Nuance SDK 12.5 QUICK START GUIDE

Quick Start Guide

Welcome to the ScanSoft® OmniPage Capture Software Development Kit. It provides you with image management and recognition technologies for building 32-bit Windows applications. We trust it will be a productive tool in your development work. To those of you examining an evaluation copy, we hope your experience will be positive and lead to a purchase.

The product is supplied as a download or on a single CD-ROM disk. The system requirements can be found in the printed documentation of Capture SDK 12.0 or on the ScanSoft website www.scansoft.com under Products and OmniPage Capture SDK.

Here are some guidelines to help you get started without delay.

Before installing

1. Locate the serial number(s), and license codes (authorization and product codes) needed for installation. These are found on the CD-envelope or in the delivery e-mail. See below.

2. Remove any previous Capture SDK products from ScanSoft through the Windows Control Panel item Add/Remove programs. Please first remove any Add-on programs, leaving removal of the Development Kit to last.

3. Browse the CD for latest information: You will find up to four plain text Readme files and

ADDENDUM_OPCSDK12.5.pdf, that summarizes the differences between versions 12.0 and 12.5. (You will find

this document after installation in the destination folder of installation as

4. Check that your system meets the minimum requirements for memory and disk space and be ready to decide a program location.

5. Ensure that web access is available for product activation at the end of installation. This can be checked using the command line instruction:

ping license.scansoft.com

ADDENDUM.pdf.)

Serial numbers for new users

Find a 16-character serial number on the CD-envelope or delivery e-mail, together with license codes. The Asian OCR add-on uses separate serial numbers and license codes.

Serial numbers when upgrading from CSDK versions 10 or 11

When upgrading from these CSDK versions or any earlier ScanSoft SDK products, the old serial numbers cannot be re-used. Remove the old CSDK version and find the new serial number(s) and the license codes as already described.

Serial numbers when upgrading from CSDK version 12.0

This upgrade can be done only within the framework of a Maintenance & Support Contract. Version 12 must be uninstalled, then version 12.5 installed. For this you should re-use the existing serial number(s). Find these on the old CD-envelope or where you noted them. The serial number can be inquired inside version 12 before it is uninstalled, under the Engine Menu in RECapi Test Application.

License codes when upgrading from CSDK version 12.0

When you install version 12.5 on the same machine which previously held a permanent license for version 12, an authorization code and product code should not be needed, since they are already stored in your computer.

Installation steps

1. Ensure web access is available with the ping command.

2. Ensure you have administrator privileges on the installation computer.

3. Ensure that all other Windows programs are closed.

4. Place the CD-ROM into the appropriate drive; setup should start automatically. If it does not, browse to the file

setup.exe and run it.

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Download the SDK program to a suitable location, unzip it, browse to the file

5. Enter the serial number for the Development Kit. This serial number determines the precise variant or add-on to be installed. This is displayed in the installer banner after you click installed is the one you require.

6. After accepting the license agreement, the Setup Type window appears. Two setup types are offered. You should choose the default value

7. Accept or define the destination path and a program folder for the program icons.

8. When file copying is completed, click

9. The License Manager starts, displaying the Online Registration panel. The actions required are different for new users and those upgrading from version 12. Please see the information below.

10. Open the Show Licenses panel to see which licenses are enabled on your computer and which features each of them enable.

11. If you want to install the Asian OCR add-on, please run setup again, enter its serial number and follow the instructions on screen. If you are acquiring the Asian OCR add-on for the first time, you will be supplied with a separate serial number and license codes.

Developer's Kit Installation.

Finish. By default a re-boot is performed. This is recommended.

Next. Please check the program to be

setup.exe and run it.

The License Manager

The License Manager runs after installation, and can be opened at any time from the Windows Start Menu under the Capture SDK program item. The License Manager has an online Help system; please consult it for more guidance.

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