Visioneer 8600 manual About the Predefined Scan Settings in Paperport

46VISIONEER ONETOUCH 8600 SCANNER INSTALLATION GUIDE

ABOUT THE PREDEFINED SCAN SETTINGS IN PAPERPORT

Selecting the proper scan setting before final scanning provides the best results for a scanned item. The scan setting determines the sharpness of the item and the number of possible shades of gray or color.

These selections also affect the speed of the scan and the file size.

The following table describes PaperPort’s predefined scan settings.

Scan Page For	Default Setting	To Scan	Description
Faxing, Filing,	Black-and-white	Newspaper and	Provides the fastest scan time
or Copying	200 dpi	magazine articles,	and smallest file size.
		receipts, forms, and
		other text items

Editing Text	Black-and-white	Business letters,
(OCR)	300 dpi	contracts, memos, and
		other documents that
		you want to edit

Enhances the use of OCR software for converting scanned text to editable text. Provides higher quality and a larger file size than the Faxing, Filing or Copying scan setting.

Black & White	Grayscale	Black-and-white
Photo	100 dpi	photos
Color Photo—	Color	Color pages with
Faster	100 dpi	many graphics, or
		mixed graphics and
		text, line art, or photos
		that require a quick
		scan
Color Photo—	Color	Photographs and color
Better Quality	200 dpi	items

Provides the best setting for black-and-white photos.

Creates a reasonable scanned color item in a file that is not too large. PaperPort’s default setting.

Provides the ideal setting for color items, item editing, desktop publishing, and high quality output. Results in a color scan with slower scan time and a larger file size.