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Version 7.4.3
Last change : March 2017
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  • Page 1 User Manual User Manual Version 7.4.3 Last change : March 2017 Page 1 ID station User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    User Manual Introduction This is the user manual of the new fastID, the biometric ID and passport photo system. This user guide helps you in everyday use. Please check www.fastID.photo for the latest release information, videos and FAQ. Please send your questions and comments to support@idstation.eu...
  • Page 3 The Camfi controller is an optional accessory. So you need to order it separately along with the new fastID passport photo system. A Camfi controller is a WiFi device that you connect to your camera. It will transfer any image you take automatically to the fastID.

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    2. Getting started Let’s assume you just finished setting up your system, so it’s up and running and the printer has plenty of paper and ribbon and is on-line. Your new fastID system is ready to start processing pictures. Your ID console will look like this: A short explanation of the buttons in the startup window: Network status button.
  • Page 5 User Manual Options button. Click this button to enter the Options menu. The options menu has several functions. These are explained in chapter 9 of this manual. The Country button. This button show the name of the selected country template. Every picture that you select will be processed into a passport photo for that country.
  • Page 6 User Manual The software will process the sample photo into a perfectly aligned passport photo for “USA Passport”, the selected country template. After the automatic processing the software will check if the passport photo complies to the requirements for a USA passport photo.
  • Page 7 You may also select another Print template”. For now, just click Print and the passport photos will be ready in about 10 seconds. You have setup your new fastID and printed your first set of passport photos with it. Now it’s time to start taking pictures.

  • Page 8: Take A Picture

    2. Wireless mode using the Camfi controller Read Card mode This is an easy and very reliable way of taking pictures and reading them into the fastID system. Make sure the SD card is in the camera though�� Take a couple of pictures. Take out the SD card and insert it into the card reader. The card reader is a simple USB card reader.
  • Page 9 Follow the instructions in the Camfi manual or read Appendix Make sure your camera has a memory card inside, otherwise it won’t work! Now take a couple of pictures and you will see them appear on the fastID console. Click on one of them to start processing it.

  • Page 10: The Software Will Process The Picture

    User Manual Chapter 3. The software will process the picture Once you have selected a picture the Photomatic software will process it for the Country you selected. Please wait while the software automatically turns the picture into a passport photo and subsequently runs a full check! The biometric engine will automatically detect the face and eyes and will generate a perfectly aligned passport photo.
  • Page 11 User Manual Chapter 4. Check! Before we Print, Email or Save the passport photo we should make sure the passport photo is OK and meets all requirements for official passport photos. It is very important to do this while the customer is still here, preferably still sitting in front of the camera.
  • Page 12 User Manual taking the picture. That’s not necessary! When taking the pictures, please make sure the face size is not too large and centered (see examples below) Captured OK. Too much zoom. Captured too low and too high. Now if you have taken the pictures with this in mind, you can always edit the Face size and position afterwards using the buttons around the preview.

  • Page 13: Print

    Printing the photo is really simple. Click on the "Print" button . Now you’ll see a preview of what will be printed. This depends on the selected print “template”. fastID contains many print templates. If you want to select another print template, instead of printing the default one, click on “Previous” or “Next”.

  • Page 14: Save

    User Manual Chapter 6. Save The Save option is designed to provide a digital copy of the passport photo. You will save the passport photo as a JPEG file on a memory card, USB stick or on another storage device. Saving is as easy as printing.

  • Page 15: Email

    Instead of saving the JPEG file on a memory card or USB drive you can send it immediately using Email. fastID has a great and powerful function to Email passport photos. (you need to be on- line to use this tool) Click on the “Email” button to start the tool.
  • Page 16 If you do not have wired internet, only wireless, then you need to adjust some settings in the fastID software to be able to use Camfi and Wireless Internet side by side. The fastID software is able to switch between two networks, but you need to specify the name and password of the network.
  • Page 17 Now if you have entered this information correctly every time you click on the Email button the fastID will automatically switch to WiFi internet in order for you to be able to send an email. Once you’’ve sent it and closed the Email window fastID will switch back to the Camfi network.

