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10 Live Update: Updates your software with the most recent version, using the Internet. Category: Toggles between the available scanning modes

11 Toggle Image Output: Active only in manual save mode: Sets the output destination to file or clipboard. Card Verification: Activates the verif

12 Program Operation Overview idScan® operation can be divided into six main operation categories: 1. Scanning and Image import 2. Saving and ex

13 Scanning modes idScan® has several scanning modes, available according to the scanner used. Scanner support MagShell® scanners (magnetic readers

14 edited. Once a new ID card is scanned, this data is transferred to a text file (if this option is enabled). Figure 2: ID Data (Basic Mode) The

15  Click on the 'OCR' button at the bottom left of the main screen.  Click on the 'Details' button at the bottom left of t

16 Figure 4: Business Card data window Figure 5: Check data window As in all other data windows, you can edit data in the fields, and your change

17 Figure 6: General Document data window In General Document scanning mode, both sides of a document can be scanned. Use the A/B button at the b

18 Figure 7: Document type indication in the status bar Reading Passports Passports can only be scanned with the ScanShell® 1000 scanner. This sca

19 Figure 9: The placing of a passport While using the ScanShell® 1000 scanner, you can assign a specific document category to each of the scanner

2 Card Scanning Solutions reserves the right to revise this publication, and to make changes in the content hereof from time to time without notifi

20 Text File Delimiters - The delimiters are simply a way to indicate to the user or third party application, where each field starts and stops. id

21 ID Card authentication Use this option to check if the card you are scanning is genuine. idScanPro® will scan the data on the card using OCR, an

22 Understanding the authentication status light The status light provides indications for the authentication process, as follows:  Solid black c

23 Configuring the Program Before you start scanning, it is a good idea to configure the program’s scanning and file saving options. Click on the ‘

24 Automation tab Data Source The Data Source section determines the data input source: Scanners, magnetic strip or image file. Checking the ‘Scan

25 Scanner button assignment If you use the ScanShell® 1000 scanner, clicking the 'Scanner button assignment' will open the following win

26 Saving options Once an image is imported, it can be saved to a file or to the clipboard. Images can be saved in two ways: Manual save: The image

27 Figure 12: File naming configuration – Driver license This dialog sets the naming properties of the automatically saved image files. The file d

28 from the ID card. Accordingly, if the ID card belongs to JOHN SMITH, the saved file name will be JOHN SMITH.BMP.  File name: Type in a name an

29 License Text Export tab Figure 14: Scanner configuration panel - License data processing tab  Extract full image: Extracts the complete ID card

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30 Extract full image The full card image is extracted from the ID image and saved to a file. The face image is saved under the ID image name (e.g. c

31 Note: For a full list of exported fields please see Appendix E – Full Export Fields List, Page 54. Document type export strings The document type

32 Append records: The records can be written to the text file in two ways:  Appending mode: In this mode, each new record is appended to the end o

33 Image tab The Image tab lets you set various image scanning parameters as follows: Figure 16: Scanner configuration panel – Image tab Document

34 WidthHeight Figure 17: Document Measurements Passport size - the drop-down list offers the following options:  Full size (3"x 5") -

35 256 shades of gray: 8-bit gray image Black and white: 1-bit image As mentioned above, more colors mean a larger image file size. The relation be

36 Figure 18: Text stamp configuration window Scanner Calibration With time, the scanner’s colors detection tends to change to incorrect values. T

37 Printing – Print tab Image Print Size Surprisingly, the printed image size depends very much on the graphic program used. In some low-end graphi

38 Printing custom fields: Allows you to print custom, user defined fields. This is useful for creating and printing badges and for other purposes.

