CardScan 500 Setup Manual

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reparing Your Scanner
1.
Install the CardScan software on your PC before connecting your scanner. If you do not install
the CardScan software first, Windows will not recognize the scanner.
2.
Connect the AC adapter to the scanner. Plug the
AC adapter into a power outlet. The light on the scanner
blinks three times , then stays on.
Scanner Light
On: Scanner is ready
Off: Scanning a card or power not connected
Blinks 3 Times: During self-test
Blinks Continuously: Technical problem
3.
Connect either the scanner's parallel port OR the scanner's USB port to the PC using the included
cable. Do NOT use both ports. If you switch ports later, disconnect the power before switching.
USB port: Choose the USB port if you use
Parallel port: Choose the parallel
Pass-through
Parallel port USB port
port
Card catcher
Card Catcher: The card catcher attaches to the
scanner's "PRINTER" port. Connect the
back of your scanner to prevent scanned cards
included cable from the scanner's
from falling. Insert the two brackets of the card
"COMPUTER" port to the PC's parallel port.
catcher down into the two holes on the back of
NOTE: Make sure the scanner is powered
the scanner. Lower the card catcher so that it
on for the "PRINTER" port to work.
lies horizontally.
S
etting Up Your CardScan 500 Scanner
1. Make sure the CardScan software is
installed.
2. Make sure your CardScan 500 scanner is
connected to your PC. See "Preparing Your
Scanner".
3. Start CardScan. The Scanner Setup dialog
AC adapter
appears.
connection
The CardScan Setup wizard runs the first
time you run CardScan. (You can also
choose Help→ → → → Scanner Setup Wizard at
any time.) CardScan's Scanner Setup wizard
guides you through the process of detecting
and setting up your scanner.
your PC's parallel port for
another device.
4. Choose "Yes, my scanner is connected"
NOTE: Windows 98 or 2000 is
then click Next. The Scanner Type dialog
required to use USB.
appears.
"COMPUTER" port if you
don't have a USB port.
To use a printer and the
scanner with only one PC
parallel port, connect the
printer cable to the
S
1.
5. Choose "CardScan business card scanner" then
2.
click Next. The Detect Scanner dialog appears.
6. Choose "Yes" then click Next. The wizard
detects the CardScan 500 scanner. The Scanner
Detected dialog appears.
7. Click Next. The Check for Update dialog
3.
appears. Choose either:
• Yes (to check for updates)
• No (if you don't want to check for updates)
If you choose Yes, follow the directions in the
Corex Product Update and Scanner Software
Update dialogs.
8. Click Next when done with Check for Update
Background scanning
dialog. The Calibrate dialog appears.
You can scan cards while working with other
9. Place the calibration card (or a bright white card)
applications. To turn on background scanning, choose
blank-side-down in the scanner and click Next.
Edit→ → → → Preferences, click Scan, and click "Detect
cards automatically".
10. At the prompt, click OK. The scanner calibrates.
11. When the calibration finishes, click OK. The Test
As you feed cards into the scanner, CardScan
Scanner dialog appears.
automatically scans the cards and saves the images
for later processing. While CardScan runs in the
12. To test scanning, place a business card face
background, you can work in another application.
down in scanner and click Scan.
13. When you are done with testing, click Next. The To return to CardScan and process the cards,
Finished dialog appears. double-click the CardScan icon in the
Windows system tray, at the bottom right
14. Click Close.
corner of the screen.
canning Cards
Processing cards
Start CardScan.
Insert each card facedown in the scanner, as in
When CardScan processes a card, it uses
the illustration. Orienting the card like this saves
AccuCard™ technology, an optical character
time during processing. The scanner pulls the
recognition (OCR) technology, to read the digital
card through.
image created by your scanner. It then interprets
the information and places it into the correct
labeled fields, such as Name, Title, Company,
Address, Phone, Fax, Email, and so forth. The
information appears in CardScan for you to verify.
When you scan cards, you should use
Card→ → → → Check Details or the Edit view afterwards
to verify the accuracy of information.
Cards that are difficult to read
Processing a card usually takes only a few
When CardScan finishes scanning, you can
seconds. It may, however, take up to half a minute
either:
if the card is very difficult to read.
• Insert another card;
• Click Batch Options to assign categories
Such cards may have:
and Notes to card(s); or
• dark or speckled paper
• Process the scanned card(s) by clicking
• text printed in script or stylized typefaces
Process.
• text in logos or graphics
• text printed diagonally
• text printed both horizontally and vertically
A note on accuracy
CardScan is optimized for business cards from the
USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Belgium,
Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden. Results for
cards from other countries may not be as good as
with these cards. For example, CardScan may
incorrectly identify city names, state names, and
postal codes. You can minimize inaccuracies by
using Card→ → → → Check Details or the Edit view to
verify information.