Kodak i1200 - Manual

2 A-61560 June 2006 Scanner features • Lightweight and portable• Small, compact size • Tilt-A-Scan feature provides a vertical position for ad-hoc scanning in a compact footprint and tilt positions for production scanning • Smart touch functionality allows you to send documents to file, email, print...

A-61560 June 2006 3 Safety information CAUTION: The scanner and power supply must only be used indoors in a dry location. • When placing the scanner, make sure that the electrical power outlet is located within 1.52 metres (5 feet) of the scanner and is easily accessible. • Material Safety Data Shee...

4 A-61560 June 2006 Safety and regulatory agency approvals The Kodak i1200/i1300 Series Scanners conform to applicable national and international product safety and electronic emission regulatory requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: Environmental information • The Kodak...

A-61560 June 2006 5 Power system Power system connection This product is also designed for Norwegian IT power system with phase-to-phase voltage 230V. Netzanschluß Das Gerät ist auch für die Verwendung im norwegischen IT-Stromsystem mit einer Leiterspannung von 230 V geeignet. Connexion aux systèmes...

A-61560 June 2006 7 2 Getting Started What’s in the box Before you begin open the box and check the contents: • Kodak i1210 or i1220 Scanner or Kodak i1310 or i1320 Scanner • Output tray• USB 2.0 cable• Power supply • AC power cord bundles• Sample Cleaning Kit• Welcome Folio which includes: - Bundle...

8 A-61560 June 2006 System requirements Following is the minimum recommended system configuration to run Kodak i1200/i1300 Series Scanners. • Recommended PC configuration: - For documents up to 356 mm (14 in.) long up to 400 dpi: Pentium IV, 3.2 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM - For documents up to 660 mm...

A-61560 June 2006 9 3. The Kodak i1200/i1300 Series Scanner Installation window will be displayed. NOTE: This window may or may not be displayed depending upon what was previously installed on your computer. 4. Click Yes . The Welcome window will be displayed. 5. Click Next .

10 A-61560 June 2006 The Software License Agreement window will be displayed. 6. After reading the agreement, click I Agree to continue. The installation will start. 7. When the installation is complete, the Installation Completed window will be displayed. 8. Click Finish .

12 A-61560 June 2006 Connecting the USB cable IMPORTANT: If you have not installed the Kodak Driver Software, do that now before proceeding. The USB cable supplied with your scanner has two different ends. 1. Attach the B end of the USB cable to the scanner USB port, located on the back of the scann...

A-61560 June 2006 13 Turning on the scanner and finalizing Kodak Driver Software installation When the USB cable and power connections have been made, and the Kodak Software Drivers have been properly installed, the installation will be complete when the scanner is turned on. 1. Use the power switch...

14 A-61560 June 2006 The Found New Hardware window will be displayed. 3. Click Finish . Installing application software The Kodak Scan Validation Tool is available on the CDs packed with your scanner. Refer the section entitled, “Verifying your scanner installation” in Chapter 3 for installation ins...

A-61560 June 2006 15 Scanner components Front view Scanner cover — provides access to the internal components of the scanner, such as the imaging area and the feed and separation modules. Tilt release button — press this button to tilt the scanner body into a different position. Output tray extensio...

A-61560 June 2006 17 Back view Power switch — turns the scanner on and off. Power port — connects the power cord to the scanner. USB port — connects the scanner to the PC. Flatbed port — connects the optional tethered flatbed accessory to the scanner. Security lock port — connects a security lock to...

18 A-61560 June 2006 3 Using the Scanner Turning the scanner on and off • Press the button on the back of the scanner to turn the scanner on (I) or off (O). After you turn on the scanner, wait for it to complete the self-test. When the scanner is connected to the host PC and the self-test completes,...

A-61560 June 2006 21 • The output tray can be pushed all the way in or removed. This position is desirable when space is limited and you are scanning small documents. Adjusting the input tray You can scan documents with the input tray open or closed. Feed documents with the input tray open if you ar...

22 A-61560 June 2006 Adjusting the side guides The side guides can be moved in or out to accommodate document size. Adjust the side guides slightly wider than the documents you are scanning. Start and stop scanning Before you start scanning, make sure the scanner is on and ready for operation, which...

