Canon Pixma MG2400 Series Online Manual Download Page 30

Page: 30 / 172

Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR)

Scan text in scanned magazines and newspapers and display it in Notepad (included with
Windows).

Note

You can extract text when scanning via

Document

Custom

, or

ScanGear

The screens for scanning documents are used as examples in the following

descriptions.

Start IJ Scan Utility.

Click

Settings...

The

Settings dialog box

appears.

Click

Document Scan

Summary of Contents for Pixma MG2400 Series

Page 1: ...MG2400 series Online Manual Scanning English ...

Page 2: ...alog Box 68 Save Settings Dialog Box 70 Image Stitch Window 72 Scanning with Application Software that You are Using ScanGear 77 What Is ScanGear Scanner Driver 78 Scanning with Advanced Settings Using ScanGear Scanner Driver 80 Starting ScanGear Scanner Driver 81 Scanning in Basic Mode 82 Scanning in Advanced Mode 85 Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear Scanner Driver 88 Correcti...

Page 3: ...49 Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer 151 Adjusting Cropping Frames ScanGear 153 General Notes Scanner Driver 157 Useful Information on Scanning 159 Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window 160 Resolution 161 Data Formats 163 Color Matching 164 Other Scanning Methods 165 Scanning with WIA Driver 166 Scanning Using the Control Panel Windows XP Only 169 Placing Items When Scanni...

Page 4: ...nning from a Computer Scanning with IJ Scan Utility Scanning with Application Software that You are Using ScanGear Useful Information on Scanning Other Scanning Methods Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer 4 ...

Page 5: ... from a Computer Scanning with IJ Scan Utility Scanning with Application Software that You are Using ScanGear Useful Information on Scanning Other Scanning Methods Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer 5 ...

Page 6: ... with Auto Scan Basic Scanning Photos Scanning Documents Scanning with Favorite Settings Scanning Items Larger than the Platen Image Stitch Scanning Multiple Items at One Time Saving after Checking Scan Results Sending Scanned Images via E mail Extracting Text from Scanned Images OCR IJ Scan Utility Screens 6 ...

Page 7: ...readability according to the item type or your purpose Note Refer to IJ Scan Utility Main Screen for details on the IJ Scan Utility main screen Save Scanned Images Automatically Scanned images are automatically saved in a preset folder You can change the folder as required Note The default save folders are as follows Windows 8 My Documents folder Windows 7 My Documents folder Windows Vista Documen...

Page 8: ...Important Some functions are available only when My Image Garden is installed Note Refer to Settings Dialog Box for how to set the applications to integrate with 8 ...

Page 9: ... on the Start screen to start IJ Scan Utility If IJ Scan Utility is not displayed on the Start screen select the Search charm then search for IJ Scan Utility Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP From the Start menu select All Programs Canon Utilities IJ Scan Utility IJ Scan Utility to start IJ Scan Utility 9 ...

Page 10: ... 2 Place items on the platen of your scanner or printer Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer 3 Start IJ Scan Utility 4 Click Auto Scanning starts Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan To apply suitable corrections based on the item type click Settings then select the Apply recommended image correction checkbox in the Settings Auto Scan dialog box Scanned images are saved in the folder set fo...

Page 11: ...Scanning with Favorite Settings 11 ...

Page 12: ...ings select the Settings Photo Scan dialog box then set the paper size resolution etc as required When setting is completed click OK 4 Click Photo Scanning starts Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings Photo Scan dialog box displayed by clicking Settings In the Settings Photo Scan dialog box you can also make advanced scan settin...

Page 13: ... select the Settings Document Scan dialog box then set the paper size resolution etc as required When setting is completed click OK 4 Click Document Scanning starts Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings Document Scan dialog box displayed by clicking Settings In the Settings Document Scan dialog box you can also make advanced sca...

Page 14: ...t the select source resolution etc When setting is completed click OK Note Once the settings are made you can scan with the same settings from the next time 3 Place the item on the platen Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer 4 Click Custom Scanning starts Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings Custom Scan dialog box displa...

Page 15: ... the platen are supported Note The following explains how to scan from the item to be placed on the left side 1 Start IJ Scan Utility 2 Click Settings select the Settings Scan and Stitch dialog box then set the item type resolution etc as required When setting is completed click OK 3 Click Stitch The Image Stitch window appears 4 In Select Output Size select an output size according to the paper s...

Page 16: ...5 Make sure that Scan from Left is selected in Scan Direction 6 Place the item that is to be displayed on the left side of the screen face down on the platen 7 Click Start Scanning Image 1 16 ...

Page 17: ...first item is scanned and appears in 1 Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan 8 Place the item that is to be displayed on the right side of the screen face down on the platen 9 Click Start Scanning Image 2 17 ...

Page 18: ... the images to adjust their positions Note Select the Adjust cropping frames checkbox to specify the area to be saved Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window To scan an item again select the image in the Preview area or the thumbnail at the top of the screen then click Delete The selected image is deleted allowing you to scan the item again 11 Click Save 18 ...

Page 19: ...mbined image is saved Note Refer to Image Stitch Window for details on the Image Stitch window You can make advanced scan settings in the Settings Scan and Stitch dialog box displayed by clicking Settings 19 ...

Page 20: ... business cards etc Thin items Thick items Refer to Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear Scanner Driver for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details Using Auto Scan Whether there are multiple items or not is detected automatically Click Auto and scan Easy Scanning with Auto Scan Not Using Auto Scan In the Settings dialog box set Paper Size to Auto scan and scan Note T...

Page 21: ...The Settings dialog box appears 4 Click Custom Scan 5 Select Select Source according to the items to be scanned 21 ...

