MX920 series

Online Manual

Scanning

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Scanning
Scanning from a Computer
Scanning with IJ Scan Utility
Scanning with Application Software that You are Using (ScanGear)
Useful Information on Scanning
IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Menu and Setting Screen
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
Scanning from the Operation Panel of the Machine
Forwarding Scanned Data to the Computer Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Basic
Attaching the Scanned Data to E-mail Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
Saving Scanned Data on the USB Flash Drive Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
Deleting Scanned Data on USB Flash Drive
Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine
Network Scan Settings
Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using IJ Scan Utility
Scanning from a Computer
Scanning with IJ Scan Utility
Scanning with Application Software that You are Using (ScanGear)
Useful Information on Scanning
IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Menu and Setting Screen
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
Scanning from the Operation Panel of the Machine
Forwarding Scanned Data to the Computer Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Basic
Attaching the Scanned Data to E-mail Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
Saving Scanned Data on the USB Flash Drive Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
Deleting Scanned Data on USB Flash Drive
Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine
Network Scan Settings
Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using IJ Scan Utility
Scanning with IJ Scan Utility
What Is IJ Scan Utility (Scanner Software)?
Starting IJ Scan Utility
Easy Scanning with Auto Scan Basic
Scanning Photos
Scanning Documents
Scanning with Favorite Settings
Scanning Items Larger than the Platen (Image Stitch)
Scanning Multiple Items at One Time
Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder)
Scanning Both Sides of Each Document at One Time
Saving after Checking Scan Results
Sending Scanned Images via E-mail
Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR)
IJ Scan Utility Screens
What Is IJ Scan Utility (Scanner Software)?
IJ Scan Utility is an application that allows you to easily scan photos, documents, etc.
You can complete from scanning to saving at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon in the IJ
Scan Utility main screen.

What You Can Do with IJ Scan Utility

Scan Easily according to Purposes

You can scan by simply clicking an icon such as Auto to scan easily, Photo to scan with settings suitable
for photos, or Document to sharpen text in a document or magazine for better readability, according to the
item type or your purpose.

Note
See "IJ Scan Utility Main Screen" for details on the IJ Scan Utility main screen.

Save Scanned Images Automatically

Scanned images are automatically saved in a preset folder. You can change the folder as required.

Note
The default save folder is the Documents folder.
See "Settings Dialog" for how to specify a folder.

Integrate with Applications

You can utilize scanned images through integration with other applications; display scanned images in your
favorite application, attach them to e-mails, extract text from images, and more.
 Important
Some functions are available only when My Image Garden is installed.

Note
See "Settings Dialog" for how to set the applications to integrate with.
Starting IJ Scan Utility
Note
If you have more than one scanner or have changed the connection from USB connection to network
connection, set up the network environment from IJ Scan Utility.
Network Scan Settings

From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, IJ Scan
Utility folder, then Canon IJ Scan Utility icon to start IJ Scan Utility.
Easy Scanning with Auto Scan
You can scan easily by automatically detecting the item type.

Important
The following types of items may not be scanned correctly. In that case, adjust the cropping frames
(scan areas) in whole image view of ScanGear (scanner driver) and scan again.
Photos that have a whitish background
Items printed on white paper, hand-written documents, business cards, etc.
Thin items
Thick items
Adjusting Cropping Frames (IJ Scan Utility)
When scanning two or more documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), place documents of
the same size.

1. Make sure that your scanner or printer is turned on.

2. Place items on the platen or ADF of your scanner or printer.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

3. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

4. Click Auto.

Scanning starts.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
To apply suitable corrections based on the item type, click Settings..., then select the Apply
recommended image correction checkbox in the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog.
To scan both sides of the documents automatically, click Settings..., then select the Scan both
sides when scanning from the ADF checkbox in the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog.
Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog displayed
by clicking Settings.... In the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog, you can also make advanced scan
settings.
Settings (Auto Scan) Dialog
Refer to the following pages to scan by specifying the item type.
Scanning Photos
Scanning Documents
Scanning with Favorite Settings
Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder)
Scanning Photos
You can scan photos placed on the platen with settings suitable for photos.

1. Place the photo on the platen.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

2. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

3. Click Settings..., select the Settings (Photo Scan) dialog, then set the paper size,
resolution, etc. as required.
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog
When setting is completed, click OK.

4. Click Photo.

Scanning starts.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings (Photo Scan) dialog
displayed by clicking Settings.... In the Settings (Photo Scan) dialog, you can also make advanced
scan settings.
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog
Scanning Documents
You can scan items placed on the platen with settings suitable for documents.

1. Place the item on the platen.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

2. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

3. Click Settings..., select the Settings (Document Scan) dialog, then set the paper
size, resolution, etc. as required.
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
When setting is completed, click OK.

4. Click Document.

Scanning starts.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings (Document Scan) dialog
displayed by clicking Settings.... In the Settings (Document Scan) dialog, you can also make
advanced scan settings.
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Scanning with Favorite Settings
You can scan items placed on the platen with your favorite settings saved beforehand.
This is convenient for saving frequently used settings or when specifying scan settings in detail.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

2. Click Settings..., select the Settings (Custom Scan) dialog, then set the select
source, resolution, etc.
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog
When setting is completed, click OK.

Note
Once the settings are made, you can scan with the same settings from the next time.

3. Place the item on the platen.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

4. Click Custom.

Scanning starts.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings (Custom Scan) dialog
displayed by clicking Settings.... In the Settings (Custom Scan) dialog, you can also make advanced
scan settings.
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog
Scanning Items Larger than the Platen (Image Stitch)
You can scan the left and right halves of an item larger than the platen and combine them back into one
image. Items up to approximately twice as large as the platen are supported.

