Source Type
Select the type of item to be scanned. Select Auto to detect the item type automatically and to set Color Mode, Original Size,
and Resolution automatically as well.
Item
types supported by Auto are photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers, documents, and BD / DVD / CD.
To
scan the following types of items, specify the item type or size. You cannot scan correctly with Auto.
- A4 size photos
- Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inches) (127 mm x 178 mm), such as paperback pages with the spine cut off
- Items printed on thin white paper
- Long narrow items such as panoramic photos
Reflective
disc labels may not be scanned as expected.
Place
items correctly according to the type of item to be scanned. Otherwise, items may not be scanned correctly.
In Auto
Scan, the outline of the subjects is emphasized. Set the outline emphasis level with Unsharp Mask Level in the Settings
(General Settings) dialog.
To
reduce moire, set Source Type to Magazine.
Color Mode
Select the color mode in which to scan the item.
Original Size
Select the size of the item to be scanned.
When you select Custom, a screen in which you can specify the paper size appears. Select a Unit, then enter the Width and Height,
and then select OK.
Only Auto is
available when Source Type is Auto.
Select Defaults in
the screen in which you can specify the paper size to restore the specified settings to the default settings.
Resolution
Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Only Auto is
available when Source Type is Auto.
Scale
Select a scale according to the paper to print on and purpose of use.
Select Fit to Paper to resize the scanned image automatically to fit the paper to print on. Since the image's aspect ratio is maintained, margins may appear at the top and bottom
or on the left and right depending on the size of the item and paper.
Select Custom to enter a value in scale setting. Enter a percentage (25
% to 400 %) and select OK.
Scanned
images are printed on paper of the size specified on your printer.
Refer to the manual of your printer for details.
Brightness
Adjust the image brightness.
Move the slider to the left to darken and right to brighten the image.
This
function is available only when Magazine or Document is
selected for Source Type.
Image Processing Settings
Select 
(Right
Arrow) to set the following. Available settings vary depending on the Source Type setting.
-
When Source Type is Photo:
When Color
Mode is Black and White, Image Processing Settings is not available.
Sharpen outline
- Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
Set
the outline emphasis level in the Settings
(General Settings) dialog.
-
When Source Type is Magazine or Document:
When Color
Mode is Black and White, Image Processing Settings is not available.
Sharpen outline
- Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
Set
the outline emphasis level in the Settings
(General Settings) dialog.
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.
Scanning
takes longer than usual when you enable Reduce moire.
(Scanner
Button Actions) tab to display the 
