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Canon Plug-in Module CS-U 3.8

for CanoScan N650U/N656U/N1220U Color Image Scanner

User's Guide

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Page 1: ...f o r M a c i n t o s h CanonPlug inModuleCS U3 8 forCanoScanN650U N656U N1220UColorImageScanner User sGuide ...

Page 2: ...odule CS U User s Guide Electronic Manual Tells you how to use ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 ArcSoft PhotoBase and Caere Omni Page SE Electronic Manuals Manual for Each Application Software After reading this guide and scanner is set up and ready for use When using the accompanying application software After you have read this book and mastered the use of Canon Plug in Module CS U and CanoScan Toolbox ...

Page 3: ...ly Scanning Preparations Required Reading p 13 All users should read this section This section describes the procedures and settings required before scanning including positioning the original and selecting the output device resolution magnification and scanning mode Scanning Required Reading p 29 All users should read this section to learn the procedures for scanning and saving images Adjusting S...

Page 4: ...ying the Plug in Module CS U Control Panel 14 Positioning Originals 16 Previewing 17 Selecting the Output Device 18 Setting the Resolution and Magnification 19 Setting the Scan Mode 21 Verifying the Image before Scanning 23 Rotating the Image 24 Setting Preferences 25 Output Device 25 Aspect Ratio 25 Unit 26 Preview Window 26 Calibration 27 Reset Default Settings 27 Close Plug in After Scan 27 STE...

Page 5: ...ontrast Settings 43 Adjusting the Color Balance 45 Gamma Value Settings 46 Adjusting the Threshold Value 48 Auto Tone Correction 49 Unsharp Mask 50 Descreen 51 Saving Recalling Settings 52 Scanning Techniques 54 Appendices 55 Troubleshooting 56 Error Messages 58 Glossary 59 Index 64 Canon Customer Support Help Desk 66 ...

Page 6: ...onitors are not supported System Software Mac OS 8 5 or higher First generation Bondi blue iMacs may require a system upgrade and an update to the system and firmware For information about upgrades and updating for iMacs refer to the Troubleshooting menu on the CanoScan Setup Utility CD ROM Look for the Scanner won t work on an iMac item in the topic entitled Problems with the Scanner Caution The ...

Page 7: ...is guide menu items are marked in the following manner Select Load from the Setting File menu p 49 p 36 48 p 51 p 50 pp 25 28 p 52 Tone Adjustment Button pp 36 48 Close Box p 14 Scan Mode p 21 Zoom In Button p 31 Zoom Out Button p 32 Output Device p 18 Resolution pp 19 20 Magnification pp 19 20 Image Size pp 19 20 Required Free memory p 21 Browser Button p 23 Scan Button p 33 Preview Button p 17 P...

Page 8: ...olor pose no problem there is no need to adjust these settings Scan p 29 Adjust and Edit Scanned Images p 35 Verify the Image before Scanning Browser Window p 23 Are the Brightness and Color Satisfactory p 30 p 31 p 33 p 34 Histogram Tone Curve Brightness and Contrast Color Balance Gamma Value Threshold Value Auto Tone ColorSyncTM Unsharp Mask Descreen p 37 p 40 p 43 p 45 p 46 p 48 p 49 p 50 p 51 ...

Page 9: ...olor printers for optimal color reproduction Browser Function Permits Confirmation of the Real Image Before Scanning The Browser function lets you check the image to be scanned in detail before commencing the scan This function presents a much higher quality image than the preview function Histogram Function Realizes Beautiful Contrast Simple operation allows you to achieve beautiful contrast with...

Page 10: ...Scan Setup Utility will start automatically If it doesn t double click the CD ROM icon followed by the setup icon 2 Click Install the Software to install Plug in Module CS U and the other application programs Start Plug in Module CS U p 14 1 Start ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 or other plug in compatible application 2 Open the File menu select Acquire and CanonPI CS U 3 8 0 Position materials for scann...

Page 11: ... on the Browser button The selection frame will appear 2 Move the selection frame to specify the area of the image you want verified and click the mouse button Plug in Module CS U will read the image and display the browser image 3 After you have examined the browser image click the mouse anywhere Specify the Area of the Image to be Scanned p 30 Select the area to be scanned by clicking and draggi...