Page 22: ...lick OK The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears Note Refer to the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog box Settings Photo Scan Dialog Box Settings Document Scan Dialog Box Settings Custom Scan Dialog Box 22 ...

Page 23: ... one time Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the corresponding Settings dialog box displayed by clicking Settings In each Settings dialog box you can also make advanced scan settings 23 ...

Page 24: ...ou cannot check the scan results before saving when scanned using Auto scan Note The screens for scanning photos are used as examples in the following descriptions 1 Start IJ Scan Utility 2 Click Settings The Settings dialog box appears 3 Click Photo Scan 4 Select the Check scan results checkbox then click OK 24 ...

Page 25: ...Settings dialog box Settings Photo Scan Dialog Box Settings Document Scan Dialog Box Settings Custom Scan Dialog Box Settings Scan and Stitch Dialog Box Settings ScanGear Dialog Box 5 Click Photo Scanning starts When scanning is completed the Save Settings dialog box appears Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan 25 ...

Page 26: ...er or file save options in the Save Settings dialog box Note The default save folders are as follows Windows 8 My Documents folder Windows 7 My Documents folder Windows Vista Documents folder Windows XP My Documents folder 7 Click OK Scanned images are saved according to the settings 26 ...

Page 27: ...e mail Note The screens for scanning photos are used as examples in the following descriptions 1 Start IJ Scan Utility 2 Click Settings The Settings dialog box appears 3 Click Photo Scan 4 Select Attach to e mail in Application Settings then select an e mail client 27 ...

Page 28: ...can add e mail clients to use for attachments from the pull down menu If None Attach Manually is selected manually attach scanned and saved images to e mail 5 Click OK The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears 28 ...

Page 29: ...s will be attached to a new message Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan The scanned images are saved according to the settings made in the Settings dialog box When the Check scan results checkbox is selected in the Settings dialog box the Save Settings dialog box appears After you set the save options and click OK the scanned images are saved and automatically attached to a new message of the spe...

Page 30: ...lay it in Notepad included with Windows Note You can extract text when scanning via Document Custom or ScanGear The screens for scanning documents are used as examples in the following descriptions 1 Start IJ Scan Utility 2 Click Settings The Settings dialog box appears 3 Click Document Scan 30 ...

Page 31: ...lication Settings 4 Select Start OCR for Application Settings then select the application in which you want to display the result Note When My Image Garden is specified after the image is scanned the text in the image is extracted and appears in Notepad included with Windows 5 Click OK 31 ...

Page 32: ...ox Settings ScanGear Dialog Box 6 Click Document Scanning starts When scanning is completed the scanned images are saved according to the settings and the extracted text appears in the specified application Note Click Cancel to cancel the scan 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 32 ...

Page 33: ... documents Documents placed upside down or documents with text in the wrong orientation rotated characters Documents containing special fonts effects italics or hand written text Documents with narrow line spacing Documents with colors in the background of text Documents containing multiple languages 33 ...

Page 34: ...n Dialog Box Settings Photo Scan Dialog Box Settings Document Scan Dialog Box Settings Custom Scan Dialog Box Settings Scan and Stitch Dialog Box Settings ScanGear Dialog Box Settings General Settings Dialog Box Data Format Settings Dialog Box Save Settings Dialog Box Image Stitch Window 34 ...

Page 35: ...ame of the product that IJ Scan Utility is currently set to use If the displayed product is not the one you want to use select the desired product from the list Auto Detects the type of items automatically and saves them to a computer The data format for saving will also be set automatically Save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings Auto Scan dialog box Photo S...

Page 36: ...an the platen and combine the scanned images back into one image Scan save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings Scan and Stitch dialog box ScanGear Starts ScanGear scanner driver in which you can make image corrections and color adjustments when scanning Scan save settings and applications can be specified in the Settings ScanGear dialog box Instructions Opens ...

Page 37: ...ow to respond when scanning from IJ Scan Utility or My Image Garden Settings Auto Scan Dialog Box Settings Photo Scan Dialog Box Settings Document Scan Dialog Box Settings Custom Scan Dialog Box Settings Scan and Stitch Dialog Box Settings ScanGear Dialog Box General Settings Tab You can set the product to use file size restriction on e mail attachment language to detect text in images and folder ...

Page 38: ...ant When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden the setting items for Application Settings do not appear Supported Items Photos postcards business cards magazines newspapers documents and BD DVD CD Important To scan the following types of items specify the item type and size in the Settings Photo Scan dialog box Settings Document Scan dialog box or Settings Custom Scan dialog bo...

Page 39: ...can Options Area Apply recommended image correction Applies suitable corrections automatically based on the item type Important The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections In that case deselect the checkbox and scan Note Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function 2 Save Settings Area File Name Enter the file name of the image to be saved When you save a f...

Page 40: ...der Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden this option does not appear 3 Application Settings Area Open with an application Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images You can specify the application from the pull down menu Send to an application Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows yo...

Page 41: ... application or folder in the Select Application or Select Destination Folder dialog box displayed by selecting Add from the pull down menu Instructions Opens this guide Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings 41 ...

Page 42: ... make advanced scan settings to scan items as photos 1 Scan Options Area 2 Save Settings Area 3 Application Settings Area Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden the setting items for Application Settings do not appear 1 Scan Options Area Select Source Photo is selected Color Mode Select the color mode in which to scan the item Paper Size 42 ...

Page 43: ...mage Processing Settings Click Plus to set the following Important When Color Mode is Black and White Image Processing Settings is not available Sharpen outline Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image 2 Save Settings Area File Name Enter the file name of the image to be saved When you save a file the date and four digits are appended to the set file name in the _20XX0101_0001 f...

Page 44: ...Image Garden this option does not appear Check scan results Displays the Save Settings dialog box after scanning Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden this option does not appear 3 Application Settings Area Open with an application Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images You can specify the application from the pull down menu Send to an...

