MFC-J6957DW

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Change the brscan5 scan settings using XSane (Linux)

Make sure XSane is installed on your computer.


> XSane Main Dialogue Box
> XSane Standard Options Dialogue Box
> XSane Advanced Options Dialogue Box

 

1. XSane Main Dialogue Box

XSane Main Dialog Box

*1 Supported machines only

 

A. Number of scanned documents

Type the number of pages to scan.
To skip blank pages, enable Skip Blank Page in the Advanced options dialogue box.

 

B. Paper source

Select the paper source from the drop-down list.
To specify the scan area in the Preview window, select the left aligned option.

 

C. Scan mode

Select one of the scan colour depth options depending on the type of document you want to scan.

 

D. Resolution

Select a scanning resolution from the drop-down list.

 

2. XSane Standard Options Dialogue Box

In the XSane Main dialogue box, click Window > Show standard options.

 

XSane Standard Options DIalog Box

 

Geometry

Specify the scan area.

This option is unavailable if Auto Document Size in the Advanced options dialogue box is enabled.

 

3. XSane Advanced Options Dialogue Box

In the XSane Main dialogue box, click Window > Show advanced options.

 

XSane Advanced Options Dialog Box

*2 Supported machines only. The features supported by the Linux and Windows drivers may differ.

 

A. Multifeed Detection

Detect if multiple pages are fed at the same time.

 

B. Auto Document Size

Detect the document size automatically.

If this option is enabled, the Geometry settings in the Standard options dialogue box are not available.

 

C. Auto Deskew

Set the machine to correct document skewing automatically.

If this option is enabled, the Auto Document Size option is also enabled.

 

D. Skip Blank Page

Remove blank pages from the scan result.

If this option is enabled, the Auto Document Size option is also enabled.

 

E. Skip Blank Page sensitivity

Select the sensitivity of the Skip Blank Page option.

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