Page 12: ...n Module CS U control panel will close and the scanned image will appear in the ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 or other plug in compatible application window as an Untitled file Save the Scanned Image p 34 Save the image with ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 or other plug in compatible application specifying a folder and file name 8 8 7 7 ...

Page 13: ...plained on the indicated pages Displaying the Plug in Module CS U Control Panel p 14 Positioning Originals p 16 Previewing p 17 Selecting the Output Device p 18 Setting the Resolution and Magnification p 19 Setting the Scan Mode p 21 Verifying the Image Before Scanning p 23 Rotating the Image p 24 Setting Preferences p 25 ...

Page 14: ...isplay more options in a pull down menu Adjusts the settings for the scanning job such as the scan mode output device resolution and magnification The image size and disk size that were specified in the preview window are automatically displayed here Preview Window Displays the image in preview mode Buttons Click the appropriate button to zoom rotate or browse the image or correct colors adjust th...

Page 15: ...n ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 Open the File menu select Acquire and CanonPI CS U 3 8 0 The Plug in Module CS U control panel will display Caution Plug in Module CS U is not a stand alone application program It must be started from a plug in compatible application program such as CanoScan Toolbox CS or ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 The size of the Plug in Module CS U control panel will vary according to th...

Page 16: ...nt mark Close the cover carefully so the original does not shift out of position Caution Be careful not to dirty the document glass when placing items on it If an original has distinct horizontal or vertical lines you should try to position it on the document glass as squarely as possible to have the lines appear straight The maximum scanable size is the area of the entire document glass Straighte...

Page 17: ...w window use the Window Size settings in the Preview Window Settings dialog p 26 Caution The Dynamic Preview function enables changes to settings such as the scan mode and brightness to be immediately reflected in the preview image Nevertheless the preview image provides only an approximation of the scan and the final results may differ to some degree from it If the color balance of the preview im...

Page 18: ...vice that corresponds best to your output device and use of the image Operating Procedures Click the arrow on the Output Device section of the control panel and select a device from the pop up menu Caution You can set the device categories in the pop up menu in advance You can also add new devices to the pop up menu See Setting Preferences p 25 ...

Page 19: ... vertical 0 5x magnification The scanning resolution changes accordingly Magnification changed to 50 Magnification Scanning Resolution Magnification 50 Scanned at 360 dpi Image size 5 x5 12 7 x 12 7cm Image size 2 5 x2 5 6 35 x 6 35cm Output device corrects to 720 dpi Hint Magnification and Resolution Why does the image size change with the magnification Let us answer this with an example using a ...

Page 20: ...s You are advised against setting the resolution higher than necessary For example if you scan an A4 21 0 x 29 7 cm 8 3 x 11 7 in size image in the color mode the amount of data varies according to the resolution Slider Drag the slider bar in either direction or use the arrow keys to change the resolution Click here to return the magnification factor to 100 Click inside these boxes to enter values...

Page 21: ...more slowly than the Color Photos mode this mode reproduces fine text or lines in greater detail Select this mode to scan color documents with fine print or graphics Scanning in this mode takes approximately twice as long as in the Color Photos mode Color Photos Expresses each color channel RGB in 256 shades 8 bit Select this mode to scan standard color photographs Hint Scanning the same image in ...

Page 22: ...22 S T E P 1 Operating Procedures Click the arrow beside Scan Mode Select a scan mode from the pop up menu Selecting the box opens the pop up menu ...

Page 23: ... shape of the selection frame cannot be changed because it is automatically determined by the scanning resolution Move the pointer in the selection frame inside the preview window The mouse cursor will change to a sign shape Move the Selection Frame to the desired position with the mouse cursor Moving the mouse will move the Selection Frame Click the mouse button when the selection frame is in the...

Page 24: ...s of 90 or 180 degrees To rotate the image click the appropriate button Caution If you rotate the image in the preview area the scanned image will also rotate Operating Procedures Use these buttons to rotate the image To rotate the image counterclockwise 90 degrees To rotate the image clockwise 180 degrees To rotate the image clockwise 90 degrees ...

