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Mode
Select a color mode suitable for the purpose from the menu.
Scans data in binary (black and white). Distinguishes black from white according to the fixed threshold. This scanning mode is suitable for scanning line drawings and text documents.
Scans data by 14 shades of gray plus black and white. This mode uses 4 bits per pixel.
Scans data by 254 shades of gray plus black and white. This mode uses 8 bits per pixel. This mode is switable for scanning monochrome photographs. Scans data as
Binary processing is applied to the scanned images This mode is available only when Image Processing Software Option (separately sold) is installed. Please refer to the "User’s Guide of Image Processing Software Option" for details.
Dots per inch
Specifies the number of pixels (dots) per inch.
Select a fixed resolution from the list or enter any value (from 50 to 600) manually. A higher resolution produces finer image, but requires much more memory.
Dither
Select the halftone pattern for halftone scanning. This setting is available when "Black & White" is selected in the "Image Mode".
Dither Pattern 0 | This setting is suitable for scanning dark photo- |
| graphs. |
Dither Pattern 1 | This setting is suitable for scanning |
| documents containing both text and photographs. |
Dither Pattern 2 | This setting is suitable for scanning light photo- |
| graphs. |
Dither Pattern 3 | This setting is suitable for scanning |
| documents containing both text and photographs. |
Error Diffusion | This function minimizes differences of color levels |
| due to subtractive color process by diffusing the dif- |
| ference to the adjacent pixels. This mode is suitable |
| for scanning images of photographs, etc. |
Download | Executes processing with the dithered download pat- |
| tern specified in the dithered download file. |
Brightness
Sets the brightness of the entire image. Specify the brightness as a number within the range of 1 (dark) to 255 (bright). To brighten the entire image, decrease the value of the setting. To darken the entire image, increase the value.
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