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  • Page 1 Technical Service Guide Wide Format Scanners Model: IQ FLEX...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Rear Panel ..................... 33 Contents Touchscreen Cover Panel ............... 36 Information................3 Touchscreen................... 40 Revision Table..................3 Top Rear Panel ..................45 Design..................4 Glass Plate ..................... 48 Electronics....................4 Motor Unit ..................... 59 Adjustments.................... 4 6.10 Carriage Home Sensor ................

  • Page 3: Information

    IQ FLEX This document is the property of Contex A/S. The data contained herein, in whole or in part, may not be duplicated, used or disclosed outside the Recipient for any purpose other than to conduct technical evaluation. This restriction does not limit the Recipients right to use information contained in the data if it is obtained from another source without restriction.

  • Page 4: Design

    Design. 2.1 Electronics. Block Diagram. Wiring Diagram. Circuit board layouts. CIS Carriage Construction. 2.2 Adjustments. Belt tension. Page | 4...

  • Page 5: Tools Required

    2.3 Tools Required. Page | 5...

  • Page 6: Block Diagram

    2.4 Block Diagram. Page | 6...

  • Page 7: Wiring Diagram

    2.5 Wiring Diagram. Page | 7...

  • Page 8: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting your Scanner Problems with the scanner installation Problems operating the scanner Problems with the scan result Troubleshooting Sequence. Banding Problems. Image Quality problems.  Banding Problems  Crumpled Paper or Folds  Dust Problems  Stitching Problems Page | 8...

  • Page 9: Troubleshooting Your Scanner

    -> About 3. Write down your Contex LINK (client software) version – Open the Contex LINK software on your PC. The version number is displayed at the top. 4. Write down the scanners IP address. This could be useful for getting remote support online. To see the scanner’s IP select ->...

  • Page 10: Problems With The Scanner Installation

    PC. 3. Repeat the cloud service setup in Contex LINK. Ensure that you have the latest version of the Contex LINK software on your PC. If not, update Contex LINK and repeat above steps. Can’t find myself as a user on the scanner You scroll through the available users on the scanner screen and cannot find yourself as a user.

  • Page 11: Problems Operating The Scanner

    Scan to cloud service OneDrive: the Contex Solutions folder in the root e. Scan to cloud service Dropbox: the Contex Solutions folder in the Apps folder 2. If the file transfer failed you will see the file listed in the Contex LINK error log. Start Contex LINK on the PC to view.
  • Page 12 Problem Possible Causes and Remedies Scanning: The colors in my scan are not correct in relation to the Please carry out a calibration of the scanner. Calibration adjusts the color settings. original document 1. Thoroughly clean the scanning area. See Cleaning the scan area for instructions. 2.
  • Page 13 Problem Possible Causes and Remedies Large empty areas on both sides of the image Go to the Area option in your scan settings before pressing the green go button.  The All setting means that the scanner will disregard the original’s size and capture the whole scanner width which will add white space on both sides of the document.

  • Page 14: Problems With The Scan Result

    3.4 Problems with the scan result Problem Possible Causes and Remedies Whole image not scanned 1. Check in your scanning application that your size settings are either for Auto detection or correspond to the size of the whole original. 2. Check that you are loading the original correctly from the scanner’s right side. One or more thin vertical lines show up in the scanned image, but This is often caused by an unclean glass plate.

  • Page 15: Troubleshooting Sequence

    3.5 Troubleshooting Sequence This is a suggested Troubleshooting Sequence and will work in most cases. There are always some grey zones, especially if the problem is related to image quality. Page | 15...

  • Page 16: Image Quality Problems

    3.6 Image Quality Problems. 3.6.1 Banding Problems.  Bad/no grey balance calibration (CIS module to module match).  Running WIDEsystem calibration should resolve this problem in most cases. 3.6.2 Crumpled Paper or folds  Scanning originals that have folds or are crumpled on CIS scanners is often confused as a defect in the scanner, where it is actually a limitation of the technology used.
  • Page 17 3.6.3 Dust Problems.  There are image quality problems that are not related to HW errors. These could be due to insufficient cleaning, calibration limitations in the CIS technology. Streaks running in the scan direction could be caused by dust on the surface of the CIS module. ...

