iris pen ii executive scanner
this portable handheld scanner provides a wide range of time-saving conveniences . with up to 1 000 characters recognized per second the iris pen ii executive scanner is suited for rapid scanning of small samples of text or for taking notes and scanning tables . it can also scan directly into any windows or mac application starting at the position of the cursor . plus the text-to-speech option lets you hear what you scan and in a relatively natural voice . the iris pen ii recognizes data on many types of documents reading 6 to 22 point size fonts with text numbers handwritten numbers and bar codes as well as reading dot-matrix letters . it supports foreign language uses up to 56 languages and is programmable letting you define two functions that are triggered by single and double clicks tab enter space . the pen ii provides improved image stability at varying speeds and offers gray scale document recognition . additional features include left-to-right and right-to-left scanning central line tracking multiline mode recognition of wavy or distorted characters a line skew tolerance of 10 percent with a word slope tolerance of 20 percent clear scanning of inverse text white letters on dark background and automatic input of tables like invoices and price lists into your database or spreadsheet . the idle mode reduces power consumption . when directly connected to the usb port of a pc or notebook the scanner supports plug-and-play operation and is powered by the usb port so there s no need for an external power supply . support for serial parallel port is available .