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Kodak I7300 User's Manual

1. Cancel Modify Delete ddd When the Setup Application dialog box is displayed you may need to use the arrow keys located at the top of the dialog box to access all of the tabs Setup Application x General Image Marks Film Image Proce_4 p m Application Mane at Application Name A 61133 March 2003 4 1 Setting up anew The Setup Application dialog box allows you to predefine retrieval and application image processing parameters for a specific application Click on each tab to set all the desired values Do not click OK until you have made all of your selections on all of the tabs All tabs on the Setup Application dialog box have the following buttons OK saves the values set on all of the tabs Cancel closes the dialog box without saving any changes Help displays the on line help for the tab that is currently active Setting values on the 1 Application Name Enter any standard keyboard character s up to General tab 20 characters Setup Application d x General Image Marks Fim Image Proce 4 gt Application Mame R Search Program n Each Scan Auto Save Auto Print M Auto Ovensrite Image No Save Prompt Auto Back Removal Removal Threshold 4 KE Plug Indesng If Enable 4 2 A 61133 March 2003 2 Search Program Select the Search Program based upon the image marks on film you will be searching These search programs
2. Resolution Normal Enhanced Despecke n Maximum Scan Output Biore Sharpening Text Rotate 270 clockwise K Border Auto Crop Film Polarity E Film Image Quality 2 Normal Film Aiii A 61133 March 2003 D 19 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Document Imaging Rochester New York 14650 Kodak Imagelink and Ektamate are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company Printed on recycled paper A 61133 3 2003 DOCUMENT CAT No 102 2581 IMAGING LS Eastman Kodak Company 2003 Printed in U S A
3. JPEG Compression Level Page Layout Naming Convention Properties y xj Image Size Scanned Image Size ha Naming Convention Boot Di Portrait t t oot Directory Uae C Prospect rages File Maming Convention AB C lt image o gt lt area gt tit aa Areas Setup Friary Front Back OE Cancel Apply Help A 61133 March 2003 D 3 3890 film Image Marks The information below includes only the values that are different from tab template settings the system default settings For more information about the Image Marks tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Image Marks tab in Chapter 4 Template specific settings e Image Marks Other Min Size Small 2 Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows e Image Marks A setting of 2 will improve the retrieval accuracy when the image marks are smaller than normal KODAK i7300 Scanner File Edit 4nnobate View Customize Navigate Image Processing 7 Setup Application ig x E i Le po is Al General Image Marks a Image Proce 4 Image Marks C ANSIASIIM Cancel Help Select Application p x f Other Image Mark Position f Lead Edge C Other Setup Image Mark Polarity Positive f Negative Application OK 3090 hi Cancel Modify E Hew oHe Delete EM Count Splices Mo ad Image Management Code M Enable
4. NOTES e When you assign a shortcut key do not assign F1 or F10 and be sure the shortcut key is not assigned to another function e The Alt key cannot be used alone when you are assigning shortcut keys You must use Ctrl with the Alt key i e Ctrl Alt e If you want multiple PCs to be set up with the same shortcut key assignments contact Kodak service 4 Click Assign 5 Assign any other shortcut keys desired using Steps 2 through 4 6 When finished click OK A 61133 March 2003 2 13 Unassigning shortcut keys 1 Select the desired menu item from the Menu Entries list box 2 If None is displayed in the New Shortcut field click Assign If a shortcut is displayed in the New Shortcut field place the cursor in the New Shortcut field and click Assign Press the spacebar None will be displayed in the New Shortcut field Unassign any other shortcut keys as desired When finished click OK Customizing the toolbar You can customize the toolbar to display only the toolbar buttons you want to use To do this e Select Customize gt Toolbar The Customize Toolbar dialog box will be displayed Customize Toolbar Available Buttons Toolbar Buttons ot Open Reset el save Add gt Separator Move Un s Remove grin fF Move Dow aM i E mail Separator T Cak x Eancel Apply Help To add buttons to the toolbar 1 Select the button that you would like to add to the toolbar from the A
5. Claims 2 level film Film tab template settings KODAK To Se information about this tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Image Marks tab in Chapter 4 The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the Film tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Film tab in Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Film Format Duplex 2 Image Area User Defined 3 Auto Scan Length Enabled Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Film Format The format must be Duplex 2 Image Area Since Auto Scan Length determines only the scan length the Image Area setting must be used to determine scan width A User Defined image area setting was used This setting may need to be modified so that the specified scan width accommodates your specific needs i e to eliminate the image marks or other extraneous information outside the image for display and processing Be sure to specify an area that accommodates varying sized documents and allows for potential image location irregularity on the film to prevent truncation of any images 3 Auto Scan Length allows the software to determine scan length based upon the distance between image marks Jej olls AQ EI po xi x ieee General Image Marks Film Image ai Claims 2 Level Film di o Cancel Format Ca
6. Cut removes the selected image or portion of an image from the display and places it on the Windows clipboard Copy allows you to copy a complete image or portion of an image to the Windows clipboard without removing it from the display Paste copies any image content data that is currently on the Windows clipboard into the current image The image data you copy will be pasted in the upper left corner of the image Use the mouse cursor to drag the image data to the desired location Crop allows you to draw a rectangle around a specific area of an image and discard any information outside of the rectangle Duplex Processing provides the option of arranging the front and back sides of an image from duplex film vertically rather than horizontally side by side Duplex processing is generally used for check applications with duplex or duo duplex film See Chapter 3 Using the Software for procedures on how to use this function NOTES e After using the Undo Cut Paste Crop or Duplex Processing functions no further image processing changes can be made from the Control Panel Use these functions after all image processing changes are made but before Annotating Saving and Printing e The Control Panel is not effective when viewing an image opened from a file A 61133 March 2003 2 5 The Annotate menu The Annotate menu provides the following options Mo Tool Redact Popup Highlight Hollow Rectangle Text
7. NOTES e After using the Rotated or Mirror functions no further image processing changes can be made from the Control Panel Use these functions after all image processing changes are made but before Annotating Saving and Printing e The Control Panel is not effective when viewing an image opened from a file Zoom In enlarges the displayed image Zoom Out reduces the displayed image A 61133 March 2003 2 9 Error Log displays the Error Log dialog box which shows the messages and errors that occurred for the current scanner session The messages posted in the Error Log are normal system messages and can be both informational and critical messages For troubleshooting information regarding these messages see Chapter 6 Troubleshooting The dialog box is cleared automatically when the application software is exited Errors and messages are saved permanently in an error log on the system You can change the width of the columns by placing the cursor on the column divider line When the cursor changes to a horizontal size bar press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the right or left until the desired size of the column is achieved Time User Eror number Error Number and Text 22 6 11 00 8 30 59 1316756 A22 Film is not present 8711700 8 31 51 316756 25 425 Too many decimals o a 2 10 A 61133 March 2003 Viewing or hiding View You can view or hide the following features usi
8. To use these options follow the steps below 1 Select the desired option from the Annotate menu Place the cursor on the position where you want to start to highlight blank out etc 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor over the desired area and release the mouse button when finished NOTE If you want to change the highlight color open the Annotation toolbox and choose the desired color Using the Polyline option To use the Polyline option 1 Select Annotate gt Polyline 2 Place the cursor on the position where you want to start to draw 3 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor in the direction you want the line to go releasing the button each time you want to start a new angle E W 1 j z Se ae F PLOT RAAE OF Boo AL tk PAE BHT ELET irn ee ne i i TL Pete ae OF ARP TIARA Bercecies OF OTL SoU lan iO ee O PERS Pca Ie Buckley P2654 MOED Por Loses Wee 4 Double click the right mouse button to deactivate the Polyline tool 3 18 A 61133 March 2003 Using the Text option To add text to your image 1 Select Annotate gt Text 2 You can change the color and or font on the message by using the color palette and Font button on the Annotation Toolbox 3 Click the left mouse button to place the cursor where you want to add a text message 4 Type the desired message 5 When you have finished the text message click the right mouse button to deac
9. Modifying applications is similar to creating a new application Refer to the previous section entitled Setting up a new application if you need a description of the fields on the tabs To modify an application 1 Select Setup gt Application The Select Application dialog box will be displayed Select Application m 4pplication e Application Marne 2 Select the application you want to modify from the Application drop down box 3 Select Modify The Setup Application dialog box will be displayed x ben etal Image Hats Fim Image Proce 4 Ap picar Har i Saach Fingrsmn fno A Channel Tyo La Help Or Esch Scan Sun Soave M Ando Pint cites Dyani maga Ho Seve Front Aado Back Femoral Removal Thiedoid PS Fud nrg V Enable 4 Make any changes required on each of the tabs 5 When all changes are made click OK 4 32 A 61133 March 2003 Deleting an Existing applications can be deleted by using the Select Application application dialog box To delete an application 1 Select the application you want to delete from the Application drop down list box Select Application X m Application Claims fi 2 Click Delete The following message will be displayed KODAK i7300 Scanner x Application Name will be deleted permanently ona 3 Click Yes to delete the selected application The application you selected will be deleted G A 61133 Ma
10. Preset M Set To First Image Aged Odometer Scale fiso Setup l Image Marks Bi Min Size Mas Size S d Cancel Medium 21 Large 45 fas Hep D 4 A 61133 March 2003 3890 film Film tab template settings File Edit Annokate vier The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the Film tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Film tab in Chapter 4 Template specific settings D 0o Se SNS Film Format Duplex Film Reduction 50 Overscan Images Before 1 Overscan Images After 2 Image Area User Defined Auto Scan Length Enabled Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 2 3 Ww Customize Navigate Image Processing Setup Application 7 Film Format The format must be Duplex Film Reduction The reduction must be 50X Overscan Images Before and Images After Due to the large reduction ratio poor image alignment within the film frame and the small distance between image marks Overscan must be used No more than 6 images should be scanned at one time Image Area Since Auto Scan Length determines only the scan length the Image Area setting must be used to determine scan width A User Defined image area setting was used This setting may need to be modified so the specified scan width accommodates your specific needs i e to
11. To define a new image area click the mouse with the arrow outside of the green selection box The box will disappear Hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor diagonally to define the desired area NOTE The Zoom tool may be used to enlarge the viewing area Click OK when finished 4 26 A 61133 March 2003 Setting page layout options The Page Layout dialog box provides options which allow you to position the displayed image where you want on a sheet of paper for printing faxing or emailing You can also add annotation to every page automatically From the Output tab 1 Select Page Layout Setup The Page Layout dialog box is displayed m Image Position Top Left Centered User Defined Ue tt a fia O Inch AT Simples Duplex Front jo To jp Let Duplex Back js a Top fo Ler Image Scale Options Fit On Page f Adjust Resolution C Truncate Image Annotation Position E Upper Comer 2 lt 4 Left Corner Test Cancel Help 2 Image Position The Image Position option on the Page Layout dialog box allows you to adjust the placement of the image e Top Left places the image in the upper left corner of the paper e Centered centers the image on the paper e User defined allows you to adjust the placement of the image When you select User defined the Simplex Duplex Front Duplex Back and Image Scale Options will be availabl
12. e The image address displayed on the Status bar may not match the image displayed on the screen e During scrolling you can use the Zoom functionality to enlarge by rubber banding and right mouse clicking the area you want to zoom in on or reduce right mouse click the image for easier viewing A 61133 March 2003 2 17 Pause momentarily stops the film at the selected image until you select Resume When you select Resume scrolling will begin at the image where it left off when Pause was selected Scrolling Forward in Progress ois iin How you process your image is dependent upon how your application is set up One of the following methods is available e lf your application is set up for Manual or Automatic Duplex Processing the Duplex Processing dialog box will be displayed For more information see Chapter 3 Setting Manual and Automatic duplex processing e lf your application is not set up for duplex processing the Select Overscan dialog box will be displayed For more information see The Image Processing Control Panel later in this chapter EEE a 2 18 A 61133 March 2003 The Image Processing The Image Processing menu provides the following options for the menu currently displayed image bi tonal images only Image Processing Mraig Despeckle Deskew Manual Deskew Border Remove Auto Crop Despeckle reduces the amount of noise and specks etc successive use of the menu will cy
13. e tools to maximize the image quality including editing and annotating e delivery of the digital image to the person requesting the image via standard PC utilities For the purpose of this manual the Kodak 17300 Scanner and the Kodak Digital Science Intelligent Microimage Scanner will be referred to as the scanner f something is specific to one scanner or the other it will be noted Product features The Kodak i7300 Scanner Application Software provides the following features e Easy to use interface all the tools and procedures you need are accessible via icons toolbars and pull down menus A familiar Microsoft Windows software format also makes it easy to learn e Improved imaging performance choose Normal or Enhanced for high resolution scanning results in a high quality bi tonal or gray scale image e Image processing the powerful algorithms of the application software deliver high quality images e CAR capability the application software can be setup to accept CAR Computer Aided Retrieval commands by adding an optional Kodak CAR Interface Software to the standard application software The CAR 278 Interface CAR 278 Synchronous Interface Unit or Hostlink for Micrographics by eiStream Kofile may be required for interfacing with mainframe computer systems e On line help the on line help facility provides access to complete procedures on how to use the software NOTE Even though the i7300 Scanner Appli
14. 58 XP and NT 4 0 SYSTEMS Version 1 0 0 Developed for Eastman Kodak Company by ScreanScan Systems Esitan Kodak Company 1999 2009 parkas copynght screenscan Syeternd The Kaiak 2 22 A 61133 March 2003 The Toolbar lf the toolbar is not displayed it can be displayed by choosing View gt Toolbar Procedures on how to use these functions are included in this section or Chapter 3 Using the Software Most of these options can also be accessed from the menus lels B oo The following table provides the toolbar options and a brief summary of their function Button Description Open Image allows you to open an image previously saved to a file Save saves the image to the root directory and with the file naming convention specified in Application setup Print allows you to print the displayed image to the default printer NOTE Print capability is a customer supplied utility to the PC It is not provided by Kodak Fax allows you to fax the displayed image to the default fax machine NOTE Fax capability is a customer supplied utility to the PC It is not provided by Kodak E mail allows you to e mail the displayed image When selected a Send To dialog box will be displayed NOTE E mail capability is a customer supplied utility to the PC It is not provided by Kodak When using web based free E mail services you must manually attach the images Cut remove
15. Command displays the command currently being executed Set Executed as each register is executed YES will be posted in the Executed column of the list box If you want to re execute a register double click on the register you want to re execute and click Set Executed This will change the YES to NO and allow the register to be re executed Reset Executed if a register has not been executed NO will be posted in the Executed column of the list box If you want to execute a register that has been previously executed double click on the register you want to execute and click Reset Executed This will change the YES to NO and allow the register to be executed Start allows you to start execution of the registers Clear will clear the highlighted register Clear All will clear all the registers displayed in the list box NOTE Multiple registers can be selected when using the Set Executed Reset Executed and the Clear options A 61133 March 2003 5 9 Changing the starting register 1 Select CAR gt Registers gt View The CAR Registers dialog box will be displayed Start Register OK Exec Aegister Set Executed Cancel Command Reset Executed Start Help Reg Contents Oss lt she GATEONE lt ete gt ea 11 TAT NO TERY NO MKF NO Cet NO TaN se CO DATASOOTY Vevellilevelb leyvel lt etx gt ae OO oo et NO Clear e Clear ail 2 Highlight the register fr
16. IVT i x General Image Marks Film Image Proce_4 r Image Marks z ANSI A4I M as f Other Setup Caed mage Mark Position Help f Lead Edge fhe seue Image Mark Polarity C Positive i Negative Count 5 plices _ Mo h m Image Management Code M Enable Preset F Set To Fist image Adress Odometer Scale Setup 2 Image Marks Select the type of image marks on the film either ANSI AIIM or Other e Select ANSI AIIM if the image marks on the film meet ANSI standards such as those on film created by a Kodak microfilmer See Appendix A Microfilm Information for more information regarding image marks e Select Other if the image marks were created by a non Kodak microfilmer and or do not meet the ANSI standards If you select Other click Setup to display the Image Marks dialog box See the section entitled Setting up non ANSI AIIM image marks later in this chapter for more information A 61133 March 2003 4 5 3 Image Mark Position Select the image mark position on the film e Choose Lead Edge if the image marks are aligned with the lead edge of the image e Choose Other if the image marks are located in any other position than the lead edge and then select Setup to display the Image Mark Position dialog box See the section entitled Determining the image mark position later in this chapter for more i
17. Image Proce 4 t Image Marks ANSIZAIIM RE C Other Other Setup Help f Lead Edge pans Sea hark Aion Setup Image Mark Polarity Positive f Negative Count Splices Mo Y Image Management Code Ie Enable Preset _ es Qa f 4an Setup i o A 61133 March 2003 D 17 Odometer film Film tab template settings The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the Film tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Film tab in Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 2 Film Reduction 24 Image Area User Defined 3 Auto Scan Length Enabled Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 2 Film Reduction The reduction must be 50X Image Area Since Auto Scan Length determines only the scan length the Image Area setting must be used to determine scan width A User Defined image area setting was used This setting may need to be modified so that the specified scan width accommodates your specific needs i e to eliminate the image marks or other extraneous information outside the image for display and processing Be sure to specify an area that accommodates varying sized documents and allows for potential image location irregularity on the film to prevent truncation of any images Auto Scan Length allows the software
18. Toolbar allows you to specify what tools you want displayed on the toolbar Customizing your You can customize your keyboard so you can work more efficiently by keyboard assigning shortcut keys or setting up a pattern of keystrokes instead of choosing menu items or toolbar functions The following procedure explains how to assign and unassign shortcut keys Kodak provides default keyboard shortcuts for more information see Appendix D Productivity Tools Assigning shortcut keys 1 Select Customize gt Keyboard The Customize Keyboard dialog box will be displayed Customize Keyboard Menu Entries Menu Enty s s Shortcut m Cancel Unda Mone Reda Hone Hel Cut Mone Hep Cop l Hone Crop ar Hone Duplex Processing None New Shortcut None Assign 2 The list in the Menu Entries box corresponds with the Menu bar Shortcuts can be assigned only at the lowest menu level e g File gt On Each Scan gt Auto Save To move quickly to a first level menu choice select File then type the first letter of the desired choice e g N to go to Navigate 2 12 A 61133 March 2003 3 Place the cursor in the New Shortcut field and enter the desired shortcut Valid entries include any individual alphanumeric character or function key used in conjunction with the Citrl Alt or Ctrl keys The function keys can also be used alone Examples of valid shortcuts Ctrl Alt S Ctrl F11 F8 Shift F2
19. are identified in Appendix B Search Programs Be sure the correct program is selected to match the film index format and image mark location channel An odometer mode search program is also available for use with film that contains no image marks or image marks of poor quality 3 On Each Scan If you want to automatically save or print each time you scan check the appropriate box Auto Save and or Auto Print Auto Print should only be used if you are sure the film image quality is excellent and consistent e Auto Overwrite Image Select this option to eliminate the message displayed to the user that they are about to overwrite an existing file e No Save Prompt Select this option to eliminate the message that allows the user to save the currently displayed image e Auto Back Removal for duplex images only Automatically removes the back of the image if the size of the image back is less than the size specified in the Removal Threshold box NOTE The Separate Front and Back option on the Image Processing tab must be enabled to use this function e Removal Threshold box Removal Threshold is used in conjunction with the Auto Back Removal option A value from 1K to 100K can be entered in the box The scanner will use the value entered to determine whether to remove the back of a duplex image If the size of the back of the image is less than or equal to the value in this box the back image will not be printed or saved This opti
20. border options if desired prior to using the Image Area tool When the front and back areas are defined and any border options are designated click OK 4 lf you want to define a clear border s at the top middle and bottom of the image you can make an entry in the Borders fields Valid values are 0 to 1000 A value in the Top field designates a blank area at the top of the front image A value in the Middle field designates a blank area between images and a value in the Bottom field designates a blank area below the back image NOTE The Top Middle and Bottom options are only available when you select Scanned Image Size on the Page Layout dialog box accessed from the Output tab You can use the Top Middle and Bottom border areas for annotation purposes See the example below NOTE No attempt was made to optimize the image quality of these images Before After in Duplex Processing dialog box In Image area Dear Mr Smith Here is the check you requested The space between the front and back of the check was created by r PTET Eel entering a value in the Middle field using the Border option A 61133 March 2003 3 15 I If you did not get the image area you want click on the Reprocess button on the Control Panel to redisplay the Duplex Processing dialog box and repeat the above steps When the desired results are achieved select Automatic to apply the duplex processing values to subsequent scans
21. display pane 3 8 A 61133 March 2003 Saving an image You can save a previously saved image to another file or save a new image using a non default film name and or path by using the Save As option To do this 1 Select File gt Save As The Save As dialog box will be displayed Save As Save it Ej Art E Imagetlarks tif Fi sie tit Fi ueh tit fs sue 0 ti sues ti El sue 1 ti El sue7 tif Fi sues tit Fi sed tit fl sles tit f sed tit File name Save as type TIFF Compression G4 bitonal tif Cancel 2 Enter a new file name 3 Select the directory where you want the file to reside 4 Select the file tyoe and compression from the Save as type drop down list e lf the image was scanned as bi tonal the default is TIFF file type and Compression G3 bi tonal tif e lf the image was scanned as 16 Gray the default is TIFF file type and Compression JBIG 16 Gray tif e lf the image was scanned as 256 Gray the default is TIFF file type and Compression JPEG 256 Gray jp9 5 Click Save A 61133 March 2003 3 9 Printing an image The Application Software allows you to print images individually or group them in folders and print them A print utility program must be installed for the Print options to work 1 Select File gt Print The Print Options dialog box will be displayed Print Options x Printer WEISDEWTlp37_ ps OEE eae Scale Mode Original Size Cancel A