  • Page 18: Power Supply (External)

    Power Supply (external). The External Power Supply has a build in surge protection feature, if the surge protection is triggered it will shut down for about 3 min before it will recover. The Power Supply is a +19 volt DC. Page | 18...

  • Page 19: Scanner Controller Board Layout (Suln & Sulo)

    Scanner Controller Board Layout (SULN & SULO). Page | 19...

  • Page 20: Part Replacement

    Torx 20 Straight. IMPORTANT Note! Do not use power screwdrivers when working on the IQ FLEX, as these can operate with too much force and damage the screws and/or threads in paneling. Hand operated screwdrivers are the only ones recommended to use.

  • Page 21: Top Lid Plate (And Adjustment)

    6.2 Top Lid Plate (and adjustment) Tools Required:  None 1. The Top Lid Plate simply lifts out of the recesses in the rear panel 2. To replace the white hold down plate, slide the sheet forward, and lift out of the slots. Replace in the reverse order.
  • Page 22 3. Slide the Top Lid Plate brackets into the cutouts of the rear panel. 4. After fitting a replacement Lid and/or White Plate, it may be necessary to make adjustments to the lid position. The edge of the White Plate, needs to be within 0.5 – 1mm (max) from the label.
  • Page 23 5. Loosen the 6 large diameter screws by half (approx.) a turn. Do not remove the screws. 6. Physically move the lid unit in the required direction. Page | 23...
  • Page 24 7. Open the lid slightly, to check that the white plate is between .5 millimeters and 1mm maximum away from the edge. 8. Make readjustments if necessary. Page | 24...
  • Page 25 9. When the lid is correctly positioned, retighten the 6 large diameter screws. Page | 25...

  • Page 26: Side Covers And Side Panels

    6.3 Side Covers and Side Panels Tools Required:  Flat Screwdriver  T10 Screwdriver 1. Use a soft cloth and flat screwdriver to prise off the edge of the side covers 2. Gently pull the side cover from the edge of the scanner. Page | 26...
  • Page 27 3. Remove the T10 screws from the length of the side panel, including the 2 x screws holding the corner bracket at both ends.. 4. Remove all the side covers in the same way. Page | 27...
  • Page 28 5. Remove the other 2 x T10 screws from the Corner Bracket. 6. Pull the side panel, Make sure the Corner Brackets come away with the side panel, not damaged. Page | 28...
  • Page 29 7. Remove all the side panel are removed in the same way. 8. To refit, make sure the Corner Brackets are lined up with the rear panel, and pressed in firmly. Page | 29...
  • Page 30 9. Refit the T10 screws to hold the Corner Brackets to the chassis, then the remaining T10 screws along the panel. Do not tighten these screws until all the panels are in place. 10. Fit the other side panels, making sure the Corner Brackets line up and press in firmly.
  • Page 31 11. Fit the T10 screws into the Corner Bracket and all along the side panel. Do not tighten the screws at this point. Repeat for the removing side panel. 12. Once all the panels are fitted, and they are correctly positioned, tighten up all the T10 screws just fitted.
  • Page 32 13. Refit all the side covers by simply pressing into place, making sure the smooth part of the panel is towards the top. Page | 32...

  • Page 33: Rear Panel

    6.4 Rear Panel Tools Required:  T10 Screwdriver 1. Remove the side covers and side panels as described in ‘ 2. Side Covers and Side Panels 3. ’ page 26. 4. Remove the T10 screws along the length of the rear panel.
  • Page 34 5. Remove the rear panel. 6. Refit the rear panel. Page | 34...
  • Page 35 7. Refit the T10 screws along the side of the rear panel, but do not tighten. 8. Fit the 4 x T10 screws either side of the Top Lid Cover Hinge holes. 9. Making sure the rear panel is central on the scanner, tighten all the screws.

