USER’S MANUAL
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Model: XC-1B
XC-1B User’s Manual Ver 1.3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GETTING STARTED................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 ITEMS IN THE PACKAGE ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................. 3
1.3.1 Option A: Attaching to stand ..................................................................................................................... 3
Unfolding the stand.............................................................................................................................................................3
Adjusting length of elastic strap ...........................................................................................................................................4
Placing scanner on the stand ...............................................................................................................................................4
Securing the Flexi hook........................................................................................................................................................5
Fastening the elastic strap ...................................................................................................................................................5
1.3.2 Option B: Attaching to laptop PC ............................................................................................................... 6
Measure depth of laptop .....................................................................................................................................................6
Adjusting length of elastic strap ...........................................................................................................................................6
Pasting Hook tape on laptop ................................................................................................................................................7
Placing scanner on laptop ....................................................................................................................................................7
Securing the Flexi hook........................................................................................................................................................8
Securing the elastic Strap ....................................................................................................................................................8
Fine adjustment to elastic strap positioning .........................................................................................................................9
1.4 PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................... 10
1.5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................. 11
1.6 LAUNCHING PERFECAPTURE, BCO AND SWITCHING XCANEX LED ON/OFF FOR LIGHTING PURPOSES ................................ 13
2. PREREQUISITES BEFORE USING ........................................................................................................................... 14
2.1 POSITIONING THE XCANPAD ............................................................................................................................. 14
2.1.1 With XCANEX attached to stand .............................................................................................................. 14
2.1.2 With XCANEX attached to laptop ............................................................................................................. 14
2.1.3 XCANPAD foot setup (for placement on laptop keyboard) ........................................................................ 15
2.2 AIMING THE CAMERA ........................................................................................................................................ 15
2.2.1 Adjusting height ...................................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.2 Adjusting angle ....................................................................................................................................... 16
2.3 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT .................................................................................................................................... 17
Normal mode .................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Gloss mode ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Document placement when auto document orientation is OFF .......................................................................................... 18
3. BASICS AND FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................ 19
3.1 USER INTERFACE LAYOUT ................................................................................................................................... 19
3.1.1 Panels and icons ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Main panel ........................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Preview panel ................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Edit panel.......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Thumbnail panel ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
Settings panel ................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Video settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
Scan settings ................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Languages .................................................................................................................................................................... 24
3.2 SCAN & MANAGE ............................................................................................................................................ 25
3.2.1 Selecting operation modes ...................................................................................................................... 25
3.2.2 Selecting preview screen orientation........................................................................................................ 25
3.2.3 Starting a scan ........................................................................................................................................ 26
Starting a scan manually .................................................................................................................................................... 26
Starting a scan automatically ............................................................................................................................................. 26
Starting a scan by fixed interval timer ................................................................................................................................ 26
Scan Indicators .................................................................................................................................................................. 27
3.2.4 The thumbnail display & Page Manager .................................................................................................. 28
Managing your pages ........................................................................................................................................................ 28
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3.2.5 Edit mode features .................................................................................................................................. 29
Zooming, panning & orientating ........................................................................................................................................ 29
Marquee & crop ................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Digital highlighter .............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Switching between document and photo enhancement modes .......................................................................................... 30
Defining document corners manually ................................................................................................................................ 31
Removing finger images manually ..................................................................................................................................... 34
3.2.6 Saving and using scans ............................................................................................................................ 35
Saving as various file formats............................................................................................................................................. 35
Direct paste text or graphics to other applications ............................................................................................................. 36
3.2.7 Using the Canvas ..................................................................................................................................... 36
Launching the Canvas ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
The Canvas panel .............................................................................................................................................................. 37
Picking the desired data .................................................................................................................................................... 37
Rotate, resize and move the data blocks ............................................................................................................................ 40
Saving the picked data....................................................................................................................................................... 41
3.2.8 Changing frequently used scan settings using Fast settings ...................................................................... 41
4. SCANNING SHEET DOCUMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 44
4.1 SHEET SCANNING MODE .................................................................................................................................... 44
4.2 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT ON XCANPAD ............................................................................................................... 44
4.3 SCANNING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS (DUO / QUAD MODE) ......................................................................................... 45
4.4 FLATTENING DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 45
4.4.1 Using fingers to flatten document............................................................................................................ 45
4.4.2 Precautions on finger placement ............................................................................................................. 46
4.5 SCANNING GLOSSY DOCUMENTS.......................................................................................................................... 48
4.6 SCANNING STAPLED DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 49
4.6.1 Orientation of document ......................................................................................................................... 49
4.6.2 Flattening corner fold .............................................................................................................................. 50
4.6.3 Aligning pages......................................................................................................................................... 51
4.7 SCANNING LARGE SIZED DOCUMENTS (E.G. NEWSPAPER) .......................................................................................... 52
4.7.1 Example 1 ............................................................................................................................................... 52
4.7.2 Example 2 ............................................................................................................................................... 56
4.8 SCANNING RECEIPTS AND SMALL DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................ 60
