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What Is ScanGear (Scanner Driver)?

ScanGear (scanner driver) is software required for scanning documents. It enables you to specify the

output size and make image corrections when scanning documents.

ScanGear can be started from MP Navigator EX or from other applications that are compatible with a
standard interface called TWAIN. (ScanGear (scanner driver) is a TWAIN-compatible driver.)

What You Can Do with this Software

This software enables you to preview scan results or set document type and output size, etc. when
scanning documents. It is useful when you want to scan in a specific color tone, as it allows you to make
various corrections and adjust brightness, contrast, etc.

Screens

There are three modes: Basic Mode, Advanced Mode and Auto Scan Mode.

Switch modes by clicking a tab on the upper right of the screen.

Note

ScanGear (scanner driver) starts in the last used mode.
Settings are not retained when you switch between modes.

Basic Mode

Use Basic Mode to scan easily by following three simple on-screen steps ( 

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Advanced Mode

Use Advanced Mode to select color mode, specify resolution, correct images, adjust colors, etc. when

scanning documents.

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What Is ScanGear (Scanner Driver)?

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Page 1: ...s 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 1 268 sayfa CanoScan LiDE 200 On scree...

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 2 268 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 3 268 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 4 268 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 9 268 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 11 268 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 12 268 sayfa Trademarks ...

Page 13: ...g Box View Use Window Create Edit PDF file Window Print Document Dialog Box 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 Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with Sc...

Page 14: ...than Scanned Images Opening Images Saved on a Computer Installation Problems Problems with Scanning Software Problems MP Navigator EX Problems Updating the Scanner Driver Obtaining the Latest ScanGear Scanner Driver Uninstalling the ScanGear Scanner Driver Before Installing ScanGear Scanner Driver Installing ScanGear Scanner Driver Bundled Applications ArcSoft PhotoStudio About Inkjet Printer Scan...

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 16 268 sayfa Using MP Navigator EX ...

Page 17: ... time Within an application ScanGear scanner driver cannot be opened for the second time when it is already open Be sure to close the ScanGear scanner driver window before closing the application Make sure that you have adequate disk space available when scanning large images at high resolutions For example at least 300 MB of free space is required to scan an A4 document at 600 dpi in full color S...

Page 18: ...ned correctly in some applications In that case increase the operating system s virtual memory and retry When image size is too large such as when scanning large images at high resolution your computer may not respond or the progress bar may remain at 0 depending on the application In that case cancel the action for example by clicking Cancel on the progress bar then increase the operating system ...

Page 19: ...ment with a force exceeding 4 4 lbs 2 0 kg When the machine is placed upright the document type may not be detected automatically In that case specify the document type in MP Navigator EX or ScanGear scanner driver 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...

Page 20: ... cm or more space between the edges of the Platen and documents and between documents Note You can place up to 10 documents Positions of slanted documents 10 degrees or less are corrected automatically Page top Sayfa 20 268 sayfa Placing Documents ...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...indow to select what you want to do with the scanned images Note MP Navigator EX may not start from a button on the machine In that case restart the computer Page top Sayfa 22 268 sayfa What Is MP Navigator EX Supplied Scanner Software ...

Page 23: ...nes etc from the Platen Scanning Photos and Documents Scanning two or more photos small documents at one time Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time Scanning images larger than the Platen Scanning Images Larger than the Platen Stitch Assist Scanning easily according to purpose scan and save attach to e mail etc Easy Scanning with One click Page top Sayfa 23 268 sayfa Let s Try Scanning ...

Page 24: ...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 24 268 sayfa Starting MP Navigator EX ...

Page 25: ...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 25 268 sayfa Starting MP Navigator EX ...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...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 29: ... 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 29 268 sayfa Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time ...

Page 30: ...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 30 268 sayfa Scanning Multiple Documents at O...

Page 31: ... complete from scanning to saving printing etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon in 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 Type ...

Page 32: ...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 32 268 sayfa Scanning Images Larger than the Platen Stitch Assist ...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...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 34 268 sayfa Scanning Images Larger than the Platen Stitch Assist ...

Page 35: ...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 35 268 sayfa Easy Scanning with One click ...

