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If WordScan Performance is Unacceptable
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
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You are receiving the following error messages:
“Can’t create a default page directory.”
Create a directory under the WORDSCAN directory
called TEMP, and then restart WordScan.
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Are the WordScan program files or the disks that
they are on corrupted?
Run the DOS
CHKDSK
program to find out.
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Have you run out of disk space for saving your
documents?
If you have been scanning image files or using the
deferred processing feature, you can run out of disk
space.
❑
Did you reinstall Windows?
If you reinstalled Windows, you must save the
wordscan.ini
file before deleting the Window’s
directory.
There are many different areas that can affect the
performance of WordScan and other programs. Check the
following areas:
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If performance (or accuracy) is not acceptable, adjust
the brightness setting and try again. With some
scanners, depending on the quality of your original
document, the wrong setting can result in very slow
recognition.
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Use the
Dot Matrix
setting for Text Attributes
when appropriate. Recognizing dot matrix with the
normal setting results in very slow recognition and
poor accuracy. Also, Fixed pitch and Variable pitch
can improve recognition accuracy.
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Recognition performance varies with the quality,
point size, font, and density of the original
document. A page of 8 point type with 6,000
characters will take much longer to recognize than a
page of 12 point type with 2,000 characters. Make
If WordScan
Performance is
Unacceptable
Summary of Contents for WORDSCAN
Page 1: ...i WordScan User s Guide Serial Registration 802 0538 030A...
Page 8: ...vi Related Manuals About This Manual...
Page 88: ...80 Page Setup Chapter 4 WordScan Settings...
Page 102: ...94 Electronic Mail Options Appendix A Output Formats and Scanner Fax and E Mail Settings...
Page 107: ...iii V View menu 71 Virtual memory 82 W Windows 82 Z Zones creating 20 graphic 39 Zoom 72...
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