Choose An Output Type - HP 6200C User Manual

Choose an output type

The output type selected in the
determines the bit depth and color palette applied
to the final scan of pictures and drawings, but not
for images that will be converted to text. The table
on page lists bit depths and color palettes for
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each output type that is appropriate for images of
pictures and drawings.
O u t p u t t y p e s f o r p i c t u r e s
True Color
Grayscale
Black & White
Bitmap (raster),
Scalable (vector)
256 Color
Web Palette
System Palette
Optimized Palette
The scanning software automatically selects an
appropriate output type based on the contents of
the selection area. The current output type setting
displays in the info bar of the scanning software
window.
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Scanning pictures
menu
Output Type
24-bit, millions of colors
8-bit, 256 shades of gray
1-bit black and white
8-bit, 256 colors
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However, the output type selected by the scanning
software may not be the most appropriate for the
way you will use the image. For example, when
you want to print the image of a color photograph
on a black and white printer, you may want to set
the output type to
Grayscale
Some output types are more suitable for images
that will be displayed on a monitor, others are
more suitable for printing.
The table on page lists results you can get with
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each output type for various types of originals.
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