Page 36: ...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 36 268 sayfa Easy Scanning with One click ...

Page 37: ...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 37 268 sayfa Useful MP Navigator EX Fun...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...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 40 268 sayfa Correct...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...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 42...

Page 43: ... 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 44: ... 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 45: ...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 45 268 sayfa Adjusting Images ...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ... 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 49: ...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 49 268 sayfa Searching Images ...

Page 50: ...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 51: ... 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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...Sending via E mail Editing Files Page top Sayfa 54 268 sayfa Saving ...

Page 55: ... 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 55 268 sayfa S...

Page 56: ... 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 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ... 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 59 268 sayfa Creating Editing PDF Files ...

Page 60: ...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 61: ... 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 62: ...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 63: ...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 63 268 sayfa Printing Photos ...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...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 65 268 sayfa Sending via E mail ...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...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 down or doc...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 70 268 sayfa ...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...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 72 268 sayfa Opening Editing Password protected PDF Files ...

Page 73: ...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 73 268 sayfa Opening Editing Password protected PDF Files ...

Page 74: ... Dialog Box 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 PDF Dialog Box Preferences Dia...

Page 75: ...ur Computer 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 You can complete from scanning to saving printing etc at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon in One click Mode One click Mode Screen Show this window at startup Select this checkbox t...

Page 76: ... 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 appears Preferences The Preferences dialog box opens ...

Page 77: ...ws 2000 MP 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 d...

Page 78: ... Guide Open this guide Related Topic Opening Images Saved on a Computer Page top Sayfa 78 268 sayfa View Use Images on your Computer Tab ...

Page 79: ... useful when 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 extrac...

Page 80: ...MP Navigator EX function is assigned to the PDF button on the machine Scanner Button The PDF 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 th...

Page 81: ...e screen for scanning photos documents magazines and other printed materials Document Type Select the type of document to be scanned Scanning photos Color Photo or Black and White Photo Scanning text documents Color Document Black and White Document or Text OCR Scanning magazines Magazine Color Important You cannot select Document Type when the Use the scanner driver checkbox is selected Specify S...

Page 82: ...lick 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 settings to MP Navigator EX functions Preferences Dialog Box ...

Page 83: ...ail Window Images scanned from the Platen are displayed When you select the checkbox of an image the image appears in the Selected Images area Important Thumbnails may appear as when there is not enough memory to display the images When Images are Sorted by Categories Open All Displays all images Close All Hides all images Selected Images Area Cancel All Cancels the selection of all images in the ...

Page 84: ... 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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ... 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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 91 268 sa...

Page 92: ...Settings and Operation Buttons 2 Toolbar 3 Thumbnail Window 4 Selected Images Area Settings and Operation Buttons Scan Import Click this when you want to scan photos documents magazines and other printed materials The Scan Import window opens Photos Documents Platen Screen Scan Import Window My Box Scanned Imported Images Displays folders of images grouped by year year month year month date and ca...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...n 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 Se...

Page 96: ...s 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 97: ...l 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 En...

Page 98: ...uplex 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 Layou...

Page 99: ...x 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 paper wi...

Page 100: ...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 100 268 sayfa Print Document Dial...

Page 101: ...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 102: ...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 103: ...rences 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 followin...

Page 104: ... 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 105: ...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 106: ... 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 107: ...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 108: ...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 108 268 sayfa Correct Enhance Images Window ...

Page 109: ...t 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 and display text in the image on Notepad When you click this icon the OCR dialog box open...

Page 110: ... button This icon indicates which MP Navigator EX function is assigned to the PDF button on the machine Scanner Button The PDF 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...

Page 111: ...s magazines newspapers text documents and CD DVD A4 photos Text documents smaller than 2L 5 inches x 7 inches 127 mm x 178 mm such as paperback pages with the spine cut off Documents printed on thin white paper Wide documents such as panoramic photos Reflective CD DVD labels may not be scanned properly Place documents correctly according to the type of document to be scanned Otherwise documents ma...

