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*Flatbed scanning (lift up the top) | *Flatbed scanning (lift up the top) | ||
*Semi-automatic duplex | *Semi-automatic duplex | ||
*Automatic OCR (experimental) | |||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
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About 20 seconds after scanning is done, a PDF will appear in the SCANNED directory of the [[file server]]. The filename will be the date and time of the scan. | About 20 seconds after scanning is done, a PDF will appear in the SCANNED directory of the [[file server]]. The filename will be the date and time of the scan. | ||
Another PDF file will appear in the SCANNED_OCR directory. This is the same PDF but with search'able / copy'able text. The quality of the existing open source text recognition software is honestly not that great, but it's still pretty usable for searching large documents. | |||
You can learn how to access the file server on the [[file server]] wiki page. | You can learn how to access the file server on the [[file server]] wiki page. | ||
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== BSD / Linux == | == BSD / Linux == | ||
A BSD and Linux install exists for the ScanJet 4 and ScanJet 5, but not for the ScanJet 6 or HP 9100C (which is apparently a different name for the ScanJet 6). We've already tried it, and it didn't work. The hardware is different and it would probably be a lot of work to get BSD or Linux running on this thing | A BSD and Linux install exists for the ScanJet 4 and ScanJet 5, but not for the ScanJet 6 or HP 9100C (which is apparently a different name for the ScanJet 6). We've already tried it, and it didn't work. The hardware is different and it would probably be a lot of work to get BSD or Linux running on this thing. | ||
== Repair == | == Repair == |