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  • Page 1 Intelligent Book Scanner User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Index Copyright ............................3 Trademarks ............................. 3 Disclaimer ............................3 Safety Introduction ......................... 4 Product Introduction ........................5 System Requirements ........................6 Package Contents .......................... 7 Parts and Functions ........................8 Installing the Software ........................9 Connecting the Book Scanner ....................10 Getting Started ..........................

  • Page 3: Copyright

    Copyright All rights reserved by original manufacturer, no part of the materials shall be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission. Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

  • Page 4: Safety Introduction

    Safety Introduction 1. Please read this safety information carefully before using the product. 2. After reading this Safety Introduction, please make sure to keep it in place where you can easily access while using the product. 3. The following safety precautions are intended to guide you to the safe and correct use of the product and prevent unwanted accident or damage.

  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    Product Introduction VIISAN book scanner provides a new perspective on book scanning. Easily scan documents, receipts, name cards, books, booklets or magazines directly without cutting or damaging them. This book scanner bundles an intelligent book scanning software, this powerful book...

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    System Requirements To ensure the performance of this scanner, the following hardware system requirement is needed: Recommended System Minimum System Intel® Core™ i5 or higher Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or processor AMD Athlon™ II processor Intel® HD Graphics 5000 or Intel®...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents Make sure following items are included in this package. If any items are missing or damaged, contact the dealer where you purchased the book scanner. (1) Book Scanner (2) USB cable (3) Soft Mat (4) External Shutter Button (5) Software CD (6) Quick Start Guide (7) Warranty Card...

  • Page 8: Parts And Functions

    Parts and Functions This section describes the physical components of the book scanner. 1. LED Touch Switch 2. LED Lamp 3. Base 4. Foldable Hinge 5. Camera Lens 6. USB Hub for External Button Connection 7. USB Jack for PC Connection 8.

  • Page 9: Installing The Software

    Installing the Software NOTE: Before installing this application software, it is recommended to close the antivirus program or security software running on your system. If you are installing this software from a download file, please double click the .exe file to start the installation process.

  • Page 10: Connecting The Book Scanner

    Connecting the Book Scanner Before you start to use the scanner software, please make sure your book scanner device has been set up correctly. Please double check the following procedures before you proceed. 1) Connect the USB cable to the USB connector on the book scanner. 2) Connect the other end of the USB cable to your PC.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started • To start the program, please double click on the CamBook scanning software icon on the desktop. • Or start CamBook from the Windows Programs list: Click the Windows Start Menu > All Programs > CamBook folder > CamBook. Main Window When the software is launched, you should see the main window appears as shown below.
  • Page 12 NOTE: If you don’t see the real-time preview video from the camera device and displayed [Detecting devices…] message in the middle of the main window as below, please double check the following items sequentially. 1） Please make sure your hardware device is connected to your PC via a USB cable correctly.

  • Page 13: Control Panel

    Control Panel Here is the default look for CamBook control panel. You can make change with following settings: (1) Function Tabs There are 2 major functions [Document] & [Book] modes available. You can select different function modes by clicking on the function names shown on the menu bar area. Mode Icons Description...
  • Page 14 (2) Menu Control Settings On the top side of the main window, there are two control buttons available: Buttons Explanations Note Language Language settings for software UI Settings Control settings for the main window (3) Toolbar On the left side toolbar, there are many useful control tools available: Buttons Explanations Note...
  • Page 15 (4) Device Settings On the bottom side of the main window, there are some control settings for the camera device: Button Explanations Device Selecting camera devices Format Selecting the camera video output format Resolution Selecting the camera video resolution NOTE: •...
  • Page 16 Delete Delete a file Compare Compare multiple images in one window Convert into PDF Convert or merge multiple images files into one PDF file Convert into TIF Convert or merge multiple images files into one TIF file Convert into Text Convert or merge multiple images files into one Text file Convert into Word Convert or merge multiple images files into one Word file...

  • Page 17: Scanning Preparation

    Scanning Preparation 1) To start scanning, please place the book scanner on a surface table or desk. 2) Review your own needs and select the proper processing modes of either [Document] or [Book] from the scanning software. Reminders: 1) Avoid scanning documents or books in places near the window, because environments with strong lighting.

  • Page 18: What You Can Do With This Software

    What you can do with this software? The CamBook software provides overhead scanning has a scanning unit that does not touch documents. the following operations can be performed with the software. Book Scanning A book or booklet that is up to A3 in size can be scanned without cutting pages out. When a page scanned the software will automatic flattening curved page and splits it into two separate images.

