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Plustek MobileOffice D430 User Manual

Portable duplex commercial duty document and card scanner, perfect for front desk use, powerful document management solution
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  • Page 1 Scanner User's Guide, P2-P34 DocTWAIN Online Help, P35-P72 DocAction Online Help, P73-P135 Driver Download: https://plustek.com/us/products/personal-desktop-scanners/mobileoffice-d430/support.php Please contact us directly if you have questions Tel: (714) 670-7713, Mon-Fri 9:00AM~5:30PM, PST Email: infoUSA@plustekus.com Or fill out the technical support form at https://plustek.com/usa/support/technical-support-form.html...
  • Page 2 Scanner User’s Guide MobileOffice D430...

  • Page 3: Environmental Information

    Trademarks © 2020 Plustek Inc. All rights are reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced without permission. All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this publication are property of their respective owners. Liability While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all contents in this...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents ....................1 NTRODUCTION How to Use This Guide....................1 A Note about Icons ....................... 2 Safety Precautions...................... 2 System Requirements ....................3 Box Contents ......................3 Scanner Overview ...................... 4 I. I ..............6 HAPTER NSTALLING THE CANNER Software Installation Requirements ................6 Hardware Requirements .....................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for choosing us as your scanner supplier. Your new scanner will improve the professionalism of your day-to-day computing tasks by allowing you to input images and electronic text into your computer system. Like all of our products, your new scanner is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction.

  • Page 6: A Note About Icons

    A Note about Icons This guide uses the following icons to point out information that deserves special attention. A procedure that must be followed carefully to prevent injury, or accidents. Warning Instructions that are important to remember and may prevent mistakes.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    System Requirements ® PC with Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz processor or compatible 1 GB RAM (2 GB Recommended) Available USB 2.0 port DVD-ROM Drive 2 GB Free Hard Disk Space (3 GB Recommended) Operating System: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Box Contents 1.

  • Page 8: Scanner Overview

    Scanner Overview 1. Power Receptor: It connects the scanner to a standard AC power outlet by the included power adapter. 2. USB Port: It connects the scanner to a USB port on your computer by the included USB cable. 3. Guide Paper Return: Adjust the orientation cover up or down, you can choose the horizontal or vertical paper output as desired.
  • Page 9 8. Paper Width Slider: Adjusts the paper width slider for the paper size you are using. 9. Lead Into Bracket: Open lead into bracket when using the scanner. Hold the document or card in place. 10. Photo Sensor: Induce the document or card you insert into the scanner, and you can feel the document being grabbed by the scanner.

  • Page 10: Chapter I. Installing The Scanner

    Chapter I. Installing the Scanner Before installing your scanner, please verify that you have all of the proper components. A list of the package contents is provided in the Box Contents section of this guide. Software Installation Requirements Your scanner comes with business card recognition software (NewSoft Presto! BizCard), the scanner’s driver and DocAction.

  • Page 11: Installing And Setting Up The Scanner

    Installing and Setting up the Scanner Please follow the step-by-step procedures described below to install the Plustek scanner. Step 1. Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer Please make sure the scanner is turned OFF before you plug or unplug the scanner power adapter.

  • Page 12: Step 2. Installing The Software

    Step 2. Installing the Software 1. Switch on the scanner power from the side of the scanner. 2. If the USB components on your computer are functioning correctly, they will automatically detect the scanner causing the “Add New Hardware Wizard” or “Found New Hardware Wizard”...

  • Page 13: Step 3. Testing The Scanner

    5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install all software that your new USB scanner requires. If the pop-up wizard window appears click “Next”, and click “Install this driver software anyway” in the “Windows Security” window then click “Finish” in the wizard window.

  • Page 14: Installing Additional Software

    To properly test your scanner, please perform the following steps: 1. Vertically load the business cards, insert the card toward the center of the scanner until the card being grabbed by the scanner. 2. Click the Windows Start button to launch Presto! BizCard. (For Windows 8.1 users: Point your mouse cursor to the upper or lower right corner of your screen to open the Charm bar.

  • Page 15: Chapter Ii. Scanning

    Chapter II. Scanning Your scanner needs to be driven by certain type of software program. Since all documents or images (whether text or pictures) that are acquired from the scanner are treated by your computer as images, most scanning will probably be done from an image-editing program where you can view, edit, save and output the scanned images.
  • Page 16 up to 1.2 mm thickness plastic card for scanning. Plastic cards include: emboss/credit card, driver license, ID card, medic-care or any membership cards. Plastic card scanning The plastic card can be embossed credit card, driver license, ID card, insurance card, medic-care card or any membership card. Make sure to load the embossed face of the embossed card face up into the scanner.

