I.R.I.S. IRISPen Executive 6, Manual

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Page 3: ...c OS X 11 How to get product support 12 How to register 13 Chapter 3 Starting up 15 The application windows 15 Calibrating the pen scanner 17 Chapter 4 Basic parameters 19 Selecting the reading mode 19 Selecting the language 22 Choosing the output target 24 Programming the pen buttons single and double click 26 Setting the text alignment 28 Defining the output character set 30 Fine tuning the barc...

Page 4: ...35 Chapter 5 Additional options 39 Ending sound 39 Left handed scanning 40 Vertical text optional 41 Negative image 42 Multiple lines 43 Small print 44 Unknown symbol 45 Character conversion 45 Table frame conversion 47 Chapter 6 Saving settings 49 Save open restore settings 49 Index 51 ...

Page 5: ... Pen Bar Code Reading technology the PCR Pen Character Recognition technology the PHR Pen Handprinting Recognition technology the linguistic technology the on line help system and this manual The I R I S logo IRISPen PBR PCR I R I S Linguistic Technology and Read Speak are trademarks of I R I S All other products mentioned in this user s guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respe...

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Page 7: ... is directly available in any Windows or Mac application Major applications You will use the IRISPen to scan and enter into your active application any of the following notes and short entries like addresses phone numbers etc figures and tables from checks invoices bank statements etc excerpts of texts from books magazines newspapers etc small graphics like signatures logos handwritten notes etc D...

Page 8: ...RISPen is a pen scanner that has the size and shape of a highlighter It connects to your computer s USB port and does not require any external power supply The IRISPen is equipped with a scanning head and a line guide a roller and two programmable buttons The line guide is used to properly position the pen on the line to be captured The roller enables to easily roll the pen onto the paper and acts...

Page 9: ...en reads virtually any font in a wide variety of styles and point sizes from 8 to 20 points as well as special characters reading marks special symbols and formatting elements such as vertical lines separating table cells HOW DOES IT WORK The IRISPen functions as a camera that sends an image to the computer The image is recognized by the recognition routines The read data is inserted in the target...

Page 10: ...ive image Warning The pen scanning band is 0 41 10 5mm high and covers in many cases several lines of text As the pen only picks the central line within the scanning band position the line to be scanned properly Press the pen onto the paper and roll it over the text line at a steady rate Once pressed the start switch is activated and the data is illuminated by a green light Warning Make sure you h...

Page 11: ...Additional options Multiple lines Tip Check the image you generate Use the Scan window see Starting up The application windows to check the quality of the images you produce and improve your scanning skills Tip Train yourself with the testsheets We recommend you use the testsheets provided with your IRISPen to experiment and get acquainted with the pen scanner The testsheets are available as print...

Page 12: ...cursor Choose the application in which you want to insert the read data open your target document spreadsheet database etc Place your cursor at the position where you want to insert the data You can choose the way the data must be transferred in the active application either direct transfer or via the clipboard See Basic parameters Choosing the output target 3 Take the original document and scan t...

Page 13: ...TRODUCING THE IRISPEN 9 scanning Use the Scan window see Starting up The application windows to judge the image quality and the recognition results If necessary operate some image adjustments via the Palette window ...

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Page 15: ... version 10 4 3 Tiger Mac OS X on Intel Intel chip 150 MB of free hard disk space A free USB port The IRISPen requires a USB port that provides sufficient power USB ports on the computer and USB hubs do fine USB connections on keyboards do not INSTALLING THE IRISPEN FOR MAC OS X The IRISPen package contains the pen scanner itself and a self running CD ROM containing the IRISPen software You must i...

Page 16: ...e and password and follow the on screen instructions Accept the license agreement by clicking on Continue scroll down to activate the button Click on Install Before restarting your computer plug the pen scanner into a free USB port of your computer Restart your computer The installation is complete You can now connect your pen scanner to a free USB port of your computer HOW TO GET PRODUCT SUPPORT ...

Page 17: ...t developments and related I R I S products be entitled to free product support be entitled to special offers on I R I S products How to register Registration form You can directly access the registration form on the I R I S Web site http www irislink com register Select Register IRISPen from the Help menu to get direct access to the Web site Telephone Or register by phone Europe 32 10 45 13 64 US...

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Page 19: ...hat give access to all basic parameters A tooltip appears when you hold the mouse cursor over each of its button The IRISPen Palette can be hidden using the closing button on the top corner or using the Hide Palette option from the View menu To reopen it select Show Palette from the View menu You can also easily drag the palette to another position on your screen ...

Page 20: ...The Status bar also shows the reading mode that has been chosen for the reading the language chosen the recognition results whenever data is being scanned You can close or hide the window To reopen it you will simply click on the Scan window button in the IRISPen Palette or select Show Scan Window from the View menu You can also easily drag the window to another position on your screen How to chan...

Page 21: ... If the ambient light changes imagine you get from natural to artificial lighting or conversely imagine you move to a much lighter or darker place or even move to a completely different environment etc you may need to re execute the calibration of your pen scanner Tip Check the scanning quality You can always check the scanning quality in the Scan window see Starting up The application windows If ...

