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This section describes how to scan a document and store it in a mail box.

• If the machine is used as a network printer, you can store data directly into a mail box from a computer via the network printer.

• To cancel all settings, press [Back to Default Set.]. (The machine restores the default settings for Scan and Store.)

1. Press [Scan and Store] on the Main Menu screen.

2. Press [Mail Box].

3. Select the desired Mail Box.

If the desired Mail Box is not displayed, press [] or [].

If you enter the Mail Box number using - (numeric keys), make sure to enter a two digit number → press [OK].

If you make a mistake when entering the Mail Box number, press (Clear) → enter the correct number.

• If a file is stored in a mail box, that mail box is displayed with the files icon ().

• If a mail box is set with a password, a locked icon () is displayed next to the icon of that mail box.

• If you make a mistake when entering the Mail Box number using the numeric keys, press [Cancel] → select the correct Mail Box.

4. If a screen prompting you to enter the password for the mail box is displayed, enter the password using - (numeric keys) → press [OK].

Enter the password set for the selected Mail Box. (See "Setting/Storing a Mail Box.")

If a password is not set for the selected Mail Box, this step is not necessary.

5. Place your originals.

• For instructions on placing originals, see "Basic Operations."

6. Press [Scan].

7. Specify the desired scan settings.

• When the Auto(Color/Black) mode 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 following conditions. To avoid this, set the color mode to 'Full Color'. (See "Changing Color Modes.")

• If the originals contain a few color sections

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

• If the color sections of the originals are close to black

• If the originals contain light color densities

• To change the zoom ratio, see "Changing the Zoom Ratio."

• To select the original type when scanning an original, see "Original Type Selection."

• To adjust the scan exposure, see "Adjusting the Density."

• To scan two-sided originals, see "Scanning Two-Sided Originals."

• To change favorite settings, press [Favorite Settings].

• You can set various modes when scanning originals, similar to the Copy function.

• Specifying a file name:

• Specifying a document size:

• Specifying a file name:

• Press [File Name] → enter a name for the file → press [OK].

• If you scan a document without giving it a name, the machine automatically assigns the file a name using the year, month, day, and time the document was scanned. For example, if a file is created at 1:35 PM, 41 seconds, on 15.01.09, its name will be <20090115133541>.

• Specifying a document size:

• Press [Scan Size].

• Select the original size → press [OK].

• If you want to scan an 11" x 17" original with an image that extends all the way to the edges without the periphery of the original being cut off, place the original on the platen glass, and press [11 x 17+].

• The Auto (Automatic Document Size Selection) mode cannot be used with the Original Frame Erase or Book Frame Erase mode.

• You cannot select [Auto] when scanning the following types of originals. Specify the size of the document manually.

• Nonstandard size originals

• Highly transparent originals, such as transparencies

• Originals with an extremely dark background

• STMT, STMTR, or smaller originals (however, STMT originals can be detected when placed in the feeder.)

• To select an A or B series paper size, press [A/B-Size].

8. Press (Start).

If the following screen is displayed, follow the instructions on the touch panel display → press (Start) once for each original. When scanning is complete, press [Start Storing].

When scanning is complete, the scanned data is stored in the selected mail box.

• You cannot change settings, such as the document size or the scanning ratio, while the machine is scanning.

• The stored data is deleted after three days (default setting). This setting can be changed to any time period between 1 hour and 30 days. Also, data can be stored indefinitely if the time period is set to '0' (Off). (See "Setting/Storing a Mail Box.")

• If you want to cancel scanning, press [Stop] or (Stop).

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9. When scanning is complete, remove your originals.

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