  • Page 17: Business Card Scanning

    4. If you have the "Continuous scan" option checked, insert another card until you have scanned all. 5. When the scan completes, the scanned images will be saved to the defined file path as separate image files and sent to the assigned post-processing software.

  • Page 18: Paper Output

    2. The steps 2 to 5 please refer to the same steps of the “Plastic card scanning”. Paper Output The scanner has offered a unique and compact paper output design, horizontal and vertical output; this compact design can easy to place the scanner in a narrow or corner spot.

  • Page 19: Scanning Via Twain Interface

    Before you start scanning, check the following: The power of both your computer and scanner is turned on. The icon appears on the Windows Attention system tray. Paper is appropriately loaded into the scanner. Scanning via TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner.
  • Page 20 4. Adjust the scanning settings (Paper Size: Automatic Size, Resolution: 300). For Sheet Feeder (Duplex) scan, you can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the business cards. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of front side and then click Rear Side button to adjust the scanning settings of rear side.

  • Page 21: Scanning From The Scanner's Panel Or On-Screen Docaction's Execute Menu

    Scanning from the Scanner’s Panel or On-screen DocAction's Execute Menu The settings for the button on the scanner’s panel are configured through DocAction. DocAction offers you quick access to the most frequently-used scanning functions. They are especially useful when you need to repeatedly scan with the same settings and send images to the same destination.
  • Page 22 2. Select a task number by clicking on the icon. 3. Select the desired function from the drop-down list of Button Template and adjust button settings.

  • Page 23: View Button Settings

    It’s optional for you to write down the customized button number settings on the included memo label and place this memo Information anywhere on the scanner. Click the Help button within the Button Configuration window for more information about the settings. View Button Settings There are three ways to view the button settings: Double-click the icon...

  • Page 24: Scanning From The Icon In The Left Side Of The Docaction Window

    4. Press the Scan button. 5. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window. Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. Attention Scanning from the Icon in the Left Side of the DocAction Window...
  • Page 25 3. Double-clicking the desired icon in the left side of the DocAction window. The scanner starts to scan immediately and carry out the corresponding action according to settings you have set up in the Button Configuration window.

  • Page 26: Chapter Iii. Clean And Maintenance

    Chapter III. Clean and Maintenance Your scanner is designed to be maintenance-free. However, constant care and maintenance can keep your scanner working smoothly. Clean the Scanner Paper powder, dust, ink and toner from paper being scanned may make the inner scanner dirty, which leads to poor image quality or document-feeding errors.

  • Page 27: Clean Feed Roller And Glass

    Clean Feed Roller and Glass 1. Open the scanner cover gently. 2. Wipe the Feed Roller from side to side and then roll it. 3. Clean the glass side to side. Repeat this until its entire surface is cleaned. Do not spray cleaner directly onto the scanner glass.

  • Page 28: Calibrating The Scanner

    Calibrating the Scanner Calibrate the scanner if colors appear in areas that should be white, or colors of the scanned image and the original vary a lot. This allows you to adjust and compensate for variations that can occur in the optical component over time by its nature.

  • Page 29: Power Save

    Power Save To save power consumption, when the scanning process is finished, the scanner light source will turn itself off and the scanner will enter a lower-power mode without delay time. Usage & Maintenance Tips To keep your scanner working smoothly, take a moment to review the following usage &...

  • Page 30: Chapter Iv. Troubleshooting

    Chapter IV. Troubleshooting If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation and scanning instructions contained in this guide. Before you ask for customer service or repair, please refer to the information in this chapter and consult our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) in which you can find useful self troubleshooting information.

  • Page 31: Appendix A: Specifications

    Appendix A: Specifications Plustek MobileOffice D430 Image Sensor CIS x 2 Optical Resolution 600 dpi Hardware Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Color: 48-bit Input; 24-bit Output Scan Modes Grayscale: 16-bit Input; 8-bit Output B/W: 1-bit Simplex: 1.8 sec (Grayscale Mode, 200 dpi, A4) Scanning Speed Duplex: 2.4 sec (Grayscale Mode, 200 dpi, A4)

  • Page 32: Appendix B: Customer Service And Warranty

    If you encounter problems with your scanner, please review the installation instructions and troubleshooting suggestions contained in this guide. Visit our website www.plustek.com for more customer service information. To avoid delays, please have the following information available: Scanner name and model number...
  • Page 33 The manufacturer warranty includes all parts and labor, and is not valid without the receipt of original purchase. To obtain warranty service, you may contact the authorized dealer or distributor, or visit our website to check out the available service information, or send a request via E-mail for further help.

