Attached is the recommended Patch T Document Separator Sheet to be used for document separation during document scanning.
It is critical that only original Patch T sheets be used during scanning and that NO COPIES are used as copied images are of lower image quality and will result in document separation failures.
Proper Usage of Patch T Separtor Sheets
Patch T document separator sheets are used to indicate the start of a New document within a batch. The following are proper ways to use Patch T document separator sheets.
The following example will produce 3 separate documents. Document 1 with 2 pages, Document 2 with 3 pages, and Document 3 with 2 pages.
(if scanning single page documents it may be necessary to insert Patch T document separator sheets as 'every other page' within the batch to ensure proper separation UNLESS your process has been setup to separate automatically on every page. Contact Tronitech Technical Support to verify your configuration.)
Incorrect Usage of Patch T Separator Sheets
The following examples show common incorrect usage cases where Patch T sheets were either inserted incorrectly into the batch or simply scanned incorrectly.
This batch will show 9 loose pages and 1 document containing 10 pages in indexing as only one Patch T sheet was found in the middle of the batch. To correct the batch must be rescanned with Proper Patch T separation. EVERY document must have a Patch T as page 1.
This batch will show 17 loose pages in indexing as no Patch T sheets were found. While there are two showing in the batch they were not properly scaled and were therefore not recognized properly. To correct the batch must be rescanned with Proper Patch T separation. EVERY document must have a Patch T as page 1, each Patch T should be scanned at the correct size and orientation.
To correct the batch must be rescanned with Proper Patch T separation. EVERY document must have a Patch T as page 1.
Patch T Sheet Download
To obtain a properly formatted Patch T Document Separator sheet, download either the "PatchT.pdf" or "PatchT.tif" file attached at the bottom of this article.
Patch T Sheet Generator
Kodak Alaris provides an online Patch Code Generator which may also be used to generate Patch Code sheets such as the Patch T Document Separator Sheet.
If utilizing the Kodak Alaris Patch Code Generator, be sure to use the following settings unless otherwise instructed.
- Page Size: US Letter
- Patch Code Type: Patch T
- Bar Code Value (optional): <Leave blank>
Kodak Alaris Patch Code Generator - https://patchcode.kodakalaris.com/en/index.html