Settings (Scanning from a Computer) Dialog Box

A: Scan Options Area

Apply recommended image correction

Applies suitable corrections automatically based on the item type.

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.

Source Type

Select the type of item to be scanned.

• Automatically detecting the item: Auto
• Scanning documents: Document or Document (ADF/Platen)
• Scanning documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder): Document (ADF Simplex), Document (ADF Manual Duplex), Document (ADF Duplex), or Document (ADF/Platen)
• Scanning magazines: Magazine
• Scanning photos: Photo

Important

• Item types supported by Auto: photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers, documents, 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 x 7 inches) (127 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.

  Refer to "Positioning Originals (Scanning from Computer)" for how to place items.

• When scanning two or more documents from the ADF, place documents of the same size even if Auto is set.

Note

• To convert text in the image into text data after scanning, specify Source Type instead of selecting Auto.
• To reduce moire, set Source Type to Magazine or select the Reduce moire checkbox in Image Processing Settings.
• Select Auto to set Color Mode, Original Size, and Resolution automatically.
• When Document (ADF/Platen) is selected and documents are placed both on the platen and ADF, those placed on the ADF will be scanned.
• To scan both sides of each document at one time, select Document (ADF/Platen), and then select the Scan both sides when scanning from the ADF checkbox.

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 click OK.

Note

• Click Defaults 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.

• Resolution

Original Scan Orientation Settings...

This appears when you select ADF for Source Type.

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

Important

• Binding Side cannot be specified when scanning only the front side of each document.

Scan both sides when scanning from the ADF

This appears when you select Document (ADF/Platen) or Auto for Source Type. Scans both sides of the documents placed on the ADF.

Documents are scanned in the long-edge binding format, with the end inserted to the ADF being the upper end. The scanned documents are output in the back-to-front order.

Image Processing Settings

Click (Plus) to set the following.

Apply recommended image correction

Applies suitable corrections automatically based on the item type.

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.

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.

Correct gutter shadow/Correct 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

• Use ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab to correct gutter shadows when scanning non-standard size items or specified areas.
  Refer to "Gutter Shadow Correction" for details.
• When you enable this function, scanning may take longer than usual with network connection.

Correct slanted text originals

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 originals.

Detect the orientation of text original 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 the language 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

  In that case, select the Check scan results and specify save settings checkbox, and then rotate the image in the Save Settings dialog box.

B: 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 11/Windows 10/Windows 8.1:

  Documents folder

• Windows 7:

  My Documents folder

Data Format

Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.

You can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, PNG, PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages), or Auto.

Note

• When Auto is selected and the items are placed correctly, the scanned images are automatically saved in the following data formats.

  • Photos, postcards, BD/DVD/CD, and business cards: JPEG
  • Magazines, newspapers, and documents: PDF

  Refer to "Positioning Originals (Scanning from Computer)" for how to place items.

• With network connection, scanning may take longer than usual when you set TIFF or PNG in Data Format.
• When PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages) is selected in ScanGear, images up to 9600 pixels x 9600 pixels can be scanned.

JPEG Image Quality

You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.

PDF Compression

Select the compression type for saving PDF files.

Standard

It is recommended that you normally select this setting.

High

Compresses the file size when saving, allowing you to reduce the load on your network/server.

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

• If text cannot be searched correctly, we recommend that you select 300 dpi or higher for Resolution.
• 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.

Enable large image scans

Select this checkbox to scan images up to 21000 pixels x 30000 pixels and 1.8 GB.

Note

• When this checkbox is not selected, images up to 10208 pixels x 14032 pixels can be scanned.

Check scan results and specify save settings

Displays the Save Settings dialog box after scanning.

C: Application Settings Area

Open with an application

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

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.

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.

Attach to e-mail

Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.

Start OCR

Select this when you want to convert text in the scanned image into text data.

OCR Application

Displays the extracted text in a specified application.

Do not start an application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

E-mail Client

Specify the e-mail client to use for attaching scanned images.

Note

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