Page 112: ...t be able to set passwords for PDF files File name Enter the file name of the image to be saved up to 32 characters When saving multiple files 4 digits are appended to each file name Save as type Select a file type to save the scanned images Select Auto JPEG Exif TIFF or BMP Auto is displayed when Document Type is Auto Mode When saving as PDF files select PDF PDF Multiple Pages or PDF Add Page Imp...

Page 113: ...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 beginning of the file name Example _Image0001 jpg O...

Page 114: ... save documents with the specified settings When Save as type is Auto a confirmation appears Click Open Manual to open this guide if it is installed Page top Sayfa 114 268 sayfa Save Dialog Box One click Mode Screen ...

Page 115: ...ment 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 black and white The contrast in the image is divided at certain levels threshold level into black and white and is rendered in two colo...

Page 116: ...ing non standard size documents or when custom cropping frames are set For details see Gutter Shadow Correction in Image Settings ScanGear s Advanced Mode tab Correct slanted document Select this checkbox to detect the scanned text and correct the angle within 0 1 to 10 degrees or 0 1 to 10 degrees of the document Important You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Stitch Assist The in...

Page 117: ...ing 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 to be scanned Important You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Stitch Assist Defaults Restore the default settings Page top Sa...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...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 120: ...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 121: ...d 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 Buttons on the Scanner Select this checkbox to display the ScanGear scanner driver screen and make advanced scan settings Spe...

Page 122: ...reating PDF files PDF Settings Dialog Box Note See Creating Editing PDF Files to delete or rearrange the pages of saved PDF files Save in Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images To change the folder click Browse to specify another one The following folders are specified by default Windows Vista MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder Windows XP MP Navigator EX folder in My Picture...

Page 123: ...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 settings in...

Page 124: ...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 125: ... 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 126: ...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 127: ...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 128: ...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 128 268 sayfa Mail Dialog Box ...

Page 129: ... 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 130: ...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 131: ... 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 131 268 sayfa OCR Dialog Box ...

Page 132: ...ds magazines newspapers text documents and CD DVD A4 photos Text documents smaller than 2L 5 inches x 7 inches 127 mm x 178 mm such as paperback pages with the spine cut off Documents printed on thin white paper Wide documents such as panoramic photos Reflective CD DVD labels may not be scanned properly Place documents correctly according to the type of document to be scanned Otherwise documents m...

Page 133: ...if 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 and CD DVD JPEG Magazines newspapers and text documents PDF You can change the file format from Set Images saved as PDF files may not open depending on the application In that case select an option othe...

Page 134: ...mage0001 jpg Open the save dialog box after scanning the image Input Exif information Select this to open the Save dialog box after scanning the images and specify the 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 t...

Page 135: ...rinter are connected to the same computer Images may not be printed correctly 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 Important The following types of documents cannot be scanned correctly with A...

Page 136: ...htness 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 Document Type Color Mode Document Size and Scanning Resolution the settings specified in the Copy dialog box are displayed For Descreen Unsharp Mask etc see the ...

Page 137: ...ning by clicking the one click button Select this checkbox to start scanning when you click an icon Apply Saves and applies the specified settings Click Cancel instead of Apply to cancel the specified settings Cancel Cancels the specified settings The current dialog box closes Defaults Returns all settings in the dialog box to their defaults Copy Scan and print documents with the specified setting...

Page 138: ...pe 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 Important The following types of documents cannot be scanned correctly with Auto Mode In that case specify Document Type Documents other than photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text docu...

Page 139: ...nd 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 option is available when the Easy Color Matching checkbox is selected Open a JPEG file saved in the Adobe RGB color tone perform Easy Color Matching and display the image in the Print Layout dialog box When this checkbox is selected Sc...

Page 140: ...and opens the Print Layout dialog box Print Layout Dialog Box Select the Use the scanner driver checkbox to display the ScanGear scanner driver screen The Print Layout dialog box opens after you press Scan Page top Sayfa 140 268 sayfa Print Dialog Box ...

Page 141: ... 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 142: ... 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 142 268 sayfa Print Layout Dialog...

Page 143: ...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 143 268 sayfa Preferences Dialog Box ...

Page 144: ...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 145: ... 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 145 268 sayfa General Tab ...

Page 146: ...re 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 SCAN 1 and PDF functions are assigned to the COPY E MAIL SCAN and PDF 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 s...

