piQx Imaging Xcanex XC-1B User manual

USER’S MANUAL
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Model: XC-1B

XC-1B User’s Manual Ver 1.3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GETTING STARTED.................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 ITEMS IN THE PACKAGE........................................................................................................................................1
1.2 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................2
1.3 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................3
1.3.1 Option A: Attaching to stand .....................................................................................................................3
Unfolding the stand.............................................................................................................................................................3
Adjusting length of elastic strap...........................................................................................................................................4
Placing scanner on the stand ...............................................................................................................................................4
Securing the Flexi hook........................................................................................................................................................5
Fastening the elastic strap...................................................................................................................................................5
1.3.2 Option B: Attaching to laptop PC ...............................................................................................................6
Measure depth of laptop.....................................................................................................................................................6
Adjusting length of elastic strap...........................................................................................................................................6
Pasting Hook tape on laptop................................................................................................................................................7
Placing scanner on laptop....................................................................................................................................................7
Securing the Flexi hook........................................................................................................................................................8
Securing the elastic Strap ....................................................................................................................................................8
Fine adjustment to elastic strap positioning.........................................................................................................................9
1.4 PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................................................................................10
1.5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................................11
1.6 LAUNCHING PERFECAPTURE,BCO AND SWITCHING XCANEX LED ON/OFF FOR LIGHTING PURPOSES ................................13
2. PREREQUISITES BEFORE USING...........................................................................................................................14
2.1 POSITIONING THE XCANPAD .............................................................................................................................14
2.1.1 With XCANEX attached to stand ..............................................................................................................14
2.1.2 With XCANEX attached to laptop .............................................................................................................14
2.1.3 XCANPAD foot setup (for placement on laptop keyboard) ........................................................................15
2.2 AIMING THE CAMERA........................................................................................................................................15
2.2.1 Adjusting height......................................................................................................................................15
2.2.2 Adjusting angle .......................................................................................................................................16
2.3 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT....................................................................................................................................17
Normal mode....................................................................................................................................................................17
Gloss mode.......................................................................................................................................................................17
Document placement when auto document orientation is OFF ..........................................................................................18
3. BASICS AND FEATURES........................................................................................................................................19
3.1 USER INTERFACE LAYOUT ...................................................................................................................................19
3.1.1 Panels and icons......................................................................................................................................19
Main panel........................................................................................................................................................................19
Preview panel ...................................................................................................................................................................20
Edit panel..........................................................................................................................................................................20
Thumbnail panel ...............................................................................................................................................................21
Settings panel ...................................................................................................................................................................21
Video settings...............................................................................................................................................................21
Scan settings ................................................................................................................................................................22
Languages ....................................................................................................................................................................24
3.2 SCAN &MANAGE ............................................................................................................................................25
3.2.1 Selecting operation modes ......................................................................................................................25
3.2.2 Selecting preview screen orientation........................................................................................................25
3.2.3 Starting a scan ........................................................................................................................................26
Starting a scan manually....................................................................................................................................................26
Starting a scan automatically.............................................................................................................................................26
Starting a scan by fixed interval timer ................................................................................................................................26
Scan Indicators..................................................................................................................................................................27
3.2.4 The thumbnail display & Page Manager ..................................................................................................28
Managing your pages ........................................................................................................................................................28

