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Scanner User’s Guide MobileOffice D430
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................1 How to Use This Guide............................................................................................... 1 A Note about Icons ............................................................................................................... 2 Safety Precautions......................................................................................................
Introduction Thank you for choosing us as your scanner supplier. Your new scanner will improve the professionalism of your day-to-day computing tasks by allowing you to input images and electronic text into your computer system. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your computing needs and interests grow.
A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention. Warning Attention A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes. Optional tips for your reference. Information Safety Precautions Before using this device, please read the following important information to eliminate or reduce any possibility of causing damage and personal injury. 1.
System Requirements1 PC with Intel Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz processor or compatible 1 GB RAM (2 GB Recommended) Available USB 2.0 port DVD-ROM Drive 2 GB Free Hard Disk Space (3 GB Recommended) Operating System: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Box Contents2 1. Scanner 2. USB Cable 3. AC Adapter 4. Calibration Sheet 5. Soft, lint-free cloth 6. Memo Sticker 7. Quick Guide 8. Setup/Application DVD-ROM 1 Higher requirements might be needed when scanning or editing a large quantity of image data.
Scanner Overview 1. Power Receptor: It connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the included power adapter. 2. USB Port: It connects the scanner to a USB port on your computer by the included USB cable. 3. Guide Paper Return: Adjust the orientation cover up or down, you can choose the horizontal or vertical paper output as desired. (Please refer to “Paper Output” section of this manual and follow the instructions therein.) 4.
8. Paper Width Slider: Adjusts the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. 9. Lead Into Bracket: Open lead into bracket when using the scanner. Hold the document or card in place. 10. Photo Sensor: Induce the document or card you insert into the scanner, and you can feel the document being grabbed by the scanner. 11. Power Switch: Use this to turn the scanner ON or OFF.
Chapter I. Installing the Scanner Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper components. A list of the package contents is provided in the Box Contents section of this guide. Software Installation Requirements Your scanner comes with business card recognition software (NewSoft Presto! BizCard), the scanner’s driver and DocAction. All of these software applications use approximately 800 megabytes of hard disk space after they are installed on your computer.
Installing and Setting up the Scanner Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner. Step 1. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer Attention Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF before you plug or unplug the scanner power adapter. 1. Plug the AC adapter into the scanner’s power receptor. 2. Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a standard AC power outlet. 3. Plug the square end of the included USB cable to the USB port of the scanner. 4.
Step 2. Installing the Software 1. Switch on the scanner power from the side of the scanner. 2. If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly, they will automatically detect the scanner causing the “Add New Hardware Wizard” or “Found New Hardware Wizard” to be launched. Note: If your computer was off when you connected the scanner, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” message will be displayed when you turn the computer on and when Windows starts. 3.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install all software that your new USB scanner requires. If the pop-up wizard window appears click “Next”, and click “Install this driver software anyway” in the “Windows Security” window then click “Finish” in the wizard window. 6. After the software is installed, you will be prompted to perform the scanner calibration. 7. Please push up the cover of the Guide Paper Return.
To properly test your scanner, please perform the following steps: 1. Vertically load the business cards, insert the card toward the center of the scanner until the card being grabbed by the scanner. 2. Click the Windows Start button to launch Presto! BizCard. (For Windows 8.1 users: Point your mouse cursor to the upper or lower right corner of your screen to open the Charm bar. Click on the Start charm, then click on the downwards arrow button in the lower left corner of the screen.
Chapter II. Scanning 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 DVD-ROM.
up to 1.2 mm thickness plastic card for scanning. Plastic cards include: emboss/credit card, driver license, ID card, medic-care or any membership cards. Plastic card scanning The plastic card can be embossed credit card, driver license, ID card, insurance card, medic-care card or any membership card. Make sure to load the embossed face of the embossed card face up into the scanner. To scan the plastic card, please follow the steps: 1.
4. If you have the "Continuous scan" option checked, insert another card until you have scanned all. 5. When the scan completes, the scanned images will be saved to the defined file path as separate image files and sent to the assigned post-processing software. (e.g. File, Program, PDF, OCR, E-mail, or Printer). Business card scanning To scan the business card, please follow the steps: 1.
2. The steps 2 to 5 please refer to the same steps of the “Plastic card scanning”. Paper Output The scanner has offered a unique and compact paper output design, horizontal and vertical output; this compact design can easy to place the scanner in a narrow or corner spot. Make the scanning process more friendly and enjoyable! a. Horizontal output is suitable for thick pages and calibration sheet. b. Vertical output is suitable for the general document and image.
Before you start scanning, check the following: The power of both your computer and scanner is turned on. Attention The icon appears on the Windows system tray. Paper is appropriately loaded into the scanner. Scanning via TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner. This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and the image-editing software you are using to view and edit images.
