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Scanning Guide

> Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)

Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear
(Scanner Driver)

The following sections provide you with tips and know-how on advanced scanning techniques involving

color/brightness adjustment, etc.

Sharpening out-of-focus photos, reducing dust and scratches, and correcting faded colors

Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Scratches, Fading Correction, etc.)

Previewing and changing 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 Histogram

Adjusting the image brightness using tone curve (a graph of brightness balance)

Adjusting Tone Curve

Sharpening characters in text documents or reducing show-through effects

Setting Threshold

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Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)

Summary of Contents for 2925B002

Page 1: ...ing Images Larger than the Platen Making fine adjustments to image brightness and color when scanning images Sharpening out of focus photographs removing spots scratches and correcting faded colors when scanning images Correcting Enhancing scanned photographs Printing scanned photographs in various ways Sending scanned images via e mail Searching for lost images Sayfa 1 302 sayfa CanoScan 5600F On...

Page 2: ...e This 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 Sayfa 2 302 sayfa How to Use This Manual ...

Page 3: ... Contents screen found to the left of the On screen Manual the pages of that title are displayed in the description window on the right side 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 Sayfa 3 302 sayfa Operating the Contents Screen ...

Page 4: ...nual Operating the Explanation Screen Operating the Explanation Screen 1 Click the green characters to jump to the corresponding page 2 The cursor jumps to the top of this page Page top Sayfa 4 302 sayfa Operating the Explanation Screen ...

Page 5: ...lowing four methods of printing are available Current Document Selected Documents My Manual All Documents 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 cur...

Page 6: ... dialog box is displayed 4 Execute 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 ...

Page 7: ... 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 print pages displayed in the Print Page Count Confirmation dialog box You can change ...

Page 8: ... 255 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 Top...

Page 9: ...e 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 Sayfa 9 302 sayfa Using Keywords to Find a Topic ...

Page 10: ...gister 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 di...

Page 11: ...he equipment These must be observed 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 Page top Sayfa 11 302 sayfa Symbols ...

Page 12: ...rk of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Windows Vista is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Adobe 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 Sayfa 12 302 sayfa Trademarks ...

Page 13: ... Window Save Dialog Box Save as PDF file Dialog Box View Use Window Placing Documents What Is ScanGear Scanner Driver Scanning with Advanced Settings Using ScanGear Scanner Driver Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode Scanning in Auto Scan Mode Scanning Film in Advanced Mode Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode Correcting Images and A...

Page 14: ...on Scanning Documents and Opening the Scanned Images SCAN Button Scanning and Attaching Documents to E mail E MAIL Button Scanner Button Settings Scanner Button Settings Via MP Navigator EX Troubleshooting Installation Problems Problems with Scanning Problems with Scanning Film Software Problems MP Navigator EX Problems Updating the Scanner Driver Obtaining the Latest ScanGear Scanner Driver Unins...

Page 15: ...mages using MP Navigator EX Scan Small Documents at 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 Sc...

Page 16: ...Scan and Correct Enhance Photos You can easily correct enhance scanned photos using MP Navigator EX You do not need to use other applications Page top Sayfa 16 302 sayfa Using MP Navigator EX ...

Page 17: ...ppear correctly Scanning may fail if the computer has resumed from sleep or standby mode 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 d...

Page 18: ...le images are scanned as one image When scanning platen size images into a Microsoft Office application such as Word Excel or PowerPoint click Custom Insert in the Insert Picture from Scanner or Camera dialog box Otherwise images may not be scanned correctly Images may not be scanned correctly in some applications In that case increase the operating system s virtual memory and retry When image siz...

Page 19: ...Platen Also do not press on the document with a force exceeding 4 4 lbs 2 0 kg When scanning film remove the Protective Sheet from the Document Cover of the machine Placing Documents Placing Film 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 in...

Page 20: ... Film Guide with the front side of the film the side on which images appear correctly facing down Note Make sure that the spaces between frames are aligned with the white lines on the holder 2 Place the Film Guide on the Platen Align the tabs on the Film Guide with the FILM marks on the Platen 1 Remove the frame for film strips 2 Place the Film Guide on the Platen Align the tabs on the Film Guide ...

Page 21: ...Page top Sayfa 21 302 sayfa Placing Documents ...

Page 22: ...d 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 printing etc at one time ...

Page 23: ...nned images Note MP Navigator EX may not start from a button on the machine In that case restart the computer Use the default display font size of the OS Otherwise software screens may not appear correctly Page top Sayfa 23 302 sayfa What Is MP Navigator EX Supplied Scanner Software ...

Page 24: ...he Platen Scanning Photos and Documents Scanning Film Scanning Film 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 Page top Sayfa 24 302 sayfa Let s Try Scann...

Page 25: ...uble click MP Navigator EX 2 0 icon on the desktop 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 Starting One click Mode 1 Click at the bottom left of the screen The One click Mode screen appears Sayfa 25 302 sayfa Starting MP Navigator EX ...

Page 26: ...ow 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 Page top Sayfa 26 302 sayfa Starting MP Navigator EX ...

Page 27: ...ten 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 data using MP Navigator EX 4 Click Specify and specify the document...

Page 28: ...ext document 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 i...

Page 29: ...ip 35 mm Mounted Slides 1 Start MP Navigator EX and open the Navigation Mode screen Starting MP Navigator EX 2 Point to Scan Import and click Film 3 Place the film on the Platen Placing Film 4 Click Specify to set the document size and scanning resolution as required The Scan Settings Dialog Box Film opens Important Film may not be scanned correctly when Film Type in the Scan Settings dialog box i...

Page 30: ...s you want to scan then click Scan When scanning is completed the Scan Complete dialog box opens Select Scan or Exit Select Scan to scan the next film or select Exit to end The scanned images appear in the Thumbnail window 7 Edit the scanned images as required Use Edit Tools to rotate images select a part of an image etc See the Edit Tools in Film Screen Scan Import Window for details Note First s...

Page 31: ...Saving Saving as PDF Files Page top Sayfa 31 302 sayfa Scanning Film ...

Page 32: ...hapes The following types of documents may not be cropped correctly In that case start ScanGear scanner driver then adjust the cropping frame on the 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 Placing Documents 2 St...

Page 33: ... Return 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 Sayfa 33 302 sayfa Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time ...

Page 34: ...es 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 If you want to preview the images before scanning start ScanGear scanner driver and use the Advanced Mode tab Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode Page top Sayfa 34 302 sayfa Scanning Multiple Documents at O...

Page 35: ...omplete from scanning to saving printing etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon in 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 and click Photos Documents Platen 3 Select Document Typ...

Page 36: ...cument 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 The right half of the document is scanned Sayfa 36 302 sayfa Scanning Images Larger than the Platen Stitch Assist ...

Page 37: ...larges 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 down to adjust t...

Page 38: ...g is 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 Page top Sayfa 38 302 sayfa Scanning Images Larger than the Platen Stitch Assist ...

