5 Scanning

Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files on your computer. Then you can fax or e-mail the files, display them on your web site or use them to create projects that you can print using Samsung SmarThru software or the WIA driver.

This chapter includes:

Scanning Using Samsung SmarThru Office

Scanning Process with TWAIN-enabled Software

Scanning Using the WIA Driver

NOTES:

Check the Operating System(s) that are compatible with your printer. Please refer to the OS Compatibility section of Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s Guide.

You can check your printer name in the supplied CD- ROM.

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 dpi.

Scanning Using Samsung

SmarThru Office

Samsung SmarThru Office is the accompanying software for your machine. You can use SmarThru Office to scan images or documents from local or network scanners.

Using Samsung SmarThru Office

Follow these steps to start scanning using the SmarThru Office:

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

2Place your photograph or page on the document glass or DADF (or ADF).

3Once you have installed Samsung SmarThru Office, you will see the SmarThru Office icon on your desktop. Double-click the SmarThru Office icon.

Double-click this icon.

The SmarThru Office window opens.

Tool bar

Working area

Send to bar

Tool bar: Allows you to use shortcut icons which activate the certain functions such as Scan, Search, etc.

•Working area

-SmarThru Desktop: Created within the standard Windows folder My Documents.

-Sort on Disk: Files of the folders which are not indexed will not be displayed in the Sort on Disk section. Sort type are Date, File Types, Latest Used. To add a folder for indexing, press Edit menu Preferences Index.

It may take longer time to show the added file folders according to the computer performance and the number of added file folders.

NOTES:

To do indexing and searching the PDF format file, you must install Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.5 or higher.

You can use indexing and searching functions using SmarThru Office supported by Microsoft Indexing Service.

-Windows Folders: Allow user to navigate through all the user’s files and folders.

-The right panel: Reflects the content of a selected folder.

Send to bar: Run the corresponding application directly. Drag and drop selected files to the appropriate application button.

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Samsung SCX-4x26 manual Scanning Using Samsung SmarThru Office, SmarThru Office window opens, Working area