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Page 1: ...anual Printing This Manual MC 2670 V1 00 Basic Guide Describes the summary of this product Advanced Guide Describes the detailed function of this product Troubleshooting Page 1 of 623 pages MP240 series On screen Manual ...

Page 2: ...ed Data Printing from Your Computer Printing Photos Easy PhotoPrint EX Printing Documents Windows Printing Documents Macintosh Other Usages Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device MP240 series Solution Menu and My Printer Loading Paper Originals Loading Paper Loading Originals to Copy or Scan Routine Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect Replacing a FINE Cartri...

Page 3: ... Machine This section shows the component names of the machine and describes the basic operations you need to know before using it Main Components Front View Rear View Inside View Operation Panel LED Display and Basic Operations Page top Page 3 of 623 pages Overview of the Machine ...

Page 4: ...and fed automatically one sheet at a time 5 Direct Print Port MP240 series Connect a PictBridge compliant device such as a digital camera when printing directly See Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device MP240 series Warning Do not connect any equipment other than PictBridge compliant devices to the Direct Print Port of the machine This may cause fire electric shock or damage to the ma...

Page 5: ... button or perform the print operation 10 Card Slot Cover MP260 series Open to insert a memory card See Inserting the Memory Card Rear View 11 USB Port Plug in the USB cable to connect the machine with a computer Caution Do not touch the metal casing Important Do not plug in or unplug the USB cable while the machine is printing from or scanning originals to the computer or the computer is in the s...

Page 6: ...pport Holds the Scanning Unit Cover being opened 18 FINE Cartridge Holder Install the FINE Cartridges The Color FINE Cartridge should be installed into the left slot and the Black FINE Cartridge should be installed into the right slot 19 FINE Cartridges Ink Cartridges A replaceable cartridge that is integrated with Print Head and ink tank Note For details on installing the FINE Cartridges refer to...

Page 7: ...e Power lamp flashes green once and Alarm lamp flashes orange once alternately An error that requires contacting your Canon service representative may have occurred For details refer to the Troubleshooting in the on screen manual Advanced Guide Important Disconnecting the power plug When disconnecting the power plug after turning off the power be sure to confirm that the Power lamp is not lit If t...

Page 8: ...ng You can also press this button to finalize your selection for the menu or setting item 10 Black button Starts black white copying You can also press this button to finalize your selection for the menu or setting item 11 Fit to Page button Fit to Page lamp Enables the Fit to Page copy function You can copy an original automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the selected page size When the Fit t...

Page 9: ...bleshooting in the on screen manual Advanced Guide P and number appear alternately An error that requires contacting your Canon service representative may have occurred For details refer to the Troubleshooting in the on screen manual Advanced Guide While the Scanning Unit Cover is open flashing Note When a PictBridge compliant device such as a digital camera is connected to the machine C appears o...

Page 10: ...r 8 5 x 11 Letter Sets the machine to prevent paper abrasion Refer to the Paper is Smudged Printed Surface is Scratched in the Troubleshooting of the on screen manual Advanced Guide Selects the read write attribute of the Card Slot MP260 series Setting the Read Write Attribute of the Card Slot Prints the Language Selection Sheet for the Photo Index Sheet MP260 series Setting the Language for the P...

Page 11: ...Page top Page 11 of 623 pages LED Display and Basic Operations ...

Page 12: ...card on A4 or Letter sized paper and select photos to print Printing Photos Saved on the Memory Card Inserting the Memory Card Before Inserting the Memory Card Inserting the Memory Card Removing the Memory Card Setting the Read Write Attribute of the Card Slot Setting the Language for the Photo Index Sheet Page top Page 12 of 623 pages Printing from a Memory Card MP260 series ...

Page 13: ...o Index Sheet You can select photos number of copies page size etc on this sheet and print them For the operation see the notes and operation procedure described in the reference page You need to prepare A memory card on which photos are saved See Before Inserting the Memory Card A4 or Letter sized plain paper for printing the Photo Index Sheet Paper for printing See Media Types You Can Use 1 Prep...

Page 14: ...h the Photo Index Sheet Set the read write attribute to the Not writable from PC mode See Setting the Read Write Attribute of the Card Slot 2 Make sure that no original is left on the Platen Glass and press the Photo Index Sheet button to start printing the Photo Index Sheet The Photo Index Sheet s will be printed Thumbnails of all photos saved on the memory card are printed in order from the late...

Page 15: ...cles you have filled in for the number of copies to print for each photo will be disregarded and only one copy each of all photos will be printed Fill in the circle of DPOF Print to print according to the DPOF settings on the digital camera such as photos to print date and layout settings You can specify the Standard Print Multi Image Print or Index Print in the DPOF settings Available layouts or ...

Page 16: ...rror code E 3 2 or E 3 3 appears on the LED confirm the following The Platen Glass and the Photo Index Sheet are not dirty The Photo Index Sheet is placed in the correct position with the filled in side facing down You have filled in all the necessary circles on the sheet Only one option is selected for items that do not accept two or more selections The filled circles are dark enough For details ...

Page 17: ...Page top Page 17 of 623 pages Printing Photos Saved on the Memory Card ...

Page 18: ...r SD Secure Digital memory card SDHC memory card MultiMediaCard ver 4 1 MultiMediaCard Plus ver 4 1 Compact Flash CF Card Supports Type I II 3 3 V Microdrive Memory Stick Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Cards that Require a Card Adapter Important Be sure to attach the special card adapters to the following memory cards before inserting to the Card Slot If one of the f...

Page 19: ...t they may not be printed properly 1 Prepare your memory card Attach a special card adapter if your memory card requires one See Memory Cards that Require a Card Adapter 2 Turn on the power and open the Card Slot Cover 3 Insert only one memory card into the Card Slot The location to insert a memory card varies depending on each type of memory card Insert your memory card straightforward WITH THE L...

Page 20: ...al operation on your computer before physically removing the memory card from the machine In Windows right click the removable disk icon and click Eject If Eject does not appear on the screen make sure that the Access lamp is not flashing and then remove the memory card In Macintosh drag Mount drive into the Trash 1 Open the Card Slot Cover 2 Make sure that the Access lamp is lit and remove the me...

Page 21: ...t the Writable from PC mode Press the Black button Note Remove a memory card from the Card Slot of the machine before setting the read write attribute You cannot set the read write attribute when a memory card is inserted When the read write attribute is set to the Writable from PC mode you cannot print photos on a memory card with the Photo Index Sheet Page top Page 21 of 623 pages Inserting the ...

Page 22: ... a memory card on which photos are saved 1 Make sure that the power is turned on and load two or more sheets of A4 or Letter sized plain paper in the Rear Tray 2 Open the Paper Output Tray gently and open the Output Tray Extension 3 Print the Language Selection Sheet 1 Make sure that the memory card is inserted Note Do not remove the memory card until all the operations are completed 2 Press the M...

Page 23: ...the selected language To print photos on the memory card follow the procedures from step 3 onwards in Printing Photos Saved on the Memory Card Important Do not open the Document Cover or move the loaded Language Selection Sheet until scanning is completed Be careful not to get the Language Selection Sheet dirty If the Language Selection Sheet is stained or wrinkled it may not be scanned properly I...

Page 24: ...e be sure to place the Language Selection Sheet on the Platen Glass correctly and press the Photo Index Sheet button to scan it again Note If you only want to set the language press the Maintenance button repeatedly until n appears and press the Black or Color button Page top Page 24 of 623 pages Setting the Language for the Photo Index Sheet ...

Page 25: ...u can make enlarged or reduced copies to fit the page size and borderless copies of photos besides standard copies Copying Documents Switching the Page Size between A4 or 8 5 x 11 Letter Copying Photos Fit to Page Copying Page top Page 25 of 623 pages Copying ...

Page 26: ...tion to copy documents For the operation see the notes and operation procedure described in the reference page You need to prepare Originals to copy See Originals You Can Load Paper for printing See Media Types You Can Use 1 Prepare for copying 1 Turn on the power See Operation Panel Page 26 of 623 pages Copying Documents ...

Page 27: ...y the page size and media type The Paper lamp indicates the selected page size and media type A4 or 8 5 x 11 Plain Paper A4 or 8 5 x 11 Photo Paper 4 x 6 Photo Paper Note You can switch the size of paper loaded in the Rear Tray between A4 and 8 5 x 11 Letter regardless of the size indicated on the Operation Panel See Switching the Page Size between A4 or 8 5 x 11 Letter When the Fit to Page copy f...

Page 28: ...he print quality Standard Important Do not open the Document Cover or move the loaded original until copying is completed Note To cancel copying press the Stop Reset button Switching the Page Size between A4 or 8 5 x 11 Letter You can switch the size of paper loaded in the Rear Tray between A4 and 8 5 x 11 Letter This setting is useful if you usually load Letter sized paper in the Rear Tray regard...

Page 29: ...he page size and media type The Paper lamp indicates the selected page size and media type A4 or 8 5 x 11 Photo Paper 4 x 6 Photo Paper Note You can switch the size of paper loaded in the Rear Tray between A4 and 8 5 x 11 Letter regardless of the size indicated on the Operation Panel See Switching the Page Size between A4 or 8 5 x 11 Letter When the Fit to Page copy function is enabled you can cop...

Page 30: ... machine starts copying Important Do not open the Document Cover or move the loaded photo until copying is completed Note To cancel copying press the Stop Reset button Page top Page 30 of 623 pages Copying Photos ...

Page 31: ...age 4 Press the Fit to Page button The Fit to Page lamp lights up and the Fit to Page copy function is enabled The original is copied in the size automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the selected page size Note Press the Fit to Page button again to cancel the Fit to Page copy function and copy the original in the same size 5 Press the Color button for color copying or the Black button for blac...

Page 32: ...Page top Page 32 of 623 pages Fit to Page Copying ...

Page 33: ...t or process them with the supplied software application then save them You can also save scanned data on a memory card inserted into the machine MP260 series Saving Scanned Data Saving Scanned Data on the Memory Card MP260 series Saving Scanned Data on the Computer Page top Page 33 of 623 pages Scanning ...

Page 34: ...Slot is set to the Writable from PC mode you cannot save scanned data on a memory card Set the read write attribute to the Not writable from PC mode See Setting the Read Write Attribute of the Card Slot 2 Load an original on the Platen Glass See Loading Originals to Copy or Scan Note The size of original that can be scanned is either A4 or 8 5 x 11 Letter depending on the country or region of purc...

Page 35: ...r window select MP Navigator EX 2 in Application to launch when scanner button is pressed and click OK To quit Image Capture select Quit Image Capture on the Image Capture menu Important If Options does not appear select Preferences on the Image Capture menu click Scanner and click Use TWAIN software whenever possible to clear the option Then quit Image Capture and restart it 2 Prepare for scannin...

Page 36: ...software to use select Always use this program for this action then click OK From the next time MP Navigator EX will be automatically started Page top Page 36 of 623 pages Saving Scanned Data ...

Page 37: ...u can easily print photos taken with your digital camera by using Easy PhotoPrint EX supplied with your machine Printing Photos Easy PhotoPrint EX Using Various Functions of Easy PhotoPrint EX Printing Documents Windows Printing Documents Macintosh For Mac OS X v 10 5 x For Mac OS X v 10 4 x or Mac OS X v 10 3 9 Page top Page 37 of 623 pages Printing from Your Computer ...

Page 38: ...Windows The operations are also the same for printing with Macintosh Install Easy PhotoPrint EX from the Setup CD ROM when it has not been installed or has been uninstalled To install Easy PhotoPrint EX select Easy PhotoPrint EX in Custom Install 1 Prepare for printing 1 Make sure that the machine is turned on See Operation Panel 2 Load paper See Loading Paper Here we load 4 x 6 10 x 15 cm photo p...

Page 39: ...um Calendar Stickers etc besides Photo Print See Using Various Functions of Easy PhotoPrint EX 4 Select a photo to print 1 Select the folder in which images are saved 2 Click the image to print The number of copies appears as 1 and the image you selected appears in the selected image area A You can select two or more images at the same time Note To print two or more copies click Up arrow to change...

Page 40: ... of the required print result Note You can change the direction of photo or crop a part of photo trimming to print For details on the operation refer to the on screen manual Advanced Guide 2 Click Print Note To cancel a print job in progress press the Stop Reset button on the machine or click Cancel Printing on the printer status monitor To display the printer status monitor click Canon XXX Printe...

Page 41: ...or details on the operation refer to the on screen manual Advanced Guide Creating Your Own Prints You can create an album or calendar using your photos Album Calendar Stickers Layout Print Correcting Images You can use Red Eye Correction Face Sharpener Digital Face Smoothing Brightness Contrast etc to adjust correct or enhance images automatically or manually Sample of the correction Brightness Pa...

Page 42: ...hine is turned on See Operation Panel 2 Load paper See Loading Paper 3 Open the Paper Output Tray gently and open the Output Tray Extension 4 Create or open a document to print using an appropriate software application 5 Open the printer properties dialog box 1 Select Print on the File menu or the command bar in your software application The Print dialog box appears 2 Make sure that your machine s...

Page 43: ...creen manual Advanced Guide The Instructions button appears on the Main and Maintenance sheets if the on screen manual is installed on your computer To display the preview to confirm the print result select the Preview before printing check box on the Main sheet Some software applications may not have a preview function 7 Start printing Click Print or OK to start printing Note The message on how t...

Page 44: ...position See Aligning the Print Head Page top Page 44 of 623 pages Printing Documents Windows ...

Page 45: ...ake sure that the machine is turned on See Operation Panel 2 Load paper See Loading Paper 3 Open the Paper Output Tray gently and open the Output Tray Extension 4 Create or open a document to print using an appropriate software application 5 Open the Print dialog box Select Print on the File menu in your software application The Print dialog box appears Note If the dialog box below appears click D...

Page 46: ...ew the on screen manual Advanced Guide If the on screen manual is not installed it does not appear even if Question is clicked The preview appears on the left of the dialog box to confirm the print result Some software applications may not have a preview function 7 Start printing Click Print to start printing Note Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress To ...

Page 47: ...page size 1 Select Page Setup on the File menu in your software application The Page Setup dialog box appears 2 Make sure that your machine s name is selected in Format for 3 Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size 4 Click OK 6 Specify the required print settings 1 Select Print on the File menu in your software application The Print dialog box appears 2 Make sure that your machine s...

Page 48: ...r even if Question is clicked To display the preview to confirm the print result click Preview Some software applications may not have a preview function 7 Start printing Click Print to start printing Note Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress To cancel a print job in progress select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete To temporarily stop a ...

Page 49: ...he function to print photos from your digital camera connected with a USB cable MP240 series and the useful function to start supplied software applications Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device MP240 series Solution Menu and My Printer Page top Page 49 of 623 pages Other Usages ...

Page 50: ...instruction manual supplied with the device Connectable devices Any PictBridge compliant device can be connected to this machine regardless of the manufacturer or model as long as it is compliant with the PictBridge standard Note PictBridge is the standard to print your photos directly without using a computer connecting a device such as a digital still camera digital camcorder or camera equipped ...

Page 51: ...nu Double click Solution Menu on the desktop Click Here Solution Menu Click Solution Menu in the Dock The screens below are for Windows Vista Click the button of a function to use After starting Solution Menu click Window size small on the title bar to reduce the window size Note Install Solution Menu from the Setup CD ROM when it has not been installed or has been uninstalled To install Solution ...

Page 52: ...hen it has not been installed or has been uninstalled To install My Printer select My Printer in Custom Install To start My Printer from the Start menu select All Programs Programs in Windows 2000 Canon Utilities My Printer then My Printer Page top Page 52 of 623 pages Solution Menu and My Printer ...

Page 53: ...iginals you can load how to load printing paper in the Rear Tray and how to load originals to copy or scan Loading Paper Media Types You Can Use Media Types You Cannot Use Loading Paper Loading Envelopes Loading Originals to Copy or Scan Originals You Can Load Loading Originals Page top Page 53 of 623 pages Loading Paper Originals ...

Page 54: ...enuine papers Name of Paper Model No 1 Rear Tray Paper Load Limit Paper Output Tray Load Limit Settings in Printer Driver Media Type For printing documents Super White Paper SW 201 Approx 80 sheets Approx 50 sheets Plain Paper For printing photos Photo Paper Pro Platinum PT 101 4 A4 Letter 8 5 x 11 5 x 7 13 x 18 cm and 8 x 10 20 x 25 cm 10 sheets 4 x 6 10 x 15 cm 20 sheets 5 Photo Paper Pro Platin...

Page 55: ...urs and discoloration Important If you select Photo Paper on the Operation Panel when copying use the following media types for the best print results Glossy Photo Paper Everyday Use GP 501 Photo Paper Glossy GP 502 Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP 201 Photo Paper Plus Semi gloss SG 201 Page Sizes You can use the following page sizes In Macintosh Choukei 3 and Choukei 4 are not available Standard siz...

Page 56: ... or lighter paper except for Canon genuine paper as it could jam in the machine Notes on Storing Paper Take out only the necessary number of paper from the package just before printing To avoid curling when you do not print put unused paper back into the package and keep it on a level surface And also store it avoiding heat humidity and direct sunlight Page top Page 56 of 623 pages Loading Paper ...

Page 57: ...Canon genuine paper weighing more than 28 lb 105 gsm Paper thinner than a postcard including plain paper or notepad paper cut to a small size when printing on A5 or smaller sized paper Picture postcards Postcards affixed with photos or stickers Envelopes with a double flap or sticker flaps Envelopes with pressure seals Envelopes with an embossed or treated surface Envelopes whose gummed flaps are ...

Page 58: ...non genuine paper see Media Types You Can Use You can use general copy paper When printing on both sides we recommend Canon s Super White Paper For the page size and paper weight you can use for this machine see Media Types You Can Use 1 Flatten the four corners of paper before loading it Note Align the edges of paper neatly before loading Loading paper without aligning the edges may cause paper j...

Page 59: ... the Paper Guides to open them and load the paper in the center of the Rear Tray WITH THE PRINT SIDE FACING YOU 2 Slide the Paper Guides to align them with both sides of the paper stack Do not slide the Paper Guides too hard The paper may not be fed properly Note Do not load higher than the Load Limit Mark A Page 59 of 623 pages Loading Paper ...

Page 60: ...e Photo Index Sheet See Printing Photos Saved on the Memory Card When copying without using a computer select the size and type of the loaded paper on the Operation Panel See Copying When printing with a computer select the size and type of the loaded paper in Page Size or Paper Size and Media Type in the printer driver See Printing Documents Windows or Printing Documents Macintosh Page top Page 6...

Page 61: ... In Windows the message on how to load envelopes will appear when printing on them This message will not appear next time if you select the Do not show this message again check box 1 Prepare envelopes Press down on all four corners and edges of the envelopes to flatten them If the envelopes are curled hold the opposite corners and gently twist them in the opposite direction If the corner of the en...

Page 62: ...pes may not be fed properly 3 Specify the settings in the printer driver 1 Select Envelope in Media Type 2 Select the size for envelopes Select DL Env or Comm Env 10 in Page Size Select DL Envelope or 10 Envelope in Paper Size 3 Select Landscape in Orientation Important If you do not specify Page Size or Paper Size or Orientation properly the address will be printed upside down or will be turned t...

Page 63: ...opy or Scan Loading Originals to Copy or Scan Originals You Can Load You can copy or scan the following originals Types of originals Photos or Texts documents books magazines etc Size W x L Max 8 5 x 11 7 inches 216 x 297 mm Page top Page 63 of 623 pages Loading Originals to Copy or Scan ...

Page 64: ...tion fluid or the like on the original is completely dry before loading it 1 Load an original on the Platen Glass 1 Open the Document Cover 2 Load an original with the side to copy or scan FACING DOWN on the Platen Glass Align the corner of the original with the alignment mark Important Do not place any objects weighing more than 4 4 lb 2 0 kg on the Platen Glass Do not press or put weight on the ...

Page 65: ...Page top Page 65 of 623 pages Loading Originals ...

Page 66: ...n Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Head Cleaning the Print Head Deeply Aligning the Print Head Replacing a FINE Cartridge Checking the Ink Status Replacing Procedure Cleaning the Machine Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller Cleaning the Inside of the Machine Bottom Plate Cleaning Cleaning the Protrusion...

Page 67: ...pe on the bottom of the FINE Cartridge is removed See Replacing Procedure If the Alarm lamp lights or flashes orange refer to the Troubleshooting in the on screen manual Advanced Guide Increasing the print quality in the printer driver settings may improve the print result For details refer to the on screen manual Advanced Guide When the Print Results Are Blurred or Uneven Step 1 See Printing the ...

Page 68: ...For details refer to the on screen manual Advanced Guide Page top Page 68 of 623 pages When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect ...

Page 69: ...tridge whose ink is low See Replacing a FINE Cartridge You need to prepare a sheet of A4 or Letter sized plain paper 1 Make sure that the power is turned on and load a sheet of A4 or Letter sized plain paper in the Rear Tray 2 Open the Paper Output Tray gently and open the Output Tray Extension 3 Print the nozzle check pattern 1 Press the Maintenance button repeatedly until A appears 2 Press the B...

Page 70: ...sary 1 Check if there are no missing lines in the pattern 1 or no white streaks in the pattern 2 1 Check if lines are missing in this pattern If yes the cleaning is required See Cleaning the Print Head A Good B Bad Lines are missing 2 Check if white streaks are present in this pattern If yes the cleaning is required See Cleaning the Print Head A Good B Bad White streaks are present Page top Page 7...

Page 71: ...the Print Head 1 Press the Maintenance button repeatedly until H appears 2 Press the Black or Color button The machine starts cleaning the Print Head Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the cleaning of the Print Head This takes about 1 to 2 minutes 3 Check the print head condition When the cleaning is completed the LED returns to the standby mode To check the print head...

Page 72: ...ance button repeatedly until y appears 2 Press the Black or Color button The machine starts cleaning the Print Head deeply Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the deep cleaning of the Print Head This takes about 2 minutes 3 Check the print head condition When the deep cleaning is completed the LED returns to the standby mode To check the print head condition print the n...

Page 73: ...in paper in the Rear Tray 2 Open the Paper Output Tray gently and open the Output Tray Extension 3 Print the print head alignment sheet 1 Press the Maintenance button repeatedly until u appears Note Select L on the LED to print the current head position adjustment values 2 Press the Black or Color button The print head alignment sheet will be printed 4 Adjust the print head position 1 Check the pr...

Page 74: ...u finish selecting the number of the pattern in column L 3 Place the print head alignment sheet on the Platen Glass Place the print head alignment sheet with the filled in side FACING DOWN and align the upper corner of the sheet with the alignment mark as shown below Then close the Document Cover gently 4 Make sure that U appears on the LED and press the Black or Color button The print head alignm...

Page 75: ...rror code appears on the LED For details refer to the Troubleshooting in the on screen manual Advanced Guide If the print results are still not satisfactory after adjusting the print head position as described above adjust the print head position from the computer For details refer to the on screen manual Advanced Guide Page top Page 75 of 623 pages Aligning the Print Head ...

