6.9 Setting the Scan Options

6.9.2 Color Mode

Set whether the document is scanned in "color" or "black and white".

1.On the "Scan Settings" screen, select the [Basic] tab.

2.Press the [Color Mode] button.

The "Color Mode" screen appears.

3. Select the color mode.

Color Mode

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Automatically decides whether to scan in color or in black and white

 

 

 

based on document contents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB Color

Scans documents in color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grayscale

Scans documents in grayscale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black & White

Scans documents in black and white.

 

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Selecting a color mode returns you to the "Scan Settings" screen.

The selected mode is displayed to the right of the [Color Mode] button.

 

 

HINT

Usually, the color mode should be set as [Auto].

If this setting is specified, there is no need to change the color mode each time you scan a document.

Note that black and white mode may be automatically selected for the following kinds of documents:

zFaintly toned nonwhite papers

zDocuments with only a minor amount of color

zDocuments printed in gray or other close-to-black colors.

To ensure such documents are scanned in color mode, press the [RGB Color] button on the "Color Mode" screen.

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