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C
HAPTER
4
B
ASIC SETTINGS
R
EADING OPTIONS
Scan type
The
Scan type
determines the nature of the data to be scanned and
read with your pen. Select the appropriate
Scan type
in the drop-
down list.
Text
(default value):
To read machine-printed text in a certain language. This includes
alphanumeric characters, punctuation marks, numeric data, etc.
The set of characters used by the software to read such data directly
depends on the language chosen for the reading. However, you can
freely customize this character set (see:
Frequent command
:
Character Subset).
Numeric
:
To read machine-printed figures, numeric tables, etc. This includes
special characters, mathematical symbols, punctuation marks,
currencies, etc.