A-61560 June 2006 23 Document preparation • A batch of documents to be fed into the scanner must be arranged so the leading edges of all documents are aligned and centered in the input tray; this allows the feeder to introduce documents into the scanner one at a time. • Staples and paper clips on do...

24 A-61560 June 2006 Verifying your scanner installation Kodak provides a test application called the Kodak Scan Validation Tool . This section describes how to use this tool to perform a basic scan function which includes feeding paper and viewing captured images on your PC. The following steps hel...

A-61560 June 2006 25 The main Kodak Scanner window will be displayed. NOTE: When you access the main Kodak Scanner window, refer to Chapter 4, Image Processing for more information on how to get started using the TWAIN datasource or ISIS driver . 4. Select Defaults . A confirmation message, Reset al...

26 A-61560 June 2006 Viewing test images The images you scanned can be found in the TWAIN folder on the C drive. Files will be named using the following naming convention: image0000001A.jpg is a front image; image0000001B.jpg is a back image. Double-click on this file to open and view the captured i...

A-61560 June 2006 27 Smart touch functionality Smart touch functionality allows you to assign commonly performed scanning tasks with the numbers (1 through 9) displayed in the function window on the scanner. Predefined tasks are installed with the scanner, however, you can configure smart touch to h...

28 A-61560 June 2006 Remove Icon — displays the Remove Icon dialog box. When you click Yes , you will close smart touch and remove the smart touch icon from the system tray. The software will restart automatically the next time Windows start ups or if you scan documents using the Start button on the...

A-61560 June 2006 29 Scan To settings Destination — allows you to select one of the following options: • File: creates an electronic file from the scanned documents and saves it in the location specified in the Folder path. • Application : creates an electronic file from the scanned documents and la...

32 A-61560 June 2006 Configuring function numbers 1. Click the smart touch icon on the system tray to display the smart touch function listing and select Configure . The Configuration dialog box will be displayed. 2. Select the Task shortcut you want to configure from the Task Shortcut drop-down lis...

A-61560 June 2006 33 6. By default your documents will be stored within your “My Documents” folder. If you want to change it, enter the folder name or click Browse to select a different folder. 7. If desired, add a file name prefix by entering the text in the File name prefix field. 8. If desired, s...

34 A-61560 June 2006 Smart touch Edit window The smart touch Edit window allows you to view the scanned images before sending them to the final destination. As documents are scanned, the images will be displayed in the Edit window. From this window you can perform common editing tasks such as, rotat...

36 A-61560 June 2006 Using function numbers When you have assigned the function numbers, they can be easily launched by using the Start button on the scanner or from the smart touch function listing. Launching from the scanner: 1. Use the arrow button to scroll through the function numbers and selec...

38 A-61560 June 2006 Automatic feeding To scan a batch of documents, follow the guidelines for size, type, quantity, etc., in the “ Document preparation ” section. IMPORTANT: Staples and paper clips in documents may damage the scanner. Remove all staples and paper clips before scanning. 1. Align the...

A-61560 June 2006 39 4 Image Processing Overview This chapter introduces concepts that may be new to many users. The Kodak i1200/i1300 Series Scanners provide the ability to process scanned images to improve their quality. Using these features the scanner can sometimes make the scanned image look be...

40 A-61560 June 2006 Scan Validation Tool dialog box The Scan Validation Tool (SVT) is a diagnostic application that Kodak provides with most Kodak Scanners. 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. The ...

42 A-61560 June 2006 Most of the options you’ll want to set are available on these two windows: • 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, Siz...

A-61560 June 2006 43 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 drop- down list. Options are: • Two Sided — captures both sides of the document • One Sid...

A-61560 June 2006 45 The main Kodak Scanner window The main Kodak Scanner window displays the image processing Setting Shortcuts for your scanner. You can use the predefined Setting Shortcuts or set up a custom Setting Shortcut for your scanning needs. Setting Shortcuts — provides a listing of the S...

A-61560 June 2006 47 The Image Settings window The Image Settings window allows you to define image processing values that can be applied to your scanner. The Image Settings window includes four tabs: General, Size, Adjustments, and Enhancements. The options available on each tab are dependent upon ...

