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Scanning with your machine lets you turn pictures and text into digital files that can be stored on your computer.
This chapter includes:
• Scanning basics
• Scanning from the control panel
• Scanning by a network connection
• Changing the settings for each scan job
• Changing the default scan settings
• Setting up Address Book
• Scan on both sides of paper
SCANNING BASICS
You can scan the originals with your machine via an USB cable or the
network.
• Scan Manager: You just walk to the machine with the
originals and scan them from the control panel then, the scanned data
will be stored in the connected computers My Documents folder. When
the setup installation is completed, then you have installed the
Scan Manager on your computer already. This feature can
be used via the local connection or the network connection. See next
section.
•TWAIN:TWAIN is the one of preset imaging applications. Scanning an
image launches the selected application, enabling you to control the
scanning process. See the Software section. This feature can be used
via the local connection or the network connection. See Software
section.
• SmarThru Office : This feature is the accompanying
software for your machine. You can use this program to scan images or
documents, and this feature can be used via the local connection or the
network connection. See Software section.
•WIA:WIA stands for Windows Images Acquisition. To use this feature
your computer must be connected directly with the machine via an USB
cable. See Software section.
•Email:You can send the scanned image as an attachment to an email.
See page 45.
•FTP:
You can scan an image and upload it to an FTP server. See page 46.
•SMB:You can scan an image and send it to a shared folder on an SMB
server. See page 46.
SCANNING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL
Your machine offers you to scan from the control panel and easily send the
scanned document to connected computer's My Documents folder. In
order to use this function, your machine and computer must be connect by
USB cable or by network.
Also, with the offered Scan Manager program, scanned
documents can be opened with the program you have setup previously.
Such as Microsoft Paint, Email, SmarThru Office, OCR can be added to
application program. See "Setting scan information in Scan
Manager." on page 43.
Scanned images can be saved as BMP, JEPG, TIFF, PDF files.
Setting scan information in Scan Manager.
You can find out about Scan Manager program information and
installed scan driver's condition. Also, you can change scan settings and
add or delete the folders where scanned documents to computer are save in
Scan Manager program.
1. Press Start>Control Panel> Scan Manager.
Scan Manager Administration appears.
2. Select the appropriate machine from the Scan Manager.
3. Press Scan Property.
4. Set Scan Button allows you to change the saving destination and scan
settings, add or delete application program and format files.
You can change the scanning machine by using Change Port. (Local or
Network)
5. Press OK after setting is done.
Scanning to application programs
1. Make sure that your machine and computer are turned on and properly
connected to each other.
2. Load originals face up into the DADF, or place a single original
face down on the scanner glass.
For details about loading an original, see page 32.
3. Press Scan/Email.
Ready to Scan appears on the top line of the display.
4. Press the left/right arrow until Scan to PC appears on the bottom line of
the display and press OK.
5. Press the left/right arrow until the option you want appears and press
OK.
The maximum resolution that can be achieved depends upon various
factors, including computer speed, available disk space, memory, the
size of the image being scanned, and bit depth settings. Thus,
depending on your system and what you are scanning, you may not
be able to scan at certain resolutions, especially using enhanced
resolution.
Scan Manager program can only be used in the Window
and Macintosh system. If you use the Macintosh, See Software
section.
You can open Scan Manager by pressing the Smart
Panel icon's right in the window task bar.