Page 45: ...s to the folder specified in Save in Note Specify the application or folder in the Select Application or Select Destination Folder dialog box displayed by selecting Add from the pull down menu Instructions Opens this guide Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings 45 ...

Page 46: ...vanced scan settings to scan items as documents 1 Scan Options Area 2 Save Settings Area 3 Application Settings Area Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden the setting items for Application Settings do not appear 1 Scan Options Area Select Source Select the type of item to be scanned Scanning documents Document Scanning magazines Magazine 46 ...

Page 47: ...he resolution value the more detail in your image Resolution Note Only 300 dpi or 400 dpi can be set when Start OCR is selected in Application Settings Image Processing Settings Click Plus to set the following Note When Color Mode is Black and White only Reduce gutter shadow Correct slanted text document and Detect the orientation of text document and rotate image appear Apply Auto Document Fix Se...

Page 48: ...te Use ScanGear scanner driver s Advanced Mode tab to correct gutter shadows when scanning non standard size items or specified areas Refer to Gutter Shadow Correction for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details Correct slanted text document Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle within 0 1 to 10 degrees or 0 1 to 10 degrees of the document Important The following types of d...

Page 49: ...cs or hand written text Documents with patterned backgrounds In that case select the Check scan results checkbox and rotate the image in the Save Settings dialog box 2 Save Settings Area File Name Enter the file name of the image to be saved When you save a file the date and four digits are appended to the set file name in the _20XX0101_0001 format Data Format Select the data format in which to sa...

Page 50: ... 3 Application Settings Area Open with an application Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images You can specify the application from the pull down menu Send to an application Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to browse or organize images You can specify the application from the pull down menu Send to a folder ...

Page 51: ...older specified in Save in Note Specify the application or folder in the Select Application or Select Destination Folder dialog box displayed by selecting Add from the pull down menu Instructions Opens this guide Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings 51 ...

Page 52: ...r preference 1 Scan Options Area 2 Save Settings Area 3 Application Settings Area Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden the setting items for Application Settings do not appear 1 Scan Options Area Select Source Select the type of item to be scanned When Auto is selected the item type is automatically detected Color Mode Paper Size and Resolutio...

Page 53: ...ems may not be scanned correctly Refer to Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer for how to place items Note To convert text in the image into text data after scanning specify Select Source instead of selecting Auto To reduce moire set Select Source to Magazine Color Mode Select the color mode in which to scan the item Note Only Color is available when Select Source is Auto Paper Size Select ...

Page 54: ...ype Important The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections In that case deselect the checkbox and scan Note Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function When Select Source is Photo Important When Color Mode is Black and White Image Processing Settings is not available Sharpen outline Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image When Select Sou...

Page 55: ...nable Reduce moire Reduce gutter shadow Reduces gutter shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets Note Use ScanGear scanner driver s Advanced Mode tab to correct gutter shadows when scanning non standard size items or specified areas Refer to Gutter Shadow Correction for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details Correct slanted text document Detects the scanned text ...

Page 56: ...o 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 In that case select the Check scan results checkbox and rotate the image in the Save Settings dialog box 2 Save Settings Area File Name Enter the file name of the image to be saved When you save a file the date and four digit...

Page 57: ...Documents folder Windows Vista Documents folder Windows XP My Documents folder Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden this option does not appear Check scan results Displays the Save Settings dialog box after scanning Important This does not appear when Select Source is Auto When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden this option does not appear...

Page 58: ... down menu Start OCR Select this when you want to convert text in the image into text data using specified OCR software You can specify the application from the pull down menu Do not start any application Saves to the folder specified in Save in Note Specify the application or folder in the Select Application or Select Destination Folder dialog box displayed by selecting Add from the pull down men...

Page 59: ...ttings for scanning items larger than the platen 1 Scan Options Area 2 Save Settings Area 3 Application Settings Area Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden the setting items for Application Settings do not appear 1 Scan Options Area Select Source Select the type of item to be scanned Scanning photos Photo Scanning documents Document Scanning ma...

Page 60: ...s to sharpen the image When Select Source is Magazine or Document Sharpen outline Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image Reduce show through Sharpens text in an item or reduces show through in newspapers etc Reduce moire Reduces moire patterns Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots Moire is a phenomenon where uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears w...

Page 61: ... the pull down menu The default save folders are as follows Windows 8 My Documents folder Windows 7 My Documents folder Windows Vista Documents folder Windows XP My Documents folder Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden this option does not appear Check scan results Displays the Save Settings dialog box after scanning Important When the Settings dialog box is dis...

Page 62: ...he pull down menu Do not start any application Saves to the folder specified in Save in Note Specify the application or folder in the Select Application or Select Destination Folder dialog box displayed by selecting Add from the pull down menu Instructions Opens this guide Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings 62 ...

Page 63: ...ve Settings Area 2 Application Settings Area Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden the setting items for Application Settings do not appear 1 Save Settings Area File Name Enter the file name of the image to be saved When you save a file the date and four digits are appended to the set file name in the _20XX0101_0001 format Data Format Select the data format in wh...

Page 64: ...Destination Folder dialog box displayed by selecting Add from the pull down menu The default save folders are as follows Windows 8 My Documents folder Windows 7 My Documents folder Windows Vista Documents folder Windows XP My Documents folder Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden this option does not appear Enable large image scans Select this checkbox to scan im...

Page 65: ...r other than the one specified in Save in You can specify the folder from the pull down menu Attach to e mail Select this when you want to send e mails with the scanned images attached You can specify the e mail client you want to start from the pull down menu Start OCR Select this when you want to convert text in the image into text data using specified OCR software You can specify the applicatio...