Page 39: ...y 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 Sayfa 39 302 sayfa Easy Scanning with One click ...

Page 40: ...lick the corresponding icon Note See the corresponding sections below for details on each icon Custom Scan with One click Tab One click Mode Screen Page top Sayfa 40 302 sayfa Easy Scanning with One click ...

Page 41: ...rrecting 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 Page top Sayfa 41 302 sayfa Useful MP Navigator EX Fun...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...ng 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 compani...

Page 44: ...d 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 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 Page top Sayfa 44 302 sayfa Correct...

Page 45: ...s 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 image outlined in oran...

Page 46: ...emover 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 Cross 6 Drag to select the area you want to correct enhance then click OK that appears over the image Sayfa 46...

Page 47: ... slider that appears 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 i...

Page 48: ... 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 image outlined i...

Page 49: ...he 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 Sayfa 49 302 sayfa Adjusting Images ...

Page 50: ...he 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 adjustme...

Page 51: ...der and its subfolders You can also specify folder and search in Specify Folder See Starting MP Navigator EX to start MP Navigator EX 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...

Page 52: ... protected 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 i...

Page 53: ...sitive 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 Start search Note See View Use Window for details on the View Use window Page top Sayfa 53 302 sayfa Searching Images ...

Page 54: ...X You can also select images saved on a computer 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 categor...

Page 55: ... images by category See 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 cat...

Page 56: ...below for details on using images files Creating PDF files from scanned 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 Fil...

Page 57: ...xt 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 To further use edit the sc...

Page 58: ...Sending via E mail Editing Files Page top Sayfa 58 302 sayfa Saving ...

Page 59: ... 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 Sayfa 59 302 sayfa S...

Page 60: ... Dialog 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 i...

Page 61: ...F Files with MP Navigator EX 1 Select files and click PDF 2 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 protected PDF file is selected you will be pr...

Page 62: ...ting Passwords for PDF Files Note See Save as PDF file Dialog Box for details on the Save as PDF file dialog box 6 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 1 Select PDF files and cl...

Page 63: ... file 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 Page top Sayfa 63 302 sayfa Creating Editing PDF Files ...

Page 64: ...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 print settings as r...

Page 65: ... 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 immediately Note To cancel...

Page 66: ...nies your Canon inkjet printer to print scanned photos at high quality or to layout and print images 1 Select images and click Print 2 Click Print Photo or Print Album on the list An application Canon Utilities Easy PhotoPrint EX that accompanies your Canon inkjet printer starts For details refer to the help file of the application Supported as of 2008 Application is subject to change Note If Easy...

Page 67: ...ialog box specify paper size print count etc Note See Print Photo Dialog Box for details 4 Click Print Printing starts Note To cancel while printing select the printer icon on the taskbar and click Cancel Printing Page top Sayfa 67 302 sayfa Printing Photos ...

Page 68: ...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 Saved on a Compute...

Page 69: ...Compression 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 Page top Sayfa 69 302 sayfa Sending via E mail ...

Page 70: ...ou can correct enhance images in the Correct Enhance Images window 1 Select images and click Edit Convert 2 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 enhancing image...

Page 71: ... extracted to Notepad included with Windows Click Set on the General tab and specify the language General Tab Text displayed in Notepad included with Windows is for guidance only Text in the image of the following types of documents may not be detected correctly Documents containing text with font size outside the range of 8 points to 40 points at 300 dpi Slanted documents Documents placed upside ...

Page 72: ...he 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 file dialog box ...

Page 73: ...g 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 P...

Page 74: ...box 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 Page top Sayfa 74 302 sayfa ...

Page 75: ...rds 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 to open and click Z...

Page 76: ...e 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 Sayfa 76 302 sayfa Opening Editing Password protected PDF Files ...

Page 77: ...then 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 Page top Sayfa 77 302 sayfa Opening Editing Password protected PDF Files ...

Page 78: ...port Window Scan Settings Dialog Box Film View Use Images on your Computer Tab 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 Custom Scan with One click Tab One click Mode Screen Save Dialog Box One click Mode Screen Copy Dialog Box Print Dialog Box Mail Dialog Box OCR Dialog Box Scan Dialog Box ...

Page 79: ...er Tab One click You can complete from scanning to saving printing etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon Custom Scan with One click Tab Switch Mode Switch to One click Mode screen You can complete from scanning to saving printing etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon in the One click Mode screen One click Mode Screen Show this window at startup Select this c...

Page 80: ... film placed on the Platen Film Screen Scan Import Window Switch Mode Switch to One click Mode screen You can complete from scanning to saving printing etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon in the One click Mode screen 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 app...

Page 81: ...P Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Specify Folder Open the View Use window with Specify Folder selected You can open and use images saved in specific folders Recently Saved Images 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 recently Note See View Use Window for details on...

Page 82: ... Guide Open this guide Related Topic Opening Images Saved on a Computer Page top Sayfa 82 302 sayfa View Use Images on your Computer Tab ...

Page 83: ...you want to copy enlarge printed photographs When you click this icon the Print dialog box opens and you can specify the scan print settings Print Dialog Box 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 text in the...

Page 84: ...AIL button icon appears above the assigned function Start scanning by clicking the button Select this checkbox and click an icon to start scanning immediately Switch Mode Switch to One click Mode The One click Mode screen appears 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 Pref...

Page 85: ...Platen Displays the screen for scanning photos documents magazines and other printed materials Film Displays the screen for scanning film Film Screen Scan Import Window 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 Yo...

Page 86: ...uter before clicking Clear Save Save the selected images Click to 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 set...

Page 87: ...humbnail 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...

Page 88: ... 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 details on how to place documents You cannot select Auto Detect Multipl...

Page 89: ...s 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 select this checkbox when Document Type is Color Photo Black and White Photo You cannot selec...

Page 90: ...ith 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 Select the language of the document...

Page 91: ...ocuments Platen Click this when you want to scan photos documents magazines and other printed materials The screen for scanning photos and documents appears Photos Documents Platen Screen Scan Import Window Film Displays the screen for scanning film Specify Specify the film type resolution and other advanced scan settings Scan Settings Dialog Box Film Important Specify is not available if the Use ...

Page 92: ...nu Click to 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 Open this guide Edit Tools Select All Selects all images in the Thumbnail window Cancel All Cancels all image selections in the Thumbnail window Rotate Left Rotates the target image outlined in ...

Page 93: ...image appears in the Selected Images area 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 Selected Images area Cancel Selection Cancels the selection of the target image outlined in orange in the Selected Images area Selected Images Area Images selected in the Thumbnail window ar...

Page 94: ...ct the size of the film to be scanned Note To scan mounted negative slides scan from the Advanced Mode tab of ScanGear scanner driver Scanning Film in Advanced Mode Scanning Resolution Select the resolution at which to scan film Resolution Unsharp Mask Select this checkbox to emphasize the outline of the subjects and sharpen the image Preview before scanning Select this checkbox then perform a sca...

