Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Basic Mode Tab Basic Mode Tab This mode allows you to scan easily by following the on- screen steps. This section describes the settings and functions available i n Basic Mode. (1) Settings and Operation Buttons (2) Toolbar (3) Preview Area Note The displayed items vary by document type and how the screen was opened. Settings and Operation Buttons Select Source Photo(Color) Scan color photos. Magazine(Color) Scan color magazines. Newspaper(Grayscale) Scan text and line drawings in black and white. Document(Grayscale) Scan documents and photos in black and white. Select this mode to create high-resolution black and whi te images. Note W hen you select a document type, colors are adjusted based on the Unsharp Mask function or document type. If you select Magazine(Color), the Descreen functio n will be active. Display Preview Image Page 621 of 877 pages Basic Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Preview Performs a trial scan. Note W hen using the machine for the first time, scanner calibration starts automatically. W ait a while until the preview image appears. Destination Select what you want to do with the scanned image. Print Select this to print the scanned image on a printer . Image display Select this to view the scanned image on a monitor. OCR Select this to use the scanned image with OCR softw are. OCR software is software that converts text scanned as an image into text data that can be edited in word processors and other programs. Output Size Select an output size. Output size options vary by the item selected in Destination. Flexible Allows you to freely adjust the cropping frames. In thumbnail view Drag the mouse over a thumbnail to display a croppi ng frame. W hen a cropping frame is displayed, the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned. W hen no cropping frame is displayed, each frame is scanned individually. In whole image view W hen no cropping frame is displayed, the entire Pre view area will be scanned. W hen a cropping frame is displayed, the portion within the cro pping frame will be scanned. Paper Size (L, A4, etc.) Select an output paper size. The portion within the cropping frame will be scanned at the size of the selected paper size. You can drag the cropping frame to enlarge/reduce it while maintaining the aspect ratio. Monitor Size (1024 x 768 pixels, etc.) Select an output size in pixels. Page 622 of 877 pages Basic Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
A cropping frame of the selected monitor size will be displayed and the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned. You can drag the cr opping frame to enlarge/reduce it while maintaining the aspect ratio. Add/Delete... Opens the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog box, in which you can specify custom output sizes. You can select this option when Destination is Print or I mage display. In the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog box, you can specify multiple output sizes and save them at one time. Saved items will be registered to the Output Size list and can be selected, along with the predefined items. Add To add a size, enter Output Size Name, W idth and Hei ght, then click Add. For Unit, you can select mm or inches when Destination is Print but you can only select pixels when Destination is Image display. The name of the added size appear s in Output Size List. Click Save to save the items listed in Output Size List. Delete To delete an item, select it in Output Size List an d click Delete. Click Save to save the items listed in Output Size List. Important You cannot delete predefined output sizes such as A 4 and 1024 x 768 pixels. Note Save up to 10 items. An error message appears when you enter a value out side the setting range. Enter a value within the setting range. Note W hether or how the cropping frame is initially displayed on a preview image can be specified on the Preview tab of the Preferences dialog box. S ee Cropping Frame on Previewed Images in Preview Tab. Invert aspect ratio This button is available when Output Size is set to anything but Flexible. Click this button to rotate the cropping frame. Cli ck again to return it to the original orientation. Adjust cropping frames You can adjust the scan area within the Preview are a. If an area is not specified, the document will be s canned at the document size (Auto Crop). If an area is specified, only the portion in the cropping frame wi ll be scanned. Adjusting Cropping Frames Page 623 of 877 pages Basic Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Image corrections Fading correction Corrects and scans photos that have faded with time or have a colorcast. Backlight correction Corrects photos that have been shot against light. Gutter shadow correction Corrects shadows that appear between pages when sca nning open booklets. Important For precautions on using this function, see Gutter Shadow Correction in Image Settings (Advanced Mode tab). Color Pattern... Allows you to adjust the images overall color. You can correct colors that have faded due to colorcast, etc. and reproduce natural colors while previewing color changes. Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern Perform Scan Scan Scanning starts. Note When scanning starts, the progress will be displayed. Click Cancel to cancel the scan. Preferences... The Preferences dialog box opens and you can make scan/preview settings. Preferences Dialog Box Close Closes ScanGear (scanner driver). Toolbar Toolbar You can adjust or rotate preview images. The buttons displayed on the Toolbar vary by view. In thumbnail view In whole image view Page 624 of 877 pages Basic Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
