Image Access WideTEK 25-600 Operation Manual

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We at Image Access are proud of the work we do; it is the result of our extremely high standards of production and stringent quality control. With this scanner, Image Access offers an efficient scanner which covers a wide scope of applications due to its versatility. Its integrated web based user interface makes all functions available in structured menus. This operation manual is designed to lead you through all situations which will arise when using the scanner. For this reason, we ask you to read the manual attentively before starting to work with the scanner. By doing so, you will avoid operation errors and you can control all functions from the beginning. In addition please consider the following points: • Damages to your unit may have occurred during shipping. Please check for damages immediately after delivery of the unit. Inform your supplier if damage has occurred. • Read and ensure that you understand the safety notes. They were developed for your protection and safety as well as to protect the unit. • Regular maintenance conserves the high quality and safety of your scanner during the entire service life. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact your local dealer or Image Access directly. Our staff will be happy to help you. For your daily work with your new scanner, we wish you success and complete satisfaction. Regards Your Image Access Team

Operation Manual The Operation Manual gives all information about the normal operation and behavior of the device. It is written for people who only operate the device and do not perform setup and adjustment procedures. All device elements and software functions are described in detail, although some of them might never be used. This manual does not cover any application software. Refer to the appropriate application software manual to learn about the application software. Setup and Assembly Manual The Setup and Assembly Manual is written for technical staff with some basic mechanical as well as software skills. Many resellers will offer on-site installation; therefore, large parts or all of the setup and assembly manual might not be of interest to the reader. The access level at which the setup and adjustment processes are performed is called “Power user”. This “Power user” level is password protected from access by the normal operator. All manuals can be downloaded from our customer service portal at http://portal.imageaccess.de. Be sure to always check for the latest versions of these manuals. This manual is divided into the sections A to E. Section A describes the hardware of the device and gives an overview of all components and connectors of the scanner. Remember that this device is a precise optical instrument and should be handled accordingly. Section B describes the functions of the touchscreen and how to operate the scanner with the touchscreen. Section C describes the functions of the integrated Scan2Net interface. Section D describes test and troubleshooting procedures. Section E contains all technical data of the scanner and the manufacturer declarations concerning safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

Content/Changes/Supplements A March 2012 Preliminary release version. Because of the preliminary status of this manual some variations with the hardware and/or in the screenshots of the S2N user interface are possible. A2 July 2012 Chapter B.6.6.1 and subchapter added. A3 August 2012 Adding new screenshots and description in chapter C.2.3 because of modification in Firmware version 5.7x. A3b September 2012 New: “Auto Density” added as chapter B.3.7, the following chapter have been renumbered. The number of scan speeds has increased from two to four. Chapter B.3.6 and C.2.1. New: Chapter 3.9 Color Space EMC information according to the standard EN 55022 Warning! This is a class A device. Operation of these equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 About this Manual ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Version History --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 A Hardware ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 A.1 Safety Notes ...................................................................................................... 16 A.1.1 Marking of Safety Notes 16 A.2 Certification ........................................................................................................ 16 A.3 General Notice ................................................................................................... 16 A.4 Safety Precautions ............................................................................................. 17 A.5 Device Location.................................................................................................. 18 A.6 Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 19 A.6.1 Touchscreen 19 A.6.2 Surfaces 19 A.6.3 Glass plate 19 A.7 Repair ................................................................................................................ 19 A.8 Content on Delivery ............................................................................................ 20 A.8.1 Removing the Transport Box 22 A.9 Transportation Locks .......................................................................................... 23 A.9.1 Removing the transportation locks 23 A.9.2 Inserting the transportation locks 24 A.10 Device Overview ................................................................................................ 25 A.10.1 Connectors on the Back 25 A.11 Connecting to the Power Source ........................................................................ 26 A.12 Powering up the WideTEK 25-600 ..................................................................... 27 A.12.1 Starting the WideTEK 25-600 from Standby Mode 27 A.12.2 Switching the WideTEK 25-600 to Standby Mode 27 A.12.3 The Help Function 27

B Touchscreen Operation --------------------------------------------------- 28 B.1 Select Application Screen .................................................................................. 28 B.2 Start Screen of the Kiosk User Interface ............................................................ 29 B.2.1 Control Fields of the Touchscreen 30 B.3 Touchscreen – Document Source ...................................................................... 31 B.3.1 Format 32 B.3.1.1 Maximum 32 B.3.1.2 Auto 33 B.3.1.3 Crop and Deskew 33 B.3.1.4 DIN 34 B.3.1.5 ANSI 34 B.3.2 Splitting Image 35 B.3.3 Exposure 36 B.3.4 Bidirectional Scan 37 B.3.5 Resolution 38 B.3.6 Scan Mode 38 B.3.7 Auto Density [Binary] 39 B.3.8 Stitching 40 B.3.9 Color Space 41 B.4 Touchscreen – Image Quality ............................................................................ 42 B.4.1 Color Mode 43 B.4.2 File Format 43 B.4.2.1 JPEG 43 B.4.2.2 TIFF 44 B.4.2.3 PNM 44 B.4.2.4 PDF 44 B.4.3 Brightness 45 B.4.4 Contrast 45 B.4.5 Gamma 45 B.4.6 Image Sharpness 45 B.4.7 Image Rotation 46 B.4.8 Mirror 46 B.4.9 Invert 46 B.4.10 Despeckle 46

B.5 Touchscreen – Viewer&Job Control ................................................................... 47 B.5.1 Job Mode 49 B.5.1.1 Navigating through the list of images 51 B.5.1.2 Moving an image to another position 52 B.5.1.3 Adding an image at any position to the list 52 B.5.1.4 Deleting an image from the list 52 B.5.1.5 Rescan an image 52 B.5.1.6 Finalizing the Job mode 53 B.5.1.6.1 Job mode time out 53 B.6 Touchscreen – Send To ..................................................................................... 54 B.6.1 Changing a file name or other entries 55 B.6.2 USB Options 56 B.6.2.1 List of suitable USB storage media 56 B.6.3 Copy Options 57 B.6.3.1 Printer Settings 57 B.6.4 FTP Options 58 B.6.5 Network Options 59 B.6.6 Mail Options 60 B.6.6.1 Transaction modes 61 B.6.6.1.1 Deleting the address list 61 C Software Operation --------------------------------------------------------- 62 C.1 The Integrated User Interface............................................................................. 62 C.2 The Main Screen ................................................................................................ 63 C.2.1 The Options Screen 65 C.2.2 The Properties Screen 67 C.2.3 The Camera Screen 71 C.2.3.1 Threshold Dynamic / Threshold Fixed 74 C.2.3.2 Despeckle 74 C.2.4 The Settings Screen 75 C.2.5 The Format Screen 77

C.3 Output Options .................................................................................................. 79 C.3.1 Output Option Save 80 C.3.2 Output Option Show 81 C.3.3 Output Option Multipage 82 C.3.4 Output Option Print 84 C.3.5 Output Option Copy 85 C.3.5.1 Remote Printer 85 C.3.5.2 Printing Enhancement 87 C.3.5.3 Accounting 88 C.3.5.4 Extended print parameters with iPF option installed 89 C.3.5.5 Printing Enhancements with iPF option installed 90 C.3.6 Output Option FTP 91 C.3.6.1 FTP Server 91 C.3.7 Output Option Mail 93 C.3.7.1 Mail Server 93 C.3.7.2 Transaction mode interactive 95 C.3.7.3 Deleting the address list 95 C.3.7.4 Configuring the LDAP Directory Service 96 C.3.8 Output Option Network 97 C.3.8.1 SMB Configuration 98 C.3.9 Output Option Web 99 C.3.9.1 Web Service Configuration 100 C.3.10 Output Option USB 102 C.3.10.1 USB Storage Device 103 C.3.10.2 List of suitable USB storage media 103 C.4 Information ...................................................................................................... 104 C.5 The Setup Screen ............................................................................................ 105 C.5.1 Login Screen 105 C.5.2 Access Level User 106 C.5.2.1 Device Info Screen 107 C.5.2.2 Operation Info Screen 109 C.5.2.3 User Settings Screen 110 C.5.2.3.1 Language Selector 111 C.5.2.3.2 Power Saving 112 C.5.2.3.3 Volume 113 C.5.2.3.4 Foot Pedal 114 C.5.2.3.5 Splitting Start Page 115

