Parts and Components ..........................5 Maintenance ............................... 6 ACCESSING THE DEVICE ............................. 7 LED Statuses of the Combo Scan Device ..................... 8 USING THE DEVICE ............................... 9 Correct Positioning of the Documents ....................9 Using the Device with Full Page Reader ....................10 2.1.
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Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.3.2. MRZ ............................18 2.3.3. VIZ .............................. 19 2.3.4. BCR ............................20 2.3.5. ALL ............................. 21 2.3.6. SUMMARY ..........................21 2.4. Save ..............................22 Using the Device with Authentication Checker .................. 24 3.1. How to Get Started.......................... 24 3.2.
Combo Scan User’s Manual INTRODUCTION Combo Scan is a compact, fast and fully automated ID and passport scanner designed for data entry applications. Its accuracy and efficiency are combined with ease of use: the scanning process automatically starts when the document is placed in the reader. The high-resolution images are captured under LED based visible white, IR and/or UV (available in type L models) illuminations.
Combo Scan User’s Manual PARTS AND COMPONENTS The device is produced in a plastic body (1). The object-plate (2) is protected from the external light-striking by the cover (3). The status LEDs (4), indicating the various states of the device, are installed on the left of the cover.
Combo Scan User’s Manual MAINTENANCE The Combo Scan do not need special maintenance: the device has no motorized moving parts which ensures maximum reliability and low maintenance. However, in order to ensure that the device remains in a satisfactory operating condition, regular maintenance is required. The window of the device should be regularly cleaned with a soft cleaning wipe.
Combo Scan User’s Manual ACCESSING THE DEVICE The PC connection is provided by the USB 2.0 port. The device is compatible with both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports as well. Connect the USB cable to the computer. Next, connect the cable to the USB socket of the reader.
Combo Scan User’s Manual LED STATUSES OF THE COMBO SCAN DEVICE The following table summarizes the meaning of the LED statuses, which represent the several states of the device. Device Status Green LED Orange LED Red LED Boot seq. + powered...
Combo Scan User’s Manual USING THE DEVICE CORRECT POSITIONING OF THE DOCUMENTS In the case of ID1 size cards (like national ID cards, driver licenses, EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), name/business cards or any other 86 x 54 mm = 3.4” x 2.1” sized (or smaller) printed documents), place them in the middle of the scanning surface according to the pictogram on the device.
If you have not installed FPR yet, please read the appropriate sections of the Passport Reader Install Guide. 2. Check the DEVICES list in the OPTIONS tab at GENERAL layer. Connect your Combo Scan device by clicking on the product name (e.g., COMBOSCAN181116) in the DEVICES list or clicking on the [CONNECT] button.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.2. BASIC SETTINGS After connecting the device, open the vertical layers in the OPTIONS tab and enable/disable filters to customize the operation of the FPR app according to your needs. Page 11/31 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America...
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.2.1. General OPTIONS / GENERAL • Enable DOCUMENT VIEW by filling in the checkbox to crop and rotate the scanned images of the documents into upright position automatically. Automatic document rotation is performed properly if the DOCUMENT VIEW mode and ADVANCED OCR MODE are both selected before the starting of the scanning process.
OCR processing. • Enable ADAPTIVE LIGHT CONTROL on White, Infra, UV and/or OVD images by filling in the checkbox(es) to improve OCR processing. UV illumination is available in Combo Scan L models. Page 13/31 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America...
