Iris IRISPEN EXECUTIVE 6-MAC User Manual

Table of Contents

Copyrights......................................................................................................... 1

Chapter 1 Introducing the IRISPen.....................................................3

What is the IRISPen? ...................................................................................3

How does it work?........................................................................................5

The steps to follow.......................................................................................8

Chapter 2 Installation.........................................................................11

System requirements..................................................................................11

Installing the IRISPen for Mac OS X.........................................................11

How to get product support? ......................................................................12

How to register?.........................................................................................13

Chapter 3 Starting up ......................................................................... 15

The application windows............................................................................15

Calibrating the pen scanner........................................................................17

Chapter 4 Basic parameters...............................................................19

Selecting the reading mode ........................................................................19

Selecting the language................................................................................22

Choosing the output target..........................................................................24

Programming the pen buttons (single and double click).............................26

Setting the text alignment...........................................................................28

Defining the output character set................................................................30

Fine-tuning the barcode reading.................................................................32

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Enabling speech synthesis..........................................................................34

Adjusting the image....................................................................................35

Chapter 5 Additional options.............................................................39

Ending sound..............................................................................................39

Left-handed scanning.................................................................................40

Vertical text (optional)...............................................................................41

Negative image...........................................................................................42

Multiple lines .............................................................................................43

Small print..................................................................................................44

Unknown symbol .......................................................................................45

Character conversion.................................................................................. 45

Table frame conversion..............................................................................47

Chapter 6 Saving settings....................................................................49

Save/open/restore settings..........................................................................49

Index.....................................................................................................51

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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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CHAPTER 1

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.

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.

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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.

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

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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: Additional options: Left-handed scanning, Vertical
text (optional), Negative image.

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.

• 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.

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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: Additional options: Multiple lines.

Tip:
Check the image you generate

Use the Scan window (see: Starting up: The application windows) 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).

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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 parameters.

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
application: either direct transfer or via the clipboard. See: Basic

parameters, Choosing the output 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

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scanning. Use the Scan window (see: Starting up: The application windows)
to judge the image quality and the recognition results. If necessary, operate
some image adjustments via the Palette window.

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NSTALLATION

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Here is the minimal system configuration required to use the
IRISPen for Mac OS X:

• A MAC OS computer with either a PowerPC (minimum G3)- or

an Intel processor.

• The operating system MAC OS X version 10.3.9 (PowerPC

chip), or version 10.4.3 ("Tiger - Mac OS X on Intel") (Intel
chip).

• 150 MB of free hard disk space.

• A free USB port. The IRISPen requires a USB port that provides

sufficient power: USB ports on the computer and USB "hubs" do
fine. USB connections on keyboards do not.

INSTALLING THE IRISPEN FOR MAC OS X

The IRISPen package contains the pen scanner itself and a self­running CD-ROM containing the IRISPen software. You must
install the IRISPen software before you connect the pen scanner.

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To install the IRISPen:

• First start your computer and log on as administrator or make

sure you have the necessary administration rights.

• Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.

• Double-click on the CD-ROM icon from the desktop. The

IRISPen window appears.

• Double-click on the IRISPen Installer icon to run the

installation. Then fill in your name and password and follow the
on-screen instructions.

• Accept the license agreement by clicking on Continue (scroll

down to activate the button).

• Click on Install.

• Before restarting your computer, plug the pen scanner into a free

USB port of your computer.

• Restart your computer. The installation is complete. You can

now connect your pen scanner to a free USB port of your
computer.

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: [phone] (working hours)

- Fax: [phone]

- [e-mail]

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USA

- Hotline [phone] (working hours)

- Fax: [phone]

- [e-mail]

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 form

You can directly access the registration form on the I.R.I.S. Web
site: http://www.irislink.com/register. Select Register IRISPen
from the Help menu to get direct access to the Web site.

Telephone

Or register by phone:

- Europe: 32-10-45 13 64

- USA: 1-561-921-0847 / 800-447-4744

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