D Tests and Troubleshooting --------------------------------------------- 116 D.1 Troubleshooting Matrix ..................................................................................... 116 D.2 Error Codes ...................................................................................................... 117 D.3 Warnings .......................................................................................................... 119 D.4 Information ....................................................................................................... 119 E Technical Data --------------------------------------------------------------- 120 E.1 Scanner Specifications ..................................................................................... 120 E.2 Ambient Conditions .......................................................................................... 120 E.3 Electrical Specifications .................................................................................... 121 E.4 Dimensions and Weight ................................................................................... 121 E.5 CE Declaration of Conformity ........................................................................... 122 E.6 FCC Declaration of Conformity ......................................................................... 124

Picture 1: Minimum distances .......................................................................................... 18 Picture 2: Transport box .................................................................................................. 20 Picture 3: Scanner covered cushion foils ......................................................................... 20 Picture 4: WideTEK 25-600in transport box, cover removed ........................................... 21 Picture 5: Transportation locks at bottom side ................................................................. 23 Picture 6: WideTEK 25-600 front view ............................................................................. 25 Picture 7: Connectors on the WideTEK 25-600 backside ................................................ 25 Picture 8: Start screen after start-up ................................................................................ 28 Picture 9: Viewer&Job Control screen ............................................................................. 29 Picture 10: Document Source screen, part 1 ................................................................... 31 Picture 11: Document Source screen, part 2 ................................................................... 31 Picture 12: Selector for Format settings ........................................................................... 32 Picture 13: Format mode Maximum ................................................................................. 32 Picture 14: Format mode Auto ......................................................................................... 33 Picture 15: Format mode Crop and Deskew .................................................................... 33 Picture 16: Format mode DIN .......................................................................................... 34 Picture 17: Format mode ANSI ........................................................................................ 34 Picture 18: Splitting Image ............................................................................................... 35 Picture 19: Selecting the „Splitting Start Page“ ................................................................ 35 Picture 20: Exposure Modes ........................................................................................... 36 Picture 21: Numeric key pad to set threshold value ......................................................... 36 Picture 22: Selecting Bidirectional Scan .......................................................................... 37 Picture 23: List of Resolutions ......................................................................................... 38 Picture 24: Available Scan Modes ................................................................................... 38 Picture 25: Controller for Auto Density ............................................................................. 39 Picture 26: List of stitching methods ................................................................................ 40 Picture 27: List of predefined color spaces ...................................................................... 41 Picture 28: Image Quality, screen 1 ................................................................................. 42 Picture 29: Image Quality, screen 2 ................................................................................. 42 Picture 30: List of Color Modes ........................................................................................ 43

Picture 31: Submenu File Format JPEG ..........................................................................43 Picture 32: Submenu File Format TIFF ............................................................................44 Picture 33: Submenu File Format PDF ............................................................................44 Picture 34: Brightness slider ............................................................................................45 Picture 35: Contrast slider ................................................................................................45 Picture 36: Gamma slider ................................................................................................45 Picture 37: Image Sharpness ...........................................................................................45 Picture 38: Image Rotation...............................................................................................46 Picture 39: Mirror .............................................................................................................46 Picture 40: Invert ..............................................................................................................46 Picture 41: Despeckle ......................................................................................................46 Picture 42: Viewer&Job Control screen ............................................................................47 Picture 43: Scanned image in preview area .....................................................................47 Picture 44: Bottom line with status ...................................................................................49 Picture 45: TFT flat screen after selecting “Job mode” .....................................................49 Picture 46: Disclaimer when staring the Job mode ...........................................................50 Picture 47: Job mode start screen....................................................................................50 Picture 48: Controller circles blanked out .........................................................................51 Picture 49: Destination to finalize Job mode ....................................................................53 Picture 50: Information when time out ends .....................................................................53 Picture 51: Send To screen #1 .........................................................................................54 Picture 52: Send To screen #2 .........................................................................................54 Picture 53: Alphanumeric keyboard .................................................................................55 Picture 54: Directory of connected USB data carrier ........................................................56 Picture 55: Parameters of Copy Options ..........................................................................57 Picture 56: Printer settings window ..................................................................................57 Picture 57: Parameters of FTP Options............................................................................58 Picture 58: Parameters of Network Options .....................................................................59 Picture 59: Parameters of Mail Options ............................................................................60 Picture 60: Interactive mode, mail options ........................................................................61

Picture 61: Start screen ................................................................................................... 62 Picture 62: Main screen ................................................................................................... 63 Picture 63: Shutdown confirmation .................................................................................. 64 Picture 64: Options screen ........................................................................................... 65 Picture 65: Properties screen ....................................................................................... 67 Picture 66: 24bit Color, file format TIFF ........................................................................... 68 Picture 67: Maximum Deskew angle................................................................................ 70 Picture 68: Camera screen ........................................................................................... 71 Picture 69: Exposure control slider .................................................................................. 72 Picture 70: Threshold method selector ............................................................................ 74 Picture 71: Despeckle function ........................................................................................ 74 Picture 72: Settings screen .......................................................................................... 75 Picture 73: Available skins ............................................................................................... 76 Picture 74: Scan status window ....................................................................................... 76 Picture 75: Format screen ............................................................................................ 77 Picture 76: Rectangle dragged with mouse ..................................................................... 78 Picture 77: Zoom in result ................................................................................................ 78 Picture 78: Output options ............................................................................................... 79 Picture 79: Output Option Save ....................................................................................... 80 Picture 80: Mask to enter the file name ........................................................................... 80 Picture 81: Output Option Show ...................................................................................... 81 Picture 82: Output Options in Scan Window .................................................................... 81 Picture 83: Output Option Multipage ................................................................................ 82 Picture 84: Pop-up window to select images for the “Container” ...................................... 83 Picture 85: Output Option Print ........................................................................................ 84 Picture 86: Available List of Printers for Option Print ....................................................... 84 Picture 87: Output Option Copy ....................................................................................... 85 Picture 88: Output Option FTP Upload ............................................................................ 91 Picture 89: Output Option Mail ......................................................................................... 93 Picture 90: Parameters for transaction mode “interactive” ............................................... 95

Picture 91: Recipient address list opened ........................................................................95 Picture 92: LDAP Directory Service parameters ...............................................................96 Picture 93: Output Option Network ...................................................................................97 Picture 94: Output Option Web ........................................................................................99 Picture 95: Output Option: USB ..................................................................................... 102 Picture 96: USB connectors ........................................................................................... 102 Picture 97: Information ................................................................................................... 104 Picture 98: Login screen ................................................................................................ 105 Picture 99: User screen ................................................................................................. 106 Picture 100: Device Info screen ..................................................................................... 107 Picture 101: Firmware information ................................................................................. 108 Picture 102: Operation Info screen ................................................................................. 109 Picture 103: User Settings start screen .......................................................................... 110 Picture 104: Language Selector screen ......................................................................... 111 Picture 105: User Settings screen .................................................................................. 112 Picture 106: Volume level .............................................................................................. 113 Picture 107: Foot pedal settings ..................................................................................... 114 Picture 108: Splitting start page ..................................................................................... 115

They are designed for your protection and for your safety. Follow all safety notes to avoid damage to the device. A.1.1 Marking of Safety Notes All safety notes are marked with a yellow triangle warning sign. Next to the warning sign, you’ll find a description of the danger. Safety Note! Example text. A.2 Certification The WideTEK 25-600 scanner fulfills all requirements of the following safety standards: IEC 60950-1, International Safety Standard for Information Technology Equipment UL 60950-1, Safety for Information Technology Equipment (US standard) CAN/CSA C22.2 No.60950-1, Safety for Information Technology Equipment (Standard for Canada) EN 60950-1, Safety for Information Technology Equipment (European standard) A.3 General Notice This manual describes the functions of a complete equipped WideTEK 25-600 scanner. If your device is not equipped with all features, deviations are possible.

injury can occur to you or to others if you do not know how to use it safely. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this device to rain or any type of moisture. Follow all safety precautions to avoid personal injury or damage to the device. 1. Place the scanner in a clean, well-ventilated room. Do not operate the scanner in an area with poor ventilation. 2. Openings in the scanner’s housing in the front or at the back are provided for air circulation. Do not cover or block the openings. 3. Do not place the scanner near a heat or cold emitting source such as a space heater, furnace, or air conditioning unit. 4. Do not place the scanner near any devices or electrical boxes emitting high voltage. 5. Always place the scanner on a stable surface. 6. Do not lean on the scanner. 7. Do not place cups containing liquids or other such objects on top of the scanner or on the scanner table. If liquid spills into the scanner it can cause damage. If this occurs, turn the scanner off, unplug the power cord from the wall receptacle and contact the Image Access Technical Support. 8. Do not put any objects into any scanner housing openings unless specifically instructed to do so by Image Access Technical Support. 9. Do not disassemble the scanner. If there is a need to disassemble the scanner, please contact the Image Access Technical Support. 10. Do not use the scanner if it has been physically damaged. If this occurs, turn the scanner off, unplug the power cord from the wall receptacle and contact the Image Access Technical Support. 11. The scanner should be used only with the power cord that is supplied with the scanner. If you are unsure, please contact the Image Access Technical Support. 12. Always turn the power off and unplug the power cord from the wall receptacle before cleaning the scanner. 13. When cleaning, only use Image Access approved cleaners. Do not use any type of solutions, abrasives, or acids such as acetone, benzene, kerosene, mineral spirits, ammonia, or nitric acid. Do not use any cleaners that contain these chemicals. 14. Use a dry or damp lint free cloth for cleaning the scanner. 15. Do not spray any liquids directly onto the scanner. Spray cleaning fluids directly onto the cleaning cloth and use the cloth to clean the scanner.

from a back wall. Leave one meter (3 feet) minimum distance from any door or entrance way. Use the illustration below as a guide. Picture 1: Minimum distances Do not operate the scanner in an area that has poor air circulation and/or that is non- ventilated. Place the WideTEK 25-600 on a flat and solid base. The load bearing capacity of the base must correspond to the device weight. Choose a location that complies with the limits of temperature and humidity. Refer to the technical specification. Important: Before using the WideTEK 25-600 scanner in the new environment allow at least one hour for temperature adaptation. Temperature adaptation means: A fast change from cold to warm environmental conditions can build up condensation inside the housing. This will result in unfavorable scanned images and could cause permanent damages to the unit.

A.6.1 Touchscreen Before cleaning the touchscreen, switch the WideTEK 25-600 off and set the main power switch to position 0. The touchscreen can be cleaned with a micro fiber cloth. A.6.2 Surfaces Use a soft, dampened cloth to clean the housing of the scanner. Recommended is a micro fiber cloth. A.6.3 Glass plate Important: Do not use any cleanser with solvents to clean the glass plate! The glass plate of the WideTEK 25-600 has a special surface coating. It is recommended to clean the glass plate always with a micro fiber cloth. Dampen the micro fiber cloth slightly before cleaning. Clean the glass plate with minimum pressure. Do not rub the glass plate on isolated positions. After cleaning dry the glass plate with a soft cloth – micro fiber cloth recommended. A.7 Repair Note: There are not any parts or components of the WideTEK 25-600 scanner which can be repaired by the user. All repairs and service works should be done by a trained technician only.

When delivered, the scanner is placed at a Euro pallet, bordered at all sides by a stable wooden frame and covered with a wooden top cover. Picture 2: Transport box Remove the plastic straps and lift the cover. Remove the cushion foils, which cover the scanner. Picture 3: Scanner covered cushion foils

Picture 4: WideTEK 25-600in transport box, cover removed 1: Folder with Color Scanner Test Target CSTT-1 Manuals 2: Cardboard box with Power supply and connecting cable Network cable to connect the scanner to an existing network Plastic bag with “Recovery Key” 3: Scanner WideTEK 25-600 in plastic protection bag 4: Plastic bag with 3x White Reference Target WT36C-Z-01-A Stitching adjustment target WT36C-Z-02-A

Specially formed foam plastic inserts hold the scanner and the accessories in the transport box. At first, remove the plastic foam inserts and the cardboard boxes out of the transport box. Start with the plastic foam elements at the corners of the scanner. Pull it out upwards. Take the cardboard boxes out of the transport box at next. Lift the wooden frame from the pallet. Important! Because of safety reasons and because of the weight of the scanner, execute the following step always with two persons. Lift the scanner from pallet and place it on a flat and solid base. The load bearing capacity of the base must correspond to the device weight. The dimensions of the base must correspond to the length and depth of the scanner. Please note: Keep the wooden transport box and the foam plastic inserts for future use! In case of guarantee the scanner must be sent back in the original transport box to avoid transport damages.

Attention Before initial start-up remove the transportation locks at both sides of the device! The transportation locks are located at the left and right bottom side of the scanner. A label is attached to each transportation locks. Picture 5: Transportation locks at bottom side The transportation locks are easily identified by their orange-colored heads. To remove, turn the transportation lock counterclockwise. Remove the transportation locks completely. Important: Keep the transport locks for future use! The transportation locks must be inserted before each transport to protect the camera box against damage.

Attention Insert the transportation locks before transporting the scanner to protect the camera box against damage. Before inserting the transportation locks the camera box unit must be moved into transport position. The transport position of the camera box unit is at the back side of the scanner – seen from the operator’s position. When the power down sequence ends normally, the camera box unit moves to its transport position. If the camera box unit is in any other position after switching off, restart the scanner. Turn it off again. The power down sequence moves the camera box unit to the transport position, finalizes all internal processes in the scanner and switches the device to stand-by mode. Finally switch off the WideTEK 25-600 at the main power switch (see Picture 7). Insert the transportation locks at both sides of the scanner carefully. Always use the transportation locks which come with the scanner. Important: Tighten the transportation locks only by hand. Using more force could result in damage of the camera box unit.

Picture 6: WideTEK 25-600 front view The main components of the WideTEK 25-600 are: 1. Internal loudspeakers 2. On/off button and status LEDs of the USB connectors. 3. Two USB connectors for storage mediums. 4. Touchscreen A.10.1 Connectors on the Back Picture 7: Connectors on the WideTEK 25-600 backside 1. Main power switch 2. Network cable connector 3. External power supply connector 4. Foot pedal connector 5. Serial port / Recovery key connector 6. HDMI / VGA connector

Before connecting the scanner to the external power supply and the power supply to the electrical outlet, check the following items: Ensure the electrical outlet is in perfect condition and that it is properly grounded. Ensure that the electrical outlet is equipped with a fuse with the proper capacity. The electrical outlet must be near this device and must be easily accessible. Inspect the power cable and ensure that it is undamaged. Use only the power cable delivered with the scanner. Turn the device off before plugging or unplugging any cable. The connector for the external power supply and the main power switch are located at the right side of the back of the housing, seen from the operator’s position (i.e. from the front of the scanner). After the power source is connected and the main power switch is turned on, the symbol in the on/off button lights up. Red illumination of the on/off button signals that the WideTEK 25-600 is in standby mode.

The main power switch is found at the back of the scanner. Picture 7 shows the position of power supply connector and main power switch. After connecting the scanner to the external power supply, switch the main power switch to position I. When the main power switch is in position I, the on/off button will be illuminated and the scanner is in standby mode. A.12.1 Starting the WideTEK 25-600 from Standby Mode Push the red illuminated on/off button to start the scanner. The button illumination changes to blue. The scanner starts with self-test routines and verifies all system components. Status messages will be displayed on the touchscreen and on the TFT flat screen (if connected). At the end of the start-up sequence, the touchscreen displays the start screen. A.12.2 Switching the WideTEK 25-600 to Standby Mode Important: Always turn off the WideTEK 25-600 scanner with the on/off button at the front panel! The main power switch should only be used when the scanner is in stand-by mode and before it is disconnected from the external power supply. To turn off the WideTEK 25-600 press and hold the on/off button for at least three seconds. While pressing the button, a “click” sound is audible. The content of the touchscreen and the TFT flat screen (if connected) changes and display the message: Going to shut down now … Finally the screens switch off and the on/off button will be illuminated red. A.12.3 The Help Function To support the user when working with the WideTEK 25-600, a help function is integrated into the touchscreen menu. A Question Mark (?) symbol in the bottom line of the touchscreen activates the help function. After touching the question mark, an additional window opens in the touchscreen and shows information about the menu items of the selected menu. Touching the OK button in the help screen closes the additional window.

• Via the integrated touchscreen. The functions of the touchscreen are described starting with chapter B.2. • Via a standard browser and the Scan2Net user interface. The functions of the integrated Scan2Net (S2N) user interface are described starting with chapter C.1. Please note: All screenshots are taken from a fully equipped device with all options and functions activated. Depending on the selected mode, the menus displayed on the screen can vary. GENERAL NOTICE This manual describes the functions of a complete equipped WideTEK 25-600 scanner. If your device is not equipped with all features, deviations are possible. B.1 Select Application Screen When the WideTEK 25-600 scanner starts from standby mode and finishes the startup procedure, the touchscreen displays for approximately ten seconds the screen Select Application Picture 8: Start screen after start-up Touching this button will switch to a user programmable application. This enables the user to operate the scanner with a customized application. As factory default the EasyScan application is integrated. To leave the application, the scanner must be restarted. Touching this button switches to the start screen of the integrated kiosk application. Chapter B.2 to chapter B.6 and the corresponding subchapters describe the available functions.

After touching the Scan2Net button the Viewer&Job Control screen is displayed on the touchscreen. Picture 9: Viewer&Job Control screen The touchscreen is structured in four sections, which allow operators to control and select various functions of the scanner. 1: This section shows the main controls or parameters depending on the selected control field in section 2. 2: Control fields to select the menu screens directly. 3: This section shows the status of the scanner, e.g. Ready to scan, allows starting the scan sequence by touching Scan Now, allows returning to the start screen, and displays date and time. 4: The content of this section changes dependent on the selected control field in section 2. More specific information can be found in the respective chapters.

By touching the buttons in section 2 each menu screen can be reached directly. The chapters B.3 to B.6 describe the functions of the menus in detail. Touch this button to start the scan sequence. Touch this button to return to the start screen from every other menu. …… If available, this two arrow buttons switch to the next or to the previous menu screen. Touch this button to return to the main menu. Touch this button to set all parameters to default values. Touching this button opens an additional window. The additional window contains short information about the available functions.

The Document Source screen allows selecting from a wide range of scan parameters. Picture 10: Document Source screen, part 1 The number of menu items and the content of the menus can vary. This depends on the selected setup. The setup can be changed by the administrator in the Poweruser menu. The following screens come from a scanner with all options activated. Picture 11: Document Source screen, part 2

Depending on the Document Mode selected, the available formats will vary. The bottom line of the button Format shows the current format setting. Picture 12: Selector for Format settings The following subchapters describe the available combinations of document mode and format. B.3.1.1 Maximum Picture 13: Format mode Maximum Landscape Scans the maximum scan area in landscape orientation. Portrait Scans the maximum area in portrait.

Picture 14: Format mode Auto The resulting image will be reduced to the document size. If the document is not exactly aligned horizontally, the resulting images will have the smallest possible black margin. The black margin depends on the size of rectangle which covers the complete document. B.3.1.3 Crop and Deskew The complete scan area will be scanned. Picture 15: Format mode Crop and Deskew If a document is not placed perfectly aligned horizontally and vertically, this function will correct the alignment. The resulting image shows the aligned document without any border.

When selecting DIN, an additional small window opens. It shows the available DIN (=ISO) document sizes as well as 25 inch width as scan area dimension. All formats are positioned symmetrically to the horizontal middle of the glass plate. Some markings at the margin of the glass plate help to find the right position for the document. B.3.1.5 ANSI Picture 17: Format mode ANSI When selecting ANSI, an additional small window opens. It shows the available ANSI document sizes as scan area dimension. All formats are positioned symmetrically to the horizontal middle of the glass plate. Some markings at the margin of the glass plate help to find the right position for the document.

images. Picture 18: Splitting Image Left The selected format will be scanned completely. Only the left half of the selected format will be displayed. Right The selected format will be scanned completely. Only the right half of the selected format will be displayed. Picture 19: Selecting the „Splitting Start Page“ Auto The complete scan area will be scanned. The resulting image size will be detected and it will be divided into two symmetrical parts. Both parts will be displayed successively as separate images. Press Scan now again to show the second part of the document. If selecting Auto, an additional selector opens. Here the page that will be displayed first can be selected as a start page. Press this button to return from a submenu to the main menu.

Fixed switches the function off. Picture 20: Exposure Modes When Black Cut or Auto is selected a numeric key pad opens. Picture 21: Numeric key pad to set threshold value Black Cut 0 (zero) to 100 Sets the threshold for black. All pixel values found in the image below the selected value are set to solid black. Result: The image contrast is improved. Auto 0 (zero) to 100 Sets the threshold for black and activates the automatic exposure control. This function analyzes the image and detects the brightest and the darkest area. The detected brightness range is expanded to the maximum range of the scanner. Otherwise all values below the threshold are defined as “black”. Result: Automatic contrast control and the image contrast is improved. To set a new value, touch in the line of the displayed value and erase the value with the DEL button. Enter the new value with the key pad and touch Send to send the new value.

direction. Activating the bidirectional scan will save time because over a higher document throughput. Picture 22: Selecting Bidirectional Scan On The camera stops after scanning at the front side of the scanning area and does not return to the start position. The next scan will start from the front side. After scanning the camera stops at the initial start position at the back end of the scanning area. Off (default) The camera returns after scanning the selected scan area to the initial start position.

supported by the WideTEK 25-600 scanner. Picture 23: List of Resolutions The list can be opened by touching the blue arrow symbol beside the currently selected value. Select a new resolution by touching the preferred value. B.3.6 Scan Mode The Scan Mode selector allows the user to select from four possible scan modes. Picture 24: Available Scan Modes Fast Scans with standard scan speed, depending on the selected resolution. Normal Scans with the half of the standard scan speed. High Quality Scans with a quarter of the standard scan speed. Repro Scans with an eighth of the standard scan speed The scan speed depends in general from the selected resolution and decreases with increasing resolution.

This control specifies the value used to decide whether a pixel belongs to the background or to the document. Default value: 70 Picture 25: Controller for Auto Density When scanning dark documents, the value should be reduced gradually until the desired result is achieved. In general: Valid is, the higher the selected value, the higher must be the contrast between document and background. The default value is marked with the green colored character “70” at the scale.

Picture 26: List of stitching methods Fixed Select this setting when scanning plain documents. Adaptive 2D Default setting. Select this setting when scanning documents with uneven structured surface, e.g. multiple folded papers. The image data will be merged dynamically. The time until the image is displayed will increase a little.

images. Picture 27: List of predefined color spaces Native The color space of the scanner. The Gamma value can be modified with slider in the Image Quality screen. Chapter B.4.5 gives more information. Adobe RGB Default color space. The Gamma value is locked. sRGB Selects the color space sRGB. The Gamma value is locked.

The Image Quality screen allows setting a wide range of image quality parameters. Picture 28: Image Quality, screen 1 In color mode Binary, the menu items will be extended with Invert and Despeckle. Picture 29: Image Quality, screen 2

modes opens. Picture 30: List of Color Modes Touch the title of the desired color mode to select the mode. The list closes subsequently. Picture 30 shows the available color modes. B.4.2 File Format Press the File Format button to select a file format for the images. B.4.2.1 JPEG Picture 31: Submenu File Format JPEG Depending on the file format selected, some additional parameters will be displayed. With the JPEG file format, a value for the image quality can be entered by the numeric key pad. This value determines the compromise between quality and compression rate. A higher quality factor produces larger files. The default setting of 75 is a good compromise for most documents.

With the TIFF file format, the compression method of the file can be selected with the TIFF Compression buttons. CCITT G4 Recommended with color mode Binary. JPEG Recommended for all other color modes. None Disables the data compression. B.4.2.3 PNM With the PNM file format, no additional parameters are available. B.4.2.4 PDF With the PDF file format, the same compression methods are available as with the TIFF format (see picture above). Picture 33: Submenu File Format PDF Press this button to return from a submenu to the main menu.

The Brightness slider defines the resulting brightness in the image. Lower brightness values result in darker images, higher values result in brighter images. Values close to 0% or to 100% may result in unwanted artifacts. Move the slider indicator to the desired position to set the value. B.4.4 Contrast Picture 35: Contrast slider The Contrast slider defines the contrast in the image. Lower contrast values result in “smoother” images; higher values show more details and the images become “crisper”. Values close to 0% or to 100% may result in unwanted artifacts. Move the slider indicator to the desired position to set the value. B.4.5 Gamma Picture 36: Gamma slider The Gamma slider defines the gamma correction directly inside the camera electronics. A value of 1.7 is a good approximation for most documents. Higher gamma values show more details in dark areas and compress bright areas of the image. Move the slider indicator to the desired position to set the value. B.4.6 Image Sharpness Picture 37: Image Sharpness The Image Sharpness slider invokes an advanced automatic sharpening algorithm which sharpens the image before any other operation is performed. The value “zero” disables the function. Very high values may produce artifacts depending on the type of document. Move the slider indicator to the desired position to set the value.

The value selected from the list defines the rotation of the image in a clockwise direction. The image will be rotated directly after scanning and before display B.4.8 Mirror Picture 39: Mirror This control mirrors the image along the selected mirror axis. Using this setting can be helpful if scanning transparencies from the back. B.4.9 Invert Picture 40: Invert This control is only available with the color modes Binary and Photo. B.4.10 Despeckle Picture 41: Despeckle (Only available in Binary color mode) Available modes are 4x4p and Off.

