AGFA AS 1300 Pro User Manual

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„  Select BCR by HotCard from the Purpose drop-down menu:  
  
 
 
1. Select  MS Outlook Express, MS Outlook, HotCard BizCard Finder  or As a 
csv file from the  Data Export drop-down menu. 
2.  Select the needed language in  Language. 
3.  Adjust the Scanning Attributes ( Mode, Resolution,  Brightness,  Contrast and 
Gamma ). 
4. Click the  Default button if you desire to return to the default settings. 
5. Click the  Close button to save the final settings and exit the DigiScan window.  
						

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Select BCR by Cardiris from the Purpose drop-down menu:   
 
 
 
1.  Adjust the Scanning Attributes ( Mode, Resolution,  Brightness,  Contrast and 
Gamma ). 
2. Click the  Default button if you desire to return to the default settings. 
3.   Click the  Close button to save the final settings and exit the DigiScan window.  
						

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Using the Scanner Buttons 
Your scanner is equipped with two function buttons designed to make your 
scanning experience more convenient and efficient. With simply one touch of the 
button, you can scan to file, copy, OCR or e-mail. 
 
Each button launches a specialized utility. Default button settings are optimized 
for most frequently scanning jobs, such as size, mode, resolution, ... You may, 
however, change the settings as the methods described ibid to tailor your every scan 
by accessing the DigiScan window. 
 
 
Attention  To use the buttons, ensure you have installed the relevant software 
(e.g., the printer driver is required for using the copy function) 
beforehand. 
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The SCAN button can automate a scanning and proceed saving the scanned 
image(s) to a destination file path, sending to a MAPI based E-mail programs (which 
currently include Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, etc.), a printer or an image editing 
software, depending on the settings you have defined for the SCAN button in the 
DigiScan window. 
To use the SCAN button, please follow the steps: 
1.  Make desired adjustment in Scan tab for the scanning purpose that the SCAN button will execute later. (Please refer to the “DigiScan” section for more 
information on adjustments.) 
2.  Insert the document, image or card face down into the scanner.  Align the  paper or card to the arrow sign on the right of the scanner. 
1.  Custom Button 
2.  SCAN Button   
						

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3. Press the  SCAN button on the scanner.  The scanning starts immediately. 
4.  If you have the Continuous Scan option checked, select E-mail or Copy from  the Purpose drop-down menu, and insert another document or image until you 
have scanned all. 
5.  When the scan completes, the scanned images will be save to the defined file  path as separate image files and sent to the assigned post-processing 
software (e.g. Save to File, E-mail, Copy, or other image editing software). 
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The CUSTOM button provides a solution for converting your printed document into 
texts searchable electronic document, such as *.pdf, *.doc, *.rtf, *.htm or other text 
formats supported by the bundled Readiris or FineReader software. 
To use the Custom button, please follow the steps: 
1.  Select the desired OCR or BCR firstly, and then make desired adjustments in Custom tab for the scanning purpose that the Custom button will execute later. 
(Please refer the “DigiScan” section for more information on adjustments.) 
2.  Insert the document, image or card face down into the scanner.  Align the  paper or card to the arrow sign on the right of the scanner. 
 
3.  Press the CUSTOM button on the scanner. The scanning starts immediately. 
4.  If you have the “Continuous Scan” option checked, follow the on-screen  instructions to insert another document or image until you have scanned all. 
5.  When the scan completes, the scanned image(s) will be sent to the OCR or  BCR software you select for recognition or conversion. 
6.  The processed file will be saved to the file path as a single file.  
						

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Functions Features 
The section introduces all of the options on the DigiScan window. We will still 
describe them according to the SCAN tab and CUSTOM tab separately. 
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Purpose 
This menu include Save to File, E-mail, Copy, Imaging Processing functions, 
which allows you to determine which software you would like to use for the post-
processing of the scanned image(s). 
•  Save to File:  The “Save to File” function enables you to conveniently 
scan documents or images, save them automatically to the destination 
file path with specified file name prefix and file format. 
•   E-mail:  The E-mail function lets you scan documents and images directly 
to your MAPI-based E-mail programs (which currently include Microsoft 
Outlook, Eudora, etc.) that have already been installed on your computer. 
Note: If you like to change to the MAPI-based E-mail system, please go 
to  IE>Tools> Internet Options… >Programs  tab>E-mail drop-down 
menu to choose destination E-mail program. 
•   Copy:  The Copy function allows you to scan images directly to the printer 
without saving them to your hard disk, making it ideal for getting a quick 
copy of a document or image. 
Note: The scanner and printer must be installed correctly in Windows for 
the Copy button to work properly. 
•   Imaging Processing:  The Imaging Processing Function allows you to 
scan the image directly to the image editing application you have defined. 
               Note:  You  are  recommended  to  add  image  editing  software  to  achieve  scanning efficiency and assure the DigiScan program work properly. 
How the post-processing works will depend on the application you have 
assigned for the new function, you may refer to the guide of more 
instructions. 
Save Setting 
Save - This setting is for saving the scanned image(s) to a specified folder for 
further management. Clicking the  Browse button to choose a destination folder, 
you may view, edit, or manage the scanned images later in a more efficient way. 
File Name Prefix  - The file name of the scanned images will be a combination of 
your own defined file name prefix and the four digits number issued by the system.  
						

