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with low contrast has many shades of gray and tends to look flat and dull. Change contrast using the highlight, shadow, and midtone settings.

control range

This range determines the number of bits used for exposure compensation, shadow detail, and black-and-white threshold adjustment displays. The higher the bit depth, the finer the level of control in adjusting these image manipulation functions.

crop

To eliminate portions of an image from the final scan.

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default settings

Predetermined settings in the scanning software that define levels on your behalf. Default settings in the HP Precisionscan Pro software are set for Output Type, Output Resolution, Color, Exposure, Black & White Threshold, and Sharpen Level. You can override default settings.

density

The ability of a material to absorb or transmit light. The greater the density of a material or object, the more black it contains. This applies to both black-and-white images and color images.

descreen

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destination

The file, program, or hardware device where the scanned image will be used. Examples include a printer, a Web page, or an e-mail program.

device driver

Software that the system uses to communicate with devices, such as a display, printer, mouse, or scanner.

display resolution

The number of pixels that a computer monitor can display both horizontally and vertically. Screen resolutions are typically 640 x 480 (VGA), 800 x 600 (super VGA), or 1024 x 786.

dithering

The process of approximating pixel colors when reducing the color depth of an image. Dithering can improve transitions between colors when reducing a 24-bit image to 8-bit format.

document

For the purposes of this documentation, document refers to an original item containing text or both text and images. It also means an original item scanned using the automatic document feeder.

dots per inch

See dpi.

double-click

The process of removing an unwanted pattern, such as a moiré pattern, that appears in a printed original so the pattern does not appear in the scanned image.

To press and click a mouse button twice in rapid succession.

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HP 4400C, 5400C Control range, Crop, Default settings, Density, Descreen, Destination, Device driver, Display resolution

5400C, 4400C specifications

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