Selecting Original Type

This section explains how to select an original type.

Select an original type using the [Color Scan] key in combination with the [Original] key.

Specify the details of the selected original type using [Original Type Setting] under [Scanner Features]. For details about [Original Type Setting], see "Scanner Features".

The following table explains the [Color Scan] and [Original] keys combinations and their relationship with [Original Type Setting].

Default settings are shown in bold type.

How to select an original type
[Color Scan] key	[Original] key	[Original Type Setting]
On	Text	Type 1(Colour: Text) Full Colour: Text / Photo Full Colour: Glossy Photo
On	Photo	Type 2(Colour: Photo) Full Colour: Text / Photo Full Colour: Glossy Photo
Off	Text	Type 3(B&W: Text) Text/Line Art Text Text/Photo Photo Gray Scale
Off	Photo	Type 4(B&W: Photo) Text/Line Art Text Text/Photo Photo Gray Scale

Press the [Color Scan] key to switch between on and off.
The [Color Scan] key is on when the indicator is lit, and off when the indicator is unlit.
Press the [Original] key to select text or photo.
The indicator of the selected original type lights up.

To scan originals in gray scale, you must first select [Scanner Features], [Original Type], and then [Type 3(B&W: Text)] or [Type 4(B&W: Photo)], select [Gray Scale]. Then, to scan your originals in gray scale, select the original type that you set to [Gray Scale]. For details about [Original Type], see "Scanner Features".
If images scanned in gray scale are not clear enough, you can rescan them by selecting [Type 1(Colour: Text)] or [Type 2(Colour: Photo)].

Scanner Features