4. Adjust the scanning settings (Paper Size: Automatic Size, Resolution: 300). For Sheet Feeder (Duplex) scan, you can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the business cards. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of front side and then click Rear Side button to adjust the scanning settings of rear side. 5. Load one business card. 6. Click the Scan button. 7.
Scanning from the Scanner’s Panel or On-screen DocAction's Execute Menu The settings for the button on the scanner’s panel are configured through DocAction. DocAction offers you quick access to the most frequently-used scanning functions. They are especially useful when you need to repeatedly scan with the same settings and send images to the same destination. The button on the scanner panel will be used in this guide to demonstrate the scanner operations.
2. Select a task number by clicking on the icon. 3. Select the desired function from the drop-down list of Button Template and adjust button settings.
Information It’s optional for you to write down the customized button number settings on the included memo label and place this memo anywhere on the scanner. Click the Help button within the Button Configuration window for more information about the settings. View Button Settings There are three ways to view the button settings: Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray. Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Button Configuration… in the pop-up menu that opens.
4. Press the Scan button. 5. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window. Attention Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. Scanning from the Icon in the Left Side of the DocAction Window You can perform scanning task by double-clicking the icon in the left side of the DocAction window. Follow the steps described below: 1.
3. Double-clicking the desired icon in the left side of the DocAction window. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window.
Chapter III. Clean and Maintenance Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, constant care and maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly. Clean the Scanner Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the inner scanner dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors. Often clean your scanner could ensure your scanning better efficiency.
Clean Feed Roller and Glass 1. Open the scanner cover gently. 2. Wipe the Feed Roller from side to side and then roll it. 3. Clean the glass side to side. Repeat this until its entire surface is cleaned. Attention Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass. Excess liquid residue may fog or damage the scanner. 4. Wait for cleaned areas to dry completely. 5. Press down the revolt bracket until it snaps back into place.
Calibrating the Scanner Calibrate the scanner if colors appear in areas that should be white, or colors of the scanned image and the original vary a lot. This allows you to adjust and compensate for variations that can occur in the optical component over time by its nature. The following describes how to calibrate the scanner: 1. Please push up the cover of the Guide Paper Return. Insert the special calibration sheet face up into the page feed slot of the scanner.
Power Save To save power consumption, when the scanning process is finished, the scanner light source will turn itself off and the scanner will enter a lower-power mode without delay time. Usage & Maintenance Tips Attention To keep your scanner working smoothly, take a moment to review the following usage & maintenance tips. Do not insert any document into the scanner with small objects such as paper clips, pins, staples or any other fasteners attached.
Chapter IV. Troubleshooting If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation and scanning instructions contained in this guide. Before you ask for customer service or repair, please refer to the information in this chapter and consult our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) in which you can find useful self troubleshooting information. From the Windows START menu, point to All Programs > Your Scanner Model Name, and then click FAQ. (For Windows 8.
Appendix A: Specifications4 Plustek MobileOffice D430 4 Image Sensor CIS x 2 Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Scan Modes Color: 48-bit Input; 24-bit Output Grayscale: 16-bit Input; 8-bit Output B/W: 1-bit Scanning Speed Simplex: 1.8 sec (Grayscale Mode, 200 dpi, A4) Duplex: 2.4 sec (Grayscale Mode, 200 dpi, A4) Scanning Area (W x L) Max.: 216 x 1270 mm (8.5" x 50") Min.: 12.7 x 12.7 mm (0.5" x 0.5") Acceptable Paper Sizes (W x L) Max.: 240 x 1270 mm (9.
Appendix B: Customer Service and Warranty If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation instructions and troubleshooting suggestions contained in this guide. Visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information.
The manufacturer warranty includes all parts and labor, and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase. To obtain warranty service, you may contact the authorized dealer or distributor, or visit our website to check out the available service information, or send a request via E-mail for further help. If you transfer this product to another user, warranty service is available to that user for the remainder of the warranty period.
FCC Radio Frequency Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
9 The TWAIN Interface 9 Scan Settings 9 How to Scan
Contents I DocTWAIN: Table of Contents Foreword 0 Part I Introduction 3 ................................................................................................................................... 3 1 User Assistance 3 2 Scanner................................................................................................................................... Information Part II The TWAIN Interface 4 ..............................................................................................
II TWAIN Help 4 Scan ................................................................................................................................... 36 5 Exit ................................................................................................................................... 36 Part III How to Scan 36 ................................................................................................................................... 36 1 Step by Step Procedures .......................
Introduction 1 3 Introduction TWAIN is a standard regulating communication between imaging devices (e.g., scanner) and software applications. This scanner is TWAIN compliant and functions with virtually all available TWAIN compatible software. This help will guide you in scanning with our TWAIN program. The following Help Topics are available: · User Assistance · Scanner Information · TWAIN Interface-- Explains all settings and tools in the TWAIN window.
4 TWAIN Help When you're looking for technical support, please keep the information ready. 2 The TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner.