Page 76: ...a FINE Cartridge When ink runs out while printing the Ink lamp flashes orange and the error code appears on the LED to inform you of the error Note For information on the compatible FINE Cartridges refer to the printed manual Getting Started Page top Page 76 of 623 pages Replacing a FINE Cartridge ...

Page 77: ...e You can confirm the status of each FINE Cartridge by the Ink lamps 1 Alarm lamp 2 Color Ink lamp 3 Black Ink lamp Color Ink lamp or Black Ink lamp lights Ink is low You can continue printing for a while but we recommend you to have a new FINE Cartridge available Color Ink lamp or Black Ink lamp flashes while Alarm lamp lights If E 1 6 appears on the LED ink has run out Refer to the Troubleshooti...

Page 78: ...he Control Panel Refer to the on screen manual Advanced Guide 2 Click View Printer Status on the Maintenance sheet To confirm the FINE Cartridge information click the Ink Details menu Note You can also display the printer status monitor by clicking Canon XXX Printer where XXX is your machine s name which appears on the taskbar during printing 1 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility Refer to the on scr...

Page 79: ...nd you to put down the date when installing them Note If a FINE Cartridge runs out of ink you can print with either Color or Black FINE Cartridge in whichever ink remains only for a while However the print quality may be reduced compared to when printing with both cartridges We recommend to use new FINE Cartridges in order to obtain optimum qualities Even when printing with one ink only print with...

Page 80: ...ly Do not touch the metallic parts or other parts inside the machine Important If the Scanning Unit Cover is left open for more than 10 minutes the FINE Cartridge Holder moves to the right In this case close and reopen the Scanning Unit Cover 3 Remove the empty FINE Cartridge 1 Pinch the tabs and open the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover 2 Remove the FINE Cartridge Important Handle FINE Cartridges care...

Page 81: ...s and regulations regarding disposal of consumables Do not touch the electrical contacts or print head nozzles on a FINE Cartridge The machine may not print properly if you touch it 5 Install the FINE Cartridge 1 Put a new FINE Cartridge in the FINE Cartridge Holder The Color FINE Cartridge should be installed into the left slot and the Black FINE Cartridge should be into the right slot 2 Close th...

Page 82: ...ing automatically Caution When setting the Scanning Unit Support back to its original position be sure to hold the Scanning Unit Cover firmly and be careful not to get your fingers caught Note If the Alarm lamp lights or flashes orange after the Scanning Unit Cover is closed refer to the Troubleshooting in the on screen manual Advanced Guide When you start printing after replacing the FINE Cartrid...

Page 83: ...ed Guide Troubleshooting Contents Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Machine Cleaning the Machine This section describes how to clean the inside of the machine Page top Page 83 of 623 pages Cleaning the Machine ...

Page 84: ...per Feed Roller will rotate as it is cleaned 3 Make sure that the Paper Feed Roller stops rotating and load three sheets of A4 or Letter sized plain paper in the Rear Tray 4 Open the Paper Output Tray gently and open the Output Tray Extension 5 Repeat the procedure in step 2 again The paper is ejected after cleaning If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the Paper Feed Roller A as described...

Page 85: ...Page top Page 85 of 623 pages Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller ...

Page 86: ...t of A4 or Letter sized plain paper in half widthwise and unfold the paper 3 Load only this sheet of paper in the Rear Tray with the open side facing you 4 Open the Paper Output Tray gently and open the Output Tray Extension 5 Clean the inside of the machine 1 Press the Maintenance button repeatedly until J appears 2 Press the Black or Color button The paper cleans the inside of the machine as it ...

Page 87: ...When performing the Bottom Plate Cleaning again make sure to use a new piece of paper Page top Page 87 of 623 pages Cleaning the Inside of the Machine Bottom Plate Cleaning ...

Page 88: ...leaning the Protrusions inside the Machine Caution Be sure to turn off the power and unplug the power cord before cleaning the machine If the protrusions inside the machine are stained wipe off any ink from the protrusions using a cotton swab or the like Page top Page 88 of 623 pages Cleaning the Protrusions inside the Machine ...

Page 89: ...vanced Guide Troubleshooting Contents Appendix Appendix Safety Precautions Legal Limitations on Use of Your Product and Use of Images Tips on How to Use Your Machine Page top Page 89 of 623 pages Appendix ...

Page 90: ...the power cord is bundled or knotted If you detect smoke unusual smells or strange noises around the machine immediately unplug the machine at the power supply and call for service Periodically unplug the machine and use a dry cloth to wipe off any dust or dirt collected on the plug and the power outlet If the machine is placed at a location exposed to a lot of dust smoke or high humidity the dust...

Page 91: ...ge of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F and humidity of 10 to 90 condensation free Do not place the machine on a thick rug or carpet Do not place the machine with its back attached to the wall Power supply Ensure that the area around the power outlet is kept clear at all times so you can easily unplug the power cord if necessary Never remove the plug by pulling on the cord Do not use an extension lead cord...

Page 92: ...re Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the FINE Cartridges Do not handle the FINE Cartridges roughly such as applying them excessive pressure or dropping them Do not rinse or wipe the FINE Cartridges Once you have installed the FINE Cartridges do not remove them unnecessarily Note when you place the machine near other electrical appliances such as fluorescent lamps Place the machine at least 5...

Page 93: ...r money Money orders Certificates of deposit Postage stamps canceled or uncanceled Identifying badges or insignias Selective service or draft papers Checks or drafts issued by governmental agencies Motor vehicle licenses and certificates of title Traveler s checks Food stamps Passports Immigration papers Internal revenue stamps canceled or uncanceled Bonds or other certificates of indebtedness Sto...

Page 94: ...efer to the Troubleshooting in the on screen manual Advanced Guide Does black and white printing use color ink The use of color or black ink varies depending on the color of image to be printed or the contents of document Black and white printing may also use color ink So color ink is consumed even when printing in black and white Printing on special paper How to print with optimal quality Tip Che...

Page 95: ...cancel printing Note If you cannot cancel printing by pressing the Stop Reset button while printing from a computer open the printer properties dialog box to delete the unnecessary print jobs from the printer status monitor Windows How to maintain the optimal printing quality The key to printing with the optimal printing quality is to prevent the Print Head from drying or clogging Always follow th...

Page 96: ... transport the machine vertically or slanted Colors are uneven and print results are blurred Tip Print the nozzle check pattern to check if the nozzles are clogged If the print head nozzles are clogged colors may become uneven or the print results may be blurred In this case Print the nozzle check pattern Check the printed check pattern to see if the nozzles are clogged See When Printing Becomes F...

Page 97: ...Easy PhotoPrint EX Selecting the Paper and Layout Selecting a Photo Editing Printing Printing Calendars Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX Selecting the Paper and Layout Selecting a Photo Editing Printing Printing Stickers Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX Selecting the Paper and Layout Selecting a Photo Editing Printing Printing Layout Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX Selecting the Paper and Layout Selecting a Pho...

Page 98: ... Adding Photos Swapping Positions of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Framing Photos Printing Dates on Photos Attaching Comments to Photos Adding Text to Photos Saving Setting Holidays Setting Calendar Display Printing with Other Application Software Various Printing Methods Printing with Easy Setup Setting a Page Size and Orientation Setting the N...

Page 99: ...er Canon IJ Printer Driver How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window Maintenance Tab Canon IJ Status Monitor The Canon IJ Preview Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device MP240 series Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device About PictBridge Print Settings Settings on a PictBridge Compliant Device Scanning Scanning S...

Page 100: ...iew Use Images on your Computer Tab Custom Scan with One click Tab Photos Documents Platen Screen Scan Import Window Scan Settings Dialog Box Photos Documents Save Dialog Box Save as PDF file Dialog Box PDF Settings Dialog Box View Use Window Create Edit PDF file Window Print Document Dialog Box Print Photo Dialog Box Send via E mail Dialog Box Correct Enhance Images Window One click Mode Screen S...

Page 101: ...usting Tone Curve Setting Threshold ScanGear Scanner Driver Screens Basic Mode Tab Advanced Mode Tab Input Settings Output Settings Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons Auto Scan Mode Tab Preferences Dialog Box Scanner Tab Preview Tab Scan Tab Color Settings Tab Appendix Useful Information on Scanning Adjusting Cropping Frames Resolution File Formats Color Matching Other Scanning Methods Scanni...

Page 102: ...ked Printing Does Not Start Copying Printing Stops Before It Is Completed Machine Moves But Ink Is Not Ejected Printing Speed Not as Fast as Expected FINE Cartridge Holder Does Not Move to the Position for Replacing Paper Does Not Feed Properly Paper Jams Message Appears on the Computer Screen Service Error 5100 Is Displayed Writing Error Output Error Communication Error Error Number 300 Is Displa...

Page 103: ...ear in the Screen for Selecting an E mail Software Program Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced Scanned Image Is Enlarged Reduced on the Computer Monitor Scanned Image Does Not Open MP Navigator EX Problems Cannot Scan at the Correct Size Position or Size of the Image Cannot Be Detected Correctly When Scanning Using the Operation Panel Document Is Placed Correctly but the Scanned Image Is Sla...

Page 104: ...his Manual Operating the Contents Screen Operating the Explanation Screen Printing This Manual Using Keywords to Find a Topic Registering Topics to My Manual Symbols Used in this Document Trademarks Page top Page 104 of 623 pages How to Use This Manual ...

Page 105: ...in the Contents screen found to the left of the On screen Manual the pages of that title are displayed in the Description window When you click found to the left of the titles found in the lower hierarchies are displayed Note Click to close or display the Contents screen Page top Page 105 of 623 pages Operating the Contents Screen ...

Page 106: ...n characters to jump to the corresponding page 2 The cursor jumps to the top of this page Note The diagrams and computer screens in this guide refer to MP260 series The operations are exactly the same as those for the MP240 series unless otherwise described Page top Page 106 of 623 pages Operating the Explanation Screen ...

Page 107: ... Current Document You can print the currently displayed topic 1 From Select Target select Current Document The title of the currently displayed topic is displayed in the Documents to Be Printed list Note By selecting Print linked documents you can also print documents that are linked to the current document The linked documents are added to the Documents to Be Printed list Click Print Preview to d...

Page 108: ...ute print Confirm the number of pages to be printed and then click Yes All topics with selected check boxes are printed My Manual You can select and print topics registered in My Manual For details about My Manual see Registering Topics to My Manual 1 From Select Target select My Manual The titles of the topics that have been registered to My Manual are displayed in the Documents to Be Printed lis...

Page 109: ...view to display and check what the print results will look like before you actually print the document 2 Click Start Printing The Print Page Count Confirmation dialog box is displayed 3 Execute print Confirm the number of pages to be printed and then click Yes All topics are printed Important A large amount of paper is necessary to print all topics Before printing be sure to check the number of pr...

Page 110: ...5 characters Uppercase and lowercase are not discriminated The program can also search for keywords that contain spaces 3 Click Start Searching The search is started and the titles of topics containing the keyword are displayed in the search results list When you execute a search by entering multiple keywords the search results are displayed as shown below Documents Containing Perfect Match Topics...

Page 111: ...search results list double click or select and press Enter the title of the topic you want to read When the pages of that title are displayed the keywords found on those pages are highlighted Page top Page 111 of 623 pages Using Keywords to Find a Topic ...

Page 112: ...ster the topic to My Manual Click Add The currently displayed topic is added to List of My Manual Note Alternatively from the Recently Displayed Documents list double click or select and press Enter the topic to be added to My Manual to display that topic and then click Add 4 Display My Manual When you double click or select and press Enter a topic displayed in List of My Manual that topic is disp...

Page 113: ... for safe operation Caution Instructions that if ignored could result in personal injury or material damage caused by incorrect operation of the equipment These must be observed for safe operation Important Instructions that must be observed for safe operation Note Instructions as notes for operation or additional explanations Indicates operations in Windows Indicates operations in Macintosh Page ...

Page 114: ...untries Windows Vista is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Adobe Adobe Photoshop Adobe RGB and Adobe RGB 1998 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Page top Page 114 of...

Page 115: ...anced Guide Printing from a Computer Printing from a Computer Printing with the Bundled Application Software Printing with Other Application Software Page top Page 115 of 623 pages Printing from a Computer ...

Page 116: ...dled Application Software What Is Easy PhotoPrint EX Printing Photos Creating an Album Printing Calendars Printing Stickers Printing Layout Correcting and Enhancing Photos Questions and Answers Appendix 1 Easy PhotoPrint EX Settings Page top Page 116 of 623 pages Printing with the Bundled Application Software ...

Page 117: ...PhotoPrint EX Note Printing on paper larger than A4 is available with supported printers only See your printer manual for details See Help of Easy PhotoPrint EX for descriptions of Easy PhotoPrint EX screens Click Help in a screen or dialog box or select Easy PhotoPrint EX Help from the Help menu Help appears About Exif Print Easy PhotoPrint EX supports Exif Print Exif Print is a standard for enha...

Page 118: ...ons BMP bmp JPEG jpg jpeg TIFF tif tiff PICT pict pct Easy PhotoPrint image files epp Important When selecting an image if there is a TIFF file in the selected folder the image may not be displayed correctly or Easy PhotoPrint EX may shut down depending on the TIFF format In such cases move the TIFF file to another folder or recreate the file in a different file format and then select the folder a...

Page 119: ... EX 2 Selecting a Photo 3 Selecting the Paper 4 Printing Try This Correcting and Enhancing Photos Printing Vivid Photos Reducing Photo Noise Cropping Photos Photo Print Printing Dates on Photos Photo Print Printing Multiple Photos on One Page Printing an Index Printing ID Photos ID Photo Print Printing Photo Information Saving Photos Opening Saved Files Questions and Answers How Can I Move or Copy...

Page 120: ... Software Printing Photos Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX 1 From the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX starts and Menu appears Page top Page 120 of 623 pages Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX ...

Page 121: ... Navigator EX ZoomBrowser EX or Digital Photo Professional the folder tree area will not be displayed The images opened in the application will be displayed as thumbnails 3 Click the image you want to print The number of copies appears as 1 below the clicked image while the selected image itself will appear in the selected image area Note To delete an image in the selected image area select the im...

Page 122: ...Note You can correct or enhance the selected image before printing Correcting and Enhancing Photos See Help for details on the Select Images screen Page top Page 122 of 623 pages Selecting a Photo ...

Page 123: ...n the printer See Help for details The paper sources may vary depending on the printer and the media type Important When Fine Art Photo Rag is selected for Media Type a 1 38 inch 35 mm margin is automatically left at the top and bottom of the paper It is recommended that you check the print range with the image shown in Preview before printing Note You can print photos with more vivid colors or yo...

Page 124: ... some computers cannot print properly if you print more than one page or copy at a time It is recommended that you print page by page when you print on such paper While printing on paper larger than A4 or printing high resolution images data may be printed only to the middle if many images are printed at one time In such cases select the Spool print job page by page checkbox in the Preferences dia...

Page 125: ... print dates on photos Cropping Photos Photo Print Printing Dates on Photos Photo Print You can correct or enhance the selected image before printing Correcting and Enhancing Photos You can specify advanced Photo Print settings number of copies print quality etc in the Preferences dialog box To display the Preferences dialog box click Settings or select Preferences from the File menu See Help for ...

Page 126: ...cting a Photo 4 Editing 5 Printing Try This Correcting and Enhancing Photos Changing Layout Changing Background Adding Photos Swapping Positions of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Framing Photos Printing Dates on Photos Attaching Comments to Photos Adding Text to Photos Saving Opening Saved Files Questions and Answers How Can I Move or Copy the Sa...

Page 127: ...Software Creating an Album Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX 1 From the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX starts and Menu appears Page top Page 127 of 623 pages Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX ...

Page 128: ...enable the spread page layout consisting of two page master In a double page album you can arrange an image across the left and right pages You can customize the page numbers position font size etc in the Page Number Settings dialog box To display the Page Number Settings dialog box select the Page number checkbox and click Settings You can customize the margins of the front cover inside pages and...

Page 129: ... box To display the Date Settings dialog box select the Print date checkbox in the Change Layout dialog box and click Date Settings 5 If you want to change the background click Background The Change Background dialog box appears In the Change Background dialog box you can paint the background in a single color or paste an image file to it Note See Help for details on the Page Setup screen Page top...

Page 130: ...Browser EX will be displayed as thumbnails 3 Select the image s you want to print and click one of the buttons below To print on the front cover click Import to Front Cover To print on the inside pages click Import to Inside Pages To print on the back cover click Import to Back Cover The selected images are displayed in the selected image area You can also select the image s you want to print by d...

Page 131: ...Page top Page 131 of 623 pages Selecting a Photo ...

Page 132: ...os Cropping Photos Framing Photos Printing Dates on Photos Attaching Comments to Photos Adding Text to Photos Note The edit information will be discarded if you exit Easy PhotoPrint EX without saving the edited album It is recommended that you save the item if you want to edit it again The page numbers on the front and back covers of the album are displayed as follows C1 Front cover C2 Inside the ...

Page 133: ...Page top Page 133 of 623 pages Editing ...

Page 134: ...ng checkbox after selecting a printer that supports automatic duplex printing and media type that supports duplex printing Select this checkbox to print on both sides of the paper automatically The paper sources may vary depending on the printer and the media type You can set a custom print quality level in the Print Quality Settings dialog box To display the Print Quality Settings dialog box sele...

Page 135: ...Page top Page 135 of 623 pages Printing ...

Page 136: ...t 3 Selecting a Photo 4 Editing 5 Printing Try This Correcting and Enhancing Photos Changing Layout Changing Background Adding Photos Swapping Positions of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Framing Photos Printing Dates on Photos Adding Text to Photos Setting Calendar Display Setting Holidays Saving Opening Saved Files Questions and Answers How Can ...

Page 137: ...oftware Printing Calendars Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX 1 From the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX starts and Menu appears Page top Page 137 of 623 pages Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX ...

Page 138: ...can add holidays to your calendar Setting Holidays 3 Select a layout If necessary make advanced settings on the calendar and set the background Note You can customize the calendar display font colors of the dates and days of the week position and size of the calendar etc Setting Calendar Display You can paint the background in a single color or paste an image file to it in the Change Background di...

Page 139: ...miniatures 3 Select the image s you want to print and click Import to Inside Pages The selected images are displayed in the selected image area You can also select the image s you want to print by dragging them into the selected image area Note To delete an image in the selected image area select the image you want to delete and click Delete Imported Image To delete all images from the selected im...

Page 140: ...ons of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Framing Photos Printing Dates on Photos Adding Text to Photos Setting Calendar Display Setting Holidays Note The edit information will be discarded if you exit Easy PhotoPrint EX without saving the edited calendar It is recommended that you save the item if you want to edit it again Saving See Help for detail...

Page 141: ... you select the Duplex Printing checkbox after selecting a printer that supports automatic duplex printing and media type that supports duplex printing Select this checkbox to print on both sides of the paper automatically The paper sources may vary depending on the printer and the media type You can set a custom print quality level in the Print Quality Settings dialog box To display the Print Qua...

Page 142: ...Print EX 2 Selecting the Paper and Layout 3 Selecting a Photo 4 Editing 5 Printing Try This Correcting and Enhancing Photos Adding Photos Swapping Positions of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Framing Photos Adding Text to Photos Saving Opening Saved Files Questions and Answers How Can I Move or Copy the Saved File Page top Page 142 of 623 pages Pr...

Page 143: ...Software Printing Stickers Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX 1 From the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX starts and Menu appears Page top Page 143 of 623 pages Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX ...

Page 144: ...on Print date Use the same image in all frames Note Paper sizes other than Photo Stickers cannot be selected Select the Use the same image in all frames checkbox to use the same image in all the frames on the page You can customize the date position size and color in the Date Settings dialog box To display the Date Settings dialog box select the Print date checkbox and click Date Settings Note See...

Page 145: ...iniatures 3 Select the image s you want to print and click Import to Inside Pages The selected images are displayed in the selected image area You can also select the image s you want to print by dragging them into the selected image area Note To delete an image in the selected image area select the image you want to delete and click Delete Imported Image To delete all images from the selected ima...

Page 146: ...ing Positions of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Printing Dates on Photos Adding Text to Photos Note The edit information will be discarded if you exit Easy PhotoPrint EX without saving the edited stickers It is recommended that you save the item if you want to edit it again Saving See Help for details on the Edit screen Page top Page 146 of 623 p...

Page 147: ...printer and the media type You can set a custom print quality level in the Print Quality Settings dialog box To display the Print Quality Settings dialog box select Custom for Print Quality and click Quality Settings You can adjust the printing position in the Adjust Print Position dialog box To display the Adjust Print Position dialog box click Print Position You can specify the print range and t...

Page 148: ...EX 2 Selecting the Paper and Layout 3 Selecting a Photo 4 Editing 5 Printing Try This Correcting and Enhancing Photos Changing Layout Adding Photos Swapping Positions of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Printing Dates on Photos Adding Text to Photos Saving Opening Saved Files Questions and Answers How Can I Move or Copy the Saved File Page top Page...

Page 149: ... Software Printing Layout Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX 1 From the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX Easy PhotoPrint EX starts and Menu appears Page top Page 149 of 623 pages Starting Easy PhotoPrint EX ...

Page 150: ...ction Paper Size Orientation Print date Note See Help on the paper size that can be selected You can customize the date position size and color in the Date Settings dialog box To display the Date Settings dialog box select the Print date checkbox and click Date Settings 3 Select a layout from Layouts Note The layouts displayed may vary depending on the Orientation Note See Help for details on the ...

Page 151: ...niatures 3 Select the image s you want to print and click Import to Inside Pages The selected images are displayed in the selected image area You can also select the image s you want to print by dragging them into the selected image area Note To delete an image in the selected image area select the image you want to delete and click Delete Imported Image To delete all images from the selected imag...

Page 152: ...s Swapping Positions of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Printing Dates on Photos Adding Text to Photos Note The edit information will be discarded if you exit Easy PhotoPrint EX without saving the edited layout It is recommended that you save the item if you want to edit it again Saving See Help for details on the Edit screen Page top Page 152 of ...

Page 153: ...ckbox after selecting a printer that supports automatic duplex printing and media type that supports duplex printing Select this checkbox to print on both sides of the paper automatically The paper sources may vary depending on the printer and the media type You can set a custom print quality level in the Print Quality Settings dialog box To display the Print Quality Settings dialog box select Cus...

Page 154: ...on will automatically analyze the captured scene and apply suitable corrections Using the Auto Photo Fix Function Red Eye Correction Function You can correct red eyes caused by a camera flash Using the Red Eye Correction Function Face Brightener Function You can brighten dark faces caused by bright background Using the Face Brightener Function Face Sharpener Function You can sharpen out of focus f...

Page 155: ...not be corrected again with Auto Photo Fix Also Auto Photo Fix may not be available for images edited using an application digital camera etc manufactured by other companies 1 Select photos in the Select Images screen then click Correct Enhance Images The Correct Enhance Images window appears Note You can also display the Correct Enhance Images window by clicking Correct Enhance Images in the Layo...