Note
The following explains how to scan from the item to be placed on the left side.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

2. Click Settings..., select the Settings (Scan and Stitch) dialog, then set the item
type, resolution, etc. as required.
Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog
When setting is completed, click OK.

3. Click Stitch.

The Image Stitch window appears.

4. In Select Output Size, select an output size according to the paper size.

5. Make sure that Scan from Left is selected in Scan Direction.

6. Place the item that is to be displayed on the left side of the screen face-down on the
platen.

7. Click Start Scanning Image 1.

The first item is scanned and appears in 1.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

8. Place the item that is to be displayed on the right side of the screen face-down on
the platen.
 9. Click Start Scanning Image 2.

The second item is scanned and appears in 2.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

10. Adjust the scanned images as required.

Use the Toolbar to rotate or zoom in/out, or drag the images to adjust their positions.

Note
Select the Adjust cropping frames checkbox to specify the area to be saved.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (IJ Scan Utility)
 To scan an item again, select the image in the Preview area or the thumbnail at the top of the

screen, then click (Delete). The selected image is deleted, allowing you to scan the item
again.

11. Click Save.

The combined image is saved.

Note
See "Image Stitch Window" for details on the Image Stitch window.
You can make advanced scan settings in the Settings (Scan and Stitch) dialog displayed by clicking
Settings....
Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog
Scanning Multiple Items at One Time
You can scan two or more photos (small items) placed on the platen at one time and save each image
individually.

Important
The following types of items may not be cropped correctly. In that case, adjust the cropping frames
(scan areas) in whole image view of ScanGear (scanner driver) and scan again.
Photos that have a whitish background
Items printed on white paper, hand-written documents, business cards, etc.
Thin items
Thick items
Refer to "Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)" for your model
from Home of the Online Manual for details.

Using Auto Scan

Whether there are multiple items or not is detected automatically. Click Auto and scan.
Easy Scanning with Auto Scan

Not Using Auto Scan

In the Settings dialog, set Paper Size to Auto scan and scan.

Note
The screens for scanning with favorite settings are used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Place the items on the platen.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

2. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

3. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog appears.

4. Click Custom Scan.

5. Select Select Source according to the items to be scanned.

6. Select Auto scan for Paper Size, then click OK.

 The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note
See the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog.
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog

7. Click Custom.

Multiple items are scanned at one time.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the corresponding Settings dialog
displayed by clicking Settings.... In each Settings dialog, you can also make advanced scan settings.
Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time from the ADF (Auto
Document Feeder)
Place multiple documents on the ADF (Auto Document Feeder) and scan at one time.
This section explains how to scan one side of the documents at a time. To scan both sides of the
documents automatically, see Scanning Both Sides of Each Document at One Time.

Note
You can scan multiple documents at one time from the ADF when scanning via Auto, Document,
Custom, or ScanGear.
See "Scanning with Application Software that You are Using (ScanGear)" for your model from Home of
the Online Manual for how to scan using ScanGear (scanner driver).

Using Auto Scan

The item type is detected automatically. Click Auto and scan.
Easy Scanning with Auto Scan

Not Using Auto Scan

In the Settings dialog, set Select Source to ADF or Auto, and scan.

Note
The screens for scanning documents are used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Place the documents on the ADF.

Placing Documents (ADF (Auto Document Feeder))

2. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

3. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog appears.

4. Click Document Scan.

5. Select Select Source according to the documents to be scanned.
To scan only the front side of each document, select Document (ADF/Platen) or Document (ADF
Simplex).
To scan the front side then the back side of each document, select Document (ADF Manual Duplex).

6. Set the color mode, document size, and scanning resolution as required.
Click Document Scan Orientation Settings... to specify the orientation of the documents to be
scanned. In the displayed dialog, you can specify the Orientation and Binding Side. How to place the
documents when scanning the back sides depends on the Binding Side.
When setting is completed, click OK.
 The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note
See the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog.
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog

7. Click Document.

Scanning starts.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

When Document (ADF Manual Duplex) is selected for Select Source, proceed to Step 8.

Note
When Document (ADF Auto Duplex) is selected for Select Source, the Manual Duplex
Scanning dialog does not appear; both sides of the documents are scanned automatically. See
"Scanning Both Sides of Each Document at One Time" for details.

8. Follow the on-screen instructions to place the documents.

Note
The screens for scanning with Orientation set to Portrait are used as examples in the following
descriptions.
 When Long edge is Selected for Binding Side in Document Scan Orientation
Settings...
Place the documents after rotating the output documents 180 degrees.

When Short edge is Selected for Binding Side in Document Scan Orientation
Settings...
Place the documents without changing the orientation of the output documents.

9. Click OK.
Scanning starts.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the corresponding Settings dialog
displayed by clicking Settings.... In each Settings dialog, you can also make advanced scan settings.
Scanning Both Sides of Each Document at One Time
Scan both sides of each document at one time using the ADF (Auto Document Feeder).

Note
You can scan multiple documents at one time from the ADF when scanning via Auto, Document,
Custom, or ScanGear.
See "Scanning with Application Software that You are Using (ScanGear)" for your model from Home of
the Online Manual for how to scan using ScanGear (scanner driver).

Using Auto Scan

Select the Scan both sides when scanning from the ADF checkbox in the Settings dialog, then click
Auto to scan.
Easy Scanning with Auto Scan

Not Using Auto Scan

In the Settings dialog, set Select Source to Document (ADF/Platen) or Document (ADF Auto Duplex)
and scan.

Note
The screens for scanning documents are used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Place the documents on the ADF.

Placing Documents (ADF (Auto Document Feeder))

2. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

3. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog appears.

4. Click Document Scan.

5. Select Document (ADF/Platen) or Document (ADF Auto Duplex) for Select
Source.

Note
Select the Scan both sides when scanning from the ADF checkbox in Scan Options when
scanning via Document (ADF/Platen).

