Canon scanner CanoScan LiDE 500F User Manual

Positioning Items
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Scanning on the Stand
Follow the procedure below to scan items positioning the scanner upright on the stand.
1Gently open the document cover until it stops. 
2Slide down the item along the document cover as 
shown in the right figure.
3Close the document cover.
The document cover contains a magnet to help it stick to the 
scanner body.
• Do not force the document cover open. 
You might damage or collapse the stand.
• Scan only thin items in this upright 
position such as a...

Try Scanning
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Try Scanning 
This will explain the basic scanning procedures using the image editing program, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, and 
the scanner driver, ScanGear CS. To scan without using an application program such as ArcSoft 
PhotoStudio, refer to Scanning with ScanGear CS (ScanGear Starter) in the Scanning Guide (HTML format 
manual).
1Place a photo or a picture on the 
document glass by aligning its top edge 
with the alignment mark, and close the 
document cover.
Alignment Mark
To p
Bottom...

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4Click the Acquire icon   or click the [File] menu 
and select [Acquire].
ScanGear CS will start.
5Select a Select Source option.
Select [Photo (Color)].
6Click [Preview]. 
After calibration, the preview scan will start and gradually 
display the image.
7If necessary, perform the following step.
Select a Destination option.
Select an option according to how the scanned image will be 
used: [Print (300 dpi)], [Image Display (150 dpi)] or [OCR (300 
dpi)].
Determining the Output...

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Adjusting the Scan Area (Cropping Frame)
If you want to trim the image further, drag the mouse 
diagonally to select the area.
Correcting Images
To correct the scanned image, click the appropriate check box 
to place a check mark in it.
8Click [Scan].
The final scan will start. 
9Click the close box   (Windows) or   (Macintosh) 
in the ScanGear CS window to close it.
The scanned image will appear in the PhotoStudio window.
10 Save the scanned image.
Click the [File] menu and select [Save...

Using the Scanner Buttons
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Using the Scanner Buttons
Pressing the four convenient buttons on the scanner scans and performs the related tasks easily. Before 
pressing these buttons, make sure that ScanGear CS, CanoScan Toolbox, ArcSoft PhotoStudio and Adobe 
Acrobat Reader should be installed from the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM.
 COPY Button
Prints (copies) the scanned image with a 
printer.
To use this button,
 the printer driver should be 
installed and the printer should be on-line in...

Scanning Film
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Scanning Film
This scanner can scan 35 mm film strip one frame at a time.
Preparing to Scan Film
Use the following procedures to place the film adapter unit and the film guide on the document glass to 
scan film. 
1Attach the cable for the film adapter unit to the FAU 
connector on the scanners side panel. 
2Open the document cover and place the film guide 
on the document glass of the scanner.
Fit the two tabs on the film guide into the document glass slots.
Calibration
Calibration is...

Scanning Film
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2Gently close the document cover.
3Start ArcSoft PhotoStudio. 
Refer to step 2 on page 12.
4Start ScanGear CS.
Refer to step 4 on page 13.
ScanGear CS will start.
5Select a Select Source option.
You can select from the following options for films.
Negative Film (Color) / Positive Film (Color)
6Click [Preview].
The “Executes calibration.” message will display.
7Click the [OK] button.
The calibration process will start and take approximately 1 to 2 
minutes. The calibration process...

Scanning Film
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Scanning Film 
1Place the film in the film guide.
Place the film face up in the film guide (images and 
words should read correctly from above) with the 
spaces between frames aligned with the white lines on 
the guide.
2Remove the cap from the film adapter unit 
and gently set the unit over the frame you 
wish to scan.
Align the tab on the film adapter unit with the film 
guide.
3Gently close the document cover.
4Start ArcSoft PhotoStudio. 
Refer to step 2 on page 12.
5Start ScanGear...

Scanning Film
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7Click [Preview].
ScanGear CS will display the preview image.
8If necessary, perform the following step.
Select a Destination option.
Select an option according to how the scanned image will be 
used: [Print (300 dpi)] or [Image Display (150 dpi)]. 
Determining the Output Size
• With Print (300 dpi), select the size of the output paper.
• With Image Display (150 dpi), select a size appropriate for 
your computer display.
• The Flexible option scans the item and enlarges 35 mm...

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10Click the close box   (Windows) or   
(Macintosh) in the ScanGear CS window to close it.
The scanned image will appear in the PhotoStudio window.
11 Save the scanned image.
Click the [File] menu and select [Save As]. Select the folder where you wish to store the image file, enter 
a file name, select a file type (JPEG format is recommended) and click [Save].
12Click the close box   (Windows) or   (Macintosh) in the PhotoStudio window to 
close it.
Post Film Scanning Procedures
1Open...