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VRS Installation Guide
Your VRS package will indicate whether you have VRS for Personal, Professional,
Low-Volume, Mid-Volume, or High-Volume scanners.
VRS Scanners: Certified vs. Non-Certified
When a scanner is certified for VRS, it goes through a rigorous testing process during
which the best default settings are identified and selected. For this reason, we
recommend that you use VRS only with certified scanners. You can use the product
page on the Kofax Web site to view the list of VRS-certified scanners. In addition to
listing the scanner name and manufacturer, the VRS product page includes the
following information:
• Driver used for VRS 3.5 (TWAIN, ISIS, or Kofax SCSI)
• Black or white background (black borders are necessary for automatic
cropping)
• Additional memory required for optimal performance (if applicable)
• Interface certified by VRS (SCSI, USB, or FireWire)
VRS is also capable of working with certain non-certified “compatible” scanners,
provided that they have been configured with the Kofax Source Manager (KSM). It is
important to be aware that you may experience less than optimal image quality when
using a non-certified scanner with VRS. Not every scanner can be used with VRS. To
be configured as compatible with VRS, a non-certified scanner must meet the
following requirements:
• Ability to output a 256-level grayscale image as a single image.
• Provide a TWAIN driver or an ISIS driver. While VRS works best with an ISIS
driver, it also supports some scanners with TWAIN drivers.
Note
For more information about using non-certified scanners with VRS, refer to
Configuring Non-Certified Scanners
on page 31.
VRS Component Installers
During the standard VRS installation, you will be prompted to select the name of your
scanner from a list of certified scanners. The VRS installer uses the name to identify
the appropriate drivers to install for your scanner. Because the list of VRS-certified
scanners is updated on a regular basis, some certified scanners may not appear on the
list that you see during the installation. In this case, you may need to download a
“VRS Component Installer” update to obtain the drivers required for your VRS-
certified scanner. To locate the appropriate VRS Component Installer for your
scanner, select the VRS product link from the Kofax Web site Support pages.
