
Scanner · Scanning with the Companion Center SFX
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Introduction
You can scan documents with your device and save
them as JPG-, PDF-, or TIFF-files on a connected USB
storage medium.
Folder Destination
1. Insert the document.
2. Make sure that a USB storage medium is connected
to the USB host port on the front or on the back-
side of the device. Connect a USB storage medium
as required.
3. Using
[
SCAN->USBKEY
from the menu or press
C
,
913
and
OK
.
4. Using
[
, select whether you want to scan the doc-
ument in greyscale or in colour.
5. Confirm with
OK
.
6. Enter a name for the file.
You can enter characters using the numeric keys
(see key labels). Enter special characters using
0
.
Press the respective key several times until the de-
sired character or special character appears on the
display.
7. Confirm with
OK
.
8. Using
[
, select whether you would like to save the
file as an image file or as a PDF file.
9. Confirm with
OK
.
10. Select the desired resolution using
[
:
DRAFT(100)
—Scanning with reduced resolu-
tion—for use on the Internet, for example
TEXT B&W (300)
—Black and white scan with
high resolution for optical character recognition of
text documents (OCR)
PHOTO(200)
—Scanning with higher resolution -
for photographs, for example
HQ(300)
—Scanning with highest resolution
11. Confirm with
OK
.
12. Set the desired contrast using
[
.
-
/
1
—Reduces the contrast / typeface appears light-
er
4
(Factory settings)—Optimized adaptation for all
documents
+
/
7
—Increases the contrast / typeface appears
darker (for example, documents with faint print)
13. Confirm with
OK
.
14. Using
[
, select the desired level of brightness:
-
/
1
—Reproduction is lighter
4
(Factory settings)—Optimized adaptation for all
documents
+
/
7
—Reproduction is darker
15. Confirm with
OK
. The document is scanned and
saved on the USB storage medium.
16. If you want to scan a multiple page document with
the flatbed scanner, insert another page and select
NEXT PAGE
with
[
.
Removing USB Storage Media!
Scanning with the
Companion Center SFX
· Scanning with the Companion Center SFX
Scanning with the Companion Center SFX
With the
Companion Center SFX
software, you can
scan documents and then edit them on the computer.
1. Start the software
Companion Center SFX
, by
clicking on the
Companion Center SFX
icon on
your desktop or selecting
Start
>
Programs
>
Companion Center SFX
>
Laser SFX
>
Compan-
ion Center SFX
in the Start Menu.
2. The light in the upper-right corner shows whether
or not the device is connected to the computer and
is functioning properly.
Folder Destination
The files will be stored in the folder
\[device
name]\Scan
on the USB storage medium. If this
folder does not exist, then it will be created.
Selection Menu for USB Storage
Media
The selection menu for USB storage media
appears on the display as soon as you con-
nect a USB storage medium (USB stick, ex-
ternal hard drive etc.) to the USB host port
on the front of the device.
Access Function
You can also call the function by pressing
C
,
32
and
OK
.
Navigating in the Editor
You can move the cursor using
[
. Use
C
to delete individual characters.
Select the File Format
For an image file, you can select whether
you would like to save the file in TIFF or
JPEG format (see also chapter
Select the File
Format
, page 54).
CAUTION!
Removing USB Storage Media!
Never pull out the storage medium while the
device is accessing it. This could cause data to
be damaged or lost.