Scan Options
Xerox WorkCentre 3550
User Guide
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Scan Options
Your machine provides the following options to customize your Scan jobs. Use the Menu button to
access the options. For information about changing the default Scan settings, refer to Scan Defaults on
page 145.
Feature Description Options
File Format File Format determines the
type of file created and
can be temporarily
changed for the current
job. Select the file format
you wish to use for your
scanned image.
• PDF (Portable Document Format): Allows recipients
with the right software to view, print or edit the
electronic file, no matter what their computer
platform.
• TIFF (Tagged Image File Format): Produces a
graphic file that can be opened by a variety of graphic
software packages across a variety of computer
platforms. A separate file is produced for each image
scanned.
• Multi Page TIFF: Produces a single TIFF file
containing several pages of scanned images. A more
specialized software is required to open this type of
file format.
• JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group): Produces
a compressed graphic file that can be opened by a
variety of graphic software packages across a variety
of computer platforms. A separate file is produced for
each image scanned.
Lighten/Darken This provides manual
control to adjust the
lightness or darkness of
the scanned images.
• Lightest: Lightens the image to the lightest setting.
• Light: Works well with dark print.
• Normal: Works well with standard typed or printed
originals.
• Dark: Works well with light print.
• Darkest: Darkens the original to the darkest setting.
Output Color
Select Output Color to
produce black and
white, grayscale or color
output.
• Color: Use to select color output from your original.
• Grayscale: Use if gray scales are required.
• Black and White: Use to select black and white
output regardless of the color of your original.
Original Type The Original Type setting is
used to improve the image
quality by selecting the
document type for the
originals.
• Tex t: Use for originals containing mostly text.
• Text and Photo: Use for originals with mixed text and
photographs.
• Photo: Use when the originals are photographs.
Background
Suppression
Use to automatically
reduce or eliminate the
dark background resulting
from scanning colored
paper or newspaper
originals.
• On: Select to eliminate background.
• Off: Select if Background Suppression is not required.
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