The TWAIN Interface · · · · 2.1 5 Scan Profile Scan Settings Scan Information Buttons Scan Profile A scan profile provides a set of scanning settings for often-used scan tasks, which achieves high efficiency when you want to scan several items with the same or similar settings. Each scan profile consists of the settings you configure in the Main and Advanced scan settings tabs and Auto Density.
6 TWAIN Help To use an existing profile 1. 2. 3. 4. Load the document(s) into the scanner. Select a scan profile from the drop-down list of Profile. Scan settings defined under this profile are loaded and displayed on the TWAIN interface. Click the Scan button. The image(s) will be scanned with the preconfigured settings. No need to spend extra time in configuring the scan settings. To edit an existing profile 1. Load the document(s) into the scanner. 2.
The TWAIN Interface 2.1.1 7 Profile Management To delete unwanted profile 1. Click the Manage button. 2. Within the Profile Management window that opens, select the profile you want to delete and then click the Delete button. 3. Click the Close button to exit this window. To rename an existing profile 1. Click the Manage button. 2. Within the Profile Management window that opens, select the profile you want to rename and then click the Rename button. 3.
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The TWAIN Interface 2.2.1 9 Main Tab Main Tab contains some frequently used scanning settings. Clicking anywhere on the above screenshot links you immediately to more detailed information of the selected function. 2.2.1.
10 TWAIN Help · Sheet Feeder (Duplex) -- Use this setting if you want to scan double-sided documents. You can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the documents. 1. Check the Individual Settings option. 2. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of document front side. 3. Click Rear Side button to adjust the scanning settings of document rear side. 2.2.1.
The TWAIN Interface 11 manually shift the merging position of the two scanned pages to rectify any up, down, left or right deviation. · If you select Horizontally as the merging mode, you will enter the Horizontal Merging Adjustment window after the scanning is done showing the two scanned pages ready to merge. You may click the arrow buttons to move one of the pages, with one click moving one pixel.
12 TWAIN Help Name: Give a name to this customized page size. After you configure the page size and click the OK button, this name will appear in the Page Size drop-down list. Unit: Defines the measurement unit for the page size. Width, Height: Specifies the exact width and height of the page area. Paper Alignment: This setting tells the scanner how you place the document into the scanner. · Upper Left: Place the document toward the left side of the scanner.
The TWAIN Interface 13 · Black & White-- scans in black and white and is suitable for scanning text. · Grayscale-- scans in 256 shades of gray, giving black and white images depth and shadow. · 24-bit Color-- scans in millions of colors (24-bit) but takes up a lot of memory. · 256 Color (8-bit)-- scans in standard 256 colors. The image quality of its resulted image is inferior than that of "24-bit Color", but its data size is smaller.
14 TWAIN Help To conserve computer memory and still receive good image quality, we recommend the following settings. Document to be scanned Resolution (dpi) Text (for printing) 300 Text (for faxing) 200 Text (for OCR) 300 Black and white or gray image 150 Color image or photo 100 · These values are only recommendations and should be raised if the resulting image is rough or you need to view fine details.
The TWAIN Interface 15 · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, which raises or lowers the differences between light and dark colors in your image. · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends. The current value is shown to right of each scroll bar. 2.2.1.11 Page Settings Auto Crop Clicking this Auto Crop box will have the TWAIN program identify the dimensions of the image you scanned and crop around the edges.
16 TWAIN Help Page Settings area, located at the lower part of the Main Settings tab, displays the current settings for image orientation and photo negative effect. If the current settings don't meet your needs, click the Configure button to open a dialog box where you may adjust settings as desired. On the middle part of the Page Settings dialog box are two viewers. The left viewer shows the original image. The effects for settings you change in this window appear on the right viewer immediately.
The TWAIN Interface 17 Flip When you click Flip from the menu box on the left, the available options are immediately shown on the right: · Flip Horizontally-- Each click on this button will flip your image around the central vertical axis to create a mirror image. · Flip Vertically-- Each click on this button will flip your image around the central horizontal axis to create a mirror image.
18 2.2.2 TWAIN Help Advanced Tab Advanced Tab provides some useful image enhancement tools for you to precisely tailor the image before the final scan. There are 4 tabs at the lower section of Advanced Tab: Gamma, Histogram, HSL and Threshold. These items are intended for users who are familiar with image editing tools and how they affect images. If you are just learning how to scan, then we strongly recommend not using these features until you become familiar with your scanner and its terminology.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.2.1 19 Color Matching Different types of devices reproduce different ranges of colors (or color gamut). For example, you may have noticed the colors of the scanned image displayed on your monitor and on the paper printed from your printer are different. Color Matching allows you to get consistent color between input and output devices (e.g., scanner, monitor, printer). It works by embedding a color profile to your image files.
