animations, balloon messages or not at all. 7. Troubleshooting Should you experience issues when using the IRISPen Executive 7: TM 12 • Consult the Troubleshooting section in the interface.
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