  • Page 36: Touchscreen Cover Panel

    6.5 Touchscreen Cover Panel Tools Required:  T10 Screwdriver 1. Remove the right hand and front covers and panels as described in ‘ 2. Side Covers and Side Panels 3. ’ page 26. 4. Lift the Touch screen panel into the upwards position. 5.
  • Page 37 6. Carefully lift the panel, including the Touch Screen, out of the chassis. As the Touch Screen is attached by the cable to the Controller Board, move the panel away as far as the cable will allow without causing any damage to 7.
  • Page 38 8. With the touchscreen lifted, replace the 4 x T20 screws. 9. Close down the touchscreen. Page | 38...
  • Page 39 10. Refit the right hand and front covers and panels as described in ‘ 11. Side Covers and Side Panels 12. ’ page 26. Page | 39...

  • Page 40: Touchscreen

    6.6 Touchscreen Tools Required:  T6 Screwdriver 1. Lift the Touch screen panel into the upwards position. 2. Remove the 4 corner T6 screws from the back of the Touchscreen panel. Page | 40...
  • Page 41 3. Hold the Touchscreen panel while taking the last screw out to prevent it falling from the scanner, damaging the cable. 4. Separate the touchscreen from the rear panel, and remove the 2 T6 screws holding the cable retaining bracket. Page | 41...
  • Page 42 5. While pressing down on both the retaining button of the connector, gently pull the cable out. 6. Lift the Touchscreen away from the scanner. Page | 42...
  • Page 43 7. To refit, with the silver packing of the cable facing upwards, press fit the cable into the connector, until both end latches click in place. 8. Replace the 2 T6 screws to hold the retaining bracket. Page | 43...
  • Page 44 9. Refit the Touchscreen back into the back panel, making sure not to trap or damage the cable. 10. Refit the 4 T6 screws into the corners of Touchscreen back cover. Page | 44...

  • Page 45: Top Rear Panel

    6.7 Top Rear Panel Tools Required:  T10 Screwdriver 1. Remove the right hand and front covers and panels as described in ‘ 2. Side Covers and Side Panels 3. ’ page 26. 4. Remove the rear panel as described in ‘Rear Panel’ page 33.
  • Page 46 5. Remove the 5 x T10 screws. 6. Lift the Top Rear Panel from out of the scanner. Page | 46...
  • Page 47 7. Refit the Top Rear Panel into the scanner, making sure the side edge goes on the outside of the scanner, and the rear edge goes inside. 8. Refit the rear panel as described in ‘Rear Panel’ page 9. Refit the Side Panels and Side Covers as described in ‘ 10.

  • Page 48: Glass Plate

    6.8 Glass Plate Tools Required:  T8 Screwdriver  T10 Screwdriver 1. Lift the Top Lid Plate out of the recesses in the rear panel. Page | 48...
  • Page 49 2. Temporarily position a screwdriver, or block, under the middle of the scanner at the motor end. This means the scanner is seated on 3 points, and removes any twist in the chassis when the glass plate is removed. 3. Remove the ‘Touchscreen Cover Panel’ as shown on page 36.
  • Page 50 4. Remove the ‘Top Rear Panel’ as shown on pages 45. 5. Remove the 2 x T8 screw from the tops of both hinge brackets. Page | 50...
  • Page 51 6. Remove the T10 screws from round the edge of the glass plate. 7. Remove the 2 x T10 screws holding both the support brackets, and remove the brackets. Page | 51...
  • Page 52 8. Carefully lift the glass up and out of the scanner. 9. To replace the glass plate, make sure the CIS Carriage is in the middle of the scanner unit to make positioning the glass plate easier. Page | 52...
  • Page 53 10. Position the Glass Plate into the scanner chassis, over the CIS Carriage, with the measurement markings at the left hand end of the scanner. Make sure the glass is fully down against the chassis. 11. Replace 2 of the T10 screws in the end of the scanner chassis.
  • Page 54 12. Replace 3 of the T10 screws in the front of the scanner chassis. 13. Replace both of the support brackets at the right hand end of the scanner. Page | 54...
  • Page 55 14. Refit the 2 x T8 screws into the tops of both hinge brackets. 15. Refit the ‘Rear Panel’ as described on page 33. Page | 55...
  • Page 56 16. Refit the ‘Top Rear Panel’ as shown on pages 45. 17. Refit the ‘Touchscreen Cover Panel’ as shown on page Page | 56...
  • Page 57 18. Remove the screwdriver or block from under the scanner chassis. 19. Refit all the ‘ 20. Side Covers and Side Panels 21. ’ as shown on page 26. Page | 57...
  • Page 58 22. Slide the Top Lid Plate brackets into the cutouts of the rear panel. 23. Close down the Top Lid Cover. Page | 58...

