Kodak ScanMate i900 Series User manual
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Scanning Setup Guide for the ISIS Driver
Contents Scan Validation Tool dialog box......................................................... 2
Configuring Image settings................................................................4
Main tab......................................................................................... 6
Layout tab...................................................................................... 8
Scan Area dialog box..................................................................... 9
Image Processing tab.................................................................. 10
Dropout tab.................................................................................. 12
Adjustments tab........................................................................... 13
Image Edge Fill tab...................................................................... 15
Blank Image Detection tab...........................................................16
Configuring Scanner settings...........................................................17
Scanner tab ................................................................................. 18
Multifeed Detection tab................................................................ 19
About tab ..................................................................................... 20
The Kodak ScanMate i900 Series Scanners provide the ability to
process scanned images to improve their quality by using image
processing features.
Image processing refers to features of the scanner that allow you to
automatically adjust each image that may improve the resulting images
(i.e., correcting any skew in the fed document, cutting the edges of the
image off to remove unneeded borders or cleaning up extraneous
“noise” on the image).
The information in this guide provides procedures for using the ISIS
Driver as well as descriptions of the features. The same features should
be available on the user interface of the scanning application you are
using.
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The Scan Validation
Tool dialog box The Scan Validation Tool (SVT) is a diagnostic application provided by
Kodak. The SVT user interface allows access to all the features of the
scanner and is a good way to verify that the scanner is working
properly. The Scan Validation Tool allows you to verify scanner
functionality using the ISIS Driver.
Toolbar buttons
Setup — displays the user interface for the selected driver.
Destination — allows you to select a directory to store scanned
images and their file names. This option is only available when
Save Images to Files is selected.
Start Scanning — scans the documents in the input tray.
Scan One Page — scans only one page.
Stop Scanning — ends the scan session.
License Key — displays the License Key window.
No Image Display mode — closes the Image Viewer window
(no images will be displayed).
One Image Display mode — displays one image at a time.
Two Image Display mode — displays two images at a time.
Four Image Display mode — displays four images at a time.
Eight Image Display mode — displays eight images at a time.
About — displays the version of the Scan Validation Tool.
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Save Images to Files — when selected, will save the images to the
specified directory.
Display Every ⎯enter the sampling rate of the images you want to
display while scanning. For example, to see every image, enter a value
of 1. To see every 10th image, enter a value of 10.
Total ⎯displays the total number of images scanned during the
current Scan Validation Tool session.
• To access the ISIS Driver double-click the Setup icon on the Scan
Validation Tool dialog box to access the main Kodak Scanner
window.
Last File ⎯displays the full path and file name for the last stored
image.
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Configuring Image
settings The main ISIS Driver window provides a set of default tabs for
configuring images. You can select each of these tabs and make any
choices necessary to meet your scanning needs.
This section describes the ISIS Driver default interface.
NOTE: The Image Mode selections are available with all of the Image
tabs (i.e., Main, Layout, Image Processing, etc.).
Image Mode — select one of the camera options:
•Camera —the selections in the Camera box list the available sides
(front and back) of an image where you can define individual image
processing values. Options include: Front Image #1, Front Image
#2, Back Image #1 and Back Image #2.
The Kodak Scanner drivers allow you to control the camera settings
independently. Some settings apply only to black and white images,
others apply to color/grayscale images.
•Mode — select one of the following modes:
-Black and White: if you want your electronic image to represent all
elements of your document in black and white.
-Grayscale: if you want your electronic image to have a range of
varying shades of gray from black to white.
-Color: if you want your electronic image to be in color.
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Buttons — the buttons on the bottom of the window apply to all tabs:
•Copy ⎯this function is only available when scanning two-sided
documents. The Copy button provides a convenient way to set up the
color, grayscale or black and white image settings on one side and
transfer them to the other. For example, if you highlight and set up
Front Image #1, you can use the Copy button to duplicate those
settings for Back Image #1.
•OK ⎯saves the values set on all tabs.
•Cancel ⎯closes the window without saving any changes.
•Help — displays on-line help about the options available on the
selected window.
•Default ⎯resets the values on all tabs to the factory defaults.
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Main tab The Main tab provides the following options.
Dots per inch (dpi) or resolution ⎯indicates the scanning resolution,
which largely determines the quality of the scanned image. The greater
the resolution, the better the reproduction. However, scanning at a
higher resolution also increases scanning time and file size.
Choose a resolution value from the drop-down list. The default is 200
dpi. Available resolutions are: 100, 150, 200, 240, 300, 400, 600 and
1200 dpi.
Cropping ⎯allows you to capture a portion of the document being
scanned. All cropping options can be used with color/grayscale and
black and white images. Front and Back cropping are independent,
however, for dual stream scanning, color/grayscale and black and white
cropping must be the same per side. Only one cropping option can be
assigned per image. Select one of the following options:
•Automatic: dynamically adjusts the cropping window for different
sizes based on the edges of the image.
•Aggressive: eliminates any residual black border on any image
edges. In order to achieve this, there is a possibility that a small
amount of image data from the edge of the document may be lost.
•Fixed to Transport: (used for batches of same-sized documents)
allows you to define the area to be imaged. Fixed to Transport
cropping is used in conjunction with paper size and page layout and
assumes you are center-feeding your documents. If you are not using
center feeding, you must select the Layout tab to define your scan
area. See the section entitled, “Layout tab” later in this guide for more
information.
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•Relative to Document: (zone processing): (used for batches of
same-sized documents) — zone processing is a floating fixed crop
window (the zone) located relative to the upper left corner of a
document. It allows you to select an area on the document to be
delivered in either color/grayscale or black and white format (a
separate window for both black and white and color/grayscale may
be defined). Different parameters may be selected for both the front
and back of the image.
This option may be used in conjunction with Automatic cropping
where a separate color/grayscale or black and white area to be
saved is desired. It is useful in applications where a photograph,
signature, embossment or seal appears in a consistent area for an
application (you may want that small area in color/grayscale and the
rest in black and white). To define a zone, select the Layout tab.
Binarization — these options work on grayscale images and outputs a
black and white electronic image. Their strength lies in the ability to
separate the foreground information from the background information
even when the background color or shading varies, and the foreground
information varies in color quality and darkness. Different types of
documents may be scanned using the same image processing
parameters and results in excellent scanned images.
•iThresholding: allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each
document to determine the optimal threshold value to produce the
highest quality image. This allows scanning of mixed document sets
with varying quality (i.e., faint text, shaded backgrounds, color
backgrounds) to be scanned using a single setting thus reducing the
need for document sorting. When using iThresholding, only Contrast
can be adjusted.
•Fixed Processing (FP): used for black and white and other high
contrast documents.
•Adaptive Thresholding (ATP): separates the foreground
information in an image (i.e., text, graphics, lines, etc.) from the
background information (i.e., white or non-white paper background).
Threshold — changes the amount of white in the color and grayscale
image. Use the slider to select a value from 0 to 255. The default is 90.
Contrast ⎯adjusts the difference between black and white, thereby
making an image sharper or softer.
The difference between black and white is small with a low contrast
setting, so the image is softer. With a high contrast setting, the
difference between black and white is large, so the image is clearer.
Select a contrast value from -50 to 50. The default is 0.
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Layout tab The Layout tab provides these options.
Page Size ⎯the default page size is set when a scanner is first
selected. You can choose a different page size using the drop-down
list. Page size should be set to the Scanner’s Maximum when using
the Automatic or Aggressive cropping option.
Image Orientation
•Portrait: displays the image orientation in the shape of a
conventional portrait, where height is greater than width.
•Landscape: displays the image orientation in the shape of a
conventional landscape painting, where width is greater than height.
Page Orientation — allows you to select the way you place your
documents in the scanner, Top edge first, Bottom edge first, Left
edge first or Right edge first.
Scan Area — displays the Scan Area dialog box. The Scan Area
options are only available for images when the cropping option is Fixed
to Transport or Relative to Document. See the next section, “Scan
Area dialog box” for more information.
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Scan Area dialog box The Scan Area dialog box allows you to define the amount of image
data which is returned to your PC.
NOTE: Select the side and image to be defined by highlighting Front
Image #1, Front Image #2, etc. based on the cropping option
(either Fixed to Transport or Relative to Document) selected
for each of these in the Main tab. The scan areas defined for all
camera selections are independent.
Page Size ⎯the default paper size is set when a scanner is selected.
You can choose a different paper size using the drop-down list.
NOTE: Page Size and Page Layout selections also appear on the
Layout tab. If you make a change on the Scan Area dialog box,
the same selections will be displayed on the Layout tab and vice
versa.
Page Layout
•Portrait: displays the image orientation in the shape of a
conventional portrait, where height is greater than width.
•Landscape: displays the image orientation in the shape of a
conventional landscape painting, where width is greater than height.
Area
•Snap ⎯enable this option to control the dimensions of the preview
area to fixed 1/8-inch increments. This option is not available in
Pixels mode.
•X: the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left-edge of the
scanning area.
•Y: the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the
scanning area.
•Width: the width of the scanning area.
•Height: the height of the scanning area.
Units — select whether you want the area to be defined in Pixels,
Inches or Centimeters.
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