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your document m ana gement pa r tne r Supple mental Ope rating Inst ruct ions IS450DE VRS IS450DE VRS IS450DE VRS IS450DE VRS Image S can ner[...]
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Copyright Copyrigh t © 2000 Kofax Im age Produc ts. All Rights R eserved. Print ed in the USA. Copyrigh t © 2000 Ricoh Co rporation. All R ights Reserved. The informatio n co ntained in th is d ocu ment is the property of Kofax Ima ge Pr oducts. Neither receipt nor posses sion hereof c onfers or tra nsfers a ny right to reprod uce or d isclose a [...]
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Getting Star ted i Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... ............................... 1 Product Overview............................................................................................................... .................. 1 VRS Produc[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide ii Kofax Image Products Using the Profiles Tab ......................................................................................................... ............... 31 Using the Options Tab .......................................................................................................... ............. 33 VRS Re[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 1 Introduction This guide gives you i nstructi ons for insta llin g the hard ware and softwa re co mponents of VirtualReScan (VRS). Product Overv iew VRS makes high-volume scanning easier and more cost-effective than ever. With automatic detection of poor i mage q ua lity, V RS pe rforms a u t omati c [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 2 Kofax Image Products VRS Product Package Your VRS product package includes the following items: • VRS installa tio n CD • Scanner cable • VirtualReSca n Get ting Started Guide System Requirements Be sure that your PC and scanner meet the following requirements: PC • Penti um II class PC wi th a 200 Mhz process or[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 3 Installation This section explains how to install the hardware and software required to run VRS. The installatio n process consist s of three basic s teps: 1 Install the VRS s oftware on your PC. 2 Install the Adrena line Ha rdware Accelerator in your PC. 3 Attach the scanner to y our PC. Step 1. Ins[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 4 Kofax Image Products 4 Click Next to open the next V irtualReScan S e tup d ia log b ox, similar to F igure 3. Verify that VirtualReSca n is selected , a long with the correct installat ion folder. The default folder is C:Program F iles Kofax Imgc tls. If desired, use the B r o wse button to se lect another i nstallat[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 5 Step 2. Install the A drenaline Hardware Accelerat or This section expla in s how to instal l the Adrenali ne Hardware Accelera tor. Note: To run VirtualReSca n succes sfully, you need to install only the s oftwa re provided on the VRS installa tion CD. Do no t install the sof t ware provided on t he[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 6 Kofax Image Products Connect PC to Scanner Make sure sw itch 4 is dow n. NOTE: Verify that the Dip Sw itches at the back of the “Scanner Cont rol Unit” are in the configuratio n illustra ted belo w. Configure the Acceler ator - Windows 95 After installing the Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator, power on your PC. Windows[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 7 Configure the Accelera tor - Windows NT After successful insta llation of the soft wa re, an item for the Kofa x Configurati on Manager uti lity is added to your W indows| Co ntrol Panel f o lder. ! To configure your Adre naline Hardw are Accelerator under Windows NT 1 Select S ettings|Co ntrol Pa ne[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 8 Kofax Image Products Step 3. A ttach Your Scanner When you remove the cable from your product package, notice that one connector is marked Kofax a nd the othe r is marked Scanne r . The Kofax connector attaches to the PC, and the Scann er connec t or attache s to the sc a nner . ! To co nnect t he scanner to your PC 1 At[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 9 Starting VirtualReScan Once the installa tio n is complete, a ctivate VRS by selecti ng t he VirtualReScan S ource fro m your scanning a pplicati on. Once you selec t t he sour ce, the VRS ic on appe a rs on the W indo ws ta skbar to si gnal that VRS is active. Note: During the VRS insta l lation pro[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 10 Kofax Image Products Opening the VRS Menu You can ope n the VRS me nu t o conf igure e x ception c on ditio n para me te rs, previe w and upda te image proper tie s, sele ct a prof ile or opera ting mode , or to r e set the Adr enali ne Hardwa re Accelerator in your PC. ! To open the VRS menu 1 From the Wi ndows ta skba[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 11 2. Select Ricoh VirtualReSc an Source Calibration from pull-down menu, then c lick on OK 3. Select Source, Pr operties 4. Verify that the settings a re as follows, AD F, 200DPI, Maxim um Page Size, D uplex, click on OK 5. Place th e 12”by 12” Calib ration Sh eet in ADF. The Docu me nt Gu ides s [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 12 Kofax Image Products 6. If Calibration is successf ul, the disp lay windows will be visible as in the example to the right. 