IRIScan Book 5 Instruction manual

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This Quick User Guide helps you get started with the IRIScan™ Book 5scanner.
This scanner is supplied with the software applications Readiris™ Pro,
IRISCompressor™ Pro and InstantResult™ (Windows only). For detailed
information about their full range of features, consult the latest User Guides on
www.irislink.com/support.
The descriptions in this guide are based on the Windows 7, Mac OS Sierra and iOS
8 Operating Systems. Please read this guide before operating this scanner and its
software. All information is subject to change without prior notice.
Table of Contents
1. Prepare the Scanner
2. Choose the Scanner Settings
3. Scan Documents
4. Transfer Scanned Documents to your Computer/Tablet
5. Scan Images, Edit them, Convert them into Editable Text
and Save them with InstantResult™ (Windows only)
6. Technical Info
7. Troubleshooting Info

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1. Prepare the Scanner
Insert the included microSD card
1. Insert the microSD card gently into the card slot until the card is latched.
Note: on a Windows PC, the IRIScan™ Book 5 can also be used without microSD
card with the InstantResult™software. See section 6. Scan Images, Edit them,
Convert them into Editable Text and Save them with InstantResult™ (Windows only).

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2. Choose the Scanner Settings
Note: before you try to access the scanner settings, make sure the provided
microSD card is inserted in the card slot.
Scanner Settings
To access the scanner settings:
1. Press the On/Off button for 2 seconds to power on the scanner.
The display lights up.
2. The scanner settings are available
by using the Up/Resolution , Down/JPG/ PDF buttons
and/or
through the Menu button:
Menu Options

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Overview of the Scanner Settings
Scanner Settings
Icon
Description
MicroSD card
Menu option
Transfer your scans via the
provided micro SD card.
You can, also, transfer them
via the provided micro USB
cable.
PC mode
Menu option
PC mode is available only
when you connect the micro
USB cable to your computer.
See Scanning documents
while using the micro USB
cable.
Color
Color
B&W
Color choice on the display
Menu option
Scan images in color or black-
and-white (grey levels).
Output format of your
scanned file
JPG
PDF
Multi-PDF
Button and output format choice on the display
Menu option
Save your images as JPG
images, PDF files or Multi-
PDF files.

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Resolution
300 DPI
600 DPI
1200 DPI
Button and resolution choice on the display
Menu option
Scan images in a resolution of
300, 600 or 1200 DPI.
300 dpi is ideal if you want to
convert your scans into
editable text on PC with the
InstantResult™software.
600 and 1200 dpi are mostly
used to scan photos.
Encryption
Menu option
IRIScan™Book can save
images as encrypted files.
That way the files can only be
read on a computer if you
connect the scanner to it. The
files will not be readable
directly on the microSD card.
By default, files are not
encrypted. To encrypt a file,
select and then .
Date and Time
Menu option
With this setting you can add
date and time info to your
scans.
The date and time are also
shown on the display.
Card formatting
Menu option
With this setting you can
format the microSD card and
delete its content when the
card is full.
Note: formats the card.
does not format the
card.

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Modify the settings
To modify the resolution and the output file format by using the
buttons
Press the corresponding buttons repeatedly to select the desired option.
The change is displayed each time.
To modify the settings within the menu:
Press the Menu button.
Navigate through the option groups with the Up/Resolution and
Down/JPG/ PDF arrows and press the Enter button.
To select an option, press the Enter button again.
To go back to the display, press the Menu button.

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3. Scan Documents
1. Press the On/Off button for 2 seconds to power on the scanner.
2. Place your scanner at the top of the page you want to scan.
3. Press the Scan button once. The Scan led lights up.
4. Slide the scanner slowly and steadily over the page.
Tip: hold the document steady with one hand while scanning.
5. When you have reached the bottom of the page, press the Scan button again
to stop scanning.
Note: in case an error occurs during scanning - when scanning too fast or
not levelly for instance - the ERROR led lights up. See the section
Troubleshooting Info for help.
To create multi-page PDF's:
1. Press the Down/JPG/ PDF button until the Multi-PDF format is displayed.
2. Press the Scan button.
3. Scan your page.
4. Press the Scan button again to stop scanning.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 for any additional pages you want to add in your multi-page
PDF.
6. When finished scanning, leave the multi-page pdf mode and access the multi-
page document by pressing the Down/JPG/ PDF button again.
7. A quick preview of the document is displayed for a few seconds.

