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1. A Le A A A A Ae N A d n y F4 b N 2 pl Document to Knowledge A CANON COMPANY IRIScan Express 4 Capture Tool User Guide L1 INTRODUCTION ecciesie aeaoe aa TEASA TUNE Rx CE SEEN R ICE NER 1 1 2 USING THE SCANNER PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX SETUP 2 1 2 1 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog BOX eene eene nennen 2 1 2 2 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog BOX eese eene nnnnnnanas 2 2 rcgi rp c a 2 3 2 323 14 TIhelmage Selection BOX ooo do itta tr UI tees ie pnta a oi devo ub eda v de sag Ee 2 4 2 3 2 Other Image Options 1 C G uses eere enne enne nnne nnns nnne enses sen tnn seen n nn 2 5 2 3 3 Scanning color images 1 1 4er tns entres trns en ern seen ns sent nn seen nnns 2 9 2 3 4 Scanning grayscale images 1 11 7C isses tenentes entrent nennen ns 2 9 2 3 5 Scanning B amp W Images eoo nto e HO e lai re e a eru a Ev Y LESEN nea 2 9 2 3 0 Editing PFO IIGS ouo tiere Cena Du satt eot evat oe velours va eua perte Ee IR ERE OLDER ANDRE 2 10 2 4 The Compression Tab Windows PC only cccccccccceccccccceccecceccccceccccccccccccccccceesescesseeseeees 2 11 2 9 The Color Dropout TaD ias tios eae taste ae i tu Ob ato OC to OU neto Ott OL Pot it ires 2 12 2 5 1 Color Dropout Selection ono tte eai dh o ot2. Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter Ir Cache Mode Memory Size v Memory Size lt gt Default Show Scanning Progress Show Warning Message The Setting tab dialog box Mode None Page Number Memory Size This option allows you to assign a specified memory size from the available RAM to process the image data By specifying a smaller memory size you can free more memory for other applications you are running By specifying a larger memory size you can have more memory to process the image data especially when you have a large amount of documents needed to be scanned You can also specify your memory size by the page number For your information an A4 color document scanning at 300 dpi consumes approximates 24MB Image Count When the selected cache mode is none the image count option allows you to assign number of pages you need to scan For example if you wish to scan the first two pages simply move the page slider to 2 and the scan action will be stopped when the scanning of the first two pages have been completed Show Scanning When selected the scanning progress bar will be shown during scanning Progress Show Warning Check to show the warning messages such as ADF pad count exceeds Message 50 000 scans the number varies based on type of scanner Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count 2 10 The Imprinter Tab The Imprinter
3. Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter Information Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 1 80GHz RAM 503 MB OS Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 Build 2600 OS Language car Eri Disk Drive Fixed drive C Total 24160MBFree 5776MB Fixed drive D Total 40962MBFree 25963MB Fixed drive EXTotal 14001 MBFree 1486MB Fixed drive F Total 37566MBFree 24399MB Free Disk Space 5776 MB Application Name Adobe Systems Inc Photoshop 1 166 1 5 TWAIN Plugin Filter TWAIN Driver Version 5 60 080309 I O Driver Version D 9 2009 505 Port Type USB 2 0 ID Address USB Optical Resolution 600 dpi v Report Defaults Close The Information tab dialog box The following options are PC only The Report button If you encounter any error message while using the scanner click the Report button A report txt file C xxxx xxxx indicates your scanner model will be generated Please send this file to the nearest service center for trouble shooting The Reset Pad Count button After scanning approximately 50 000 pages the number varies based on type of scanner through the Auto Document Feeder ADF the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding In this case it is highly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one Please refer to the manual for proper replacing procedure For ordering the ADF pad please consult your nearest dealer
4. 20 a Bf gt Front B amp W Rear B amp W al gt Front Auto Color Detection Rear Auto Color Detection s gt Resolution dpi 200 Invert Black on White Y Scan Source Auto Document Feeder ka Profiles cwkm sv Color Matching Document amp v Defaults Scan Close The Image tab dialog box 2 3 1 The Image Selection Box Front Color The Image Selection box includes v Rear Color the image type and document side Front Gray option If you wish to scan both fiina ner the front side and the rear side of S a ru your color document you can Rear BAW Front Auto Color Detection check both Front Color and Rear Ter hbri Dbi ton Color at the same time Note that the options vary based on type of scanner Example 1 Scanning a two sided color document both sides in color Front Color iwiRear Color Front Gray Rear Gray Front BAW Rear B amp W Front Auto Color Detection Rear Auto Color Detection Side Image Selection Example 2 Scanning a two sided color document one in B amp W Drop Blue Color Threshold 10 Background 79 the other in color Front Color Rear Color Front B amp W iwiRear B amp W Front Auto Color Detection Rear uto Color Detection Side Image Selection Image Type Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color Gray Choose Gray image