  • Page 34: Fcc Radio Frequency Statement

    FCC Radio Frequency Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 35 The TWAIN Interface Scan Settings How to Scan...
  • Page 36 Contents DocTWAIN: Table of Contents Foreword Part I Introduction 1 User Assistance ........................... 3 2 Scanner Information ........................... 3 Part II The TWAIN Interface 1 Scan Profile ........................... 5 Profile Management ................................7 2 Scan Settings ........................... 8 Main Tab ................................
  • Page 37 TWAIN Help 4 Scan ........................... 36 5 Exit ........................... 36 Part III How to Scan 1 Step by Step Procedures ........................... 36 Scan by Profile ................................37 ©...

  • Page 38: Part I Introduction

    Introduction Introduction TWAIN is a standard regulating communication between imaging devices (e.g., scanner) and software applications. This scanner is TWAIN compliant and functions with virtually all available TWAIN compatible software. This help will guide you in scanning with our TWAIN program. The following Help Topics are available: ·...

  • Page 39: Part Ii The Twain Interface

    TWAIN Help When you're looking for technical support, please keep the information ready. The TWAIN Interface The TWAIN program is a very important piece of software that comes with your scanner. This program acts as an interface between the scanner hardware and ©...

  • Page 40: Scan Profile

    The TWAIN Interface Scan Profile · · Scan Settings Scan Information · · Buttons Scan Profile A scan profile provides a set of scanning settings for often-used scan tasks, which achieves high efficiency when you want to scan several items with the same or similar settings.
  • Page 41 TWAIN Help To use an existing profile 1. Load the document(s) into the scanner. 2. Select a scan profile from the drop-down list of Profile. Scan settings defined under this profile are loaded and displayed on the TWAIN interface. 3. Click the Scan button. 4.

  • Page 42: Profile Management

    The TWAIN Interface 2.1.1 Profile Management To delete unwanted profile 1. Click the Manage button. 2. Within the Profile Management window that opens, select the profile you want to delete and then click the Delete button. 3. Click the Close button to exit this window. To rename an existing profile 1.

  • Page 43: Scan Settings

    TWAIN Help Scan Settings The following scan settings are available: Main Tab · · Advanced Tab Preferences Tab · ©...

  • Page 44: Main Tab

    The TWAIN Interface 2.2.1 Main Tab Main Tab contains some frequently used scanning settings. Clicking anywhere on the above screenshot links you immediately to more detailed information of the selected function. 2.2.1.1 Scan Type ©...

  • Page 45: Individual Settings

    TWAIN Help · Sheet Feeder (Duplex) -- Use this setting if you want to scan double-sided documents. You can tailor settings individually for front and rear sides of the documents. 1. Check the Individual Settings option. 2. Click Front Side button to adjust the scanning settings of document front side.

  • Page 46: Split (This Function May Or May Not Be Available Depending On The Scanner Model You Purchase)

    The TWAIN Interface manually shift the merging position of the two scanned pages to rectify any up, down, left or right deviation. · If you select Horizontally as the merging mode, you will enter the Horizontal Merging Adjustment window after the scanning is done showing the two scanned pages ready to merge.

  • Page 47: Paper Alignment

    TWAIN Help Name: Give a name to this customized page size. After you configure the page size and click the OK button, this name will appear in the Page Size drop-down list. Unit: Defines the measurement unit for the page size. Width, Height: Specifies the exact width and height of the page area.

  • Page 48: Document Type

    The TWAIN Interface · Black & White-- scans in black and white and is suitable for scanning text. · Grayscale-- scans in 256 shades of gray, giving black and white images depth and shadow. · 24-bit Color-- scans in millions of colors (24-bit) but takes up a lot of memory. ·...

  • Page 49: Brightness

    TWAIN Help To conserve computer memory and still receive good image quality, we recommend the following settings. Document to be scanned Resolution (dpi) Text (for printing) Text (for faxing) Text (for OCR) Black and white or gray image Color image or photo ·...

  • Page 50: 2.2.1.11 Page Settings

    The TWAIN Interface · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, which raises or lowers the differences between light and dark colors in your image. · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends. The current value is shown to right of each scroll bar.
  • Page 51 TWAIN Help Page Settings area, located at the lower part of the Main Settings tab, displays the current settings for image orientation and photo negative effect. If the current settings don't meet your needs, click the Configure button to open a dialog box where you may adjust settings as desired. On the middle part of the Page Settings dialog box are two viewers.

  • Page 52: 2.2.1.12 Front Side

    The TWAIN Interface Flip When you click Flip from the menu box on the left, the available options are immediately shown on the right: Flip Horizontally-- Each click on this button will flip your image around the · central vertical axis to create a mirror image. Flip Vertically-- Each click on this button will flip your image around the ·...

  • Page 53: Advanced Tab

    TWAIN Help 2.2.2 Advanced Tab Advanced Tab provides some useful image enhancement tools for you to precisely tailor the image before the final scan. There are 4 tabs at the lower section of Advanced Tab: Gamma, Histogram, HSL and Threshold. These items are intended for users who are familiar with image editing tools and how they affect images.

