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Getting Started i Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Product Overview..................................................................................................
Page 5 - Introduction; Product Overview
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 1 Introduction This guide gives you instructions for installing the hardware and software components ofVirtualReScan (VRS). Product Overview VRS makes high-volume scanning easier and more cost-effective than ever. With automaticdetection of poor image q...
Page 6 - VRS Product Package; VirtualReScan Getting Started Guide; System Requirements; PC
VRS Getting Started Guide 2 Kofax Image Products VRS Product Package Your VRS product package includes the following items: • VRS installation CD • Scanner cable • VirtualReScan Getting Started Guide System Requirements Be sure that your PC and scanner meet the following requirements: PC • Pentium I...
Page 7 - Installation; Step 1. Install the Software; To install the VRS software; Figure 1. VRS Installation Program Path
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 3 Installation This section explains how to install the hardware and software required to run VRS. Theinstallation process consists of three basic steps: 1 Install the VRS software on your PC. 2 Install the Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator in your PC. 3 ...
Page 8 - Figure 3. VirtualReScan Setup Dialog Box 2
VRS Getting Started Guide 4 Kofax Image Products 4 Click Next to open the next VirtualReScan Setup dialog box, similar to Figure 3. Verifythat VirtualReScan is selected, along with the correct installation folder. The defaultfolder is C:\Program Files\Kofax\ Imgctls. If desired, use the Browse butto...
Page 9 - Step 2. Install the Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator; Compatibility with Current Accelerators and Engines; Power off your PC before installing the accelerator.
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 5 Step 2. Install the Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator This section explains how to install the Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator. Note: To run VirtualReScan successfully, you need to install only the software provided on the VRS installation CD. Do not in...
Page 10 - Connect PC to Scanner; Make sure switch 4 is down.; Configure the Accelerator - Windows 95
VRS Getting Started Guide 6 Kofax Image Products Connect PC to Scanner Make sure switch 4 is down. NOTE: Verify that the Dip Switches at the back of the “Scanner Control Unit” are in theconfiguration illustrated below. Configure the Accelerator - Windows 95 After installing the Adrenaline Hardware A...
Page 11 - Configure the Accelerator - Windows NT; the software installation was not successful.
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 7 Configure the Accelerator - Windows NT After successful installation of the software, an item for the Kofax Configuration Manager utilityis added to your Windows|Control Panel folder. ! To configure your Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator under Windows N...
Page 12 - Step 3. Attach Your Scanner; To connect the scanner to your PC; Figure 8. Connecting the Scanner to Your PC
VRS Getting Started Guide 8 Kofax Image Products Step 3. Attach Your Scanner When you remove the cable from your product package, notice that one connector is markedKofax and the other is marked Scanner. The Kofax connector attaches to the PC, and the Scannerconnector attaches to the scanner. ! To c...
Page 13 - Starting VirtualReScan; To start VRS; Power on your scanner.
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 9 Starting VirtualReScan Once the installation is complete, activate VRS by selecting the VirtualReScan Source from yourscanning application. Once you select the source, the VRS icon appears on the Windows taskbarto signal that VRS is active. Note: Duri...
Page 14 - Opening the VRS Menu; To open the VRS menu; First Time Calibration; Select Source, Scanner from pull-down menus
VRS Getting Started Guide 10 Kofax Image Products Opening the VRS Menu You can open the VRS menu to configure exception condition parameters, preview and updateimage properties, select a profile or operating mode, or to reset the Adrenaline HardwareAccelerator in your PC. ! To open the VRS menu 1 Fr...
Page 15 - Select Source, Properties; Place the 12”by 12” Calibration Sheet in ADF.
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 11 2. Select Ricoh VirtualReScan SourceCalibration from pull-down menu, then clickon OK 3. Select Source, Properties 4. Verify that the settings are as follows, ADF,200DPI, Maximum Page Size, Duplex, click onOK 5. Place the 12”by 12” Calibration Sheet i...
Page 17 - VRS Menu Commands; The VRS menu consists of the following commands:
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 13 10. Engine Load Window will display anddisappear when successfully loaded. VRS Menu Commands The VRS menu consists of the following commands: PreviewUse this command to open a sample image, so that you can test image property settings. Formore inform...