22. in Chapter 2 NOTE Do not use F10 the standard Windows shortcut for activating the main menu or Alt F4 the standard Windows shortcut for closing a software application Keyboard shortcuts Whenever possible the template complies with the standard shortcut template keys used by Windows in Word Excel etc This reduces training time and minimizes user frustration The template map is shown below Menu Entry Shortcut Menu Entry Shortcut _ Ctrl O Clockwise 2 3 8 5 4 Ctrl F F 9 Annotate gt Text 6 Image Processing gt Manual F Deskew 7 Annotate gt Load Image F7 A 61133 March 2003 D 1 Application setup templates Template 1 3890 Check film 3890 film General tab template settings The application setup templates represent combinations of parameter values that have been found to provide the best retrieval results for several typical film types The templates are documented below including explanations of the various settings This template is recommended when retrieving images from 3890 check film 50X reduction These settings work well alone or when using a CAR system from Carreker Antinori Inc Pegasystems Inc or Sterling Commerce However when using a system from K2 Microsystems you will need to use settings that are compatible with the interface that they provide The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more inform
23. 1 inch then 1 odometer unit equals 1 inch To advance 180 inches into the film enter 180 00 in the Image Retrieval keypad 180 inches 1 inch per odometer unit 180 odometer units e lf the odometer scale is 5 inches then 1 odometer unit equals 5inch To advance 180 inches into the film enter 36 00 in the Image Retrieval keypad 180 inches 5 inches per odometer unit 36 odometer units e lf the odometer scale is 12 inches then 1 odometer unit equals 12 inch To advance 180 inches into the film enter 15 00 in the Image Retrieval keypad 180 inches 12 inches per odometer unit 15 odometer units A 61133 March 2003 3 3 Searching for a preset The scanner is set to count the first image mark on a roll of film as 1 or image address 1 0 or 1 0 0 depending on the number of levels in the image address If the first image on the film has an image address or sequence number other than 1 or 1 0 or 1 0 0 you can use the Set A or Set B function on the keypad to specify the starting sequence number To do this 1 Insert the roll of film you want to search 2 Enter the starting sequence number or image address that is listed on the film storage box For example the first image on the roll is sequence number 3 0 0 NOTE If the sequence number or image address is not documented it may be imprinted next to the image on film as shown below Select the key on the keypad The film will advance to the first image If the se
24. Leave Fim Polarity Negative Fim Image Quality No Achustment T Minor _ Auto Deskew P Overscar od t mim e ta Application select the desired Application from the list box Show Hide Image Processing this option toggles between showing and hiding the Image Processing control panel Scan Area determines the area of the film that the image processing settings are applied to e Primary image processing settings are applied to the entire image area that is defined in the Application Setup This is the only option available for non duplex processing Front and Back are available when Duplex Processing is enabled e Front image processing settings are applied to only the front side of the image e Back image processing settings are applied to only the back side of the image Duplex Processing provides the option of arranging the front and back sides of an image from duplex film vertically rather than horizontally e None disables Duplex Processing e Manual io initially define the front and back areas When Manual is selected the image area defined in Application Setup will be displayed in the Duplex Processing dialog box e Automatic uses the last specified manual setting to automatically display all images in duplex processing view This is useful when all images on the film are the same size For procedures on using Duplex Processing see the section entitled
25. March 2003 The File menu The File menu provides the following options gem Edit Annotate View Open Image Ctrl 0 Save Chrl 5 Save s Close Print Ctrl F Print Setup Faw Fax Setup Send s eMail File Info On Each Scan d Exit Open Image displays the Open Image dialog box which allows you to open a previously saved image from this application or other applications You cannot open multi page TIFF files from File gt Open Image See Chapter 3 Using the Software tor more information Save allows you to save an image using the file saving options specified in Application setup Save As displays the Save As dialog box which allows you to save an image with a user specified name format compression and location see Chapter 3 Using the Software for more information Close closes the image that is currently displayed and removes it from the display Print if a printer is available on the PC you are using either local or via the network a dialog box will be displayed allowing you to print using default or modified print options including Print Annotation The Print function allows you to print an image selected images or the entire contents of a folder The Print Options dialog box is described in Chapter 3 Printing an image Print Setup if a printer is available on the PC you are using a dialog box will be displayed
26. Setting Manual and Automatic duplex processing in Chapter 3 A 61133 March 2003 2 35 Separate Front and Back check this option when you want to create two separate image files or prints one file for the front of the image and one file for the back of the image see the illustration below This is useful for printing fronts and backs on separate sheets of paper With Separate Front and Back enabled two separate files 100B tif With Separate Front and Back disabled one file 100 tif Resolution choose from either Normal or Enhanced resolution Normal will scan the image at 3650 pixels Enhanced will scan the image at 7300 pixels e If bi tonal output is used select Enhanced resolution if the reduction ratio on film is equal to or greater than 40X to obtain the best image quality possible Select Normal resolution if the reduction ratio on film is less than 40X e If 16 or 256 gray scale output is used it is recommended that you use Normal resolution If you are not satisfied with the result select Enhanced Contrast adjusts the gray levels in an image Contrast can only be used with 16 or 256 level gray scale images A high contrast value will display the image as mostly black and white whereas a low contrast value will display the image as mostly midtones more subtle changes in gray levels are detected Brightness adjusting the Brightness will make the image appear lighter or darker
27. The higher the Brightness setting the lighter the image will appear 2 36 A 61133 March 2003 Despeckle reduces the amount of stray spots specks etc on an image This option is for bi tonal images only NOTE The Contrast Brightness and Despeckle options can be roughly adjusted by using the slider bar You can more precisely adjust these options by entering a value in the entry field or use the up E and down arrows to obtain the desired value 126 Scan Output select the type of output required Bitonal produces the smallest file size 256 gray produces the largest file size Bi tonal each image will be processed as a single page TIFF file using CCITT Group 3 or 4 compression for black and white images 16 gray each image will be processed as a single page TIFF file using JBIG compression for 16 level gray scale images 256 gray each image will be processed as a single page TIFF file using JPEG compression for 256 level gray scale images or as a JPEG file with JPEG compression For 256 gray it is recommended you use JPEG JPEG compression Sharpening used to accentuate the fine details of an image Normal used to enhance the detail of an image which contains small print Low used to enhance images containing dot matrix text and or images printed with shaded or colored backgrounds using halftone screens This option reduces background noise Photo if the image is comprised mainly of photog
28. This template is identical to Template 3 except for the changes indicated below The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the General and Output tabs see Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Application Name Claims 3 Level 2 Search Program 18 3 File Naming Convention lt book 3 gt lt chapter 3 gt lt image 3 gt lt area gt tif Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Application Name This name may be changed if desired by entering a new name 2 Search Program Do not change the search program or the scanner will not retrieve images correctly 3 File Naming Convention The scanner uses C IMAGES as the default root directory for saving image files This may be changed if desired by using the Change button on the Output tab Use the Change button on the Naming Convention Properties dialog box to view existing directories File naming conventions must also be specified To change the file naming conventions edit the File Naming Convention field in the Naming Convention Properties dialog box The naming convention is set for 3 level naming mite Fim Epa Dupi il gt Fie Saving Opto Root Diracicap Caresd Pk k i plies al Eina E O ka ETN He TeS OF Hamniig Corea tte ani Cares J Lereel IK 7j Tag he a k D o an ieat JPEG Corgaroen Laal e aa BctQusiy Bent Si
29. You can select Front or Back in the Image Processing Control Panel scan area and adjust the brightness and other image processing values to apply separate values to front and back NOTE lf Overscan is enabled the Duplex Processing dialog box will contain two additional tools Previous Block and Next Block and a field named Overlap By One Previous Block I allows you to decrement and scan by a block of images rather than one image at a time For example if images 48 52 are displayed Previous Block will result in images 43 47 being displayed rather than images 47 51 Next Block allows you to increment and scan by a block of images rather than one image at a time For example if images 48 52 are displayed Next Block will result in images 53 57 being displayed rather than images 49 53 Overlap By One allows you to retain one image from the current block when navigating with Previous Block or Next Block For example if images 48 52 are displayed and Overlap By One is enabled Next Block will result in images 52 56 being displayed Use the appropriate tools to select the desired image area then click OK The selected area will be displayed in the Image pane in the main application window A 61133 March 2003 Rotating an image using duplex processing If you want to rotate an image 90 when you are using duplex processing you can use either the Rotation option on the Control Panel or select the Rota
30. allowing you to specify default print options Fax if a fax utility is available on the PC you are using this option allows you to fax an image selected images or the entire contents of a folder The Fax Options dialog box is described in Chapter 3 Faxing an image A 61133 March 2003 2 3 Fax Setup if a fax utility is available on the PC you are using this option allows you to set up a fax connection Send as e mail if an e mail utility MAPIcompliant is available on the PC you are using this option allows you to send an image selected images or the entire contents of a folder to a specified e mail address NOTE If you encounter errors when attempting to use the Print Print setup Fax Fax Setup or Send as e mail options contact your system Administrator File Info provides bits pixel width height resolution and if the file has been modified After the file has been saved File Info also provides the file name file size file date and file type On Each Scan allows you to automatically save and or print each image displayed within a session Exit closes the scanner session 2 4 A 61133 March 2003 The Edit menu The Edit menu provides the following options Sele Annotate View Customize Ped ta ete T Urda EEZ Heda Etler Cut Ctr Copy Ctrl C Paste Etres Crop Duplex Processing Undo cancels the last edit action Redo repeats the last edit action
31. also improve low contrast images This feature widens the range between the lightest and darkest pixel in the image Select one of the following options if desired e No Adjustment no enhancement e Light Film if film is light it makes the dark areas darker e Normal Film if film has the correct exposure but low contrast this option adds contrast to the image e Dark Film if the film is dark it lightens the background and other areas that should be lighter Mirror this option is used when a roll of film has been wound incorrectly on the reel and the image appears as if it were being viewed in a mirror and is reverse reading Check this option if you want the image to appear right reading Auto Deskew automatically straightens the displayed image When Auto Deskew is enabled Auto crop will also be enabled E 2 38 A 61133 March 2003 Overscan to enable or disable scanning and display of a specified number of images before and after the image you requested The Before and After values are defined in Application setup Overscan is useful for film with poor image alignment within the film frame such as 3890 single level check film When Overscan is checked the images will initially be displayed in the Select Overscan dialog box NOTES When using the scrolling function it is not necessary to have Overscan specified in Application Setup or enabled on the Image Processing Control Panel The image address displ
32. application You can select one or more of the thumbnails by clicking the right mouse button which will display a popup menu that allows you to open cut copy paste delete rename fax print e mail images or create or email multi page TIFF files If you choose to create a multi page TIFF file the Save As dialog box will be displayed For more information see Chapter 3 Using the Software If you want to email single page TIFF files as a multi page TIFF file select email Multi Page The New Message screen is displayed with the multi page TIFF file attached NOTE As in Windows Explorer you can select more than one thumbnail by using the Shift and Control keys When the Detail thumbnail option is selected columns including the Name Size Type Modified and Nr are displayed When the Thumbnails option is selected it will take time to create the thumbnail icons in the folder selected While this is occurring the software is not available for other functions The Image display The Image display pane is the area within the window where your pane images are displayed To change the size of the Image display pane 1 Place the mouse cursor on the vertical line separating the display pane from the adjacent pane When the cursor changes to a horizontal size bar press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the right or left until the desired size of the pane is achieved A 61133 March 2003 2 41 The Status
33. are applicable only to faxes Standard Resolution 200 x 100 dots per inch Fine Resolution 200 x 200 dots per inch Fine Resolution requires twice as much transmission time and disk space as Standard Resolution However the increased legibility of an image that contains very fine detail may justify the use of Fine Resolution NOTE The quality of the actual output also depends on the imaging capabilities of the output fax machine A 61133 March 2003 7 11 e Enable Fax Header Page if you want the header page printed along with your fax The default is no Fax Header Page e The fax will be delivered when you send it if you do not enable the Time option and enter a specific time e The fax will be delivered when you send it if you do not enable the Date option and enter a specific date e lf the date is prior to the current date even if it is set to a future year the fax will be sent immediately Faxing or emailing To fax or email an individual image immediately individual images 1 If not already connected connect to a VNN and Fax eMail via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option 2 Retrieve the desired image using the scanner 3 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Fax eMail from the menu 4 Fill the necessary information in the Fax eMail dialog box See the section entitled The Fax eMail dialog box in this chapter Click OK when finished Repeat Steps 2 through 5 for each individual image to b
34. copy the Software other than as expressly provided in this license You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software If this Software is used within a country of the European Union nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as restricting any rights available under the European Community Software Directive 91 250 EEC Term This license is effective until terminated You may terminate it at any time by destroying the Software together with all copies in any form It will also terminate if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this Agreement You agree upon such termination to destroy the Software together with all copies in any form LIMITED WARRANTY For a period of 90 days after the date of delivery of the Software to you as evidenced by a copy of your purchase receipt Kodak warrants i the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials and ii the media on whch the Software is furnished will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use Kodak does not warrant that the functions contained in the Software will meet your requirements or that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free You assume responsibility for operation of the Software to achieve your intended results and for the installation use and results obtained from the Software Subject to any applicable legislation which prohibits the following exclusions KODA
35. counting at 1 or 1 0 or 1 0 0 unless a preset image address Is specified e The A and B presets remain in memory until the film is refiled e The preset image address that is specified will be affected by the Preset parameter in Application setup Ifthe Preset parameter is enabled the specified Channel A preset will be assigned to the first image mark in Channel A The specified Channel B preset will be assigned to the last image mark in Channel B Ifthe Preset parameter is disabled the specified Channel A preset will be incremented by one and that value will be assigned to the first image mark in Channel A The specified Channel B preset will be decremented by one and that value will be assigned to the last image mark in Channel B 8 Odometer Scale Setting up an odometer scale allows you to search film by odometer units rather than image marks To set this value select Setup to display the Odometer Scale dialog box See the section entitled Setting the odometer scale later in this chapter for more information A 61133 March 2003 4 7 Setting values on the Film tab The film format and reduction ratio of the images on film can be defined using the Film tab Do not click OK until you have made all of your selections on all of the tabs 1 Select the Film tab on the Setup Application dialog box Setup Application l xj General Image Marks Film Image Proce_4 t Film on Format Cancel Si
36. easier for you to locate these documents quickly in the future Each field can contain up to 8 alphanumeric characters and spaces If you do not make an entry in the Document Name field the system will assign one Dxxxxxxx where the x s are sequential numbers e g DO000171 For more information see the next section entitled Storing images in a virtual network node in this chapter 5 Click OK to start the connection to the specified VNN Disconnecting from a VNN When you are connected to a VNN you can disconnect anytime by selecting Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect 7 4 A 61133 March 2003 Storing images ina VNN A VNN within the Image Server Software can store scanned microfilm images as documents in folders for later printing faxing or emailing A document consists of one or more scanned images from a scanner held in a folder on a VNN Document names may be assigned when connecting to a VNN The assignment of names to documents is optional but if used each document name should be unique If a document is not assigned a name the system will assign one Dxxxxxxxx where the x s are sequential numbers e g DO00001 71 Documents allow multiple related images retrieved from one or more film rolls to be printed faxed or emailed at one time as a group A folder consists of one or more documents Each folder must have a unique name assigned to it when connecting to a VNN A specified folder and document r
37. eliminate the image marks or other extraneous information outside the image for display and processing Be sure to specify an area that accommodates large business size checks and allows for potential image location irregularity on the film to prevent truncation of images Auto Scan Length Allows the software to determine scan length based upon the distance between image marks x E o oul O General Image Marks Film Image Proce 4 OF Application x TE Cancel Y aac s LIe Hel m 3990 Ij Reduction FIP Cancel 50 4 lt q Overscan Images Before ii Images After E D age rea User defined E ve Auto Scan Length qj m Special Processing Controls a Pesk ew Alnnrithrm A 61133 March 2003 3890 film Image The information below includes only the values that are different from Processing tab template the system default settings For more information about the Image Processing tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Image settings a Processing tab in Chapter 4 When Duplex Processing is enabled there are four available Scan Area settings Separate image processing parameters can be specified for each except for Resolution Scan Output and Film Polarity Template specific settings Scan Area Primary Duplex Processing Manual Resolution Enhanced Rotate 180 clockwise Border Border Remove Film Image Quality Normal Film Overscan Enabl
38. film and the requested image is a book level image only the requested image will be printed NOTE To stop ata specific image press the Clear key on the keypad and click Abort on the displayed message box after the image is displayed Optionally disconnect when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect or if desired see To print foldered images later in this section NOTE Individual images and or sequences of images may be retrieved from various rolls of film and foldered together 7 8 A 61133 March 2003 To add another document to an existing folder iP If not already connected connect to the desired VNN and storage printer via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option Specify the existing folder name and a new document name NOTE If you are already connected to the VNN and folder enter a new document name on the Connect To Image Server dialog box Continue with Step 3 from above for individual images or a sequence of images To print foldered images NOTE If you are already connected to the desired VNN and folder skip Steps 1 and 2 Connect to the desired VNN and storage printer via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option Specify the existing folder name Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Print Existing Folder from the menu All documents within the folder will be printed Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each folder to be printed Optionally disconnect
39. flanges sides of the reel e lf the film is pinched by the flanges at any point have the film rewound onto a new reel Make sure that the reel is not overfilled as follows e lf you are using a Kodak Solid Flange Reel make sure that the film when fully rewound is not above the arrows on the reels side e lf you are using an equivalent reel check that the film when fully rewound stops at least 4 in from the top edges of the reel flanges Film leader ANSI When using an ANSI magazine the leader end of the film should meet magazines the following criteria Acceptable Leading End Cut e The leader end should be cut as square as possible see illustration e For reliable threading the first 36 in 915 mm should be free of wrinkles splices tears or holes The first 72 in 1830 mm should be free of image marks or Image Management Code If the film is less than 2 5 mils thick it should have a leader preferably 5 mil polyester that is at least 36 in 915 mm long A 6 A 61133 March 2003 Film leader M type When using an Mtype magazine a 31 5 in 800 mm leader must be magazine affixed to the film The following criteria should also be met e The leader must be square to the attached film e The first film images should not be closer than 16 in 400 mm from the leader film splice location e The leader must be clean and in good condition free of creases burrs bends etc e Only transparent
40. in a mirror and is reverse reading 4 16 A 61133 March 2003 16 Auto Deskew Check Auto Deskew to automatically straighten the image NOTE When using the Auto Deskew option the entire image all borders needs to be visible in the image area so the image can be captured properly 17 Overscan Check the Overscan option to enable scanning and display of a specified number of images before and after the image requested The before and after values are defined on the Film tab Overscan is useful for film with poor image alignment within the film frame such as 3890 single level check film NOTE When Overscan is enabled you should also enable Auto Scan Length on the Film tab to achieve the best results A 61133 March 2003 4 17 Setting values on the The Output tab allows you to set up file saving options compression Output tab level and how you want the image to be printed faxed or emailed 1 Select the Output tab x Film Image Processing Output alel File Saving Options Cancel Help Root Directory C SImages Naming Convention book 3 lt chapter 3r 4 imag Annotation Imbedded Change JPEG Compression Level Best Quality Best Size lo m Page Layout Image Size Letter ka f Portrait C Landscape Setup 2 File Saving Options If you want to save images to a non default location and or file names select Change The Naming
41. leader tapes can be used Film trailer ANSI When using an ANSI magazine use a trailer end holder to fix the film magazines end to the supply reel The following criteria should also be met e Be sure to wind the film onto the supply reel in the correct direction e The film trailer must contain no images and must be at least 18 in 450 mm long as measured from the supply reel to the last image on the film A 61133 March 2003 A 7 Film trailer M type When using an M type magazine use a trail end holder to fix the film end to the supply reel The following criteria should also be met magazine e Be sure to wind the film onto the supply reel in the correct direction e The film trailer must be at least 31 5 in 800 mm long e There must be at least 12 in 300 mm of unexposed film between the last image and the trailer end splice connection Film splicing Use the following guidelines when splicing film e For M type magazines the section connecting the leader tape and film should be at least 0 826 in 21 mm long Film Leader Tape 0 826 in 21 mm or longer e The gap between the leader tape and film should be no more than 0 009 in 0 25 mm F Cap 0 009 in 0 25 mm or less e The leader tape and the film should be aligned closely The offset should be no more than 0 005 in 0 13 mm Offset 0 005 in wy az A 8 A 61133 March 2003 e Make sure there is minimal skew a slanted cut
