IRIS IRISPen Executive 6 User manual

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Table of Contents
Copyrights........................................................................................................1
Chapter 1 Introducing the IRISPen...............................................................3
What is the IRISPen?............................................................................................3
How does it work?................................................................................................7
The steps to follow................................................................................................9
Chapter 2 Installation...................................................................................11
System requirements...........................................................................................11
Installing the IRISPen software ..........................................................................11
Installing the pen scanner....................................................................................14
Uninstalling the IRISPen software......................................................................16
How to get product support?...............................................................................16
How to register?..................................................................................................17
Chapter 3 Starting up...................................................................................19
Running the IRISPen..........................................................................................19
User interface......................................................................................................20
Calibrating the pen scanner.................................................................................23
Changing the user interface language .................................................................24
The Scan Test window........................................................................................25
Image adjustment................................................................................................28
The IRISPen Wizard...........................................................................................29

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Chapter 4 Basic settings...............................................................................33
Reading options..................................................................................................33
Scan type ........................................................................................................33
Language ........................................................................................................35
Other...............................................................................................................36
Target..................................................................................................................37
Scanning mode....................................................................................................39
Chapter 5 Frequent commands....................................................................41
Pen Buttons.........................................................................................................41
Delimiters ...........................................................................................................43
Character subset..................................................................................................46
Barcodes .............................................................................................................48
Handprinting.......................................................................................................50
Speech synthesis.................................................................................................53
Beep Sound.........................................................................................................55
Chapter 6 Learn how to...............................................................................57
Customize/save/reopen settings..........................................................................57
Read dot matrix text............................................................................................59
Read small print..................................................................................................60
Read numeric data...............................................................................................61
Read handprinting...............................................................................................62
Read barcodes.....................................................................................................64

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Scan multiple lines..............................................................................................67
Scan from right to left.........................................................................................68
Scan negative images..........................................................................................69
Scan vertical text (optional)................................................................................70
Define the symbol for unknown characters.........................................................72
Replace a character string...................................................................................72
Replace vertical lines..........................................................................................74
Program hotkeys.................................................................................................77
Index.............................................................................................................79

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Copyrights
Copyrights ©1993-2007 I.R.I.S. All Rights Reserved.
The IRISPen Mini, the IRISPen Express, the IRISPen Executive, the IRISPen
Translator software were designed and developed by I.R.I.S. OCR ("Optical
Character Recognition") and Linguistic technology by I.R.I.S.
I.R.I.S. detains the copyrights of the IRISPen Mini software, the IRISPen
Express software, the IRISPen Executive software, the IRISPen Translator
software, Read & Speak, the PBR ("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 respective owners.
CE and FCC conformity
The IRISPen was tested to comply with the EEC standards (EMC Directive
89/336/EEC amended by 92/31/EEC & 93/68/EC) as well as the FCC
Standards for Home or Office Use (47 CFR Part 15 regulation & ANSI
C63.4).

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCING THE IRISPEN
WHAT IS THE IRISPEN?
The IRISPen is a hand-held pen scanner and software that allows
you to scan data and instantly convert it into real editable text
with the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology of
I.R.I.S. The result 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.
Depending on the IRISPen version used, you will also able to read

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barcodes, handprinting,dot matrix text, scan multiple lines at a
time, or even read out or translate the scanned lines.
The IRISPen series
Here is the IRISPen series. Each version offers a different range of
functionalities.
- IRISPen Mini (+ Asian version)
- IRISPen Express (+ Asian version)*
- IRISPen Executive (+ Asian version)*
- IRISPen Translator
(*) Available for Windows and for Mac OS X.
IRISPen
Mini IRISPen Express IRISPen Translator IRISPen Executive
Basic features Basic features Basic features Basic features
User interface in
15 languages User interface in 15 languages User interface in 15 languages User interface in 15 languages
47 recognition
languages
+ 4 languages in
Asian version
(*)
121 recognition
languages
+ 4 languages in
Asian version
(*)
121 recognition
languages
(**)
121 recognition
languages
+ 4 languages in
Asian version (*)
Programmable
pen buttons: 4
possible
operations
(simple click
only)
Programmable
pen buttons: 5
possible
operations
(simple click
only)
Programmable
pen buttons: 12
possible
operations
(simple and
double click)
Programmable
pen buttons: 13
possible
operations
(simple and
double click)
Customizable
hotkeys Customizable hotkeys Customizable hotkeys
Save default
settings Save default settings Save default settings
IRISPen Wizard IRISPen Wizard IRISPen Wizard

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Replace vertical
lines Replace vertical lines Replace vertical lines
Delimiters Delimiters
Multiline
scanning Multiline scanning
Speech synthesis Speech synthesis
Image
adjustment
Replace
character string
Customizable
character subset
Reading of
handprinting
Reading of
dotmatrix
Reading of
barcodes
Reading of
CMC7
Translation of
recognized data
(*) The Asian version of the IRISPen allows you to recognize 4 additional
languages: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
(**) No Asian version available.

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The pen scanner
The IRISPen 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 as a
start switch.
The two pen buttons are programmable.
When you press the IRISPen onto a piece of paper, you turn it on,
and when you lift the IRISPen away, the scanning ends. A green
beam lights up the text area as you scan it.
The OCR technology
The IRISPen integrates the latest OCR (Optical Character
Recognition) engine developed by I.R.I.S. It is able to recognize
lines of text with top accuracy in up to 125 languages. All
American and European languages are supported, including
Central-European languages. Greek, Turkish, the Cyrillic
("Russian") and the Baltic languages and Hebrew are also
supported. Optionally, the IRISPen reads Asian documents in
Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.
The IRISPen 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.