48 A-61560 June 2006 Toolbar icons Following is a description of the toolbar icons. Zooms in on a portion of the image. Press and hold the left mouse button inside an image to magnify it. Drag the tool across the image to magnify different areas of the image.Zooms out on a portion of the image. Pres...

A-61560 June 2006 49 General tab The General tab allows you to define several image processing values that can be applied to your scanner. Scan as — select one of the following options: • Color (24-bit) : if you want your electronic image to be in color. • Grayscale (8-bit ): if you want your electr...

50 A-61560 June 2006 Size tab The Size tab allows you to define values relating to the image output (i.e., cropping values, paper size, etc.). Document • Automatically Detect and Straighten : when a document(s) is fed into the transport, this option will automatically straighten and crop the image t...

A-61560 June 2006 53 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...

54 A-61560 June 2006 Filters - Image • Halftone Removal : enhances images containing dot matrix text and/ or images with shaded or colored backgrounds using halftone screens, and effectively eliminates noise caused by the halftone screen. Invert Colors — defines whether the image should be stored in...

56 A-61560 June 2006 • Apply to : available if you select the Change to White option. - Predominant - smooths the predominant background color to white. - Neutral - smooths just the neutral color to white; will also smooth two additional background colors to a uniform color. - All - smooths up to th...

58 A-61560 June 2006 Advanced options The Advanced button is located at the top of the Image Settings window next to the Side drop-down box. When you select the three dots (...) button, the Advanced tab will be displayed. Multiple, One - based on document content, and configuring different settings ...

A-61560 June 2006 65 9. If you look on the Image Settings window, the Side drop-down box will now have two entries: Both: Color (24 bit) and Both: Black and White (1bit) . Select one side and adjust the settings on the rest of the tabs of the Image Settings window (General, Size, Adjustments and Enh...

68 A-61560 June 2006 Multifeed tab Multifeed detection aids in document processing by detecting documents that may go through the feeder overlapped. Sensitivity — controls how aggressively the scanner will work to determine if more than one document is fed into the transport. Multi-feeds are trigger...

70 A-61560 June 2006 The Diagnostics window The Diagnostics button is located on the Device Settings window. When you select Diagnostics , you will have access to the General, Debug and Logs tabs. When finished viewing or making a change on one of these tabs, you can click the Done button and return...

A-61560 June 2006 71 Debug tab The Debug tab allows you to store the communications between the scanner and a scanning application to a file that can be reviewed later. In addition, the resulting images (both before and after image processing has been done) can be saved as well. Logging — saves the ...

72 A-61560 June 2006 Images - Sent To application • Save : click this checkbox to save final images from the scanner (after image processing is applied). • File prefix : use a relevant file prefix to more easily find and sort the saved images. Img is the default. Delete — deletes any images that hav...

A-61560 June 2006 73 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 the...

74 A-61560 June 2006 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 #...

76 A-61560 June 2006 • Adaptive Thresholding (ATP): separates the foreground information in an image (i.e., text, graphics, lines, etc.) from the background information (i.e., white or non-white paper background). When using Adaptive Thresholding, Brightness and Contrast can be adjusted. Brightness ...

A-61560 June 2006 77 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 . When using the Kodak i1200/i1300 Scanners, select Top First. Image Orientation • Automa...

78 A-61560 June 2006 Image Processing tab 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 - select one of the following based upon the...

80 A-61560 June 2006 JPEG (Joint Photographic Editor Group) Quality — this group developed and lent their name to a file compression standard for color and grayscale images that is widely used by scanners, digital cameras and software applications. On Microsoft Windows-based systems, a file with the...

82 A-61560 June 2006 Auto Color Detect tab The Auto Color Detect tab provides the following options. Color Content — options are None, Low, Medium, High, and Custom . • Low : documents require only a small amount of color to be saved as color or grayscale images. Used for capturing documents that ar...

84 A-61560 June 2006 Adjustments tab 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. • Adjust these settings by dragg...

86 A-61560 June 2006 Dropout tab 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. Electronic color dropout is used to eliminate a form’s background so that a...

A-61560 June 2006 87 Log tab 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 print the displayed information. About tab Displays information about your scanner and driver.

