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Copyright Copyrigh t © 2000 Ko fax Image Pro ducts. All Ri ghts Re served. Printe d in the USA. Copyrigh t © 2000 Ricoh Corporation. Al l Rights R eserved. The informatio n co ntained in this d ocu ment is the property of Kofax Image Pr oducts. Neither receipt nor posses sion hereof c onfers or tran sfers any rig ht t o reproduce or disc lose any[...]

Getting Star ted i Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... ............................... 1 Product Overview............................................................................................................... .................. 1 VRS Produc[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide ii Kofax Image Produ cts Using the Profiles Tab ......................................................................................................... ............... 31 Using the Options Tab .......................................................................................................... ............. 33 VRS R[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 1 Introduction This guide gives you i nstructions f or installin g the hardware a nd software compo nent s of VirtualReScan (VRS). Product Overv iew VRS makes high-volume scanning easier and more cost-effective than ever. With automatic detection of poor i ma ge quality, VRS per f orms aut omatic ima [...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 2 Kofax Image Produ cts VRS Product Package Your VRS product package includes the following items: • VRS installa tio n CD • Scanner cable • VirtualReSca n Get ting Started Guid e System Requirements Be sure that your PC and scanner meet the following requirements: PC • Penti um II class PC with a 200 Mhz pro cesso[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 3 Installation This section explains how to install the hardware and software required to run VRS. The installatio n process consist s of three basic steps: 1 Install the VRS s oftware on your PC. 2 Install the Adrena line Ha rdware Accelerator in your PC. 3 Attach the scanner to y our PC. Step 1. Ins[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 4 Kofax Image Produ cts 4 Click Next to open the next V irtualReScan Setup d ialog box, similar to F igure 3. Verify that VirtualReSca n is selected , a long with the correct i nstallatio n f older. The d ef ault folder is C:Program F iles Kofax Imgc tls. If desired, use the Bro wse button to se lect another i nstallat [...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 5 Step 2. Install the A drenaline Hard ware A ccelerator This section expla in s how to instal l the A drenaline Ha rd wa re Accelerator. Note: To run VirtualReSca n succes sfully, you need to in stall onl y the software provided o n the VRS installa tion CD. Do no t install the soft ware provided on [...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 6 Kofax Image Produ cts Connect PC to Scanner Make sure sw itch 4 is do wn. NOTE: Verify that the Dip Sw itches at th e back of the “Scann er Control Unit” are in t he configuratio n illustrated belo w. Configure the Acceler ator - Windows 95 After installing the Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator, power on your PC. Windo[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 7 Configure the Accelera tor - Windows NT After successful insta llation of the software, a n item for the Kofax Co nfiguration M a nager utility is added to your W indows|Co ntrol Panel fo lder. ! To configure your Adre naline Hardware A ccelerator under Windows NT 1 Select S ettings|Co ntrol Pane l|[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 8 Kofax Image Produ cts Step 3. A ttach Your Scanner When you remove the cable from your product package, notice that one connector is marked Kofax a nd the other is marked Sca nner . The Kofax connector attaches to the PC, and the Scanner connec t or attaches t o the sca nner. ! To co nnect th e scanner t o your PC 1 Atta[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 9 Starting VirtualReScan Once the installa tio n is complete, a c tiva te VRS by selecting the Virtual ReSca n Source from your scanning a pplicati on. Once y ou select t he so urce, the VRS icon appe ars on the Windo ws ta skbar to si gnal th at VRS is act ive. Note: During the VRS insta l lation pro[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 10 Kofax Image Produ cts Opening the VRS Menu You can ope n the VRS me nu to conf igure exc eption con d ition pa rameters, preview and upd ate image proper tie s, selec t a profile or operating mode, or t o reset the A drenali ne Hard ware Accelerator in your PC. ! To open the VRS menu 1 From the Wi ndows taskba r, rig ht[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 11 2. Select Ricoh VirtualReSc an Source Calibration from pull-down menu, then c lick on OK 3. Select Source, Pr operties 4. Verify that the settings a re as follows, AD F, 200DPI, Maxim um Page Si ze, Duplex, cli ck on OK 5. Place th e 12”by 12” Cali bration Sheet in ADF. The Docu me nt Guid es s[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 12 Kofax Image Produ cts 6. If Calibration is successf ul, the disp lay windows will be visible as in the example to the right. 7. Select Source, Scanner from the pull-down menu in preparation for an ADF s can. 8. A Window wi ll d isplay statin g that the source is already in use, clic k on Yes to cha nge. 9. Select Ricoh [...