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Configuring Scan or Original Settings for Fax Transmission

Configuring the Basic Settings such as Original Size and Resolution

To specify the original size for scanning ([Scan Size])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Scan Size]

When the size of the original is not detected correctly, specify the size of the original you want to scan.

Setting	Description
[Auto]	Automatically selects the size to fit the original when scanning.
[Inches]	Select this option to scan an inch-size original. Tap [Inches], and also select a standard inch size.
[Metric Sizes]	Select this option to scan a metric-size original. Tap [Metric Sizes], and select the standard metric size respectively.
[Other]	Select this option to scan a postcard (4 6 (A6 Card)) or an original other than an inch- or metric- size original. Tapping [Other] enables you to select each standard size.
[Photo Size]	Select this option to scan photos or originals in photo size. Tap [Photo Size], and also select each standard size.
[Custom Size]	Select this option to scan originals in custom size. Enter vertical and horizontal values.

To specify the resolution to scan the original ([Resolution])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Resolution]

Select a resolution to use to scan the original.

Setting	Description
[Scan Resolution]	Select the resolution of the original for scan transmission. When using Scan to E-mail, SMB Send, FTP Send, WebDAV Send, or Save in User Box, select the following resolution to scan an original. [200 200 dpi]: Select this option to scan a standard original. [300 300 dpi]: Select this option to scan a standard original at a higher resolution. [400 400 dpi]: Select this option to scan an original containing small characters and drawings. [600 600 dpi]: Select this option to convert an original into a file of the maximum size. Select this option to scan an original such as a full color photo with a fine image quality level.
[Fax Resolution]	Select the resolution of the original for sending a fax. When using fax transmission, Internet fax transmission, or IP address fax transmission, select the following resolution to scan an original. [Normal]: Select this option to scan originals that do not require a fine level of image quality, or when you want to send a large number of originals quickly. [Fine]: Select this option to scan a standard original. [Super Fine]: Select this option to scan originals containing small characters or drawings. [Ultra Fine]: Select this option to scan originals that require a fine level of image quality.

Setting

Description

[Scan Resolution]

Select the resolution of the original for scan transmission.

When using Scan to E-mail, SMB Send, FTP Send, WebDAV Send, or Save in User Box, select the following resolution to scan an original.

[200 200 dpi]: Select this option to scan a standard original.

[300 300 dpi]: Select this option to scan a standard original at a higher resolution.

[400 400 dpi]: Select this option to scan an original containing small characters and drawings.

[600 600 dpi]: Select this option to convert an original into a file of the maximum size. Select this option to scan an original such as a full color photo with a fine image quality level.

[Fax Resolution]

Select the resolution of the original for sending a fax.

When using fax transmission, Internet fax transmission, or IP address fax transmission, select the following resolution to scan an original.

[Normal]: Select this option to scan originals that do not require a fine level of image quality, or when you want to send a large number of originals quickly.

[Fine]: Select this option to scan a standard original.

[Super Fine]: Select this option to scan originals containing small characters or drawings.

[Ultra Fine]: Select this option to scan originals that require a fine level of image quality.

The finer the scan resolution is, the larger the data volume becomes, resulting in longer transmission time. To use an E-mail as a transmission method such as Scan to E-mail or Internet fax transmission, check that the data capacity are not limited.

To scan a 2-sided original ([Simplex/Duplex])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Simplex/Duplex]

Select the side to scan the original (Simplex/Duplex).

Setting	Description
[1-Sided]	Scans one side of an original.
[2-Sided]	Scans both sides of an original.
[Cover + 2-sided]	Scans only one side for the first page in the original, and scan both sides of the remaining pages.

Configuring Settings to Fit Various Types of Originals

To collectively scan originals of different sizes using the ADF ([Mixed Original])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [No. of Originals]
      - [Original Settings]
        [Mixed Original]

Even for an original with pages of different sizes, by using the ADF, you can scan data while detecting the size of each page. If the widths of the originals are the same, select [Same Width]. If the widths of the originals are different, select [Different Width].

To scan an original that is thinner than plain paper using the ADF ([Thin Paper Original])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [No. of Originals]
      - [Original Settings]
        [Thin Paper Original]

When [Thin Paper Original] is specified to scan an original of thinner paper than plain paper using the ADF, the system reduces the original feed speed to prevent thin paper from causing a paper jam.