  • Page 59: Motor Unit

    1. Use a flat screwdriver and soft cloth to remove the tray from the Top Rear Panel. 2. Carefully over-hang the IQ FLEX over a table edge, leaving the majority of the weight on the table, so as to access the motor mount screws underneath the unit.
  • Page 60 3. Disconnect the earth cable and the control cable from the Motor. 4. While holding the Motor Unit, remove the 2 x T20 screws holding the Motor mount in place. Page | 60...
  • Page 61 5. Release from the timing belt and remove the Motor. 6. To refit the Motor, position the Timing Belt around the pulley, and hold in place while refitting the Motor. Page | 61...
  • Page 62 7. Reposition the Motor, and pull across to hold the timing belt in position while replacing the 2 x T20 screws from underneath. 8. Tighten the 2 x T20 screws while holding in position. Page | 62...
  • Page 63 9. Reconnect the earth cable and control cable to the Motor. 10. Push the IQ FLEX back fully back into its correct position. Page | 63...
  • Page 64 11. Replace the Top Rear Panel tray. The tape should still stick properly, if not, replace with new double-sided tape. Page | 64...

  • Page 65: Carriage Home Sensor

    6.10 Carriage Home Sensor Tools Required:  5.5mm Nut-driver 1. Remove the Glass Plate as shown on page 48. 2. Disconnect the sensor cable from the Sensor. Page | 65...
  • Page 66 3. Remove the M3 nut from the Sensor Bracket. 4. Remove the Sensor Bracket. Page | 66...
  • Page 67 5. Remove the Sensor by pressing gently on the tabs to release from the bracket. 6. Refit the Sensor by pressing gently into the sensor bracket. Page | 67...
  • Page 68 7. Refit the Sensor Bracket over the M3 threaded post. 8. Refit the M3 nut to hold the Sensor Bracket. Page | 68...
  • Page 69 9. Reconnect the sensor cable to the Sensor. 10. Refit the Glass Plate as shown on page 48. Page | 69...

  • Page 70: Cis Carriage

    6.11 CIS Carriage Tools Required:  T10 Screwdriver  5.5mm Nutdriver (for M4 nuts) 1. Remove the Glass Plate as shown on page 48. 2. Move the carriage across to about the center for easy removing of the pulley wire. Page | 70...
  • Page 71 3. Loosen the 2 x M4 nuts (but do not remove) and allow the pulley bracket to move, loosening the pulley wire. 4. Loosen the 2 x T8 screws (but do not remove) and allow the pulley wire to loosen further. Page | 71...
  • Page 72 5. Release the pulley wire from around the pulley. 6. Gently lift the CIS Carriage off the runner, and release the two ends of the pulley wire. Page | 72...
  • Page 73 7. Remove the 6 x M4 nuts holding the Controller Board cover to the chassis. 8. Disconnect the sensor cable. Page | 73...
  • Page 74 9. Remove the 2 x T20 screws on the top of the Controller board cover to release the cable bracket from under the cover. 10. Gently remove the Controller Board cover, making sure not to catch or damage any of the cables. Page | 74...
  • Page 75 11. Gently pull each cable out of the Controller Board connectors. 12. Gently pull each cable out of the each ferrite. Page | 75...
  • Page 76 13. Lift the CIS Carriage and cables out of the scanner. 14. To refit, push each ribbon cable from the CIS Carriage through their respective ferrite on the chassis, making sure not to damage the cable while maneuvering to the board.
  • Page 77 15. Gently push each ribbon cable into the connectors, taking great care not to damage the ribbon cable. 16. Position the cable bracket against the Controller Board cover and refit the 2 x T20 screws. Take care not to damage the cables. Page | 77...
  • Page 78 17. Push the sensor cable through the hole at the end of the Controller Board cover. 18. Re-position the Controller Board Cover and replace the 6 x M4 nuts. Page | 78...
  • Page 79 19. Re-connect the cable to the sensor. 20. Re-connect both ends of the pulley cable to the CIS Carriage. Page | 79...
  • Page 80 21. To refit the CIS Carriage, position on to the runner, making sure the support wheels are either side of the runner. 22. Wrap the pulley cable twice around the drive pulley. Page | 80...
  • Page 81 23. Tighten the 2 x T8 screws to tension the pulley cable. 24. Tighten the 2 x M4 nuts on the pulley bracket, while pulling the bracket to ensure tension on the pulley cable and the timing belt. Page | 81...
  • Page 82 25. Refit the Glass Plate as shown on page 48. Page | 82...

