ABL electronic Scamax 2600 Scanner User Manual
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1. For example many pages Level 0 build a chapter Level 1 or an application form Level 2 contains forms Level 0 and attachments Level 1 With the Patchcode Controlled Index the level can be a number between 0 and 3 It is up to the user to define which actions should be executed for a specific level If the scanner is equipped with the appropriate hardware it is possible to handle the level by pressing a key or a foot switch Page 21 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options 5 2 6 Mode The Mode is the summary of all settings and rules that will be described in the succeeding paragraphs Depending on the scanner up to 16 modes can be loaded permanently into the driver During a scan job one mode is selected as seen in Illustration 5 Scanner Properties with Links to the Patchcode Controlled Index on page 15 All succeeding settings work only for this selected mode as shown in the title bar of the setup dialogs in Illustration 7 Patchcodes on page 23 After these definitions we refer to the configuration dialog which appears when the corresponding button is pressed in the scanner s setup dialog 5 3 Parameter Configuration The parameter dialog shows four tabs to set the Patchcode search options the counter options and the endorser output Below the pages there is a preview area to give the user an idea of the endorser s printout Placed on the right side of the dialog are buttons to save and reload the2. Patchcode is found On the other hand it should be reset when a volume separator e g Patchcode Il comes in The Chapter Counter B is the second rightmost part of the Image Address in the Header it fills Bytes 131 to 140 Volume Counter C A volume may consist of several chapters Therefore the Volume Counter C may be incremented when the volume changes and reset when a new Film Roll begins The Volume Counter C is the second leftmost part of the Image Address and fills the Bytes 120 to 129 of the Image Header Roll Number D The roll number is the next highest level of file order Several volumes are stored on a Film Roll Several volumes are saved on a Film Roll The roll number is not part of the image address but it is part of the header at Bytes 205 to 214 In addition to these counters which will be incremented by a fixed or predefined value after scanning a sheet there is a running number called Sequential ID Sequential ID The Sequential ID is another counter that is incremented automatically by 1 for each scanned document It fills Bytes 8 to 17 just after the Front Rear Information at the beginning of the Image Header The Sequential ID cannot be changed using the setup for the Patchcode Controlled Index If however the corresponding scanner option is enabled as seen in Illustration 5 Scanner Properties with Links to the Patchcode Controlled Index on Page16 a dialog will appear at job start to con
3. The Index Counters Up to four counters can be used depending on the kind of documents to be scanned Counter A Sheet counter Counter B Chapter counter Counter C Volume counter Counter D Film Roll number Page 13 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options If the counters are correspondingly set and enabled in the module Patchcode Controlled Index they will be set and incremented as per the defined rules So for example a document with the Patchcode Patch I can indicate a new chapter The chapter counter value increases incrementally by one and the sheet counter is reset to zero The Index Flags There are two flags that can be set for a sheet The latched flag remains set until it is reset manually or via a defined Rule It can for example indicate that certain sheets are addenda to a certain form The momentary flag is valid only for the next sheet it is then automatically reset You can use it for example to mark only the first document main document of a new batch Document Level The module uses the document level for Patchcode Controlled Index for example to control document separation Sequential ID The scanner assigns a sequential number to the scanned sheets This number usually cannot be modified by a rule from the Patchcode Controlled Index Exception The sheet is voided or not counted Page 14 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 5 Expanded Endorse
4. or to its addenda for example Counter Events Such an event happens when one of the counters reaches its trigger value Because several counters may reach their trigger value on the same page several such events can happen at one time as well Page 34 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 5 4 2 Actions There are three groups of Actions Actions that set counters These can reset and then increment the counters This may influence the counter based events or the increment of the automatic counter Actions that set flags and level These can change the flags the mode or the level Changing the level disables checking for level based events for the actual sheet where changing the mode or the flags does not affect the further process Actions on the device control These can drop the sheet stop the scanner or turn the endorser on and off 5 4 3 Course of Events and Actions Rules define what actions shall be taken when a special event appears Checking for the events and the execution of the resulting actions follows this procedure Step 0 Assume that the scanner has scanned a sheet and has done the Patchcode search Both images front and rear and their headers are ready and waiting to be sent to the application Step 1 First of all the software checks if there was a Patchcode on the just incoming sheet Patchcode based events If Patchcode search is disabled this step will be skipped If there was a code
5. the location and the size of the search area can be defined The values are given in 0 1 mm increments Please note that the upper border of the search area cannot be specified because the upper border is always the top of the sheet Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 5 3 2 How to Set and to Trigger Counters Parameter Configuration for Mode 1 o 1x Search and Count Options 7 Endorser Output Patchcodes Counter Modes Print Counter Print Flags Hame width Value Value Value A Page Counter 3 dots a D TE B Chapter Counterl digts rl T a b Save Counter Field Increment Reset Trigger C Yolume Counter E digits fi lo fo D Roll Number Mot in use fo fo fo Endorsement Preview Fined Text Field Ho Numeric Fields 0 00 000 Fixed Text Local of 15 Characters remaining for the numerical elds o of 10 Characters remaining for the fixed held Image Address 3 of 5 Characters remaining for the fined field Endorser Cancel Apply Help Field Width Increment Value by a certain value Illustration 8 Counter Modes This define how many digits the counter should have If it is set to for example 3 digits the counter will count from O to 999 After that it resets to O again We recommend the use of higher numbered digits for a lower level and a lower number of digits for a higher level For example if there are many pages in just a few chapters 6