Page 25: ... settings can be changed for the devices or the devices can be removed Hint The preset devices cannot be edited or deleted Aspect Ratio To set the size of the area to be scanned drag the mouse to size the selection frame in the preview window The area inside the borders of the selection frame will be scanned Adds a new device Allows you to remove a device from the list Allows you to change the nam...

Page 26: ...switch on Automatically perform a preview Save preview image and None Only one button can be selected The maximum values are determined by the type of monitor you are using Allows you to enter values and change settings for the preview window options Preview Window Settings Dialog Caution Changing the preview window size will cause the image previously displayed in the preview window to disappear ...

Page 27: ... Color Photos Magnification 100 Unit Pixels Basic Resolution 72 dpi Control Panel Position Center Image Standard Unsharp Mask Off Descreen Off Close Plug in After Scan This setting determines whether or not Plug in Module CS U closes automatically after completion of the scanning job After you install Plug in Module CS U this setting is set to on Plug in Module CS U closes at completion of scannin...

Page 28: ... menu Selecting any one of the Output Device Aspect Ratio Unit or Preview Window options displays the respective dialog Choose the desired value in the dialog and select OK to change the setting A confirmation dialog will display if Reset Default Settings is selected The settings will be reset if OK is selected in that dialog ...

Page 29: ... the procedures for conducting the final scan saving the scanned image in a file and editing image files Follow the procedures below to perform the final scan Setting the Scan Area p 30 Zooming p 31 Scanning p 33 Saving Scanned Images p 34 ...

Page 30: ...e mouse button outside the selection frame causes the selected area to be deselected Moving the mouse cursor within the selection frame changes it to an omni directional arrow Dragging the cursor in this state will cause the selection frame to move without changing its shape Placing the mouse cursor over the dotted line of the selection frame causes the cursor to change into one of four shapes Dra...

Page 31: ...r enlargement with the zoom features You can use the zoom function to select an area with high precision or to select small areas for scanning Procedures to Zoom In Select the area you want to enlarge with the zoom function See Setting the Scan Area p 30 Selection Frame ...

Page 32: ... the area selected with the frame and click the Zoom In button again Click the Zoom Out button to restore the view prior to zooming Hint The image cannot be zoomed unless an area is selected The selection can be zoomed up to six times consecutively If the selected area is too small the Zoom In button will be disabled and the selection cannot be zoomed ...

Page 33: ...s an example of scanning from within ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 To Initiate the Scan Specify the Scan Area See Setting the Scan Area p 30 Click on the Scan button The scan will start If a check mark is present in the Close Plug in After Scan option in the Preferences menu Plug in Module CS U will automatically quit when the scan finishes Hint The scan button cannot be clicked if the scan area is set...

Page 34: ...Procedures After an image is scanned the image is displayed as Untitled When you save the image you can give the file a name and select the folder where it is to be stored Open the File menu and select Save The Save dialog will open Select the folder you want to use for the file Enter a name for the file and click the Save button Enter a file name here To select a folder click the arrow and select...

Page 35: ...y be made after the image is previewed Grayscale Color Photos and Color Documents Tone Adjustment p 36 Histogram Settings p 37 Tone Curve Settings p 40 Brightness and Contrast Settings p 43 Adjusting the Color Balance p 45 Gamma Value Settings p 46 Black White Adjusting the Threshold Value p 48 Color Photos and Color Documents Auto Tone Correction p 49 Unsharp Mask p 50 Descreen p 51 Saving Recall...

Page 36: ...ve brightness contrast color balance and gamma If black and white has been selected as the scan mode the threshold feature also becomes available on the histogram tab The settings selected in the Tone Adjustment dialog are also reflected in the next preview image To scan a new item ensure that you click the All Reset button to restore all of the settings to their default values Auto Tone Adjustmen...

Page 37: ...o achieve beautiful tones with the best possible contrast Hint You can enhance images with the histogram options only when the image has been previewed in the color or grayscale scan modes You cannot enhance the image with the histogram when ColorSyncTM is selected How to Interpret Histograms You can select the entire image or specify an area for which a histogram will be generated The height of t...

Page 38: ...e area of the image the entire area to be scanned for which a histogram will be generated See Setting the Scan Area p 30 The histogram will not display correctly if an extremely small area is selected To select small areas first expand the display with the Zoom In button See Zooming p 31 Click the histogram tab in the Tone Adjustment dialog to display the histogram options Click the Auto button Al...

Page 39: ...et to black 0 To restore the histogram settings click this Reset button To restore all settings to their defaults click the All Reset button White Eyedropper Button Click the White Eyedropper and click the position in the preview image you want to set to white 255 Displays the current level at the highlight mark Click the up or down arrows in the spinbox to increase or decrease the setting or ente...

Page 40: ...g examples show you how to manipulate the graph to change the settings When you test these settings yourself you can see the changes immediately reflected in the preview window or the browser to achieve many interesting effects OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT Unadjusted Curve If you want to brighten the light areas If you want to invert the shadows and highlights Drag the mid tones of the i...

Page 41: ...he pointer control point in the graph expressed as a value from 0 to 255 where 0 is the darkest and 255 the lightest If the output level is larger than the input level this results in a lighter image To create a control point on the line just click anywhere in the graph After a control point is displayed in the line you can click to move it in any direction As you move it to another location the v...

Page 42: ...ut adjustment Value 1 The data bends upward over the range of input values from shadows to highlights making the adjusted image brighter in the display Value 1 The data bends downward over the range of input values from shadows to highlights making the adjusted image darker in the display CAUTION The tone curve cannot be adjusted manually in one of the color scan modes when ColorSync is selected b...

Page 43: ...ark areas of the image A low contrast setting creates a small difference between light and dark shades and the distinction between light and dark areas of the image are not as obvious If the image appears slightly out of focus increase the contrast setting to sharpen the image If the contrast setting is too high shadows will blacken and the highlights will wash out Brightness Brightness is the ove...

Page 44: ...ed in the image currently displayed in the preview window Drag the slidebar left or right to adjust the brightness setting You can also click the up or down arrow in the spinbox to raise or lower its value or enter a number directly into the entry box 127 127 Drag the slidebar left or right to adjust the Contrast setting The Tone Adjustment settings can be saved in a file and reloaded for later us...

Page 45: ...ettings You may have to adjust the settings and execute some test prints to attain the best match between what you see in the image on the display and in the printout Operating Procedure Click the color balance tab in the Tone Adjustment dialog Adjust the color balance for each or all of the primary colors red green and blue RGB Click the OK button Adjust the color by dragging the slidebar left or...

Page 46: ... scanning job Plug in Module CS U receives the image read from the scanner as input and sends it to the parent application as output The gamma value in this interval where Plug in Module CS U converts input to output is the Plug in Module CS U gamma value On the other hand the data received from Plug in Module CS U as input is sent to the screen display as output The gamma value in this interval w...

Page 47: ...etting Drag left or right to change the setting Click the up or down arrow in the spinbox to increase or decrease the value or enter a number directly into the entry box 0 1 10 0 The Tone Adjustment settings can be saved in a file and reloaded for later use To restore the gamma default settings click this button To restore all the default settings click this button After you click the Custom butto...

Page 48: ... images To Set the Threshold Value When the scan mode is set to black and white click the Tone Adjustment button or pull down the Image menu and select Tone Adjustment Threshold Value 128 Standard Threshold Value 70 Threshold Value 180 Click the OK button The preview image will change to reflect the new settings Drag the slidebar left or right to adjust the threshold setting After adjusting the th...

Page 49: ...e editing program This method does not adjust the color balance at all Caution This function is available only when the scan mode is set to one of the color modes not to the grayscale or black and white modes The Tone Adjustment menu item Tone Adjustment button and Auto Tone Adjustment button are disabled when the ColorSync option is selected The previous settings are in effect when Plug in Module...

Page 50: ...s none The default value is Off Caution This setting is not available for the black and white scanning mode If Plug in Module CS U is started within an application that hides the Plug in Module CS U control panel the previous setting will be maintained Operating Procedures Open the Image menu and select Unsharp Mask A check mark will appear beside the Unsharp Mask option in the menu when this func...

Page 51: ...ne text The default setting is off Caution The Descreen function cannot be switched on for scanning resolutions higher than 601 dpi The previous setting is enabled for the Descreen function when Plug in Module CS U is opened by a software application operating in the windowless mode Operating Procedures Open the Image menu and select Descreen A check mark will appear beside the Descreen option in ...

Page 52: ...a file Hint In addition to settings the settings file may also be used to store preview images It is useful to save the preview image with the settings to quickly grasp to which image the settings apply To Save Settings in a Settings File Open the Setting File menu and select Save Specify the folder where you want to store the file and enter a name for it Click the Save button Insert a check mark ...

Page 53: ...ting File menu and select Load Select the folder where the file is stored and click the name of the file you want to load Click the Open button The file you selected opens and the settings stored in the file are enabled for the Tone Adjustment settings ...

Page 54: ...mode if you are scanning a text image for conversion to editable text Scan in grayscale mode if you are scanning continuous tone black and white photographs charcoal drawings or originals with shades of gray Scan in Color Photos mode if you are scanning full color images such as photographs or illustrations Scan in Color Documents mode if you are scanning items that include text or charts at a low...

Page 55: ...55 Appendices Troubleshooting p 56 Error Messages p 58 Glossary p 59 Index p 64 Canon Customer Support Help Desk p 66 ...

Page 56: ...olution Scanner software has not been installed Click the Cancel button to close the dialog Detach the scanner and install the required software from the CanoScan Setup Utility CD ROM before reattaching the scanner Getting Started guide Problem Plug in Module CS U does not appear as an option on the menus of a plug in compatible application program Solution Plug in Module CS U is not correctly ins...

Page 57: ...output device to the lowest possible values p 19 Solution 3 Rescan after closing all the application programs other than the one used to start Plug in Module CS U Solution 4 Rescan after you have restarted the application program used to start Plug in Module CS U Solution 5 Quit the application program used to start Plug in Module CS U and increase the memory allocated to it Restart the computer b...

Page 58: ... the computer If the same error code displays after restarting the computer contact the nearest Canon Customer Support Help Desk Error Message Scanner is not connected Connect the scanner Scanning unit is locked Release the lock switch at the base of the scanner and connect the PC to the scanner again Sensor type error Please get a new driver 1 Cannot complete scan command Insufficient memory RAM ...

Page 59: ...nly black and white The brightness level at which a dot is determined to be either black or white is called the threshold value which can be adjusted See Threshold Value Black Eyedropper Tool Tool used to the select the darkest portion of an image in the preview area Used with the Histogram function to adjust image brightness When this tool is clicked on the image all areas that are darker are set...

Page 60: ...x 256 approximately 16 7 million this many color tones are possible in this mode ColorSync A color management system for Macintosh computers Automatically compensates for color differences between scanners monitors and printers ColorSync requires that a color profile file be included for your specific monitor or printer Contrast The difference between light and dark areas of a scanned image Raisin...

Page 61: ...ness value ranging from 0 shadows to 255 highlights The histogram shows how much image data there is at each brightness value Adjusting the histogram changes the image contrast Image File Images are expressed as collections of dots with varying color and brightness values that are digitized in particular formats for processing by a computer At the most basic level an image file contains bitmap inf...

Page 62: ...d to display preview images Clicking the Preview button causes the scanner to scan its platen and reproduce the image in the preview area Please note however that preview images do not get downloaded to the application program in use Preview Scan A low resolution trial scan of an object The image shown in the preview area can be used to adjust the scan area brightness and color balance before init...

Page 63: ... grayscale image mode Threshold Value The dividing value at which a pixel is determined to be either black or white when the image is reproduced as a black and white image The higher the threshold the darker the image The lower the threshold the brighter the image Tone Curve A function used to adjust image brightness The tone curve or gamma curve is a graphic representation of the relationship of ...

Page 64: ... tab 45 Color channel 60 ColorSync 6 9 49 60 Contrast 43 60 Control panel 7 14 D Descreen 51 Disk space Available 21 Required 21 Dot 60 DPI 60 Dynamic preview 9 17 F File size 20 Free memory 7 G Gamma tab 47 Gamma value 46 61 Grayscale 21 61 H Half tone 9 Highlight mark 39 Highlights 37 Histogram 37 61 Histogram tab 38 I Image file 61 Image menu 36 Image size 7 Install 6 10 J JPEG 61 L Load Settin...

Page 65: ...ans without the prior written permission of Canon Inc Canon Inc makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to the operation or malfunction of hardware and software While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions Canon Inc reserves the right to cha...

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