Canon CanoScan N676U User Manual Download

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ScanGear CS-U 6.2

for CanoScan

N670U/N676U/N1240U Color Scanner

User’s Guide

for Windows
for Macintosh

Summary of Contents for CanoScan N676U

Page 1: ...ScanGear CS U 6 2 for CanoScan N670U N676U N1240U Color Scanner User s Guide for Windows for Macintosh ...

Page 2: ...Professional or Macintosh screen designs are slightly different from this manual Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Macintosh Power Macintosh Mac OS and ColorSync are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries iMac is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Adobe and Adobe Pho...

Page 3: ...12 What are the Simple Mode and Advanced Mode 13 Switching Between the Simple and Advanced Modes 14 Simple Mode Main Window 15 Advanced Mode Main Window 16 Chapter 3 What is on the screen 18 Main Window 19 Toolbar 20 Scanning Buttons 23 Simple Mode Main Window 24 Advanced Mode Main Window 30 The Main Sheet 30 The Scanner Sheet 34 The Tone Sheet 40 Contrast Brightness Sheet 43 Gamma Sheet 44 Histog...

Page 4: ... Mode 66 Operations 66 Placing the Photos 68 Chapter 6 Settings in the Windows Control Panel Windows only 69 Opening Scanners and Cameras Properties 70 General Settings 72 Events Settings 73 Preferences Settings 75 Color Management Settings 77 Chapter 7 Uninstalling ScanGear CS U 78 Uninstalling ScanGear CS U 79 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 80 Pre Scan Checklist 81 How to Avoid Problems 82 Troublesho...

Page 5: ...5 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index chapter 1 Before You Begin Welcome to ScanGear CS U 6 2 System Requirements Starting and Closing ScanGear CS U Getting Help in ScanGear CS U ...

Page 6: ... your scanner Using ScanGear CS U you can preview and adjust an image before the image is scanned and acquired by the parent software application Normally when you start a scanning job you will see the ScanGear CS U main window with its toolbar Preview Area and tabs However some software applications may not open the ScanGear CS U main window When this occurs you cannot use the settings described ...

Page 7: ...ndows Computer IBM PC AT Compatible with USB port s standardly OS Windows 98 Windows Millenium Edition Windows 2000 Professional CPU Pentium 150MHz or greater RAM 64MB or more HDD Free Space Approx 10MB When Installation or more Display 800 x 600 dots High Color 16 bit or greater Interface USB 1 1 CD ROM Drive Necessary USB Expansion card is not guaranteed Note ...

Page 8: ...dly OS Mac OS 8 6 Mac OS 9 0 Mac OS 9 1 Mac OS X Classic Mode only CPU Power PC G3 or greater RAM 64MB or more With Mac OS X 128MB or more HDD Free Space Approx 10MB When Installation or more Display 800 x 600 dots 32000 colors or greater Interface USB 1 1 CD ROM Drive Necessary USB Expansion card is not guaranteed Note ...

Page 9: ...g ScanGear CS U confirm that the scanner is correctly connected to the computer Windows Starting 1 Start the TWAIN compliant application software such as PhotoStudio or Photoshop If you have installed another scanner or a digital camera select this scanner a Click the File menu and select Select Source or such b Click to highlight CanoScan N670U N676U or CanoScan N1240U and click Select 2 Click th...

Page 10: ...s PhotoStudio or Photoshop 2 Click the File menu and select Acquire or such and ScanGear CS U 6 2 0 ScanGear CS U will start Closing When scanning is completed the ScanGear CS U window automatically closes Macintosh only If the Automatically quit ScanGear CS U after scanning p 39 is off click the close box in the ScanGear CS U window ...

Page 11: ...U open the on line Help by clicking the Help button on the toolbar Click the Contents or Index tab to see if the topic you are looking for is covered elsewhere in on line Help Macintosh For information about using ScanGear CS U display the baloon help by clicking the Help button on the toolbar To close the baloon help click the Help button again ...

Page 12: ...12 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index chapter 2 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode What are the Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Simple Mode Main Window Advanced Mode Main Window ...

Page 13: ... Type setting which sets up the scanning job for you automatically You can accept the settings and start the scanning job or you can make small adjustments to the settings before you begin For routine scanning jobs you can create your own Image Types and save them under a name that will listed among the pre defined selections Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode presents more options which allow you to...

