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User's Guide

ScanGear CS-S 4.3

for CanoScan FB1200S Color Image Scanner

User's Guide

Summary of Contents for CanoScan FB 1200S

Page 1: ...f o r W i n d o w s User sGuide ScanGearCS S4 3 forCanoScanFB1200SColorImageScanner User sGuide ...

Page 2: ...ScanGear Toolbox CS ScanGear CS S 4 3 User s Guide Tells you how to use Adobe Photoshop 5 0 LE and Caere OmniPage Limited Edition Electronic Manuals Manual for Each Application Software After you have read this book and mastered the use of ScanGearCS S After reading this guide and scanner is set up and ready for use Tells you how to get the best scanning results Detailed information on care of the...

Page 3: ...ent of Canon Inc Under the law copying includes translating info another language or format CanoScan and Bubblejet are trademarks of Canon Inc Adobe Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Microsoft is a registered trademark of and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other names are trademarks of their respective companies 1999 Canon Inc ...

Page 4: ...g 16 About Scanning 16 Features of the ScanGear CS S Window 17 Quickstart to Scanning 19 Preparing the Scanner 19 Previewing an Image 19 Where is the Scanned Image 23 Scanning in Windowless UI less Mode 23 Working with Preview Images 24 Changing the Preview Image Shape and Size 24 Cropping Part of an Image 25 Moving an Image 25 Zooming In and Out 25 Creating a Negative Image 25 Reversing an Image ...

Page 5: ...der 56 Chapter 5 Scanning Techniques 59 About Scanning Techniques 59 Planning for the End Result 59 Preparing the Material to Scan 59 Matching Scan Resolution to Purpose 60 Optical and Enhanced Resolutions 61 Estimating Image Sizes 61 Resolution and Color 61 File Size Estimates 62 Cropping the Image Shape 63 Custom Tone Adjustments 64 What Do Those Curves Mean 64 Contrast and Brightness Adjustment...

Page 6: ...ttings 83 Linking an Edit or Custom Application 84 Acquiring Images for Editing or Customized Applications 85 Changing ScanGear Toolbox CS Preferences 86 Selecting a ScanGear Toolbox CS Source 86 Specifying ScanGear Toolbox CS Appearance 87 Cleaning Up Temporary Files 87 Using ScanGear Toolbox CS Shortcut Menus 88 Canon Scanner Monitor 89 Canon Monitor Utility Display 89 Right Clicking the Canon S...

Page 7: ... Pentium or greater Windows NT 4 0 RAM 32 MB or greater 64 MB recommended Windows 95 32 MB or greater 64 MB recommended Windows 98 32 MB or greater 64 MB recommended Windows NT 4 0 Data files 50 MB or greater free space The size of scanned images varies depending on the image type selected Black and white scans have the smallest file size high resolution color scans have the largest file size As a...

Page 8: ...e acquisition and pre scan image manipulation prior to passing data to the image application Sophisticated Windows compliant user interface Full support of TWAIN 1 6 specifications Support for Automatic Document Feeder ADF option Text Enhanced mode for OCR optical character recognition applications Canon ColorGearTM Color Matching software technology About ScanGear CS S Windowless Mode The ScanGea...

Page 9: ... the Windows 95 tutorial Obtaining Customer Support If you are having problems setting up or running ScanGear CS S first read Chapter 7 Frequently Asked Questions in this manual or check the online help troubleshooting section These sources list the most common problems and suggest solutions If the solution is not found in the Troubleshooting list contact your nearest Canon Help Desk CANON UK LTD ...

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Page 12: ...anner The CanoScan FB1200S has to be powered on before the computer is turned on Refer to the Getting Started Guide on details Installing ScanGear CS S Note If ScanGear CS S has already been installed according to the instructions in the Getting Started Guide there is no need to perform the following procedures The following procedure describes how to install ScanGear CS S in Windows 95 Windows 98...

Page 13: ... Uninstall Software 3 Install window is displayed Be sure that Install in the top left of the window is selected and the check box for ScanGear CS S is checked 4 Click Start Installation in the bottom right of the window 5 Follow the instructions displayed in the message boxes 6 ScanGear CS S is installed ...

Page 14: ... application Removing ScanGear CS S If you need to remove ScanGear CS S from your system use the following steps to make sure all files are removed from all locations To remove ScanGear CS S from your computer 1 Place the CanoScan Setup CD ROM in the computer drive 2 In the start up menu click Install Uninstall Software 3 Install window is displayed Check the check box for ScanGear CS S and click ...

Page 15: ... For information about using ScanGear Toolbox CS see Chapter 6 Using ScanGear Toolbox CS Getting Help in ScanGear CS S For information on using ScanGear CS S you can use the online help available by clicking the Help button on the toolbar or on the dialog boxes In Windows Explorer Windows NT Explorer you can double click the Csui hlp file in the ScanGear CS S directory For general questions about ...