Page 66: ...yed product is not the one you want to use select the desired product from the list E mail Attachment Size You can restrict the size of scanned images to be attached to an e mail You can select Small Suitable for 640 x 480 Windows Medium Suitable for 800 x 600 Windows Large Suitable for 1024 x 768 Windows or No Change Important When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden this op...

Page 67: ... Instructions Opens this guide Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings 67 ...

Page 68: ...ession type and the data format in which to save images scanned with Auto Scan JPEG Image Quality You can specify the image quality of JPEG files Create a PDF file that supports keyword search Select this checkbox to convert text in images into text data and create PDF files that support keyword search Note PDF files that are searchable in the language selected in Document Language on the General ...

Page 69: ...t for Item Detected as Document in Auto Scan You can specify the data format for automatically saving items detected as documents in Auto Scan Format for Item Detected as Photo in Auto Scan You can specify the data format for automatically saving items detected as photos in Auto Scan Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings 69 ...

Page 70: ...om My Image Garden the Save Settings dialog box does not appear 1 Preview Operation Buttons 2 Scan Results Area 3 Save Settings Area 1 Preview Operation Buttons Rotate Left 90 Rotate Right 90 Rotates scanned images 90 degrees counter clockwise or clockwise Select the image you want to rotate then click Rotate Left 90 or Rotate Right 90 Important The preview operation buttons do not appear when the...

Page 71: ... is selected in Save Settings of the Settings ScanGear dialog box Start OCR is selected in Application Settings of the Settings Document Scan Settings Custom Scan or Settings ScanGear dialog box You cannot select JPEG Exif when Color Mode is Black and White Settings Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog box in which you can set the quality of the images to be saved keyword search of PDF...

Page 72: ...arge as the platen 1 Settings and Operation Buttons 2 Toolbar 3 Thumbnail View Area 4 Preview Area Note The displayed items vary depending on the select source and view 1 Settings and Operation Buttons Select Output Size B4 B5 x 2 Scans the left and right halves of a B4 size item separately A3 A4 x 2 Scans the left and right halves of an A3 size item separately 11 x 17 Letter x 2 Scans the left an...

Page 73: ... platen separately Scan Direction Scan from Left Displays the first scanned image on the left side Scan from Right Displays the first scanned image on the right side Scan Image 1 Start Scanning Image 1 Scans the first item Scan Image 2 Start Scanning Image 2 Scans the second item 73 ...

Page 74: ...ved Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window Save Save Saves the two scanned images as one image Cancel Cancels Stitch scan 2 Toolbar Toolbar You can delete the scanned images or adjust the previewed images Delete Deletes the scanned image Enlarge Reduce Allows you to enlarge or reduce the preview image Left clicking the Preview area enlarges the displayed image Right clicking the Prev...

Page 75: ... Thumbnail View Area Thumbnail View Area Displays the thumbnails of the scanned images Appears blank if none has been scanned 4 Preview Area Preview Area Displays the scanned images You can adjust the layout by dragging the scanned image or check the results of the settings made in 1 Settings and Operation Buttons When no image has been scanned After scanning the first item by clicking Start Scann...

Page 76: ...e direction specified in Scan Direction and 2 appears next to it After scanning the second item by clicking Start Scanning Image 2 The two scanned images appear Related Topic Scanning Items Larger than the Platen Image Stitch 76 ...

Page 77: ...tarting ScanGear Scanner Driver Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear Scanner Driver Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear Scanner Driver ScanGear Scanner Driver Screens Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer Adjusting Cropping Frames ScanGear General Notes Scanner Driver 77 ...

Page 78: ...t 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 two modes Basic Mode and Advanced Mode Switch modes by clicking a tab on the upper right of the...

Page 79: ...Advanced Mode Use the Advanced Mode tab to specify the color mode output resolution image brightness color tone etc when scanning 79 ...

Page 80: ...ts after making simple image corrections Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning documents after making advanced image corrections and brightness color adjustments Scanning in Advanced Mode Scanning multiple documents at one time after making image corrections and color adjustments Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear Scanner Driver 80 ...

Page 81: ...rden For how to start My Image Garden refer to My Image Garden Guide 2 Click the driver icon in the Scan screen of My Image Garden The ScanGear screen appears Starting from an Application Follow these steps example to start ScanGear 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 menu of the applic...

Page 82: ...t have a whitish background Documents printed on white paper hand written text business cards etc Thin documents Thick documents The following types of documents may not be scanned correctly Documents smaller than 1 2 inches 3 cm square Photos that have been cut to various shapes 1 Place the document on the Platen then start ScanGear scanner driver Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer Start...

Page 83: ...ropping frames scan areas as required Adjust the size and position of the cropping frames on the preview image Adjusting Cropping Frames ScanGear 7 Set Image corrections as required 8 Click Scan Scanning starts Note Click Information to open a dialog box in which you can check the current scan settings document type etc A response of ScanGear after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear d...

Page 84: ...Related Topic Basic Mode Tab 84 ...

Page 85: ...l on the Toolbar to switch to whole image view and scan Photos that have a whitish background Documents printed on white paper hand written text business cards etc Thin documents Thick documents The following types of documents may not be scanned correctly Documents smaller than 1 2 inches 3 cm square Photos that have been cut to various shapes 1 Place the document on the Platen then start ScanGea...

Page 86: ...e scan area correct image and adjust colors as required Adjusting Cropping Frames ScanGear Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons 7 Click Scan Scanning starts Note Click Information to open a dialog box in which you can check the current scan settings document type etc A response of ScanGear after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the Scan tab of the Prefere...

Page 87: ...Related Topic Advanced Mode Tab 87 ...