Page 95: ... 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 setting is avail...

Page 96: ...d 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 selected images as a separate PDF file PDF Multiple Page...

Page 97: ...ed 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 digits are appended to each file ...

Page 98: ...ectly 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 Important The incl...

Page 99: ...er 5 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 Scanner Button on the machine Note Select Password Security and set passwords in the Password Security Settings dialog box Setting Passwords for PDF Files Page top Sayfa 99 302 sa...

Page 100: ...ettings 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 folders of images grouped by year year month year month date and cat...

Page 101: ...es dialog box opens In the Preferences dialog box you can make advanced settings to MP Navigator EX functions Preferences Dialog Box Guide 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 Correction Enhancement Allows you to correct the target image outlined in orange Click this button to open the...

Page 102: ...der 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 File size is too large and there is not enough memory to display the i...

Page 103: ... add delete categories 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 Note Classification may take time if there are many images to classify Sel...

Page 104: ... 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 and drop the image to rearrange the ...

Page 105: ... 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 Full screen Enl...

Page 106: ...plex Media Type Print Quality Density Grayscale Printing Preview before printing Note The setting items in the Print Document dialog box vary by printer Printer Select the printer to use Properties Display the selected printer s advanced setting screen Note This button is displayed when a printer other than a Canon inkjet printer is selected for Printer Paper Source Select paper source Page Layout...

Page 107: ... Duplex On is set If a page does not fit in one page due to the Specify Margin setting the document will be reduced for printing Enlarge Reduce Enlarge or reduce images to print Print a reduced or enlarged image by specifying a scale in increments of 1 100 Normal size Print the image in normal size Scale Select a scale from the list Auto Scale is adjusted automatically according to the detected pa...

Page 108: ...rinted Grayscale Printing Select this checkbox to print the document in black and white Preview before printing Select this checkbox to display the print result before printing Defaults Restore the default settings Print Start printing with the specified settings Note To cancel while printing select the printer icon on the taskbar and click Cancel Printing Page top Sayfa 108 302 sayfa Print Docume...

Page 109: ...o display it in a different window Printer Select the printer to use Properties Display the selected printer s advanced setting screen Paper Size Select the size of paper for printing Match the size to the size of the paper set in the printer 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 ...

Page 110: ...ing to the aspect ratio of the paper Copies Specify 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 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 P...

Page 111: ... 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 saved The fo...

Page 112: ... 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 between the Auto and ...

Page 113: ...d effect 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 Close the Correct Enhance Images window Manual Tab Use Adjust to adjust brightness and contrast or to sharpen the entire ima...

Page 114: ... 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 Defaults Resets all adjustments brightness contrast sharp...

Page 115: ...h Remover 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 Close the Correct Enhance Images window OK Applies the selected effect to th...

Page 116: ...broken 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 Page top Sayfa 116 302 sayfa Correct Enhance Images Window ...

Page 117: ... opens and you can specify the scan print settings Print Dialog Box 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 text in the image and display it in Notepad included with Windows When you click this icon the OCR di...

Page 118: ...n the machine Scanner Button The SCAN button icon appears above the assigned function Switch Mode Switch to Navigation Mode The Navigation Mode screen appears Custom Scan with One click Tab 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 Open this guide Important The following restri...

Page 119: ... In that case specify Document Type Documents other than photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text documents CD DVD and film 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 Reflective CD DVD labels may not be scanned properly Place d...

Page 120: ...g them The File name Save as type and Save in settings will be displayed Important If you 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 Au...

Page 121: ...images in colors that correspond to 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 When you save an image with the Save the JPEG Exif file in AdobeRGB checkbox selected an underscore is added to the begin...

Page 122: ...button changes to Preview and clicking it displays the thumbnails of the photos on the film In the displayed dialog box select the checkboxes of the images you want to scan then click Scan Scanning starts When Save as type is Auto a confirmation appears Click Open Manual to open this guide if it is installed Page top Sayfa 122 302 sayfa Save Dialog Box One click Mode Screen ...

Page 123: ...ed the film type negative or positive is automatically detected Important To scan correctly select a document type that matches the document to be scanned 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 renders the image in 256 levels 8 bit of black and white Black and White This mode renders the image in...

Page 124: ...ow through in newspapers Important Select this checkbox when Document Type is text document and show through is apparent in the scanned image Remove gutter shadow Select this 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 standar...

Page 125: ...itten in languages that can 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 ba...

Page 126: ...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 files created with MP Navigator EX...

Page 127: ...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 multiple files 4 digits are appended to each file name Save in Displays ...

Page 128: ...fied 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 After specifying al...

Page 129: ...cument 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 screen in which you can specify the document size appears Select a Units then enter the Width and Height and click OK Resolution Select the resolution at which to scan documents Resolution Display the Settings Dialog Box when Scanning with Scanner But...

Page 130: ...ch you can specify the PDF compression type and other advanced settings for creating 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 Navigato...

Page 131: ...tart Reset Cancel 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 ...

Page 132: ...h 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 file...

Page 133: ... 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 w...

Page 134: ...t Custom a screen in which you can specify the document size appears 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 Select this checkbox to display the ScanGear scanner driver screen and make advanced scan settings Specify For Document Type Color Mode Document Size and Scanning Resolution the...

Page 135: ...ictures 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 imported files in it A subfolder with a name such as 2008_01_01 Year_Month_Date will be created If this checkbox is not selected files are saved directly in the folder specified in...

Page 136: ...uments 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 Page top Sayfa 136 302 sayfa Mail Dialog Box ...

Page 137: ... Custom a screen in which you can specify the document size appears 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 Select this checkbox to display the ScanGear scanner driver screen and make advanced scan settings Specify For Document Type Color Mode Document Size and Scanning Resolution the ...

Page 138: ...ill be created If this checkbox is not selected files are saved directly in the folder specified in Save in Application Settings OCR with After the image is scanned the text in the image is extracted and appears in Notepad included with Windows Note Only text written in languages that can be selected on the General tab can be extracted to Notepad included with Windows Click Set on the General tab ...

Page 139: ... 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 Scan documents with the specified settings Page top Sayfa 139 302 sayfa OCR Dialog Box ...

Page 140: ...ed correctly with Auto Mode In that case specify Document Type Documents other than photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text documents CD DVD and film 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 Reflective CD DVD labels may not ...

Page 141: ...images Select Auto JPEG Exif TIFF or BMP Auto is displayed 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 CD DVD and film 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 ...

Page 142: ...g 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 save settings such as destination folder file name and Exif information Save Dialog Box Application Settings Open with Specify an application with which to open scanned images Drag and drop the icon of an application that supports the file for...

Page 143: ...When Save as type is Auto a confirmation appears Click Open Manual to open this guide if it is installed Page top Sayfa 143 302 sayfa Scan Dialog Box ...

