Setting the step pattern on scanning selection

  1. Choose Menu > Settings.
  2. Choose Access.
  3. Choose Scanning.
  4. In the Scanning options group, from Scanning pattern specify the following options:
    OptionProcedure
    Pattern
    Choose one of the following patterns according to which the cells will be scanned:
    • Linear: the first row of cells is scanned from left to right, then the second row also from left to right, etc.
    • Linear (column): the first column of cells is scanned from top to bottom, then the second column is also scanned from top to bottom, and so on.
    • Snake: the first row of cells is scanned from left to right, then the second row from right to left, etc.
    • Snake (column): the first column of cells is scanned from top to bottom, then the second column is scanned from bottom to top, and so on.
    • Row-column: first the grid is scanned row by row and then the cells in the selected row are scanned.
    • Column-row: first the grid is scanned column by column and then the cells in the selected column are scanned.
    Use scan groups Up to 16 scan groups can be defined on a page. Any selection of cells can be added to a group. When the page is scanned, the groups are scanned according to the number assigned to them (from 1 to 10). Cells not assigned to a group will not be included in scanning.

    Choose Yes to enable this function.

    Prescan in blocks With this option, the page can be divided into blocks and the user can specify the size of the blocks. Scanning goes through the blocks in a linear pattern. Once a block is selected, the set scan pattern (e.g. Row column) is performed in the selected block.

    Choose Yes to enable this function.

    Number of blocks vertical

    With prescan you can set the number of blocks you want to divide the pageset in vertically.

    Drag the slider to set the number of blocks vertically. You can fine-tune this with and .

    Number of blocks horizontal

    With prescan you can set the number of blocks you want to divide the pageset in horizontally.

    Drag the slider to set the number of blocks vertically. You can fine-tune this with and .

  5. Choose OK.