Scanning
Adjusting your scanner settings
When using your computer to scan documents, the scanner settings are controlled by the application you are using. If the application uses the TWAIN dialog, you can control the resolution, contrast, brightness, and more.
When scanning with the A3000 Scan button, your scan settings are controlled by the A3000 settings utility. See “Using the settings utility” on page 10 for more information.
Scanning with the scan button
To perform a scan using the Scan button on the A3000 control panel, complete the following steps:
1Place the document on the scanner glass, as described in “Positioning a document” on page 21
2 Press the Scan button.
3Select the Scan To destination. Use the up and down arrow buttons to cycle through the available choices. For a full description of the scan destinations, see below.
4 Press the Start button.
The A3000 will then contact your PC and perform the scan.
You can scan to a folder, scan to email, scan to your PC fax modem, or scan to an application, as explained in the following sections.
Scanning to a folder
The first Scan To menu destination is a folder on your PC. This is initially your My Pictures folder, located in your My Documents directory. You can change your folder and default file type with the A3000 settings utility.
Once scanned, the files will be given the filename of Month - Day - ###.ext, where ### indicates the number of the image scanned that day. For example, the second image scanned on May 1 would be named
The file extension depends on the file type selected for your scan.
Scanning
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