  • Page 83: Controller Board Panel

    6.12 Controller Board Panel Tools Required:  T10 Screwdriver 1. Remove the Top Lid Cover as shown on page 21. 2. Remove the tray from the Top Lid Plate and turn the motor pulley to move the Carriage to the central position (if it is not already there).
  • Page 84 3. Rotate the scanner unit over, and place face down on a soft cloth to prevent damage. Two people are required for this. 4. Remove the 4 x T10 screws from the bottom plate. Page | 84...
  • Page 85 5. Remove the 3 x T10 screws from the front of the bottom plate. 6. Carefully lift the bottom plate, but be aware the Controller Board has cables attached, so the plate will not lift straight off. Page | 85...
  • Page 86 7. Release the 2 cables from the earthing block, and disconnect the sensor cable to allow the plate to open fully. 8. Lay the panel, with the Controller Board, flat against the Scanner unit. WARNING: Take great care not to damage the Ribbon cables when laying the plate down.
  • Page 87 9. To close the panel up, reconnect the sensor cable into the connector while holding the Controller Board panel at 90 degrees to the scanner chassis. 10. Push the 2 cables securely into the earthing block. Page | 87...
  • Page 88 11. Make sure the CIS cables are pushed through as much as possible to allow full movement of the carriage 12. Taking care not to trap or damage any cables, position the Controller Board panel into the scanner chassis. Page | 88...
  • Page 89 13. Replace the 4 x T10 screws to hold the panel to the scanner chassis. 14. Replace the 3 x T10 screws to the front of the panel. Page | 89...
  • Page 90 15. Rotate the scanner unit back over into its normal operating position. Two people are required for this. 16. Refit the Top Lid Cover as shown on page 21. 17. When the scanner is powered up, the carriage will automatically return the correct position. Page | 90...

  • Page 91: Controller Board

    6.13 Controller Board Tools Required:  T10 Screwdriver 1. Open the Controller Board Panel as shown on page 83. 2. Carefully pull the CIS ribbon cables out of the connector. Page | 91...
  • Page 92 3. While pressing the retaining buttons down , pull the touchscreen ribbon cable out from its connector. 4. Disconnect all the remaining cables attached to the Controller Board. Page | 92...
  • Page 93 5. Remove the 4 x T20 screws holding the Controller Board to the panel. 6. Using Anti-static precautions, remove the Controller Board. Page | 93...
  • Page 94 7. To refit, position the Controller Board onto the standoffs, with the USB / Ethernet connectors through the cutouts on the panel. Replace the 4 x T20 screws, making sure the earthing cable is fitting under the front screw. 8. Press fit the Touchscreen ribbon cable into the connector on the Controller Board.
  • Page 95 9. Press fit the CIS ribbon cables into their respective connectors. 10. Refit all the cables into their appropriate connectors. Page | 95...
  • Page 96 11. Close the Controller Board Panel as shown on page 83. Post actions. Since the scanner has a new Controller board it will boot up as “Not Activated”. See page 103 for further instructions on how to reactivate the scanner. Since it’s a new board it does not hold any calibration data and will therefore will need to be calibrated.

