Scan Using Your Computer

Setting

 

Description

Applicable Feature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image

OCR

E-mail

File

 

Plastic Card

 

Lets you scan cards, such as driver's licenses or

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Mode

 

insurance cards, using these automatic settings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution: 600 dpi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document Size: 2 in 1 (Auto)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-sided Scanning: On (Short-edge binding)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Deskew: On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Image Rotation: Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• If you want to scan a plastic card with different settings,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set Plastic Card Mode to off and Resolution to 600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dpi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Load only one plastic card at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can configure more settings in the Advanced Settings dialog box. Click the Advanced Settings button.

Setting

Description

Applicable Feature

 

 

 

Image

OCR

E-mail

File

Brightness

Adjust the setting (0 to 100) to get the best image. The

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

default value of 50 represents an average and is usually

 

 

 

 

 

suitable for most images. You can set the Brightness

 

 

 

 

 

level by dragging the slider to the right or left to lighten or

 

 

 

 

 

darken the image. If the scanned image is too light, set a

 

 

 

 

 

lower Brightness level and scan the document again. If the

 

 

 

 

 

image is too dark, set a higher Brightness level and scan

 

 

 

 

 

the document again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contrast

Adjust the setting (0 to 100) to get the best image. The

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

default value of 50 represents an average and is usually

 

 

 

 

 

suitable for most images. You can increase or decrease

 

 

 

 

 

the contrast level by moving the slider to the right or left.

 

 

 

 

 

An increase emphasizes dark and light areas of the

 

 

 

 

 

image, while a decrease reveals more details in gray

 

 

 

 

 

areas.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Contrast setting is only available when setting

 

 

 

 

 

Scan Type to Auto, Gray (Error Diffusion),

 

 

 

 

 

True Gray or 24bit Color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Deskew

Corrects the skew (within 5 degrees) of the scanned

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

data. 1

 

 

 

 

Auto Image

Changes the direction of the document based on the text

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rotation

orientation. 1

 

 

 

 

1Depending upon the condition of the original document, this function may not work properly.

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