Canon MultiPASS F50 MFP F50 FAX Guide - Page 28

Setting the Scanning Resolution Resolution is a measure of the fineness or clarity of a printout. Low resolutions may cause text and graphics to have a jagged appearance, while higher resolutions provide smoother curves and lines, crisp text and graphics, and a better match to traditional typeface designs. • The higher the resolution, the higher the output quality, but the slower the scanning and transmission NOTE speed. 1 Press Image Quality. FAX RESOLUTION Ex: B&W STANDARD (black & white mode) FAX RESOLUTION Ex: COLOR STANDARD (color mode) 2 Use F or E to select the resolution. • In black & white mode, you can select from the following: - B&W STANDARD Suitable for most text-only documents. - B&W FINE Suitable for fine-print documents. - B&W PHOTO Suitable for documents that contain images such as photos. With this setting, areas of the document that contain photos are automatically scanned with 64 levels of gray, rather than just two (black & white). • In color mode, you can select from the following: - COLOR STANDARD Suitable for normal color documents. - COLOR FINE Suitable for fine color documents. 3 Press Set. 12/03/2001 MON 15:30 Ex: F a x T e l FINE Setting the Scanning Contrast Contrast is the difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest parts of a printed document. You can select from three levels of scanning contrast the machine uses to send faxes. Select according to how light or dark/deep the document is. • You can also set the scanning contrast for sending from the MultiPASS Suite. (→ MultiPASS Suite NOTE User's Guide) 1 Press Exposure. SCAN CONTRAST Ex: -LT DK+ 3 Press Set. 2 Use F or E to select SCAN CONTRAST. For a lighter scanning contrast, press F. For a darker or deeper scanning contrast, press E. SCAN CONTRAST Ex: -LT DK+ 4-2