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Setting Items for Sending Faxes

You can specify the settings of the scan contrast and the scan resolution on the Fax standby screen.

figure: Touch screen

Tap to specify the settings of the scan contrast and the scan resolution.

  • ScanRes.

    The following settings of the scan resolution are selectable.

    Standard

    Suitable for text-only documents.

    Fine

    Suitable for fine-print documents.

    Extra fine

    Suitable for detailed illustration or fine-print quality documents.

    If the recipient's fax machine is not compatible with Extra fine (300 x 300 dpi), the fax will be sent in the Standard or Fine resolution.

    Photo

    Suitable for photographs.

    Note

    • When sending a color fax, documents are always scanned in the same resolution (200 x 200 dpi). The image quality (compression rate) is determined by which scan resolution is selected, except that Extra fine and Photo provide the same image quality.

  • Contrast

    You can select a setting of the scan contrast from Lower, Standard, and Higher.

The touch screen returns to the Fax standby screen when you finish specifying the setting and tapping OK.