Page 16: ...d or sent to its final destination Using ScanGear CS S with an Application ScanGear CS S is an interface between the scanner hardware and an imaging application on your computer With ScanGear CS S you can scan images directly into an application without any interaction or you can preview the image and make changes to the way the scan is performed that affect the resulting image You can also scan p...

Page 17: ...er via ScanGear CS S Features of the ScanGear CS S Window The main ScanGear CS S window is used to preview adjust and scan images when the acquiring software lets you preview the image before scanning For details on applications that do not open the ScanGear CS S window see Scanning in Windowless UI less Mode The Preview Area The preview area lets you prescan an image before it is scanned and acqu...

Page 18: ...ls and their functions see Changing the Preview Image Shape and Size later in this chapter Status and Message Areas The status area at the bottom of the ScanGear CS S window summarizes the color mode resolution width and height and the estimated file size of the currently previewed image when it is acquired by the application For more information on estimating file sizes see Chapter 5 Scanning Tec...

Page 19: ...canGear CS S is that you can preview the image and make changes before actually scanning That way you can make sure you are getting the most out of your scanner s capabilities and of your time spent scanning and working with the image Some applications for example OCR applications do not require the ScanGear CS S window to open before the scan starts However ScanGear CS S has settings such as Text...

Page 20: ...ss On some applications this is Acquire Image in the Windows 95 98 Imaging application it is Scan New Unless you are using ScanGear CS S in windowless mode the ScanGear CS S window appears Previewing starts automatically Auto Preview is switched on at default settings The ScanGear CS S main window opens scanning begins automatically and preview begins When preview is finished the preview image is ...

Page 21: ...unch ScanGear CS S If there is white space around your preview image crop the image to eliminate the white space and any other unwanted part of the image If you do not crop the image the white space is included in the final scan For details see Cropping Part of an Image later in this chapter To view the image dimensions in the preview area click the Rulers button to display the horizontal and vert...

Page 22: ...as you want Now you are ready to scan 9 Click Scan The item is scanned and is acquired by the application you are using A progress bar informs you of the scan progress When the scan is complete window closes automatically if the option Automatically close ScanGear after scanning checkbox is checked on the acquiring application may close the ScanGear CS S window or you may have to close it manually...

Page 23: ...CS S window the user interface or UI These applications include Pagis Microsoft MS Picture It and most OCR Optical Character Recognition software If you are using software that does not open the ScanGear CS S window you are unable to use any of the features on the ScanGear CS S window However with some applications you may be able to perform a custom scan that will open the ScanGear CS S window Fo...

Page 24: ...l effects or adjustments you make to the image are displayed in the preview area Changing the Preview Image Shape and Size You can use the tools on the Toolbar to change the shape position and other attributes of the preview image Using the Toolbar Use ScanGear CS S tools located along the top left edge of the main window to select the scan area from the preview area and to manipulate the view of ...

Page 25: ...ted For example at 75 dpi the minimum width and height is 9 pixels approximately 0 12 inches or 0 30 cm for a preview scan At 300 dpi the minimum width and height is 35 pixels approximately 0 12 inches or 0 30 cm for a preview scan Note If your mouse has left handed settings the right and left mouse settings for ScanGear CS S tools are reversed Moving an Image The Move Image tool lets you move a z...

Page 26: ...iew display 90 degrees counterclockwise If the preview area is in portrait orientation it becomes landscape and vice versa Rotate Right The Rotate Right tool rotates the preview display 90 degrees clockwise If the preview area is in portrait orientation it becomes landscape and vice versa Displaying or Hiding the Rulers The Rulers button controls the display of the ruler on the top and left edges ...

Page 27: ...all the settings you have made 2 Specify the Scan Resolution that best matches how you will be using the scanned image 3 Specify Width and Height of the platen area to be scanned if you want an area other than the full platen scanned Specify Units if other than the default To keep the width to height ratio proportion click the Keep Proportions button before changing the width or height values 4 Ch...

Page 28: ...ke effect immediately and can be seen on the preview image some changes changing the scan mode require that you click the Preview button again The primary settings for image acquisition including scanning mode resolution and scanning area are on the Main tab Setting Scanning Mode The scanning mode Black and White affects the settings on all the other tabs The icon to the left of the list box refle...

Page 29: ... or white depending on its brightness value in relation to a particular threshold value The threshold value can be freely set Select this option to print photographs on monochrome printers Text Enhanced Text Enhanced images are Grayscale images 8 bits per pixel converted to Black and White 1 bit per pixel using Canon ImageTrust technology You can select Text Enhanced in the Scan Mode list If the a...

Page 30: ...ed as a 16 bit Channel Mode image Selecting Scan Resolution Using the Scan Resolution list you can select the resolution of a scanned image based on the selected output device This resolution becomes the base on which changes to image size and scale are calculated The resolution you choose depends on the limits of the printer or other output device However you can also select a custom resolution a...