(Thumbnail)/ (Whole image view) Switches the view in the Preview area. Preview Area (Rotate Left) Rotates the preview image 90 degrees counter-clockwise. - The result will be reflected in the scanned image. - The image returns to its original state when you preview again. (Rotate Right) Rotates the preview image 90 degrees clockwise. - The result will be reflected in the scanned image. - The image returns to its original state when you preview again. (Auto Crop) Displays and adjusts the cropping frame automatically to the size of the document displayed in the Preview area. The scan area is reduced every ti me you click this button if there are cropping area within the cropping frame. (Check All Frames) This button is available when two or more frames are d isplayed. Selects the checkbox of the image in thumbnail view . (Uncheck All Frames) This button is available when two or more frames are d isplayed. Deselects the checkbox of the image in thumbnail vi ew. (Select All Frames) This button is available when two or more frames are d isplayed. Selects the image in thumbnail view and the image wil l be outlined in blue. (Select All Cropping Frames) This button is available when there are two or more cropping frames. All cropping frames will be displayed in thick broken l ines. The settings will be applied to all the cropping frames. (Remove Cropping Frame) Removes the selected cropping frame. (Information) Displays the version of ScanGear (scanner driver) a nd 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 displayed. Only the images with the Page 625 of 877 pages Basic Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
checkbox selected will be scanned. Note When multiple images are previewed, different outlines indicate different selection status. - Focus Frame (thick blue outline): The displayed settin gs will be applied. - Selected Frame (thin blue outline): The settings will be applied to the Focus Frame and Selected Frames simultaneously. You can select multiple im ages by clicking them while pressing the Ctrl key. - Unselected (no outline): The settings will not be app lied. Double-click a frame to zoom in on the image. Click (Frame Advance) at the bottom of the screen to display the previous or next frame. D ouble-click the frame again to return the display to its non-magnified state. When (Whole Image) is displayed on the Toolbar Items on the Platen are displayed as a single image. Al l portions in the cropping frames will be scanned. 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 Page 626 of 877 pages Basic Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
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Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens > Advanced Mode Tab Advanced Mode Tab This mode allows you to make advanced scan settings such as t he color mode, output resolution, image brightness and color tone. This section describes the settings and functions available in Advanced Mode. (1) Settings and Operation Buttons (2) Toolbar (3) Preview Area Note The displayed items vary by document type and how t he screen was opened. Settings and Operation Buttons Favorite Settings You can name and save a group of settings (Input Settings, Output Settings, Image Settings and Color Adjustment Buttons) on Advanced Mode tab, and load it as required. It is convenient to save a group of settings if you will be using it repeatedl y. You can also use this to reload the default settings. Select Add/Delete... from the pull-down menu and th e Add/Delete Favorite Settings dialog box opens. Page 628 of 877 pages Advanced Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Enter Setting Name and click Add. The name appears in Favorite Settings List. W hen you click Save, the item appears in the Favori te Settings list and can be selected, along with the predefined items. To delete an item, select it in Favorite Settings L ist and click Delete. Click Save to save settings displayed in Favorite Settings List. Note You can set Add/Delete... in Favorite Settings after pr eview. Save up to 10 items. Input Settings Specify the input settings such as the document type and size. Input Settings Output Settings Specify the output settings such as the output resolution and size. Output Settings Image Settings Enable/disable various image correction functions. Image Settings Color Adjustment Buttons These buttons can be used to make fine corrections to the image brightness and color tones. You can adjust the images overall brightness or contrast, and adjust its highlight and shadow values (histogram) or balance (tone curve). Color Adjustment Buttons Zoom Zooms in on an image or the portion within the crop ping frame. W hen the image is zoomed in, Zoom changes to Undo. Click Undo to return the disp lay to its non-magnified state. In thumbnail view Zooms in on the selected image. Click (Frame Advance) at the bottom of the screen to display the previous or next frame. Note You can also zoom in on an image by double-clicking the frame. Double-click the frame again to return the display to its non-magnified state. In whole image view Rescans the portion within the cropping frame at higher magnification. Note Zoom rescans the image and displays high-resolution image in Preview. (Enlarge/Reduce) on the Toolbar zooms in on the preview image quickly. However, the resolution of the displayed image will be low. Preview Page 629 of 877 pages Advanced Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Performs a trial scan. Scan Starts scanning. Note When scanning starts, the progress will be displayed. Click Cancel to cancel the scan. W hen scanning is completed, a dialog box prompting you to select the next action may open. Follow the prompt to complete. For details, see Sta tus of ScanGear dialog after scanning in Scan Tab (Preferences dialog box). It will take time to process the images if the total size of the scanned images exceeds a certain size. In that case, a warning message appears. It i s recommended that you reduce the total size. To continue, scan in whole image view. Preferences... The Preferences dialog box opens and you can make s can/preview settings. Preferences Dialog Box Close Closes ScanGear (scanner driver). Toolbar Toolbar You can adjust or rotate preview images. The buttons displayed on the Toolbar vary by view. In thumbnail view In whole image view (Thumbnail)/ (Whole image view) Page 630 of 877 pages Advanced Mode Tab JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals