Target Application | You can select which application is used to open your scanned data. Only applications installed on your computer can be selected. • | Add button You can add an application to the drop-down list. Enter the Application Name (up to 30 characters) and select your preferred application by clicking the Browse button. Also select the File Type from the drop-down list. | • | Delete button You can delete an application that you have added. Select the Application Name and click the Delete button. |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
File Type | Select the file type you want to use for the scanned data. Note • | To save the document as a password-protected PDF, select Secure PDF (*.pdf) for File Type and then enter the password in the Set PDF Password dialog box. | • | Searchable PDF is a file format that includes the text data layer over a scanned image. This layer allows you to search the text on the image data. The OCR language setting must be set to match the language you want to make the searchable PDF for. | • | To save the document as a searchable PDF, select Searchable PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type drop-down list. | • | To save the document as a searchable PDF, Presto! PageManager must be installed from the supplied DVD-ROM on your computer. | • | Several file types such as TIFF, TIFF Multi-Page, PDF and JPEG support file size compression. Select Uncompressed or Compressed to adjust the file size for TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page. For JPEG and PDF use the slider to adjust the file size (not available for Scan to OCR). |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
File size | You can adjust the File size by moving the slider to the right or left. Note | File size can be adjusted depending on your selected File Type. |
| Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
OCR Software | You can select the application to extract the editable text data from the document. | - | Yes | - | - |
OCR Language | Set to match the language of the scanned document’s text. | - | Yes | - | - |
File Name | Click the Change button for Image, OCR or E-mail. Enter a prefix for the file name if needed. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Destination File Path | Click the Change button and then the Browse button to change the folder you would like to save your scanned document to. | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
Destination Folder | Click Browse and browse to the folder you would like to save your scanned document to. Check Show Folder to automatically display the destination folder after scanning. | - | - | - | Yes |
Resolution | You can select a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Scan Type | Lets you select from a range of scan colour depths. Use for text or line art images. Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated grey images without using true grey dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give a grey appearance.) Use for photographic images or graphics. This mode is more exact due to using up to 256 shades of grey. Uses up to 16.8 million colours to scan the image. Although using 24bit Color creates an image with the most accurate colour reproduction, it requires the most memory and has the longest transfer time. Uses suitable colours for your document automatically. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document Size | Document size is set to Auto by default. You can scan documents of any size without any further adjustments to Document Size. For faster scan speeds you can select the exact size of your document from the Document Size drop-down list. Note • | If you select a 1 to 2 document size, the scanned image will be divided into two documents that are half the size of the setting. For example, if you select 1 to 2 (A4), the scanned image will be divided into two A5-size documents. | • | To do 1 to 2 scanning, uncheck the Automatic Image Rotation check box in the Advanced Settings dialog box. | • | If you select a 2 in 1 document size, two scanned images will be combined into one document. |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Brightness | Adjust the setting (0 to 100) to get the best image. The default value is 50, representing an average and is usually suitable for most images. You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slider to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. If the scanned image is too light, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher Brightness level and scan the document again. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Contrast | You can increase or decrease the contrast level by moving the slider to the right or left. An increase emphasizes dark and light areas of the image, while a decrease reveals more details in grey areas. Note | The Contrast setting is only available when setting Scan Type to Auto, Gray (Error Diffusion), True Gray or 24bit Color. |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Duplex(two-sided) Scanning | If you check this box, the machine scans both sides of the document. When using the automatic 2-sided (duplex) scan feature, you must select Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding depending on the layout of your document to make sure that the data file is created correctly. Note | 2-sided (duplex) scanning is available with lengths up to Legal size. |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Restore Defaults | Restore all settings to their factory default. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Carrier Sheet Mode | You can scan the following documents using the Carrier Sheet. For this mode, you can select any setting other than Auto from the Document Size drop-down list. • | Large-sized Documents (A3, B4) Fold the document in half and insert it in the Carrier Sheet for 2-sided (duplex) scanning, then both the front and back pages are combined into a single page. | • | Important documents (photos, contracts) | • | Thin paper (receipts) | • | Irregular-shaped paper (clippings) |
Note • | Load only one Carrier Sheet at a time. | • | Set the document in the center of the Carrier Sheet and align the top of the document with the top of the Carrier Sheet. |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Plastic Card Mode | Lets you scan non-embossed cards such as driver's licences or store cards, and automatically uses these settings: • | Resolution: 600 x 600 dpi | • | Document Size: 2 in 1 (Business Card) | • | Duplex(two-sided) Scanning: On (Short-edge binding) | • | Auto Deskew: Off | • | Multifeed Detection: Off | • | Automatic Image Rotation: Off |
Note • | If you want to scan a plastic card with different settings, set Plastic Card Mode to Off, Resolution to 600 dpi, and Multifeed Detection to Off. | • | Load only one plastic card at a time. |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |