I.R.I.S. IRISPen Executive 6 User Manual
Table of Contents
Copyrights........................................................................................................1
Chapter 1 Introducing the IRISPen...............................................................3
What is the IRISPen?............................................................................................3
How does it work?................................................................................................7
The steps to follow................................................................................................9
Chapter 2 Installation...................................................................................11
System requirements...........................................................................................11
Installing the IRISPen software ..........................................................................11
Installing the pen scanner....................................................................................14
Uninstalling the IRISPen software......................................................................16
How to get product support?...............................................................................16
How to register?..................................................................................................17
Chapter 3 Starting up...................................................................................19
Running the IRISPen..........................................................................................19
User interface......................................................................................................20
Calibrating the pen scanner.................................................................................23
Changing the user interface language .................................................................24
The Scan Test window........................................................................................25
Image adjustment................................................................................................28
The IRISPen Wizard...........................................................................................29
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Chapter 4 Basic settings............................................................................... 33
Reading options..................................................................................................33
Scan type ........................................................................................................33
Language ........................................................................................................35
Other...............................................................................................................36
Target..................................................................................................................37
Scanning mode....................................................................................................39
Chapter 5 Frequent commands.................................................................... 41
Pen Buttons .........................................................................................................41
Delimiters ...........................................................................................................43
Character subset..................................................................................................46
Barcodes .............................................................................................................48
Handprinting.......................................................................................................50
Speech synthesis.................................................................................................53
Beep Sound.........................................................................................................55
Chapter 6 Learn how to............................................................................... 57
Customize/save/reopen settings..........................................................................57
Read dot matrix text............................................................................................59
Read small print..................................................................................................60
Read numeric data...............................................................................................61
Read handprinting...............................................................................................62
Read barcodes.....................................................................................................64
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Scan multiple lines..............................................................................................67
Scan from right to left.........................................................................................68
Scan negative images..........................................................................................69
Scan vertical text (optional)................................................................................70
Define the symbol for unknown characters.........................................................72
Replace a character string...................................................................................72
Replace vertical lines..........................................................................................74
Program hotkeys.................................................................................................77
Index.............................................................................................................79
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Copyrights
Copyrights ©1993-2007 I.R.I.S. All Rights Reserved.
The IRISPen Mini, the IRISPen Express, the IRISPen Executive, the IRISPen
Translator software were designed and developed by I.R.I.S. OCR ("Optical
Character Recognition") and Linguistic technology by I.R.I.S.
I.R.I.S. detains the copyrights of the IRISPen Mini software, the IRISPen
Express software, the IRISPen Executive software, the IRISPen Translator
software, Read & Speak, the PBR ("Pen Bar Code Reading") technology, the
PCR ("Pen Character Recognition") technology, the PHR ("Pen Handprinting
Recognition") technology, the linguistic technology, the on-line help system
and this manual.
The I.R.I.S. logo, IRISPen, PBR, PCR, I.R.I.S. Linguistic Technology and
Read & Speak are trademarks of I.R.I.S.
All other products mentioned in this user's guide are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
CE and FCC conformity
The IRISPen was tested to comply with the EEC standards (EMC Directive
89/336/EEC amended by 92/31/EEC & 93/68/EC) as well as the FCC
Standards for Home or Office Use (47 CFR Part 15 regulation & ANSI
C63.4).
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NTRODUCING THE IRISPEN
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WHAT IS THE IRISPEN?
The IRISPen is a hand-held pen scanner and software that allows
you to scan data and instantly convert it into real editable text
with the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology of
I.R.I.S. The result is directly available in any Windows or Mac
application.
Major applications
You will use the IRISPen to scan and enter into your active
application any of the following:
- notes and short entries like addresses, phone numbers, etc.,
- figures and tables from checks, invoices, bank statements, etc.,
- excerpts of texts from books, magazines, newspapers, etc.,
- small graphics like signatures, logos, handwritten notes, etc.
Depending on the IRISPen version used, you will also able to read
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barcodes, handprinting, dot matrix text, scan multiple lines at a
time, or even read out or translate the scanned lines.
