2.1 Scanning

Before scanning, in most cases you will need to login using the username and password either given by the multiuser installer script or by the administrator who is running the scanner server software.

After logging in, you will presented with a screen with the first scanner selected and the scanner's default settings loaded.

2.1.1 Document Settings

This box contains the settings for adjusting the scanned document.

Setting	Description
Top Left X	This specifies where the scanner should start from (in millimetres, from the left hand side of the document).
Top Left Y	This specifies where the scanner should start from (in millimetres, from the top of the document).
Bottom Right X	This specifies where the scanner should stop (in millimetres, from the left hand side of the document).
Bottom Right Y	This specifies where the scanner should stop (in millimetres, from the top of the document).
Picture Resolution	Specifies the picture resolution of the scanned document.
Rotate	Rotates the document (either 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees).
Brightness	Specifies how bright the document should be.
Colour	Specifies if the document should be coloured (RGB) or greyscale.

2.1.2 Switching Scanners

To switch scanners, select the scanner from the drop down box at the top of the page, select the scanner and then click on the Switch Scanner button. This will switch to the scanner selected and use the default settings for that scanner in the document settings.

2.1.3 Preview Document

To preview a document on the selected scanner, check the document settings are correct and then click on the Preview Document checkbox. Click on the Start Scanning button and then a preview of the scanned image will appear which can then be adjusted in the document settings box.

2.1.4 Scan Document

To scan a document on the selected scanner, check the document settings are correct, ensure that the Preview Document checkbox is unchecked and click on the Start Scanning button. This will start the scanning the document that is in the scanner. The next screen will then be the output and export format modules settings screen along with a preview of the document that has been scanned in.

2.1.5 Export & Output Format Modules

On this screen, you are shown a preview of the image (which has been scaled down), output format module and export format module settings. An output format module allows the scanned image to be exported into a common image format (such as PNG and JPEG) while an export format module allows the processed document to be exported for downloading or sent to someone through email.

To select the output module you want to use click on the drop down box and select the output module you want and click on switch module. The screen than loads again to reflect that the output module has been changed and if there are any options available for that output module then they will appear. After configuring the output module settings, an export format needs to be configured.

To use an export format module, check the checkbox next to the name of the export format module you want to use, specify the settings for the export format module. After selecting the required export format module, click on the Process button to process the document with the selected output format module and export format modules.

The next screen will display the results of the output format module and export format modules and if any errors occurred while using these modules.