IBM InfoPrint 1540 User Manual

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Fax options42FaxingFax optionsOriginal—Opens a screen where you can choose the size of the documents you are going to fax.• Touching any of the paper size buttons on the follow-on screen will make that your selection and return you to theFax Options Screen.• When Original Size is set to Mixed Sizes, you can scan different size original documents (letter and legal sizepages). They will be scaled automatically to fit the selected output media size.Content—Used to select the type of document you are scanning (for example, Text, Text/Photo, or Photo). Content affectsthe quality and size of your scan by selecting how the scanner will handle the information on the original document.• The Text setting will emphasize sharp, black, high-resolution text against a clean, white background.The Text/Photo setting is used when the original documents are a mixture of text and graphics or pictures.• The Photo setting tells the scanner to pay extra attention to graphics and pictures. This setting emphasizes areproduction of the full dynamic range of tones in the original document. This increases the amount of informationsaved and possibly increases transmission time.Sides—Lets you inform the MFP if your original document is simplex (printed on one side) or duplex (printed on bothsides). This lets the scanner know what needs to be scanned for inclusion in the fax.Resolution—Lets you control how closely the scanner examines the document you wish to fax. If you are faxing aphotograph, a drawing with fine lines, or a document with very small text, increase the Resolution setting. This will increasethe amount of time required for the scan and will increase the quality of the fax output. Standard is suitable for mostdocuments. Fine is recommended for documents with small print. Super fine is recommended for original documents withfine detail. Ultra fine is recommended for documents with pictures or photographs.Darkness—Lets you adjust how light or dark your faxes will turn out in relation to the original document.Advanced Options—Lets you access the Delayed Send, Advanced Imaging, Custom Job, Transmission Log, ScanPreview, Edge Erase, Advanced Duplex, or Fax Queue settings.Delayed Send—Lets you set up a fax that will be sent at a later time or date. After setting up your fax, selectDelayed Send, enter the time and date you would like to transmit your fax, and then touch Done. This setting canbe especially useful in sending information to fax lines that are not readily available during certain hours, or whentransmission times are cheaper.Note: If the device is powered off when the delayed fax is due to be sent, the fax is sent the next time theMFP is powered up.Advanced Imaging—Lets you adjust Background Removal, Contrast, and Shadow Detail before you copy thedocument.Custom Job (Job Build)—Lets you combine multiple scanning jobs into a single job.Note: Custom Job is not supported on all models.Transmission Log—Lets you print the transmission log or transmission error log.Scan Preview—Displays the image before it is included in the fax. When a page is scanned, the scanning ispaused and a preview image appears.Note: Scan Preview is not supported on all models.Edge Erase—Eliminates smudges or information around the edges of your document. You can choose toeliminate an equal area around all four sides of the paper or pick a particular edge. Edge Erase will erasewhatever is within the area selected, leaving nothing printed on that portion of the paper.Advanced Duplex—Controls how many sides and what orientation your original document has, and whether youroriginal documents are bound along the long edge or the short edge.