# MANUAL ADJUSTMENT OF EXPOSURE AND ORIGINAL TYPE

## Overview

This section explains how to select the original type depending on the original to be copied or manually adjust the exposure.

- To change the default exposure:
  In "Setting mode", select [System Settings] → [Copy Settings] → [Initial Status Settings] → [Exposure Type].
- To adjust the exposure level when [Auto] is used for the copy exposure:
  In "Setting mode", select [System Settings] → [Copy Settings] → [Copy Setting] → [Copy Exposure Adjustment].

## Operation

Tap the [Exposure] key.
Tap the required original image type key to specify the original type.
Tap the key matching the original.
Original image type select keys

Item | Description
--- | ---
Text | Use this mode for regular text documents.
Text/Printed Photo | This mode provides the best balance for copying an original which contains both text and printed photographs, such as a magazine or catalogue.
Text/Photo | This mode provides the best balance for copying an original which contains both text and photographs, such as a text document with a photo pasted on.
Printed Photo | This mode is best for copying printed photographs, such as photos in a magazine or catalogue.
Photo | Use this mode to copy photos.
Map | This mode is best for copying the light colour shading and fine text found on most maps.
Light original | Use this mode for originals with light pencil writing.

When using a copy or printed page from the machine as an original:
When using a copy or printed page from the machine as an original: Tap the [Copy of Copy] checkbox so that appears.
[Copy of Copy] is available when [Auto], [Text], [Printed Photo], or [Text/Printed Photo] is selected as the original image type.

Tap or slide the slider to adjust the range to be suppressed.
If you adjust the exposure with the original type selected to [Auto], the original image type is automatically selected to [Text/Printed Photo].
After the adjustment, tap .
Guidelines for the exposure level when [Text] is selected for "Original Image Type"
1 to 2: Dark originals such as a newspaper
3: Normal density originals
4 to 5: Originals written in pencil or light coloured text
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