Penpower Technology WorldPenScan User manual

WorldPenScan
User Manual
Release: June, 2012
Version: 3.5tw

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Contents
Chapter 1 Product Introduction ................................................... 1-1
1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................1 - 1
1.2 Features .............................................................................................................1 - 1
Chapter 2 Getting Started ..............................................................................2-1
2.1 System Requirements ........................................................................................2 - 1
2.2 Hardware Specification .....................................................................................2 - 1
2.2.1 WorldPenScan .........................................................................................2 - 2
2.2.2 WorldPenScan Pro ..................................................................................2 - 2
2.3 Software Installation ..........................................................................................2- 3
2.4 Driver Installation ..............................................................................................2- 5
2.5 Running Penpower WorldPenScan ....................................................................2 - 6
Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings ...................................................................3 - 1
3.1 WorldPenScan Toolbar ......................................................................................3 - 1
3.2 Scan Text and Image .........................................................................................3 - 3
3.2.1 Text Mode ...............................................................................................3 - 3
3.2.2 Image Mode ............................................................................................3 - 3
3.3 Online Translation .............................................................................................3- 4
3.3.1 Dictionary ...............................................................................................3 - 4
3.3.2 Sentence Translation ...............................................................................3 - 5
3.4 Business Mode ..................................................................................................3 - 6
3.5 Original Image ...................................................................................................3 - 7
3.6 Bubble Window .................................................................................................3 - 8
3.6.1 Candidates ...............................................................................................3 - 8
3.6.2 Phrase Correction ....................................................................................3 - 9
3.6.3 Split Character ......................................................................................3-10
3.6.4 Merge Character....................................................................................3-10
3.6.5 Original Image ...................................................................................... 3-11
3.6.6 Punctuation ........................................................................................... 3-11
3.6.7 Previous Characters and Related Charactesrs .......................................3-12
3.6.8 Translation ............................................................................................3-13
3.7 Settings ............................................................................................................3-14
3.7.1 General Settings ....................................................................................3-14
3.7.2 Recognition Settings .............................................................................3-16
3.7.3 Business Mode ......................................................................................3-18

There may be newer versions of the software that was released during or after this prod-
uct’s manufacturing date. If the content in the User Manual differs from the on-screen
interface, please follow the instructions on the on-screen interface instead of the User
Manual.
3.8 Help .................................................................................................................3-19
3.9 About ...............................................................................................................3-19
Chapter 4 Penpower Voice Reader ...............................................................4 - 1
4.1 Open Penpower Voice Reader ...........................................................................4 - 1
4.2 Voice Reader Setting .........................................................................................4 - 2
4.3 Turn off Penpower Voice Reader .......................................................................4 - 2

Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1-1
Chapter 1 Product Introduction
1.1 Introduction
WorldPenScan, the best input device, scans and recognizes 193 languges and put the
scanned material into your computer via the USB interface. Whenever you come across
any particular words or sentences that you do not understand, WorldPenScan will scan
for you.
With an ergonomic design, WorldPenScan provides a comfortable handle which ts all
left and right-handed users. Scan away effortlessly with the transparent scan tip. Where
you see, where you scan.
1.2 Features
• The Best Input Device
Unlike the complicated process of the traditional scanner, WorldPenScan provides the
easiest way for inputting words. Multi-thread architecture allows you to scan continu-
ously without pause while recognition is being done on the y.
• Recognize 193 Languages
The WorldPenScan can scan and recognize 193 languages, including English, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplied Chinese, Traditional Chinese,
and etc. For the detailed recognition language list, please refer to the appendix.
• Automatic Tilt Calibration
Auto-detect and calibrate the tilt angle of the scanned pictures to improve the recogni-
tion accuracy.
• Online Translation
The manageable online translation menu is attached on the toolbar. You can see the
tranaslation result immediately.
• A Brand New Ergonomic Design
Provide a comfortable handle which ts all left and right-handed users. Scan away ef-
fortlessly with its transparent scan tip. Where you see, where you scan. The stand alone
USB cable can prevent cable damage and connection problems.