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 13 10. Engine Load Wind ow will d i splay and disappear when s uccessf ully load ed . VRS Menu Commands The VRS me nu consi sts of the f ollowing c omma nds: Preview Use thi s command t o open a sam ple imag e, so that y ou can tes t image pro perty setting s. Fo r more i nf ormati on, see t he secti [...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 14 Kofax Image Produ cts Defining Exception Condi tions Before scanning, set up pa ra meters that define yo ur require ments for image quality and exception handling. To set the pa rameter s, ope n the V RS Admi nistr ation Ut i lity dia log box by selecting the Conf ig ure command fro m the VRS menu. The VRS Admi nis trat[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 15 Selecting the T hreshold The thres hold defi nes the "ma r gin of error" tha t VRS tole r ates for br ig htness, contra st, missing corners and blank pa ges. VRS intercepts any ima ge with values that f a ll outside the margi n of error. VRS handles t he image a c c ording t o the acti on[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 16 Kofax Image Produ cts Note: You may need to a d jus t the Blank Page thres hold setting accordi ng to the color of t he document. For examp le, a threshold that s uccessfully detects a w hite blank page ma y n ot detect a dark green blank page. If you p lan to scan col ored documents, it is a good idea to scan a sa mple[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 17 Table 2. Error Ty pes Error Description Paper Jam Paper jam occurs in the scanner paper path. Out of Paper* No paper is available to scan. Cover Open Scanner cov er is not c losed secu rely. No Power Power is off, or powe r cable connection is loose. Cable D i sconn ect Scann er cabl e is not atta [...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 18 Kofax Image Produ cts Table 3. Action Types Action Type Description Return Erro r Pass er ror (withou t the image ) to t he host applic ation. Ignore Error Accept image "as is," pass it to the h ost applicat ion, and resume t he scanning se ssion. Interve ntion Open the Auto Resolve Man ager in manua l mode. A[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 19 Using the Auto Resolve Manager VRS opens the Auto Resolve Manager dialog box for each occurrence of an exception condition with an Actio n type of In tervention or A uto Resolve, as defined in t he VRS Adminis tration Utility dialog bo x. The Auto Res olve Manager gives you a ra nge of excepti on h[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 20 Kofax Image Produ cts Selecting a Mode The Mode menu options control the conditions under which the VRS user interface opens for image inspection a nd interactive updates. Figure 15. Mode M enu By selecting the Mode command from the VRS menu, you can request that the VRS user interface display under t he followi ng c on[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 21 Updating Image Properti es While scanning, yo u can use VRS t o apply prop erty changes to images t hat are in tercepted as exceptions. To update an exception image, use the VRS Interactive Properties dialog box to apply property changes to the image shown in the VRS Viewer. The VRS Interactive Pro[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 22 Kofax Image Produ cts Using the VRS V iewer The VRS Viewer displays scanned images for your inspection. The purpose of the Viewer is to show yo u what an imag e looks l ike when i t scans, an d to refres h the imag e as you appl y property changes. Note: To ensure that the VRS Viewer refreshes images as quickly as possi[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 23 Using the VRS Interact ive Prope rties Dialog Box The VRS Inte r a ctive Propertie s dialog b ox consi sts of seve n ta bs, includin g four with options f or dynamicall y a djusting ima ge pro perties as you scan. The tabs a re shown i n Figure 18. Figure 18. VRS Intera ctive Pro perties Dialog Box[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 24 Kofax Image Produ cts Options Use this tab to activate optional features, suc h as Automat ic Des kew, Image Crop, Accele r ated S c anning, and VRS Refr esh. For de ta ils, see the secti on Using the Opti ons Tab on page 33. Analysis Use this tab to view a summary of the property settings for the most recently scan ned[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 25 Using the Clarity Tab The Clarity tab prov ides options to adj ust the contrast, brigh tness, and gamma correction for an image. Contrast relates to the range of the lightest and darkest shades in an image. Brightness relates to the intensity ( or density) of the gra y shades in an ima ge. Ga mma r[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 26 Kofax Image Produ cts Blue Re c t angle This box show s you the region of acceptable Brightne ss and Contra st values. The box is centered around the ba seline se t tings for B rightne ss and Co ntr ast, with t he border s representin g the Bri ghtness a nd C ontrast t hreshold values f rom the VRS A dmini stration Util[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 27 Using the Noise T ab The Noise tab gives you a set of filters that enhance image quality and remove excessive