42. package see the instructions provided with your printer software Faxing an image The Application Software allows you to fax images individually or group them in folders and fax them The Fax utility must be a printer driver type 1 Select File gt Fax The Fax Options dialog box will be displayed Fax Options Printer ABISDEW Tp a ps O k Scale Mode Orginal Sizes o A Cancel Auto Rotate None ssi Help T Selection Only Setup Printer 2 Select the desired fax machine You can change the destination fax machine and other fax properties by selecting Setup Fax 3 Change the Scale Mode if desired Options are Original Size which will print the image at the original scanned size or Fit to Page which will size the image so it fits on the selected paper size 4 Change the Auto Rotate option if desired Options are e None no rotation will occur e 90 clockwise faxes the image rotated 90 to the right based upon the current image position e 90 counterclockwise faxes the image rotated 90 to the left based upon the current image position NOTE Popup notes can be viewed but not printed 5 If you want any annotation that you created to be printed on the image Click the Print Annotation box 6 If you only want a portion of the image to be faxed click the Selection Only box The portion to be faxed must be rubber band selected on the display before accessing the Fax Options dialog bo
43. size Image mark size Image mark size Search program Number of levels Small Medium Large All sizes of image marks Medium Small Large and Medium Small Large Medium Medium Small A 61133 March 2003 B 3 Image marks in NOTE The film can be simplex or duplex duplex is shown in the Channel B only illustration Channel Channel Image mark size Image mark size Image mark size Searchprogram Number of levels Medium All sizes of image 1 marks 1 2 Medium Small 14 Large Medium Small 20 3 Search Program 27 counts down e g 10000 9999 9998 rather than up SE B 4 A 61133 March 2003 Image marks in both in these films the image mark sequence continues from Channel A to Channels duo film Channel B see the following illustration You can reduce search time by setting the last image address in Channel B by using the keypad or by Image Management Code on the film With the last image address identified the scanner can count down in Channel B while counting up in Channel A if the address is not set Channel B will be searched after Channel A For more information see the section entitled The Image Retrieval keypad in Chapter 2 and Appendix C Glossary Channel Channel Table B 3 Image Marks in both channels duo film Image mark size Image mark size Image mark size Search program Number of levels Small 4 Medium 2 Large 26 All sizes of image 8 marks 11 Medium Small 11 Large a
44. the end of the chapter will be printed e lf you are using Level 3 film and the requested image is a book level image only the requested image will be printed NOTE To stop ata specific image press the Clear key on the keypad and click Abort on the displayed message box after the image Is displayed A 61133 March 2003 7 13 5 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Fax eMail Existing Folder from the menu 6 Fill in the necessary information in the Fax eMail dialog box See the section entitled The Fax eMail dialog box in this chapter Click OK when finished Optionally disconnect when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect NOTE Individual images and or sequences of images may be retrieved from various rolls of film and foldered together To add another document to an existing folder then fax or email the document 1 If not already connected connect to the desired VNN and storage printer via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option 2 Specify the existing folder name and a new document name NOTE If you are already connected to the VNN and folder just enter a new document name on the Connect To Image Server dialog box 3 Continue with Step 3 from above for individual images or a sequence of images 7 14 A 61133 March 2003 Appendix A Microfilm Information Introduction Microfilming guidelines Microfilm specifications This appendix contains information that will be
45. to The Film Controller dialog box also displays the scanner firmware version thread up attempts and successful scans Film Controller x Firmware Wersiorn 0050208 ThreadUp Attempt OOOO0S4 Hee Successtul Scans 00111826 Calibration displays the Calibrate dialog box which allows you to calibrate the scanner Calibration typically takes less than 15 seconds to complete and should be done each time the scanner is turned on NOTE Do not attempt to thread film during Calibration Calibrate M Perform Pixel Correction OF Acton S i Cancel Ready i a a For more information regarding calibration see Chapter 3 Using the Software A 61133 March 2003 2 21 The Help menu The Help menu provides the following options Help 7300 Scanner Help Contents and Index About 17300 Scanner Help displays the contents of the Application software on line help topics including menus procedures glossary terms and messages Contents and Index displays the Help Topics dialog box The Index tab provides an alphabetic listing of information associated with the Application Software You can enter the word or string of words you want information about in the text edit field The Find tab allows you to search for specific words and phrases in the Help topics About displays a window containing software copyright and version information For WINDOWS 2000
46. to determine scan length based upon the distance between image marks Setup Application E x General Image Marks Film Image Proce Fim Format Cancel Simplex Reduction Help E Overscani Images Before 0 Images After 0 Image Area User defined ka E Setup W Auto Scan Length Special Processing Controls Deskew Algorithm Normal hi Minimum Angle 0 Border Removal Recursions Three Setup Duplex Front Right Side D 18 A 61133 March 2003 Odometer film Image Processing tab template settings The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the Image Processing tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Image Processing tab in Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Sharpening Text 2 Rotate 270 clockwise 3 Film Image Quality Normal Film Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Sharpening Text provides the best clarity for documents that are primarily text 2 Rotate displays the images right side up 3 Film Image Quality improves the contrast of the image NOTE Overscan should not be used with Odometer film Setup Application x Image Processing DLA 2 E Scan Area ers m Prima o Ee Image Marks Film Duplex Processing 7 None Help Separate Front And Back
47. when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect A 61133 March 2003 7 9 The Fax eMail dialog The Image Server Software provides fax capability and email capability box 7 10 When you are connected in the host software as Fax eMail the Fax eMail dialog box will be displayed after an image is retrieved and displayed When you are connected as Storage Fax eMail the Fax eMail dialog box will be displayed when you request faxing or emailing of a folder Senda Repini To E Fa Number Fieturabkial Fee Humber ellal Phone Number Location E m Taree Setting E Stendad Aeadion i Fing Resolution Fax Header Page Tirta l When entering information in the Fax eMail dialog box follow these guidelines NOTE An entry in each field is not required unless otherwise noted A maximum of 20 characters is allowed in each field except the Fax Number Return eMail sender and the Fax Number eMail recipient fields These two fields allow 50 characters Spaces are not valid in the Fax Number eMail and Fax Number Return eMail fields The following table shows the characters that may be entered in the Fax Number Return eMail and Fax Number eMail fields The only character applicable to email is the character The specific characters that can be used for fax are dependent on the configuration of WinFax PRO within Image Server Software For more information see your System Administrat
48. 1133 March 2003 1 1 Printing foldered images To organize multiple individual images as a document in a folder for later printing as a folder 1 OL ge ee aN If not already connected connect to a VNN and Storage Printer via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option Specify a folder name and an optional document name Retrieve the first image using the scanner Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Print from the menu Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for each individual image to be added to the document Optionally disconnect when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect or if desired see To print foldered images later in this section To organize a sequence of images from the same roll of film as a document in a folder for later printing as a folder Ts If not already connected connect to a network node and Storage Printer via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option Specify a folder name and an optional document name Retrieve the first image of the sequence using the scanner Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Print Chapter from the menu e lf you are using Level 1 film the requested image and every subsequent image to the end of the film will be printed e lf you are using Level 2 or Level 3 film and the requested image is a chapter level or page level image the requested image and every subsequent image to the end of the chapter will be printed e lf you are using Level 3
49. B image address Refile Film when selected rewinds the film currently in the scanner When completed the film magazine can be safely removed Search Again when the image found by a search is not readable e g there was a jam or other error during filming and you know that the image was filmed again with the same image address elsewhere on the film Search Again allows you to search for the next occurrence of the image address on the film Search Again is also useful when related images on the roll have the same image address Search Again is used in conjunction with Random Batch Code Image Server allows you to connect to the Image Server Dispatchers and Image Server Software In addition you can send scanned images to the Image Server Software so that individual images or a folder of images can be printed faxed or emailed For more information see Chapter 7 Network Operations Scroll provides a drop down list of speed and directions to scroll the film from the current position i e Fast Forward Fast Backward Slow Forward etc Once the direction is selected the images will be viewed in the Scrolling window while the film is moving The Scrolling in Progress dialog box is displayed during scrolling When the desired image is displayed click Stop or Process in the dialog box Select Process to prepare the image for printing faxing emailing or saving NOTES e Selecting Stop will exit the Scrolling function
50. Convention Properties dialog box will be displayed 4 18 A 61133 March 2003 see the section entitled Changing naming convention properties late in this chapter for more information e Annotation Imbedded when this option is enabled any annotation that is included with an image will become part of the image bitmap NOTE If this option is not selected and the image is saved in TIFF format the annotation is saved in the TIFF tags lf the image is saved in JPEG format whether Annotation Imbedded is selected or not the annotation is always imbedded 3 JPEG Compression To control the quality and size of an image you can select a JPEG compression level from Best Quality to Best size Best Quality provides the best quality image but the file size will be larger Best Size provides a good quality image with a smaller file size JPEG compression levels range from 10 to 10 4 Page Layout Provides image size and orientation options e Image Size select one of the choices from the drop down box Letter Legal Ledger 11x17 8 12x 5 A3 A4 A5 A6 B4 B5 and Scanned Image Size e Portrait where the image is displayed in the shape of a conventional portrait where height is greater than width or Landscape where the image is displayed in the shape of a conventional landscape painting where width is greater than height e Click Setup to display the Page Layout dialog box See the section entitled Setting page layou
51. Freehand Line AFO Select Image Folyline Load Image Canned NOTE When using these options the Annotation toolbox should be displayed which allows you to take advantage of all the options When applicable to an option the Annotation toolbox provides the ability to specify color and line width To display the Annotation toolbox select View gt An notation Toolbox For more information on the Annotation Toolbox see the section entitled The Annotation toolbox later in this chapter No Tool allows the cursor to be used for rubber band selection Redact allows you to blank out a portion of an image Popup displays a dialog box which allows you to attach a note to an image Highlight allows you to draw a filled rectangle but with a transparent color selected from the Annotation toolbox Hollow Rectangle allows you to draw a rectangular border around a portion of an image Text allows you to place the mouse cursor in an area on the image and type a message at that location Font and type style can be selected by using the Annotation toolbox Freehand Line displays a pencil that can be used to draw freehand Arrow allows you to draw arrows The Annotation toolbox can be used to specify line width color and arrowhead direction and type 2 6 A 61133 March 2003 Select allows you to edit previously created text move and or resize previously created arrows boxes etc Image di
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53. Kodak i7300 Scanner User s Guide A 61133 Part No 3E9391 CAT No 102 2581 Parts of the imaging software are copyrighted by SRZ Berlin Portions of this product are Copyright 1990 2000 Input Software Inc and or its licensors 1299 Parkmoor Drive San Jose CA 95126 U S A All rights reserved EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Read the following terms and conditions carefully before using this Software Use of this Software indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions If you do not agree with them you should promptly return the package in its entirety for a full refund LICENSE Grant of License Eastman Kodak Company Kodak grants you a license to use one copy of the enclosed software program s the Software subject to the license restrictions set forth below Restrictions on Use You may use the Software only on one computer at a time For each additional computer on which the Software is running at the same time you will need an additional licensed copy of the Software You may copy the Software as necessary to enable you to use the Software as described above Transfer of the Software You may permanently transfer the Software to another party if the other party agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this license and you retain no copies of the Software Copyright The Software is owned by Kodak or its suppliers and protected by copyright laws and international treaties You may not
54. Leave keeps the border around the image e Auto Crop removes the border from around the image and reduces the image file size For bi tonal and grayscale images e Border remove hides the border from around the image For bi tonal and grayscale images NOTE When using the Border option the entire image all borders needs to be visible in the image area so the image can be captured properly 13 Film Polarity Select the Film Polarity of the film e Choose Positive if the original image is a clear background with black text e Choose Negative if the original image is a black background with clear text This is the default 14 Film Image Quality Used with bi tonal or gray scale output to improve readability of images from a film that is too light or too dark It can also improve low contrast images This feature widens the range between the lightest and darkest pixel in the image Select one of the following options if desired e No Adjustment no enhancement e Light Film if film is light it makes the dark areas darker making it easier to read e Normal Film if film has the correct exposure but low contrast this option adds contrast to the image making it easier to read e Dark Film if the film is dark it lightens the background and other areas that should be lighter making the image more readable 15 Mirror Select Mirror if the film has been wound incorrectly on the reel and the image appears as if it was being viewed
55. a conventional landscape painting where width is greater than height C 2 A 61133 March 2003 Lead End Code exposed by the microfilmer on a roll of film before any other code It appears only after the recommended threading leader and before Preset Code It contains e Start character e Roll number e Mode modifiers e Image offset e Magnification e Image polarity e Stop character MAPI Microsoft Messaging Application Programming Interface A messaging architecture and a client interface component for applications such as electronic mail scheduling calendaring and document management As a messaging architecture MAPI provides a consistent interface for multiple application programs to interact with multiple messaging systems across a variety of hardware platforms Multilevel indexing a means of grouping documents in a structured manner where one type of document is associated with a particular level and another type of document is associated with another level of greater or lesser importance or rank In contrast single level indexing assigns equal importance to each document and no grouping by level takes place A typical example of multilevel indexing is an insurance application with claims associated with Level 2 and attachments associated with Level 1 NOTE The scanner supports 3 level indexing Level this is the number of different image marks the program will count 1 level means all image marks will be
56. ab as soon as possible e Exposure to contaminants paint fumes coal gas ozone ammonia produced by some photo copiers and other chemical contaminants can cause microfilm to fade or form microscopic blemishes To avoid this damage use air conditioning air filtration and other means to remove airborne contamination e Using rubber bands on microfilm residual sulfur from the vulcanizing process can promote the growth of microscopic blemishes on the film e Excessive heat heat can cause the microfilm to buckle and distort or decrease readability To protect your film from fire consider using fireproof storage vaults cabinets or safes A 61133 March 2003 Appendix B Search Programs You have a choice of 30 search programs to count image marks These programs are identified in tables on the following pages Selecting a search To select the appropriate search program program 1 Look at the film to see which channel s contain s image marks 2 Determine the size s of image marks on the film 3 Determine whether the film format is Simplex images are commonly reduced to approximately 1 24 of the original size only one image appears across the width of the film Duplex images are commonly reduced to approximately 1 40 of the original size the front and back of the same image appear across the width of the film Duo images are commonly reduced to approximately 1 40 of the original size images are fi
57. agazine see the illustration and release it by pressing with a small pointed object such as a ball point pen Enclosed ANSI Magazine Release Catch e Place the reel into the left half of the magazine with the film feeding clockwise off the top of the reel e Join the two parts of the magazine by aligning the four edges and snapping the release catch and edges securely into place to form an enclosed magazine A 4 A 61133 March 2003 M type magazines To insert the reel into the magazine e Orient the magazine as shown in the illustration Remove the two retainer screws and set them aside Separate the two parts of the magazine e Place the film into the magazine with the film feeding counterclockwise off the reel e Place the two parts of the magazine together and replace the two screws CAUTION Core fillers should not be used and existing fillers should be removed from reels Damage could occur to your film and or the film controller if core fillers are used M Film and reel checks Reels used with the scanner should be Kodak Solid Flange Reels or equivalent E fe 1 4 Inch Maximum Film A 61133 March 2003 A 5 The amount of film on the reel should not go past the arrows indicated on the reel there should be at least a 14 inch distance from the edge of the reel to the film For correct feeding of film on and off the reel without binding or damaging the film e Pass the film in and out between the
58. ain amount of curl without affecting operation To check the curl of your microfilm 1 Place the diagram upright with the outline of the reel at the top of the page Place your reel over the outline and let the film hang down Move your reel until the film s curl matches one of the arcs in the diagram The film curl is acceptable if it falls within the shaded area see the next page A 61133 March 2003 A 9 Film Curl Ektamate Cartridge UH should be less than FO when toward roll less than 40 when awa frorn roll Mi zji T gward PIPETTE A 10 A 61133 March 2003 Film Curl M Cartridge Curl should be less than 70 when toward roll less than 40 when away from roll 90 80 50 O LO 30 im A 11 A 61133 March 2003 Film twist Besides curl the film should also be checked for twist To make sure that the film s twist is within allowable limits Film twist 90 maximum either direction af Allow about 12 in 805 mm of film to hang down from the reel If the film twists more than 90 in either direction a leader should be attached A 61133 March 2003 Film magazine condition The condition of the film magazine is another factor affecting optimum performance of the scanner Film magazine conditions should meet the following criteria e The film magazine must not be distorted in shape either closed downward or stretched outward e The film magazi
59. and enclosed ANSI magazines Enclosed ANSI magazines may experience reduced threading performance when compared with open magazines such as the Ektamate or Ektamate A magazine NOTE Dual M and Dual K format film magazines cannot be used with the scanner The different magazine loading and usage conditions for the various magazines are detailed in the following section Standard ANSI To insert the reel into the magazine magazines e Orient the magazine with the slot on top and the reel opening on the left e Spread the top and bottom of the magazine slightly apart e Snap in the reel with the film feeding counterclockwise off the top of the reel Note the proper orientation of film and magazine in the illustration below Ektamate and ANSI Magazines IMPORTANT Microfilm rolls should not have any tears or holes on any part of the film The first 72 inches 182 cm of the leading end of the film should be free of wrinkles and of image marks or Image Management Code Image Management Code should not begin after 120 inches 304 cm of film A 61133 March 2003 A 3 Enclosed ANSI IMPORTANT Enclosed ANSI magazines must be used with solid magazines flange reels designed specifically to fit with these magazines Standard ANSI film reels designed for open ANSI magazines may cause film transport performance problems when used in an enclosed magazine To insert the reel into the magazine e Locate the release catch on the m
60. ange the amount of time you want the image displayed before moving to the next image lt lt moves the film rapidly backward lt moves the film slowly backward gt moves the film slowly forward gt gt moves the film rapidly forward NOTE Images will not be displayed while using these functions Film movement will not show in the Image display pane To move the film place the mouse cursor on the desired button and press and hold the left mouse button Release the left mouse button to stop the scanner transport and scan a section of film Batch displays the Batch Scan dialog box which allows a selected set of images to be scanned and saved and or printed See the section entitled Batch scan in Chapter 3 for more information Scrolling buttons the scrolling buttons allow you to scroll the film at varying speeds forward or backward The speed at which the film moves is different based on the resolution Normal or Enhanced Fast Speed Medium Speed Slow Speed Normal 12 4 mm second 6 2 mm second 3 1 mm second Enhanced 6 2 mm second 3 1 mm second 1 55 mm second You can scroll in either Scan Output bi tonal or grayscale 16 gray or 256 gray Scrolling defaults to 256 gray levels unless it is changed in Application Setup A 61133 March 2003 2 31 Scrolling Forward in Progress sg KK Resume l gt o gt faf 1 Cancel Process lt lt moves the film rapidly backward then resu
61. ange the current Channel B image address e g to correct for errors in filming Enter the desired preset address then click on the Set B button Refile when finished with the film currently in the scanner select Refile to rewind the film Numeric buttons used to enter an image address The numeric buttons in conjunction with the and buttons can also be used to specify the number of images to go forward or backward For example enter 10 then select the key the film will be advanced 10 images Srch Search after entering an image address click Srch or press Enter to locate the image minus moves the film backward one image at a time plus moves the film forward one image at a time NOTE When using the or keys it is not necessary to select Srch or press Enter Doing this could cause a Controller Timeout error message decimal used for multi level film image addressing e g 15 0 for 2 level or 22 5 0 for 3 level NOTE Num Lock on the keypad of the PC keyboard must be On for the numeric buttons to function properly 2 28 A 61133 March 2003 The Control Panel All functionality of the Control Panel is described in this section The Control Panel Speen Allows you to select an application Application Name lt from the drop down box Show Image Processing k Provides the ability to hide or display the Image Processing Show Soroll Batch K control pane
