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Configure basic scanning conditions such as the mode, page size, 
resolution, and scanning side.
In addition, you can click the [Area] button and specify the area to be 
scanned.
[Brightness] Tab
Adjust the brightness and contrast of scanned images.
In addition, you can also click [Gamma] and set the gamma correction 
value for scanned images.
[Image processing] Tab
Set the processing method for scanned images.
Depending on the ISIS compatible application, the application may 
have its own screen for setting scanning conditions. If the scanner 
driver is opened in such an application, setting items related to the 
functions provided by the scanner driver other than scanning 
conditions will be displayed on the [Basic] tab.
Gamma correction is set when the color tone of the scanned 
image is different from that of the image displayed on the 
monitor.
For information on your monitors gamma value, see the 
instruction manual that came with the monitor.
 
						

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[Feeding] Tab
Specify scanner operations related to document feeding.
[Others] Tab
Configure settings for specialized scanning and image processing.When the scanner driver is opened from CaptureOnTouch, the following 
settings screen of the scanner driver appears.
 
						

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.Scan Panel
Scan Panel
Scan Panel is software for controlling scanning operations such as feeding 
documents and stopping scanning when scanning multiple documents 
one after the other.
Scan Panel runs when [Feeding Option] is set to [Panel-Feeding] or 
[Automatic Feeding] in the settings dialog box of the scanner driver. In this 
case, the Scan Panel appears when you are not scanning and the scanner 
enters the wait state.
  
If you place the next document and then click the Start button in Scan 
Panel, scanning of the placed document starts.
You can stop scanning part way through by clicking the [STOP] button of 
Scan Panel.
If you click [More] in the settings screen of the scanner driver and then set 
[Feeding Option] to [Panel-Feeding] or [Automatic Feeding] in the dialog 
box which appears, Scan Panel appears when the scanner starts.
When scanning of the first document finishes, Scan Panel appears and 
the scanner enters the wait state. If you place the next document and then 
click [Continue scanning], scanning of the placed document starts.
You can stop scanning part way through by clicking [Finish].
When you access the settings screen of the scanner driver from a 
TWAIN compatible application, you can switch the settings screen 
between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode screens shown below.
Simple Mode Advanced Mode
 
						

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Setting Basic Scanning Conditions
This section provides an overview of the basic setting items that are 
the minimum requirements when configuring the scanner settings.
Confirming Basic Conditions for Scanning
When you scan a document, make sure you confirm the [Color mode], 
[Page Size], [Dots per inch], and [Scanning Side] basic conditions in the 
Basic settings dialog box.
Color mode
Select the scanning mode.
[Advanced Text Enhancement II] remove or process the background 
color and background surrounding text to enhance the text for easy 
reading. When [Advanced Text Enhancement II] is selected, you can 
make the text in scanned images easier to read by adjusting the 
contrast on the [Brightness] tab.
[Detect automatically] detects whether the document is in color, 
grayscale, or black and white. You can configure advanced settings 
related to the detection method by clicking [Setting]. For details, see 
the Help.
Page Size
Select the page size that matches the document to be scanned.
If [Match original size] is selected, the edges of the document are detected 
and images that match the size of the document are saved.Further, 
[Trimming] in the [Image processing] tab is enabled only when [Match 
original size] is selected.
Dots per inch
Select the scanning resolution.
Higher resolutions provide clearer images but result in larger file sizes and 
slower scanning.
When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected 
automatically from the content printed in the document.
 
						

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Scanning Side
Select which of the sides of the document to scan.
If the scanning side is set to [Skip blank page], the images of blank pages 
are deleted when images are saved.
Confirming Basic Conditions for Scanning
When you scan a document, make sure you confirm the [Color mode], 
[Dots per inch], [Page Size], and [Scanning Side] basic conditions in the 
settings screen of the scanner driver.
Color mode
Select the scanning mode.
[Advanced Text Enhancement II] removes or processes the 
background color and background surrounding text to enhance the 
text for easy reading.
[Detect automatically] detects whether a document is color, 
grayscale, or black and white based on its content. When this is 
selected, you can configure detailed settings for the detection 
method. Refer to the Help for details.
Dots per inch
Select the scanning resolution.
Higher resolutions provide clearer images but result in larger file sizes 
and slower scanning.
When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected 
automatically from the content printed in the document.
Page Size
Select the page size that matches the document to be scanned.
If [Detect automatically] is selected, the edges of the document are 
detected and images that match the size of the document are 
saved.Further, the [Trimming] dialog box displayed when you click [More] 
 
						

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in the settings screen of the scanner driver is enabled only when [Detect 
automatically] is selected.
Scanning Side
Select which of the sides of the document to scan.
If the scanning side is set to [Skip blank page], the images of blank pages 
are deleted when images are saved.
 
