Kodak i600 - Manuals

A-61504 April 2007 2-1 2 Best Practices This chapter provides you with recommendations for program logic, which will allow you to interact efficiently with the i600 Series Scanners. This high-level information is not intended to be used as a coding guide. The following information is provided in thi...

2-2 A-61504 April 2007 Scanner setup To set up the scanner: 1. Set up your scanner operating conditions: • simplex/duplex• image order• transport timeout• transport timeout response• length detection status and response• multi-feed detection status and response• starting document count• Energy Star ...

A-61504 April 2007 2-3 Enable scanning The host must issue a Scan command to enable scanning before documents can be transported through the scanner. If scanning has not been enabled, the feeder and transport system will not turn on. Initiate polling Initiate host system polling of the scanner to en...

A-61504 April 2007 2-5 Color only - duplex This job stream is available for i620, i640 and i660 Scanners. 1. Prepare documents. 2. Start the scanner to do color duplex scanning (front color and rear color). 3. Setup the scanner to retrieve color images. 4. Enable the scanner and start polling. LoopR...

A-61504 April 2007 2-9 Bar code recognition The i600 Series Scanners do not include a bar code accessory. The host system provides bar code functionality. The main imaging parameter, which may effect bar code read rates, is resolution . Either black and white, grayscale or color images may be used f...

2-12 A-61504 April 2007 Image header information An image header is associated with every image captured by the scanner. Following is a list of information available in the image header . Image length  size of the image. Image identifier  indicates whether the image is front black and white, rear ...

A-61504 April 2007 2-13 Patch Detect  indicates whether or not the scanner detected a toggle patch on the document (side independent). If a toggle patch appears on a document, all images created from this document will have this indicator set in their image header. Toggle Patch  indicates the side...

A-61504 April 2007 3-1 3 Using the TWAIN Datasource Installation The TWAIN Datasource is included with the scanner. You can install the Datasource from the CD. 1. Insert the CD into the drive. 2. If auto-run is not enabled, double-click the setup.exe file. 3. Follow the instructions on each screen a...

3-2 A-61504 April 2007 Accessing the Scan Validation T ool 1. Select Start>Programs>Kodak>Document Imaging>Scan Validation Tool . 2. From the Driver Types box, select TWAIN . 3. From the Drivers box, select Kodak Scanner: i600 and click OK. 4. Select the Setup icon. The main Kodak Scanne...

A-61504 April 2007 3-3 The TWAIN interface is divided into three main sections: • Image Settings: clicking the Settings button on the main Kodak Scanner window, displays the Image Settings window. From this window you can set your image processing parameters by using the General, Size and Enhancemen...

3-4 A-61504 April 2007 The main Kodak Scanner window The main Kodak Scanner window is the home window of the scanner’s user interface. You can scan by selecting a Setting Shortcut and then selecting OK/Scan . Setting Shortcuts — provides a list of the Setting Shortcuts. The supplied shortcuts are: •...

3-6 A-61504 April 2007 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 affect for the current scan session. Cancel — closes the main Kodak Scanner window without saving any changes. Information icons About : di...

A-61504 April 2007 3-7 The Image Settings window The Image Settings window allows you to 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, Ad...

3-10 A-61504 April 2007 Image Settings - General tab The General tab contains the 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) : the scanner will produce a color version of y...

3-12 A-61504 April 2007 Image Settings - Size tab The Size tab provides the following options. 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 (...

3-14 A-61504 April 2007 Post scan rotation — allows you to select any rotation to be applied to the electronic image after it has been scanned. • (none) • 90, 180, 270 degrees: the amount of rotation. The following example shows how these settings effect a document that was fed landscape. Landscape ...

A-61504 April 2007 3-15 Image Settings - Adjustments tab - Black and White 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 s...

3-16 A-61504 April 2007 Contrast — allows you to make an image sharper or softer. Decreasing this setting will make the image softer and reduce noise in the image. Increasing this setting will make the image clearer and make light information more visible. The options range from -50 to 50 . The defa...

3-18 A-61504 April 2007 Advanced tab The Advanced icon is located at the top of the Image Settings window next to the Side drop-down box. When you select the Advanced icon, the Advanced tab will be displayed. Input document is — select Two Sided, One Sided - Front, or One Sided - Back depending on w...

3-20 A-61504 April 2007 Refer the examples later in this chapter for procedures on how to configure advanced options. When available, use the up and down arrows to select the order the images will be delivered by the scanner to the scanning application. Toolbar buttons Done — returns you to the Imag...

A-61504 April 2007 3-21 Content Settings tab 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 turned on from the Advanced tab. ...

3-26 A-61504 April 2007 The Device Settings window From this window you can set all scanner-specific options, as well as diagnostics, by using the available tabs. The values used in Device Settings are saved in the selected Setting Shortcut. The Device Settings window includes the following tabs: Ge...

A-61504 April 2007 3-29 Device - Printer tab The Enhanced Printer provides a vertical print capability and supports alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and custom messages. All print information is captured in the image header of each document. On — turns printing on and makes the re...

3-30 A-61504 April 2007 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. - Starting value : ...