Page 144: ...tly on a network printer Scan Settings Document Type Select the type of document to be scanned When Auto Mode is selected the document type is automatically detected In that case Color Mode Document Size and Resolution are automatically set as well When Film Auto mode is selected the film type negative or positive is automatically detected Important To scan correctly select a document type that ma...

Page 145: ...ick OK Important Scanned images are printed onto paper of a size that can be selected on your printer For details refer to the manual of your printer Brightness Adjust the image brightness Move the slider to the left to darken and right to brighten the image Use the scanner driver Select this checkbox to display the ScanGear scanner driver screen and make advanced scan settings Specify For Documen...

Page 146: ...lick 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 the dialog box to their defaults Copy Preview Scan and print documents with the specified settings When film is selected for Document Type this button changes to Preview and cl...

Page 147: ... of document to be scanned When Auto Mode is selected the document type is automatically detected In that case Color Mode Document Size and Resolution are automatically set as well When Film Auto mode is selected the film type negative or positive is automatically detected Important To scan correctly select a document type that matches the document to be scanned The following types of documents ca...

Page 148: ...ected Easy Color Matching Perform color matching between the machine and printer This option is available only when using a Canon inkjet printer supporting Easy Color Matching Note This option is not available when Color Mode is Black and White or Grayscale It is recommended that you use Photo Paper Pro or Photo Plus Glossy when using Easy Color Matching Open a File and Perform Color Matching This...

Page 149: ...log Box When film is selected for Document Type this button changes to Preview and clicking it displays the thumbnails of the photos on the film In the displayed dialog box select the checkboxes of the images you want to scan then click Scan Scanning starts Select the Use the scanner driver checkbox to display the ScanGear scanner driver screen The Print Layout dialog box opens after you press Sca...

Page 150: ... 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 Printing Select this checkbox to print the image on an entire sheet of paper without margins Important Page Layout setting will be disabled wh...

Page 151: ... available when a printer other than a Canon inkjet printer is selected for Printer Preview before printing Select this checkbox to display the print result before printing Save Save the scanned images Print Start printing Note Only the images in the Thumbnail window with the checkbox selected are printed Close Closes the dialog box without printing Page top Sayfa 151 302 sayfa Print Layout Dialog...

Page 152: ...de screen to open 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 Note See the corresponding sections below for details on each tab General Tab Scanner Button Settings Tab Page top Sayfa 152 302 sayfa Preferences Dialog Box ...

Page 153: ...ry Files Displays the folder in which to save images temporarily To change the folder click Browse to specify another one Important An error may occur if you set the destination to the root directory of the drive on which the operating system is installed Be sure to specify a folder Application to run Displays the applications that can be started via MP Navigator EX Install the applications from t...

Page 154: ... Install the corresponding MP Navigator EX functions will be unavailable To use those functions install the corresponding applications For Open PDF file the application associated with the pdf file extension by the operating system is displayed Page top Sayfa 154 302 sayfa General Tab ...

Page 155: ...more Scanner Buttons For example you cannot assign the Copy function to the SCAN button and COPY button at the same time Note By default the Copy Mail and SCAN 1 functions are assigned to the COPY E MAIL and SCAN buttons respectively Close Main Menu after Scanning with Scanner Buttons on the Scanner Select this checkbox to close the Main Menu opened via a Scanner Button automatically after scannin...

Page 156: ...ned Images 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 Page top Sayfa 156 302 sayfa Opening Files Other than Scanned Images ...

Page 157: ... 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 View Use on the upper ...

Page 158: ...at 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 Page top Sayfa 158 302 sayfa Opening Images Saved on a Computer ...

Page 159: ...s or set document type and output size etc when scanning documents and film 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 the las...

Page 160: ...Auto Scan Mode Use Auto Scan Mode to scan easily by simply placing the document on the Platen and clicking Scan Page top Sayfa 160 302 sayfa What Is ScanGear Scanner Driver ...

Page 161: ...ons Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning documents after making advanced image corrections and brightness color adjustments Scanning in Advanced Mode Scanning Film 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 Page top Sayfa...

Page 162: ... 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 driver from the ...

Page 163: ...iver 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 Page top Sayfa 163 302 sayfa Starting ScanGear Scanner Drive...

Page 164: ...ten then start ScanGear scanner driver Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver Important Place the document face down on the Platen and align an upper corner of the document with the corner at the arrow of the Platen 2 Set Select Source according to the document or film placed on the Platen Note To scan magazines containing many color photos scan in Advanced Mode with Color Mode set to Color or Color 48b...

Page 165: ... thumbnail outlines it in blue indicating that it is selected Select the frames to scan Note Film cannot be scanned without previewing When the whole film image is displayed click Whole Film Image to switch to thumbnail view 4 Set Destination Note To scan at a specified resolution use the Advanced Mode tab Scanning in Advanced Mode 5 Set Output Size Sayfa 165 302 sayfa Scanning in Basic Mode ...

Page 166: ...review image has been selected the entire area within the selected paper size auto crop area or film size will be scanned If an area is specified only the portion in the specified area will be scanned Adjusting Cropping Frames 7 Set Image corrections as required 8 Click Scan Scanning starts Note ScanGear s response after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the ...

Page 167: ...film 1 Place the document on the Platen then start ScanGear scanner driver Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver Important Place the document face down on the Platen and align an upper corner of the document with the corner at the arrow of 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 ...

Page 168: ... frame correct image 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 t...

Page 169: ... the Advanced Mode tab Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode To scan black and white film or mounted negative slides scan in Advanced Mode of ScanGear scanner driver Scanning Film 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 Au...

Page 170: ...art ScanGear scanner driver Placing Film Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver 2 Click Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode tab appears Note Settings are not retained when you switch between modes 3 Set Select Source Film Size and Color Mode Note See Input Settings for details on Select Source Film Size and Color Mode 4 Click Preview Preview image appears in the Preview area Images are cropped scan areas ar...

Page 171: ...sections below for details on Image Settings and the Color Adjustment Buttons Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons 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 of the Preferences dialog box Scan Tab Note See Advanced Mode Tab for details on the Advanced Mode tab Page top Sayfa 171 302 sayfa Scan...

Page 172: ...s of documents may not be cropped correctly In that case start ScanGear scanner driver then adjust the cropping frame on the 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 You cannot select this checkbox when Select Source is film 1 Place the document o...

Page 173: ... 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 Sayfa 173...

Page 174: ...lick 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 Page top Sayfa 174 302 sayfa Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode ...

Page 175: ...g 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 Histog...

Page 176: ...orrect faded colors when 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 Ad...

Page 177: ...th each other Descreen is the function for reducing this moire effect Reducing dust and scratches Set Reduce Dust and Scratches to Low Medium or High according to the degree of dust and scratches None 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 None Medium Sayfa 177 302 sayfa Corre...