  • Page 54: Color Matching

    The TWAIN Interface 2.2.2.1 Color Matching Different types of devices reproduce different ranges of colors (or color gamut). For example, you may have noticed the colors of the scanned image displayed on your monitor and on the paper printed from your printer are different. Color Matching allows you to get consistent color between input and output devices (e.g., scanner, monitor, printer).

  • Page 55: Descreen

    TWAIN Help 2.2.2.3 Descreen Descreen applies filtering to images that contain moiré patterns (or herringbone). A moiré pattern is created from scanning pictures in magazines, or printed material that use color dithering. The descreen filter is not needed when scanning original photographs or black and white images and text, but is recommended when scanning any printed color graphics, such as a page from a magazine, in order to remove the unsightly interference patterns which may occur.

  • Page 56: Gamma

    The TWAIN Interface 2.2.2.5 Gamma Image Gamma is used to adjust the colors in the image that will be scanned into the computer. Gamma values follow a smooth curve. By adjusting the gamma, you can change the tonal range of the selected color channel. Gamma values are primarily a measure of the brightness of a color.

  • Page 57: Histogram

    TWAIN Help 2.2.2.6 Histogram If the colors in a scanned image appear garbled or unclear, the histogram can be used to make them more to your liking. A histogram shows how bright or dark colors in the image are, and can be used to adjust these levels. A histogram is a graphic representation of the tonal distribution (the brightness and darkness levels) in an image.

  • Page 58: Hsl

    The TWAIN Interface If the highlight for one of the Red, Green or Blue channels is adjusted then the results will only affect pixels of that color or containing combinations of that color (i.e. Yellow contains Green and Blue and would thus also be affected by changes to one of these channels).

  • Page 59: Channel

    TWAIN Help You may adjust Hue, Saturation and Lightness respectively either way: · Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left. · Click the arrow signs on the right and left ends. The current value is shown to right of each scroll bar. Hue is the wavelength of a color.

  • Page 60: Threshold

    The TWAIN Interface Master channel is the only active channel for gray images. 2.2.2.9 Threshold This setting is available only when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Threshold sets the color level for converting an image to line art, which can adjust the quality of line art image or eliminate unwanted dots in the documents to improve OCR accuracy.

  • Page 61: Preferences Tab

    TWAIN Help Default Clicking the Default button on the lower right corner revert the settings to its original values and discard all adjustments you have made. 2.2.3 Preferences Tab Preferences Tab provides you with additional options to tailor the TWAIN interface to your liking.
  • Page 62 The TWAIN Interface Tick on the checkbox of the item you want to apply to this program. Clicking anywhere on the above screenshot links you immediately to more detailed information of the selected function. ©...

  • Page 63: General

    TWAIN Help 2.2.3.1 General 2.2.3.1.1 Save Last Settings If the box is ticked, all settings you have configured before the TWAIN program is closed will be saved and automatically displayed next time when the TWAIN program is launched. 2.2.3.2 Image Enhancement You may set the conditions to enhance the scanned images in this page.

  • Page 64: Remove Blank

    The TWAIN Interface used to adjust the reduce condition of noises. The higher the value, the more noises will be reduced. Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, and the current value is shown to right of the scroll bar. Character Enhancement Tick this check box to enhance text characters in the scanned documents.

  • Page 65: Blank

    TWAIN Help 2.2.3.3.1 Blank Page Sensitivity Blank Page Sensitivity is used to adjust the remove condition of blank pages that will be scanned into the computer. Sensitivity values are primarily a measure of blank page. The larger the sensitivity value, the more scanned pages will be treated as blank pages and removed.

  • Page 66: Image Edge Fill

    The TWAIN Interface and grayscale images by only one scan. If you select Gray as Scan Mode, you may tick the check box of B/W to output grayscale and B/W images by only one scan. If you select B/W as Scan Mode, only B/W image will be generated by one scan. You may select the desired resolution from the dpi drop-down list.

  • Page 67: Remove Punch Holes

    TWAIN Help button for black edge fill. · Auto border filled with auto fill color When the scanned document size is smaller than the selected page size, select this option to automatically detect the document edge in the scanned image and fill the background color around the document edge after the document is scanned.
  • Page 68 The TWAIN Interface Color of the Background Paper If you select this option, punch hole marks will be filled with the background color of the scanned document. Custom If you select this option, punch hole marks will be filled with the selected color. When you scan by the Color Mode, clicking button would allow you to choose the desired color to remove the punch hole marks.

  • Page 69: Scan Continuously

    TWAIN Help 2.2.3.7 Scan continuously Check this option if you want to scan multiple pages successively to the same destination. After the document is scanned, a dialog will pop up asking you if you will put in more paper to continue scanning, or if you want to end the scan. You may adjust the time interval by clicking buttons.

