Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide

Switches the view in the Preview area.
Preview Area
 (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 Pre view 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...

Displays the version of ScanGear (scanner driver) and the current scan settings (document
type, etc.).
 (Open Guide)
This page appears.
Preview Area
Preview Area 
This is where a trial image is displayed after you  click Preview. You can also check the results of th e
settings (image corrections, color adjustments, etc.) made i n 
Settings and Operation Buttons.
When  (Thumbnail) is displayed on the Toolbar
Thumbnails of images cropped to the document size are di splayed. Only the images with the...

Note
You can specify the scan area (cropping frame) on the displayed image. In thumbnail view, you can
only create one cropping frame per image. In whole  image view, you can create multiple cropping
frames.
Adjusting 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. This  setting is available in whole film image view only.
W hen you select a size, the Preview area size chang es accordingly.
Important
Some applications have a limit to the amount of scan data...

renders the image in 256 levels (8 bit) of black and white.
Black and White 
Select this mode to scan photos and 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)
into black and white and is rendered in two colors.  The threshold level can be set with 
(Threshold).
Input Size 
In thumbnail view, the cropped document size is dis played after preview.
In whole image view, the Paper Size is displayed be...

Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens >
Output Settings
Output Settings
Output Settings allows you to set the following ite ms:
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 c licking the button, or enter a value within the range
of 25 dpi to 19200 dpi (in 1 dpi increments).
Resolution
Output Size 
Select an output...

Output Settings or specify a value (by 1%) for %. The maximum value available for %
depends on the Output Resolution. % can be specifie d for up to 19200 dpi (the maximum
available output resolution).
Paper Size (L, etc.) & Monitor Size (1024 x 768 pixel s, etc.)
W idth, height and scale cannot be specified. The pr eview 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...

message appears when you click Scan. It is recommended that you adjust the settings to reduce
Data Size. To continue, scan in whole image view.
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Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens >
Image Settings
Image Settings
Important
Do not apply these functions to images without moir e, dust/scratches or faded colors. The color
tone may be adversely affected.
Image correction results may not be reflected in th e preview image.
Note
Selectable settings depend on color mode settings.
Scanning may take longer when you use Image Setting s.
Image Settings allows you to set the following...

Select this to apply Image Adjustment to magazines.
Newspaper 
Select this to apply Image Adjustment to newspapers.
Document 
Select this to apply Image Adjustment to text documents.
Important
You can set Image Adjustment after preview.
You can set this setting when Recommended is selected on th e Color Settings tab of the
Preferences dialog box.
Note
If the image is not adjusted properly with Auto, sp ecify the document type.
The color tone may change from the source image due  to the Image Adjustment....