Canon Pixma Mp540 User Guide

							Preview Area
This is where a trial image is displayed after you click Preview.
You can specify the scan area (cropping frame) on the displayed image.
You can also create two or more cropping frames.
Note
See Adjusting Cropping Frames
 for details on cropping frames.
Related Topic
Scanning in Basic Mode
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Advanced Mode Tab
Advanced Mode Tab
This mode allows you to make advanced scan settings such as the color mode, resolution, image
brightness and color tone.
This section describes the settings and functions available in Advanced Mode.
The displayed items vary by document type and how the screen was opened.
(1) Settings and Operation Buttons
(2) Toolbar
(3) Preview Area
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), 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.
Select Add/Delete... from the pull-down menu and the Add/Delete Favorite Settings dialog box
opens.
Enter Setting Name and click Add. The name appears in Favorite Settings List.
When you click Save, the item appears in the Favorite Settings list along with the predefined items.
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							Important
You can set Add/Delete... in Favorite Settings after preview.
Note
Save up to 10 items to Favorite Settings List. To delete an item, select it in Favorite Settings List
and click Delete. Click Save to save settings displayed in Favorite Settings List.
Input Settings
Specify the input settings such as the document type and size.
Input Settings
Output Settings
Specify the output settings such as the output resolution and size.
Output Settings
Image Settings
Enable/disable various image correction functions.
Image Settings
Color Adjustment Buttons
These buttons can be used to make fine corrections to the image brightness and color tones. You
can adjust the images overall brightness or contrast, and adjust its highlight and shadow values
(histogram) or balance (tone curve).
Color Adjustment Buttons
Zoom
Rescans the portion within the cropping frame at higher magnification. When the image is zoomed
in, Zoom changes to Undo. Click Undo to return the display to its non-magnified state.
Note
Zoom rescans the image and displays high-resolution 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
Perform a trial scan.
Scan
Start scanning.
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							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 open.
Follow the prompt to complete. For details, see Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning in 
Scan Tab (Preferences dialog box).
If the total size of the images to be scanned exceeds 100 MB, a message appears warning you
that scanning may take time. Click OK to continue, or Cancel to cancel the scan.
Preferences...
The Preferences dialog box opens and you can make scan/preview settings.
See Preferences Dialog Box
 for details.
Close
Close ScanGear (scanner driver).
Toolbar
Toolbar
With the Advanced Mode Toolbar, you can make adjustments to the preview image and also select a
part of the displayed image.
 (Clear)
Click this button to delete the preview image.
It also resets the Toolbar and color adjustment settings.
 (Crop)
Allows you to specify the scan area by dragging the mouse.
 (Move Image)
If an enlarged image is too large to fit in the Preview area, you can click this button and drag the
image across the screen until the part you want to see is displayed. You can also move the
image using the scroll bars.
 (Enlarge/Reduce)
Click this button then click on the image to enlarge it (zoom in). Right-click on the image to
reduce it (zoom out).
 (Rotate Left)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
- The result will be reflected in the scanned image.
- The image returns to its original state when you preview again.
 (Rotate Right)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees clockwise.
- The result will be reflected in the scanned image.
- The image returns to its original state when you preview again.
 (Information)
Displays the version of ScanGear (scanner driver) and the current settings.
 (Open Guide)
This page appears.
 (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 cropping
area within the cropping frame.
 (Remove Cropping Frame)
Removes the selected cropping frame.
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							Select All Crops
This button is available when there are two or more cropping frames.
All cropping frames will be displayed in thick broken lines. The settings will be applied to all the
cropping frames.
Multi-Crop
Automatically detects and crops multiple documents placed on the Platen.
You can remove the cropping frames of the images you do not want to scan.
Note
See Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time in Advanced Mode to scan multiple
documents at one time.
Preview Area
Preview Area
This is where a trial image is displayed after you click Preview.
You can specify the scan area (cropping frame) on the displayed image.
You can also create two or more cropping frames.
Note
See Adjusting Cropping Frames
 for details on cropping frames.
Related Topic
Scanning in Advanced Mode
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							Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Input
Settings
Input Settings
Input Settings allows you to set the following items:
Select Source
The type of document to be scanned is displayed.
Paper Size
Select the size of the document to be scanned.
When you select a size, the Preview area size changes accordingly.
Important
Some applications have a limit to the amount of scan data they can receive. ScanGear (scanner
driver) can scan data that is of:
- 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 the values into  (Width) and  (Height).
Color Mode
Select how to scan the document.
Color
Select this mode to scan color documents or to create color images. This mode renders the
image in 256 levels (8 bit) of R(ed), G(reen), and B(lue).
Grayscale
Select this mode to scan black and white photos, or to create black and white images. This mode
renders the image in 256 levels (8 bit) of black and white.
