Appendix D Glossary
Control panel — interface located on the front of the scanner that is used to perform basic scanning functions and to signal scanner status through the use of LEDs, pictograms and text.
DPI (dots per inch) — a measurement of the ability of a scanner to reproduce small objects. The higher the dpi, the smaller the object the scanner can reproduce. Also known as resolution.
Host PC — computer used to communicate with the scanner in order to scan documents.
LED (Light Emitting Diode) — type of light source used in the scanner, both for image capture while scanning and illuminating indicators found on the control panel.
Multifeed (MF) — occurs when more than one document is fed through the feeder at one time.
Optics — refers to the following scanner components: imaging guides, camera glass covers and sensors. This term does not include LEDs.
Paper jam — refers to a single document that fails to pass through the scanner transport and exit into the exit tray.
Scan source — the scanner selected for use through the scanning application on the host PC.
Ngenuity Operator Utility (NOU) — the software that resides on the host PC. It provides and monitors scanner connectivity, scanner status and alerts. Allows you to set some of the scanner’s configuration parameters.
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USB (Universal Serial Bus) — a data transmission system that operates between the scanner and the host computer system.
VRS (VirtualReScan) — VRS is an electronic
VRS Interactive Viewer —
