Glossary
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OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
A device or a technology that recognizes the text on documents and converts them into text data that can be edited. The
shape of the characters are recognized by the differences in the light reflected off the documents.
Operator panel
A panel that consists of a display and buttons. It is used for scanner operations such as selecting functions and changing
settings.
Overscan
A function that scans the document in a size larger than the specified paper size.
Paper jam
Refers to an error in which a document is jammed inside the paper path or feeding is interrupted by documents slipping.
Paper Protection
A function that detects anomalies upon feeding the documents and stops the scan when:
When the scanner detects a document that was unusually warped by a feeding error
When the scanner detects paper jam noise
When the scanner either detects a document that was unusually warped by a feeding error or detects paper jam noise
Patch code
A special code to let the scanner recognize the start and the end of each job or image mode.
Pick roller
A set of rollers which separates one sheet off the documents loaded in the ADF paper chute (feeder), and feeds the
document into the ADF.
Pick start time
The period of time between setting the document and until picking starts after the document passes the hopper empty
sensor.
Pixel
The dots that make up a scanned image.
Portrait
Orientation in which the long side of the document is set parallel to the feed direction.
Documents/images are set/displayed vertically.