Page 147: ...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 147 268 sayfa Opening Files Other than Scanned Images ...

Page 148: ... 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 149: ...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 149 268 sayfa Opening Images Saved on a Computer ...

Page 150: ...lts or set document type and output size etc when scanning documents It is useful when you want to scan in a specific color tone as it allows you to make various corrections and adjust brightness contrast etc Screens There are three modes Basic Mode Advanced Mode and Auto Scan Mode Switch modes by clicking a tab on the upper right of the screen Note ScanGear scanner driver starts in the last used ...

Page 151: ...Auto Scan Mode Use Auto Scan Mode to scan easily by simply placing the document on the Platen and clicking Scan Page top Sayfa 151 268 sayfa What Is ScanGear Scanner Driver ...

Page 152: ...e image corrections Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning documents after making advanced image corrections and brightness color adjustments Scanning in Advanced Mode Scanning with a simple operation Scanning in Auto Scan Mode Scanning multiple documents at one time after making image corrections and color adjustments Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode Page top Sayfa 152 268 sayfa ...

Page 153: ... 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 154: ...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 154 268 sayfa Starting ScanGear Scanner Drive...

Page 155: ...Gear 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 placed on the Platen Note To scan magazines containing many color photos scan in Advanced Mode with Color Mode set to Color or Color 48bit and Descreen set to ON Scanning in Advanced Mode 3 Click ...

Page 156: ...pping frame on the preview image You can also create two or more cropping frames If an area is not specified the document will be scanned at the document size Auto Crop If an area is specified only the portion in the specified area will be scanned Adjusting Cropping Frames 7 Set Image corrections as required 8 Click Scan Scanning starts Note ScanGear s response after scanning can be specified in S...

Page 157: ...art 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 Input Settings for details on Paper Size and Co...

Page 158: ... frame correct images and adjust colors as required Note See the corresponding sections below for details on Image Settings and the Color Adjustment Buttons Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cropping frames 7 Click Scan Scanning starts Note ScanGear s response after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the Scan ...

Page 159: ...ther documents specify the document type on the Basic Mode tab or the Advanced Mode tab Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode See Auto Scan Mode Tab for details on the Auto Scan Mode Tab 1 Place the document on the Platen then start ScanGear scanner driver Placing Documents Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver 2 Click Auto Scan Mode The Auto Scan Mode tab appears 3 Click Scan Scanning start...

Page 160: ...arious shapes The following types of documents may not be cropped correctly In that case start ScanGear scanner driver then adjust the cropping frame in Advanced Mode tab and scan again Photos that have a whitish border Documents printed on white paper hand written text business cards etc Thin documents Thick documents Scanning in Advanced Mode 1 Place the document on the Platen then start ScanGea...

Page 161: ... 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 161...

Page 162: ...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 162 268 sayfa Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode ...

Page 163: ...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 164: ...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 165: ...ith 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 OFF Medium Correcting photos that have faded with time or due to colorcast Set Fading Correction to Low Medium or High according to the degree of fading or colorcast OFF Medium Sayfa 165 268 sayfa Correc...

Page 166: ...ht Correction to Low Medium or High according to the degree of backlight OFF Medium Correcting shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets Set Gutter Shadow Correction to Low Medium or High according to the degree of shadows OFF Medium Page top Sayfa 166 268 sayfa Correcting Images Unsharp Mask Reduce Dust and Scratches Fading Corr ...

Page 167: ... 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 168: ...y to the scan area cropping frame specified in the Preview area You can also select a color tone from the color pattern displayed on the left of the Color Pattern screen You can also use this function to add a specific tint to an image Increase the magenta to add a warm tint and increase the blue to add a cool tint Page top Sayfa 168 268 sayfa Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern ...

Page 169: ...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 170: ...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 170 268 sayfa Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance ...

Page 171: ...re of Red Green and Blue in various proportions gradation These colors can be adjusted individually as a channel Master Adjust the Red Green and Blue combined Red Adjust the Red channel Green Adjust the Green channel Blue Adjust the Blue channel Note Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale Brightness Adjust the image brightness Move slider under Brightness to the l...