20 2.2.2.3 TWAIN Help Descreen Descreen applies filtering to images that contain moiré patterns (or herringbone). A moiré pattern is created from scanning pictures in magazines, or printed material that use color dithering. The descreen filter is not needed when scanning original photographs or black and white images and text, but is recommended when scanning any printed color graphics, such as a page from a magazine, in order to remove the unsightly interference patterns which may occur.
The TWAIN Interface 2.2.2.5 21 Gamma Image Gamma is used to adjust the colors in the image that will be scanned into the computer. Gamma values follow a smooth curve. By adjusting the gamma, you can change the tonal range of the selected color channel. Gamma values are primarily a measure of the brightness of a color. The larger the gamma value, the brighter the color becomes. To adjust the image gamma: 1. Select the channel. 2.
22 2.2.2.6 TWAIN Help Histogram If the colors in a scanned image appear garbled or unclear, the histogram can be used to make them more to your liking. A histogram shows how bright or dark colors in the image are, and can be used to adjust these levels. A histogram is a graphic representation of the tonal distribution (the brightness and darkness levels) in an image. It plots the number of pixels (dots) at each brightness level. The histogram displays these levels in 4 different channels.
The TWAIN Interface 23 If the highlight for one of the Red, Green or Blue channels is adjusted then the results will only affect pixels of that color or containing combinations of that color (i.e. Yellow contains Green and Blue and would thus also be affected by changes to one of these channels). Shadow: The shadow represents the low (dark) end of the color spectrum. If the shadow value on the Master channel is raised to 10, all color values between one and ten will be given the value of zero (black).
24 TWAIN Help You may adjust Hue, Saturation and Lightness respectively either way: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left. · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends. The current value is shown to right of each scroll bar. Hue Hue is the wavelength of a color. Altering the hue changes the base color of an image. Saturation Saturation represents the pureness of a color. Altering the saturation makes the colors more intense or washed out.
The TWAIN Interface 25 Master channel is the only active channel for gray images. 2.2.2.9 Threshold This setting is available only when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Threshold sets the color level for converting an image to line art, which can adjust the quality of line art image or eliminate unwanted dots in the documents to improve OCR accuracy.
26 TWAIN Help Default Clicking the Default button on the lower right corner revert the settings to its original values and discard all adjustments you have made. 2.2.3 Preferences Tab Preferences Tab provides you with additional options to tailor the TWAIN interface to your liking. There is a list at the left section of Preferences Tab shows the following options: General, Image Enhancement, Remove Blank Pages, Multiimage output , Image Edge Fill, Remove Punch Holes, Scan continuously and Split.
The TWAIN Interface 27 Tick on the checkbox of the item you want to apply to this program. Clicking anywhere on the above screenshot links you immediately to more detailed information of the selected function.
28 2.2.3.1 TWAIN Help General 2.2.3.1.1 Save Last Settings If the box is ticked, all settings you have configured before the TWAIN program is closed will be saved and automatically displayed next time when the TWAIN program is launched. 2.2.3.2 Image Enhancement You may set the conditions to enhance the scanned images in this page.
The TWAIN Interface 29 used to adjust the reduce condition of noises. The higher the value, the more noises will be reduced. Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, and the current value is shown to right of the scroll bar. Character Enhancement Tick this check box to enhance text characters in the scanned documents. This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. This feature is used to adjust the enhancement value of text characters.
30 TWAIN Help 2.2.3.3.1 Blank Page Sensitivity Blank Page Sensitivity is used to adjust the remove condition of blank pages that will be scanned into the computer. Sensitivity values are primarily a measure of blank page. The larger the sensitivity value, the more scanned pages will be treated as blank pages and removed. Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, and the current value is shown to right of the scroll bar.
The TWAIN Interface 31 and grayscale images by only one scan. If you select Gray as Scan Mode, you may tick the check box of B/W to output grayscale and B/W images by only one scan. If you select B/W as Scan Mode, only B/W image will be generated by one scan. You may select the desired resolution from the dpi drop-down list. If you select Custom from the drop-down list, please set the resolution dpi. 2.2.3.
32 TWAIN Help button for black edge fill. · Auto border filled with auto fill color When the scanned document size is smaller than the selected page size, select this option to automatically detect the document edge in the scanned image and fill the background color around the document edge after the document is scanned. · Custom Select this option to configure custom options. · Inward Fill: Select this option to fill the selected color inside the edge of the selected page size.
The TWAIN Interface 33 Color of the Background Paper If you select this option, punch hole marks will be filled with the background color of the scanned document. Custom If you select this option, punch hole marks will be filled with the selected color. When you scan by the Color Mode, clicking button would allow you to choose the desired color to remove the punch hole marks. When you scan by the Grayscale Mode, clicking button would allow you to choose the desired color to remove the punch hole marks.