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.2.3. OPTIONS / OCR Activate OCR layer by filling in the checkbox. Select your OCR MODE and OCR ENGINE (if you have several installed engines) for performing character recognition: • Select MRZ ONLY mode to get the data of the MRZ field from any ICAO-9303 standard document.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.2.4. Barcode OPTIONS / BARCODE If the barcode recognition is not needed, disable this option to speed up processing. Activate BARCODE layer by filling in the checkbox to read barcode(s) from documents. If you expect certain barcode types, you can set an order according to your needs and disable the unnecessary ones for shorter processing time.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.3. SCANNING Start scanning by pressing the [START] button or by using the DOCUMENT DETECTION mode. After the scanning process is completed, the extracted data is displayed in the tabs, that have been enabled by filling in the checkboxes on the vertical grey layers in the OPTIONS tab.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.3.1. IMAGE On the IMAGE layer, the scanned and/or selected images are displayed. Navigate among images by clicking on the thumbnail view on top or double clicking on the ones at details of the document field.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.3.2. Displays processed MRZ data and a photo of each field. This tabulator option is displayed when OCR checkbox is filled in OPTIONS / OCR (vertical) layer and MRZ ONLY or ADVANCED mode is selected. Page 18/31 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.3.3. Displays processed VIZ data and a photo of each field. To see this tab, fill in OCR checkbox on OPTIONS / OCR layer and select ADVANCED filter therefore MRZ and VIZ tabs are enabled. Page 19/31 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.3.4. BCR displays barcode data and a photo of the barcode itself. To see this option, enable barcode recognition on OPTIONS / BARCODE layer by filling in the checkbox on the vertical layer. Page 20/31 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.3.5. Displays all available data retrieved from the document. 2.3.6. SUMMARY Brief summary of the personal data, document data and the results of the security crosschecks. Page 21/31 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM Adaptive Recognition America Adaptive Recognition Nordic Adaptive Recognition Hungary Adaptive Recognition Singapore WWW.ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
Combo Scan User’s Manual 2.4. SAVE After a reading process, you have the option to save the given document. By default, the software compresses all available images and corresponding data into one ZIP/PDF or XML file that can be saved to a custom location.
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Combo Scan User’s Manual • Select ENABLE EASY SAVE and turn on AUTOSAVE to perform automatic saving. If the EASY SAVE PATH is not specified, the automatic saving is not performed. If you have selected ENABLE EASY SAVE, you will find the images of the scanned document in the folder that you have selected at OPTIONS / GENERAL / EASY SAVE PATH.
Combo Scan User’s Manual USING THE DEVICE WITH AUTHENTICATION CHECKER In this manual the most important parts of the Authentication Checker app will be mentioned. For more information on Authentication Checker, please check the Authentication Checker User’s Manual. 3.1. HOW TO GET STARTED 1.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 3.2. BASIC SETTINGS After the connection is established, open the OPTIONS menu and perform the required settings in order to customize the operation of the Authentication Checker app according to your needs. Click on the [OPTIONS] button to perform the following fundamental settings and customize the scanning process: •...
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Combo Scan User’s Manual • Select your OCR ENGINE, if you have several installed engines. The DOCUMENT DATABASE PATH is set by default as you install VIZ OCR+Auth engine to your computer. The non-default settings of the OCR ENGINE and DOCUMENT DATABASE PATH are not saved.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 3.3. SCANNING Start scanning by pressing the [START] button or by using the AUTO DETECTION mode. After the scanning process is completed, the extracted data is displayed in the VIEWER, VALIDITY, SUMMARY and ALL DATA sections.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 3.3.2. VALIDITY In the VALIDITY section the results of the optical authenticity checks are displayed. The overall result of the authenticity checks varies according to the following: GENUINE WARNING FAILED Questionable authentication Unsatisfactory authentication This document has been found results or reading failures.
Combo Scan User’s Manual 3.3.3. SUMMARY In the SUMMARY section, selection of the essential personal and document data is displayed. The scanned data is displayed in two separate windows depending on the data type (personal or document data). Page 29/31 SENDINFO@ADAPTIVERECOGNITION.COM...
Combo Scan User’s Manual 3.3.4. ALL DATA The ALL DATA section displays all available data retrieved from the document. To get back to the divided view, click on the ALL VIEW button. 3.4. CERTIFICATES For successful authentication, the reader needs digital certificates from the document issuer authorities.
Combo Scan User’s Manual CONTACT INFORMATION Headquarters: Service Address: Adaptive Recognition, Hungary Inc. Adaptive Recognition, Hungary Inc. Alkotás utca 41 HU- Ipari Park HRSZ1113/1 HU 1123 Budapest Hungary 2074 Perbál Hungary Phone: +36 1 201 9650 Phone: +36 1 2019650...
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