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Kodak I1400 Image Processing Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The main Kodak Scanner window ........
  • Page 3 Using the ISIS Driver ..........67 The main ISIS Driver window .

  • Page 4: Image Processing

    TWAIN datasource, some of the names of those features have changed. 1. Select Start>Programs>Kodak>Document Imaging>Scan Validation Tool. 2. Select TWAIN (or ISIS) for the Driver Type and the Kodak Scanner i1410/i1420/i1440 Scanner as the driver. The Scan Validation Tool dialog box will be displayed.

  • Page 5: Scan Validation Tool Dialog Box

    Tool dialog box The Scan Validation Tool (SVT) is a diagnostic application provided by Kodak. The SVT user interface allows access to all the features of the scanner and is a good way to verify that the scanner is working properly.
  • Page 6 • To access the TWAIN datasource (or ISIS driver), double-click the Setup icon on the Scan Validation Tool dialog box to access the main Kodak Scanner window. Last File ⎯ displays the full path and file name for the last stored...

  • Page 7: Using The Twain Datasource

    Using the TWAIN datasource How do I begin? The Kodak i1400 Series Scanners can provide a wide variety of electronic images. This can be done by using the TWAIN datasource Kodak provides in concert with your scanning application. The TWAIN datasource is the part of the capture system which links the scanner to your scanning application.

  • Page 8: Selecting Image Settings

    The procedures that follow describe how to configure a customized Setting Shortcut. Complete descriptions of the features and options on the Kodak Scanner window and tabs are found in the section entitled, “The main Kodak Scanner window”. NOTE: Setting Shortcuts can sometimes be overridden by your scanning application.
  • Page 9 Steps 3 - 5 to until you get the desired results. 6. If you made any changes to a predefined default Setting Shortcut, click Save As on the main Kodak Scanner window. The Save As dialog box will be displayed.

  • Page 10: Selecting Device Settings

    6. On each tab, select the appropriate options or action you want the scanner to perform. 7. When finished: • Click Home to return to the main Kodak Scanner window and click Save to save your selections to your custom Setting Shortcut, or •...

  • Page 11: The Main Kodak Scanner Window

    The main Kodak Scanner window The main Kodak Scanner window is the home window of the scanner’s user interface. You can scan by simply selecting a Setting Shortcut and then selecting OK/Scan. Setting Shortcuts — provides a listing of the Setting Shortcuts currently set up.
  • Page 12 A-61623 July 2008 • If you have made changes to a Setting Shortcut and have not saved your changes, the Setting Shortcut will be appended with the text <changed>, and the name will be displayed in italics (e.g., *Default<changed>). Input document is — allows you to select which sides of the document has information that you want an electronic image of.
  • Page 13 NOTE: If this button is OK, any unsaved changes will remain in effect for the current scan session. Cancel — closes the main Kodak Scanner window without saving any changes. Information Icons About: displays the scanners’ version and copyright information.

  • Page 14: The Image Settings Window

    The Image Settings window A-61623 July 2008 From this window you can define image processing options by using the available tabs. The values used in Image Settings are saved in the selected Setting Shortcut. The Image Settings window includes the following tabs: General, Size Adjustments and Enhancements.

  • Page 15: Preview Area

    OK/Scan — when selected, you will be prompted to save any unsaved changes. NOTE: If this button is OK, any unsaved changes will remain in effect for the current scan session. Cancel — closes the main Kodak Scanner window without saving any changes. A-61623 July 2008...

  • Page 16: General Tab

    General tab A-61623 July 2008 The General tab contains commonly used image options. In most cases, you will not have to change options on other tabs. Scan as — allows you to select the electronic image format. • Color (24-bit): produces a color version of your document. •...
  • Page 17 Compression — allows you to reduce your electronic image size. • Type: the scanner will produce a color version of your document. - (none): no compression, which may produce a large image size. - Group-4: uses a CCITT standard to compress a black and white image, often used in conjunction with TIFF files.

  • Page 18: Size Tab

    Size tab A-61623 July 2008 Document — allows you to select how the scanner will detect your document as it is being fed through the scanner. • Automatically Detect and Straighten: the scanner will automatically find each document (regardless of size) and will straighten any document that may have been fed crooked.
  • Page 19 Image — allows you to select which part of the document you want to use for creating your electronic image. • Entire document: - if you select Document: Automatically Detect and Straighten, Document: Automatically Detect or Document: Manually Detect, returns the entire document. - if you select Document: Photograph, the entire document is used to locate the photograph.
  • Page 20 A-61623 July 2008 Border — allows you to select what action to perform on the edges of your electronic image. • (none) • Add: includes up to approximately 0.1 inches of border around all of the image edges. NOTE: This option is only available for the following selections: when both Document: Automatically Detect and Straighten and Image: Part of Document are selected;...
  • Page 21 Post-scan rotation options — allows you to select any rotation to be applied to the electronic image after is has been scanned. • (none) • Automatic — the scanner will analyze each document to determine how it was fed and will rotate the image to the proper orientation. •...