34 2.2.3.7 TWAIN Help Scan continuously Check this option if you want to scan multiple pages successively to the same destination. After the document is scanned, a dialog will pop up asking you if you will put in more paper to continue scanning, or if you want to end the scan. You may adjust the time interval by clicking 2.2.3.8 buttons. Split You may set the number by clicking the up or down arrows to split an image into several equal parts. Each equal part can be saved as an image.
The TWAIN Interface 35 Enable specify split sequence Tick this check box to specify the image output order of each equal part. Specify split sequence Select the options to specify the image output order. You can specify the horizontal and vertical output orders of images scanned in simplex mode. You can also specify the horizontal and vertical output orders of the front images and back images scanned in duplex mode.
36 TWAIN Help · Image Size: Shows the amount of memory used by the image. This information is updated any time you change any scan settings. The larger the image size, the longer it takes to actually scan the image. Larger images, due to their memory requirements, will also take longer for your image-editing applications to process when making any corrections. 2.4 Scan Clicking on this button accepts all current scanner settings and begins the scanning process. 2.
How to Scan 37 scan mode, resolution). 6. Click on the Scan button. 7. When the scan finishes, click the Exit button to close the TWAIN window. The scanned images are displayed in Adobe Photoshop, and you may perform the image editing tasks. 3.1.1 Scan by Profile If you usually scan images with the same settings, you can complete your job in an efficient way by using the scan profile located on the top section of the TWAIN interface. 1. Insert the document face up into the scanner. 2.
9 Button Configuration Window Overview 9 Common Scan Parameters 9 Using the Scanner Buttons
Contents I DocAction: Table of Contents Foreword 0 Part I Introduction 2 2 1 Operate................................................................................................................................... the Scanner 3 2 Button ................................................................................................................................... Functions Overview Part II Button Configuration Window Overview 5 Button Settings 1 Customize .....................................
2 1 Scanner Buttons Guide Introduction 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 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.
Introduction 3 · Scan from DocAction's Execute menu on the screen Buttons on the scanner panel will be used in this guide to demonstrate the scanner operations. You may also use DocAction's on-screen Execute menu to perform the same scanning tasks. In addition to the two fast scanning methods described above, this scanner offers you other ways to scan your paper documents or images. Choose an appropriate scanning method that meets your scanning need and preferences.
4 Scanner Buttons Guide · Down Button-- press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. · Function Number Display-- indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. · Scan Button-- press to perform a predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. Each number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button on the scanner's panel corresponds to an on-screen scanning button in DocAction program.
Introduction 5 them to your hard drive, making it ideal for getting a quick copy of a document or image. DocAction transforms your scanner and printer into a convenient office copier. · E-Mail-- Scans documents or images directly to your e-mail program and automatically creates a new message with the image files attached. A copy is automatically saved on your disk drive too. · BCR-- BCR application program is a valuable business tool to input, retrieve and manage business cards.
6 Scanner Buttons Guide If the icon is not displayed on the system tray, from Windows Start menu, point to All Programs > (your scanner model name) and then click DocAction to reactivate the program. (For Windows 8.1 users: Point your mouse cursor to the upper or lower right corner of your screen to open the Charm bar. Click on the Start charm, then click on the downwards arrow button in the lower left corner of the screen. The Apps screen will be shown.
Button Configuration Window Overview 7 Scan Button Settings Copy Button Settings E-Mail Button Settings BCR Button Settings PDF Button Settings FTP Button Settings 2.2 Scan Button Settings Clicking the Scan icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: Application and File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
8 Scanner Buttons Guide Up to 10 programs can be added to Application's drop-down menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you may add frequently-used programs to the Application menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you modify the name, memo and command line for the current application. · Clicking menu.
Button Configuration Window Overview Clicking opens the File Format Configuration window where you may configure advanced settings for JPG, TIFF - Compressed and PDF file formats.
10 2.2.1 Scanner Buttons Guide Add/Modify Linked Application dialog box Within the Button Configuration window click the Scan icon on the left pane and then click or in the right pane, which opens this dialog box. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Application Click to browse to the desired program folder and select the executable file (*.exe) of the desired application program. The application is displayed here with its full file path and execution file name.
Button Configuration Window Overview 11 Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are saved to the folder displayed here. To select or modify the saving folder, click to open a dialog box where you may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. (Open Folder After Scanning: Tick this check box if you want the program to automatically open the saving folder after scanning.) You can also directly enter the folder name in this field to create a new folder.
12 Scanner Buttons Guide your paper documents on your digitized image files. The numbering scheme consists of the following criteria: Start with-- Enter the numeral you want to start with. Pad-- Click the up/down arrow button to select the number of padded zeroes to insert (from 2-9).
Button Configuration Window Overview 2.3 13 Copy Button Settings Clicking the Copy icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: Printing Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
14 Scanner Buttons Guide Fit to Page If this option is selected, the print size of the image will be re-scaled to fit within the printable area of the selected paper. Custom Ratio This options allows you to re-scale the print size of the image proportionally by doing one of the following: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left; or · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends; or · Enter the value in the edit box.