  • Page 18: Taking Passport Of Visa Photos For Another Country

    Taking passport of VISA photos for another country Passport photos vary between countries. Some are 35x45 mm, others are 2”by 2”. Some require a white background, others a grey or even blue background. fastID has templates for almost every country and other applications such as drivers licenses, taxi permits and much more.
  • Page 19 User Manual You’ll see the different face size and position. Also the size of the passport photo has changed to 35x45 mm. If you click on Print you will see that the Print Preview has also changed to a different layout. It’s all done just by selecting another country template! If the background color is rejected (because it’s white and the country template specifies it should be gray) you will see a red box.
  • Page 20 User Manual You may edit the background using the “Auto Change” option or you can edit the background manually through the button “Manual Change”. You can try them both if you like. The results are shown on screen, see the example above. Please read the “How to use the Background tool”...

  • Page 21: Appendix A : Load Paper And Ribbon

    User Manual Appendix A. Load paper and ribbon Caution: This printer weighs about 10Kg. Please handle it carefully. When lifting the printer, always hold bottom of printer. Otherwise, the printer may be damaged. You will be needing the printer and its accessories (see below) to load paper.
  • Page 22 User Manual Loading the Ribbon Remove the dust box and tray. Carefully lift the drawer lever and pull the drawer unit Attention: Do not open the drawer unit quickly or with unnecessary force. Do not press the drawer unit or place a heavy object other than paper after opening the drawer unit.
  • Page 23 User Manual Take the slack of the ink ribbon by turning the ink ribbon supply core. Loading Paper Make sure the power of the printer is switched ON (the printer will tell you when the paper is properly loaded). Pull out the drawer unit and pull the lever to open the open guide unit.
  • Page 24 User Manual Blue Now put the roll of paper with the flanges into the printer. The white flange on the left and the blue on one the right side. Remove the pink paper ribbon. White Now take the edge of the paper and insert the edge of paper under the guide roller by rotating the paper flanges.
  • Page 25 User Manual Close the drawer unit. In case that both the paper and the ink ribbon are loaded into the printer and the drawer unit is closed, initialization starts and four sheets of paper are ejected automatically. Restore the paper bin Insert the claw of the tray first and insert the projected section of the printer in the hole at the tray.

  • Page 26: Appendix B : How To Read Card Mode

    Take a couple of pictures. The camera saves the images onto the card. Now take out the card from the camera and insert in into the card reader. fastID has a USB card reader that fits into one of the USB ports of the ID console.
  • Page 27 User Manual Click on OK. Now you will be shown a Dialog box in which you can select a folder. If the card is not in the reader or not properly inserted it will not be detected and hence not shown in this Dialog box. Otherwise select the card and the folder you want to scan and clik OK.
  • Page 28 User Manual Here you can preset the rotation as well as the default folder that the software will search for at first when reading the card. Remember to clean up the memory card every once and a while. Page 28 ID station User Manual...

  • Page 29: Appendix C : How To Camfi

    User Manual Appendix C. How to : Camfi The CamFi controller is an accessory that is connected to the camera with a short USB cable. You may mount the controller onto the camera’s hot shoe or use the special frame. The Camfi controller supports Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras.
  • Page 30 User Manual CamFi controller Overview USB connector for connecting to the camera ① Network port for connection to the PC (do not use) ② Status Indicators; ③ System status Flashing indicates the system is starting up. Constant light indicates successful start-up Battery status Will turn “Orange”...
  • Page 31 User Manual Software options The options related to Camfi are found in “Options” -> “System Settings” -> “Scan Folder settings”. 1) “Wireless mode” must be selected. 2) Select the checkbox “CamFi mode”. The CamFi controller will generate a network to which the ID station will connect.
  • Page 32 User Manual When you email an ID photo with ID station it will now autoconnect to your store Wi-Fi to send the email. When the email is send it will reconnect to ID station Camfi for the transfer of new photos. If there is no internet cable connection on the USB Hub you can use an accessory “USB to UTP”, see image.
  • Page 33 User Manual If that doesn’t help reboot the ID console. When your ID station is connected to the CamFi controller every picture you take will automatically be sent to the ID station and displayed by the software. Instruction videos also available on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/idstationdps Troubleshoot guide for CamFi can be downloaded from the ID station website...

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