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 following types of documents cannot be scanned  correctly with Auto Mode. In that case,
specify the document type or size. 
- Documents other than photos, postcards, business cards, maga zines, 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. Otherwise,
documents may not be scanned correctly. 
See 
Placing Documents for details on how to place documents.
Note
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							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 the
document with the corner at the arrow (alignment ma rk) of the Platen.
Resolution 
Select the resolution at which to scan documents.
Resolution
Use the scanner driver 
Select this checkbox to display the ScanGear (scanner driver) screen and make advanced scan
settings.
Color Mode, Document Size, Resolution and other settin gs in the Custom dialog box will be
disabled. Specify these settings in the ScanGear (s canner driver) screen.
Specify... 
Click to open the Scan Settings dialog box in which you can make advanced scan settings.
Scan Settings Dialog Box
Save Settings
Automatically save the image to your computer after  scanning it
Select this to save the images to your computer as  specified after scanning them.
The File name, Save as type and Save in settings wi ll be displayed.
Important
If you select this function, you will not be able to set passwords for PDF files.
Note
If an application to start is specified in Application Se ttings, the scanned image opens in the
specified application.
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 Auto, JPEG/Exif, TIFF or BMP. Auto is displayed  and selected by default when Document Type
is Auto Mode.
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							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 according to the document type.
Photos, postcards, CD/DVD and business cards: JPEG 
Magazines, newspapers and text documents: PDF 
You can change the file format from Set.... 
Images saved as PDF files may not open depending on  the application. In that case, select an
option other than Auto in Save as type.
If you select JPEG/Exif when Document Type is not Auto M ode , the Save the JPEG/Exif file in
AdobeRGB checkbox will be selectable.
Set... 
When Save as type is Auto 
You can specify the file format in which to save im ages. Select a file format for Document and Photo
each.
Important
You cannot select a compression type for JPEG files when th e Compress scanned images
when transferring checkbox is selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box.
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 scanned ima ges when transferring checkbox
is selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box.
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
Save to a Subfolder with Current Date 
Select this checkbox to create a subfolder in the folder specified in Save in with the current date an d
save scanned files in it. A subfolder with a name s uch 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.
Save the JPEG/Exif file in AdobeRGB 
Select this checkbox to save the images in colors t hat correspond to Adobe RGB.
Important
This function is available only when Save as type is JPEG/E xif and Document Type is not Auto
Mode.
This function is not available if the Adobe RGB pro file is not installed.
Note
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							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 as  type. The specified application starts after images
are scanned.
Important
Depending on the specified application, the images  may not appear correctly or the application
may not start.
Reset
Cancels the application setting.
Set... 
Allows you to select an application to start.
Start scanning by clicking the one-click button 
Select this checkbox to start scanning when you cli ck an icon.
Apply
Saves and applies the specified settings.
Click Cancel instead of Apply to cancel the specified settings.
Cancel
Cancels the specified settings. The current screen closes.
Defaults 
Returns all settings in the screen to their defaults.
Scan
Scans and saves documents with the specified settings.
W hen Save as type is Auto, a confirmation appears.  Click Open Manual to open this guide (if it is
installed).
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							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)
Scanner Button Settings Tab (Open with Application)
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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 or the Operation Panel of the
machine. This is useful when the machine is connected via a  slow interface such as USB1.1. This
checkbox is not selected by default.
Important
W hen Photo is selected for Document Type on the Sca nner Button Settings tab, allow 3/8 inches
(1 cm) or more space between the edges of the Plate n and the document. If not, some images
may not be scanned at the correct positions and siz es.
Business cards, panorama photos and bordered photos may no t be cropped accurately when
scanned. In that case, deselect the Compress scanned images wh en transferring checkbox and
scan again.
The following restrictions apply when the Compress scanned images when transferring
checkbox is selected. 
- Text(OCR) cannot be selected for Document Type in  the Scan/Import window.
- Black and W hite cannot be selected in the color m ode settings for One-click Mode.
- Remove gutter shadow is not available. 
- Save the JPEG/Exif file in AdobeRGB for One-click Mod e is not available.
- Available resolutions: 75 dpi / 150 dpi / 300 dpi  / 600 dpi
- Maximum number of documents that can be scanned a t one time: 4
- A compression type (image quality) cannot be sele cted when saving scanned images in JPEG.
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							- 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 to save scanned documents. 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
Location of Temporary Files 
Displays the folder in which to save images temporarily. To change the folder, click Browse... to specify
another one.
Important
An error may occur if you set the destination to the ro ot directory of the drive on which the
operating system is installed. Be sure to specify a folder .
An error may occur if you set the destination to a network folder. Be sure to specify a local folder.
Application to run 
Displays the applications that can be started via M P Navigator EX. Install the applications from the 
Setup CD-ROM  that accompanies the machine.
For Attach to E-mail, you can select an e-mail soft ware program to start.
For Open PDF file, the application associated with  the .pdf file extension by the operating system is
displayed.
Important
You can change which items are installed during installat ion from the Setup CD-ROM
 by
selecting Custom Install. If you choose not to install some  applications with Custom Install, the
corresponding MP Navigator EX functions will be una vailable. To use those functions, install the
corresponding applications.
Note
For Convert to text file, Notepad (included with W indows) is displayed. Click Set... to open a dialog
box, then specify Document Language and how to scan mult iple documents.
Document Language
Specify the language according to the language of the document to be scanned. Only text
written in languages that can be selected in the Document Language can be extracted to
Notepad.
Combine multiple text conversion results 
W hen scanning multiple documents, select the checkb ox to collect the conversion results (text)
into one file. This checkbox is selected by default .
W hen the checkbox is selected, you can scan up to 9 9 pages at one time.
Deselect the checkbox to display each conversion re sult (text) in a separate file.
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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 Event 
Displays the scan modes that can be selected on the Operati on Panel of the machine.
Save to PC 
Select this to specify the details for the scan mode Save to PC.
Save as PDF file 
Select this to specify the details for the scan mode Save as PDF file.
Document Type 
Select the type of document to be scanned.
Note
Auto Scan can be selected only when Save to PC is selected  for Select Event. W hen Auto Scan
is selected, the document type is automatically det ected. In that case, Document Size and
Resolution are automatically set as well.
Important
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							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. Otherwise,
documents may not be scanned correctly. 
See 
Placing Documents for details on how to place documents.
Actions
Scan Settings
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.
This setting is not available when Select Event is Save to PC with Document Type set to Auto
Scan.
Resolution 
Select the resolution at which to scan documents.
Resolution
Important
This setting is not available when Select Event is  Save to PC with Document Type set to Auto
Scan.
Specify... 
Click to open the Scan Settings dialog box in which  you can make advanced scan settings.
Scan Settings Dialog Box
Save Settings
Automatically save the image to your computer after  scanning it
Select this to save the images to your computer as  specified after scanning them.
The File Name, Save as type and Save in settings wi ll be displayed.
Important
If you select this function, you will not be able to set passwords for PDF files.
File Name 
Enter the file name of the image to be saved (up to  64 characters).
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