Basic Methods for Scanning Documents to a File Server

This section describes the basic procedure for sending scanned documents to a computer that acts as a file server on a network.


Remark
  1. Place your originals.
  1. Press [SEND].

The SEND indicator lights up and the machine enters the scan standby mode.

  1. Specify the file server's address.

You can specify the file server addresses only with one-touch keys, coded dial codes, or [Address Book].

For information how to specify the file server's address, see "Specifying Destinations (Scan to File Server)."

If you want to start sending without adjusting the optional send settings, skip to step 9.

  1. Press [OK].
  1. Press [] or [] to select the file format, then press [OK].

File server (FTP and SMB): <PDF>, <TIFF (B&W)>, <PDF (COMPACT)>, <JPEG>

  • <PDF>, <TIFF (B&W)>: Select for sending images in black-and-white.
  • <PDF (COMPACT)>, <JPEG>: Select for sending color images.
  1. Press [] or [] to select <ON> or <OFF> for <DIVIDE INTO PAGES>, then press [OK].

If you have selected <JPEG> in step 5, this setting is not available. <DIVIDE INTO PAGES> is automatically set to <ON> when sending documents in JPEG format.

<OFF>: Sends multiple images as a single file without dividing them.

<ON>: Separates multiple images and send them as separate files.

  1. Press [] or [] to select the resolution, then press [OK].

File server (FTP and SMB): <200x200dpi>, <300x300dpi>, <400x400dpi>, <600x600dpi>, <100x100dpi>, <150x150dpi>, <200x100dpi>

  • If <PDF> or <TIFF (B&W)> is selected as the file format, <200x200dpi>, <300x300dpi>, <400X400dpi>, <600X600dpi>, <150X150dpi>, or <200X100dpi> can be selected.
  • If <PDF (COMPACT)> is selected as the file format, only <300x300dpi> can be selected.
  • If <JPEG> is selected as the file format, <200x200dpi>, <300x300dpi>, <100X100dpi>, or <150X150dpi> can be selected.
  1. Press [] or [] to select the original type, then press [OK].

<TEXT/PHOTO>, <TEXT>, <PHOTO>

If you have selected <PDF (COMPACT)> as the file format in step 5, the original type is automatically set to <TEXT/PHOTO>. Skip to step 9.

  1. Press [Start].

If the <ORIGINAL SIZE> message appears, press [] or [] to select the original size, then press [Start] for each original. When scanning is complete, press [OK] to start sending.

  • You can also adjust the following scan settings as necessary.

You can set the document's name (see "Naming a Sent Document Using a File Server",) ,and the message body text (see "Message (Scan to File Server)".