6. Set the color mode, document size, and scanning resolution as required.
Click Document Scan Orientation Settings... to specify the orientation of the documents to be
scanned. In the displayed dialog, you can specify the Orientation and Binding Side. How to place the
documents when scanning the back sides depends on the Binding Side.
 Click Document Output Setting... to specify how to output scanned documents. In the displayed
dialog, you can specify the output setting.
When setting is completed, click OK.

The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note
See the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog.
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog

7. Click Document.

The back side of each document is scanned automatically after scanning the front side.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the corresponding Settings dialog
displayed by clicking Settings.... In each Settings dialog, you can also make advanced scan settings.
Saving after Checking Scan Results
You can check the scan results, then save the images to a computer.

Important
You cannot check the scan results before saving when scanned using Auto scan or the operation
panel.

Note
The screens for scanning photos are used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

2. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog appears.

Settings Dialog

3. Click Photo Scan.

4. Select the Check scan results checkbox, then click OK.

 The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note
See the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog.
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog
Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog
Settings (ScanGear) Dialog

5. Click Photo.

Scanning starts.
When scanning is completed, the Save Settings dialog appears.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

6. Change the image order or file save options as required.

You can change the image order or file save options in the Save Settings dialog.
Save Settings Dialog

Note
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

7. Click OK.
Scanned images are saved according to the settings.
Sending Scanned Images via E-mail
You can send scanned images via e-mail.

Note
The screens for scanning photos are used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

2. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog appears.

Settings Dialog

3. Click Photo Scan.

4. Select Attach to e-mail in Application Settings, then select an e-mail client.

 Note
You can add e-mail clients to use for attachments from the pop-up menu.
If None (Attach Manually) is selected, manually attach scanned and saved images to e-mail.

5. Click OK.

The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note
See the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog.
Settings (Auto Scan) Dialog
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog
 Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog
Settings (ScanGear) Dialog

6. Click Photo.

Scanning starts.
When scanning is completed, the specified e-mail client starts and the images will be attached to a
new message.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
The scanned images are saved according to the settings made in the Settings dialog.
When the Check scan results checkbox is selected in the Settings dialog, the Save Settings
dialog appears. After you set the save options and click OK, the scanned images are saved and
automatically attached to a new message of the specified e-mail client.
Save Settings Dialog

7. Specify the recipient, enter the subject and message, then send e-mail.
For details, see the manual of your e-mail client.
Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR)
Scan text in scanned magazines and newspapers and display it in TextEdit (included with Mac OS).

Note
You can extract text when scanning via Document, Custom, or ScanGear.
The screens for scanning documents are used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

2. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog appears.

Settings Dialog

3. Click Document Scan.

4. Select Start OCR for Application Settings, then select the application in which you
want to display the result.
 Note
When My Image Garden is specified, after the image is scanned, the text in the image is
extracted and appears in TextEdit (included with Mac OS).

5. Click OK.

The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note
See the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog.
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog
 Settings (ScanGear) Dialog

6. Click Document.

Scanning starts.
When scanning is completed, the scanned images are saved according to the settings, and the
extracted text appears in the specified application.

Note
Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
Text displayed in TextEdit (included with Mac OS) is for guidance only. Text in the image of the
following types of documents may not be detected correctly.
Documents containing text with font size outside the range of 8 points to 40 points (at 300 dpi)
Slanted documents
Documents placed upside down or documents with text in the wrong orientation (rotated
characters)
Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text
Documents with narrow line spacing
Documents with colors in the background of text
Documents containing multiple languages
IJ Scan Utility Screens
IJ Scan Utility Main Screen
Settings Dialog
Settings (Auto Scan) Dialog
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog
Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog
Settings (ScanGear) Dialog
Settings (Save to PC (Auto)) Dialog
Settings (Save to PC (Photo)) Dialog
Settings (Save to PC (Document)) Dialog
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Photo)) Dialog
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) Dialog
Settings (General Settings) Dialog
Data Format Settings Dialog
Save Settings Dialog
Image Stitch Window
IJ Scan Utility Main Screen
From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, IJ Scan
Utility folder, then Canon IJ Scan Utility icon to start IJ Scan Utility.

You can complete from scanning to saving at one time by simply clicking the corresponding icon.

• Product Name
Displays the name of the product that IJ Scan Utility is currently set to use.
If the displayed product is not the one you want to use, select the desired product from the list.
In addition, for network connection, select one with "Network" after the product name.

Note
See "Network Scan Settings" for how to set up a network environment.

• Auto
Detects the type of items automatically and saves them to a computer. The data format for saving will
also be set automatically.
Save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog.
Settings (Auto Scan) Dialog
• Photo
Scans items as photos and saves them to a computer.
Scan/save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Photo Scan)
dialog.
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog
• Document
Scans items as documents and saves them to a computer.
Scan/save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Document Scan)
dialog.
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
• Custom
Scans items with your favorite settings and saves the images to a computer. The item type can be
automatically detected.
Scan/save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Custom Scan)
dialog.
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog
• Stitch
Displays the Image Stitch window in which you can scan the left and right halves of an item larger than
the platen and combine the scanned images back into one image.
Scan/save settings and the response after scanning can be specified in the Settings (Scan and Stitch)
dialog.
Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog
• ScanGear
Starts ScanGear (scanner driver) in which you can make image corrections and color adjustments when
scanning.
Scan/save settings and applications can be specified in the Settings (ScanGear) dialog.
Settings (ScanGear) Dialog
• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Settings...
Displays the Settings dialog in which you can specify the scan/save settings and the response after
scanning.
Settings Dialog
Settings Dialog

There are three tabs in the Settings dialog: (Scanning from a Computer), (Scanning from the

Operation Panel), and (General Settings). When you click a tab, the view in the red frame switches and
you can make advanced settings to functions on each tab.