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File Format  - Choose which file format you want the scanned image to be. The 
following file formats are available from the drop-down menu: 
•  JPG (JPEG)  - (Joint Photographic Experts Group) JPEG (pronounced 
jay-peg) is a format that is commonly used for color images displayed on 
the Internet. JPEG reduces the file size of an image by discarding some 
of the non-critical data of the image. JPEG retains all of the color 
information of an image and offers varying degrees of compression. 
•   TIF (Aldus Tiff)  - (Tagged Image File Format) is a widely-used 
bitmapped graphics file format developed by Aldus and Microsoft that 
handles monochrome, gray scale, and 8/24-bit color. 
•   PCX (Paintbrush)  - PCX is a popular bitmapped graphics file format that 
handles monochrome, and 2-, 4-, 8-, and 24-bit color. PCX uses Run 
Length Encoding (RLE) to achieve compression ratios of approximately 
1.1:1 to 1.5:1. RLE is best used with images that have large blocks of 
solid colors. 
•   BMP (Windows Bitmap)  - (Bitmap file - also known as a bump file) is a 
Windows and OS/2 bitmapped graphics file format. BMP is the Windows 
native bitmap format. BMP files provide formats for 2, 16, 256 or 16 
million colors (1-, 4-, 8-, and 24-bit color).   
Auto Processings 
Auto Crop  - Alternatively you may check the Auto Crop option to have the 
scanner program automatically identify the dimensions of the image you scanned 
and crop around the edges. The crop shape will be a square or rectangle and it 
will not trace the edges of oddly-shaped images. This command can be useful 
when scanning smaller images such as photographs. 
Auto Deskew  - Youll find this option useful when you find the scanned image 
slanted. Tick the box of this option and rescan the image; the DigiScan program 
will automatically straighten the skewed image(s). 
Descreen - applies filtering to images that contain moiré patterns (or 
herringbone). A moiré pattern is created from scanning pictures in magazines, or 
printed material that use color dithering. The descreen filter is not needed when 
scanning original photographs or black and white images and text, but is 
recommended when scanning any printed color graphics, such as a page from a 
magazine, in order to remove the unsightly interference patterns which may occur. 
Scanning Attributes 
Size  - enables you to alter the scan area. It is preferable to scan the exact area of 
the document or image so the file size is the smallest possible and there are no 
large blank areas on the page.   
						

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Mode – tells the scanner the type of document you are scanning. There are three 
settings to choose from:  •  Color  – scans the document in 24-bit, RGB color. This mode takes the 
longest time and uses the most memory but results in the highest quality 
images. 
•   Grayscale – scans images in black and white and can simulate 256 
different shades of gray using dithering. This mode is best used when 
color isn’t necessary for the scanned image since color images take so 
much time to scan and process, or when no color printer is available. 
Using this mode, even to scan color images, will result in high-quality black, 
white, and gray output (the color will automatically be converted to gray). 
•   Text  – is preferable when scanning text documents. It results in clear black 
and white documents suitable for printing and faxing. 
Resolution – is measures in dots per inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the 
more detailed the image, and the more memory and drive space the image will 
use. 
Brightness – This is amount of light that is concentrated onto a document while it 
is being scanned. Raising the brightness increases the amount of white in an 
image, making it appear more washed out. Lowering the brightness may help you 
read light or faint text. 
Contrast  – adjusts the tonal range of an image by lowering mid-tone values and 
increasing values for high and low tones. The higher the contrast, the sharper the 
image will be. The lower the contrast, the blurrier an image will be. 
Gamma – Use the slider to adjust the image gamma for the scanned image. 
Gamma values are primarily a measure for the color brightness. The larger the 
gamma value, the brighter the color becomes. Changing the image’s gamma 
value allows you to change the brightness of the colors IN THE IMAGE ITSELF. 
Printer 
This pull-down menu contains all the printers the have been installed in Windows. 
Simply click on the down-arrow at the right of the box and choose the printer you 
wish to use. (Only if you select the Copy from the Purpose drop-down menu, will 
the option be enabled.) 
If the printer you wish to use does not appear in the pull-down list pf printers, then 
it is not installed in Windows. To install a printer, click on the Windows START 
button; choose Settings and then Printers. In the window that opens, double-click 
on the Add New Printer icon and follow the instructions carefully. 
Scaling and Position 
The slider bar is used to reduce or enlarge the scanned image on the printed page. 
The reduce/enlarge value is displayed in a box to the right of the slider bar and denotes 
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scanned image to the printed twice as large as its size when scanned. A value of 50 
will reduce the size of the printed image by half, and so on. The slider bar can be 
moved by using the mouse or by using the arrow keys on your keyboard.  Fit-in  – This option is used to reduce or enlarge the scanned document or image 
to fit on the printer paper. Smaller images will be enlarged to fill the entire printed 
page and larger documents will be reduced to fit on the printed page. This option 
is most often used when scanning an A4-sized document and printing it on letter-
sized paper (or vice-versa). 
Center on Page – This function centers the scanned image on the printed page. 
Default 
Clicking this button resets the values of all settings of this function to their default 
values. The values of settings for the other scanning functions are not influenced. 
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Output Setting 
Purpose
 – list the OCR(s) and BCR that the scanner supports.  
File Format  – stands for the file style you prefer the scanned image(s) to be after 
transfer processing, and is supported by the software you have installed in your 
system. For example, you have to install Microsoft Word in your system before 
selecting *.doc file format. 
•  Acrobat Searchable PDF (Only for AS1300 Pro):  enables the page 
analysis (defining zones of graphics, tables, texts, artwork, space, etc. in 
the scanned document), OCR  process and PDF conversion, and then 
outputs the transferred result in texts searchable PDF document. 
Different from Acrobat PDF Image Function, this function can also 
produce a PDF converted image on the top of the searchable texts. 
When you document contains images and texts, you are recommended 
to choose this file format to get better transferred result. 
Note: PDF stands for Portable Document Format. 
•   Acrobat PDF-image: Text is not searchable in this searchable in this 
PDF file type. The entire page is saved as a picture, and OCR (Optical 
character recognition) has not been executed. 
•   Rich Text Format:  When this file format is chosen, the scan result may 
be output into *.rtf file after OCR process. You may review and edit the 
result in the word processor Microsoft Word. 
•   Note: Rich Text Format (RTF) is a file format that lets you exchange text 
files between different word processors in different operating systems.  
						