6. Increment Reset Counter Handling Setting Flags and Level Device Control Cancel Apply Help Illustration 13 NDX Rules Patch II The title line of the dialog displays to which mode the rules relate On the left side there is a list of events that may happen The box below gives a short description of the selected event if an event cannot happen the reason is displayed here If for example the Patchcode search is not enabled Patchcodes cannot be found The boxes at the start of each line can be checked only if at least one action is set The user can utilize them to make a rule void e g for only the next job without the need to completely set it again at a later time Use the Reset button to reset all actions for the highlighted line or for all events Page 33 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options Reset Yalues EO xl Select Achons to reset C Reset Actions for all Events Cancel Illustration 14 Reset Values 5 4 1 Events There are several groups of events Patchcode Events These events happen when a certain Patchcode is recognized Because the search is stopped after the first Patchcode found only one such event can happen on any one page Level Events These events happen when a certain Level is set Because only one Level can be valid there will be one event at max Therefore you can decide whether a page in a contract belongs either to the contract itself
7. digits should be chosen for the Page Counter and 2 digits for the Chapter Counter As a reaction to an event the corresponding counter will be incremented by the entered value For example the chapter counter can be incremented while the page counter is at reset value Page 25 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options Reset Value reset the As a result of an event the corresponding counter will be reset to the counter to a certain entered value For example the page counter can be reset to O when a value new chapter begins The reset value must be in a valid range and it must be within the defined field width as seen in the notes above Trigger Value to cause This defines which count causes an event For example the scan job can an event be stopped after 200 pages The trigger value must also be in the valid range as seen in the preceding notes Page 26 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 5 3 3 Howto Print Counters Here you configure the format to print counts of the counters on a document after being scanned Parameter Configuration for Mode 1 a EC 2 x Search and Count Options 7 Endorser Output Patchcodes Counter Modes Print Counter Print Flags Save Counter Name Field Width Print Format u mn Load A Page Counter 3 digits padded wit B Chapter Counter 2 digits padded with era C Volume Counter 2 digits right aligned D Roll Humber Noti
8. found on the sheet the search for further Patchcodes stops So only one Patchcode is found on a sheet in a time If no Patchcode was found the checking of the level step 3 follows When a Patchcode based rule becomes true the resulting actions take effect Page 35 of 42 DpuScan Step 2 Patchcode Based Actions Step 3 Level Based Events Step 4 Level Based Actions Step 5 Increment the Automatic Counters Step 6 Counter Based Events und Actions Page 36 of 42 Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options If the field width is equal to a value of anything but O the Counters A B C and D will be reset and then incremented by the specified values For details see Chapter 5 2 3 Counters on Page 19 Then the flags the level or the mode will be changed When the rule changes the Counter A or the level will be denoted If the No Count action is wanted this will be denoted as well In addition all the hardware related actions such as Drop Page Stop Scanner and Endorser On Off will not take effect immediately They will be retained until Step 7 Now the current level will be checked This check will be done only if the level was not changed by a Patchcode based rule before as seen in Step 2 above Otherwise the procedure goes on with Step 5 which is the incrementing of the automatic counters Only one level can be active at a time so only one of the four levels can cause resulting actions When a level ba
9. labels do not automatically lead to a double feed error message No Length Control Normally the scanner will use the length of the set paper size paper format in order to determine when a sheet reaches its end Ifthe camera still captures paper after the defined paper length it may be caused by a document that is too long larger than the set paper format a staggered double feed or an extreme skew of the document In such a case the device will report an error On the other hand if the paper is shorter than the expected format the device will continue to scan until enough image lines come together to result in an image of the desired format length The additional images lines are usually displayed in black It is not filled up mathematically so that the Fill Color function has no influence here Only when the image is complete will the next document feed through the scanner Thus scanning a smaller original document will take the same amount of time that it takes to scan an original with the defined paper format The Deskew and Cropping functions can be enabled If the length control is disabled its box is checked the device will scan in the defined paper format length at a maximum without regard as to whether the original is longer Documents over this defined length will be cut to match the defined format length eventually creating an information loss and the double feed detection by paper length control will not be active If ho
10. print Recommended Value Brightness 165 Automatic Threshold one dimensional The changes in gray levels in one line of the image are used to decide what is black and what is white When deciding black or white the scanner considers the previously read values of an image line Depending on the contrast settings deviation levels in the grayscale values are considered for the black white decision dynamically Recommended Value Brightness 165 Contrast 4 Page 9 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options DTplus Threshold two dimensional If the scanner has the DTplus board optional several image lines can be considered for the black white decision As with the Automatic Threshold not only the value itself but also deviations in its surroundings are considered The setting for brightness serves as the threshold for areas and the setting for Contrast as the sensitivity level for graylevel differences Recommended Values Brightness 165 Contrast 12 Contrast The contrast value defines the sensitivity for graylevel changes at neighboring pixels that will lead to an interpretation of black or white The lower the contrast the higher the sensitivity level of the scanner for graylevel changes For the automatic threshold the Contrast can be set in 8 levels of sensitivity Recommended Value 4 If the device features a DTplus board the two dimensional DTplus threshold can also be used Here 127 theoretica
11. to date version The actual version of this addition to the DpuScan Reference Manual is found on the web at www ikimaging com pdf scanner options Options Scamax2600 pdf 2003 Janich amp Klass Computertechnik GmbH Wuppertal Germany July 25 2003 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan Table of Contents 1 Description of the Scanner Options 02200220022002 0snn0 a a E nenn 5 1 1 lao ebe Oele ee eee eee eee 5 2 BOV PIODETU ES ee E ee 6 3 Image Processing Qptions nenne anne nenn nenne nnnnnnnnennnnnnnnensnnnennennnennnnnnnnn 9 A JA AA 12 5 Expanded Endorser Control for Scamax 2600 aa 15 oa IBG AJA INS Oil How t WOKS ee ee 15 52 Tenns and NP SnIMIMONS AA AA erseaueeee 16 5 2 1 EC AA 16 5 2 2 Tages 6 27 Ae AA AA 19 923 Ce AA AP 19 5 2 4 LA ee nee ee nen een ee ee 21 5 2 5 AH NENNEN ars Seg SIENA RER EEE O AN ase 21 920 NO ee re ee ee ee ee ee 22 9 3 Parameter COmloUl QUOI een nenne nenne 22 5 3 1 PAC pee PAA 24 5 3 2 How to Set and to Trigger Counters a 25 5 3 3 FOW tO Print OU FS ee ee ee ee 27 5 3 4 Level and Mode Output Print Flags Tab 2 2 XXX aa 29 5 3 5 Preview of Endorser and Header 2 aaa 30 20 OAV eG Load MODES maa AGA arena 32 92 Events and pA C O 33 5 4 1 BI SMS SEE E se wera AA 34 DA CG AA 35 5 4 3 Course of Events and Actions nenne nnnonnnnennne nenne nano nnn
12. user must first determine the event and then which action shall result when the event happens 5 5 1 Counter Handling Illustration 14 Reset Values on Page 34 shows the tab for counter handling Depending on an event the four counters can be Reset to their initial start value After being Reset the counters will be incremented by a specified value as seen in Chapter 5 3 2 How to Set and to Trigger Counters on Page 25 Example 1 If you want to start page counting after a chapter break with 2 in order to for example insert a large formatted leading page at a later time you can specify that Counter A is reset to zero and then incremented starting from two Example 2 If you want to use only even numbers for page counting only you cannot use Counter A because it is incremented automatically by 1 from the second page on Therefore you must disable Counter A set its field width to zero and use another counter for these pages such as Counter B Each time a level O normal page document was scanned Counter B will be incremented by 2 Page 38 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 9 9 2 Setting Flags And Level Control Configuration for Mode 1 El 2 4 Events Resulting Actions Patch T found Patch II found Patch Ill found Momentary Flag Patch found CT Patch IY found 7 Set momentary Flag Patch VI found wLevel O set Level set Eka I Set latched Flag Level 3 set Count
13. 2001 u scanner value pack Dpuscan 4 0 Special Scanner Options for Scamax 2600 and 5000 Copyrights 1997 2003 J amp K Imaging Marietta GA USA and Janich amp Klass Wuppertal Germany All rights reserved Printed in Germany The information contained in this documentation is the property of J amp K Imaging and Janich amp Klass Neither receipt nor possession hereof confers or transfers any right to reproduce or disclose any part of the contents hereof without the prior written consent of J amp K Imaging and Janich amp Klass Trademarks DPU DDU logos are registered trademarks of Janich amp Klass DpuScan is a trademark of J amp K Imaging All other product names and logos are copyrighted and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Disclaimer The instructions and descriptions in this manual were accurate at the time of this manual s printing However we reserve the right to alter the description and or the product at anytime without prior notice J amp K Imaging and Janich amp Klass assume no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors omissions or discrepancies between the manual and the product Actuality A more recent version of the scanner options for DpuScan may be available for download from the Internet Therefore it is recommended that you compare the version by means of the date printed on this page with the version on the Internet You should use the most up
14. 58 287 pe Lu nu nu nu Page 17 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options 291 Rlelvlel lol 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 pital fe 322 323 327 38 335 340 341 rlsle al lo P a t C 338 339 340 elnlalo s61 511 h C O d This view uses the following measurements Length Level Mode LineLength PageLength FlagM FlagL Compression Res Bo Sk Pol Rev Page 18 of 42 Image size in bytes In range O to 3 In range O to 15 In pixels In lines Momentary flag Byte 155 O or 1 Permanent flag Byte 157 O or 1 O uncompressed 1 G3 1 dim 2 G3 2 dim 4 G4 Resolution in dpi Bit Order 0 MSB to LSB 1 LSB to MSB Skew detected value always remains unchanged Polarity O black on white 1 white on black Revision Number defines the additional information from Byte 296 on Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan Patchcode returns these values 0 Patch T 1 Patch II 2 Patch III 3 Patch 4 Patch IV 5 Patch VI Endorsed 0 or 1 All multi digit numbers will be aligned to the right without any leading zeros The format is completely independent of the formats chosen for the printout 5 2 2 Image Address The image address is the part of the header that is sent to the application software with each image From left to right it consists of the following parts Fixed Text Bytes 109 118 Cou
15. AN IGAN 34 Illustration 15 Setting Flags and Level 0 22002200022suannnnnnennnnnanennnnnnnnennnn nano nenn nenne nenn nnnnennnenn 39 Illustration 16 Device Control a 41 Page 4 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 1 Description of the Scanner Options 1 1 Introduction This documentation is valid for the following scanners of the company InoTec e Scamax 2600 Scamax 2500 e Scamax 5000 You must use the following driver jukscsi The scanner is connected using a standard SCSI interface board and an ASPI driver must be installed This program module was developed to enable the user to set the special options of the Admis S31 scanner The jukscsi driver from Janich amp Klass forwards these settings to the scanner The special scanner settings are offered with the user interface spread over several pages Page 5 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options 2 Device Properties The first page gives setting possibilities for double feed detection length control manual feeding mode and fill color options Properties for Inotec Scamax 2600 E 2 x Device Front Back Index Feeder Fillcolor Fillcolor on overlength Black Fillcolor on deskem Black Double Feed Detection Active No Length Control Manually White Calibration Last white calibration was made at Friday 06 13 2003 10 14 14 PM Calibrate Roller Cle
16. and can later be reloaded as the current mode using the Save and Load buttons LS V ppe Tax Forms IMD File name Letter with Appendis JIMAD Files of type Juk Mode Definition Files JMD Cancel Pa Illustration 12 Load and Save JMD Files It is useful to define modes for recurrent tasks or documents to store them on a network drive and to load the required one to their respective workstations Pressing the button Rules as seen in Illustration 10 on page 29 opens up the dialog for the Index control of the currently selected mode Page 32 0f 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 5 4 Events and Actions Use this dialog to set the actions that will happen with which event The following example defines that when a Patch II is found the Chapter Counter is incremented and the Page Counter is reset In other words a new chapter has started within the batch Control Configuration for Mode 1 El alx Events Resulting Actions Patch Il found Patch Il found Counter amp Page Counter I Patch found be Patch IY found Iv Reset Increment I Patch Vl found Level 0 set Level 1 set Counter B Chapter Counter Level 7 set e Reset Increment Counter 4 triggered Counter B triggered Counter L triggered Counter C Volume Counter Counter D triggered Reset Increment Occurs when a Patchcode Type T waz found on the page Counter D Roll Number Wa Reset
17. aning Last roller cleaning was made at Friday 0671372003 10 14 00 PM OF Cancel Apply Help Illustration 1 Inotec Properties Tab Device Double Feed Detection Standard Scamax Series document scanners are equipped with an ultrasonic double feed sensor The sensor is active during the entire scanning process over the complete length of the document and gives an error report in the case of a double feed The following modes are available for double feed detection Active Double feed detection is enabled Inactive Double feed detection is disabled Only Start of Document 5cm The ultrasound sensor is active only for the first two inches of each original Labels Post It Notes or other stickers that are not placed on top of the sheet but at least two inches lower the top will not cause a double feed error message to appear Page 6 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan After Start of Document 5cm The ultrasound sensor becomes active only after the first two inches of each original In batches with different document types and very thin originals a second sheet may feed too deeply into the scanner causing the sensor to report an error even though only one sheet was fed and scanned In this mode the above mentioned event is unlikely to occur Reduced The sensor will react only after a certain length of a detected double feed These lengths depend on the set paper size Smaller stickers and
18. canner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan For improved barcode reading and for results at scan resolutions of any level other than 200 dpi we recommend that the user selects their settings using notchfilter values 30 to 59 Bino 0 10 20 30 40 50 Bi4x2 6 16 26 36 46 56 B 2x4 8 18 28 38 48 58 B 3x2 9 19 29 39 49 59 B Black W White Tracker for Brightness This tracker can be enabled only if the scanner is equipped with a DT plus board The DTplus board also works with a background tracker It calculates the gray value of the background using several scan lines When enabling the Use Tracker for Brightness function the brightness is adjusted to the gray value of the background as evaluated by the background tracker and is reregulated continuously during several scan lines This dynamic adjustment of brightness should be added for mixed documents if their backgrounds have distinctly different colors white green rose gray blue etc Tracker for Contrast This tracker can be enabled only if the scanner is equipped with a DT plus board The DTplus board also works with a background tracker It calculates the gray value of the background using several scan lines When enabling the Use Tracker for Contrast function the contrast value is dynamically reregulated with more sensitivity The darker the gray value of the background has been calculated by the ba
19. chapter In this case Counter C is the page counter and Counter B is the chapter counter Delimiters are defined to separate the counters for printing This means that it is possible to separate page chapter and volume counters in a different way In front of the first and after the last counter you can enter one character and between two counters you can enter up to three characters In the following example the volume counter with two digits the chapter counter with three digits and the page counter with four digits are separated by different types of brackets and slashes 00 000 lt 0000 gt Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 5 3 4 Level and Mode Output Print Flags Tab The fourth tab allows the user to select how the Sequential ID the level the mode and the flags should be printed Parameter Configuration for Mode 1 2 x Search and Count Options 7 Endorser Output Rules Patchcodes Counter Modes Print Counter Print Flags Save Segential ID Level Mode Don t print Dont print Dont print Load Momentary Flag Latched Flag oo or one blank EB or ane blank r Delimiter Fired Test E characters Endorsement Preview Fired Text Field Numeric Fields No ML 0 00 000 Fixed Text Local a of 15 Characters remaining for the numerical held a of 10 Characters remaining for the fixed held Image Address 3 of 5 Characters remaining for the fixed
20. ckground tracker the lower the value Because black text on a dark background results in a lower gray value difference the scanner will react more sensitively in this case As with the Use Tracker for Brightness function this function is advised for mixed document batches with distinctly different background colors Page 11 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options 4 Image Index If the device is equipped with the corresponding option a header is created for each image This header may be used for indexing 2 x Properties for Inotec 5camax 2600 Device Front Back Index Patchcode controlled Index a Front 0 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 00000000 31 20 4C 65 6E 67 74 68 1 Length VIEW 20 3D 20 30 30 30 30 32 00002 Hex Format 34 35 20 20 4C 65 76 345 Lev 6c 20 3D 20 30 30 20 el 00 GF 64 65 20 3D 30 30 Mode 00 4C 69 6E 65 20 4C 65 Line Le Confirm 67 74 68 20 3D 20 30 nath 0 Never 30 30 32 31 30 30 20 0002100 50 61 67 65 20 4C 65 Pade Le Counters 67 74 68 20 3D 20 30 nath 0 30 30 32 39 30 30 0A 0002900 Al 20 3D 20 20 20 20 Th Mode 20 20 20 20 20 20 2E 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 00000000 Mode 1 T a Configure Cancel Apply Help Illustration 3 Inotec Options Index Refresh Click the Refresh button to get and display the latest Image Header from the scanner View There are several display possibilities for the data contained with
