ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.0

1. Software and hardware requirements
2. Installing ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.0
3. Starting ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.0
4. Technical support
5. Removing ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.0

Software and hardware requirements

1. 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) CPU.
2. Operating System:
   • Windows XP:
     Windows^® XP Professional (32bit)
     Windows^® XP Home Edition (32bit)
     Windows^® XP Professional x64 Edition
   • Windows Vista:
     Windows Vista^® Home Basic (32bit/64bit)
     Windows Vista^® Home Premium (32bit/64bit)
     Windows Vista^® Business (32bit/64bit)
     Windows Vista^® Enterprise (32bit/64bit)
     Windows Vista^® Ultimate (32bit/64bit)
   • Windows 7:
     Windows^® 7 Starter (32bit)
     Windows^® 7 Home Premium (32bit/64bit)
     Windows^® 7 Professional (32bit/64bit)
     Windows^® 7 Enterprise (32bit/64bit)
     Windows^® 7 Ultimate (32bit/64bit)
   • Windows 8:
     Windows^® 8 (32bit/64bit)
     Windows^® 8 Pro (32bit/64bit)
     Windows^® 8 Enterprise (32bit/64bit)
   • Windows Server 2003:
     Windows Server^® 2003 R2, Standard Edition
     Windows Server^® 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
   • Windows Server 2008:
     Windows Server^® 2008 Standard (32bit/64bit)
     Windows Server^® 2008 R2 Standard (64bit)

   To work with localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required.

3. Memory: 1024 MB RAM
   In a multiprocessor system, an additional 512 MB of RAM is required for each additional processor.
4. 620 MB of free hard-disk space for typical program installation
5. 700 MB of free hard-disk space for program operation
6. Software requirements
   ScanSnap software
7. Video card and monitor (min. resolution 1024×768)
8. Keyboard, mouse or other pointing device

Installing ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.0

For details on how to install, refer to ScanSnap Getting Started.

Starting ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.0

Before you start scanning you need to select an application into which ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap will export recognized text. Right-click the ScanSnap Manager icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen and select Scan Button Settings....

To start scanning your document, press the Scan button on the ScanSnap. Once the scanning is complete the program will automatically recognize the text and export it into the application of your choice.

Technical support

If you have any questions how to use ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.0, please consult the Help file before contacting our technical support service. 

Our technical support service experts will need the following information to answer your question competently:

• Your first and last name,
• Your telephone number (or fax, or e-mail),
• Build number (see Settings/General Settings/About.../Build),
• General description of your problem and the full error message text (if there was one),
• Your computer and processor type,
• The version of your Windows operating system.

You may supply us with any other information you consider important.

Important! Only registered users are eligible for free technical support. You can register your copy of the application at our Web site or by selecting Registration on General Settings tab.

It is also recommended that you provide the report file to the technical support team. To generate the report file you should do the following:
1. Open Start > All programs > ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap(TM) 5.0 > ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap(TM) 5.0, General Options tab
2. Click About button. Click System info button.
3. Click "Send..." button to create the message with the report file attached. You can also save the file on your computer by clicking "Save..." button.
To close the dialog, click "Exit" button.

Removing ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap™ 5.0

For details on how to uninstall, refer to the ScanSnap Operator’s Guide.