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8 Scanning
Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files that can be stored on your computer. Then you can fax or email the files, upload them to your website, or use them to create projects that you can print.
This chapter includes:
•Scanning basics
•Scanning to an application using a local connection
•Scanning using a network connection
•Changing the settings for each scan job
•Changing the default scan settings
•Setting up Address Book
Note
• The maximum resolution that can be achieved depends upon various factors, including computer speed, available disk space, memory, the size of the image being scanned, and bit depth settings. Thus, depending on your system and what you are scanning, you may not be able to scan at certain resolutions, especially using enhanced resolution.
Scanning basics
Your machine offers the following ways to scan an image using a local connection:
•Via one of the preset imaging applications. Scanning an image launches the selected application, enabling you to control the scanning process. See the next section.
•Via the SmarThru™ program supplied with your machine. Scanning an image launches SmarThru™ and enables you to control the scanning process.
•Via the Windows Images Acquisition (WIA) driver. See the Software Section.
•To a portable USB memory device, if inserted into the USB memory port on your machine. See page 11.2.
Also, you can send scanned images to several destinations using a network connection:
•To your networked computer via the Network Scan program. You can scan an image from the machine, if
Scanning to an application using a local
connection
1Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other.
2Load originals face up into the ADF, or place a single original face down on the scanner glass.
For details about loading an original, see page 5.1.
3Press Scan/Email.
Ready to Scan appears on the top line of the display.
4Press the Scroll buttons until Scan to Appl. appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK.
5Press the Scroll buttons until the application you want to use appears and press OK.
•Microsoft Paint: Sends the scanned image to Microsoft Paint.
•Email: Sends the scanned image to your default email program on your computer. A new message windows opens with the image attached.
•My Documents: Saves the scanned image in the default folder, My Documents, on your computer.
•SmarThru: Sends the scanned image to SmarThru™, installed with the printer driver.
•OCR: Sends the scanned image to the OCR program for text recognition.
Note
• You can add more
6On the selected application, adjust the scan settings and begin scanning.
For details, please refer to the application user’s guide.
8.1 <Scanning>