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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 application.
To scan the data with the IRISPen, you must simply slide the pen
scanner over the line of text or area.
Operate as follows:
•Hold the IRISPen like a pencil and place it a few millimeters
before the first characters or data to be recognized. The pen
scanner must be positioned so that the text line to be read is right
in the center of the scanning head, directly under the guide
line.
!Yellow is the IRISPen's invisible color. It cannot be picked up
by the scanner. Do not scan any data printed in yellow.
Also see: Learn how to... Scan from right to left, Scan vertical
text (optional), Scan negative images.
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.

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•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 hold the pen at the correct angle, otherwise the
data may not be scanned properly.
Correct position
Incorrect positions
•Once you have reached the end of the line, lift the IRISPen.
Make sure you lift it after the last character of the line.
! Do not scan a line longer than 12" (30.5 cm). The scanning
stops as soon as this line length is exceeded.
•Operate exactly the same way for the next line.
Also see: Learn how to... Scan multiple lines.
Tip:
Check the image you generate

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Use the Image Quality Check and the Scan Test windows (see: Starting
up, User interface) 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 printed matter as well as in PDF format for possible reprint (the
testsheet.pdf file is automatically installed in the installation folder).
THE STEPS TO FOLLOW...
Here are the main guidelines to follow for using your IRISPen.
Detailed instructions are provided later in this manual . Use the
Table of Contents and the Index at the end of the manual to find the
needed information.
1. Define your settings in the IRISPen application
Before you start using the IRISPen, you must tune the software.
Depending on the type of data you intend to read - text, barcodes,
dot matrix text, etc. - and in which language, you must select the
appropriate basic settings and if necessary, fine-tune these settings
via the frequent commands.
See: Basic settings and Frequent commands. Also refer to the
section Learn how to... for more details.
2. Open the target application and position your 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.
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application: either direct transfer or via the clipboard. See: Basic
settings, Target.
3. Take the original document and scan the data to be picked up
Get back to the document, magazine, etc. containing the data to be
transferred and scan the data with the pen scanner: simply slide
your pen over the text lines, images, etc. Scrupulously follow the
instructions given under: Introducing the IRISPen, How does it
work?. After each scan, the data instantly appears in the target
application.
Important tip:
Check the scanning quality
Check the quality of your first scans before you actually start with definitive
scanning. Use the Image Quality Check and the Scan Test windows (see:
Starting up, User interface) to judge the image quality and the recognition
results. If necessary, operate some image adjustments in the Scan Test
window..

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CHAPTER 2
INSTALLATION
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Here is the minimal system configuration required to use the
IRISPen:
•A Pentium-based Intel PC or compatible. A Pentium III-based
PC is recommended.
•64 MB RAM.
•100 MB of free hard disk space.
•The Windows Vista, XP or 2000 operating system.
•A free USB port to connect the IRISPen scanner.
•A Windows compatible sound card to use the Speech Synthesis
function of the IRISPen Executive. (For quality sound,
preference should be given to a 64-bit sound card. All Windows
compatible audio cards are supported).
INSTALLING THE IRISPEN SOFTWARE
The IRISPen package contains the pen scanner itself and a self-
running CD-ROM containing the IRISPen software. You must

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install the IRISPen software before you install or connect the pen
scanner.
Caution:
Please install the IRISPen software before connecting the pen scanner!
To install the software:
•First start your computer and log onto Windows.
Caution: You must log on as administrator or make sure you
have the necessary administration rights to install the software.
•Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
Users of Windows Vista:
Click on Run menu.exe to install the program, then follow the
on-screen instructions.
Users of Windows XP and Windows 2000:
Simply wait for the installation program to start running. Should
the installation not begin to run automatically, run the menu.exe
file located on the CD-ROM.
•Click on "IRISPen" to start the installation of the IRISPen
(additional software products from I.R.I.S. are proposed for
evaluation: Readiris Pro and Cardiris LE).
•Choose the installation language and click OK.
•Accept the terms of the license agreement.
•Installation options are offered. Select the required options and
click on Next each time you are ready to get to the next screen.

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Dictionaries
Do install the dictionaries as this improves the OCR accuracy.
Adobe Reader
If necessary, install the Adobe Reader software, which is
required to access the software documentation (the user's guide
is available in PDF format).
Speech synthesis
Select the language for the speech synthesis.
Caution:
Users of Windows XP must ignore the following message and
click on Continue Anyway to continue the installation
procedure:
•Users of Windows Vista must confirm the installation of the
device software by clicking on Install.
•When the installation is complete, click on Finish, then remove
the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
The submenu I.R.I.S. Applications - IRISPen under the
Windows Programs menu is created automatically by the
installation program.

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The installation program also creates a shortcut for the IRISPen
application on the Windows desktop.
INSTALLING THE PEN SCANNER
Once the IRISPen software installation is complete, you can install
the pen scanner.
To install the pen scanner:
•Plug the pen scanner USB cable into a free USB port of your
computer. A message confirms that the device has been installed.
Caution:
Users of Windows XP, Service Pack 2: the wizard offers to
search for more recent drivers on the Internet. Select "No, not
this time".