Sony AR-208S operation manual Making a Copy Darker or Lighter

MAKING A COPY DARKER OR LIGHTER

Automatic exposure adjustment is initially enabled. This function automatically adjusts the copy image according to the original being copied. If you wish to select the exposure level yourself, follow the steps below. (Select from 2 original types and 5 exposure levels for each original type.) The exposure level used in automatic exposure adjustment can also be changed with "AE LEVEL ADJUST" in the user programs (p.57).

Original types

●AUTO ...... Automatic exposure adjustment is enabled and the exposure is automatically adjusted according to the original being copied. The exposure is lowered for colored areas and background shadows.

●TEXT ....... The exposure is raised for light areas and lowered for dark backgrounds to make text easier to read.

●PHOTO ... Halftones in the photo are reproduced with greater clarity.

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Place the original(s).

Press the [EXPOSURE] key to select the	TEXT
original type.

The original image type changes as follows each time the [EXPOSURE] key is pressed: "AUTO" → "TEXT" → "PHOTO".

Note	To return to auto exposure adjustment, press the [EXPOSURE] key
	until "AUTO" appears.

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If needed, adjust the exposure level for	TEXT
TEXT or PHOTO.

For a darker image, press the [] key (). For a lighter image, press the [] key ().

Press the [ENTER] key.

Select the number of copies and any other copy settings, and then press the [START] key ( ).

Note

Exposure value guidelines (When in "TEXT" setting)

TEXT

Colored text or text written in pencil

Normal originals

Dark originals like newspapers

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