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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

1Press 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.

2Press the [Original] key to select text or photo.

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The indicator of the selected original type lights up.

Note

  • 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)].