Oce PlotWave 900, User Manual

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Introduction
The Océ PlotWave 900 scanner allows you to adjust the exposure setting according to
the type of image on the original. There are five original types available. Select a mode
suitable for the original.
Set the original type of your image
1.
Press the ‘Original type’ function key to select the appropriate image type:
Press the ‘Original type’ function key to select ‘Lines/text’.
Use 'Lines/text' for originals that contain characters and line art. By default 'Lines/text'
is selected with 'Background compensation' enabled. •
• Press the ‘Original type’ function key to select ‘Photo’ for the enhanced photo mode
for originals containing photographic matter. Use ‘Photo’ for originals containing
picture images.
• Press the Original type function key to select 'Grays&lines' when the original contains
many grayscales and lines. Use ‘Grays&lines’ for GIS originals and maps.
Note:
‘Background compensation’ is turned off for ‘Photo’ and ‘Grays&lines’.
• Press the ‘Original type’ function key to select ‘Printed matter’. Use ‘Printed matter’
for printed originals containing a raster, for example coming from offset printing.
‘Printed matter’ eliminates the Moiré effect.
• Press the ‘Original type’ function key to select ‘Blueprint’ when you want to scan an
original with an image in ‘negative’ (image in white on dark background). The output
will be ‘positive’ (image in black on white background).
• Press the “Original type” function key to select “Dark original” when the original has
an extremely dark background (i.e. low contrast).
• Press the ‘Original type’ function key to select ‘Cut & paste’ when the original contains
paste edges.
2.
Make other settings as required.
3. Feed the original.
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