ShareScan v6.3 and above:

Before v6.3 there was a global value to choose which type of PDF can the system produce. 
From v6.3 this value can be change at connector profile level.

• Choose connector profile
• Settings
• File Format
• PDF version

ShareScan  v5.1 - v6.2:

The default PDF version used by ShareScan 5.x is PDF version 1.6.

To create files with PDF 1.4 header:

1. Open the ShareScan Administration Console > ribbon Home tab > Settings> Advanced Settings
2. Find the PDFHeaderVersion14 option and set the value to true.
3. Restart the ShareScan Manager services

ShareScan 5.0:

The default PDF version used by ShareScan 5.0 is PDF version 1.6.

To create files with PDF 1.4 header:

1. Open Regedit (Start > Run > regedit)
2. Browse to the below registry key
   • 32 bit machine: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Nuance\ShareScan\ShareScanManager
   • 64 bit machine: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Nuance\ShareScan\ShareScanManager
3. Find the PDFHeaderVersion14 option and set the value to true.
4. Restart the ShareScan Manager PC

ShareScan 4.3.x:

The default PDF version used by ShareScan 4.3.x is PDF version 1.4.

To create files with PDF 1.6 header:

1. Open regedit (Start >run>  regedit)
2. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\eCopy\ShareScanOPManager to create a new string value.
3. The value name is PDFHeaderVersion16 and the value must be set to "1" or "true". After this change, all PDF-created docs will be version 1.6.

ShareScan 4.2.x and earlier:

Only PDF version 1.4 and earlier is supported. See version specific documentation for further details.