5. SCANNING BOOKS............................................................................................................................................... 61
5.1 SELECTING BOOK SCANNING MODE ...................................................................................................................... 61
5.2 PLACING & ORIENTATING THE BOOK..................................................................................................................... 61
5.3 PREVIEW ORIENTATION ..................................................................................................................................... 63
5.4 POSITIONING THE PAGE ..................................................................................................................................... 63
5.5 METHODS TO FLATTEN BOOK PAGE ...................................................................................................................... 64
5.5.1 Finger placement .................................................................................................................................... 64
5.5.2 Thin side, center and thick side pages ...................................................................................................... 65
5.5.3 Fragile or tightly bound books ................................................................................................................. 66
5.5.4 Thin & wide materials (E.g. Magazines) ................................................................................................... 66
5.5.5 Glossy pages ........................................................................................................................................... 67
5.6 MODES FOR SCANNING RANDOM AND CONTIGUOUS PAGES ....................................................................................... 68
5.7 SCANNING MULTIPLE CONTIGUOUS PAGES ............................................................................................................. 69
5.8 INSERTING PAGES IN BETWEEN THUMBNAILS .......................................................................................................... 71
5.9 SCANNING RANDOM PAGES................................................................................................................................ 71
5.10 SCANNING PAGES WITHOUT FULL BLEED PRINTING (EDGE PRINTING) ........................................................................... 72
5.11 SCANNING FULL BLEED PRINTED PAGES (E.G. MAGAZINES) ........................................................................................ 72
5.12 SCANNING BOOK OR MAGAZINE COVERS ............................................................................................................... 73
6. SCANNING BUSINESS CARDS ............................................................................................................................... 74
6.1 SELECTING BUSINESS CARD SCANNING MODE ......................................................................................................... 74
6.2 CARD PLACEMENT ............................................................................................................................................ 75
6.2.1 Card positioning on XCANPAD ................................................................................................................. 75
6.2.2 Card placement near XCANPAD’s folding line ........................................................................................... 76
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6.3 MULTI-CARD SCANNING .................................................................................................................................... 76
6.4 BUSINESS CARD ORGANIZER (BCO) ...................................................................................................................... 77
Data display & search ........................................................................................................................................................ 78
7. DOCUMENT CAMERA .......................................................................................................................................... 79
7.1 SELECTING DOCUMENT CAMERA MODE ................................................................................................................ 79
7.2 SELECTING CAMERA RESOLUTION ......................................................................................................................... 79
7.3 ZOOMING AND PANNING ................................................................................................................................... 80
7.4 SWITCH TO FULL SCREEN VIEW ............................................................................................................................ 80
7.5 SNAPSHOT CAPTURE ......................................................................................................................................... 81
8. VIDEO RECORDING .............................................................................................................................................. 82
8.1 SELECTING VIDEO RECORDING MODE ................................................................................................................... 82
8.2 SELECTING CAMERA RESOLUTION ......................................................................................................................... 82
8.3 RECORDING .................................................................................................................................................... 83
9. USING XCANEX AS WEB CAMERA ........................................................................................................................ 84
10. APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................................................... 85
10.1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 85
10.1.1 Laser compliance and precaution ........................................................................................................ 85
Label for laser compliance ................................................................................................................................................. 85
10.1.2 Safety measures .................................................................................................................................. 85
10.2 DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 86
10.2.1 Hardware specifications ...................................................................................................................... 86
10.2.2 Software specifications ....................................................................................................................... 86
10.3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS...................................................................................................................................... 87
Getting Started
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GETTING STARTED
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1. GETTING STARTED
1.1 Items in the Package
Main Unit Stand
USB Cable Hook Tape Installer DVD
XCANPAD
(For use with
laptops of depth >
10 inches only)
Long elastic strap
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1.2 Introduction
USB Connector Video Light
Camera Window Flexi Hook
Laser Window Hook Tape
Xenon Flash Elastic Strap
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
XCANEX parts
Main Unit
Back view
Front view
1 2 3
4
5
6
7
8
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1.3 Mechanical Installation
Installation Options
Option A Option B
Attach to Stand Attach to Laptop / Notebook PC
1.3.1 Option A: Attaching to stand
Unfolding the stand
Pull stand upwards from base Opened condition
OR
Stand is designed
to be slanted
Do not force to
upright position!
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Adjusting length of elastic strap
Detach strap from Hook tape Elastic strap
Rear side of scanner
Placing scanner on the stand
Ensure Flexi hook goes over the top of
stand
Elastic strap
Ensure Strap is
fastened at
position “10”
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Securing the Flexi hook
Fastening the elastic strap
Bend hook firmly downwards
Hold stand and scanner together when
bending
Ensure minimum gap between hook
and stand
Pull elastic
strap down
Hook tape
Strap firmly
secured on
Hook tape
Installation is complete
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1.3.2 Option B: Attaching to laptop PC
Measure depth of laptop
(supports attachment to laptop with depth between 8.2 and 11 inches only)
Adjusting length of elastic strap
9.5 inches (Example)
9.5 inches
Unwrap strap
Rear side of scanner
Elastic strap
Detach strap from hook tape
Ensure Strap is fastened at position
corresponding to measured laptop’s depth
9.5 inches (for laptop in this example)
Numbers corresponds to depth of laptop in
INCHES
Laptop
Hook tape
For laptop depths of 10 inches or
more, please perform the procedure under
“Check the distance between edge of laptop’s
lid and scanner” on page 10 to ensure belt
tightness does not exceed the appropriate
level (due to laptop’s thickness)
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Pasting Hook tape on laptop
To ensure full taping strength, wait for at least 60 minutes before
attaching elastic strap to Hook tape
Placing scanner on laptop
Bottom Right
Side of laptop
Hook tape
Ensure surface is clean
Laptop foot
Paste tape firmly as close as
possible to the rear edge of
laptop
Flip laptop over
Place Flexi hook over
laptop screen
Elastic strap
Flexi hook
Ensure edge of
scanner is aligned
with edge of laptop
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Securing the Flexi hook
Securing the elastic Strap
Before performing this, ensure a minimum of 60 minutes has passed since pasting of Hook
tape below laptop
Press scanner
and screen
together when
bending
Bend hook firmly downwards
Ensure minimum
gap between hook
and screen
Stretch
Place laptop corner
outside desk edge
Secure strap to hook
tape below
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Securing the elastic Strap
Fine adjustment to elastic strap positioning
- This simple procedure prevents over/under tightening due to various laptop thicknesses and
Hook tape pasting position:
Unhooking scanner from laptop’s lid
Unhook
by shifting
& lifting
scanner
Installation is complete
Place scanner
on laptop’s lid
& release
Keep elastic strap fastened
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Check the distance between edge of laptop’s lid and scanner
If the standard pre-attached elastic strap on XCANEX is unable to achieve the recommended A
distance of 1 inch (possible for laptops with depth >10 inches), replace the standard strap with the
“long elastic strap” provided in the package.
1.4 PC System Requirements
Important for ensuring scanning speed performance
Recommended
Intel
®
Core™ i5 (2.4GHz) or AMD Phenom™ II X4 processor
Windows
®
7 OS
4 GB Memory
4GB Free Disk Space
Minimum Requirements
Intel
®
Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ II processor
Windows
®
XP OS (with latest Service Pack or update)
1 GB of Free RAM
2.5 GB Free Disk Space
Keep elastic strap fastened
Position scanner such that
elastic strap is stretched
out
Ensure
distance is
approximately
1 inch (25mm)
Important not
to let A exceed
1.5 inches,
otherwise it
will be too tight
Loosen Tighten
Readjust elastic strap
position to tighten or
loosen if necessary
A
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1.5 Software Installation
Before installing the software,
Do not connect the scanner to the computer
Quit all running applications
Log in as administrator
Do not switch users during the installation process
Insert Installer DVD into DVD drive of the PC
If the Installer does not run automatically, click ‘Install_PerfeCapture.exe’
Next, click ‘Install PerfeCapture’ button in the Start Up Commander Window to start installation
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Follow the on-screen instructions to perform the installation.
When the installation is completed, click ‘Done’ to quit the installer.
To view the User’s Manual or Video Tutorials, click on their respective buttons on the Start Up
Commander.
Remove the installer DVD from the DVD drive and store in a safe place.
Select other language
options here
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1.6 Launching PerfeCapture, BCO and Switching XCANEX LED ON/OFF
for Lighting Purposes
On the Windows Taskbar, click the up-arrow icon to show the application tray.
Double click on icon to execute XCANEX Launcher
To launch
PerfeCapture
application
To launch BCO
(Business Card
Organizer)
To switch XCANEX LED ON or
OFF for general lighting
purposes (E.g. as reading light)
To exit XCANEX
Launcher
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2. PREREQUISITES BEFORE USING
2.1 Positioning the XCANPAD
2.1.1 With XCANEX attached to stand
2.1.2 With XCANEX attached to laptop
Scanner at the side (left or right) of user:
For scanning Books
Scanner at the front of user:
For scanning Sheet Documents
OR
Scanner facing right:
For scanning Books
Scanner facing user:
Mainly for scanning Sheet Documents
(Can also be used for scanning books when desk
space is limited - see section 5.2 on book scanning)
*See next page for
XCANPAD foot setup
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2.1.3 XCANPAD foot setup (for placement on laptop keyboard)
2.2 Aiming the Camera
2.2.1 Adjusting height
XCANPAD foot can be set to 2 different
heights for different laptop thickness
Cannot see all corners of document:
Camera is too low !
Front
Rear
Pull rear part
upwards
Push front
part
downwards
All 4 corners of document can be seen
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2.2.2 Adjusting angle
Always adjust scanner angle first [Important!]
- This is to ensure camera sees the most of the XCANPAD
After adjusting scanner angle, then adjust stand angle
- This is to switch between scanning of normal & glossy documents
Adjust Scanner angle Adjust Stand or Laptop’s lid angle
Adjusting Scanner angle Adjusting Stand angle
Purpose: to switch between normal & gloss modes,
and to shift color band’s position
Normal mode – for scanning non-glossy documents
Gloss mode – for scanning glossy documents
Align preview display’s top edge to
the 2 white labels on the XCANPAD
Color band indicates ‘forbidden zone’
– document content should not enter
this area
Orange
colored
band
Blue
colored
band
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2.3 Document Placement
Normal mode
Gloss mode
Do not let document enter the
orange colored band, otherwise
white patches may appear in
resulting scan.
Re-position document or shift
orange band by adjusting stand
angle.
Do not let document content
enter the blue colored band
– Text/content in this area may
be faded in resulting scan.
Re-position document or shift
blue band by adjusting stand
angle.
Do not adjust forbidden
zone too far away from page
unnecessarily as it may cause
scanned image sharpness to drop
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Document placement when auto document orientation is OFF
When auto orientation is not used, place the document such that the preview display shows the
desired orientation for the scan result. However for larger documents with portrait layout, change
the preview display to “Scanner facing right” and place document with its top on the side of
XCANPAD with adjustable foot:
XCANPAD on laptop
XCANPAD on desk
Place top of page on this side of
the XCANPAD
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3. BASICS AND FEATURES
3.1 User Interface Layout
3.1.1 Panels and icons
Main panel
Thumbnail
display
Main Panel : Preview Mode
Preview display
To exit Perfecapture
Preview
Panel
Thumbnail
Panel
Page
Frame
Main Panel : Edit Mode
Scanned
document
Click on
thumbnail
to switch
from
Preview to
Edit Mode
Edit Panel
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Preview panel
Edit panel
Operation
mode
Settings
Scan Initiation
Mode
Scan
Preview
Orientation
Item Per Scan
Focus
Scan icon will
change to when
in Edit Mode. Click
to switch back to
Preview mode
Changes preview
layout according to
scanner orientation
To allow scanning
multiple documents
Scanner facing toward user
Scanner facing right
Scanner facing away from user
Scanner facing left
Sheet
Book
Business Card
Document Camera
Video Recording
Define Document
Rotate
Digital Highlighter
Enhancement Mode
Copy Image
Clear
Canvas
Print
Email JPEG
Remove Finger
Undo Processing
Crop
Undo
Copy Text
Clear All
Move All
Save
Email PDF
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Thumbnail panel
Settings panel
Video settings
These settings affect the operations in Document Camera mode only [except for “Switch Video Light
ON/OFF”]
Brightness
Adjusts overall brightness of video
Contrast
Adjust overall contrast of video
Auto Exposure
Automatically adjusts brightness level corresponding to ambient
lighting conditions
Auto White Balance
Maintains color of white documents under different types of ambient
lighting
Sharpen
Sharpens video image to add clarity
Switch Video Light ON/OFF
Turns video light off in cases whereby it is not required or interfering
This setting is for Scan Preview, Document Camera and Video Recording modes
Anti Flicker
This is to prevent video flickering which appears as wavy lines across the display, caused by flickering of
indoor lighting which follows the AC power supply frequency.
For regions which AC power supply of 50 Hz (e.g. UK), select 50 Hz.
For regions which AC power supply of 60 Hz (e.g. USA), select 60 Hz.
If unsure, select the setting which results in lesser amount of wavy lines in videos.
Delete
All Thumbnails
Delete
Selected
Thumbnail
Select
All Thumbnails
Launch the settings dialog by clicking ‘Settings’
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Scan settings
These settings are for scan modes (Sheet, Book and Business Cards). Most of the settings here can also be
changed using “Fast Settings” by right-clicking mouse button on the scan preview display (see section 3.2.8
for details).
Enhancement Mode
PerfeCapture has 2 modes to enhance scan quality:
Text Documents: Enhances text contrast and clears the
document background to white. Use when scanning
documents with more text than graphics, and with clear white
background (this mode is not available in “Semi Auto page
detection” & “Business Card”)
Photos, Graphics & Others: Enhances color vividness. Leaves
background colors and details intact.
Select Auto Detect to let PerfeCapture determine which
enhancement mode best suits the document being scanned.
Color
Choose between color or grayscale (monochrome) scans.
Autofocus
To disable/enable autofocusing before every scan. Autofocusing
may be turned OFF to accelerate the scanning process. However it
requires occasional manual focusing using the “Focus”
button as focusing may drift over long usage.
Automatic Document Processing
To disable/enable all automatic image processes and produce raw photographs. Disable when scanning large
format documents such as newspaper (see section 4.7)
PerfeCapture has 3 page detection modes:
Auto Page Detection: For scanning books without edge-to-edge printing and all types of sheets
Semi-Auto Page Detection: For scanning books with edge-to-edge printing
Manual Page Detection: Allows user definition of where the document page is by clicking on its 4
corners. Use when XCANPAD is unavailable or when certain documents result in poor auto page
detection.
High Speed Processing
Enable high speed processing if high image quality is of lower priority than processing speed.
It will affect the other processes below once enabled:
- Enhancement mode : Photo
- Auto cropping : rough instead of fine
- Auto orientation: OFF
- Auto finger removal: OFF
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Auto Document Orientation
Automatically orientates the scan result based on printed text content. If document has little or no printed
text, this feature may be turned OFF to prevent erratic orientation of resultant scans. (Refer to section 2.3 on
how to place documents when auto orientation is OFF)
Automatic Finger Removal
To disable auto finger image removal when fingers are not used to flatten documents. This will enhance
image processing speed.
PerfectPage
Perfectpage is an advanced algorithm that intelligently analyzes page content to remove imperfections
caused by the inherent process of scanning a naturally curved book page. This includes centering of content
such as paragraphs, framed graphics and tables/charts. Other imperfections such as “page dent” (caused by
the finger pressure exerted on the edge of a page and inherent camera lens distortions) are also
automatically detected and corrected.
Hardcover Book
Turn this ON when scanning books with hardcovers. When turned OFF, Digital page flattening and cropping
may not work on certain hardcovers. Turn this option OFF when scanning softcovers to increase postprocessing speed.
Scan By Timer
Initiates scan automatically every fixed interval. Interval can be user selected.
Automatic Saving
Automatically saves every scan on the thumbnail either as JPEG, TIFF, PNG or PDF OCR format. Saving
destination can be user defined.
When PDF OCR is selected, files are automatically saved only after user exits PerfeCapture.
PerfectPage OFF
- Curved paragraph edge
- Content not centralized
PerfectPage ON
Finger pressure on page edge
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PDF Quality
User selectable image quality for the PDF files saved. Choose lower quality if small file size is of higher priority
than image quality.
Calibrate Scanner
Scanned image brightness varies as ambient temperature changes and is auto calibrated every time
PerfeCapture is launched after a fixed off-time.
This function is used to further fine tune scan brightness level in case ambient temperature changes too
drastically. Use it when scanned image appears abnormally bright or dark.
Languages
User Interface Language
All text displayed on PerfeCapture’s user interface shall be changed
to selected language the next time PerfeCapture is launched.
Make sure the selected language is correct before exiting
PerfeCapture.
OCR Languages
2 OCR languages are allowed, with a default being English.
If needed, select an additional language for OCR by checking any of
the boxes under “Additional OCR Language”
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3.2 Scan & Manage
3.2.1 Selecting operation modes
Sheet
Scan sheet type documents (single or multi-stapled) – E.g. catalogues, receipts or
invoices
Book
Scan bound materials – E.g. novels, textbooks, magazines
Business Card
Scan business cards and add to Business Card Organizer automatically
Document Camera
To stream live video for presentations and teleconferencing
Video Recording
For recording video and audio (from PC’s microphone)
3.2.2 Selecting preview screen orientation
Select this when scanner is facing towards user
Select this when scanner is facing to the right
Darkened icon
represents scanner’s
facing direction
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3.2.3 Starting a scan
Starting a scan manually
Once “Page Frame” appears on edges of the document, press keyboard’s
“Spacebar” or click “Scan” button on the preview panel
• Note: In some cases, Page Frame may not refresh after document is shifted
too slightly – A refresh could be forced by waving your hand below the
camera
Starting a scan automatically
Set to automatic mode by clicking on “Scan Initiation Mode” toggle button
• When “A” is highlighted on icon, it means automatic mode is selected
• When “M” is highlighted on icon, it means manual mode is selected
Place the document on XCANPAD and once no motion is detected, it will scan (do
not move too slowly when placing document)
• Note: In some rare cases, automatic scan may not start – A scan can be
forced by pressing ‘spacebar’ or waving your hand below the camera
Document can be removed once a flash of light appears and placing of next
document can proceed (no need to wait for process completion of last
document)
Starting a scan by fixed interval timer
Choose timer mode by checking the “Scan By Timer” checkbox in the Settings
Scan settings dialog box.
In the preview panel, will be changed to .
• When “T” is highlighted on icon, it means timer mode is selected
• When “M” is highlighted on icon, it means manual mode is selected
Scan shall initiate automatically in fixed intervals. Interval timing can be changed
in the Settings Scan settings dialog box.
Document can be removed once a flash of light appears and placing of next
document can proceed (no need to wait for process completion of last
document)
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Scan Indicators
After scan is initiated, 3 red circles will appear. These are “Pre-scan Indicators” to
signify that capture is about to occur and the page(s) to be scanned should
appear entirely inside the preview window and remain stationary. After capture
is complete, 3 green circles (Post-scan Indicators) will replace the red ones to
indicate that the document can be removed or the book page can be flipped for
the subsequent scan.
Pre-scan Indicators Post-scan Indicators
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3.2.4 The thumbnail display & Page Manager
Managing your pages
Selected
thumbnail shall
be displayed
All scanned
images shall
appear here
Click and hold on source page
Drag source page to destination
Release mouse at destination
Click &
hold
Release
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3.2.5 Edit mode features
Zooming, panning & orientating
Marquee & crop
Point at document and use
mouse’s scroll wheel to zoom
Click and hold right mouse
button to pan image
To rotate image 90 degrees clockwise, click
‘Rotate’ button
Marquee desired portion of document
by holding left mouse button & drag
Click “Crop” button
To clear marquee, click
‘Clear’ or ‘Clear All’
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Digital highlighter
Switching between document and photo enhancement modes
Document mode Photo mode
Marquee the desired area to be highlighted
Click “Digital Highlighter” button
To clear marquee, click
‘Clear’ or ‘Clear All’
Click “Enhancement Mode” button
Note: By default, Automatic Enhancement is turned ON, whereby document or photo
enhancement is decided automatically based on content.
