Customizing scan settings from the Scan dialog

You can adjust the scan settings and do creative scanning jobs on the Scan dialog.

  1. From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 3500-4500 Series folder.

  2. Double-click the Lexmark 3500-4500 Series Center icon.

  3. Click Preview/Edit to open the Scan dialog.

  4. Click the scan settings icon to open the Scan Settings drawer and change the settings as needed.

The Scan dialog has three main sections: the Settings tab, the Adjustments tab, and the Preview area.

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Settings tab

Scan Settings

Select a preset scan setting according to the color and document type of your scan.

Note: Select Custom Settings to customize the scan setting manually instead of using a preset scan setting.

Reduce Background Noise

Remove smudges and light background shading in color documents.

Adjustments tab

Brightness

Adjust the lightness and darkness of the scanned image.

Contrast

Adjust the tone of the image as it is set off against a light or dark background.

Gamma

Increase or decrease the color correction curve. Enabling gamma lets you adjust the amount of ink on the page.

Blur/Sharpen

Adjust the level of sharpness of the scanned image.

Rotate Image

Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise per click.

Invert Colors

Reverse the colors of the image by inverting the RGB data. The effect created is similar to that of a film negative.

Mirror

Produce a mirror image of the document or image.

Defaults

Reset the Adjustment controls to the factory default settings.

Preview area

 

See a preview of the image. Some settings in the dialog are interactive, so you can readily view the changes on the image as you adjust the settings. Clicking the preview icon re-scans the original document and shows the recent changes in the Preview area.

Auto-crop sensitivity

Select or clear Auto-crop sensitivity to activate or deactivate auto-cropping. Adjust the slider to adjust cropping sensitivity.

Width, height, and file size display

See the dimension of the scanned image. Select your preferred unit of measurement from the pop-up menu.


These buttons are at the top of the Preview area:

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the scan settings icon

Show or hide the Scan Settings drawer.

the preview icon

Refresh the image in the Preview area.

the scan icon

Start scanning.


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