WorldPenScan
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• Scan Image
The new feature of scanning images lets you scan and save the important images into
MS Word les.
• Bubble Window
Bubble window offers you a non-interference environment. All scan results will di-
rectly transfer to the desired application. Bubble window pops up and provides online
translator, pronunciation, candidate words and related words whenever you need.
• Penpower Voice Reader
Penpower voice reader utilizes a state of the art text-to-speech technology, it reads in
uent Mandarin or Cantonese of any articles. You can use it as a tool for fast proof-
reading or in teaching the correct Mandarin/Cantonese pronunciation.
• Support Business Mode
The business mode supports the recognition of barcodes and fonts such as OCR-A/B,
and MICR fonts. With the business mode, you can scan and recognize barcodes and
numbers or characters on invoices, checks, bills, coupons, and ect.

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Chapter 2 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Getting Started
2.1 System Requirements
· Pentium II 300 CPU or above
· 512MB of RAM
· 650MB of available hard disk space
· Windows 7/Vista/XP OS
. CD-ROM Drive
· USB port
2.2 Hardware Specication
· Dimensions: 130mm x 37mm x 18.5mm
· Weight: 30g (excluding USB Adapter)
· Interface: USB 2.0
· Scanning speed: 15 cm/sec.·
· Character size: 5~22 pt

2-2 WorldPenScan
Function button:
While scanning text or images, clicking the function button will function as the
[Enter] key on the keyboard by default.
Note: The hardware pictures in the manual are for reference. The color of the hard-
ware may be different due to the version differences.
Tip: You can refer Section 3.7.1 to congure the function button as Enter, Tab, and-
Space.
Scan tip
Function Button
USB Port
Scan Button
2.2.2 WorldPenScan Pro
Scan tip
Function Button
Scan Button
USB Port
2.2.1 WorldPenScan

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Chapter 2 Getting Started
2.3 Software Installation
1. Insert the WorldPenScan setup CD into
the CD-ROM drive. The installation
program will start automatically. Click
[WorldPenScan] to install WorldPen-
Scan.
3. Click [Next] to install.
4. Please read the License Agreement, se-
lect [I accept the terms of the license
agreement] and click [Next] to con-
tinue.
2. Please select an installation language
and click [Next] to install.
Tip: WorldPenScan includes OCR and
Transtar. You can install them after
installing WorldPenScan.

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Note: When installing in the Windows 7
or Vista OS, the system may pop-up
a warning message twice. Please
select [Continue Anyway] to install
the driver.
7. When the installation is nished, please
restart your computer. Click [Finish] to
restart your computer.
5. Select a destination folder to install the
software to. Click [Next] to continue.
6. Choose the program folder that you
want to install WorldPenScan to. If
left as default, the software will create
a new folder for you. Click [Next] to
continue.

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Chapter 2 Getting Started
Note: When connecting the scan pen to another USB port, follow these same steps to
install again.
3. Click [Finish] to end the installation.
2.4 Driver Installation
1. Plug in the WorldPenScan pen into
your computer’s USB port and a win-
dow will appear. Select [No, not this
time] and click [Next] to continue.
Note: Some computers may shut down
accidentally after connection. This
is due to the lack of power to sup-
port several USB devices. To avoid
this problem, connect your World-
PenScan and other USB devices to
an extra-powered USB hub.
2. Select [Install the software automati-
cally] and click [Next] to continue.

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2.5 Running Penpower WorldPenScan
Go to [Start/All Programs/Penpower WorldPenScan/WorldPenScan] or double-
click the shortcut on the desktop to start the WorldPenScan toolbar.
When running the WorldPenScan for the rst time, a Registration Reminder will
appear. Please click on Register now to register and receive the warranty service. You
can also click Register later to close the reminder. When you need to register, click the
Tools button and select About from the toolbar and then click on Registration. If you've
registered, please click Already Registered.
Tip: If you do not need to be reminded again, you can check [Don’t show this regis-
tering window at startup].
A Scanning Guide will appear after the registration reminder. Use the WorldPen-
Scan as the guide directs.
Note: If you would not like to read the message again, you can check [Do not display
this scanning guide next time], and click [OK].

