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2 Select the correct Image Type setting for your document as described
in the table below. For example, if you’ll be using an OCR (Optical
Character Recognition) application to process your scanned
document, select the OCR setting.
Setting Type of image
Color Photo For color photographs
256 Colors For 256 color images, such as presentation
graphics you’ll be displaying on a computer
monitor
Black & White Photo For black and white photographs
Line Art For black line drawings
OCR For black text that will be input into an OCR
application; optionally uses the Text
Enhancement Technology feature
Copy & Fax For text and graphic images in a document that
you intend to copy or fax; uses the Auto Area
Segmentation feature
If you’re scanning
an original on the
scanner’s document
table with the optional
auto document feeder
installed, select
Flatbed as the
Document Source
option; see Selecting
Basic Settings for
instructions.
For more information
on the Image Type
setting, see
Customizing Image
Types.