5. Or Binarization Fix Processing e Threshold Brightness Resolution Invert Editing Profiles The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile You can edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them To add a new profile 1 2 B 4 Customize your settings For example change your resolution image type cropping method scan size or other scan settings Click the Image tab and then choose Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box LR Scanner Properties 1K Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter n Front Auto Color Detection p Edit Your Profile ER Rear Aub Color Detection MOM MIR E Profile Ce Delete Invert Black on W Rename Reset Defaults The new profile will be saved and shown in the Profiles dropdown list box To load a profile 1 From the Image tab dialog box choose your favorable profile from the Profiles dropdown list box Edit Your Profile Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box To delete a profile 1 xn From the Image tab dialog box click Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box Edit Your Profile Sec Profile pee M Delete Rename Reset Choose the
6. After replacing the ADF pad click the Reset Pad Count button to reset the pad count The Reset Roller Count button After scanning approximately 200 000 pages the number varies based on type of scanner through the ADF the ADF roller may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding In this case it is highly recommended to replace the ADF roller with a new one Note the replacement of the ADF roller has to be performed only by authorized service center Therefore please return your scanner for roller replacement After replacing the ADF roller click the Reset Roller Count button to reset the roller count Note The lifetime and the replacing procedure vary based on type of scanner 3 Legal Information Trademarks Microsoft is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Windows Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 8 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries IBM IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Copyright IRIScanExpress4 dgi 08052015 01 Copyright 2015 I R I S SA All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement Th
7. compression depends on your image editing application If your image editing application does not support the type of compression format then either a warning message will appear or the image quality of the compressed file will not be acceptable JPEG Joint Photographic Editor Group This group developed and lent their name to a file compression standard for color and grayscale images that is widely used by scanners and software applications On Microsoft Windows based systems a file with the extension jpg has normally been compressed using this standard For scanning color or gray images the following compressions are available None JPEG For scanning B amp W images the following compressions are available None G4 Scanner Properties x Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter Ir gt Compression JPEG Quality Rear Auto Color Detection Defaults Scan Close The Compression tab dialog box 2 5 The Color Dropout Tab 2 5 1 Color Dropout Selection Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red blue or green color in your scanned image If your image contains red color watermark or background choose the R Red channel then any red watermark or background will be removed This feature is used to sharpen your text when using OCR Optical Character Recognition software The Custom option allows you to
8. lt 6 4B F do g Front Gray o 1 EETA ETETA Rear Gray TEN Front B amp W dox Rear B amp W xcd i Front Auto Color Detection Th e D IS p a y Rear Auto Color Detection 3 W In d OW s Scan Area ISO BS 176 x 250 mm ds Portrait C 6 Offset ES bide X Otffset 0 92 z 3 5 xd B Offset 0 00 z j TE EN 98 Width 6 93 z EB E Length 9 84 40 E Unit Inches Y 11 Selected area applies to all modes z Defaults Preview Scan Close The Preview Tab 2 8 The Options Tab Important the settings of this tab are actually spread over the Rotation Separation and Enhancement tabs These options allow you to set following additional image processing settings E Scanner Properties Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter I Rotation Rotation Degrees None Blank Page Removal Blank Page Removal Threshold Edge Fill Despeckle f White Edge Extend Noise Number 0 Pixels Black Millimeter Noise Radius 1 Pixels Image Control Options Minor Punch Hole Removal e plit Image None Background Setting fe White Backeround Black Background Defaults The Option tab dialog box Flip Side Rotation Select Fanfold to rotate the image of the reverse side to 180 degrees This is applied to double sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in land
9. page and move the slider to the Removal left or right to your desired threshold Edge Fill Check White or Black if you wish to add white or black edge on the border of your scanned image Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm Default value is O OIL EIL sab A an oe cnn ammo n Edge Fill 5mm Black Original Image Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right and left side of your Control image Option E Origina The Mirror Effect Punch You can remove punch holes from the output scanned image when scanning Hole punched document Note the availability of this feature varies depending on your Removal scanner model i Original Output image Punch holes can not be removed when e Resolution is set lower than 150dpi e The hole is near the edge of the document e The holes are not aligned along the edge of the document e Punch Hole Removal is available only when Auto Crop is enabled If either Fixed to Transport EOP End of Page Detection Automatic Multiple Relative to Documents is selected from the Cropping option on the Paper tab the Punch Hole Removal option will be disabled Despeckle Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a scanned image Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner image for OCR Optical Character Recognition processing and also helps to reduce compressed file size Define the speckles also known as image noise you wish to remove by specifying i
