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Change Scan Button Settings from ControlCenter4 (Windows)
- Click the
(ControlCenter4) icon in the task tray, and then click Open.
- Click the Device Settings tab.
- Click the Device Scan Settings button.The Device Scan Settings dialog box appears.
- Click the tab for the Scan to action you want to change (Image, OCR, E-mail, or File).
- Change the settings as needed.
- Click OK.
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Each tab represents one of the scanning destinations, as outlined in the table below.
Change your Scan to settings by clicking on the corresponding tab and customizing the setting you want.
Tab Name | Corresponding Feature |
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Image | Scan to Image |
OCR | Scan to OCR |
Scan to Email |
File | Scan to File |
Settings | Applicable Features | ||
Image | OCR | File | |
File Type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Target Application | Yes | Yes | - | - |
OCR Language | - | Yes | - | - |
File Name | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Destination Folder or Scan Location | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Show Save As Window | - | - | - | Yes |
Show Folder | - | - | - | Yes |
File Size Priority | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
Resolution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Scan Type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document Size | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Brightness | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Contrast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ID Card Scan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Advanced Settings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Default | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- File Type
- Select the file type you want to use for the scanned data.
- Target Application
- Select the destination application from the drop-down list.
- OCR Language
- Set the OCR language to match the language of the scanned document's text.
- File Name
- Click Change to change the file name's prefix.
- Destination Folder
- Click the folder icon to browse and select the folder where you want to save your scanned documents.
- Scan Location
- Select the Folder or SharePoint radio button to specify the destination where you want to save your scanned documents.
- Show Save As Window
- Select this option to specify the scanned image's destination every time you scan.
- Show Folder
- Select this option to automatically display the destination folder after scanning.
- File Size Priority
- Adjust the data compression ratio of the scanned image. Change the file size by moving the File Size Priority slider to the right or left.
- Resolution
- Select a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image.
- Scan Type
- Select from a range of scan color depths.
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- Auto
- Use for any type of document. This mode automatically picks an appropriate color depth for the document.
- Black & White
- Use for text or line art images.
- Gray (Error Diffusion)
- Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give a gray appearance.)
- True Gray
- Use for photographic images or graphics. This mode is more accurate because it uses up to 256 shades of gray.
- 24bit Color
- Use to create an image with the most accurate color reproduction. This mode uses up to 16.8 million colors to scan the image, but it requires the most memory and has the longest transfer time.
- Document Size
- Select the exact size of your document from the Document Size drop-down list.
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- If you select the 1 to 2 (A4) option, the scanned image will be divided into two A5-size documents.
- Brightness
- Set the Brightness level by dragging the slider to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. If the scanned image is too light, set a lower brightness level and scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher brightness level and scan the document again. You can also type a value into the field to set the Brightness level.
- Contrast
- Increase or decrease the Contrast level by moving the slider to the right or left. An increase emphasizes dark and light areas of the image, while a decrease reveals more details in gray areas. You can also type a value into the field to set the Contrast level.
- ID Card Scan
- Select this check box to scan both sides of an identification card onto one page.
- Advanced Settings
- Configure advanced settings by clicking the Advanced Settings button in the Scan Settings dialog box.
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- Remove Bleed-through / Pattern
- Remove Background Color
- Remove the base color of documents to make the scanned data more legible.
- Rotate Image
- Rotate the scanned image.
- Skip Blank Page
- Remove the document's blank pages from the scanning results.
- Display Scanning Results
- Show the numbers of total pages saved and blank pages skipped on your computer screen.
- ADF Auto Deskew
- When scanning the document from the ADF, the machine corrects skewing of the document automatically.
- Default
- Select this option to restore all settings to their factory setting values.
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