Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide

							Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Photos/
Documents (Platen) Screen (Scan/Import W indow)
Photos/Documents (Platen) Screen (Scan/Import Windo w)
Point to Scan/Import in the Navigation Mode screen and click Photos/Documents (Platen) to open the
Photos/Documents (Platen) screen (Scan/Import window). 
Open this window to scan documents from the Platen.
(1) Settings and Operation Buttons
(2) Toolbar
(3) Thumbnail Window
(4) Selected Images Area
Settings and Operation Buttons
 (View & Use)
Click this when you want to open images and PDF fil es saved on your computer. The View & Use
window opens.
View & Use W indow
Photos/Documents (Platen)
Displays the screen for scanning photos, documents,  magazines and other printed materials.
Memory Card 
Click this when you want to import images saved on a memory card. The screen for importing
images from a memory card appears.
Memory Card Screen (Scan/Import W indow)
Document Type 
Select the type of document to be scanned. 
Scanning photos: Color Photo or Black and W hite Pho to
Scanning text documents: Color Document, Black and  W hite Document or Text(OCR)
Scanning magazines: Magazine(Color)
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							You cannot select Document Type if the Use the scanner driver checkbox is selected.
Specify... 
Specify the document size, resolution, and other advanced scan settings.
Scan Settings Dialog Box (Photos/Documents)
Important
Specify... is not available if the Use the scanner driver checkbox is selected.
Use the scanner driver 
Select this checkbox when you want to scan with Sca nGear (scanner driver). Use ScanGear
(scanner driver) to correct images and adjust colors when sca nning.
Scan 
Scanning starts.
Note
This button changes to Open Scanner Driver when you select the Use the scanner driver
checkbox.
Open Scanner Driver 
ScanGear (scanner driver) starts. 
See 
ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens for details on ScanGear (scanner driver) screens.
Note
This button changes to Scan when you deselect the U se the scanner driver checkbox.
Clear
Delete all images in the Thumbnail window.
Note
Images not saved on a computer will be deleted. To keep important images, use Save or other
methods to save them to a computer before clicking  Clear.
Save 
Save the selected images. Click to open the Save dialog box and specify the save settings.
Save Dialog Box
Save as PDF file 
Save the selected images as PDF files. Click to open the Save as PDF file dialog box and specify the
save settings.
Save as PDF file Dialog Box
 Jump to Main Menu
Jumps to the Main Menu.
Toolbar
 Preferences
The Preferences dialog box opens. In the Preference s dialog box, you can make advanced settings
to MP Navigator EX functions.
Preferences Dialog Box
 (Guide)
Opens this guide.
Edit Tools
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							Selects all images in the Thumbnail window.
 (Cancel All)
Cancels all image selections in the Thumbnail window.
 (Rotate Left)
Rotates the target image (outlined in orange) 90 deg rees counter-clockwise.
 (Rotate Right)
Rotates the target image (outlined in orange) 90 deg rees clockwise.
 (Invert)
Inverts the target image (outlined in orange) horiz ontally.
 (Trimming)
Trims the target image (outlined in orange) in the T humbnail window. Trimming is the act of
selecting the area you want to keep in a photo and  discarding the rest. Click this button to open
the Crop window and specify the trimming frame.
 Zoom in
Enlarges the target image (outlined in orange). You  can also enlarge the image by double-
clicking it.
 (Display Size)
Changes the size of images in the Thumbnail window.
 (Sort by)
Sorts the images in the Thumbnail window by categor y or by date (ascending or descending).
Thumbnail Window
Thumbnail Window
Scanned images are displayed.
W hen you select the checkbox of an image, the image  appears in the Selected Images area.
Note
Thumbnails may appear as ? when there is not enough  memory to display the images.
When Images are Sorted by Categories
Close All / Open All
 Close All
Hides all images.
 Open All
Displays all images.
Note
Click Close All to change to Open All.
Selected Images Area
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							 (Cancel Selection)
Cancels the selection of the target image (outlined in  orange) in the Selected Images area.
Selected Images Area
Images selected in the Thumbnail window are display ed.
Related Topic
Scanning Photos and Documents
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							Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Scan
Settings Dialog Box (Photos/Documents)
Scan Settings Dialog Box (Photos/Documents)
The Scan Settings dialog box opens when you click S pecify... in the Scan/Import window.
In the Scan Settings dialog box, you can make advan ced scan settings.
Document Type 
Select the type of document to be scanned. 
Scanning photos: Color Photo or Black and W hite Pho to
Scanning text documents: Color Document, Black and  W hite Document or Text(OCR)
Scanning magazines: Magazine(Color)
Important
To scan correctly, select a document type that matc hes the document to be scanned.
Document Size 
Select the size of the document to be scanned. 
W hen you select Custom, a screen in which you can s pecify 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 the
document with the corner at the arrow (alignment ma rk) of the Platen.