A-61504 April 2007 3-31 • Space : adds a space. • Message : allows you to specify custom text to be included in your print string. A maximum of 20 characters is allowed. You can have up to 6 unique messages. NOTE: To view the Japanese characters correctly you must get the MS Gothic font set by insta...

3-32 A-61504 April 2007 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 Sensit...

3-34 A-61504 April 2007 Device - Patch tab The Patch tab allows you to enable a patch confirmation tone. For more information regarding patch codes, see the Kodak publication A-61599, Patch Code Information for Kodak Document Scanners for complete information. Patch Confirmation Tone — the confirmat...

3-36 A-61504 April 2007 3. Select Settings on the main Kodak Scanner window. The General tab of the Image Settings window will be displayed. 4. Select the appropriate options on the General tab. NOTE: If necessary, review each setting on the other tabs and make any changes. 5. Place one representati...

A-61504 April 2007 3-37 Changing Device settings 1. Select the 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 adjustm...

3-38 A-61504 April 2007 The Diagnostics window From this window you can access the diagnostics 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 ...

A-61504 April 2007 3-39 Scanner Time • Actual (GMT) : displays the Greenwich Mean Time of the scanner. • Corresponding local time : displays the scanner’s Greenwich Mean Time in the PC’s local time zone. Calibrate — displays the Calibration window allowing you to perform an Image or UDDS calibration...

3-40 A-61504 April 2007 • While calibration is being performed, the following message will be displayed. 3. Click OK when the calibration is successful. Diagnostics - Debug tab The Debug tab allows you to turn on options that allow support personnel to diagnose any issues you may encounter with usin...

3-42 A-61504 April 2007 Diagnostics - Logs tab The Logs tab allows you to view scanner information. Logs • General : displays the scanner’s version information, serial number, attached/installed accessories, meters, etc. • Operator : displays the scanner’s log. This log can only be cleared by Kodak ...

A-61504 April 2007 4-1 4 Using the ISIS Driver The ISIS Driver is software that communicates with the scanner. This driver is created and maintained by EMC Captiva and is provided with the scanner by Kodak. Many scanning applications support ISIS drivers and this driver can be used to interface with...

4-2 A-61504 April 2007 Main tab The Main tab provides the following options: Image Mode Camera — the selections in the Camera box list the available sides (front and back) of an image where you can define individual image processing values. Options include: Front Image #1, Front Image #2, Back Image...

A-61504 April 2007 4-5 Threshold — changes the amount of white in the color and grayscale image. Use the slider to select a value from 0 to 255. The default is 90. Contrast  adjusts the difference between black and white, thereby making an image sharper or softer. The difference between black and w...

4-6 A-61504 April 2007 Layout tab The Layout tab provides these options: Page Orientation — allows you to select the way you place your documents in the scanner, Top first, Bottom first, Left first or Right first . Image Orientation • Portrait : displays the image orientation in the shape of a conve...

A-61504 April 2007 4-7 Image Processing tab The Image Processing tab displays the Image Mode, Mode and Toggle Patch information that was previously described. Refer to the section entitled “Main tab” earlier in this chapter for descriptions. General options • Deskew  automatically straightens a doc...

A-61504 April 2007 4-9 Scanner tab The Scanner tab provides the following options. Document Feeder Feeder Position — select the desired paper source. • Normal : select when you are scanning a stack of documents of 25 sheets or less. The input elevator is in its highest position. • 100 Sheets : selec...

4-12 A-61504 April 2007 Use the calibration target provided with your scanner. 1. Click Calibrate . The Calibrate dialog box will be displayed. 2. Select Image Chain or UDDS from the drop-down box. • If you select Image Chain, use the calibration target provided with your scanner. Be sure to use a g...

A-61504 April 2007 4-13 Auto Color Detect tab The Auto Color Detect tab provides the following options. Color Content Select one of the following options for automatic color detection. • Low : documents require only a small amount of color to be saved as color or grayscale images. Used for capturing...

A-61504 April 2007 4-15 Dropout tab The Dropout tab displays the Image Mode, Mode and Toggle Patch information that was previously described. Refer to the section entitled “Main tab” earlier in this chapter for descriptions. Color Dropout Color Dropout is used to eliminate a form's background so tha...

4-16 A-61504 April 2007 Blank Image Detection Use the slider bar to select the image size before which an image is determined to be blank. Images with sizes less than the size number you select (ranges from 1 to 1000 KB) will not be created. If you use this option, you must specify a blank image siz...

A-61504 April 2007 4-17 Imprinter tab The Enhanced Printer provides a vertical print capability that is programmed to support alphanumeric characters as defined by the host. It supports date, time, document count and custom messages. All print information is captured in a document header record. The...

4-18 A-61504 April 2007 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...

A-61504 April 2007 4-19 About tab Displays information about your scanner and driver.

4-20 A-61504 April 2007 Scan Area dialog box The Scan Area dialog box is only available for images when the Cropping option selected on the Layout tab is either Fixed to Transport or Relative to Document . To access the Scan Area dialog box, select Scan Area on the Layout tab. NOTE: Select the side ...