Switching the Color Mode

You can set the color mode to use for the scan.

Color Mode

Auto (Color/Gray)

If you select the Auto (Color/Black) mode, the machine automatically recognizes whether the original is in color or black-and-white. Color originals are scanned in the Full Color mode, while black-and-white originals are scanned in the Grayscale mode.

Auto (Color/Black)

Full Color

The Full Color mode always scans in color regardless of whether the original is in color or black-and-white.

Grayscale

The machine always scans in grayscale, regardless of whether the original is in color or black-and-white.

Black & White

The Black & White mode always scans in black-and-white regardless of whether the original is in color or black-and-white.

Press [Scan and Send] → specify the destination → press the Select Color button.

Select the desired color mode → press [OK].

IMPORTANT
When [Auto (Color/Gray)] or [Auto (Color/Black)] is set and your originals contain color sections, the machine scans them in the Full Color mode. However, the machine may scan the color originals in the Black mode under the conditions below. To avoid this, set the color mode to [Full Color]. If the originals contain very few color sections If the color sections of the originals are close to black If the originals contain light color densities If the color sections are located only in the range indicated by the diagram below, when loading the originals in the feeder If the destination is an I-fax address or a group address that includes an I-fax address, the original is always scanned and sent in the Black-and-White mode.

IMPORTANT

When [Auto (Color/Gray)] or [Auto (Color/Black)] is set and your originals contain color sections, the machine scans them in the Full Color mode. However, the machine may scan the color originals in the Black mode under the conditions below. To avoid this, set the color mode to [Full Color].

If the originals contain very few color sections

If the color sections of the originals are close to black

If the originals contain light color densities

If the color sections are located only in the range indicated by the diagram below, when loading the originals in the feeder

If the destination is an I-fax address or a group address that includes an I-fax address, the original is always scanned and sent in the Black-and-White mode.

NOTE
You can register a desired color mode as the default setting by changing the default copy settings. (See "Changing the Default Settings for Send.") If a black-and-white original is scanned in the Full Color mode, it is counted as a color scan. If you select JPEG as the file format, [Black & White] is changed to [Grayscale]. If you select TIFF as the file format, [Black & White] is set.