Lexmark 13C1104 User Guide - Page 153

Scanning to a flash drive, Improving scan quality, Color Dropout, Color Dropout Threshold

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Scanning to a computer or flash drive 153 • Color Dropout-Color dropout is used for form Optical Character Recognition (OCR) processing. Selecting a color eliminates the color from a form, enabling improved OCR capabilities. • Color Dropout Threshold-Click the arrow buttons to increase or decrease the amount of color dropout. • Scan edge to edge-Select this check box to scan edge to edge. • Mirror Image-Select this check box to create a mirror image scan. • Negative Image-Select this check box to create a negative image scan. Scanning to a flash drive 1 Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass. Note: Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF. Place these items on the scanner glass. 2 If you are loading a document into the ADF, then adjust the paper guides. 3 Insert the flash drive into the USB port on the front of the printer. The Held Jobs screen appears. 4 Touch Scan to USB drive. 5 Select the scan settings. 6 Touch Scan It. Note: While the flash drive is attached to the printer, a USB icon appears on the home screen. Improving scan quality Question When should I use Text mode? When should I use Text/Photo mode? When should I use Photo mode? Tip • Use Text mode when text preservation is the main goal of the scan, and preserving images copied from the original document is not a concern. • Text mode is recommended for receipts, carbon copy forms, and documents that only contain text or fine line art. • Use Text/Photo mode when scanning an original document that contains a mixture of text and graphics. • Text/Photo mode is recommended for magazine articles, business graphics, and brochures. Use Photo mode when scanning photos printed on a laser printer or taken from a magazine or newspaper.

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Color Dropout
—Color dropout is used for form Optical Character Recognition (OCR) processing. Selecting a color
eliminates the color from a form, enabling improved OCR capabilities.
Color Dropout Threshold
—Click the arrow buttons to increase or decrease the amount of color dropout.
Scan edge to edge
—Select this check box to scan edge to edge.
Mirror Image
—Select this check box to create a mirror image scan.
Negative Image
—Select this check box to create a negative image scan.
Scanning to a flash drive
1
Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF or facedown on the scanner glass.
Note:
Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine
clippings) into the ADF. Place these items on the scanner glass.
2
If you are loading a document into the ADF, then adjust the paper guides.
3
Insert the flash drive into the USB port on the front of the printer.
The Held Jobs screen appears.
4
Touch
Scan to USB drive
.
5
Select the scan settings.
6
Touch
Scan It
.
Note:
While the flash drive is attached to the printer, a USB icon appears on the home screen.
Improving scan quality
Question
Tip
When should I use Text
mode?
Use Text mode when text preservation is the main goal of the scan, and preserving images
copied from the original document is not a concern.
Text mode is recommended for receipts, carbon copy forms, and documents that only
contain text or fine line art.
When should I use
Text/Photo mode?
Use Text/Photo mode when scanning an original document that contains a mixture of text
and graphics.
Text/Photo mode is recommended for magazine articles, business graphics, and brochures.
When should I use Photo
mode?
Use Photo mode when scanning photos printed on a laser printer or taken from a magazine or
newspaper.
Scanning to a computer or flash drive
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