Lexmark X5450 User's Guide (Mac) - Page 37

Learning about the All-In-One Center scan options, Adjusting the brightness of an image

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To cancel a scan using the software: 1 From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 5400 Series folder. 2 Double-click the Lexmark 5400 Series Center icon. 3 From the Progress dialog, click Cancel. Related topics: • "Using the control panel" on page 90 Learning about the All-In-One Center scan options Adjusting the brightness of an image 1 From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 5400 Series folder. 2 Double-click the Lexmark 5400 Series Center icon. 3 From the All-In-One Center, click Preview/Edit to open the Scan dialog. 4 Click to open the Scan Setup drawer. 5 Select the Adjustments tab. 6 From the Brightness area, move the slider to lighten or darken the image. Related topics: • "Customizing scan settings from the Scan dialog" on page 39 • "Adjusting color settings when scanning" on page 37 Adjusting color settings when scanning You can manually adjust the color settings for optimum color output. 1 From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 5400 Series folder. 2 Double-click the Lexmark 5400 Series Center icon. 3 From the All-In-One Center, click Preview/Edit to open the Scan dialog. 4 From the Scan dialog, click to open the Scan Setup drawer. 5 From the Settings tab: • Select a preset scan setting corresponding to your document. • If you are not satisfied with a preset setting, customize the scan settings by adjusting color depth and resolution, and choosing a descreen option if you need to remove wavy patterns from images scanned from magazines or newspapers. • Reduce background noise, if necessary. Select Reduce Background Noise, and move the slider to adjust the level of noise reduction. 6 From the Adjustments tab: • Adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma (color correction curve). Move the sliders to adjust the levels. • Sharpen the image. Move the slider to adjust sharpness of your image. Scanning 37

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To cancel a scan using the software:
1
From the Finder desktop, double-click the
Lexmark 5400 Series
folder.
2
Double-click the
Lexmark 5400 Series Center
icon.
3
From the Progress dialog, click
Cancel
.
Related topics:
“Using the control panel” on page 90
Learning about the All-In-One Center scan options
Adjusting the brightness of an image
1
From the Finder desktop, double-click the
Lexmark 5400 Series
folder.
2
Double-click the
Lexmark 5400 Series Center
icon.
3
From the All-In-One Center, click
Preview/Edit
to open the Scan dialog.
4
Click
to open the Scan Setup drawer.
5
Select the
Adjustments
tab.
6
From the Brightness area, move the slider to lighten or darken the image.
Related topics:
“Customizing scan settings from the Scan dialog” on page 39
“Adjusting color settings when scanning” on page 37
Adjusting color settings when scanning
You can manually adjust the color settings for optimum color output.
1
From the Finder desktop, double-click the
Lexmark 5400 Series
folder.
2
Double-click the
Lexmark 5400 Series Center
icon.
3
From the All-In-One Center, click
Preview/Edit
to open the Scan dialog.
4
From the Scan dialog, click
to open the Scan Setup drawer.
5
From the Settings tab:
Select a preset scan setting corresponding to your document.
If you are not satisfied with a preset setting, customize the scan settings by adjusting color depth and
resolution, and choosing a descreen option if you need to remove wavy patterns from images scanned from
magazines or newspapers.
Reduce background noise, if necessary. Select
Reduce Background Noise
, and move the slider to adjust the
level of noise reduction.
6
From the Adjustments tab:
Adjust the brightness, contrast, and gamma (color correction curve). Move the sliders to adjust the levels.
Sharpen the image. Move the slider to adjust sharpness of your image.
Scanning
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