How can I make the text and colors in my scanned images darker in ScanSnap Home?

You can make the colors darker by adjusting the software settings in ScanSnap Home.

[Procedure]

1. Start ScanSnap Home .
   For the details, see How can I start ScanSnap Home?.
    
2. Click the [Open scan window] button.
   
    
3. Click the [Edit profiles] button.
   The displayed screen may differ depending on the scanner model.
   
    
4. Click the [Detailed settings] button.
   
    
5.  Click the [Scan] tab.
   
    
6. Click the [Option] tab.
   
    
7. On the "Scanning options" screen, configure the following settings.
    
   Scanning in [B&W]
   By sliding the bar on [Brightness (B & W only)], you can adjust the brightness from 11 levels. The scanning result will be brighter if you slide the bar to left, and will be darker if you slide the bar
   to the right considering the center is the standard. Depending on the document, select the [Increase text contrast] check box.
   Scanning in [Color] or [Gray]　
   Select [Increase text contrast] check box before scanning.
   By selecting this check box will emphasize the lightening of the image data.
    
8. After saving the settings, perform a scan and check the scanned image.
   Use the settings that provide the most satisfactory scanning results for your document.

If you are using the SV600, the following settings may also help.

1. Click the [Option] button.
   
    
2. Select the [Thicken color images] check box.
   This setting is available only when Color Mode is set to [Auto] or [Color].