  • Page 70: Scan Information

    The TWAIN Interface Enable specify split sequence Tick this check box to specify the image output order of each equal part. Specify split sequence Select the options to specify the image output order. You can specify the horizontal and vertical output orders of images scanned in simplex mode. You can also specify the horizontal and vertical output orders of the front images and back images scanned in duplex mode.

  • Page 71: How To Scan

    TWAIN Help · Image Size: Shows the amount of memory used by the image. This information is updated any time you change any scan settings. The larger the image size, the longer it takes to actually scan the image. Larger images, due to their memory requirements, will also take longer for your image-editing applications to process when making any corrections.
  • Page 72 How to Scan scan mode, resolution). 6. Click on the Scan button. 7. When the scan finishes, click the Exit button to close the TWAIN window. The scanned images are displayed in Adobe Photoshop, and you may perform the image editing tasks. 3.1.1 Scan by Profile If you usually scan images with the same settings, you can complete your job in an...

  • Page 73: Button Configuration Window Overview

    Button Configuration Window Overview Common Scan Parameters Using the Scanner Buttons...
  • Page 74 Contents DocAction: Table of Contents Foreword Part I Introduction 1 Operate the Scanner ........................... 2 2 Button Functions Overview ........................... 3 Part II Button Configuration Window Overview 1 Customize Button Settings ........................... 6 2 Scan Button Settings ........................... 7 Add/Modify Linked Application dialog box ................................

  • Page 75: Part I Introduction

    Scanner Buttons Guide Introduction The DocAction program, seamlessly integrating the operation of your scanner with your computer and other peripherals, provides a quick and convenient way to perform various scanning functions. With DocAction, you don't need to adjust settings every time you scan. Simply press any button on the scanner's panel or click any scanning menu item of DocAction on the screen.

  • Page 76: Button Functions Overview

    Introduction · Scan from DocAction's Execute menu on the screen Buttons on the scanner panel will be used in this guide to demonstrate the scanner operations. You may also use DocAction's on-screen Execute menu to perform the same scanning tasks. In addition to the two fast scanning methods described above, this scanner offers you other ways to scan your paper documents or images.
  • Page 77 Scanner Buttons Guide · Down Button-- press to move backward the scanning task number indicated in the function number display. · Function Number Display-- indicates the number of the predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button. · Scan Button-- press to perform a predefined scanning task selected by the up or down button.

  • Page 78: Part Ii Button Configuration Window Overview

    Introduction them to your hard drive, making it ideal for getting a quick copy of a document or image. DocAction transforms your scanner and printer into a convenient office copier. · E-Mail-- Scans documents or images directly to your e-mail program and automatically creates a new message with the image files attached.

  • Page 79: Customize Button Settings

    Scanner Buttons Guide If the icon is not displayed on the system tray, from Windows Start menu, point to All Programs > (your scanner model name) and then click DocAction to reactivate the program. (For Windows 8.1 users: Point your mouse cursor to the upper or lower right corner of your screen to open the Charm bar.

  • Page 80: Scan Button Settings

    Button Configuration Window Overview Scan Button Settings Copy Button Settings E-Mail Button Settings BCR Button Settings PDF Button Settings FTP Button Settings Scan Button Settings Clicking the Scan icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: Application and File Saving Settings the upper part, and...
  • Page 81 Scanner Buttons Guide Up to 10 programs can be added to Application's drop-down menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you may add frequently-used programs to the Application menu. · Clicking opens the "Add/Modify Linked Application" window where you modify the name, memo and command line for the current application.

  • Page 82: Scan Parameters

    Button Configuration Window Overview Clicking opens the File Format Configuration window where you may configure advanced settings for JPG, TIFF - Compressed and PDF file formats. Scan Parameters · Scan Type Split · · Merge Pages Manual Merging Adjustment · ·...

  • Page 83: Add/Modify Linked Application Dialog Box

    Scanner Buttons Guide 2.2.1 Add/Modify Linked Application dialog box Within the Button Configuration window click the Scan icon on the left pane and then click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Application Click to browse to the desired program folder and select the executable file...
  • Page 84 Button Configuration Window Overview Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are saved to the folder displayed here. To select or modify the saving folder, click to open a dialog box where you may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. (Open Folder After Scanning: Tick this check box if you want the program to automatically open the saving folder after scanning.) You can also directly enter the folder name in this field to create a new folder.
  • Page 85 Scanner Buttons Guide your paper documents on your digitized image files. The numbering scheme consists of the following criteria: Start with-- Enter the numeral you want to start with. Pad-- Click the up/down arrow button to select the number of padded zeroes to insert (from 2-9).