speckling. As you adjust the Noise settin gs, the effects are applied to the image in the VRS Viewer window. You can fine-tune the settings until t he image appearance meets your quality st[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 28 Kofax Image Produ cts 4 Use the Speckle Removal Slider to remove unwanted black dots. a Move the slider toward S mall if removal of sma l l dots will ach ieve the d e sired i mage quality. b Move the slider toward M edium if removal of s mall and medi um d ot s will achieve the desired image quality. c Move the slider t[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 29 Using the Skew Tab The Skew tab gives you settings to straig hten an image that appears to be skewed, or crooked, in the VRS Viewer. To straighten an image, you rotate it up to 45 degrees clockwise, or counter- clockwise. Use the movable angle control arm to rotate the image. If necessary, you can [...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 30 Kofax Image Produ cts ! To ch ange the Skew tab sett ings 1 From the VRS Interactive Properties dialog box, select the Skew tab. 2 Adjust the movable a ngle control a rm until the ima ge is s traight: a Use the mouse to select the vertical arm. When selected, the pointer changes to a hand icon. b Move the arm counter-cl[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 31 Using the Profiles Tab The Profile s tab helps you se t up and ma na ge VRS ima ge property pr of iles. Ea ch profile i s a user- defined combina ti on of settin gs f or the Clarity, Noise, a nd Opt ions tabs. You ca n esta blish multiple prof iles to ac c o mmoda te differ e nt sc anning s ituatio[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 32 Kofax Image Produ cts Table 4. Invalid Ch aracters for Profile N ames Character Description Character Description : Colon ' Single quotation ; Semicolon " Double quotation Backslash > Greater tha n / Slash < Less than |P i p e ^ C a r e t & Ampersand . Period ?Q u e s t i o n m a r k ! To ch ange t[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 33 Using the Options Tab The Options tab selecti ons supp ort a utomatic adjust ments, accelerated sca nning and ima ge refre sh, a nd assignme nt of opti mal (or "in telligent" ) values for br i ghtness a nd contr a st. When you select a function fr om t he Options ta b, it remains in eff e[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 34 Kofax Image Produ cts Acceler ated Scann ing While high resol ution settin gs have a positive i mpact on image quality, they ca n s low down the scanning pr ocess. Wit h Acce le rated S canning in e f fect, VRS a chieves t he quality of a high resolution image without compr omising speed. To maintai n speed, VRS scans t[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 35 Using the Analy sis Tab Use the Analysis tab to view a summary of the properties for the current image in the VRS Viewer. The summary reflects the properties at the time VRS scans the image. With the exception of the Speckle Count, n one of the Analysis ta b i nformation i s upd a ted as you apply [...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 36 Kofax Image Produ cts Using the About Tab The About Ta b lists the VRS version i nforma tion, alon g with the mailing a d dress, tele ph one and fax numbers, web site a ddress, and e-ma il address for Kofa x Ima ge Products. F or direct access to the Internet, you can d o the following: • Click the VRS Onli ne butt on[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 37 Previe wing Images The preview process give s you an opportu nity to test image propert y setti ngs to meet qua lity standards. U se the Preview fe a ture to test propert y setti ngs before you sca n a batch of documents, or t o adjust the sett ings in between ba tc hes. When you select Preview, VR[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 38 Kofax Image Produ cts Resetting VRS The Reset command reloads the default configuration for th e Adrenaline Hardware Accelerator in your PC. You shou ld use the Reset func tion only if a n authorized me mber of the Kofa x technical support staff instruct s you to do so. ! To reset the VR S configurat ion 1 From the Wi n[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 39 Technical Suppor t For assist a nce with Virt ualReS c a n, conta c t the Kofa x technica l support sta f f, as show n below. Before c onta cting the te c hnica l supp ort staf f , please ha ve the followi ng informa t ion av a ilable: • Version of VRS you are usin g • Type of h ardware you are[...]

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VRS Getting Started Guide Kofax Image Produ cts 1 Index A Abort bu tton, 1 9 About tab, 36 Acce lerated scann ing, 2 4, 34 DPI sett ings for, 34 Action ty pes Auto Resolve , 18 Ignore Error , 18 Interacti ve, 1 8 Interv e ntion , 18 Retu rn Error, 18 Adrenaline H ardware Ac celerato r compat ibility, 5 configuring for W indo ws 95, 6 configuring fo[...]

VRS Getting Started Guide 2 Kofax Image Produ cts N No Power er ror, 17 Noise ta b, 27 O Optio n s tab, 33 accelerat ed scanni ng, 3 4 automat ic bright ness adjust ment, 3 4 autom atic co ntrast adju stment , 34 automa tic des kew, 33 automa tic ref r esh, 34 image crop, 3 3 Out of Paper er ror, 17 P Paper Jam e rror, 17 Preview comma nd, 13 Previ[...]

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