Button Configuration Window Overview 15 · Default 2.4 OCR Button Settings Clicking the OCR icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: OCR Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: OCR Settings Determine to use which OCR application and what settings (e.g.
16 Scanner Buttons Guide Major OCR settings of the selected OCR application are displayed at the bottom. Clicking opens a configuration window where you may check or modify the OCR settings (e.g., the file format to save the OCR result, the linked text editor or viewer, recognition language, etc.) as desired.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · Denoise Character Enhancement Global Settings Preview Default Also see: FineReader OCR Configuration DocOCR Configuration 2.4.1 FineReader OCR Configuration If you select FineReader as the OCR application, clicking opens the FineReader OCR Configuration window. The items and parameters available in this window are explained as follows: File Format This setting determines the file format of the OCR'd result.
18 Scanner Buttons Guide (*.exe) of the desired application program. The application is displayed here with its full file path and execution file name. Make sure you select an application that can process the specified file format here. OCR'd result cannot be displayed properly if the specified file format is not supported by that application. Paper Setting You have two options to save the scanned images: · Generate one file for all pages: save all the scanned images into one file.
Button Configuration Window Overview 19 DocOCR Configuration window. The items and parameters available in this window are explained as follows: File Format This setting determines the file format of the OCR'd result. The following options are available from the drop-down menu: · Plain Text (*.txt) · Portable Document Format (*.pdf) Some file formats may be unavailable on your screen.
20 Scanner Buttons Guide Show All Languages Tick this box if you want to display all languages in the list. 2.4.3 Save Setup dialog box (for OCR Button Settings) Within the Button Configuration window click the OCR icon on the left pane and then click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are saved to the folder displayed here.
Button Configuration Window Overview 21 User-defined This setting allows you to customize the date and time naming format for your current need. The data and time setting of your operating system remains unchanged. Custom The prefix and the numbering scheme are combined to form the file name. Choose this one if you want to have DocAction automatically save scanned images in a consistent naming and numbering pattern. Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix.
22 Scanner Buttons Guide Tick the check box to display the dialog after each scan to confirm file name prefix. After this function is enabled, the dialog page of Confirm File Name Prefix will appear on the screen when you try to scan documents by the OCR button of DocAction's Execute Menu. In the page of Confirm File Name Prefix, you are able to modify and confirm the saving folder as well as the file name prefix.
Button Configuration Window Overview 23 may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. (Open Folder After Scanning: Tick this check box if you want the program to automatically open the saving folder after scanning.) You can also directly enter the folder name in this field to create a new folder. This newly added saving folder will be added to the drop-down menu. Next time when you want to use this folder again, you may simply click to select it from this drop-down menu.
24 Scanner Buttons Guide · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.5.
Button Configuration Window Overview 25 Date and Time If you choose to name the saved files in Date and Time format, you may use either option as follows: Use operating system setting Files are named according to the date and time setting of the operating system of your computer. You may access Control Panel of your operating system to view or permanently modify your current date and time setting. User-defined This setting allows you to customize the date and time naming format for your current need.
26 Scanner Buttons Guide clipping_027_20130126100355.jpg" in which the numeral 20130126100355 stands for year-month-date-hour-minute-second. Prompt for confirming file name prefix Tick the check box to enable the function of Prompt for confirming file name prefix. After this function is enabled, the dialog page of Confirm File Name Prefix will appear on the screen when you try to scan documents by the File button of DocAction's Execute Menu.
Button Configuration Window Overview 27 displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: File Saving Settings Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are automatically saved to the folder displayed here.
28 Scanner Buttons Guide · · · · TIFF - Compressed PDF PNG Windows Bitmap Different file formats can be set for different scan modes. For example, if you usually need color images in JPEG and B/W images in BMP, you may configure so here. Next time when you scan a document in color first and then another document in B/W, you may simply change the scan parameters without the trouble of changing file formats frequently.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · · 2.7 29 Remove Background Denoise Character Enhancement Global Settings Preview Default BCR Button Settings Clicking the BCR icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: BCR Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
30 Scanner Buttons Guide to give you the convenience of BCR button operation: · HotCard BizCard Finder (Business card Recognition Software) · I.R.I.S Cardiris · Presto! BizCard The availability of the programs may vary depending on the scanner model you purchase. Major BCR settings of the selected BCR application are displayed at the bottom. Clicking opens a configuration window where you may check or modify the recognition language of BCR settings.
Button Configuration Window Overview 31 · Default 2.8 PDF Button Settings Clicking the PDF icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: File Saving Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: File Saving Settings Determine how the scanned documents or images are saved to files.
32 Scanner Buttons Guide The current file name format is displayed in the gray rectangle. To change to a different format, click to open the File Name Setup window. File Format Determines the image file format to save the scanned documents or images to. The following file formats are available from the drop-down list box: · Searchable PDF · PDF Different file formats can be set for different scan modes. You may simply change the scan parameters.