  • Page 86: Copy Button Settings

    Button Configuration Window Overview Copy Button Settings Clicking the Copy icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: Printing Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
  • Page 87 Scanner Buttons Guide Fit to Page If this option is selected, the print size of the image will be re-scaled to fit within the printable area of the selected paper. Custom Ratio This options allows you to re-scale the print size of the image proportionally by doing one of the following: ·...

  • Page 88: Ocr Button Settings

    Button Configuration Window Overview Default · OCR Button Settings Clicking the OCR icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: OCR Settings on the upper part, and Scan Parameters on the lower part.
  • Page 89 Scanner Buttons Guide Major OCR settings of the selected OCR application are displayed at the bottom. Clicking opens a configuration window where you may check or modify the OCR settings (e.g., the file format to save the OCR result, the linked text editor or viewer, recognition language, etc.) as desired. Launch designated application after exporting file Ticking this check box allows you to launch designated application after exporting file and save the OCR result of the scanned image(s) after the scan completes.

  • Page 90: Finereader Ocr Configuration

    Button Configuration Window Overview · Denoise · Character Enhancement Global Settings · Preview · · Default Also see: FineReader OCR Configuration DocOCR Configuration 2.4.1 FineReader OCR Configuration If you select FineReader as the OCR application, clicking opens the FineReader OCR Configuration window. The items and parameters available in this window are explained as follows: File Format This setting determines the file format of the OCR'd result.
  • Page 91 Scanner Buttons Guide (*.exe) of the desired application program. The application is displayed here with its full file path and execution file name. Make sure you select an application that can process the specified file format here. OCR'd result cannot be displayed properly if the specified file format is not supported by that application.
  • Page 92 Button Configuration Window Overview DocOCR Configuration window. The items and parameters available in this window are explained as follows: File Format This setting determines the file format of the OCR'd result. The following options are available from the drop-down menu: ·...

  • Page 93: Save Setup Dialog Box (For Ocr Button Settings)

    Scanner Buttons Guide Show All Languages Tick this box if you want to display all languages in the list. 2.4.3 Save Setup dialog box (for OCR Button Settings) Within the Button Configuration window click the OCR icon on the left pane and then click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box.
  • Page 94 Button Configuration Window Overview User-defined This setting allows you to customize the date and time naming format for your current need. The data and time setting of your operating system remains unchanged. Custom The prefix and the numbering scheme are combined to form the file name. Choose this one if you want to have DocAction automatically save scanned images in a consistent naming and numbering pattern.

  • Page 95: File Button Settings

    Scanner Buttons Guide Tick the check box to display the dialog after each scan to confirm file name prefix. After this function is enabled, the dialog page of Confirm File Name Prefix will appear on the screen when you try to scan documents by the OCR button of DocAction's Execute Menu.
  • Page 96 Button Configuration Window Overview may browse your disk drives to select a desired saving folder. (Open Folder After Scanning: Tick this check box if you want the program to automatically open the saving folder after scanning.) You can also directly enter the folder name in this field to create a new folder.

  • Page 97: File Name Setup Dialog Box (For File Button Settings)

    Scanner Buttons Guide Scan Mode · · Document Type Resolution · · Brightness Contrast · · Gamma Threshold · · Color Dropout Descreen · Filter · · Page Settings Continuous Scan · · Apply Color Matching Auto Density · · Auto Crop Auto Deskew ·...

  • Page 98: Date And Time

    Button Configuration Window Overview Date and Time If you choose to name the saved files in Date and Time format, you may use either option as follows: Use operating system setting Files are named according to the date and time setting of the operating system of your computer.

  • Page 99: Mail Button Settings

    Scanner Buttons Guide clipping_027_20130126100355.jpg" in which the numeral 20130126100355 stands for year-month-date-hour-minute-second. Prompt for confirming file name prefix Tick the check box to enable the function of Prompt for confirming file name prefix. After this function is enabled, the dialog page of Confirm File Name Prefix will appear on the screen when you try to scan documents by the File button of DocAction's Execute Menu.
  • Page 100 Button Configuration Window Overview displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: File Saving Settings on the upper part, Scan Parameters on the lower part. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: File Saving Settings Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are automatically saved to the folder...
  • Page 101 Scanner Buttons Guide · TIFF - Compressed · PDF · PNG · Windows Bitmap Different file formats can be set for different scan modes. For example, if you usually need color images in JPEG and B/W images in BMP, you may configure so here.

  • Page 102: Bcr Button Settings

    Button Configuration Window Overview Remove Background · · Denoise Character Enhancement · · Global Settings Preview · · Default BCR Button Settings Clicking the BCR icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: BCR Settings on the upper part, and...
  • Page 103 Scanner Buttons Guide to give you the convenience of BCR button operation: · HotCard BizCard Finder (Business card Recognition Software) · I.R.I.S Cardiris · Presto! BizCard The availability of the programs may vary depending on the scanner model you purchase. Major BCR settings of the selected BCR application are displayed at the opens a configuration window where you may bottom.

