Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Custom
Dialog Box
Custom Dialog Box
Click Custom on the Custom Scan with One-click tab  or in the One-click Mode screen to open the
Custom dialog box.
Scan Settings
Document Type 
Select the type of document to be scanned. W hen Aut o Mode is selected, the document type is
automatically detected. In that case, Color Mode, D ocument Size and Resolution are automatically
set as well.
Important
The...

To reduce moire, set Document Type to Magazine.
Color Mode 
Select how to scan the document.
Document Size 
Select the size of the document to be scanned. 
W hen you select Custom, a screen in which you can specify the document size appears. Select a
Units, then enter the W idth and Height and click OK .
Important
W hen you select Auto Detect, the image may not be s canned at the correct position and size. In
that case, change the size to the actual document s ize (A4, Letter, etc.) and align a corner of...

depending on how you place the document. 
See 
Placing Documents for details on how to place documents.
Large documents (such as A4 size photos) that cannot be placed away from the edges/arrow
(alignment mark) of the Platen may not be saved in  the correct file format when Save as type is
Auto. In that case, select a file format suitable f or the document to be scanned.
You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and  W hite.
Note
W hen Auto is selected, files are saved in the following formats...

underscore is added to the beginning of the file name. (Example: _Image0001.jpg)
Open the save dialog box after scanning the image ( Input Exif information)
Select this to open the Save dialog box after scann ing the images and specify the save settings
such as destination folder, file name and Exif informat ion.
Save Dialog Box
Application Settings
Open with 
Specify an application with which to open scanned images. Drag and drop the icon of an application
that supports the file format displayed in Save...

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens >
Preferences Dialog Box
Preferences Dialog Box
Click Preferences to open the Preferences dialog bo x.
In the Preferences dialog box, you can make advanced sett ings to MP Navigator EX functions via the
General and Scanner Button Settings tabs.
Note
See the corresponding sections below for details on each t ab.
General Tab
Scanner Button Settings Tab (Save)
Scanner Button Settings Tab (Attach to E-mail)...

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > General
Tab
General Tab
On the General tab, you can specify general MP Navigato r EX settings.
Product Name 
Displays the product name of the machine that MP Navigator EX is currently configured to use.
If the displayed product is not the one you want to  use, select the desired product from the list.
Compress scanned images when transferring 
Compress and transfer images scanned using MP Navig ator EX...

- Images scanned using the Operation Panel of the machine by automatically detecting the
document type 
- Images scanned in One-click Mode by automatically  detecting the document type
- Images scanned using ScanGear (scanner driver)
Note
It is recommended that you scan at 300 dpi or higher re solution when scanning multiple photos
using this function.
When the Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox  is selected, Unsharp Mask is
always applied.
Save in (My Box) 
Displays the folder in which...

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Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Scanner
Button Settings Tab (Save)
Scanner Button Settings Tab (Save)
On the Scanner Button Settings tab, you can specify  the following settings.
This section describes the settings available when  Select Event is Save to PC or Save as PDF file.
You can specify how to respond when scanning using  the Operation Panel of the machine with the scan
mode set to Save to PC or Save as PDF file.
Event
Select...

specify the document type or size. 
- Documents other than photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers, text
documents and CD/DVD
- A4 size photos 
- Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inches) (12 7 mm x 178 mm), such as
paperback pages with the spine cut off
- Documents printed on thin white paper
- Long narrow documents such as panoramic photos
Reflective CD/DVD labels may not be scanned properl y.
Place documents correctly according to the type of document to be scanned....