The Fax Machine3−3Chapter 31RWHSetting Document Resolution and Con−trastWe recommend you send documents printed using atypewriter, felt tip pen, black ink, or LaserWriter. The papershould be white or very light, and of normal weight notcardboard.Blue lines on a ruled pad don’t fax well. For more informationon what kind of paper you can use for documents, see“Acceptable Documents (for ADF)” on page 8−4.When you send/copy normal documents, you need not adjustthe resolution and the contrast.If you send/copy documents with unusual contrastcharacteristics, including photographs, you can adjust theresolution and contrast to send a high−quality transmission ofthe documents.To adjust the resolution and contrast after loadingdocument(s):1 Press Resolution as many times as you want to adjustthe sharpness and clarity. There are three resolutionmodes: STANDARD, FINE and SUPER FINE.SUPER FINE mode isnot used when sendingdocuments scanned intomemory (i.e., Broad−casting and DelayedFax)• STANDARD works well for printed or typewrittenoriginals with normal−sized characters.• FINE is good for documents containing a lot of detail.• SUPER FINE works well for documents containingextremely fine detail. SUPER FINE only works if theremote machine also has the SUPER FINE feature.2 Press Rcv.Mode/Contrast as many times as you wantto adjust the darkness. There are four contrast modes:NORMAL, LIGHTEN, DARKEN and PHOTO.• NORMAL works well for normal handwritten, typed,or printed documents.• LIGHTEN works with very dark print.• DARKEN works with light print or faint pencil mark−ings.• PHOTO is used when faxing photographs or otherdocuments containing color or gray shades. WhenPhoto is chosen, the resolution is automatically set toFINE.• When sending/copying is executed, resolution/contrastautomatically returns to default.