Page 14: ...licking a button In the Simple Mode main window click the Advanced Mode button to open the Advanced Mode main window In the Advanced Mode main window click the Simple Mode button to open the Simple Mode main window Note If you change the settings in either the Simple Mode or Advanced Mode the changes will be reflected in the settings of the other mode Advanced Mode Simple Mode Windows Macintosh ...

Page 15: ...ooting Glossary Contents Index Simple Mode Main Window The ScanGear CS U main window in the Simple Mode has only one sheet named Simple Mode followed by the name of your scanner Use the Simple Mode sheet settings to select the settings for a scanning job ...

Page 16: ... perform the settings for scanning In the Advanced Mode click the Main tab Tone tab or Halftone tab or the Scanner tab to open the Main sheet Tone sheet or Halftone sheet or Scanner sheet Use the settings on each sheet to perform important settings for scanning Note In the Advanced Mode the name of your scanner N670U N676U or N1240U is displayed on the tab of the Scanner sheet ...

Page 17: ...ontents Index If you select Black and White for the Color Mode on the Main sheet the Tone tab is replaced with the Halftone tab With Windows if you select Text Enhanced for the Color Mode on the Main sheet neither Tone tab nor Halftone tab is displayed Windows Macintosh ...

Page 18: ...18 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index 3 What is on the screen Main Window Toolbar Scanning Buttons Simple Mode Main Window Advanced Mode Main Window chapter ...

Page 19: ... Glossary Contents Index Preview Button Scan Button Clear Button Preview Area Tool Bar Title Bar Window Resize Corner Close Box With Macintosh the Close Box locates in the top left of the window Setting Tab Mode Switching Button Status Area Main Window ...

Page 20: ...an image because you are pre scanning or scanning only the necessary section of the image not the whole area To un crop the image simply click outside the cropped area Move Image Button Use the Move Image button to scroll the image up down or left right when the previewed image has been enlarged with the Zoom Tool button and is too large to be viewed all at once Click the Move Image button and dra...

Page 21: ...button then click the right mouse button Windows click the mouse button while pressing Option key Macintosh on the magnified image Auto Crop Button After clicking the Crop button and drawing a rectangle around the part of the image that you want to scan click the Auto Crop button to size the rectangle for the best fit around the object enclosed by the rectangle Negative Positive Button Click the N...

Page 22: ...the image right Rulers Button Click the Rulers button to display a ruler in the Preview Area to help with sizing and cropping the image To select the gradations for rulers click the down arrow for Units on the Main sheet and then select the units of measure from the drop down list Help Button Windows Click the Help button to display the ScanGear CS U on line Help Macintosh Click the Help button to...

Page 23: ...button to cancel the pre scan operation Scan Button Click the Scan button to scan the image on the scanner with any special effects or adjustments that have been applied and send the scanned image to the software application from which you launched the ScanGear CS U Note After you click the Scan button the Scanning dialog box is displayed Click the Cancel button in this dialog box to cancel the sc...

Page 24: ...or you automatically for optimum scanning results Here is a summary of the available Image Type settings for the image Color Mode and Resolution Color Screen Color 75 dpi Use to scan the original as it appears on the monitor Color Photo Color 150 dpi Use to scan color photographs Color Photo Fine Color 300 dpi Use to scan color photographs for best quality in the scanned image BJ Printer Color 360...

Page 25: ... a graphic illustration Laser Printer Black and White 600 dpi Use to scan a black and white original that you intend to print on a black and white laser beam printer FAX Text Enhanced for Windows Black and White for Macintosh 200 dpi Use to scan an original that you intend to send by facsimile OCR Text Enhanced for Windows Black and White for Macintosh 300 dpi Use to scan pages of text that you in...

Page 26: ...Scanning speed at this setting will be slower than with the Color Photos Text Enhanced only for Windows Converts grayscale images to black and white using Canon ImageTrust technology This setting produces sharper text which will be easier for OCR software to read The Text Enhanced selection requires more time than the Black and White setting because digitization of the scanned image is performed a...

Page 27: ...the down arrow for Image Type and select Custom or select a previously saved custom selection and click the Edit Image Type button to open the Image Type Settings dialog box You can create and save up to 12 custom settings of your own Note The Edit Image Type button is not enabled until you select Custom or a custom setting previously saved from the Image Type drop down list This button is also en...

Page 28: ...ard Statement B5 Executive Letter A4 L Portrait L Landscape LL Portrait LL Landscape Postcard 6 x4 Full Platen Width Displays the width of the scanning area currently selected in the Preview Area You can change the units to measure the scanning area Height Displays the height of the scanning area currently selected in the Preview Area You can change the units to measure the scanning area Size Disp...

Page 29: ...ou want ScanGear CS U to conduct moiré reduction to improve the overall image quality Moiré are dot patterns that interfere with processing images for professional use and are usually caused by poor dithering resulting from scanning images from newspapers books magazines etc This function is the same as the Descreen function in the Advanced mode Multi Photo Mode Click this button to start Multi Ph...

Page 30: ...anned in black and white Grayscale The image is scanned in black and white but if the original is in color most of the colors will be shaded Color Photos The image is scanned in color Color Documents Select for the best possible color quality for documents Scanning speed at this setting will be slower than with the Color Photos Text Enhanced only for Windows Converts grayscale images to black and ...

Page 31: ...ault setting is 75 dpi Resolution can be set within the range of 25 dpi 2400 dpi entering a value into the entry box adjusted in increments of 1 dpi is also possible or values of 4800 7200 or 9600 can be entered directly The higher the resolution the better the quality of the displayed image but the slower the scanning speed Make sure you select a setting based on the capability of your output dev...

Page 32: ... To change the Width and Height settings click the Crop button on the toolbar and select a section of the image in the preview area or just type the desired dimensions into the Width and Height text boxes Units Click the down arrow and select a unit to measure the scanning area Changing the Units setting does not affect the image in the Preview Area Keep Proportions button Click this button to mai...

Page 33: ...resolution changes according to the size setting here Width and Height Set the width and height of the image size after scan according to the Unit in the Selection options The initial values are the same as those in the Selection options Scale Allows you to specify the image size after scanning 25 to 400 preset to 100 as a percentage of the specified scan area Sets the scale for the image sent to ...

Page 34: ...r sheet opens Paper Size Specifies from the drop down list the paper size of the image to be scanned Business Card Statement B5 Executive Letter A4 L Portrait L Landscape LL Portrait LL Landscape Postcard 6 x4 Full Platen Changing the Paper Size clears the Preview area and clears all settings set with the Toolbar or the buttons on the Tone sheet buttons Note ...

Page 35: ...l use and are usually caused by poor dithering resulting from scanning images from newspapers books magazines etc When the image would not be improved with Descreen try to switch the Unsharp Mask function off The effect by Descreen will not show in the Preview area Unsharp Mask Click this check box to switch the Unsharp Mask feature on and off Sharpens an image such as a photograph that is slightl...

Page 36: ... large flecks of dirt or scratches it may leave artifacts after processing You can perform this function only when the previewed image appears With large dust and scratches the traces may remain after this function Areas under dirt and scratches may not be removed if the selected scan area is too small There are occasions when areas under dirt or scratches on the top or bottom edges cannot be remo...

Page 37: ...atched to the original image as possible When you specify Canon ColorGear Color Matching or ColorSync Color Matching setting the Auto Tone button will be grayed out and the Tone sheet in the Advanced Mode will not be displayed Test Scanner Click this button to open the Scanner Diagnostics dialog box Click the Start button in the Scanner Diagnostics dialog box to test your Scanner After the test is...

Page 38: ...olor Mode to Color Photos The default setting is Off Preview at opening of ScanGear CS U Automatically execute a preview This setting switches the automatic preview feature on When this feature is selected a preview is executed automatically when ScanGear CS U is launched and an image of the original on the scanner is displayed in the Preview Area Display saved preview image This setting switches ...

Page 39: ...ox if you want to save the tone tab settings although the preview area is refreshed by previewing a new image Quit Settings Automatically quit ScanGear CS U after scanning The initial setting is on checked ScanGear CS U will automatically close after scanning an image Click the check box to set it to off if you want to manually close the ScanGear CS U window ...