7. Select Source, Scanner from the pull-do wn menu in preparation for an ADF scan . 8. A Window wi ll d isplay sta tin g that t he source is already in use, clic k on Yes to change. 9. Select Ricoh[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 13 10. Engine Load Wind ow w ill d i splay and disappear when s uccessf ully loa d ed . VRS Menu Commands The VRS me nu consi sts of the follow ing com mands: Preview Use thi s command to open a sampl e image, so that you can tes t image prop erty settings . For more i nf ormati on, see t he sec t i on[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 14 Kofax Image Products Defining Exception Condi tions Before scanning, set up pa ra meters that def ine yo ur requirements f or image quality a nd exception handli ng. To se t the pa ramete r s, open the V RS Ad ministra ti on Uti lity dia log box by selecting the Conf ig ure command f r o m the VRS menu. The VRS Admi nis[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 15 Selecting the T hreshold The thres hold def i nes the " ma rgin of err or" that VRS t olera tes for brig htness, contra st, missi ng corners and blank pa ges. VRS intercepts any ima ge with val ues that fall o utsid e t he margin of error. VRS handles t he image a ccordi ng to the a ction [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 16 Kofax Image Products Note: You may need to a d jus t the Blank Pa ge thres hold setting a ccordi ng to the color of t he document. For examp le, a threshold tha t s uccessfully de tects a white blank pa ge may not detect a dark green blank page. If you p lan to sca n col ored documents, it is a good idea to scan a sampl[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 17 Table 2. Error Ty pes Error Description Paper Jam Paper jam occurs in the scanner paper path. Out of Paper* No paper is available to scan. Cover Open Scanner cov er is not close d securely . No Power Power is off, or powe r cable connection is loose. Cable D i scon n ect Scann er ca bl e is no t att[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 18 Kofax Image Products Table 3. Action Types Action Type Description Return Erro r Pass error ( without t he image) t o the host app lication. Ignore Error Accept image "as is," pass it to the host application, and resume t he scanning se ssion. Interve ntion Open the Auto Resolve Manage r in manual m ode. As a [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 19 Using the Auto Resolve Manager VRS opens the Auto Resolve Manager dialog box for each occurrence of an exception condition with an Actio n type of In tervention or A uto Resolve, a s def ined in t he VRS Admi nis tration Utility dialog bo x. The Auto Res olve Manager gives y ou a ra nge of exception[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 20 Kofax Image Products Selecting a Mode The Mode menu options control the conditions under which the VRS user interface opens for image inspection a nd interactive updates. Figure 15. Mode M enu By selecting the Mode command from the VRS menu, you can request that the VRS user interface display under t he followi ng condi[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 21 Updating Image Properti es While scanning, you can use VRS to apply property chan ges to images that are int ercepted as exceptions. To update an exception image, use the VRS Interactive Properties dialog box to apply property changes to the image shown in the VRS Viewer. The VRS Interactive Propert[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 22 Kofax Image Products Using the VRS V iewer The VRS Viewer displays scanned images for your inspection. The purpose of the Viewer is to show yo u what an image look s like wh en it scans, and to refresh the image as you apply propert y changes. Note: To ensure that the VRS Viewer refreshes images as quickly as possible, [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 23 Using the VRS Interact ive Propertie s Dialog Box The VRS Inte r a ctive Proper tie s dia log b ox consi sts of seve n tabs, inc luding f our with options f or dynamicall y a djustin g ima ge properties as y ou sca n. The ta bs a re shown i n Figure 18 . Figure 18. VRS Intera ctive Pro perties Dialo[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 24 Kofax Image Products Options Use this tab to activate optional fea tures, suc h as Automat ic Deskew, Image Cr op, Accele r ated S canning, a nd VRS Refre sh. For deta il s, see the secti on Using the Options Tab on page 33. Analysis Use this tab to view a summary of the property settings for the most recently scan ned [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 25 Using the Clarity Tab The Clarity tab prov ides options to a d j ust the contras t, brigh tness, and ga mma correction f or a n image. Contrast relates to the range of the lightest and darkest shades in an image. Brightness relates to the intensity ( or density) of the gra y shades in an i mage. Gam[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 26 Kofax Image Products Blue Re c t angle This box show s you the region of acceptable B r ightne ss and Co ntrast values. T he box is centered around the ba seline se ttin gs f or Brig htness a nd C ontrast, with t he borders representin g the Bri ghtne ss a nd Contr ast thr e s hold value s from t he VRS A dmini stratio [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 27 Using the Noise T ab The Noise tab gives you a