						

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Setting
Some of the setting items in each of the driver tabs are disabled as 
follows depending on the setting for [Color Mode] on the [Basic] tab.
[Brightness] tab
O: Available for setting  -: Not available for setting
[Others] Tab
O: Available for setting  -: Not available for setting
[Image processing] tab
O: Available for setting  -: Not available for setting
*1Not available for setting if all of the following conditions in the [Auto 
Image Type Detection Settings] dialog box are met.
 [Detection Mode] is not set to [Color or Gray]
 [Mode in case of binary] in the [Settings for in case of binary] tab 
is set to [Advanced Text Enhancement II]
*2Not available for setting when [Detection Mode] is set to [Color or Gray] 
in the [Auto Image Type Detection Settings] dialog box.
Setting value Contrast
Detect automatically O
Black and White O
Advanced Text Enhancement II O
Error Diffusion O
256-level Gray O
24-bit Color O
Setting value Prescan
Detect automatically -
Black and White O
Error Diffusion O
Advanced Text Enhancement II O
256-level Gray O
24-bit Color O
Setting valueEdge 
emphasisColor 
drop-outBackground 
smoothingPrevent 
Bleed 
Through /
Remove 
Background
Detect automatically O - O O*1
Black and White O O - O
Error Diffusion O O - O
Advanced Text 
Enhancement II-O - -
256-level Gray O O O O
24-bit Color O - O O
Setting valueCharacter 
EmphasisApply corrections 
suitable
for photographs
Detect automatically O*2 O
Black and White O -
Error Diffusion O -
Advanced Text Enhancement II O -
256-level Gray - O
24-bit Color - O
 
						

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Some of the setting items are disabled as follows depending on the 
setting for [Color Mode] in the settings screen of the scanner driver.
Simple Mode
O: Available for setting  -: Not available for setting
Advanced Mode
O: Available for setting  -: Not available for setting
[Image processing] dialog box
O: Available for setting  -: Not available for setting
* Only when [Detection mode] is set to [Color or Gray] in the settings 
screen that appears after [Detect automatically] is selected.
Setting valueCheck the image of the first page
Detect automatically -
Black and White O
Error Diffusion O
Advanced Text Enhancement II O
256-level Gray O
24-bit Color O
Setting value
Enable Back 
Side BrightnessEnable Back 
Side Contrast
Detect automatically O O
Black and White O O
Error Diffusion O O
Advanced Text Enhancement II - -
256-level Gray O O
24-bit Color O O
Setting valueEdge emphasisBackground 
smoothing
Prevent Bleed 
Through /
Remove 
Background
Detect automatically O O* -
Black and White O - O
Error Diffusion O - O
Advanced Text Enhancement II - - -
256-level Gray O O O
24-bit Color O O O
Setting valueColor drop-
outCharacter 
EmphasisApply 
corrections 
suitable
for 
photographs
Detect automatically - - O
Black and White O O -
Error Diffusion O O -
Advanced Text Enhancement II O O -
256-level Gray O - O
24-bit Color - - O
 
						

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Chapter 9 Special Scanning
This section provides examples of scanning settings for different 
purposes. For details on setting options, see Chapter 8 Setting the 
Scanner Driver on p.69
Practical Examples
To scan unregistered size documents ....................................... 78
When you want to specify the scan area ................................... 79
When you want to delete the images of the blank pages in two-
sided documents .......................................................................... 80
When you do not want to scan colored lines and text.............. 81
When you want to enhance the color red .................................. 82
When you want to enhance contours in images ....................... 83
When you want to make lines or characters in the scanned 
images thicker .............................................................................. 84
How to produce a picture quality scan....................................... 85
When you want to enhance text that is difficult to read because of 
factors such as the background of the scanned document..... 86
To correct tilted documents and images ................................... 87
When you want to detect multiple pages fed at the same time 88
When you want to match the orientation of images to the text 
when scanning a mixture of pages with different text orientations
89
When you want to rotate the images of a document placed 
horizontally to correct the orientation ........................................ 90
How to scan both sides of a card as an image on one sheet of 
paper.............................................................................................. 91
When you want to set the scanner conditions automatically .. 92
When you want to use multistream settings for scanning ....... 93
When you want to save a scanner driver setting ...................... 94
Practical Examples
To scan unregistered size documents
Configuring the following settings allows you to scan a document of an 
unregistered page size.
You can register a non-standard page size that has not been registered as 
a page size by naming and registering it as a custom page size in the 
[Custom Page Size] dialog box, which is opened from the [Save] button on 
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Configuring the following settings allows you to scan a document of an 
unregistered page size.
When scanning a document of a non-standard page size, select [Add/
Delete] for [Page Size] to display the [Add/Delete Page Size] dialog box. 
Name and register the unregistered page size in [Page Size].
Practical Examples
When you want to specify the scan area
Specify the area of the document to be scanned in the [Scan Area] dialog 
box, which is opened from the [Area] button on the [Basic] tab.