39 Live Update Tab Live Update checks for updates whenever you are connected to the Internet, and updates your program automatically with the most

4 Extract face image to file ... 30 Extract signature image

40 3. Click on the ‘Set User Data’ button. Figure 22: Live Update user details 4. Fill in your details. Note: License, Email and company are ob

41 Appendix A – Supported States for Detection The following table lists the countries and states supported by idScan®. This list will be updated i

42 NORTH CAROLINA 32 NORTH DAKOTA 33 OHIO 34 OKLAHOMA 35 OREGON 36 PENNSYLVANIA 37 RHODE ISLAND 38 SOUTH CAROLINA 3

43 CANADA CITIZEN ID 79 AMERICA 2 ANTIGUA 108 ANTIGUA 1160 ARGENTINA 93 ARGENTINA 990 ARUBA 118 ARUBA 1290 BAHAMAS 21 BAHAMAS

44 TURKS_CAICOS 103 TURKS_CAICOS 1090 URUGUAY 200 URUGUAY 1570 VENEZUELA 80 VENEZUELA 840 VIRGINISLANDS 115 VIRGINISLANDS 1260 EUROPE

45 MOLDOVA 105 MOLDOVA 1110 MONACO 129 MONACO 1400 MONTENEGRO 97 MONTENEGRO 1030 NORWAY 15 NORWAY 190 POLAND 27 POLAND 310 PORTUGAL 31

46 CHINA 43 CHINA 470 EAST_TIMOR 710 EAST_TIMOR 2080 ISRAEL_DOCS 107 ISRAEL_DOCS 1130-1146 INDIA 81 INDIA 850 INDONESIA 37 INDONESIA 410

47 BURKINA_FASO 250 BURKINA_FASO 1620 BURUNDI 260 BURUNDI 1630 CAMEROON 124 CAMEROON 1350 CAPE_VERDE 270 CAPE_VERDE 1640 CENTRAL_AFRICAN_

48 SOMALIA 570 SOMALIA 1940 SOUTH_AFRICA 35 SOUTH_AFRICA 390 SUDAN 580 SUDAN 1950 SWAZILAND 590 SWAZILAND 1960 TANZANIA 600 TANZANIA 1970

49 Appendix B – Supported Scanners Before using idScan®, the scanner driver must be installed. idScan® can work with the following scanner types: 

5 Figure 23: Main screen in minimized mode ... 52

50 Appendix C - Maintaining the scanner Calibrating the scanner With time, the scanner’s colors detection tends to change to incorrect values. This

51 Appendix D - Minimized Interface Mode & Command Line Switches The idScan® application behavior can be modified to best suit your needs. This

52 Figure 23: Main screen in minimized mode Main screen function controls:  Help: Opens this help document.  Calibrate Scanner: Activates the

53 Note: All the settings described in previous sections of this document apply when running in Minimized Interface mode.

54 Appendix E – Full Export Fields List The full list of fields exported from idScan® (in this order). Total: 141 fields. 0. ID 1. License 2. Na

55 30. Nationality 31. PersonalNumber 32. County 33. Address2 34. Address3 35. Address4 36. Address5 37. Address6 38. Custom0 39. Custom1 40. Custo

56 62. Zip4 63. Country4 64. PhoneLabel0 65. Phone0 66. PhoneLabel1 67. Phone1 68. PhoneLabel2 69. Phone2 70. PhoneLabel3 71. Phone3 72. PhoneLabel

57 94. WebLabel2 95. Web2 96. WebLabel3 97. Web3 98. RecentDocType 99. Text3 100. IdCountry 101. CheckAmmount 102. CheckDate 103. CheckIssue 10

58 126. Date of birth (Barcode) 127. Expire date(Barcode) 128. Issue date (Barcode) 129. Social Security (Barcode) 130. Sex (Barcode) 131. En

6 Getting Started Before using the scanner The application has been carefully packaged to avoid damage during transportation. Before operating the

7 Installation To install the software on the computer, do the following: 1. Close all programs. 2. Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive. 3. Wait

8 Introduction idScan® scans various ID documents such as driver licenses and passports, and extracts the textual information as well as the docume

9 The Program Interface The following figure shows the application main screen: Figure 1: Main Screen The main screen controls Always on Top: T