Page 172: ... 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 173: ...olors can be adjusted individually as a channel Master Adjust the Red Green and Blue combined Red Adjust the Red channel Green Adjust the Green channel Blue Adjust the Blue channel Note Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale Reading Histograms You can open Histogram of a specified area for each Channel The higher the Histogram peak the more data is distributed to ...

Page 174: ...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 175: ...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 176: ...lors can be adjusted individually as a channel Master Adjust the Red Green and Blue combined Red Adjust the Red channel Green Adjust the Green channel Blue Adjust the Blue channel Note Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale Reading Tone Curves With ScanGear scanner driver scanning images via a scanner is the input and displaying to a monitor is the output Tone Cur...

Page 177: ... 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 178: ...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 179: ...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 179 268 sayfa ScanGear Scanner Driver Screens ...

Page 180: ...t Grayscale Scan photos and documents in black and white Select this mode to create high resolution black and white images Note If you select an option other than Newspaper Grayscale the Unsharp Mask function will be active If you select Photo Color Magazine Color or Document Grayscale the Auto Tone function will be active However if you disable Always Execute the Auto Tone on the Color Settings t...

Page 181: ...ize Select an output size Output size options vary by the item selected in Destination Flexible When a cropping frame is displayed the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned at 100 When no cropping frame is displayed the entire Preview area will be scanned Paper Size L A4 etc Select an output paper size The portion within the cropping frame will be scanned at the size of the selected pa...

Page 182: ...ize List An error message appears when you enter a value outside the setting range Enter a value within the setting range Note Whether or how the cropping frame is initially displayed on a preview image can be specified on the Preview tab of the Preferences dialog box See Cropping Frame on Previewed Images in Preview Tab Invert aspect ratio This button is available when Output Size is set to anyth...

Page 183: ... Preferences Dialog Box for details Close Close ScanGear scanner driver Toolbar Toolbar You can rotate preview images using the Toolbar Auto Crop Displays and adjusts the cropping frame automatically to the size of the document displayed in the Preview area The scan area is reduced every time you click this button if there are cropping area within the cropping frame Remove Cropping Frame Removes t...

Page 184: ... Preview You can specify the scan area cropping frame on the displayed image You can also create two or more cropping frames Note See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cropping frames Related Topic Scanning in Basic Mode Page top Sayfa 184 268 sayfa Basic Mode Tab ...

Page 185: ...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 186: ...ustment Buttons These buttons can be used to make fine corrections to the image brightness and color tones You can adjust the image s overall brightness or contrast and adjust its highlight and shadow values histogram or balance tone curve Color Adjustment Buttons Zoom Rescans the portion within the cropping frame at higher magnification When the image is zoomed in Zoom changes to Undo Click Undo ...

Page 187: ...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 Rotate Left Rotates the preview image 90 degrees c...

Page 188: ...g frames of the images you do not want to scan Note See Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode to scan multiple documents at one time Preview Area Preview Area This is where a trial image is displayed after you click Preview You can specify the scan area cropping frame on the displayed image You can also create two or more cropping frames Note See Adjusting Cropping Frames for de...

Page 189: ... 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 Color Mode Select how to scan the document Color Select this mode to scan color documents or to create color images This mode renders the image in 256...

Page 190: ...ntering the values into Width and Height Click Keep Aspect Ratio and change it to Locked to maintain the aspect ratio when you specify the cropping frame size Important Input size settings are available only when Output Size in Output Settings is Flexible If you select a size other than Flexible a cropping frame calculated from Output Size and Output Resolution is displayed and its aspect ratio is...

Page 191: ...ping frame is displayed the entire Preview area will be scanned When a cropping frame is displayed the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned To enlarge reduce the scanned image enter values into Width and Height in Output Settings or specify a value by 1 for The maximum value available for depends on the Output Resolution can be specified for up to 19200 dpi the maximum available outpu...

Page 192: ...els Note Save up to 10 output sizes to Output Size List for each destination An error message appears when you enter a value outside the setting range Enter a value within the range displayed in the message Unit varies by Destination For Print select mm or inches For Image display the unit is pixels Note See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cropping frames Whether or how the cropping frame...

