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Settings in the scanner setup dialog box, Scan (image type), Resolution – Brother MFC-7240 User Manual

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In the PaperPort™ 12SE window, use the options available to refine the image.

Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box

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Scan (Image Type)

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Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution and Scan Type will be altered for each
default setting.
The default settings are listed in the table below:

Resolution

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You can choose a scanning resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more
memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you
can choose.

Scan Type

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Black & White
Use for text or line art.

Gray (Error Diffusion)
Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images
without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give a gray appearance.)

Scan (Image Type)

Resolution

Scan Type

Photo

Use for scanning photo images.

300 x 300 dpi

True Gray

Web

Use for attaching the scanned image to web pages. 100 x 100 dpi

True Gray

Text

Use for scanning text documents.

200 x 200 dpi

Black & White

Resolution

Black & White/
Gray (Error
Diffusion)/True Gray

100 x 100 dpi

Yes

150 x 150 dpi

Yes

200 x 200 dpi

Yes

300 x 300 dpi

Yes

400 x 400 dpi

Yes

600 x 600 dpi

Yes

1200 x 1200 dpi

Yes

2400 x 2400 dpi

Yes

4800 x 4800 dpi

Yes

9600 x 9600 dpi

Yes

19200 x 19200 dpi

Yes