Canon Canoscan Lide220 Quick Start Guide

Deleting the Unnecessary ScanGear (Scanner Driver)You can delete the ScanGear (scanner driver) you no longer use.
When deleting ScanGear, close all running applications and remove the USB cable connecting the machine
and computer.
Windows 8.1 / Windows 8:1.
From the  Settings charm, select  Control Panel > Programs  > Programs and Features .
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Double-click CanoScan XXX Scanner Driver  (where "XXX" is the model name).
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When the Scanner Driver Uninstall  dialog box appears, click Execute.
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4.When a confirmation appears, click Yes.5.
When uninstallation is complete, click  Complete.
ScanGear is deleted.
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Before Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)Check the following points before installing ScanGear (scanner driver). Check these also when you cannotinstall ScanGear.
Machine Status•
If the machine and computer are connected with a USB cable, disconnect the USB cable from thecomputer.
Computer Settings
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Close all running applications.
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Log in as the administrator of the computer.
Note
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If an older version of ScanGear is already installed, delete (uninstall) it beforehand. Refer to "Deleting
the...

Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)Access our website via the Internet to download the latest ScanGear (scanner driver).
Follow these steps to install the downloaded ScanGear.1.
Double-click the icon of the downloaded file.
The installation program starts.
Note
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In Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista a confirmation/warning dialog box may appear when installing, uninstalling, or starting up software. This dialog box appears when
administrative rights are required to perform a task....

Useful Information on Scanning
Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window
Resolution
Data Formats
Color Matching
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Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window"Cropping" is the act of selecting the area you want to keep in an image and discarding the rest when
scanning it.
In the  Image Stitch  window, you can specify a cropping frame on the image displayed in the Preview area.
Note
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Refer to "Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)" for your model from Home of the  Online Manual for
how to adjust cropping frames with ScanGear (scanner driver).
Initial Cropping Frame No cropping frame is...

ResolutionThe data in the image you have scanned is a collection of dots carrying information about brightness andcolor. The density of these dots is called "resolution", and resolution will determine the amount of detail your image contains. The unit of resolution is dots per inch (dpi). Dpi is the number of dots per inch (2.5 cm).
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image; the lower the resolution (value), the less
detail.
How to Set the Resolution
You can set the...

Important•
If you double the resolution, the data size of the scanned image quadruples. If the file is too large, theprocessing 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.
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When you will be printing the scanned image by enlarging it, scan by setting a higher resolution than
the recommended one above.
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Data FormatsYou can select a data format when saving scanned images. You should specify the most suitable data
format according to how you want to use the image on which application.
Available data formats vary by application and operating system (Windows or Mac OS).
See below for the characteristics of each image data format.
PNG (Standard File Extension: .png)
A data format often used on websites.
PNG is suitable for editing saved images.
JPEG (Standard File Extension: .jpg)
A data format often used on...

Color Matching"Color Matching" is the act of making adjustments so that the color tones match between the original item,
the monitor display, and the color printout. On your scanner or printer, the color tones are adjusted as shown below.
Example: When sRGB is selected as the output profile (target):
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...