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Environmental Settings
To configure the environmental settings of CaptureOnTouch, open 
the [Environmental settings] dialog box.
Click    (CaptureOnTouch icon) in the taskbar, and select 
[Environmental settings] from the menu.
The following describes the setting items of each tab displayed in the 
[Environmental settings] dialog box.
[Basic settings] Tab
On the [Basic settings] tab, configure the following settings.
Launch method setting
By default, CaptureOnTouch becomes resident in the system when you 
start your computer. Clear the [Make CaptureOnTouch resident] check box 
to not make CaptureOnTouch resident in the system.
Display
Select the [CaptureOnTouch appear s when the scanner is connected] 
checkbox to open the main screen of  CaptureOnTouch automatically 
when the scanner is connected to the computer. This setting is only  enabled when CaptureOnTouch is running (or resident in the system).
When this setting is enabled, the [Do not display the main screen when 
the scan is started with the scanner button] setting is disabled.
If the [Do not display the main screen when the scan is started with the 
scanner button] check box is selected, the main screen of 
CaptureOnTouch is not displayed w
hen the Scanning Shortcut scanning is 
started by pressing the scanners Start button. However, dialogs and error 
messages during scanning and t he pop-up screen when the scan is 
completed will be displayed.
When this setting is enabled, the [Enab le additional scan] and [Edit after 
scanning] check boxes on the Edit Scanning Shortcut settings screen are 
disabled.
Back Up / Restore
Use the [Back Up] and [Restore] buttons to back up the configuration file 
(settings, registered jobs, etc.) of CaptureOnTouch and restore the 
settings from the backup data.
[Back Up] button
Back up the settings of CaptureOnTouch  to a backup file (*.cot). You can 
store the initial settings of CaptureOnTouch by performing a backup before 
you first use CaptureOnTouch.
[Restore] button
Restore the settings from the backup file.
When using multiple computers, you can back up the environmental 
settings of one computer and then perform a restore on the other 
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[Plugin] Tab
On the [Plugin] tab, confirm the plugins that have been added to 
CaptureOnTouch.
[Setting] button
Displays the detailed information on the selected plugins.
[Enable] [Disable] button
This button is used to toggle between Enable/Disable modes for the plugin 
selected from the plugin list.
If you click the [Disable] button, the following dialog is displayed.
[Maintenance] Tab
On the [Maintenance] tab, you can configure the log settings for the 
maintenance of CaptureOnTouch and initialize the settings.
Log settings
The Log file settings screen opens when you click the [Settings] button.
Select the type of log file.
If you click the [Execute] button, the [Save File] dialog is displayed.
The operation slows down if you select [Full] for [Log file type].
This button may not be displayed for some plugins. 
						

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[Initialize]
A confirmation dialog box appears when you click the [Initialize] button.
All CaptureOnTouch data are deleted and returned to the default settings.
Click [Preferences] from the [CaptureOnTouch P-xxx] menu while the 
main screen of CaptureOnTouch is displayed.
The following describes the setting items of each tab displayed in the 
[Environmental Settings] dialog box.
[Basic settings] Tab
On the [Basic settings] tab, configure the following settings.
Launch method setting
By default, CaptureOnTouch becomes re sident in the system when you 
start your computer. Clear the [Make CaptureOnTouch resident] check box 
to not make CaptureOnTouch resident in the system.
Display setting for wh en scanner connected
Select the [Launch CaptureOnTouch when scanner is connected] 
checkbox to open the main screen of CaptureOnTouch automatically 
when the scanner is connected to the computer. This setting is only 
enabled when CaptureOnTouch is running (or resident in the system).
Back Up / Restore
Use the [Back Up] and [Restore] buttons to back up the configuration file 
(settings, registered jobs, etc.) of CaptureOnTouch and restore the 
settings from the backup data.
[Back Up] button
Back up the settings of CaptureOnTouch to a backup file (*.plist). You can 
store the initial settings of CaptureOnTouch by performing a backup before 
you first use CaptureOnTouch.
[Restore] button
Restore the settings from the backup file.
When using multiple computers, you can back up the environmental 
settings of one computer and then perform a restore on the other 
computers so that all of the computers have the same settings. 
						

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[Plugin] Tab
On the [Plugin] tab, confirm the plugins that have been added to 
CaptureOnTouch.
Deleting plugins
Click the [Delete] button to delete a plugin selected in the list.
[Maintenance]Tab
On the [Maintenance] tab, configure the following settings.
[Initialize]
Return all settings to their default condition. 
						