Page 156: ...ion If you want to apply the correction to all the selected images at once select the Apply to all images checkbox 5 Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images You can save corrected images as new files Note To save only the image you like click Save Selected Image To save all images click Save All Corrected Images Only JPEG Exif file format is available for corrected images 6 Click Ex...

Page 157: ... checkbox 1 Select photos in the Select Images screen then click Correct Enhance Images The Correct Enhance Images window appears Note You can also display the Correct Enhance Images window by clicking Correct Enhance Images in the Layout Print or Edit screen In that case only the image displayed in Preview can be corrected enhanced See Correct Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct Enha...

Page 158: ...o all the selected images at once select the Apply to all images checkbox Manual Correction 3 Click Manual then click Correct Enhance 4 Click Red Eye Correction Move the cursor over the image The shape of the cursor changes to Paintbrush 5 Drag to select the red area you want to correct then click OK that appears over the image Red eye is corrected and the Correction Enhancement mark appears on th...

Page 159: ...y the image you like click Save Selected Image To save all images click Save All Corrected Images Only JPEG Exif file format is available for corrected images 7 Click Exit Note The corrections will be lost if you exit before saving corrected images Page top Page 159 of 623 pages Using the Red Eye Correction Function ...

Page 160: ... Correct Enhance Images in the Layout Print or Edit screen In that case only the image displayed in Preview can be corrected enhanced See Correct Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct Enhance Images window 2 Select the image you want to correct from the list displayed in the lower part of the Correct Enhance Images window The image appears in Preview Note If only one image is selected t...

Page 161: ...receding correction operation Effect levels can be changed using the slider below Face Brightener 6 Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images You can save corrected images as new files Note To save only the image you like click Save Selected Image To save all images click Save All Corrected Images Only JPEG Exif file format is available for corrected images 7 Click Exit Note The corre...

Page 162: ... by clicking Correct Enhance Images in the Layout Print or Edit screen In that case only the image displayed in Preview can be corrected enhanced See Correct Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct Enhance Images window 2 Select the image you want to correct from the list displayed in the lower part of the Correct Enhance Images window The image appears in Preview Note If only one image i...

Page 163: ... of the cursor changes to Cross 5 Drag to select the area you want to correct then click OK that appears over the image The facial area in and around the selected area is sharpened and the Correction Enhancement mark appears on the upper left of the image Note You can also drag to rotate the rectangle Click Undo to undo the preceding correction operation Effect levels can be changed using the slid...

Page 164: ...EG Exif file format is available for corrected images 7 Click Exit Note The corrections will be lost if you exit before saving corrected images Page top Page 164 of 623 pages Using the Face Sharpener Function ...

Page 165: ...ages window by clicking Correct Enhance Images in the Layout Print or Edit screen In that case only the image displayed in Preview can be corrected enhanced See Correct Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct Enhance Images window 2 Select the image you want to enhance from the list displayed in the lower part of the Correct Enhance Images window The image appears in Preview Note If only ...

Page 166: ...pe of the cursor changes to Cross 5 Drag to select the area you want to enhance then click OK that appears over the image Skin in and around the selected area is enhanced beautifully and the Correction Enhancement mark appears on the upper left of the image Note You can also drag to rotate the rectangle Click Undo to undo the preceding enhancement operation Effect levels can be changed using the s...

Page 167: ...Exif file format is available for enhanced images 7 Click Exit Note The enhancements will be lost if you exit before saving enhanced images Page top Page 167 of 623 pages Using the Digital Face Smoothing Function ...

Page 168: ...Images in the Layout Print or Edit screen In that case only the image displayed in Preview can be corrected enhanced See Correct Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct Enhance Images window 2 Select the image you want to enhance from the list displayed in the lower part of the Correct Enhance Images window The image appears in Preview Note If only one image is selected the thumbnail does...

Page 169: ... enhancement operation 6 Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images You can save enhanced images as new files Note To save only the image you like click Save Selected Image To save all images click Save All Corrected Images Only JPEG Exif file format is available for enhanced images 7 Click Exit Note The enhancements will be lost if you exit before saving enhanced images Page top Page ...

Page 170: ...e Layout Print or Edit screen In that case only the image displayed in Preview can be corrected enhanced See Correct Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct Enhance Images window 2 Select the image you want to adjust from the list displayed in the lower part of the Correct Enhance Images window The image appears in Preview Note If only one image is selected the thumbnail does not appear b...

Page 171: ...ages as new files Note To save only the image you like click Save Selected Image To save all images click Save All Corrected Images Only JPEG Exif file format is available for adjusted images 6 Click Exit Note The adjustments will be lost if you exit before saving adjusted images Page top Page 171 of 623 pages Adjusting Images ...

Page 172: ... Images or Edit screen or in the Layout Print screen of Photo Print 1 Toolbar Toolbar Zoom In Zoom Out Displays the enlarged or reduced preview of the page Full Screen Displays the entire image in Preview Compare Displays the Compare Images window You can compare the images before and after the correction side by side The image before the correction enhancement is displayed on the left and the ima...

Page 173: ...y suitable corrections to all photos when printing Select this option in Image on the Advanced tab of the Preferences dialog box To display the Preferences dialog box click Settings in the Layout Print screen or select Preferences from the File menu Red Eye Correction Corrects red eyes Note For Photo Print you can also correct red eyes by selecting Enable Auto Photo Fix in Color correction for pri...

Page 174: ... Click to close the Correct Enhance Images window Manual Tab Select to correct manually Use Adjust to adjust brightness and contrast or to sharpen the entire image Use Correct Enhance to correct enhance specific areas Adjust Brightness Adjusts the overall image brightness Move the slider to the left to darken and right to brighten the image Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the image Adjust the con...

Page 175: ...e images displayed in the list Exit Click to close the Correct Enhance Images window Correct Enhance Red Eye Correction Corrects red eyes You can specify the area you want to apply the effect to You can adjust the effect level using the slider Note For Photo Print red eyes are automatically corrected when Enable Auto Photo Fix is selected in Color correction for printing on the Advanced tab of the...

Page 176: ... want to apply the effect to Undo Cancels the latest correction enhancement OK Applies the selected effect to the specified area Reset Selected Image Cancels all corrections and enhancements applied to the selected image Save Selected Image Saves the selected image Save All Corrected Images Saves all the images displayed in the list Exit Click to close the Correct Enhance Images window Page top Pa...

Page 177: ...Application Software Questions and Answers Questions and Answers How Can I Move or Copy the Saved File Which Side of the Displayed Image Does the Printing Start from How Do I Print with Even Margins What Is C1 or C4 Page top Page 177 of 623 pages Questions and Answers ...

Page 178: ...ll For example when you save a file named MyAlbum el1 a folder named MyAlbum el1 Data is automatically created in the same folder that contains the MyAlbum el1 file If you want to move or copy the MyAlbum el1 file to another folder move or copy the MyAlbum el1 Data folder as well The MyAlbum el1 Data folder contains the photos used in the album Note The icons may vary depending on the items Import...

Page 179: ...the Displayed Image Does the Printing Start from As shown below printing starts from the left side of the image displayed in the Layout Print screen Outputs the paper in the direction as the arrow indicates See your printer manual for details on how to load paper to print on the front back etc Page top Page 179 of 623 pages Which Side of the Displayed Image Does the Printing Start from ...

Page 180: ... on the image and printer To always print with even margins select the Always crop images when selecting a layout with margins checkbox on the Advanced tab of the Preferences dialog box To display the Preferences dialog box click Settings in the Layout Print screen or select Preferences from the File menu Crop the photo to apply even margins individually Cropping Photos Photo Print Note The follow...

Page 181: ...s What Is C1 or C4 What Is C1 or C4 When an album is printed labels such as C1 and C4 are printed as page numbers The C1 and C4 represent the front cover and back cover respectively C1 Front cover C2 Inside the front cover C3 Inside the back cover C4 Back cover Page top Page 181 of 623 pages What Is C1 or C4 ...

Page 182: ...otos on One Page Printing an Index Printing ID Photos ID Photo Print Printing Photo Information Saving Photos Opening Saved Files Changing Layout Changing Background Adding Photos Swapping Positions of Photos Replacing Photos Changing Position Angle and Size of Photos Cropping Photos Framing Photos Printing Dates on Photos Attaching Comments to Photos Adding Text to Photos Saving Setting Holidays ...

Page 183: ...he colors in a photo before printing Important This function is available only with a printer that supports Vivid Photo This function is not available when Enable ICC Profile is selected on the Advanced tab of the Preferences dialog box Note Even if you select the Vivid Photo checkbox this effect applies only to the print result The original image or preview image will not be affected Page top Pag...

Page 184: ...lect the Photo Noise Reduction checkbox in the Select Paper screen to reduce noise in the image and make the printed photos more vivid Important This function is not available when Enable ICC Profile is selected on the Advanced tab of the Preferences dialog box Note When the noise is severe change Normal to Strong The noise reduction effect applies only to the print result The original image or pr...

Page 185: ...portion to print and click OK Note To move the cropping area place the cursor within the white frame and drag it Drag the white lines to enlarge reduce the cropping area Select the The Rule of Thirds checkbox to display white broken lines To create a balanced composition drag any of the intersecting points white squares or white broken lines over the main subject of the photo The cropping effect a...

Page 186: ...k Date Settings in the Layout Print screen then select the Print date checkbox in the Date Settings dialog box Note The date is displayed in the short date format mm dd yyyy etc specified in your operating system In the Date Settings dialog box you can change the orientation position size and color of the date according to the orientation and background of the photo See Help for details Page top P...

Page 187: ...ion for details on how to select photos Selecting a Photo The available number of photos and layout may vary depending on the media type Photos are arranged in the following order Example Borderless x4 You can change the printing order in Printing Order on the Print tab of the Preferences dialog box You can select the printing order from By Date By Name and By Selection To display the Preferences ...

Page 188: ...for details on how to select photos Selecting a Photo Index print will be disabled if you select any of the following paper sizes Credit Card Fine Art A4 Fine Art A3 Fine Art A3 Fine Art Letter Up to 80 thumbnails can be printed on one page Photos are arranged in the following order Example Index x20 You can change the printing order in Printing Order on the Print tab of the Preferences dialog box...

Page 189: ... 10x15cm for Paper Size in the Select Paper screen and select a layout of the ID photo from the layouts in the Layout Print screen Note See the following section for details on how to select photos Selecting a Photo Photos are arranged in the following order Example ID Photo 3 5x4 5cm You can change the printing order in Printing Order on the Print tab of the Preferences dialog box You can select ...

Page 190: ...nting Photo Information Select Captured Info from the layouts in the Layout Print screen to print the photo and the Exif information side by side Note See the following section for details on how to select photos Selecting a Photo This function is available only on paper sizes Letter 8 5 x11 and A4 Page top Page 190 of 623 pages Printing Photo Information ...

Page 191: ...ick Save in the Layout Print screen When the Save As dialog box appears specify the save location and file name then click Save Important If you edit a saved file and save it again the file will be overwritten To save a file again with a new name or to a different location select Save As from the File menu and save Note Save will not be displayed in the Select Images or Select Paper screen Page to...

Page 192: ...nnot be displayed on Explorer 2 Select the file you want to open and click Open The Edit or Select Paper screen appears Note Easy PhotoPrint EX supports the following file formats extensions Easy PhotoPrint EX Photo Print file el6 Easy PhotoPrint EX Album file el1 Easy PhotoPrint EX Stickers file el2 Easy PhotoPrint EX Calendar file el4 Easy PhotoPrint EX Layout file el5 3 Edit the file if necessa...

Page 193: ...ck or click the file From the File menu click Open then select the file you want to edit You can also open a recently used file by clicking the file name shown in the File menu Page top Page 193 of 623 pages Opening Saved Files ...

Page 194: ...yout has a different number of frames per page from the current layout the following will happen If the number of layout frames is increased Images will move from the subsequent pages to fill all the frames in the new layout If the number of layout frames is decreased Pages with the new layout will be added until all the images on the pages with the current layout can be fitted If you change the s...

Page 195: ...he new layout has a different number of frames per page from the current layout the following will happen If the number of layout frames is increased Images will move from the subsequent pages to fill all the frames in the new layout If the number of layout frames is decreased Pages with the new layout will be added until all the images on the pages with the current layout can be fitted Note Selec...

Page 196: ...hen click Change Background Note The screens for Album printing are used as examples in the following descriptions The screens may vary depending on what you create Select the type of background you want to use in the Change Background dialog box When Select from samples is Selected Select the image you want to use from Samples and click OK Note Select from samples will be displayed only if Album ...

Page 197: ...When Image file is Selected Set Image File Path and Image Layout then click OK Page 197 of 623 pages Changing Background ...

Page 198: ...Note See Help for details on how to set the background in the Change Background dialog box Page top Page 198 of 623 pages Changing Background ...

Page 199: ...e image you want to add from the thumbnail window on the right Note Click an image to select it background turns blue or deselect it background turns white You can also select multiple images Select an option for Add to and click OK Important You can add up to 20 images at one time to a single page Up to 99 of the same images can be added to all pages combined You cannot add two or more of the sam...

Page 200: ...positions of images Click Swap Image Positions in the Edit screen Note The screens for Album printing are used as examples in the following descriptions The screens may vary depending on what you create Select the target and source images you want to swap then click Swap When you finish swapping all images you want to swap click Back to Edit Page top Page 200 of 623 pages Swapping Positions of Pho...

Page 201: ...eady imported click the Imported Images tab and select the image you want to replace with from the thumbnail window and click OK Important You cannot select multiple images in the Replace Image dialog box Note If you select multiple images in the Edit screen and use the replacement function all the images selected in the Edit screen will be replaced with the image selected in the Replace Image dia...

Page 202: ...ch you want to change the position or size in the Edit screen and click Edit Image or double click the image Set the Center Position Rotation and Size then click OK Note You can also change the position and size of an image by dragging it in the Edit screen Select an image in the Edit screen then click Free Rotate and drag a corner of the image to rotate it See Help for details on the position and...

Page 203: ...oving the unnecessary portions of the image by selecting the necessary portions Select the image you want to crop in the Edit screen and click Edit Image or double click the image Click the Crop tab in the Edit Image dialog box Drag the white squares on the image to change the area to be cropped and click OK Note See Help for details on cropping Page top Page 203 of 623 pages Cropping Photos ...

Page 204: ...int Select the image you want to frame in the Edit screen and click Edit Image or double click the image Click the Frame tab in the Edit Image dialog box Select the frame you want to use from Frames and click OK Important You cannot print dates on framed photos Note Select the Apply to all images in the page checkbox to add the same frame to all the images on a selected page at one time See Help f...

Page 205: ...the Edit screen and click Edit Image or double click the image Click the Date tab in the Edit Image dialog box Select the Show date checkbox Set the Text Orientation Position Font Size and Color then click OK Important You cannot print dates on framed images Note The date is displayed in the short date format mm dd yyyy etc specified in your operating system See Help for details on setting dates P...

Page 206: ...t box Important You cannot attach comments to Photo Print Calendar Stickers and Layout Print Select the image you want to attach comments to in the Edit screen and click Edit Image or double click the image Click the Comments tab in the Edit Image dialog box Select the Show comment box checkbox Select the checkboxes of the items you want to display and enter comments Set the size and color of font...

Page 207: ...Page top Page 207 of 623 pages Attaching Comments to Photos ...

Page 208: ...um printing are used as examples in the following descriptions The screens may vary depending on what you create Select the Text tab in the Edit Text Box dialog box and enter text Note In the Edit Text Box dialog box you can change the position angle and size of the text You can also set the color and line of the text box See Help for details To change the entered text select it and click Edit Tex...

Page 209: ...in the following descriptions The screens may vary depending on what you create When the Save As dialog box appears specify the save location and file name then click Save Important If you edit a saved file and save it again the file will be overwritten To save a file again with a new name or to a different location select Save As from the File menu and save Note Save will not be displayed in the ...

Page 210: ...et Holidays in the Calendar General Settings dialog box to display the Holiday Settings dialog box To add a holiday click Add The Add Edit Holiday dialog box appears To edit a saved holiday select it and click Edit To delete a holiday select it and click Delete To delete all the saved holidays within your calendar period click Clear Enter the name in Holiday Name and specify the date Select the Se...

Page 211: ...See Help for details on each dialog box Page top Page 211 of 623 pages Setting Holidays ...

Page 212: ...s colors position size etc Click Settings in the Page Setup screen of Calendar or select a calendar in the Edit screen and click Setup Calendar to display the Calendar Settings dialog box Important The Position Size tab is displayed only when the Calendar Settings dialog box is displayed from the Edit screen Note See Help for details on the Calendar Settings dialog box Page top Page 212 of 623 pag...

Page 213: ...ith Other Application Software Printing with Other Application Software Various Printing Methods Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data Overview of the Printer Driver Page top Page 213 of 623 pages Printing with Other Application Software ...

Page 214: ...d Printing Order Setting the Stapling Margin Borderless Printing Fit to Page Printing Scaled Printing Page Layout Printing Poster Printing Booklet Printing Duplex Printing Stamp Background Printing Saving a Stamp Setting Saving Image Data to be Used as a Background Printing an Envelope Displaying the Print Results before Printing Setting Paper Dimensions Custom Size Page top Page 214 of 623 pages ...

Page 215: ...ia type Select the type of paper loaded in the machine from the Media Type list on the Main tab 3 Select the print quality Select High Standard or Fast for Print Quality 4 Select color intensity Select Auto for Color Intensity 5 Check the settings Check the specified settings such as paper type displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the window 6 Complete the setup Click OK When you ...

Page 216: ...he Page Setup tab If you are not able to specify them with the application the procedure for selecting a page size and orientation is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the paper size Select a page size from the Page Size list on the Page Setup tab 3 Select Orientation Select Portrait or Landscape for Orientation Check Rotate 180 degrees check box if you want to perform pri...

Page 217: ...p tab specify the number of copies to be printed 3 Specify the print sequence Check the Print from Last Page check box if you want to print from the last page in order If you do this you do not need to sort pages into their correct order after printing 4 Set up collated printing when you specify multiple copies in the Copies box Check the Collate check box if you are specifying multiple copy toget...

Page 218: ...d are unavailable if Booklet Printing is selected for Page Layout Print from Last Page appears grayed out and is unavailable if Poster Printing is selected for Page Layout Note By setting both Print from Last Page and Collate you can perform printing so that papers are collated one by one starting from the last page These settings can be used in combination with Borderless Printing Normal size Pri...

Page 219: ...ple Side on the Page Setup tab The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings and automatically selects the best staple position If you want to change the setting select from the list 3 Set the margin width If necessary click Specify Margin and set the width of the stapling margin and then click OK 4 Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you execute print the data i...

Page 220: ... Printing is selected for Page Layout If Duplex Printing is also selected only Staple Side is selectable Borderless Printing check box is checked If Duplex Printing is also selected only Staple Side is selectable Page top Page 220 of 623 pages Setting the Stapling Margin ...

Page 221: ...less Printing 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set borderless printing Check the Borderless Printing check box on the Page Setup tab Click OK when the confirmation message appears When a message prompting you to change the media type appears select a media type from the list and click OK 3 Check the paper size Check the Page Size list If you want to change select another page size from the...

Page 222: ...on of the image may not be printed depending on the size of the media used In this case crop the image data with an application software according to the paper size Note When Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on the Main tab borderless printing is not recommended and therefore the dialog box for media selection appears If you are using plain paper for test printing select Plain Paper and clic...

Page 223: ...t list on the Page Setup tab 3 Select the paper size for the data Using Page Size select the page size that was set with your application 4 Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the Printer Paper Size list If the printer paper size is smaller than the Page Size the page image will be reduced If the printer paper size is larger than the page size the pa...

Page 224: ...en you execute print the document will be enlarged or reduced to fit to the page size Important When Borderless Printing check box is checked Fit to Page Printing cannot be selected Page top Page 224 of 623 pages Fit to Page Printing ...

Page 225: ... on the Page Setup tab 3 Select the paper size for the data Using Page Size select the page size that was set with your application 4 Set the scaling rate by using one of the following methods Select a Printer Paper Size Select a printer paper size which is different from the Page Size from the Printer Paper Size list If the printer paper size is smaller than the Page Size the page image will be r...

Page 226: ...e with which you created the original has the scaled printing function configure the settings on your application software You do not need to also configure the same setting in the printer driver When Scaled Printing is selected the Staple Side list box appears grayed out and is unavailable when Duplex Printing is not selected When Borderless Printing check box is checked Scaled Printing cannot be...

Page 227: ...ect Page Layout Printing from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the printer driver 3 Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the Printer Paper Size list Now you have finished setting the layout of the document from left to right 4 Set the number of pages to be printed...

Page 228: ... page placement order Page Border To print a page border around each document page check this check box 5 Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you execute print the specified number of pages will be arranged on each sheet of paper in the specified order Important When Borderless Printing check box is checked Page Layout Printing cannot be selected Page top Page 228 of 623 pages P...

Page 229: ...er Printing 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set poster printing Select Poster Printing from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the printer driver 3 Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the Printer Paper Size list Now you have finished setting 2 by 2 page po...

Page 230: ...ting the pages with commas or entering a hyphen between the page numbers Note You can also specify the print range by clicking the pages in the setup preview 5 Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you execute print the document will be divided into several pages during printing After all poster pages have been printed paste the pages together to create a poster Printing Only Spec...

Page 231: ... specified pages will be printed Important When Poster Printing is selected the Duplex Printing and Print from Last Page check boxes and the Staple Side list box appear grayed out and are unavailable When Borderless Printing check box is checked Poster Printing cannot be selected Since poster printing enlarges the document when printing it the print results may become coarse Page top Page 231 of 6...

Page 232: ...ing is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set booklet printing Select Booklet Printing from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the window 3 Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the Printer Paper Size list 4 Set the margin for stapling and the margin...

Page 233: ... printing of one side is complete set the paper correctly by following the message and click OK When the printing of the other side is complete fold the paper at the center of the margin and make a booklet Important Booklet Printing is unavailable when A media type other than Plain Paper is selected from the Media Type list Borderless Printing check box is checked When Booklet Printing is selected...

Page 234: ... list 4 Specify the side to be stapled The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings and automatically selects the best Staple Side If you want to change the setting select another value from the list 5 Set the margin width If necessary click Specify Margin and set the width of the stapling margin and then click OK 6 Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you execut...

Page 235: ...lected from the Page Layout list Duplex Printing and Staple Side appear grayed out and are unavailable Note If the Media Type dialog box appears when performing borderless printing during duplex printing select Plain Paper If the back side of the paper becomes smudged during duplex printing perform Bottom Plate Cleaning in the Maintenance tab Page top Page 235 of 623 pages Duplex Printing ...

Page 236: ...ting is as follows Printing a stamp CONFIDENTIAL IMPORTANT and other stamps that are used often in companies are pre registered 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Click Stamp Background on the Page Setup tab The Stamp Background dialog box opens 3 Select a stamp Check the Stamp check box and select a desired stamp from the list The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on th...

Page 237: ...elect the background Check the Background check box and select a desired background from the list The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab 4 Set the background details If necessary complete the following settings and then click OK Background first page only To print the background only on the first page check this check box Select Background...

Page 238: ...create and save a new stamp You can also change and register some of the settings of an existing stamp Unnecessary stamps can be deleted at any time The procedure for registering a new stamp is as follows Registering a new stamp 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Click Stamp Background on the Page Setup tab The Stamp Background dialog box opens 3 Click Define Stamp The Stamp Settings dialog ...

Page 239: ...a value in the Orientation box directly 5 Save the stamp Click the Save settings tab and enter a new stamp title in the Title box and then click Save Click OK when the confirmation message appears 6 Complete the setup Click OK The Stamp Background dialog box opens again The registered title appears in the Stamp list Changing and registering some of stamp settings 1 Select the stamp for which the s...

Page 240: ...ound dialog box The Stamp Settings dialog box opens 2 Select the stamp to be deleted Select the title of the stamp you want to delete from the Stamps list on the Save settings tab Then click Delete Click OK when the confirmation message appears 3 Complete the setup Click OK The Stamp Background dialog box opens again Page top Page 240 of 623 pages Saving a Stamp Setting ...

Page 241: ...new background You can also change and register some of the settings of an existing background An unnecessary background can be deleted at any time The procedure for registering image data to be used as a background is as follows Registering image data to be used as a background 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Click Stamp Background on the Page Setup tab The Stamp Background dialog box op...

Page 242: ... Title box and then click Save Click OK when the confirmation message appears 7 Complete the setup Click OK The Stamp Background dialog box opens again The registered title appears in the Background list Changing and saving some background settings 1 Select the background for which the settings are to be changed Check the Background check box in the Stamp Background dialog box and then select the ...

Page 243: ...e background to be deleted Select the title of the background you want to delete from the Backgrounds list on the Save settings tab and then click Delete Click OK when the confirmation message appears 3 Complete the setup Click OK The Stamp Background dialog box opens again Page top Page 243 of 623 pages Saving Image Data to be Used as a Background ...

Page 244: ...lap Orient the envelope so that the flap is on the left and the folded surface is facing down 2 Open the printer driver setup window 3 Select the media type Select Envelope from the Media Type list on the Main tab 4 Select the paper size Click the Page Setup tab and select Youkei 4 Youkei 6 Comm Env 10 or DL Env for Page Size 5 Select the landscape for orientation To print the addressee horizontal...

Page 245: ...ult before printing The procedure for displaying the print result before printing is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set the preview Check the Preview before printing check box on the Main tab 3 Complete the setup Click OK The Canon IJ Preview will start and the print result will be displayed before printing Related Topic Canon IJ Preview Page top Page 245 of 623 pages Displayi...

Page 246: ...ted the document has a function for specifying the height and width values use the application software to set the values If the application software does not have such a function or if the document does not print correctly use the printer driver to set the values 2 Open the printer driver setup window 3 Select the paper size Select Custom for Page Size on the Page Setup tab The Custom Paper Size ...

Page 247: ...Page top Page 247 of 623 pages Setting Paper Dimensions Custom Size ...

Page 248: ...pecifying Color Correction Optimal Photo Printing of Image Data Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver Printing with ICC Profiles Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Simulating an Illustration Representing Image Data with a Single Color Presenting Image Data with Vivid Colors Smoothing Jagged Outlines Changing Color Properties to Improve Coloration...

Page 249: ...el and the halftoning method The procedure for setting the print quality level and the halftoning method is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the print quality Select Custom for Print Quality on the Main tab and click Set The Custom dialog box opens 3 Setting the print quality and halftone expression method Move the Quality slider to select the quality level Select Halfton...

Page 250: ... quality 4 Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab When you execute print the data is printed with the specified quality level and halftoning method Important Certain print quality levels and halftoning methods cannot be selected depending on the settings of Media Type Note When the part of the object is not printed selecting Diffusion for Halftoning may solve the problem Related Topics Specif...

Page 251: ...ete the setup Click OK When you execute print the document is converted to grayscale data It allows you to print the color document in monochrome Important When the Grayscale Printing check box is checked the printer driver processes image data as sRGB data In this case actual colors printed may differ from those in the original image data When using the grayscale printing function to print Adobe ...

Page 252: ... is suitable for printing sRGB data If you want to print by using the color space of sRGB or Adobe RGB data effectively select ICM If you want to use an application software to specify an ICC profile select None The procedure for specifying color correction is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color Intensity an...

Page 253: ...n application software to print data 4 Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab When you execute print the data is printed with the specified color adjustment method Important If ICM is disabled in the application software ICM is unavailable for Color Correction and the printer may not be able to print the image data properly When the Grayscale Printing check box on the Main tab is checked Colo...

Page 254: ...re popularly used as common color spaces Adobe RGB has a wider color space than sRGB ICC profiles convert device dependent colors into a common color space By using an ICC profile and carrying out color management you can draw out the color space of the image data within the color reproduction area that the printer can express Selecting a printing method suited to the image data The recommended pr...

Page 255: ...gital Photo Color The procedure for adjusting colors with the printer driver is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the media type Select the type of paper loaded in the machine from the Media Type list on the Main tab 3 Select the print quality Select High Standard or Fast for Print Quality 4 Select the manual color adjustment Select Manual for Color Intensity and click Set...

Page 256: ...te the setup Click OK on the Main tab When you execute print the printer driver adjusts the colors when printing the data Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Page top Page 256 of 623 pages Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver ...

Page 257: ...hen printing the data You can print the editing and touch up results of an application software by effectively using the color space of the ICC profile specified in the image data To use this printing method you must first use an application software to specify an ICC profile in the image data For instructions on specifying an ICC profile with an application software program refer to the manual of...

Page 258: ... from the Color Correction menu of the printer driver Printing image data from the application software that cannot specify an ICC profile When printing from an application software that does not allow you to specify an ICC profile specify the ICC profile in the print settings of the printer driver and print the data When printing Adobe RGB data you can print the data with the Adobe RGB color spac...

Page 259: ...of the printer driver becomes invalid If no ICC profiles are installed on your computer Adobe RGB 1998 is not displayed You can install ICC profiles from the Setup CD ROM that accompanies the machine 7 Set the other items If necessary click Color Adjustment tab and adjust the color balance of Cyan Magenta Yellow and adjust Brightness Intensity and Contrast settings and then click OK 8 Complete the...

Page 260: ...Page top Page 260 of 623 pages Printing with ICC Profiles ...

Page 261: ...d to diminish yellow so that the overall colors are more uniform No adjustment Adjusted in Color Balance The procedure for adjusting color balance is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color Intensity and click Set The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens 3 Adjust color balance There are individual sliders fo...

Page 262: ...ayscale Printing check box on the Main tab is checked Cyan Magenta and Yellow appear grayed out and are unavailable Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Page top Page 262 of 623 pages Adjusting Color Balance ...

Page 263: ...s of the intermediate colors The following sample shows the print result when the Brightness specification is changed Light is selected Normal is selected Dark is selected The procedure for adjusting brightness is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color Intensity and click Set The Manual Color Adjustment dialog ...

Page 264: ...ata is printed at the specified brightness Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Page top Page 264 of 623 pages Adjusting Brightness ...

Page 265: ... more intense when the image data is printed No adjustment Higher Intensity The procedure for adjusting intensity is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment Select Manual for Color Intensity on the Main tab and click Set The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens 3 Adjust intensity Moving the Intensity slider to the right intensifies darkens the col...

Page 266: ...cute print the image data is printed with the adjusted intensity Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Contrast Page top Page 266 of 623 pages Adjusting Intensity ...

Page 267: ...es smaller and less distinct reduce the contrast No adjustment Adjust the contrast The procedure for adjusting contrast is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color Intensity and click Set The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens 3 Adjust the contrast Moving the Contrast slider to the right increases the contr...

Page 268: ...mage is printed with the adjusted contrast Related Topics Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Page top Page 268 of 623 pages Adjusting Contrast ...

Page 269: ...edure for performing Simulate Illustration is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set the Simulate Illustration Check the Simulate Illustration check box on the Effects tab and adjust the Contrast as necessary Moving the slider to the right lightens the image data and moving the slider to the left darkens the image data The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on ...

Page 270: ...e printer driver setup window 2 Set Monochrome Effects Check the Monochrome Effects check box on the Effects tab and select your desired color If you use Select Color move the Color slider to specify the color you want The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the printer driver 3 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print the image will be printed with...

Page 271: ...vid Photo is that it emphasizes the colors in background sceneries while maintaining the human skin color natural By using this function you can make vivid hues appear even more vivid The procedure for performing Vivid Photo is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set Vivid Photo Check the Vivid Photo check box on the Effects tab 3 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print ...

Page 272: ...ing low resolution images from Web pages The procedure for performing Image Optimizer is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Perform Image Optimizer Check the Image Optimizer check box on the Effects tab 3 Complete the setup Click OK The photos and graphics will be printed with jagged outlines smoothed Note Depending on application software or resolution of image data the Image Opt...

Page 273: ...the Effects tab Normally there is no need to check the Apply Throughout Page check box Images within each page are optimized on an image by image basis Note Check the Apply Throughout Page check box when printing image data that has been processed such as being cropped or rotated In this case the entire page will be treated as a single image to be optimized 3 Complete the setup Click OK When you e...

Page 274: ...Note Depending on images the Photo Optimizer PRO may have no discernible effect Page top Page 274 of 623 pages Changing Color Properties to Improve Coloration ...

Page 275: ...uction Check the Photo Noise Reduction check box on the Effects tab and select Normal or Strong for the level 3 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print the image will be printed with the digital camera noise being reduced Note It is recommended to select Normal for most cases Select Strong if you have selected Normal and the noise still bothers you Depending on application software or r...

Page 276: ...Overview of the Printer Driver Overview of the Printer Driver Overview of the Printer Driver Canon IJ Printer Driver How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window Maintenance Tab Canon IJ Status Monitor The Canon IJ Preview Page top Page 276 of 623 pages Overview of the Printer Driver ...

Page 277: ...c model you are using How to Use Help You can display the Help describing the driver setting items through the Printing Preferences screen of the Canon IJ printer driver To view all descriptions of a tab Click the Help button on each tab A description for each item on the tab appears You can also display a description for a dialog box by clicking the link that appears on the corresponding tab To s...

Page 278: ...ry and there may be more steps For details refer to the user s manual of your application software Open the Printer Driver Setup Window through the Start Menu Follow the procedure below to perform maintenance operations such as print head cleaning or to configure print settings that are common for all application software 1 Select items from the Start menu as shown below In Windows Vista select th...

Page 279: ...m machine maintenance or change the settings of the machine Features Cleaning the Print Heads Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers Aligning the Print Head Position Checking the Print Head Nozzles Cleaning Inside the Machine Setting the Ink Cartridge Managing the Machine Power Related features Reducing the Machine Noise Quiet Mode Changing the Machine Operation Mode Page top Page 279 of 623 pages Mainte...

Page 280: ...hes automatically when data is sent to the printer When launched the Canon IJ Status Monitor appears as a button on the Task Bar Click the Status Monitor button displayed on the Task Bar The Canon IJ Status Monitor appears Note To open the Canon IJ Status Monitor when the printer is not printing open the printer driver setup window and click View Printer Status on the Maintenance tab When Errors O...

Page 281: ...e information that is set within the printer driver and allows you to check the document layout print sequence and number of pages You can also change the media type settings If you want to display a preview before printing open the printer driver setup window click the Main tab and check the Preview before printing check box If you do not want to display a preview before printing uncheck the chec...

Page 282: ...dvanced Guide Printing Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Printing Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Copying Page top Page 282 of 623 pages Printing Using the Operation Panel of the Machine ...

Page 283: ...Advanced Guide Printing Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Copying Copying Making Copies Using Useful Copy Functions Page top Page 283 of 623 pages Copying ...

Page 284: ...g the Operation Panel of the Machine Copying Making Copies Making Copies For the basic procedure to make copies refer to Copying Reducing or Enlarging a Copy Using Useful Copy Functions Page top Page 284 of 623 pages Making Copies ...

Page 285: ...e LED The number of copies will be set as 20 When you want to make 10 to 19 copies specify the number of copies to 20 then load the same number of pieces of paper In this case the machine will stop copying in an error Press the Stop Reset button to release the error Pressing the Stop Reset button returns the number of copies to 1 7 Press the Color button for color copying or the Black button for b...

Page 286: ...the Stop Reset button to release the error To cancel copying press the Stop Reset button Page top Page 286 of 623 pages Reducing or Enlarging a Copy ...

Page 287: ... Machine Copying Using Useful Copy Functions Using Useful Copy Functions Borderless Copy You can copy images so that they fill the entire page without borders Copying without Borders Borderless Copy Page top Page 287 of 623 pages Using Useful Copy Functions ...

Page 288: ...ter You can switch the size of paper loaded on the Rear Tray between A4 and Letter 1 Press the Maintenance button repeatedly until d appears 2 Press the Black button to select A4 or the Color button to select Letter Note You can switch the size of paper selected when the machine is turned on between A4 and Letter Page top Page 288 of 623 pages Switching the Page Size between A4 and Letter ...

Page 289: ...atically reduced or enlarged to fit the page size you select for a borderless copy 4 Press the button repeatedly to specify the number of copies Note By pressing the button repeatedly F will be displayed on the LED The number of copies will be set as 20 When you want to make 10 to 19 copies specify the number of copies to 20 then load the same number of pieces of paper In this case the machine wil...

Page 290: ...Advanced Guide Scanning Scanning Scanning Images Scanning with the Bundled Application Software Scanning with Other Application Software Other Scanning Methods Page top Page 290 of 623 pages Scanning ...

Page 291: ...Scanning Images Scanning Images Scanning Images Before Scanning Placing Documents Saving Scanned Data to PC Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Appendix Various Scan Settings Page top Page 291 of 623 pages Scanning Images ...

Page 292: ...age data such as JPEG TIFF bitmap or PDF You can also save scanned images in PDF format on the memory card MP260 series Select the scanning method according to your purpose Saving Scanned Data to PC Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Scanning with the Bundled Application Software Scanning with Other Application Software Page top Page 292 of 623 pages Scanning Images ...

Page 293: ...ing Does the original to be scanned meet the requirements for an original to be set on the Platen Glass If you save the data to PC refer to Placing Documents for details If you save the data to the Memory Card MP260 series refer to Loading paper Originals for details Page top Page 293 of 623 pages Before Scanning ...

Page 294: ...the Platen regardless of the document type Placing Documents When Scanning Photos Hagaki Business Cards or CD DVD When Scanning Magazines Newspapers or Text Documents Placing a Single Document Place the document face down on the Platen with 3 8 inches 1 cm or more space between the edges of the Platen and the document Important If the document is large such as an A4 photo and cannot be placed away...

Page 295: ...Note You can place up to 10 documents Positions of slanted documents 10 degrees or less are corrected automatically Top of Page Page 295 of 623 pages Placing Documents ...

Page 296: ...Glass 4 Press the SCAN button The settings configured from MP Navigator EX apply when scanning 5 To specify MP Navigator EX 2 0 If you are using Windows Vista The program selection screen may be displayed after pressing the SCAN button In this case select MP Navigator EX Ver2 0 and click OK You can set MP Navigator EX to launch whenever pressing the SCAN button For details refer to Selecting a Res...

Page 297: ...r Driver Note You can use a TWAIN or WIA Windows Vista and Windows XP only compliant application software and the Control Panel Windows Vista and Windows XP only to scan originals with this machine For details refer to Other Scanning Methods Page top Page 297 of 623 pages Saving Scanned Data to PC Using the Operation Panel of the Machine ...

Page 298: ...ettings Appendix Various Scan Settings Specifying how to respond when scanning using the Operation Panel of the machine Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using MP Navigator EX Top of Page Page 298 of 623 pages Appendix Various Scan Settings ...

Page 299: ...he response resulting from pressing the Scan button on the machine You can specify the response individually for each event 1 Start MP Navigator EX Starting MP Navigator EX 2 Click Preferences The Preferences dialog box opens Note The Preferences dialog box can also be opened by clicking Preferences in the One click Mode screen 3 On the Scanner Button Settings tab specify Actions Page 299 of 623 p...

Page 300: ...er Button Settings Tab Save 4 Click OK The operation will be performed according to the settings when you press the Scan button on the machine Top of Page Page 300 of 623 pages Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using MP N ...

Page 301: ...cation Software What Is MP Navigator EX Supplied Scanner Software Let s Try Scanning Useful MP Navigator EX Functions Utilizing Images in MP Navigator EX MP Navigator EX Screens Appendix Opening Files Other than Scanned Images Page top Page 301 of 623 pages Scanning with the Bundled Application Software ...

Page 302: ... them using the supplied applications Screens Main Menus There are two types of MP Navigator EX Main Menu Navigation Mode screen and One click Mode screen Navigation Mode Screen You can start various tasks from the Navigation Mode screen including simple scanning scanning using ScanGear scanner driver and enhancing correcting images One click Mode Screen You can complete from scanning to saving et...

Page 303: ...3 Selected Images Area Thumbnails of the selected images are displayed View Use Window Use the View Use window to select what you want to do with the scanned images Note MP Navigator EX may not start from a button on the machine In that case restart the computer Top of Page Page 303 of 623 pages What Is MP Navigator EX Supplied Scanner Software ...

Page 304: ...ts photos magazines etc from the Platen Scanning Photos and Documents Scanning two or more photos small documents at one time Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time Scanning images larger than the Platen Scanning Images Larger than the Platen Stitch Assist Scanning easily according to purpose scan and save attach to e mail etc Easy Scanning with One click Top of Page Page 304 of 623 pages Let s T...

Page 305: ...MP Navigator EX starts Note Alternatively from the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities MP Navigator EX 2 0 MP Navigator EX 2 0 Switching between Navigation Mode screen and One click Mode screen 1 Click or at the bottom left of the screen The mode switches Navigation Mode Screen Click in One click Mode Screen One click Mode Screen Click in Navigation Mode Screen Page 305 of 623 pages Sta...

Page 306: ...at startup checkbox in the Navigation Mode screen to always open the Navigation Mode screen at startup If this checkbox is not selected the last used screen appears at startup Top of Page Page 306 of 623 pages Starting MP Navigator EX ...

Page 307: ...3 Place the document on the Platen then select Document Type Placing Documents Note When you select Magazine Color the Descreen function will be enabled and scanning takes longer than usual To disable the Descreen function deselect the Descreen checkbox in the Scan Settings dialog box Select Text OCR to extract the text in the image and convert to editable text 4 Click Specify and specify the docu...

Page 308: ...ment or select Exit to end The scanned images appear in the Thumbnail window 6 Edit the scanned images as required Use Edit Tools to rotate images select a part of an image etc See the Edit Tools in Photos Documents Platen Screen Scan Import Window for details Note First select images to edit Selected images are outlined in orange Drag the mouse or use Shift arrow keys to select multiple images 7 ...

Page 309: ...een cut to various shapes The following types of documents may not be cropped correctly In that case start ScanGear scanner driver then adjust the cropping frame in Advanced Mode tab and scan again Photos that have a whitish border Documents printed on white paper hand written text business cards etc Thin documents Thick documents Scanning in Advanced Mode 1 Place the document on the Platen Placin...

Page 310: ...eturn to the Scan Import window and click Scan Multiple documents are scanned at one time When scanning is completed the Scan Complete dialog box opens Select Scan or Exit Select Scan to scan the next document or select Exit to end The scanned images appear in the Thumbnail window Page 310 of 623 pages Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time ...

Page 311: ...ls Note First select images to edit Selected images are outlined in orange Drag the mouse or use Shift arrow keys to select multiple images 9 Save the scanned images Saving Saving as PDF Files Note See Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode to preview and scan multiple documents at one time Top of Page Page 311 of 623 pages Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time ...

Page 312: ...he Navigation Mode screen Starting MP Navigator EX Note You can complete from scanning to saving etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon on the One click Mode screen Stitch Assist is available from the One click Mode screen as well by changing the document size Click the corresponding icon and select Stitch Assist for Document Size Then skip ahead to Step 5 2 Point to Scan Import...

Page 313: ...he Stitch assist window opens 6 Place the left half of the document face down on the Platen 7 Click Scan The left half of the document is scanned and appears in the Stitch assist window 8 Place the right half of the document face down on the Platen 9 Click Scan Page 313 of 623 pages Scanning Images Larger than the Platen Stitch Assist ...

Page 314: ...ull screen Enlarges reduces the image to display it full screen Note Enlarge Reduce Full Screen does not affect the actual size of the scanned image When the document is scanned upside down the image displayed in the Stitch assist window will also be upside down Click Rotate 180 to rotate the image to the correct orientation You can drag the right half of the image from right to left or up and dow...

Page 315: ...s completed the Scan Complete dialog box opens Select Scan or Exit Select Scan to scan the next document or select Exit to end 13 Save the scanned images Saving Saving as PDF Files Top of Page Page 315 of 623 pages Scanning Images Larger than the Platen Stitch Assist ...

Page 316: ...ime by simply clicking the corresponding icon 1 Place the document on the Platen Placing Documents 2 Start MP Navigator EX Starting MP Navigator EX The MP Navigator EX Navigation Mode screen or One click Mode screen appears Navigation Mode Screen One click Mode Screen Note Skip ahead to Step 4 if One click Mode screen is open 3 Point to One click Page 316 of 623 pages Easy Scanning with One click ...

Page 317: ...k the corresponding icon Note See the corresponding sections below for details on each icon Custom Scan with One click Tab One click Mode Screen Top of Page Page 317 of 623 pages Easy Scanning with One click ...

Page 318: ...mages quickly Correcting enhancing images automatically Correcting Enhancing Images Automatically Correcting enhancing images manually Correcting Enhancing Images Manually Adjusting color characteristics such as brightness and contrast Adjusting Images Searching for lost images Searching Images Classifying and sorting images Classifying Images into Categories Top of Page Page 318 of 623 pages Usef...

Page 319: ...See Let s Try Scanning to scan images into MP Navigator EX You can also select images saved on a computer Opening Images Saved on a Computer 2 Click Edit Convert then click Fix photo images on the list The Correct Enhance Images window opens Note The Correct Enhance Images window can also be opened by clicking Image Correction Enhancement on the Toolbar or in the Zoom in dialog box In that case on...

Page 320: ...g blemishes and wrinkles Note The Face Sharpener and Digital Face Smoothing effect levels can be changed using the slider that appears by clicking the corresponding buttons Once image is corrected with Auto Photo Fix and saved it cannot be corrected again with Auto Photo Fix Auto Photo Fix may not be available for images edited using an application digital camera etc manufactured by other companie...

Page 321: ...mages as new files Note To save only the images you like select them and click Save Selected Image To save all images click Save All Corrected Images The file format of corrected enhanced images is JPEG Exif Adobe RGB images are saved as sRGB images 8 Click Exit Note The corrections enhancements will be lost if you exit before saving corrected enhanced images Top of Page Page 321 of 623 pages Corr...

Page 322: ...ning to scan images into MP Navigator EX You can also select images saved on a computer Opening Images Saved on a Computer 2 Click Edit Convert then click Fix photo images on the list The Correct Enhance Images window opens Note The Correct Enhance Images window can also be opened by clicking Image Correction Enhancement on the Toolbar or in the Zoom in dialog box In that case only the target imag...

Page 323: ...Remover Face Brightener Brightens dark faces in backlit photos Face Sharpener Sharpens out of focus faces Digital Face Smoothing Enhances skin beautifully by removing blemishes and wrinkles Blemish Remover Removes moles Note Move the cursor over the image The shape of the cursor changes to 6 Drag to select the area you want to correct enhance then click OK that appears over the image Page 323 of 6...

Page 324: ...pears by clicking the corresponding buttons Click Reset Selected Image to undo the correction enhancement 7 Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images You can save corrected enhanced images as new files Note To save only the images you like select them and click Save Selected Image To save all images click Save All Corrected Images The file format of corrected enhanced images is JPEG E...

Page 325: ...y Scanning to scan images into MP Navigator EX You can also select images saved on a computer Opening Images Saved on a Computer 2 Click Edit Convert then click Fix photo images on the list The Correct Enhance Images window opens Note The Correct Enhance Images window can also be opened by clicking Image Correction Enhancement on the Toolbar or in the Zoom in dialog box In that case only the targe...

Page 326: ... View Use window the thumbnail list does not appear and only the preview image appears 4 Click Manual then click Adjust 5 Move the slider of the item you want to adjust and set the effect level Brightness Page 326 of 623 pages Adjusting Images ...

Page 327: ...slider to the right to soften the image Show through Removal Removes show through of text from the reverse side or removes the base color Adjust the show through level to prevent text on the reverse side of thin document or the base color of the document from appearing on the image Move the slider to the right to increase the show through removal effect Note Click Defaults to reset all adjustments...

Page 328: ...mages Recently Saved Images or a selected folder and its subfolders You can also specify folder and search in Specify Folder Quick Search In on the Toolbar enter a word or phrase included in the file name Exif information or PDF text of the image you want to search for then click For Exif information text in Maker Model Description and User Comment is searched Advanced Search Click Search on the l...

Page 329: ...rotected PDF files cannot be searched Categories You can search for images by category Modified Date To search for files that have been updated in a specific time period enter the first and last dates of the period Shooting Date To search for images captured in a specific time period enter the first and last dates of the period Note Captured date is the date and time of data creation which are inc...

Page 330: ...Select this checkbox to match case Match all criteria Searches for files that meet all the specified criteria Match any criteria Searches for files that meet any of the specified criteria Start Search Click to start search Note See View Use Window for details on the View Use window Top of Page Page 330 of 623 pages Searching Images ...

Page 331: ...mputer Opening Images Saved on a Computer 2 In Sort by select Categories Images are automatically sorted by category and appear in the Thumbnail window Images are sorted into the following categories Photos Portrait Others Documents Business Card Hagaki Standard Size PDF File Others Custom categories Displays your custom categories To create custom categories see Creating Custom Categories Unclass...

Page 332: ...e Searching Images for details Creating Custom Categories 1 In the View Use window sort images by category and click Edit Custom Categories The Edit Custom Categories dialog box opens 2 Click Add to List The Add Category dialog box opens 3 Enter Category name and click OK Important You can create up to 20 custom categories Up to 50 single byte characters can be used for a category name Note Select...

Page 333: ...canned images and editing PDF files Creating Editing PDF Files Printing multiple scanned images at one time or printing at specific size quality etc Printing Documents Printing scanned photos Printing Photos Sending scanned images via e mail Sending via E mail Correcting enhancing scanned images or converting them to text Editing Files Setting passwords for created PDF files Setting Passwords for ...

Page 334: ...f when Document Type is Text OCR Note See Save Dialog Box for details on the Save dialog box By default the following folders are specified as the destination folders Windows Vista MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder Windows XP MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Windows 2000 MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder 3 Click Save Scanned images are saved according to the settings ...

Page 335: ...Printing Photos Sending via E mail Editing Files Top of Page Page 335 of 623 pages Saving ...

Page 336: ...s you want to save then click Save as PDF file 2 In the Save as PDF file dialog box specify the save settings Specify the file type file name and destination folder Select from the following PDF file types PDF Save each of the selected images as a separate PDF file PDF Multiple Pages Save multiple images in one PDF file Important PDF Multiple Pages is displayed when multiple images are selected Pa...

Page 337: ...alog Box for details on the Save as PDF file dialog box and Set By default the following folders are specified as the destination folders Windows Vista MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder Windows XP MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Windows 2000 MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder You can set passwords for PDF files Setting Passwords for PDF Files 3 Click Save Scanned imag...

Page 338: ...mages Saved on a Computer Creating Editing PDF Files with MP Navigator EX 2 Select files and click PDF 3 Click Create Edit PDF file on the list Important You can select PDF JPEG TIFF and BMP files For PDF files you can only edit those created with MP Navigator EX You cannot edit PDF files created with other applications PDF files edited in other applications cannot be edited as well If a password ...

Page 339: ...g Passwords for PDF Files Note See Save as PDF file Dialog Box for details on the Save as PDF file dialog box 7 Specify the save settings in the Save as PDF file dialog box then click Save Images are saved according to the settings Opening PDF Files in an Application You can open PDF files created with MP Navigator EX in an associated application and edit or print them 2 Select PDF files and click...

Page 340: ...le For details refer to the application s manual Important In some applications the commands print edit etc restricted by Permissions Password may differ from those in MP Navigator EX Top of Page Page 340 of 623 pages Creating Editing PDF Files ...

Page 341: ...om the Navigation Mode screen and select images Note See Let s Try Scanning to scan images into MP Navigator EX You can also select images saved on a computer Opening Images Saved on a Computer 2 Click Print then click Print Document on the list Important If a password protected PDF file is selected you will be prompted to enter the password Opening Editing Password protected PDF Files 3 Specify p...

Page 342: ...and change settings 1 From the Start menu select Control Panel 2 Click Printers 3 Right click the icon of your printer and click Properties The printer properties dialog box opens 4 Click the Advanced tab 5 Select Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster 6 Select Start printing after last page is spooled 7 After printing return the setting on the Preferences tab to Start printing ...

Page 343: ...on a computer Opening Images Saved on a Computer When printing photos using an application that accompanies the machine You can use an application that accompanies the machine to print scanned photos at high quality or to layout and print images 2 Click Print then click Print Photo or Print Album on the list Easy PhotoPrint EX starts See Printing Photos for details Note If Easy PhotoPrint EX is no...

Page 344: ... Box for details 4 Click Print Printing starts Note To cancel while spooling click Cancel To cancel while printing select the printer icon on the taskbar and click Cancel Printing Top of Page Page 344 of 623 pages Printing Photos ...

Page 345: ... program does not operate properly check that the program s MAPI is enabled To enable MAPI refer to the manual of the e mail software program 1 Scan documents into MP Navigator EX and save them then open the View Use window from the Navigation Mode screen and select images Note See Let s Try Scanning to scan images into MP Navigator EX You can also select images saved on a computer Opening Images ...

Page 346: ...pression Note See Send via E mail Dialog Box for details on the Send via E mail dialog box 4 Click OK Files are saved according to the settings and the e mail software program starts 5 Specify the recipient enter the subject and message then send e mail For details refer to the manual of the e mail software program Top of Page Page 346 of 623 pages Sending via E mail ...

Page 347: ...to images You can correct enhance images in the Correct Enhance Images window 2 Select images and click Edit Convert then click Fix photo images on the list The Correct Enhance Images window opens 3 Correct enhance images in the Correct Enhance Images window Note See Correct Enhance Images Window for details on the Correct Enhance Images window See the corresponding sections below for correcting e...

Page 348: ...orrectly Documents containing text with font size outside the range of 8 points to 40 points at 300 dpi Slanted documents Documents placed in the wrong orientation Documents containing special fonts effects italics or hand written text Documents with narrow line spacing Documents with colors in the background of text Click Set on the General tab and specify the language Preferences Dialog Box Top ...

Page 349: ...pplications the commands print edit etc restricted by Permissions Password may differ from those in MP Navigator EX Password protected PDF files cannot be searched by text from the View Use window 1 Scan documents into MP Navigator EX then click Save as PDF file Alternatively edit existing files in the Create Edit PDF file window then click Save Selected Pages or Save All Pages The Save as PDF fil...

Page 350: ...and editing of the document and its security settings checkbox then enter a password Important Up to 32 single byte alphanumeric characters can be used for the password Passwords are case sensitive Note Select both checkboxes to set both Document Open Password and Permissions Password You cannot use the same password for both 4 Click OK The Confirm Document Open Password or Confirm Permissions Pas...

Page 351: ... will be deleted Passwords are deleted once the file is edited Reset the passwords when saving edited files Note If you set the passwords via the PDF Settings dialog box the PDF Settings dialog box returns Click OK The Save as PDF file dialog box returns 6 Click Save Files are saved according to the settings Related Topic Opening Editing Password protected PDF Files Top of Page Page 351 of 623 pag...

Page 352: ...ns or whose passwords were set with other applications Only MP Navigator EX version 1 1 and 2 0 or later supports opening editing and printing password protected PDF files Internet Explorer 5 5 Service Pack 2 or later is required to open edit or print password protected PDF files Passwords are case sensitive Entering a Password to Open a File 1 In the View Use window select the PDF file you want t...

Page 353: ... Zoom in dialog box re enter the password Entering a Password Permissions Password to Edit or Print a File 1 In the View Use window select PDF files and click PDF or Print 2 To create a PDF file or edit the file select Create Edit PDF file on the list To print the file click Print Document Page 353 of 623 pages Opening Editing Password protected PDF Files ...

Page 354: ...n the Permissions Password will be required 3 Enter the password and click OK The corresponding dialog box opens Important If a password protected PDF file is edited the passwords will be deleted Reset the passwords Setting Passwords for PDF Files Related Topic Setting Passwords for PDF Files Top of Page Page 354 of 623 pages Opening Editing Password protected PDF Files ...

Page 355: ...og Box Photos Documents Save Dialog Box Save as PDF file Dialog Box PDF Settings Dialog Box View Use Window Create Edit PDF file Window Print Document Dialog Box Print Photo Dialog Box Send via E mail Dialog Box Correct Enhance Images Window One click Mode Screen Save Dialog Box One Click Mode Screen Scan Settings Dialog Box Save Dialog Box Exif Settings Dialog Box PDF Dialog Box Save as PDF file ...

Page 356: ...chine View Use Images on your Computer Tab One click You can complete from scanning to saving at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon Custom Scan with One click Tab Switch Mode Switch to One click Mode In One click Mode you can complete from scanning to saving etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon One click Mode Screen Show this window at startup Select this check...

Page 357: ...ments Platen Screen Scan Import Window Switch Mode Switch to One click Mode screen In One click Mode you can complete from scanning to saving etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon One click Mode Screen Show this window at startup Select this checkbox to open the Main Menu at startup If this checkbox is not selected the last used screen appears Preferences The Preferences dialog...

Page 358: ...tures folder Windows 2000 MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Specify Folder Click to open the View Use window with Specify Folder selected You can open and use images saved in specific folders Recently Saved Images Click to open the View Use window with Recently Saved Images selected You can open and use images that have been Scanned Imported Attached to E mail or Sent to Application rec...

Page 359: ... Guide Click to open this guide Related Topic Opening Images Saved on a Computer Top of Page Page 359 of 623 pages View Use Images on your Computer Tab ...

Page 360: ...plication settings PDF Dialog Box Attach to E mail Scan documents or photos and attach them to e mail When you click this icon the Mail dialog box opens and you can specify the scan save and e mail software program settings Mail Dialog Box OCR Scan text documents then extract and display text in the image on NotePad When you click this icon the OCR dialog box opens and you can specify the scan sav...

Page 361: ...e Preferences dialog box you can make advanced settings to MP Navigator EX functions Preferences Dialog Box Guide Click to open this guide Important The following restrictions apply when you scan with Document Type set to Auto Mode in the Save or Custom dialog box Specify Document Type other than Auto Mode to extract the text in the image and convert to editable text after scanning Related Topic E...

Page 362: ...Platen Displays the screen for scanning photos documents magazines and other printed materials Document Type Select the type of document to be scanned Scanning photos Color Photo or Black and White Photo Scanning text documents Color Document Black and White Document or Text OCR Scanning magazines Magazine Color Important You cannot select Document Type when the Use the scanner driver checkbox is ...

Page 363: ...o open the Save Dialog Box and specify the save settings Save as PDF file Save the selected images as PDF files Click to open the Save as PDF file Dialog Box and specify the save settings Jump to Main Menu Jump to the Main Menu Toolbar Preferences The Preferences dialog box opens In the Preferences dialog box you can make advanced settings to MP Navigator EX functions Preferences Dialog Box Guide ...

Page 364: ... Window Images scanned from the Platen are displayed When you select the checkbox of an image the image appears in the Selected Images area Important Thumbnails may appear as when there is not enough memory to display the images When Images are Sorted by Categories Open All Displays all images Close All Hides all images Selected Images Area Cancel All Cancels the selection of all images in the Sel...

Page 365: ... dialog box in which you can specify the document size opens Select a Units then enter the Width and Height and click OK Important When you select Auto Detect the image may not be scanned at the correct position and size In that case change the size to the actual document size A4 Letter etc and align a corner of the document with the corner at the arrow of the Platen See Placing Documents for deta...

Page 366: ...ear s Advanced Mode tab to correct gutter shadows when scanning non standard size documents or when custom cropping frames are set For details see Gutter Shadow Correction in Image Settings ScanGear s Advanced Mode tab Correct slanted document Select this checkbox to detect the scanned text and correct the angle within 0 1 to 10 degrees or 0 1 to 10 degrees of the document Important You cannot sel...

Page 367: ...n Scan Import Window and rotate it with Edit Tools Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points Documents containing special fonts effects italics or hand written text Documents with patterned backgrounds Note Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Detect the orientation of text documents and rotate images Document Language...

Page 368: ...e of the image to be saved up to 32 characters When saving multiple files 4 digits are appended to each file name Save as type Select a file type to save the scanned images Select JPEG Exif TIFF or BMP Important You cannot select JPEG Exif when Document Type is Text OCR Set You can specify a compression type for JPEG files Select High Low Compression Standard or Low High Compression Important This...

Page 369: ...avigator EX Important You cannot save images scanned at 10501 pixels or more in the vertical and horizontal directions Dialog box that opens when Save as PDF file in the Scan Import window is clicked Dialog box that opens when Save Selected Pages or Save All Pages is clicked in the Create Edit PDF file window Save as type Select a PDF file type to save the scanned images PDF Save each of the selec...

Page 370: ...F file to which images are added To change the file click Browse to specify another one Important Images can only be added to PDF files created with MP Navigator EX You cannot specify PDF files created with other applications PDF files edited in other applications cannot be specified as well File name Enter the file name of the image to be saved up to 32 characters When saving multiple files 4 dig...

Page 371: ...t be detected correctly Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points Documents containing special fonts effects italics or hand written text Documents with patterned backgrounds Correct slanted document Select this checkbox to detect the scanned text and correct the angle within 0 1 to 10 degrees or 0 1 to 10 degrees of the document ...

Page 372: ... 5 Service Pack 2 or later is required to use this function This function is not available when images are automatically saved after scanning such as when scanning from the One click Mode screen or scanning using the Operation Panel of the machine Note Select Password Security and set passwords in the Password Security Settings dialog box Setting Passwords for PDF Files Top of Page Page 372 of 623...

Page 373: ...DF files edited in other applications cannot be displayed as well 1 Settings and Operation Buttons 2 Toolbar 3 Thumbnail Window 4 Selected Images Area Settings and Operation Buttons Scan Import Click this when you want to scan photos documents magazines and other printed materials The Scan Import window opens Photos Documents Platen Screen Scan Import Window My Box Scanned Imported Images Displays...

Page 374: ...tions are installed Jump to Main Menu Jump to the Main Menu Toolbar Preferences The Preferences dialog box opens In the Preferences dialog box you can make advanced settings to MP Navigator EX functions Preferences Dialog Box Guide Click to open this guide Edit Tools Select All Selects all images in the Thumbnail window Cancel All Cancels all image selections in the Thumbnail window Image Correcti...

Page 375: ... by category only when My Box Scanned Imported Images or Specify Folder is displayed Thumbnail Window Thumbnail Window Images scanned from the Platen are displayed When you select the checkbox of an image the image appears in the Selected Images area Important A lock icon appears for PDF files with Document Open Password set Images may appear as in the following cases Opening unsupported images Fi...

Page 376: ...ies displayed in Custom Categories See Classifying Images into Categories for details Classify Images Images imported from hard disks appear in Unclassified Click Classify Images to classify them automatically This button is displayed only when My Box Scanned Imported Images or Specify Folder is displayed Selected Images Area Cancel All Cancels the selection of all images in the Selected Images ar...

Page 377: ...vertical and horizontal directions If a password protected PDF file is edited the passwords will be deleted Reset the passwords Setting Passwords for PDF Files Rearrange Pages You can move the selected image outlined in orange Moves the selected image to the top Moves the selected image up one page Moves the selected image down one page Moves the selected image to the end Note You can also drag an...

Page 378: ... settings All PDF files in the list will be saved as one PDF file Finish Closes the Create Edit PDF file window Toolbar Rotate Left Rotates the file 90 degrees counter clockwise Rotate Right Rotates the file 90 degrees clockwise Preview Mode Switches to Preview Mode The selected file appears in Preview Enlarge Enlarges the image displayed in Preview Reduce Reduces the image displayed in Preview Fu...

Page 379: ... Layout Select a print type Normal size Printing Print one image per sheet Scaled Printing Print images at the selected scale enlarged or reduced Fit to Page Printing Print an image at the paper size enlarged or reduced Borderless Printing Print the image on an entire sheet of paper without margins Page Layout Printing 2 on 1 Layout and print two images on a sheet of paper Page Layout Printing 4 o...

Page 380: ...ed depending on the paper type Note Selectable paper types depend on the selected printer Print Quality Select the print quality Density Click to select the print density Density cannot be changed for images scanned with Document Type set to Text OCR Copies Click to select the number of copies to be printed Grayscale Printing Select this checkbox to print the document in black and white Preview be...

Page 381: ...ced setting screen Paper Size Select the size of paper for printing Match the size to the size of the paper set in the machine Media Type Select the type of paper for printing Print quality may be fixed depending on the paper type Page Layout Select a print type Normal size Printing Print one image per sheet Fit to Page Printing Print an image at the paper size enlarged or reduced Borderless Print...

Page 382: ...fy the number of copies to print Vivid Photo Select this checkbox to print the image in vivid colors Preview before printing Select this checkbox to display the print result before printing Print Click to start printing Note Only the images in the Thumbnail window with the checkbox selected are printed Close Closes the dialog box without printing the photo Top of Page Page 382 of 623 pages Print P...

Page 383: ... set up via Preferences in the Navigation Mode screen is displayed Select the e mail software program you want to use Adjust attachment file size When Save as type is JPEG selecting this checkbox allows you to resize the images Select a size from Size Save in Displays the folder in which to save the images To change the folder click Browse to specify another one If resized the resized images are s...

Page 384: ...orrected image side by side for comparison Important Image correction enhancement cannot be applied to PDF files or black and white binary files Note The Correct Enhance Images window can also be opened by clicking Image Correction Enhancement on the Toolbar or in the Zoom in dialog box It may take a while to correct large images 1 Task Area 2 Toolbar Task Area Available tasks and settings vary be...

Page 385: ...ect to the selected image or all images Reset Selected Image Cancels all corrections and enhancements applied to the selected image Save Selected Image Saves the selected image Save All Corrected Images Saves all the corrected images displayed in the thumbnail list Exit Click to close the Correct Enhance Images window Manual Tab Use Adjust to adjust brightness and contrast or to sharpen the entire...

Page 386: ... to soften the image Show through Removal Removes show through of text from the reverse side or removes the base color Adjust the show through level to prevent text on the reverse side of thin document or the base color of the document from appearing on the image Move the slider to the right to increase the show through removal effect Defaults Resets all adjustments brightness contrast sharpness b...

Page 387: ...over Removes moles You can specify the area you want to apply the effect to Reset Selected Image Cancels all corrections enhancements and adjustments applied to the selected image Save Selected Image Saves the selected image Save All Corrected Images Saves all the corrected images displayed in the thumbnail list Exit Click to close the Correct Enhance Images window OK Applies the selected effect t...

Page 388: ...ken white lines or at the intersections to create a balanced image Enlarge Enlarges the displayed image Reduce Reduces the displayed image Full screen Enlarges reduces the image to display it full screen Compare Opens the source image for comparison The source image appears on the left and the corrected image appears on the right Top of Page Page 388 of 623 pages Correct Enhance Images Window ...

Page 389: ... click this icon the Mail dialog box opens and you can specify the scan save and e mail software program settings Mail Dialog Box OCR Scan text documents then extract and display text in the image on NotePad When you click this icon the OCR dialog box opens and you can specify the scan save and application settings OCR Dialog Box Important For further procedures refer to the application s manual C...

Page 390: ...Type set to Auto Mode in the Save or Custom dialog box Specify Document Type other than Auto Mode to extract the text in the image and convert to editable text after scanning Related Topic Easy Scanning with One click Top of Page Page 390 of 623 pages One click Mode Screen ...

Page 391: ...Auto Mode In that case specify Document Type Documents other than photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text documents and CD DVD A4 photos Text documents smaller than 2L 5 inches x 7 inches 127 mm x 178 mm such as paperback pages with the spine cut off Documents printed on thin white paper Wide documents such as panoramic photos Place documents correctly according to the type of docum...

Page 392: ... select this function you will not be able to set passwords for PDF files File name Enter the file name of the image to be saved up to 32 characters When saving multiple files 4 digits are appended to each file name Save as type Select a file type to save the scanned images Select Auto JPEG Exif TIFF or BMP Auto is displayed and selected by default when Document Type is Auto Mode When saving as PD...

Page 393: ... Adobe RGB Important This function is available only when Save as type is JPEG Exif This function is not available if the Adobe RGB profile is not installed Note You cannot select this setting if the Use the scanner driver checkbox is selected If you save an image with the Save the JPEG Exif file in AdobeRGB checkbox selected an underscore is added to the beginning of the file name Example _Image0...

Page 394: ...nd save documents with the specified settings When Save as type is Auto a confirmation appears Click Open Manual to open this guide if it is installed Top of Page Page 394 of 623 pages Save Dialog Box One click Mode Screen ...

Page 395: ... Important To scan correctly select a document type that matches the document to be scanned When opened from the Scanner Button Settings tab the Document Type specified in the Scanner Button Settings tab is displayed and cannot be changed in this dialog box Color Mode Select how to scan the document Color This mode renders the image in 256 levels 8 bit of R ed G reen and B lue Grayscale This mode ...

Page 396: ...is checkbox to correct shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets Important Align the document correctly with the marks on the Platen Gutter shadows can be corrected only when Document Size is set to a standard size You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Auto Detect Auto Detect Multiple Documents or Stitch Assist Note Use ScanGear s Advanced Mode tab to correct gu...

Page 397: ...n be selected from Document Language are supported The orientation of the following types of documents may not be corrected as the text cannot be detected correctly Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points Documents containing special fonts effects italics or hand written text Documents with patterned backgrounds Note Scanning ta...

Page 398: ...each of the selected images as a separate PDF file PDF Multiple Pages Save multiple images in one PDF file Important PDF Multiple Pages is displayed when multiple images are scanned PDF Add Page Add the scanned images to a PDF file The images are added to the end of the PDF file You cannot rearrange the pages of the PDF file to which the images are added Important Images can only be added to PDF f...

Page 399: ...iles Setting Passwords for PDF Files Note This function is available only when Save as type is PDF PDF Multiple Pages or PDF Add Page Rotate Left 90 Rotate Right 90 Rotates scanned images 90 degrees counter clockwise or clockwise Select the image you want to rotate and click Rotate Left 90 or Rotate Right 90 File name Enter the file name of the image to be saved up to 32 characters When saving mul...

Page 400: ...information specified on the right side of the window Advanced Information Settings Area You can input Exif information such as the title and shooting data Select the checkbox of the items you want to specify and select or enter information Apply the Same Setting of Input Items Automatically Select this checkbox to automatically display the information you specified for the previous image Apply Af...

Page 401: ... select a document type that matches the document to be scanned Color Mode Select how to scan the document Document Size Select the size of the document to be scanned When you select Custom a dialog box in which you can specify the document size opens Select a Units then enter the Width and Height and click OK Resolution Select the resolution at which to scan documents Resolution Specify For Docum...

Page 402: ...eating PDF files PDF Settings Dialog Box Note See Creating Editing PDF Files to delete or rearrange the pages of saved PDF files Save in Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images To change the folder click Browse to specify another one The following folders are specified by default Windows Vista MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder Windows XP MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures...

Page 403: ...ncel the application setting Set Allows you to select an application to start Start scanning by clicking the one click button Select this checkbox to start scanning when you click an icon Apply Saves and applies the specified settings Click Cancel instead of Apply to cancel the specified settings Cancel Cancels the specified settings The current dialog box closes Defaults Returns all settings in t...

Page 404: ... the scanned images PDF Save each of the selected images as a separate PDF file PDF Multiple Pages Save multiple images in one PDF file Important PDF Multiple Pages is displayed when multiple images are scanned PDF Add Page Add the scanned images to a PDF file The images are added to the end of the PDF file You cannot rearrange the pages of the PDF file to which the images are added Important Imag...

Page 405: ...files 4 digits are appended to each file name Save in Displays the folder in which to save the PDF files To change the folder click Browse to specify another one The following folders are specified by default Windows Vista MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder Windows XP MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Windows 2000 MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Save to a Subfolder wi...

Page 406: ...ctly select a document type that matches the document to be scanned Color Mode Select how to scan the document Document Size Select the size of the document to be scanned When you select Custom a dialog box in which you can specify the document size opens Select a Units then enter the Width and Height and click OK Resolution Select the resolution at which to scan documents Resolution Use the scann...

Page 407: ...k Browse to specify another one The following folders are specified by default Windows Vista MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder Windows XP MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Windows 2000 MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Save to a Subfolder with Current Date Select this checkbox to create a subfolder in the folder specified in Save in with the current date and save impor...

Page 408: ... settings in the dialog box to their defaults Scan Click to scan documents with the specified settings When scanning is completed the e mail software program starts automatically and a new message window opens with the image attached Top of Page Page 408 of 623 pages Mail Dialog Box ...

Page 409: ... document type that matches the document to be scanned Color Mode Select how to scan the document Document Size Select the size of the document to be scanned When you select Custom a dialog box in which you can specify the document size opens Select a Units then enter the Width and Height and click OK Resolution Select the resolution at which to scan documents Resolution Use the scanner driver Sel...

Page 410: ..._Date will be created If this checkbox is not selected files are saved directly in the folder specified in Save in Application Settings OCR with Specify an application with which to open scanned images By default the text in the image is extracted and appears in NotePad Drag and drop the icon of an application that supports the file format displayed in Save as type The specified application starts...

Page 411: ...ecified settings Click Cancel instead of Apply to cancel the specified settings Cancel Cancels the specified settings The current dialog box closes Defaults Returns all settings in the dialog box to their defaults Scan Click to scan documents with the specified settings When scanning is completed the text in the image is extracted and appears in NotePad Top of Page Page 411 of 623 pages OCR Dialog...

Page 412: ... case specify Document Type Documents other than photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text documents and CD DVD A4 photos Text documents smaller than 2L 5 inches x 7 inches 127 mm x 178 mm such as paperback pages with the spine cut off Documents printed on thin white paper Wide documents such as panoramic photos Place documents correctly according to the type of document to be scanned...

Page 413: ...and selected by default when Document Type is Auto Mode Important When Auto is selected files are saved in the following formats according to the document type Photos Hagaki business cards and CD DVD JPEG Magazines newspapers and text documents PDF You can change the file format from Set Images saved as PDF files may not open depending on the application In that case select an option other than PD...

Page 414: ...o the beginning of the file name Example _Image0001 jpg Open the save dialog box after scanning the image Input Exif information Select this to open the Save dialog box after scanning the images and specify the destination folder file name and Exif information Note See Save Dialog Box for details on the Save dialog box Application Settings Open with Specify an application with which to open scanne...

Page 415: ...installed Top of Page Page 415 of 623 pages Custom Dialog Box ...

Page 416: ... the Preferences dialog box In the Preferences dialog box you can make advanced settings to MP Navigator EX functions via the General and Scanner Button Settings tabs General Tab On the General tab you can specify general MP Navigator EX settings Product Name Displays the product name of the machine that MP Navigator EX is currently configured to use Page 416 of 623 pages Preferences Dialog Box ...

Page 417: ...via MP Navigator EX Install the applications from the Setup CD ROM that accompanies the machine For Attach to E mail you can select an e mail software program to start For Convert to text file the NotePad is displayed In that case click Set to open the Language Setting dialog box and specify the language Important You can change which items are installed during installation from the Setup CD ROM b...

Page 418: ...ning Photos and Documents to scan images using MP Navigator EX Documents other than photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text documents and CD DVD A4 photos Text documents smaller than 2L 5 inches x 7 inches 127 mm x 178 mm such as paperback pages with the spine cut off Documents printed on thin white paper Wide documents such as panoramic photos Place documents correctly according to...

Page 419: ...ile format when Save as type is Auto In that case select a file format suitable for the document to be scanned Set When Save as type is Auto You can specify the file format in which to save images Select a file format for saving Document and Photo each When Save as type is JPEG Exif You can specify a compression type for JPEG files Select High Low Compression Standard or Low High Compression Save ...

Page 420: ...her than Scanned Images Appendix Opening Files Other than Scanned Images You can save or print data other than scanned images using MP Navigator EX Using images saved on a computer Opening Images Saved on a Computer Top of Page Page 420 of 623 pages Appendix Opening Files Other than Scanned Images ...

Page 421: ...mages Specify Folder or Recently Saved Images Click My Box Scanned Imported Images to open images saved in My Box Scanned Imported Images click Specify Folder to open images saved in a specific folder or click Recently Saved Images to open recently saved images Note If the Show this window at startup checkbox is not selected the last used screen appears If the Scan Import window is displayed click...

Page 422: ... you want to do with them See the corresponding sections below for details on using images Creating Editing PDF Files Printing Documents Printing Photos Sending via E mail Editing Files Top of Page Page 422 of 623 pages Opening Images Saved on a Computer ...

Page 423: ...cation Software What Is ScanGear Scanner Driver Scanning with Advanced Settings Using ScanGear Scanner Driver Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors ScanGear Scanner Driver Screens Appendix Useful Information on Scanning Page top Page 423 of 623 pages Scanning with Other Application Software ...

Page 424: ...eview scan results or set document type and output size etc when scanning documents It is useful when you want to scan in a specific color tone as it allows you to make various corrections and adjust brightness contrast etc Screens There are three modes Basic Mode Advanced Mode and Auto Scan Mode Switch modes by clicking a tab on the upper right of the screen Note ScanGear scanner driver starts in...

Page 425: ...Auto Scan Mode Use Auto Scan Mode to scan easily by simply placing the document on the Platen and clicking Scan Top of Page Page 425 of 623 pages What Is ScanGear Scanner Driver ...

Page 426: ...r making simple image corrections Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning documents after making advanced image corrections and brightness color adjustments Scanning in Advanced Mode Scanning with a simple operation Scanning in Auto Scan Mode Scanning multiple documents at one time after making image corrections and color adjustments Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode Top of Page Pag...

Page 427: ...Navigation Mode screen of MP Navigator EX 1 Start MP Navigator EX and open the Navigation Mode screen Starting MP Navigator EX 2 Point to Scan Import and click Photos Documents Platen The Scan Import window opens 3 Select the Use the scanner driver checkbox then click Open Scanner Driver The ScanGear scanner driver screen appears One click Mode Screen Follow these steps to start ScanGear scanner d...

Page 428: ...r from an application The procedure varies depending on the application For details refer to the application s manual 1 Start the application 2 On the File menu of the application select Select Source and select the machine 3 Select the command to scan a document Scan Import Acquire image etc The ScanGear scanner driver screen appears Top of Page Page 428 of 623 pages Starting ScanGear Scanner Dri...

Page 429: ...start ScanGear scanner driver Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver Important Place the the document face down and align correctly with the arrow marks on the Platen 2 Set Select Source according to the document placed on the Platen Note To scan magazines containing many color photos scan in Advanced Mode with Color Mode set to Color and Descreen set to ON Scanning in Advanced Mode 3 Click Preview Prev...

Page 430: ...be scanned at the document size Auto Crop If an area is specified only the portion in the specified area will be scanned Adjusting Cropping Frames 7 Set Image corrections as required Color Pattern Click Color Pattern to open the Color Adjustment dialog box in which you can adjust the overall image color You can correct colors that have faded due to colorcast etc and reproduce natural colors Adjust...

Page 431: ... the document on the Platen then start ScanGear scanner driver Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver Important Place the the document face down and align correctly with the arrow marks on the Platen 2 Click Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode tab appears Note Settings are not retained when you switch between modes 3 Set Paper Size and Color Mode Note See Input Settings for details on Paper Size and Color M...

Page 432: ...ame correct images and adjust colors as required Note See the corresponding sections below for details on Image Settings and the Color Adjustment Buttons Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cropping frames 7 Click Scan Scanning starts Note ScanGear s response after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the Scan tab...

Page 433: ... DVD To scan other documents specify the document type on the Basic Mode tab or the Advanced Mode tab Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode See Auto Scan Mode Tab for details on the Auto Scan Mode Tab 1 Place the document on the Platen then start ScanGear scanner driver Placing Documents Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver 2 Click Auto Scan Mode The Auto Scan Mode tab appears 3 Click Scan ...

Page 434: ...e been cut to various shapes The following types of documents may not be cropped correctly In that case start ScanGear scanner driver then adjust the cropping frame in Advanced Mode tab and scan again Photos that have a whitish border Documents printed on white paper hand written text business cards etc Thin documents Thick documents Scanning in Advanced Mode 1 Place the document on the Platen the...

Page 435: ...Crop Multi Crop changes to Reset Click Reset to cancel Multi Crop Cancel Multi Crop to create custom cropping frames Adjusting Cropping Frames 5 Set Color Mode Output Resolution etc as required Note See Input Settings for details on the Color Mode See Output Settings for details on the Output Resolution The settings are applied to all cropping frames 6 Make image corrections as required Page 435 o...

Page 436: ...ck Scan Each cropping frame is scanned as an individual image Note ScanGear s response after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog box Scan Tab Top of Page Page 436 of 623 pages Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode ...

Page 437: ... the color tone of the entire image to scan Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern Brightening colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance Adjusting images that are too dark or bright or too flat due to lack of contrast Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Adjusting the color tone using histogram a graph showing brightness distribution Adjusting Histogr...

Page 438: ...en scanning images Setting Items Click of a function and select an item from the pull down menu Important Do not apply these functions to images without moire dust scratches or faded colors The color tone may be adversely affected See the section below for details and precautions on each function Image Settings Note See the section below to start ScanGear scanner driver in Advanced Mode and scan S...

Page 439: ...ratches Set Reduce Dust and Scratches to Low Medium or High according to the degree of dust and scratches OFF Medium Correcting photos that have faded with time or due to colorcast Set Fading Correction to Low Medium or High according to the degree of fading or colorcast OFF Medium Reducing graininess Set Grain Correction to Low Medium or High according to the degree of graininess OFF Medium Page ...

Page 440: ...e of backlight OFF Medium Correcting shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets Set Gutter Shadow Correction to Low Medium or High according to the degree of shadows OFF Medium Top of Page Page 440 of 623 pages Correcting Images Unsharp Mask Reduce Dust and Scratches Fading Co ...

Page 441: ...e entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors Click an arrow in Color Adjustment to emphasize the corresponding color Cyan red magenta green and yellow blue are complementary color pairs each pair produces a shade of gray when mixed You can reproduce the natural colors of the scene by reducing the cast color and increasing the complementary color It is recommended that you find a po...

Page 442: ...to the scan area cropping frame specified in the Preview area You can also select a color tone from the color pattern displayed on the left of the Color Pattern screen You can also use this function to add a specific tint to an image Increase the magenta to add a warm tint and increase the blue to add a cool tint Top of Page Page 442 of 623 pages Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern ...

Page 443: ...127 to 127 Saturation decreased Original image Saturation increased Note The natural color tone of the original image may be lost if you increase saturation too much Color Balance Adjust images that have a colorcast Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors Move slider under each color pair to the left or right to emphas...

Page 444: ...e white and adjust all three color pairs so that the portion turns white You can also enter a value 127 to 127 Below is an example of an image in which the Cyan Red pair has been adjusted Cyan is increased Red is increased Note Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window Top of Page Page 444 of 623 pages Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance ...

Page 445: ...ure of Red Green and Blue in various proportions gradation These colors can be adjusted individually as a channel Master Adjust the Red Green and Blue combined Red Adjust the Red channel Green Adjust the Green channel Blue Adjust the Blue channel Note Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale Brightness Adjust the image brightness Move slider under Brightness to the ...

Page 446: ...ll decrease the difference thus softening the image Move slider under Contrast to the left to decrease and right to increase the contrast of the image You can also enter a value 127 to 127 Decreased contrast Original image Increased contrast Note Increasing the contrast is effective in adding a three dimensional feel to soft images However shadows and highlights may be lost if you increase the con...

Page 447: ...colors can be adjusted individually as a channel Master Adjust the Red Green and Blue combined Red Adjust the Red channel Green Adjust the Green channel Blue Adjust the Blue channel Note Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale Reading Histograms You can open Histogram of a specified area for each Channel The higher the Histogram peak the more data is distributed to...

Page 448: ...ne is set to ON by default Adjustments shown below are automatically performed Moving the Black point and White point Sliders Move the Black point Slider or White point Slider to adjust brightness Images with more data distributed to the highlight side Move the Black point Slider toward the highlight side Images with more data distributed to the shadow side Move the White point Slider toward the s...

Page 449: ...er a value 0 to 245 The point clicked with Mid point Dropper will be the middle of the tonal range You can also enter a value 5 to 250 The point clicked with White point Dropper will be the brightest point You can also enter a value 10 to 255 Click for Gray Balance and click the area you want to adjust the color in the preview image The clicked point will be set as the achromatic color reference a...

Page 450: ...olors can be adjusted individually as a channel Master Adjust the Red Green and Blue combined Red Adjust the Red channel Green Adjust the Green channel Blue Adjust the Blue channel Note Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale Reading Tone Curves With ScanGear scanner driver scanning images via a scanner is the input and displaying to a monitor is the output Tone Cu...

Page 451: ...f the input side is stretched toward the shadow of the output side resulting in a dark toned image when viewed on a monitor High contrast S curve The highlight and shadow of the input side are enhanced resulting in a high contrast image Reverse the negative positive image Downward sloping line The input and output sides are reversed resulting in a negative positive inverted image Edit custom curve...

Page 452: ...r as black or white By adjusting the threshold level you can sharpen text in a document or reduce show through in newspapers This function is available when Color Mode is Black and White In ScanGear s Advanced Mode click Threshold Adjusting Threshold Move slider to the right to increase the threshold value and thus increase the black areas Move the slider to the left to decrease the value and thus...

Page 453: ...ions describe ScanGear s screens and functions and how to use ScanGear scanner driver Basic Mode Tab Advanced Mode Tab Input Settings Output Settings Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons Auto Scan Mode Tab Preferences Dialog Box Scanner Tab Preview Tab Scan Tab Color Settings Tab Top of Page Page 453 of 623 pages ScanGear Scanner Driver Screens ...

Page 454: ...nd white Document Grayscale Scan photos and documents in black and white Select this mode to create high resolution black and white images Note If you select an option other than Newspaper Grayscale the Unsharp Mask function will be active If you select Photo Color Magazine Color or Document Grayscale the Auto Tone function will be active However if you disable Always Execute the Auto Tone on the ...

Page 455: ...elect an output size Output size options vary by the item selected in Destination Flexible When a cropping frame is displayed the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned at 100 When no cropping frame is displayed the entire Preview area will be scanned Paper Size L A4 etc Select an output paper size The portion within the cropping frame will be scanned at the size of the selected paper s...

Page 456: ...u enter a value outside the setting range Enter a value within the setting range Note Whether or how the cropping frame is initially displayed on a preview image can be specified on the Preview tab of the Preferences dialog box See Cropping Frame on Previewed Images in Preview Tab Invert aspect ratio This button is available when Output Size is set to anything but Flexible Click this button to rot...

Page 457: ...ew images using the Toolbar Auto Crop Displays and adjusts the cropping frame automatically to the size of the document displayed in the Preview area The scan area is reduced every time you click this button if there are cropping area within the cropping frame Remove Cropping Frame Removes the selected cropping frame Rotate Left Rotates the preview image 90 degrees counter clockwise The result wil...

Page 458: ...You can also create two or more cropping frames Note See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cropping frames Related Topic Scanning in Basic Mode Top of Page Page 458 of 623 pages Basic Mode Tab ...

Page 459: ...Preview Area Settings and Operation Buttons Favorite Settings You can name and save a group of settings Input Settings Output Settings Image Settings and Color Adjustment Buttons and load it as required It is convenient to save a group of settings if you will be using it repeatedly You can also use this to reload the default settings Select Add Delete from the pull down menu and the Add Delete Fav...

Page 460: ...nt Buttons These buttons can be used to make fine corrections to the image brightness and color tones You can adjust the image s overall brightness or contrast and adjust its highlight and shadow values histogram or balance tone curve Color Adjustment Buttons Zoom Rescans the portion within the cropping frame at higher magnification When the image is zoomed in Zoom changes to Undo Click Undo to re...

Page 461: ...Move Image If an enlarged image is too large to fit in the Preview area you can click this button and drag the image across the screen until the part you want to see is displayed You can also move the image using the scroll bars Zoom Click this button then click on the image to enlarge it zoom in Right click on the image to reduce it zoom out Rotate Left Rotates the preview image 90 degrees counte...

Page 462: ...frames of the images you do not want to scan Note See Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode to scan multiple documents at one time Preview Area Preview Area This is where a trial image is displayed after you click Preview You can specify the scan area cropping frame on the displayed image You can also create two or more cropping frames Note See Adjusting Cropping Frames for deta...

Page 463: ...age will be deleted Note If you are not sure which size you should select for Paper Size set Paper Size to Full Platen then measure the size of the document and enter the values into Width and Height Color Mode Select how to scan the document Color Select this mode to scan color documents or to create color images This mode renders the image in 256 levels 8 bit of R ed G reen and B lue Grayscale S...

Page 464: ...size settings are available only when Output Size in Output Settings is Flexible If you select a size other than Flexible a cropping frame calculated from Output Size and Output Resolution is displayed and its aspect ratio is fixed Note The values you can enter will be within the range of the selected document size The minimum size is 96 pixels x 96 pixels when Output Resolution is 600 dpi and Enl...

Page 465: ...hen no cropping frame is displayed the entire Preview area will be scanned When a cropping frame is displayed the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned To enlarge reduce the scanned image enter values into Width and Height in Output Settings or specify a value by 1 for The maximum value available for depends on the Output Resolution can be specified for up to 19200 dpi the maximum avai...

Page 466: ...ned output sizes such as A4 and 1024 x 768 pixels Note Save up to 10 output sizes to Output Size List for each destination An error message appears when you enter a value outside the setting range Enter a value within the range displayed in the message Unit varies by Destination For Print select mm or inches For Image display the unit is pixels Note See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cro...

Page 467: ... Tone after preview You can set this setting when Recommended is selected on the Color Settings tab of the Preferences dialog box When you click Multi Crop this setting turns to ON and you cannot change it Note When previewing or scanning images with consistent color tone such as the sky the color tone may change from the source image due to the Auto Tone function In that case set Auto Tone to OFF...

Page 468: ... have a colorcast Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors This setting is OFF by default OFF Fading correction will not be applied Low Select this to correct a small amount of fading and colorcast Medium It is recommended that you normally select this setting High Select this to correct a large amount of fading and col...

Page 469: ... Grain Correction and setting Unsharp Mask to OFF may reduce the noise patterns Gutter Shadow Correction Use this function to correct shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets When you set the Gutter Shadow Correction setting in the preveiw image the result will be reflected Preview the effects before scanning as results vary depending on the type of document and how it is pres...

Page 470: ...inding part is not even the shadow will not be corrected properly How to place the document depends on your model and the document to be scanned Note Cover the document with black cloth if white spots streaks or colored patterns appear in scan results due to ambient light entering between the document and the Platen If the shadow is not corrected properly adjust the cropping frame on the preview i...

Page 471: ...nt Button to set the following items Saturation Color Balance Adjust the vividness and color tone of the image Use this function to brighten colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance Brightness Contrast Adjust the brightness and c...

Page 472: ...ndary threshold at which black and white are divided By adjusting the threshold level you can sharpen text in a document or reduce show through in newspapers Setting Threshold Custom You can name and save a set of tone curve and threshold settings created with the Color Adjustment Buttons Select Add Delete from the pull down menu When Color Mode is set to anything but Black and White the Add Delet...

Page 473: ...Save up to 20 items Defaults Reset all adjustments saturation color balance brightness contrast histogram and tone curve Top of Page Page 473 of 623 pages Color Adjustment Buttons ...

Page 474: ...Mode tab and scan again Documents other than photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text documents and CD DVD Text documents smaller than 2L 5 inches x 7 inches 127 mm x 178 mm such as paperback pages with the spine cut off Documents printed on thin white paper Wide documents such as panoramic photos Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode Place documents correctly according to...

Page 475: ... Follow the prompt to complete For details see Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning in Scan Tab Preferences dialog box Instructions This page appears Preferences The Preferences dialog box opens and you can make scan preview settings Preferences Dialog Box Close Click to close ScanGear scanner driver Related Topic Scanning in Auto Scan Mode Top of Page Page 475 of 623 pages Auto Scan Mode Tab ...

Page 476: ...Allows you to specify a folder to save images temporarily and a music file to play during or at the end of a scan Scanner Tab Preview Tab Allows you to select what to do with Preview when ScanGear scanner driver is started and how to display cropping frames after previewing images Preview Tab Scan Tab Allows you to select what to do with ScanGear scanner driver after scanning images Scan Tab Color...

Page 477: ...er click Browse to specify another one Sound Settings You can set the machine to play music during at the end of a scan Select the Play Music During Scanning or Play Sound When Scanning is Completed checkbox then click Browse and specify a sound file You can specify the following files MIDI file mid rmi midi Audio file wav aif aiff MP3 file mp3 Calibration Settings When you set Execute at Every Sc...

Page 478: ...played The Color Adjustment Button settings the Toolbar settings and the Advanced Mode settings are also saved None No preview image will be displayed at startup Cropping Frame on Previewed Images Select how to display cropping frames after previewing images Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed Images is selected by default Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed Images The cropping frame will automatica...

Page 479: ...canGear automatically Select this to return to the original application when scanning is completed Do not close ScanGear automatically Select this to return to the ScanGear scanner driver screen for another scan when scanning is completed Display the dialog to select next action Select this to open a dialog box and select what to do when scanning is completed Note Even if Do not close ScanGear aut...

Page 480: ...This function is available when Color Mode is Color Source Scanner Select scanner profile Target Select target profile Monitor Select this to display preview image with optimum correction for monitor Defaults Returns to the default Color Matching settings None Select this to disable color correction provided by ScanGear scanner driver Note Color Matching is available when ScanGear scanner driver m...

Page 481: ...t data to the brightness characteristics of the monitor Adjust the value if your monitor s gamma value does not match the default value set in ScanGear scanner driver and the colors of the original image are not accurately reflected in the monitor Click Defaults to return to the default Monitor Gamma value 2 20 Note Refer to the manual of your monitor to check its gamma value If it is not written ...

Page 482: ...pping frame scan area Adjusting Cropping Frames Selecting the best resolution Resolution Learning about file formats File Formats Learning about Color Matching Color Matching Matching the colors between the document and monitor See Monitor Gamma in the following section Color Settings Tab Top of Page Page 482 of 623 pages Appendix Useful Information on Scanning ...

Page 483: ...e applied to the Focus Cropping Frame and Selected Cropping Frames simultaneously You can select multiple cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key 3 Unselected Cropping Frame stationary thin broken lines The settings will not be applied Initial cropping frame A cropping frame Focus Cropping Frame is displayed automatically around the preview image according to the document size...

Page 484: ... to each cropping frame You can select multiple cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key If you select multiple cropping frames and change the settings on a tab at the right of ScanGear scanner driver the settings will be applied to all the selected cropping frames When you create a new cropping frame it retains the settings of the latest cropping frame Note Create up to 10 cro...

Page 485: ...er photos using a 600 dpi color printer you should set the resolution to 300dpi However with a high resolution printer printing takes longer than usual if you set the resolution to half the resolution of the printer Example of Appropriate Resolution when Printing to Scale If you print a document at twice the size both vertically and horizontally the resolution of the document will be reduced by ha...

Page 486: ... When Output Size is set to Flexible in ScanGear s Advanced Mode Select Source is Platen and the scale is 100 Document Use Color Mode Output Resolution Color photo Copying Printing Color 300 dpi Creating a postcard Color 300 dpi Saving to a computer Color 75 dpi 300 dpi Using on a website or attaching to e mail Color 75 dpi 150 dpi Black and white photo Saving to a computer Grayscale 75 dpi 300 dp...

Page 487: ...format supported by many digital cameras It adds information such as the date of image capture camera model shutter speed shooting mode and comments to JPEG files The file format version must be Exif 2 2 or later in order to print on a Direct Print compatible printer TIFF Standard File Extension tif A file format featuring a relatively high compatibility between various computers and applications ...

Page 488: ... Driver Output Profile Target sRGB OS Application Application Printer Driver Monitor Printer ScanGear scanner driver converts the image s color space from the scanner s color space to sRGB When displaying on a monitor the image s color space is converted from sRGB to the monitor s color space based on the operation system s monitor settings and the application s working space settings When printin...

Page 489: ...Advanced Guide Scanning Other Scanning Methods Other Scanning Methods Scanning with WIA Driver Scanning using the Control Panel Windows XP Only Page top Page 489 of 623 pages Other Scanning Methods ...

Page 490: ...0 Scanning with WIA Driver 1 0 The following is an example of scanning using Paint 1 Place the document on the Platen Placing Documents 2 In File click From Scanner or Camera Select the command to scan a document in the application 3 Select an image type according to the document to be scanned Note To scan with the values previously set in Adjust the quality of the scanned picture select Custom Se...

Page 491: ...canning with WIA Driver 2 0 The following is an example of scanning using Windows Photo Gallery 1 Place the document on the Platen Placing Documents 2 In File click From Scanner or Camera then double click WIA Canon model name The scan setting screen appears 3 Specify the settings Scanner The currently set product name is displayed To change the scanner click Change and select the product you want...

Page 492: ... decrease the contrast of the image thus softening the image Moving it to the right will increase the contrast of the image thus sharpening the image You can also enter a value 100 to 100 Preview or scan images as separate files Select this checkbox to preview or scan multiple images as separate files See how to scan a picture Click to open Windows Help and Support 4 Click Preview to preview the i...

Page 493: ...ck WIA Canon model name The Scanner and Camera Wizard dialog box opens 3 Click Next 4 Select Picture type according to the document to be scanned Note To scan with the values previously set in Custom Settings select Custom 5 Click Custom Settings to set the preferences as required Brightness Move the slider to adjust the brightness Move it to the left to darken and right to brighten the image You ...

Page 494: ...ype of scan you want for your document Reset Click to restore the original settings 6 Click Preview to preview the image The preview image appears on the right Drag to specify the scan area 7 Click Next and follow the instructions Top of Page Page 494 of 623 pages Scanning using the Control Panel Windows XP Only ...

Page 495: ... a Compliant Device MP240 series Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device MP240 series Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device Page top Page 495 of 623 pages Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device MP240 series ...

Page 496: ...es Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device About PictBridge Print Settings Page top Page 496 of 623 pages Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device ...

Page 497: ... or select Play mode manually after connecting the device to the machine Perform necessary operations on the PictBridge compliant device before connecting it to this machine according to instructions given in the device s instruction manual 1 Make sure that the machine is turned on 2 Load paper on the Rear Tray 3 Make sure that the PictBridge compliant device is turned off 4 Connect the PictBridge...

Page 498: ...ting unless when explicitly allowed to by the PictBridge compliant device When disconnecting the USB cable between the PictBridge compliant device and machine follow the instructions given in the device s instruction manual Page top Page 498 of 623 pages Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device ...

Page 499: ...t device When operating the device be sure to follow the instructions given in the device s instruction manual Paper size 4 x 6 10 x 15 cm 5 x 7 1 8 x 10 20 x 25 cm A4 8 5 x 11 Letter 4 x 7 1 10 1 x 18 cm 2 1 Can be selected only on certain Canon brand PictBridge compliant devices May not be selected depending on the device 2 Hi Vision may appear on a non Canon brand PictBridge compliant device Pa...

Page 500: ...Advanced Guide Maintenance Maintenance Cleaning Your Machine Performing Maintenance from a Computer Page top Page 500 of 623 pages Maintenance ...

Page 501: ...ed Guide Maintenance Cleaning Your Machine Cleaning Your Machine Cleaning Cleaning the Exterior of the Machine Cleaning the Platen Glass and Document Cover Page top Page 501 of 623 pages Cleaning Your Machine ...

Page 502: ...the surface Paper tissue powder or fine threads may remain inside the machine and cause problems such as Print Head blockage and poor printing results Be sure to use a soft cloth Never use volatile liquids such as thinners benzene acetone or any other chemical cleaner to clean the machine as this may cause a malfunction or damage the machine s surface Cleaning the Exterior of the Machine Cleaning ...

Page 503: ...loth and wipe off dirt on the surface gently Smooth out wrinkles on the cloth if necessary before cleaning Caution Be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power plug before cleaning the machine Do not use tissue paper paper towels rough textured cloth or similar materials as this may scratch the surface Page top Page 503 of 623 pages Cleaning the Exterior of the Machine ...

Page 504: ... power plug before cleaning the machine With a clean soft lint free cloth wipe the Platen Glass A and the inner side of the Document Cover white sheet B gently Be sure not to leave any residue especially on the Platen Glass Important The inner side of the Document Cover white sheet B is easily damaged so wipe it gently Page top Page 504 of 623 pages Cleaning the Platen Glass and Document Cover ...

Page 505: ...uter Performing Maintenance from a Computer Cleaning the Print Heads Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers Aligning the Print Head Position Checking the Print Head Nozzles Cleaning Inside the Machine Page top Page 505 of 623 pages Performing Maintenance from a Computer ...

Page 506: ...5 Check the results To check whether the print quality has improved click Print Check Pattern To cancel the check process click Cancel If cleaning the head once does not resolve the print head problem clean it once more Deep Cleaning Deep Cleaning is more thorough than Cleaning Perform deep cleaning when two cleaning attempts do not resolve the print head problem 1 Open the printer driver setup wi...

Page 507: ...again If there is still no sign of improvement the ink may have run out or the print head may be worn For details on the remedial action to be taken see Machine Moves But Ink Is Not Ejected Related Topic Checking the Print Head Nozzles Page top Page 507 of 623 pages Cleaning the Print Heads ...

Page 508: ... 1 Prepare the machine Remove all sheets of paper from the rear tray 2 Open the printer driver setup window 3 Click Roller Cleaning on the Maintenance tab The confirmation message appears 4 Execute paper feed roller cleaning Make sure that the machine is on and click OK Paper feed roller cleaning starts 5 Complete paper feed roller cleaning After the rollers have stopped follow the instruction in ...

Page 509: ...ick Print Head Alignment Follow the instruction in the message Note To check the current setting before you adjust the print head position click Print Alignment Value 5 Check the printed pattern Enter the numbers of the patterns with the least amount of streaks in the associated boxes Clicking the patterns with the least amount of streaks in the preview window will automatically set their numbers ...

Page 510: ...x opens To display a list of items that you should check before printing the check pattern click Initial Check Items 3 Load paper in the machine Load a sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the rear tray 4 Print a nozzle check pattern Make sure that the machine is on and click Print Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern is printed Click OK when the confirmation message appears The Patt...

Page 511: ...erforming bottom plate cleaning is as follows Bottom Plate Cleaning 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Click Bottom Plate Cleaning on the Maintenance tab The Bottom Plate Cleaning dialog box opens 3 Load paper in the machine As instructed in the dialog box fold the A4 size or Letter size plain paper in half horizontally and then unfold the sheet Load the paper into the rear tray in the portr...

Page 512: ...Advanced Guide Changing the Machine Settings Changing the Machine Settings Changing Machine Settings from Your Computer Page top Page 512 of 623 pages Changing the Machine Settings ...

Page 513: ...nging Machine Settings from Your Computer Changing the Print Options Saving a Changed Printing Profile Setting the Ink Cartridge Managing the Machine Power Reducing the Machine Noise Changing the Machine Operation Mode Page top Page 513 of 623 pages Changing Machine Settings from Your Computer ...

Page 514: ...is option if you encounter print failures such as part of an image data being cut off The procedure for changing the print options is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Click Print Options on the Page Setup tab The Print Options dialog box opens 3 Change the individual settings If necessary change the setting of each item and then click OK The Page Setup tab is displayed again Pag...

Page 515: ...registering a printing profile is as follows Registering a printing profile 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set the necessary items Make your desired settings on the Main Page Setup and Effects tabs 3 On the Profiles tab click Add to Profiles The Add to Profiles dialog box opens 4 Save the settings Set Name Icon and Description then click OK The profile is saved and the Profiles tab is di...

Page 516: ...ected profile are applied to the Main Page Setup and Effects tabs Note If you want to revert a profile to the default settings select Default Settings in the Printing Profiles list and click Retrieve from Profiles Deleting unnecessary printing profile 1 Select the printing profile to be deleted Select the printing profile you want to delete from the Printing Profiles list on the Profiles tab 2 Del...

Page 517: ...the Maintenance tab The Ink Cartridge Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the ink cartridge to be used Select the ink cartridge to be used for printing and click OK The specified ink cartridge will be used from the next printing Important When the following settings are configured Black Only is disabled The color ink cartridge is also used to print A media type other than Plain Paper Hagaki or En...

Page 518: ... printer power is as follows Power Off The Power Off function turns off the machine If you use this function you will not be able to turn the machine on from the printer driver 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Execute power off Click Power Off on the Maintenance tab When the confirmation message appears click OK The machine power switches off and the Maintenance tab is displayed again Page...

Page 519: ...e of the following items Do not use quiet mode The operating noise of the machine is at normal volume Always use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the machine Use quiet mode within specified time The operating noise of the machine can be reduced during a specified period of time Set the Start time and End time when you wish the quiet mode to be activated ...

Page 520: ...ecent settings specified on your computer 3 If necessary complete the following settings Prevent paper abrasion The printer can increase the gap between the print head and the paper during high density printing to prevent paper abrasion Check this check box to use this function Ink Drying Wait Time You can set the length of the machine rest time until printing of the next page begins Moving the sl...

Page 521: ...Speed Not as Fast as Expected FINE Cartridge Holder Does Not Move to the Position for Replacing Paper Does Not Feed Properly Paper Jams Message Appears on the Computer Screen For Windows Users Error Message Appears on a PictBridge Compliant Device MP240 series Cannot Print Properly from a Photo Index Sheet MP260 series Cannot Remove a Memory Card MP260 series Problems with Scanning Software Proble...

Page 522: ...is out of paper or paper is jammed a troubleshooting message is displayed automatically Take the appropriate action described in the message The message may vary depending on the version of your operating system In Mac OS X v 10 5 x In Mac OS X v 10 4 x or Mac OS X v 10 3 9 Page top Page 522 of 623 pages If an Error Occurs ...

Page 523: ... securely plugged into the Power Cord Connector of the machine then turn it back on Check 3 Unplug the machine from the power supply then plug the machine back in and turn the machine back on after leaving it for at least 1 minute If the problem is not resolved contact your Canon service representative Page top Page 523 of 623 pages The Machine Cannot Be Powered On ...

Page 524: ...f the Power lamp is off The machine is not powered on Connect the power cord and press the ON button If the Power lamp is lit The LED may be in the screen saver mode On the Operation Panel press a button other than the ON button Page top Page 524 of 623 pages LED Cannot Be Seen At All ...

Page 525: ...talled in the correct position Make sure that each FINE Cartridge is installed in the correct position Routine Maintenance E 8 Ink absorber is almost full The ink absorber is becoming full The machine has a built in ink absorber to hold the ink used during Print Head Cleaning Press the Black or Color button to cancel the error so you can continue printing Before the ink absorber becomes completely...

Page 526: ... you want to continue printing press the Stop Reset button for at least 5 seconds with the ink cartridge installed Then printing can continue under the ink out condition The function for detecting the remaining ink level will be disabled Replace the empty ink cartridge immediately after the printing The resulting print quality is not satisfactory if printing is continued under the ink out conditio...

Page 527: ...tedly until c appears on the LED and then press the Color button to enable the read only mode E 4 8 MP260 series The memory card is not inserted in the Card Slot Insert the memory card in the Card Slot For details on how to insert the memory card refer to Printing from a Memory Card MP260 series E 5 0 E 5 1 Scanning the Print Head Alignment Sheet has failed Make sure that all required boxes on the...

Page 528: ...rn off the machine and unplug the power cord of the machine from the power supply Plug the power cord of the machine back in and then turn on the machine If the problem is not resolved contact your Canon service representative Page top Page 528 of 623 pages An Error Code Is Displayed on the LED ...

Page 529: ...our desktop to start installation Note If the CD ROM icon is not displayed try the following Remove the CD ROM from your computer then insert it again Restart your computer If the icon is still not displayed try different discs and see if they are displayed If other discs are displayed there is a problem with the Setup CD ROM In this case contact your Canon service representative If you are unable...

Page 530: ...that you have no application software running 8 Follow the procedure described in your setup manual to reinstall the MP Drivers In other cases Follow the procedure described in your setup manual to reinstall the MP Drivers If the MP Drivers were not installed correctly uninstall the MP Drivers restart your computer and then reinstall the MP Drivers Uninstalling the MP Drivers If you reinstall the ...

Page 531: ...ction Does the USB port on your computer support Hi Speed USB connection Do the USB cable and the USB hub if you are using one support Hi Speed USB connection Be sure to use a certified Hi Speed USB cable We recommend that the cable is no longer than around 10 feet 3 meters Does the operating system of your computer support Hi Speed USB connection Obtain and install the latest update for your comp...

Page 532: ...driver Printing with Easy Setup MP260 series To copy by operating the machine Confirm by using the Operation Panel on the machine Copying To print from your memory card by operating the machine Confirm by using the Photo Index Sheet Printing from a Memory Card MP260 series To print from a computer Confirm by using the printer driver Printing with Easy Setup Check 2 Make sure that the appropriate p...

Page 533: ...Page top Page 533 of 623 pages Print Results Not Satisfactory ...

Page 534: ... the size of the print data extremely large Click Print Options on the Page Setup sheet Then select the Prevent loss of print data check box in the displayed dialog Check 2 Is the space of your computer s hard disk sufficient Delete unnecessary files to free disk space Page top Page 534 of 623 pages Cannot Print to End of Job ...

Page 535: ... White Streaks No Printing Results Printing Is Blurred Colors Are Wrong White Streaks Check 1 Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings Print Results Not Satisfactory Check 2 Is the FINE Cartridge installed properly Page 535 of 623 pages No Printing Results Printing Is Blurred Colors Are Wrong White Streaks ...

Page 536: ...s not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning try it again If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning twice Ink may have run out Replace the FINE Cartridge Check 4 When a FINE Cartridge runs out of ink replace it with a new one Check 5 When using paper with one printable surface make sure that the paper is loaded with the printable side facing up Pr...

Page 537: ...o place Check 3 When a FINE Cartridge runs out of ink replace it with a new one Check 4 Is the Nozzle Check Pattern printed properly Print the Nozzle Check Pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles Refer to Routine Maintenance for the Nozzle Check Pattern printing Print Head Cleaning and Print Head Deep Cleaning If the Nozzle Check Pattern is not printed corr...

Page 538: ...nes may be printed misaligned Routine Maintenance Check 3 Is the size of the print data extremely large Click Print Options on the Page Setup sheet Then select the Prevent loss of print data check box in the displayed dialog Check 4 Is the Printing layout printing or Binding margin function being used When the Printing layout printing or Binding margin function is being used thin lines may not be ...

Page 539: ...ng again If you are using plain paper to print images with high intensity the paper may absorb too much ink and become wavy causing paper abrasion Confirm the intensity using the printer driver Adjusting Intensity Check 3 Is Photo Paper being used for printing photographs When printing data with high color saturation such as photographs or images in deep color we recommend using Photo Paper Plus G...

Page 540: ...d at the top and bottom edges of the paper Printing Area Check 3 Load the paper after correcting its curl For Plain Paper Turn the paper over and reload it to print on the other side Leaving the paper loaded on the Rear Tray for a long time may cause the paper to curl In this case load the paper with the other side facing up It may resolve the problem We recommend putting unused paper back into th...

Page 541: ...on repeatedly until r appears on the LED then press the Color button To set by using the printer driver Open the printer properties dialog box and in Custom Settings in the Maintenance sheet select the Prevent paper abrasion check box and then click Send To open the printer properties dialog box see Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Windows In the Canon IJ Printer Utility select Custom Set...

Page 542: ...tout to become smudged Perform the Bottom Plate Cleaning to clean the inside of the machine Routine Maintenance Note To prevent the inside of the machine from stains set the paper size correctly Check 10 Set Ink Drying Wait Time longer Doing so gives the printed surface enough time to dry so that paper smudged and scratched are prevented 1 Make sure that the machine is turned on 2 Open the printer...

Page 543: ... scratched by other loaded paper Depending on the media type the paper may be scratched with other loaded paper when feeding from the Rear Tray In this case load one sheet at a time Page top Page 543 of 623 pages Paper Is Smudged Printed Surface Is Scratched ...

Page 544: ...you confirm the paper and print quality settings Print Results Not Satisfactory Check 2 Perform the Bottom Plate Cleaning to clean the inside of the machine Routine Maintenance Note When performing duplex printing or too much printing the inside may become stained with ink Page top Page 544 of 623 pages Back of the Paper Is Smudged ...

Page 545: ...if the size of the loaded paper is larger than that specified in the printer driver Set the paper size correctly according to the paper you loaded Print Results Not Satisfactory Note This machine performs automatic cleaning when necessary to keep printouts clean A small amount of ink is ejected for cleaning Although ink is usually ejected on the ink absorber it may be ejected on the paper if you l...

Page 546: ...le Check Pattern printing Print Head Cleaning and Print Head Deep Cleaning If the Nozzle Check Pattern is not printed correctly After performing the Print Head Cleaning print the Nozzle Check Pattern and examine the pattern If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Cleaning twice Perform the Print Head Deep Cleaning If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Hea...

Page 547: ...lete them Deleting the Undesired Print Jobs Check 4 Make sure that your machine s name is selected in the Print dialog box The machine will not print properly if you are using a driver for a different printer In Windows make sure that your machine s name is selected in the Print dialog box On a Macintosh make sure that your machine s name is selected in Printer in the Print dialog box Note To make...

Page 548: ...ng area can become extremely hot inside the machine Never touch the Print Head or nearby components Check 2 Is the paper loaded Make sure that paper is loaded on the Rear Tray If the machine has run out of paper load paper Check 3 Do the printing documents have lots of photographs or illustrations Printing large data such as photos or graphics takes time for the machine and the computer to process...

Page 549: ...Head Cleaning twice Perform the Print Head Deep Cleaning If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning try it again If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning twice Ink may have run out Replace the FINE Cartridge Check 2 Is the FINE Cartridge installed properly If the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover is not closed securely ink may not be ...

