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Using the MF Toolbox
You can specify the following settings in the MF Toolbox.
NOTE
Displayed items
The displayed items vary depending on the model you are using.
Preferences
You can change button names or specify the operation for when scanning from the operation panel.
[Computer Name]
Specify a computer name to be displayed in the display of the machine as a destination. Up to 32 characters can be entered.
[Display Name]
Specify a name for each button. Up to 8 characters can be entered.
[Comment]
Specify a comment. Up to 12 characters can be entered.
NOTE
If you are using D500 Series/LC600 Series/MF4400 Series/MF4500 Series/MF4500w Series/MF4700 Series/MF4800 Series/MF5900 Series/MF8000C Series/MF8300C Series, [Comment] is not displayed on the operation panel even if it is specified.
[Start Key on the Scanner]
When pressing the start key on the operation panel, specify which button settings in the MF Toolbox are used for scanning.
[Close Toolbox After Finishing Scanning When Started from Scanner]
If the check box is selected, the MF Toolbox screen closes when scanning with keys on the operation panel is finished.
Scan
You can specify an original placement, color mode, scanning size, and the resolution.
[Display the Scanner Driver]
If you select this check box, all the items in [Scan with the Following Settings] become invalid.
When [Start] is clicked, the [ScanGear MF] dialog box appears and enables you to make advanced settings for scanning.
[Scan with the Following Settings]
Scanning is performed using the settings specified in the following items.
[Original Placement]
Select a method from [Auto Mode (1-sided)], [Auto Mode (2-sided)], [Platen Glass], [Feeder (1-sided)], [Feeder (2-sided)].
[Scan Size]
Select a size of the document to be scanned. When [Add/Delete] is selected, the [Add/Delete the Scan Size] dialog box appears, enabling you to specify a custom size.
[Orientation]
Open the [Orientation] screen. You can specify the document orientation in this dialog box.
You can also specify [Book Opening] when [Original Placement] is set to [Feeder (2-sided)] or [Auto Mode (2-sided)].
NOTE
You can specify [Orientation] only when scanning from the feeder.
The icon to be displayed varies depending on the settings for [Original Placement] and [Orientation].
[Color Mode]
Selects the type of document and the way in which it is scanned.
[Black and White]
Select when scanning documents in black and white. The image color is divided into white and black at a certain level (threshold), and the image is expressed in 2 colors.
[Grayscale]
Select when scanning black and white photos or monochrome images. The image is expressed in a 0-255 scale of black and white.
[Color]
Select when scanning color photos. The image is expressed in 256 levels (8-bit) of R(ed), G(reen) and B(lue).
[Color (Documents)]
Select when scanning color documents that include texts or charts in addition to color photos. The image is expressed in 256 levels (8-bit) of R(ed), G(reen) and B(lue).
[Resolution]
Select the output resolution from the pop-up menu or enter any value between 25 and 9600 dpi to specify the output resolution. If you want to use the feeder, enter any value between 25 and 600 dpi.
NOTE
If you use the feeder with the D500 Series/LC600 Series/MF4400 Series/MF4500 Series/MF4500w Series/MF4700 Series/MF4800 Series/MF5900 Series/MF8000 Series/MF8000C Series/MF8300 Series/MF8300C Series, the maximum resolution is 300 dpi.
[Correct Black Text]
If the check box is selected, emphasizes the outline of black text.
NOTE
If [Black and White] is specified in [Color Mode], [Correct Black Text] is not available.
Save
You can specify the file name of the scanned image, file type, and saving location.
[File Name]
Enter the file name of the scanned image. If you save another file with the same name, the number starting from 1 will be attached after the file name.
[Save as Type]
Specifies the file type to save the scanned image.
[BMP]
Bitmap format
[JPEG]
JPEG format
[TIFF]
TIFF format
[PNG]
PNG format
[PDF]
PDF format
[PDF Settings]
If [PDF] in [Save as Type] is selected, you can specify the detail settings for a PDF file.
[PDF Type]
Specify the format in which to save the PDF files.
[Single Page]
Create a single page PDF file.
[Multiple Pages]
Create one PDF file by scanning multiple documents into it.
[Add Page]
Add the scanned images into the copied file of PDF file that is specified.
Selecting [Select After Starting Scanning] allows you to specify a PDF file to which you want to add the images immediately after scanning starts.
Selecting [Other] allows you to specify a PDF file to which you want to add the images. The selected PDF files are added to the history list in the pop-up menu.
When you select [Clear Menu], the history list for the PDF file which is selected in [Other] is deleted.
[PDF Compression]
If [Compression] is selected, images such as photos or illustrations are further compressed and reduced the file size.
NOTE
When selecting [Compression]
The compression ratio is higher than [Standard], but this will result in low image quality.
When setting [Color Mode] to [Black and White] on the [Scan] screen
[Compression] and [Standard] will both have the same output file size and image quality.
[Save Scanned Image to]
Select a location to save the scanned images. To change the location, click [Other], select a saving location, and then click [Open].
[Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date]
Creates a folder with the current date in the location selected in [Save Scanned Image to] and saves the scanned images in this folder.
[Open the Storage Location After Scanning Is Finished]
Opens the folder where the file is saved after scanning.
External Program
You can specify an application which displays the saved images.
[Program to Start After Scanning Is Finished]
Select an application from the pop-up menu.
Selecting [None] does not start any application software.
Selecting an image display application such as [Preview] displays scanned images.
Selecting e-mail software such as [Mail] attaches scanned images to an e-mail.
Selecting [Other] allows you to specify a starting application you want to start. The selected applications are added to the history list in the pop-up menu.
Selecting [Clear Menu] allows you to delete the application history list which is selected in [Other] and the settings for applications are initialized.
Setting the Upper Limit of File Sizes
You can set the upper limit of file sizes for scanned images.
[Set Upper Limit of File Size]
If the check box is cleared, the file size restriction is released.
NOTE
If [PDF Type] is set to [Multiple Pages] or [Add Page], you cannot specify the items of [Setting the Upper Limit of File Sizes] when creating a PDF format file.
[Setting Value]
Select the limit of the file size from the pop-up menu or enter any value between 1 and 102400 (100 MB) to specify the file size.
[Expected File Size]
This is the expected size of the file to be created when scanning is performed using the specified settings. If the file size exceeds the value specified in [Setting Value], the file size is displayed in red.
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