In some cases the result may not suit user’s preference - use this button to switch to the preferred
enhancement type.
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Defining document corners manually
For certain edge-to-edge printed documents/books, Automatic Document Detection may not work
properly. It is advisable to use manual document detection.
There are 2 methods:
a. Defining document corners before scan
For whole pages (including page edges)
b. Defining document corners after scan
For items inside a page (e.g. newspaper articles)
For amending imprecise scans done by auto page detections
(a) Defining document corners before scan
i. To use manual detection only once (will return to automatic detection after 1 scan),
double click left mouse button while pointing to preview display
ii. To use manual detection multiple times, click right mouse button to launch the Fast
Settings dialog and select “Manual document detection”. Corners of the document
can then be manually defined by clicking on the 4 corners of the document
Click on 4 corners of the document.
Be careful not to shift document
after defining corners
After defining corners, click scan
button or tap spacebar to scan
Select “Manual Page Detection”
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(b) Defining document corners after scan
Launch the settings dialog by clicking
‘Settings’
Uncheck ‘Automatic
Document Processing’
With Automatic Document Processing
turned off, image will not be
automatically processed after scan
Click on ‘Define Document’ button to allow defining corners manually
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Point to each corner of the document and click once
The Document Detected Indicator will be shown once you click
After defining the 4 corners, click on ‘Define Document’ button again. It will then
start processing the image.
Result of processed image
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Removing finger images manually
This is a tool to allow manual removal of fingers.
Finger in scanned image
Press ‘Remove Finger’ button to enter finger removal mode
Marquee the finger to totally
enclose it
In finger removal mode, the center of the
image is shaded
If more than 1 finger image are to be removed, perform multiple marquees even if they are in separate
scans
When all fingers images to be removed are defined, press ‘Remove Finger’ button
again to start the process.
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3.2.6 Saving and using scans
Saving as various file formats
Result after manual finger removal
Click on desired image
to be saved
Click ‘Save’ button
Select file type on drop down menu
To select more than a page, press and hold ‘CTRL’ key and continue selecting. You may also click
‘Select All’ .
To save as multiple single page file, choose JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG or Single Page PDF/Word/RTF
file formats.
- Multiple save dialog will pop up correspondingly for each image to be saved
To save as a single multipage file, choose either multipage PDF, Word or RTF file formats.
For automatic saving of every thumbnail image into a user specified folder, go to “SettingsScan
Settings” and enable automatic saving (default is OFF). Refer to section 3.1.1 on “Panels and
Icons Settings Panel Scan Settings”.
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Direct paste text or graphics to other applications
PerfeCapture allows direct transfer of scan items to other applications without saving as files.
For copying as images, an alternative way is to directly drag and drop on the destination application
3.2.7 Using the Canvas
Data items could be picked into a canvas (single or multipage, portrait or landscape) and
saved as concise and searchable formats such as PDF OCR. Annotation could also be added
to enable searches of self-defined keywords.
Launching the Canvas
Marquee text and click “Copy Text”
Right click mouse and “paste”
Marquee graphics and
click “Copy Image”
Text is OCR decoded
& editable
When in Edit mode, you can launch a blank
Canvas by clicking “Canvas” button
A blank Canvas is launched next to
the main GUI
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The Canvas panel
Picking the desired data
Add
new
page
Delete
current
page
Go to
previous
page
Go to
next
page
Save
Canvas
Clear
Data
Object
Clear all Data
Objects in
current page
Rotate
CCW
Rotate
CW
Flip
Vertical
Flip
Horizontal
Add
Annotation
Current
page
Total
pages
Marquee the desired data to be picked (left click mouse button and drag)
To clear marquee, click
‘Clear’ or ‘Clear All’
Switch canvas
orientation
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To transfer data to Canvas, simply Drag & Drop into Canvas
Alternatively, click “Move All”
To clear marquee, click
‘Clear’ or ‘Clear All’
Click and hold
left mouse
button
Drag
pointer
over
Release mouse button
Data from multiple source pages can also be picked into the same canvas
Click on
thumbnail to
show desired
page
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Marquee the desired data to be picked (left click mouse button and drag)
To clear marquee, click
‘Clear’ or ‘Clear All’
Using the same method as before, Drag & Drop into the Canvas
Alternatively, click “Move All”
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Rotate, resize and move the data blocks
Data objects can be resized in the Canvas
Click at a corner
and drag
Drag corner to
enlarge
Drag inside
object to
move
Click
‘Rotate’
to change
orientation
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Saving the picked data
3.2.8 Changing frequently used scan settings using Fast settings
Click ‘Annotate’ to add text
To clear a textbox, click
Click ‘Save’ on Canvas
Panel to save
Saved digital document
By right-clicking the mouse on
the preview screen, you can
quickly change several frequently
used settings
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Changing frequently used scan settings
[1]
(Automatic Document Processing is turned OFF) For taking photographs only – no image
processing is done. For scanning individual articles on large documents (e.g. newspapers) or
non-rectangular objects. Image processing could be applied after scan using “Define
Document” feature.
[2]
For scanning books without edge-to-edge printing (for example novels) and all types of
sheets
- see section on ‘Scanning Books without Full Bleed Printing’ in chapter 5 (Scanning Books)
Automatically decides to use Document or Photo
Enhancement
Use only Document enhancement – for text
documents with white background
Use only Photo enhancement – also for document
with colored background
Select between color or grayscale scan
To disable/enable autofocusing before every scan.
Turn ON/OFF auto document processing
[1]
Fully auto document detection
[2]
Semi auto document detection
[3]
Manually select document
[4]
Enable/disable High Speed Processing mode
[5]
Enable/disable Automatic document Orientation
[6]
Turn ON/OFF auto finger image removal
Turn ON/OFF PerfectPage function
Turn ON/OFF hardcover book scanning
Enable/disable scanning by timer interval
Fine tune scan brightness level in the event of drastic
ambient temperature variation
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[3]
Available only in book mode for scanning edge-to-edge printed pages like magazines or
brochures
- see section on ‘Scanning Full Bleed Printed Pages’ in chapter 5 (Scanning Books)
[4]
Useful for scanning selected articles. Can also be turned ON by double-clicking on preview
display
[5]
High Speed Processing mode is only available in sheet and card mode.
