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USER
PREFERENCES
To promote ease of use, the bundled ISIS/TWAIN driver offers
registration of up to 100 sets of customized scan settings. After
registration, you can prepare the scanner for a job by simply selecting
a desire setting from a pull-down menu.
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PRESCAN
Prescan allows you to scan the first page
of your batch, adjust the brightness and
contrast of the on-screen image to desired
levels, and then continue scanning the
rest of the batch without having to go back
and scan the first page again.
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AUTOMATIC
IMAGE ROTATION
You can choose to rotate images by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. Also,
the scanner can be set to recognize how text is oriented by reading
the characters on fed documents. It then automatically rotates images
to their correct position.
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MULTISTREAM™
The scanner can produce two images from a single document scan
(for example, a color image for archiving and a binary image for
OCR). Use of this feature requires a compatible software application.
MultiStream is a trademark of Pixel Translations, a division of Captiva Software Corp.
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ADVANCED TEXT
ENHANCED
This feature optimizes your scans so that various hard-to-scan
elements (such as text printed on dark color backgrounds, text printed
with light colors, and pencil writing) are clearly legible in the image data.
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SKEW DETECTION
Skew correction automatically detects if the document is fed at an
angle, and straightens out skewed documents.
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U S E F U L F E AT U R E S
2000
1996
1997
1998
1999
170
238
189
242
228
QUARTERLY SALES REVIEW
Summary of regional performance profiles
As mentioned in the previous page, the performances of subsidiaries operating in
the three major marketing regions (Asia, Europe, the Americas) have diverged
only slightly over the past five years. These subsidiaries each demonstrate a
different performance profile, and these difference can be accounted for in part by
the contrasting economic conditions prevailing in each region. The Asian
subsidiary has experienced a sustained period of growth during the five-year
period covered in this report. Performances in Europe and the Americas have also
been positive. The European market, in particular, continues to show a constant,
steady growth towards higher overall sales figures. As for the Americas, this
region has also reported healthy growth.
Evaluation of current term sales volume
Early indications for the current term suggest that the trends described in this
report will continue their upward trajectory. Cumulative sales statistics for FY2000
indicated a profit of USD242 million, a figure that exceeded both the initial
estimate and the revised estimate. This was the fifth consecutive fiscal year that
the actual earnings had exceeded both the initial and revised earnings estimates.
The trend began in FY1996,
the first year for which net
earnings figures were
consolidated among the
three regional subsidiaries.
As is visible from the
following graph, the most
significant jump occurred
during FY97 and FY98,
when new systems were
implemented to boost
production capabilities in a
number of key strategic
sub-regions.
Init. Est.
Rev. Est.
Unit: 1 million USD
August 23, 2000
2000
1996
1997
1998
1999
170
238
189
242
228
QUARTERLY SALES REVIEW
Summary of regional performance profiles
As mentioned in the previous page, the performances of subsidiaries operating in
the three major marketing regions (Asia, Europe, the Americas) have diverged
only slightly over the past five years. These subsidiaries each demonstrate a
different performance profile, and these difference can be accounted for in part by
the contrasting economic conditions prevailing in each region. The Asian
subsidiary has experienced a sustained period of growth during the five-year
period covered in this report. Performances in Europe and the Americas have also
been positive. The European market, in particular, continues to show a constant,
steady growth towards higher overall sales figures. As for the Americas, this
region has also reported healthy growth.
Evaluation of current term sales volume
Early indications for the current term suggest that the trends described in this
report will continue their upward trajectory. Cumulative sales statistics for FY2000
indicated a profit of USD242 million, a figure that exceeded both the initial
estimate and the revised estimate. This was the fifth consecutive fiscal year that
the actual earnings had exceeded both the initial and revised earnings estimates.
The trend began in FY1996,
the first year for which net
earnings figures were
consolidated among the
three regional subsidiaries.
As is visible from the
following graph, the most
significant jump occurred
during FY97 and FY98,
when new systems were
implemented to boost
production capabilities in a
number of key strategic
sub-regions.
Init. Est.
Rev. Est.
Unit: 1 million USD
August 23, 2000
QUARTERLY SALES REVIEW
August 23, 2000
2000
1996
1997
1998
1999
Summary of regional performance profiles
As mentioned in the previous page, the performances of subsidiaries operating in
the three major marketing regions (Asia, Europe, the Americas) have diverged
only slightly over the past five years. These subsidiaries each demonstrate a
different performance profile, and these difference can be accounted for in part by
the contrasting economic conditions prevailing in each region. The Asian
subsidiary has experienced a sustained period of growth during the five-year
period covered in this report. Performances in Europe and the Americas have also
been positive. The European market, in particular, continues to show a constant,
steady growth towards higher overall sales figures. As for the Americas, this
region has also reported healthy growth.
Evaluation of current term sales volume
Early indications for the current term suggest that the trends described in this
report will continue their upward trajectory. Cumulative sales statistics for FY2000
indicated a profit of USD242 million, a figure that exceeded both the initial
estimate and the revised estimate. This was the fifth consecutive fiscal year that
the actual earnings had exceeded both the initial and revised earnings estimates.
The trend began in FY1996,
the first year for which net
earnings figures were
consolidated among the
three regional subsidiaries.
As is visible from the
following graph, the most
significant jump occurred
during FY97 and FY98,
when new systems were
implemented to boost
production capabilities in a
number of key strategic
sub-regions.
Init. Est.
Rev. Est.
Unit: 1 million USD
170
238
189
242
228
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