Button Configuration Window Overview · · · · · · 2.8.1 33 Remove Background Denoise Character Enhancement Global Settings Preview Default File Name Setup dialog box (for PDF Button Settings) You are allowed to name the saved files in two ways: · using the "Date and Time" format; or · using customized prefix and numbering scheme. You can see the file naming example on screen--near the bottom of this dialog box-immediately after you make any adjustments.
34 Scanner Buttons Guide Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix. Numbering Scheme The successive numeral will be appended at the end of the file name (right after the prefix). This setting allows you to retain the original page numbers of your paper documents on your digitized image files. The numbering scheme consists of the following criteria: Start with-- Enter the numeral you want to start with.
Button Configuration Window Overview 35 appear after scanning. After the scan is complete, this application program is started up automatically and displays all scanned images. · Clear this check box , the application won't be launched after saving files. Up to 10 programs can be added to Application's drop-down menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you may add frequently-used programs to the Application menu.
36 Scanner Buttons Guide Tick this box to convert the PDF file format to PDF/A file format for long-term preservation of electronic documents. Setting Click the Setting button to configure General and Security settings. Image Quality You can set the quality level individually for Color and Grayscale scan modes. You can adjust the quality value from 1 to 100. The higher the quality setting, the more detail is preserved, but a larger file size it would take.
Button Configuration Window Overview Document Language Select the recognition language to read your pages. Show All Languages Tick this box if you want to display all languages in the list. 2.8.2.2 General (DocOCR Configuration) Document Language Select the recognition language to read your pages. Show All Languages Tick this box if you want to display all languages in the list. 2.8.2.
38 Scanner Buttons Guide Copy texts and images Ticking this check box to disallow users to copy the texts and images. Modify the document Ticking this check box to disallow users to modify the document. Modify comments Ticking this check box to disallow users to modify comments. Enhanced Permissions (128-bit) You may adjust the settings only when you set the Encryption Level at High 128bit RC4 (Acrobat 5.x and above).
Button Configuration Window Overview 39 Session Name and File Saving Settings Session Name List the Session Name you have added in the FTP Connection Properties dialog box. You may select the desired FTP session from the drop-down list. More than one FTP session can be added to the drop-down list. · Clicking opens the "FTP Connection Properties" window where you may add frequently-used FTP sessions to the list.
40 Scanner Buttons Guide Clicking opens the File Format Configuration window where you may configure advanced settings for JPG, TIFF - Compressed and PDF file formats.
Button Configuration Window Overview 2.9.1 41 FTP Connection Properties dialog box Clicking the FTP icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Click right pane, which opens this dialog box. or in the The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Session Name Enter an arbitrary name of the FTP connection, e.g. Office FTP server. Hostname Enter the server name or IP address of the FTP server, e.g. ftp.
42 2.9.2 Scanner Buttons Guide Save Setup dialog box (for FTP Button Settings) Clicking the FTP icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Click which opens this dialog box. in the right pane, The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are saved to the folder displayed here.
Button Configuration Window Overview 43 Choose this one if you want to have DocAction automatically save scanned images in a consistent naming and numbering pattern. Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix. Numbering Scheme The successive numeral will be appended at the end of the file name (right after the prefix). This setting allows you to retain the original page numbers of your paper documents on your digitized image files.
44 Scanner Buttons Guide You are recommended to check existing files in the saving folder before configuring the file name format here, and make sure there are no existing files having the same file name and file extension combination. 2.
Button Configuration Window Overview 45 · Sheet Feeder (Duplex) -- Use this setting if you want to scan double-sided documents. Split Tick the check box of Split, a scanned image will be split in two equal halves and each equal half is called a page. The Remove Blank Pages function is valid for each split half so the blank half (one page) will be skipped. This function is disabled when the Merge Pages function is enabled and vice versa.
46 Scanner Buttons Guide · If you select Horizontally as the merging mode, you will enter the Horizontal Merging Adjustment window after the scanning is done showing the two scanned pages ready to merge. You may click the arrow buttons to move one of the pages, with one click moving one pixel. · If you select Vertically as the merging mode, you will enter the Vertical Merging Adjustment window after the scanning is done showing the two scanned pages ready to merge.
Button Configuration Window Overview 47 are available from the drop-down menu: · Black & White-- scans in black and white and is suitable for scanning text. · Grayscale-- scans in 256 shades of gray, giving black and white images depth and shadow. · Color-- scans in millions of colors (24-bit) but takes up a lot of memory. · Auto-- use this setting if you want the scanner to detect the scan mode automatically. (This function may or may not be available depending on the scanner model you purchase.
