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About WIA Scanning

WIA allows computers running Windows Vista (SP1 or later)/7, or Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 to perform scanning over a network.

To use this machine as a WIA scanner, you must first download the WIA driver from the supplier's Web site and install it on your computer.

Network TWAIN also allows you to perform scanning through a network; however, TWAIN and WIA do not provide the same scan functions.

The following table tells you the functions available or not available with TWAIN and WIA. For details about TWAIN, see Preparing to Use TWAIN Scanner .

Functions of the TWAIN and WIA scanners

Functions	TWAIN	WIA
1. Scan
Scan from the exposure glass	Yes	Yes
Continuous scanning from the ADF	Yes	Yes
ADF Read-ahead	No	No
Specify the number of originals to be scanned from the ADF	Yes ^*1	Yes ^*1
Preview	Yes	Yes ^*2
Auto detect
When scanning from the exposure glass	Yes	No
When scanning from the ADF (Mixed-size)	Yes	Yes ^*1
When scanning from the ADF (Uni-size)	Yes	No
Scan using an application that do not have user interface	Yes	Yes
2. Setting
Driver selection	Yes	Yes
Initial Settings
Unit of Measure: (mm, inch, pixel)	Yes	No
Compression	Yes	No
Deskew	Yes	No
Start from Scanner	Yes	No
Orient.auto detect	Yes	No
Save/Delete Mode	Yes	No
Specify original size
When scanning from the exposure glass	Yes	Yes ^*1
When scanning from the ADF	Yes	Yes
Orig.Orientn.:	Yes	Yes ^*1
Orientation:	Yes	Yes ^*1
Scan Settings:
1 Sided	Yes	Yes
2 Sided	Yes	Yes ^*1
2 Sided (Top to Top, Top to Bottom)	Yes	No
Resolution	Yes	Yes
Brightness:	Yes	Yes
Contrast:	Yes	Yes
Threshold:	Yes	Yes ^*1
Col./Grad.:
Binary	Yes	Yes
Grey Scale	Yes	Yes
8 Colors	Yes	No
16770K colors (Full color)	Yes	Yes
Gam-Curve:	Yes	No
Eras.Bgrnd:	Yes	No
Advanced
Filter (Filter, Dropout Col.)	Yes	No
Color Matching (ICM:, Inversion)	Yes	No
Save/Delete Scanning Area	Yes	No
Specify original size (specify scan area manually)	Yes	No
Comb./Series	Yes	No
Endorser	Yes	No
3. Properties
General
Diagnosis (Scan test)	No	Yes
Authenticate
User Code:	Yes	Yes
General User Authentication	Yes	Yes
Network Connection
Settings for using a specific scanner	Yes	Yes
SNMP V3 Auth.information	Yes	Yes
Driver version display	Yes	Yes

^*1 You might not be able to specify settings for this function from some applications.

^*2 The preview does not reflect changes made for settings while it is displayed. To display the preview image with the changed settings applied, first close the preview, and then open it again.