Page 88: ...tc Thin documents Thick documents Scanning Multiple Documents in Whole Image View The following types of documents may not be scanned correctly Documents smaller than 1 2 inches 3 cm square Photos that have been cut to various shapes Note You can also scan multiple documents at one time from the Advanced Mode tab Use the Advanced Mode tab to make advanced scan settings such as the color mode outpu...

Page 89: ...ize 4 Set Destination 5 Set Output Size according to purpose 6 Adjust the cropping frames and set Image corrections as required Note You can correct each image separately Select the frame you want to correct In thumbnail view you can only create one cropping frame per image To create multiple cropping frames in an image scan in whole image view 89 ...

Page 90: ...ge View Follow these steps if thumbnails are not displayed correctly when previewed or if you want to scan multiple documents as a single image Note Positions of slanted documents are not corrected in whole image view 1 After previewing images click Thumbnail on the Toolbar Switch to whole image view Note When the whole image is displayed the icon changes to Whole Image 2 Set Destination 90 ...

Page 91: ...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 ScanGear 5 Set Image corrections as required 6 Click Scan Areas framed by broken lines are scanned Note A response of ScanGear after scanning...

Page 92: ... Color Pattern Brightening colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance Adjusting images that are too dark or bright or too flat due to lack of contrast Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Adjusting the color tone using histogram a graph showing brightness distribution Adjusting Histogram Adjusting the image brightness using tone curve a graph of bright...

Page 93: ...es and correct faded colors when scanning images Setting Items Click Arrow 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 Refer to Image Settings for details and precautions on each function Note Refer to Scanning in Advanced Mode to start the Advanced Mo...

Page 94: ...cument type None Auto Reducing show through in text documents or lightening the base color in recycled paper newspapers etc when scanning documents Set Reduce Show through to ON OFF ON Sharpening slightly out of focus images Set Unsharp Mask to ON OFF ON Reducing gradations and stripe patterns Set Descreen to ON OFF ON 94 ...

Page 95: ...ducing this moire effect Reducing dust and scratches Set Reduce Dust and Scratches to Low Medium or High according to the degree of dust and scratches None Medium Correcting photos that have faded with time or due to colorcast Set Fading Correction to Low Medium or High according to the degree of fading or colorcast None Medium Reducing graininess Set Grain Correction to Low Medium or High accordi...

Page 96: ...Correcting shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets Set Gutter Shadow Correction to Low Medium or High according to the degree of shadows None Medium 96 ...

Page 97: ...ue to colorcast Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the 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 ...

Page 98: ...Yellow and Magenta arrows to correct Before After Note Color adjustments are applied only to the cropping frames scan areas or the frame selected in thumbnail view You can select multiple frames or cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key You can also select a color tone from the color pattern displayed on the left of the Color Pattern screen You can also use this function to a...

Page 99: ...aturation vividness You can brighten colors that have faded with time etc Move Slider under Saturation to the left to decrease the saturation darken the image and to the right to increase the saturation brighten the image You can also enter a value 127 to 127 Saturation decreased Original image Saturation increased Note The natural color tone of the original image may be lost if you increase satur...

Page 100: ...r 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 usually difficult to correct the image completely by adjusting only one color pair It is recommended that you find a portion in the image where it should be white and adjust all three color pairs so that the portion turns white You can also...

Page 101: ...p arrow to return to the previous view Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window Channel Each dot of an image is a mixture 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 101 ...

Page 102: ... you brighten the image too much and shadows may be lost if you darken the image too much Contrast Contrast is the degree of difference between the brighter and darker parts of an image Increasing contrast will increase the difference thus sharpening the image Decreasing contrast will decrease the difference thus softening the image Move Slider under Contrast to the left to decrease and right to i...

Page 103: ...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 contrast too much 103 ...

Page 104: ...s 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 Reading Histograms You can see the histogram of a specified area for each Channel The higher the histogram peak the more d...

Page 105: ...el 0 The parts at Mid point Slider will turn to the color exactly between the black point and white point All parts to the right of White point Slider will turn white level 255 When Image Adjustment is set to anything but None the adjustments shown below are performed automatically Moving the Black point and White point Sliders Move the Black point Slider or White point Slider to adjust brightness...

Page 106: ...s with more data distributed to the highlight side Move the Mid point Slider toward the highlight side Images with more data distributed to the shadow side Move the Mid point Slider toward the shadow side Adjusting Histograms Using the Droppers When you select a Channel and click the Black point Mid point or White point Dropper the mouse pointer on the preview image changes to a dropper Click a Dr...

Page 107: ...cked with White point Dropper will be the brightest point You can also enter a value 10 to 255 Click Dropper 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 reference and the rest of the image is adjusted accordingly For instance if snow in a photo appears bluish click the bluish part to adjust the whole im...

Page 108: ...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 Reading Tone Curves With ScanGear scanning images via a scanner is the input and displaying to a monitor is the output Tone Curve show...

Page 109: ... The midtone data of the input side is stretched toward the highlight of the output side resulting in a bright toned image when viewed on a monitor Underexposure Concave curve The midtone data 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 resu...

Page 110: ...Downward sloping line The input and output sides are reversed resulting in a negative positive inverted image Edit custom curve You can drag specific points on the Tone Curve to freely adjust the brightness of the corresponding areas 110 ...

Page 111: ... 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 scanner driver s Advanced Mode tab click Threshold Note Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window Adjusting Threshold Move Slider to the right to increase the threshold value and thus increase the black areas Move the slider to...

Page 112: ...ar Scanner Driver Screens Basic Mode Tab Advanced Mode Tab Input Settings Output Settings Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons Preferences Dialog Box Scanner Tab Preview Tab Scan Tab Color Settings Tab 112 ...

