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Flash Drive Scan

Menu itemDescription

Note:  An asterisk (*) next to a value indicates the factory default setting.

    Format

  • JPEG (.jpg)
  • PDF (.pdf)*
  • TIFF (.tif)
  • XPS (.xps)

Specify the file format for the scanned image.

    Global OCR Settings

  • Recognized Languages
  • Auto Rotate
  • Despeckle
  • Auto Contrast Enhance

Configure the settings for optical character recognition (OCR).

Note:  This menu appears only if you have purchased and installed an OCR solution.

    PDF Settings

  • PDF Version (1.5*)
  • Archival Version (A‑1a*)
  • Highly Compressed (Off*)
  • Secure (Off*)
  • Archival (PDF/A) (Off*)

Configure the PDF settings of the scanned image.

Notes:

  • Archival Version and Archival (PDF/A) are supported only when PDF Version is set to 1.4.
  • Highly Compressed appears only when a hard disk is installed.

    Content Type

  • Text
  • Text/Photo*
  • Graphics
  • Photo

Improve the output result based on the content type of the original document.

    Content Source

  • Black and White Laser
  • Color Laser*
  • Inkjet
  • Photo/Film
  • Magazine
  • Newspaper
  • Press
  • Other

Improve the output result based on the content source of the original document.

    Color

  • Black and White
  • Gray
  • Color*
  • Auto

Set the printer to capture file content in color or in mono.

    Resolution

  • 75 dpi
  • 150 dpi*
  • 200 dpi
  • 300 dpi
  • 400 dpi
  • 600 dpi

Set the resolution of the scanned image.

    Darkness

  • 1–9 (5*)

Adjust the darkness of the scanned image.

    Orientation

  • Portrait*
  • Landscape

Specify the orientation of the original document.

    Original Size

  • Mixed Sizes*

Set the paper size of the original document.

    Sides

  • Off*
  • Long edge
  • Short edge

Specify the orientation of the original document when scanning on both sides of the document.

    File Name

Specify the file name of the scanned image.

Advanced Imaging
Menu itemDescription

Note:  An asterisk (*) next to a value indicates the factory default setting.

    Color Balance

  • Cyan (0*)
  • Magenta (0*)
  • Yellow (0*)

Adjust the color intensity for cyan, magenta, and yellow.

    Color Dropout

  • Color Dropout (None*)
  • Default Red Threshold (128*)
  • Default Green Threshold (128*)
  • Default Blue Threshold (128*)

Specify which color to drop during scanning, and adjust the dropout setting for that color.

    Auto Color Detect

  • Color Sensitivity (5*)
  • Area Sensitivity (5*)
  • Scan Bit Depth (1 bit*)
  • Minimum Scan Resolution (300 dpi*)

Configure the auto color detection setting.

    JPEG Quality

  • Best for content*
  • 5–95

Set the JPEG quality of the scanned image.

    Contrast

  • Best for content*
  • 0–5

Specify the contrast for the scanned image.

    Background Removal

  • Background Detection
    • Content‑based*
    • Fixed
  • Level (0*)

Remove the background color or image noise from the original document.

Notes:

  • Content-based removes the background color from the original document.
  • Fixed removes image noise from a photo.

    Mirror Image

  • Off*
  • On

Create a mirror image of the original document.

    Negative Image

  • Off*
  • On

Create a negative image of the original document.

    Shadow Detail

  • ‑4 to 4 (0*)

Adjust the shadow detail in the scanned image.

    Scan Edge to Edge

  • Off*
  • On

Scan the original document from edge to edge.

    Sharpness

  • 1–5 (3*)

Adjust the sharpness in the scanned image.

    Temperature

  • ‑4 to 4 (0*)

Generate a bluer or redder output of the original document.

    Blank Pages

  • Blank Page Removal (Remove*)
  • Blank Page Sensitivity (5*)

Set the sensitivity of scans in relation to blank pages in the original document.

Admin Controls
Menu itemDescription

Note:  An asterisk (*) next to a value indicates the factory default setting.

    Text Default

  • 5–95 (75*)

Set the quality of text on the scanned image.

    Text/Photo Default

  • 5–95 (75*)

Set the quality of text and photo on the scanned image.

    Photo Default

  • 5–95 (50*)

Set the quality of a photo on the scanned image.

    Use Multi‑Page TIFF

  • Off
  • On*

Enable scanning of multiple TIFF images in one TIFF file.

    TIFF Compression

  • LZW*
  • JPEG

Specify the compression type for TIFF files.

    Custom Job Scanning

  • Off*
  • On

Set the printer to scan the first set of original documents using the specified settings, and then scan the next set with the same or different settings.

Note:  This menu item appears only when a hard disk is installed.

    Scan Preview

  • Off
  • On*

Show a scan preview of the original document.

Note:  This menu item appears only when a hard disk is installed.

    Adjust ADF Skew

  • Off
  • On*

Set the printer to adjust the skewed images from documents that are scanned from the ADF.
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