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Scanning Tip:
When you're scanning a small, thick book it may occur that the margin is too narrow
and you're not able to scan the entire text.
To solve this problem, place the scanner at the bottom of the page, turn it upside
down and scan upwards. You'll notice that the scanner's right margin is smaller than
the left.
To check your scanned documents:
1. Press the Playback button.
2. Press the Up/Resolution and Down/JPG/ PDF arrows to find the
scanned image you want to check.
3. Press the Enter button to confirm your choice and zoom the
scanned image.
4. To navigate through the zoomed image, use the Up/Resolution and
Down/JPG/ PDF arrows and the Move Right button.
Note that each time you press the Enter button, you increase the zoom levels
(up to x8).
5. To go back to the menu, press again the Enter button.
Scanning documents while using the micro USB cable
The provided micro USB cable can be used to
Charge your scanner
Transfer your scans to your computer/tablet
Use the InstantResult™ software (Windows only).
Scanning documents is possible even when your scanner battery is off and you
charge it with the provided micro USB cable.
When you connect the micro USB cable to your computer, your scanner enters into
the PC mode.

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To start the scanning process:
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Press the Enter button
3. Use the Up/Resolution and Down/JPG/ PDF arrows to select the 1st
mode (SD/scan) option.
4. Press the Enter button
5. Press the Scan button and start scanning.
6. When finished, press the Scan button again.

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4. Transfer Scanned Documents to your
Computer/Tablet
There are two ways to transfer scanned documents to your computer: by using the
micro USB cable or by using the microSD card adapter.
Using the provided micro USB cable (Windows and Mac
OS)
1. Power on the IRIScan™ Book.
2. Plug in the provided micro USB cable in both the IRIScan™ Book and your
computer.
3. The card memory containing your documents is displayed on your computer.
Example image for Windows
4. Open the card memory and move your documents to your computer. The
documents are located in the folder DCIM\100Media of the removable disk.

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Using the microSD card adapter (Windows, Mac OS and
Tablet)
1. Press the microSD card to unlatch it. Then remove it from the card slot.
2. Insert it in the provided microSD card adapter.
3. Insert the adapter into the SD card slot on your computer. If you cannot use
the microSD card adapter, you can insert it in a memory card reader (not
included) to connect it to your device.
4. The card memory containing your documents is displayed on your device.
Example image for iOS
5. Open the card memory and move your documents to your device. The
documents are located in the folder DCIM\100Media of the removable disk.
Once you've transferred your documents to your Windows PC or Mac, they can be
processed with Readiris™ Pro.
For information on how to process your documents with Readiris™ Pro see the
complete User Guide on www.irislink.com/support.

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5. Scan Images, Edit them, Convert them into
Editable Text and Save them with
InstantResult™ (Windows only)
With InstantResult™ you can use the IRIScan™ Book 5 even without microSD
card. You simply connect it to a Windows PC using the included micro USB cable.
More importantly, you can
convert your scanned documents into editable text;
perform editing actions such as image rotation, cropping, etc.;
save them as non-editable (image files) or editable files (Word, PDF, etc.).
Install InstantResult™
1. Open your internet browser and go to www.irislink.com/start.
2. Scroll down to IRIScan™ Book 5.
3. Click Download to download the software.
4. Go to the location where you downloaded the software and run the installation
file.
5. Click InstantResult™ and follow the on-screen instructions.
6. Click Finish to complete the installation.