The IRISPen series
Here is the IRISPen series. Each version offers a different range of
functionalities.
- IRISPen Mini (+ Asian version)
- IRISPen Express (+ Asian version)*
- IRISPen Executive (+ Asian version)*
- IRISPen Translator
(*) Available for Windows and for Mac OS X.
IRISPen
Mini
Basic features Basic features Basic features Basic features
User interface in
15 languages
47 recognition
languages
+ 4 languages in
Asian version
(*)
Programmable
pen buttons: 4
possible
operations
(simple click
only)
Customizable
Save default
IRISPen Wizard IRISPen Wizard IRISPen Wizard
IRISPen
Express
User interface in
15 languages
121 recognition
languages
+ 4 languages in
Asian version
(*)
Programmable
pen buttons: 5
possible
operations
(simple click
only)
hotkeys
settings
IRISPen
Translator
User interface in
15 languages
121 recognition
languages
(**)
Programmable
pen buttons: 12
possible
operations
(simple and
double click)
Customizable
hotkeys
Save default
settings
IRISPen
Executive
User interface in
15 languages
121 recognition
languages
+ 4 languages in
Asian version (*)
Programmable
pen buttons: 13
possible
operations
(simple and
double click)
Customizable
hotkeys
Save default
settings
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Replace vertical
lines
Delimiters Delimiters
Multiline
Speech synthesis Speech synthesis
Image
Replace
Customizable
Reading of
Reading of
Reading of
Reading of
Replace vertical
lines
scanning
Replace vertical
lines
Multiline
scanning
adjustment
character string
character subset
handprinting
dotmatrix
barcodes
CMC7
Translation of
recognized data
(*) The Asian version of the IRISPen allows you to recognize 4 additional
languages: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
(**) No Asian version available.
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The pen scanner
The IRISPen is a pen scanner that has the size and shape of a
highlighter. It connects to your computer's USB port and does not
require any external power supply. The IRISPen is equipped with a
scanning head and a line guide, a roller, and two programmable
buttons.
The line guide is used to properly position the pen on the line to be
captured.
The roller enables to easily roll the pen onto the paper and acts as a
start switch.
The two pen buttons are programmable.
When you press the IRISPen onto a piece of paper, you turn it on,
and when you lift the IRISPen away, the scanning ends. A green
beam lights up the text area as you scan it.
The OCR technology
The IRISPen integrates the latest OCR (Optical Character
Recognition) engine developed by I.R.I.S. It is able to recognize
lines of text with top accuracy in up to 125 languages . All
American and European languages are supported, including
Central-European languages. Greek, Turkish, the Cyrillic
("Russian") and the Baltic languages and Hebrew are also
supported. Optionally, the IRISPen reads Asian documents in
Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.
The IRISPen reads virtually any font, in a wide variety of styles
and point sizes (from 8 to 20 points), as well as special characters,
reading marks, special symbols, and formatting elements such as
vertical lines separating table cells.
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
The IRISPen functions as a camera that sends an image to the
computer. The image is recognized by the recognition routines. The
"read" data is inserted in the target application.
To scan the data with the IRISPen, you must simply slide the pen
scanner over the line of text or area.
Operate as follows:
• Hold the IRISPen like a pencil and place it a few millimeters
before the first characters or data to be recognized. The pen
scanner must be positioned so that the text line to be read is right
in the center of the scanning head, directly under the guide
line.
! Yellow is the IRISPen's invisible color. It cannot be picked up
by the scanner. Do not scan any data printed in yellow.
Also see: Learn how to... Scan from right to left, Scan vertical
text (optional), Scan negative images.
Warning:
The pen scanning band is 0.41" (10.5mm.) high and covers in
many cases several lines of text. As the pen only picks the
"central" line within the scanning band, position the line to be
scanned properly.
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• Press the pen onto the paper and roll it over the text line at a
steady rate. Once pressed, the start switch is activated and the
data is illuminated by a green light.
Warning:
Make sure you hold the pen at the correct angle, otherwise the
data may not be scanned properly.
Correct position
Incorrect positions
• Once you have reached the end of the line, lift the IRISPen.