  • Page 22: Adjustments Tab: Black And White

    Adjustments tab: black and white A-61623 July 2008 The options available on the Adjustments tab depend on the Scan as selection on the General tab. The following options are based on a Scan as selection of Black and White. Conversion quality — these settings effect how the scanner analyzes a grayscale version of the document which is used to produce the black and white electronic image.
  • Page 23 Threshold — aids in controlling the level at which a pixel is considered black or white. Decreasing this setting will make the image appear lighter, and can be used to subdue background noise. Increasing this setting will make the image appear darker, and can be used to help pick up light information.

  • Page 24: Adjustments Tab: Color Or Grayscale

    Adjustments tab: color or grayscale A-61623 July 2008 The options available on the Adjustments tab depend on the Scan as selection on the General tab. The following options are based on a Scan as selection of Color or Grayscale. Brightness — changes the amount of white in the color or grayscale image.
  • Page 25 • Apply to: - Predominant - smooths the predominant background color to white. - Neutral - smooths only the neutral color to white, and also smooths up to two additional background colors. - All - smooths the neutral color and up to two additional background colors to white.

  • Page 26: Enhancements Tab

    Enhancements tab A-61623 July 2008 The options on the Enhancements tab depend on the Scan as selection on the General tab. Image Edge Fill — fills the edges of the final electronic image by covering the area with the specified color. •...
  • Page 27 Color drop- down list. The following options are for the Kodak i1440 Scanner only. • Form data is color: allows you to indicate that a color other than black or dark blue ink, was used for the data entered on the form.
  • Page 28 • Configure: displays the Color Dropout Configuration window, which allows you to create and change custom dropout colors. If you have any unsaved changes for the current Setting Shortcut, you will be prompted to save those changes. NOTE: The Color Dropout options are only available when the Scan as selection is Black and White or Grayscale.

  • Page 29: Defining Custom Dropout Colors Using The Color Dropout Configuration Window

    Defining custom dropout colors using the Color Dropout Configuration window The Color Dropout Configuration window allows you to define custom dropout colors. If the supplied dropout colors (i.e., red, green, blue) do not dropout the color on your form, you can create a custom dropout color that is specific to your form.
  • Page 30 A-61623 July 2008 Toolbar buttons Zoom In: enlarges the image that is currently displayed in the preview area. Zoom Out: reduces the image that is currently displayed in the preview area. Preview Quality: selects the quality of the preview image. •...

  • Page 31: Color Dropout Configuration Window - Single Tab

    Color Dropout Configuration window — Single tab The Single tab allows you to configure a custom dropout color that contains information for one color. The information includes the learned data as well as the options used to create the color. NOTE: You cannot select another tab while a color is being modified (e.g., when the color name is in italics and appended with <changed>).
  • Page 32 A-61623 July 2008 Toolbar buttons Add: adds a color that can be configured. This option is not available if the maximum number of colors has been reached or a color is being modified. When selected, the Add window will be displayed: •...
  • Page 33 Outlines — allows you to define up to eight areas of the document to use for the learning process. You can select the location and size of each outline. The preview area will show each outline. NOTE: The Outlines option is not available for a color that has already been learned.

  • Page 34: Color Dropout Configuration Window - Multiple Tab

    Color Dropout Configuration window — Multiple tab A-61623 July 2008 Preview — initiates a scan and displays the scanned image in the preview area. The image displayed will be either the dropped image or a color image. This option is only available when there is at least one single color.
  • Page 35 Rename: allows you to rename the currently selected color. This option is not available if there are no multiple colors or a color is being modified. When selected, the Rename window will be displayed: • Color: allows you to enter the new name you want for the color.
  • Page 36 A-61623 July 2008 Preview — initiates a scan and displays the scanned image in the preview area. The image displayed will be either the dropped image or a color image. NOTE: This option is only available when there is at least one multiple color.

  • Page 37: Color Dropout Configuration Window - Advanced Tab

    Color Dropout Configuration window - Advanced tab The Advanced tab allows you Import/Export your custom dropout color, as well as update an existing custom dropout color to handle color variability from document to document. NOTE: No preview image will be displayed. Manage Colors —...
  • Page 38 A-61623 July 2008 Document variability — allows you to optionally enhance a custom single dropout color to handle variability in color from document to document. For example, if you get additional prints of a form and it has a slightly different color, this feature can be used to update your existing custom color to handle the variability in the new form’s color.