62. ared to duplex microfilm which contains images of both the front and back of each document SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol TIFF Tagged Image File Format Trail End Code enables the scanner to search duo film in Channel B at the same time as in Channel A also called Postset Code C 4 A 61133 March 2003 Appendix D Productivity Tools Introduction This appendix provides information regarding two batch files contained on the CD that is packed with the scanner The files are located in the Product Software directory found in the Application Software directory on the CD These two files facilitate specification of keyboard shortcuts and application setups by providing templates that can be loaded and used as Is or modified as desired To install the templates make sure the Application Software is not running and run the batch files e The predefined applications bat file contains the application setup templates Existing applications contained in the IMSApp dat file will be automatically backed up to prevent their deletion when the templates are loaded e The keyboard shortcuts bat file contains the keyboard shortcuts template If you wish to further customize the retrieval applications after installing the application setup templates see Chapter 4 Application Setup If you wish to further customize the keyboard after installing the keyboard shortcuts template see the section entitled Customizing your keyboard
63. as set to lt book 3 gt lt chapter 4 gt lt image 5 gt lt area gt tif the resulting image file name would be as follows if the current image address is 10 14 145 e lf Separate Front and Back is not enabled on the Image Processing tab and Areas Primary is set to P then the resulting file name would be 010 0014 00145P TIF e f Areas Primary is not defined with a P the resulting file name would be 010 0014 00145 TIF e lf Separate Front and Back and Duplex Processing are both enabled on the Image Processing tab and Areas Front is set to F and Areas Back is set to B then the resulting file name for the front would be 010 0014 00145F TIF and the back would be 010 0014 00145B TIF A 61133 March 2003 4 21 Example 2 using no optional parameter If the file naming convention was set to lt book gt lt chapter gt lt image gt lt area gt tif the resulting image file name would be as follows if the current image address is 10 14 145 e lf Separate Front and Back is not enabled on the Image Processing tab and Areas Primary is set to P then the resulting file name would be 10 14 145P TIF e lf the Areas Primary is not defined with a P the resulting file name would be 10 14 145 TIF e lf Separate Front and Back and Duplex Processing are both enabled on the Image Processing tab and Areas Front is set to F and Areas Back is set to B then the resulting file name for the front would be 10 14 145F TIF and the back woul
64. at you do not specify an image habs ae I Es a es a en Sey a ripe aa LOS ete MEETER Seti Kip i a iam x lt i H a _ w og Fim imags Processing Outpt aj J Fila Sain i eee is tie E Aoa Directory Carcel CMnsgas i Naming Cotrenion beck 3 tchapher J imag Change Serctetion Imke ddd Hap JPEG Compression Lewel RTE ETT ee Bet Quseity Bes Ges Fage Layo Naming Convention Properties i Image Size Haning Convention Scannedimaga Sie Aot Dieci E Pal CA Frospeot Imager E mpra Fis Harma Garventon i Tima f iaaa iF D 16 A 61133 March 2003 Odometer film Image Marks tab template settings The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the Image Marks tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Image Marks tab in Chapter 4 Template specific settings e Image Management Code Disabled Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Image Management Code not applicable for odometer film 2 Odometer Scale the system default setting of 4 80 inches may not meet your needs The following table serves as a guideline for some common images ore inches 060 005 3890 Checks 0 06 at 50X NOTE The increment selected should approximate the image length Setup Application q x General Image Marks Film
65. atically saves all of the images e Multi Page TIFF automatically combines the images entered in the Image Range field and creates single page TIFF files These single page TIFF files are then combined into a Multi Page TIFF file Once combined the system deletes the single page TIFF files Multi Page TIFF only works with 16 grayscale and bi tonal images NOTE The name of each single page TIFF file will be the same name of the first image scanned in each range A 61133 March 2003 3 5 NOTE If you want to change the path of the folder where images will be saved and or the conventions to be used for naming files select Setup from the Batch Scan dialog box to display the Setup Naming dialog box Setup Naming Root Directory l OK i C Mmages Cancel _ Change r File Naming Convention Hep lt image gt lt area gt tf Areas Primary Front F Back E e Enter the path in the root directory text box or click the Change button to select the desired directory e Change file naming conventions if desired e Click OK to save the change More information regarding root directory and file naming conventions is found in the section entitled Changing Naming Convention Properties in Chapter 4 IMPORTANT Improper setup of root directory and file naming conventions can cause image files to be overwritten without notification 2 Enter the addresses or sequence numbers of the images to
66. ation about the General and Output tabs in Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Application Name 3890 2 Search Program 09 3 File Naming Convention image optional parameter n 8 Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Application Name This name may be changed if desired by entering a new name 2 Search Program Do not change the search program or the scanner will not retrieve images correctly D 2 A 61133 March 2003 3 File Naming Convention The scanner uses C IMAGES as the default root directory for saving image files This may be changed if desired by using the Change button on the Output tab File naming conventions must also be specified File names can include a prefix i e ABC as shown in the example below To change the file naming conventions edit the File Naming Convention field in the Naming Convention Properties dialog box It is recommended that you do not change the image optional parameter from 8 in order to accommodate IBM sequence numbers KODAK 17300 Scanner Fie Edit Annotate View Customize Navigate Image Processing ajal db E o o G Film Image Processing Output x E File Saving Options pplicatiui Root Directory Cae oe EMmages eetere 7 Hel Application Mame Naming Convention oe o Cancel k book 3r lt chapter 3 4imag Change Annotation Imbedded Modify Delete
67. ayed on the status bar may not match the image displayed on the screen If Duplex Processing is enabled the Duplex Processing dialog box will be displayed instead For procedures on using duplex processing see the section entitled Setting manual and automatic duplex processing in Chapter 3 The dialog box displayed below may appear differently based upon the options selected on the Page Layout dialog box Output tab gt mE O L f n The Select Overscan dialog box contains several tool buttons onk Selection allows you to move the Image Area green rectangle by placing the cursor inside the rectangle pressing the left mouse button and dragging the rectangle to the desired location Also allows you to resize the rectangle using the handles or zoom from a point of origin outside the rectangle by drag selecting and clicking with the right mouse button Zoom amp allows you to zoom from a point of origin inside or outside the Image Area green rectangle by drag selecting and clicking with the right mouse button A 61133 March 2003 Image Area i allows you to remove and redraw the Image Area green rectangle by clicking outside the rectangle with the left mouse button to remove then drag selecting the desired area to redraw Also allows you to move or resize the rectangle the same way as the Selection tool Previous Block allows you to decrement and scan by a block of images rather than
68. bar The Status bar indicates the application name the image address of the image that is displayed and whether or not it is in Film or Programmed mode Informational messages may also be displayed in the Status bar NOTE If IMC is enabled in Application setup and the film currently loaded in the scanner has lead end code Film will be displayed in the Status bar at the bottom of the main window The information contained in the lead end code can be accessed by clicking on Film in the Status bar The Film Mode Info dialog box will be displayed with the following information Film Mode Info Film Polarity Toggled False Roll Humber Search Frogram 0a Image Orientation Lead Edge Up Help Image Marks ANSANM Image Front Next To lM Yeg Count Splices No Image Mark Offset Lens Magnification ed Print Polarity Negative e Click OK to close the dialog box 2 42 A 61133 March 2003 3 Using the Software After you have reviewed Chapter 2 Getting Started you will be ready to start using the Application Software Images can be retrieved from film by using the scanner This chapter provides procedures for Calibrating the scanner Opening applications Retrieving images from film Opening and saving images Using the Image Processing options Using the Annotation options Resizing the Application window Calibrating the Calibration optimizes the optical system of the scanner in order to scanner achieve the bes
69. be processed in the Enter Image Range field Individual addresses can be entered and or a range s of addresses Use a dash to separate the start and end values of a range and a semicolon to separate individual addresses and ranges Following are some examples e To enter multiple ranges for 1 level film 1 5 7 9 e To enter multiple ranges for 2 level film including individual addresses 1 0 1 5 3 0 4 10 4 30 NOTE To accommodate European keyboards a comma can be used in place of a period in an address e g 1 0 1 5 3 0 4 10 4 30 E a a O E e a a 3 6 A 61133 March 2003 In addition the character N can be used as a wildcard to specify various ranges For example in a 3 level application e When an image has already been retrieved and is displayed to enter a range for next address to first address in next chapter 3 1 n where 3 is the current book and 7 is the current chapter e When an image has already been retrieved and is displayed to enter a range for next address to first address in next book 3 n N where 3 Is the current book e When a roll of film has been threaded but no images have been retrieved to enter a range for all images on a roll n e Arange of 255 3 1 255 4 n would result in the saving and or printing of all images in Chapter 3 Book 255 through the last image in Chapter 4 Book 255 If desired use the Display Time slider bar to change the amount of time you want the image displayed bef
70. button to hide the Image Processing Control Panel See the next section entitled The image processing Control Panel for more information Show Hide Scroll Batch this option toggles between displaying and hiding the navigation buttons NOTE You must enable Plus Indexing in the current application when using the Browse functions to allow you to cross chapter boundaries For more information see the section entitled Setting values on the General tab in Chapter 4 When the Navigation buttons are displayed you can choose one of the following options moves backward by one image moves forward by one image lt displays the Browsing dialog box and initiates browsing backward one image at a time gt displays the Browsing dialog box and initiates browsing forward one image at a time Browsing sd A Short Display Time Lore m e Time Long 2 30 A 61133 March 2003 The Browsing dialog box allows you to pause browsing specify display time for each image in milliseconds and change to browsing in the other direction While paused image processing changes may be made using the Image Processing Control Panel e To end browsing click Close e The button suspends the browsing function To resume browsing click on the E button The right or left arrows can be used to go forward or backward 4 It is not necessary to suspend browsing when changing direction e Use the Display Time slider bar to ch
71. cation Software works with the Intelligent Microimage Scanner the Intelligent Microimage Scanner will not scan images as fast as the 17300 scanner nor can the Intelligent Microimage Scanner do whole roll conversions A 61133 March 2003 1 1 System requirements Using this manual see the Installation Planning Guide A 61405 for software and hardware requirements This User s Guide describes the functions and procedures of the Kodak i7300 Scanner Application Software Chapters 2 3 and 4 are directed toward individuals who are responsible for retrieving images These individuals must have a working knowledge of PCs and the Microsoft Windows operating environment In addition to computer and retrieval operation skills a basic understanding of digital imaging is helpful Chapter 5 Setting uo CAR Applications is directed towards users of systems in which the Kodak CAR Interface Software has been installed Chapters 6 7 and the appendices are intended for the system administrator who is responsible for configuring and maintaining the scanner Application Software 1 2 A 61133 March 2003 2 Getting Started The main window This chapter describes the menus toolbars and Control Panel that are available when using the Kodak i7300 Scanner Application Software Some menu options when selected will perform the action immediately Other menu options those options followed by three dots will display a dialog box If an opt
72. cel First Printer Help khk NOTE If First Printer Second Printer or Fax eMail is selected from the Connect As drop down box the Folder Name and Document Name fields are not applicable and will not be displayed A 61133 March 2003 7 3 2 Enter the name of the VNN you want to connect to This name must be entered exactly as it is defined on the Image Server Software including upper and lower case letters NOTE Ifan incorrect node name is entered the message Node not found will be displayed when OK is selected 3 Select the type of output device from the Connect As drop down box Options are e First Printer images will be sent to the printer defined as Printer 1 on the VNN you are connected to e Second Printer images will be sent to the printer defined as Printer 2 on the VNN you are connected to e Storage Printer allows you to store images as documents in folders on the VNN you are connected to so they can be printed later as a group e Fax eMail allows you to immediately fax or email an image e Storage Fax eMail allows you to store images as documents in folders on the VNN you are connected to so they can be faxed or emailed later as a group 4 For Storage Printer or Storage Fax eMail only Enter a Folder Name and Document Name You must make an entry in the Folder Name field however the Document Name is optional Choose a name that is meaningful to you thereby making it
73. ch 2003 3 23 Deleting annotation To delete annotation 1 Select Annotate gt Select and click on the annotation you want to delete 2 Press the DEL delete key on the PC keyboard The annotation will be deleted Resizing the The Application window can be resized To do this application window 1 Start the Application Software Click the Restore button in the Title bar The button will toggle to Maximize 2 Right mouse click on the Title bar to display the popup menu and select Size 3 Press the desired keyboard arrow key e g to resize from the top of the window press the Up arrow key Drag the mouse to resize then click with the left mouse button Repeat Steps 2 and 3 if necessary Once the window is sized you can move it to the desired location by dragging from the Title bar 3 24 A 61133 March 2003 4 Application Setup This chapter provides the following e How to access the Application Setup option e Procedures for setting up a new application e Procedures for modifying and deleting existing applications Kodak provides predefined applications for more information see Appendix D Productivity Tools Accessing Retrieval applications can be created modified and deleted using the Application Setup Application Setup option accessed via the Setup menu e Select Setup gt Application The Select Application dialog box will be displayed Select Application Application Application Name
74. cle through the values of 0 1 2 Deskew automatically straightens the displayed image using a default deskew amount Manual Deskew displays the Manual Deskew dialog box from which the image can be deskewed by a specified amount Manual Deskew Enter Degrees i jE i Cancel Help e Enter the amount of the angle to rotate the image A positive number will rotate clockwise A negative number will rotate counterclockwise e Click OK when finished Border Remove removes the borders from around the scanned image but maintains the physical image size Auto Crop automatically discards the border of an image NOTES e After using the Undo Cut Paste Crop or Duplex Processing functions no further image processing changes can be made from the Control Panel Use these functions after all image processing changes are made but before Annotating Saving and Printing e The Control Panel is not effective when viewing an image opened from a file A 61133 March 2003 2 19 The CAR menu The CAR menu provides the following options CAR Setup Hel Setup d Read Download Registers Monitor Setup allows you to associate a retrieval application with a CAR mode and configure the CAR communication port Ready signals back to the CAR system that it is ready to receive downloads batch downloads or direct commands Applicable only when using the CAR Interface Software configured as listen
75. counted equally regardless of size 2 level means all image marks will be counted in two classifications The easiest to consider is small and medium image marks You can also have small and medium counted as one classification and large image marks as the second classification or you could have small image marks counted as one classification and medium and large image marks counted as the other classification 3 level means all image marks will be counted in three classifications The easiest to consider is small medium and large image marks Network Node a logical entity within the Image Server Software Original Size the image is displayed in the window based on the dimensions and resolution of the scanned image i e an inch on the scanned image is displayed as an inch on the screen Page a page is always in paper form and is part of a paper document A page can produce one or more image single sided page or two images double sided page after scanning A 61133 March 2003 C 3 Plus Indexing the capability of the scanner to advance across chapter boundaries Portrait image or paper orientation in the shape of a conventional portrait where height is greater than width Postset Code See Trail End Code Preset seiting the image counters of the scanner to a specified value The image address count can be preset from the scanner keyboard by Image Management Code on the microfilm or by sending a co
76. ctronic images from film make up a document These images are retrieved using the image address Image Management Code Image Management Code IMC is put on film during microfilming It automatically sets up the scanner with roll number values for A and B channel positions recovery code zoom lens magnification and image orientation Retrieval accuracy is improved and you will not need to perform those tasks manually IMC marks can be distinguished from image marks by the following e IMC marks are never associated with images e IMC marks are always enclosed between start and stop marks Image marks sometimes called blips are rectangular marks exposed by the microfilmer in one or both channels see Channel adjacent to document images on microfilm Image marks are sensed and counted by the scanner during a search to locate and retrieve specific images Image Server Software Kodak Image Server Software is a background process software application which runs on a separate PC It provides an integral component of a larger system of Kodak and integrator supplied micrographics devices and applications that are connected together by a local area network IMS refers to the Kodak Digital Science Intelligent Microimage Scanner JBIG a TIFF file that uses JBIG compression JPEG a type of compression to reduce the file size of a gray scale image Landscape image or paper orientation in the shape of
77. d After processing a download batch download or direct command you can indicate you are ready for more input To do this e Select CAR gt Ready NOTE This function is applicable only when using a Kodak CAR Interface configured as listen talk 5 4 A 61133 March 2003 Processing The Download menu allows you to start and stop downloads batch Download requests downloads and direct search transmissions It also allows loading of previously saved download and batch download files to the scanner memory registers Diagnostic capability is provided through the Dump menu options Starting and stopping a_ When the CAR Interface Software is installed the Application Software Download job starts automatically with Start Download Job enabled No action is required unless an error message indicates the need to restart the CAR application which is done by selecting Download gt Start Download Job EAR Setup Hel Setup d Ready Download stat lear Gretta dot Registers Stop Download Job Mortar Siae Load Download wiew Dump w No Dump Dump Jab Dump All Loading a previously To open a previously saved Download file saved Download file 1 Select Download gt Load Download The Open Download File dialog box will be displayed Open Download File E F 2 x File name My Network P Files of type 2 Enter the file name of the file you want to download or select the file from Look In 3 Cl
78. d be 10 14 145B TIF Example 3 using non keyword value If the file naming convention was set to file lt image gt tif the resulting image file name would be as follows if the current image address is 145 e lf Separate Front and Back is not enabled on the Image Processing tab and Areas Primary is set to P then the resulting file name would be file145P TIF e lf the Areas Primary is not defined with a P the resulting file name would be file145 TIF e lf Separate Front and Back and Duplex Processing are both enabled on the Image Processing tab and Areas Front is set to F and Areas Back is set to B then the resulting file name for the front would be file145F TIF and the back would be file145B TIF File naming conventions can be used to ensure unique file names are used when saving images from multiple cartridges within the same directory NOTE The Front and Back values indicated in the Areas section including a blank field should be unique or you could overwrite your front image with the back image 4 Click Apply to accept the values then click OK to close the Naming Convention Properties dialog box AEE 4 22 A 61133 March 2003 Setting up non ANSI AIIM image marks If the film you are retrieving images from has image marks that do not meet the ANSI standards because the film was created by a non Kodak microfilmer use the Other option on the Image Marks tab to define the image mark size 1 2 Sel
79. der provides consistent border removal to accommodate varying sized documents Film Image Quality improves the contrast of the image Setup Application x Film Image Processing Output 4 t Scan Area Primary 1 Duplex Processing Mone g Separate Front and Back Contrast ome Brightness 6 roe 128 H Despeckle Li I I Mone Maximum 0 Scan Outout Biona 270 clockwise clockwise i m Sharpeniag Rotate Border oder Film Polarity Negative ie Image Quality Resolution f Normal Enhanced a E Cancel Help Normal Film q Mirror M Auto Deskew D 10 A 61133 March 2003 Template 3 Claims 2 level film Claims 2 level film General tab template settings This template is recommended when retrieving claims or insurance images from 2 level film 40X reduction The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the General and Output tabs see Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Application Name Claims 2 Level 2 File Naming Convention INS lt chapter 3 gt lt image 4 gt lt area gt tif Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Application Name This name may be changed if desired by entering a new name 2 File Naming Con
80. e NOTE If Scanned Image Size is selected as the Page Layout on the Output tab you cannot change the Image Position A 61133 March 2003 4 27 3 Units Select either 1 10 Inch or Millimeter The unit measurement is based on paper size not how the image is displayed on the screen 4 Simplex Duplex Front select a value for image placement on the paper The value you enter is equal to 1 10 of an inch or millimeters depending on how your system is set up Therefore if you enter 5 5 in the Top and Left fields respectively the front of the image will be placed in the upper left corner of the page Refer to the following illustrations and table to aid in image placement ba afte tt ee es 100 jeer AE 4 28 A 61133 March 2003 The following table provides the maximum values of paper width and length Units 1 10 inch Units Millimeters 3 17 4 83 5 Duplex Back select a value for image placement on the paper The value you enter is equal to 1 10 of an inch or millimeters depending on how your system Is set up Therefore if you enter 55 5 in the Top and Left fields respectively the back of the image will be placed in the center of the page at the left margin Refer to the previous illustrations and table to aid in image placement NOTE If you use the same coordinates in the Simplex Duplex Front and Duplex Back fields your images will overlap one another A 61133 March 2003 4 29 6 Image Scal
81. e Options e Fit on page scales the displayed image to fit on the defined page size The resulting resolution of the final image will be the same as what was defined by the combination of Reduction setting on the Film tab and defined Image size on the Output tab For example a reduction setting of 24X will produce a Normal image resolution of 233 dpi no matter how small or large the scanned image is A Reduction setting of 40X will produce a Normal image resolution of 140 dpi no matter how small or large the scanned image is Use this option if you want a fixed resolution for every image produced e Adjust Resolution adjusts the resolution of the final image to match the scanned image size resolution Selecting this option will adjust the resolution of each final image to match the resolution of each scanned image The final image will remain the same size dimensionally as the image size selected from the Image Size drop down box on the Output tab Page Layout Image Size Letter f Portrait Landscape setup For example a 40X check sized image will produce a resolution of 178 dpi whereas an 8 1 2 x 11 sized image will produce a resolution of 208 dpi Use this option if you do not want the same resolution for every final image e Truncate image based on the selected paper size and the reduction setting the scanned image will not be scaled up or down and may be cut off if it is larger than the defined