Page 178: ...um 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 None Medium Adjusting the film exposure manually Click of Exposure Tone Settings Select the Manual Exposure checkbox and adjust the exposure within the range of 50 to 200 Before After Sayfa 178 302 sayfa Correcting Images Unsharp Mask Red...

Page 179: ...Scanning film at high quality Click of Scanning Settings and set High Quality to ON OFF ON Page top Sayfa 179 302 sayfa Correcting Images Unsharp Mask Reduce Dust and Scratches Fading Corr ...

Page 180: ... 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 por...

Page 181: ... only to the scanning area cropping frame or the frame selected in thumbnail view You can select multiple frames or cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key 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 increas...

Page 182: ...27 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 emphasi...

Page 183: ...d be 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 Page top Sayfa 183 302 sayfa Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance ...

Page 184: ... 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 or Grayscale 16bit Brightness Adjust the image brightness Move slider under Brightnes...

Page 185: ... will 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 ...

Page 186: ...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 or Grayscale 16bit Reading Histograms You can open Histogram of a specified area for each Channel The higher the Histogram peak the more data is distri...

Page 187: ...one 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 ...

Page 188: ...enter 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 referenc...

Page 189: ...e 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 or Grayscale 16bit Reading Tone Curves With ScanGear scanner driver scanning images via a scanner is the input and displaying to a monitor is the output...

Page 190: ... of 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 cur...

Page 191: ...or 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 thu...

Page 192: ...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 Page top Sayfa 192 302 sayfa ScanGear Scanner Driver Screens ...

Page 193: ...scale Scan text and line drawings in black and white Document Grayscale Scan photos and documents in black and white Select this mode to create high resolution black and white images Negative Film Color Scan 35 mm color negative film in color Positive Film Color Scan 35 mm color positive film in color Important To scan black and white film start ScanGear scanner driver from an application or MP Na...

Page 194: ...the document size Thumbnails of all frames appear in the left of the screen when Negative Film Color or Positive Film Color is selected Clicking a thumbnail outlines it in blue indicating that it is selected When scanning documents When scanning film Note If you scan without preview colors are adjusted based on the document type selected in Select Source When using the machine for the first time s...

Page 195: ...the cropping frame will be scanned at the size of the selected paper size You can drag the cropping frame to enlarge reduce it while maintaining the aspect ratio Monitor Size 1024 x 768 pixels etc Select an output size in pixels A cropping frame of the selected monitor size will be displayed and the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned You can drag the cropping frame to enlarge reduce...

Page 196: ...the document size Auto Crop or film size If an area is specified only the portion in the cropping frame will be scanned Note See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cropping frames Image corrections Reduce Dust and Scratches Reduces dust and scratches when scanning film Important This function is available only when film is scanned Fading correction Corrects and scans photos that have faded w...

Page 197: ...ce is other than film When Select Source is film and in thumbnail view When Select Source is film and in whole film image view 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 select...

Page 198: ...ounter clockwise The result will be reflected in the scanned image The image returns to its original state when you preview again Rotate Right Rotates the preview image 90 degrees clockwise The result will be reflected in the scanned image The image returns to its original state when you preview again Check All Frames Selects the checkboxes of all images in thumbnail view Uncheck All Frames Desele...

Page 199: ...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 details on cropping frames When the document is film only the images with the checkbox selected are scanned In whole film image view all portions in the cropping frames are scanned Related Topic Scanning in Basic Mode Page top Sayfa 199 302 sayfa Ba...

Page 200: ...ttings 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 Favorite Settings ...

Page 201: ...ess 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 or the selected film frame at higher magnification When the image is zoomed in Zoom changes to Undo Click Undo to return the display to its non magnified state For film in...

Page 202: ...og Box for details Close Close ScanGear scanner driver Toolbar Toolbar With the Advanced Mode Toolbar you can make adjustments to the preview image and also select a part of the displayed image The buttons displayed on the Toolbar vary by document type and view When Select Source is other than film When Select Source is film and in thumbnail view When Select Source is film and in whole film image ...

Page 203: ...lected in Film Size 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 Enlarge Reduce Click this button then click on the image to enlarge it zoom in Right click on the image to reduce it zoom out Mirror Inverts the previe...

Page 204: ...emoves the selected cropping frame Select All Crops This button is available when there are two or more cropping frames All cropping frames will be displayed in thick broken lines The settings will be applied to all the cropping frames Multi Crop Automatically detects and crops multiple documents placed on the Platen You can remove the cropping frames of the images you do not want to scan Note See...

Page 205: ...s of 21000 pixels x 30000 pixels or less 10000 pixels x 30000 pixels or less in 48 bit color or 16 bit grayscale If you change Paper Size after previewing the preview image 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 Film Size Select the size of th...

Page 206: ...ly when the Enable 48 16 bit Output is selected on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog box Scan Tab Input Size The Paper Size is displayed before preview After preview the cropping frame size or film size is displayed You can adjust the cropping frame scan area size by entering the values into Width and Height Click Keep Aspect Ratio and change it to Locked to maintain the aspect ratio when you...

Page 207: ...ible When scanning paper photos You can specify the output resolution and scale and adjust the cropping frame When 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 When scanning film In thumbnail view each frame is scanned individually To display cropping frames drag the mouse over a thum...

Page 208: ...he deleted items will disappear from Output Size List When you click Save the items that disappeared from Output Size List will be deleted When you click Cancel they will not be deleted Important You cannot delete predefined 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 ...

Page 209: ...99 MB or less and than scan Page top Sayfa 209 302 sayfa Output Settings ...

Page 210: ...mage is automatically optimized The result of the color adjustment will be reflected in the entire image This setting is ON by default Important You can set Auto 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 ...

Page 211: ...es of photos Note It is recommended that you select None when scanning printed materials Fading Correction Use this function to correct photos and film that have faded with time or 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 None by default None Fading correction will not be applied Low Sel...

Page 212: ...may appear when Backlight Correction is applied Applying 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 v...

Page 213: ...kbox if you intend to adjust the image using an application after it is scanned or to scan with an under exposed or over exposed effect After you select this checkbox you can adjust the exposure in 1 increments within the range of 50 to 200 Selecting this checkbox sets Auto Tone to OFF Important Manual Exposure is not available in Basic Mode To change exposure select the Manual Exposure checkbox i...

Page 214: ...default Important Image quality may not change depending on the film type This setting is not available when Apply the tone value to all frames crops is applied Page top Sayfa 214 302 sayfa Image Settings ...

Page 215: ...ust 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 contrast of the image If the image is too dark or too bright or if...

Page 216: ...justing 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 Delete Tone Curve Settings dialog box opens When Color Mode is ...

Page 217: ...Defaults Reset all adjustments saturation color balance brightness contrast histogram and tone curve Page top Sayfa 217 302 sayfa Color Adjustment Buttons ...