The Viewer Control screen allows the operator to control and modify the image on an external TFT flat screen. The external screen can be connected to the scanner at the connectors at the backside (see Picture 7, detail 6). Picture 42: Viewer&Job Control screen The preview section (1) represents the TFT flat screen. The scanned image is displayed on the optional TFT flat screen and with reduced quality in the preview section right beside the controller elements. Picture 43: Scanned image in preview area The ICC Profile checkbox activates the ICC profile for the external monitor. An ICC file must be uploaded to the scanner previously. Uploading of an ICC profile can be done in the Scan2Net user interface, setup level Poweruser. (1)

The outer circle contains the keys to move the zoomed area across the image. The middle circle contains the keys to zoom in zoom out rotate the image in clockwise direction in steps of 90 degrees scale the image to the real size of the source document. A centered cutout of the image is displayed on the TFT flat screen. The inner circle symbol allows selecting between two settings. It shows the selectable setting, not the selected setting. Touching this symbol displays the image with its genuine dimensions (100%), depending on the resolution selected for scanning. Touching this symbol displays the complete image on the TFT flat screen. The image will be scaled to a size that matches the screen size. Table 1: Controller circles and their functions

other screens. Picture 44: Bottom line with status The bottom line shows • the current scan mode status, • the button to switch the job mode between Single and Job mode • a scan counter between the question mark symbol and the “arrow right” symbol. The default scan mode is Single. The button shows the selectable scan mode. After selecting Job mode the external TFT flat screen (available as option) displays an “Information Panel” at the left margin. Picture 45: TFT flat screen after selecting “Job mode” The information panel contains: Counter: Number of images since starting Job mode. File size: Size of all scanned images since starting Job mode. Free Space: Shows the remaining space to store the images. : Displays the current date and time

At first a disclaimer opens, which has to be accepted. Picture 46: Disclaimer when staring the Job mode After accepting the disclaimer, the Viewer&Job Control screen opens. It contains some additional control buttons above and below the preview section. Picture 47: Job mode start screen

The control buttons allow navigation through the list of scanned images and image handling while working in Job mode. The currently scanned image is always displayed in the preview section of the touchscreen and will be added as last image to the list displayed at the TFT flat screen. Function of the control buttons: Moves up- and/or downwards through the list of images to mark an image. Moves a selected image up- and/or downwards. Chooses or deselects an image from the list. A red frame marks the image. Selects the position where an image should be inserted. Deletes the selected image. After an image has been selected from the list, it is marked in the list with a dark frame. The control buttons for available action will be activated, i.e. they will be displayed in full color. The image which was scanned last is marked with a “pencil” symbol in the list. This symbol signalizes that the image can be modified with the functions in section Image Quality. The controller circles will be blanked out if another image than the last one scanned is selected. Picture 48: Controller circles blanked out The button changes to after selecting an image for rescanning.

Use the upwards / downwards buttons to mark the image to be moved. Press this button to select the image. The image now can be moved with the upwards / downwards buttons to the new position. Press this button again to place the image at the new position. B.5.1.3 Adding an image at any position to the list Use the upwards / downwards buttons to move to the position where the new image should be added. This control button darkens the background of the selected frame. The image to be added is inserted before the selected image. The image list will be renumbered. Press the Scan Now button to start the scan sequence and to add a new image to the list at the selected position. B.5.1.4 Deleting an image from the list Use the upwards / downwards buttons to mark the image to be deleted. Use this button to select the image to be deleted. A red frame marks the image. Press this button to delete the selected image. B.5.1.5 Rescan an image Use the upwards / downwards buttons to mark the image to be rescanned. Use this button to select the image. Press this button to rescan the image. The image will be inserted at the selected position.

Before finalizing the Job mode the scanned images can be transferred to different destinations. Picture 49: Destination to finalize Job mode The destinations are identical to the destinations described in chapter B.6 and its subchapters. Before the Job mode will be finalized, a message is displayed at the touchscreen. Confirm the message to finalize the Job mode or select No to return to the menu. B.5.1.6.1 Job mode time out After two minutes of inactivity the Job mode is finalized automatically. A message box pops up and a warning sound is audible. Picture 50: Information when time out ends

This menu provides the output options in order to transfer the scanned images to the desired destination. Picture 51: Send To screen #1 Due to the dimension of the touchscreen, not all output options can be displayed at the same time. By using the scrollbar at the right side, the content of this menu can be moved. Move the scrollbar to display all output option on the touchscreen. Picture 52: Send To screen #2 When pressing the link below the respective button, the touchscreen content changes and displays the option screen. The chapters B.6.2 to B.6.6 describe the options to be changed or set from the touchscreen.

In some of the option menus the file name can be changed. To change the file name, touch the respective line. The screen changes to an alphanumeric keyboard. Picture 53: Alphanumeric keyboard 1: Use the arrow keys to position the cursor in the line. 2: Use this key to delete characters. 3: Use this button to switch between the keyboard layouts. Ok: Touch this button to confirm the new entries and to return to the former screen. Cancel: Touch this button to discard the new entries and to return to the former screen. 1 3 2

data carriers, for example USB sticks. Touching USB Options displays the directory of a connected USB data carrier. Picture 54: Directory of connected USB data carrier While the directory of the USB data carrier is displayed, the LED indicator of the respective connector is continuously illuminated. Touch Ok or Cancel to stop displaying the directory of the USB stick. When data is transferred between the USB data carrier and the scanner the LED indicator blinks. Note: When the blue indicator LED stops blinking, data transfer may still be in progress. Before unplugging the USB media, wait a few seconds to avoid loss of data. B.6.2.1 List of suitable USB storage media The criteria in the following list have been defined as a guide line for the storage media that can be connected to the USB connectors. • USB memory sticks, • USB hard disks, • USB hard disks without partition, with one or with multiple partitions, formatted with the file systems UDF, FAT, FAT16, VFAT, FAT32, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3 or ReiserFS The file system EXT4, BTRFS, UFS, ZFS or exFAT currently will not be supported.

Three preset options can be stored and activated with the buttons Copy1 to Copy3. Picture 55: Parameters of Copy Options The parameters displayed in the above picture can only be changed from the Scan2Net user interface. For detailed information about changing the parameters see chapter C.3.5. B.6.3.1 Printer Settings After pressing the button Copy image to remote printer an additional window opens. Picture 56: Printer settings window Here the user can select scaling of the image, the paper source and the number of copies. The content of each line depends on the features of the connected printer.

Three preset FTP servers can be stored and activated with the buttons FTP 1 to FTP 3. Picture 57: Parameters of FTP Options From the touchscreen, only the entry for File Name can be changed. To change the entry, touch the respective line. Chapter B.6.1 describes how the entry can be changed. All other parameters must be changed from the Scan2Net user interface. More information about the use of the Scan2Net interface can be found in chapter C.3.6. and its sub-chapter.

configurations. Three preset configurations can be stored and activated with the buttons Network 1 to Network 3. Picture 58: Parameters of Network Options From the touchscreen, only the entry for File Name can be changed. To change the entry, touch the respective line. Chapter B.6.1 describes how the entry can be changed. All other parameters must be changed from the Scan2Net user interface. More information about the use of the Scan2Net interface can be found in chapter 0. and its sub-chapter.

Three preset configurations can be stored and activated with the buttons Mail 1 to Mail 3. Picture 59: Parameters of Mail Options To change an entry, touch the respective line. From the touchscreen the values for • Recipient • Mail Subject • File Name can be changed. Chapter B.6.1 describes how the entries can be changed. More parameters can be changed from the Scan2Net user interface. More information about the use of the Scan2Net interface can be found in chapter C.3.7 and its sub-chapters.

Two transaction modes are available for the mail transfer. See chapter C.3.7.1, section Transaction mode, for detailed information. The mode, selected in the Scan2Net user interface, influences the process when a scanned image should be mailed. Automatic When pressing the button Mail image via SMTP at the touchscreen, the image will be sent to the address defined in the screen Mail Options (Picture 59). While sending the image via mail the rotating circle is displayed. Interactive When pressing the button Mail image via SMTP at the touchscreen, another window opens in the touchscreen. It is titled Mail Options and allows entering another address for the recipient or selecting an address from the list. To enter another address, click in the topmost line. Press the selection arrow to open the list of stored addresses. Picture 60: Interactive mode, mail options All entered addresses will be saved in a list when Save is selected with the checkbox. Click at the selection arrow to see the list. Using the transaction mode Interactive is recommended when transferring image to often changing addresses. B.6.6.1.1 Deleting the address list The stored addresses can only be deleted from the Scan2Net interface. Chapter C.3.7.2 describes how the address list can be deleted.

interface. To access a Scan2Net scanner, any standard web browser can be utilized. A basic requirement before using the integrated user interface is to configure the browser as follows: • Force the browser to reload the page content every time directly from the scanner and not to load from the cache memory. • Enter the scanner’s IP address in the exception list. C.1 The Integrated User Interface Start your browser. Enter the IP address of the scanner. The default IP address of the scanner: 192.168.1.50 The start screen of the integrated user interface will be displayed. Picture 61: Start screen Launch Scan Application switches to the main screen. Detailed information will be found starting in chapter C.2. Setup Device switches to the setup menu. Detailed information will be found starting in chapter C.5. Information gives a short summary of the device parameters. Information will be found in chapter C.4.

After launching the scan application, the main screen of the integrated user interface will open. The main screen is structured in three parts. Switching between the sections is done with a mouse click. Picture 62: Main screen 1: The menu bar of the large frame on the upper right part has five menu items:  Options  Properties  Camera  Settings  Format Click at a menu item to select and set parameters of the scanner.

When selecting Save the scanned image will not be displayed. Instead of the second window a box opens where the desired directory can be set. As default the output mode Show is selected. After clicking onto the button Preview or onto the button Scan Now a window opens and shows the image. Selecting Multipage allows creating a multipage image. The scan result will not be displayed. Clicking on Finalize opens an additional window and shows the images. Selecting Print will display the scanned image in a second window and direct the scanned image to locally available printers. Selecting Copy prints directly to a previously installed network printer. Selecting FTP scans directly to a FTP server. Selecting Mail sends the scanned image directly to a previously defined e-mail address. Selecting Network uploads the scanned image directly to a previously defined workstation in the network. Selecting Web transfers the scanned image directly to a previously defined web service. The available services can be selected from a list. Selecting USB the scanned image is stored on an USB stick. USB memory devices can be connected to the scanner at the connectors at the front side. 3: The frame on the left side shows the buttons for preview scan (Preview) and main scan (Scan Now). Press this button to switch the scanner off. When the red button is pressed, the following screen will appear. Picture 63: Shutdown confirmation Click on the button Shutdown and the scanner switches off.

Picture 64: Options screen Document Mode Defines the document type to be scanned. Currently only Flat Mode is available. In this mode the scanner works with a fixed focus setting, regardless of the actual shape of the document. Preview Scale Allows setting the preview relation. If set to Auto, the function will perform a best fit before the image is displayed on the screen. Preview Quality [%] Determines the compromise between quality and compression rate. A higher quality factor produces larger files. The default setting is a good compromise for most documents. Scan Mode Fast scans with standard scan speed, depending at the selected resolution. Normal scans with the half of the standard scan speed. High Quality scans with a quarter of the standard scan speed. Repro scans with an eighth of the standard scan speed. Please note: The standard scan speed depends on the selected resolution and decreases with increasing resolution.

the position where the scan area ends. The next scan sequence starts from this position in opposite direction. No The camera scans the selected scan area size and returns to its initial start position. While the camera returns to the start position the document can be changed. Image Rotation The image can be rotated before it is displayed. The rotation can be any degree of out of 90°, 180°, 270° or none. The angle is defined in the clockwise direction. Click on the selection arrow and select the rotation angle from the list. Embedded ICC Profiles If set to Yes an ICC profile is embedded into every image after scanning. Embedded Metadata Select Yes to add metadata information to the image. Clicking the Option link opens a window, where the embedded metadata can be entered. To close the option window click the button Close Window Mirror The image can be mirrored before displaying. Click on the selection arrow and set the desired mirror axis. Available are Horizontal or Vertical. Select None to display the image without mirroring.

Picture 65: Properties screen Color Mode This mode allows selecting from various color modes. The available color modes are displayed in the picture on the left. To select a color mode first click on the selection arrow, then select a mode from the list.

Note Interdependencies exist between Color Mode and File Format. That means, it is not possible to combine all color modes with all file formats. For example, an image scanned in “24bit Color” cannot be stored in TIFF file format with TIGG G4 compression. Depending upon the selected file format, the control beside it can vary: Example: Color Mode 24bit Color, File Format TIFF Picture 66: 24bit Color, file format TIFF TIFF Compression is displayed additionally. Invert Only in color mode Binary. Inverts the colors in the displayed image. Stitching Allows selecting the merging method of the camera data. Fixed Select this setting when scanning documents with a plain surface without crinkles or when a short scan time is important. Adaptive 2D Default setting. Select this setting when scanning documents with uneven structured surface, e.g. multiple folded paper. The image data will be merged dynamically. The time until the image is displayed will increase a little. None Switches the stitching function off.

Off No page splitting. Auto The first image is taken from the side which is defined in the setup menu as start page. Click on Preview or Scan now again to get the other half. Left The image is taken from the left half of the specified area. Right The image is taken from the right half of the specified area. Format Offers a list of various paper formats. Auto The scanner scans the complete scanning area and reduces the resulting image to a rectangle area which contains all corners of the document. The rectangle area can contain a small black border around the document. This function is highly advanced and works with default values most of the time. Crop & Deskew The scanner scans the complete scanning area, aligns the image horizontally and vertically and removes the black border area. Maximum The scanner scans the maximum scanning area. User If User is selected the User defined format control opens. The parameters Height and Width define the dimension of the area to be scanned. The parameters X Offset and Y Offset define the position of the area to be scanned. Only positive values are allowed. Note: The point of origin is the upper left corner of the scan area.

format “Maximum”. Landscape Scans the selected format in landscape orientation. The scaling of the glass plate helps to position the document correctly. Portrait Scans the selected format in portrait orientation. The scaling of the glass plate helps to position the document correctly. Additional Margin [mil] An Additional Margin [mil] can be added to or taken away from the image. The margin is defined in mil (1/1000 inch). The desired value can be entered as a numeric value or by clicking on the slider and moving it to the desired value. If a numeric value us entered, confirm the input with the ENTER key or the TAB key on the PC keyboard. Auto Density (Binary) The Auto Density (Binary) parameter defines the scanner’s sensitivity for the automatic format detection. Default value: 70 When scanning dark documents, the value should be reduced in small steps until the desired result is achieved. In general: The higher the numeric value, the more contrast is necessary between background and scanned document. Use Deskew The Use Deskew control activates the automatic deskew function. Picture 67: Maximum Deskew angle If Yes is selected, a slider is displayed which allows to set the maximum corrected angle. The desired value can be entered as a numeric value or by clicking on the slider and moving it to the desired value. If a numeric value us entered, confirm the input with the ENTER key or the TAB key on the PC keyboard.

Picture 68: Camera screen Resolution [DPI] This field allows setting the desired resolution in two ways. Selecting the resolution: Click the selection arrow beside the right field. Select the desired value from the list. Entering the resolution: Enter any value between 150 dpi and 1200 dpi into the left field. Confirm the input with the ENTER key or the TAB key on the PC keyboard. If the entered resolution differs from the values offered in the list, user defined is displayed in the right field. Brightness [%] This slider allows setting the brightness of the resulting image. Lower brightness values make the image darker. Contrast [%] This slider allows setting the contrast of the resulting image. Higher contrast values show more details. If scanning in binary modes (i.e. Line Art or Photo), the behavior of the contrast slider changes. Image Sharpness This slider invokes an advanced algorithm which sharpens the image according to the local content of a given area.

exposure function. Picture 69: Exposure control slider When Black Cut or Auto is selected, an additional slider is displayed. This slider allows setting the threshold – defined in percent – for the Black Cut function and the Auto function. Fixed Function disabled. Black Cut Value range from 0% (zero) to 100%. Sets the threshold for black. All pixel values found in the image below the selected value are set to black. Result: The image contrast is improved. Auto Value range from 0% (zero) to 100%. Sets the threshold for black and activates the automatic exposure control. These function searches the image for the highest and the lowest pixel value. The highest pixel value is defined as “white”. Is the lowest pixel value higher than the threshold it is defined as “black”. Otherwise all values below the threshold are defined as “black”. Result: Automatic contrast control and the image contrast is improved.

used by the scanner when displaying the scanned images. AdobeRGB Shows the scanned images with the predefined Gamma setting of the AdobeRGB color space. sRGB Shows the scanned images with the predefined Gamma setting of the sRGB color space. Native Shows the scanned images with the native color space of the scanner. A slider is displayed which allows modifying the Gamma correction. Gamma The Gamma slider defines the setting for the Gamma correction. The gamma correction is executed directly inside the camera electronics. Color Gain The Color Gain drop down list sets the gain on a specific channel. This function is used to eliminate any color shift or tints from the background.

Picture 70: Threshold method selector Only with color mode Binary. Allows selecting between Dynamic and Fixed threshold. Dynamic The contrast level in the image varies depending on the content of the document. This can help to improve fine details in the image. Note: In Dynamic mode set the contrast slider carefully because if set to the extremes, unexpected image artifacts can occur. Fixed The contrast level is fixed to a specific value. C.2.3.2 Despeckle Picture 71: Despeckle function Only with color mode Binary. If active, this function removes isolated speckles in the image. Its use is recommended if old documents on crumpled paper or vellum should be scanned.

