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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Diagnostics - Debug tab .............. 49 Diagnostics - Logs tab ..............50 The Kodak i2400 / i2600 / i2800 / i2420 / i2620 / i2820 Scanners provide the ability to process scanned images to improve their quality by using image processing features.

  • Page 3: Starting The Scan Validation Tool

    Starting the Scan 1. Select Start>Programs>Kodak>Document Imaging>Scan Validation Tool. Validation Tool 2. Select TWAIN (or ISIS) for the Driver Type and the Kodak Scanner i2000 Scanner as the Driver. The Scan Validation Tool dialog box will be displayed. A-61679 May 2015...

  • Page 4: The Scan Validation Tool Dialog Box

    Scan Validation The Scan Validation Tool (SVT) is a diagnostic application provided by Kodak Alaris Inc. The SVT user interface allows access to all the Tool dialog box features of the scanner and is a good way to verify that the scanner is working properly.

  • Page 5: Using The Twain Datasource

    Last File ⎯ displays the full path and file name for the last stored image. Using the TWAIN The Kodak i2400 / i2600 / i2800 / i2420 / i2620 / i2820 Scanners can provide a wide variety of electronic images. This can be done by using datasource the TWAIN datasource Kodak Alaris provides in concert with your scanning application.

  • Page 6: How Do I Begin

    How do I begin? The goal is to make scanning as simple as possible. This is accomplished by selecting a Setting Shortcut from the main Scanner window and then selecting OK/Scan. The scanner comes with some Setting Shortcuts already defined. In most cases, you will find that these shortcuts are all you will need.

  • Page 7: Selecting Image Settings

    Selecting Image From the main Scanner window: settings 1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. 2. Select an Input document is option from the main Scanner window. 3. Select Settings to display the Image Settings window. 4.

  • Page 8: Selecting Device Settings

    Selecting Device 1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. settings 2. Select Settings to display the Image Settings window. 3. Select Device. The Device Settings window will be displayed. 4. Before making any adjustments, click through the tabs on the Device Settings window to get familiar with features that are available.

  • Page 9: The Main Scanner Window

    The main Scanner The main Scanner window is the home window of the scanner’s user interface. You can scan by simply selecting a Setting Shortcut and then window selecting OK/Scan. Setting Shortcuts — provides a listing of the Setting Shortcuts currently set up.
  • Page 10 Input document is — allows you to select which sides of the document has information that you want an electronic image of. • Two Sided: scans the front and back of the document. • One Sided - Front: scans only the front side of the document. •...
  • Page 11 NOTES: • Delete, Rename, Restore, Import, and Export are not available if the selected Setting Shortcut is being changed (e.g. name is in italics and appended with <changed>). • When you Move a Setting Shortcut, it will stay in that position until you move it again.

  • Page 12: The Image Settings Window

    The Image Settings From this window you can define image processing options by using the available tabs. The values used in Image Settings are saved in the window selected Setting Shortcut. The Image Settings window includes the following tabs: General, Size, Adjust and Enhance. Side —...
  • Page 13 Toolbar buttons Zoom In: enlarges the image that is currently being displayed in the preview area. Zoom Out: reduces the image that is currently being displayed in the preview area. Rotate Outline: rotates the outline 90 degrees. NOTE: This is only available if the rotated outline fits in the scanner’s maximum width.

  • Page 14: Preview Area

    Preview area The preview area displays a sample image that is based on your current shortcut settings. An image will be displayed in this area after a preview scan has been performed. • Outline: If you choose Document: Manually Select or Image: Part of a document on the Size tab, the preview area will also show the current outline selections.

  • Page 15: General Tab

    General tab The General tab contains the commonly used image options. In most cases, you will not have to change options on other tabs. Scan as — allows you to select the electronic image format. • Color (24-bit): produces a color version of your document. •...
  • Page 16 Compression — allows you to reduce your electronic image size. • Type: the scanner will produce a color version of your document. - (none): no compression, which may produce a large image size. - Group-4: uses a CCITT standard to compress a black and white image, often used in conjunction with TIFF files.

  • Page 17: Size Tab

    Size tab The Size tab allows you to define values relating to the image output (i.e., cropping values, paper size, etc.). Document — allows you to select how the scanner will detect your document as it is being fed through the scanner. •...
  • Page 18 Outline — allows you to select the location and size to use for creating your electronic image. The preview area will show the outline. • Origin (x, y): - if you select Document: Automatically Detect and Straighten, (x) is the distance from the left edge of the document and (y) is the distance from the top edge of the document.
  • Page 19 Post-scan rotation options — allows you to select any rotation to be applied to the electronic image after it has been scanned. • (none) • Automatic — the scanner will analyze each document to determine how it was fed and will rotate the image to the proper orientation. •...

