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The improvement may vary depending on the plastic cards you scan.
Page Size
Adjusts this setting to tell the scanner the size of paper to scan. Popular paper
sizes have been preset in the drop-down menu. If you select Custom... from
the drop-down list, a Custom Page Size dialog box opens and you may tailor
the page size for documents frequently scanned.
Name:
Give a name to this customized page size. After you configure the page size
and click the OK button, this name will appear in the Page Size drop-down list.
Unit:
Defines the measurement unit for the page size.
Width, Height:
Specifies the exact width and height of the page area.
Paper Alignment:
This setting tells the scanner how you place the document into the ADF.
· Upper Left: Place the document toward the left side of the ADF paper
chute. Do not use this setting when scanning smaller document via ADF.
· Center: This is recommended for ADF scan. Load the documents toward
the center of the ADF paper chute. Adjust the paper width slider for the
paper size you are using. The paper width slider should be gently touching
both sides of the documents.
the same place on the ADF.
Scan Mode
Tells the scanner what type of documents you are scanning. The following
options are available from the drop-down menu:
· Black & White-- scans in black and white and is suitable for scanning text.
· Grayscale-- scans in 256 shades of gray, giving black and white images
depth and shadow.
· Color-- scans in millions of colors but takes up a lot of memory.
Resolution
Resolution is measured in dots per inch (dpi). The higher the resolution, the
This setting works well only if you always place the page in
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