You cannot select Auto Detect (Multiple Documents)  or Auto Detect when Document Type is
Text(OCR).
Scanning Resolution 
Select the resolution at which to scan documents.
Resolution
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							The following scanning resolutions can be specified when Document Type is Text(OCR).
300 dpi / 400 dpi
Descreen 
Select this checkbox to reduce moire patterns. 
Printed photos and pictures are displayed as a collection  of fine dots. Moire is a phenomenon where
uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when s uch photos or pictures printed with fine dots are
scanned. Descreen is the function for reducing this  moire effect.
Important
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Type  is Color Photo, Black and W hite Photo or
Text(OCR).
Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Descree n.
Reduce Show-through 
Select this checkbox to sharpen text in a document or reduce show-through in newspapers.
Important
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Type  is Color Photo, Black and W hite Photo or
Text(OCR).
Note
Select this checkbox when Document Type is text doc ument and show-through is apparent in the
scanned image.
Unsharp Mask 
Select this checkbox to emphasize the outline of the subjects and sharpen the image.
Important
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Type  is Text(OCR).
Remove gutter shadow 
Select this checkbox to correct shadows that appear between  pages when scanning open booklets.
Important
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Auto Detect, Auto Detect (Multiple
Documents) or Stitch Assist.
Align the document correctly with the alignment mark on the Platen.
Note
Use ScanGears Advanced Mode tab to correct gutter  shadows when scanning non-standard size
documents or when custom cropping frames are set.
For details, see Gutter Shadow Correction in Image Settings (ScanGears Advanced Mode tab).
Correct slanted document 
Select this checkbox to detect the scanned text and correct the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1
to +10 degrees) of the document.
Important
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Type  is Color Photo or Black and W hite Photo.
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Stitch Assist.
The inclination of the following types of documents may not be corrected, as the text cannot be
detected correctly. 
- Documents in which the text lines are inclined mo re than 10 degrees or the angles vary by line
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							- Documents with small amount of text 
- Documents containing figures/images or hand-written text
- Documents containing both vertical and horizontal lines (tables)
Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Corre ct slanted document.
Detect the orientation of text documents and rotate images
Select this checkbox to detect the orientation of t he document from the scanned text and rotate the
scanned image to the correct orientation. Select th e language of the document to be scanned in
Document Language.
Important
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Type  is Color Photo or Black and W hite Photo.
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Stitch Assist.
This function may not work properly depending on the document language. Only text documents
written in languages that can be selected from Document  Language are supported.
The orientation of the following types of documents may not be corrected, as the text cannot be
detected correctly. In that case, select the scanne d image in the Thumbnail window of the 
Photos/Documents (Platen) Screen (Scan/Import W indo w) and rotate it with Edit Tools.
- Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dp i
- Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48  points
- Documents containing special fonts, effects, ital ics, or hand-written text
- Documents with patterned backgrounds
Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable De tect the orientation of text documents and
rotate images.
Document Language 
Select the language of the document to be scanned.
Important
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Type  is Color Photo or Black and W hite Photo.
You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Stitch Assist.
Defaults 
Restores the default settings.
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							Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Save
Dialog Box
Save Dialog Box
The Save dialog box opens when you click Save in th e Scan/Import window.
In the Save dialog box, you can make settings for s aving images to a computer.
Save in 
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned im ages. To change the folder, click Browse... to
specify another one. 
The following folders are specified by default. 
W indows Vista: MP Navigator EX folder in Pictures folder 
W indows XP: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folde r
W indows 2000: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures fol der
Important
W hen saving to a memory card, enable writing on the Card Slot of the machine. For details on
how to enable writing, refer to 
Setting Up the Card Slot as the Memory Card Drive of  the
Computer.
File name 
Enter the file name of the image to be saved (up to 64 characters). W hen saving multiple files, 4 digits
are appended to each file name.
Save as type 
Select a file type to save the scanned images. 
Select JPEG/Exif, TIFF or BMP.
Important
You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Document Type is Text(OC R).
Set... 
When Save as type is JPEG/Exif 
You can specify a compression type for JPEG files. Select High(Low Compression), Standard or
Low(High Compression).
Important
This setting is not available when the Compress sca nned images when transferring checkbox is
selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box.
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							save scanned files in it. A subfolder with a name such as 2009_01_01 (Year_Month_Date) will be
created. 
If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved d irectly in the folder specified in Save in.
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							Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > Save asPDF file Dialog Box
Save as PDF file Dialog Box
In the Save as PDF file dialog box, you can make advanced settings for saving scanned images as PDF
files. You can save multiple documents as one PDF f ile or add pages to a PDF file created with MP
Navigator EX.
Important
You cannot save images scanned at 10501 pixels or m ore in the vertical and horizontal directions.
Dialog box that opens when Save as PDF file in the  Scan/Import window is clicked
Dialog box that opens when Save Selected Pages or S ave All Pages is clicked in the
Create/Edit PDF file window
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