Kodak 1500 User manual

Image Processing for
Scanner 1500 and
Scanner 2500
User’s Guide
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Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................1
Features...........................................................................................2
Memory Requirements....................................................................3
ISIS Driver.............................................................................................5
Installation........................................................................................5
Scanner Settings Dialog Box...........................................................6
Buttons in the Scanner Settings Dialog Box.............................6
Mode.........................................................................................7
Dither.........................................................................................8
Dots per inch (Resolution) ........................................................9
Page Size..................................................................................9
Brightness...............................................................................10
Contrast...................................................................................11
Region Selection.....................................................................12
Area.........................................................................................12
Specifying an Area............................................................13
Kodak Scanner Special Features Dialog Box ...............................14
Buttons in the Kodak Scanner Special Features
Dialog Box...........................................................................16
Image Emphasis .....................................................................17
Noise Reduction......................................................................17
Gamma ...................................................................................18
Lamp.......................................................................................18

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Length Control.........................................................................18
Long Paper..............................................................................19
Detect Page Size ....................................................................20
Read Deskew Data.................................................................21
Detect Double Feed................................................................21
Slow Feeding ..........................................................................21
Mirror Image............................................................................22
Reverse Image........................................................................22
Remove Shadow.....................................................................22
Fit to Page...............................................................................22
White Level From Paper.........................................................23
Binary Mode Automatic Threshold..........................................24
Halftone Mode Automatic Separation .....................................24
Manual Feed Modes ...............................................................25
Download From File................................................................25
Scanner Information................................................................26
Barcode...................................................................................28
Setting up for Barcode Reading .......................................28
Detecting Patch Codes...........................................................31
Document Printer (Imprinter) ..................................................32
Printable Characters.........................................................32
Printing a Counter, Date, Time, or Fixed String................33
Printing Start Position.......................................................34
Setting up for Document Printing .....................................35
Counter.............................................................................36
Compression...........................................................................37

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TWAIN Data Source............................................................................38
Installation......................................................................................38
Kodak Twain Driver Dialog Box.....................................................39
Buttons in the Kodak Twain Driver Dialog Box.......................41
Side.........................................................................................42
Method....................................................................................42
Page........................................................................................42
Image Type .............................................................................43
Resolution (DPI)......................................................................43
Paper Size...............................................................................44
Creating a Custom Paper Size.........................................44
Detect Paper Size...................................................................45
Halftone (Dither)......................................................................46
Brightness...............................................................................47
Contrast...................................................................................48
Area.........................................................................................48
Sub Area .................................................................................49
Specifying an Area............................................................50
More Settings Dialog Box..............................................................51
Buttons in the More Settings Dialog Box ................................53
Automatic Threshold...............................................................53
White Level .............................................................................54
Gamma ...................................................................................55
Noise Reduction......................................................................55
Lamp.......................................................................................56

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Image Emphasis .....................................................................56
Scanner Status........................................................................57
Mirror Image............................................................................59
Reverse Image........................................................................59
Automatic Separation (Halftone Mode)...................................60
Remove Shadow.....................................................................60
Fit to Page...............................................................................61
Slow Feeding ..........................................................................61
Detect Paper Size...................................................................61
Detect Double Feed................................................................61
Stop at Skew...........................................................................62
Manual Feed...........................................................................62
Document Printer (Imprinter) ..................................................63
Printable Characters.........................................................63
Printing a Counter, Date, Time, or Fixed String................64
Printing Start Position.......................................................65
Setting up for Document Printing .....................................66
Counter.............................................................................67

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Introduction
Kodak’s low volume production scanners include image processing
technology that can improve image quality and sometimes make the
reproduction better than the original.
Kodak Digital Science ™ Scanner 1500 Kodak Digital Science ™ Scanner 2500
You can use the ISIS driver or TWAIN Data Source (both are available
on the CD that is included with the scanner) or
Kodak Digital Science
Low Volume Capture Software to enable image processing.
Many popular scanning applications are also compatible with these
scanners. However, other scanning applications may not be able to
access any or all of the image processing options.
Not all image processing features are available for each scanner or
each driver. Refer to the table on the following page for the features
available for each scanner.
NOTE: The scanned images used in this guide were selected for the
challenges presented to a typical scanner due to the low-
contrast characteristics of the images.