  • Page 20: Adjust Tab: Black And White

    Adjust tab: black and white The options available on the Adjust tab depend on the Scan as selection on the General tab. The following options are based on a Scan as selection of Black and White. Conversion quality — these settings effect how the scanner analyzes a grayscale version of the document which is used to produce the black and white electronic image.
  • Page 21 Contrast — allows you to make an image sharper or softer. Decreasing this setting will make the image softer and reduce noise in the image. Increasing this setting will make the image clearer and make light information more visible. The options range from -50 to 50. The default is 0.

  • Page 22: Adjust Tab: Color Or Grayscale

    Adjust tab: color or The options available on the Adjust tab depend on the Scan as grayscale selection on the General tab. The following options are based on a Scan As selection of Color or Grayscale. NOTE: Most options have additional settings. Those settings will only be visible when the option is turned on.
  • Page 23 Color Balance • (none) • Automatic: adjusts the white background of each document to pure white. This option compensates for the variations that occur between different weights and brands of paper. This is not recommended for use with Photographs. • Automatic - advanced: for advanced users that want to further adjust the Automatic option.

  • Page 24: Enhance Tab

    Enhance tab The options on the Enhance tab depend on the Scan as selection on the General tab. NOTE: Most options have additional settings. Those settings will only be visible when the option is turned on. If all of the settings do not fit on the screen, a scroll bar will appear giving you access to all settings Hole Fill —allows you to fill in the holes that are around the edges of...
  • Page 25 • All sides match: when turned on, an equal amount will be filled in on all sides. This option is only available for Black and White. • Top: determines how much of the top edge will be filled in. • Left/Right: the option on the left will determine how much of the left edge will be filled in and the option on the right will determine how much of the right edge will be filled in.

  • Page 26: Detect Tab

    Detect tab The Detect tab provides the following options. Blank Image Deletion — allows you to configure the scanner to not give blank images to the scanning application. • (none): all images are given to the scanning application. • Based on Document Content: images will be considered blank based on the document content within the image.
  • Page 27 • Based on Size: images will be considered blank based on the size of the image that would be given to the scanning application (i.e. after all other settings have been applied). - Final image size: allows you to select the minimum image size that the scanner will consider to be non-blank.

  • Page 28: Advanced Image Setup

    Advanced Image Setup Advanced tab The Advanced Image Setup icon is located at the top of the Image Settings window next to the Side drop-down box. When you select the Advanced Image Setup icon, the Advanced tab will be displayed. Input document is —...
  • Page 29 Once you have done this, the Side drop-down list on the Image Settings window will no longer be grayed out and you can select different settings for each side. Now that you have enabled Different settings per side, your initial selections will apply only to the front side of the document you are scanning.
  • Page 30 NOTES: • This option is only available for duplex scanner models. • This option is only available when Input document is is set to Two Sided, Different settings per side is turned off and Images per side is set to One; and the document is scanned from the Document Feeder. •...

  • Page 31: Content Settings Tab

    Content Settings tab The options on the Content Settings tab can be used for either one- or two-sided jobs. Side — determines which side the Sensitivity settings are applied to. This option is only available if Different settings per side is checked on the Advanced tab.
  • Page 32 • Custom: allows you to manually adjust the Color amount and/or Color threshold. NOTE: When setting Sensitivity values, it is suggested that you start with the Medium option and scan a typical job set. If too many documents were returned as color/grayscale vs. black and white, then change to the High option and re-run the job.

  • Page 33: Creating Color/Grayscale Or Black And White Images Based On The Content Of Your Documents, Example 1

    Creating color/grayscale In this example, let’s assume you want to configure a scan session that or black and white has a mix of color and black and white documents with information on both sides. In addition, you want the scanner to detect whether the images based on the page is color or not, and then output either a color or black and white content of your...
  • Page 34 7. Go to the Content Settings tab. 8. Select a Sensitivity option. 9. Select Done to return to the Image Settings window. NOTE: You will notice that the Side option now has two entries: Both: Black and White (1bit) and Both: Color (24-bit). 10.

  • Page 35: Creating Multiple Images For Each Side Of A Document

    Creating multiple images In this example, let’s assume you want to configure a scan session that for each side of a has documents with information on both sides and you want the scanner to produce both a color and a black and white image for each document, Example 2 side of each document.
  • Page 36 7. By default the scanner will produce the first image listed (black and white in this example) and deliver it to the scanning application, then it will produce and deliver the second image listed (color/grayscale in this example). If you want the color/grayscale image to be produced and delivered first: •...