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Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings
Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings
Go to [Start/All Programs/Penpower WorldPenScan/WorldPenScan] or double-
click the shortcut on the desktop to start the WorldPenScan toolbar.
3.1 WorldPenScan Toolbar
1. Language Recognition: The WorldPenScan can recognize Traditional Chinese, Sim-
plied Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and more
text. Click to select the language you would like to scan.
Note: The Language Recognition must match the language of the content for optimal
accuracy.
2. Text mode: The [Text mode] is the default scan mode for scanning an article or
a sentence directly. The scanned word or sentence will be recognized and sent as typed
text to your computer. Please refer to 3.2.1 Text Mode for more detailed information.
3. Image mode: You can select [Image mode] in the drop-down menu from the but-
ton to scan images or text. They will be sent to your computer in image formats.
Please refer to 3.2.2 Image Mode for more detailed information.
Text mode\ Image mode
Language recognition
Tools Minimize to Tray Icon
Business mode*
Minimize
Voice Reader
Dictionary\ Sentence translation

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4. Dictionary: Selecting [Dictionary] in the drop-down menu from the button can
provide you the translation result of every scanned word. Please refer to 3.3 Online
Translation for more detailed information.
5. Sentence translation: Selecting [Sentence translation] in the drop-down menu from
the button will provide the translations of the sentences you scan. Please refer to 3.3
Online Translation for more detailed information.
6. Business Mode : You can select [Barcode], [MICR], or [OCR A/B] from Busi-
ness Mode. These modes allow you to scan barcodes, invoices, checks, bills, postal
codes, coupon numbers, and racing numbers. In order to have higher recognition accu-
racy, you may use the Business mode to recognize different documents. Please refer
to 3.4 Business Mode for more detailed information.
7. Voice Reader : Read aloud Chinese articles in Mandarin or Cantonese. Please re-
fer to Chapter 4 Penpower Voice Reader.
8. Tools : Provide Original Image, Bubble Window, Settings, Help and About
WorldPenScan.
. Original Image: Display the scanned image. See 3.5 Original Image.
. Bubble Window: Provide candidates, phrase correction, split character, merge
characters, original image, punctuation, previous characters, related characters and
translation. See 3.6 Bubble Window.
. Settings: Provide general, recognition, and business mode settings. See 3.7 Settings
for more detailed information.
. Help: Open this user manual.
. About: See the product information.
9. Minimize : Click to minimize the toolbar.
10. Minimize to Tray Icon : Click minimize the toolbar into a tray icon. Double-
click the tray icon on the bottom-right of the screen to open the toolbar. Double-click
to open the function menu.

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Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings
3.2 Scan Text and Image
3.2.1 Text Mode
When you want to scan an article or a sentence directly into your computer, you can
use [Text mode] :
1. Select [Text mode] in the drop-down menu from the button .
2. Select the language of the text that you want to scan from [Language recognition].
3. Open any word processor, for example Microsoft Word or WordPad, and then click
the location where you want to input.
4. Place a document on a at surface and place the scan tip at the front of your desired
scan area. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press
and drag the WorldPenScan pen in a straight line across the area like a highlighter.
During the scanning, please make sure the white auxiliary light is on.
5. Stop applying pressure to the pen to stop scanning. The text that the pen has scanned
will be displayed in your word processor immediately.
Note: WorldPenScan is able to scan and recognize one row of characters at a time.
Please place the scan tip arrow at the center of the line.
3.2.2 Image Mode
When you want to scan text or images into your computer in image formats, you can
use [Image mode] .
1. Select [Image mode] in drop-down menu from the button .
2. Open a word processor that is able to input images, for example Microsoft Word. Click
the location where you would like to input the scanned images.
3. Place a document on the a at surface and place the scan tip at the starting word or
picture. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the scan area, and then press and drag
the scan pen in a straight line like a highlighter. The white auxiliary light from the
scan tip indicates the pen is scanning.
4. Stop applying pressure to the scan pen to stop scanning. The scanned picture will be
displayed in your word processor in an image format.