Page 113: ... on the Basic Mode tab 1 Settings and Operation Buttons 2 Toolbar 3 Preview Area Note The displayed items vary by document type and view 1 Settings and Operation Buttons Select Source Photo Color Scan color photos Magazine Color Scan color magazines Document Color Scan documents in color Document Grayscale Scan documents in black and white 113 ...

Page 114: ... for the first time scanner calibration starts automatically Wait a while until the preview image appears Destination Select what you want to do with the scanned image Print Select this to print the scanned image on a printer Image display Select this to view the scanned image on a monitor OCR Select this to use the scanned image with OCR software OCR software is software that converts text scanne...

Page 115: ...uce it while maintaining the aspect ratio Monitor Size 1024 x 768 pixels etc Select an output size in pixels A cropping frame of the selected monitor size will be displayed and the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned You can drag the cropping frame to enlarge reduce it while maintaining the aspect ratio Add Delete Opens the Add Delete the Output Size dialog box in which you can speci...

Page 116: ...eferences dialog box Invert aspect ratio Available when Output Size is set to anything but Flexible Click this button to rotate the cropping frame Click again to return it to the original orientation Adjust cropping frames You can adjust the scan area within the Preview area If an area is not specified the document will be scanned at the document size Auto Crop If an area is specified only the por...

Page 117: ...Important For precautions on using this function refer to Gutter Shadow Correction Color Pattern Allows you to adjust the image s overall color You can correct colors that have faded due to colorcast etc and reproduce natural colors while previewing color changes Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern Important This setting is not available when you select Color Matching on the Color Settings tab ...

Page 118: ...nned image The image returns to its original state when you preview again 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 croppable areas within the cropping frame Check All Frames Available when two or more frames are displayed Selects the checkboxes of ...

Page 119: ...ent scan settings document type etc Open Guide Opens this page 3 Preview Area Preview Area This is where a trial image appears after you click Preview You can also check the results of the settings image corrections color adjustments etc made in 1 Settings and Operation Buttons When Thumbnail is displayed on the Toolbar Cropping frames are specified according to the document size and thumbnails of...

Page 120: ...k a frame to zoom in on the image Click Frame Advance at the bottom of the screen to display the previous or next frame Double click the frame again to return the display to its non magnified state When Whole Image is displayed on the Toolbar Items on the Platen are scanned and displayed as a single image All portions in the cropping frames will be scanned Note You can specify the cropping frame o...

Page 121: ... displayed items vary by document type and view 1 Settings and Operation Buttons Favorite Settings You can name and save a group of settings Input Settings Output Settings Image Settings and Color Adjustment Buttons on the Advanced Mode tab 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 Se...

Page 122: ... output resolution and size Image Settings Enable disable various image correction functions Color Adjustment Buttons Fine corrections to the image brightness and color tones can be made including adjustments to the image s overall brightness or contrast and adjustments to its highlight and shadow values histogram or balance tone curve Zoom Zooms in on a frame or zooms in on the image in the area ...

Page 123: ...ion image in Preview Enlarge Reduce on the Toolbar zooms in on the preview image quickly However the resolution of the displayed image will be low Preview Performs a trial scan Scan Starts scanning Note When scanning starts the progress will be displayed Click Cancel to cancel the scan When scanning is completed a dialog box prompting you to select the next action may appear Follow the prompt to c...

Page 124: ...t or rotate preview images The buttons displayed on the Toolbar vary by view In thumbnail view In whole image view Thumbnail Whole Image Switches the view in the Preview area 3 Preview Area Clear Deletes the preview image from the Preview area It also resets the Toolbar and color adjustment settings Crop Allows you to specify the scan area by dragging the mouse Move Image Allows you to drag the im...

Page 125: ...duced every time you click this button if there are croppable areas within the cropping frame Check All Frames Available when two or more frames are displayed Selects the checkboxes of the image in thumbnail view Uncheck All Frames Available when two or more frames are displayed Deselects the checkboxes of the image in thumbnail view Select All Frames Available when two or more frames are displaye...

Page 126: ...h the checkbox selected will be scanned Note When multiple images are previewed different outlines indicate different selection status Focus Frame thick blue outline The displayed settings will be applied Selected Frame thin blue outline The settings will be applied to the Focus Frame and Selected Frames simultaneously You can select multiple images by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key Uns...

Page 127: ... frame on the displayed image In thumbnail view you can only create one cropping frame per image In whole image view you can create multiple cropping frames Adjusting Cropping Frames ScanGear Related Topic Scanning in Advanced Mode 127 ...

Page 128: ...changes accordingly Important Some applications have a limit to the amount of scan data they can receive Available scan range is as follows 21000 pixels x 30000 pixels or less If you change Paper Size after previewing the preview image will be deleted Note If you are not sure which size you should select for Paper Size set Paper Size to Full Platen then measure the size of the document and enter t...

Page 129: ...ayed before preview and the cropping frame scan area size is displayed after preview You can adjust the cropping frame size by entering the values into Width and Height Click Change Aspect Ratio and change it to Keep Aspect Ratio 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 ...

Page 130: ...set custom sizes or select a size for printing or displaying Select Add Delete to set custom size and save it as a new output size option Flexible You can specify the output resolution and scale and adjust the cropping frames scan areas In thumbnail view Drag the mouse over a thumbnail to display a cropping frame When a cropping frame is displayed the portion within the cropping frame will be scan...

Page 131: ...e Add Delete the Output Size dialog box in which you can specify custom output sizes In the Add Delete the Output Size dialog box you can specify multiple output sizes and save them at one time Saved items will be registered to the Output Size list and can be selected along with the predefined items Add To add a size select Print or Image display for Destination then enter Output Size Name Width a...

