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OCR

This window allows you to set the OCR font, type of characters, detection area, and so on used when performing separation.

Item

Explanation

Preview Scan

Drag around the text to set the area that needs to be detected by OCR.

If the preview screen is not displayed, place the original on the scanner and then click Preview Scan to display the preview.

This preview image is retained until you create another preview or discard the previewed image.

Recognition Text

Select the OCR language or font.

Depending on your scanner, you may need to install the EPSON Scan OCR component to select a language.

If you select OCR-A or OCR-B, you can also select the Character Type.

Maximum Length of Detected Text

Set the maximum number of text characters that can be detected.

Show the detection result

Select to check the OCR detection results before saving or sending images.

Character Type

This is displayed if you select OCR-A or OCR-B in Recognition Text.

Select All Supported Character to select all of the text types as a batch.

Clear All Supported Character to select individual text types.

Combine Same Result

Select this to separate images by OCR text information, and then save the images separated by the same text information together.

If you select a file format that allows you to save multiple pages (such as PDF), the sorted images are saved together in a single file.

Delete a page for separator

Deletes pages used as separators when saving or sending the files.

Delete the back page of the separator during duplex scanning

If you select this when Source is set to ADF - Double-sided, you can delete the front and back images of the sorted pages.

Create Folder

Select to create a folder based on the results of separation when saving or sending the files.

Folder Name

Set the folder name created in the sorting process.

Enter the name directly or select items from Folder Name Components to add them to the folder name. You can change the order of components by selecting added items and dragging/dropping them. If you want to delete a component, select the added item and delete it using the Delete key on your keyboard.

Folder Name Components

Select the item you want to add to the folder name.

The items displayed may vary depending on the Separator.

You can make detailed settings in Details.

Apply job separation in two stages

You can sort using the above settings, and then perform further sorting using different conditions. Select Apply job separation in two stages, select the separation method (barcode or OCR), and then click Separation Settings to set the details.

Note:
  • The scanning resolution needs to be within 200 to 600 dpi. When sorting using OCR, the resolution needs to be within 200 to 400 dpi.

  • Depending on the length of the file name, it may not be saved.

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