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Using InstantResult™ to scan
1. Connect the IRIScan™ Book 5to your Windows PC using the included micro
USB cable.
2. Press the On/Off button for 2 seconds to power on the scanner.
Make sure the following icon appears on the display:
3. Start InstantResult™ from the Windows Start menu.
4. Place the scanner at the top of the document to scan.
5. Press the Scan button once. The Scan led lights up.
6. Slide the scanner slowly and steadily over the page.
Your scanned image is instantly displayed in the InstantResult™screen.
7. When you have reached the bottom of the page, press the Scan button again
to stop scanning.

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Using InstantResult™ to convert your scanned files into
editable text
Before scanning an image, select the language of the text of your document.
1. Click the Settings button.
2. Click the OCR tab
oSelect the language(s) of the text to recognize (you can select up to 8
languages).
oClick OK.
3. To scan your images, follow the 4-7 steps of the section Using InstantResult™
to scan.

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Using InstantResult™ to edit your scanned files
Edit the image file you've just scanned with the editing toolbar.
Click the button to import existing image files (.TIF, .TIFF, .JPG, .JPEG,
.BMP, .PNG, .J2K, .J2C).
Note: multi-page files and PDFs are not supported with this button.
Using InstantResult™ to save your (recognized) scanned
files
Once you've transferred your documents to your Windows PC or Mac, they can be
processed with Readiris™ Pro.
For information on how to process your documents with Readiris™ Pro see the
complete User Guide on www.irislink.com/support

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6. Technical Info
Minimum System Requirements Windows PC
Operating
System
Windows 10, 8.0-8.1-7, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows
Vista (no driver installation required)
CPU
Pentium IV or equivalent
RAM
1 GB
HD space
1 GB
Hardware
1 free USB port
Minimum System Requirements Mac OS
Operating
System
Mac OS Yosemite10.10, El Capitan 10.11 and Sierra 10.12 (no
driver installation required)
CPU
Intel processor
RAM
1 GB
HD space
1 GB
Hardware
1 free USB port
Scanner Specifications
Image sensor
A4 Color Contact Image Sensor
Resolution
300 dpi (default), 600 dpi, 1200 dpi
Maximum scanning speed
+- 3 seconds for A4 300 dpi color
Capacity (based on 2 GB microSD
card*)
*The number of scans may vary
depending on the content complexity.
300 dpi
600 dpi
1200 dpi
Color
1600
600
190
Mono
2000
800
190
Scan width
216mm
Scan length
1200mm
File format
JPG / PDF / Multi-PDF
Display panel
1.5" color LCD
USB Port
USB 2.0 high speed
External memory
MicroSD card (TF Card) up to 32 or 64
GB
Integrated battery
(800mA) Li-iON battery
Certifications
1.For unit: CE/LVD/EMC/RoHS/FCC/MIC
Japan Radio law

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2.For Lithium-iON battery:
CE/38.3/FCC/UL/IEC62133
7. Troubleshooting Info
Problem
Cause
Solution
I cannot turn on the
scanner.
Low battery power.
Connect the scanner to a
PC.
Charge the scanner with an
external power adapter.
Pictures cannot be saved
after I've scanned them.
There's no microSD card in
the card slot.
The microSD card is full.
Insert a microSD card.
Move the images from the
microSD card to your
computer to clear storage
space on the card.
To format the card and
delete its content:
1. Press the On/Off
button for 2 seconds
to power on the
scanner.
2. Press the Menu
button.
3. Go to the 2/3 option
group and select the
SD formatting
option.
4. Select this option to
delete the content of
the microSD card.
My computer does not
recognize the scanner
when I connect it.
Connection failure.
Make sure both ends of the
USB cable are connected
securely.
Use only the provided
micro USB cable.
My scanner generates
blurry images.
The scanner lens is
probably dirty.
Clean the lens with a soft
dry cloth.

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ERROR is displayed
when scanning a
document.
You're sliding the scanner
too quickly over your
documents.
Press the Scan button to
scan your document again,
steadily and slowly.
All the scanner buttons
are blocked.
Multi PDF mode
Press the Down/JPG/ PDF
button until JPG or PDF
mode is displayed.
Should you experience issues when using IRIScan™ Book 5, consult the Frequently
Asked Questions on our website or contact Technical Support at
www.irislink.com/support/iriscanbook5.