Understanding scan profile options

Quick Setup

This option lets you select preset formats or customize the scan job settings. You can select one of these settings:
Custom Photo - Color JPEG
Text - BW PDF Photo - Color TIFF
Text - BW TIFF Text/Photo - BW PDF
Text/Photo - Color PDF
To customize the scan job settings, from the Quick Setup menu, select Custom. Then chan ge the scan settings as
needed.

Format Type

This option defines the format (PDF, JPE G, or TIFF) for the scanned im age.
PDF—Creates a single file with multiple pages, viewable with Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader is provided free by
Adobe at www.adobe.com.
JPEG—Creates and attaches a separate file for each page of your original documen t, viewable by most Web
browsers and graphics programs
TIFF—Create s multi ple fil es or a si ngle fi le. If M ulti-p age TIF F is tur ned off in the S ettings menu o f the Emb edded
Web Server, then TIFF saves one page in each file. The file size is usually larger than an equivalent JPEG.

Compression

This option sets the format used to compress the scanned output file.

Default Content

This option tells the printer the origin al document type. Choose from Te xt, Text/Photo, or Photo. Default Con tent
affects the quality and size of your scanned file.
Text—Emphasizes sharp, black, high-resolution text against a clean, white background
Text/Photo—Used when the original documents are a m ixture of text and graphics or pictures
Photo—Tells the scanner to pay extra attention to graphics and pictures. This setting increa ses the time it takes
to scan, but emphasizes a reproduction of t he full dynamic range of t ones in the original documen t. This increases
the amount of information saved.

Color

This option tells the printer the colo r of the original documents. You c an select Gray, BW (Black and Whit e), or Color.

JPEG Quality

This option adjusts the degree of compression for scanned JPEG documents in relation to the original document.
Scanning to a computer or flash drive
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