Page 193: ...t 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 images with consistent color tone such as the sky the color tone may change from the source image due to the Auto Tone function In that case se...

Page 194: ... 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 Select this to correct a small amount of fading and colorcast Medium It is recommended that you normally select this setting High Select this to correct a large amount of fading and c...

Page 195: ...ing Unsharp Mask to OFF may reduce the noise patterns Gutter Shadow Correction Use this function to correct shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets When you set the Gutter Shadow Correction setting in the preveiw image the result will be reflected Preview the effects before scanning as results vary depending on the type of document and how it is pressed Unclear or blurred tex...

Page 196: ... binding part is not even the shadow will not be corrected properly How to place the document depends on your model and the document to be scanned Note Cover the document with black cloth if white spots streaks or colored patterns appear in scan results due to ambient light entering between the document and the Platen If the shadow is not corrected properly adjust the cropping frame on the preview...

Page 197: ...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 198: ...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 199: ...Defaults Reset all adjustments saturation color balance brightness contrast histogram and tone curve Page top Sayfa 199 268 sayfa Color Adjustment Buttons ...

Page 200: ...an photos Hagaki business cards magazines newspapers text documents and CD DVD Text documents smaller than 2L 5 inches x 7 inches 127 mm x 178 mm such as paperback pages with the spine cut off Documents printed on thin white paper Wide documents such as panoramic photos Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode Reflective CD DVD labels may not be scanned properly Place documents correctly a...

Page 201: ...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 201 268 sayfa Auto Scan Mode Tab ...

Page 202: ...specify a folder to save images temporarily and a music file to play during or at the end of a scan Scanner Tab Preview Tab Allows you to select what to do with Preview when ScanGear scanner driver is started and how to display cropping frames after previewing images Preview Tab Scan Tab Allows you to select what to do with ScanGear scanner driver after scanning images Scan Tab Color Settings Tab ...

Page 203: ...und When Scanning is Completed checkbox then click Browse and specify a sound file You can specify the following files MIDI file mid rmi midi Audio file wav aif aiff MP3 file mp3 Calibration Settings Click OK to start the calibration The scanner will be calibrated to reproduce correct color tones in scanned images Perform calibration when the color tone of the preview image is significantly differ...

Page 204: ...he Toolbar settings and the Advanced Mode settings are also saved 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 fram...

Page 205: ... 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 Advanced Mode Settings Select the Enable 4...

Page 206: ...Some applications cannot receive images scanned in Color 48bit or may close when such images are received Page top Sayfa 206 268 sayfa Scan Tab ...

Page 207: ...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 208: ...t data to the brightness characteristics of the monitor Adjust the value if your monitor s gamma value does not match the default value set in ScanGear scanner driver and the colors of the original image are not accurately reflected in the monitor Click Defaults to return to the default Monitor Gamma value 2 20 Note Refer to the manual of your monitor to check its gamma value If it is not written ...

Page 209: ...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 209 268 sayfa Useful Information on Scanning ...

Page 210: ...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 211: ...ple cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key If you select multiple cropping frames and change the settings on a tab at the right of ScanGear scanner driver the settings will be applied to all the selected cropping frames When you create a new cropping frame it retains the settings of the latest cropping frame Note Create up to 10 cropping frames Scanning takes longer than usua...

Page 212: ...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 213: ...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 214: ... 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 215: ...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 216: ... button on the machine Scanner Button is pressed Scanner Button Settings Using MP Navigator EX to specify how to respond when a Scanner Button is pressed Scanner Button Settings via MP Navigator EX 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 216 268 sayfa Oth...

Page 217: ...s the document type Documents may not be scanned correctly depending on the document type In that case specify the document type Scan Dialog Box PDF button Saves the scanned images as PDF files When scanning is completed a message prompting you to add a page or exit appears To add a page place the next document on the Platen and click Scan Continue to add the next page To exit click Exit The scann...

Page 218: ...he scan details opens Click Cancel while Scanning appears to change the settings in the MP Navigator EX setting screen By default the scanned images are saved in the following 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 Page top Sayfa 218 268 sayfa Scanning using the...

