Xerox Documate 3640 User Guide

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Scanning
Some features described herein may not be available for the current scanner. Please disregard any 
information about features that you do not see in the interface for your scanner.
Note: 
Visioneer Acuity must be installed for the image  processing options, described in this document, 
to be available in the interface for your scanner. Only  features that are appropriate for your scanner will 
be enabled after Visioneer Acuity is installed. Vi sioneer...

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Yo u  c a n  a l s o  c l i c k  o n  t h e  Preview
 button to open the preview dialogue  for you to scan a preview image 
and set custom scan regions.
Note:  You can lock or unlock the scanner’s interface from the driver configuration options for your 
scanner. The instructions for changing this setting are in the  Driver Settings section of this guide. If you 
are unable to change this setting the option may have  been set by your system administrator. Please...

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Using the Preview Window
Clicking the Preview button will display the preview window for the scanner interface. Use the preview 
option if you want to scan and display a sample im
age that reflects the current settings in the main 
interface. After the preview is displayed, you can then adjust the settings in the main interface until 
you are happy with how the sample image looks. The preview window is also where you can define 
custom scan regions. Please refer to...

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4. Click 
Show main UI  to bring the main scanner interface in  front of the preview window for you to 
adjust the scan settings. 
There are some settings in the main interface, such as brightness and contrast, which will 
immediately update the preview image after you adjust the setting. Other settings, such as 
changing from color scanning to black and white scanning, will not automatically update the 
sample image.
If you select any of the document image...

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When you scan, any settings you adjusted are automatically saved to the 
Last used settings preset.  
These settings are not retained in a preset until you click  Save in the main interface to save the settings 
to the current preset, or save them to a new preset using the  Save as dialogue.  If you select a different 
preset from the Presets  list before scanning, the changes you made will be discarded.
Scan Regions
You can use the preview window to create custom...

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5. Move or resize region 1 until the sample image area you want is within the scan region. 
Resize the region by clicking on one edge of th e region outline and dragging the mouse. Move the 
region by clicking in the region then  dragging the mouse. Please refer to  Move, Resize, or Delete 
Regions  for detailed instructions.
6. Create additional scan regions as needed by clicking anywhere in the sample image, hold your  mouse button down, and then drag your mouse...

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8. In the main scanner interface click 
Save to save the regions to the current preset, or save them to 
a new preset using the  Save as dialogue.
The  Summary  area in the main interface will indicate when custom regions have been defined in 
the preview window. Click on  View or modify custom regions  in the summary area to display the 
preview window.
9. Click  Scan in the main interface to scan using the custom regions.
10. When scanning is finished, one image...

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Move, Resize, or Delete Regions
Moving regions
 – to move a region, place your mouse curs or over the region you want to move. The 
region will highlight indicating that it is the acti ve region under the mouse cursor. Click on the region 
and drag the mouse to move the region.
Resizing regions  – to resize a region, place your mouse cursor over the edge of the region outline. The 
cursor will change to a dual directional arrow. Click on the line and drag the mouse...

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Deleting regions
 – to delete a region, place your mouse curs or over the region you want to delete. The 
region will highlight indicating it is the active re gion under the mouse cursor. Right-click on the region 
and select the delete option from the menu.
Move, Resize, or Delete a Blocked Region
If there is a region you cannot move or resize becaus e another region is in the way, you can temporarily 
move that region behind the other regions. Right-cl ick on the...

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Make this the first region
 – select this option to set the regi on number to 1. This option is not 
available if the region you right-clicked on is already  at position 1. After selecting this option, all other 
regions will have their number update automatically as appropriate. 
Make this region a lower number  – select this option to move the region number up one in the 
processing order. This option is not available if the  region you right-clicked on is already...