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Page 23: ... Mode from the Settings menu and select the appropriate reading mode Text default value To read machine printed text in a certain language This includes alphanumeric characters punctuation marks numeric data etc The set of characters used by the software directly depends on the language chosen for the reading However you can freely customize this character set see Basic parameters Defining the out...

Page 24: ...ings menu This allows you to read text numeric data or handprinting as well as barcodes without having to change your settings You can also fine tune the barcode reading according to your needs see Basic parameters Fine tuning the barcode reading Image To produce a grayscale image of small graphics such as signatures mathematical formulae logos small pictures etc The image will be automatically se...

Page 25: ...paced handprinting i e if there is a clear space between the characters Contiguous Handprinting To read contiguous handprinting i e if the space between characters is reduced some characters may occasionally touch each other and if the zones covered by a single character may overlap If you have selected the Handprinting type you are prompted to indicate a Rejection level for the reading You can ac...

Page 26: ...e in which the data is to be read The character subset used by the IRISPen will be selected accordingly so as to optimize the reading Advanced option Of course you can further customize the character set which is normally used to read the chosen language in order to make it fit your particular needs See Basic parameters Defining the output character subset Mixed alphabets You can activate a mixed ...

Page 27: ...d recently Click on Other to access the whole list of available languages Either browse through the list or simply press the first letter of the needed language Click OK to confirm your choice If you want to activate a mixed alphabet select the required language pair e g Greek English Byelorussian English etc Click OK to confirm your choice If you choose an Asian language also indicate the text fl...

Page 28: ...utput Target from the Settings menu Select the required method Keyboard Emulation If this option is selected the read data is directly inserted at the cursor location in the target application Scanning multiple lines You can scan multiple lines at the same time this is particularly useful if you want to recapture whole excerpts of text from books magazines etc and have them read automatically When...

Page 29: ...ly in the active application To scan multiple lines tick the option Multiple Lines from the Settings menu If you have selected Clipboard as output target you have access to the following advanced options via the button Choose the output target in the IRISPen Palette or the command Options from the Settings menu Select the required options and values then click on OK to confirm Include font and siz...

Page 30: ...programming is particularly useful for example when entering data into a database you can program the Tab command to get to the next field and program the Home Cursor Down to move the cursor to the next row When entering amounts in a spreadsheet you can program the keying of the currency etc In your word processor you will program the Enter key to make a carriage return and start a new paragraph e...

Page 31: ...are proposed The User String option can be used to program custom operations None This corresponds to a null operation A single or double click will not trigger off any action This option is usually used to deactivate a programmed operation Key sequence This allows you to program your own key sequences i e any other keyboard command the addition of characters or any combination of all To enter you...

Page 32: ... User String This allows you to program the addition of a character string To enter your key sequence tick User String then introduce the character string in the proposed field and click OK to confirm SETTING THE TEXT ALIGNMENT With the Text Alignment feature you can indicate how the scanned lines must be delimited Where should the reading actually start if a word has been cropped during scanning ...

Page 33: ...for the output This option is particularly useful when the word spacing is reduced or when you scan text from columns like in magazines etc if you start scanning slightly on the previous word column and end scanning on the next one the unwanted parts can be deleted Select this option if you want to ignore the rejected characters at the beginning and at the end of the scan If characters are rejecte...

Page 34: ...s None Suffix You can have the IRISPen execute operations automatically in the target application either before or after the output result To insert a suffix select it from the drop down list or select User String and introduce a character string in the proposed field then click OK to confirm The default ending code is Space If you insert data into a database you can select the Tab suffix to autom...

Page 35: ...ustomize any of the proposed subsets of characters by creating character subsets that exclusively contain the symbols you want to recognize As an example if you want to read amounts given in dollars exclusively select the reading mode Numeric then limit the character set to figures punctuation and the only sign and eliminate all other unnecessary symbols Handprinting If you select the Handprinting...

Page 36: ... numbers between 0 and 9 Character string Type in any character to be added to the subset FINE TUNING THE BARCODE READING The IRISPen allows you to fine tune the barcode reading You can limit the reading to specific barcodes and even make the software automatically verify and erase their check digits Tip Read Bar Codes The Read Bar Codes option is used to set the bar codes reading as secondary rea...

Page 37: ...the option Verify and Erase Check Digit to enable the verification of the bar codes check character s and have it stripped out from the recognition results Select deselect the bar code types according to the bar codes you wish to read You can limit the reading to the following bar codes EAN JAN 8 EAN JAN 13 UCP A Codabar Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 Code 39 Extended Code 93 Code 128 ...

Page 38: ...u can also have the software repeat the pronounced lines The IRISPen will always repeat the last utterance Tip Speech synthesis applies to all legible data Speech synthesis not only applies to text but to all legible data such as handprinting numeric data and barcodes You can thus activate the speech to get an auditive feedback of any type of data Tip Do not enable the speech feature unless you re...

Page 39: ...speech Select the command Repeat Speech from the Options menu The IRISPen will directly repeat the last pronounced utterance for you ADJUSTING THE IMAGE The image adjustment features enable to optimize the image generated with the pen for the recognition process These options will be particularly useful if you scan very bad quality documents documents with colored background or low contrast docume...

