Choosing Twain Or Wia; Scanning - Xerox DocuMate 152i Scanning Manual

TWAIN Scanning Guide
Every scanning application will access the scanner using a different method. Please refer to the
application's user guide for instructions on using the application and accessing the scanner. There
will usually be at least two scanner options available in the scanning application. labeled TWAIN
or WIA (for example, TWAIN: [scanner model] or WIA:[scanner model])

Choosing TWAIN or WIA

A note about your scanner and the TWAIN standard:
TWAIN is a widely recognized standard that computers use to receive images from scanners and
digital cameras. The TWAIN scanning interface can be accessed from any TWAIN scanning
application you have installed on the computer. The driver interface described herein is the
TWAIN driver that has been developed for your scanner. However, there are some applications
that have their own TWAIN interface. If you are scanning from a software application, and see the
interface shown in this section, you can use these instructions to scan with the TWAIN interface. If
you do not see this TWAIN interface, please refer to your scanning application's user guide for
instructions.
A note about your scanner and Microsoft WIA (Windows Image Acquisition):
The WIA platform has been developed to enable image transfer from devices using standard
Windows applications, such as Paint or Windows Fax and Scan, without the need to install
additional scanning software. Microsoft has developed its own interface for using the scanner
with the Windows applications, as well as any other WIA compatible applications you may have
installed. However, when using a WIA 2.0 compatible application, the default behavior will display
the TWAIN interface as described in this document. You can change the driver behavior to show
the Windows interface instead of the custom interface described herein. Please refer to "Driver
Settings" for the "Hardware Properties and Interface Behavior" on page 51 for more information.
Please refer to your Windows documentation for WIA scanning instructions if you do not see the
interface described below, or if you have any questions regarding Windows scanning applications.

Scanning

Some features described herein may not be available for the current scanner. Please disregard any
information about features that you do not see in the interface for your scanner.
1. Load the document(s) in the scanner.
2. Adjust the settings in the interface for the item you are scanning.
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Scanning from TWAIN and WIA
User's Guide