Canon printer MAXIFY MB2320 User Manual
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•If the shadow is not corrected properly, adjust the cropping frame (scan area) on the previewimage. Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear) 711
Color Adjustment ButtonsThe Color Adjustment Buttons allow you to make fine corrections to the image brightness and color tones including adjustments to the image's overall brightness or contrast and adjustments to its highlight and shadow values (histogram) or balance (tone curve). Important • The Color Adjustment Buttons are not available when you select Color Matching on the Color Settings tab of the Preferences dialog box. Note • Selectable settings depend on Color Mode settings. • When you adjust the image via the Color Adjustment Buttons, the results will be reflected in the preview image. Click a Color Adjustment Button to set the following items: (Saturation/Color Balance) Adjust the saturation (vividness) and color tone of the image. Use this function to brighten colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast. "Colorcast" is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors. Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance (Brightness/Contrast) Adjust the brightness and contrast of the image. If the image is too dark or too bright, or if the image quality is flat due to lack of contrast, you can adjust the levels of brightness and contrast. Adjusting Brightness and Contrast 712
(Histogram) A histogram allows you to see the data concentration at each brightness level of an image. You can specify the brightest level (highlight) and darkest level (shadow) within an image, cut the levels and expand the middle of the tonal range of the image. Adjusting Histogram (Tone Curve Settings) Adjust the brightness of an image by selecting the type of graph (tone curve) showing the balance of tone input and output. You can make fine adjustments to the brightness of a specific area. Adjusting Tone Curve (Final Review) Make a final check of color adjustments. The final synthesized tone curve and the histogram derived from the subsequent image processing will be displayed. There are no settings to make in this screen. • For a color image, select a color in Channel to check either Red, Green , or Blue , or select Master to check three colors together. • If you place the cursor on the preview image, the portion will be enlarged and its RGB values (only L when Color Mode is Grayscale ) before and after the adjustments will be displayed. (Threshold) Set the boundary (threshold) at which black and white are divided. By adjusting the threshold level, you can sharpen text in a document or reduce show-through in newspapers. Setting Threshold Custom You can name and save a set of tone curve and threshold settings of the Color Adjustment Buttons. Select Add/Delete... from the pull-down menu; when Color Mode is set to anything but Black and White , the Add/Delete Tone Curve Settings dialog box opens; when Color Mode is Black and White , the Add/Delete Threshold Settings dialog box opens. 713
Enter Setting Name and click Add; the name appears in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List . Click Save to save. To delete an item, select it in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List and click Delete. Click Save to save the settings displayed in Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List . You can load and apply the saved tone curve/threshold settings to a preview image. To load the settings, select the saved item from the pull-down menu. Note • Save up to 20 items. Defaults Reset all adjustments (saturation/color balance, brightness/contrast, histogram, and tone curve). 714
Preferences Dialog BoxIn the Preferences dialog box, you can make advanced settings to ScanGear (scanner driver) functions via the Scanner , Preview , Scan , and Color Settings tabs. Click Preferences... in the ScanGear screen to open the Preferences dialog box. Scanner Tab Allows you to set the quiet mode, specify the folder in which to save images temporarily, and set the music file to play during or at the end of a scan. Preview Tab Allows you to select what to do with Preview when ScanGear is started, how to display cropping frames after previewing images, and the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned documents. Scan Tab Allows you to select what to do with ScanGear after scanning image. Color Settings Tab Allows you to select how to adjust color, and specify the monitor gamma value. 715
Scanner TabOn the Scanner tab, you can specify the following settings. Important • Available functions and settings vary depending on your scanner or printer. Auto Power Settings You can set to turn the machine on or off automatically. Click Settings... to display the Auto Power Settings dialog box. Note • If the machine is off or bi-directional communication is disabled, a message may appear because the computer cannot collect the machine status. In that case, click OK to exit ScanGear (scanner driver). Auto Power On Select Enable to turn on the machine automatically when data is received. Auto Power Off Specify the amount of time you want to set from the list. When this time lapses without any data being received, the machine turns off automatically. Important • When using a network compatible model by connecting to a network, the power does not turn off automatically even if Auto Power Off is set. 716
Quiet SettingsThe silent function allows you to reduce the operating noise of this machine. Use this when you wish toreduce the operating noise such as when scanning or printing at night. Click Settings... to set the quiet mode. Note • You can set the quiet mode from the operation panel of the machine, the printer driver, or ScanGear. No matter how the setting is made, it applies to operations from the operation panel of the machine or when printing/scanning from a computer, etc. • Scanning or printing may take longer than usual when this function is used. Do not use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to use the machine with volume of normal operating noise. Always use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the machine. Use quiet mode during specified hours Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the machine during a specified period of time. Set the Start time and End time during which quiet mode is to be activated. Important • The time specified in Start time and in End time must be different. • If your scanner or printer does not support fax functions, quiet mode is not applied to operations (copy, direct print, etc.) performed directly from the machine even if the hours are specified. Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved Displays the folder in which to save images temporarily. To change the folder, click Browse... to specify another one. Sound Settings You can set the machine to play music during/at the end of a scan. Select the Play Music During Scanning or Play Sound When Scanning is Completed checkbox, then click Browse... and specify a sound file. You can specify the following files. • MIDI file (*.mid, *.rmi, *.midi) • Audio file (*.wav, *.aif, *.aiff) • MP3 file (*.mp3) 717
Calibration SettingsWhen you set Execute at Every Scan to ON , the scanner will be calibrated every time before previewing and scanning, to reproduce correct color tones in scanned images. Note • Even when Execute at Every Scan is set to OFF, the scanner may be calibrated automatically in some cases (such as immediately after you turn the machine on). • Calibration may take time depending on your computer. 718
Preview TabOn the Preview tab, you can specify the following settings. Preview at Start of ScanGear Select what to do with Preview when ScanGear (scanner driver) is started. Automatically Execute Preview ScanGear will automatically start previewing at startup. Display Saved Preview Image The previously previewed image will be displayed. The Color Adjustment Button settings, the Toolbar settings, and the Advanced Mode tab settings are also saved. None No preview image will be displayed at startup. Note • Select None if you do not want to save the preview image. Cropping Frame on Previewed Images Select how to display cropping frames after previewing images. Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed Images The cropping frame (scan area) will automatically be displayed in the document size afterpreviewing. Display the Last Frame on Previewed Images A cropping frame of the same size as the last used cropping frame will be displayed after previewing. None No cropping frame will be displayed after previewing. Cropping Size for Thumbnail View Select the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned documents. 719
LargerDisplays 105 % (in width and height) of the area displayed for the standard size. Standard The standard size. Smaller Displays 95 % (in width and height) of the area displayed for the standard size. Note • When you change the Cropping Size for Thumbnail View setting, the preview images will be refreshed and cropped to the new size. As the preview images are refreshed, the color adjustments and other settings applied to them are reset. 720