Page 40: ...directly dislayed in the Scan window Smoothen image The Smoothen image option renders the images more homogeneous by flattening smoothening out relative differences in intensity As a result a sharper contrast is created between the text and the background The option is activated by default It is recommended to leave it activated at all times Brightness Brightness means the black and white threshol...

Page 41: ...he indicator to the left lighten or to the right darken When you darken the image more pixels become black in the black and white image when you lighten the image less pixels become black Despeckle The option Despeckle makes it possible to remove small spots from the images By default the option is turned off To activate the despeckling slide the indicator to the right You can remove dots from 1 t...

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Page 43: ... sound when the pen scanner stops scanning and when the recognized data is being sent to the target application or clipboard To activate the beep sound Select Sound from the Options menu You can choose a sound within a wide range of possible sounds Select the sound that you prefer The option None is used to deactivate the ending sound ...

Page 44: ...e other way around so as to lean it to the left Position it at the right end of the text line and slide it over the line from right to left Make sure you hold the pen with the right angle See Introducing the IRISPen How does it work To scan right to left text right handed users Simply take the pen scanner in your left hand and turn it the other way around so as to lean it to the left Position it a...

Page 45: ...than horizontal The new text flow will be indicated in the Status window To scan vertical text Select the required Asian language see Basic parameters Selecting the language then select the option Vertical Text under the Options menu Rotate your document 90 counterclockwise and slide the pen scanner over the text line from left to right Use your pen appropriately see Introducing the IRISPen How do...

Page 46: ... displayed in the Scan window the black pixels will become white and the white pixels will become black The recognition is carried out on the inverted image To scan negative images Select the option Negative Image under the Options menu Your IRISPen is ready to scan the negative images Operate as for any other type of printed data just slide the pen scanner over the text line See Introducing the I...

Page 47: ...ltiple lines Select the option Multiple Lines from the Settings menu Scan the various lines one by one Make sure that each line is positioned directly in front of the pen s guide line Important The pen scanning band is 0 41 10 5mm high and covers in many cases several lines of text This does not mean that all these lines are being read Only one line the central one is picked and recognized by the ...

Page 48: ...than 10 point you must activate the Small print option This will help you get optimized results with the IRISPen To read small text Select the option Small print from the Settings menu Operate as for any other type of printed data just slide the pen scanner over the text line See Introducing the IRISPen How does it work Warning Do not use the Small print option to read text above 10 points This wo...

Page 49: ...can select a different symbol than the default tilde To define the symbol for unknown characters Select the option Unknown Symbol from the Settings menu Replace the symbol in the required field then click OK to confirm CHARACTER CONVERSION Once you have recognized some data with the IRISPen you can have this data converted by some other data before it is inserted in your active application This is...

Page 50: ...t a recognized character or character string by other characters keyboard commands or any combination of all To define character and string conversions Select the option Character Conversion from the Settings menu To introduce a new character conversion type in the character to be replaced in the first field and click on Add In the second field select the required keyboard command from the list If...

Page 51: ...ning it executes a tabulation in your target application If your target application is a spreadsheet the Tab moves your cursor to the next cell and the various bits of data are inserted in separate cells Various keyboard commands are proposed for the conversion but you will also be able to replace vertical lines by characters or any combination of characters and commands Tip How to recompose a who...

Page 52: ...y other keyboard command add characters or any combination of all Tip If your table does not contain vertical bars the easiest procedure is to quickly add them on the original document with a pen and a ruler Tip If your table does not contain vertical bars remember that you can always replace scanned characters by a cursor command To insert e g 2 55 5 99 in a worksheet you can replace the symbol b...

Page 53: ...own settings have been defined you can save them as default or even save them in a specific file At any moment in time you can always come back to the original factory settings The following options are available from the Settings menu Save As Default Select this option if you want to save your current settings as the default settings When quitting and reopening the IRISPen the application will op...

Page 54: ...of them When quitting and reopening the IRISPen the application will open again with the default settings Open This option offers to reopen any of the custom settings saved in a file Restore Factory Settings At any moment in time you can restore the factory settings i e the default settings as they were set when running the IRISPen for the first time If you want to keep the factory settings as def...

Page 55: ...acter conversion 45 character subset 30 check the scanning 5 correct position of the pen 5 customize settings 49 D despeckle 35 dot matrix 19 F factory settings 49 H handprinting 19 handwriting 19 holding the pen 5 I image 19 image adjustment 35 invisible color 5 IRISPen 3 IRISPen Palette 15 K keyboard emulation 24 L language 22 ...

Page 56: ...cters 45 replacing characters 45 replacing vertical lines 47 restore settings 49 restore to factory settings 49 S save settings 49 scan 5 scan from right to left 40 Scan window 15 scanning 5 scanning band 5 settings customize 49 settings restore 49 settings save 49 sliding the pen 5 small print 44 smoothening 35 support 12 system requirements 11 T table frame conversion 47 target 24 target applica...

Page 57: ...Index 53 U unknown characters 45 unknown symbol 45 use the IRISPen 5 8 user interface language 15 Y yellow 5 ...

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