CardScan 600c Quick Manual

P
reparing Your 600c Scanner
1. Install the CardScan software on your PC before connecting your scanner. If you do not install the CardScan
software first, Windows will not recognize the scanner.
2. Connect the AC adapter to the scanner. Plug the AC adapter into a power outlet. The scanner light comes on
red, then changes to steady green.
Connection for AC adapter
Scanner Light
3. Using the included cable, connect the scanner's USB port to the USB port on your PC.
Card Catcher
When open (as shown on the
right), the card catcher collects
scanned cards. When closed,
cards scan through the card
catcher's slit.
You can open the card catcher
by pushing its tab (not shown)
away from the scanner.
To close the card catcher, push its
free edge toward the scanner—
Card Catcher Open
until it clasps.
S
etting Up Your CardScan 600c Scanner
1. Make sure the CardScan software is
installed.
2. Make sure your CardScan 600c scanner is
connected to your PC. See "Preparing Your
600c Scanner".
3. Start CardScan. The Scanner Setup screen
of the CardScan Setup Wizard appears.
4. Choose "Yes, my scanner is connected"
then click Next. The Scanner Type screen
appears.
States of Scanner Light
ON Ready
OFF When scanning or
when disconnected
from AC power
Blinking Technical problem
continuously
Choose "CardScan business card scanner"
then click Next. The Detect Scanner screen
appears.
5. Choose "Yes" then click Next. The wizard
detects the CardScan 600c scanner. The
Scanner Detected screen appears.
6. Click Next. The Check for Update screen
appears. If you choose Yes (to check for
updates), follow the directions on the Corex
Product Update and Scanner Software
Update.
7. Insert the calibration card (or a bright white
USB Cable
card) with the blank side facing up in the
Slit in Card Catcher
Connector
scanner and click Next.
Changing Scanning Parameters
Initially, your CardScan 600c scanner is set to scan in
8. When the calibration finishes, click OK. The Test
Scanner screen appears. color. However, scanning is faster in monochrome
mode. You can switch between scanning modes, and
9. Insert a business card flush with the right side of
change other scanning parameters, using Scan
the scanner tray, with the front side facing up,
Preferences.
and click Scan.
The screen displays the scanned image.
1.
Review the image and practice scanning
various business cards.
10. After testing, click Next. The Finished screen
appears.
11. Click Close.
Note: After setting up your scanner at installation,
you can return to the wizard any time, for
example, to calibrate or check for updates. To
start the wizard, choose Tools Scanner Setup
Wizard.
Accuracy
Default: scan
automatically
CardScan is optimized for business cards from
2.
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany,
Sweden, the UK and USA. Results for cards from
other countries may not be as good. To verify contact
names and addresses, choose Cards Check
Details. Also, you can use Edit view to verify and edit
all contact information.
Calibration
Calibration significantly improves your scanner's
accuracy. You can calibrate the scanner at any time Select
using: scanning
mode
•Scanner Setup Wizard
or 3.
•Scan Preferences (see "Changing Scanning
Parameters")
S
canning and Processing
CardScan
1. Start
2. With the front facing up, insert a card flush with
the right side of the scanner's tray. The
scanner pulls the card through. If you change
preferences to scanning manually,
click , on the CardScan Toolbar to scan.
Choose Edit Preferences and click on
the Preferences dialog. This dialog appears:
Select the 600c scanner from the list and click
Setup. This dialog appears:
3. When CardScan finishes scanning, you can:
Click to
• Continue inserting cards
calibrate
• Click Batch Options to assign categories and
Notes or
• Process the card(s) by clicking Process.
Processing cards
When CardScan processes a card, it uses
AccuCard™ technology, an optical character
Select the radio button for the desired scanning
recognition (OCR) technology, to read the digital
mode and click OK.
image created by your scanner. It then interprets
the information and places it into the correct
labeled fields, such as Name, Title, Company,
Address, Phone, Fax, Email, and so forth. After
processing, the information appears in Edit view for
you to verify its accuracy (see "Accuracy").
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