(1) Scan Options Area

Paper Size

Set from the operation panel.
 

Resolution

Set from the operation panel.
 

Document Scan Orientation Settings...

Click to display the Document Scan Orientation Settings dialog box in which you can set the orientation of the documents to be scanned from the ADF.

 

Image Processing Settings

Click (Plus) to set the following.
 

Apply Auto Document Fix

Select this checkbox to sharpen text in a document or magazine for better readability.

 Important

• The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect the checkbox and scan.

 Note

• Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.

Sharpen outline

Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
 

Reduce show-through

Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
 

Reduce moire

Reduces moire patterns.

Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots are scanned.

 Note

• Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Reduce moire.

Reduce gutter shadow (platen)

Reduces gutter shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets.

 Important

• This function is available only when scanning from the platen.

 Note

• When you enable this function, scanning may take longer than usual with network connection.

Correct slanted text document

Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10 degrees) of the document.

 Important

• The following types of documents may not be corrected properly since the text cannot be detected correctly.

  • Documents in which the text lines are inclined more than 10 degrees or the angles vary by line
  • Documents containing both vertical and horizontal text
  • Documents with extremely large or small fonts
  • Documents with small amount of text
  • Documents containing figures/images
  • Hand-written text
  • Documents containing both vertical and horizontal lines (tables)

 Note

• Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct slanted text document.

Detect the orientation of text document and rotate image

Automatically rotates the image to the correct orientation by detecting the orientation of text in the scanned document.

 Important

• Only text documents written in languages that can be selected from Document Language in the Settings (General Settings) dialog box are supported.
   

• The orientation may not be detected for the following types of settings or documents since the text cannot be detected correctly.

  • Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi
  • Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points
  • Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text
  • Documents with patterned backgrounds

(2) Save Settings Area

File Name

Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and four digits are appended to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

 Note

• When you select the Save to a subfolder with current date checkbox, the date and four digits are appended to the set file name.

Save in

Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To add a folder, select Add... from the pull-down menu, then click Add in the displayed Select Destination Folder dialog box and specify the destination folder.

The default save folders are as follows.

• Windows 10: Documents folder
• Windows 8.1: Documents folder
• Windows 8: My Documents folder
• Windows 7: My Documents folder
• Windows Vista: Documents folder
• Windows XP: My Documents folder

Data Format

Set from the operation panel.

JPEG Image Quality

You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.

Create a PDF file that supports keyword search

Select this checkbox to convert text in images into text data and create PDF files that support keyword search.

 Note

• PDF files that are searchable in the language selected in Document Language on the (General Settings) tab of the Settings dialog box are created.

Save to a subfolder with current date

Select this checkbox to create a current date folder in the folder specified in Save in and save scanned images in it. The folder will be created with a name such as "20XX_01_01" (Year_Month_Date).

If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved directly in the folder specified in Save in.

(3) Application Settings Area

Open with an application

Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.

You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.

Send to an application

Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to browse or organize images.

You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.

Send to a folder

Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in Save in.

You can specify the folder from the pull-down menu.

Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

 Note

• To add an application or folder to the pull-down menu, select Add... from the pull-down menu, then click Add in the displayed Select Application or Select Destination Folder dialog box and specify the application or folder.