Page 132: ...ping Frame on Previewed Images in Preview Tab Preferences dialog box Switch Aspect Ratio Available when Output Size is set to anything but Flexible Click this button to rotate the cropping frame Click again to return it to the original orientation Data Size The data size when scanned with the current settings is displayed Note When the data size exceeds a certain size the value appears in red In t...

Page 133: ...allows you to set the following items Image Adjustment When Image Adjustment is set the brightness of the specified portion of the image is optimized Images can be adjusted according to the automatically detected document type or the specified document type The result of the adjustment will be reflected in the entire image None Image Adjustment will not be applied Auto Applies Image Adjustment by ...

Page 134: ...red paper when scanning documents OFF Show through will not be reduced ON Select this to reduce show through in duplex documents or lighten the base color It is recommended that you normally select this setting Important Reduce Show through can be set when Recommended is selected on the Color Settings tab of the Preferences dialog box and Document or Magazine is selected for Image Adjustment Unsha...

Page 135: ...lect this to reduce small dust particles and scratches Large ones may remain Medium It is recommended that you normally select this setting High Select this to reduce large dust particles and scratches however evidence of the reduction process may remain or delicate parts of the image may be removed Important This function may not be effective for some types of photos Note It is recommended that y...

Page 136: ...film None Graininess will not be reduced Low Select this when the photo is slightly grainy Medium It is recommended that you normally select this setting High Select this when the photo is very grainy This can affect the gradation and sharpness of the image Important Correction may not be applied properly if the scan area is too small Gutter Shadow Correction Use this function to correct shadows t...

Page 137: ...y the scanner may not work correctly or you might break the glass Align the document with the edge of the Platen If not the shadow will not be corrected properly Shadows may not be corrected properly depending on the document If the page background is not white shadows may not be detected correctly or may not be detected at all While scanning press down on the spine with the same amount of pressur...

Page 138: ...ts 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 scan area on the preview image Adjusting Cropping Frames ScanGear 138 ...

Page 139: ...he image via the Color Adjustment Buttons the results will be reflected in the preview image Click a Color Adjustment Button to set the following items Saturation Color Balance Adjust the saturation 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 ...

Page 140: ...Tone Curve Final Review Make a final check of color adjustments The final synthesized tone curve and the histogram derived from the subsequent image processing will be displayed There are no settings to make in this screen For a color image select a color in Channel to check either Red Green or Blue or select Master to check three colors together If you place the cursor on the preview image the po...

Page 141: ...Add the name appears in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List Click Save to save To delete an item select it in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List and click Delete Click Save to save the settings displayed in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List You can load and apply the saved tone curve threshold settings to a preview image To load the settings selec...

Page 142: ...mode auto power settings folder in which to save images temporarily and music file to play during or at the end of a scan Preview Tab Allows you to select what to do with Preview when ScanGear is started how to display cropping frames after previewing images and the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned documents Scan Tab Allows you to select what to do with ScanGear after scanning image Color S...

Page 143: ...not collect the machine status In that case click OK to exit ScanGear scanner driver Auto Power On Select Enable to turn on the machine automatically when data is received Auto Power Off Specify the amount of time you want to set from the list When this time lapses without any data being received the machine turns off automatically Quiet Settings The silent function allows you to reduce the operat...

Page 144: ... this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the machine during a specified period of time Set the Start time and End time during which quiet mode is to be activated Important The time specified in Start time and in End time must be different When the hours are specified quiet mode is not applied to operations copy direct print etc performed directly from the machine Select Folder W...

Page 145: ... calibrated every time before previewing and scanning to reproduce correct color tones in scanned images Note Even when Execute at Every Scan is set to OFF the scanner may be calibrated automatically in some cases such as immediately after you turn the machine on Calibration may take time depending on your computer 145 ...

Page 146: ...l be displayed The Color Adjustment Button settings the Toolbar settings and the Advanced Mode tab 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 The cropping frame scan a...

Page 147: ... documents Larger Displays 105 in width and height of the area displayed for the standard size Standard The standard size Smaller Displays 95 in width and height of the area displayed for the standard size Note When you change the Cropping Size for Thumbnail View setting the preview images will be refreshed and cropped to the new size As the preview images are refreshed the color adjustments and o...

Page 148: ... original application when scanning is completed Do not close ScanGear automatically Select this to return to the ScanGear screen for another scan when scanning is completed Display the dialog to select next action Select this to open a screen 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 ap...

Page 149: ...t this to automatically match the scanner monitor and color printer colors thus reducing time and trouble to manually match the monitor and printer colors Color Adjustment Buttons will be disabled This function is available when Color Mode is Color Source Scanner Select scanner profile Target Select target profile Monitor Select this checkbox to display preview image with optimum correction for mo...

Page 150: ... value of a monitor you can adjust the input 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 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...

Page 151: ...anner driver align an upper corner of the item with the corner at the arrow alignment mark of the platen Photos that have been cut to various shapes and items smaller than 1 2 inches 3 cm square cannot be cropped accurately when scanning Reflective disc labels may not be scanned as expected For Photos Postcards Business Cards or BD DVD CD For Magazines Newspapers or Documents Placing a Single Item...

Page 152: ...inch 1 cm or more space between the edges diagonally striped area of the platen and items and between items Portions placed on the diagonally striped area cannot be scanned more than 0 4 inch 1 cm Note You can place up to 12 items Positions of slanted items 10 degrees or less are corrected automatically Important Refer to Loading Originals for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details ...

Page 153: ...Scan Utility Initial Cropping Frame In thumbnail view No cropping frame is specified You can drag the mouse over a thumbnail to specify a cropping frame In whole image view An active cropping frame is automatically specified around the preview image You can drag the cropping frame in the Preview area to specify the area Note You can change the auto crop setting in the Preferences dialog box Refer ...

