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Settings (Scanning from the Operation Panel) Dialog Box

Click the item you want to scan on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab to switch to the corresponding settings.

In the Settings (Scanning from the Operation Panel) dialog box, you can set the default actions when scanning from the operation panel.

Important

  • The displayed items vary depending on your model, the item you want to scan, or settings.

Note

  • The following screen is displayed when Save to Computer (Auto) is selected.
figure: Settings dialog box

A: Scan Options Area

Original Size
Set from the operation panel.
Resolution
Set from the operation panel.
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.
Correct gutter shadow (platen)/Correct gutter shadow

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 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 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

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

Set from the operation panel.

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.

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

  • 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.

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.

Do not start an application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note

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.
Instructions
Opens this guide.
Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.