  • Page 37: Creating Different Settings For Each Side Of A Document

    Creating different In this example, let’s assume you want to configure a two-sided settings for each side of document stream of business documents that have color on the front of the document but the rear side is fine in black and white. a document, Example 3 NOTE: This example is only available for duplex scanners.

  • Page 38: Creating A New Setting Shortcut

    Creating a new 1. From the main Scanner window, select a Setting Shortcut from the list. It is recommended that you select a shortcut that most closely Setting Shortcut describes the desired image output. 2. Determine if you want to capture an electronic image of the front of your document, back of your document or both sides of your document and make the selection from the Input document is field.
  • Page 39 4. Select the appropriate options on the General tab. NOTE: If necessary, review each setting on the other tabs and make any changes. 5. Place one representative document in the input tray of the scanner. 6. Select Preview to review the resulting image. NOTE: If the images are not acceptable, you can either select a different predefined Setting Shortcut or make additional changes on the rest of the tabs on the Image Settings...

  • Page 40: Changing Image Setting

    Changing Image 1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. Settings 2. Select an Input document is option from the main Scanner window. 3. Select Settings to display the Image Settings window. 4.

  • Page 41: The Device Settings Window

    The Device Settings From this window you can set all scanner-specific options, as well as diagnostics, by using the available tabs. The values used in Device window Settings are saved in the selected Setting Shortcut. the Device Setting window includes the General and Multifeed tabs. Home —...

  • Page 42: Device - General Tab

    Device - General tab The General tab allows you to set scanner-specific options and provides access to scanner diagnostics. Paper Source • Automatic: looks for paper in the document feeder first. If there are no documents in the input tray, the scanner will scan from the flatbed. •...
  • Page 43 Document Feeder • Timeout: allows you to select the amount of time the scanner will wait once the last document enters the feeder before the timeout occurs. Action when timeout occurs: indicates the action that will be taken when the document feeder timeout has been reached. - Stop Scanning: scanning will stop and control will return to the scanning application (i.e., ends the job).

  • Page 44: Device - Transport Tab

    Device - Transport tab The Transport tab allows you to set options for how your documents are managed by the scanner’s transport area. Document Length • Longest — select a value that indicates the length of the longest document in your document set. NOTES: - Changing this value will affect the maximums for the following settings: Image Size - Outline;...

  • Page 45: Device - Multifeed Tab

    Device - Multifeed tab Multifeed detection aids in document processing by detecting documents that may go through the feeder overlapped. Multifeeds can happen due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electrostatically charged documents. Ultrasonic Detection Sensitivity — controls how aggressively the scanner will work to determine if more than one document is fed into the scanner.
  • Page 46 Action When Detected — select what action you want the scanner to take when a multifeed is detected. • Stop Scanning: scanning will stop and control will return to the scanning application (i.e., ends the job). Verify that the paper path has been cleared and restart the scan session from the scanning application.

  • Page 47: Changing Device Settings

    Changing Device 1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. settings 2. Select Settings to display the Image Settings window. 3. Select Device to display the Device Settings window. 4. Before making any adjustments, browse through the tabs on the Device Settings window to get familiar with options that are available.

  • Page 48: The Diagnostics Window

    The Diagnostics From this window you can access the diagnostic functions of the scanner. The Diagnostics window includes the following tabs: General, window Component, Debug and Logs. The Diagnostics window can be accessed via the Diagnostics button which is located on the General tab of the Device Settings window.
  • Page 49 Scanner Time • Actual (GMT): displays the Greenwich Mean Time of the scanner. • Corresponding local time: displays the scanner’s Greenwich Mean Time in the PC’s local time zone. • Refresh icon : redisplays the current scanner time. Calibrate — displays the Calibration window. A-61679 May 2015...

  • Page 50: Diagnostics - Debug Tab

    Diagnostics - Debug tab The Debug tab allows you to turn on options that allow support personnel to diagnose any issues you may encounter with using your scanner. It is suggested that you only make changes on this tab when instructed by support personnel.

  • Page 51: Diagnostics - Logs Tab

    Diagnostics - Logs tab The Logs tab allows you to view scanner information. Logs • General: displays the scanner's version information, serial number, attached/installed accessories, meters, etc. • Operator: displays the scanner's log. This log can only be cleared by your support personnel.

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