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3.2.5 Edit mode features ..................................................................................................................................29
Zooming, panning & orientating ........................................................................................................................................29
Marquee & crop................................................................................................................................................................29
Digital highlighter..............................................................................................................................................................30
Switching between document and photo enhancement modes..........................................................................................30
Defining document corners manually ................................................................................................................................31
Removing finger images manually .....................................................................................................................................34
3.2.6 Saving and using scans............................................................................................................................35
Saving as various file formats.............................................................................................................................................35
Direct paste text or graphics to other applications .............................................................................................................36
3.2.7 Using the Canvas.....................................................................................................................................36
Launching the Canvas........................................................................................................................................................36
The Canvas panel ..............................................................................................................................................................37
Picking the desired data ....................................................................................................................................................37
Rotate, resize and move the data blocks ............................................................................................................................40
Saving the picked data.......................................................................................................................................................41
3.2.8 Changing frequently used scan settings using Fast settings......................................................................41
4. SCANNING SHEET DOCUMENTS ..........................................................................................................................44
4.1 SHEET SCANNING MODE....................................................................................................................................44
4.2 DOCUMENT PLACEMENT ON XCANPAD ...............................................................................................................44
4.3 SCANNING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS (DUO /QUAD MODE) .........................................................................................45
4.4 FLATTENING DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................................................................45
4.4.1 Using fingers to flatten document............................................................................................................45
4.4.2 Precautions on finger placement .............................................................................................................46
4.5 SCANNING GLOSSY DOCUMENTS..........................................................................................................................48
4.6 SCANNING STAPLED DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................49
4.6.1 Orientation of document .........................................................................................................................49
4.6.2 Flattening corner fold ..............................................................................................................................50
4.6.3 Aligning pages.........................................................................................................................................51
4.7 SCANNING LARGE SIZED DOCUMENTS (E.G.NEWSPAPER)..........................................................................................52
4.7.1 Example 1 ...............................................................................................................................................52
4.7.2 Example 2 ...............................................................................................................................................56
4.8 SCANNING RECEIPTS AND SMALL DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................60
5. SCANNING BOOKS...............................................................................................................................................61
5.1 SELECTING BOOK SCANNING MODE......................................................................................................................61
5.2 PLACING &ORIENTATING THE BOOK.....................................................................................................................61
5.3 PREVIEW ORIENTATION .....................................................................................................................................63
5.4 POSITIONING THE PAGE .....................................................................................................................................63
5.5 METHODS TO FLATTEN BOOK PAGE ......................................................................................................................64
5.5.1 Finger placement ....................................................................................................................................64
5.5.2 Thin side, center and thick side pages ......................................................................................................65
5.5.3 Fragile or tightly bound books .................................................................................................................66
5.5.4 Thin & wide materials (E.g. Magazines) ...................................................................................................66
5.5.5 Glossy pages ...........................................................................................................................................67
5.6 MODES FOR SCANNING RANDOM AND CONTIGUOUS PAGES .......................................................................................68
5.7 SCANNING MULTIPLE CONTIGUOUS PAGES.............................................................................................................69
5.8 INSERTING PAGES IN BETWEEN THUMBNAILS ..........................................................................................................71
5.9 SCANNING RANDOM PAGES................................................................................................................................71
5.10 SCANNING PAGES WITHOUT FULL BLEED PRINTING (EDGE PRINTING) ...........................................................................72
5.11 SCANNING FULL BLEED PRINTED PAGES (E.G.MAGAZINES) ........................................................................................72
5.12 SCANNING BOOK OR MAGAZINE COVERS ...............................................................................................................73
6. SCANNING BUSINESS CARDS...............................................................................................................................74
6.1 SELECTING BUSINESS CARD SCANNING MODE .........................................................................................................74
6.2 CARD PLACEMENT............................................................................................................................................75
6.2.1 Card positioning on XCANPAD .................................................................................................................75
6.2.2 Card placement near XCANPAD’s folding line...........................................................................................76

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6.3 MULTI-CARD SCANNING ....................................................................................................................................76
6.4 BUSINESS CARD ORGANIZER (BCO)......................................................................................................................77
Data display & search........................................................................................................................................................78
7. DOCUMENT CAMERA..........................................................................................................................................79
7.1 SELECTING DOCUMENT CAMERA MODE ................................................................................................................79
7.2 SELECTING CAMERA RESOLUTION.........................................................................................................................79
7.3 ZOOMING AND PANNING ...................................................................................................................................80
7.4 SWITCH TO FULL SCREEN VIEW............................................................................................................................80
7.5 SNAPSHOT CAPTURE .........................................................................................................................................81
8. VIDEO RECORDING..............................................................................................................................................82
8.1 SELECTING VIDEO RECORDING MODE ...................................................................................................................82
8.2 SELECTING CAMERA RESOLUTION.........................................................................................................................82
8.3 RECORDING ....................................................................................................................................................83
9. USING XCANEX AS WEB CAMERA........................................................................................................................84
10. APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................................................85
10.1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................................................................................85
10.1.1 Laser compliance and precaution ........................................................................................................85
Label for laser compliance .................................................................................................................................................85
10.1.2 Safety measures..................................................................................................................................85
10.2 DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS .....................................................................................................................................86
10.2.1 Hardware specifications......................................................................................................................86
10.2.2 Software specifications .......................................................................................................................86
10.3 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS......................................................................................................................................87

Getting Started
XC-1B User’s Manual Ver 1.3
GETTING STARTED

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1. GETTING STARTED
1.1 Items in the Package
Main Unit Stand
USB Cable Hook Tape Installer DVD
XCANPAD
(For use with
laptops of depth >
10 inches only)
Long elastic strap

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1.2 Introduction
USB Connector Video Light
Camera Window Flexi Hook
Laser Window Hook Tape
Xenon Flash Elastic Strap
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
XCANEX parts
Main Unit
Back view
Front view
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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1.3 Mechanical Installation
Installation Options
Option A Option B
Attach to Stand Attach to Laptop / Notebook PC
1.3.1 Option A: Attaching to stand
Unfolding the stand
Pull stand upwards from base Opened condition
OR
Stand is designed
to be slanted
Do not force to
upright position!