21. ease make sure to clean the scanner before starting any calibration The calibration is best made with the special white calibration sheets that were shipped together with the machine Put the calibration sheet into the feeder and press the calibration button Another dialog appears to start the process When the calibration is completed a corresponding message dialog appears Please restart the scanner after every white calibration Page 8 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 3 Image Processing Options To optimize image quality you can set different image processing parameters They are offered on the next two pages separately for Front and Back camera Properties for Inotec Scamax 2600 EC x Device Front Back Index Brightness Contrast u E Os pg Binarization Method DT plus Filter DT plus Threshold al Filter 6 Use Tracker for Contrast Cancel Apply Help Illustration 2 Inotec Options Front Page Binarization Method The binarization method defines how the 256 possible grayscale values that come from the camera will be transformed into bitonal information black and or white pixels Fixed Threshold One of the 256 grayscale values is defined as the fixed threshold for the brightness All levels above will be represented as white and all others will be represented as black This simple method is suited for normal documents without special colors stains or bad
22. en nano nenn nnnnenennn 35 59 Delning the RUG ee ee ee a ee ee ee een 38 5 9 1 Counter Handling ansehen rear 38 992 DEMING Flags And LeVel are AA 39 0 0 8 DEVICE CONTON ee O 41 Page 3 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options Table of Illustrations Illustration 1 Inotec Properties Tab Device 0220022022022s0nnunnnnnnennnnnnennnnnnnnnennnnnnennnnnnnnnennnnnnnnen 6 Illustration 2 Inotec Options Front Page 222002200220000nno nenn nnnnennnnnnnnennne nenne anne nnnen nano nennen 9 lustrat on 3 notece Options IG OX u anne 12 Illustration 4 Current CountersS 00220022200200002nnnnnnonnnnonnnennnnnnnnu nenn nano nenne nnnennnnnnnnennnnnnnnennnnnnnnnennnenn 13 Illustration 5 Scanner Properties with Links to the Patchcode Controlled Index 16 Illustration 6 Counter Confirmation 222002420022002enunnnnnnnennnnennnenenun nenn nnnnnnnnennnn essen nenne nnnnennnenn 21 USON 7 PAIEN 00er ee ee AA ee ee ee ae ee ee 23 il stration 3 Counter MOG CS vrccecncecosecicseneccaeestacuacunsececnncesedsvestemmisseredtetedtaseseeseteedsecdansessbacsebeentenmeeniss 25 Illustration 9 Print Counter 27 MUSTAN TO LE PAA AA ee 29 Illustration 11 Enabling the Endorser 1 22 XA 31 Illustration 12 Load and Save JMD Files 11 a 32 Illustration 13 NDX Rules Patch Il 33 illustration 14 Reset Values tan een NADA
23. er A triggered Reset latched Flag Counter B triggered Counter C triggered Counter D triggered i evel W Set Level for the next document Level Level 3 Mode Set Mode Output only Reset Counter Handling Setting Flags and Level Device Control Latched Flag Occurs when the level is set to 1 and is NOT changed due to another rule before Cancel Apply Help Illustration 15 Setting Flags and Level Set momentary Flag Check this box to set the momentary flag in the header at Byte 155 The Patchcode Controlled Index does not verify this flag but the scan application can use it to do something exactly for this one sheet such as call a function or start a new chapter The momentary flag will be reset automatically for the next sheet Set Reset latched This sets the permanent flag in the header at Byte 157 Once the latched Flag flag is set it remains set until it is reset by another rule or at the beginning of a new scan job Just as with the momentary flag the Patchcode Controlled Index does not evaluate the permanent flag but the scan application can use it to for example mark the addendum pages of a tax form Because the flag setting is not evaluated it can be done immediately after verifying a rule That means that the latched flag can be set by a rule and can be reset later by another rule on the same sheet Page 39 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Option
24. er determines the fill color with which the missing length of an image that is shorter than the defined paper length This function can be executed only if No Length Control is enabled and if the borders of the image are not cut Function Border Cropping With a duplex scanner this fill color is valid for the front side of a document and the back side Fillcolor on Deskew This parameter determines the fill color for missing parts of an image due to a document skew and automatic alignment With a duplex scanner this fill color is valid for the front side of a document and the back side Roller Cleaning The transport rolls of the machine should always be cleaned when the scanner no longer feeds the paper from the batch To clean the rollers take a fluff free cloth or piece of paper and use the recommended cleaning liquid After starting the process press the cloth to the underside of the feed rollers After pressing the Roller Cleaning button a dialog appears that allows the user to start and stop the process White Calibration White calibration is required to compensate for differences in brightness that arise in the optical transmission system The calibration is made at the factory site but it is also recommended in situations when e anew lamp has been mounted in the scanner or e there are stripes and differences in brightness that are not caused by normal pollution of the machine during the production process Pl
25. firm the counters Page 20 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan Current Counters Mode 1 4 digits 4 digits 4 digits 4 digits f 20 G Document Level and Flags 7 Set momentary Flag Document Level Set latched Flag Level Sequential ID f 00761 Illustration 6 Counter Confirmation 5 2 4 Flags There are two flags that can be managed by the Patchcode Controlled Index The latched flag can be set by means of a rule after a specific event It remains set until it is reset by another rule or by the beginning of a new scan job In the latter case the latched flag must not be set in the Current Counters dialog With this flag the user can for example mark the addendum of a document The permanent flag can be set by means of a rule after a certain event has happened It remains set until it is reset by another rule or when a new scan Job is started In the latter case the permanent flag cannot be set in the Current Counters dialog This flag can be used to for example mark an addendum to a document The momentary flag can also be set using a rule It remains set only for the next document Afterwards it is automatically reset This means that the user can mark the first page of a document after a separator sheet If the scanner is equipped with the appropriate hardware it is possible to handle the flags by pressing a key 5 2 5 Level This defines the level in the document hierarchy