Page 550: ... faster 1 Open the printer properties dialog box Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Windows 2 On the Main sheet select Fast for the Print Quality setting Depending on the media type the Fast option may not be available 1 Open the Print dialog box Opening the Page Setup and Print Dialog Box Macintosh 2 Select Quality Media in the pop up menu and then select Fast for the Print Quality setting...

Page 551: ... it For details on how to resolve the error see Alarm Lamp Flashes Orange Check 3 Has the Scanning Unit Cover been left open for 10 minutes or longer If the Scanning Unit Cover is left open for more than 10 minutes the FINE Cartridge Holder moves to the right to prevent the Print Head from drying out Close and reopen the Scanning Unit Cover to return the FINE Cartridge Holder to the left Check 4 H...

Page 552: ...ess of the printing orientation When you load the paper on the Rear Tray load the paper with the print side facing UP and slide the Paper Guides to align with the both side of the paper Loading Paper Originals Check 2 Check to see if the paper you are printing on is not too thick or curled Loading Paper Originals Check 3 Make sure of the following when you load envelopes When printing on envelopes...

Page 553: ...rn it back on The paper may be ejected automatically 2 Reload the paper and press the Stop Reset button on the machine If you turned off the machine in step 1 all print jobs in the queue are canceled Reprint if necessary Note When reloading the paper confirm that you are using the correct paper and are loading it correctly Loading Paper Originals A5 sized paper is suited to printing documents cons...

Page 554: ...Page top Page 554 of 623 pages Paper Jams ...

Page 555: ... 1 If the Power lamp is off make sure that the power cord is plugged in then turn the machine on While the Power lamp is flashing green the machine is initializing Wait until the Power lamp stops flashing and remains lit green Check 2 Make sure that the printer port is configured appropriately in the MP Drivers In the following instructions XXX signifies your machine s name 1 Log on as a user acco...

Page 556: ...s securely connected to the computer Check 3 Make sure that the USB cable is securely plugged in to the machine and the computer 3 Click the General tab and make sure that there is no indication of a problem with the device If a device error is displayed refer to Windows help to resolve the error Error Number 300 Is Displayed Check 1 If the Power lamp is off make sure that the power plug is plugge...

Page 557: ...wing Could not spool successfully due to insufficient disk space Delete any unnecessary files to increase the amount of free space on the disk Could not spool successfully due to insufficient memory Quit other running applications to increase available memory If you still cannot print restart your computer and retry printing Printer driver could not be found Uninstall the printer driver according ...

Page 558: ... will be displayed three months and then six months after the installation After that it will be displayed every half a year for about four years Read the instructions on the screen and follow the procedure below If you agree to participate in the survey program Click Agree then follow the on screen instructions The printer usage information will be sent to Canon via the Internet Note When sending...

Page 559: ...y Program click Details then click Uninstall on the detail description screen Once the program has been uninstalled neither the survey nor the transmission of the printer usage information will be performed Page top Page 559 of 623 pages For Windows Users ...

Page 560: ...jam Select Stop in the display on your PictBridge compliant device to stop printing Remove the jammed paper load new paper press the Black or Color button on the machine and try printing again Printer cover open Close the Scanning Unit Cover on the machine No print head The FINE Cartridge is not installed or the Cartridge may not be compatible with this machine See E 4 E 5 in Alarm Lamp Flashes Or...

Page 561: ...device to the machine If the same error occurs contact your Canon service representative Page top Page 561 of 623 pages Error Message Appears on a PictBridge Compliant Device MP240 series ...

Page 562: ...Sheet are not dark or vast enough the machine may not scan the settings Check 2 The Photo Index Sheet is printed in an unintended language If the Photo Index Sheet is printed in an unintended language reprint the sheet following the procedure below then specify the language setting again 1 Make sure that the machine is turned on then load one sheet of A4 or letter sized plain paper 2 Press the Mai...

Page 563: ...ing a thin stick or tweezers Doing so may damage the machine Note Exclusive adapters are required for the following memory cards Insert these cards in the machine with adapters attached miniSD Card miniSDHC Card microSD Card microSDHC Card xD Picture Card xD Picture Card Type M xD Picture Card Type H Memory Stick Micro RS MMC ver 4 1 Page top Page 563 of 623 pages Cannot Remove a Memory Card MP260...

Page 564: ...ner Driver Screen Does Not Appear Scan Quality Image Displayed on the Monitor Is Poor Scanned Image Is Surrounded by Extra White Areas Cannot Scan Properly with Multi Crop Slow Scanning Speed There is not enough memory Message Is Displayed Computer Stops Operating during Scanning Scanner Does Not Work After Upgrading Windows Top of Page Page 564 of 623 pages Problems with Scanning ...

Page 565: ...Advanced Guide Troubleshooting Problems with Scanning Scanner Does Not Work Scanner Does Not Work Check Restart the computer Top of Page Page 565 of 623 pages Scanner Does Not Work ...

Page 566: ...nto the computer s disc drive then select Custom Install and install MP Drivers Check 2 On the File menu of the application select Select Source and select the machine Important Do not select the model name that includes WIA in it Note The operation may differ depending on the application Check 3 Start from a TWAIN compliant application Top of Page Page 566 of 623 pages ScanGear Scanner Driver Doe...

Page 567: ...Check 4 Make sure that the MP Drivers are installed If it is not installed insert the Setup CD ROM into the computer s disc drive then select Custom Install and install MP Drivers Check 5 On the File menu of the application select Select Source and select the machine Note The operation may differ depending on the application Check 6 Make sure that the application is TWAIN compliant You cannot open...

Page 568: ...th to Medium 16 bit or Highest 32 bit Windows XP From the Start menu select Control Panel Display to open the Display Properties dialog box On the Settings tab set the color depth to Medium 16 bit or Highest 32 bit Windows 2000 From the Start menu select Settings Control Panel Display to open the Display Properties dialog box On the Settings tab set Colors to High Color 16 bit or True Color 32 bit...

Page 569: ...te Areas Check Specify the scan area Click Auto Crop in ScanGear scanner driver to automatically set the scan area for your document You can also manually specify the scan area for example when there are white margins along the document Adjusting Cropping Frames Top of Page Page 569 of 623 pages Scanned Image Is Surrounded by Extra White Areas ...

Page 570: ... Properly with Multi Crop Check 1 Make sure that the documents are placed correctly on the Platen Placing Documents Check 2 Scan each item individually without using Multi Crop Some applications do not support multiple image scanning Top of Page Page 570 of 623 pages Cannot Scan Properly with Multi Crop ...

Page 571: ...300 dpi Resolution Check 2 Disable Fading Correction Grain Correction etc Image Settings Check 3 In MP Navigator EX deselect the Correct slanted document checkbox and scan again Scan Settings Dialog Box Check 4 In MP Navigator EX deselect the Detect the orientation of text documents and rotate images checkbox and scan again Scan Settings Dialog Box Top of Page Page 571 of 623 pages Slow Scanning S...

Page 572: ...nough memory Message Is Displayed There is not enough memory Message Is Displayed Check 1 Exit other applications and try again Check 2 Reduce the resolution or output size and scan again Top of Page Page 572 of 623 pages There is not enough memory Message Is Displayed ...

Page 573: ...ecessary files to obtain sufficient free hard disk space then scan again Error message may appear when scanning a large document at high resolution Check 3 For Location of Temporary Files in MP Navigator EX specify a folder on a drive with sufficient free space See Preferences Dialog Box for details Check 4 Multiple devices may be connected to USB ports Disconnect other devices Top of Page Page 57...

Page 574: ...for details Step 2 Uninstall MP Navigator 1 From the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities MP Navigator EX 2 0 MP Navigator EX Uninstall 2 When a confirmation appears click Yes 3 When uninstallation is complete click OK MP Navigator EX is uninstalled Step 3 Reinstall the MP Drivers and MP Navigator EX Insert the Setup CD ROM into the computer s disc drive then select Custom Install and re...

Page 575: ...ware Program You Want to Use Does Not Appear in the Screen for Selecting an E mail Software Program Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced Scanned Image Is Enlarged Reduced on the Computer Monitor Scanned Image Does Not Open Top of Page Page 575 of 623 pages Software Problems ...

Page 576: ... are attached to the mail message automatically Windows Mail Windows Vista Outlook Express Windows 2000 XP Microsoft Outlook EUDORA Netscape Mail Check 2 If an e mail software program does not operate properly check that the program s MAPI is enabled To enable MAPI refer to the manual of the e mail software program Check 3 If using an e mail software program other than the ones listed above select...

Page 577: ...ing Software Problems Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced Check Set the printing size in the application Top of Page Page 577 of 623 pages Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced ...

Page 578: ...Paint To reduce the display size open the images in an application that accompanies the machine For details refer to the application s manual If you have any questions contact the manufacturer of the application Check 2 Change the resolution setting in ScanGear scanner driver and scan again The higher the resolution the larger the resulting image will be Resolution Top of Page Page 578 of 623 page...

Page 579: ...heck If the file format is not supported by the application scan the image again and save it in a popular file format such as JPEG For details refer to the application s manual If you have any questions contact the manufacturer of the application Top of Page Page 579 of 623 pages Scanned Image Does Not Open ...

Page 580: ...ect Size Position or Size of the Image Cannot Be Detected Correctly When Scanning Using the Operation Panel Document Is Placed Correctly but the Scanned Image Is Slanted Document Is Placed Correctly but the Orientation Changes in the Scanned Image Top of Page Page 580 of 623 pages MP Navigator EX Problems ...

Page 581: ...he documents are placed correctly on the Platen Placing Documents Check 2 Set Document Size to the actual document size and scan again If the matching size is not found scan at a larger size and trim the image See the Toolbar Trimming in Correct Enhance Images Window for details Top of Page Page 581 of 623 pages Cannot Scan at the Correct Size ...

Page 582: ...Cannot Be Detected Correctly When Scanning Using the Operation Panel Check 1 Make sure that the documents are placed correctly on the Platen Placing Documents Check 2 Check that the MP Navigator EX settings are correctly set according to the document Scanning Photos and Documents Top of Page Page 582 of 623 pages Position or Size of the Image Cannot Be Detected Correctly When Scanning ...

Page 583: ...Image Is Slanted Document Is Placed Correctly but the Scanned Image Is Slanted Check In MP Navigator EX deselect the Correct slanted document checkbox and scan again Scan Settings Dialog Box Photos Documents Top of Page Page 583 of 623 pages Document Is Placed Correctly but the Scanned Image Is Slanted ...

Page 584: ...ent Is Placed Correctly but the Orientation Changes in the Scanned Image Check In MP Navigator EX deselect the Detect the orientation of text documents and rotate images checkbox and scan again Scan Settings Dialog Box Photos Documents Top of Page Page 584 of 623 pages Document Is Placed Correctly but the Orientation Changes in the Scanned ...

Page 585: ...ite Streaks Machine Moves But Ink Is Not Ejected Cannot Install the MP Drivers Printing Does Not Start Copying Printing Stops Before It Is Completed Writing Error Output Error Communication Error Print Results Not Satisfactory Paper Jams Paper Does Not Feed Properly Page top Page 585 of 623 pages FAQs ...

Page 586: ...lug the power cord from the outlet and contact the seller or your Canon service representative Never attempt to repair or disassemble the machine yourself Attempts by customers to repair or take apart the machine will invalidate any warranty regardless of whether the warranty has expired Before contacting your Canon service representative confirm the following Product name Your machine s name is l...

Page 587: ... divided print jobs If image data is not printed correctly display the Print Options dialog box from the Page Setup tab and change the setting of Disable ICM required from the application software This may solve the problem Software windows may not appear correctly on Windows Vista when fonts are set to Larger scale If you want to display the windows with Larger scale fonts set the desktop theme t...

Page 588: ...Page top Page 588 of 623 pages Instructions for Use Printer Driver ...

Page 589: ...iver active In that case follow these steps and scan again 1 Turn off the machine 2 Exit ScanGear scanner driver then disconnect the USB cable from the computer and reconnect it 3 Turn on the machine ScanGear scanner driver cannot be opened in multiple applications at the same time Within an application ScanGear scanner driver cannot be opened for the second time when it is already open Be sure to...

Page 590: ...rease the operating system s virtual memory and retry When image size is too large such as when scanning large images at high resolution your computer may not respond or the progress bar may remain at 0 depending on the application In that case cancel the action for example by clicking Cancel on the progress bar then increase the operating system s virtual memory or reduce the image size resolutio...

Page 591: ... Photo Index Sheet MP260 series Deleting the Undesired Print Jobs Updating the MP Drivers Uninstalling the On Screen Manuals Transporting and Storing the Machine Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Windows Opening the Page Setup and Print Dialog Box Macintosh Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility Macintosh Connecting the Printer to the Network Page top Page 591 of 623 pages Appendix ...

Page 592: ...larged to fill the whole page For Borderless Printing use the following paper Glossy Photo Paper Everyday Use GP 501 Photo Paper Glossy GP 502 Photo Paper Plus Semi Gloss SG 201 Photo Paper Pro Platinum PT 101 Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP 201 Photo Paper Pro II PR 201 Matte Photo Paper MP 101 Performing Borderless Printing on any other type of paper may substantially reduce printing quality and o...

Page 593: ...nches 175 2 x 249 0 mm 4 x 6 10 x 15 cm 3 73 x 5 69 inches 94 8 x 144 4 mm 4 x 8 10 x 20 cm 3 73 x 7 69 inches 94 8 x 195 2 mm 5 x 7 13 x 18 cm 4 73 x 6 69 inches 120 2 x 169 8 mm 8 x 10 2 x 25 cm 7 73 x 9 69 inches 196 4 x 246 0 mm Wide 3 73 x 6 80 inches 94 8 x 172 6 mm This page size can be used only when printing from your computer Recommended printing area Printable area Page top Page 593 of ...

Page 594: ...e Printable Area width x height Letter 8 00 x 10 69 inches 203 2 x 271 4 mm Legal 8 00 x 13 69 inches 203 2 x 347 6 mm This page size can be used only when printing from your computer Recommended printing area Printable area Page top Page 594 of 623 pages Letter Legal ...

Page 595: ...ze Printable Area width x height European DL 4 06 x 7 12 inches 103 2 x 180 8 mm US Comm Env 10 3 86 x 7 96 inches 98 0 x 202 1 mm This page size can be used only when printing from your computer Recommended printing area Page top Page 595 of 623 pages Envelopes ...

Page 596: ...t Cover Detaching the Document Cover Hold up the Document Cover vertically Attaching the Document Cover Insert both hinges A of the Document Cover vertically into the holder B to attach the Document Cover as illustrated bellow Page top Page 596 of 623 pages How to Detach Attach the Document Cover ...

Page 597: ...efer to Printing from a Memory Card MP260 series 2 Press the Maintenance button repeatedly until c appears on the LED 3 Specify the read write attribute By pressing the Color button the read only mode is enabled The Card Slot is used only for reading Be sure to select this mode when printing photos from a memory card By pressing the Black button and the read write mode is enabled The Card Slot is ...

Page 598: ...on the memory card has no DPOF information the error code E 3 4 is displayed on the LED Version Based on ver 1 00 Supported image types CIFF Exif TIFF and JFIF Print Style Standard Print Prints photos that were specified as Standard Print with DPOF Print Style Index Print Prints an index of photos that were specified as Index Print with DPOF using the machine s index printing layout Print Style Mu...

Page 599: ...ng setting is specified with DPOF If you print the index of photos that is specified as Index Print with DPOF all advanced setting is disregarded 4 Fill this circle to print with DPOF print 5 If the circle is filled when you print with DPOF print the error code E 3 3 is displayed on the LED 6 If the circle is filled when you print with DPOF print the error codeE 3 3 is displayed on the LED Note Pr...

Page 600: ... Status Monitor button displayed on the Task Bar The Canon IJ Status Monitor appears 2 Display the print jobs Click Display Print Queue The Print Queue window opens 3 Delete the print jobs Select Cancel All Documents from the Printer menu When the confirmation message appears click Yes The print job is deleted Important Users who have not been granted access permission for printer management canno...

Page 601: ...x Updating the MP Drivers Updating the MP Drivers Obtaining the Latest MP Drivers Uninstalling the MP Drivers Before Installing the MP Drivers Installing the MP Drivers Page top Page 601 of 623 pages Updating the MP Drivers ...

Page 602: ...web site through the Internet and download the latest MP Drivers for your model Important You can download the MP Drivers for free but any Internet access charges incurred are your responsibility Before installing the latest MP Drivers delete the previously installed version For information on how to delete the MP Drivers refer to Uninstalling the MP Drivers Related Topics Before Installing the MP...

Page 603: ... the uninstaller Click Execute When the confirmation message appears click Yes When all the files have been deleted click Complete The deletion of the MP Drivers is completed Important Printer driver and scanner driver ScanGear will be deleted if you uninstall the MP Drivers If there is no uninstaller If there is no uninstaller in the Start menu of Windows Vista follow these steps 1 Select the pri...

Page 604: ...elete 5 Click OK The deletion of the printer driver is complete Important You may not be able to delete the printer driver properly from the Installed printer drivers list If this happens restart your computer and try again Page top Page 604 of 623 pages Uninstalling the MP Drivers ...

Page 605: ...e Software in the manual Getting Started Turn off the machine Check the Personal Computer Settings Terminate all running applications In Windows Vista log on as a user who has the administrator rights In Windows XP log on as the computer administrator In Windows 2000 log on as a member of the Administrators group Note If an old version of the MP Drivers is already installed first delete uninstall ...

Page 606: ...ration from the beginning 3 Install the driver At the Welcome window click Next Read the contents of the License Agreement window After checking the contents click Yes Installation of the MP Drivers begins After the Installation Complete window is displayed check that the machine and the computer are connected through a cable To select the connection port for your machine manually check the Select...

Page 607: ...k OK when the confirmation message appears Note When the message prompting you to restart your computer is displayed click OK to restart your computer On screen manuals other than printer driver s help and scanner driver s help are uninstalled at a time 1 Select Applications on the Go menu 2 Double click the Canon Utilities folder and then the IJ Manual folder 3 Drag the folder of your machine s n...

Page 608: ...the machine while the Power lamp is lit or flashing green as it may cause malfunction or damage to the machine making the machine unable to print 3 Retract the Paper Support and the Output Tray Extension then close the Paper Output Tray 4 Disconnect the printer cable from the computer and from the machine and then disconnect the power plug from the machine 5 Use adhesive tape to secure all the cov...

Page 609: ...ing Preferences or application software About tabs regarding Windows functions refer to the user s manual for the Windows Open the Printer Properties Dialog Box through the Start Menu Follow the procedure below to perform maintenance operations such as print head cleaning or to configure print settings that are common for all application software 1 Select items from the Start menu as shown below I...

Page 610: ...etup Dialog Box Open the Page Setup dialog box to specify page paper settings before printing 1 Select Page Setup on the File menu in your application program The Page Setup dialog box opens Opening the Print Dialog Box Open the Print dialog box to specify print settings before printing 1 Select Print on the File menu in your application program The Print dialog box opens Page top Page 610 of 623 ...

Page 611: ...Preferences on the Apple menu 2 Click Print Fax 3 Select your machine s name in the Printers and click Open Print Queue The job list of your machine is displayed 4 Click Utility The Printer List opens 5 Select your machine s name in the Product list and click Maintenance The Canon IJ Printer Utility starts up In Mac OS X v 10 4 x or Mac OS X v 10 3 9 Page 611 of 623 pages Opening the Canon IJ Prin...

Page 612: ...Printer Setup Utility icon The Printer List opens 3 Select your machine s name in the Name list and click Utility 4 Select your machine s name in the Product list and click Maintenance The Canon IJ Printer Utility starts up Page top Page 612 of 623 pages Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility Macintosh ...

Page 613: ...rs that will use this printer through the network When you execute print the data is sent through the print server system to the printer Important In case an error occurred when a document is printed by the client system to a shared printer the error message of Canon IJ Status Monitor will be displayed both on the client system and the print server system For regular printing Canon IJ Status Monit...

Page 614: ...Run as administrator Sharing from the displayed File menu In Windows XP or Windows 2000 select Sharing from the File menu Note Windows XP may display a message recommending the user to use the Network Setup Wizard to set up sharing When this message appears choose not to use the wizard and then set up sharing 4 Set sharing Select Share this printer Windows Vista Windows XP or Shared as Windows 200...

Page 615: ...inter is not displayed check that the printer is actually connected to the print server It may take some time for the icon for the printer to appear 4 Complete the setup Take the appropriate action as described on the screen and then click Finish The icon for the shared printer will be created in the Printers window This completes the setup on the client systems You can now share the printer in th...

Page 616: ...rint server system to be shared and then click Next Note If the icon for the printer is not displayed check that the printer is actually connected to the print server 4 Complete the setup Take the appropriate action as described on the screen and then click Finish The icon for the shared printer will be created in the Printers and Faxes window Windows XP or Printers window Windows 2000 This comple...

Page 617: ...rt the computer The bi directional communication function is disabled so that the correct printer status may not be recognized If a client user opens the printer driver properties and then clicks OK with the Enable bidirectional support check box on the Ports tab unchecked the bi directional function of the printer server system may also be disabled In this case check Enable bidirectional support ...

Page 618: ...photo album is an easy task if you use Easy PhotoPrint EX All you need to do is select which photos to use select a layout then load paper into your printer and print After you bind the printed sheets you ll have the one and only album of your memories You can change the layout and background and attach comments to photos You can also select the size and orientation You can arrange a photo across ...

Page 619: ...calendar using your favorite photos It ll be exciting to turn the calendar pages You can use all kinds of photos You can also create 2 month 6 month and 12 month calendars Create Stickers Create stickers easily with Easy PhotoPrint EX Create stickers of your favorite photos and share them with your friends CHECK You can add text to photos Page top Page 619 of 623 pages Using Easy PhotoPrint EX ...

Page 620: ...One Time You can scan multiple small documents photos cards etc at one time It is useful as you do not need to scan multiple times Scan Large Documents You can easily scan documents that are larger than the Platen using MP Navigator EX It allows you to scan the left and right halves of a document separately and combine them back into one image Scan with One click In One click Mode MP Navigator EX ...

Page 621: ...correct enhance scanned photos using MP Navigator EX You do not need to use other applications For details on how to use MP Navigator EX refer to Scanning with the Bundled Application Software Top of Page Page 621 of 623 pages Using MP Navigator EX ...

Page 622: ...the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities Solution Menu Solution Menu From the next time Solution Menu starts when Windows starts If the Start Solution Menu when Windows starts checkbox at the bottom left of the window is not selected Solution Menu does not start when Windows starts Important Solution Menu will start automatically when you install it using the Setup CD ROM that accompanie...

Page 623: ...quired to access the online information Internet connection fees apply Exiting Solution Menu Click Close on the title bar Restriction on Use of Solution Menu This software is subject to the following restriction Keep this point in mind when using it All icons of the installed applications that support Solution Menu are displayed in the window After the installation you cannot rearrange the icons o...

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