XEROX WIDE FORMAT COPY SYSTEM Document quality • 37Scanning strategiesWhen scanning documents, always try the default Image Qualitysettings first. Select the documents type: line, photo, mixed or color anduse the Original, Type, Normal, Line, Photo or Color default settingsfor that type. Color is a Scan-to-Net feature and only available in SCANmode. These settings have been designed to give the optimum imagequality for most documents.If you have a special original type, you may want to try some of theadvanced image processing features available on the Scan System.Table 2 describes the scanning strategies for special original types.Table 2. Scanning strategies for special documentsType of original First step to try Second step to try Third step to tryColor photograph Set Original Type to Photo Mode Scan: Set OriginalType to Color.Set Original Type toNormal andBackgroundSuppression to Off.Color lithograph Mode COPY: Set OriginalType to Normal.Mode SCAN: Set OriginalType to Color.Set Original Type toNormal and BackgroundSuppression to Off.Set Original Type toPhoto.Color map Mode COPY: Set OriginalType to Normal.Mode SCAN: Set OriginalType to Color.Set Original Type toNormal and BackgroundSuppression to Off.Set Original Type toPhoto.Old blueprint or sepiawith dark backgroundSet Original Type to Lineand BackgroundSuppression to Auto.Transform, Invert to ONSet Original Type to Line,Background Suppressionto dark original,Transform, Invert to ON.Adjust the Copycontrast as requiredfor best imagequality.Old blueprint or sepiawith dark backgroundand side-to-sidefadingSet Original Type to Lineand BackgroundSuppression to Auto.If fade is still visible in thecopy, rotate the original90 degrees. Generally,feeding the darkest edgefirst provides the bestresults.Adjust the Copycontrast as requiredfor best imagequality.Faded line/textdrawingSet Original Type to Line,Background Suppression toAuto.If fade is still visible in thecopy, rotate the original90 degrees.Adjust the Copycontrast as requiredfor best imagequality.In reduction, useReduction LinePreservation.Line, photo or mixedoriginal on film, clearfilm, vellum/tracing orother translucentmediaSet BackgroundSuppression to (light) andNormal. Select Photo forphoto and select Line forline drawing. Use Normalfor mixed documents.Set BackgroundSuppression to OFF.