Black and White
Select this mode to scan photos and other documents in black and white. This mode renders the
image in black and white. The contrast in the image is divided at certain levels (threshold level)
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							into black and white and is rendered in two colors. The threshold level can be set with 
(Threshold).
Input Size
The Paper Size is displayed before preview. After preview, the cropping frame size is displayed.
You can adjust the cropping frame (scan area) size by entering the values into  (Width) and 
(Height).
Click 
 (Keep Aspect Ratio) and change it to  (Locked) 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 you select
a size other than Flexible, a cropping frame calculated from Output Size and Output Resolution is
displayed, and its aspect ratio is fixed.
Note
The values you can enter will be within the range of the selected document size. The minimum
size is 96 pixels x 96 pixels when Output Resolution is 600 dpi and Enlarge/Reduce is 100%.
When Auto Crop is performed, the aspect ratio will not be maintained since the size will be
prioritized.
See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cropping frames.
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Output Settings
Output Settings
Output Settings allows you to set the following items:
Output Resolution
Select the resolution to scan at.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Select a resolution from the options displayed by clicking the button, or enter a value within the range
of 25 dpi to 19200 dpi (in 1 dpi increments).
Note
See Resolution for details.
Output Size
Select an output size.
Select Flexible to 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 frame. When no cropping
frame is displayed, the entire Preview area will be scanned. When a cropping frame is displayed,
the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned.
To enlarge/reduce the scanned image, enter values into  (Width) and  (Height) in Output
Settings or specify a value (by 1%) for %. The maximum value available for % depends on the
Output Resolution. % can be specified for up to 19200 dpi (the maximum available output
resolution).
Paper Size (L, etc.) & Monitor Size (1024 x 768 pixels, etc.)
Width, height and scale cannot be specified. The preview image will be cropped according to the
selected output size and resolution. The portion within the cropping frame will be scanned at the
size of the selected paper/monitor size. You can drag the cropping frame to enlarge, reduce or
move it while maintaining the aspect ratio.
Add/Delete...
Open the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog box, in which you can save/delete custom output
sizes.
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							In the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog box, you can specify multiple output sizes and save them
at one time. Saved items appear in the Output Size list along with the predefined items.
Add
To add a size, select Print or Image display for Destination, then enter Output Size Name, Width,
and Height then click Add. The name of the added size appears in Output Size List.
Click Save to save all the added items. Click Cancel to cancel all items that were added after you
opened the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog box.
Delete
To delete an item, select it in Output Size List and click Delete. The deleted items will disappear
from Output Size List.
When you click Save, the items that disappeared from Output Size List will be deleted. When you
click Cancel, they will not be deleted.
Important
You cannot delete predefined output sizes such as A4 and 1024 x 768 pixels.
Note
Save up to 10 output sizes to Output Size List for each destination.
An error message appears when you enter a value outside the setting range. Enter a value
within the range displayed in the message.
Unit varies by Destination. For Print, select mm or inches. For Image display, the unit is
pixels.
Note
See Adjusting Cropping Frames for details on cropping frames.
Whether or how the cropping frame is initially displayed on a preview image can be specified on
the Preview tab of the Preferences dialog box. See Cropping Frame on Previewed Images in 
Preview Tab.
 (Switch Aspect Ratio)
Rotate the cropping frame 90 degrees. Click again to return it to the original orientation.
Data Size
An image file is created when the preview image is scanned. Its size when saved in BMP format is
displayed.
Note
When the file size is 100 MB or more, the value appears in red. In that case, a warning message
appears when you click Scan. It is recommended that you change each settings to set Data Size
99 MB or less, and than scan.
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Image Settings
Image Settings
Important
Do not apply these functions to images without moire, dust/scratches or faded colors. The color
tone may be adversely affected.
Selectable settings depend on color mode settings.
Scanning may take longer when you use Image Settings.
Image correction results may not be reflected in the preview image.
Image Settings allows you to set the following items:
Auto Tone
When this is set to ON, the brightness of the specified portion of the image is automatically optimized.
The result of the color adjustment will be reflected in the entire image. This setting is ON by default.
Important
You can set Auto Tone after preview.
You can set this setting when Recommended is selected on the Color Settings tab of the
Preferences dialog box.
When you click Multi-Crop, this setting turns to ON and you cannot change it.
Note
When previewing or scanning images with consistent color tone (such as the sky), the color tone
may change from the source image due to the Auto Tone function. In that case, set Auto Tone to
OFF.
Unsharp Mask
When this is set to ON, the outline of the subjects is emphasized to sharpen the image. This setting is
ON by default.
Descreen
Printed photos and pictures are displayed as a collection of fine dots. Moire is a phenomenon where
dots may interfere with each other and cause uneven gradation and a stripe pattern in the image.
Descreen is the function for reducing this moire effect. This setting is OFF by default.
Note
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