10. specify your desired color to be removed by entering its RGB Red Green and Blue value respectively Tolerance Specify the allowable color range to be removed for the color you selected Specified range 1 100 The large the numeric value the wider the color dropout range is Note that this function supports only black amp white and gray images Therefore be sure to choose any black amp white or gray image type while applying this function Scanner Properties Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter I gt Front Color Rear Color Color Dropout Front Gray Rear Gray Front B amp W Rear B amp W Front Auto Color Detection Rear Auto Color Detection Defaults Scan Close The Color Dropout dialog box 2 5 2 Other Color Dropout Options Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in the best optimal result Filter This value is used to determine the color which will be dropped out A lower Threshold value will drop more of the selected color out while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in Background The pixel which is higher than the background value will be adjusted to the Level lightest point Adjust the value for both the Filter Threshold and Background Level to produce the best optimal result Example slightly adjusting the background value makes your t
11. tab allows you to print alphanumeric characters date time document count and custom message on your scanned image if digital imprinter is selected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected Scanner Properties x Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter Information a v Digital Imprinter Content iv Prnt All Custom Counter 0001 Date Time None v md Bowe ga Advanced Print Position Font Attributes Normal Position Middle Y String Orientations Normal Defaults Scan Close Choice External Imprinter Digital Imprinter If you have installed an external imprinter choose external imprinter If you do not have an imprinter choose digital imprinter Note External Imprinter provides a vertical and rear side print capability while digital printer provides a horizontal and front side print capability Check Print All to automatically print the text at all pages of your documents Uncheck Print All to print the text for the first page of your documents only Custom Enter your custom text to be included in your print string Show the document count for the scan session This value is increased sequentially by the scanner Date Time Choose if you wish to include the date and time in your print string Format YYYYMMDDHHSS For example 20090402170645 check0001 indicates year month date hour seconds
12. your custom text and the counter Choose your desired font Choice Normal Fixed Width Fixed Width Mono spaced fonts have a fixed character spacing So each character occupies the same width Advanced Font Choose your font attributes Choice Normal Underline Double and Attributes Bold Contents String Choose your string orientation Orientation Choice Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion 90 degrees CW 90 degrees CCW Normal Rotated Vertical Vertical Inversion JU egrees e 90 degrees CCW If you check the digital imprinter to stamp text on your scanned image the illustration of normal and rotated string is shown below 2010abc de0l0c Normal Rotated Print Choose the position you wish to print your string Move the slider to the right Position to increase the value or to the left to decrease the value Range 0 355mm default 0 mm The value indicates the height from the bottom of your paper to the last letter of your string This option is available only if an external imprinter is installed The value of Print Position lt gt 0T0c 2qeT000 Print Position for digital imprinter Choose the position of your printed string Choice Top Middle Bottom Custom If Custom is selected enter the X and Y offset value to specify the position 2 11 The Information Tab The Information tab displays the following system and scanner information rs Scanner Properties x Color Dropout
13. Not necessarily neighbor friends indeed the larger share is intended for persons we ve met maybe once perhaps not at ai People who ve struck our fancy Like President Roosevelt Uke the he passes in a dust cloud whoosh Or the young Wistons a California Couple whose car one afternoon broke down outside the house and who spent a pleasant hour chatting with us on the porch young Mr Wiston snapped our picture the only one we ve ever had taken Is it because my friend is shy with everyone except strangers that these strangers and merest acquaintances seem to us our truest friends 1 think yes Also the scrapbooks we keep of thank you s on White House stationery time to time communications from California and Borneo the knife grinders penny post cards make us feel connected to eventful worlds beyond the kitchen with its view of a sky that stops Now a nude December fig branch grates against the window The kitchen is empty the cakes are gone yesterday we carted the lest of them to the post office where the cost of stamps turned our purse inside out We re broke That rather depresses me but my friend insists on celebreting with two inches of whiskey left in Haha s bottle has a spoondul in a bow of coffee she likes her coffee chicory flavored and strong The rest we divide between a pair of jety glasses We re bath quite awed at the prospect of drinking straight whiskey the taste of it brings screwedup expressions and sou