82. e Server Software For detailed instructions on how to use the Kodak Image Server Software see publication A 61148 User s Guide for Kodak Image Server Software You must connect to a dispatcher using the Network option in CAR setup before sending images to the Image Server Software To connect to a dispatcher 1 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Setup from the main screen The Image Server dialog box will be displayed x Ep beo wSytav6 C Local Remote Disconnect Status Hot Connected Close Dispatcher Help A 61133 March 2003 7 1 The Image Server dialog box provides the ability to connect to a dispatcher installed on the local or remote PC The remote PC name can be specified The local PC name is provided automatically The Status field will indicate whether a dispatcher is connected or disconnected If the Scanner Application Software was connected to a dispatcher at shutdown the software will automatically reconnect upon start up If the connection attempt is unsuccessful e g the PC installed with the dispatcher is not powered up an error message will be displayed 2 Select Local if the dispatcher is installed on the same PC as the Application Software Select Remote if the dispatcher is ona different PC 3 Select Connect To disconnect a dispatcher 1 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Setup from the main screen 2 Select Disconnect 3 Select Close To change to a diff
83. e faxed or emailed Images may be retrieved from various rolls of film 7 Optionally disconnect when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect To fax or email a sequence of images immediately from the same roll of film 1 If not already connected connect to a VNN and Fax eMail via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option 2 Retrieve the first image of the sequence using the scanner 3 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Fax eMail Chapter from the menu e lf you are using Level 1 film the requested image and every subsequent image to the end of the film will be printed e lf you are using Level 2 or Level 3 film and the requested image is a chapter level or page level image the requested image and every subsequent image to the end of the chapter will be printed e lf you are using Level 3 film and the requested image is a book level image only the requested image will be printed NOTE To stop ata specific image press the Clear key on the keypad and click Abort on the displayed message box after the image Is displayed 4 Fill the necessary information in the Fax eMail dialog box See the section entitled The Fax eMail dialog box in this chapter 7 12 A 61133 March 2003 5 Click OK when finished 6 Optionally disconnect when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect Faxing or emailing To organize multiple individual images as a document in a folder then foldered
84. e marks vary then the masks may also have to be changed After the front and back sides are displayed vertically you can then apply separate image processing values to the front or back if desired If you choose Automatic duplex processing you must first set the Manual duplex processing settings See the section entitled Setting Manual and Automatic duplex processing in Chapter 4 for more information Cee A 61133 March 2003 4 13 4 Separate Front and Back check this option when you want to create two separate image files one file for the front of the duplex image and one file for the back of the image see the illustration below This is useful for printing fronts and backs on separate sheets of paper With Separate Front and Back enabled two separate files 100B tif With Separate Front and Back disabled one file 100 tif The Naming Convention Properties dialog box accessed from the Output tab allows you to specify the file naming convention If values are not specified for the Areas parameters file names that distinguish between duplex front and back cannot be created Therefore you must use the Areas parameters Primary Front and Back when Separate Front and Back is enabled For more information see Changing naming convention properties later in this chapter 5 Resolution Select the type of resolution desired Normal is usually best for films with reduction ratios less than 40X En
85. eare dpa af besty Facing left ieg ef hefaihr eg Hu Concaber E i Hisiap Darkin Select the desired directory Select the file type from the Files of type drop down box Select the image file you want or enter the file name of the desired image 5 Click Open The file you selected will be displayed in the Image display pane e a O aM al al 3 20 A 61133 March 2003 Creating a canned The Canned option allows you to save annotation created for an image annotation file for use on other images This option is useful if you have many images that you want to apply the same annotation information to 1 Retrieve an image 2 Using the Annotation Toolbox and tools create the desired annotation 3 Select Annotate gt Canned gt Save The Save Canned Annotations dialog box will be displayed Save Canned Annotations Save ini E bsl5 a Z 28 annod ann Save as type Annotation Files ann Cancel select the folder where you want the annotation file to be saved Enter the desired file name The file will be saved with a ann file extension 6 Click Save E A 61133 March 2003 3 21 Using canned annotations Once you have created annotation files you can use the information in the annotation files to add the same information on other images To do this 1 Retrieve the image you want to annotate 2 Select Annotate gt Canned gt Load The Open Canned Anno
86. econds of your choice at each image before moving to the next image Thereis a minimum display time while the next image is being scanned and processed For more information see the section entitled The Control Panel later in this chapter Previous Image moves one image backward from the image that is currently displayed Next Image moves one image forward from the image that is currently displayed Scan Chapter allows you to scan through multiple images within a chapter for printing Scan Multiple displays the Scan Multiple dialog box which allows you to enter the number of copies of the displayed image you want to print Humber of Copies fi 2 16 A 61133 March 2003 Batch Scan scans a specified group of images which do not have to be contiguous or continuous The images must be automatically saved to a directory and or printed See the section entitled Batch scan in Chapter 3 for more information Clear used to clear information from the Image Retrieval keypad text box and stop any film movement i e searching refiling etc Set A when used with the number keys allows you to preset the starting image address for Channel A or change the current Channel A image address Set B when used with the number keys Set B allows you to preset the starting image address for Channel B preset the last image address for Channel B duo film or change the current Channel
87. ect Other Click Setup to display the Image Marks dialog box Use this dialog box to adjust the minimum and maximum values for each image mark size You can enter the value in the text field or use the arrows to scroll to the desired value for each image mark size Image Marks Min Size Mas Size Small E Medium ao 4 Large jas 39 nee OF Cancel diil e Small Minimum Size specifies the minimum size of image marks that will be interpreted as small by the scanner Select a value from 1 to 96 e Medium Minimum Size specifies the minimum size of image marks that will be interpreted as medium by the scanner Select a value from 2 to 97 e Large Minimum Size specifies the minimum size of image marks that will be interpreted as large by the scanner Select a value from 3 to 98 e Large Maximum Size specifies the maximum size of image marks that will be interpreted as large by the scanner Select a value from 4 to 99 Click OK to save image mark size values A 61133 March 2003 4 23 Determining the image The scanner requires that the leading edge of the image marks be mark position located even with the leading edge of the document images Some microfilmers place image marks after the leading edge of document images The Image Mark Position enables you to work with image marks that have been placed in a non standard location in relation to the images 1 From
88. ed at OOO a OI a Template specific settings Scan Area Film View Duplex Processing Manual Resolution Enhanced Rotate 180 clockwise Border Border Remove Film Image Quality Normal Film Overscan Enabled St Oe OE ee NE Template specific settings Scan Area Front Duplex Processing Manual Resolution Enhanced Sharpening Photo amp Text Rotate 180 clockwise Border Border Remove Film Image Quality Normal Film Overscan Enabled OV OO a Oo I Template specific settings Scan Area Back Duplex Processing Manual Resolution Enhanced Sharpening Text Rotate 180 clockwise Border Border Remove Film Image Quality Normal Film Overscan Enabled Ch OO ae oe ee D 6 A 61133 March 2003 Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Scan Area e When Primary is selected the same image processing settings will be applied to both front and back e When Film View is selected the image processing settings will be applied in the Select Overscan and Duplex Processing dialog boxes as well as in the Image pane e When Front is selected the image processing settings are applicable to the front side image only e When Back is selected the image processing settings are applicable to the back side image only Duplex Processing Duplex Processing must be enabled Resolution Enhanced will provide the best image quality sharpening e Photo amp Text provides the best clarity for fron
89. elect from the keypad or use the physical keypad on the keyboard NOTE Assigning a shortcut key to the Keypad function can increase productivity Following is a description of the fields on the Image Retrieval keypad Image Retrieval text box enter the desired image address in the text entry box Full Keypad this keypad can be displayed in full or partially When this option is checked the full keypad will be displayed Partial Keypad ull Keypad Image Retrieval lad Image Full Keypad Retrieval Ch Set A Setel Felle text box A 61133 March 2003 2 21 Cir Clear the Clr button is used to clear information from the Image Retrieval keypad text box When Clr is selected it will also stop any film movement i e searching refiling etc Set A when used with the number keys allows you to e preset the starting image address for Channel A e g film roll 2 continues from roll 1 and starts with image address 20 0 or e change the current Channel A image address e g to correct for errors in filming Enter the desired preset address then click on the Set A button Set B when used with the number keys allows you to e preset the starting image address for Channel B e g 3890 check film from a camera sorter or e preset the last image address for Channel B e g with duo film Channel A and Channel B can then be searched simultaneously to save time or e ch
90. emains as the output destination until you disconnect from the VNN connect as a different device or specify a different folder and or document Folders allow multiple documents to be printed faxed or emailed at one time as a group NOTE A VNN can receive images simultaneously from more than one scanner The following dialog box illustrates how images are stored as documents in folders within the Image Server Software limage Seni Aide Rie a Saag A 3 Nadal TS 14 06 35 MS meagesodeT BAH GAH Cop 2 of EPLAB 10 200 Fagl w FAS iid AS imagesadel BAH BAHT Copy 3 of FPDIWLABD2 10 200 rA PSS Fev Su 14 46 2S CS tires id VE AEA AT oo pe of EPO LA Oe 10 200E gigi Printer 1 TAS 02 149635 MAS mage odat EAH GAH oy T of KP D ILA BD 10 200 r Printer 2 Bisik AS mages adel Ba HHT Co py of RPO LAB 10 2 0 001 A Fx Dev Rul Z 14 48 2 Ce Stree ode EA HEAT EPO LAB LE 102 0 Ont fa E Hal bid Event bog D 5 Simay A 61133 March 2003 Printing individual To print an individual image immediately images 1 If not already connected connect to a VNN and First Printer or Second Printer via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option 2 lf desired select the bin to output your images to Your printer bin must be enabled Image Server Name ok Connect As Bin e 3 Retrieve the desired image using the scanner 4 Select Navigate gt lmage Server gt Print from the menu 5 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each indiv
91. erent dispatcher 1 Enter the dispatcher name in the active field on the Image Server dialog box 2 Select Local if the dispatcher is installed on the same PC as the Application Software Select Remote if the dispatcher is ona different PC 3 Select Connect 7 2 A 61133 March 2003 Connecting to a VNN The Image Server Software contains from 1 to 4 virtual network nodes VNN Each VNN operates discretely from the others The scanner must be connected to a VNN to utilize the features of the Image Server Software The Image Server option from the Navigate menu provides the capability to connect the scanner to a VNN NOTE The Image Server option is available only if the scanner is connected to the Image Server Dispatcher Options on the Image Server menu Setup Connect Print Print Chapter Print Existing Folder etc will be available after an image is retrieved and displayed by the scanner or upon connection if you connect as a storage device that already contains images The available options depend on the output device that you selected to connect as Prowse Fonuard Erewtes Bachar d Previous lige hert ma Scan Chapter Soan fehitple Easich Scan Claar gb A Eat 8 Reik Fikri Saach Agan Cannacl Erral To connect to a VNN 1 Select Navigate gt lmage Server gt Connect The Connect To Image Server dialog box will be displayed Connect To Image Server X Image Server Name ee Connect As Can
92. exited Image displays the Open dialog box which allows you to select a bitmap image to attach to the currently displayed image Popup select this tool then click with the left mouse button in the Image display pane to display the Popup dialog box which allows you to attach a note to an image This note will appear as an icon on the image alerting the recipient that a note is attached is Select allows you to select any previously created annotations so it can be moved resized or deleted Sennen eee 2 26 A 61133 March 2003 The Image Retrieval keypad The Image Retrieval keypad is usually displayed at the bottom of the PC monitor This keypad can be placed anywhere on the screen To move the Image Retrieval keypad e Place the mouse cursor on the title bar of the keypad press and hold the left mouse button and drag the keypad to the desired location The following buttons on the Image Retrieval keypad are mapped to the keyboard s keypad e Numeric keys to the number keys e Srch to the Enter key e button to the key e button to the key NOTES e The Num Lock and Delete keys on the PC keyboard do not map to Clr Set A Set B and Refile on the keypad e To use the numeric keys on your PC be sure that Num Lock is active on the keyboard You can activate the keypad either by clicking on it or selecting View gt Keypad from the Menu bar When the keypad is active you can use the mouse to s
93. ftware to determine scan length based upon the distance between image marks Auto Scan Length only determines the length of the image not the width The width is still determined by the Image Area setting 7 Add Extra Scan Lines Adds extra scan lines to the end of each scanned image If the space between the images on the film is tight enabling this option can help ensure that you capture the entire image e f Normal resolution is selected 100 scan lines will be added e f Enhanced resolution is selected 200 scan lines will be added Special Processing Controls The following options are used to improve auto cropping deskew and border removal 8 Deskew Algorithm this option requires Auto Deskew to be enabled on the Control Panel Two deskew algorithms are available Normal and Best e Normal processes the image faster and does a good job at deskewing the image e Best takes longer to deskew the image and provides the best deskewed quality Minimum Angle enter a deskew angle from 0 to 45 degrees The software will deskew the scanned image if the angle of skewed image is equal to or more than the value in this field It is suggested that you set a value 5 degrees or less Da Ee 5550555557 4 10 A 61133 March 2003 9 Border Removal Recursions the number of times one two or three the system will attempt to determine and remove the boundaries of the image Three is the default Longer processing times are requi
94. ge Auto Deskew automatically straightens the displayed image Batch a finite number of documents or images that are uniquely indexed A roll of film can contain several batches Batch Download the process of transmitting and storing a series or batch of image addresses and commands to be executed by the scanner The series of commands may be executed automatically or through the scanner keyboard Bi tonal images comprised primarily of black and white no gray levels Blips see mage marks Border Removal removes the borders from around the scanned image but maintains the physical image size CAR Computer Aided Retrieval is a method of indexing and retrieving microfilm images using a computer to store and retrieve image addresses and control the retrieval of images at the scanner Channel an area along either edge of the microfilm that is reserved for image marks On an exposed and processed roll of film wound on a reel Channel A is at the side of the reel with the round hole Channel B is at the side with the square hole The scanner is capable of reading one or both channels on a roll of film Cropping allows you to draw a rectangle around a specific area of an image and discard any information outside of the rectangle Document a paper document is a collection of one or more pages an electronic document is a collection of one or more images Duo Microfilm has two rows of images o
95. hanced is usually best for films with reduction ratios greater than 40X Try both on your films and decide which is best for your needs 4 14 A 61133 March 2003 6 Contrast Select a Contrast setting from Low to High or enter the contrast value in the text field Valid values are 0 to 255 For gray scale images only e A low contrast value produces a scanned output of mostly midtones more subtle change in gray levels are detected e A high contrast value produces a scanned output of mostly blacks and whites only large changes in gray levels are detected o B 7 Brightness Select a Brightness setting from Low to High or enter the brightness value in the text field Valid values are 0 to 255 e A low brightness value produces a darker image e A high brightness value produces a lighter image 8 Despeckle Select a Despeckle value to reduce the amount of noise or stray spots specks etc on an image Select a value of 0 1 or 2 from the list box or use the slide bar to make a despeckle selection The value you select will depend on how clean or speckled the image is If there are no specks on the image select 0 Despeckle is for bi tonal images only 9 Scan Output Select the desired Scan Output depending upon the type of images in the application e Bi tonal each image will be processed as a single page TIFF file using CCITT Group 3 or 4 compression for black and white images e 16 gray each image wi
96. he limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or have legislation which restricts the limitation or exclusion of liability so the above limitation may not apply to you GENERAL lf the Software was purchased in the United States this Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York If purchased outside the United States this Agreement is governed by the laws of the country in which it was purchased U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS The SOFTWARE and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision c 1 ii of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause DFAR 252 227 7013 or such other applicable government or agency regulation providing equivalent protection Contractor manufacturer is Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester New York 14650 1 Introduction The Kodak i7300 Scanner Application Software controls the Kodak 17300 Scanner and the Kodak Digital Science Intelligent Microimage scanner The scanner is a 16 mm film retrieval subsystem that is interfaced with a personal computer PC The compact film drive and application software enable e automatic retrieval of images on 16 mm roll microfilm with or without image marks e scanning of the image with a charged coupled device CCD e image processing and display of the digitally scanned image on the PC
97. helpful when operating the Kodak i7300 Scanner or Kodak Intelligent Microimage Scanner some of the information is general while some of it Supports specific operating procedures This appendix contains information on e General microfilming guidelines e Microfilm specifications e Image mark sizes e Loading film e Film and reel checks e Film leader trailer splicing curl twist and magazine condition e Microfilm storage The following description provides you with a brief overview of some basic microfilming techniques and principles The descriptions are aimed at the novice operator however even if you are a more experienced operator you may find it helpful to review this information The microfilm used in the scanner must meet the following specifications Width 16 mm unperforated Types silver microfilms can be used to produce originals or duplicate reels However duplicates from silver originals are more commonly made using diazo microfilm which provides direct duplicates of the original or vesicular thermal microfilm which provides reverse polarity duplicates Any microfilm selected must have a clear base Tinted base microfilms cannot be used with the scanner However if tinted base originals are duplicated on clear base microfilms the duplicate copies can be used Film Leader M type film leader must be clear black leader cannot be used Thickness 2 5 to 5 0 mils NOTE Thermal films les
98. ick Open A 61133 March 2003 9 5 Dumping jobs Occasionally it may be necessary to view the data that is sent by the host computer and analyze it The Dump menu options are intended for diagnostics not everyday operation The following options are provided View Dump allows you to view the data that is sent by the CAR host computer to the scanner in a CAR download See the next section entitled Viewing CAR data for procedures No Dump when selected does not allow the capture of data for saving or review This is the normal operating mode Dump Job captures only data between Start End transmission characters Dump All captures all data received by the scanner CAR port NOTE If you use the Dump Job option or Dump All option to open the View Dump dialog box and the dialog box is subsequently closed you must reopen the dialog box by selecting the View Dump menu option Viewing CAR data The CAR menu allows you to view the data that is sent by the host computer to the scanner in a CAR download 1 Select Download gt View Dump The View Dump dialog box will be displayed with the CAR data gt gt CBX URSA lt she KODAK eke AHN cote gA O01 264 lt ets THAN ste KOD2 lt eb TAS PSO 4 FEJN eot NOTE Unprintable ASCII characters such as Start of Text are shown as lt STX gt in the View Dump dialog box 2 Select Save if you want to save the file to send to Kodak or your integrator for ana
99. idual image to be printed Images may be retrieved from various rolls of film 6 Optionally disconnect when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect To print a sequence of images immediately from the same roll of film 1 If not already connected connect to a VNN and First Printer or Second Printer via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option 2 If desired select the bin to output your images to Your printer bin must be enabled Connect To Image Server x Image Server Hame oK Connect As Cancel Msnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnn First Print Is NAveT Help Bin fo i 3 Retrieve the first image of the sequence using the scanner 7 6 A 61133 March 2003 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Print Chapter from the menu e lf you are using Level 1 film the requested image and every subsequent image to the end of the film will be printed e lf you are using Level 2 or Level 3 film and the requested image is a chapter level or page level image the requested image and every subsequent image to the end of the chapter will be printed e lf you are using Level 3 film and the requested image is a book level image only the requested image will be printed NOTE To stop at a specific image press the Clear key on the keypad and click Abort on the displayed message box after the image is displayed Optionally disconnect when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect A 6
100. ill scan that number of images past the one you requested This function is useful when the image indexing is not perfectly accurate and may be off by a few images When used with the Image Area definition you will be able to view several consecutive checks on each scan NOTES e The larger the scan area the larger the file size will be to process e When Overscan values are specified you should also enable Auto Scan Length to achieve the best results 5 Image Area Select one of the image area options Minimum Short Medium Long Maximum and User defined The following illustration shows the difference between the smallest Minimum and the longest Maximum image area options The Short Medium and Long options will display an image area between the Minimum and Maximum image area Minimum Image Area Maximum Image Area A 61133 March 2003 4 9 The User defined option provides the greatest efficiency and flexibility in choosing the image area that meets your specific application needs since it allows you to customize the image area If you select User defined the Setup button will be activated Click Setup to display the Select Image Area dialog box See the section entitled Setting a User Defined image area later in this chapter for more information NOTE If User defined is selected but the area is not subsequently defined the software will default to using Minimum 6 Auto Scan Length Allows the so
101. image size Use this option if it doesn t matter if some images have been cut off NOTE The values selected on the Print Options dialog box are independent of the values selected on the Page Layout dialog box The final image is the image that will be printed faxed viewed saved or emailed 4 30 A 61133 March 2003 6 Annotation Position enter your text annotation in the Text box and set the Upper Corner and Left Corner position as to where you want the annotation to appear on every image Your text message will appear on every image within the batch in the designated location Typically annotation is positioned at the top or bottom of the image In order for the text annotation to print the Print Annotation option on the Print dialog box must be enabled NOTE To stop printing the text annotation that is entered in the text box on the Page Layout dialog box delete it from the annotation box Annotation Position 4 Upper Comer 2 Lett Comer Text Delete this annotation The current date and or time can be automatically entered along with the annotation To do this Enter your message text and then enter time and or date The system will automatically generate the current time and date on your message NOTE If the 40 column CAR command Command XXT is used it will override the time and or date you entered in the text box E A 61133 March 2003 4 31 Modifying an existing application