  • Page 104: Pdf Button Settings

    Button Configuration Window Overview Default · PDF Button Settings Clicking the PDF icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. The settings can be categorized into two: File Saving Settings on the upper part, Scan Parameters on the lower part.
  • Page 105 Scanner Buttons Guide The current file name format is displayed in the gray rectangle. To change to a different format, click to open the File Name Setup window. File Format Determines the image file format to save the scanned documents or images to.

  • Page 106: File Name Setup Dialog Box (For Pdf Button Settings)

    Button Configuration Window Overview Remove Background · · Denoise Character Enhancement · · Global Settings Preview · · Default 2.8.1 File Name Setup dialog box (for PDF Button Settings) You are allowed to name the saved files in two ways: ·...
  • Page 107 Scanner Buttons Guide Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix. Numbering Scheme The successive numeral will be appended at the end of the file name (right after the prefix). This setting allows you to retain the original page numbers of your paper documents on your digitized image files.

  • Page 108: File Format Configuration Dialog Box (For Pdf Button Settings)

    Button Configuration Window Overview appear after scanning. After the scan is complete, this application program is started up automatically and displays all scanned images. · Clear this check box , the application won't be launched after saving files. Up to 10 programs can be added to Application's drop-down menu. ·...

  • Page 109: Image Quality

    Scanner Buttons Guide Tick this box to convert the PDF file format to PDF/A file format for long-term preservation of electronic documents. Setting Click the Setting button to configure General and Security settings. Image Quality You can set the quality level individually for Color and Grayscale scan modes. You can adjust the quality value from 1 to 100.

  • Page 110: General (Dococr Configuration)

    Button Configuration Window Overview Document Language Select the recognition language to read your pages. Show All Languages Tick this box if you want to display all languages in the list. 2.8.2.2 General (DocOCR Configuration) Document Language Select the recognition language to read your pages. Show All Languages Tick this box if you want to display all languages in the list.

  • Page 111: Ftp Button Settings

    Scanner Buttons Guide Copy texts and images Ticking this check box to disallow users to copy the texts and images. Modify the document Ticking this check box to disallow users to modify the document. Modify comments Ticking this check box to disallow users to modify comments. Enhanced Permissions (128-bit) You may adjust the settings only when you set the Encryption Level at High 128- bit RC4 (Acrobat 5.x and above).
  • Page 112 Button Configuration Window Overview Session Name and File Saving Settings Session Name List the Session Name you have added in the FTP Connection Properties dialog box. You may select the desired FTP session from the drop-down list. More than one FTP session can be added to the drop-down list. ·...
  • Page 113 Scanner Buttons Guide Clicking opens the File Format Configuration window where you may configure advanced settings for JPG, TIFF - Compressed and PDF file formats. Scan Parameters · Scan Type Split · · Merge Pages Manual Merging Adjustment · · Page Size Scan Mode ·...

  • Page 114: Ftp Connection Properties Dialog Box

    Button Configuration Window Overview 2.9.1 FTP Connection Properties dialog box Clicking the FTP icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Session Name Enter an arbitrary name of the FTP connection, e.g.

  • Page 115: Save Setup Dialog Box (For Ftp Button Settings)

    Scanner Buttons Guide 2.9.2 Save Setup dialog box (for FTP Button Settings) Clicking the FTP icon on the left pane in the Button Configuration window displays its current button settings on the right pane. Click in the right pane, which opens this dialog box. The items and parameters available in the window are explained as follows: Saving Folder The scanned documents or images are saved to the folder displayed here.
  • Page 116 Button Configuration Window Overview Choose this one if you want to have DocAction automatically save scanned images in a consistent naming and numbering pattern. Prefix The text you enter here will become the file name prefix. Numbering Scheme The successive numeral will be appended at the end of the file name (right after the prefix).

  • Page 117: 2.10 Common Scan Parameters

    Scanner Buttons Guide You are recommended to check existing files in the saving folder before configuring the file name format here, and make sure there are no existing files having the same file name and file extension combination. 2.10 Common Scan Parameters The following describes the scan parameters available to every button setting window: ©...
  • Page 118 Button Configuration Window Overview · Sheet Feeder (Duplex) -- Use this setting if you want to scan double-sided documents. Split Tick the check box of Split, a scanned image will be split in two equal halves and each equal half is called a page. The Remove Blank Pages function is valid for each split half so the blank half (one page) will be skipped.
  • Page 119 Scanner Buttons Guide · If you select Horizontally as the merging mode, you will enter the Horizontal Merging Adjustment window after the scanning is done showing the two scanned pages ready to merge. You may click the arrow buttons to move one of the pages, with one click moving one pixel.

