Sheet Image Diagnostic dialog

NOTE:Sheet Image Diagnostic use is required for ScanTools Plus with ScanFlex users. If you are not using the ScanFlex option, do not use this function without the advice and supervision of Scantron support personnel.

To access the Sheet Image Diagnostic, selectAdvanced Configuration>Diagnostics>Sheet Image Diagnostic.

This window enables you to scan a sheet and view the raw data from the top and bottom read heads in the scanner. This diagnostic utility is designed to be used by Scantron service technicians and does not store any of the data scanned from the sheet. It is used just for viewing the data and does not use a ScanTools application or data file.

When you first access this dialog, no data is available. To view data, you must do the following:

OpScan Scanner Procedure

  1. Insert a sheet with marks in the scanner input tray. Press the Scan button on the bottom of this dialog.
  2. Once data has been scanned and appears in the dialog, you must use a mono-spaced, fixed width font for your Data line font so that the data appears in correct alignment.
  3. When displaying the results of the scanned data, you may change the Cutoff value to best fit your need. The data is updated to only display marks of that cutoff value and higher.

EZData Scanner Procedure

  1. Insert a sheet with marks in the scanner input tray. Press the Scan button on the bottom of this dialog.
  2. Once data has been scanned and appears in the dialog, you must use a mono-spaced, fixed width font for your Data line font so that the data appears in correct alignment.
  3. When an EZData scanner is configured, an additional menu item,Firmware, is available in the Sheet Image Diagnostic dialog. If selected, the Firmware Version dialog appears, showing the current firmware revision level of the scanner.
  4. The Cutoff control does NOT update the display for EZData scanners.

OpScan iNSIGHT 70/150, 5000i, iNSIGHT 20, iNSIGHT 30, and OpScan iNSIGHT 2/4 Scanner Procedure

  1. Insert a sheet with marks in the scanner input tray. Press the Scan button on the bottom of this dialog.
  2. The Diagnostic Scan Settings dialogappears the first time you use the Scan button. You can select an application, or select the Read Cell Spacing, Light Source, and ScanFlex settings for the diagnostic scan.
  3. If the Diagnostic Scan Settings dialog is not displayed and you want to change any of the settings, you must exit the Sheet Image Diagnostic, re-enter it, and press the Scan button again.
  4. Use the Fonts button to select a monospaced, fixed width font for your Data line font so that the data appears in correct alignment.
  5. When displaying the results of the scanned data, you may change the Cutoff value to best fit your need. The data is updated to only display marks of that cutoff value and higher. See Cutoff below.

Sheet Image Diagnostic Controls

Cutoff

Use this control to change the display of mark read values. Values are between 0 and 15. Only values that are equal to or greater than the cutoff appear. Values lower than the cutoff are not displayed; a space appears instead. Selecting 0 shows all marks; the default is 3.

EZData Scanner: This control is NOT used by the EZData scanner.

Firmware menu

EZData Scanner Only: When an EZData scanner is the configured scanner, an additional menu item is available. The Firmware menu appears, which has the Revision Level item. Use this to display the current firmware revision level for the EZData scanner.

Data Displayed after Scanning Sheet

The following items appear in the window after a sheet has been scanned. The title displayed for Sheet Image Diagnostic includes the Light Source and Spacing selections used for the diagnostic scan.

Sheet image taken on

This shows today’s date.

Current Scanner

This shows the scanner currently in use. If you need to change the scanner selection, see Scanner Configuration.

Display cutoff

This is the read value used for displaying mark read values. Read values of this number and higher appear; values lower than this number appear as a space. To change this value, use the Cutoff control at the bottom of this dialog. See Cutoff.

Start Status

This area shows the status of the scanner at the time the Scan button is pressed, before the scan command is sent to the scanner. There is no error processing provided by the diagnostic sheet image utility. The start status is particularly useful if the scan was unsuccessful.

This information is not available for the iNSIGHT 20 and iNSIGHT 30 scanners, so nothing appears.

Top Side Image/Bottom Side Image

This area shows the read values of the top and bottom sides of the sheet just scanned. Only values that are equal to or greater than the display cutoff appear. Values lower than the cutoff are not displayed; a space appears instead.

Hardware Bar Code Buffer

This area shows data from the hardware bar code reader, if installed.

End Status

This area shows the status of the scanner after the scan command has been completed. There is no error processing provided by the diagnostic sheet image utility. The end status is particularly useful if the scan was unsuccessful.

This information is not available for the iNSIGHT 20 and iNSIGHT 30 scanners, so nothing appears.

 

 

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