Glossary
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Pick roller
A set of rollers which separates one sheet off the documents loaded in the ADF paper chute (feeder), and feeds the
document into the ADF.
Pick start time
The period of time between setting the document and until picking starts after the document passes the hopper empty
sensor.
Pixel
The dots that make up a scanned image.
Portrait
Orientation in which the long side of the document is set parallel to the feed direction.
Documents/images are set/displayed vertically.
Pre-pick
Refers to feeding the document in advance to the position to start scanning.
It shortens the interval between setting the document and feeding the document to the starting position.
R
Resolution
A measurement to indicate the quality (fineness) or an image. Resolution is displayed by the number of pixels within an
inch. An image is a collection of small dots (pixels). If the same image contains different amount of pixels, the one with more
pixels can express greater details. Therefore, the higher the resolution, the finer the image becomes.
S
Simplex scanning mode
A mode for scanning only one side (front or back) of the document. (
duplex scanning mode)
Smoothing
Refers to the removal of irregularities on diagonal lines and curves. It is a processing method commonly used in OCR
applications.