Use when high image quality is not required.
In this mode, auto finger removal, auto orientation, background whitening and text
enhancement are disabled.
[6] Turn auto orientation OFF when scanning documents without significant text to prevent
unpredictable orientation of resulting scans.
Controlling scan orientation when auto orientation is turned OFF:
i) For smaller documents which could fit the preview window in any orientation:
Place the document such that its orientation on the preview display is the desired
orientation of the scan result. Scan result’s orientation shall follow the orientation
observed on the preview display.
ii) For larger documents which could only fit the preview window in 2 out of 4
possible orientations:
- For documents with landscape layout: Use “Facing User” preview orientation
(NOT necessary to physically adjust scanner facing) and place document such that it
appears correctly orientated on preview display.
- For documents with portrait layout: Use “Facing Right” preview orientation
(NOT necessary to physically adjust scanner facing) and place document such that
the top of page is near the adjustable foot of XCANPAD.
Place top of page near this side
of the XCANPAD
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4. SCANNING SHEET DOCUMENTS
4.1 Sheet Scanning Mode
4.2 Document Placement on XCANPAD
To select Sheet Document Scanning mode, click
‘Sheet’ button on Preview Panel
Sheet
Set camera higher for
scanning large
documents
Set camera lower for
scanning small
documents (cards,
stamps) in order to get
better resolution
Make sure document is placed
outside of the forbidden zones
Non glossy document
Glossy document
Blue forbidden zone
Orange forbidden zone
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4.3 Scanning Multiple Documents (Duo / Quad Mode)
4.4 Flattening Documents
4.4.1 Using fingers to flatten document
Click ‘Item Per Scan’ button to cycle among Single, Duo and Quad modes
Example: Scanning 2 documents in Duo mode
Place each document
within its own boundary
To get best image quality, use your fingers to
flatten uneven/wavy/folded documents
Please follow guidelines on finger placement in next section
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4.4.2 Precautions on finger placement
Please follow this finger placement
method to get consistent auto
finger removal from scanned image
Fingers too close together
Fingers too deep into document
Too many fingers
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Precautions on finger placement
Finger too slanted
Finger too near content
Finger away from image boundary
Finger too close to image
boundary
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4.5 Scanning Glossy Documents
-
Gloss alert – gloss spot will appear in scanned
image
Adjust stand
towards rear
*On
Stand
Gloss alert – gloss spot will appear in scanned
image
*On
Laptop
Let screen
recline more
Do not adjust
forbidden zone too
far away from page
unnecessarily as it
may cause scanned
image sharpness to
drop
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[Gloss alerts] Gloss alert shows up as a red patch on the preview display. Its purpose is to warn
against potential gloss reflections caused by flash light. It is an additional
precautionary measure to forbidden zones in cases whereby document is uneven.
4.6 Scanning Stapled Documents
4.6.1 Orientation of document
When scanning stapled documents with corner fold, make sure document is oriented such that fold
is near either XCANPAD markings. This is to cater for automatic corner fold removal.
Gloss alert due to document bulge
Document bulge
Rotate
document
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Orientation of document
4.6.2 Flattening corner fold
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Flattening corner fold
4.6.3 Aligning pages
Document bulge
Avoid placing finger
on document fold
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Aligning pages
4.7 Scanning Large Sized Documents (E.g. Newspaper)
4.7.1 Example 1
Note: This section requires the knowledge of instructions in section 3.2.7 ‘Using the Canvas’
Turn OFF Automatic Document Processing by clicking on ‘Settings’ button
Uncheck ‘Automatic
Document Processing’
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Example 1
Using the stand, place XCANEX on top of newspaper
Aim camera at top part of article and scan
1
st
image
Aim camera at bottom part of article and
scan 2
nd
image
Use your fingers
to flatten
newspaper but
do not enter
article area
Select 1st image by clicking the thumbnail
Click on ‘Define Document’ button to allow defining corners manually
Click on 4 corners of the article to define desired
area
Adjust the corners such that the guiding grid lines is as
parallel to texts and lines on the newspaper as possible
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Example 1
After defining the corners, click again to process the image
Perform the same procedure to the 2
nd
image
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Example 1
Launch the Canvas and pick the top portion of article
Pick bottom part of article into the Canvas
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Example 1
4.7.2 Example 2
This example is an extension of the method used in Example 1. It shows how a large article can be
scanned and combined into a multipage file.
Click to save the Canvas into the desired file format
Scan and process left portion of article
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Example 2
Scan and process right portion of article
Select 4 different zones and pick each zone over to the Canvas
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Example 2
Click on 2
nd
thumbnail and pick the rest of the article over
Shift down to
make way
Pick graphics and resize
Resize graphics
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Example 2
Add a new page to Canvas and pick the rest of the article into page 2
Save Canvas as a multi-page PDF file
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4.8 Scanning Receipts and Small Documents
Lower the camera by pushing
down the rear body so that the
document appears as large as
possible on the preview display
Select sheet scanning mode
Align the top edge of preview
display to the white labels of the
XCANPAD
Place document in landscape
orientation
If it is necessary to flatten the document, place index finger on each side of the document. It is
important to follow the finger placement guidelines as shown in section 4.4.2.
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5. SCANNING BOOKS
5.1 Selecting Book Scanning Mode
To select Book Scanning mode, click ‘Book’ button on Preview Panel
5.2 Placing & Orientating the Book
Book
If the stand is used, place
XCANEX either to your left or
right
If XCANEX is attached to a laptop,
rotate it to face the right and place
XCANPAD below it
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Placing the book
When desk space is scarce, books could also be scanned with XCANEX facing the front.
User should shift the sitting position to face the left and use the thumb to hold the book page flat.
Take note not to raise thumb which will create a shadow – this may result in ineffective finger image
removal.
Orientating the book
To scan a right page,
rotate the book upside
down
To scan a left page
Do not place
book in this
manner as
automatic page
detection will
not work
Note 1: Perfecapture automatically orientates the page (if it contains printed text)
Note 2: Perfecapture allows you to scan all LEFT pages first before rotating the book to scan all the
RIGHT pages, or vice-versa.