48 Scanner Buttons Guide · These values are only recommendations and should be raised if the resulting image is rough or you need to view fine details. · To scan a large-size color image with a higher resolution (usually over 600 dpi) increases scan time and file size substantially and requires huge system resources. Therefore, a higher resolution for color scanning is recommended only when you scan a small area.
Button Configuration Window Overview 49 This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Threshold Threshold sets the color level for converting an image to line art, which can adjust the quality of line art image or eliminate unwanted dots in the documents to improve OCR accuracy. This setting is available only when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Select the options from the drop-down list. Click open a dialog box where you may adjust the settings.
50 Scanner Buttons Guide pixels to make images appear softer. · Blur-- Dulls the edges within an image and decreases the contrast by making dark edges lighter and light edges darker. · Blur More-- Adds additional blurring. · Sharpen-- Allows you to sharpen the edges within an image by making the edges in an image more distinct. The Sharpen filter also increases contrast by making dark edges darker and surrounding light edges lighter. · Sharpen More-- Adds additional sharpening.
Button Configuration Window Overview 51 Continuous Scan Check this option if you want to scan multiple pages successively to the same destination. After the document is scanned, a dialog will pop up asking you if you will put in more paper to continue scanning, or if you want to end the scan. Apply Color Matching Different types of devices reproduce different ranges of colors (or color gamut).
52 Scanner Buttons Guide If the placed image is too slanted (>10°), the Auto Deskew function will not recognize the skewed image(s). Image Edge Fill Tick the check box of Image Edge Fill, the edge of scanned image would be filled. Multi-image output Tick the check box if you want DocAction to output multiple images after the scan process is finished. Depending on the scan settings, you may choose to output up to three multiple images in Color, Grayscale and B/W by only one scan.
Button Configuration Window Overview 53 Denoise This feature is used to adjust the reduce condition of noises. The higher the value, the more noises will be reduced. Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, and the current value is shown to right of the scroll bar. Character Enhancement This feature is used to adjust the enhancement value of text characters. The higher the value, the sharper the text character will be.
54 Scanner Buttons Guide · Inward Fill: Select this option to fill the selected color inside the edge of the selected page size. · Outward Fill: Select this option to fill the selected color outside the edge of the selected page size. Tick the check box of All sides match, the widths of four sides would be set to be the same. You may adjust the width by clicking buttons. If you do not tick this check box, then you can adjust the width of each side individually.
Button Configuration Window Overview 55 each equal part to specify the output order. Preview By clicking on the Preview button, you can scan the source document into the preview window within DocAction interface. Documents or images that are previewed will be displayed here. The previewed image gives you an idea of how a document or image will look after it is scanned.
56 Scanner Buttons Guide individually for Color and Grayscale scan modes. You can adjust the quality value from 1 to 100. The higher the quality setting, the more detail is preserved, but a larger file size it would take. The smaller the image file, the lower quality the image has, but the less disk space it takes. The balance of image quality and file size needs to be determined according to your own needs. B/W images in TIFF-Compressed file format are always saved in Fax G4 format.
Using the Scanner Buttons 57 must be installed on your computer. · PDF: The OCR application program provided on our scanner CD-ROM must be installed on your computer. · FTP: A FTP server must be correctly configured to connect with your scanner and your computer. 3.1 Configure Button Settings Before performing your first scan via scanner buttons, you are recommended to configure the button settings to your needs and preferences first. 3.1.
58 Scanner Buttons Guide configured and continue adjusting other settings, or click your adjustments and exit this window. to abort Also see: Customize Button Settings OCR Button Settings File Button Settings Scan Button Settings Copy Button Settings E-Mail Button Settings BCR Button Settings PDF Button Settings FTP Button Settings 3.2 Scan from the Buttons on the Scanner and On-screen DocAction's Execute Menu To complete your scanning projects by using the scanner buttons is very easy and convenient.
Using the Scanner Buttons 59 Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. View Button Settings There are three ways to view the button settings: · Double-click the icon · Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Button Configuration... in the pop-up menu that opens. View your memo if you write down the customized button number settings on the memo label. · in the Windows system tray.
60 Scanner Buttons Guide When you scan and upload large amount files to the FTP server, you will see the icon in your Windows system tray. Right-click on this icon will open a popup menu and allow you to: · View the file transferring status by clicking Open from the pop-up menu. · Terminate the file transfer during the uploading process by clicking Close from the pop-up menu. Also see: Configure Button Settings 3.
Using the Scanner Buttons 5. After all settings are done, click 61 to accept the settings and exit this Button Configuration window, or click to save what you have configured and continue adjusting other settings. 6. Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Execute in the pop-up menu that opens. 7. Click the configured PDF button function in the pop-up menu. Scan from the OCR Button 1.
62 Scanner Buttons Guide 7. After all settings are done, click to accept the settings and exit this Button Configuration window, or click to save what you have configured and continue adjusting other settings. 8. Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Execute in the pop-up menu that opens. 9. Click the configured OCR button function in the pop-up menu.