(Scanning from a Computer) Tab

You can specify how to respond when scanning from IJ Scan Utility or My Image Garden.
Settings (Auto Scan) Dialog
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog
Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog
Settings (ScanGear) Dialog

(Scanning from the Operation Panel) Tab

You can specify how to respond when scanning from the operation panel.
Settings (Save to PC (Auto)) Dialog
Settings (Save to PC (Photo)) Dialog
Settings (Save to PC (Document)) Dialog
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Photo)) Dialog
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) Dialog

Important
 When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, the (Scanning from the Operation
Panel) tab does not appear.
When using your scanner or printer with network connection, the Settings (Save to PC (Auto))
dialog does not appear.

(General Settings) Tab

You can set the product to use, file size restriction on e-mail attachment, language to detect text in images,
and folder in which to save images temporarily.
Settings (General Settings) Dialog
Settings (Auto Scan) Dialog

Click Auto Scan on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog.
In the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog, you can make advanced scan settings to scan by automatically
detecting the item type.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, the setting items for Application
Settings do not appear.

• Supported Items
Photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers, documents, and BD/DVD/CD.

Important
To scan the following types of items, specify the item type and size in the Settings (Photo Scan)
dialog, Settings (Document Scan) dialog, or Settings (Custom Scan) dialog, then click Photo,
Document, or Custom in the IJ Scan Utility main screen. You cannot scan correctly with Auto.
A4 size photos
Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inches) (127 mm x 178 mm), such as paperback
pages with the spine cut off
Items printed on thin white paper
Long narrow items such as panoramic photos
Reflective disc labels may not be scanned as expected.
Place items to be scanned on the platen correctly. Otherwise, items may not be scanned correctly.
See "Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)" for details on how to place items.
When scanning both sides of the documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), you can scan
A4 or Letter size documents.
When scanning two or more documents from the ADF, place documents of the same size.

Note
 To reduce moire in scans, set Select Source to Magazine in the Settings (Document Scan)
dialog or Settings (Custom Scan) dialog, then click Document or Custom in the IJ Scan Utility
main screen.

(1) Scan Options Area

• Apply recommended image correction
Applies suitable corrections automatically based on the item type.

Important
The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect the
checkbox and scan.

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.

• Scan both sides when scanning from the ADF

Scans both sides of the documents placed on the ADF.
Documents are scanned in the long-edge binding format, with the end inserted to the ADF being the
upper end. The scanned documents are output in the back-to-front order.

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• Data Format
Auto is selected. The following data formats are automatically applied according to the item type when
saving.
- Photos, postcards, BD/DVD/CD, and business cards: JPEG
- Magazines, newspapers, and documents: PDF

Important
The save format may differ depending on how you place the item.
See "Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)" for details on how to place items.

Note
You can change the data format from Settings....

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save
images scanned with Auto Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

(3) Application Settings Area

• Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
 Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Attach to e-mail
Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.
You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog

Click Photo Scan on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (Photo Scan)
dialog.
In the Settings (Photo Scan) dialog, you can make advanced scan settings to scan items as photos.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, the setting items for Application
Settings do not appear.

(1) Scan Options Area

• Select Source
Photo is selected.

• Color Mode
Select the color mode in which to scan the item.

Important
To select Black and White, deselect the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox.

• 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
Click Defaults to restore the specified settings to the default settings.

• Resolution
Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Resolution

• Compress scanned images upon transfer

Compresses scanned images when transferring them to a computer. This is useful when your scanner
or printer and computer are connected with a slow interface such as USB1.1 or a network.

• Image Processing Settings

Click (Right Arrow) to set the following.

Important
When Color Mode is Black and White, Image Processing Settings is not available.

• Sharpen outline
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• Data Format
Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.
You can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, or PNG.

Important
You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and White.

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save
images scanned with Auto Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

• Check scan results

Displays the Save Settings dialog after scanning.
Save Settings Dialog

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
(3) Application Settings Area
• Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Attach to e-mail
Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.
You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Document Scan) Dialog

Click Document Scan on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (Document
Scan) dialog.
In the Settings (Document Scan) dialog, you can make advanced scan settings to scan items as
documents.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden, the setting items
for Application Settings do not appear.

(1) Scan Options Area

• Select Source
Select the type of item to be scanned.
Scanning documents: Document or Document (ADF/Platen)
Scanning magazines: Magazine
Scanning documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder): Document (ADF Simplex), Document
(ADF Manual Duplex), Document (ADF Auto Duplex), or Document (ADF/Platen)

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.

Important
To select Black and White, deselect the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox.

• Paper Size
Select the size of the item to be scanned.
When scanning both sides of the documents automatically from the ADF, select A4 or Letter.
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
Click Defaults to restore the specified settings to the default settings.

• Resolution
Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Resolution

• Document Scan Orientation Settings...

This appears when you select ADF for Select Source.
Click to display the Document Scan Orientation Settings dialog in which you can set the orientation
and binding side of the documents to be scanned from the ADF.

Important
Binding Side cannot be specified when scanning only the front side of each document.

• Document Output Setting...

This appears when you select Document (ADF/Platen) for Select Source and select the Scan both
sides when scanning from the ADF checkbox, or when you select Document (ADF Auto Duplex).
Click to display the Document Output Setting dialog in which you can specify how to output the
paper when scanning from the ADF.
You can select Output with front and back reversed (Fast) or Output in the page order.
• Scan both sides when scanning from the ADF
This appears when you select Document (ADF/Platen) for Select Source. Scans both sides of the
documents placed on the ADF.

• Compress scanned images upon transfer

Compresses scanned images when transferring them to a computer. This is useful when your scanner
or printer and computer are connected with a slow interface such as USB1.1 or a network.

