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Device Profile Management

To access the device profile management window, start ScanToPDF and on the menu bar click "Edit" and then choose "Options" or use the "Gear" ICON on the toolbar. Click the "Device Profiles" ICON in the Plugins window. This will display the window below

Checking this option indicates that the selector will be visible on the main user interface (just below the scan button) and vice versa.

A list of the current device profiles. Click a profile to select it.

Select a profile from the device profiles list (1)

Use the 4 buttons to create new, copy, rename or delete profiles.

Click the "Save" BUTTON to save any changes made to the device profiles.

Check this option to instruct ScanToPDF to display the TWAIN UI (User Interface) when a scan is initiated. This will often enable changes to the scan settings to be made. It will also often enable some form of image preview.

Checking this option indicates that the progress dialog box should be displayed when scanning is initiated.

Select a source from the drop down box. The sources presented will depend on the options available with the selected scanner.

Checking the Duplex options indicates that Duplex scanning should be performed (scanner functionality dependent

Select a size from the drop down box. The sizes presented will depend on the options available with the selected scanner.

Enable scanner auto-feed. Scan at full speed when the auto document feeder (ADF) is selected and the scanner supports it.

The 'next' page is fed and scanned before the driver receives the acquire command which makes multi-page scanning faster.

Use the spinners to create a custom page size or select a preset value from the drop down box and modify the settings.

Choose the scanning orientation as portrait or landscape.

Choose a colour mode from the drop down box. The options presented will depend on the options available with the selected scanner.

Choose a resolution from the drop down box. The options presented will depend on the options available with the selected scanner.

Use the spinners to set the required values.

Controls the 'auto-negate' mode. Auto-negate mode analyzes each incoming B&W (1-bit/pixel) image during scanning. If the image is more than 80% black, it is ‘negated’ - black and white are reversed.

A surprising number of scanners incorrectly deliver negative images under certain 
circumstances, and this mode compensates for that.

Use the Save button to save the changes made to the device settings.