Page 18 - Defining Exception Conditions; Warnings Tab; Figure 11. VRS Administration Utility Dialog Box - Warnings Tab
VRS Getting Started Guide 14 Kofax Image Products Defining Exception Conditions Before scanning, set up parameters that define your requirements for image quality andexception handling. To set the parameters, open the VRS Administration Utility dialog box byselecting the Configure command from the V...
Page 19 - Selecting the Threshold
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 15 Selecting the Threshold The threshold defines the "margin of error" that VRS tolerates for brightness, contrast, missingcorners and blank pages. VRS intercepts any image with values that fall outside the margin oferror. VRS handles the image ...
Page 20 - Selecting an Action; Errors Tab; Figure 12. VRS Administration Utility - Errors Tab
VRS Getting Started Guide 16 Kofax Image Products Note: You may need to adjust the Blank Page threshold setting according to the color of the document. For example, a threshold that successfully detects a white blank page may not detect adark green blank page. If you plan to scan colored documents, ...
Page 21 - Table 2. Error Types; Action Options; Action Drop-Down List
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 17 Table 2. Error Types Error Description Paper Jam Paper jam occurs in the scanner paper path. Out of Paper* No paper is available to scan. Cover Open Scanner cover is not closed securely. No Power Power is off, or power cable connection is loose. Cabl...
Page 22 - Table 3. Action Types; To define exception condition parameters; Select one of the following tabs:
VRS Getting Started Guide 18 Kofax Image Products Table 3. Action Types Action Type Description Return Error Pass error (without the image) to the host application. Ignore Error Accept image "as is," pass it to the host application, and resume thescanning session. Intervention Open the Auto ...
Page 23 - Using the Auto Resolve Manager; Figure 14. VRS Auto Resolve Manager; Auto Resolve check box
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 conditionwith an Action type of Intervention or Auto Resolve, as defined in the VRS AdministrationUtility dialog box. The Auto Resolve Ma...
Page 24 - Selecting a Mode; Figure 15. Mode Menu; To change the mode; From the Mode submenu, select an operating mode.
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 forimage inspection and interactive updates. Figure 15. Mode Menu By selecting the Mode command from the VRS menu, you can request that the VRS use...
Page 25 - Updating Image Properties
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 21 Updating Image Properties While scanning, you can use VRS to apply property changes to images that are intercepted asexceptions. To update an exception image, use the VRS Interactive Properties dialog box to applyproperty changes to the image shown i...
Page 26 - Using the VRS Viewer; Figure 17. VRS Viewer Zoom Menu; Using the Zoom Menu to adjust the view; Using the left mouse button, you can do the following:
VRS Getting Started Guide 22 Kofax Image Products Using the VRS Viewer The VRS Viewer displays scanned images for your inspection. The purpose of the Viewer is toshow you what an image looks like when it scans, and to refresh the image as you apply propertychanges. Note: To ensure that the VRS Viewe...
Page 27 - Using the VRS Interactive Properties Dialog Box; Figure 18. VRS Interactive Properties Dialog Box; VRS Interactive Properties Dialog Box Tabs
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 23 Using the VRS Interactive Properties Dialog Box The VRS Interactive Properties dialog box consists of seven tabs, including four with options fordynamically adjusting image properties as you scan. The tabs are shown in Figure 18. Figure 18. VRS Inter...
Page 28 - VRS Interactive Properties Dialog Box Buttons
VRS Getting Started Guide 24 Kofax Image Products OptionsUse this tab to activate optional features, such as Automatic Deskew, Image Crop,Accelerated Scanning, and VRS Refresh. For details, see the section Using the Options Tab onpage 33. AnalysisUse this tab to view a summary of the property settin...
Page 29 - Using the Clarity Tab; Figure 19. Clarity Tab; Brightness and Contrast
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 25 Using the Clarity Tab The Clarity tab provides options to adjust the contrast, brightness, and gamma correction for animage. Contrast relates to the range of the lightest and darkest shades in an image. Brightnessrelates to the intensity (or density)...
Page 30 - Gamma
VRS Getting Started Guide 26 Kofax Image Products Blue RectangleThis box shows you the region of acceptable Brightness and Contrast values. The box iscentered around the baseline settings for Brightness and Contrast, with the bordersrepresenting the Brightness and Contrast threshold values from the ...
Page 31 - Using the Noise Tab; Figure 20. Noise Tab; To change the Noise settings; From the VRS Interactive Properties dialog, select the Noise tab.
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 27 Using the Noise Tab The Noise tab gives you a set of filters that enhance image quality and remove excessivespeckling. As you adjust the Noise settings, the effects are applied to the image in the VRSViewer window. You can fine-tune the settings unti...