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Chapter 8 Setting the Scanner Driver
When you scan a document in an ISIS compatible or TWAIN compatible 
application (CaptureOnTouch, etc.), open the scanner driver and configure 
the scanning conditions and other settings.
This section describes the configuration and functions of the scanner 
driver.
Configuration and Functions of the Scanner Driver ....................... 64
Driver Dialog Box ......................................................................... 64
Scan Panel .................................................................................... 67
Setting Basic Scanning Conditions .................................................. 68
Function Restrictions Depending on Mode Setting ........................ 71
Configuration and Fun ctions of the Scanner 
Driver
Driver Dialog Box
The scanner driver consists of the following tabs.
[Basic] Tab
For details on the setting screen, see the Help of the scanner 
driver. Click the [Help] button of the driver to display help related to 
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Configure basic scanning conditions such as the mode, page size, 
resolution, and scanning side.
In addition, you can click the [Area] button and specify the area to be 
scanned.
[Brightness] Tab
Adjust the brightness and contrast of scanned images.
In addition, you can also click [Gamma] and set the gamma correction 
value for scanned images.
[Image processing] Tab
Set the processing method for scanned images.
Depending on the ISIS compatible application, the application may 
have its own screen for setting scanning conditions. If the scanner 
driver is opened in such an application, setting items related to the 
functions provided by the scanner driver other than scanning 
conditions will be displayed on the [Basic] tab.
 Gamma correction is set when the color tone of the scanned 
image is different from that of the image displayed on the 
monitor.
 For information on your monitors gamma value, see the 
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[Feeding] Tab
Specify scanner operations related to document feeding.
[Others] Tab
Configure settings for specialized scanning and image processing. When the scanner driver is opened from
 CaptureOnTouch, the following 
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When you access the Advanced Settings screen from some 
applications, the Advanced Settings screen may allow you to switch 
between Simple mode and Advanced mode as shown below.
Configuration and Functions of the Scanner 
Driver
Scan Panel
Scan Panel
Scan Panel is software for controlli ng scanning operations such as feeding 
documents and stopping scanning when scanning multiple documents 
one after the other.
Scan Panel runs when [Feeding Option] is set to [Panel-Feeding] or 
[Automatic Feeding] in the settings dialog box of the scanner driver. In this 
case, the Scan Panel appears when you are not scanning and the scanner 
enters the wait state.
  
If you place the next document and then click the Start button in Scan 
Panel, scanning of the placed document starts.
You can stop scanning part way through by clicking the [STOP] button of 
Scan Panel.
If you click [More] in the settings sc reen of the scanner driver and then set 
[Feeding Option] to [Panel-Feeding] or  [Automatic Feeding] in the dialog 
box which appears, Scan Panel appears when the scanner starts.
When you access the settings screen of the scanner driver from a 
TWAIN compatible application, you can switch the settings screen 
between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode screens shown below.
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When scanning of the first document finishes, Scan Panel appears and 
the scanner enters the wait state. If you place the next document and then 
click [Continue scanning], scanning  of the placed document starts.
You can stop scanning part way through by clicking [Finish].Setting Basic  Scanning Conditions
This section provides an overview of the basic setting items that are 
the minimum requirements when configuring the scanner settings.
Confirming Basic Conditions for Scanning
When you scan a document, make sure you confirm the [Color mode], 
[Page Size], [Dots per inch], and [Scanni ng Side] basic conditions in the 
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Color mode
Select the scanning mode.
[Advanced Text Enhancement II] remove or process the background 
color and background surrounding text to enhance the text for easy 
reading. When [Advanced Text Enhanc ement II] is selected, you can 
make the text in scanned images  easier to read by adjusting the 
contrast on the [Brightness] tab.
 [Detect automatically] detects whether the document is in color, 
grayscale, or black and white. You can configure advanced settings 
related to the detection method by clicking [Setting]. For details, see 
the Help.
Page Size
Select the page size that matches the document to be scanned.
If [Match original size] is selected, the edges of the document are detected 
and images that match the size of the document are saved.Further, 
[Trimming] in the [Image processing] tab is enabled only when [Match 
original size] is selected.
Dots per inch
Select the scanning resolution.
Higher resolutions provide  clearer images but result in larger file sizes and 
slower scanning.
When [Detect automatically] is spec ified, the resolution is detected 
automatically from the content printed in the document.
Scanning Side
Select which of the sides of the document to scan.
If the scanning side is set to [Skip blank page], the images of blank pages 
are deleted when images are saved.
Confirming Basic Conditions for Scanning
When you scan a document, make sure you confirm the [Color mode], 
[Dots per inch], [Page Size], and [Scanning Side] basic conditions in the 
settings screen of the scanner driver.