To scan originals with folds using the ADF ([Z-Folded Original])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [No. of Originals]
      - [Original Settings]
        [Z-Folded Original]

If a folded original is loaded into the ADF, the original size may not be able be detected accurately. When [Z-Folded Original] is specified, the original size can be accurately detected even for the folded original sheets.

Unfold the folded original sheets before loading them into the ADF. If a folded original is not unfolded before scanning, a paper jam may occur or the size may not be correctly detected.

To scan a long original that cannot be loaded on the original glass ([Long Original])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [No. of Originals]
      - [Original Settings]
        [Long Original]

Load a long original that cannot be placed on the Original Glass and that is larger in the feeding direction than the full standard size (11 17 or A3) into the ADF. When [Long Original] is selected, the ADF automatically detects the size even if you do not pre-specify the original size.

To specify the original loading direction ([Original Direction])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [No. of Originals]
      - [Original Settings]
        [Original Direction]

When scanning a 2-sided original, specify the original loading direction so that the vertical direction of the scanned original is set correctly.

To display a top-binding and double-sided original correctly without reversing an image in the vertical direction ([Binding Position])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [No. of Originals]
      - [Original Settings]
        [Binding Position]

Specify the binding position to suit the orientation of the target original.

Setting	Description
[Auto]	Automatically configures the binding position of the original. When the long side of the original is 11-11/16 inches (297 mm) or less, the binding position is set to the long side of the paper. When the long side of the original exceeds 11-11/16 inches (297 mm), the binding position is set to the short side of the paper.
[Left Bind]	Select this option when the binding position is set to the left of the original.
[Top Bind]	Select this option when the binding position is set to the top of the original.

Setting

Description

[Auto]

Automatically configures the binding position of the original.

When the long side of the original is 11-11/16 inches (297 mm) or less, the binding position is set to the long side of the paper. When the long side of the original exceeds 11-11/16 inches (297 mm), the binding position is set to the short side of the paper.

[Left Bind]

Select this option when the binding position is set to the left of the original.

[Top Bind]

Select this option when the binding position is set to the top of the original.

To scan an original using the ADF while removing dust on the slit glass ([Despeckle])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [No. of Originals]
      - [Original Settings]
        [Despeckle]

When [Despeckle] is specified to scan an original using the ADF, scanning of original and dust removal from the Slit Scan Glass are performed alternately, so that the original is always scanned using clean Slit Scan Glass.

To prevent pages of the original from being multiplexed when scanning the original on the ADF ([Multi-Feed Detection])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [No. of Originals]
      - [Original Settings]
        [Multi-Feed Detection]

Selecting [Multi-Feed Detection] to ON stops scanning when the machine detects that the original is multiplexed on the ADF.

You can check the preview of the original, of which scanning was completed, on the double feeding error screen, so scanning can be restarted from that time.

To scan a number of originals as a single job ([Separate Scan])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Separate Scan]

If the number of original sheets is so large that they cannot be loaded into the ADF at the same time, you can load them in several batches and handle them as one job. You can also scan the original using both ADF and Original Glass alternately.

Adjusting the Image Quality or Density

To automatically adjust to the appropriate image quality for the contents of the original ([Original Type])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [Quality/Density]
      - [Original Type]

Select the appropriate image quality level for the original and scan at the optimal level of image quality.

Setting	Description
[Text]	Scans an original that consists primarily of text at the optimum level of image quality. This function sharpens the edges of each character, creating easy-to-read images.
[Text/Photo Printed]	Scans an original consisting primarily of text and photos at the optimum image quality level. This function sharpens the edges of each character and reproduces smoother photos. Select this option to scan printed originals such as brochures and catalogs.
[Text/Photo PhotoPaper]	Scans an original consisting primarily of text and photos at the optimum image quality level. This function sharpens the edges of each character and reproduces smoother photos. Select this option to scan originals that include photos printed on photographic paper.
[Photo Printed]	Scans an original consisting of only photos at the optimum image quality level. Select this option to scan printed originals such as brochures and catalogs.
[Photo PhotoPaper]	Scans an original consisting of only photos at the optimum image quality level. Select this option to scan originals printed on photographic paper.
[Dot Matrix Original]	Scans an original, which consists primarily of text such as thin or faint characters, at the optimum image quality level. This function reproduces text using high pixel density, creating easy-to-read text.
[Copied Paper]	Scans an original, which is output with an even density from the copier or printer, at the optimum level of image quality.
[Bar Code/Contract]	Reduces the file size when scanning the original such as a contract or bar code in black and white. If [Bar Code/Contract] is selected, [Color] is synchronously changed to [Black]. This option is available when the file type is set to TIFF, PDF, or XPS.

