5-1SENDING DOCUMENTS5Before you send a document, see Chapter 3: DOCUMENTS AND PAPER.Adjusting the quality of your documents ______■ Setting the scanning resolutionResolution is a measure of the fineness or clarity of a printout. Low resolutions may cause text andgraphics to have a jagged appearance, while higher resolutions provide smoother curves and lines,crisp text and graphics, and a better match to traditional typeface designs.n The higher the resolution, the higher the output quality, but the slower the scanning speed.Preparing to send a documentSENDING DOCUMENTS5■ Setting the scanning contrastContrast is the difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest parts of a printed document.You can adjust the contrast your fax uses to send or copy documents, according to how light or darkyour document is.1 Press [Function].▼Press [Start/Copy] twice.DATE & TIME2 Use [3] or [4] to select SCAN CONTRAST.▼Press [Start/Copy].STANDARD3 Use [3] or [4] to adjust the scanning contrast.You can select STANDARD, DARKER or LIGHTER.▼Press [Start/Copy].4 Press [Stop].Setting ends and the fax returns to standby mode.1 Load the document face up into the document tray.See Loading documents, p. 3-2.2 Press [Resolution] to select the resolution.You can select STANDARD, FINE or PHOTO.After about 5 seconds, the fax returns to standby mode.nYou can change the resolution setting while the document is being scanned for sending. However,please note that your new setting will only be effective from the next page scanned.
