Sharp Mx M453n Owners Manual

							5-74
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
2
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(2) Touch the [Program] key.
☞SPECIAL MODES (page 5-71)
3
Retrieve the stored program.
(1) Touch the desired program key.
(2) Touch the [OK] key.
4
Select additional settings.
When a program is used, the following settings can be 
additionally specified:
 Image Settings: Original scan size*, send size, file format, 
colour mode
 Send settings
 Special modes: Timer Transmission, Card Shot, File, Quick 
File, Transaction Report
* When stored in the program, this cannot be additionally 
specified.
 The screen that appears will vary depending on the destination stored in the program.
 The mode cannot be changed here.
 Functions stored in the program cannot be cancelled here.
5
Press the [START] key.
Scanning begins.
 If you inserted the original pages in the document feeder tray, all pages are scanned.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
 If you are scanning the original on the document glass, scan each page one page at a time.
When scanning finishes, place the next original and press the [START] key. Repeat until all pages have been scanned and 
then touch the [Read-End] key.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
To cancel scanning...
Press the [STOP] key ( ) to cancel the operation.
Program
Program 3
Program 1
Program 5
Program 7
Program 9
Program 11
Program 4
Program 2
Program 6
Program 8
Program 10
Program 12
12
OK
(1) (2)
AutoAuto
Auto
File
Quick File
Send Settings
USB Mem. ScanFaxInternet FaxPC Scan
Special Modes
Colour Mode
File Format
Resolution
Exposure
OriginalScan:
Scan
Send:
200X200dpi
A4
Program:Program 1
[email protected]
Address Review
Preview
PDF
Mono2 
						

							5-75
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
ERASING PERIPHERAL SHADOWS ON THE 
IMAGE (Erase)
The erase function is used to erase shadows on images produced when scanning thick originals or books. (This function erases 
the parts of the image where shadows tend to form. The function does not detect shadows and erase only the shadows.)
Scanning a thick book
Erase modes
Shadows appear here
Not using the erase 
functionUsing the erase 
function
Shadows appear in the 
image.No shadows appear.
 Shadows at the edges of the original can also be erased when the automatic document feeder is used.
 When using USB memory mode, connect the USB memory device to the machine before performing the procedure below.
1
Place the original.
Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.
2
Specify the destination.
☞
ENTERING DESTINATIONS (page 5-18)
When scanning to USB memory, there is no need to specify the destination. Go to step 3.
3
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the tab of the mode that you wish to use.
(2) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(3) Touch the [Erase] key.
☞SPECIAL MODES (page 5-71)
Edge Erase Centre Erase Edge + Centre Erase Side Erase 
						

							5-76
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
4
Select the erase settings.
(1) Touch the desired erase mode.
Select one of the 4 erase modes.
Touch the [Side Erase] key to open the following screen.
Touch the checkbox of the edge that you wish to erase 
and make sure that a checkmark ( ) appears.
When performing two-sided scanning, set the erase edge 
on the reverse side.
 If you touch the [Same Side as Side 1] key, the edge in 
the same position as on the front side will be erased.
 If you touch the [Different Side from Side 1], the edge in 
the position opposite to the erased edge on the front 
side will be erased.
When you have completed the settings, touch the [OK] key.
(2) Set the erasure width with the   keys.
0 mm to 20 mm (0 to 1) can be entered.
(3) Touch the [OK] key.
5
Press the [START] key.
Scanning begins.
 If you inserted the original pages in the document feeder tray, all pages are scanned.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
 If you are scanning the original on the document glass, scan each page one page at a time.
When scanning of one page finishes, replace it with the next page and press the [START] key. Repeat until all pages have 
been scanned and then press the [Read-End] key.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
To cancel scanning...
Press the [STOP] key ( ) to cancel the operation.
When the erase function is used, erase takes place at the edges of the original image. If you also use a reduction or an 
enlargement setting, the erase width will change according to the selected ratio. For example, if the erase width setting is 
20 mm (1) and the image is reduced to 50%, the erase width will be 10 mm (1/2).
To cancel the erase setting...
Touch the [Cancel] key in the screen of step 4.
System Settings (Administrator): Erase Width Adjustment
The default erase width setting is linked to the copy mode system setting, and can be set from 0 mm to 20 mm (0 to 1). The 
factory default setting is 10 mm (1/2).
Scan/Special ModesOK
Erase
Edge
EraseEdge
OKCancel
Side Erase
Centre
EraseEdge+Centre
Erase
10(0~20)
mm
(2)(3)(1)
Different Sidefrom Side 1
Erase
UpErase position
for Original Side 2
Same Side asSide 1
CancelSide Erase
LeftRight
Down
OK 
						

							5-77
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
SCANNING AN ORIGINAL AS TWO 
SEPARATE PAGES (Dual Page Scan)
The left and right sides of an original can be scanned as two separate pages. This function is useful when you wish to 
successively scan each page of a book or other bound document.
Example: Scanning the left and right pages of a book
Example:
Book or bound document
The pages are scanned as two separate pages.
Original scan sizeTransmitted image
A3 (11 x 17) x 1 pageA4 (8-1/2 x 11) x 2 pages
 When using dual page scan, the original must be placed on the document glass.
 The send size cannot be changed.
 When using USB memory mode, connect the USB memory device to the machine before performing the procedure below.
1
Place the original face down on the 
document glass.
Align the centre of the original with the appropriate size 
mark .
2
Specify the destination.
☞
ENTERING DESTINATIONS (page 5-18)
When scanning to USB memory, there is no need to specify the destination. Go to step 3.
A3
(11 x 17)
Size mark
The page on this 
side is scanned first. Centreline of 
A3 originalCentreline of
11 x 17 original
Centreline of original 
						

							5-78
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
3
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the tab of the mode that you wish to use.
(2) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
☞SPECIAL MODES (page 5-71)
4
Select Dual Page Scan.
(1) Press the [Dual Page Scan] key so that it is 
highlighted.
(2) Touch the [OK] key.
5
Press the [START] key.
Scanning begins.
When scanning finishes, place the next original and press the [START] key. Repeat until all pages have been scanned and 
then touch the [Read-End] key.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
To cancel scanning...
Press the [STOP] key ( ) to cancel the operation.
 To erase shadows caused by the binding of a book or other bound document, use the erase function. (Note, however, that 
Centre Erase and Edge + Centre Erase cannot be used.)
 When the scan size of the original is specified by numerical values, this function cannot be used.
To cancel the dual page scan setting...
Touch the [Dual Page Scan] key in the screen of step 4 so that it is no longer highlighted, and touch the [OK] key.
Dual Page
Scan
Scan/Special Modes
Card Shot
OK
Slow Scan
Mode
Quick File
Mixed Size
Original
Erase
Job
Build
File
Suppress
Background
Program
Timer12
Original
Count
(1)(2) 
						

							5-79
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
SENDING AN IMAGE AT A SPECIFIED TIME 
(Timer Transmission)
This function lets you specify a time at which a transmission or broadcast transmission will automatically take place. 
Transmission begins automatically at the specified time.
 When a timer transmission is stored, keep the main power switch in the on position. If the main power switch is in the off 
position at the specified time, transmission will not take place.
 When performing a timer transmission, you must scan the original into memory when you set up the transmission. It is not 
possible to leave the document in the auto document feeder or on the document glass and have it scanned at the specified 
time of transmission.
 Settings selected for a timer transmission (exposure, resolution, special modes, etc.) are automatically cleared after the 
transmission is finished. (However, when the document filing function is used, the scanned original and settings are stored 
on the built-in hard drive.)
 This function cannot be used in USB memory mode.
1
Place the original.
Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.
2
Specify the destination.
☞
ENTERING DESTINATIONS (page 5-18)
3
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the tab of the mode that you wish to use.
(2) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(3) Touch the [Timer] key.
☞SPECIAL MODES (page 5-71)
Set a transmission to 
take place at 20:00At 20:00, the transmission 
begins automatically 
						

							5-80
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
4
Set the time with the   keys.
(1) Specify the day.
If you do not wish to specify a day, select [---]. In this 
case, transmission will begin when the time specified in 
(2) arrives.
(2) Specify the time (hour, minute)
Select the time in 24-hour format.
You can also directly touch a numeric display key to 
change the setting with the numeric keys.
(3) Touch the [OK] key.
When this screen is opened, the setting will show the current time. If the time is not correct, press the [CLEAR ALL] key 
( ) to cancel the operation. Correct the time in the system settings and then perform the timer transmission procedure.
☞CHECKING THE DATE AND TIME (page 5-5)
5
Press the [START] key.
Scanning begins.
 If you inserted the original pages in the document feeder tray, all pages are scanned.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
 If you are scanning the original on the document glass, scan each page one page at a time.
When scanning finishes, place the next original and press the [START] key. Repeat until all pages have been scanned and 
then touch the [Read-End] key.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
The original is scanned into memory. The original cannot be scanned at a specified time.
To cancel scanning...
Press the [STOP] key ( ) to cancel the operation.
 The time can be specified up to a week in advance.
 Up to 94 timer transmissions can be stored at once.
 If another transmission is in progress when the specified time arrives, the timer transmission will begin after that 
transmission is finished.
 Other transmissions can be performed as usual after a timer transmission is stored.
 A timer transmission can be deleted in the job status screen.
 If a timer transmission is given priority in the job status screen, the time specification is cancelled. The transmission will 
begin as soon as the job in progress is completed.
☞GIVING PRIORITY TO A SCAN TRANSMISSION JOB (page 5-108)
To cancel timer transmission...
Touch the [Cancel] key in the screen of step 4.
Scan/Special ModesOK
1000
Timer
TimeDay of the Week
hh.mm.
OKCancel
(1)(2)(3) 
						

							5-81
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
WHITENING FAINT COLOURS IN THE IMAGE
(Suppress Background)
This feature is used to suppress light background areas.
 This function cannot be used in Internet fax mode.
 When using USB memory mode, connect the USB memory device to the machine before performing the procedure below.
1
Place the original.
Place the original face up in the document feeder tray, or face down on the document glass.
2
Specify the destination.
☞
ENTERING DESTINATIONS (page 5-18)
When scanning to USB memory, there is no need to specify the destination. Go to step 3.
3
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the tab of the mode that you wish to use.
(2) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(3) Touch the [Suppress Background] key.
Read the message that appears and then touch the [OK] key.
☞SPECIAL MODES (page 5-71)
The lightness level at which 
suppression takes place 
can be adjusted.Level [+]
Level [-] 
						

							5-82
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
4
Select the suppress background setting.
(1) Adjust the background suppression level.
Touch the [+] key to suppress only faint background.
Touch the [-] key to suppress faint to dark background.
(2) Touch the [OK] key.
5
Press the [START] key.
Scanning begins.
 If you inserted the original pages in the document feeder tray, all pages are scanned.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
 If you are scanning the original on the document glass, scan each page one page at a time.
When scanning finishes, place the next original and press the [START] key. Repeat until all pages have been scanned and 
then touch the [Read-End] key.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
When the original is scanned in [Mono2], the suppress background function will not operate.
To cancel scanning...
Press the [STOP] key ( ) to cancel the operation.
To cancel the background suppression setting...
Touch the [Cancel] key in the screen of step 4.
Scan/Special ModesOK
Suppress Background
Light areas of the original may be suppressed as background.
OKCancel
13
(1)(2) 
						

							5-83
SCANNER/INTERNET FAX
Contents
SCANNING BOTH SIDES OF A CARD ONTO 
A SINGLE PAGE (Card Shot)
This function lets you send the front and reverse sides of a card as a single page, without the need to send each side 
separately.
 When using card shot, the original must be placed on the document glass.
 When using USB memory mode, connect the USB memory device to the machine before performing the procedure below.
1
Place the original face down on the 
document glass.
2
Specify the destination.
☞
ENTERING DESTINATIONS (page 5-18)
When scanning to USB memory, there is no need to specify the destination. Go to step 3.
3
Select the special modes.
(1) Touch the tab of the mode that you wish to use.
(2) Touch the [Special Modes] key.
(3) Touch the [Card Shot] key.
☞SPECIAL MODES (page 5-71)
Transmission
Front
BackScanned image
Originals
Example of an A4 (8-1/2 x 11) 
size portrait scan transmissionExample of an A4 (8-1/2 x 11) 
size landscape scan transmission