Page 218: ...an photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text documents CD DVD and film 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 Reflective CD DVD labels may not be scanned properly Place documents correc...

Page 219: ...ay open 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 Close ScanGear scanner driver Related Topic Scanning in Auto Scan Mode Page top Sayfa 219 302 sayfa Auto Scan Mode Tab ...

Page 220: ...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 You can also select the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned film Preview Tab Scan Tab Allows you to select what to do with ScanGear scanner driver after scanning set the option for scanning film into applications that do not open the Sc...

Page 221: ...Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved Displays the folder in which to save images temporarily To change the folder 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 clic...

Page 222: ...e at Every Scan Select whether or not to calibrate the scanner before scanning OFF is selected by default Note Calibration may take time depending on your computer Test Scanner Scanner Diagnostics dialog box opens and you can start the scanning test Click Start to start scanner diagnostics Page top Sayfa 222 302 sayfa Scanner Tab ...

Page 223: ...ed None No preview image will be displayed at startup Note Select None if you do not want to save the preview image 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 automatically be displayed in the document size after pr...

Page 224: ...th and height of the area displayed for the standard size Note When you change the Cropping Size for Thumbnail View setting the preview images will be refreshed and cropped to the new size As the preview images are refreshed the color adjustments and other settings applied to them are reset Page top Sayfa 224 302 sayfa Preview Tab ...

Page 225: ...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 automatically or Display the dialog to select next action is set some applications may not support it Scan without using ScanGear s Window Set th...

Page 226: ...tab When Select Source is Film Grayscale 16bit will also be displayed This checkbox is not selected by default Note When Color 48bit or Grayscale 16bit is selected for Color Mode deselecting this checkbox changes Color 48bit to Color and Grayscale 16bit to Grayscale Some applications cannot receive images scanned in Color 48bit or Grayscale 16bit or may close when such images are received Page top...

Page 227: ...or Mode is Color or Color 48bit 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 monitor color managem...

Page 228: ...ta 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 in t...

Page 229: ...rea 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 Page top Sayfa 229 302 sayfa Useful Information on Scanning ...

Page 230: ...imultaneously 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 You can also create a cropping frame by dragging the mouse in the P...

Page 231: ...When you create a new cropping frame it retains the settings of the latest cropping frame Note The maximum numbers of cropping frames are as follows When document type is paper or photo 10 frames When document type is film and in thumbnail view 1 frame per film frame When document type is film and in whole film image view 30 frames Scanning takes longer than usual when multiple cropping frames are...

Page 232: ...0 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 half If the resolution...

Page 233: ...pi 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 ...

Page 234: ... 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 Some TIFF files are...

Page 235: ...ile 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 printing the image s color...

Page 236: ...thods Other Scanning Methods Scanning with applications other than MP Navigator EX Scanning from an Application Scanning images via the Control Panel Scanning using the Control Panel Windows XP Only Page top Sayfa 236 302 sayfa Other Scanning Methods ...

Page 237: ...document on the Platen Placing Documents 2 From the Start menu select All Programs ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5 5 PhotoStudio 5 5 The ScanGear scanner driver screen appears 3 From the File menu select Select Source In the Select Source screen select the machine and click Selection 4 From the File menu select Import ScanGear scanner driver starts For details on how to scan using ScanGear scanner driver se...

Page 238: ...o darken and right to brighten the image You can also enter a value 100 to 100 Contrast Move the slider to adjust the contrast Moving it to the left will 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 checkb...

Page 239: ...righten the image You can also enter a value 127 to 127 Contrast Move the slider to adjust the contrast Moving it to the left will 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 127 to 127 Resolution Enter the resolution Specify a value between 50 dpi and 600 dpi Resolut...

Page 240: ...t You cannot scan film using the Control Panel 1 From the Start menu select Control Panel 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware Scanners and Cameras then double click WIA CanoScan 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 Cust...

Page 241: ...er a value 127 to 127 Resolution Enter the resolution Specify a value between 50 dpi and 600 dpi Resolution Picture type Select the type 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 Page top Sayfa 241 302 sayfa Scannin...

Page 242: ...s PDF Files PDF Buttons Scanning and Printing Copying Documents COPY Button Scanning Documents and Opening the Scanned Images SCAN Button Scanning and Attaching Documents to E mail E MAIL Button Setting to start MP Navigator when a Scanner Button is pressed Scanner Button Settings Specifying how to respond when a Scanner Button is pressed Scanner Button Settings Via MP Navigator EX Page top Sayfa ...

Page 243: ...CK WHITE Button Saves the scanned images as black and white PDF files in A4 size at 300 dpi output resolution by default CUSTOM Button Saves the scanned images as PDF files according to your custom settings FINISH Button Ends the PDF button operation and saves the images COPY Button Scans and prints documents Paper size is set to A4 by default SCAN Button Scans documents into an application E MAIL...

Page 244: ...sta 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 Page top Sayfa 244 302 sayfa What are Scanner Buttons ...

Page 245: ...ng with custom settings CUSTOM Button Descriptions on the PDF buttons appear 3 Read the descriptions and click OK Note Select the Do not display this message again checkbox to scan documents continuously using the buttons on the machine only 4 Follow the on screen instructions The operation varies depending on the button selected in Step 2 COLOR and BLACK WHITE buttons Scans in color or black and ...

Page 246: ...o the number of pages After the first page is scanned a message prompting you to add a page or end appears Adding a page Place the next document on the Platen and press the button selected in Step 2 or click Next in the message screen After the additional page is scanned a message prompting you to add a page or end appears again Ending Press FINISH button on the machine or click Finish in the mess...

Page 247: ... on a printer Note Prepare the printer when printing with the COPY button Refer to the manual of your printer to prepare it 1 Place the document on the Platen Placing Documents 2 Press the COPY button MP Navigator EX screen appears automatically and scanning starts The scanned image is printed on a printer Page top Sayfa 247 302 sayfa Scanning and Printing Copying Documents COPY Button ...

Page 248: ...s are applied Important By default when the SCAN button is pressed MP Navigator EX automatically detects the document type Documents may not be scanned correctly depending on the document type In that case specify the document type Scan Dialog Box 1 Place the document on the Platen Placing Documents 2 Press the SCAN button MP Navigator EX screen appears automatically and scanning starts Page top S...

Page 249: ...ograms Windows Mail Windows Vista Outlook Express Windows XP Windows 2000 Microsoft Outlook EUDORA Netscape Mail 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 1 Place the document on the Platen Placing Documents 2 Press the E MAIL button MP Navigator EX screen appears automatically ...

Page 250: ...count Control dialog box click Continue 4 In the WIA CanoScan model name Properties dialog box select the Event tab 5 In Actions on the Event tab set MP Navigator EX as the application to start Set MP Navigator EX 2 0 for all events in Select an event If MP Navigator EX is already set click Cancel to end 6 Click OK Windows XP 1 From the Start menu select Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware 2...

Page 251: ...ties dialog box opens Select WIA CanoScan model name then click Properties 4 Select an event in Scanner events then set MP Navigator EX 2 0 for Send to this application If MP Navigator EX is already set click Cancel to end 5 Click OK Restart the computer Important The settings are not effective until you restart the computer Page top Sayfa 251 302 sayfa Scanner Button Settings ...

Page 252: ...he machine You can specify the response individually for each event 1 Start MP Navigator EX Starting MP Navigator EX The MP Navigator EX Navigation Mode screen or One click Mode screen appears 2 Click Preferences The Preferences dialog box opens 3 Select the Scanner Button Settings tab then specify a function to assign to each Scanner Button Note See Scanner Button Settings Tab for details Sayfa 2...

Page 253: ...4 Click OK The operation will be performed according to the settings when you press a Scanner Button on the machine Page top Sayfa 253 302 sayfa Scanner Button Settings Via MP Navigator EX ...

Page 254: ...oting Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems you may encounter Installation Problems Problems with Scanning Problems with Scanning Film Software Problems MP Navigator EX Problems Page top Sayfa 254 302 sayfa Troubleshooting ...

Page 255: ...Wizard or Add Hardware Wizard Screen Appears When the Scanner Is Connected to a Computer Menu Screen Does Not Appear When the Setup CD ROM Is Inserted Installation is unsuccessful Insufficient free hard disk space Installation is unsuccessful Insufficient memory Page top Sayfa 255 302 sayfa Installation Problems ...

Page 256: ...rs When the Scanner Is Connected to a Computer Check The machine may have been connected before installing the software programs from the Setup CD ROM Disconnect the USB cable from the computer then click Cancel in the Found New Hardware Wizard or Add Hardware Wizard screen to close it Then install the software programs from the Setup CD ROM Page top Sayfa 256 302 sayfa Found New Hardware Wizard o...

Page 257: ...rs When the Scanner Is Connected to a Computer Check The machine may have been connected before installing the software programs from the Setup CD ROM Disconnect the USB cable from the computer then click Cancel in the Found New Hardware Wizard or Add Hardware Wizard screen to close it Then install the software programs from the Setup CD ROM Page top Sayfa 257 302 sayfa Found New Hardware Wizard o...

Page 258: ... click MSETUP4 Important The CD ROM drive may not be operating correctly if the CD ROM drive icon does not appear Contact the manufacturer of the computer Or the Setup CD ROM may be damaged Contact the customer center Refer to the printed manual Quick Start Guide Check 3 The Setup CD ROM may be dusty or dirty There may be fingerprints on the CD ROM Check 4 Gently dust or wipe off the dirt on the C...

Page 259: ...elect All Programs Accessories System Tools Disk Cleanup to delete unnecessary files in the hard disk drive C Select unnecessary files then right click a selected file and click Delete Right click Rycycle Bin then click Empty Recycle Bin From the Start menu select Control Panel Windows 2000 Settings Control Panel Uninstall a program Windows XP and Windows 2000 Add or Delete Programs then delete un...

Page 260: ...tion Problems Installation is unsuccessful Insufficient memory Installation is unsuccessful Insufficient memory Check Close other applications or restart the computer and try again Page top Sayfa 260 302 sayfa Installation is unsuccessful Insufficient memory ...

Page 261: ...unch for this action Is Displayed When a Scanner Button Is Pressed When a Scanner Button or MP Navigator EX Button Is Pressed a Wrong Application Starts Scan Quality Image Displayed on the Monitor Is Poor Scanned Image Is Surrounded by Extra White Areas Cannot Scan Properly with Multi Crop Cannot Scan Properly in Auto Scan Mode Slow Scanning Speed There is not enough memory Message Is Displayed Co...

Page 262: ...or Message Release the lock switch Is Displayed Check The machine may be locked Close the software program and unlock the machine then turn on the machine again For information on how to unlock the machine see the printed manual Quick Start Guide Page top Sayfa 262 302 sayfa Error Message Release the lock switch Is Displayed ...

Page 263: ...er then select Properties 2 Select Device Manager in the task area Windows XP 1 On the Start menu right click My Computer then select Properties 2 On the Hardware tab select Device Manager Windows 2000 1 Right click the My Computer icon then select Properties 2 On the Hardware tab select Device Manager If the Machine is Recognized The model name is displayed under Imaging devices If the Machine is...

Page 264: ... scanner driver is deleted Step 3 Reinstall ScanGear scanner driver Insert the Setup CD ROM into the computer s disc drive click Custom Install select the ScanGear scanner driver checkbox and reinstall it The above screen differs by model Note Deselect the checkboxes to the left of applications that are already installed These applications will not be reinstalled Page top Sayfa 264 302 sayfa Scann...

Page 265: ...ter s disc drive and install ScanGear scanner driver Check 2 On the File menu of the application select Select Source and select your model Important Do not select the model name that includes WIA in it Note The operation may differ depending on the application Example ArcSoft PhotoStudio Display may differ depending on your operating system Check 3 Start from a TWAIN compliant application Page to...

Page 266: ...he hub and connect it to a USB port on the computer Check 4 Insert the Setup CD ROM into the computer s disc drive and install ScanGear scanner driver Check 5 On the File menu of the application select Select Source and select your model Note The operation may differ depending on the application Check 6 Make sure that the application is TWAIN compliant You cannot open ScanGear scanner driver from ...

Page 267: ...tall any of the following programs Windows Mail Windows Vista Outlook Express Windows XP Windows 2000 Microsoft Outlook EUDORA Netscape Mail 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 5 The MP Navigator EX screen may be hidden behind other windows Windows Vista only Click M...

Page 268: ...splayed When a Scanner Button Is Pressed Check 1 If the software program is not installed install it from the Setup CD ROM Install the software program following the procedure in the printed manual Quick Start Guide Check 2 Set to start MP Navigator EX when a Scanner Button is pressed Scanner Button Settings Page top Sayfa 268 302 sayfa Select the program to launch for this action Is Displayed Whe...

Page 269: ...ation Method 1 Click Set select the application to assign then click Open Make sure that the application is an executable file Normally a folder named after the application or its manufacturer is created in the Program Files folder and a file with a exe extension is saved in it Double click the file to make sure that the corresponding application starts Note If extensions are hidden using the Expl...

Page 270: ... 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 C...

Page 271: ...y Extra White 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 Page top Sayfa 271 302 sayfa Scanned Image Is Surrounded by Extra White Areas ...

Page 272: ...Cannot Scan 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 Page top Sayfa 272 302 sayfa Cannot Scan Properly with Multi Crop ...

Page 273: ...ly in Auto Scan Mode Check 1 Make sure that the documents are placed correctly on the Platen Placing Documents Check 2 Multiple image scanning may not be supported Some applications do not support multiple image scanning In that case scan each item individually Page top Sayfa 273 302 sayfa Cannot Scan Properly in Auto Scan Mode ...

