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Basic Menu Options for Scanning to a USB Drive

Note:

The items may not be available depending on other settings you made.

Image Type:

Select the color of the output image.

When you select the following, the scanner detects the color of the originals automatically and saves the images using the detected colors.

  • Color/Grayscale/B&W

    Converts the scanned image into 24-bit color, 8-bit gray, or monochrome (black and white binary). When this is selected, set the sensitivity to determine whether the original is grayscale or monochrome when scanning a non-color original.

  • Color/Black & White:

    Converts the scanned image into 24-bit color or monochrome (black and white binary).

  • Color/Grayscale:

    Converts the scanned image into 24-bit color or 8-bit gray.

The available image types may vary depending on the File Format you selected. See the following for more details.

Combinations for Available File Format and Image Type

File Format:

Select the format in which to save the scanned image.

When you want to save as PDF, PDF/A, or TIFF, select whether to save all originals as one file (multi-page) or save each original separately (single page).

  • Compression Ratio:

    Select how much to compress the scanned image.

  • PDF Settings:

    When you have selected PDF as the save format setting, use these settings to protect PDF files.

    To create a PDF file that requires a password when opening, set Document Open Password. To create a PDF file that requires a password when printing or editing, set Permissions Password.

Resolution:

Select the scanning resolution.

See the following for details on the file resolutions that can be selected.

Available Resolutions

Original Size:

Select the size of the original you placed.

Note:

You can set a custom original size in User Defined.

  • Orientation (Original):

    Select the orientation of the original.

  • Crop Margins for Size "Auto":

    Adjust the cropping area when selecting Auto Detect.

Rotate:

Rotate the scanned image clockwise. Select the rotation angle depending on the original you want to scan.