• Image Processing Settings

Click (Right Arrow) to set the following.

Note
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
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not
selected.
The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.

• Sharpen outline
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
• Reduce show-through
Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
• Reduce moire
Reduces moire patterns.
Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where
uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots
are scanned.

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Reduce moire.

• Reduce gutter shadow/Reduce gutter shadow (platen)

Reduces gutter shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets.

Important
This function is available only when scanning from the platen.
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not
selected.

Note
Use ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab to correct gutter shadows when
scanning non-standard size items or specified areas.
Refer to "Gutter Shadow Correction" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for
details.

• Correct slanted text document

 Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10
degrees) of the document.

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

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct slanted text document.

• Detect the orientation of text document and rotate image

Automatically rotates the image to the correct orientation by detecting the orientation of text in the
scanned document.

Important
Only text documents written in languages that can be selected from Document Language
in the Settings (General Settings) dialog are supported.
Settings (General Settings) Dialog
The orientation may not be detected for the following types of settings or documents since
the text cannot be detected correctly.
Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi
Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points
Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text
Documents with patterned backgrounds
In that case, select the Check scan results checkbox and rotate the image in the Save
Settings dialog.
Save Settings Dialog

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• 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
You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and White.
When Start OCR is selected in Application Settings, you cannot select PDF or PDF (Multiple
Pages).

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save
images scanned with Auto Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
 • Check scan results
Displays the Save Settings dialog after scanning.
Save Settings Dialog

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

(3) Application Settings Area

• Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Attach to e-mail
Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.
You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.

• Start OCR
Select this when you want to convert text in the image into text data using specified OCR software.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog

Click Custom Scan on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (Custom Scan)
dialog.
In the Settings (Custom Scan) dialog, you can make advanced scan settings to scan according to your
preference.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden, the setting items
for Application Settings do not appear.

(1) Scan Options Area

• Select Source
Select the type of item to be scanned. When Auto is selected, the item type is automatically detected.
Color Mode, Paper Size, and Resolution are automatically set as well.

Important
Item types supported by Auto are photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers,
documents, and BD/DVD/CD.
To scan the following types of items, specify the item type or size. You cannot scan correctly with
Auto.
A4 size photos
 Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inches) (127 mm x 178 mm), such as
paperback pages with the spine cut off
Items printed on thin white paper
Long narrow items such as panoramic photos
Reflective disc labels may not be scanned as expected.
Place items correctly according to the type of item to be scanned. Otherwise, items may not be
scanned correctly.
See "Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)" for details on how to place items.
When scanning both sides of the documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), you can
scan A4 or Letter size documents.
When scanning two or more documents from the ADF, place documents of the same size even if
Auto is set.

Note
To convert text in the image into text data after scanning, specify Select Source instead of
selecting Auto.
To reduce moire, set Select Source to Magazine.

• Color Mode
Select the color mode in which to scan the item.

Important
To select Black and White, deselect the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox.

Note
Only Color is available when Select Source is Auto.

• Paper Size
Select the size of the item to be scanned.
When scanning both sides of the documents automatically from the ADF, select A4 or Letter.
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
Only Auto is available when Select Source is Auto.
Click Defaults in the screen in which you can specify the paper size to restore the specified
settings to the default settings.

• Resolution
Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Resolution

Note
Only Auto is available when Select Source is Auto.

• Document Scan Orientation Settings...

This appears when you select ADF or Auto for Select Source.
Click to display the Document Scan Orientation Settings dialog in which you can set the orientation
and binding side of the documents to be scanned from the ADF.
 Important
Binding Side cannot be specified when scanning only the front side of each document.

• Document Output Setting...

This appears when you select Auto for Select Source and select the Scan both sides when
scanning from the ADF checkbox, or when you select Document (ADF Auto Duplex).
Click to display the Document Output Setting dialog in which you can specify how to output the
paper when scanning from the ADF.
You can select Output with front and back reversed (Fast) or Output in the page order.

• Scan both sides when scanning from the ADF

This appears when you select Auto for Select Source. Scans both sides of the documents placed on
the ADF.

• Compress scanned images upon transfer

Compresses scanned images when transferring them to a computer. This is useful when your scanner
or printer and computer are connected with a slow interface such as USB1.1 or a network.

Important
This does not appear when Select Source is Auto.

• Image Processing Settings

Click (Right Arrow) to set the following. Available setting items vary by Select Source.
When Select Source is Auto
• Apply recommended image correction
Applies suitable corrections automatically based on the item type.

Important
The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.

When Select Source is Photo

Important
When Color Mode is Black and White, Image Processing Settings is not available.

• Sharpen outline
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
When Select Source is Magazine or Document

Note
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
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not
selected.
The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.

• Sharpen outline
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
• Reduce show-through
Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
• Reduce moire
Reduces moire patterns.
Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where
uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots
are scanned.

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Reduce moire.

• Reduce gutter shadow

Reduces gutter shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets.

Important
This function is available only when scanning from the platen.
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not
selected.

Note
Use ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab to correct gutter shadows when
scanning non-standard size items or specified areas.
Refer to "Gutter Shadow Correction" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for
details.

• Correct slanted text document

Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10
degrees) of the document.

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

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct slanted text document.
 • Detect the orientation of text document and rotate image
Automatically rotates the image to the correct orientation by detecting the orientation of text in the
scanned document.

Important
Only text documents written in languages that can be selected from Document Language
in the Settings (General Settings) dialog are supported.
Settings (General Settings) Dialog
The orientation may not be detected for the following types of settings or documents since
the text cannot be detected correctly.
Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi
Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points
Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text
Documents with patterned backgrounds
In that case, select the Check scan results checkbox and rotate the image in the Save
Settings dialog.
Save Settings Dialog

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• Data Format
Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.
You can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, PNG, PDF, PDF (Multiple Pages), or Auto.