set of filters that enhance image quality and remove excessive speckling. As you adjust the Noise settin gs, the effects are applied to the image in the VRS Viewer window. You can fine-tune the settings until t he image appearance meets your quality sta[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 28 Kofax Image Products 4 Use the Speckle Removal Slider to remove unwanted black dots. a Move the slider toward S mall if removal of sma ll dots will a c h ieve the desired ima ge quality. b Move the slider toward M edium if removal of s mall and medi um dots will a chieve the desired image quality. c Move the slider towa[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 29 Using the Skew Tab The Skew tab gives you settings to straig hten an image that appears to be skewed, or crooked, in the VRS Viewer. To straighten an image, you rotate it up to 45 degrees clockwise, or counter- clockwise. Use the movable angle control arm to rotate the image. If necessary, you can f[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 30 Kofax Image Products ! To ch ange the Skew tab settings 1 From the VRS Interactive Properties dialog box, select the Skew tab. 2 Adjust the movable a ngle contro l a rm until the i mage is straigh t: a Use the mouse to select the vertical arm. When selected, the pointer changes to a hand icon. b Move the arm counter-clo[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 31 Using the Profiles Tab The Profile s tab helps y ou set up and ma nage V RS image pr operty profi les. Ea ch profile i s a user- defined combina ti on of settin gs for the Clarity, No ise, and Optio ns tabs. You can establ ish multiple prof iles to a c c o mmoda te diff erent sca nni ng situa tions,[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 32 Kofax Image Products Table 4. Invalid Ch aracters for Profile Names Character Description Character Description : Colon ' Single quotation ; Semicolon " Double quotation Backslash > Greater t han / Slash < Less than |P i p e ^ C a r e t & Ampersand . Period ?Q u e s t i o n m a r k ! To ch ange the[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 33 Using the Options Tab The Options tab selecti ons supp ort automa tic a djustmen ts, a ccelera ted scanning a nd i mage refre sh, a nd assign ment of opti mal (or " intelli gent") va lues for bri ghtness a nd c ontr a st. Whe n you select a function fr om t he Optio ns ta b, it remains i n[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 34 Kofax Image Products Acceler ated Scann ing While high resol ution set tin gs have a pos itive i mpact on ima ge qualit y, they can slo w d ow n the scanning pr ocess. With Ac c e lerated Scannin g in eff e c t, VRS ac hie ves the quality of a high resolution image without compr omisi ng speed . To maintai n speed, VRS [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 35 Using the Analy sis Tab Use the Analysis tab to view a summary of the properties for the current image in the VRS Viewer. The summary reflects the properties at the time VRS scans the image. With the exception of the Speckle Count, n one of the Analy sis ta b informati on i s updated as you a ppl y [...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 36 Kofax Image Products Using the About Tab The About Ta b lists t he VRS versi on i nfor ma tion, a long wit h the maili ng a ddre ss, telephone a nd fax numbers, web site a ddress, and e- ma il address f or Kofa x Image Prod ucts. F or direct access to the Internet, you can d o the followin g: • Click the VRS Onli ne b[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 37 Previe wing Images The preview process give s you an opp ortu nity to test image propert y settings to meet quality standards. U se the Preview fe a ture to test propert y settings bef ore you scan a ba tch of documents, or t o adjust t he sett ings in bet ween ba tches. When you select Preview, VRS[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 38 Kofax Image Products Resetting VRS The Reset command reloads the default configuration for th e Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator in your PC. You shou ld use the Reset f unction o nly if an authoriz ed member of the K ofax technical support staff instruct s you to do so. ! To reset the VR S config uratio n 1 From the Wi n[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 39 Technical Suppor t For assist a nce with Vir t ualReS can, co ntact the Kofax te chnica l supp ort sta f f, as show n below. Before c onta cting the te c hnica l support sta ff, ple a se have the f ollowi ng i nformat ion av a ilable: • Version of VRS you are using • Type of h ardware you are us[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 1 Index A Abort bu tton, 19 About tab, 36 Acce lerated scanni ng, 24, 34 DPI sett ings for, 34 Action ty pes Auto Resolve , 18 Ignore Error , 18 Interacti ve, 1 8 Interv e ntion , 18 Retu rn Error, 18 Adrenaline H ardware Acc elerator compat ibility, 5 configuring for W indows 95, 6 configuring for W i[...]
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VRS Getting Started Guide 2 Kofax Image Products N No Power er ror, 17 Noise ta b, 2 7 O Optio n s ta b, 33 accelerat ed scanni ng, 34 automat ic brightness adjustme nt, 34 autom atic cont rast adjustm ent, 34 automa tic de s kew , 33 automa tic re f res h, 34 image crop, 3 3 Out of Paper er ror, 17 P Paper Jam e rror, 17 Preview comma nd, 13 Previ[...]
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