Preferences Dialog Box

Scanner Tab

Auto Power Settings

You can set to turn the machine on or off automatically.

Click Settings... to display the Auto Power Settings dialog box.

Note

• If the machine is off or bi-directional communication is disabled, a message may appear because the computer cannot collect the machine status. In that case, click OK to exit ScanGear (scanner driver).

Auto Power On

Select Enable to turn on the machine automatically when data is received.

Auto Power Off

Specify the amount of time you want to set from the list. When this time lapses without any data being received, the machine turns off automatically.

Important

• When connected to the network, depending on your model, the power does not turn off automatically even if Auto Power Off is set.

  To check unsupported models, see List of Unsupported Models (Auto Power Off).

Quiet Settings

The silent function allows you to reduce the operating noise of this machine. Use this when you wish to reduce the operating noise such as when scanning or printing at night.

Click Settings... to set the quiet mode.

Note

• You can set the quiet mode from the operation panel of the machine, the printer driver, or ScanGear.
  No matter how the setting is made, it applies to operations from the operation panel of the machine or when printing/scanning from a computer, etc.
• Scanning or printing may take longer than usual when this function is used.

Do not use quiet mode

Select this option when you wish to use the machine with volume of normal operating noise.

Always use quiet mode

Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the machine.

Use quiet mode during specified hours

Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the machine during a specified period of time.

Set the Start time and End time during which quiet mode is to be activated.

Important

• The time specified in Start time and in End time must be different.
• If your scanner or printer does not support fax functions, quiet mode is not applied to operations (copy, direct print, etc.) performed directly from the machine even if the hours are specified.

Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved

Displays the folder in which to save images temporarily. To change the folder, click Browse... to specify another one.

Sound Settings

You can set the machine to play music during/at the end of a scan.

Select the Play music when scanning or Play sound when scanning is completed checkbox, then click Browse... and specify a sound file.

You can specify the following files.

• MIDI file (*.mid, *.rmi, *.midi)
• Audio file (*.wav, *.aif, *.aiff)
• MP3 file (*.mp3)

Calibration Settings

Platen Calibration

When you click Start, calibration starts and the scanner will be adjusted to reproduce correct color tones in scanned images. Perform calibration when the color tones in the preview image are significantly different from the original item or when colors appear in white areas.

Perform at Every Scan

When you set to ON, the scanner will be calibrated every time before previewing and scanning, to reproduce correct color tones in scanned images.

Note

• Even when Perform at Every Scan is set to OFF, the scanner may be calibrated automatically in some cases (such as immediately after you turn the machine on).

Note

• Calibration may take time depending on your computer.

Test Scanner...

Opens the Scanner Diagnostics dialog box from which you can run the scanner performance test. Click Start to start the diagnostics.

Preview Tab

Preview When ScanGear Starts

Select what to do with Preview when ScanGear (scanner driver) is started.

Automatic preview

ScanGear will automatically start previewing at startup.

Display saved preview image

The previously previewed image will be displayed.

The Color Adjustment Button settings, the Toolbar settings, and the Advanced Mode tab settings are also saved.

None

No preview image will be displayed at startup.

Note

• Select None if you do not want to save the preview image.

Cropping Frame on Previewed Images

Select how to display cropping frames after previewing images.

Auto crop previewed images

The cropping frame (scan area) will automatically be displayed in the document size after previewing.

Display the last frame

A cropping frame of the same size as the last used cropping frame will be displayed after previewing.

None

No cropping frame will be displayed after previewing.

Thumbnail Viewing Size

Select the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned documents.

Larger

Displays 105 % (in width and height) of the area displayed for the standard size.

Standard

The standard size.

Smaller

Displays 95 % (in width and height) of the area displayed for the standard size.

Note

• When you change the Thumbnail Viewing Size setting, the preview images will be refreshed and cropped to the new size. As the preview images are refreshed, the color adjustments and other settings applied to them are reset.

Scan Tab

Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning

Select what to do with ScanGear (scanner driver) after scanning images.

Close ScanGear automatically

Select this to return to the original application when scanning is completed.

Do not close ScanGear automatically

Select this to return to the ScanGear screen for another scan when scanning is completed.

Display the dialog to select the next action

Select this to open a screen and select what to do when scanning is completed.

Note

• Even if Do not close ScanGear automatically or Display the dialog to select the next action is set, some applications may not support it.

Advanced Mode Settings

Enable 48/16 bit output

Select this checkbox to display Color (48bit) in Color Mode on the Advanced Mode tab.

Important

• Some applications cannot receive images scanned in Color (48bit) or may close when such images are received.

Note

• When Color (48bit) is selected for Color Mode, deselecting this checkbox changes Color (48bit) to Color.
• When using a model supporting 16 bit output, Grayscale (16bit) appears in Color Mode.

Color Settings Tab

Recommended

Select this to vividly reproduce the tone of a document on the screen. It is recommended that you normally select this setting.

Color Matching

Select this to automatically match the scanner, monitor, and color printer colors, thus reducing time and trouble to manually match the monitor and printer colors.

Source (Scanner)

Select scanner profile.

Target

Select target profile.

Monitor

Select this checkbox to display preview image with optimum correction for monitor.

Defaults

Returns to the default Color Matching settings.

Note

• The Color Adjustment Buttons on the Advanced Mode tab are not available when you select Color Matching.
• This function is available when Color Mode is Color or Color (48bit).

None

Select this to disable color correction provided by ScanGear (scanner driver).

Note

• Depending on your scanner or printer, this setting may not be available when scanning from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder).
• You can select one when Color Mode is Color, Color (48bit), or Grayscale.

• Color Matching is available when ScanGear, monitor, color management-compliant application (such as Adobe Photoshop), and printer are set up correctly.

  Refer to the corresponding manual for the monitor, printer, and application settings.

Monitor Gamma

By setting the gamma value of a monitor, you can adjust the input data to the brightness characteristics of the monitor. Adjust the value if your monitor's gamma value does not match the default value set in ScanGear, and the colors of the original image are not accurately reflected in the monitor.

Click Defaults to return to the default Monitor Gamma value (2.20).

Note

• Refer to the manual of your monitor to check its gamma value. If it is not written in the manual, contact the manufacturer.