Important
When Auto is selected, the save format may differ depending on how you place the item.
See "Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)" for details on how to place items.
You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and White.
When Start OCR is selected in Application Settings, you cannot select PDF, PDF (Multiple
Pages), or Auto.

Note
Auto appears only when Auto is selected for Select Source.

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save
images scanned with Auto Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

• Check scan results

Displays the Save Settings dialog after scanning.
Save Settings Dialog

Important
This does not appear when Select Source is Auto.
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

(3) Application Settings Area

• Open with an application
 Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Attach to e-mail
Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.
You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.

• Start OCR
Select this when you want to convert text in the image into text data using specified OCR software.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog

Click Scan and Stitch on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (Scan and
Stitch) dialog.
In the Settings (Scan and Stitch) dialog, you can make advanced scan settings for scanning items larger
than the platen.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden, the setting items
for Application Settings do not appear.

(1) Scan Options Area

• Select Source
Select the type of item to be scanned.
Scanning photos: Photo
Scanning documents: Document
Scanning magazines: Magazine

Note
To reduce moire, set Select Source to Magazine.

• Color Mode
Select the color mode in which to scan the item.

• Resolution
Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Resolution
 • Image Processing Settings
Click (Right Arrow) to set the following. Available setting items vary by Select Source.

Important
When Color Mode is Black and White, Image Processing Settings is not available.

When Select Source is Photo

• Sharpen outline
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
When Select Source is Magazine or Document
• Sharpen outline
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
• Reduce show-through
Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
• Reduce moire
Reduces moire patterns.
Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where
uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots
are scanned.

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Reduce moire.

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• 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
You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and White.

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save
images scanned with Auto Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

• Check scan results

Displays the Save Settings dialog after scanning.
Save Settings Dialog

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

(3) Application Settings Area

• Open with an application
 Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
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• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (ScanGear) Dialog

Click ScanGear on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the Settings (ScanGear) dialog.
In the Settings (ScanGear) dialog, you can specify how to save images when scanning items using
ScanGear (scanner driver) and how to respond after saving them.

(1) Save Settings Area

(2) Application Settings Area

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, the setting items for Application
Settings do not appear.

(1) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• 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).

Note
When PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages) is selected, images up to 9600 pixels x 9600 pixels can be
scanned.
When the Enable large image scans checkbox is selected in Save Settings, or when Start
OCR is selected in Application Settings, you can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF, or PNG.

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save
images scanned with Auto Scan.
 Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

• Enable large image scans

Select this checkbox to scan images up to 21000 pixels x 30000 pixels and 1.8 GB.

Important
When this checkbox is selected, you cannot select Send to an application, Send to a folder,
Attach to e-mail, or Start OCR.
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

Note
When this checkbox is not selected, images up to 10208 pixels x 14032 pixels can be scanned.

• Check scan results

Displays the Save Settings dialog after scanning.
Save Settings Dialog

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

(2) Application Settings Area

• Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Attach to e-mail
Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.
You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.

• Start OCR
Select this when you want to convert text in the image into text data using specified OCR software.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
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• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Save to PC (Auto)) Dialog

Click Save to PC (Auto) on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab to display the Settings
(Save to PC (Auto)) dialog.
In the Settings (Save to PC (Auto)) dialog, you can specify how to respond when saving images to a
computer after scanning them from the operation panel by automatically detecting the item type.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

(1) Scan Options Area

• Paper Size
Auto is selected.

• Resolution
Auto is selected.

• Image Processing Settings

Click (Right Arrow) to set the following.
• Apply recommended image correction
Applies suitable corrections automatically based on the item type.

Important
The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.
(2) Save Settings Area
• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• Data Format
Auto is selected. The following data formats are automatically applied according to the item type when
saving.
- Photos, postcards, BD/DVD/CD, and business cards: JPEG
- Magazines, newspapers, and documents: PDF

Important
The save format may differ depending on how you place the item.
See "Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)" for details on how to place items.

Note
You can change the data format from Settings....

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save
images scanned with Auto Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

(3) Application Settings Area

• Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Save to PC (Photo)) Dialog

Click Save to PC (Photo) on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab to display the Settings
(Save to PC (Photo)) dialog.
In the Settings (Save to PC (Photo)) dialog, you can specify how to respond when saving images to a
computer as photos after scanning them from the operation panel.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

(1) Scan Options Area

• Paper Size
Set from the operation panel.

• Resolution
Set from the operation panel.

• Compress scanned images upon transfer

Compresses scanned images when transferring them to a computer. This is useful when your scanner
or printer and computer are connected with a slow interface such as USB1.1 or a network.

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• Data Format
Set from the operation panel.

• Settings...
 Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files, and the data format in which to save images scanned with Auto
Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

(3) Application Settings Area

• Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Save to PC (Document)) Dialog

Click Save to PC (Document) on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab to display the Settings
(Save to PC (Document)) dialog.
In the Settings (Save to PC (Document)) dialog, you can specify how to respond when saving images to
a computer as documents after scanning them from the operation panel.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

(1) Scan Options Area

• Paper Size
Set from the operation panel.

• Resolution
Set from the operation panel.

• Compress scanned images upon transfer

Compresses scanned images when transferring them to a computer. This is useful when your scanner
or printer and computer are connected with a slow interface such as USB1.1 or a network.

• Image Processing Settings

Click (Right Arrow) to set the following.
• Apply Auto Document Fix
Select this checkbox to sharpen text in a document or magazine for better readability.

Important
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not
selected.
The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.
 Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.

• Reduce gutter shadow (platen)

Reduces gutter shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets.

Important
This function is available only when scanning from the platen.
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not
selected.

• Correct slanted text document

Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10
degrees) of the document.

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

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct slanted text document.