  • Page 120: Document Type

    Button Configuration Window Overview are available from the drop-down menu: · Black & White-- scans in black and white and is suitable for scanning text. · Grayscale-- scans in 256 shades of gray, giving black and white images depth and shadow. ·...
  • Page 121 Scanner Buttons Guide · These values are only recommendations and should be raised if the resulting image is rough or you need to view fine details. · To scan a large-size color image with a higher resolution (usually over 600 dpi) increases scan time and file size substantially and requires huge system resources.

  • Page 122: Color Dropout

    Button Configuration Window Overview This feature is not available when Black & White is selected as Scan Mode. Threshold Threshold sets the color level for converting an image to line art, which can adjust the quality of line art image or eliminate unwanted dots in the documents to improve OCR accuracy.

  • Page 123: Page Settings

    Scanner Buttons Guide pixels to make images appear softer. · Blur-- Dulls the edges within an image and decreases the contrast by making dark edges lighter and light edges darker. · Blur More-- Adds additional blurring. · Sharpen-- Allows you to sharpen the edges within an image by making the edges in an image more distinct.

  • Page 124: Continuous Scan

    Button Configuration Window Overview Continuous Scan Check this option if you want to scan multiple pages successively to the same destination. After the document is scanned, a dialog will pop up asking you if you will put in more paper to continue scanning, or if you want to end the scan. Apply Color Matching Different types of devices reproduce different ranges of colors (or color gamut).
  • Page 125 Scanner Buttons Guide If the placed image is too slanted (>10°), the Auto Deskew function will not recognize the skewed image(s). Image Edge Fill Tick the check box of Image Edge Fill, the edge of scanned image would be filled. Multi-image output Tick the check box if you want DocAction to output multiple images after the scan process is finished.
  • Page 126 Button Configuration Window Overview Denoise This feature is used to adjust the reduce condition of noises. The higher the value, the more noises will be reduced. Slide the thumb of the scroll bar to the right or left, and the current value is shown to right of the scroll bar. Character Enhancement This feature is used to adjust the enhancement value of text characters.
  • Page 127 Scanner Buttons Guide · Inward Fill: Select this option to fill the selected color inside the edge of the selected page size. · Outward Fill: Select this option to fill the selected color outside the edge of the selected page size. Tick the check box of All sides match, the widths of four sides would be set to be the same.

  • Page 128: 2.11 File Format Configuration Dialog Box

    Button Configuration Window Overview each equal part to specify the output order. Preview By clicking on the Preview button, you can scan the source document into the preview window within DocAction interface. Documents or images that are previewed will be displayed here. The previewed image gives you an idea of how a document or image will look after it is scanned.

  • Page 129: Part Iii Using The Scanner Buttons

    Scanner Buttons Guide individually for Color and Grayscale scan modes. You can adjust the quality value from 1 to 100. The higher the quality setting, the more detail is preserved, but a larger file size it would take. The smaller the image file, the lower quality the image has, but the less disk space it takes.

  • Page 130: Configure Button Settings

    Using the Scanner Buttons must be installed on your computer. · PDF: The OCR application program provided on our scanner CD-ROM must be installed on your computer. · FTP: A FTP server must be correctly configured to connect with your scanner and your computer.

  • Page 131: Scan From The Buttons On The Scanner And On-Screen Docaction's Execute Menu

    Scanner Buttons Guide configured and continue adjusting other settings, or click to abort your adjustments and exit this window. Also see: Customize Button Settings OCR Button Settings File Button Settings Scan Button Settings Copy Button Settings E-Mail Button Settings BCR Button Settings PDF Button Settings FTP Button Settings Scan from the Buttons on the Scanner and On-screen...
  • Page 132 Using the Scanner Buttons Place only text documents for OCR purposes. Do not scan a photo using the OCR button. View Button Settings There are three ways to view the button settings: · Double-click the icon in the Windows system tray. ·...

  • Page 133: How To Create Searchable Pdf Documents By Docaction Program

    Scanner Buttons Guide When you scan and upload large amount files to the FTP server, you will see the icon in your Windows system tray. Right-click on this icon will open a pop- up menu and allow you to: · View the file transferring status by clicking Open from the pop-up menu. ·...
  • Page 134 Using the Scanner Buttons 5. After all settings are done, click to accept the settings and exit this Button Configuration window, or click to save what you have configured and continue adjusting other settings. 6. Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Execute in the pop-up menu that opens.
  • Page 135 Scanner Buttons Guide 7. After all settings are done, click to accept the settings and exit this Button Configuration window, or click to save what you have configured and continue adjusting other settings. 8. Right-click the icon in the Windows system tray, and then choose Execute in the pop-up menu that opens.

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