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Scanning Documents
Scanning Documents
To use your SHARP Colour MFP to scan documents and bring them
into your PC, follow the steps below:
Select Scan from the Full Colour Multifunction Interface
screen or from within Viewer, select the File menu and choose
Acquire. The Full Colour Multifunction Interface dialog box
appears.
Make your selections from among the various scanner settings in
the Full Colour Multifunction Interface dialog box (Type of Scan,
Resolution, Gamma Adjust, Image Adjust, and Calibration).
Insert your document face down in the feeder of the Sharp
Colour MFP. Adjust the document guides to match the width of
the document. (Note: For color scanning, the maximum allowed
document length is 14 inches.)
Click the Scan button to begin the scanning process.
Your document appears in the Viewer window as a new win-
dow.
Select Save As from the File menu.
In the Save As dialog box, select the appropriate format to
save your document as an image file from the Save File As
Type drop down list.
Enter the File Name in the File Name field.
Select the drive and directory where you want to save the
file.
Select OK to save the file as an .ALA file.
Scanner Settings
The Full Colour Multifunction Interface dialog box permits you to
manipulate several scanner settings. These settings enable you to
customize the scanning process to better fit the requirements of
individual documents.
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