Improving Copied Image

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Making Copies

Adjusting the Image Quality (Resolution)

You can adjust image quality to the appropriate level best suited for a document with text or photos. 3 modes are available for adjusting the image quality.

1 Press [COPY].

If you are already in the Copy standby mode, you can skip this step.

2 Press [Image Quality] repeatedly until the image quality you want appears.

You can select from the following:

-<TEXT> for text-only documents

-<TEXT/PHOTO> for documents with text and photographs

-<PHOTO> for photographs

NOTE

Copy exposure automatically changes to manual mode when <TEXT/PHOTO> or <PHOTO> is set.

Adjusting the Exposure (Density)

You can adjust the copy exposure automatically or manually according to how light or dark your document is.

Adjusting Automatically

1 Press [COPY].

If you are already in the Copy standby mode, you can skip this step.

2 Press [Exposure] to select the auto mode press [OK].

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The copy exposure is adjusted automatically.

NOTE

Image quality mode automatically changes to <TEXT> when <AUTO EXPOSURE> is set.

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Canon L380S manual Improving Copied Image, Adjusting the Image Quality Resolution, Adjusting the Exposure Density

L380S specifications

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