• Detect the orientation of text document and rotate image

Automatically rotates the image to the correct orientation by detecting the orientation of text in the
scanned document.

Important
Only text documents written in languages that can be selected from Document Language
in the Settings (General Settings) dialog are supported.
Settings (General Settings) Dialog
The orientation may not be detected for the following types of settings or documents since
the text cannot be detected correctly.
Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi
Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points
Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text
Documents with patterned backgrounds

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• Data Format
Set from the operation panel.

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files, and the data format in which to save images scanned with Auto
Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.
(3) Application Settings Area
• Open with an application
Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to an application
Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you to
browse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pop-up menu.

• Send to a folder
Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified in
Save in.
You can specify the folder from the pop-up menu.

• Do not start any application

Saves to the folder specified in Save in.

Note
Specify the application or folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.

• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Photo)) Dialog

Click Attach to E-mail (Photo) on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab to display the
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Photo)) dialog.
In the Settings (Attach to E-mail (Photo)) dialog, you can specify how to respond when attaching images
to an e-mail as photos after scanning them from the operation panel.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

(1) Scan Options Area

• Paper Size
Set from the operation panel.

• Resolution
Set from the operation panel.

• Compress scanned images upon transfer

Compresses scanned images when transferring them to a computer. This is useful when your scanner
or printer and computer are connected with a slow interface such as USB1.1 or a network.

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• Data Format
Set from the operation panel.

• Settings...
 Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files, and the data format in which to save images scanned with Auto
Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.

(3) Application Settings Area

• E-mail Client
Specify the e-mail client to use for attaching scanned images.
You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.

Note
Specify the e-mail client in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) Dialog

Click Attach to E-mail (Document) on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab to display the
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) dialog.
In the Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) dialog, you can specify how to respond when attaching
images to an e-mail as documents after scanning them from the operation panel.

(1) Scan Options Area

(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area

(1) Scan Options Area

• Paper Size
Set from the operation panel.

• Resolution
Set from the operation panel.

• Compress scanned images upon transfer

Compresses scanned images when transferring them to a computer. This is useful when your scanner
or printer and computer are connected with a slow interface such as USB1.1 or a network.

• Image Processing Settings

Click (Right Arrow) to set the following.
• Apply Auto Document Fix
Select this checkbox to sharpen text in a document or magazine for better readability.

Important
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not
selected.
The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.
 Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.

• Reduce gutter shadow (platen)

Reduces gutter shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets.

Important
This function is available only when scanning from the platen.
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not
selected.

• Correct slanted text document

Detects the scanned text and corrects the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10
degrees) of the document.

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

Note
Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Correct slanted text document.

• Detect the orientation of text document and rotate image

Automatically rotates the image to the correct orientation by detecting the orientation of text in the
scanned document.

Important
Only text documents written in languages that can be selected from Document Language
in the Settings (General Settings) dialog are supported.
Settings (General Settings) Dialog
The orientation may not be detected for the following types of settings or documents since
the text cannot be detected correctly.
Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi
Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points
Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text
Documents with patterned backgrounds

(2) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• Data Format
Set from the operation panel.

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files, and the data format in which to save images scanned with Auto
Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog

• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, click Add..., then
specify the destination folder in the dialog.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.
(3) Application Settings Area
• E-mail Client
Specify the e-mail client to use for attaching scanned images.
You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pop-up menu.

Note
Specify the e-mail client in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.

• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Settings (General Settings) Dialog

Click (General Settings) tab to display the Settings (General Settings) dialog.
In the Settings (General Settings) dialog, you can set the product to use, file size restriction on e-mail
attachment, language to detect text in images, and folder in which to save images temporarily.

• Product Name
Displays the name of the product that IJ Scan Utility is currently set to use.
If the displayed product is not the one you want to use, select the desired product from the list.
For network connection, select one with "Network" after the product name.

Note
With network connection, Select appears on the right side of the product name. Click Select to
display IJ Network Scanner Selector EX from which you can change the scanner to use. See
"Network Scan Settings" for the setting procedure.

• E-mail Attachment Size

You can restrict the size of scanned images to be attached to an e-mail.
You can select Small (Suitable for 640 x 480 Windows), Medium (Suitable for 800 x 600 Windows),
Large (Suitable for 1024 x 768 Windows) or No Change.

Important
When the Settings dialog is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.

• Document Language
Select the language for detecting text in images.
• Folder to Save Temporary Files
Displays the folder in which to save images temporarily. Click Browse... to specify the destination folder.
• Instructions
Opens this guide.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Data Format Settings Dialog
Display the Data Format Settings dialog by one of the following operations.

• Click Settings... of Save Settings on each tab of the Settings dialog

• Click Settings... of Save Settings in the Save Settings dialog that appears after scanning with the
Check scan results checkbox selected in the Settings dialog
In the Data Format Settings dialog, you can set the quality of the images to be saved, keyword search of
PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save images scanned with Auto
Scan.

• JPEG Image Quality

You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.

Important
Available only when the Compress scanned images upon transfer checkbox is not selected in
Scan Options of the Settings dialog.

• Create a PDF file that supports keyword search

Select this checkbox to convert text in images into text data and create PDF files that support keyword
search.
• 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 network/server.

Important

This option does not appear when Data Format on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel)
tab of the Settings dialog is Use Device Setting.

Note

When Black and White is set for Color Mode on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab of the
Settings dialog, PDF files will be saved in Standard even if High is set.

• Format for Item Detected as Document in Auto Scan

You can specify the data format for automatically saving items detected as documents in Auto Scan.
• Format for Item Detected as Photo in Auto Scan
You can specify the data format for automatically saving items detected as photos in Auto Scan.
• Defaults
You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
Save Settings Dialog
Select the Check scan results checkbox in Save Settings of the Settings dialog to display the Save
Settings dialog after scanning.
You can specify the data format and destination while viewing the thumbnails of scan results.