To adjust the density to scan the original ([Density])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [Quality/Density]
      - [Density]

Adjust the density (Dark or Light) to scan the original.

To adjust the background density of the original for scanning ([Bkgd. Removal])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [Quality/Density]
      - [Bkgd. Removal]

You can adjust the density of the background area for originals with colored backgrounds (newspaper, recycled paper, etc.) or originals that are so thin that text or images on the back would be scanned.

Setting	Description
[Background Removal]	Scans a 2-sided original made of thin paper or an original with the colored background, with the optimum image quality. [Bleed Removal]: Select this option to prevent bleeding of the back of the paper when printing a 2-sided original that is so thin that the contents of the back side would be scanned. [Paper Discoloration Adjustment]: Select this option to scan an original with a colored background such as a map.
[Background Removal Level]	Adjusts the density of the background color for an original with a colored background. Selecting [Auto] automatically determines the density of the background color, and scans an original at the optimum background density level.

Setting

Description

[Background Removal]

Scans a 2-sided original made of thin paper or an original with the colored background, with the optimum image quality.

[Bleed Removal]: Select this option to prevent bleeding of the back of the paper when printing a 2-sided original that is so thin that the contents of the back side would be scanned.

[Paper Discoloration Adjustment]: Select this option to scan an original with a colored background such as a map.

[Background Removal Level]

Adjusts the density of the background color for an original with a colored background. Selecting [Auto] automatically determines the density of the background color, and scans an original at the optimum background density level.

Other Option Settings

To add a TX stamp, which certifies that the original has been scanned, to a scanned original ([TX Stamp])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [Stamp/Composition]
      - [TX Stamp]

When scanning originals using the ADF, a TX Stamp is printed on a scanned original to certify that the original has been scanned. It is used when sending a fax.

To use this function, an option is required. For details on the required option, refer to Here.
The ink used for stamping is a consumable. If the ink becomes faint, contact your service representative.
If [Mixed Original] is specified to scan originals, TX Stamp may not be printed on the specified position.

To scan after erasing text and shadows in the margins of an original ([Frame Erase])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [App]
      - [Frame Erase]

Erase an area of an identical specified width along the four sides of an original. You can specify the width to be erased for each side.

Setting	Description
[ON]/[OFF]	Select [ON] to set Frame Erase.
[Frame]	Erases the four sides of the original by the same width amount. In [Erase Amount], specify the width to erase.
[Top]/[Bottom]/[Left]/[Right]	Specify a different width for each side of the original to erase the side. Cancel the [Frame] setting, select the side to erase the frame, and specify the width to erase in [Erase Amount]. If you do not want to erase the side, cancel the setting for [Erase].

To sharpen the border between text, etc. ([Sharpness])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [App]
      - [Sharpness]

Specifying [Sharpness] sharpen the edges of images such as text in the table and graphics to improve legibility. This function also smoothens the rough contours of an image or sharpens blurred images.

To simultaneously send and print on this machine ([Save & Print])

To display:

[Classic Style]
- [Scan/Fax]
  - [Application]
    - [App]
      - [Save & Print]

You can print data at the same time as you are using Scan or Fax TX.

Setting	Description
[ON]/[OFF]	Select [ON] to perform sending and printing at the same time.
[No. of Sets]	If necessary, enter the number of copies to print.
[Simplex/Duplex]	Select [2-Sided] to print on both sides of sheets of paper.
[Staple]	Select the binding positions for sheet stapling. [Corner]: Each set of printed sheets is stapled in a corner (top left or top right) before it is output. [2 Position]: Each set of printed sheets is stapled at two positions (in the top, left, or right) before it is output. [Position Setting]: Select the binding position. If [Auto] is specified for the binding position, the binding position is determined automatically.