This product has been designed and manufactured on the assumption that it will be used in
office, personal, domestic, regular industrial, and general-purpose applications. It has not
been designed and manufactured for use in applications (simply called "high-safety
applications" from here on) that directly involve danger to life and health when a high degree
of safety is required, for example, in the control of nuclear reactions at nuclear power
facilities, automatic flight control of aircraft, air traffic control, operation control in mass-
transport systems, medical equipment for sustaining life, and missile firing control in
weapons systems, and when provisionally the safety in question is not ensured. The user
should use this product with adopting measures for ensuring safety in such high-safety
applications. PFU LIMITED assumes no liability whatsoever for damages arising from use of
this product by the user in high-safety applications, and for any claims or compensation for
damages by the user or a third party.
Introduction
Manuals
When using CardMinder, read the following manuals as needed.
ManualDescriptionReference Method
ScanSnap
Operator's Guide
CardMinder
User's Guide
(this manual)
CardMinder HelpRead this Help file when questions or
ScanSnap
Online Update Help
Read this manual for information about
basic operations of ScanSnap,
software installation, scanning
methods, various settings, and
handling of the ScanSnap.
Read this manual when you need more
information in general, on product
features and operating environment.
problems regarding operations (e.g.
when setting items) arise.
This provides an explanation for every
operation, window and message.
Read this Help file when questions or
problems regarding operations arise.
This provides an explanation for every
operation, window and message.
From the sidebar in Finder, select
[Applications] → [ScanSnap] →
[Manual], and then double-click
[Operator's Guide].
From the sidebar in Finder, select
[Applications] → [CardMinder] →
[Manual], and then double-click [User's
Guide].
For information on how to open the
Help, refer to "1.3 Starting Up and
Exiting" (page 11).
z Click the help button () of the
ScanSnap online update.
z On the menu bar, select [Help] →
[ScanSnap Online Update Help].
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Structure of This Manual
This manual consists of the following:
Chapter 1 CardMinder Overview
This chapter provides an overview of CardMinder's features and describes how to start up
and exit CardMinder.
Chapter 2 How to Use CardMinder
This chapter describes the basic operations of CardMinder.
Appendix A Installing and Uninstalling
This appendix describes system requirements and how to install and uninstall CardMinder.
To learn the basic functions of CardMinder, reading from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2 in this
order is recommended.
For details about CardMinder operations, windows, and error messages and their solutions,
refer to the CardMinder Help.
Introduction
Arrow Symbols in This Manual
Right-arrow symbols (→) are used to connect icons or menu options you should select in
succession.
Example: Click [Applications] → [CardMinder].
Screen Examples in This Manual
The screen examples used in this manual are subject to change without notice in the
interest of product improvement.
The screen examples used in this manual are of Mac OS X v10.7.
The actual windows and operations may differ depending on the operating system. If the
actual screen differs from the screen examples in this manual, operate by following the
actual displayed screen.
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Abbreviations Used in This Manual
The following abbreviations are used in this manual.
Abbreviation UsedName
Mac OSOS X v10.8, Mac OS X v10.7 and Mac OS X v10.6