Canon Pixma Mx492 User Guide

•Place items to be scanned on the platen correctly. Otherwise, items may not be scanned correctly.Refer to "
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer) " for how to place items.
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When scanning two or more documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), place documents of
the same size.
Note
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To reduce moire in scans, set  Select Source to Magazine  in the Settings (Document Scan)  dialog
box or  Settings (Custom Scan)  dialog box, then click Document or Custom  in the IJ Scan Utility main...

•Photos, postcards, BD/DVD/CD, and business cards: JPEG•
Magazines, newspapers, and documents: PDF
Important
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The save format may differ depending on how you place the item.
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
JPEG Image Quality You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.
PDF Compression Select the compression type for saving PDF files.
Standard It is recommended that you normally select this setting.
High Compresses the file size when saving, allowing you to reduce the load on your...

Do not start any applicationSaves to the folder specified in  Save in.
Note
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To add an application or folder to the pull-down menu, select  Add... from the pull-down menu, then
click  Add in the displayed  Select Application  or Select Destination Folder  dialog box and specify
the application or folder.
Instructions Opens this guide.
Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
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Settings (Document Scan) Dialog BoxClick  Document Scan  on the 
 (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the  Settings (Document
Scan)  dialog box.
In the  Settings (Document Scan)  dialog box, you can make advanced scan settings to scan items as
documents.
(1) Scan Options Area
(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area
Important
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When the Settings dialog box is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden, the setting items
for  Application Settings  do not appear.
(1) Scan Options...

Note•
When Document (ADF/Platen)  is selected and documents are placed both on the platen and
ADF, those placed on the ADF will be scanned.
Color Mode Select the color mode in which to scan the item.
Paper Size Select the size of the item to be scanned.
When you select  Custom, a screen in which you can specify the paper size appears. Select a  Unit,
then enter the  Width and Height , and then click  OK.
Note
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Click  Defaults  to restore the specified settings to the default settings.
Resolution Select...

Important•
Binding Side cannot be specified when scanning only the front side of each document.
Image Processing Settings Click 
 (Plus) to set the following.
Note
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The displayed items vary by  Select Source and Color Mode .
Apply Auto Document Fix Select this checkbox to sharpen text in a document or magazine for better readability.
Important
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The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.
Note
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Scanning takes longer than usual when...

Important•
The following types of documents may not be corrected properly since the text cannot be
detected correctly.
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Documents in which the text lines are inclined more than 10 degrees or the angles vary by line
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Documents containing both vertical and horizontal text
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Documents with extremely large or small fonts
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Documents with small amount of text
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Documents containing figures/images
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Hand-written text
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Documents containing both vertical and horizontal lines (tables)
Note
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Scanning takes...

•Windows 7: My Documents  folder•
Windows Vista:  Documents folder
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Windows XP:  My Documents  folder
Important
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When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
Data Format Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.
You can select  JPEG/Exif, TIFF , PNG , PDF , or PDF (Multiple Pages) .
Important
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You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode  is Black and White .
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When Start OCR  is selected in  Application Settings , you cannot select PDF...

Save to a subfolder with current dateSelect this checkbox to create a current date folder in the folder specified in  Save in and save
scanned images in it. The folder will be created with a name such as "20XX_01_01"
(Year_Month_Date).
If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved directly in the folder specified in  Save in.
Check scan results Displays the 
Save Settings dialog box  after scanning.
Important
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When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does...

Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog BoxClick  Photo Scan  on the 
 (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the  Settings (Photo Scan)
dialog box.
In the  Settings (Photo Scan)  dialog box, you can make advanced scan settings to scan items as photos.
(1) Scan Options Area
(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area
Important
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When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, the setting items for  Application
Settings  do not appear.
(1) Scan Options Area Select Source Photo  is...