Canon Imageformula Dr M160ii User Guide

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Dots per inch
Select the scanning resolution.
 Higher resolutions provide clearer images but result in larger file 
sizes and slower scanning.
 When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected 
automatically from the content printed in the document.
Scanning Side
Select which of the sides of the document to scan.
If the scanning side is set to [Skip blank page], the images of blank 
pages are deleted when images are saved.
Confirming Basic Conditions for 
Scanning
When you scan a document, make sure you confirm the [Color mode], 
[Dots per inch], [Page Size], and [Scanning Side] basic conditions in 
the settings screen of the scanner driver.
 
						

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Color mode
Select the scanning mode.
 [Advanced Text Enhancement II] removes or processes the 
background color and background surrounding text to enhance the 
text for easy reading.
 [Detect automatically] detects whether a document is color, 
grayscale, or black and white based on its content. When this is 
selected, you can configure detailed settings for the detection 
method. Refer to the Help for details.
Dots per inch
Select the scanning resolution.
 Higher resolutions provide clearer images but result in larger file 
sizes and slower scanning.
 When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected 
automatically from the content printed in the document.
Page Size
Select the page size that matches the document to be scanned.
If [Detect automatically] is selected, the edges of the document are 
detected and images that match the size of the document are saved.
Scanning Side
Select which of the sides of the document to scan.
If the scanning side is set to [Skip blank page], the images of blank 
pages are deleted when images are saved.
 
						

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Scanning Documents of Unregistered 
Page Sizes
You can register a non-standard page size that has not been 
registered as a page size by naming and registering it as a custom 
page size in the Custom Paper Size dialog box, which is opened from 
the [Save] button on the [Basic] tab.
Configuring the following settings allows you to scan a document of an 
unregistered page size.
When scanning a document of a non-standard page size, select [Add/
Delete] for [Page Size] to display the [Add/Delete Page Size] dialog 
box. Name and register the unregistered page size in [Page Size].
Specifying the Scan Area
Configure the following settings when you want to specify the area of 
the document to be scanned.
Specifying an area
Specify the area of the document to be scanned in the Scan Area 
dialog box, which is opened from the [Area] button on the [Basic] tab.
Select the [Set Scanning Area] check box and then specify the area of 
the document to be scanned.
Also, if you scan the document when [Check the image of the first 
page] is selected, only one page of the document is scanned and the 
corresponding scanned image is displayed in the preview window.
 
						

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Configuring Scanner Settings According 
to Purpose
Set the scanning conditions according to the scanning purpose.
When you want to delete the images of the blank pages in 
two-sided documents
Set the scanning side setting to [Skip Blank Page] on the [Basic] tab 
to delete the images of the blank pages in the document.
If [Skip Blank Page] is selected, the [Setting] button is enabled, and 
you can adjust the level for judging whether pages are blank.Set the scanning side setting to [Skip blank page] to delete the images 
of the blank pages in the document.
If [Skip blank page] is selected, you can adjust the level for judging 
whether pages are blank.
 
						

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When you do not want to scan colored lines and text
Specify the color (red, green, blue, all colors) to be ignored (dropped 
out) in the color drop-out settings on the [Image processing] tab, and 
that color will be removed from the scanned image.
Click [Image processing], and when a dialog box opens, specify the 
color (red, blue, or green) to be ignored (dropped out) in [Color 
dropout], and that color will not be scanned.
When you want to enhance a particular color
Specify the color (red, green, blue) to be enhanced in the color drop-
out settings on the [Image processing] tab, and that color will be 
enhanced in the scanned image.
Click [Image processing] and specify the color (red, blue, or green) in 
[Color dropout] in the dialog box that appears to enhance that color in 
the document.
 
						

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When you want to enhance contours in images
Adjust the edge emphasis setting on the [Image processing] tab.
Click [Image processing] and adjust the edge emphasis settings in the 
dialog box which appears. 
When you want to make lines and text in scanned images 
thicker or thinner
Drag the [Character Emphasis] slider in the [Image processing] tab to 
make lines and text in the scanned images thicker or thinner.
Click [Image processing], and in the dialog box that appears adjust 
letter and line thickness settings.
 
						

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When you want to enhance text that is difficult to read 
because of factors such as the background of the 
scanned document
Select [Advanced Text Enhancement] or [Advanced Text 
Enhancement II] in the mode setting on the [Basic] tab. The 
background behind the text is removed or processed so that the text 
is emphasized for better readability.
 Advanced Text Enhancement is suitable for a document with a light 
background color or a document with a non-uniform background 
(such as a pattern). If the background is uniform, it is removed where 
it surrounds the text, and if the background is non-uniform, it is 
processed to enhance text readability.
 Advanced Text Enhancement II is suitable for scanning a document 
with a uniform background color and light text and background. If the 
background is non-uniform, such as a pattern, the background may 
not be able to be completely removed and the text may become 
difficult to read. If necessary, you can make the text in scanned 
images easier to read by adjusting the contrast on the [Brightness] 
tab.Select [Advanced Text Enhancement II] in the [Color mode] setting. 
The background behind the text is removed or processed so that the 
text is emphasized for better readability.
 
						

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When you want to detect multiple pages fed at the same 
time
Select the [Double Feed Detection] check box on the [Feeding] tab. 
You can enable either one or both of [Detect by Ultrasonic] and 
[Detect by Length].
Select the [Double Feed Detection] check box.
When you want to match the orientation of images to the 
text when scanning a mixture of pages with different text 
orientations
Select [Text orientation recognition] in [Document Orientation] on the 
[Others] tab. The text orientation on each page is detected, and the 
scanned image is rotated in 90-degree increments to correct the 
orientation.
 
						

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Select the [Text Orientation Recognition] check box. The text 
orientation on each page is detected, and the scanned image is 
rotated in 90-degree increments to correct the orientation.
Hint
When the [Text Orientation Recognition] check box is selected, 
[Document Orientation] is unavailable.
When you want to rotate the images of a document placed 
horizontally to correct the orientation
Specify the rotation angle in [Document Orientation] on the [Others] 
tab.
Click [Image processing] and specify the rotation angle in [Document 
Orientation] in the dialog box that appears.
 
						

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When you want to use batch separation for scanning
When you want to divide and scan a document, you can separate a 
batch at the timing with which each next document is placed and 
scanned. (Only enabled for applications that support batch 
separation.) In this case, set the scanner driver as follows.
 Set [Feeding Option] on the [Feeding] tab to [Panel-Feeding] or 
[Automatic Feeding].
 Set [Batch Separation] on the [Others] tab to [Auto].
When [Batch Separation] is set to [Auto], the batch is separated after 
the next document is placed and scanning is continued. 
For more details about [Blank Page] and [Patchcode], see “Batch 
Separation” on p. 77
When you want to use multistream settings for scanning
Multi-stream allows you to output multiple different scanned images 
with a single scan operation, and output scanned images with different 
scanning conditions for each of the front and back pages (multistream 
settings).
When you want to use the multistream settings for scanning, select 
the [Use MultiStream] checkbox on the [Others] tab to display the 
setting items related to multistream, and then configure the setting 
items in the following order.