14. ate each document to determine the optimal threshold value to produce the highest quality image This is used to scan mixed document containing faint text shaded background or color background with a single setting If Dynamic Threshold is selected Threshold Brightness and Contrast are not available Sensitivity of Dynamic Threshold Occasionally your scanned image may contain small dots or speckles To remove these spots increase the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the right The value ranges from 1 to 30 The default is 20 Fixed Processing Used for black and white and other high contrast documents A single level is set to determine the black and white transition The threshold is programmable over the entire density range Fixed Processing sets Contrast to O If Fixed Processing is selected Contrast is not available Halftone In addition to the black and white display Halftone can present a somehow gray shade of image by using different size of dots Halftone image looks like the picture we have seen in the newspaper Options include Halftone 1 Halftone 2 Halftone 3 Halftone 4 Halftone 5 Error Diffusion Error Diffusion is a type of Halftone Error Diffusion gives good image texture and makes text in images more readable than Halftone F Michelang Architecture this huge volt sculpture pai photographs ceiling with a illus 120 in 10 3 4 x 14 uj Gc News Rensissar oem g mae WE Gnonmou
15. ck on White Choice Auto Document Feeder Iam not worthy to have you enter m that is God I beg all my brothers those v e who work manually clerics and lay brothe rds being humble in all things not to glorify to become Interlorly proud because of good sometimes says or does in them or through y rd Do not rejoice in the fact that the de 10 20 Let us be firmly convinced of the fa White on black Used to scan multiple pages Color The purpose of Color Matching is getting the accurate color This option Matching uses the default parameters ICC profile to adjust the colors of the image Choice None Document Photo e None Choose None to disable this option e Document Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document e Photo Choose Photo if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid color image T Normal After Color Matching 2 3 3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 2 3 4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 2 3 5 Scanning B amp W images The following options are available for scanning B amp W images Binarization Dynamic Threshold Resolution Invert
16. ck the Defaults button the factory default settings will be Shown on each tab Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory click the Scan PC button to start scanning your document me Click the Close button to leave the Scanner Properties dialog box The following table shows the default settings Image Front B amp W Binarization Dynamic Threshold Resolution 300 dpi Invert Blank on White Scan Source Auto Document Feeder Threshold None Brightness None Contrast None EMEN Cropping Automatic Deskew Yes Orientation Portrait Rotation Degrees None Blank Page Removal None Image Control Option None Show Scanning Progress No Show Warning Message No mprinter None 2 3 The Image Tab The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and or the rear side of your document the type of image andconfigure several basic scan settings Note that except for the resolution you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side For example all settings in the Image tab Compression tab and Color Dropout tab can be set individually for the front and the rear side However the settings in the Paper tab the Options tab Rotation Separation Enhancement and the Settings tab have to be the same for the front and rear side Scanner Properties Front Color TES Rear Color Binarization Dynamic Threshold Front Gray ANS Rear Gray Sensitivity
17. e software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of those agreements No part of this publication can be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of I R I S SA Material scanned by this product may be protected by governmental laws and other regulations such as copyright laws The customer is solely responsible for complying with all such laws and regulations Warranty The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice I R I S makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose I R I S shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material
