Kodak I5850 User Manual
Using the ISIS Driver
Contents Starting the SVT Diagnostics/Scan Validation Tool...........................2
The Scan Validation Tool dialog box.................................................. 4
Configuring Image settings................................................................6
Main tab........................................................................................8
Layout tab....................................................................................11
Scan Area dialog box................................................................. 12
Image Processing tab.................................................................14
Auto Color Detect tab.................................................................16
Dropout tab.................................................................................18
Adjustments tab..........................................................................21
Background tab.......................................................................... 22
Image Edge Fill tab ....................................................................23
Blank Image Detection tab......................................................... 24
About tab....................................................................................25
Configuring Scanner settings...........................................................26
Scanner tab................................................................................27
Multifeed Detection tab...............................................................31
Imprinter tab............................................................................... 35
Image Address tab (i5850 Scanner only)...................................38
Patch/Batch tab..........................................................................40
Stacking tab................................................................................ 43
Recommended configurations for using the Stacking option.. 45
Logs tab......................................................................................49
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.
This guide describes the default ISIS Driver interface. Your application
may change the ISIS Driver user interface to better suit its purpose. If
your application provider has customized the ISIS Driver interface, it
may not match the default screen configurations as described in this
guide.
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Starting the SVT Diagnostics/Scan Validation Tool
1. Select Start>Programs>Kodak>Document Imaging>SVT
Diagnostics.
2. Select ISIS for the Driver Type and the KODAK i5200 (i5600,
i5800, i5850) as the driver and click OK.
3. Click the one of the Image Display mode buttons to enable the
image preview panels.
4. Click the Setup icon on the main Scan Validation Tool screen.
NOTE: For a description of the icons on this screen, see the next
section, “Scan Validation Tool dialog box”.
The Setup dialog box will be displayed.
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5. Click ISIS. The Preset Configurations dialog box will be displayed.
This dialog box maintains a list of saved driver settings.
You can save, delete or import a preset; or select a preset that is
already set up or one you want to modify.
6. Click Image to configure settings associated with the image.
The following sections provide descriptions and procedures for
configuring Image settings. See the section later in this chapter
entitled, “Configuring Scanner settings” for scanner configuration
procedures.
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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 stor e 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 elevator.
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
th
of 1. To see every 10
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 (or TWAIN Datasource), double-click the
Setup icon on the Scan Validation Tool dialog box to access the
main 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 (as it is
presented through the Scan Validation T ool). Your host application may
modify the interface by not displaying some tabs or limiting the options
presented.
NOTE: The Image Mode and Toggle Patch selections are available
with all of the Image tabs (e.g., 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.
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• 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.
- Auto Detect Grayscale: sets auto color detect for grayscale. See
the section entitled, “Auto Color Detect tab” for more information.
- Auto Detect Color: sets auto color detect for color. See the
section entitled, “Auto Color Detect tab” for more information.
Toggle Patch — indicates you want to tell the scanner, via a toggle
patch document, if the document is color/grayscale or black and white.
• Off: no patches will be used.
• Same Side: only the side which recognizes the patch sheet will
toggle.
• Both Sides: a patch will be recognized on either the fro nt or the back
side.
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.
Select a resolution value from the drop-down list. The default is 200 dpi.
Available resolutions are: 100, 150, 200, 240, 300, 400, 500 and
600 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 dua l stream scanning, color/grayscale and black and white
cropping must be the same per side. Only one cropping option can be
assigned per image.
• Automatic: dynamically adjusts the cropping window for different
document 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.
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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.
• Best - Intelligent QC: this performs the same analysis as
iThresholding with the additional benefit of Intelligent QC (Quality
Control). For challenging documents the grayscale version of the
document is produced, allowing you final control over image quality
within your application software.
NOTE: This option is only available with Kodak Capture Pro
Software. Refer to the software’s documentation for more
information.
• 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 (e.g., 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. If Fixed Processing is selected, only Brightness
can be adjusted.
• Adaptive Thresholding (ATP): separates the foreground
information in an image (e.g., text, graphics, lines, etc.) from the
background information e.g., white or non-white paper background).
When using Adaptive Thresholding, Brightness and Contrast can be
adjusted. Use this option when scanning similar type documents.
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Threshold (Brightness) — this option is available when you select
Fixed Processing or Adaptive Thresholding (ATP). This option
allows you to change the black and white image to be darker or lighter.
The higher the threshold value, the darker the image. Use the slider to
select a value from 0 to 255. The default is 9.
Contrast ⎯ adjust s how much of the fain t detail you want to see in the
output image. The higher the contrast value, the more fa int lin es will be
shown in the image. The lower the contrast value, the clearer (or less
detailed) the output image will be. If contrast is set too high, you may
get lines or black areas in your output image that you do not want. If the
contrast is set too low, some letters or lines may not show in the output
image. Select a contrast value from -50 to 50. The default is 50.
