User GuideIM 350/430 series

Notes about and limitations of file types

Depending on the file format you select, the following limitations will apply:

Single Page [TIFF / JPEG] or [PDF]

  • Originals scanned in black and white are sent as TIFF files.

  • According to the settings specified for [Compression (Gray Scale / Full Color)] in the [Send Settings] tab under [Scanner Features], originals scanned in full color or gray scale are sent in one of the following file types:

    • [On] : JPEG file

    • [Off] : TIFF file

Multi-page [TIFF] or [PDF]

  • When [Full Color: Text / Photo], [Full Color: Glossy Photo], [Full Color: Shiny Materials], [Gray Scale], or [Auto Color Select] is specified in the [Original Type] tab under [Scan Settings] and [Compression (Gray Scale / Full Color)] is set to [On] in the [Send Settings] tab under [Scanner Features], you cannot select [TIFF] under [Multi-page].

  • Even if you select [TIFF] under [Multi-page], files stored in JPEG format are automatically changed to multi-page PDF files and then sent.

High Compression PDF

  • You cannot select [High Compression PDF] if:

    • [Black & White: Text], [B & W: Text / Line Art], [B & W: Text / Photo], [Black & White: Photo], or [Auto Color Select] is selected in the [Original Type] tab under [Scan Settings].

    • [Reduce / Enlarge] is selected in the [Edit] tab under [Scan Settings].

    • [100 dpi] is selected as the resolution.

    • [Preview] is selected.

    • When the WSD or DSM destination list is used.

  • If [PDF File Type: PDF/A Fixed] in [Administrator Tools] under [System Settings] is set to [On], [PDF] and [High Compression PDF] other than PDF/A cannot be selected.

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0/Adobe Reader 6.0 and later versions support High Compression PDF.

  • If [High Compression PDF] is selected as the file type, areas of uneven shade may appear in the halftone sections in the document. If this happens, change the PDF File Setting to [PDF/A].

PDF/A

  • [Security Settings] in the PDF File Setting cannot be selected.

OCR Settings

  • You cannot select [OCR Settings] if:

    • [TIFF / JPEG] or [TIFF] is selected as the file type.

    • [100 dpi] is selected as the resolution.

    • When the WSD or DSM destination list is used.