Page 40: ...ere is no image in the Preview Area In this case the settings take effect on the next scanned image These are the Tone sheet buttons that open each tool chart and allow you to enhance images in the Preview Area Samples and detailed descriptions of each sheet are provided on the following pages Tone Sheet Buttons Auto Tone button Auto Tone button turns the automatic tone correction feature on Autom...

Page 41: ...d and darker colors are darkened Histogram button Opens the Histogram sheet and allows you to adjust tone intensity to enhance an image that is either too light or too dark Special Tone Curves button Opens the Special Tone Curves sheet and allows you to adjust the tones for one or all of the three primary colors RGB by selecting a special tone curve or editing a tone curve ...

Page 42: ... Photos or Color Documents the user defined settings are saved to a file adc for color adjustment When Color Mode is set for Grayscale the user defined settings are saved to a file adg for color adjustment The system determines the path and file name for the saved file Reset button Resets displayed settings of the channel M R G or B of the function Contrast Brightness Gamma Histogram or Special To...

Page 43: ...image in the Preview Area changes to reflect the adjustment Channel If you want to select one of the primary colors RGB for adjusting the contrast or brightness click the Channel down arrow and select the color or leave the settings at Master to adjust all the colors Contrast Drag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast of the image or to the right to increase the contrast of the ...

Page 44: ... of the trees are dark enough and the white of the boat is light enough but the blue in the sky the blue of the water and the blue of the subject s clothing all look the same By increasing the Scanner Gamma value of the image the sky might become lighter and the water darker giving a better contrast to the image The Monitor Gamma value is a reciprocal number of the Scanner Gamma value Channel If y...

Page 45: ...ng a value into either boxes of the scanner gamma or the monitor gamma will display a respective value in the other box The allowed range of values are 0 10 to 10 00 inclusive The shape of the tone curve changes to reflect the current gamma setting for the current Channel and the image in the Preview Area changes to reflect the adjustment When the Scanner Gamma value is modified the Monitor Gamma ...

Page 46: ... enhance an image when the image is either too light or too dark like an overexposed or underexposed photograph Increasing the darker tones with the histogram improves the contrast of the image Channel If you want to select one of the primary colors RGB for adjusting the histogram click the Channel down arrow and select the color or leave the setting at Master to adjust all colors ...

Page 47: ... or drag one of the three triangles at the bottom of the graph to adjust the value The shape of the tone curve and histogram changes to reflect the current Histogram setting for the current Channel and the image in the Preview Area changes to reflect the adjustment A White point value must be larger than a Black point and a Mid point value must be between the Black point and White point Reset Rese...

Page 48: ...primary colors RGB for adjustment or leave the setting at Master to adjust all the colors Select Special Curve Click the down arrow and select a setting from the drop down list These settings are designed to solve some of the most common problems with scanned images overexposure underexposure or poor contrast No correction Fix an image that is underexposed Fix an image that is overexposed Fix an i...

Page 49: ...al Tone Curves graph you can edit the curve directly 1 Click on the curve and drag each curve anchor point until the desired effect is achieved 2 To remove an anchor point Drag the anchor point off the graph area or Right click the anchor point with Windows Click the anchor point while pressing the Control key with Macintosh ...

Page 50: ... to a curve by clicking anywhere in the curve box If you drag a point outside of a curve box it will be deleted from the curve and a new curve will form with the remaining points The x and y axes on the curve chart represent the input image color and output image color When you add a handle to the curve and drag that handle toward the white areas the preview image tones are adjusted to reflect the...

Page 51: ...r the Color Mode on the Advanced Mode Main window You can set only Threshold in this sheet Halftoning Threshold Threshold determines whether portions of an original are scanned as black or white Drag the slider left to make the image lighter or drag it right to make the image darker Or you can also enter a value 0 255 directly into the entry box to the right of the slider ...

Page 52: ...52 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index chapter 4 Scanning an Original Preparing for the Scanning Job Quick Start Previewing and Scanning an Original ...

Page 53: ...he application Before you start scanning make sure the scanner is connected correctly Always position the original squarely on the scanner platen with the image side down ScanGear CS U lets you correct many undesirable features in scanned images but you will save time and effort by starting with the best possible original If you are scanning a photograph for example make sure the original is in th...