88 A-61560 June 2006 Defining the Scan area 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 a...

A-61560 June 2006 89 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 . The Scan Area dialog box is only available when Fixed to Transport or Relative to Document is se...

90 A-61560 June 2006 5 Maintenance Cleaning the scanner Your scanner needs to be cleaned periodically. If your documents do not feed easily, if several documents feed at the same time or if streaks appear on your images, it is time to clean your scanner. The section entitled, “Supplies and consumabl...

A-61560 June 2006 95 Cleaning or replacing the feed module Degradation of feeder performance, multiple feeds, stoppages, etc. indicate a need to change the feed module. Certain paper types such as carbonless paper or newsprint, or failure to clean regularly, and/or use of non-recommended cleaning so...

96 A-61560 June 2006 2. Rotate the feed module upward and push it to the left to lift it out of position. 3. Manually rotate and wipe the feed module tires with a roller cleaning pad. 4. Inspect the feed module. If the feed module tires show signs of wear or damage, replace the tires or the feed mod...

A-61560 June 2006 99 Vacuuming the scanner Before cleaning the imaging area, it is suggested that you vacuum the inside of the scanner to remove any dust and debris. Cleaning the imaging area 1. Remove dust and debris from this area by using a Staticide wipe or a small brush. Be careful not to scrat...

100 A-61560 June 2006 Supplies and consumables Contact your scanner supplier to order supplies. NOTE: Items and catalog numbers are subject to change. Accessories • Kodak White Background Accessory — if you are scanning translucent documents, this accessory will reduce black background bleed-through...

A-61560 June 2006 101 6 Troubleshooting Occasionally you may encounter a situation with your scanner where it may not function properly. Refer to the information in this chapter to help you resolve the situation before calling Technical Support. Indicator lights and error codes The indicator light p...

A-61560 June 2006 103 Problem solving Use the chart below as a guide to check possible solutions to problems you may encounter when using the Kodak i1200/i1300 Series Scanner. Problem Possible Solution Scanner will not scan/feed documents Make sure that:• the power cord is plugged securely into the ...

104 A-61560 June 2006 Error code listing Following is a list of messages and corrective actions you can take if one of the following messages is encountered. Problem Possible Solution Images have black background bleed- through When scanning translucent documents, black bleed-through may be displaye...

A-61560 June 2006 107 Appendix B Feature Map If you have used previous scanners from Kodak, you may be familiar with many of the image processing features already. With the new graphical user interface in the TWAIN datasource, some of the names of those features have changed. The feature map below w...

A-61560 June 2006 109 Appendix C Warranty - US and Canada only Congratulations on the purchase of a Kodak Scanner. Kodak Scanners are designed to provide end users with the highest performance and reliability. All Kodak Scanners are covered by the following Limited Warranty. Limited warranty for Kod...

110 A-61560 June 2006 Warranty exclusions Kodak’s Limited Warranty does not apply to a Kodak Scanner that has been subjected to physical damage after purchase, caused, for example, by casualty, accident, acts of God or transportation, including (a) by a failure to properly package and ship the Scann...

112 A-61560 June 2006 Packaging and shipping guidelines Purchaser must ship all warranty returns in a method that guarantees full protection of the product from shipping damage. Failure to do so will void the Kodak Scanner warranty. Kodak advises the purchaser to keep the original box and packing ma...

A-61560 June 2006 113 Included with selected Kodak Scanners is a Limited Warranty Registration card and a Limited Warranty Summary card. The Limited Warranty Summary card is specific by model. The Limited Warranty Summary card contains important warranty information, including the model number and t...

114 A-61560 June 2006 The AUR provides advance replacement on specific failed or broken Kodak Scanner. To be eligible to take advantage of the AUR, the eligible purchaser must obtain an RMA number, sign an Advance Replacement Agreement and provide a credit card deposit to secure the replacement prod...

A-61560 June 2006 115 Important restrictions Eligibility: The Advance Exchange Program and the Depot Service are available to eligible purchasers in the fifty (50) United States, and On-Site Service is available in the contiguous forty-eight (48) states and in certain areas of Alaska and Hawaii for ...

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