Sending a Fax Message
Scan Settings
You may wish to send many different types of fax message. Some of these may be difficult to reproduce at the other end. However, your machine has three settings that you can adjust
2 to help you transmit your document with the best possible image quality.
❖Resolution:
Standard, Detail, Fine
❖Image density:
Darken, Normal, Lighten
❖Halftone:
Off, On
Resolution
Images and text are scanned into the machine by converting them to se- quences of dots. The frequency of dots determines the quality of the im- age and how long it takes to transmit. Therefore, images scanned at high resolution (Fine) have high quality but transmission takes longer. Con- versely, low resolution (Standard) scanning results in less quality but your document is sent more quickly. Choose the setting that matches your needs based upon this trade off be- tween speed and image clarity.
❖Standard (8 × 3.85 lines/mm, 200 ×100 dpi)
Select for documents containing normal sized characters.
This setting scans documents us- ing twice the resolution than that of the Standard setting.
❖Fine (8×15.4 lines/mm, 200×400 dpi)
Select for documents with fine de- tail or when you require the best possible image clarity. This resolu- tion is four times as fine as Stan- dard.
This setting scans documents us- ing four times the resolution than that of the Standard setting.
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 which is supported.
Note
❒When the machine is turned on or modes are cleared, the resolution is set to Standard by default. You can
change this with the User Parame- ters.⇒ P.236 “Changing the User Pa- rameters”
❒By default, the resolution returns to the home setting after every
transmission. You change this with the User Parameters.⇒ P.236 “Changing the User Parameters”
APress the {Resolution} key to switch between resolutions. The indicators above the key show the current selection.
❖Detail (8 × 7.7 lines/mm, 200 × 200 dpi)
Select for documents containing small characters or when you re- quire greater clarity. This resolu- tion is twice as fine as Standard.
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