  • Page 39: Advanced Image Setup

    Advanced Image Setup The Advanced tab The Advanced Image Setup icon is located at the top of the Image Settings window next to the Side drop-down box. When you select the Advanced Image Setup icon, the Advanced tab will be displayed. Input document is —...
  • Page 40 A-61623 July 2008 Once you have done this, the Side option on the Image Settings window will no longer be grayed out and you can select different settings for each side. Now that you have enabled Different settings per side, your initial selections will apply only to the front side of the document you are scanning.
  • Page 41 Images to Configure — indicates which electronic images you need to configure. NOTE: This is only available if you select anything other than One from the Images per side option. For procedures on how to configure advanced options, see the sections that follow, entitled: •...

  • Page 42: Content Settings Tab

    Content Settings tab A-61623 July 2008 The options on the Content Settings tab can be used for either one- or two-sided jobs. Side — determines which side the Sensitivity settings are applied to. This option is only available if Different settings per side is checked on the Advanced tab.
  • Page 43 • Custom: allows you to manually adjust the Color amount and/or Color threshold. NOTE: When setting Sensitivity values, it is suggested that you start with the Medium option and scan a typical job set. If too many documents were returned as color/grayscale vs. black and white, then change to the High option and re-run the job.

  • Page 44: Creating Color/Grayscale Or Black And White Images Based On The Content Of Your Documents - Example 1

    1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Kodak Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. 2. Select Settings to display the Image Settings window.
  • Page 45 NOTE: Make any other adjustments to the black and white image settings on the rest of the tabs on the Image Settings window. 11. When finished, select Home to return to the main Kodak Scanner window and then select Save to save your selections to the shortcut.

  • Page 46: Creating Multiple Images For Each Side Of A Document - Example 2

    1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Kodak Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. 2. Select Settings to display the Image Settings window.
  • Page 47 NOTE: Make any other adjustments to the black and white image settings on the rest of the tabs on the Image Settings window. 11. When finished, select Home to return to the main Kodak Scanner window and then select Save to save your selections to the shortcut.

  • Page 48: Creating Different Settings For Each Side Of A Document - Example 3

    1. If you are not already on the Advanced tab: • Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Kodak Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. • Select Settings to display the Image Settings window.
  • Page 49 NOTE: Make any other adjustments to the back side settings on the rest of the tabs on the Image Settings window. 10. When finished, select Home to return to the main Kodak Scanner window and then select Save to save your selections to the shortcut.

  • Page 50: Creating A New Setting Shortcut

    Creating a new Setting Shortcut A-61623 July 2008 1. From the main Kodak Scanner window, select a Setting Shortcut from the list. It is recommended that you select a shortcut that most closely describes the desired image output. 2. Determine if you want to capture an electronic image of the front of your document, back of your document or both sides of your document and make the selection from the Input document is field.
  • Page 51 8. Review each tab and select the appropriate options or actions you want the scanner to perform. 9. Select Home to return to the main Kodak Scanner window. 10. Select Save As to display the Save As window. 11. Enter a new shortcut name that is meaningful to you and select Save.

  • Page 52: Changing Image Settings

    Changing Image Settings A-61623 July 2008 1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Kodak Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. 2. Select an Input document is option from the main Kodak Scanner window. 3. Select Settings to display the Image Settings window.

  • Page 53: Creating A Custom Dropout Color To Drop A Single Color

    In this example, let’s assume you want to configure a custom dropout color that will drop a single color from a document. 1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Kodak Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. NOTE: The shortcut will need to include a Black and White (1-bit) or Grayscale (8-bit) image.

  • Page 54: Creating A Custom Dropout Color To Drop Multiple Colors

    In this example, let’s assume you want to configure a custom dropout color that will drop more than one color from a document. 1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Kodak Scanner window that closely describes your desired output.

  • Page 55: The Device Settings Window

    NOTE: If this button is OK, any unsaved changes will remain in effect for the current scan session. Cancel — closes the main Kodak Scanner window without saving any changes. Information Icons About: displays the scanners’ version and copyright information.

  • Page 56: Device - General Tab

    Paper Source NOTE: Flatbed options are only available if your scanner is equipped with the Kodak i1400 Series A3 Flatbed Accessory. • Automatic: looks for paper in the document feeder first. If there are no documents in the input tray, the scanner will scan from the flatbed.
  • Page 57 Special document handling — allows you to scan irregularly shaped documents (e.g., pages with coupons removed or documents with large holes or cutouts in them) that may produce jams or truncated images. NOTES: • This option is not available for all models. •...