18. ection Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop down list box Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice Choice None US Letter 8 5 x 11 US Legal 8 5 x 14 ISO A4 21 x 29 7 cm ISO A5 14 8 x 21 cm ISO A6 10 5 x 14 8cm ISO A7 7 4 x 10 5 cm ISO B5 17 6 x 25 cm ISO B6 12 5 x 17 6 cm ISO B7 8 8 x 12 5 cm JIS B5 18 2 x 25 7 cm JIS B6 12 8 x 18 2 cm JIS B7 9 1 x 12 8 cm Scanner Maximum Long Page Long Page When you need to scan documents whose length exceeds scanner maximum please choose Long Page Note if Long Page is selected the Multi Feed Detection will not be available Options Unknown Length Enter Length Note This option varies due to type of scanner Choose Unknown Length if you have a batch of long page document with unknown length Choose Enter Length to enter the length and width of your documents or your desired scan size on documents This is useful when you have a batch of documents with the same scan size or a batch of same sized documents OverScan Overscan allows you to add a specific margin at top and bottom or right and left Options vary based on the type of scanner of the edge of the image This is used to reduce possible corner clipping on the skewed images and often applied to a batch of skewed document to be scanned in the auto document feeder Select a value between 0 and 5 mm Note the ove
19. ext more clear AM612082 ESIE S RH S Original AM6120 2 SS REE State Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background 255 AM612072 5 aE 5 POR TES SRE MUR EE GEB t AAR Remove Blue Threshold 20 Background Level 210 2 6 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output i e Auto Crop or not Scan Area OverScan Multi Feed Detection L3 Scanner Properties Cropping Scan Area Portrait s e di ald Y Offset 00 3 x Width 692 x Length 984 H v Center Overscan 000 H zi Top 0 00 zi Bottom 0004 Feeding Pre Feed Disable v 28 Transport Timeout gai gt OSeconds Unit Inches v Defaults Scan Close The Paper tab dialog box 2 6 1 Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned Choice Automatic Fixed to Transport EOP End of Page Detection Relative to Documents options Description OOOO O O Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes Use this option for batches of mixed sized documents Fixed to This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged Use Transport for batches of same sized documents If you select this option you can use the arrow keys to define the x and y offset values width and length to redefi
20. ge in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area COM The Preview Rear Auto Color Detection Image EL 4 H wa myi The Preview Sdecbl ume py o dl modes Button oo Dmm __ Preview Scan Cove 5 Select image type from the Image Selection box The selected image will appear in highlighted color For example Front Color 6 Place your cursor on the Preview window and click your left mouse button A cross sign will appear as illustrated Create your relative scan size diagonally by dragging the left mouse button to your preferable size The selected area will appear in a red box as illustrated 0 1 2 3 4 5 B 7 8 a A Cross Relative Area i X Otfet 0 a Tm Y Otfet 0 30 H eJ E LL ai E zzz Unit inces E TE a n Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Preview Options Setting Information 7 Check the B amp W imac x to scan the entire document 8 Click the Scan buttor the result in below nt in two image types and sizes See Scan Aros indic rhaian PEN 2 man Cfi Loa Neos Marrter Exhibition at Drneinsdrozbit fea fare a Sucking bergas Neva dhaskeec vickm io Zor tencentrzung business in maior hubs n Scatland head en offices all zer sucked dawn ca Jondan nut af t ne near che cherie med or be U K Th wien Serting The entire document in B amp W The relative area in color 2 6 2 Other Paper Sel
21. greater resolution takes more time to scan and more disk space for the scanning image For your information an A4 size color image scanned at 300 dpi at True Color mode consumes approximately 25 MB of disk space A higher resolution usually means over 600 dpi is only recommended when you need to scan a small area at True Color mode Choose a resolution value from the drop down list The default value is 300 dpi Available resolutions are 75 100 150 200 300 400 and 600 Or you may choose your desired value by clicking the box in the right side of the drop down list and press the arrow key to select your desired value and then click the Add button to include it in the drop down list Note The resolution is up to 300 dpi if an imprinter or a MICR reader is installed or connected to the scanner Resolution 150 dpi Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image The default setting is Black on a White background Reverse mode is White on a Black background For color images each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert E am not worthy to have you enter my that is God I beg all my brothers those w e who work manually clerics and lay brothers ards belng humble in all things not to glorify r to become interlorly proud because of good w sometimes says or does in them or through tl ard Do not rejoice in the fact that the de 10 2D Let us be firmly convinced af the fact Bla