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Adjusting length of elastic strap
Detach strap from Hook tape Elastic strap
Rear side of scanner
Placing scanner on the stand
Ensure Flexi hook goes over the top of
stand
Elastic strap
Ensure Strap is
fastened at
position “10”

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Securing the Flexi hook
Fastening the elastic strap
Bend hook firmly downwards
Hold stand and scanner together when
bending
Ensure minimum gap between hook
and stand
Pull elastic
strap down
Hook tape
Strap firmly
secured on
Hook tape
Installation is complete

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1.3.2 Option B: Attaching to laptop PC
Measure depth of laptop
(supports attachment to laptop with depth between 8.2 and 11 inches only)
Adjusting length of elastic strap
9.5 inches (Example)
9.5 inches
Unwrap strap
Rear side of scanner
Elastic strap
Detach strap from hook tape
Ensure Strap is fastened at position
corresponding to measured laptop’s depth
9.5 inches (for laptop in this example)
Numbers corresponds to depth of laptop in
INCHES
Laptop
Hook tape
For laptop depths of 10 inches or
more, please perform the procedure under
“Check the distance between edge of laptop’s
lid and scanner” on page 10 to ensure belt
tightness does not exceed the appropriate
level (due to laptop’s thickness)

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Pasting Hook tape on laptop
To ensure full taping strength, wait for at least 60 minutes before
attaching elastic strap to Hook tape
Placing scanner on laptop
Bottom Right
Side of laptop
Hook tape
Ensure surface is clean
Laptop foot
Paste tape firmly as close as
possible to the rear edge of
laptop
Flip laptop over
Place Flexi hook over
laptop screen
Elastic strap
Flexi hook
Ensure edge of
scanner is aligned
with edge of laptop

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Securing the Flexi hook
Securing the elastic Strap
Before performing this, ensure a minimum of 60 minutes has passed since pasting of Hook
tape below laptop
Press scanner
and screen
together when
bending
Bend hook firmly downwards
Ensure minimum
gap between hook
and screen
Stretch
Place laptop corner
outside desk edge
Secure strap to hook
tape below

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Securing the elastic Strap
Fine adjustment to elastic strap positioning
- This simple procedure prevents over/under tightening due to various laptop thicknesses and
Hook tape pasting position:
Unhooking scanner from laptop’s lid
Unhook
by shifting
& lifting
scanner
Installation is complete
Place scanner
on laptop’s lid
& release
Keep elastic strap fastened

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Check the distance between edge of laptop’s lid and scanner
If the standard pre-attached elastic strap on XCANEX is unable to achieve the recommended A
distance of 1 inch (possible for laptops with depth >10 inches), replace the standard strap with the
“long elastic strap” provided in the package.
1.4 PC System Requirements
Important for ensuring scanning speed performance
Recommended
Intel®Core™i5 (2.4GHz) or AMD Phenom™II X4 processor
Windows®7 OS
4 GB Memory
4GB Free Disk Space
Minimum Requirements
Intel®Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™II processor
Windows®XP OS (with latest Service Pack or update)
1 GB of Free RAM
2.5 GB Free Disk Space
Keep elastic strap fastened
Position scanner such that
elastic strap is stretched
out
Ensure
distance is
approximately
1 inch (25mm)
Important not
to let Aexceed
1.5 inches,
otherwise it
will be too tight
Loosen Tighten
Readjust elastic strap
position to tighten or
loosen if necessary
A

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1.5 Software Installation
Before installing the software,
Do not connect the scanner to the computer
Quit all running applications
Log in as administrator
Do not switch users during the installation process
Insert Installer DVD into DVD drive of the PC
If the Installer does not run automatically, click ‘Install_PerfeCapture.exe’
Next, click ‘Install PerfeCapture’ button in the Start Up Commander Window to start installation

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Follow the on-screen instructions to perform the installation.
When the installation is completed, click ‘Done’ to quit the installer.
To view the User’s Manual or Video Tutorials, click on their respective buttons on the Start Up
Commander.
Remove the installer DVD from the DVD drive and store in a safe place.
Select other language
options here

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1.6 Launching PerfeCapture, BCO and Switching XCANEX LED ON/OFF
for Lighting Purposes
On the Windows Taskbar, click the up-arrow icon to show the application tray.
Double click on icon to execute XCANEX Launcher
To launch
PerfeCapture
application
To launch BCO
(Business Card
Organizer)
To switch XCANEX LED ON or
OFF for general lighting
purposes (E.g. as reading light)
To exit XCANEX
Launcher

Prerequisites Before Using
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PREREQUISITES BEFORE USING

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2. PREREQUISITES BEFORE USING
2.1 Positioning the XCANPAD
2.1.1 With XCANEX attached to stand
2.1.2 With XCANEX attached to laptop
Scanner at the side (left or right) of user:
For scanning Books
Scanner at the front of user:
For scanning Sheet Documents
OR
Scanner facing right:
For scanning Books
Scanner facing user:
Mainly for scanning Sheet Documents
(Can also be used for scanning books when desk
space is limited - see section 5.2 on book scanning)
*See next page for
XCANPAD foot setup