Page 32 - Use the Speckle Removal Slider to remove unwanted black dots.
VRS Getting Started Guide 28 Kofax Image Products 4 Use the Speckle Removal Slider to remove unwanted black dots. a Move the slider toward Small if removal of small dots will achieve the desired imagequality. b Move the slider toward Medium if removal of small and medium dots will achievethe desired...
Page 33 - Using the Skew Tab
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 29 Using the Skew Tab The Skew tab gives you settings to straighten an image that appears to be skewed, or crooked, inthe VRS Viewer. To straighten an image, you rotate it up to 45 degrees clockwise, or counter-clockwise. Use the movable angle control a...
Page 34 - To change the Skew tab settings; Adjust the movable angle control arm until the image is straight:
VRS Getting Started Guide 30 Kofax Image Products ! To change the Skew tab settings 1 From the VRS Interactive Properties dialog box, select the Skew tab. 2 Adjust the movable angle control arm until the image is straight: a Use the mouse to select the vertical arm. When selected, the pointer change...
Page 35 - Using the Profiles Tab; Figure 22. Profiles Tab; To set up a profile; Select the Profiles tab.
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 31 Using the Profiles Tab The Profiles tab helps you set up and manage VRS image property profiles. Each profile is a user-defined combination of settings for the Clarity, Noise, and Options tabs. You can establishmultiple profiles to accommodate differ...
Page 36 - Table 4. Invalid Characters for Profile Names; To change the active profile
VRS Getting Started Guide 32 Kofax Image Products Table 4. Invalid Characters for Profile Names Character Description Character Description : Colon ' Single quotation ; Semicolon " Doublequotation \ Backslash > Greater than / Slash < Less than | Pipe ^ Caret & Ampersand . Period ? Ques...
Page 37 - Using the Options Tab; Figure 23. Options Tab; Automatic Deskew; Crop function, even if Automatic Deskew is selected.
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 33 Using the Options Tab The Options tab selections support automatic adjustments, accelerated scanning and imagerefresh, and assignment of optimal (or "intelligent") values for brightness and contrast. When youselect a function from the Options...
Page 38 - Accelerated Scanning; Table 5. Accelerated Scanning DPI Settings; VRS Refresh
VRS Getting Started Guide 34 Kofax Image Products Accelerated Scanning While high resolution settings have a positive impact on image quality, they can slow down thescanning process. With Accelerated Scanning in effect, VRS achieves the quality of a highresolution image without compromising speed. T...
Page 39 - Using the Analysis Tab; Figure 24. Analysis Tab
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 35 Using the Analysis Tab Use the Analysis tab to view a summary of the properties for the current image in the VRSViewer. The summary reflects the properties at the time VRS scans the image. With the exceptionof the Speckle Count, none of the Analysis ...
Page 40 - Using the About Tab
VRS Getting Started Guide 36 Kofax Image Products Using the About Tab The About Tab lists the VRS version information, along with the mailing address, telephone andfax numbers, web site address, and e-mail address for Kofax Image Products. For direct access tothe Internet, you can do the following: ...
Page 41 - Previewing Images; To preview an image; If desired, use the Zoom menu to adjust the magnification level.
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 37 Previewing Images The preview process gives you an opportunity to test image property settings to meet qualitystandards. Use the Preview feature to test property settings before you scan a batch ofdocuments, or to adjust the settings in between batch...
Page 42 - Resetting VRS; To reset the VRS configuration; From the VRS menu, select the Reset command.
VRS Getting Started Guide 38 Kofax Image Products Resetting VRS The Reset command reloads the default configuration for the Adrenaline Hardware Acceleratorin your PC. You should use the Reset function only if an authorized member of the Kofaxtechnical support staff instructs you to do so. ! To reset...
Page 43 - Technical Support; Version of VRS you are using; Headquarters
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 39 Technical Support For assistance with VirtualReScan, contact the Kofax technical support staff, as shown below.Before contacting the technical support staff, please have the following information available: • Version of VRS you are using • Type of ha...
Page 45 - Index
VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Products 1 Index A Abort button, 19About tab, 36Accelerated scanning, 24, 34 DPI settings for, 34 Action types Auto Resolve, 18Ignore Error, 18Interactive, 18Intervention, 18Return Error, 18 Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator compatibility, 5configuring for Windows...