22. hreshold value produces a lighter image and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle unneeded information A high threshold value produces a darker image and can be used to help pick up faint images Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting urag Document Threshold 230 E j Normal Document Threshold 230 Brightness Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an image The higher the value the brighter the image Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness The range is from 100 to 100 Contrast Adjusts the range between the darkest and the lightest shades in the image The higher the contrast the bigger the different grayscale Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the contrast The range is from 100 to 100 Brightness 50 Brightness O Brightness 50 Normal Contrast 50 Resolution Resolution 75 dpi Invert Scan Source FONAS M41200 REB lm ee ee i 5n oo nr a a ocio om 1 fs DT z Contrast O Normal tem Contrast 50 Selecting a good resolution results in a quality scan The resolution is measured in dots per inch dpi Normally the greater the dpi number the higher the resolution and the image file size Be aware that
23. if your original contains actual shades of gray B amp W Choose B amp W if your original contains only text pencil or ink sketch soft B amp W Gray Color Front Rear Auto Color Detection Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear page of your color document in color image mode If your document is in colors the scanner will automatically scan the document into a color image If your document is non color you can choose the output to be either B amp W or Gray from the Non Color Selection option This option is useful when you have a mixture of color and non color document Note If you choose Front Rear Auto Color Detection you can not specify the image mode of your rear page and vice versa Sensitivity of Auto Color Detection If your documents contain primarily B amp W text and a small amount of light or pale colors and you do not wish them to be recognized as color image to save the file size you can reduce the sensitivity value by moving the bar to the left to let these images to be detected as B amp W The value ranges from 1 to 100 The default is 37 2 3 2 Other Image Options Binarization This is the process of converting a grayscale or color image to a bi tonal image There are several different methods of performing this conversion Options Dynamic Threshold Fixed Processing Halftone 1 5 Error Diffusion Dynamic Threshold Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evalu
24. ne your scanned area The Display window will show image placement as you change the values EOP End of This feature allows you to define the area or zone to be imaged Use Page for batches of same width but different length documents If you Detection select this option you can use the arrow keys to define the x and y offset values width and length to redefine your scanned area The Display window will show image placement as you change the values Relative to This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and Document deliver these images in B amp W Gray or Color separately For example there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B amp W and a part of the document in color to save storage space This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes and so on The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected X Offset the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area Y Offset the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area Width the width of the scanning area Length the length of the scanning area Relative to Document used for batches of same sized documents This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B amp W Gray or Color separa
25. o dtr t repro Ra up cut Ula e Ru EY E o aS aA 2 12 2 5 2 Other Color Dropout Options 1 sess nnne enses enn nns 2 13 26 The due ec 2 14 2 0 L COPPINO viii si pied vis tulei ot bsu elites a ee 2 14 2 0 2 Other Paper Selection oo obese taste A EE tease der luam i lameR ues 2 17 2 7 The Preview TaD acacia csc p ete t iis pistes cite eo bM mit Es ain Es niis UM ns Ee cre uus 2 18 zd gne OBHOHNsS Tab er abend eii dca Geo in Lo dn d toe ot 2 18 2 9 The Setting oit e eceve eve Deiecabetelo eve Deka ca bete go eve Deoa A beet eee detecte deved 2 22 2 10 Bg 2 ol ny 2 pl r o RR ee eee 2 1 2L Thelnfrormauon TAD uno tin e I ae Sere Urt eeu va voos iere dte ordi udis oa ona ares rues 2 1 3 CEGAL INFORMATION innt eate See es iet i edt cni i tiia eee 3 B 1 Introduction With the Capture Tool you can perform simple scans and view the captured images On a Windows PC 1 Start the Capture Tool from Start gt All Programs IRIScan Express 4 Scanner 2 Select your driver type and scanner model and click OK The Capture Tool dialog box will be displayed On a Mac computer 1 Click the Capture Tool icon on the Desktop Interface File View About I l v Sep yg Scan E File Format JPEG C My Scan Image Ej File Format File Path Scan Setup 1 Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box The choices include JPEG TIFF MTIFF PDF MPDF GIF and BMP The suppor
26. profile you want to delete from the dropdown list box Click Delete A Confirm message Are you sure you want to delete this profile is prompted 4 Choose Yes to delete or Cancel to quit To rename a profile 1 From the Image tab dialog box click Profiles to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box Edit Your Profile SEE Add Deke 2 Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown list box and then click the Rename button 3 Enter new name for the profile Rename a Profile Please enter the new name of the profile Original Name New Name 4 Choose Save to save the new profile or Cancel to quit Note PC only The preset default profiles include Flatbed Simplex B amp W 200 dpi Simplex Gray 200 dpi Simplex Color 200 dpi Duplex B amp W 200 dpi Duplex Gray 200 dpi Duplex Color 200 dpi If you have a simplex or a sheetfed scanner the duplex or the flatbed option will not be available 2 4 The Compression Tab Windows PC only The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression Bi tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 G4 Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology Move the JPEG Quality slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the level of compression Note the greater the compression level the lower image quality Default is 50 Note that the
