Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide

3.Select the Use the scanner driver checkbox in Scan Settings, then click Scan.
The ScanGear (scanner driver) screen appears.
Important
Use the scanner driver is not displayed in the PDF dialog box or Auto Scan dialog box.
Starting from an Application
Follow these steps (example) to start ScanGear (sca nner driver) from an application.
The procedure varies depending on the application.  For details, refer to the applications manual.
1.Start the application.
2.On the File menu of the application, select...

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Scanning with Advanced Settings Using
ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
 > Scanning in Basic Mode
Scanning in Basic Mode
In Basic Mode, you can scan easily by following the  on-screen steps.
This section explains how to scan a single document.
See Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGe ar (Scanner Driver) to scan multiple
documents at one time.
Important
The following types of documents may not be cropped  correctly. In that...

3.Click Preview. 
Preview image appears in the Preview area.
Note
Colors are adjusted based on the document type selected in Select Source.
4.Set Destination.
5.Set Output Size. 
Output size options vary by the items selected in Destination.
6.Adjust the scan area (cropping frame) as required.
Adjust the size and position of the cropping frame (scan area) on the preview image.
Adjusting Cropping Frames
7.Set Image corrections as required.
8.Click Scan. 
Scanning starts.
Note
Click  (Information) to open...

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Scanning with Advanced Settings Using
ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
 > Scanning in Advanced Mode
Scanning in Advanced Mode
In Advanced Mode, you can specify the color mode, o utput resolution, image brightness, color tone, etc.
when scanning.
This section explains how to scan a single document.
See Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGe ar (Scanner Driver) to scan multiple
documents at one time.
Important
The following types...

Settings are not retained when you switch between modes.
3.Set Color Mode.
Input Settings
4.
Click Preview. 
Preview image appears in the Preview area.
Note
If you scan without preview, the show-through reduc tion function will be active. This function is
useful when scanning magazines. However, when scann ing photos, the color tone of the
scanned image may differ from the source due to the show-through reduction function. In that
case, use preview first.
5.Set Output Settings.
Output Settings
6.
Adjust...

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Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Scanning with Advanced Settings Using
ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
 > Scanning in Auto Scan Mode
Scanning in Auto Scan Mode
You can scan easily in Auto Scan Mode of ScanGear ( scanner driver) by letting it automatically determine
the type of document placed on the Platen.
Note
Supported document types are photos, postcards, business card s, magazines, newspapers, text
documents and CD/DVD. To scan other documents, spec ify the document...

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Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Scanning with Advanced Settings Using
ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
 > Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGea r (Scanner Driver)
Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGe ar
(Scanner Driver)
You can scan two or more photos (small documents) on the P laten at one time in Basic Mode and
Advanced Mode of ScanGear (scanner driver). 
This section explains how to scan multiple documents from t he Basic Mode tab....

3.Click Preview. 
Thumbnails of the preview images appear in the Preview area. Images are cropped (scan areas are
specified) automatically according to the document  size.
4.Set Destination.
5.Set Output Size.
6.Adjust the scan areas (cropping frames) and set Ima ge corrections as required.
Note
You can correct each image separately. Select the frame you want to correct.
In thumbnail view, you can only create one cropping  frame (scan area) per image.
To create multiple cropping frames in an image, scan...