26. he current mode Load Opens a dialog to load stored modes The following several paragraphs describe the pages for the search and count options as related to the endorser output configuration Page 23 of 42 DpuScan 5 3 1 Patchcodes Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options With the Patchcodes tab several settings can be adjusted concerning the search for Patchcodes The search can be restricted to the front or rear side of a document or to a specific search area on the page In addition the quality level can be adjusted to look for thinner or thicker Patchcodes or to report an error if a code could not be identified exactly Search Patchcodes on front rear side Interference Reduction Detect thicker thinner Patchcodes Stop on Error Position and Size of the Search Area Page 24 of 42 Enabling this option turns on the search separately for the front and rear side This filter reduces white pixels from the black area of a Patchcode bar Noise like this can result from the scanner itself after retreatment of an image by the IP hardware Patchcodes are defined with fixed sizes To detect Patchcodes varying the slightest bit from this size one can choose this checkbox With this option enabled the scanner stops when a Patchcode cannot be identified exactly If the Patchcode bar is not printed over the whole page but only in a specific area a search area can be defined With the means of these parameters
27. held Endorser Cancel Apply Help Sequential ID Illustration 10 Print Flags The Sequential ID running number can be printed with 8 digits aligned to the left or to the right with leading zeros or of variable length Level Mode and Level can be printed with 2 digits aligned aligned to the left or Mode to the right with leading zeros or of variable length Momentary Flag The Momentary and the Latched Flag can be printed this way Latched Flag If they are set as 1 or as M or L If they are not set as O as a blank or just left out not in use Page 29 of 42 DpuScan Fixed Text Delimiter Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options In addition to numeric values such as counters or flags the endorser can print text Only the printout text is limited to the number of characters selected here The text itself has to be entered in the field Fixed Text Field as seen below It can hold up to 15 characters You can choose a delimiter to separate Sequential ID level mode and flags This character will be printed after a parameter on the condition that in at least one of the boxes Don t print is not selected 5 3 5 Preview of Endorser and Header At the bottom of the Parameter Configuration dialog is a frame titled Endorsement Preview It contains an input field for the fixed endorser text a grayed field for the summary of all counters and flags output and some lines that show how
28. in the Image Header Line break Displays the header as is including the integrated line breaks Word break Breaks after every coherent sequence of numbers Hex Format Displays the header byte for byte in hex format and as printable characters Variables Displays the individual parts of the header as variables Page 12 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan Mode The mode is a combination of all settings made for Patchcode recognition for counter behavior for endorser output and for the rules to control the counters This option allows the user to select from one of the 16 operating modes To load to change and to save a mode the user has to use the module Patchcode Controlled Index which you can reach by pressing the Configuration button Confirm The driver permanently stores the counter positions This way they can be used continuously as well as after longer breaks Use the following dialog to confirm the current counter position which you can reach by clicking the Counters button The dropdown list allows you to determine when this dialog shall display automatically e Never e On every scan job start e Only after an error occurs Current Counters Mode 1 is 2 x Counters D C 4 digits 4 digits 4 digits 4 digits f 20 fz 61 Document Level and Flag 7 Set momentary Flag Document Level Set latched Flag Level Sequential ID f 200761 Illustration 4 Current Counters
29. l sensitivity levels are available but sensible settings are in the range between 5 and 25 Recommended Value 12 Brightness The brightness can be freely selected between values of 0 to 255 This represents the 256 graylevels that the camera can capture Sensible settings lie as per the threshold method between the values of 120 and 180 With the binarization method Fixed Threshold the brightness assumes a graylevel value between 0 and 255 as the limit from where the scan result for a pixel will be white or black Recommended Value 165 With the Automatic Threshold the brightness only serves as a threshold for the start value white or black of every scan line Recommended Value 165 With the binarization method DTplus Threshold the setting for brightness controls represents which gray value will be represented as black or as white Recommended Value 165 DTplus Filter With the DTplus option filters are available to reduce unwanted pixel noise The filter deletes black and white pixels despeck function immediately after scanning and even before the image is saved The table below lists the 60 possible values for the filter With the value of 0 pixels will not be filtered out at all With the value of 1 black specks of 1x1 pixel are deleted With the value of 16 black specks of 4x2 pixels size are deleted and all white specks of 1x1 pixel size within black areas are filled with black Page 10 of 42 S
30. many characters are left for the several output fields Fixed Text Field Numeric Fields Page 30 of 42 In addition to numeric values such as counters or flags the endorser can print text The text is limited to 15 characters The first 10 characters from this string comprise the first leftmost part of Image Address This field gives an idea of the printout numbers with leading zeros are shown as a sequence of zeros 000 Numbers with a fixed length are shown as number pound signs The flags are displayed as their character where L means latched and M stands for momentary If a number has variable length or a flag may be omitted if unset the placeholder is a question mark The overall length for endorser text is limited by several machine dependent parameters For example with a SCAMAX scanner the fixed text field and numeric fields are limited to 15 characters each except Counter A and its delimiter as seen above Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan Below the preview areas for the fixed text field and numeric fields there is a display showing how many characters are left for each field The symbol i indicates that enough space is available to print the complete text It will change to when the length of the print may vary The part where length cannot be calculated is then represented by a question mark The symbol changes to QO as soon as the valid number of characters is su
31. n use Dont print Counter Delimiter C E B fil Endorsement Preview Fined Text Field Numeric Fields No 0 00 000 Fixed Text Local O of 15 Characters remaining for the numerical fields o of 10 Characters remaining for the fixed held Image Address 3 of 5 Characters remaining for the fined held Endorser OF Cancel Apply Help Illustration 9 Print Counter It is required that the user selects a field width unequal to 0 on the Counter Modes tab In the Illustration above Counter D the Roll Number has a field width of 0 and thus it is not in use Print Format Each counter with a field width unequal to 0 can be used to be printed on the page that was just scanned If the field width is 0 the counter will be disabled Within the selected field width the print can be aligned to the left or right padded with zero or unformatted You can choose different formats but the entire length of all counters and delimiters to be printed are limited for technical reasons The result of the chosen format can be seen as a preview Numeric Fields Page 27 of 42 DpuScan Set Counter Delimiter Page 28 of 42 Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options If you want this order changed you will have to configure the counters by means of levels in events and actions You can for example define that Counter C will be incremented in level zero and Counter B will be incremented in level one new