Picture 72: Settings screen Language Selector Sets the language of the user interface. Available languages are: Czech (čeština) German (deutsch) English (english) Spanish (español) French (français) Polish (polski) Portuguese (português) Russian (русский Cyrillic script) Turkish (türkçe) Chinese (Chinese symbols) Note: After selecting the language the user interface changes immediately to the selected language. Note: If Russian or Chinese is selected, all text is displayed in the corresponding script or symbols.

interface. The skins differ in color and in the graphic elements used for the buttons and controls. Picture 73: Available skins The cutout on the left shows the currently available skins. Additional skins can be designed and integrated by the user. Tool Tips If activated, the user will be informed with a brief text message about the available functions in each screen. With the drop down list, the delay time can be defined. No Tool Tips switches this function off. Show Status Window If set to Yes, a small window opens where scan status information is displayed. Picture 74: Scan status window

Picture 75: Format screen When selecting the Format screen, a test image is displayed. If a scan has been executed before selecting the Format screen, the image scanned and displayed at last is displayed. The dimension of the image depends on the selected format in the Properties screen. The Preview (Maximum) button allows to rescans the complete document area. The image will be displayed in the preview area of the Format screen. The Preview button rescans the document area which is set in the Properties screen. To get a new preview scan, first change to the Properties screen, set the new format, and finally return to the Format screen. Click on the Preview button to display the new image.

rectangle. Dragging the rectangle with the mouse starts in the upper left corner and ends in the lower right corner. Click the Zoom in button to display the selected area of the image in detail. Picture 76: Rectangle dragged with mouse  Picture 77: Zoom in result Click the Zoom out button to return to the previous dimension of the image. Click the Get Clip button to get the selected area of the image in full resolution in a separate window. X Offset / Y Offset Defines the position of the selection rectangle in X- and Y-direction. Width / Height Defines the dimension of the selection rectangle. Unit Allows selecting from a list the unit of measurement for the specification of the rectangle. Clip Size Offers a list of formats for the specific area. The content of the list depends on the size of the preview scan area. That means the smaller the preview scan area, the shorter the list of available formats.

Ten output options are available on a WideTEK 25-600 scanner. Each option is selectable at the bottom part of the main window. The output mode will be saved when the scanner is turned off. It is pre-selected when the scanner will be stared again. Select output option here

Picture 79: Output Option Save Select the output mode by clicking with the mouse on the button Save. When the output option Save is selected a preview window will not open. This output option scans to a local or network disk drive. After the scan is performed, a window opens where the default file name is shown. This window allows to select the directory where the image should be stored and to change the file name. Options Click on this link to define the file name. An additional window will open. Enter the desired file name. When defining the file name, variables can be used. To learn more about the variables click on Wildcard characters in the window Output Path: File name. Metadata Click on this link to change the meta data stored with the image. An additional window will open. Enter the meta data here. Picture 80: Mask to enter the file name

In most cases, the button Show is activated. Picture 81: Output Option Show After scanning, an additional window opens and shows the image. The headline of the additional window contains identical buttons as the main window, except the items Show and Print. The button Close Window closes this window. Picture 82: Output Options in Scan Window The functionality of the buttons is identical to the buttons as described in chapter C.3 and its subchapter.

Picture 83: Output Option Multipage Selecting the output option Multipage allows saving scanned images in a so called “Container” format. The available “Container” format depends on the file format of the image (see chapter C.2.2). Note: If Multipage is selected, a preview window will not open. The table below shows the combinations of file format and “Container” format. File format Container format JPEG TIFF PDF / PNM None (Single Files) X X X ZIP File X X X Multipage Tiff X Multipage PDF X

of the scan sequence the window closes. To view the scanned images and to select the images, click on the link Finalize below the Multipage button. Picture 84: Pop-up window to select images for the “Container” A pop-up window opens. It shows all relevant information and all scanned images since Multipage has been selected. If the pop-up window is already open, it can be refreshed by clicking Reload Window or by clicking at Finalize in the main window. The pop-up window content is not refreshed automatically. Click in the line “Container Format” at the selection arrow to find the desired data format. With the checkbox below each image select the images to be stored in the “Container”. The blue arrow left beside the images allows moving the image upwards and/or downwards. The buttons Finalize (xxx) transfers the data to the selected target. Empty Buffers deletes all images in the buffer. Reload Window refreshes the content of the pop-up window. Close Window closes the pop-up window. Note: When selecting Finalize (Save) with the “Container” format None, the data will be transferred as ZIP archive file.

This output option prints the image at a locally configured printer. Picture 85: Output Option Print After the scan is executed, the standard printer interface opens. The user can select one of the available printers. Picture 86: Available List of Printers for Option Print

This output option prints directly to a previously installed network printer. The Option key is used to configure the remotely connected printer. Picture 87: Output Option Copy C.3.5.1 Remote Printer Parameter Description Printer Preset Choose a printer configuration out of five possible sets of parameters. If you click on Change Name you can change the name of this set. Connection Type Choose between IP Networking and SMB Printer Queue. Address (with IP Networking only) Enter the IP address of the printer. Port (9100) (with IP Networking only) Enter the IP port of the remote printer. Default is port 9100. Connection Timeout (with IP Networking only) Choose the timeout for connecting to the remote printer before the connection is aborted. Port (139) (with SMB Printer Queue only) Enter the IP port of the remote printer. Default is port 139. Note: Each change of an entry field is transferred to the scanner immediately.

Parameter Description Network Type (with SMB Printer Queue only) Select Homegroup Network or Workgroup Network. Password (with SMB Printer Queue  Homegroup Network only) Enter the password for the Homegroup Network. Server Authentication (with SMB Printer Queue  Workgroup Network only) Select Yes or No. Login (with SMB Printer Queue  Workgroup Network only) If Server Authentication is set to Yes, enter the login here. Password (with SMB Printer Queue only) If Server Authentication is set to Yes, enter the password for the printer here. SMB Path (with SMB Printer Queue only) Enter the path of the directory where the printer is established. Data Format Choose the data format of the remote printer. The supported formats are: • HP Color LaserJet Series • HP LaserJet Series • Postscript • Postscript (PJL) • HP DesignJet Series • Native Image Format (JPEG, TIFF, PDF) • Konica Minolta Bizhub Series • PDF (PJL) Changing the data format will change some of the options in this configuration window. Data Compression (not with all Data Formats) Select the data compression of the data to be sent to the printer. Resolution (not with Native Image Format) Select the printing resolution. If an exact 1:1 copy of the scanned document is required, the scanning resolution and printing resolution must match. Paper Format (not with HP Design Jet, Native Image Format, PDF (PJL)) Choose the paper format for the output. Fit to Page (with HP Color LaserJet Series / LaserJet/ DesignJet Series only) Yes / No Margins (1/10 mm) (not with HP LaserJet Series / HP Color LaserJet Series Add the size of the desired margins into the corresponding fields. Position the cursor with the mouse in the field and enter the value with the PC keyboard.

Parameter Description Duplex Print (not with HP Design Jet) Switch on/off printing on both sides of a sheet (duplex). Duplex Mode Select between Book and Notepad. Book = Binding at the wide side of the paper sheet. Notepad = Binding at the narrow side of the paper sheet. Paper Feed Select the paper feed method for the remote printer. The menu content depends on the selected printer. Roll Width (HP DesignJet Series) Offers a list of paper widths. Copies Number of copies of each print C.3.5.2 Printing Enhancement Parameter Description Quality Level (with HP DesignJet Series only) Toggle the printing quality from draft to high quality. ICC Profile (not with all printer types) Select the profile used for printing. The Poweruser level allows uploading printer ICC profiles to the scanner. Available profiles will be displayed in the list. Color Matching (not with all printer types) Select the color rendering method for the remote printer. Perceptual: The printer uses the nearest matching colors of its own color space. Saturation: The printer uses the full range of its color space despite of the color definition of the scanned document. ICC Profile: Uses the ICC profile of the printer. Resolution Enhancement (not with Postscript ) Select the resolution enhancement from the list. Edge Antialiasing (not with all printer types) Switch on/off printer featured edge anti-aliasing. Brightness (not with HP LaserJet Series) Modify the brightness level of the print. Contrast (not with HP LaserJet Series) Modify the contrast level of the print. Gamma (not with HP LaserJet Series) Modify the gamma level of the print. Note: Each change to an entry field is transferred to the scanner immediately.

Parameter Description Accounting Yes / No Account Name Enter the account name here. Use Password Yes / No Account Password Enter the password for the accounting here. Hold Job Yes / No Job Type Public / Private Hold Key Enter the hold key here. Job ID Enter the ID for the job here. Note: Each change to an entry field is transferred to the scanner immediately.