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Layout tab The Layout tab provides the following 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, Aggressive or Photo 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.
• Automatic — the scanner will analyze each document to determine
how it was fed and will rotate the image to the proper orientation.
- Automatic - default to 90: the scanner will analyze the content
of each document to determine how it was fed and will rotate the
image to the proper orientation. If the scanner cannot determine
how the document was fed, it will rotate the image 90 degrees.
- Automatic - default 180: the scanner will analyze the content of
each document to determine how it was fed and will rotate the
image to the proper orientation. If the scanner cannot determine
how the document was fed, it will rotate the image 180 degrees.
- Automatic - default 270: the scanner will analyze the content of
each document to determine how it was fed and will rotate the
image to the proper orientation. If the scanner cannot determine
how the document was fed, it will rotate the image 270 degrees.
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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 entitled,
“The Scan Area dialog box” for more information.
Scan Area dialog box The Scan Area dialog box allows you to define the amount of image
data which is returned to the host.
NOTE: Select the desired Camera Mode (e.g., Front Image #1, Front
Image #2, Back Image #1 and/or Back Image #2).
• Select Scan Area on the Layout tab to access the Scan Area dialog
box.
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NOTE: The Scan Area dialog box is only available when Fixed to
Transport or Relative to Document is selected on the Main
tab.
Page Size ⎯ the default paper size is set when a scanner is first
selected. You can choose a different paper size using the drop-down
list.
NOTE: Page Size also appears on the Layout tab. If you make a
change on the Scan Area dialog box, the same selection
appears 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 0.3175 cm (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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Image Processing tab The Image Processing tab provides the following options:
General Options
• Deskew ⎯ automatically straightens a document within ±0.3
degrees of the leading edge of the document. Deskew can detect up
to a 45-degree skew and correct up to a 24-degree angle at 200 dpi
or a 10-degree skew angle at 300 dpi. This option is only available
when Automatic is selected.
NOTE:To prevent data loss, the document must have all four
corners within the image path.
• Halftone Removal ⎯ enhances images containing dot matrix text
and/or images with shaded or colored backgrounds using halftone
screens and effectively eliminates noise caused by the halftone
screen.
• Invert Image ⎯ allows you to select how the black pixels will be
stored in the image. By default the black pixels are stored as black
and the white pixels are stored as white. Turn this option on if you
want the black pixels stored as white and the white pixels stored as
black.
NOTE:You may want to change this option if your application
misinterprets the image data and stores your image in
reverse of what you expect.
• Add Border — allows yo u to add a fixed a mount of border to the left,
right, top and bottom edge of the image. This option is not available
when Aggressive is selected.
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Hole Fill — allows you to fill in the holes that are around the edges of
your document. The types of holes that are filled include: round,
rectangular, and irregularly shaped (e.g., double-punched or those
having a slight tear that could have occurred when the document was
removed from a binder).
• Do not turn Hole Fill on if you are scanning photos.
Document Type
• Text: when the documents you want to scan contain mostly text.
• Text with Graphics: when the documents you want to scan contain
a mix of text, business graphics (bar graphs, pie chart s, etc.) and line
art.
• Text with Photographs: when the documents you want to scan
contain a mix of text and photos.
• Photographs: when the documents you want to scan are comprised
mainly of photos.
Media T ype — allows you to select the type of paper you are scanning,
based upon the texture/weight. The options are: Plain Paper, Thin
Paper, Glossy Paper, Card Stock and Magazine.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Editor Group) Quality — if you choose
JPEG compression, select one of the quality options:
• Draft: maximum compression which produces the smallest image
size.
• Good: a fair amount of compression but still produces acceptable
image quality.
• Better: some compression which produces decent image quality.
• Best: minimal compression which produces very good image quality.
• Superior: the least amount of compression which produces the
largest image size.
Noise Filter
• None
• Lone Pixel: reduces random noise by converting a single black pixel
to white when it is completely surrounded by white pixels or by
converting a single white pixel to black when it is completely
surrounded by black pixels.
• Majority Rule: sets each pixel based on its surrounding pixels. The
pixel will become white if the majority of the surrounding pixels are
white and vice versa.
Streak Filter — allows you to configure the scanner to filter vertical
streaks from your images. Streaks are lines which may appear on an
image and are not part of the original document. Streaks may be
caused by contaminants on your documents (e.g., dirt, dust or frayed
edges) or by not following the recommended cleaning procedures for
your scanner. Adjust the extent at which the streaks are filtered by
moving the slider bar from -2 to 2. The default is 0.
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