Page 274: ... to around 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 Page top Sayfa 274 302 sayfa Slow Scan...

Page 275: ... not enough 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 Resolution Page top Sayfa 275 302 sayfa There is not enough memory Message Is Displayed ...

Page 276: ...heck 2 Delete unnecessary 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 General Tab for details Check 4 Multiple devices may be connected to USB ports Disconnect other devices Page top Sayf...

Page 277: ...canner Driver 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 ScanGear scanner driver and MP Navigator EX Insert the Setup CD ROM into the computer s disc drive then s...

Page 278: ...can Quality Is Poor or Colors Are Scanned Incorrectly Image Becomes Too Dark or Too Bright When a Cropping Frame Is Moved Enlarged or Reduced Frames Are Not Detected Correctly Scanner Stops Operating during Scanning or There is not enough memory Message Is Displayed Page top Sayfa 278 302 sayfa Problems with Scanning Film ...

Page 279: ...m In ScanGear scanner driver set Select Source in Basic Mode to Negative Film Color or Positive Film Color or set Select Source in Advanced Mode to Color Negative Film Color Positive Film Black and White Negative Film or Black and White Positive Film Check 6 In Preferences of MP Navigator EX select your model and click OK Check 7 In the dialog box that opens by clicking an icon in the One click Mo...

Page 280: ...rinter s settings Or there may be a problem with the printer For details refer to the manual of your printer Check 4 If circular stripe patterns Newton s rings appear load the film face up and click Preview then click Mirror on the Toolbar of ScanGear scanner driver to invert the image then click Scan Check 5 The film may be extremely dark or bright or the spaces between frames are extremely narro...

Page 281: ...river 1 Click Preview The preview images are refreshed When the whole film image is displayed click Whole Film Image on the Toolbar to display the thumbnails 2 Select the frame you want to correct the colors of 3 Click Apply in the Apply the tone value to all frames section If the Apply the tone value to all frames section is not displayed click of Exposure Tone Settings 4 Create a cropping frame ...

Page 282: ...extremely narrow 2 mm is standard Follow these steps if thumbnails are not displayed correctly when previewed in ScanGear scanner driver The following is an example using the Advanced Mode tab You can also use the Basic Mode tab 1 Click Thumbnail on the Toolbar The whole film image is displayed 2 Select the frame that was not displayed correctly 3 Select Enlarge Reduce and click on the image The P...

Page 283: ...g frames by pressing the Delete key 7 Click Scan Scanning starts Check 3 Check if there are frames that are not cropped even when the whole film image is displayed On the Advanced Mode tab of ScanGear scanner driver click Thumbnail to display the cropping frames for all frames according to the film size If the frame you want to scan is not cropped correctly adjust the cropping frame See the proced...

Page 284: ...ck 1 Reduce the resolution or output size and scan again Check 2 Reduce the number of frames to scan or apply Image Settings such as Backlight Correction only to frames that require corrections Check 3 You may be scanning with ArcSoft PhotoStudio Scanning data size is limited with ArcSoft PhotoStudio Scan again using an application other than ArcSoft PhotoStudio Page top Sayfa 284 302 sayfa Scanne...

Page 285: ...E mail Software 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 Page top Sayfa 285 302 sayfa Software Problems ...

Page 286: ... Image are attached to the mail message automatically Windows Mail Windows Vista Outlook Express Windows XP Windows 2000 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 liste...

Page 287: ...roubleshooting Software Problems Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced Check Set the printing size in the application Page top Sayfa 287 302 sayfa Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced ...

Page 288: ...ay size in 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 Page top Sayfa 288 30...

Page 289: ... Not Open Check 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 Page top Sayfa 289 302 sayfa Scanned Image Does Not Open ...

Page 290: ...at the Correct Size Position or Size of the Image Cannot be Detected Correctly When Scanning Using the Scanner Buttons Document Is Placed Correctly but the Scanned Image Is Slanted Document Is Placed Correctly but the Orientation Changes in the Scanned Image Page top Sayfa 290 302 sayfa MP Navigator EX Problems ...

Page 291: ...sure that the 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 Page top Sayfa 291 302 sayfa Cannot Scan at the Correct Size ...

Page 292: ... the Image Cannot be Detected Correctly When Scanning Using the Scanner Buttons 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 Page top Sayfa 292 302 sayfa Position or Size of the Image Cannot be Detected Correctly When Scanning ...

Page 293: ...he Scanned 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 Page top Sayfa 293 302 sayfa Document Is Placed Correctly but the Scanned Image Is Slanted ...

Page 294: ...mage Document 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 Page top Sayfa 294 302 sayfa Document Is Placed Correctly but the Orientation Changes in the Scanned I ...

Page 295: ...Driver Updating the Scanner Driver Obtaining the Latest ScanGear Scanner Driver Uninstalling the ScanGear Scanner Driver Before Installing ScanGear Scanner Driver Installing ScanGear Scanner Driver Page top Sayfa 295 302 sayfa Updating the Scanner Driver ...

Page 296: ...r website and download the ScanGear for your model Important ScanGear can be downloaded for free However Internet connection fees apply When the ScanGear is upgraded use the latest versions of the applications as well Install the latest ScanGear after deleting the old one See Uninstalling the ScanGear Scanner Driver for details Related Topic Before Installing ScanGear Scanner Driver Installing Sca...

Page 297: ...n or warning dialog box may appear while installing uninstalling or starting software Such dialog box appears when administrative rights are required to perform a task If you are logged on to an administrator account click Continue or Allow to continue Some applications require administrator account to continue If you are logged on to a standard account switch to an administrator account and start...

Page 298: ...s Close all running applications In Windows Vista log on to an administrator account In Windows XP log on as the administrator of the computer In Windows 2000 log on as a member of the Administrators group Note If an older version of ScanGear is already installed delete uninstall it beforehand See Uninstalling the ScanGear Scanner Driver for details Related Topic Installing ScanGear Scanner Driver...

Page 299: ...If you are logged on to an administrator account click Continue or Allow to continue Some applications require administrator account to continue If you are logged on to a standard account switch to an administrator account and start over 3 In the Welcome screen click Next 4 Read and understand the License Agreement then click Yes ScanGear installation starts 5 When the Installation complete screen...

Page 300: ...On Screen Manual Scanning Guide Bundled Applications Bundled Applications ArcSoft PhotoStudio Page top Sayfa 300 302 sayfa Bundled Applications ...

Page 301: ...are is also enriched with features such as image management in album multiple undo redo multiple layer control text editing macros and batch processing For details refer to the ArcSoft PhotoStudio manual How to Read the Manual From the Start menu select All Programs ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5 5 PhotoStudio 5 5 QSG Note You can access the ArcSoft PhotoStudio product support information and the ArcSoft w...

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