Page 219: ...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 In th...

Page 220: ...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 220 268 sayfa Scanner Button Settings ...

Page 221: ...hine 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 221 268...

Page 222: ...4 Click OK The operation will be performed according to the settings when you press a Scanner Button on the machine Page top Sayfa 222 268 sayfa Scanner Button Settings via MP Navigator EX ...

Page 223: ...n 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 see Scanning in Basic M...

Page 224: ...to 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 check...

Page 225: ...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 226: ...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 Custom Settings to set the preferences as required Brightness Move the slider to adjust the brightness Move it to the left to darken and right to brighten the imag...

Page 227: ... 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 227 268 sayfa Scanning using the Control Panel Windows XP Only ...

Page 228: ...ide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems you may encounter Installation Problems Problems with Scanning Software Problems MP Navigator EX Problems Page top Sayfa 228 268 sayfa Troubleshooting ...

Page 229: ...Wizard or Add Hardware Wizard screen appears when the scanner is connected to a computer The 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 229 268 sayfa Installation Problems ...

Page 230: ...ppears 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 230 268 sayfa The Found New Hardware ...

Page 231: ...le 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...

Page 232: ...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 233: ...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 233 268 sayfa Installation is unsuccessful Insufficient memory ...

Page 234: ...o launch 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 Displaye...

Page 235: ...Error Message Release the lock switch Is Displayed Check The machine may be locked Close the software program and unlock the machine then reconnect the USB cable For information on how to unlock the scanner see the printed manual Quick Start Guide Page top Sayfa 235 268 sayfa An Error Message Release the lock switch Is Displayed ...

Page 236: ...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 237: ... 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 237 268 sayfa Scann...

Page 238: ...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 239: ...b remove it from the 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 sc...

Page 240: ...nstall 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...

Page 241: ...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 241 268 sayfa Select the program to launch for this action Is displayed Whe...

Page 242: ...d 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 Explorer click ...

Page 243: ... 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 244: ...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 244 268 sayfa Scanned Image Is Surrounded by Extra White Areas ...

Page 245: ...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 245 268 sayfa Cannot Scan Properly with Multi Crop ...

Page 246: ...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 246 268 sayfa Cannot Scan Properly in Auto Scan Mode ...

Page 247: ... 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 247 268 sayfa Slow Scan...

Page 248: ... 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 248 268 sayfa There is not enough memory Message Is Displayed ...

Page 249: ...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 250: ...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 251: ...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 251 268 sayfa Software Problems ...

Page 252: ... 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 253: ...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 253 268 sayfa Scanned Image Is Printed Enlarged Reduced ...

Page 254: ...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 254 26...

Page 255: ... 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 255 268 sayfa Scanned Image Does Not Open ...

Page 256: ...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 256 268 sayfa MP Navigator EX Problems ...

Page 257: ...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 257 268 sayfa Cannot Scan at the Correct Size ...

Page 258: ...of 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 258 268 sayfa Position or Size of the Image Cannot Be Detected Correctly When Scanning ...

Page 259: ...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 259 268 sayfa Document Is Placed Correctly but the Scanned Image Is Slanted ...

Page 260: ...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 260 268 sayfa Document Is Placed Correctly but the Orientation Changes in the Scanned I ...

Page 261: ...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 261 268 sayfa Updating the Scanner Driver ...

Page 262: ...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 263: ...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 264: ...B cable Computer Settings 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...

Page 265: ...ck 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 2 In the Welcome screen click Next 3 Read and understand the License Agreement then click Yes ScanGear installation starts 4 When the Installation complete screen appears click Exit A message prompting you to resta...

Page 266: ...On Screen Manual Scanning Guide Bundled Applications Bundled Applications ArcSoft PhotoStudio Page top Sayfa 266 268 sayfa Bundled Applications ...

Page 267: ...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...

Page 268: ...ation will be sent to Canon via the Internet Note An Internet security warning screen may appear when sending information In that case make sure that the program name is ijplmui exe and allow to continue If you do not agree Click Do not agree The confirmation window closes The usage status will not be sent this time After three months the confirmation window for sending the usage status opens agai...

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