Background Removal

Color documents can be scanned in monochrome with their background removed. This feature is convenient for scanning newspapers, background- colored documents or the like.

zWhen the Photo original is selected in the Original Type (see page 39), this Background Removal setting is not available.

zWith the Background Removal function, when the Compressed PDF is chosen as a file type, only level 4~6 are available. Levels 1-3 are not available, and are in the OFF state.

1 Select “Adjustment”. (See page 42)

2 Select “Background Removal”.

3 Adjust the Background Removal level with “-” and “+”, and then select “OK”.

(6 steps)

+Background-color is darker

-Background-color is lighter

4 Select “OK”.

Contrast

The scanning contrast can be adjusted to match

3Chapter

the original.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higher

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scanner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select “Contrast”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Select “Adjustment”. (See page 42)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Adjust the contrast level “Lower” or “Higher”, and then select “OK”.

Lower

For darker original

 

 

Higher

For lighter original

 

 

4 Select “OK”.

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