  • Page 19: Scanning By Using Document Mode

    Scanning by using Document mode 1) To scan document materials, select the top function tab to [Document] mode. You can make any changes in the settings menu as necessary. 2) Place a document facing up on to the center of black scan mat. 3) Set the cropping to [Automatic] and click [Scan] button in the upper right corner of scanning software to scan an image, you may also press the external shutter button to initiate scanning.
  • Page 20 4) When scanning is completed, the scanned image will be showed on the right-side output window, you can double-click on the thumbnail image to open the scanned result. 5) The following is an example for scan in B&W (Document) mode. Original Output Result...
  • Page 21 Manual Cropping This software allows user to manual crop for a scan object before scanning the final image. To adjust cropping frame please follow below methods. 1. Select the cropping to "Self-Defined". 2. Move the blue cursor to a corner or an edge of the crop frame (the blue cursor will change to ).
  • Page 22 The Scan Settings of Document Mode In the document function mode, you can use following feature settings: Item Feature Setting Options Explanations Settings Automatic Automatic crop for a single object Automatic (Multiple) Automatic crop for multiple objects Cropping Self-Defined Manual crop for a single object No Cropping Scan without cropping Single Page...
  • Page 23 Settings whiten background B&W (Binarized) Output image in Black & White binary B&W (Red Stamp) Output image in Black & White and keep red stamp Color (Original) Output image in original color Color (Enhanced) Output image with color enhanced Gray Output image in grayscale Select OCR language Language...

  • Page 24: Scanning By Using Book Mode

    Scanning by using Book mode 1. To scan book or booklet, select the top function tab to [Book] mode. According to the thickness of the book to select scan with “Curve Fitting” or “Straight Fitting” from the drop-down menu of Cropping and then set the Scan to “Manual”.
  • Page 25 6. After scanned the software will automatic flattening curved page and splits them into two separate images then display on the left-side preview window. 7. To export the scanned images, press [Export] button in the upper right corner to open the Export Settings menu. 8.
  • Page 26 Export Settings: Here are some options for export the scanned page. Page Export Settings Descriptions Export without merge. This for flip right page book Export without merge. This for flip left page book. Export with merge left and right pages. Export left pages only.
  • Page 27 The Scan Settings of Book Mode In the book function mode, you can use following feature settings: Item Feature Setting Options Explanations Settings Curve Fitting Automatic flattening curved pages NOTE: This is use for scanning thicker books with curved surfaces Cropping Straight Fitting straight pages...
  • Page 28 Language Select OCR language Note: Ensure to select the correct language of the original text from the drop-down menu to perform text recognition. Add prefix for the file name Prefix Serial Name by serial number Name By Date & Time Name by date and time...

  • Page 29: Special Functions

    Special Functions Finger Removal Function The CamBook offers a very useful function which detects fingers at the margin of books and erases them from the scanned image. The following requirements must be fulfilled to using the “Finger removal” function properly. 1.
  • Page 30 Correct Finger Position There are some finger positions may cause malfunction of the "Finger Removal" function. The following are a few examples of correct and wrong finger portions. Distance too small The fingers should be positioned with distance to the text elements in the book as following picture example.
  • Page 31 Single Finger Position Always keep your finger straight and place on the middle side of the opened book. Do not place your finger on the top and bottom of the opened book. Correct Wrong Correct Wrong Correct Wrong...
  • Page 32 Mixed Patterns and Colors To scan a flat color magazine or catalog, we recommend to turn-off the “Finger Hiding” function from the scan settings, because the finger removal function may cause malfunction, the reason is that the analyzing algorithm detected at the border of the image an area of mixed patterns and colors.
  • Page 33 Scan Size Limited An opened book can’t less than one-half the width of scanning area. If scan with too small size book, the finger removal function may not remove the fingers from the scanned image correctly Do not place the book out of the scanning area.

  • Page 34: Auto Scan Function

    Auto Scan Function This CamBook scanner software offers a very useful automatic scan function, when the scanner device detects a page is turned, the software will automatically start continuous scanning. To use Auto Scan function, please select the Scan Interval to “Automatic” from the top setting panel and then press “Start”...

  • Page 35: Set Front And Back Cover Images

    Set front and back cover images To scan the front and back cover images of your book, you can follow below procedures: 1) Click on the "Front Cover" button on the left side. 2) Place the book front-cover (face up) on the center of the scan mat. 3) Set the [Image Settings] feature option to “Color (Original)”...

