IDStation fastID, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Page 1 ID station User Manual Version 7 5 8 Last change July 2019 User Manual ...

Page 2: ... www fastID photo for the latest release information videos and FAQ Please send your questions and comments to support idstation eu Contents 1 Setting up your system 2 Getting started 3 Take a picture 4 The software will process the picture 5 Quality Check 6 Print 7 Save 8 Digital passport photos and IDstation online 9 Taking passport and VISA photos for another country 10 The background tool ...

Page 3: ...der which is part of your fastID system The photos you took will be shown on screen automatically Setting up your fastID system is quite easy Unpack everything from the carton box and follow these simple steps If you prefer a video then follow this link to our YouTube channel https www youtube com watch v bftpIMKtzRQ Now switch ON the tablet and follow the Getting Started Wizard This wizard will g...

Page 4: ...us button It shows if you are connected to IDstation online the green and the remaining number of uploads 32 in this case Network status button Click this button to see the status of connections internet and connection to Camfi of your fastID If you re not connected to internet you will get a red exclamation mark Home button Click this button to clear the screen and clear the session Use this butt...

Page 5: ...ry of the results are shown here Click on these buttons to see the details of the ICAO quality test Read Card button Click this button to start reading photos from a memory card First insert the SD card into the reader then click The software will scan the card and show you the last pictures first Wireless mode button If you click this button the software will try to connect to a Camfi controller ...

Page 6: ...l IDstation online This is a great feature for selling digital passport photos Now before we start taking pictures let s first check if all is Ok We can do this by opening a sample photo Click on Open File and select one of the sample photos ...

Page 7: ...ill see 300 as you ve just loaded a new ribbon and roll of paper into the printer Now after you ve clicked on the Print button the passport photos aren t printed immediately You will first see the Print Preview The Print Preview window not only shows you a preview of what will be printed when you hit the Print button it also contains information about the printer and the options you can select or ...

Page 8: ...an the card and will show the last two pictures you ve just taken To see more browse forward and backwards Click on a preview to select it for processing There are a few things to consider Image rotation some take pictures in landscape others in Portrait orientation If you need to manually rotate each image every time you better change the settings in the software Image size very large images take...

Page 9: ...f how wireless connections work in general Please remember that whatever happens you can ALWAYS take out the card from your camera and insert it into the card reader which is part of your fastID This also works if you are using Camfi If you are interested in the other options please refer to the www fastid photo website and check out the various Videos and How to manuals Chapter 4 The software wil...

Page 10: ...r Image quality Face size and position and background color and uniformity All these requirements are described by the ICAO sometimes with extra local requirements The results are shown as green or red squares You can click on the buttons to further inspect the results of the tests If one of tests failed the square will be red and you should click on the appropriate button to check ...

Page 11: ... the size and position of the face in the passport photo is OK You should verify this using the overlay that is drawn over the photo Usually the face size is from chin to crown and the overlay will help you to make sure that is correct You can manually improve this using the up down left right and and buttons around the preview If you click on this button you will see a few more buttons for rotati...

Page 12: ...r example the preferred background color for Canadian passport photos is white The preferred background color for passport photos for the UK is light gray If you capture an image using white background and you select UK as country you will get a background error You may use the background tool to change the background color Click on the button to start this sophisticated tool Please read the How T...

Page 13: ... of printing the default one click on Previous or Next To print the preview just click on the Print button You can also print the ICAO test report of this passport photo There are a few options such as oversized print the passport photos a little larger or with cutmarks The DUO is an option to print two sets of ID photos on one sheet of paper This option is typically used to print ID photos of som...

Page 14: ...a JPEG file The can change the file name destination folder such as USB stick or memory card file size The country template displayed in red will contain information about the preferred file size so if you change it you should be sure that the new file size meets the requirements When starting the Save tool the Photomatic software will check if the destination folder exists If not you will be show...

Page 15: ...ccessor of email which is not GDPR compliant and is not very reliable as many emails containing photos are begin blocked or moved to a SPAM folder Still email remains an option in every fastID and ID station So if you want to use email to send photos to customers and you do not mind that your are violating GDPR regulations then the email function is available Make sure you enter your email account...

Page 16: ...s drivers licenses taxi permits and much more To take a passport photo for another country first select that template Click on the country button A new window will open showing a list of all available country templates Click on the template you need and click on the Select button For example if you to take a passport photo for a German passport select Germany Passport Now take pictures as usual Se...

Page 17: ...35x45 mm If you click on Print you will see that the Print Preview has also changed to a different layout It s all done just by selecting another country template If the background color is rejected because it s white and the country template specifies it should be gray you will see a red box Click on it and you will start the Background tool ...

Page 18: ...king passport photos for other countries The tool opens in a new window showing two previews and a few options You may edit the background using the Auto Change option or you can edit the background manually through the button Manual Change You can try them both if you like The results are shown on screen see the example above Please read the How to use the Background tool for much more informatio...