Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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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 Select Source and select the machine. 3.Select the command to scan a document (Scan/Import, Acquire image, etc.). The ScanGear (scanner driver) screen appears. Page top Page 591 of 877 pages Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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 case, click (Thumbnail) on the Toolbar to switch to whole image view and scan. - Photos that have a whitish border - Documents printed on white paper, hand-written te xt, business cards, etc. - Thin documents - Thick documents The following types of documents cannot be cropped correctly. - Documents smaller than 1.18 inches (3 cm) square - Photos that have been cut to various shapes 1.Place the document on the Platen, then start ScanGe ar (scanner driver). Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Important Place the document face-down on the Platen and align an upper corner of the document with the corner at the arrow (alignment mark) of the Pla ten. 2.Set Select Source according to the document placed on the Platen. Note To scan magazines containing many color photos, select Magazine(Color).Page 592 of 877 pages Scanning in Basic Mode JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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 a dialog box in which you ca n check the current scan settings (document type, etc.). ScanGears response after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog box. Scan Tab Related Topic Basic Mode Tab Page top Page 593 of 877 pages Scanning in Basic Mode JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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 of documents may not be cropped correctly. In that case, click (Thumbnail) on the Toolbar to switch to whole image view and scan. - Photos that have a whitish border - Documents printed on white paper, hand-written te xt, business cards, etc. - Thin documents - Thick documents The following types of documents cannot be cropped correctly. - Documents smaller than 1.18 inches (3 cm) square - Photos that have been cut to various shapes 1.Place the document on the Platen, then start ScanGe ar (scanner driver). Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Important Place the document face-down on the Platen and align an upper corner of the document with the corner at the arrow (alignment mark) of the Pla ten. 2.Click Advanced Mode. The Advanced Mode tab appears. Note Page 594 of 877 pages Scanning in Advanced Mode JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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 the cropping frame (scan area), correct imag e and adjust colors as required. Adjusting Cropping Frames Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons 7. Click Scan. Scanning starts. Note Click (Information) to open a dialog box in which you ca n check the current scan settings (document type, etc.). ScanGears response after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog box. Scan Tab Related Topic Advanced Mode Tab Page 595 of 877 pages Scanning in Advanced Mode JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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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 type on the Basic Mode tab or the Advanced Mode tab. Scanning in Basic Mode Scanning in Advanced Mode 1. Place the document on the Platen, then start ScanGe ar (scanner driver). Placing Documents Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver) 2. Click Auto Scan Mode. The Auto Scan Mode tab appears. 3.Click Scan. Scanning starts. Note ScanGears response after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog box. Scan Tab Related Topic Auto Scan Mode Tab Page 597 of 877 pages Scanning in Auto Scan Mode JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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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. Important To scan multiple documents as a single image, scan in whole image view. The following types of documents may not be cropped correctly. In that case, adjust the cropping frames (scan areas) in whole image view and scan. - Photos that have a whitish border - Documents printed on white paper, hand-written text, business cards, etc. - Thin documents - Thick documents Scanning Multiple Documents in W hole Image View The following types of documents cannot be cropped correctly. - Documents smaller than 1.18 inches (3 cm) square - Photos that have been cut to various shapes Note See Scanning in Auto Scan Mode to scan easily by automatically detecting the document type. You can also scan multiple documents at one time fr om the Advanced Mode tab. Use the Advanced Mode tab to make advanced scan settings such as the color mo de, output resolution, image brightness and color tone. See the corresponding sections below for details on the Basic Mode tab and Advanced Mode tab. Basic Mode Tab Advanced Mode Tab 1. Place the document on the Platen, then start ScanGe ar (scanner driver). Placing Documents Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver) 2. Set Select Source according to the document placed on the Platen.Page 599 of 877 pages Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGe ar (Scanner Driver) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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 in whole image view. Scanning Multiple Documents in W hole Image View 7. Select the images you want to scan. Select the checkboxes of the images you want to sca n.Page 600 of 877 pages Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGe ar (Scanner Driver) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals