Xerox 3920 Scanner User Manual


 
Xerox DocuMate 3920
User’s Guide
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Black&White Multi-Level (Gray): Choose “ON” if you wish to make gray copies or OFF to make a
B&W (single-bit) scan.
If you choose ON from Multi-Level (Gray), the file formats include PDF, JPEG,
TIFF, and MTIFF. If TIFF or MTIFF is selected as your file format, the
compression Level is limited to Raw only.
If you choose OFF from Multi-Level (Gray), the file formats include PDF, TIFF,
and MTIFF. The compression Level of MTIFF or TIFF includes G3, G4, and Raw.
Options:
1. Multi-Level (Gray): ON, OFF
2. File format: PDF, TIFF, MTIFF(Multi-page TIFF)
3. Compression Level: Low, Medium, High
File Formats
PDF PDF (Portable Document Format) is a very popular file format used by Adobe. You can
view PDF files using Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
TIFF/MTIFF TIFF (The Tagged-Image File Format) is a flexible bitmap image format supported by
virtually all paint, image-editing, and page-layout applications. Also, virtually all desk-
top scanners can produce TIFF images.
JPEG JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression provides the best results with
continuous-tone color and the smallest file size.
The following is an example of file size based on selected scanning options and file format.
Color: A4 @ 200 dpi TIFF (10 MB) / PDF (53 KB) / JPEG (212 KB)
B&W: A4 @ 200 dpi TIFF (100 KB) / PDF (20 KB) / JPEG (5 MB)
Option Description