Page 54: ... The referenced page numbers provide more details about the steps below If you need more information about a procedure go to that page number 1 Set the original on the Scanner 2 Start the application program 3 Start ScanGear CS U p 57 61 4 Select the desired Simple or Advanced mode and set the desired settings resolution etc p 24 30 Simple Mode Advanced Mode ...

Page 55: ...al Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index 5 Preview the original p 59 63 6 Adjust image as required p 60 64 7 Specify the scanning area p 60 64 8 Scan the document p 60 64 9 The image is processed For details the application manual ...

Page 56: ...ral procedure for previewing and scanning an original in the Simple Mode 1 Place the original on the scanner Note For details about positioning the original on the scanner see your scanner user s manual 2 Start the software application you are going to use for example ArcSoft PhotoStudio With Windows if other TWAIN driver is installed on your computer you must choose this scanner Click the File me...

Page 57: ...r CS U vary between application programs For example of PhotoStudio Windows Click the File menu and select Acquire Macintosh Click the File menu Acquire and ScanGear CS U 6 2 0 See the respective manuals for other programs 4 The ScanGear CS U main window opens If the Advanced Mode main window appears click the Simple Mode button ...

Page 58: ...Resolution Paper Size Width Height Size p 26 28 If you are satisfied with these settings go on to the next step Note On the Simple Mode sheet you click one of the flat buttons the black inverted triangles to open a pop up menu and select another setting You can click the Edit Image Type button and define up to 12 custom Image Types in the Image Type Settings dialog box p 27 Click the Magazine Redu...

Page 59: ...he preview area the zoomed image will appear coarse and it may not be possible to make fine selections or adjust image settings If you use the following method you can zoom in on a selected area only and it will be clearly displayed in magnified form in the preview area Select the area of the image you wish to zoom then click the Preview button The selected area of the image will be pre scanned in...

Page 60: ...ick the Advanced Mode button then click the Tone tab to open the Tone Sheet p 40 9 Specify the scanning area Point to one corner of the area of the image that you want to scan Click the left mouse button and while holding the mouse button down drag the mouse pointer to the opposite corner of the area you want to scan Release the mouse button The area will be boxed in by a rectangle 10 Click the Sc...

Page 61: ...tioning the original on the scanner see your scanner user s manual 2 Start the software application you are going to use With Windows Confirm that your dcanner is selected in the Select Souce or its equivalent dialog box p 56 3 Start the ScanGear CS U The methods for starting ScanGear CS U vary between application programs Windows Click the File menu and select Acquire Macintosh Click the File men...

Page 62: ...tents Index 4 The ScanGear CS U main window opens If the Simple Mode main window appears click the Advanced Mode button 5 In the Main sheet adjust the settings for the Color Mode Output Resolution Selection Width and Height and Print Size Width and Height or Scale ...

Page 63: ...ton can be used to zoom in on the image in the preview area the zoomed image will appear coarse and it may not be possible to make fine selections or adjust image settings If you use the following method you can zoom in on a selected area only and it will be clearly displayed in magnified form in the preview area Select the area of the image you wish to zoom then click the Preview button The selec...

Page 64: ...orner of the area of the image that you want to scan Click the left mouse button and while holding the mouse button down drag the mouse pointer to the opposite corner of the area you want to scan Release the mouse button The area will be boxed in by a rectangle 11 After performing all the settings click the Scan button to scan the image The image is acquired in the software application 13 Close th...

Page 65: ...65 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index chapter 5 Multi Photo Mode Multi Photo Mode Placing the Photos ...

Page 66: ...operation and makes the scanned images appear individually in a new window If you place the photo obliquely this function will make the adjustment automatically Operations 1 Place the photos on the scanner platen 2 Start ScanGear CS U 3 In the ScanGear CS U Simple Mode Main window click the Multi Photo Mode button 4 Multi Photo Mode wizard appears Click the Next button ...

Page 67: ...lly the same number times with the number of photos During these procedures do not open the document cover When the Multi Photo Mode scanning is finished the ScanGear CS U main window appears 6 Click the close box to close ScanGear CS U In the application software the scanned images are opened 7 Save the images after adjustment if needed ...

Page 68: ...ed or manuscripted matter on white paper documents or business cards this function will not work correctly Keep more than 1 cm between the photos Keep more than 1 cm between the photos and the right left and front edges of the platen 2cm between the photos and back edge You may place the photos either vertically or horizontally and diagonally Up to 10 photos can be processed If ScanGear CS U is la...

