Control Panel Scanning Options

Select the options you want to use for scanning.
Note: Not all options or settings may be available, depending on the Scan to option selected.
Scan to setting Available options Description
Edit Location Communication Mode Lets you select Network Folder (SMB) or FTP
Location (Required) Lets you enter a folder path in which to save scanned images
User Name Lets you enter a user name for the selected folder path
Password Lets you enter a password for the selected folder path
Connection Mode Lets you select the connection mode
Port Number Lets you enter a port number
Contacts Select an email address or folder path to send or save scanned images
Color Mode Color Select whether to scan images in color or black and white
B&W
File Format JPEG Select for photos. You can also select the Compression Ratio.
PDF (Single Page)

PDF (Multi-Page)

PDF/A (Single Page)

PDF/A (Multi-Page)

Select for documents. You can also select the Compression Ratio and PDF Settings.
TIFF (Single Page) Select for scanned files that you can print from a device. Multi Page TIFF documents are scanned in black and white.
TIFF (Multi Page)
Resolution 200dpi Select for documents
300dpi Select for photos
600dpi Select for highest quality printing
2-Sided Off Lets you scan 2-sided originals placed in the ADF. If you select On, you can also select the Binding Direction.
On
Scan Area Letter Select the page size for documents, then select the orientation of the original
A4
Legal
Half Letter
Envelope #10
5 × 7
4 × 6
8 × 10
Auto Cropping Select for photos with dark edges
Max Area Select for most photos
Original Type Text Specifies the type of original you are scanning
Text & Image
Photo
Density –4 to +4 Adjusts the lightness or darkness of scanned images.
Remove Shadow On Erases the shadows that appear in the center of a document when copying a book or the shadows that appear around a document when copying thick paper
Off
Remove Punch Holes On Erases the binding holes on a document
Off
Subject Lets you enter a subject for your email
Attached File Max Size Various sizes Lets you select the maximum file size that can be attached to an email
File Name Lets you enter a prefix, the date, and the time to the file name for your scanned file
Note: When you turn on password settings, you can use the LCD screen keyboard to set the password.
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