  • Page 97: Power Switch And Connector

    6.14 Power Switch and Connector Tools Required:  T10 Screwdriver  T8 Screwdriver 1. Open the Controller Board Panel as shown on page 83. 2. Remove the 2 x T10 screws from the Power Switch. Page | 97...
  • Page 98 3. Remove the Power Switch. Do not lose the 2 plastic spacer that fits over the 2 x T10 screws, which space the switch from the panel. 4. Remove the 2 x T8 screws, from the power connector. Page | 98...
  • Page 99 5. Remove the T20 screw and earth cable. 6. Disconnect the cable from the Controller Board. Page | 99...
  • Page 100 7. Remove the T20 screw and earth cable. 8. To refit, position the power connector in place and replace the 2 x T6 screws. Page | 100...
  • Page 101 9. Refit the T20 screw and earth cable into the front of the Controller Board. 10. Position the 2 x T10 screws in place, and position the plastic spacers onto the screws. Refit the power switch and tighten the 2 x screws. Page | 101...
  • Page 102 11. Reconnect to the Controller Board. 12. Close the Controller Board Panel as shown on page 83. Page | 102...

  • Page 103: Procedures

    Procedures 7.1 Replacement Main Board Setup Prerequisites After the Main Board has been replaced and it has been verified that the scanner is now working correct, the scanner needs to be reactivated. 1. When the scanner boots, open WIDEsystem, and follow the ‘Activate’ button on the License tab..
  • Page 104 3. Click ‘Close’. 4. Alternatively, go to www.license.contex.com, and click “Replaced board in your scanner” Page | 104...
  • Page 105 5. Find the Hardware ID in the WIDEsystems Info tab. 6. Paste in the HW id. 7. Fill in the Company info. 8. Click Reactivate. Page | 105...
  • Page 106 9. Copy the Activation code. 10. Paste this code under the during the manual activation button. Page | 106...

  • Page 107: Updating Firmware

    7.2 Updating Firmware  The latest Firmware can be obtained automatically when connected to the network. 1. On the scanner touchscreen, use your finger to move the icon to the ‘Setup’ icon. 2. Go to ‘System’. Page | 107...
  • Page 108 3. Go to ‘Update’. 4. Confirm by pressing ‘OK’. The scanner will reboot. 5. Go to ‘Install latest online version’, if the scanner is connected to the network it will run from the internet. If not, download onto a USB stick and run from that location.
  • Page 109 6. Go to ‘Install version*********’ (version number will be displayed at this point). 7. The latest version will be downloaded, unpacked and installed. This will take a while to complete, so do not turn off the scanner while it is running this process.

  • Page 110: Service Package

    7.3 Service Package 1. In WIDEsystem, right click the top left hand corner. 2. Select ‘Export Service Package’. Page | 110...
  • Page 111 3. Choose the location on the PC to save the Service Package to. Click ‘OK’ and allow the service Package (named support.zip) to create. 4. Choose to either email the file direct to your support team, or attach it to the Support Help Desk. Page | 111...

  • Page 112: Full Calibration

    7.4 Full Calibration 1. Before calibrating, make sure the Glass Plate is clean. 2. Correctly insert the calibration target onto the scanner with the targets arrow pointing towards the left. Page | 112...
  • Page 113 1. On the scanner touchscreen, use your finger to move the icon to the ‘Setup’ icon. 2. Using your finger, move the icon to the ‘Setup’ icon, and then choose ‘Scanner’. Page | 113...
  • Page 114 3. Click ‘Calibration’. 4. Click ‘Full Calibration’. The Calibration will take about 27 minutes. Remove the target when completed. Page | 114...