Make sure you lift it after the last character of the line.
! Do not scan a line longer than 12" (30.5 cm). The scanning
stops as soon as this line length is exceeded.
• Operate exactly the same way for the next line.
Also see: Learn how to... Scan multiple lines.
Tip:
Check the image you generate
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Use the Image Quality Check and the Scan Test windows (see: Starting
up, User interface) to check the quality of the images you produce and
improve your scanning skills.
Tip:
Train yourself with the testsheets
We recommend you use the testsheets provided with your IRISPen to
experiment and get acquainted with the pen scanner. The testsheets are
available as printed matter as well as in PDF format for possible reprint (the
testsheet.pdf file is automatically installed in the installation folder).
THE STEPS TO FOLLOW...
Here are the main guidelines to follow for using your IRISPen.
Detailed instructions are provided later in this manual . Use the
Table of Contents and the Index at the end of the manual to find the
needed information.
1. Define your settings in the IRISPen application
Before you start using the IRISPen, you must tune the software.
Depending on the type of data you intend to read - text, barcodes,
dot matrix text, etc. - and in which language, you must select the
appropriate basic settings and if necessary, fine-tune these settings
via the frequent commands.
See: Basic settings and Frequent commands. Also refer to the
section Learn how to... for more details.
2. Open the target application and position your cursor
Choose the application in which you want to insert the read data:
open your target document, spreadsheet, database, etc. Place your
cursor at the position where you want to insert the data.
You can choose the way the data must be transferred in the active
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application: either direct transfer or via the clipboard. See: Basic
settings, Target.
3. Take the original document and scan the data to be picked up
Get back to the document, magazine, etc. containing the data to be
transferred and scan the data with the pen scanner: simply slide
your pen over the text lines, images, etc. Scrupulously follow the
instructions given under: Introducing the IRISPen, How does it
work?. After each scan, the data instantly appears in the target
application.
Important tip:
Check the scanning quality
Check the quality of your first scans before you actually start with definitive
scanning. Use the Image Quality Check and the Scan Test windows (see:
Starting up, User interface) to judge the image quality and the recognition
results. If necessary, operate some image adjustments in the Scan Test
window..
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CHAPTER 2
NSTALLATION
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Here is the minimal system configuration required to use the
IRISPen:
• A Pentium-based Intel PC or compatible. A Pentium III-based
PC is recommended.
• 64 MB RAM.
• 100 MB of free hard disk space.
• The Windows Vista, XP or 2000 operating system.
• A free USB port to connect the IRISPen scanner.
• A Windows compatible sound card to use the Speech Synthesis
function of the IRISPen Executive. (For quality sound,
preference should be given to a 64-bit sound card. All Windows
compatible audio cards are supported).
INSTALLING THE IRISPEN SOFTWARE
The IRISPen package contains the pen scanner itself and a selfrunning CD-ROM containing the IRISPen software. You must
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install the IRISPen software before you install or connect the pen
scanner.
Caution:
Please install the IRISPen software before connecting the pen scanner!
To install the software:
• First start your computer and log onto Windows.
Caution: You must log on as administrator or make sure you
have the necessary administration rights to install the software.
• Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
Users of Windows Vista:
Click on Run menu.exe to install the program, then follow the
on-screen instructions.
Users of Windows XP and Windows 2000:
Simply wait for the installation program to start running. Should
the installation not begin to run automatically, run the menu.exe
file located on the CD-ROM.
• Click on "IRISPen" to start the installation of the IRISPen
(additional software products from I.R.I.S. are proposed for
evaluation: Readiris Pro and Cardiris LE).
• Choose the installation language and click OK.
• Accept the terms of the license agreement.
• Installation options are offered. Select the required options and
click on Next each time you are ready to get to the next screen.
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Dictionaries
Do install the dictionaries as this improves the OCR accuracy.
Adobe Reader
If necessary, install the Adobe Reader software, which is
required to access the software documentation (the user's guide
is available in PDF format).
Speech synthesis
Select the language for the speech synthesis.
Caution:
Users of Windows XP must ignore the following message and
click on Continue Anyway to continue the installation
procedure:
• Users of Windows Vista must confirm the installation of the
device software by clicking on Install.
