Canon scanner CanoScan FB 630U User Manual

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Specifying Preview
Opening Setting
The preview opening setting determines what you see in the
Preview Area of the ScanGear CS main window when you launch
ScanGear CS from the parent software application.  What you will
see every time you start ScanGear CS depends on how the preview
opening setting has been adjusted in the Preferences sheet.
1. On the Windows desktop click the Start button, point
to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window double-click the Scanners
and Cameras icon.
3. In the Scanners and Cameras Properties window, click
CanoScan FB630U/FB636U and click the Properties
button.
4. In the Properties window, click the Preferences tab to
open the Preferences sheet.
5. Select the Preview at opening of ScanGear setting. 
						

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If you want to preview the original on the scanner platen
automatically when ScanGear CS is launched from the parent
software application, click the button for ÒAutomatically
execute a previewÓ.
-or-
If you want to display the image displayed in the Preview
Area when ScanGear CS was closed at the end of the previous
session, click the button for ÒSaved preview image will be
displayedÓ.
-or-
If you want to switch off automatic preview and preview
image cache, click the button for None. 
						

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Selecting the TWAIN Source
Follow this simple procedure to select the CanoScan FB630U/
FB636U as the scanner source.
This is a very general description of this procedure. The
procedure for your software application may be slightly
different. For details, refer to your software application
manual.
1. Start the software application you are going to use for
scanning.
2. Pull down the File menu and select the Select Scanner
command or its equivalent.
3. In the Select Scanner dialog box select the name of the
scanner (CanoScan FB630U/FB636U) from the list and
click the OK button.
You are now ready to start scanning.
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Previewing and
Scanning an Original
1. Place the original on the scanner platen.
For details about positioning the original on the
scanner platen, see Quick Start Guide.
2. Start the software application you are going to use to
start the scanning job.
3. Confirm that your scanner is selected in the Select
Source (or its equivalent) dialog box, if needed.  For
details, see the previous section.
4. Start the scanning job. Refer to your software
application manual for details about acquiring an
image with a scanner.
For example, pull down the File menu and select the
command to start the scanning job (File|Acquire|Image or
File|Scan New). The ScanGear CS main window opens.
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If you see an image in the Preview Area, this
means one of the preview settings has been
switched on with the Preferences sheet.
Otherwise, the Preview Area is empty.  (F30)
5. On the Main sheet, adjust the settings for the Scan
Mode, Scan Resolution, and size (Selection).
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6. Click the Preview button to pre-scan the image and
display it in the Preview Area.
With the image in the Preview Area, you can use
the ScanGear CS toolbar and the sheets to
manipulate or enhance the image before you
actually scan it and send it to the parent software
application.
7. In the Preview Area, adjust the image, or select the
area to scan with the Crop button or the Auto Crop
button.
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8. Adjust the image quality with the tools and options
provided on the sheets:
¥Tone sheet. Allows you to adjust the quality of the
image.
¥FB630U/FB636U Scanner sheet. Allows you to set the
Threshold and Descreen settings.
9. When you are satisfied with the settings, click the Scan
button to scan the image. The image is acquired in the
software application.
If ScanGear CS does not close automatically after
scanning the original, click the close button in the
upper right corner of the main window.
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Selecting the Scanning Area
Follow this procedure to use the Crop and/or Auto Crop buttons to
select an area of the image in the Preview Area for scanning.
1. In the ScanGear CS main window, click the Preview
button to display the image on the platen in the
Preview Area.
2. With an image in the Preview Area click on the Crop
button.
3. Point to one corner of the area of the image that you
want to scan.
4. Click the left mouse button and, while holding the
mouse button down, drag the mouse pointer to the
opposite corner of the area you want to scan.
5. Release the mouse button.  The area will be boxed in
by a rectangle.
¥ You can drag the selected area to another
location or use the handles on the borders to
enlarge or reduce the enclosed area.
¥ Just point and click any portion outside of the
selected area to cancel the selection.
6. Click the Auto Crop button if necessary.  The rectangle
will adjust its size automatically to fit perfectly around
the object enclosed in the rectangle.
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7. Click the Scan button to scan the image and send it to
the parent software application.
¥ You can also use the Selection features on the
Main sheet to set the scanning area precisely
by entering the dimensions in the entry boxes.
¥ You can set the scanning area with the Crop
button or the Selection settings on the Main
sheet with or without an image in the Preview
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