Kodak i100 Series User manual

i100 Series Scanners
Image Processing Guide
User’s Guide
A-61517

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1 Introduction
Kodak i100 Series Scanners
The Kodak i100 Series Scanners are
low-volume production scanners
which include image processing
technology, can improve image
quality and sometimes make the
reproduction better than the original.
You can use the applications based on the ISIS Driver or TWAIN Data
source to enable image processing (both are available on the CD
included with the scanner). Kodak Capture Software is also available as
a choice for your scanning application.
Other popular scanning applications are also compatible with these
scanners, however, these applications may not be able to access all of
the image processing options. Refer to your application vendor’s
documentation for specific information.
The features The following configurations of the i100 Series Scanners are available.
♦ Kodak i150 Scanner desktop simplex color scanner with an
automatic document feeder that runs at 40 pages per minute at 200
dpi, landscape orientation.
♦ Kodak i160 Scanner desktop duplex color scanner with an
automatic document feeder that runs at 40 pages per minute at 200
dpi, landscape orientation.

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About this manual This manual provides the following:
Chapter 1, Introduction includes a brief summary of the Kodak i100
Series Scanners, a list of features available for each scanner and the
support drivers.
Chapter 2, Best Practices includes information to use when setting up
applications, recommendations on how to handle jam recoveries,
controlling print strings, electronic color drop-out and much more.
Chapter 3, Using the TWAIN Data source information on using the
dialog boxes presented by the TWAIN Data source and an explanation
of the fields on each tab.
Chapter 4, Using the ISIS Driver information on using the dialog
boxes presented by the ISIS Driver and an explanation of fields on each
dialog box.
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.
Supporting
documentation
The following documentation supports the Kodak i100 Series Scanners.
These publications are available on the CD that came with your scanner,
or go to www.kodak.com/go/DI to download a PDF file.
User’s Guide, A-61514 provides information and procedures for
using the Kodak i100 Series Scanner.
Quick Tips Guide, A-61515 intended to be used as a quick reference
for basic scanner use.
Kodak Imaging Guide Set Instructions, A-61524 provides instructions
for installing the imaging guides.

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Image outputs i100 Series Scanners can return bi-tonal, grayscale or color images to
the host. Below is a description of the valid combinations.
The i150 Scanner is a simplex scanner. This means that only one side of
the document may be captured.
The i160 Scanner is a duplex scanner. This means both the front and
the rear side of each document may be captured. For each side
captured, the scanner can be configured to return either one or two
images per side:
• Single output (one image per side): bi-tonal/binary, grayscale, or
color.
• Simultaneous output (two images per side): bi-tonal and color or
bi-tonal and grayscale.
The host application controls which of these images is transferred to the
host to be stored as an image file. An example of simultaneous output
where all four images are returned to the host would create the following
four files:
• Front bi-tonal/binary: FB.tif. This image file represents the
contents of the front side of the document using one-bit per pixel.
• Front color: FC.jpg. This image file represents the contents of the
front side of the document using 24-bits per pixel.
• Rear bi-tonal/binary: RB.tif. This image file represents the contents
of the rear side of the document using one-bit per pixel.
• Rear color: RC.jpg. This image file represents the contents of the
rear side of the document using 24-bits per pixel.
NOTE: Actual file formats are determined by the host application.

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These image files can be controlled through the application
independently.
FB.tif (front bi-tonal) FC.jpg (front color) RB.tif (rear bi-tonal) RC.jpg (rear color)
Another example of a simultaneous output where all four images are
returned to the host would create the following four files:
• Front grayscale: FG.jpg. This image file represents the contents of
the front side of the document using 8-bits per pixel.
• Front bi-tonal/binary: FB.tif. This image file represents the
contents of the front side of the document using 1-bit per pixel.
• Rear grayscale: RG.jpg. This image file represents the contents of
the rear side of the document using 8-bits per pixel.
• Rear bi-tonal/binary: RB.tif. This image file represents the contents
of the rear side of the document using 1-bit per pixel.
NOTE: Actual file formats are determined by the host application.

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These image files can be controlled through the application
independently.
FG.jpg (front
grayscale)
FB.tif (front
bi-tonal/binary)
RG.jpg (rear
grayscale)
RB.tif (rear
bi-tonal/binary)

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2 Best Practices
This chapter provides you with recommendations for program
logic, which will allow you to interact efficiently with the i100
Series Scanner. This high-level information is not intended to be
used as a programming guide. The following information is
provided in this chapter:
• Basic image capture
• Controlling image transfer order – switching between
color/grayscale and bi-tonal
• Jam recovery
• Image file storage locations
• Bar code recognition
• Controlling print strings
• Electronic color dropout (form design, dropout colors)
• Available image header information and its uses
• Zone processing (re-combining images, especially for viewing)
NOTE: The term host refers to either the driver or application.
Basic image capture Basic image capture is the high-level logic flow for retrieving images
from the scanner.
Follow this sequence to scan documents:
• setup the scanner
• enable scanning
• initiate polling
• feed documents
• disable scanning

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Scanner setup To setup the scanner:
1. Setup your scanner operating conditions:
• simplex/duplex
• image order
• transport timeout
• transport timeout response
• length detection status and response
• multi-feed detection status and response
• page-on-demand or batch count mode
• starting document count
• Energy Star timeout
• confirmation tone
For information on programming these conditions, see Chapters
3 or 4 (depending on your driver). For other vendor tool kits, refer
to their documentation.
2. Select your color table as appropriate for color document
scanning. See Chapters 3 or 4 (depending on your driver). For
other vendor tool kits, refer to their documentation.
3. Determine if any changes to the Image Processing parameters
need to be made for the current application.
NOTE: This check needs to occur for up to four separate images
from the six available options depending on your
application: Front Color, Front Bi-tonal, Front Grayscale,
Rear Color, Rear Bi-tonal, Rear Grayscale.
Image Processing parameter changes remain in effect until one
of the following conditions occur:
• The scanner is powered down using the power switch.
• New imaging parameters are sent from the host.
4. Prepare documents according to the instructions found in the
Kodak i100 Series Scanners, User’s Guide.

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Enable scanning The host must issue a Scan command to enable scanning before
documents can be transported through the scanner. If scanning has
not been enabled, the feeder and transport system will not turn on.
Initiate polling Initiate host system polling of the scanner to ensure scanned
document images are transferred from the image buffer to the host
system. Polling should continue until scanning is disabled.
For more information see the sections entitled, “Controlling
image transfer order” and “Image header information” later in this
chapter.
Feed documents Feed documents according to the instructions found in the Kodak
i100 Series Scanners, User's Guide.
Disable scanning Scanning is disabled to allow the host to download configuration/
setup changes between jobs and to handle certain types of errors.
Scanning is also disabled when one of the following conditions
occur:
• The scanner is first powered on using the power switch.
• A 1394 bus device Reset command is executed.
• A scanner-unique End-of-Job command is issued by the host
computer.
• Transport timeout is set to End-of-Job.
• An error occurs requiring fault recovery.
NOTE: When scanning is disabled, documents cannot be scanned
until the host enables scanning.