Pages shall be automatically arranged when saving : see section on ‘Scanning Multiple Contiguous
Pages’
Shadow
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5.3 Preview Orientation
5.4 Positioning the Page
Do not adjust
forbidden zone
too far away from
page unnecessarily
as it may cause
scanned image
sharpness to drop
Change Preview Orientation to suit actual book orientation
Click
Scanner pointing Right
Scanner pointing Left
Optimum placement for Automatic Page Detection
‘Page Frame’ signifies that
page has been successfully
detected
Position the book spine within
these 2 spine guides
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5.5 Methods to Flatten Book Page
5.5.1 Finger placement
Place finger as far away from text
as possible
Finger too slanted
This may cause ineffective
automatic finger image
removal
Although 2 fingers can be used, do not
place them too close together
Do not place fingers near spine as it
may interrupt spine detection
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5.5.2 Thin side, center and thick side pages
Illustrations below show how a book page may be flattened for thin, center and thick side pages:
Pages on thin side
Center pages
Pages on thick side
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5.5.3 Fragile or tightly bound books
The opposite side of book may be held up during scan. Always ensure spine is clearly visible.
5.5.4 Thin & wide materials (E.g. Magazines)
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5.5.5 Glossy pages
When scanning book or magazine pages made with glossy paper, it is important to:
adjust the stand or laptop lid angle until
forbidden zone is orange in color with the
words “Gloss” displayed
position the page outside of the forbidden
zone
For more details on adjusting forbidden
zone and placement of glossy documents,
refer to section 4.5 : Scanning glossy
documents.
Adjusting to “Gloss Mode” when XCANEX is mounted on laptop and facing the side
As the laptop’s lid must be in upright position in this case, the scanner angle is used instead to enter
gloss mode.
Adjust Scanner angle
Shift XCANPAD away
from Scanner
Properly align
XCANPAD and
gutter
Do not adjust
forbidden zone
too far away from
page unnecessarily
as it may cause
scanned image
sharpness to drop
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Glossy pages on thin side pages of thick books
For glossy pages on thin side pages of thick books, faded text or white patches may still be found in
resulting scans even when placed outside the forbidden zone. This is caused by the page being at
too large a slanted angle (relative to the XCANPAD) due to the thickness of the book. If this
happens, use the holding method below to reduce the slant angle:
5.6 Modes for Scanning Random and Contiguous Pages
Random page mode
For scanning any random page.
Saved multipage file will have same
sequence as thumbnail sequence.
Contiguous page mode
By clicking on the “Page Sequence Mode” button ,
dual thumbnail column will appear corresponding
to Contiguous Page Mode.
For scanning multiple pages which have contiguous
without breaks – E.g. a whole chapter
Left/Right column corresponds to Left/Right pages of the
book
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5.7 Scanning Multiple Contiguous Pages
Perfecapture allows scanning of all LEFT pages first
Rotate book once Scan all RIGHT pages
Always start scanning from the first page:
If first page is a left page, click on the left column icon
If first page is a right page, click on the right column icon
Example of first page being a left page:
Click Left Column for left pages
Click Right Column before continuing
with right pages *
Scan pages 1, 3, 5
Scan pages 6, 4, 2 or 4, 2 *
Rotate
book
Numbers on the thumbnail
indicates page number with
reference to the first page
scanned
* If right column is not clicked, a dialog
box shall appear to confirm if book has
been rotated after scanning a right page.
If yes, column shall switch automatically
to the right.
5
4/6
* In this example, the right thumbnail number
shows 4/6, meaning this page could be the 4th or
6th page. PerfeCapture will only know & decipher
this when scan is complete during the file saving
process.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REARRANGE THE
PAGES UNTIL END OF SCAN
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You can also scan all RIGHT pages first Rotate book
once Scan all LEFT pages
Example of first page being a right page:
Saving the pages
Click Right Column for right pages
Click Left Column before continuing
with left pages
Scan pages 1, 3, 5
Scan pages 6, 4, 2 or 4, 2
Rotate
book
The pages saved in a
multi-page file shall be
automatically arranged in
the correct order
Click ‘Select All Pages’ then ‘Save As’
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5.8 Inserting Pages in Between Thumbnails
If a page is missed during scan, it can be inserted any time before saving them to file.
5.9 Scanning Random Pages
In case of scanning non-contiguous random pages, switch to Random Page Mode (with a single
column). There is no Auto Page Arrangement in this mode – pages saved in a multipage file shall
follow the thumbnail sequence.
Click ‘Page
Sequence
Mode’ toggle
button
to switch to
single column
mode
Right click mouse button
while pointing in between
2 thumbnails.
The subsequent scan shall
be inserted here.
Right click again to remove
page insertion markers if
incorrectly placed.
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5.10 Scanning Pages without Full Bleed Printing (Edge Printing)
When in book scanning mode, select “Auto
page detection” (see Section 3.1 on “Scan
Settings”) mode whereby book gutter position
is automatically detected
Place book gutter anywhere in between the 2
blue lines
Pages without full bleed printing means
there are no printing near all 4 edges & the
gutter
5.11 Scanning Full Bleed Printed Pages (e.g. Magazines)
When in book scanning mode, select “Semi
Auto Page Detection” (see Section 3.1 on “Scan
Settings”) whereby book gutter has to be
manually adjusted to align to a guide
Align magazine gutter with the orange dotted
line – page shall be cropped exactly at this line
Full bleed printed pages:
Pages which have printing all the way until the
edges or gutter
A finger may be placed on an area with least
image details to flatten pages.
In case page edge is full of details with no clear
space, it is recommended to turn OFF automatic
finger removal and use manual finger removal
instead.
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5.12 Scanning book Or Magazine Covers
Scanning book covers is effectively done using the “Semi auto page detection” mode.
Do not use “Auto page detection mode” as it may cause cropping error due to shadow
created by book.
Place the spine of book
or magazine such that it
aligns with the orange
guide line
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6. SCANNING BUSINESS CARDS
6.1 Selecting Business Card Scanning Mode
To select Card Scanning mode, click ‘Business Card’ button on Preview Panel. In this mode, the
digital card shall be automatically added to the Business Card Organizer.
On stand On laptop
Business Card
Adjust camera to lower height for scanning cards to get best
resolution
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6.2 Card Placement
6.2.1 Card positioning on XCANPAD
Card too
close to
scanner
Place card closer to
opposite side of
scanner
Cards placed too close to scanner
may result in faded text and graphics
Card inside forbidden zone
Card outside forbidden zone
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6.2.2 Card placement near XCANPAD’s folding line
Avoid placing any card or document with any of its edge exactly aligned with XCANPAD’s folding
line as it may interfere with automatic document detection.
