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General tab The General tab contains commonly used image options. In most
cases, you will not have to change options on other tabs.
Scan as — allows you to select the electronic image format.
• Color (24-bit): produces a color version of your document.
• Grayscale (8-bit): produces a grayscale version of your document.
• Black and white (1-bit): produces a black and white version of your
document.
NOTE: The Scan as option is only available when Images per side:
One is selected on the Advanced tab.
Document type — allows you to select the type of content on your
documents.
• Text with Graphics: the documents contain a mix of text, business
graphics (bar graphs, pie charts, etc.) and line art.
• Text: the documents contain mostly text.
• Text with Photographs: the documents contain a mix of text and
photographs.
NOTE: This option is not available for all models.
• Photographs: the documents contain mostly photographs.
Media type — allows you to select the type of paper you are scanning,
based upon the texture/weight. The options are: Plain Paper, Thin
Paper, Glossy Paper, Card Stock, and Magazine.
Resolution — allows you to select the dots per inch (dpi), which is a
determinant of a better quality image. It may also increase scanning
time and image size. The options are: 75, 100, 150, 200, 240, 300, 400,
600 and 1200 dpi.