102. image processing and annotation options and save print or e mail the images as desired Retrieving images The scanner can handle a variety of film formats and methods of from film indexing It has search programs to handle duo duplex duo duplex or simplex film formats with one level two level or three level image marks It can also be used to do odometer searches of film that contains no or poor quality image marks For more information see the section entitled Using the odometer mode later in this chapter When retrieval is under CAR control you must have CAR Interface Software installed and the CAR parameters defined in the CAR setup IMPORTANT Before retrieving images from microfilm be sure the kinks are removed from the film Failure to remove the kinks may cause threading problems To retrieve images from film e Insert the microfilm which contains the desired image in the film slot of the scanner You can then navigate through the film in several ways For more information on the following features see Chapter 2 gt By using the Navigate menu gt By using the navigation buttons on the Control Panel a mn NOTE You must enable Plus Indexing typically Plus Indexing is disabled in the current application when using Batch Scan or plussing across chapters to allow you to cross chapter boundaries For more information see the section entitled Setting values on the General tab in Chapter 4 gt B
103. images fax or email the folder 1 If not already connected connect to a VNN and Storage Fax eMail via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option 2 Specify a folder name and an optional document name 3 Retrieve the first image using the scanner 4 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Fax eMail from the menu 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for each individual image to be added to the document 6 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Fax eMail Existing Folder from the menu 7 Fill in the necessary information in the Fax eMail dialog box See the section entitled The Fax eMail dialog box in this chapter 8 Click OK when finished 9 Optionally disconnect when finished via Navigate gt Image Server gt Disconnect To organize a sequence of images from the same roll of film as a document in a folder then fax or email the folder 1 If not already connected connect to a VNN and Storage Fax eMail via the Navigate gt Image Server gt Connect menu option 2 Specify a folder name and an optional document name 3 Retrieve the first image of the sequence using the scanner 4 Select Navigate gt Image Server gt Fax eMail Chapter from the menu e lf you are using Level 1 film the requested image and every subsequent image to the end of the film will be printed e lf you are using Level 2 or Level 3 film and the requested image is a chapter level or page level image the requested image and every subsequent image to
104. in the Image display pane No scroll bars are necessary to view the entire image Original Size displays the image magnified to its original size Pixel to Pixel allows you to view the image at the pixel level Clicking on Pixel to Pixel is similar to zooming in on an image The horizontal and or vertical scroll bars may be required to view the entire image 2 8 A 61133 March 2003 Rotated 90 Clockwise allows you to rotate an image 90 degrees to the right clockwise Rotation is based upon the original displayed position of the image Rotated 180 allows you to rotate an image 180 degrees Rotation is based upon the original displayed position of the image Rotated 270 Clockwise allows you to rotate an image 270 degrees to the right clockwise Rotation is based upon the original displayed position of the image Mirror this option is used when a roll of film has been wound incorrectly on the reel and the image appears as if it was being viewed in a mirror and is reverse reading When Mirror is selected it allows you to reverse the displayed image to make it read left to right For example if the film is wound incorrectly the image would appear like the following Mit cis a ss i Using the Mirror option the image is changed to See EPELE AF OE a a fs d AF 1 Fs aj 4 ca a k i qi 1 j i J i i cee L zj 7 i i st Fri Z Ba m Cl g f F r r T z r TE cr
105. inches means that 1 odometer unit is equal to 4 inches Odometer units are entered in the Image Retrieval keypad to specify the distance to advance the film during retrievals For more information see the section entitled Using the odometer mode in Chapter 3 3 Click OK to save the value and close the dialog box A 61133 March 2003 4 25 Setting a User Defined When you are setting film parameters and you want to define a custom image area image area use the Setup option on the Film tab From the Film tab 1 2 3 5 Select User defined from the Image Area drop down list Click Setup to display the Select Image Area dialog box Load the film in the scanner Enter the desired image address using the dialog box keypad The scanner will locate and display the requested image The green selection box indicates the current user defined image area and is used to define a new image area This will be the area that is scanned and displayed during retrieval You will see the full width of the film including the image marks NOTE The current image address is shown at the top most image mark If you select any image below this image mark the image addresses will become offset from the actual image jeejee gone I 3 ES pe i EA l To activate the green selection box click on the Image Area tool To change the size of the selection box use the handles The box should only be as large as necessary
106. ing Convention The scanner uses C IMAGES as the default root directory for saving image files This may be changed if desired by using the Change button on the Output tab Setup Application xj ajel viele ele AA Ree cabio reo Carcel Naming Corwertiort q hoak o gt cohspber t cimag q Amaai Imbedded JPEG Coripreczion Lad Bes Qualdy Best Size p a Fs Lapok inage Soe Scored ImageSize ir F Ipfa a E Seip D 8 A 61133 March 2003 County Land Title film Image Marks tab template settings County Land Title film Film tab template settings The Image Marks tab uses all system default settings For more information about this tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Image Marks tab in Chapter 4 The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the Film tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Film tab in Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Film Reduction 24 2 Image Area User Defined 3 Auto Scan Length Enabled Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Film Reduction The reduction must be 24X 2 Image Area Since Auto Scan Length determines only the scan length the Image Area setting must be used to determine scan width A User Defined image area setting was used This setting may need to be modified so that the specified
107. ion on the menu is checked V the option is enabled More information regarding dialog boxes and how to use them can be found in Chapter 3 Using the Software The main window contains the following elements e Title bar e Menu bar e Image display pane e Image Retrieval keypad These elements can be optionally displayed e Toolbar e Control Panel e Status bar e Documents Folder pane Thumbnail pane Title bar Menu bar Toolbar Control Panel see Mage Retrieval keypad PEE PERE Xani Ae ee te n pm i a E E k EL SE RERELOLe PEPER EELEEEeT Lee L L L LE TFEEEERR REESE T E I a fi Status bar Documents Folder pane Thumbnail pane Image display pane A 61133 March 2003 2 1 The Title bar The Title bar provides the title of the Scanner Application Software The Menu bar The Menu bar provides the following menu options File Edit Annotate View Customize Navigate Image Processing CAR Setup Help The following summarizes the functions associated with each menu File allows you to open save and route images print fax or e mail images access information on the current image and exit the scanner session Edit allows you to cut copy paste and crop information in images and access duplex processing Annotate allows you to add new information to images View allows you to control the fit of the displayed image in the window and orientati
108. is loaded correctly into the magazine A018 End of chapter Informational message A019 End of film Informational message A022 Film is not present Insert the roll of film you want to request an image from into the film nest A024 Too few decimals Enter an image address number with the appropriate more amount of decimals A025 Too many decimals Enter an image address number with the appropriate amount fewer of decimals A036 Refile required Select Refile Film to refile the film A 61133 March 2003 6 1 Problem solving Use the chart below as a guide to check possible solutions to problems you may encounter when using the Scanner Application Software Problem Possible Solution Large batch related messages problems Image not found This is a normal message when running a large batch Image not found indicates that the batch is finished Image Overwrite or Scan If either of these messages is displayed while running a large batch it may be Failure necessary to manually review your saved images and restart the batch to be sure there are no missing images e Click OK on the message Annotation related messages problems Annotation that was entered Hide Image Processing Be sure that the Scan Area is set to either Front using the Annotation toolbox or Back If Primary is selected the annotation ae rican rea is not printing will not be printed Front Y Processing Auto matic W Separate Front And Bac
109. k 6 2 A 61133 March 2003 7 Network Operations Setting up a CAR network connection One or more scanners can be networked with Kodak Image Server Software Image Server Software is a background process software application which runs on a separate PC It provides an integral component of a larger system of Kodak and integrator supplied micrographics devices and applications that are connected together by a local area network Networking enables the scanner to send scanned images to Image server Software Images can be sent manually from the scanner to the Image Server Software or sent via a CAR application Images can then be printed faxed or emailed individually or in a folder via the Image server Software The purpose of this chapter is to provide procedures for sending images directly to the Image Server Software or Kodak Imagelink IMS Node Module Other micrographics devices such as the Kodak Imagelink Digital Workstation can also be networked with the Image Server software For detailed instructions on how to use the magelink Digital Workstation the scanner with CAR and the Image Server Software refer to the following manuals e Operators Manual for the Kodak Imagelink Digital Workstation Digital Workstation 2000 A 62037B e Chapter 5 Setting Up CAR Applications found in this manual e Kodak Image Server Software User s Guide A 61148 setting up a CAR network connection is only applicable if you have Kodak Imag
110. l Allows you to hide or display the Scroll Batch buttons Provides a status update via the status field The Image Retrieval keypad is not part of the control panel and can be moved to any location The Image Retrieval keypad is separate from the Control Panel can be displayed in full or partially and can be moved anywhere on your screen For more information see the section entitled The Image Retrieval keypad earlier in this chapter NOTES e The last image retrieved stays in memory until the Application software is closed If you close the displayed image then use the Control Panel to make any changes the image will be automatically recalled and displayed e The Control Panel is not effective when viewing an image opened from a file e The keypad can also be activated by selecting View gt Keypad from the Menu bar A 61133 March 2003 2 29 Application allows you to select the desired application from the drop down list When an application is selected all of its defined parameters immediately become active NOTE _ If there is a roll of film inserted in the scanner when the application is changed the film will rewind automatically Show Hide Image Processing this option toggles between Show and Hide Image Processing When the Show Image Processing button is displayed click this button to display the Image Processing Control Panel When the Hide Image Processing button is displayed click the
111. leaving an angled gap between the leader tape and film The skew should be no more than 0 002 in in 0 05 mm mm Skew 0 002 in in 0 05 mm mm ener or less e The thickness of the connecting section should be no more than 0 014 0 38 mm Thickness EL 6 0 014 in 0 38 mm orless Film curl For most film types and operating conditions a certain amount of film curl can exist without adversely affecting the performance of the scanner see the next section entitled Microfilm curl check Under certain conditions however curled film ends may result in degraded threading performance Specific conditions that may result in degraded performance with curled films include e partial reels reels containing less than a full amount of film e operating environments with low relative humidity e enclosed ANSI magazines In order to maintain reliable film threading under these conditions or others where curled films may cause degraded performance certain steps can be taken e Straighten the film end leader by forcing it over a straight edge or surface to remove the curl and or twist from the first 6 to 8 inches 150 to 200 mm Care must be taken not to crease or damage the film end during straightening e Attach a straight film leader in good condition that is approximately 36 in 915 mm long A leader of 5 mil thick polyester film will obtain the best results Microfilm curl check The microfilm can have a cert
112. lication setup Ie Selection tool Zooms in on the image area E z00m Area tool Zooms in on the image area t Image Area tool Activates the green rectangle This tool allows you to draw a rectangle around both images and define both images as once tl Front Selection too Activates the red rectangle This tool allows you to draw a rectangle around one image and defines it as the front image Tl Back Selection tool Activates the blue rectangle This tool allows you to draw a rectangle around one image and defines it as the back image 3 14 A 61133 March 2003 3 Either a red rectangle or blue rectangle will be automatically displayed or one green rectangle depending on previous actions e The red rectangle is used to define the front and the blue rectangle is used to define the back You can either use the handles to resize the current rectangles or use the Front and Back selection tools to draw new rectangles Click with the left mouse button to delete the current rectangle Press and hold the left mouse button and drag to redraw a rectangle of the desired size in the desired locations e The green rectangle provides the capability to define both front and back with one rectangle NOTE When the left mouse button Is released duplex processing will be automatically initiated the Duplex Processing dialog box will close and the selected area will be displayed in the Image pane You must specify
113. ll be processed as a single page TIFF file using JBIG compression for 16 level gray scale images e 256 gray each image will be processed as a single page TIFF file using JPEG compression for 256 level gray scale images NOTES e For Duplex Processing the Scan Output setting must be the same for both the Front and Back settings e When Film View is selected as the Scan Area it is suggested that you select 256 gray as the Scan Output 10 Sharpening Select a Sharpening option e Normal used to accentuate the fine details of an image Normal is typically used to enhance the detail of an image which contains small print e Low used to enhance images containing dot matrix text and or images printed with shaded or colored backgrounds using halftone screens This option reduces background noise e Photo if the image is comprised mainly of photographs e Photo amp Text if the image is a mix of text line art and photographs i e for check camera sorter films e Text if the image is mostly text A 61133 March 2003 4 15 11 Rotate Select a Rotate option to specify whether images will be rotated when displayed e None to process the image in the original orientation e 90 Clockwise to process the image rotated 90 to the right e 180 Clockwise to process the image rotated 180 to the right e 270 Clockwise to process the image rotated 270 to the right 12 Border Select a Border option if desired e
114. lmed to the end of one channel then other images are filmed on the other channel A 61133 March 2003 B 1 When you have the information from Steps 1 3 select the appropriate search program table on the following pages e Table B 1 is for simplex or duplex film with image marks in Channel A only e Table B 2 is for simplex or duplex film with image marks in Channel B only e Table B 3 is for duo film the image mark sequence continues from Channel A to Channel B e Table B 4 is for simplex or duplex film with image marks in both Channel A and Channel B the image mark sequence does not continue from Channel A to Channel B Example Channel The illustration above contains image marks in Channel A only Two sizes of image marks are on the film small and medium Small image marks represent pages medium image marks represent chapters A check of the tables on the following pages shows that Search Program 10 would be the appropriate choice for this type of film NOTE Some search programs enable you to count image marks as if they were the same types regardless of the size of the image mark For instance if you do not want to distinguish chapters from pages in the sample above you can use Search Program 7 which counts all image mark sizes as pages B 2 A 61133 March 2003 Image marks in NOTE The film can be simplex or duplex duplex is shown in the Channel A only illustration Channel Channel Image mark
115. lysis or select Clear to clear the screen and perform another download 3 Click OK 5 6 A 61133 March 2003 CAR registers Saving and loading registers The Registers menu allows you to save or view what is currently loaded in the registers or load a previously saved file to the registers You can also start a batch download using the Registers function EAR Setup He Setup d Ready Download Registers Save Monitor Load Start Batch VIEW The Save and Load functions are primarily used for diagnostic purposes To save the current contents of the registers 1 Select CAR gt Registers gt Save The Save Registers dialog box will be displayed Save ire My Documents 7 E al ch J My Pictures Save as Ippe TXT Files tet Cancel Ze 2 Select the folder where you want to save the register information 3 Enter a new file name 4 Selecta file type 5 Click Save A 61133 March 2003 o Starting a Batch download and using View registers To load the registers with a previously saved file 1 Select CAR gt Registers gt Load The Load Register File dialog box will be displayed ir Re gisher Fle 7 cil xj Look i 9 DescPictures Er Hicica i Daekiap ie Hp Documents oe f z REET Files of ype THT Fis am 7 Cancel z 2 Locate and select the desired file 3 Click Open During a batch download commands text messages and image add
116. me scrolling lt moves the film slowly backward then resume scrolling Pause momentarily stops the film at the selected image until you select Resume Film will be repositioned to scroll where you left off gt moves the film slowly forward gt gt moves the film rapidly forward scrolls the film backward at the fast speed scrolls the film backward at the medium speed scrolls the film backward at the slow speed scrolls the film forward at the slow speed scrolls the film forward at the medium speed scrolls the film forward at the fast speed NOTES e During scrolling you can use the Zoom functionality to enlarge by rubber banding and right mouse clicking the area you want to zoom in on or reduce right mouse click the image for easier viewing e The image address displayed on the status bar may not match the image displayed on the screen Stop exits the Scrolling function Process prepares the image for printing faxing emailing or saving Status displays the image address of the current image and any status messages associated with the image For example messages such as Searching Refiling Scanning Image not Found etc will be displayed 2 32 A 61133 March 2003 The image processing Image processing parameters are setup via the Setup gt Application Control Panel function at the time of installation or by the system administrator You can te
117. mmand string to the scanner Preset Code provides the scanner with the information needed to recognize the first image address on the roll of microfilm It consists of e Start image mark e Level information e Postset Code duo film only which enables the scanner to search duo film in Channel B at the same time as Channel A Random Batch Code Image Address Setup Code is called Random Batch Code when used among document batches on a roll of microfilm It identifies a change of levels caused by an image address change a batch change or the filming or refilming of a document or batch of documents out of their normal sequence Registers a portion of computer memory set aside for the storage of an image address command and or text message Information stored in a sequence of registers can be recalled and processed automatically by computer command or manually by an operator at the scanner Retrieval the action of finding stored information such as locating and displaying microfilm images using the scanner Scrolling the ability to continuously move images on the film until the desired image is found Search Program a set of instructions that define how the scanner counts different size image marks in a given application Sharpening Filter an algorithm that sharpens or softens the edges of information within an image Simplex microfilm which contains images of only one side of each document as comp
118. mples i Reduction nep 40 2 Overscan Images Before pS O Images After 0 rage rea Minimum Setup Auto Scan Length Add Extra Scan Lines Special Processing Controls Desken Algornthrn Normal aa Minimum Angle 0 Border Removal Recursions Three ki Setup Duplex Eorm Right Side 2 Film Format Select the Film Format from the list box e Simplex one image appears across the width of the film e Duplex the front and back of the same image appears across the width of the film e Duo Duo Duplex images are filmed to the end of one side channel of the film then other images are filmed on the other side channel 4 8 A 61133 March 2003 3 Film Reduction Select the Film Reduction ratio for the film used It is important that this value be accurate to achieve the correct print size results Select a value from 1 to 59 4 Overscan If desired select a value in the Images Before and or Images After list boxes Overscan is intended for use with single level check or similar type applications do not use with images larger than 8 12 x 5 or Ad Enter a value from 1 to 5 in the Images Before and or Images After fields For example if you enter 2 in the Images Before field the scanner will begin scanning 2 images before the image address you actually requested If you enter a number in the Images After field it w
119. mporarily override the original values for an application The Application Software provides two levels of overriding image processing parameters e Use the Image Processing menu to temporarily override image processing parameters for the currently displayed image For more information see the section entitled The Image Processing menu in this chapter e Use the Image Processing Control Panel to temporarily override image processing parameters for the current retrieval application If the Control Panel is not visible select View gt Control Panel from the menu The Control Panel will be displayed Once the Control Panel is visible you can hide or display the Image Processing portion of the Control Panel You may choose to hide the entire Control Panel at any time to provide a larger Image display pane A 61133 March 2003 2 33 A 61133 March 2003 2 34 The Image Processing Control Panel allows you to change image processing values to obtain the best image possible for the current application Changes will remain in effect until the application is changed or the Application Software Is exited Application Soplicatan Name Hide Image Processing Sean Area Primary Duplex Processing None I Separate Front And Back Resolution f Normal C Enhanced Contrast i 128 Ex Bnghinsse EES O fiz Despeckle None Makmum fo Scan Output Bitonal M Sharpening oom Rotate Mone Border
120. munication 1 select CAR gt Setup gt Communication from the main window The setup CAR Communication dialog box will be displayed Setup CAR Communication DK Bits per second S600 Port Oox Data Bits g com Cancel Start Sequence Parity None Help p Stop Bits One Pee Seceence eo 2 Select the desired port you want to connect to Do not select the same port as the film controller Select the Start Sequence The Start characters can be gt gt gt lt lt lt or any printable ASCII character repeated three times The Start Sequence can also be set to None for no Start sequence Select an End Sequence The characters E or lt EOT gt can be used as the end of transmission characters and should ignore all transmissions that follow the end of transmission character until the next Start characters are received by the scanner If no start sequence is selected then no particular end sequence needs to be set 5 2 A 61133 March 2003 Changing the CAR If you need to change any of the settings listed on the Setup CAR communication settings Communication dialog box If you change these settings the Bits per second Data bits Parity and Stop bits must match the same settings defined on the CAR system To change the CAR communication settings 1 Select the Port where you want to change the settings 2 Click Setup he COM Properties dialog box will be displayed COM1 P
121. n one roll the second row wraps around at the core end to become a continuation of the first Duo microfilm can be either simplex or duplex Scanner retrieval programs can read both channels simultaneously for fast retrieval Duo Duplex a variation of duo film from a check camera sorter that places the front and back of the check side by side in one channel with the length of the check along the edge of the film Indexing sequence in the B channel does not wraparound from the A channel Duplex microfilm which contains images of both the front and back of each document as compared to simplex microfilm which contains images of only one side of each document A 61133 March 2003 C 1 Duplex Microfilm contains images of both the front and back of each document exposed in one pass through the microfilmer Folder consists of one or more documents Each folder must have a unique name assigned to it when connecting to a VNN A specified folder and document remains as the output destination until you disconnect from the VNN connect as a different device or specify a different folder and or document Folders allow multiple documents to be printed faxed or emailed at one time as a group Gray Scale an image that contains 16 levels or 256 levels of gray information in the image Group 4 a type of compression to reduce the size of a bi tonal image file Image a film image represents a document front or back Ele