  • Page 58: Device - Print Tab

    Device - Printer tab A-61623 July 2008 The printer provides a vertical print capability and supports a alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and a custom message. On — turns printing on and makes the rest of the options on this tab available.
  • Page 59 Items — when an item is selected, any associated options will be displayed to the right of the Format list. • Counter: this is the document count for the scan session. This value is incremented sequentially by the scanner and returned in the image header.
  • Page 60 A-61623 July 2008 • Font — you can select what orientation you want your information to be printed. - Style: available character styles: Normal and Bold. - Orientation: while the characters are printed vertically (starting at the lead edge of the document) this allows you to select the orientation of the print string.

  • Page 61: Device - Multifeed Tab

    Device - Multifeed tab Multifeed detection aids in document processing by detecting documents that may go through the feeder overlapped. Multifeeds can happen due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electrostatically charged documents. Ultrasonic Detection Sensitivity — controls how aggressively the scanner will work to determine if more than one document is fed into the scanner.
  • Page 62 A-61623 July 2008 Action When Detected — select what action you want the scanner to take when a multifeed is detected. With all options, the condition will be logged in the scanner. • Stop Scanning: scanning will stop and control will return to the scanning application (i.e., ends the job).

  • Page 63: Changing Device Settings

    Changing Device settings 1. Select a Setting Shortcut from the main Kodak Scanner window that closely describes your desired output. 2. Select Settings to display the Image Settings window. 3. Select Device to display the Device Settings window. 4. Before making any adjustments, browse through the tabs on the Device Settings window to get familiar with options that are available.

  • Page 64: The Diagnostics Window

    The Diagnostics window A-61623 July 2008 From this window you can access the diagnostic functions of the scanner. The Diagnostics window includes the following tabs: General, Debug and Logs. The Diagnostics window can be accessed via the Diagnostics button which is located on the General tab of the Device Settings window.

  • Page 65: Diagnostics - General Tab

    Diagnostics - General tab The General tab allows you to perform a scanner test and displays the scanner time. Tests • Scanner: similar to, but more extensive than, a power-on self test. Selecting this will immediately put the device through a series of checks to determine that all the scanner hardware is working.
  • Page 66 A-61623 July 2008 • Printer: tests the functionality of the Printer, e.g., are all ink jets working. This test is performed during any scan session in which this option is turned on. NOTE: This test is automatically turned off when the scanning application disconnects from the scanner.

  • Page 67: Diagnostics - Debug Tab

    • Received From Scanner: normally, it is not necessary to save the images received at the PC from the scanner. It is suggested that you only turn this on when instructed by Kodak support personnel. - Save: normally, it is not necessary to save the images received at the PC from the scanner.
  • Page 68 • Sent To Application: normally, it is not necessary to save the images received at the scanning application from the scanner. It is suggested that you only turn this on when instructed by Kodak support personnel. - Save: normally, it is not necessary to save the images received at the scanning application from the scanner.

  • Page 69: Diagnostics - Logs Tab

    Toolbar buttons Save As: saves all the logs for viewing by Kodak support personnel. When selected, you will be prompted for the location to save the logs along with the option of including any debug images.

  • Page 70: Using The Isis Driver

    ISIS Driver window and how to set these options. For the purpose of this manual, all displayed windows assume the features available on the Kodak i1420/i1440 Scanners. If you have a Kodak i1410 Scanner, all options are limited to one-sided scanning only.

  • Page 71: Main Tab

    Options include: Front Image #1, Front Image #2, Back Image #1 and Back Image #2. The Kodak Scanner drivers allow you to control the camera settings independently. Some settings apply only to black and white images, others apply to color/grayscale images. By selecting the appropriate camera and image mode, you can control the scanner’s output.
  • Page 72 A-61623 July 2008 Toggle Patch — indicates you want to tell the scanner, via a toggle patch document, if the document is color/grayscale or black and white. You can select: • Off: no patches will be used. • Same Side: only the side which recognizes the patch sheet will toggle.
  • Page 73 For Kodak i1440 Scanners only: • Photo: the scanner will locate the photograph on the document and return an image that contains just the photograph. If the scanner finds more than one photograph on a document, one image is still returned.
  • Page 74 Contrast ⎯ adjusts the difference between black and white, thereby making an image sharper or softer. The difference between black and white is small with a low contrast setting, so the image is softer. With a high contrast setting, the difference between black and white is large, so the image is clearer.

