Darkness; Resolution; Advanced Imaging; Improving Scan Quality - Lexmark X940E User Manual

Scanning to a computer or USB flash memory device

Darkness

This option adjusts how light or dark your scanned documents will turn out in relation to the original document.

Resolution

This option adjusts the output quality of your file. Increasing the image resolution increases the file size and the time
needed to scan your original document. Image resolution can be decreased to reduce the file size.

Advanced Imaging

This option lets you adjust Color Balance, Background Removal, Contrast, and Shadow Detail before you scan the
document.
•
Color Balance—Adjusts hue shifts in the color output. Touch
the color value.
•
Background Removal—Adjusts the white portion of the output. Touch
to decrease the white portion.
• Contrast—Touch
•
Shadow Detail—Touch
in the shadows.

Improving scan quality

Question
When should I use Text
mode?
When should I use
Text/Photo mode?
When should I use Photo
mode?
to increase the contrast, or touch
to increase the visible detail in the shadows, or touch
Tip
•
Use Text mode when text preservation is the main goal of the scan, and preserving images
copied from the original document is not a concern.
• Text mode is recommended for receipts, carbon copy forms, and documents that only
contain text or fine line art.
•
Use Text/Photo mode when scanning an original document that contains a mixture of text
and graphics.
•
Text/Photo mode is recommended for magazine articles, business graphics, and brochures.
Use Photo mode when scanning photos printed on a laser printer or taken from a magazine or
newspaper.
to increase the color value, or touch
to increase the white portion, or touch
to decrease the contrast.
to decrease
to decrease the visible detail
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