[Settings] Dialog Box

You can configure detailed scan settings before scanning.

Toolbar

[] (Scanning from a computer)

You can configure settings when scanning using the MF Scan Utility from a computer.

Click the icon button of an objective ([Document Scan]/[Photo Scan]/[Custom Scan]/[Scan and Stitch]/[ScanGear]/[OCR]/[E-mail]), then configure detailed scan settings. The settings are applied when you click the icon button for each objective and scan in the main screen of the MF Scan Utility.

[] (Scanning from a device)

You can configure settings when scanning from the control panel of a device.

Click the icon button of an objective ([Color Scan]/[B&W Scan]/[Custom 1]/[Custom 2]), then configure detailed scan settings.

[] (General Settings)

You can configure basic settings such as the product name to use with the MF Scan Utility, mail attachment data size, destination folder for saving temporary files, etc.

[Scan Options]

NOTE

When you click [ScanGear] in the [

] (Scanning from a computer) sheet, [Scan Options] is not displayed. You can configure the scan settings in the ScanGear MF screen.

[Scanning Method]

Select where to set the original.

If you select [Auto Mode], the original will be scanned from the feeder if it is set in the feeder, and from the platen if not.

[Color Mode]

Select colors when scanning.

[Black and White] scans in black and white. This is suitable for originals that have a lot of text and line drawings.

[Grayscale] scans in 256 gradations of halftones from white to black. This is suitable for photographs etc.

[Original Size]

Select the size of the original to be scanned.

If you select [Custom], you can set any desired original size.

[Resolution]

Select a resolution when scanning.

[Original Scan Orientation Settings]

Set a scan direction for an original set in the feeder.

[Scan both sides when scanning from the feeder]

Select this when scanning both sides of an original set in the feeder.

[Image Processing Settings]

If you click [

], you can set the following items.

[Sharpen outline]

Emphasizes the contours of images to give them a sharp effect.

[Correct black text]

Clarifies the contours of black text.

[Reduce moire]

Reduces halftone moire and striping.

[Save Settings]

[File Name]

Enter the file name of an image to save. The date and a four-digit number similar to "_20XX0101_0001" are added after the set file name.

[Save in]

Specify the save destination for the scanned image.

By default, images are saved in the [Document] folder.

[Data Format]

Select the data format when saving an image.

[JPEG Image Quality]

If you select [JPEG/Exif] for [Data Format], select image quality.

[PDF Compression]

If you select [PDF]/[PDF (Multiple Pages)] for [Data Format], select a compression ratio.

[Create a PDF file that supports keyword search]

If you select [PDF]/[PDF (Multiple Pages)] for [Data Format], a PDF file is created in which characters in the image are converted to text data, enabling keyword searches.

[Save to a subfolder with current date]

A folder named after the scan date is created in the save destination specified in [Save in], and the image is saved therein.

[Check scan results]

You can specify data format, order of images, save destination, etc. while checking thumbnail images of the scan results.

[Application Settings]

NOTE

If you select [Add] from the drop down list, you can add an application or folder.

[Open with an application]

If you want to process or correct a scanned image, specify the application to open the image in.

[Send to an application]

If you want to send a scanned image to an application that can browse or manage images, specify an application to send to.

[Send to a folder]

If you want to save a scanned image in a folder other than that specified in [Settings] > [General Settings] > [Save in], specify the save destination folder.

[Attach to e-mail]/[E-mail Client]

If you want to attach a scanned image to an e-mail, specify the mail software.

[Start OCR]/[OCR Application]

If you want to extract character strings from a scanned image, specify an OCR application.

If you select [Output to Text], the extracted character strings are saved in a text file.

[Do not start an application]

The scanned image is saved in the folder specified in [Settings] > [General Settings] > [Save in] without another application being opened.

[General Settings]

[Product Name]

Displays the device to use. If connected to a network, the product name is displayed with "Network" at the end.

If you click [Select], you can select the device to scan with from the control panel.

[E-mail Attachment Size]

If you want to limit the data size of an image to be attached to an e-mail, select the size.

[Document Language]

If you want to select a language when identifying character strings in an image, select the language.

[Folder to Save Temporary Files]

Click [Browse] and specify the folder where images will be temporarily saved.

[Defaults]

Returns all the settings to their default values.