The Fax Machine
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Chapter 3
Note
Setting Docu-
ment Resolution
and Contrast
We recommend you send documents printed using a
typewriter, felt tip pen, black ink, or laserwriter. The paper
should be white or very light, and of normal weight not
cardboard.
Blue lines on a ruled pad don’t fax well. For more
information on what kind of paper you can use for
documents, see “Acceptable Documents (for ADF)” on
page 8-4.
When you send/copy normal documents, you need not adjust
the resolution and the contrast.
If you send/copy documents with unusual contrast
characteristics, including photographs, you can adjust the
resolution and contrast to send a high-quality transmission of
the documents.
To adjust the resolution and contrast after loading
document(s):
1 Press Resolution as many times as you want to
adjust the sharpness and clarity. There are three
resolution modes: STANDARD, FINE and
SUPER FINE.
SUPER FINE mode is
not used when sending
documents scanned into
memory (i.e., Broadcast-
ing and Delayed Fax)
•
STANDARD works well for printed or typewritten origi-
nals with normal-sized characters.
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FINE is good for documents containing a lot of detail.
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SUPER FINE works well for documents containing
extremely fine detail. SUPER FINE only works if the the
remote machine also has the SUPER FINE feature.
2 Press Rcv.Mode/Contrast as many times as you
want to adjust the darkness. There are four
contrast modes: NORMAL, LIGHTEN,
DARKEN and PHOTO.
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NORMAL works well for normal handwritten, typed,
or printed documents.
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LIGHTEN works with very dark print.
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DARKEN works with light print or faint pencil mark-
ings.
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PHOTO is used when faxing photographs or other
documents containing color or gray shades. When
Photo is chosen, the resolution is automatically set to
FINE.
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When sending/copying is executed, resolution/con-
trast automatically returns to default.
