Scan Using the Control Panel

Setting

 

Description

Applicable Feature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image

OCR

E-mail

File

 

Brightness

 

Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The

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Yes

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default value of 0 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. You can also enter a value in the box to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set the level. 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 (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

default value of 0 represents an average and is usually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

suitable for most images. You can increase or decrease

 

 

 

 

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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. You can also enter a value in the box to set the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contrast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Contrast setting is only available when setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan Type to Auto, Gray (Error Diffusion),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

True Gray or 24bit Color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-sided Scanning

 

If you check this box, the machine scans both sides of the

Yes

Yes

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Yes

 

 

 

document. When using the automatic 2-sided (duplex)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scan feature, you must select Long-edge binding or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-edge binding depending on the layout of your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

original to make sure that the data file created appears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

correctly in the scanned document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2-sided (duplex) scanning feature is available with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lengths up to Legal size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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