Adjusting Background Density

This mode enables you to remove the background color from originals when scanning. This mode is useful for scanning originals such as catalogues with background coloring, and paper that has turned yellow from age.

Press [Fax].

Specify the destination → press [Options] → [Density].

Press [Adjust] for <Background Density>.

To automatically adjust the quality of the background, press [Auto].

Press [-] and [+] to adjust the background density → press [OK] → [OK].

[-]:	Prevents dark background color from being copied, but light areas on the original may not be copied either.
[+]:	You may not be able to completely prevent dark background color from being copied, but light areas on the original are always copied.

IMPORTANT
You cannot send color originals via fax. If you scan the color originals, the machine automatically send the originals as black-and-white faxes.

Press [Close].

IMPORTANT
If you adjust the background density by pressing [Adjust] for <Background Density>, the [Auto] setting is canceled. Similarly, if you press [Auto] while making manual adjustments in [Adjust], your adjustments are canceled. The machine automatically adjusts the density to match the background.