27. r Detection 4 Resolution dpi 200 v T 5 Invert Black on White v 6 Scan Source uto Document Feeder x 7 Cum v 8 t omw tab and then select the tabs you want to add 2 Image Choose your image type and the side of document you wish to scan Options Selection Box vary based on type of scanner 1 Tab Options Choice Image Compression PC Color Dropout Paper Preview PC Rotation Separation Enhancement Settings Imprinter Information Note by default only 4 tabs are shown To add extra tabs click the Settings 4 Contrast 6 Invert Reverse the color of your scanned mage o o o o o 3 Brightness Adjust the brightness level from 100 to 100 Adjust the contrast level from 100 to 100 2 2 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box Scanner Properties x Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter 14 gt Front Color Rear Color Binarization Dynamic Threshold zs a Sensitivity 20 al ES gt Front B amp W Rear B amp W Ki Fe nb Color Debetn 4 gt Resolution dpi po sz CY Invert Black on White v Scan Source Auto Document Feeder v Profiles Com S a Color Matching Document Defaults Scan Close The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Description SOSC S S S S Cli
28. r shudders But by and by we begin to sing the two of us singing different songs simultaneously I don t know the words to mine just Come on along come on along to the dark town strutters ball But 1 can dance that s what I mean to be tap dancer in the movies My dancing shadow rolliks on the walls our voloes rock the chinaware we giggle as if unseen hands were tickling us Queenie rolls on her 9 You can view the scanned image Fit to Page EB or in Actual Size 100 E 10 Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool 2 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box Setup In this chapter we provide an overview of the Scanner Properties dialog box Setup The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner s settings It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter Note In this chapter all options are described based on a duplex double side scanner If you have purchased a simplex single side scanner not all options will be available 2 1 A Glance at the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 3 Scanner Properties Ed 1 hm ge Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter Ir Front Color M Rear Color Binarization Dynamic Threshold v Iron Gay Sensitivity 20 4 y Rear Gray 2 Front B amp W Rear B amp W 3 Front Auto Color Detection Rear Auto Colo
29. rscan result will not be shown in the Display window and that the availability of the function varies based on type of scanner Transport Timeout Set the amount of time the scanner will wait and then start auto scan after the first scan job is completed If you have many separate documents need to be scanned at the same scan settings this feature is especially useful The default is 0 The value ranges from O to 30 seconds Note 1 Within the specified timeout period if you load your document to the feeder the scanner starts scanning automatically 2 If your scanner has a flatbed option and you place your paper on the flatbed after the timeout period you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to start scanning 2 7 The Preview Tab The Preview tab allows you to preview a low resolution scan your image before final scan This preview image lets you allocate your scan area You can choose your scan area by the Scan Area drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window Then a red rectangle box will appear to indicate the selected area Note If you choose Automatic Cropping on the Paper Tab then to select a scan area on the Preview tab is not allowed Scanner Properties Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter Ir gt Rear Color D 4 2 a 4
30. s G NEW Botti Renaissance unprecedente hrst lifesize m SOM enormous ne Error Diffusion Image estate teeta tee e VOISINES NINE Te EIS SOS OPT See Tee Halft ne mage Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi tonal image The value ranges from O to 255 A low threshold value produces a lighter image and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle unneeded information A high threshold value produces a darker image and can be used to help pick up faint images Adjust the threshold setting by dragging the Threshold sliding bar to the left or right to achieve the desired threshold setting A a 4 4 dena 200 dpi 200 dpi Threshold 50 Threshold 100 Brightness O Brightness O Gray Document Type Choice Normal Photo Document Three options of document type are provided when you choose Gray as the image type for your scanned document Choice Normal Photo Document e Document Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document When using Document only Threshold can be adjusted Photo Choose Photo if your original contains photo to reproduce your photo in vivid grayscale image When using Photo no Threshold and Contrast can be adjusted e Normal When using Normal Threshold Brightness and Contrast can be adjusted Threshold The value ranges from O to 255 The default is 230 A low t