After activating the option for Canon iPF printer the number of printing parameters will be extended. The following additional parameters are available. Parameter Description Data Format After installing the option the list of data formats is extended by Canon iPF Series Changing the data format will also change the options. Model Lists the supported Canon iPF printers. Scaling Offers a list of scaling values for the image to be printed. Bidirectional Print Yes / No Roll Width Offers a list of paper widths, depends on the printer. Orientation Feed Short Edge / Long Edge. Depends on selected roll dimension. Media Group List of paper types. Media Type List of specified papers, depending on the selected media group. Borderless Printing / Margins (1/10 mm) Yes: Activates borderless printing. The input fields for the margins will not be displayed. No: The input fields for the margins will be displayed. Note: While using a Canon imagePROGRAF iPF825 printer and printing with 400 to 600 dpi an error message can occur. This message does not stop the printing process and does not have any influence at the printing result. The message can be ignored.

After activating the option for Canon iPF printer the number of printing enhancements will be extended. The following additional parameters are available. Parameter Description Quality Optimized Level Image: Optimized for color printouts. Linedrawing: Optimized for bitonal line drawings. Quality Level Toggle the printing quality from draft to high quality. The resolution of the selected setting will be displayed. Color Matching Select the color rendering method for the remote printer. Perceptual: The printer uses the nearest matching colors of its own color space. Saturation: The printer uses the full range of its color space despite of the color definition of the scanned document. Colorimetric: Relative colorimetric maintains a near exact relationship between in gamut colors, even if this clips out of gamut colors. ICC Profile: Uses the ICC profile of the printer. ICC Profile (with Color Matching = ICC Profile) Select the profile used for printing. Detailed information about the selected ICC profile is displayed in the setup level Poweruser, section ICC Profiles. Brightness Modify the brightness level of the print. Contrast Modify the contrast level of the print. Gamma Modify the gamma correction level of the print.

The scanner can directly scan to an FTP server. Picture 88: Output Option FTP Upload Go to Options to configure the FTP interface. A configuration window will pop up. C.3.6.1 FTP Server Parameter Description Preset Choose a preconfigured set of parameters out of five possible sets of parameters. If you click on Change Name you can change the name of this set. Use a FTP Proxy? Switch on/off the use of an FTP proxy for connecting to a remote FTP server outside the local network. FTP Proxy Address Specify the IP address of the FTP proxy. Port Specify the IP port of the FTP proxy.

Parameter Description Address Enter the IP address of the remote FTP server. Port (21) Enter the IP port of the remote FTP server. Default is port 21. Server Authentication Select Anonymous FTP or Login/Password. Login (if Login/Password is selected) Enter the login name. Password (if Login/Password is selected) Enter the password for the login at the remote FTP server. The password is stored using encryption. Upload Path Enter the upload path at the remote FTP server, starting with / (root). Click on the icon, to browse the directory structure of the remote FTP server. Note: You must have a valid login for browsing the directory structure. File name Enter the desired file name. Variables can be used to define the file name. To learn more about the available variables click on Wildcard characters. Configuration Test: Click on this link to test the settings. A separate window will open and shows the test results. Note: Each change to an entry field is transferred to the scanner immediately.

The scanner can directly send each scan via e-mail. Picture 89: Output Option Mail Go to Options to configure the mail interface. The above configuration window will pop up. C.3.7.1 Mail Server Parameter Description Preset Choose a preset out of five possible sets of parameters. If you click on Change Name you can change the name of this set. Transaction mode automatic: All scanned documents will be sent to the same recipient. All settings relating the mail transfer will be defined in the section starting with File Name. interactive: After every scan an additional window opens where the recipient can be entered. For details see chapter C.3.7.2 Select the appropriate transaction mode.

Parameter Description Address Enter the IP address of the outgoing mail (SMTP/LMTP) server. Port (25) Enter the IP Port of the outgoing mail server. Default: Port 25. Server Authentication Set to YES if the mail server requires an authentication. Login (if Server Authentication = Yes) Enter the user name for authentication at the outgoing mail server. Password (if Server Authentication = Yes) Enter the password for authentication at the outgoing mail server. The password is stored using encryption. Protocol Choose the connection protocol. SMTP is the most common protocol. Connection Time Out Choose the timeout for connecting to the outgoing mail server before the connection is aborted. Use LDAP Directory Service Select Yes to use the LDAP function of the network where the scanner is installed. File Name (only with automatic) Enter the file name. Variables can be used to complete the file name. To learn more about the variables, click on the link Wildcard characters. Recipient (only with automatic) Type in the recipient of the e-mail. Format: fully qualified e-mail address. Sender (only with automatic) Type in the sender of the e-mail. Format: fully qualified e-mail address. Mail Subject (only with automatic) Type in the e-mail subject. (Optional) Variables can be added to the mail subject. To learn more about the variables, click on the link Wildcard characters. Reply To (only with automatic) Type in a reply address for answers. (Optional) Format: fully qualified e-mail address. Force disposition notification? (only with automatic) Request for a notification when the recipient has opened the mail. Note: This feature is not supported by all mail servers or clients. Configuration Test: Click on this link to test the settings. A separate window will open and shows the test results. Note: Each change to an entry field is transferred to the scanner immediately.

If Transaction mode interactive is selected, an additional window opens after scanning. Picture 90: Parameters for transaction mode “interactive” Here all parameters can be entered for the mail transfer. Click into the respective field and enter the desired parameters. Each recipient address will be stored when the Apply button is pressed. The list of recipient addresses can be displayed when this window opens the next time. Picture 91: Recipient address list opened C.3.7.3 Deleting the address list To delete the address list select Yes in the row Clear address list and click the Apply button.

Picture 92: LDAP Directory Service parameters Parameter Description LDAP Server Enter here the IP address of the LDAP server. Port (389) Enter the IP Port which is used for the connection. Default: Port 389. Protocol Version LDAP Version 2 / LDAP Version 3 Server Authentication Yes / No Bind (if Server Authentication = Yes) Enter the here the desired values. Password (if Server Authentication = Yes) Enter a password for authentication at the LDAP server. BaseDN Enter the desired values here. Select a setting from the list. Search string Enter the string to be searched.

SMB is a network protocol which is used by Microsoft Windows-based networks. If output option Network is selected, the scans will be stored directly in a network directory. Picture 93: Output Option Network Go to Option to configure the SMB Upload interface. A configuration window will pop up.

Parameter Description Preset Choose a preset out of five possible sets of parameters. If you click on Change Name you can change the name of this set. Port (139) Enter the IP port of the SMB network communication. Default is port 139. Network Type Select between Workgroup Network and Homegroup Network. For detailed information about the correct network type ask your network administrator. Server Authentication (with Workgroup Network only) Select the authentication method. Login (if Server Authentication = Yes) Enter the user name on the Windows workstation/file server which you want to connect to. Password (if Server Authentication = Yes) Enter the password associated with the user name on the Windows workstation/file server which you want to connect to. The password is stored using encryption. SMB Path Enter the upload path on the Windows workstation. Start with a double slash (//) for the root directory. Click the icon to browse the workstation/server list and the directory structure of the Windows workstation/file server. Note: A valid login for browsing the directory structure is necessary. File name Enter the file name. Variables can be used to complete the file name. To learn more about the variables, click on the link Wildcard characters. Configuration Test: Click on this link to test the settings. A separate window will open and shows the test results. Note: Each change to an entry field is transferred to the scanner immediately.

This option allows the user to store its files and images in the so called “Cloud”; a web space, which is offered by providers at their servers. Three different kinds of web services are available from the scanner. Picture 94: Output Option Web Go to Option to configure the Web service interface. A configuration window will pop up.

Parameter Description Preset Choose a preconfigured set of parameters out of five possible sets of parameters. If you click on Change Name you can change the name of this set. Use a Proxy? Switch on/off the use of a proxy for connecting to a remote server outside the local network. Proxy Address (if Use a Proxy = Yes) Specify the IP address of the proxy. HTTP Proxy Port (if Use a Proxy = Yes) Enter the port for HTTP communication. HTTPS Proxy Port (if Use a Proxy = Yes) Enter the Port for HTTPS communication. Proxy Authentication (if Use a Proxy = Yes) Select Yes if an authentication should be used. Proxy User Enter a user name when using a proxy. Proxy Password Enter the password for the proxy. Web Service Select from the list the web service where the data should be stored. Available are: • WebDAV • Google Docs • Google Picasa Depending on the selected web service the next parameters will vary. Server URL (only with WebDAV) Click on the selection arrow and select the protocol. Enter the server URL. Login Enter your login for the selected web service. Password Enter your password