Chapter 1 Before Use

2. Features of the ScanFront 300/300P

The main features of the ScanFront 300/300P are described below.

ScanFront 300/300P

Compact Network Document Scanner

The network document scanner has a compact design of 12.20" (W) × 8.66" (D) × 6.34" (H) (310 mm (W) × 220 mm (D) × 161 mm (H)). You can scan documents in a range of sizes from business cards to Legal/A4 size.

Supports Transfer to a Variety of Destinations

You can transfer scanned image files to the following types of destinations via a network.

Shared folders (excluding folders on a computer on a different segment of a network for which a WINS server is not configured)

FTP Servers (excluding FTP servers that require firewall settings)

E-mail addresses

Fax (via an Internet fax service)

ScanFront Service

By installing ScanFront Service on a computer on the network, you can also send scanned images to shared folders and devices, such as the following, for which direct transfer from the scanner is normally unavailable.

Shared folders on a computer on a different segment of a network for which a WINS server is not configured

Printers

Variety of Scanning Modes

The scanner is equipped with five scanning modes: Black and White, Error Diffusion, Text Enhance, Gray, and Color.

Long Document Scanning

The scanner is equipped with a scanning mode that can

automatically detect long document sizes.

*The available scanning modes vary depending on the file format of the image to be transferred.

Fast Document Feeding

The scanner can scan a maximum of 30 Legal/A4 documents per minute.

*Scanning conditions: Black and white, simplex, 200 dpi

Supports USB Memory

The scanner supports saving image files to USB memory to enable you to move them to destinations not connected to or not using a network.

Touch Panel Operation

The 8.4-inch TFT SVGA (800 x 600 dots) screen with a touch panel enables you to perform all scanner operations by touching the screen.

Configuration via the Web Menu

A web browser (Web Menu) is used for configuring the basic settings of the ScanFront, user registration, and job button registration.

*The Web Menu has an Administrator Mode for the administrator to configure settings and a User mode for users to register addresses and job buttons.

ScanFront Administration Tool

By installing the supplied ScanFront Administration Tool software, you can simultaneously manage multiple ScanFront scanners on the network.

Job Buttons

Pre-registering destinations and scan conditions as jobs enables you to scan by selecting a job button.

Shared Address Book and Shared Job Button

The Shared Address Book and Shared Job Buttons are available for use by all users.

My Address Book and My Job Button

In addition to the address book and job buttons shared by all users, a My Address Book and My Job Button are available for each user.

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