122. ncel Duplex Modity Reduction Heb Delete fao Overscan Images Before j0 Images After Image Area User defined 7 B Add Extra aan lines M special Processing Controls A 61133 March 2003 Claims 2 level film Image The information below includes only the values that are different from Processing tab template the system default settings For more information about the Image Processing tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Image settings oe Processing tab in Chapter 4 When Duplex Processing is enabled there are four available Scan Area settings Separate image processing parameters can be specified for each except for Resolution Scan Output and Film Polarity Template specific settings 1 Scan Area Primary 2 Duplex Processing Automatic 3 Film Image Quality Normal Film Template specific settings 1 Scan Area Film View 2 Duplex Processing Automatic 3 Film Image Quality Normal Film Template specific settings 1 Scan Area Front 2 Duplex Processing Automatic 3 Sharpening Photo amp Text 4 Film Image Quality Normal Film Template specific settings 1 Scan Area Back 2 Duplex Processing Automatic 3 Sharpening Text 4 Film Image Quality Normal Film Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Scan Area e When Primary is selected the same image processing settings will be applied to both front a
123. nd Medium Small 13 Large Medium 24 Medium Small 19 Small 28 Medium Small UOININININ a a a w N Medium Small Search Programs 28 29 and 30 reverse the usual channel wrapping order i e the code sequences wrap from Channel B to Channel A rather than from Channel A to Channel B A 61133 March 2003 B 5 Image marks in both Channels simplex or duplex film Image mark size Large in Channel B Large in Channel B illustration In these films the image mark sequence does not continue from Channel A to Channel B Simplex film is shown in the following Both channels are searched simultaneously from the beginning of the film to the end of the film Channel Channel Table B 4 Image marks in both channels simplex or duplex film Image mark size Medium in Channel B Medium in Channel B All sizes of image marks in Channel B Medium in Channel A Medium in Channel B Image mark size Small in Channel A All sizes of image marks In Channel A All sizes of image marks In Channel A Small in Channel A Small in Channel A All sizes of image marks in Channel A and Channel B Search program Number of levels 15 16 2 A 61133 March 2003 Appendix C Glossary Application contains all the software parameters that will allow images to be easily searched processed and delivered to the PC Auto Crop automatically removes the border of an ima
124. nd back e When Film View is selected the image processing settings will be applied in the Select Overscan and Duplex Processing dialog boxes as well as in the Image pane e When Front is selected the image processing settings are applicable to the front side image only e When Back is selected the image processing settings are applicable to the back side image only 2 Duplex Processing Duplex Processing must be enabled A 61133 March 2003 D 13 3 Sharpening e Photo amp Text provides the best clarity for front side images since they usually contain non text information e Text provides the best clarity for back side images since they usually contain text only 4 Film Image Quality improves the contrast of the image Setup Application 7 a x Image Marks Film Image Processing male can Area _ Primary peer ate Cancel Duplex See Manual qa Help Separate Front And Back Resolution Normal C Enhanced Contrast Brightness tre Mei MM sei Scan a F Bitonal Sharpening Text Rotate None Border fase Crop Film Polarity Negative Film Image Quality im Normal Film Mirror lw Auto Deskew A 61133 March 2003 Template 4 Claims 3 level film Claims 3 level film General tab template settings This template is recommended when retrieving claims or insurance images from 3 level film 40X reduction
125. ne s internal walls should be free of nicks burrs or other surface defects that lead to reduced threading and other problems A 61133 March 2003 A 13 Microfilm storage Microfilm should always be handled and stored with care Storage of your film should be based on the following e How long you want to keep the images on the microfilm short medium long term or permanently e How difficult the images are to replace e The cost of preserving the microfilm For maximum protection of your microfilmed images you should duplicate each reel of film and use the duplicate reels for retrieval operations The original reels should be stored at a different location In general use the same rules for storing microfilm as you would for storing paper documents For example e A relative humidity level between 15 and 60 percent should be maintained 0 Relative humidity above 60 percent can cause mildew to form on stored microfilm Moisture tight cans can help protect the film against moisture 0 Relative humidity below 15 percent can cause a static charge to build up on the microfilm or cause older film to become brittle e Water damage if microfilm becomes wet the film may warp Store your film off the floor to protect it from flooding If your microfilm becomes wet do not let it dry This can cause the film to stick together Completely immerse the film in clean water and have it rinsed and dried by a professional processing l
126. nformation 4 Image Mark Polarity Select either Positive or Negative e Choose Positive if the image mark is clear and the film has a black background e Choose Negative if the image mark is black and the film has a clear background 5 Count Splices Make a selection from the Count Splices list box if you have splices on your film Count Splices specifies whether splices on the film are to be counted as image marks For more information about film splicing see Appendix A Microfilm Information e No do not count splices e Yes as Large count splices as large image marks e Yes as Medium count splices as medium image marks e Yes as Small count splices as small image marks 6 Image Management Code Check the Enable checkbox to enable the scanner to read Kodak s Image Management Code IMC For more information about Image Management Code see Appendix C Glossary NOTE This option only works with Kodak s Image Management Code 4 6 A 61133 March 2003 7 Preset The Preset option is used when the image address begins at something other than one 1 e lf Set to First image address is enabled the preset image address will be assigned to the first image mark on the film e lf Set to First image address is disabled the preset image address assigned to the first image mark on the film will be incremented by one from the image address that was entered NOTES regarding Preset e The scanner will start
127. ng the View menu menu options e Toolbar e Control Panel e Annotation Toolbox e Status bar e Documents Folder pane e Thumbnails pane When a check mark Is displayed next to the menu option as shown below the feature will be visible and active NOTE Ifyou want Thumbnails displayed you need to select Thumbnails and the way in which you want it displayed i e Small Icons Large Icons etc every time you open the application w Toolbar s Control Panel Annotation Toolbox Status Bar w Documents F older Thumbnails Small Icons Large leons List Details w None To hide a feature e Click on the menu option to deselect it The check mark will disappear from the menu and the feature will disappear from the PC display Arrange Icons the icons in the Thumbnail pane can be arranged by name type size or date Refresh refreshes the Document Folder pane and Thumbnails if displayed Keypad allows you to activate the Image Retrieval keypad NOTE Assigning a shortcut key to the Keypad function will increase productivity A 61133 March 2003 2 11 The Customize menu The Customize menu provides the following options RR MH avigal Control Panel Keyboard Toolbar Control Panel allows you to position the Control Panel to the right or left of the window or to hide it Keyboard allows you to assign commonly used commands to function keys or a combination of keys
128. ntion as to how you want the files saved in the File Naming Convention area up to 100 characters including the file extension 4 20 A 61133 March 2003 The image address can be part of the name given to the image Special keywords are used in this field by default they are book level 3 chapter level 2 image level 1 and area determines whether the value in Primary Front and or Back in the Areas section is included in the file names NOTE Front and Back values will be used only when Duplex Processing is enabled and Separate Front amp Back is checked both on the Image Processing tab These keywords are denoted enclosed in angle brackets lt gt i e lt book n gt lt chapter n gt lt image n gt lt area gt TIF Any other non keyword values will be used in the file name exactly as they are specified here You can use any alphanumeric character and special file naming characters such as an _ underscore or minus sign or space Other special characters are not recommended book chapter and image also referred to as Folder Document and page can use an optional parameter n to indicate the number of characters which will be saved for those parts of the file name Roll or Film number can be used as an optional keyword to indicate the roll number if available from the lead end coding on the current roll of film Example 1 using the optional parameter n n If the file naming convention w
129. om the list box where you want to start at and double click the mouse button Click Start Click OK to close the CAR Registers dialog box CAR monitor The CAR Monitor option allows you to stop and resume execution of CAR commands to perform image processing functions or use the menu functions When you select CAR gt Monitor the CAR Monitor dialog box is displayed A Stop Short Display Time Long Close M Extended Hep Flush Dispatcher Not Connected IMS Name KPO LABH Network Mode Current Command Current Register _ Download Mode Braa Network Mode Disabled Display Time slider bar allows you to slow down or speed up CAR command transmission Stop Resume when selected will complete the current CAR command display the image and stop Select Resume to continue Close closes the CAR Monitor dialog box Extended when enabled will expand the CAR Monitor dialog box 5 10 A 61133 March 2003 6 Troubleshooting Software advisory This chapter contains information on software advisory messages that messages may occasionally arise while using the Kodak i7300 Scanner Application Software These codes are usually informational messages and often require no action Hardware related messages can be found in the User s Guide for the Kodak i7300 Scanner A 61404 A014 Enter an appropriate image address A016 Image not found Try again Check the film reel to be sure the film
130. on Also allows mirroring and zooming of displayed images arranging of icons in the Thumbnail pane activation of the Image Retrieval keypad and viewing of various display features e g the Toolbar Thumbnails Provides access to the Error Log Customize allows you to customize the toolbar keyboard and manipulate the Control Panel location Navigate allows you to search for images on film perform batch processing stop film movement scan through multiple images within a chapter clear the Image Retrieval keypad connect to and use the Kodak Image Server Software refile the film and provides access to the Scan Multiple dialog box and the Scrolling commands Image Processing allows you to enhance a retrieved image by utilizing despeckle deskew auto crop or border removal CAR appears if you have the Kodak CAR Interface Software installed the accessory allows the scanner host PC to accept CAR commands NOTE Ifyou have purchased CAR functionality and CAR does not appear on the menu bar call Kodak service Setup allows you to create and modify retrieval applications calibrate the scanner and set up the film controller Film Controller is for Kodak FE use only Help allows you to access on line help for the Application Software and current version numbers NOTE The keyboard shortcuts displayed on the menus in this chapter may be different depending on how you have customized your keyboard 2 2 A 61133
131. on is available for both bi tonal and grayscale images A 61133 March 2003 4 3 Determining the threshold value Follow the procedure below to determine the threshold value e Disable Auto Back Removal e Setup your application with the options that you will be using with Auto Back Removal i e auto cropping scan output types etc e Insert a roll of film that you want to use the Auto Back Removal feature into the scanner e Scan a batch of images with and without content on the back of the image e Determine the largest file size of the blank backs and the smallest file size of the non blank backs To view the file sizes Document Folder needs to be enabled View gt Document Folder select the folder when the images are saved and then select View gt Thumbnails gt Details e Set the threshold value to the size somewhere between the largest file size and the smallest file size 4 Plus Indexing Enable Plus Indexing if you want to advance across chapters within the film If it is not enabled you will not be able to advance across chapters within the film NOTE Plus Indexing must be enabled when using Browsing or Batch Scan ee 4 4 A 61133 March 2003 Setting values on the Use the Image Marks tab to define the type of image marks on the film Image Marks tab associated with the application you are setting up Do not click OK until you have made all of your selections on all of the tabs 1 Select the Image Marks tab
132. one image at a time For example if images 48 52 are displayed Previous Block will result in images 43 47 being displayed rather than images 47 51 Next Block allows you to increment and scan by a block of images rather than one image at a time For example if images 48 52 are displayed Next Block will result in images 53 57 being displayed rather than images 49 53 Overlap By One allows you to retain one image from the current block when navigating with Previous Block or Next Block For example if images 48 52 are displayed and Overlap By One is enabled Next Block will result in images 52 56 being displayed Use the appropriate tools to select the desired image area then click OK The selected area will be displayed in the Image display pane in the main application window NOTE Enable Overscan prior to starting a search otherwise the Reprocess button will be unavailable Reprocess select Reprocess to return to the Duplex Processing dialog box or Select Overscan dialog box if those options are enabled 2 40 A 61133 March 2003 The Thumbnail pane The Thumbnail pane can be displayed by selecting the View gt Thumbnails option You can display thumbnails as small icons large icons a list or a list with details Select None to hide the Thumbnail pane The Application Software is only capable of opening image files NOTE Ifyou want Thumbnails displayed you must enable this option each time you open the
133. oolbox is not displayed it can be displayed by choosing View gt Annotation Toolbox Procedures on how to use these functions are described in Chapter 3 Using the Software Most of these options can also be accessed from the Annotate menu NOTE The Ellipse tool is not available in this release of software MEF x The following table describes the function of each button on the toolbox Arrow allows you to a straight line with or without an arrow head s Hollow Rectangle allows you to draw a rectangular border around a specific area on an image Highlight allows you to draw a rectangle highlighting a specific area with a transparent color This option allows you to call attention to something specific on an image Redact allows you to draw a rectangle on a displayed image with a solid opaque color This allows you to mask over some part of the image that you do not want the recipient to see but lets the recipient know that information has been masked Using the white color provides you with white out capability A 61133 March 2003 2 25 Freehand Line allows you to draw free form lines Polyline allows you to draw a series of line segments by connecting points Text allows you to type a text message to be added to the image Click on Fonts to allow you to select the font type size and style for the text This font selection will remain active until you change it or the software is
134. or numbers semicolon uppercase P number sign asterisk at sign second dial tone Touch tone dialing first position only Notifies the international operator that the fax number being entered is complete Fax number Indicates an email address A 61133 March 2003 To include a delay for the dial tone in the Fax Number eMail field as when dialing 9 for an outside line use one or more commas as shown in the table below Each comma causes a 1 5 second delay Number of commas Delay time seconds e Both uppercase and lowercase characters are allowed in all fields except Fax Number eMail where uppercase P and T are required if used e Hyphens and parenthesis are optional in the Fax Number eMail and Fax Number Return eMail fields These symbols are ignored by the scanner and the Image Server Software e To obtain an outside line in some cases you may have to prefix the fax number with 9 or some other number For long distance numbers prefix the fax number with 1 For the numeric prefixes to use with international fax numbers refer to your local area phone book e Examples of valid fax number formats that do not include a dial tone delay 1 408 555 1549 1 408 555 1549 14085551549 e Examples of valid fax number formats that include a dial tone delay 9 1 408 555 1549 9 1 408 555 1549 9 14085551549 e Required fields Recipient Fax Number eMail address e Transmission settings
135. ore moving to the next image Select Start to begin scanning If you want to temporarily suspend scanning i e to change an image processing value from the Control Panel such as Brightness Contrast Despeckle etc click Pause You can then click Start to resume scanning or Close to stop scanning and close the Batch Scan dialog box NOTE Ifan unplanned interruption occurs while batch scanning is being performed search to the image you want to start at and reinitiate batch scanning from that point When batch scanning is complete the message Batch Process finished is displayed Click OK on the message box If you want to continue batch scanning repeat the steps above otherwise you can click on Close to close the Batch Scan dialog Dox A 61133 March 2003 3 7 Opening images You may want to open an image that has been previously saved To do this 1 Select File gt Open Image The Open Image dialog box will be displayed Open Image Look in EJ Application ad E Files of type TIF Files tif Cancel 2 Select the desired directory using the Look In drop down box and tool buttons 3 Select the file type from the Files of type drop down box 4 Select the image file you want from the display box or enter the file name of the desired image NOTE Multi page TIFF files cannot be opened using the Application Software 5 Click Open The file you selected will be displayed in the Image
136. quence number is available use it as the beginning point to search for the actual image you want to retrieve Image address or Sequence No 3 Select Set Aor Set B depending on the film format being used For more information see The Image Retrieval keypad in Chapter 2 4 Enter the image address of the image you want to retrieve and select Srch 3 4 A 61133 March 2003 Batch scan To automatically save and or print a group of images from the same roll of film use the Batch Scan option Before accessing Batch Scan be sure film is inserted into the scanner and that you have searched to the first image address in the batch Adjust the images as desired then select Navigate gt Batch Scan or the Batch button on the Control Panel The Batch Scan dialog box will be displayed NOTE You must enable Plus Indexing typically Plus Indexing is disabled in the current application when using Batch Scan to allow you to cross chapter boundaries For more information see the section entitled Setting values on the General tab in Chapter 4 ee eas Start Auto Print M Auto Save Pause fe MultiPage TIFF Multi Page TIFF T Close Save path CAlmages Help Setup Enter Image Range Processing _ _ _ Short Display Time Long 1 Select what you want to do with the images Auto Print Auto Save or Multi Page TIFF e Auto Print automatically prints all of the images e Auto Save autom
137. raphs Photo amp Text if the image is a mix of text line art and photographs i e check camera sorter films Text if the image is mostly text Rotate choose one of the following options to specify images will be rotated when displayed None to process the image in the original orientation 90 Clockwise to process the image rotated 90 to the right 180 Clockwise to process the image rotated 180 to the right 270 Clockwise to process the image rotated 270 to the right A 61133 March 2003 2 37 Border choose one of the following options e Leave keeps the border around the image e Auto crop removes the border from around the image e Border remove removes the border from around the image but does not reduce the scanned image file size Border remove works best with images that have proper exposure and a reasonable space between images Do not use Border remove with light images NOTE When using Border remove or Auto crop the entire image all borders must be visible in the image area so the image can be properly processed Film Polarity select the following option e Negative if the film image is a black background and a clear foreground character s e Positive if the film image is a clear background and a black foreground character s Film Image Quality used with bi tonal or gray scale output to improve readability of images from a film that is too light or too dark It can
138. rch 2003 4 33 5 Setting up CAR Applications This chapter provides procedures that allow you to use CAR applications with the scanner If you have purchased CAR functionality and if CAR does not appear on the menu bar call Kodak service The scanner can accept image addresses commands and text messages from a Computer Aided Retrieval CAR system in three ways Download image addresses and text messages are loaded in the scanner memory registers You recall data from one register at a time and perform the desired search print fax or e mail function for each Batch Download commands text messages and image addresses are loaded in the scanner memory registers A message appears when a batch download is sent to the scanner You can process the registers right away or later and you can process the registers one at a time or let the scanner automatically process the entire download Direct search image addresses text messages and commands can be sent directly to the scanner not loaded into registers Only one piece of data can be sent at a time and must be processed before another can be sent A 61133 March 2003 5 1 Setting up CAR communication and modes Setting up CAR communication Before you begin processing CAR commands CAR communication and modes should have previously been set up It is suggested that you record these settings in case you need to change them for some reason To set up CAR com
139. red for each attempt Even though you may enter a value of 3 in this field the system may remove the border the first or second time therefore making the third attempt unnecessary The system will only use the number of times necessary to remove the border regardless of the entry in the field NOTE The Setup option is for use by Kodak Field personnel only 10 Duplex Form for duplex mode only Enable this option if the front side of the image is located on the right side of the film Nee aaa A 61133 March 2003 4 11 Setting values on the Image Processing tab The options on the Image Processing tab are selected based upon how you want to alter the image Do not click OK until you have made all of your selections on all of the tabs 1 Select the Image Processing tab to set the image processing values ih lt jsetup Application es Image Marks Film Image Processing 4 gt Scan Area tsi Duplex Processing Help None Separate Front And Back Resolution f Normal C Enhanced Contrast Brightness I Maximum Scan Output Bitonal Sharpening Normal Rotate None Border Leave Film Polarity Negative Film Image Quality No Adjustment Minor T Auto Deskew Overscan A 61133 March 2003 2 Scan Area Select an option in the Scan Area This option determines the area of the film that the image proce
140. resses are loaded in the scanner memory registers A message appears on the scanner PC when a batch download is received You can execute the registers right away or later and you can execute the registers one at a time or let the scanner automatically execute the entire download You can load the registers from the CAR system or from a previously saved download file Loading from a file is used primarily for diagnostics To execute the registers from the scanner you can use the CAR gt Registers gt Start Batch function or use the CAR gt Registers gt View function Use the View function if you want to verify that the download has been received and is ready to be executed or if you want to change the order in which the download is executed 5 8 A 61133 March 2003 Using the View Registers function The CAR Registers dialog box allows you to change the order in which a download is executed Following is a summary of the functions available on the CAR Registers dialog box Cancel Start Register Exec Register Command Reset Executed Help Regt Contents Exec Osh lt shoe GATEONE lt ete Oey 1 1 7 18T NO TT NO UKF NO Ce NO Seeh lt sho CADATASOOTY NMO VWevelbvlevelbleyvel lt ete EN lear Clear All aco oO on ee oo Po Start Register displays the next register to be executed Exec Register displays the register currently being executed
141. roperties ki Fort Settings Bits per second Elaa Data bits E Parity None Stop bits i Flow control None Restore Defaults 3 If you need to make any changes in the Port settings select the option and change as desired NOTE To restore the default values on the Port Settings tab click Restore Defaults 4 Click Apply then click OK n A 61133 March 2003 5 3 Setting up CAR modes Sending a Ready message Setting up CAR modes is a way to allow a remote CAR host to change values in the application parameters This function is used primarily to support the A B and D commands To set up CAR modes 1 Select CAR gt Setup gt Modes from the main screen The Setup CAR Modes dialog box will be displayed Setup CAR Modes i x Mode Freicso Mame Cancel Mode 2 Festes Name Help Mode j Foeicsio Mame Multi Page TIFF 2 From the Mode 1 list box select the application name that you want to correspond with CAR Mode 1 Command A 3 From the Mode 2 list box select the application name that you want to correspond with CAR Mode 2 Command B 4 From the Mode 3 list box select the application name that you want to correspond with CAR Mode 3 Command D 5 Enable Multi Page TIFF if you want to take any batch scans done through CAR and save them as a multi page TIFF file 6 Click OK when all modes are set up as desire
142. s than 4 mils thick can stretch during processing and become narrower than 16 mm which can result in unreliable performance A 61133 March 2003 A 1 Image mark sizes The scanner can accept a set of three customer specified image mark sizes in the overall range of 0 024 to 0 310 inches 0 61 to 7 87 mm Image mark sizes can be specified in the machine setup Min 0 024 in 0 085 in 0 165 in 61 mm 2 16 mm 4 19 mm Image Nominal 0 027 in 0 090 in 0 170 in Length A 0 69 mm 2 29 mm 4 32 mm 0 050 in 0 122 in 0 3 10 in 1 27 mm 3 10 mm 7 87 mm 0 024 in 0 61 mm Mark from edge of channel 0 045 in 1 14 mm Mark from edge of channel 0 074 in 1 88 mm Alternate channel spacing 0 048 in 1 22 mm In multi level search programs the best final stopping position of documents results if mark lengths are the nominal size For silver film with maximum Dmin 0 35 and minimum Dmax 0 90 intermark spacing B is 0 019 in 0 47 mm min Image marks NOTE The minimum large image mark size must exceed the maximum medium image mark size by at least 0 038 in 0 97 m The minimum medium image mark size must exceed the maximum small image mark size by at least 0 035 in 0 89 mm A 2 A 61133 March 2003 Loading film The scanner is designed to offer optimum performance with ANSI magazines Kodak Ektamate Magazines or equivalent and Kodak Ektamate A Magazines In addition the scanner accepts M type magazines
143. s the selected image or portion of an image from the display and places it on the Windows clipboard Copy allows you to copy a complete image or portion of an image to the Windows clipboard without removing it from the display Paste copies any image data that is currently on the Windows clipboard into the current image Undo cancels the last edit action Redo repeats the last edit action A 61133 March 2003 2 23 Button Description con Zoom In allows you to enlarge the image on the display Zoom Out allows you to reduce the image on the display Fit Width resizes the image so the entire width of the image fits in the Image display pane Fit Window resizes the image so the entire length and width of the image fits in the Image display pane Rotate 90 Counterclockwise rotates the displayed image 90 degrees to the left based upon the current image position Rotate 90 Clockwise rotates the displayed image 90 degrees to the right based upon the current image position Minus moves the film backward one image Plus moves the film forward one image To execute the command corresponding to a specific tool e Click on the toolbar button NOTE Ifa toolis grayed it is not available at that moment 2 24 A 61133 March 2003 The Annotation The Annotation toolbox allows you to specify font attributes color and toolbox line width when applicable If the Annotation t
144. scan width accommodates your specific needs i e to eliminate the image marks or other extraneous information outside the image for display and processing Be sure to specify an area that accommodates the largest image present on the film and allows for potential image location irregularity to prevent truncation of any images 3 Auto Scan Length allows the software to determine scan length based upon the distance between image marks Setup Application Film Image Processing Output 4 t AK Fin Format Cancel Simples Reduction Help vercan Images Before E Images After 0 Image rea User defined w M Add Extra Scan Lines 24 Special Processing Contrals A 61133 March 2003 D 9 County Land Title film Image Processing tab template settings The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the Image Processing tab see the section entitled Setting values on the Image Processing tab in Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Sharpening Text 2 3 4 Rotate 270 clockwise Border Border Remove Film Image Quality Normal Film Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows sharpening Text provides the best clarity for the typical content of County Land Title documents 1 Rotate displays the images right side up Bor
145. side the rectangle will be removed Make any desired image processing changes before cropping 10 crop an image 1 Place the mouse cursor at a corner of the area you want to crop 2 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse diagonally over the area you want to keep then go to select Edit gt Crop The portion of the image you drew the rectangle around will remain displayed and fill the window 3 Print fax e mail or save the portion of the image as desired Setting Manual and Duplex processing is for applications that use checks or small items AOAC eupien Duplex Processing allows you to arrange the front and back sides of an PrOCESSHIO image from duplex film vertically rather than horizontally Separate image processing parameter values can be specified for front and back images The front and back images can be saved in separate files or together in one file 1 From the Image Processing Control Panel select Manual from the Duplex Processing drop down box NOTE If Primary is selected in the Scan Area image processing selections will be applied to the front and back of an image Hide Image Processing Scan Area Primary Duplex Processing Hone T Select Manual f Enhanced Tas J ga P a A 61133 March 2003 3 13 2 Retrieve an image that you want to duplex process The Duplex Processing dialog box will be displayed showing the image area defined in App
146. splays the Open dialog box which allows you to select a Windows bitmap image to overlay on the currently displayed image e g Approved Paid Canceled etc like a rubber stamp Polyline allows you to draw a series of line segments by connecting points Load Image displays the Load Image dialog box which allows you to load a different image file into memory See Chapter 3 Using the Software for more information Canned allows you to save annotation created for an image for use on other images See Chapter 3 Using the Software for more information A 61133 March 2003 2 The View menu The View menu provides the following options Fit Width Fit Height Fit Window Original Size Pixel To Fixel Rotated YO Clockwise Rotated 1805 Rotated 2 0 Clockwise Mlirror foom In zoom Cut Error Log Toolbar Control Panel Annotation Toolbox v Status Bar Documents Folder Thumbnails d Arrange Icons d Fefresh keypad Fit Width allows you to display the image so the entire width of the image fits in the Image display pane The vertical scroll bar may be required to view the entire length of the image Fit Height allows you to display the image so the entire length of the image fits in the Image display pane The horizontal scroll bar may be required to view the entire width of the image Fit Window allows you to display the entire length and width of the image so it fits
147. ssing settings are applied to e Primary applies to the image area that is defined in the Application setup Use Front and Back for duplex processing applications e Front select Front if you want to set change the image processing characteristics of the front side image different from the back e Back select Back if you want to set change the image processing characteristics of the back side image different from the front e Film View allows image processing parameters on the Image Processing tab to be applied in the Select Overscan and Duplex Processing dialog boxes and Scrolling window The default is 256 Gray 3 Duplex Processing If you want Duplex Processing select Manual or Automatic processing For Duplex Processing you can have different image processing settings for front and back for the following Contrast Brightness Despeckle Sharpening Rotate and Border remove None to process the front and back sides with the standard horizontal view Does not allow for separate processing of front and back side images This is the default Manual the Duplex Processing dialog box is displayed after each scan which allows you to specify the front back areas masks of the image Automatic uses the last specified manual area settings to automatically display the duplex image in vertical duplex processing view If the image size changes then the masks will have to be changed If the distance between imag
148. t options later in this chapter for more information A 61133 March 2003 4 19 Changing naming convention properties The Naming Convention Properties dialog box allows you to change the file naming rules and the root directory where images will be saved From the Output tab From the Output tab 1 Select Change from the File Saving Options The Naming Convention Properties dialog box will be displayed The software automatically creates a directory on the hard drive of the PC and names the images If you do not create or select a different directory the images will be saved to this default directory Haming Convention Properties Naming Convention Root Directory Change File Naming Conventian lt film 8 gt lt image 8 gt tif AP o Primary Front Front Back Back Cancel Apply Help 2 Enter the desired Root Directory The Change button allows you to browse for a specific folder using Windows Explorer e lf you choose to enter the root directory directly in the Root Directory text field you cannot use a UNC name and you have to map a drive For more information refer to Windows Explorer on line help UNC Name and map a drive e Ifyou use the Change button to select a directory the root directory will be entered into the field correctly NOTE The directory must already exist to be selected 3 Specify the naming conve
149. t overall quality of images Calibrate the scanner at least once a day or whenever it is powered on To calibrate the scanner 1 4 If the scanner is not on turn it on When one of the LEDs is illuminated the scanner is ready Select Setup gt Calibration The Calibration dialog box will be displayed Calibrate a Perform Fisel Correction mr ll Click Calibrate As the scanner is calibrated messages will be displayed in the Action box Upon successful calibration Calibration Succeeded will be displayed e f calibration was unsuccessful the message Calibration Failed will be displayed Be sure that all cables are connected securely and calibrate again If calibration fails again contact your system administrator Click OK when finished NOTE The default is to have Perform Pixel Correction enabled If Perform Pixel Correction is turned off image quality may not be as expected A 61133 March 2003 3 1 Opening an The Application Software allows you to select an existing application or application create a new application Chapter 4 Application Setup provides procedures on setting up new applications To use an existing application e Select the desired application from the Application drop down list box on the Control Panel Application Claims h Show Image Processing Once an application is selected you can make use of all its parameters to retrieve images from film use the
150. t side images since they usually contain non text information e Text provides the best clarity for back side images since they usually contain text only Rotate displays the images right side up Border provides consistent border removal to accommodate varying sized checks Film Image Quality improves the contrast of the image Overscan scans the specified number of images before and after the image requested to accommodate poor image alignment within the film frame SELLA Appio M Sye Pid curd Bach A moiin Bearaad Erharged ss Eordrasy a Beghteer A 61133 March 2003 D 7 Template 2 County Land Title film County Land Title film General tab template settings This template is recommended when retrieving County Land Title images that were captured to film 24X reduction using planetary or rotary microfilmers or the Kodak i9600 Series Writer The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the General and Output tabs see Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Application Name County 1 Level 24X 2 Search Program 03 Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Application Name This name may be changed if desired by entering a new name 2 Search Program Do not change the search program on the General tab or the scanner will not retrieve images correctly 3 File Nam
151. talk Download allows you to perform download operations The CAR commands do not need to be loaded into registers during these downloads Registers allows you to save load view and clear registers You can also display the contents of a range of registers by selecting Start Batch The contents of the registers cannot be changed Monitor allows you to stop and resume execution of CAR commands to perform image processing functions or use the menu functions For more information regarding the Kodak CAR Interface Software see Chapter 5 Setting uo CAR Applications Appendix C Glossary also provides some common terms and definitions regarding CAR NOTE The CAR menu item only appears on the menu bar if you have purchased the CAR Interface Software If you purchased the CAR Interface Software and CAR does not appear on the menu bar call Kodak service 2 20 A 61133 March 2003 The Setup menu The Setup menu provides the following options Film Controller Calibration Application displays the Select Application dialog box which provides access to create a new application s and modify or delete an existing application s See Chapter 4 Application Setup for more information Film Controller this option is for Kodak Field Engineer use only and should not be changed Film Controller allows the selection of the COM port the scanner and the PC running the Scanner Application Software are attached
152. tations dialog box will be displayed Open Canned Annotations Look in E bal Z 28 annoi ann Files of type Annotation Files arr Cancel 3 Select the desired annotation file 4 Click Open The annotation will be placed on the currently displayed image For example Book 2 Image Using the Book 3 Image using the Annotation Toolbox the Text annotation file created on the Book Highlight and a Hollow Rectangle 2 Image the same annotation options were added to this image options were applied to this These annotations were then image saved as an annotation file 3 22 A 61133 March 2003 Deleting annotation To delete annotation 1 Select Annotate gt Select and click on the annotation you want to delete 2 Press the DEL delete key on the PC keyboard The annotation will be deleted Resizing the The Application window can be resized To do this application window 1 Start the Application Software Click the Restore button in the Title bar The button will toggle to Maximize 2 Right mouse click on the Title bar to display the popup menu and select Size 3 Press the desired keyboard arrow key e g to resize from the top of the window press the Up arrow key Drag the mouse to resize then click with the left mouse button Repeat Steps 2 and 3 if necessary Once the window Is sized you can move it to the desired location by dragging from the Title bar A 61133 Mar
153. te toolbar button Depending on which option tool you use the results will be displayed differently as shown below Before Rotation After Rotation If you choose the Rotation If you choose the Rotate toolbar button option on the Control Panel B pi gak e Da j p ae a el ga mt ALLE PARA al dels LE AEE E iai I oe A 61133 March 2003 3 17 Annotating an image The Annotate option allows you to highlight a particular area of an image Using Redact Highlight Hollow Rectangle or Freehand Line options blank out information on an image or add a note to an image before printing faxing or saving You can use this feature to mask confidential information or add a customer message on a requested image NOTES e The Ellipse option is not available in this release of software e Before using the Annotation options set the crop and image processing parameters to be sure the image is the way you want it e Tobe sure annotation is printed the Print Annotation option must be enabled in the Print Setup or Fax Setup dialog box The Annotate options such as Highlight Hollow Rectangle Freehand line Polyline and Arrow allow you several different drawing options The Annotation Toolbox allows you to specify line width color and arrow head direction and type IMPORTANT For a more detailed description of each option see The Annotate menu and The Annotation Toolbox in Chapter 2
154. the Image Marks tab select Other if the image marks are located in any other position than the lead edge 2 Select Setup to display the Image Mark Position dialog box Image Mark Position Clifset ane ac nnnnonannuoununnnannnnannunnnnn Ca fo Cancel Help 3 Select a value from 1 to 99 The offset number will increase as the image marks move further from the lead edge of the document For example Thie dieet distance will have an eaSimated offset value of 40 55 This oael distance will have an estimated dieet value of 20 30 NOTE You cannot enter a negative offset value You can also use an eye loupe to measure the distance between the image mark and the lead edge of the image Divide this value by 003 inches This is the offset value that will be entered in the Image Mark Position dialog box 4 Click OK 4 24 A 61133 March 2003 Setting up the odometer Some older microfilms are indexed with odometer units instead of scale image marks The scanner can search odometer film as well as film with image marks To set an odometer unit From the Image Marks tab 1 Select Odometer Scale Setup The Odometer Scale dialog box is displayed Odometer Scale Scale 2 Enter a value in the Scale field The value must be a whole number between 050 and 12 0 and an increment of 050 NOTE This value represents how many inches 1 odometer unit is equal to For example an odometer scale of 4
155. tivate Text annotation Adding a note You can attach a note to an image by using the Popup option 1 Select Annotate gt Popup The PopUp window is displayed NOTE Depending on your last action you may need to click the left mouse button to display the PopUp window PopUp Edit Caption Important Here is the information you requested Cancel 2 Enter the text of your note on the PopUp window 3 When finished click OK The note will be displayed on the image as an icon To read annotation notes e Select Annotate gt Select then double click on the note s icon in the image NOTE Popup notes can be viewed but not printed A 61133 March 2003 3 19 Loading images Use the Load Image option to load a different image file into memory 1 Select Annotate gt Load Image The Load Image dialog box will be displayed xi Lockie 9 DiescPirtaer e B Ea E XD 1 20 e0 ATs bi T aT ar gl probo kF E a_a 0 NoRa tF Bf oor epkin Damme jp E 200a e0 Leeve hayer dither bF BY Comegation Erageged p DEDEDE AE tl BY skewator full Font doar open Front y T 200 0 evelar een dither t BY Ebevatrioadedipa a 200 a0 0 Aerel barrer deher BY Feeder dose up in continuous node ie eats a 300_80_60_ eded bayer dihet Sf Feeder Module Shoring Ultrasonics of ter ial AAZ_23_ copped bf BY Feeder Open For Geanng ipg e eal A222 Red AT Cropped oF BY Feeder Preseparabon Pad iog w E Arh HPA ATP 2 Cropped ti off Gep_rel
156. uto Rotate None HE Print Annotation T Selection Only Setup Printer 2 Select the desired printer You can change the destination printer and other print properties by selecting Setup Printer 3 Change the Scale Mode if desired Options are Original Size which will print the image at the original scanned size or Fit to Page which will size the image so it fits on the selected paper size 4 Change the Auto Rotate option if desired Options are e None no rotation will occur e 90 clockwise prints the image rotated 90 to the right based upon the current image position e 90 counterclockwise prints the image rotated 90 to the left based upon the current image position 5 If you want any annotation that you created to be printed on the image click the Print Annotation box 6 If you only want a portion of the image to be printed click the Selection Only box The portion to be printed must be rubber banda selected on the display before accessing the Print Options dialog box 7 Click OK when all the desired options have been specified NOTE Popup notes can be viewed but not printed 3 10 A 61133 March 2003 To print a folder of images 1 Click on the folder to print in the Thumbnail pane with the right mouse button 2 Select Print from the Popup menu The images will be printed using the current print options For detailed procedures on how to use the printer software
157. vailable Buttons list box Click Add The button you selected will be added to the toolbar oO N Add as many buttons as desired 4 When finished click OK To remove buttons from the toolbar 1 Select the button you want to remove from the toolbar from the Toolbar Buttons list box 2 Click Remove The button you selected will be removed from the toolbar oo Remove as many buttons as desired 4 When finished click Close 2 14 A 61133 March 2003 To rearrange buttons on the toolbar 1 Select the button to be moved on the Toolbar Buttons list box 2 Click on the Move Up or Move Down button 3 Move as many buttons as desired 4 When finished click Close The button at the top of the Toolbar Buttons list box will be the first button on the left if the toolbar is in the horizontal position NOTE At any time you can select Apply to preview the changes on the toolbar or Reset to return to the default toolbar A 61133 March 2003 The Navigate menu The Navigate menu provides the following options Navigate Image Processir Browse Forward Browse Backward Previous Image Next Image scan Chapter scan Multiple Batch scan Clear Sel A Set B Retile Film search Again Image Server d Scroll Browse Forward and Browse Backward allows you to automatically browse forward or backward one image at a time through a series of contiguous images pausing for a number of millis
158. vention The scanner uses C IMAGES as the default root directory for saving image files This may be changed if desired by using the Change button on the Output tab Use the Change button on the Naming Convention Properties dialog box to view existing directories File naming conventions must also be specified File names can include a prefix i e INS as shown in the example below To change the file naming conventions edit the File Naming Convention field in the Naming Convention Properties dialog box You may want to change the chapter and image optional parameters The example uses a 2 level number format which may not suit your heat i Sobi Apii abin a Ma i m 7 Leap Pi Ki 7 i x HE aea a beri pp En i eT paj SS an brags Processing Dupa ajel pfp Saving psor a ae amp oT ia Hsing Correnta Heh Enak cad se M ma ribesicied JPEG Comoe o Leal EET t a Bast Dusky Eey Sine fa gt Pace Layani rnam ien i na xj Dossi ns Gre Naming Corwention ir Aca Crrectiong Elanji C SPnocpect Images alun Ehe q EB for F x Ealt m 2 page ee vig A l EME Local Dek cs a Prap ry Pah Front F 6 dta O coos Back E SH Demni anc Settings cJ Iinea c Ins l CJ Inr i made b ee PLS Dri Ee Latum ini E A 61133 March 2003 Claims 2 level film Image The Image Marks tab uses all system default settings For more Marks tab template settings
159. x 7 Click OK when all the desired options have been specified A 61133 March 2003 3 11 E mailing images To fax a folder of images 1 Select on the folder to fax in the Thumbnail pane with the right mouse button 2 Select Fax from the Popup menu The images will be faxed using the current fax options For detailed procedures on how to use the fax software package see the instructions provided with your fax software The Application Software allows you to e mail images individually or group them in folders then e mail them NOTE A MAPI utility will provide immediate attachment of the file A non MAPI utility will require using the utility s ability to attach files previously created To e mail an image 1 Select File gt Send as eMail The dialog box associated with the e mail software you are using will be displayed 2 Select the desired options 3 Click OK To e mail a folder of images 1 Click on the folder to e mail in the Thumbnail pane with the right mouse button 2 Select either E mail or E mail Multi Page from the Popup menu The images will be e mailed using the current e mail options For detailed procedures on how to use the e mail software package see the instructions provided with your e mail software 3 12 A 61133 March 2003 Cropping images Use the Crop option to save or print only the significant part of an image The area inside the yellow rectangle will be retained and the area out
160. y using the Image Retrieval keypad 3 2 A 61133 March 2003 Searching for next The Search Again function allows you search for the next occurrence of occurrence of an image 2 image address on a roll of film address To use the Search Again function e Select Navigate gt Search Again The scanner will begin searching the roll for another occurrence of the current image address NOTE Film must have Random Batch Code to find another occurrence of the image address If found it will stop at the image scan and display it If not found it will report Image not found Using the odometer The Odometer mode allows you to search film by odometer units rather mode than image marks The value of an odometer unit is determined by the odometer scale defined during Application setup To retrieve images using the odometer mode 1 Select the desired odometer mode application 2 Advance to a position on the film that you want to establish as your reference point 3 Enter the odometer unit preset value if any then select Set A on the Image Retrieval keypad 4 To initiate a retrieval enter the desired odometer unit value then select Srch on the Image Retrieval keypad NOTE Ifthe odometer scale is equal to or greater than 1 inch a format of X XX must be used to enter the odometer unit value If the odometer scale is less than 1 inch a format of X must be used to enter the odometer unit value Examples e lf the odometer scale is
161. ze ate Paga Lamu image Coe Eca nad raag E Naming Convenbhon Properties xj re l Henning Gorwsnion Fion Degar Gaup CF geci nage Charge ed Aj Fila NanngConmeriin shook Ws scheptey 3s cine Aia Fria ep Frani Back T A 61133 March 2003 D 15 Template 5 Odometer film Odometer film General tab template settings This template is recommended when retrieving images that were captured to film 24X reduction without image marks using planetary or rotary microfilmers The information below includes only the values that are different from the system default settings For more information about the General and Output tabs see Chapter 4 Template specific settings 1 Application Name Odometer 24X 2 Search Program 01 3 File Naming Convention lt image 6 gt lt areas gt tif Explanation of settings see the illustration that follows 1 Application Name This name may be changed if desired by entering a new name 2 Search Program Do not change the search program or the scanner will not retrieve images correctly 3 File Naming Convention The scanner uses C IMAGES as the default root directory for saving image files This may be changed if desired by using the Change button on the Output tab File naming conventions must also be specified To change the file naming conventions edit the File Naming Convention field in the Naming Convention Properties dialog box It is recommended th

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