  • Page 36: Usage Example

    Usage Example How to scan a nice color document? To scan a nice document, you can follow these procedures: 1) Click on the [Document] function on the top menu bar. 2) Set the [Cropping] feature option to “Automatic”. 3) Set the [Scan Mode] feature option to “Single Page”, this will instruct the software to only capture one side of the object.

  • Page 37: How To Scan Document And Save As Pdf File

    How to scan document and save as PDF file? To scan a single page document and save as PDF file, you can follow these procedures: 1) Click on the [Document] function on the top menu bar. 2) Set the [Cropping] feature option to “Automatic”, this will instruct the software to search for a single meaningful document in the preview window and crop out a good image.

  • Page 38: How To Scan A Multiple Page Document Into A Pdf File

    How to scan a multiple page document into a PDF file? To scan a multiple page document into a PDF file, you can follow these procedures: 1) Click on the [Document] function on the top menu bar. 2) Set the [Cropping] feature option to “Automatic” 3) Set the [Scan Mode] feature option to “Multiple page”, this will instruct the software to capture multiple page of the document.

  • Page 39: How To Use Crop Feature To Scan Multiple Images At The Same Time

    How to use crop feature to scan multiple images at the same time? To use crop feature to scan multiple images at the same time, you can follow these procedures: 1) Click on the [Document] function on the top menu bar. 2) Set the [Cropping] feature option to “Automatic (Multiple)”, this will instruct the software to search for multiple objects in the preview window and crop out as many images as possible.

  • Page 40: How To Scan A Good Quality Image Of Name Card

    How to scan a good quality image of name card? 1) Click on the [Document] function on the top menu bar. 2) Set the [Cropping] feature option to “Automatic” for scan with single card or “Automatic (Multiple)” for scan with multiple cards. In order to get a better image quality, please place the name card in the middle of the scanning area.

  • Page 41: How Scan A Multiple-Page Document Into A Word File

    How scan a multiple-page document into a Word file? To scan a multiple page document and create OCR into a Word file, you can follow these procedures: Click on the [Document] function on the top menu bar. Set the [Cropping] feature option to “Automatic”. Set the [Scan Mode] feature option to “Multiple page”.

  • Page 42: How To Combine Multiple Images Files Into One Pdf File

    How to combine multiple images files into one PDF file? If you have captured multiple images in your file directory, you can easily combine them into one PDF file: 1) In the file directory column shown on the left side of the main control window, you can push and hold the “Shift”...

  • Page 43: How To Compare Multiple Image Files In One Window

    How to compare multiple image files in one window? If you have captured multiple images in your file directory, you can easily compare them side-by-side by using the Image Comparing feature: 1) In the file directory column shown on the left side of the main control window, you can push and hold the “Shift”...

  • Page 44: How To Add A Watermark In Scanned Document File

    How to add a Watermark in scanned document file? To add a common watermark such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL to your scanned document, you can follow the following procedures: 1) Click on the [Document] function on the top menu bar. 2) Click on Watermark icon from the left side toolbar to bring out the Watermark setting dialog.

  • Page 45: How To Set The Pdf Options

    How to set the PDF Options? The documents you process with the software can be saved as PDF in different options. The following steps are guide you how to set the detail options of PDF file. 1) Click on the settings icon from the right top of the main window and select “Setting”...

  • Page 46: Supported Ocr Languages

    Supported OCR Languages The CamBook software integrated with a powerful OCR function, user can scan a document and convert the image into a searchable PDF, editable Word, Text, or Excel file. The OCR function supports the following languages. English German French Spanish Italian...
  • Page 47 Luba Papiamento Tatar (latin) Turkmen (latin) Welsh Arabic Farsi Mexican Spanish Bosnian (Latin) Bosnian (Cyrillic) Moldovan German (Switzerland) Tetum Kazakh (Cyrillic) Mongolian (Cyrillic) Uzbek (Latin) Simplified Chinese+English Traditional Chinese+English Japanese+English Polish Turkey NOTE: 1) In order to work correctly by using built-in OCR feature, when using the OCR function, please set [Image Settings] option to “B&W (Document)”...

  • Page 48: Questions And Answers (Q&A)

    Questions and Answers (Q&A) Q1: Why am I getting the video from the Webcam instead of the book scanner? A1: Please select the correct camera device by clicking on the [Device] setting at the lower left corner of the main window, and then select the right book scanner device. Q2: Why are there some noises (black dots) on my scanned document? A2: When scanning a black and white document, please choose “B&W (Red Stamp)”...
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