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3.3 Online Translation
WorldPenScan provides online translation function to translate scanned words and
sentences by [Dictionary] and [Sentence Translation]. WorldPenScan collects the trans-
lations results from websites and display them in its translation window.
3.3.1 Dictionary
1. Select [Dictionary] in the drop-down menu from the button .
2. Select the language you want to translate from and the language you want to translate
to.
3. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag
the WorldPenScan pen in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the
scanning, please make sure the white auxiliary light is on.
4. Stop applying pressure to the scan pen to stop scanning. The word and its translation
result will be displayed in the window as below. At the bottom of the window, you
can see the source of the translation. If you scan more than one word, you can press
the [Function button] on the scan pen to see the translation of the next recognizable
word.
5. The translated word will also be shown in the search box. You can click to listen
to the pronunciation of this word or click to search for more information
on Google, Wikipedia, or YouTube. You can also type in the search bar to nd more
information.
Note: Please connect to the internet while using the online translation function.

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3.3.2 Sentence Translation
1. Select [Sentence translation] in the drop-down menu from the button .
2. Select the language you want to translate from and the language you
want to translate to .
3. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag
the WorldPenScan pen in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the
scanning, please make sure the white auxiliary light is on. The original image, scanned
sentence, and translation result will be displayed automatically in the window as be-
low.
4. You can click to delete the contents, click to send the scanned text out by
e-mail, and click to listen to the pronunciation.
Tip: You can select words in the sentence and see their translations.

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3.4 Business Mode
The Business Mode allows you to scan barcodes, invoices, checks, bills, postal codes,
coupon numbers and racing numbers etc.
The fonts that the Business Mode supports are OCR A, OCR B, MICR, and other
fonts as the samples below:
The barcodes that the Business Mode supports are Codabar, Code 128, Code 39, Code
93, EAN 8, EAN 13, IATA 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5,
Patch, PostNet, UCC-128, UPC-A and UPC-E.
In order to have higher recognition accuracy, you may use the [Business Mode] to
recognize these fonts:
1. Select [Barcode], [MICR], or [OCR A/B] in the drop-down menu from the but-
ton .
Note: For higer recognition accuracy, before you start the Business Mode, please select
the font that you want to scan in [Tools] \ [Settings] \ [Business Mode]. Please
refer to 3.7.2 Recognition Settings.
2. Open your application or any word processor, for example Microsoft Word. Click the
location where you would like to input the scanned text or numbers.
3. Place a document on a at surface and place the scan tip at the front of your desired
scan area. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press
and drag the WorldPenScan pen in a straight line across the area like a highlighter.
During the scanning, please make sure the white auxiliary light is on.
4. Stop applying pressure to the pen to stop scanning. The scanned text or numbers are
displayed in your application or word processor immediately.
Note 1: When scanning barcodes, please aim WorldPenScan at the upper side of
barcodes, not at the center, to have higher recognition accuracy.
Tip: You can select a range of your desired scan document in the Settings to have
higher recognition accuracy. Please refer to 3.7.3 Recognition Settings.
OCR A: 0123ABCabc
OCR B:
MS Gothic: 0123ABCabc
MICR :

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Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings
3.5 Original Image
Click [Tools] button and select the [Original Image] option from the drop-down
menu to open the [Original Image] window. After scanning, the [Original Image] win-
dow displays the scanned image. You can check the scanned image to compare with the
original text. This can help you improving your scan technique for more accurate recog-
nition results.
Tip: You can right click on the original image to save the image to .bmp or .pcx le.