  • Page 115: Scanner Terms

    Scanner Terms Activation Code: Is when the product specific License code has been paired with a Scanner serial no. Adaptive Thresholding: Advanced 2-D Adaptive Thresholding estimates the background grey level in a window area around each pixel. The difference between the actual pixel value and the background is then compared to the adaptive settings to determine if a pixel is thresholded as a black or a white pixel.
  • Page 116 Bitmapped Image: A bitmapped image is a computer file representing a line-art image that was scanned with a scanner. Refers to the pattern (map) of bits that are either black or white. Black Level: The Black Level is a setting in scan programs used to change dark greytone colors to true black. For example, if one is copying a brochure with a mixture of text and pictures, the text will often be digitized to a color that we may see as black but really is a dark greytone.
  • Page 117 CCITT Group4: Two-dimensional compression format, giving very compact image files. Standardized by CALS (MIL 28002) and ISO- ODA for Drawing Archival and Interchange. CIE LAB: A device-independent color space specified by CIE, used in modern color management software to facilitate conversion of data from a scanner to a display, or from a display to an output device.
  • Page 118 Color Space: A color space is a particular language used to describe color. Examples of color spaces are: RGB, CMYK, HSV, CIE LAB. Contrast: The difference between the lightest and darkest significant areas in a picture. A picture with high contrast has nearly white areas and nearly black areas with sharp changes in brightness between them.
  • Page 119 DPI: Dots Per Inch, equivalent to Pixels Per Inch. An expression of resolution of a scanned image. DSP: Digital Signal Processor, does image enhancement in real-time while scanning. Dual 2D-Adaptive Enhancement: Enhancement processing on the foreground and background separately. Processing is performed on-the-fly. The separate enhancement processes are simultaneously performed on different drawing aspects.
  • Page 120 GCR: Grey component replacement. A color separation setting used on color photographs where cyan, magenta and yellow inks are replaced by black ink (in a balance that would yield a grey value). The advantages are a reduction in overall ink usage and some increase in image detail. Greyscale: A term for a black and white photographic image or a scanner setting.
  • Page 121 Image Editor: A program used to edit pictures to change colors, increase detail, scale or otherwise alter the picture. Indexed color: Indexed color (or pseudo-color) is the provision of a relatively small number, say 256, of discrete colors in a colormap or palette.
  • Page 122 NET - NET Architecture: NET Architecture is a solution for scanning across local networks. What does it do? Enables Sharing a scanner on a network. Enables scanning to a Designated Scan. Folder on another computer. NET Architecture allows a scanner to scan to a client PC in a single coherent and secure process.
  • Page 123 Raster File Also called Raster Image or Bitmapped Image. A picture composed of individual dots (picture elements, pixels) the way a scanner perceives it. The rows in a high-resolution raster file typically contain 200 or 300 dots per horizontal inch of the original drawing, and there are typically 200 or 300 rows per vertical inch. As each of these dots is defined by location, and by whether it is on or off, raster images generally result in large data files.
  • Page 124 Scale: To reduce or enlarge the size of a picture proportionally. Scanner Calibration: A program that helps adjust the scanner to achieve stable colors and work with a printer. Calibration gives better scanning results. The program should be run whenever changing printing equipment, toner, and inks, and whenever getting poor results when printing pictures.
  • Page 125 Stitching: In large format multiple CCD camera scanners, electronic stitching adjusts for overlap in the field of view of adjacent cameras. Automatic stitching at start of scan ensures that each camera captures the correct number of pixels independently of mechanical and thermal changes. Subtractive Colors: The subtractive primary colors: cyan, magenta, yellow.
  • Page 126 Also called Vector File. Consists of mathematically defined elements, such as “Line from A to B”, “Circle with center Vector Drawing: and radius”, etc. CAD systems use vector drawings because of their accuracy, relatively low memory requirement and data-file sizes compared to raster images. Vector File: Also called Vector Drawing.

  • Page 127: Temporary Board Swap

    Activation Wizard. 9.1 Problem with Activation If the wrong License key has been accidently merged with a new scanner, you will have to contact Support to solve the problem. Please contact support@contex.com with the following info.  Customer Name.: ...

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