Useful tips
Here are some useful tips for scanning documents.
Where are scanned images saved? Can the save destination be changed?
Images are saved to the following locations, according to program settings. All destination locations can be changed to other folders.
? CaptureOnTouch
- For Scan First scanning, files are saved in the folder specified on the Output Settings screen.
- For selected job scanning, files are saved in the folder specified on the [Output setting] during job registration.
? CapturePerfect
- During normal scanning operations such as single-page scanning, the image file save destination can be specified each time scanning is performed.
- When scanning using a registered job, files are saved to the folder specified by the job settings.
How are the scan settings configured?
? CaptureOnTouch
- For Scan First scanning, click [Scanner setting] on the first (top) screen to display available scan settings.
- For selected job scanning, click [Scanner setting] during job registration to display available scan settings.
? CapturePerfect
- For normal scanning, click [Scanner Setting] from the [Scan] menu to open the scanner driver setting screen, and make settings there.
- Scan job settings are made for each job.
How do I save multiple pages in one file, or save one file per page?
When scanned images are saved in BMP or JPEG format, each image is always saved in a separate file.
When scanned images are saved in PDF or TIFF format, you can specify multi- or single-page files.
Can I copy or back up scanner setting configurations?
? CaptureOnTouch
The setting configurations can be backed up and restored using [Backup/Restore] on the [Basic settings] tab on the [Environmental settings] dialog box.
? CapturePerfect
Scanner setting configurations cannot be copied or backed up in CapturePerfect.
What rules apply to scanned image file names?
? CaptureOnTouch
Scanned image file names are constructed according to the settings in the [File name settings] dialog box. This dialog box appears when you click the button on the [File name] on the Scan First output settings screen, and on the [Output settings] tab on the [Register new job] screen.
Scanned image file names are constructed partly or wholly according to the following three settings in the dialog box.
Setting | Description |
Start file name with character string | Any specified text string to be included in the file name. |
Add date and time | Appends the date and time to file names. Select the date format from the list box. YYYY = year, MM = month, and DD = day of month. The time is appended after the date. |
Add counter to file names | Append serial numbers in the order of scanned image saving. Specify the number of digits and starting number. |
A sample file name is displayed as the [File name] in the [File name settings] dialog box.
? CapturePerfect
The rules for the file names of scanned images and the folder in which scanned images are saved can be set and then applied during scanning. For details, see the "Operating Guide" or help of CapturePerfect.
How do I scan half-folded documents (folio scanning)?
Set the feed method to non separation feeding, and set the folded document in the scanner with the fold at the right (If [Upside-down feeding] is enabled in the scanner driver settings, set the document with the fold at the left.). Specify half-size document (the size after folding) and select [Folio] for the [Scanning Side] in the scanner settings, then scan.
How can I skip blank pages, and scan only non-blank pages?
Specify [Skip Blank Page] on the scanner driver setting screen, then scan.
How do I scan cards?
Set the eject method to straight path, and set the card in the landscape orientation into the scanner. Specify the same size as the card (or auto-detection), then scan.
How do I load and scan documents with mixed sizes?
Set [Page Size] to [Match original size] on the scanner driver settings screen, then scan.
What's the best way to scan business cards or photos?
Set [Page Size] to [Match original size] on the scanner driver settings screen, then scan. Alternatively, register the size of the cards or photos to be scanned.
How do I print scanned data?
? CaptureOnTouch
- For Scan First scanning, select [Print] on the Output Method selection screen.
- For selected job scanning, select [Print] as the [Output method selection] when registering the job.
? CapturePerfect
Scan using the [Scan Batch to Printer] function. Alternatively, register a job with a printer selected as the output destination.
How do I save scanned data in a shared folder?
? CaptureOnTouch
- For Scan First scanning, select [Save to folder] on the output method selection screen, and specify the shared folder as the save destination on the Output Setting screen.
- For selected job scanning, select [Save to folder] in [Output method selection] during job registration, and specify the shared folder as the save destination on the Output Setting screen.
? CapturePerfect
Scan using the [Scan Batch to File] (or [Scan Page]) function. Alternatively, register a job with the output destination as a file, and set the save destination to the shared folder.
How can I attach scanned data to an e-mail (or send it as e-mail)?
? CaptureOnTouch
- For Scan First scanning, select [Attach to E-mail] on the output method selection screen.
- For selected job scanning, select [Attach to E-mail] as the [Output method selection] when registering the job.
? CapturePerfect
Scan using the [Scan Batch to Mail] function. Alternatively, register a job with the output destination as e-mail.
How do I use the automatic document color detection function?
The scanner driver for this scanner includes a function that automatically detects the color mode from the contents of a document.
The color modes that can be detected automatically by this function depend on the application and scanner driver settings you are using as follows.
Condition | Modes that can be detected |
When [Color mode] is set to [Detect automatically] in the CaptureOnTouch scanner settings | [Color or Gray] |
When [Full Automatic Mode] is selected in CapturePerfect or in the scanner driver |
When [Color mode] is set to [Detect automatically] in CapturePerfect or in the scanner driver, and advanced settings for auto-detection are set | One of the following can be selected: [Color or Gray] [Color or Binary] [Color, Gray or Binary] |
