Faxing

Scan Settings

You may want to send many different types of fax messages. Some of these may be difficult to reproduce at the receiver's end. However, your machine has three settings that you can

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❖Resolution:

Standard, Detail, Super Fine (op- tional)

❖Original Type:

Text, Text / Photo, Photo

❖Image Density (Contrast):

Auto Image Density, Manual Im- age Density (seven levels), Com- bined Auto and Manual Image Density

Resolution

Images and text are scanned into the machine by converting them to sequences of dots. The density of the dots determines the quality of the image and how long it takes to transmit. Therefore, images scanned at high resolution (Super Fine) have high quality but transmission takes longer. Conversely, low resolution (Stan- dard) scanning results in lower quality but your original is sent more quickly. Select the setting that matches your needs based upon this trade off between speed and image clarity.

❖Standard (8 x 3.85 lines/mm, 200 x 100dpi)

Select for originals containing nor- mal size characters.

❖Detail (8 x 7.7 lines/mm, 200 x 200dpi)

Select for originals containing small characters or when you re- quire greater clarity. This resolu- tion is twice as fine as Standard.

❖Super Fine (optional expansion mem- ory required: 16 x 15.4 lines/mm, 400

x 400dpi)

Select for originals with very fine details or when you require the best possible image clarity. This resolution is eight times finer than Standard.

Limitation

❒If the other party's machine does not support the resolution at which you are sending, this ma- chine automatically switches to a resolution that is supported. You can check the resolution at which you sent actually. See p.162 “Print- ing Journal”, Facsimile Reference <Advanced Features> .

❒Sending with Super Fine resolu- tion requires that your machine has the optional expansion memo- ry, and the other party's machine has the capability to receive fax messages at Super Fine resolution.

Note

❒The machine supports Standard, Detail, and (with the optional ex- pansion memory) Super Fine reso- lutions.

❒You can select the resolution type that is selected right after the ma- chine is turned on or modes are cleared with [Scan End Reset] under Gen. Settings/ Adjust. See p.144 “General Settings/Adjustment”, Facsimile Reference <Advanced Fea- tures> .

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