6.3 Multi-card Scanning
Card placement
Ensure Page Frame appears and encloses each card
Note: In some cases, Page Frame may not refresh after
document is moved slightly – A refresh may be forced
by waving your hand below the camera
Ensure card does not touch
or cross boundaries
Note: To switch to single scan mode, press
‘Item Per Scan’ button
XCANPAD’s folding lines
Picture illustration
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6.4 Business Card Organizer (BCO)
BCO is automatically launched once the first card is processed.
The BCO panel should be minimized if not preferred to be viewed while scanning
(Do not close it as it will be launched again when the next card is scanned).
Scanned cards are automatically included into the BCO’s database (no saving needed).
Graphic display
Data display & search
Edit panel
To edit data, click on
the details to be
edited. Once done,
click elsewhere on
the BCO panel
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Business Card Organizer (BCO)
Data display & search
Choose search category
You can
choose to
display
names
according
to its first
alphabet
or display
all
Enter search criteria
Click ‘Search’
Search result
Click on “Name” or
“Date Created” to
sort according to
preference
Document Camera
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7. DOCUMENT CAMERA
7.1 Selecting Document Camera Mode
The Document Camera Mode allows live video streaming from the camera. This feature can be used
for presentation of documents, writings or objects via a projector.
To select Document Camera mode, click ‘Document Camera’ button on Preview Panel
7.2 Selecting Camera Resolution
The default setting is 2 megapixels.
Click on the “resolution” button to select the camera resolution.
Document Camera
2 megapixels
8 megapixels
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7.3 Zooming and Panning
7.4 Switch to Full Screen View
The document camera can be switched to full screen view by clicking on the “Full screen” button
To exit full screen view, press “Esc” button.
Point at document and rotate
mouse scroll wheel to zoom
Click and hold right mouse
button to pan image
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7.5 Snapshot Capture
Click on the “Snapshot” button to capture the preview screen
Click on the desired thumbnail to go to the edit mode
Available features, edit modes and usage methods are similar to scanned images:
Rotate
Copy Image
Copy Text
Canvas
Print
Save
Email
Video Recording
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8. VIDEO RECORDING
This feature allows recording of live streaming video, together with audio from the PC’s
microphone.
8.1 Selecting Video Recording Mode
To select Video Recording mode, click ‘Video Recording’ button on Preview Panel
8.2 Selecting Camera Resolution
The default setting is VGA.
Click on the “resolution” button to select the camera resolution.
You can select either VGA or 1.3 megapixels.
Video Recording
VGA
1.3 megapixels
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8.3 Recording
To start recording, click the “Record” button
The preview screen will be recorded until the “Stop” button is clicked
A “Save file as” window will appear.
Choose the file name and file location.
The file will be saved in WMV format.
To play the recorded video, click on the thumbnail associated with each recording.
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9. USING XCANEX AS WEB CAMERA
To use XCANEX for remote conferencing, select “XCANEX Webcam” option from the video settings
of your video conferencing application (E.g. Skype). Note that XCANEX communicates directly with
the application and not via PerfeCapture. Therefore do not launch PerfeCapture when attempting
to use XCANEX as web camera.
The example below shows how to feed video from XCANEX to the Skype application:
Note 1: DO NOT select “XCANEX” option - instead select “XCANEX Webcam”.
Note 2: Although higher resolutions (1.3, 2.0 and 8.0 MP) are available options, some
service providers do not support high resolution streaming due to its high bandwidth
requirement. Please check with your service provider if in doubt.
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10. APPENDIX
10.1 Safety Instructions
10.1.1 Laser compliance and precaution
XCANEX is a Class 2 Laser Product in accordance to IEC 60825-1:2007 Ed. 2.0.
The Laser classification for FDA (CDRH) is implemented based on IEC 60825-1:2007
Ed. 2.0 in accordance to the requirements of Laser Notice No. 50.
It has a maximum power output of 1.0mW at 645~660nm.
The label is attached to XCANEX at the location shown below:
Label for laser compliance
Laser units of Class 2 are low power units (<1mW), emitting visible radiation. The eye is not
endangered if the exposure of the laser radiation is very short (up to 0.25s) and accidental.
In case a laser beam of Class 2 hitting the eyes by accident, eye protection is ensured by the
eyelid closing reflex within less than 0.25s and the aversion reaction.
As a direct safety requirement it is sufficient not to look deliberately into the beam.
10.1.2 Safety measures
To avoid possible eye damage, never point the laser at people, especially their faces, or
look directly into the laser beam
Avoid pointing the laser beam at a mirror or other highly reflective surface
This product is not intended to be used by a minor without adult supervision.
Never view the laser beam using telescopic devices, such as a microscope or binoculars
Caution:
Any attempt to disassemble, adjust or repair the unit may result in exposure to laser
light or other safety hazards
Laser beam
output window
Label
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10.2 Device Specifications
10.2.1 Hardware specifications
Sensor 8 Megapixels HD CMOS sensor
Optical Format 1/3.2 inch
Scan Pixel Count 3264 x 2448
Scan Size A4, Letter or smaller
Video Image Resolution 3264 x 2448, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Frame Rate Up to 20fps
Power Requirements USB powered (DC 5V, 0.5A, 2.5W)
Zoom 16x Digital
Video Lighting 1 x White LED
Scan Lighting 1 x Custom Xenon Flash
Dimension (with Cling-On) 208.6 x 63.2 x 18 mm
Net Weight 200g (Scanner unit), 400g (Stand)
Operating Range Temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
Humidity: 20% to 80% relative humidity without condensation
Storage Range Temperature: -10° to 60° C (14° to 140°F)
Humidity: 20% to 85% relative humidity without condensation
10.2.2 Software specifications
Operating Systems Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP SP 3
Image Processing Auto Document & Book Page Detection
Auto Crop
Auto Rotation & Orientation
Auto Perspective Correction
Auto White Balance
Intelligent Text & Graphic Enhancement
Finger Removal
Background Removal
Noise Reduction
Software Features Page Manager
Data Picker
Direct Copy and Paste
Digital Highlighter
Direct Print and Email
Multi documents scan
OCR ABBYY® FineReader Engine 10
BCR Integrated Business Card Organiser
Output File Format JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, RTF, MS Word,
Multi-Page Searchable PDF
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