Page 69: ...eshooting Glossary Contents Index chapter 6 Settingsinthe WindowsControlPanel Windows only Opening Scanners and Cameras Properties General Settings Events Settings Preferences Settings Color Management Settings ...

Page 70: ...n Windows Control Panel Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog can be opened with the following procedures Be sure to close ScanGear CS U for this operation 1 On the Windows desktop click the Start button point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Scanners and Cameras icon 3 In the Scanners and Cameras Properties window click the name of the scanner an...

Page 71: ...pective sheet 5 Confirm that the settings are apropriate Otherwise make changes as necessary After the changes are made click the Apply button to validate the changes 6 Click the OK button The dialog is closed and the Scanners and Cameras properties dialog is activated 7 Click the OK button The setting are completed The changes will be effective the next time you launch the ScanGear CS U ...

Page 72: ...r diagnostic testing Test Scanner or Camera Follow the procedure below to execute the scanner diagnostic test 1 Click the Test Scanner or Camera button The scanner diagnostic test begins If the test detects no problems a message will tell you that the scanner has passed the diagnostic test 2 Click the OK button Note You cannot perform the scanner diagnostic test while ScanGear CS U is starting ...

Page 73: ...s CanoScan COPY Button CanoScan E MAIL Button or CanoScan SCAN Button Send to this application The list box provides the names all of the TWAIN compliant software applications which can be started when you press the Scanner button on the scanner Click the check box to select the software application to be started by pressing the Scanner button After installing all the software using the CanoScan S...

Page 74: ...g this check box off disables the Start button on the scanner nothing will happen if the button is pressed Note The settings will become effective for the button for which the scanner events have been selected To set both buttons click the Apply button after you have finished the settings for one button and then adjust the settings for the other button ...

Page 75: ...t the Color Mode setting cannot be changed In this setting sheet placing a check mark in the check box of Text Enhanced instead of B W will execute the scan in the Text Enhanced regardless of the application software setting Color Documents When you place a check mark in this check box the scan will be executed in Color Documents if even the application software sets the Color Mode to Color Photos...

Page 76: ...the Preview Area Display saved preview image This setting switches the preview image cache feature on When this feature is selected the image in the Preview Area is saved when ScanGear CS U is closed and then displayed again the next time ScanGear CS U is launched None Click this button to switch the automatic preview and preview image cache features off The tone tab settings are saved when the pr...

Page 77: ...r Canon ColorGear Color Matching Click the Canon ColorGear Color Matching check box on in the Preferences sheet The sRGB Color Space Profile is added automatically when ScanGear CS U is installed If several profiles have been added only the most recent profile added is enabled Even if you delete all profiles the sRGB Color Space Profile will remain automatically selected ...

Page 78: ...78 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index chapter 7 Uninstalling ScanGear CS U Uninstalling ScanGeat CS U Windows only ...

Page 79: ... the CanoScan Setup Utility CD ROM Make sure the scanner is connected to the computer 1 Place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD ROM in the drive 2 Click Uninstall the Software in the CD ROM s menu window 3 Click Uninstall ScanGear CS U in the Uninstall menu window 4 Click Yes in the comfirmation dialog 5 If you will re install ScanGear CS U restart the computer Note ...

Page 80: ...80 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index chapter 8 Troubleshooting Pre Scan Checklist How to Avoid Problems Troubleshooting Checklist ...

Page 81: ...lems Make sure that the ScanGear CS U software was installed successfully Confirm that the cables between your computer and scanner are connected securely Before scanning or previewing check that the data source has been selected If your scanner does not appear as an option when you select a source to scan from your imaging software you have to install ScanGear CS U again ...

Page 82: ...re a large amount of disk space Match your Color Mode to the output purpose If you are scanning text use the Text Enhanced mode or Black and White mode at 300 dpi or higher If you are scanning line art use the Black and White setting and so on Match your scan resolution to the type of file you need If you are scanning images for use as GIF or JPG files on the Web you do not have to scan at 600 dpi...

Page 83: ...g Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index If you are using OCR software scan in Text Enhanced mode or Black and White mode at 300 dpi or higher Take advantage of the preview feature and preview as much as you want before scanning ...

