scanning
Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files that can be stored on your computer.
This chapter includes:
•Scanning basics
•Scanning from the control panel
The maximum resolution that can be achieved depends upon various factors, including computer speed, available disk space, memory, the size of the image being scanned, and bit depth settings. Thus, depending on your system and what you are scanning, you may not be able to scan at certain resolutions, especially using enhanced resolution.
SCANNING BASICS
You can scan the originals with your machine via an USB cable or the network.
•Samsung Scan Manager: You just walk to the machine with the originals and scan them from the control panel then, the scanned data will be stored in the connected computers My Documents folder. When the setup installation is completed, then you have installed the Samsung Scan Manager on your computer already. This feature can be used via the local connection or the network connection. See next section.
•TWAIN: TWAIN is the one of preset imaging applications. Scanning an image launches the selected application, enabling you to control the scanning process. See Software section. This feature can be used via the local connection or the network connection. See Software section.
•Samsung SmarThru 4 : This feature is the accompanying software for your machine. You can use this program to scan images or documents, and this feature can be used via the local connection or the network connection. See Software section.
•WIA: WIA stands for Windows Images Acquisition. To use this feature your computer must be connected directly to the machine with a USB cable. See Software section.
•Changing the settings for scan job
•Changing the default scan settings
SCANNING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL
Your machine offers you to scan from the control panel and easily send the scanned document to connected computer's My Documents folder. In order to use this function, your machine and computer must be connect by USB cable or by network.
Also, with the offered Samsung Scan Manager program, scanned documents can be opened with the program you have setup previously. Such as Microsoft Paint, Email, SmarThru 4, OCR can be added to application program. See "Setting scan information in Samsung Scan Manager." on page 39.
Scanned images can be saved as BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PDF files.
Setting scan information in Samsung Scan Manager.
You can find out about Samsung Scan Manager program information and installed scan driver's condition. Also, you can change scan settings and add or delete the folders where scanned documents to computer are save in Samsung Scan Manager program.
Scan Manager program can only be used in the Window and Macintosh system. If you use the Macintosh, See Software section.
1.Press Start>Control Panel> Samsung Scan Manager. Samsung Scan Manager Administration appears.
You can open Samsung Scan Manager by pressing the Smart Panel icon's right in the window task bar.
2.Select the appropriate machine from the Samsung Scan Manager.
3.Press Properties.
4.Set Scan Button allows you to change the saving destination and scan settings, add or delete application program and format files.
You can change the scanning machine by using Change Port. (Local or Network)
5.Press OK after setting is done.
Scanning to application programs
1.Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other.
2.Place a single original face down on the scanner glass.
For details about loading an original. (See "Loading originals" on page 30.)
3.Press Scan to.
Ready to Scan appears on the top line of the display.
4.Press the left/right arrow until Scan to PC appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK.