Scan Options - Xerox WorkCentre 3550 User Manual

Scan Options

Scan Options

Your machine provides the following options to customize your Scan jobs. Use the Menu button to
access the options. For information about changing the default Scan settings, refer to
page 145.
Feature
File Format File Format determines the
type of file created and
can be temporarily
changed for the current
job. Select the file format
you wish to use for your
scanned image.
Lighten/Darken This provides manual
control to adjust the
lightness or darkness of
the scanned images.
Output Color Select Output Color to
produce black and
white, grayscale or color
output.
Original Type The Original Type setting is
used to improve the image
quality by selecting the
document type for the
originals.
Background Use to automatically
Suppression reduce or eliminate the
dark background resulting
from scanning colored
paper or newspaper
originals.
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Description
• PDF (Portable Document Format): Allows recipients
• TIFF (Tagged Image File Format): Produces a
• Multi Page TIFF: Produces a single TIFF file
• JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group): Produces
• Lightest: Lightens the image to the lightest setting.
• Light: Works well with dark print.
• Normal: Works well with standard typed or printed
• Dark: Works well with light print.
• Darkest: Darkens the original to the darkest setting.
• Color: Use to select color output from your original.
• Grayscale: Use if gray scales are required.
• Black and White: Use to select black and white
• Text: Use for originals containing mostly text.
• Text and Photo: Use for originals with mixed text and
• Photo: Use when the originals are photographs.
• On: Select to eliminate background.
• Off: Select if Background Suppression is not required.
Options
with the right software to view, print or edit the
electronic file, no matter what their computer
platform.
graphic file that can be opened by a variety of graphic
software packages across a variety of computer
platforms. A separate file is produced for each image
scanned.
containing several pages of scanned images. A more
specialized software is required to open this type of
file format.
a compressed graphic file that can be opened by a
variety of graphic software packages across a variety
of computer platforms. A separate file is produced for
each image scanned.
originals.
output regardless of the color of your original.
photographs.
Scan Defaults on