Page 84: ...nt software application For details see your software application documentation for instructions Cause3 The scanner configuration file may have been changed Solution Uninstall ScanGear CS U p 79 then reinstall ScanGear CS U Quick Start Guide The software application cannot find the scanner Problem When trying to scan an error message says the scanner cannot be found Cause Windows may not recognize...

Page 85: ... Resolution on the Main tab to not exceed the resolution of your printer Also check to see if there is enough memory available in your computer Before scanning quit other applications that are not in use Cause 2 With Windows DMA option for computer s hard disk drive is not turned on Solution Turn on the DMA option in the System Properties dialog as described below Windows 98 Me 1 Right click the M...

Page 86: ...DE ATA ATAPI Controllers 4 Select Primary IDE Channel right click it to show the pull down menu and select Properties 5 Click the Advanced Settings 6 In the Device 0 select DMA if available in the Transfer Mode 7 Click OK 8 Close the Device Manager window and click OK to close the System Properties window 9 Restart the Computer Please consult the manufacturer of your computer for confirmation that...

Page 87: ...appear different from the colors in the original image Cause1 The scanned colors need to be adjusted Solution Make sure the Apply button of Auto Tone is selected p 29 If further adjustments are necessary use the Tone sheet buttons p 40 Parts of an image are missing or the image surrounded by extra white area Problem Some parts are missing from the image in the Preview Area or the image is not alig...

Page 88: ... of the image will be pre scanned in magnified view in the preview area The colors differ between the Preview and the Print Problem When printing the image its color differs from the one in the Preview area Cause1 The toner of the printer is going short Solution Confirm the toner of the printer Cause2 Canon ColorGear ColorSync Color Matching may have not been selected when it was necessary Solutio...

Page 89: ...ttings again Then make imaging and color adjustments as necessary The preview image is too small on the monitor Problem The image in the Preview Area is very small and cannot be viewed in the Preview Area for adjustment Cause If you have a high resolution setting on your monitor the ScanGear CS U window is smaller than if you had a lower resolution setting Solution Drag the Window Resize Corner p ...

Page 90: ...90 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index Glossary ...

Page 91: ...launched from the parent software application To switch this feature on and off open the Preferences sheet for your scanner and click the button for Automatically execute a preview p 76 Bits and Bit Depth A bit Binary digit is the smallest possible unit of information on a computer it represents yes or no on or off 1 or 0 Bit Depth is used to describe the complexity of a graphic image One bit or b...

Page 92: ...refers to the adjustment of color processing for input and output devices on a computer so that the colors match throughout the process For example calibration ensures that the color image scanned on a scanner matches the original image when it is displayed on the computer monitor as well as printed on a color printer Canon ColorGear Color Matching Windows Canon s process of matching the color pro...

Page 93: ...Color Mode The type of scan used to scan an image differentiated by the number of bits per pixel ScanGear CS U has the following Color Modes Color Photos Color Documents Grayscale Text Enhanced only for Windows and Black and White ColorSync Color Matching Macintosh The Color managements System developed by Apple Computer as an extension function of Mac OS Process of matching the color profile of t...

Page 94: ...ewed image and the available feature settings Curve file A file containing Special Tone Curve settings Tone tab Special Tone Curves Custom curves A user defined Special Tone Curve that may be saved in a file Tone tab Special Tone Curves Default The preset factory settings on hardware or software Digitizing The process of converting an image into computer usable digital information that can be save...

Page 95: ...ol used to sample the Black point Mid point and White point areas in the previewed image Tone tab Histogram Full Platen The maximum scanning area on the scanner s document glass 216 x 297 mm width of U S Letter and length of A4 paper sizes Gamma Curve The Gamma Curve lets you change the midtones of colors to increase the contrast between colors and enhance the overall image When you increase the G...

Page 96: ...Histogram displays the distribution of bright and dark pixels for each color channel in the previewed image The Eyedropper tool on the histogram graph lets you redefine the tonal profile Keep Proportions button The Keep Proportions button affects the selection and the Width and Height text boxes When you click the Keep Proportions button the image size is maintained in the same proportion whenever...

Page 97: ... when scanning more than 2 photos with a single operation and makes the scanned images appear individually in a new window If you place the photo obliquely this function will make the adjustment automatically OCR Optical Character Recognition OCR Optical Character Recognition software converts text images into actual text characters readable by a word processing program or similar application The ...

