Canon printer imageCLASS MF236n User Manual

PreparingtoUsetheMachineasaScanner
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Make sure that the machine and your computer are connected and all software is installed. For how to check, see "MF
Driver Installation Guide." To connect via a wireless or wired LAN, you must register this machine in MF Network Scanner Selector. Register by following the procedure below. This procedure is not required if the machine and yourcomputer are connected via USB.
The scan function is not available if the machine and your computer are...

ScanningfromtheMachine
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 The sequence of "scanning a document and saving it to a computer" can be done
entirely from the machine. Scan while specifying what computer documents will be saved to; whether to scan documents in color or black and white; whether to save
documents as PDFs or JPEGs; and other settings.
1Placethedocument(s).PlacingDocuments(P.41)2Pressandtap.3Tap.4Selectthedestinationcomputer.
	 This screen is not displayed if only a computer is connected to the...

Scan typeColorResolutionFile formatColor300 dpiJPEG (Exif)Black and white*1300 dpiPDF (searchable *2
)Color300 dpiJPEG (Exif)Color300 dpiJPEG (Exif)*1 Documents are scanned in black and white only, with no intermediate shades of gray.
*2  A PDF format where characters on the document are scanned as text data and the text can be searched using a computer.
Tochangesettings
	 The  settings  in  the  table  above  are  all  factory  default  settings.  You  can  change  settings  from  MF  Scan
Utility....

	Repeat this step until you  4nish scanning all of the pages.
	 When there is only one page to be scanned, proceed to the next step.2Tap .
	 The save destination folder is displayed on the computer.Aboutthesavedestinationfolder
	 By default, the scanned data is saved to the [My Documents] folder. A subfolder named with the scanning
date is created, and the data is saved to that folder.
	 You can change the save destination from MF Scan Utility. For more information, click [Instructions] on MF...

ScanningUsingthePC>Button
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 Place a document on the machine, and tap  PC1> or  PC2>, and
scanning starts immediately. The type of scan (color or black and white), the save
destination for the document, and other settings can be registered to a button, and
documents can be scanned using those settings. This section describes how to register settings in a button and scan with it.
RegisteringYourSettingsinthePC>Button(P.237)
UsingthePC>Button(P.239)
Registering Your Settings in the...

5Selectthetypeofconnectionthatisusedbetweenthemachineandcomputer.

Select this setting to erase registered settings.

Select this setting if the machine and computer are connected via USB.

Select this setting if the machine and computer are connected via a network.  
6Selectthedestinationcomputer.
	 This screen is not displayed if you select  in step 5.
7Selectthescantype.Scan typeColorResolutionFile formatColor300 dpiJPEG (Exif)Black and white *1300 dpiPDF (searchable *2
)*1...

Scan typeColorResolutionFile formatColor300 dpiJPEG (Exif)Color300 dpiJPEG (Exif)*1 Documents are scanned in black and white only, with no intermediate shades of gray.
*2  A PDF format where characters on the document are scanned as text data and the text can be searched using a computer.
Tochangesettings
	 The  settings  in  the  table  above  are  all  factory  default  settings.  You  can  change  settings  from  MF  Scan
Utility. For more information, click [Instructions] on MF Scan Utility.
	 If...

	To check the settings registered in the button, see  CheckingtheRegisteredSettings(P.239) .
	 Scanning starts.
	 To cancel, tap  
 .
   You cannot scan while the ScanGear MF is displayed. Close the
screen before scanning. 
Whenplacingdocumentsinthefeederinstep1 When scanning is complete, the save destination folder is displayed on the computer.
Whenplacingdocumentsontheplatenglassinstep1
When scanning is complete, follow the procedure below (when  4le format is PDF).
1If there...

ScanningfromaComputer
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There are two ways to scan from a computer: using MF Scan Utility and using an application such as an image- processing or word-processing application.
ScanningUsingMFScanUtility
 MF Scan Utility is an application included with the machine that enables you to scan
documents or images to a computer. You can forward the scanned data to a  speci4ed
application, or attach it to an e-mail message. After installing it from the supplied DVD-
ROM, click [MF Scan Utility]...

ScanningUsinganApplication
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 You can scan documents from applications such as image-processing or word-processing software. The scanned image is directly loaded in the application, allowingyou to edit or process the image immediately. The following procedure variesdepending on the application.	 The application must be compatible with TWAIN or WIA *
. For more information, see the instruction manual
for your application.
*  TWAIN is a standard for connecting image input devices, such as...