Page 31: ...s dialog box appears 2 Enter the name for the resolution 3 In the Resolution box select a resolution or type a new one 4 Click Add 5 Click OK The new resolution name is added to the Resolution list Deleting a Custom Resolution When you no longer need to use a custom resolution you can delete it from the list To delete a custom resolution 1 On the Main tab select Custom from the Scan Resolution lis...

Page 32: ...imensions Use the Selection options to set the scan image output dimensions You can select an area to scan using the Crop tool then set the exact output dimensions in the Width and Height boxes in inches centimeters or pixels You can select part of the image and maintain the width and height portions with the Keep Proportions button With the Ruler you can view measurements in inches centimeters or...

Page 33: ...ight The Width and Height text boxes contain the width and height of the current selection or if there is no selection the maximum output size measured from the upper left of the image in the preview area and based on the currently selected paper size The width and height values change when you select part of the image in the preview area Correspondingly when you change the amounts in the Width an...

Page 34: ...tton A chain appears between the Width and Height text boxes 2 Click the Crop button on the toolbar and select part of the image in the preview area When you enlarge or reduce the selection notice that the image width and height stay in the same proportion Setting Scale The Scale setting lets you specify an output size for the selected image as a percentage of the original width and height The sca...

Page 35: ...mage or the contrast of a grayscale image You can produce a wide range of visual effects for your preview image by adjusting the different settings on the Tone tab Note If you selected Black and White or Text Enhanced as the Scan Mode on the Main tab the Tone tab is not visible About the Tone Tab Settings The Tone tab settings include five sub settings that you select by clicking the buttons on th...

Page 36: ... the contrast and brightness of the individual red green and blue tones in your image The Channel list has the following options Master A combination of red green and blue Red Lets you adjust only the red tones in the image Green Lets you adjust only the green tones in the image Blue Lets you adjust only the blue tones in the image If the menu is set to either red green or blue you see all three c...

Page 37: ...o have ScanGear CS S automatically adjust the tone of the scanned image click the Auto Tone button on either the Toolbar or Tone tab When you click Auto Tone the color curves reflect the Auto Tone adjustment and the image in the preview area changes to reflect the tone correction ...

Page 38: ...tab then click the Contrast Brightness button 2 To adjust the contrast or brightness for a particular color red green or blue select the color in the Channel list Otherwise leave the Channel set to Master 3 Move the Contrast slider to the left for less contrast and to the right for more contrast until the desired contrast is achieved 4 Move the Brightness slider to the left for less brightness and...

Page 39: ... setting Use the Gamma slider to change the gamma settings for your image To adjust the gamma value of an image 1 Click the Tone tab then click the Gamma button 2 To adjust the gamma value for a particular color red green or blue select the color from the Channel list Otherwise leave the channel set to Master 3 Move the Gamma slider to the left to decrease the midtone intensity and to the right to...

Page 40: ... the image tone settings on the sampling Using the corresponding text boxes you can type a value in the Black point Mid point and White point text boxes The default values are Black point 0 Mid point 128 White point 255 Under the histogram chart you can slide the black gray and white arrows to adjust the tones You cannot edit the histogram directly When you find a combination of tone settings you ...

Page 41: ...nt you want In the preview image all tones darker than this tone are adjusted to black 4 Do one of the following to change the white point Click the White point Eyedropper tool then click on the lightest portion of the image in the preview area Try zooming in on the lightest part of the image so you can be sure to select the shade you want Click in the White point text box and type a value for the...

Page 42: ...fic directory although you may choose another location Click Reset to reset to the default values Click Load to load values you have saved Using Preset or Custom Curves You can either select a predefined custom curve or manipulate the curve in the Custom Tone Curve to create your own custom tone curve If you select a preset custom curve ScanGear CS S provides automatic correction If you find a com...

Page 43: ...the channel set to Master 3 To have ScanGear CS S automatically compensate for common problems in an image choose one of the following from the list No correction Fix an image that is underexposed Fix an image that is overexposed Fix an image that is low contrast Fix an image automatically Edit custom curve The preview image reflects the correction About the Curve Box The Auto curve button sets th...

Page 44: ...CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX 44 44 Chapter 3 Scanning To create Custom Tone Curves 1 In the Select Special Curve list select Edit custom curve 2 Click on or near the curve A handle appears wherever you click ...

Page 45: ...atical calculations related to the image tones it does not move exactly where you want You can move the curve in the following ways Drag a curve handle up or down Click on another part of the curve to set a new handle You can have as many handles as you want However it is best to experiment and set your handles at points in the curve where you want to bend it To remove a handle drag it off the cur...

Page 46: ...o signify that they are editable The curve end points can be selected and dragged to any point in the curve You may add points to the curve by clicking anywhere in the curve box If a point is dragged outside of the curve box it is deleted from the curve and a new curve is fit to the remaining points The x and y axes on the curve chart represent the input image color and output image color When you...

Page 47: ...operate in windowless UI less mode including most OCR applications ScanGear CS S automatically uses the Text Enhanced setting when the check box is selected and the application requests a Black and White scan Selecting Text Enhanced For applications that request a Black and White scan and use no ScanGear CS S window you can select Text Enhanced When the Text Enhanced checkbox is selected and the a...

Page 48: ...rinters copiers and scanners that makes predictable color available for all levels of users from home user to professional publisher Canon ColorGear Color Matching provides RGB to CYMK conversions that are optimized for Canon scanners printers and copiers Canon ColorGear Color Matching also enhances and optimizes the monitors of most other manufacturers With some printers there is a discrepancy be...

Page 49: ...lect a Monitor Profile 1 Click the Preferences tab of the ScanGear CS S window 2 Select the setting Canon ColorGear Color Matching 3 Click Change Monitor Profile The Monitor Profile dialog box appears 4 Select a profile from the Monitor Profile list and click OK Your selection appears on the Preferences tab as the Current Monitor Profile Note The default setting is sRGB v1 10 Canon If this does no...

Page 50: ...again the next time ScanGear CS S is started No Setup for Preview Neither Auto Preview nor Preview Cache is executed when ScanGear CS S is started and shut down The initial setting just after the installation is Auto Preview Setting ScanGear CS S to Close After Scanning Auto Close This setting determines whether ScanGear CS S is shut down automatically when scanning is completed This setting is au...

Page 51: ...FB1200S characteristic configuration in this tab Selecting an Image Source This option allows you to select the ADF Automatic Document Feeder as the scanning device when this device is connected If ADF is not connected then Platen is the only choice available Selecting a Paper Size Paper Size is a list that lets you select the default preview scanning size You can choose from any of the defined pr...

Page 52: ... has to be determined either black or white This point is called the threshold value By changing the threshold value you can alter the appearance of image The default setting is 128 To adjust threshold value drag the slider or input the value directly into the box click the box and type the number from 0 to 255 in FB1200S tab Selecting the Descreen Moiré patterns occasionally appear when items pri...

Page 53: ...atbed scanner make sure the document cover or optional document feeder is closed flat on the document glass To test the scanner 1 On the Device page click Test Scanner The Scanner Diagnostics dialog box appears 2 On the Scanner Diagnostics dialog box click Start After a short pause you should hear the scanner start to run its diagnostics When the test is complete a message in the Scanner Diagnosti...

Page 54: ... the Lamp Save Feature The Shut off lamp time option turns off the lamp of the FB1200S to save power if it remains idle for a specified length of time Click the up or down arrows in the spinbox to increase or decrease the time limit in units of minutes You can select a time within the range of 10 to 59 minutes This setting is automatically set to 10 minutes when ScanGear CS S is installed ...

Page 55: ...nt feeder see its documentation Connecting the Automatic Document Feeder The Automatic Document Feeder replaces the document cover on a flatbed scanner You must remove the document cover and replace it with the ADF and attach a connector plug To connect the Automatic Document Feeder 1 Remove the document cover from the scanner and set aside in a safe place where the inside document cover will not ...

Page 56: ...t Align the paper according to the paper alignment marks on the document tray 3 Start the application from which you want to scan 4 Select the source device 5 Select the Acquire command in the acquiring application 6 If the ScanGear CS S window opens click the device tab for the scanner you are using 7 On the Image Source list select Document Feeder 8 Change any other settings on the ScanGear CS S...

Page 57: ...ssage make sure the paper in the document tray is not stuck together Open the ADF cover do not lift up the entire ADF unit remove the paper close the lid and reload the paper Only a few documents should be loaded in the document tray at a time Make sure no other document has been left on the document glass under the Document Feeder If you see a message on the screen that says something like this D...

Page 58: ...tray 1 Lift the ADF cover 2 Remove the jammed paper by pulling it forward When jams occur during document ejection 1 Lift the ADF cover 2 Raise the document tray 3 Remove the jammed paper by pulling it forward When jams occur on the interior 1 Lift the ADF cover 2 Raise the ADF unit on its hinges 3 Open the delivery guide sheet cover 4 Remove the delivery guide sheet 5 Remove the jammed paper by p...

Page 59: ...tion and tone Preparing the Material to Scan A general rule of image reproduction is that the output image can be only as good as the original Anything you can do to lessen the manipulation between the original and the end result will give you a better quality product If the original image needs correction for example it is overexposed underexposed or blurry more time will be needed to make the co...

Page 60: ...pes of images need different types of scan settings However after a certain point increases in scan resolution will not improve the output image quality For example a text image can be scanned at 600 dpi for output to a 600 dpi laser printer but a color image should be scanned at 180 dpi to be output to a color BJ printer When the image is output to a Bubble jet printer in the color or gray mode f...

Page 61: ...n If you have less than 32 MB of RAM working with large color image will be very time consuming Consult your imaging application s documentation for guidelines The output file size depends on the image resolution scan mode Color Grayscale or Black and White and output dimensions Lower resolutions contain a fewer number of dots per inch and therefore less digital information to store on disk So whe...

Page 62: ... 17 8 MB Laser 600 6 x 4 49 4 MB File 1200 6 x 4 198 MB Grayscale 8 bit Screen Web 75 dpi 6 x 4 132 KB Fax 200 x 200 6 x 4 938 KB BJ Printer 360 6 x 4 2 97 MB OCR 300 6 x 4 2 96 MB Laser 600 6 x 4 8 24 MB File 1200 6 x 4 33 0 MB Grayscale 12 bit Screen Web 75 dpi 6 x 4 264 KB Fax 200 x 200 6 x 4 1 83 MB BJ Printer 360 6 x 4 5 93 MB OCR 300 6 x 4 4 12 MB Laser 600 6 x 4 16 5 MB File 1200 6 x 4 65 9...

Page 63: ...he part of the image you want acquired If you select pixels as the unit of measure you can see the exact size of your selection on the rulers in the preview area To zoom and crop the preview image 1 Preview the image as described in Chapter 3 Scanning 2 With the Crop tool select part of the image The selection is outlined with a broken line Handles appear at the corners and midpoints of the select...

Page 64: ...the settings on the Tone tab the color mode and the image The shape of the curve changes to reflect the current settings of the Automatic Contrast Brightness Gamma and Histogram tone tools You cannot edit the curve except with the Special Tone Curves tool Contrast and Brightness Adjustments The Contrast Brightness tools control use the image s brightest and darkest tones for its reference in adjus...

Page 65: ...nes with many midtones Gamma values above 1 00 lighten the midtones of an image and values below 1 00 darken the midtones The gamma settings can range from 0 10 and 10 00 but for most color photographs the range is between 1 00 and 2 00 The photographs scanned for the illustrations in this manual had many dark midtones in the background so a lower setting was used to enhance the background Histogr...

Page 66: ...f the pixels are between the black and gray points so there are too many dark pixels in the image The diagonal line indicates the color channel in this case the Master channel The following figure shows just the histogram of the same image but with the blue channel the predominant color in the image selected Notice that the blue pixels are more evenly spread around the midtones but there is still ...

Page 67: ...ve evenly throughout the range of tones in the image The procedures for adjusting the histogram are in Change Tone Using the Histogram Tool in Chapter 3 Scanning The easiest way to affect the redistribution of pixels is to adjust the triangles at the bottom of the histogram When you move the Mid point slider to the left a larger number of pixels fall into the midpoint range and more midtone shades...

Page 68: ...e the black point midpoint and white point from an enlarged section to make sure you are sampling the shading you want This is especially important when you are adjusting an image with many dark tones and midtones and it may be difficult to determine the darkest or brightest spot with the naked eye If necessary select a section from which to sample and re preview the image then select the sample T...

Page 69: ...lp you adjust your images when they have been scanned and acquired by the imaging software About Image Color and Color Channels All printable colors can be created using a combination of the colors cyan magenta and yellow CMY Black is often used in printing so you may hear that colors are printed using the colors CMYK the K stands for Key color All colors displayed on monitors can be created using...

Page 70: ...ample if your original picture has too much yellow you can adjust the color by increasing its complement more blue If the image has too much green you can increase the combination of colors to decrease the magenta Note If you are working with images that are meant for professional color printing all your equipment should be calibrated so the color values on your scanner monitor and output devices ...

Page 71: ... Once you have customized your settings you can let ScanGear Toolbox CS do the rest Installing ScanGear Toolbox CS To install ScanGear Toolbox CS 1 Place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 2 In the start up menu click Install Uninstall Software 3 Install window is displayed Be sure that Install in the top left of the window is selected and the check box for ScanGear Toolbox CS ...

Page 72: ...buttons by clicking the Settings button and changing the settings for each tool The Fax Mail and Copy buttons are preset There are four additional buttons you can add to the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar one edit and three custom buttons The Easy Acquire check box lets you scan an image without opening the ScanGear CS S window When the Easy Acquire check box is selected and you click a button in the Sca...

Page 73: ... 2 In the ScanGear Toolbox CS settings dialog box click the tab for the button you want to add For example to change settings for the Mail button click the Mail tab 3 Under button Links select System Default Application Driver from the Link to list or click Browse to link an application s exe file to the button 4 Select the Show This Button check box 5 Click OK Note Some buttons have additional bu...

Page 74: ...cquire When the Easy Acquire check box is selected and you click a button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar ScanGear Toolbox CS acquires an image and directs it to the linked application or driver When Easy Acquire is cleared and you click a button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar ScanGear Toolbox CS opens the ScanGear CS S window and lets you configure the image scan settings manually To enable Easy A...

Page 75: ...nd then print it You are in effect copying the image using your scanner and printer To set up ScanGear Toolbox CS to print an acquired image 1 Click the Copy tab 2 Select an option in the Image Type list 3 Select an option in the Image Quality Resolution list 4 Click OK Showing the Copy Button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS Bar When the Show This Button check box is selected the Copy button appears on...

Page 76: ...k box 2 Click the Copy button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar 3 In the Print dialog box confirm the printer and set the number of copies and then click OK This acquire uses the settings for the Copy button if Easy Acquire is selected A progress bar displays the progress of the scan If an automatic document feeder is attached to the scanner all the images in the feeder are acquired and printed Other...

Page 77: ...ar Toolbox CS bar The Print dialog box appears 3 Confirm the printer enter the number of copies and then click OK Because the Easy Acquire check box is cleared the ScanGear CS S window appears 4 With the ScanGear CS S window open do the following Click Preview so you can preview and correct any changes to the image See Chapter 3 Scanning for details Make any changes to the image Click Scan The ima...

Page 78: ...indows but you can change this link using the procedure in the following section Note The mail application linked to ScanGear Toolbox CS must be MAPI compliant MAPI an acronym for Messaging Application Programming Interface is an industry standard for e mail applications It is a defined set of message services available to all programs that run in the Windows operating environment You can configur...

Page 79: ...If no system default mail application was selected during installation the system default option is unavailable If you select Application click Browse to locate and select the mail application executable to link then click Link 2 Select an Image Type 3 Select an Image Quality 4 Select an Output File Format 5 Click OK Showing the Mail Button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS Bar Select the Show This Butto...

Page 80: ...the feeder are acquired and sent to the mail application When the image acquire is complete the acquired images appear attached in the mail application in a new message window They are ready to be addressed and sent To mail an acquired image with Easy Acquire cleared 1 Clear the Easy Acquire check box 2 Click the Mail button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar The ScanGear CS S window appears 3 Click P...

Page 81: ...k a fax application or driver 1 On the Fax tab select an option in the Link To list If you select System Default the Toolbox button is linked to the MAPI compliant fax application If no system default fax application existed when ScanGear Toolbox CS was installed the system default option is unavailable If you select Driver click the Set button and select the fax driver to link The list of names i...

Page 82: ...ire selected 1 Select the Easy Acquire check box 2 Click the Fax button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar ScanGear Toolbox acquires all the images and displays a progress bar The acquired images are sent to the current Fax driver or Fax application Note If an automatic document feeder is attached to the scanner all the images in the feeder are acquired and sent to the fax application To scan and fax ...

Page 83: ...n s scanner driver ScanGear CS S to acquire images for an image application OCR application or other customized application For each Edit or Custom button you add you can select the application image type and image quality These are operative when you select Easy Acquire on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar When Easy Acquire is cleared you cannot use those settings ...

Page 84: ...nd not another file type such as a dll 3 Select the Show This Button check box The button appears on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar 4 Select the image type and image quality for the application 5 Click OK Showing an Edit or Custom Button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS Bar Select the Show This Button check box to display an Edit or Custom button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar If this check box is cleared ...

Page 85: ...lly click Preview and make any adjustments to the image 3 Click Scan The image is acquired by the application you specified for the Edit or Custom button If an automatic document feeder is attached to the scanner all the images in the feeder are acquired To acquire an image for Edit or Custom Application button with Easy Acquire selected 1 Click the Edit button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar A pro...

Page 86: ...d You can also specify how you want ScanGear Toolbox CS to dispose of temporary files created during the scanning process Selecting a ScanGear Toolbox CS Source ScanGear Toolbox CS automatically searches your hard disk and networked servers for available scanning devices which you can select from the Image Source list You cannot browse and select a source separately To select a ScanGear Toolbox CS...

Page 87: ...ator and you must click it or right click it to open the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar 3 Click OK Cleaning Up Temporary Files You can specify how you want ScanGear Toolbox CS to dispose of the temporary files created during the scanning session You can also delete temporary files immediately To specify how to clean up temporary files 1 Click the Preferences tab 2 Under File clean up select one or more o...

Page 88: ...lets you make Image Setting changes You can also right click the minimized ScanGear Toolbox CS icon in the status indicator to start the image acquire without opening the ScanGear CS S preview window To use a shortcut menu on the minimized icon 1 In the Task Bar status indicator right click the minimized ScanGear Toolbox CS icon 2 On the shortcut menu click the item you want to use The menu lists ...

Page 89: ... the utility can be used Canon Monitor Utility Display Green Icon Indicates that the scanner is correctly connected and ready for use Red Icon Indicates that the scanner is not correctly connected and cannot be used Right Clicking the Canon Scanner Monitor Icon Right clicking the Canon Scanner Monitor displays the following pop up menu Any option can be selected Scanner information Displays the pr...

Page 90: ...80 dpi High 360 dpi Black and White Draft 150 dpi Good 300 dpi High 600 dpi Setting Copy Image Type Available selections for copy image type are True Color 24 bit Grayscale 8 bit Black and White Text Enhanced Off 1 bit 50 Threshold Mail Image Setting a Mail Image Type Available selections for Mail image type are True Color 24 bit Grayscale 8 bit Black and White Text Enhanced Off 1 bit 50 Threshold...

Page 91: ... for Fax image quality resolution are Standard Fine Super Fine Edit or Custom Image Setting Edit or Custom Image Quality Available selections for edit or custom image quality resolution are Screen 75 dpi Web 75 dpi BJ Print 180 dpi BJ Print 360 dpi Laser Print 300 dpi Laser Print 600 dpi Setting Edit or Custom Image Type Note If you use an OCR application only Black and White or Text Enhanced are ...

Page 92: ...as installed successfully Check that the cables between your computer and scanner are connected securely If you see a message on the screen that says something like this Device failed cannot find TWAIN make sure you have turned on your scanner first before your PC If necessary turn the scanner off and back on again Turn on your scanner before you turn on the computer Before scanning or previewing ...

Page 93: ... you are scanning line art use the Black and White setting and so on 5 Match your scan resolution to the type of file you need If you are scanning images for use as GIF or JPG files on the Web you do not have to scan at 600 dpi Although it is recommended that you scan at a higher resolution than you need for high quality color images you should balance that factor against your planned use for the ...

Page 94: ... colors in the previewed image appear different from the colors in the original image Cause The scanned colors need to be adjusted Solution Check that the Auto Tone button is selected If further adjustments are necessary use the Tone tab tools The printed image colors appear different from image you see in the preview area Problem The colors in the printed image appear different from the colors in...

Page 95: ...il an image has been previewed Solution Change Functions for example Black and White to Color 24 bit ScanGear CS S does not launch Problem ScanGear CS S does not launch the screen freezes or another application is displayed Cause The scanner may not be connected correctly You may have chosen the wrong scanner source in your graphics application The scanner configuration file may have been changed ...

Page 96: ...ications that are not in use Parts of images are missing or misaligned Problem Some characters are missing from the image in the preview area or the image is misaligned in the preview area Cause The page has been placed on the scanner improperly or has fed through the optional Automatic Document Feeder ADF incorrectly Solution Check the scanner and adjust the image or try sending the paper through...

Page 97: ...your hardware user manual for the location of the ADF paper feeder cover and verify that the paper path is free The preview image is too small on my monitor Problem The image in the preview area is very small and I cannot view it effectively to make adjustments Cause If you have a high resolution setting on your monitor the ScanGear CS S window is smaller than if you had a lower resolution setting...

Page 98: ...canGear CS S Grayscale 8 bit Expresses a dot in 256 shades of gray between white and black Grayscale 12 bit Expresses a dot in 4 096 shades of gray between white and black Color 24 bit Expresses a dot with 8 bits for each primary color for a total of 24 bits 8 bits x 3 colors 24 bits A dot can be expressed in up to 16 8 million distinct shades 2563 16 8 million High Quality Color 36 bit Expresses ...

Page 99: ... image from the preview area CMY An acronym for cyan magenta and yellow the color complements to red green and blue CMYK An acronym for cyan magenta yellow and black the four color process used in most commercial printing The black K stands for Key color Color Channels The red green or blue components of a color image Color images contain 8 bits 12 bits per pixel each for red green and blue channe...

Page 100: ...refers to the range and number of tones in an image Crop The action of selecting part of an image The Crop tool on the main ScanGear CS S window lets you select part of a preview image and re preview or scan only that selected part Curve chart The graph displayed in the Tone tab settings for the Auto Tone Contrast Brightness Gamma Histogram and Special Tone Curves features This graph describes the...

Page 101: ...occurs automatically using the default settings End points The points at each end of a preset or custom tone curve The curve end points cannot be deleted If they are dragged to or past an edge they remain on the edge Add points to the curve by clicking anywhere in the curve box Tone tab Special Tone Curves Eyedropper A Histogram tool used to sample the Black point Mid point and White point areas i...

Page 102: ...the previewed image The Eyedropper tool on the histogram graph lets you redefine the tonal profile You can save the settings for Black point Mid point and White point settings in a histogram file with the extension HST Interpolation The process of adding digital information to an image to increase resolution Image Tone See Tone Image Type The type of image such as color or grayscale JPEG file form...

Page 103: ... bits 12 bits per pixel each for red green and blue channels Each pixel has 24 bits 36 bits Grayscale 8 bit Grayscale 12 bit Grayscale images contain 8 bits 12 bits per pixel in one channel Text Enhanced Text Enhanced images are grayscale images 8 bits per pixel converted to 1 bit per pixel using Canon ImageTrust The default preferences setting is to automatically use Text Enhanced when the client...

Page 104: ...laten are available For the Document Feeder standard paper sizes from B5 A4 Letter and U S Legal are available Pixel An acronym for picture element a pixel is the smallest element used to create a screen image Platen The scanner s document glass where originals are placed for scanning Preset Curves A set of curves designed to fix common photographic image problems such as underexposure overexposur...

Page 105: ...d image as a percent of the original width and height Scan Mode The desired bit depth for the scanned image Choices are Color Black and White Grayscale and Text Enhanced Scanner An input device that scans a physical image with a light source and converts the image tones to digital information for computer applications The digital information can be saved as a file or converted to a text file using...

Page 106: ... Start button The Start button when clicked causes the image to be sent from ScanGear CS S to the host application Status area The information area at the lower border of the ScanGear CS S main user interface which includes information about the current image and settings System Default In ScanGear Toolbox CS if you select System Default in the Link To list the Toolbox button is linked to the appl...

Page 107: ...e tab tools to indicate the Black Mid and White point tones in a color or grayscale preview image You cannot edit the curve except with the Special Tone Curves tool Tone tab The Tone tab contains tools that let you adjust and correct the image tone The Tone tab tools are Automatic Contrast Brightness Gamma Histogram Special Tone Curves Toolbar A set of ScanGear CS S tool buttons located above the ...

Page 108: ...point eyedropper all tones lighter than the selected sample tone are adjusted to white Width The Width text box contains the width of the current selection or if there is no selection the maximum horizontal output size based on the currently selected paper size Width Height ratio Proportion of the image To keep the width height ratio intact click the Keep Proportions button before changing the wid...

Page 109: ...Setting 29 Threshold Setting 52 Black Point 40 41 65 98 Histogram Tool 40 41 102 Manipulating 68 Black Point Eyedropper 41 99 Brightness Settings 99 Adjustment 38 64 Threshold Settings 52 C Canon ColorGear Color Matching 48 99 Preferences 47 Monitor Profiles 49 Troubleshooting 94 Canon Service Centers 9 11 Changing The Monitor Profile 47 49 Clearing Temporary Files 86 87 106 Clear Preview Button 1...

Page 110: ...stom Curves 42 43 104 Special Tone Curve 35 To Apply A Previously Saved Curve 46 Tone Curve 107 Tone Curve Window 36 Custom Application 84 85 Button 84 Resolution 100 Tone Curves 43 100 Custom Tone Adjustments 64 Editing Curves 46 Opening A Saved Curve 46 Customer Support 9 11 Canon Service Centers 9 11 Frequently Asked Questions 92 Glossary 98 108 Troubleshooting 94 97 D Devices Configuring for S...

Page 111: ...107 I ICM Image Color Matching 48 Image Acquiring 56 57 59 75 80 82 85 Copying 76 Creating A Negative Image 24 26 Cropping 21 24 25 32 34 63 64 100 Estimating File Sizes 61 62 Fixing Automatically 26 35 37 42 Low Contrast 42 100 103 Manipulating 59 70 Moving 25 Overexposed 43 59 104 Previewing 24 27 Proportions 25 27 32 34 102 108 Reversing An Image 26 Rotate 24 26 60 105 Underexposed 43 59 107 Zo...

Page 112: ...rea 33 50 52 63 94 99 104 Clearing 18 21 27 52 99 Preview Button 20 21 28 Preview Images Automatic Tone Correction 26 Changing Shape And Size 24 Clearing 18 21 27 52 99 Cropping 25 Moving 25 Negatives 25 Reversing 26 Rotating 26 Rulers 26 Specifying How An Image Is Previewed 27 Working With Preview Images 24 Zooming 25 Previewing 19 Q Quick Start 19 Preparing The Scanner 19 R Removing ScanGear CS ...

Page 113: ...anner Preparing 19 Recognizing In Windows 19 95 Status 17 18 61 62 87 88 106 Testing 51 53 Scanning About Scanning Techniques 59 Multi Page Documents 55 58 Preparing Material To Scan 59 Pre Scan Checklist 92 Quick Start 19 Using Windowless Mode 23 Settings Custom 42 43 83 84 Edit 43 44 46 83 84 Fax 81 82 Mail 78 80 Settings In ScanGear CS S Auto Tone 26 35 37 Cropping 25 Dimensions 28 Negative Ima...

Page 114: ... Small On Monitor 97 Previewed Image Problems 94 Printing Scanning Too Slow 96 ScanGear CS S Will Not Launch 95 Scanner Diagnostics Test 94 TWAIN Interface 14 16 107 U Units Of Measurement 26 32 33 108 Uninstalling ScanGear CS S 14 ScanGear Toolbox CS 71 User s Guide About 9 Assumptions 9 W Width And Height 21 25 27 32 34 Windowless Mode 8 20 23 47 103 Z Zoom Tool 21 24 25 41 63 64 68 ...

Page 115: ...I OE 022AA 0399 CDS Canon Inc 1999 Adobe Acrobat PDF created in Japan ...

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