Scanning Settings

This topic describes scanning settings that are available for the Samsung component. These settings are configured on the General tab in the form settings. Select the Allow Changes check box next to any option to allow users to change the setting on the device console.

Setting Description
Color Mode Indicates whether to scan the original in color or black and white mode:
  • Color: Scan in full color, regardless of whether the original is in color or in black.
  • Gray: Scan in gray scale, regardless of whether the original is in color or in black and white. Select this option to scan originals with many halftones, such as black and white photos.
  • Mono: (Default) Scan originals in black and white, no shades of gray. Select this option to scan originals with distinct black and white areas, such as line drawings.
File Format Indicates the type of the file to save scanned data. The following file types are supported:
  • PDF: (Default) Save to PDF format.
  • JPG: A file format widely used in digital cameras. Suitable for saving photo data. This type does not support the saving of multiple pages into one file.
  • TIFF: Tagged Image File Format.
  • MTIFF: Multipage TIFF file. This type provides multiple pages in one file.
Page Size Indicates the size of paper being scanned: Auto, Mixed, A3, A4, A5, A6, Ledger, B4, A4 (Landscape), Executive (Landscape), Legal, Statement (Landscape), Letter, Statement, Executive, JIS B5, Folio, Letter (Landscape), B5 (Landscape), A5 (Landscape).
Resolution Indicates the scanning resolution in dots-per-inch (dpi):
  • 100 dpi: Select this option to the smallest possible file size with the lowest level of detail.
  • 200 dpi: Select this option to scan a standard original.
  • 300 dpi: (Default) Select this option to scan a standard original with higher resolution.
  • 400 dpi: Select this option to scan an original containing small characters and drawings.
  • 600 dpi: Select this option to convert an original into a file of the maximum size. This option is available when scanning an original such as a full-color photo, which requires a fine level of image.
Simplex/Duplex Indicates whether to scan one or both sides of the original.
  • 1 Sided: Scan one side of an original.
  • 2 Sided, Book: Scan both sides of an original in the same vertical orientation.
  • 2 Sided, Calendar: Scan both sides of an original, rotate the second side.
Original Type Indicates the appropriate image quality level for the original and scan at the optimal level of image quality.
  • Text/Photo: (Default) Scan an original consisting primarily of text and photos at the optimum image quality level. Sharpen the edges of text, and smooth images.
  • Photo: Scan an original consisting of only photos at the optimum image quality level.
  • Text: Scan an original that consists primarily of text at the optimum level of image quality. Sharpen the edges of text to improve legibility.