Page 98: ...on photographic image problems such as underexposure overexposure or low contrast Preview Area The area located to the left of the ScanGear CS U main window where the image is displayed before the scan occurs When you click the Preview button the image on the scanner is scanned into the Preview Area but not acquired by the application Plug in A plug in is a program that augments the functions of a...

Page 99: ...e Dust and Scratches This function automatically detect and remove small flecks of dirt or scratches on photos Resolution The degree of detail translated into the number of pixels or dpi which a device such as a scanner video monitor printer or other image displaying device can display or reproduce See also dpi Pixel Scan Resolution Rotate Left The Rotate Left tool rotates the preview display 90 d...

Page 100: ...ion can be saved as a file or converted to a text file using OCR software Scan Resolution A list of preset levels of detail expressed in dots per inch dpi for the scanned image available from the Resolution list See also dpi Pixel Resolution Sliders On some of the controls in ScanGear CS U for example the Contrast Brightness tool you click the slider and move it to the left or to the right to chan...

Page 101: ...te The Threshold slider is on the Halftone sheet Adjust the Threshold value when you are scanning a grayscale or halftone original with the Black and White setting Tone Curve The curve displayed with the Tone tab tools to indicate the Black Mid and White point tones in a color or grayscale preview image You cannot edit the curve except with the Special Tone Curves tool Tone sheet The Tone sheet co...

Page 102: ...on of Universal Serial Bus an interface for external devices connected to a computer and easilly used simply by plugging and unplugging the USB cable while the computer is switched on White point The lightest portion of the image scanned as Color or Grayscale When you click on the image with the White point eyedropper all tones lighter than the selected sample tone are adjusted to white Width The ...

Page 103: ...ts Index X and Y Axes The X and Y axes on the Tone sheet curve chart represent respectively the input image color and output image color Zooming Enlarging an image or a selected part of the image in the preview window or in a graphics application ...

Page 104: ...104 Troubleshooting Glossary Contents Index Index ...

Page 105: ... 92 Canon ImageTrust 26 30 92 CanoScan Setup Utility CD ROM 79 Channel 43 44 46 48 92 Clear Button 19 23 Close Box 19 Close the ScanGear CS U 60 64 Color Channels 93 Color Management Settings 77 Color Matching 40 93 Color Mode 26 30 93 Black and White 26 30 Color Documents 26 30 Color Photos 26 30 Grayscale 26 30 Text Enhanced 26 30 Color Settings 37 ColorSync Color Matching Macintosh 37 93 Contra...

Page 106: ...on 41 Gamma Curve 95 Gamma Sheet 44 General Settings 72 Grayscale 26 30 96 H Halftone Sheet 51 Halftoning 51 96 Height 28 96 Help Button 22 Histogram 96 Histogram button 41 Histogram Sheet 46 I Image Type 24 K Keep Proportions button 32 96 L Load Button 42 Low contrast 36 96 M Magazine Reduce Moiré Descreen 29 96 Main Sheet 30 Mid point 47 96 97 Mid tone 97 Mirror Button 21 Mode Switching Button 1...

Page 107: ... 19 98 Preview Button 19 23 Preview image cache 99 Print Size 33 Scale 33 Width and Height 33 Proportion 32 99 R Remove Dust and Scratches 36 99 Reset 47 Reset button 42 Resolution 27 99 Rotate Left 99 Rotate Left Button 21 Rotate Right 99 Rotate Right Button 22 Rulers Button 22 S Sampling 99 Save Button 42 Scale 33 100 Scan 60 64 Scan Button 19 23 100 Scan Resolution 100 ScanGear CS U main window...

Page 108: ...eet 48 Start ScanGear CS U 57 61 Statement 28 34 100 Status Area 19 100 T Test Scanner 37 Test Scanner or Camera 72 Text Enhanced 26 30 101 Threshold 51 101 Title Bar 19 Tone Curve 48 101 Tone Sheet 40 101 Toolbar 19 20 101 TWAIN 9 56 102 U Underexposed 48 102 Uninstall 79 Unsharp Mask 35 102 USB 102 W White point 47 102 Width 28 102 Width Height ratio 102 Window Resize Corner 19 X X and Y Axes 10...

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