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Scanner 1500 Scanner 2500
Feature ISIS TWAIN ISIS TWAIN
Area
¥¥¥¥
Barcode
¥¥
Binary Mode / Automatic Threshold
¥¥¥¥
Brightness
¥¥¥¥
Compression
¥¥
Contrast
¥¥¥¥
Detect Double Feed
¥¥¥¥
Detect Page Size / Detect Paper Size
¥¥¥¥
Detecting Patch Codes
¥¥
Dither / Halftone
¥¥¥¥
Dots per inch / Resolution (DPI)
¥¥¥¥
Fit to Page
¥¥¥¥
Gamma
¥¥¥¥
Halftone Mode / Automatic Separation
¥¥¥¥
Image Emphasis
¥¥¥¥
Imprinter (Document Printer)
¥¥¥¥
Lamp (dropout lamp color)
¥¥
Length Control
¥¥
Long Paper
¥
Manual Feed
¥¥¥¥
Method
¥
Mirror Image
¥¥¥¥
Mode / Image Type
¥¥¥¥
Noise Reduction
¥¥¥¥
Page
¥¥
Page Size / Paper Size
¥¥¥¥
Read Deskew Data
¥¥
Region / Side Settings
¥¥¥¥
Remove Shadow
¥¥¥¥
Reverse Image
¥¥¥¥
Scanner Information / Scanner Status
¥¥¥¥
Side
¥¥
Slow Feeding
¥¥¥¥
Stop at Skew
¥
Sub Area
¥¥
White Level From Paper / White Level
¥¥¥¥

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Memory
Requirements The Scanner 1500 and the Scanner 2500 both have 8 MB of memory
already installed. This may be sufficient for your scanning needs.
Additional memory may be required, depending on the selected
resolution and paper size. You may add up to 64 MB more memory on
SIMM modules for a total of 72 MB. (Memory is available in 8, 16, or 32
MB modules. Obtain memory at a local retailer.) Up to two SIMM
modules can be installed for the required extended memory. Refer to
the scanner’s User’s Guide for information about installing memory.
The tables below and on the following page show how much memory
(in MB) you would need to add to scan a particular paper size at a
given resolution. (“0” means that no additional memory is required.)
Resolution A3 A4 A5 A6 B4 B5 B6 Ledger Legal Letter
100 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
300 dpi 16 8 0 0 8 0 0 16 8 8
400 dpi 24 8 0 0 16 8 0 24 16 8
500 dpi 40 16 8 0 32 16 8 40 24 16
Simplex Scanning
(8-bit)
600 dpi 64 32 16 8 48 24 8 64 40 32
Resolution A3 A4 A5 A6 B4 B5 B6 Ledger Legal Letter
100 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
300 dpi 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
400 dpi 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 8 0
500 dpi 16 8 0 0 16 8 0 16 8 8
Simplex Scanning
(4-bit)
600 dpi 32 16 8 0 24 8 0 32 16 16
Resolution A3 A4 A5 A6 B4 B5 B6 Ledger Legal Letter
100 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
300 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
400 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
500 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Simplex Scanning
(Binary)
600 dpi 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0

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Resolution A3 A4 A5 A6 B4 B5 B6 Ledger Legal Letter
100 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 dpi 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 8 0
300 dpi 32 16 8 0 24 8 0 32 16 16
400 dpi 56 24 8 0 40 16 8 56 32 24
500 dpi – 40 16 8 64 32 16 – 56 40
Duplex Scanning
(8-bit)
600 dpi – 64 32 16 – 48 24 – – 64
Resolution A3 A4 A5 A6 B4 B5 B6 Ledger Legal Letter
100 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
300 dpi 16 8 0 0 8 0 0 16 8 8
400 dpi 24 8 0 0 16 8 0 24 16 8
500 dpi 40 16 8 0 32 16 8 40 24 16
Duplex Scanning
(4-bit)
600 dpi 64 32 16 8 48 24 8 64 40 32
Resolution A3 A4 A5 A6 B4 B5 B6 Ledger Legal Letter
100 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
300 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
400 dpi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
500 dpi 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
Duplex Scanning
(Binary)
600 dpi 16 8 0 0 8 0 0 16 8 8