scanning

Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files that can be stored on your computer.

This chapter includes:

Scanning basics

Scanning from the control panel

Scanning by a network connection

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

You can scan the originals with your machine via an USB cable or the network.

Samsung Scan Manager: You just walk to the machine with the originals and scan them from the control panel then, the scanned data will be stored in the connected computers My Documents folder. When the setup installation is completed, then you have installed the Samsung Scan Manager on your computer already. This feature can be used via the local connection or the network connection. See next section.

TWAIN: TWAIN is the one of preset imaging applications. Scanning an image launches the selected application, enabling you to control the scanning process. See the Software section. This feature can be used via the local connection or the network connection. See Software section.

Samsung SmarThru Office : This feature is the accompanying software for your machine. You can use this program to scan images or documents, and this feature can be used via the local connection or the network connection. See Software section.

WIA: WIA stands for Windows Images Acquisition. To use this feature your computer must be connected directly with the machine via an USB cable. See Software section.

Email: You can send the scanned image as an attachment to an email. See page 43.

Changing the settings for each scan job

Changing the default scan settings

Setting up Address Book

SCANNING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL

Your machine offers you to scan from the control panel and easily send the scanned document to connected computer's My Documents folder. In order to use this function, your machine and computer must be connect by USB cable or by network.

Also, with the offered Samsung Scan Manager program, scanned documents can be opened with the program you have setup previously. Such as Microsoft Paint, Email, SmarThru Office, OCR can be added to application program. See "Setting scan information in Samsung Scan Manager." on page 42.

Scanned images can be saved as BMP, JEPG, TIFF, PDF files.

Scanning to application programs

1.Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly connected to each other.

2.Load 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 30.

3.Press Scan/Email.

Ready to Scan appears on the top line of the display.

4.Press the left/right arrow until Scan to PC appears on the bottom line of the display and press OK.

5.Press the left/right arrow until the option you want appears and press OK.

6.Depending on the port connection, different massages appear. Check the following messages and move on to the next step.

Scan Destination: Connected by USB. Move to step 7.

ID: Connected by Network and user is registered. Move to step 6.

WLocal PC X: Choosing USB or Network to scan. If connected by USB, move to step 5. If connected by Network, move to step 6.

Not Available: Neither connected by USB nor Network. Check the port connection.

7.Press the left/right arrow until the port you want appears on the display.

8.Enter the registered user ID and PIN and click OK.

• ID is the same ID as the registered ID for Samsung Scan Manager.

PIN is the 4 digit number registered for Samsung Scan Manager.

9.From Scan Destination, press the left/right arrow until the application program you want appears, then press OK.

Default setting is My Documents.

To add or delete the folder where the scanned file is saved, add or delete the application program in Samsung Scan Manager>Set Scan Button.

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