Page 154: ...e in the direction of the arrow the cropping frame will expand or contract accordingly The cursor will change into Crosshair Arrow when it is positioned within a cropping frame Click and drag the mouse to move the entire cropping frame Note On the Advanced Mode tab you can specify the cropping frame size by entering the values into Width and Height in Input Settings You can rotate a cropping frame...

Page 155: ...ettings to each cropping frame You can also select multiple 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 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 12 croppi...

Page 156: ...le image view To delete a cropping frame select it and click Remove Cropping Frame on the Toolbar Alternatively press the Delete key When there are multiple cropping frames all the selected cropping frames active cropping frame and selected cropping frames are deleted simultaneously 156 ...

Page 157: ...puter has resumed from sleep or standby mode In that case follow these steps and scan again 1 Turn off the machine 2 Exit ScanGear then disconnect the USB cable from the computer and reconnect it 3 Turn on the machine ScanGear cannot be opened in multiple applications at the same time Within an application ScanGear cannot be opened for the second time when it is already open Be sure to close the S...

Page 158: ...then import the saved files from the Insert menu When scanning Platen size images into Microsoft Office 2003 Word Excel PowerPoint etc click Custom Insert in the Insert Picture from Scanner or Camera screen Otherwise images may not be scanned correctly When scanning images into Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Word Excel PowerPoint etc use Microsoft Clip Organizer Images may not be scan...

Page 159: ...Useful Information on Scanning Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window Resolution Data Formats Color Matching 159 ...

Page 160: ... the Adjust cropping frames checkbox an active cropping frame is automatically specified around the image in the Preview area You can drag the cropping frame to specify the area When you perform a scan the image in the area specified with the cropping frame will be scanned Adjusting a Cropping Frame The cursor will change into Arrow when it is positioned over a cropping frame Click and drag the mo...

Page 161: ...g screens IJ Scan Utility Resolution on the Scanning from a Computer tab of the Settings dialog box ScanGear Scanner Driver Output Resolution in Output Settings on the Advanced Mode tab Appropriate Resolution Settings Set the resolution according to the use of the scanned image Item Type Use Color Mode Appropriate Resolution Color photo Copying Printing Color 300 dpi Creating a postcard Color 300 ...

Page 162: ... the scanned image quadruples If the file is too large the processing speed will slow down significantly and you will experience inconvenience such as lack of memory Set the minimum required resolution according to the use of the image Note When you will be printing the scanned image by enlarging it scan by setting a higher resolution than the recommended one above 162 ...

Page 163: ...e every time they are saved and cannot be returned to their original state JPEG is not available for black and white images TIFF Standard File Extension tif A data format featuring a relatively high compatibility between various computers and applications TIFF is suitable for editing saved images Note Some TIFF files are incompatible IJ Scan Utility supports the following TIFF file formats Uncompr...

Page 164: ...er Output Profile Target sRGB OS Application Application Printer Driver Monitor Printer The image s color space is converted from the scanner s color space to sRGB by ScanGear When displaying on a monitor the image s color space is converted from sRGB to the monitor s color space based on the operating system s monitor settings and the application s working space settings When printing the image s...

Page 165: ...Other Scanning Methods Scanning with WIA Driver Scanning Using the Control Panel Windows XP Only 165 ...

Page 166: ...ng Items When Scanning from a Computer 2 Select New on the File menu of Windows Fax and Scan then click Scan The scan setting screen appears 3 Specify the settings Scanners The currently set product name is displayed To change the scanner click Change and select the product you want to use Profile Select Photo Default or Documents according to the item to be scanned To save a new Profile select Ad...

Page 167: ...kbox to preview or scan multiple images as separate files 4 Click Preview to preview the image The preview image appears on the right 5 Click Scan When scanning is completed the scanned image appears in the application Scanning with WIA Driver 1 0 The following is an example of scanning using Paint 1 Place the item on the platen Placing Items When Scanning from a Computer 2 Click From scanner or c...

Page 168: ...age 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 DPI Enter the resolution Specify a value between 50 dpi and 600 dpi Resolution Picture type Select the type of scan you want for your item Reset Click to restore the original settings 5 Click Preview to preview the image The preview ...

Page 169: ...inters and Other Hardware Scanners and Cameras then double click Canon XXX series where XXX is the model name The Scanner and Camera Wizard dialog box appears 3 Click Next 4 Select Picture type according to the item 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 169 ...

Page 170: ...ge 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 DPI Enter the resolution Specify a value between 50 dpi and 600 dpi Resolution Picture type Select the type of scan you want for your item Reset Click to restore the original settings 6 Click Preview to preview the image The preview image appears on the right...

Page 171: ...anner driver align an upper corner of the item with the corner at the arrow alignment mark of the platen Photos that have been cut to various shapes and items smaller than 1 2 inches 3 cm square cannot be cropped accurately when scanning Reflective disc labels may not be scanned as expected For Photos Postcards Business Cards or BD DVD CD For Magazines Newspapers or Documents Placing a Single Item...

Page 172: ...inch 1 cm or more space between the edges diagonally striped area of the platen and items and between items Portions placed on the diagonally striped area cannot be scanned more than 0 4 inch 1 cm Note You can place up to 12 items Positions of slanted items 10 degrees or less are corrected automatically Important Refer to Loading Originals for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for Pixma MG2400 Series

Reviews:

Related manuals for Pixma MG2400 Series

Brands by name

Popular brands

Canon Pixma MG2400 Series, Online Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for Pixma MG2400 Series

Reviews:

Related manuals for Pixma MG2400 Series

Brands by name

Popular brands