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•  Microsoft Word:  When this file is chosen, the scan result may be output 
into *.doc file after OCR process. You may review and edit the result in 
the word processor Microsoft Word. 
•   Note: Word document (.doc) is a common word processing application, 
for creating and editing texts document. 
•   HTML:  Choosing this file format may output the transfer result as *.htm 
file for your browsing in the Web browser, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer or 
Netscape’s Navigator. 
Save -  Clicking the Browse button to locate a destination folder for the scan or 
transfer results, and the file path will be shown in the Save section. 
Open after saving  - Save the result to the pointed file path and open with 
relevant software. 
Save to File - Save the result to the pointed file path. 
Send by e-mail  - Send the result to a MAPI-based e-mail program (i.e. Outlook, 
Eudora...etc) as attachment.  
Data Export - Export the BCR results as a record in the address book of MS 
Outlook Express, a piece of data in a user defined database in HotCard BizCard 
Finder, or a CSV file. (This option will be functioned under BCR by HotCard.) 
Language - This option allows you to set an appropriate language for the 
business card recognition. The language options include English/Chinese, 
European, Japanese and English. (This option will be functioned under BCR by 
HotCard.) 
OCR setting 
This option will not be functioned unless the OCR by Readiris. 
Create Bookmarks:  This feature may create bookmarks for the text windows, 
graphics and tables in Adobe Acrobat PDF files. 
Include Graphics:  This feature may include the graphics in auto formatted text 
files. 
Retain colors of text:  This feature may maintain the original colors of the text 
across the recognition. 
Deskew page:  If this checkbox is ticked, the DigiScan program will automatically 
straighten the skewed page(s) after scan. 
Merge lines into paragraphs:  This feature enables the automatic paragraph 
detection. (This option is unavailable for Adobe Acrobat files: PDF files always 
store text line by line.)  
						

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Advance… 
 
Retain scan resolution: Use the resolution you have set for scanning the 
originals. 
Reduce resolution to:  Reduce the resolution of the graphics included in the 
originals to a pointed value, but wont reduce that of the texts. 
JPEG Quality:  The better the quality is, the larger the file will be. 
Language Option 
In the Language Option section, you may turn on the “Numeric symbols 
recognition” function to scan tables with no texts or select an appropriate “Primary 
Language” for the originals. 
Numeric symbols recognition:  Tick this function to recognize tables of figures 
which contain no text. When you limit recognition to the numeric character set, the 
symbols 0 to 9, +, *, /, %, ,, ., (, ), -, =, $, £, ¥ and the € 
will be recognized. 
Primary Language:  This option allows you to set an appropriate primary 
language for the document recognition. Those language options cover all 
American and European languages.  
Secondary Language:  You may select up to 4 secondary languages to support 
the primary language you have selected. The secondary languages have to be the 
same language group with the primary language. 
Note: For more information about the supported languages recognition, please 
refer to relevant description in the Readiris on line help. 
Select Document Language 
This option will be functioned under OCR by Abbyy FineReader. 
Primary Language: This option allows you to set an appropriate primary 
language for the document recognition. Those language options cover all 
American and European languages.