Canon I Sensys Mf8550cdn User Guide

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Configuring Scan Settings in Simple Mode
Simple Mode is  a collection  of basic  scan settings in ScanGear MF designed for  easy  operation. In other words, Simple Mode is  a digest
version of ScanGear MF.  Configure settings in the  order indicated  from to  on  the  screen, and  click [Scan].  By doing so, you can
configure basic  settings and  scan.
Preview area
You  can preview  the  document that  is  placed  on  the  platen glass. If  you click [Preview],  a preview  image is  displayed in...

[Document (Grayscale)
ADF]The document is  scanned as a grayscale image.
[Select Purpose]
Select a setting based on  your intended use of the  scanned image.
[Print  (300dpi)] Select when printing the  scanned image.
[Image Display (150dpi)] Select when displaying the  scanned image on  a computer.
[OCR  (300dpi)] Select when using the  scanned image with OCR  (optical character recognition) software.
[Output Size] Select the  size of the  scanned image when it is  printed or displayed on  a computer....

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Configuring Scan Settings in Advanced Mode
If  you click the  [Advanced  Mode] tab  on  the  ScanGear MF screen, you can make more advanced  adjustments  in the  image quality  than
you can in Simple Mode. You  can also  register  adjusted settings as Favorite Settings.  For more detailed information, click the  icon next
to  the  topic.
Operating Preview Images
Specifying Settings  for Documents and  Color  Mode
Specifying Resolution and  Image  Size
Adjusting  Image  Quality
Adjusting...

Specify the  document input  method (the platen glass  or feeder),  document size, color mode,  and  other settings.
Drags  the  image to  move the  visible  part of the  image when a preview  image is  enlarged.
(Zoom)
Enlarges the  entire preview  image. Left-click the  image to  zoom  in. Right -click the  enlarged image to  zoom  out. To
enlarge a part of the  image to  check  the  details, use [Zoom]  (
).
(Left Rotate)/(Right Rotate)
Rotates the  preview  image 90 degrees to  the  left  or right....

Specify the  output resolution and  output size.
[Color  Mode]Select the  image type to  scan documents.
[Black and
White] The document is  scanned as a black and  white  image (in black and  white  only,  with no
intermediate shades of gray). You  can change the  threshold  that  separates text in the
document or the  image into black and  white  with [Threshold] (
Adjusting  Brightness and
Color ).
[Grayscale] The document is  scanned as a grayscale image (in black and  white  with intermediate shades...

Configure settings for  improving  the  image quality, such as correction  of scratches or faded  colors on  a photograph. These settings are
available if  you select [Color] or [Grayscale] for  [Color Mode] (Specifying Settings  for Documents and  Color  Mode).
Configure color settings such as brightness, contrast, and  color tone. The displayed items vary depending on  the  settings selected for
[Color Mode] (Specifying Settings  for Documents and  Color  Mode). When  [Text Enhanced]  is  selected,...

(Brightness/Contrast)
Adjusts the  brightness  and  contrast  (the difference between  the  light and  dark  parts)  of the  image. To adjust while
checking  on  a graph, click 
on  the  upper-right of the  screen.
[Channel] If  you select [Color] for  [Color Mode],  you can adjust the  [Red], [Green]  and  [Blue]  color channels separately.
To adjust all three colors at the  same time, select [Master]. You  can combine the  adjustments  made  in [Master]
and  those made  in the  individual color...

entire image is  adjusted so that  it comes closer  to  natural  colors.  Click different  parts little by little while checking
the  preview  image to  produce the  optimum  color tone.
(Tone Curve  Settings)
The tone curve is  a curved  line  that  indicates the  brightness  and  contrast  levels  of the  image
before and  after adjustment. Select a registered tone curve to  adjust the  brightness  and
contrast  levels  of the  image.
[Channel] If  you select [Color] for  [Color Mode],  you can adjust...

Click [Preferences]  to  configure various settings,  including the  operation when scanning.
Specifying Other Settings
[Preview]  Tab
Configure the  preview  and  auto  crop  operations.
[Preview at the Start  of ScanGear]Select the  preview  operation when you start ScanGear MF.
[Automatically Execute Preview]
Scanning of the  preview  image starts  automatically when you start ScanGear MF.
[Display Saved  Preview Image]
Preview does not  start automatically,  and  the  most recently saved  preview...

[Color  Mode (Text  and  Table)]
If  the  application settings are  specified to  scan documents in color, those settings are  replaced and
documents are  scanned with the  ScanGear MF color mode set to  [Color Mode (Text and  Table)].
[Text  Enhanced]
If  the  application settings are  specified to  scan documents in black and  white,  those settings are  replaced
and  documents are  scanned with the  ScanGear MF color mode set to  [Text Enhanced].
[Automatically Quit ScanGear  after  Scanning]The...