• When the installation is complete, click on Finish, then remove
the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
The submenu I.R.I.S. Applications - IRISPen under the
Windows Programs menu is created automatically by the
installation program.
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The installation program also creates a shortcut for the IRISPen
application on the Windows desktop.
INSTALLING THE PEN SCANNER
Once the IRISPen software installation is complete, you can install
the pen scanner.
To install the pen scanner:
• Plug the pen scanner USB cable into a free USB port of your
computer. A message confirms that the device has been installed.
Caution:
Users of Windows XP, Service Pack 2: the wizard offers to
search for more recent drivers on the Internet. Select "No, not
this time".
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• Simply follow the on-screen instructions to install the IRISPen
driver. Click on Next each time you are ready to get to the next
screen.
• Select Install the software automatically (recommended).
Caution:
Users of Windows XP must ignore the following message and
click on Continue Anyway to continue the installation
procedure:
• When the installation is complete, click on Finish.
Tip:
Once the pen scanner has been installed (see above), it can be disconnected
then reconnected without having to reconfigure or reboot the PC. Users of
Windows XP should always reconnect the IRISPen on the same USB port,
otherwise the device driver must be reinstalled.
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UNINSTALLING THE IRISPEN SOFTWARE
There is only one correct way of uninstalling the IRISPen: by using
the Windows (un)install wizard. You are strongly recommended not
to uninstall the IRISPen or any of its software modules by manually
erasing the program files.
To uninstall the IRISPen:
• Exit the application and disconnect the USB connector of the pen
scanner.
• From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel and click
Add/Remove/Uninstall programs.
• Select the IRISPen from the list and click the
Uninstall/Change/Remove button to remove the software.
• Follow the on-screen instructions.
HOW TO GET PRODUCT SUPPORT?
If you have registered your product, you are entitled to free product
support. Contact I.R.I.S.:
Europe
- Hotline: 32-10-45 13 64 (working hours)
- Fax: 32-10-45 34 43
- support@irislink.com
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USA
- Hotline 1-561-921-0847 / 800-447-4744 (working hours)
- Fax: 1-561-921-0854
- support@irisusa.com
HOW TO REGISTER?
Don't forget to register your IRISPen! By doing so, you will:
- be kept informed of future product developments and related
I.R.I.S. products,
- be entitled to free product support
- be entitled to special offers on I.R.I.S. products
How to register?
Registration wizard
You can use the
Registration Wizard available from the Register
menu (main toolbar). Simply follow the on-screen instructions.
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Registration form
You may also directly access the registration form on the I.R.I.S.
Web site: http://www.irislink.com/register.
Telephone
Or register by phone:
- Europe: 32-10-45 13 64
- USA: 1-561-921-0847 / 800-447-4744
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TARTING UP
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RUNNING THE IRISPEN
To start the IRISPen:
• From the Windows Start menu, select All Programs, I.R.I.S.
Applications, then IRISPen, or click the application shortcut on
your desktop.
The IRISPen startup screen appears for a few seconds. It
displays the version and copyrights of the IR ISP e n so ftware.
Next, the IRISPen Application window and two additional
windows are displayed: the Image Quality Check window and
the Status window. The IRISPen icon appears in the
notification area of the Windows task bar.
When running the software for the first time, one more window
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automatically appears on top of the others, prompting the user to
calibrate the pen scanner.
• If you are running the software for the first time, calibrate the
pen scanner. See: Starting up, Calibrating the pen scanner.
USER INTERFACE
The user interface is composed of 3 windows: the Application
window, the Image Quality Check window, and the Status
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window. The IRISPen icon appears in the Windows task bar and
confirms that the application is running.
The Application window
The Application window is the IRISPen's main window. It contains
a menu bar that gives access to all software commands, a toolbar
for quick access to all frequent commands, and the a window pane
containing the basic settings.
The window can be minimized with a click on the Minimize button
or on the OK button. To reopen it, simply double-click or rightclick on the Status window, or use the IRISPen icon on the
Windows task bar (see below).
The Image Quality Check window
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