  • Page 75: Layout Tab

    Page Orientation — allows you to select the way you place your documents in the scanner, Top edge first, Bottom edge first, Left edge first or Right edge first. When using the Kodak i1400 Series Scanners, select Top edge first.

  • Page 76: Image Processing Tab

    Image Processing tab A-61623 July 2008 The Image Processing tab displays the Image Mode and Mode information that was previously described. Refer to the section entitled, “The main ISIS Driver tab” earlier in this chapter for descriptions. Document Type • Photographs: when the documents you want to scan are comprised mainly of photos.
  • Page 77 • Invert Image ⎯ allows you to select how the black pixels will be stored in the image. By default the black pixels are stored as black and the white pixels are stored as white. Turn this option on if you want the black pixels stored as white and the white pixels stored as black.

  • Page 78: Scanner Tab

    Paper Source NOTE: Flatbed options are only available if your scanner is equipped with the Kodak i1400 Series A3 Flatbed Accessory. • ADF: if you are scanning documents from the input tray. • Flatbed: if you are scanning documents using the flatbed.
  • Page 79 Multi-feed Detection options • Length Detection ⎯ enable or disable (the default) this option. If enabled, select the maximum length of the document that can be scanned without a multi-feed being detected. Length detection is used when scanning same-sized documents to check for overlap. For example, if you are scanning 8.5 x 11-inch (A4) documents in portrait mode, enter a value of 11.25 inches (28.57 cm) in the Maximum Length field.

  • Page 80: Auto Color Detect Tab

    Auto Color Detect tab A-61623 July 2008 The Auto Color Detect tab provides the following options. Color Content • Off: this is the default. • Low: documents require only a small amount of color to be saved as color or grayscale images. Used for capturing documents that are primarily black text with small logos, or contain small amounts of highlighted text or small colorful photos.
  • Page 81 • Custom: makes the Color Amount and/or Color Threshold options available. NOTE: When setting Auto Color Detect values, it is suggested that you start with the Medium option and scan a typical job set. If too many documents were returned as color/grayscale vs. black and white, then change to the High option and re-run the job.

  • Page 82: Adjustments Tab

    Adjustments tab A-61623 July 2008 The Adjustments tab provides the following options. Color Adjustment Red — changes the amount of red in the color image. Green — changes the amount of green in the color image. Blue — changes the amount of blue in the color image. •...
  • Page 83 • Apply to: - Predominant - smooths the predominant background color to white. - Neutral - smooths only the neutral color to white, and also smooths up to two additional background colors. - All - smooths the neutral color and up to two additional background colors to white.

  • Page 84: Dropout Tab

    Dropout tab A-61623 July 2008 The Dropout tab displays the Image Mode and Mode information that was previously described. Refer to the section entitled, “The main ISIS Driver tab” earlier in this chapter for descriptions. The Dropout tab is used to eliminate a form's background so that only the entered data is included in the electronic image (i.e., remove the form’s lines and boxes).

  • Page 85: Blank Page Detection Tab

    Blank Page Detection tab Blank Image Detection allows you to configure the scanner to not give blank images to the scanning application. Select the image size (KB), below which an image is determined to be blank. Images with sizes less than the number you select will not be created.

  • Page 86: Imprinter Tab

    Imprinter tab Defining your print string A-61623 July 2008 The Document Printer/Enhanced Printer operates at full scanner speed. The printer can add a date, time, document sequential counter, and custom messages. The print string can be configured to include both literal (static) information (i.e., information that stays the same for each document, such as batch name or operator) and dynamic information (i.e., information that may change for each page scanned, such as the...
  • Page 87 Counter — if you want to add a Counter to the print string, you can enter one of the following options: • Initial Value: this value is used to assign the document count for the next document entering the transport and is incremented sequentially by the scanner unless another document count is received from the host.

  • Page 88: Log Tab

    Log tab About tab A-61623 July 2008 The Log tab provides a listing of any errors that have been encountered. You can either save this information to a file by clicking the Save icon, or copy the information to the clipboard which can then be pasted into a document.

  • Page 89: Scan Area Dialog Box

    Scan Area dialog box The Scan Area dialog box allows you to define the amount of image data which is returned to the host. The area can be defined in Pixels, Inches or Centimeters. NOTE: Select the side and image to be defined by highlighting Front Image #1, Front Image #2, etc.
  • Page 90 A-61623 July 2008 Page Size ⎯ the default paper size is set when a scanner is first selected. You can choose a different paper size using the drop-down list. NOTE: Page Size and Page Layout selections also appear on the Layout tab.

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