32. nter C Volume Counter Bytes 120 129 Counter B Chapter Counter Bytes 131 140 Counter A Page Counter Bytes 142 151 All parts have 10 digits each and are separated by a point Numbers will be aligned to the right 5 2 3 Counters Up to four counters can be managed The name of the counters is based on the idea that there are many Pages building several Chapters Chapters build Volumes which will be stored on Film Rolls Of course these names should show the grouping and hierarchy only Therefore in another context they may be called Document Counter Enclosure Counter File Counter etc This step in the document hierarchy is called Level The change from one level to another will be marked either by separator sheets with printed Patchcodes or will occur after a fixed number of pages Page Counter A This counter will be incremented automatically by 1 for every scanned front side and back side of a document Only after an event that resets the counter can it be incremented manually by the user defined value After the first image the counter will be incremented by 1 again automatically Page 19 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options The Page Counter A is the rightmost part of the Image Address in the Header Counter A fills Bytes 142 to 151 of the Image Header Chapter Counter B Several documents form a chapter The Chapter Counter B may be incremented when a chapter separator sheet e g
33. pped Discard the Sheet If enabled the document front and rear side will not be sent to the host front and rear side Do not increment the This suppresses the automatic counting in Step 5 of the procedure as automatic counters seen in the previous chapter Endorser on Endorser off This enables or disables the endorser from the next sheet on and the current sheet is not affected If different rules enable and disable the endorser the latter rule takes precedent Page 41 of 42 DpuScan We captu Scamax 2600 5000 pa Scanner Options aaa TE Cider a Computertechnik J amp K Imaging L P 1633 Sands Place Marietta GA 30067 USA Phone 770 984 1212 Fax 770 953 8399 http www JKimaging com Janich amp Klass Computertechnik GmbH Zum Alten Zollhaus 20 D 42281 Wuppertal Germany Page 42 of 42 MAGING J amp K Imaging South East Asia 76 Wanaping Road Kenwick WA 6107 Australia Phone 61 0 8 9493 1591 Fax 61 0 8 9493 2765 http www JKimaging com Phone 49 0 202 2708 0 Fax 49 0 202 700 625 http www janichklass com 408 89260 001 9
34. r Control for Scamax 2600 5 1 What it is and How it Works The Patchcode Controlled Index by Janich amp Klass is intended as a method to control the scanning process to generate a data structure specific for each image and simultaneously endorse the paper It is normally very difficult for a scan application to find out what a built in endorser has printed on the page especially when the scanner works with a buffer It is for example fairly impossible to change the printout for page 11 depending on the information on page 10 that just comes right out of the buffer because by the time this has happened the scanner is already at page 15 or 16 A solution for this is to make the decision just before the new scan and print command is sent to the machine That works with a Janich amp Klass SCSI scanner interface which is mounted in several scanner models The interface itself utilizes five counters that are incremented by user defined values on every image Therefore it is easy to change the endorsement every 100 images for example Patchcodes are fast reliable and easy to identify so it is ideal when they are printed on separator sheets The interface can recognize it fast enough to control the further process e g to change the printout for the endorser to set reset some counters to drop skip the page or simply to stop the scanner on the condition that the code is printed at the top of the page The SCSI Interface send
35. rpassed Class Configuration Data Source Scanner Options At the bottom of the Options page the user will find the edit field String Here the code l must be entered This causes the printout of the full endorser text first the fixed field and then the numeric fields Properties for Inotec Scamax 2600 Fe 2 3 General Paper Misc Endorser Device Front Back Index M Enable String Counter Offget fo 0 1 mm Test Scan Cancel Apply Help Illustration 11 Enabling the Endorser Page 31 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options Note Using the normal endorser counter U when the Patchcode Controlled Index is also in use is not recommended This is because the endorser counter uses the same resources as Counter A The buttons to load and to save the settings and the button for the rules are located on the right side of the Parameter Configuration dialog 5 3 6 Save and Load Modes All settings for search count and output as well as all rules can be summarized as one mode and can be stored as a JuK Mode Definition JMD file There is no limit in defining and storing different modes nor is there a restriction for definition and saving different modes A certain number of such configurations 15 with an Admis S31 scanner can be stored directly in the scanner itself as seen in Illustration 3 Inotec Options Index on Page 12 The current mode can be stored as a JMD file
36. s Set Level for the next Setting the level causes all rules dependent on the level to be ignored for document this sheet Therefore the new level takes effect for next sheet Set Mode Output Setting the mode number works only for the printout or the header onl y It does not really select a new mode with new parameters and rules The mode can be changed only in the corresponding setup dialog of the scanner as seen in Illustration 5 Scanner Properties with Links to the Patchcode Controlled Index on page 15 Page 40 of 42 Scanner Options 5 5 3 Device Control Control Configuration for Mode 1 Events Patch T found Patch Il found Patch Il found Patch found Patch IY found Patch VI found iw Level 0 set wLewel 1 set Level 2 set Level 3 set JCounter tr ggered JCounter B triggered JCounter C triggered Counter D triggered Occurs when the level is set to 3 and is NOT changed due to another rule before Reset Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 2 x Resulting Actions Counter Handling Setting Flags and Level Device Control Device Controlling ft Stop Scanning Do not increment the automatic counters 4 and Sequential ID Endorser on W Endorser off Cancel Apply Help Illustration 16 Device Control Stop Scanning This stops the scanner before the next sheet The current sheet will be sent to the application unless it is not dro