31. scape or vice versa Choice Book Fanfold If Book is selected the image of the reverse side will not be rotated The following illustration shows the documents which should be viewed in portrait are fed into the scanner in landscape Rotate Image T ME fet Be de fe BIECEEPUN Moz TO at OLCAV BGRER uxEocswi ox m ymo SU Sd WOEDEISUETZ ASIE OLCAV CARR a 1H99 WX oz8sn WU GEM ty 4p coco Mocs XE 8 4 8 a ap 609 at sid Hic t WosWIo W x BI 0s x 98 5036 2 X S xS _ WFS X SLZ vix ZH 09 05 OVA OvZ 00L1ndu arms Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image Choice None 90 CW clockwise 909 CCW counter clockwise 180 Auto based on contents Auto rotate every even page 123 T N oS Original Rotate 90 CW GEI m Rotate 90 CCW Rotate 180 Auto based on contents When Auto based on contents is selected images can be rotated to their proper orientations based on their contents Auto rotate every even page Automatically rotate 180 on every even page This is especially useful when you scan the inside pages from a book As a result if you choose Flatbed book from the Scan Source option auto rotate every even page will be selected as default Note This option varies based on type of scanner Blank Page Check if you wish to remove the blank
32. ted file formats vary depending on your scanner model 2 Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box Jog Se 3 Click the Setup button YR 2 or choose Setup from the File menu to prompt the Scanner Properties dialog box 3 Scanner Properties Image Compression Color Dropout Paper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter Ir Front Color Rear Color Binarization Dynamic Threshold v ES SUM Sensitivity 20 gt Image Front B amp W Rear B amp W S e e ct l O n Front Auto Color Detection B O X Rear Auto Color Detection Resolution dpi 200 w Invert Black on White v Scan Source Auto Document Feeder N Com z 4 From the Image Selection Box choose your desired image type for your scanned image Default is Front B amp W If you have a duplex scanner choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box Place your document face up in the feeding slot S 7 Inthe Scan Validation dialog box click the Scan button WE y or choose Scan from the File menu 8 The document will be scanned and displayed in the Scan Validation screen Y a Fie View About PEG CVwSceriinage FL to the wortd on puffs of chimney smoke In four days our work is done Thirty one cakes dampened with whiskey bask on windowsills and shelves Who are they for Friends
33. tely For example there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B amp W and a part of the document in color to save storage space This is useful for documents where a photograph or signature appears in a consistent area on the document such as resumes and so on The following procedure describes how to reproduce the entire document in B amp W and a portion of document picture in color 1 On the Paper tab choose Relative to Document or Fixed to Transport from the Cropping option 2 Choose your scan size from the Scan Area option The selected scan size will be displayed in a red rectangular box This is also the scan size of your entire document For example ISO B5 If you have not chosen a scan area and leave the selection as None then the default area will be the scanner s maximum Image Compression Color Dropout Peper Multi Feed Detection Preview Options Setting Imprinter Ix Cropping Fixed to Transport Scan Area A red rectangular box Overscan Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max scan size your have just selected The selected e image cT A black The Image Selection Jo EHE rectangular Box tee BE box Defaults Preview Scan Close 4 Click the Preview button to view the entire ima
34. ts number size and radius range The measuring unit is pixel The higher the number the more speckles will be removed Note SE plague on th de Hast thou never an eye in thy head Canst not hear The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 A carrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern Before Despeckle noise number 0 noise radius 1 OE plague on thee Hast thou never an eye in thy head Canst not hear The First Part of King Henry the Fourth 2 1 26 27 A carrier to Gadshill the host of a tavern After Despeckle noise number 22 noise radius 10 e The function is currently available for Black and White image only To scan at rated speed it is recommended to set the noise radius up to 10 pixels Background Setting This option allows you to set your scan background Choice White Background Black Background Note For a sheet fed scanner with an auto document feeder this option is currently available only in the Auto crop mode For a scanner with a flatbed platen this option is available either in the Auto crop or the Fixed to Transport mode For details on choosing the Auto crop or the Fixed to Transport mode please refer to section 4 5 1 Cropping B EN White Background Black Background 2 9 The Setting Tab The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings B Scanner Properties Image Compression
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