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I.R.I.S. IRISSCAN 2 Getting Started Manual

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There are two ways to scan documents or Cards using the IRIScan. You can scan with either the buttons on
the scanner or from within the supplied programs. You will need to choose one or the other as only one can
operate at a time.
1. Use the button manager which is loaded at startup. Click on the icon on the dock and go to Preferences
where you will see this screen. You can configure the right button to send to Readiris where you will be able
to process the image to the desired format. If you decide you do not want the button manager go to System
Preferences > Accounts > Startup items and remove.
When scanning photos set format to custom
2. Scan from within the Readiris/Cardiris software. You would go to the Preferences in the respective
programs and set the scanner as pictured. Then within the software set the options as picture and click on
Acquire in Readiris or Scan and Create in Cardiris 4. In Cardiris 3 you will need to use the buttons on the
scanner to send the cards to the software.
General Usage
To scan photos configure the buttons on the scanner to save to a file.
When scanning documents to store on your computer or to edit and change use the Readiris software.
Scan business cards to the Cardiris software to process and send to a contact manager such as Address
Book or Entourage.
To calibrate the scanner go to the Button Manager Preferences.
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Summary of Contents for I.R.I.S. IRISSCAN 2

  • Page 1 & & There are two ways to scan documents or Cards using the IRIScan. You can scan with either the buttons on the scanner or from within the supplied programs. You will need to choose one or the other as only one can operate at a time.
  • Page 2 Readiris is an OCR software that will allow you to convert the scanned images of documents to text and edit and change the information in a word processor like Microsoft Word or Pages. You can also convert spreadsheets to excel or simply convert to a pdf file with or without the converted text. When an image is scanned to the program Readiris analyzes the image and places numbered and labeled...
  • Page 3 Use the button manager to scan the cards to the application. When the Card arrives in Cardiris it will automatically extract the information and allow you make any necessary corrections. Go to Settings > Output Format to bring up the Business Cards dialog. For Address Book set as pictured to the bottom left, with the option to save a vCard file when the Ask file name and location is checked.