37. s the image to the host where it is handled by the application When Patchcode Controlled Index is utilized an additional data structure called a Header is sent along with each image This header contains everything the interface board knows at this moment the counters date and time and the recognized Patchcode A scan application such as DpuScan can read this header and use its information to generate directory and file structures In summary it is possible for example to name all files with exactly the same text that is printed by the endorser To be able to print at all the endorser must be enabled first Class Configuration Data Source Scanner Options At the bottom of the Options page you will find the box labeled Text You must enter the code l Because the Patchcode Controlled Index depends on the hardware the setup dialog for the Index is found within the scanner s setup dialog For example the Index setup for the Scamax 2600 is found on the last tab Page 15 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options Properties for Inotec 5camax 27600 Image Header with variable names AFT est ACounterl ae 1 amp CounterE and lAConter building the image address 14 Device Front Back Patcheode controlled Index oide Front veqentialID 0000000001 Confirmation dialog for the counters which can be Length 00002345 a started at job beginning Level OD ly Mode OO LineLength O0002 100 FageLeng
38. sed rule becomes true the resulting action will be done This is the same as Step 2 If the No Count option was enabled in Step 2 or Step 4 this step will be skipped If not the Sequential ID will now be incremented by 1 If Counter A was not changed before it will be incremented by 1 as well The counters will now be checked to reach their trigger values They will be checked in the order A B C and then D After each check the resulting actions except the hardware actions as seen in Steps 2 and 4 will be performed immediately Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan Step 7 Hardware Control After performing the counter and flag handling the summary of the hardware actions take effect Unless Drop Page is enabled the page and the last header will be sent to the host If necessary the scanner stops now Otherwise the endorser will be turned on or off for the following sheet Now the counters flags and other parts of the header will be updated Then the next scan command including the print command for the endorser is sent to the machine When the machine returns an image the driver searches for Patchcodes and merges the result and the further image dependent values into the header Then the procedure restarts at Step 1 The dialog on the next page is intended to define the rules Page 37 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options 5 5 Defining the Rule When defining a rule the
39. setting for this mode and a button labeled Rules that opens the Control Configuration dialog described later in this text see Chapter 5 5 on page 38 Page 22 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan Parameter Configuration for Mode 1 7 x Search and Count Options 7 Endorser Output Rules Patcheodes Counter Modes Print Counter Print Flags SAVE IV Search Patchcodes on Offset from the left front side oad W Search Patchcodes on rear side Length of search area jo Width of search area 200 jo Interference Reduction If Detect thicker Patchcodes Y Detect thinner Patchcodes Stop on Error Endorsement Preview Fined Text Field Numeric Fields No 0 00 000 Fixed Text Local of 15 Characters remaining for the numerical helds 8 of 10 Characters remaining for the fixed held Image Address 3 of 5 Characters remaining for the fined held Endorser OE Cancel Apply Help Illustration 7 Patchcodes As with the other dialogs the buttons along the bottom work in the same well known manner OK Closes the dialog box and saves your entries Cancel Closes the dialog without saving your entries Apply Saves your entries without closing the dialog Help Opens the help screen The buttons on the right lead to further dialogs which will be discussed later Rules Opens a dialog to define events and resulting actions Save Opens a dialog to save t
40. th 00002 00 IAFixText Confirm TiCounterc 0000000001 Never Une of the 16 available Modes IL Counter D0O00000001 Tilounter 0000000001 Counters Opens the dialog for the Patchceode Controlled FlagM T Indes FlagL o Compression OO Date 110603 Heel Time 172050 Mode 1 Dr 4 a Configure Cancel Apply Help Illustration 5 Scanner Properties with Links to the Patchcode Controlled Index Note If the required software modules are not installed the button and the dropdown list for the modes will not appear When the scanner has the required hardware the Index page is shown 5 2 Terms and Definitions Before we go to the configuration we will take a look on some terms often used in this text 5 2 1 Header The header is the data structure 512 bytes long that is sent along with each image from the scanner interface to the host It is composed as per the following table peepee EI EI safes Era Erz Page 16 of 42 Scanner Options Scamax 2600 5000 DpuScan 81 82 83 ea as s6 87 8 80 90 o1 o2 o3 o4 95 06 07 08 99 100 101 102 103 1104 105 106 107 108 109 118 119 120 129 190 131 rao faan faae 451 152 153 pital I lol I lo lo lo 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 olal lel ImimlalalyIyl trlilmlo Inlnlmimlels Rlelsl I Jol slkl 1 1 To In 239 25 256 1257 2
41. wever the paper is shorter than the defined format length the scanner will fill up the rest of the image mathematically to meet the defined format length using the function Fillcolor on overlength When the paper is shorter than expected there will be a gain in speed because the next original is immediately fed and scanned after the smaller original document Manually Delayed feeder empty message for hand feeding A sensor is located at the paper feeder of the scanner that reports no paper or paper available to the scan application If a paper batch is scanned and the last sheet is fed the sensor reports no paper to the software The feeder rollers will then stand still and are reactivated only when new paper is fed and a new scan command is given by the scan application If originals cannot be processed from the batch it is possible to switch the scanner to manual feed by means of the Manually function Then the scanner will no longer report no paper to the scan application until there is a timeout of eight seconds During this time the feeder rollers continue rolling allowing fast and efficient scanning with the manual feeder Page 7 of 42 DpuScan Scamax 2600 5000 Scanner Options Please make sure the single sheet processor is switched on at the scanner Another possibility to effectively work with the manual feeder is the Ignore paper status function on the Options property tab Fillcolor on Underlength This paramet
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