Important
After scanning from My Image Garden or the operation panel, the Save Settings dialog does not
appear.

(1) Preview Operation Buttons

(2) Scan Results Area
(3) Save Settings Area

(1) Preview Operation Buttons

• / (Rotate Left 90°)/(Rotate Right 90°)

Rotates scanned images 90 degrees counter-clockwise or clockwise.

Select the image you want to rotate, then click (Rotate Left 90°) or (Rotate Right 90°).

Important
The preview operation buttons do not appear when the Enable large image scans checkbox is
selected in the Settings (ScanGear) dialog.

(2) Scan Results Area

Displays the thumbnails of the scanned images. You can change the save order of images via drag-and-
drop. The file names for saving appear below the thumbnails.

(3) Save Settings Area

• File Name
Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and 4 digits are appended
to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.

• 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
You cannot select PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages) in the following cases.
When scanned by clicking Photo in the IJ Scan Utility main screen
The Enable large image scans checkbox is selected in Save Settings of the Settings
(ScanGear) dialog
Start OCR is selected in Application Settings of the Settings (Document Scan), Settings
(Custom Scan), or Settings (ScanGear) dialog
You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and White.

• Settings...
Click to display the Data Format Settings dialog in which you can set the quality of the images to be
saved, keyword search of PDF files and their compression type, and the data format in which to save
images scanned with Auto Scan.
Data Format Settings Dialog
• Save in
Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, specify the destination
folder in the dialog displayed by selecting Add... from the pop-up menu.
The default save folder is the Documents folder.
Image Stitch Window
Click Stitch in the IJ Scan Utility main screen to display the Image Stitch window.
You can scan the left and right halves of an item larger than the platen and combine the images back into
one image. You can scan items up to approximately twice as large as the platen.

(1) Settings and Operation Buttons

(2) Toolbar
(3) Thumbnail View Area
(4) Preview Area

Note
The displayed items vary depending on the select source and view.

(1) Settings and Operation Buttons

• Select Output Size

• B4 (B5 x 2)
Scans the left and right halves of a B4 size item separately.

• A3 (A4 x 2)
Scans the left and right halves of an A3 size item separately.

• 11 x 17 (Letter x 2)
Scans the left and right halves of an item twice as large as Letter size separately.

• Full Platen x 2
Scans the left and right halves of an item twice as large as the platen separately.

• Scan Direction

• Scan from Left

Displays the first scanned image on the left side.

• Scan from Right

Displays the first scanned image on the right side.
• Scan Image 1

• Start Scanning Image 1

Scans the first item.

• Scan Image 2

• Start Scanning Image 2

Scans the second item.

• Adjust cropping frames

You can adjust the scan area in preview.
If no area is specified, the image of the size selected in Select Output Size will be saved. If an area is
specified, only the image in the cropping frame will be scanned and saved.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (IJ Scan Utility)

• Save

• Save
Saves the two scanned images as one image.
 • Cancel
Cancels Stitch scan.

(2) Toolbar
• Toolbar
You can delete the scanned images or adjust the previewed images.

• (Delete)
Deletes the scanned image.

• (Enlarge/Reduce)
Allows you to enlarge or reduce the preview image.
Left-clicking the Preview area enlarges the displayed image.
Control-clicking the Preview area reduces the displayed image.

• (Rotate Left)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

• (Invert Vertically)
Rotates the preview image 180 degrees.

• (Rotate Right)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees clockwise.

• (Open Guide)
Opens this page.

(3) Thumbnail View Area

• Thumbnail View Area
Displays the thumbnails of the scanned images. Appears blank if none has been scanned.

(4) Preview Area

• Preview Area
Displays the scanned images. You can adjust the layout by dragging the scanned image or check the
results of the settings made in "Settings and Operation Buttons."

• When no image has been scanned

 • After scanning the first item by clicking Start Scanning Image 1

The image is scanned in the direction specified in Scan Direction, and 2 appears next to it.

• After scanning the second item by clicking Start Scanning Image 2

The two scanned images appear.

Related Topic
Scanning Items Larger than the Platen (Image Stitch)
Scanning with Application Software that You are Using
(ScanGear)
What Is ScanGear (Scanner Driver)?
Scanning with Advanced Settings Using ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Scanning in Basic Mode
Scanning in Advanced Mode
Scanning Multiple Documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder) in Advanced Mode
Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)
General Notes (Scanner Driver)
Updating the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
What Is ScanGear (Scanner Driver)?
ScanGear (scanner driver) is software required for scanning documents. It enables you to specify the
output size and make image corrections when scanning.
ScanGear can be started from My Image Garden or IJ Scan Utility. It can be also started from other
applications that are compatible with a standard interface called TWAIN. (ScanGear is a TWAIN-
compatible driver.)

What You Can Do with This Software

This software enables you to preview scan results or set document type and output size, etc. when
scanning documents. It is useful when you want to scan in a specific color tone, as it allows you to make
various corrections and adjust brightness, contrast, etc.

Screens
There are two modes: Basic Mode and Advanced Mode.
Switch modes by clicking a tab on the upper right of the screen.

Note
ScanGear starts in the last used mode.
Settings are not retained when you switch modes.

Basic Mode

Use the Basic Mode tab to scan easily by following three simple on-screen steps ( , , and ).

Advanced Mode
Use the Advanced Mode tab to specify the color mode, output resolution, image brightness, color tone,
etc. when scanning.
Scanning with Advanced Settings Using ScanGear (Scanner
Driver)
Starting ScanGear (scanner driver)
Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Scanning documents after making simple image corrections
Scanning in Basic Mode
Scanning documents after making advanced image corrections and brightness/color
adjustments
Scanning in Advanced Mode
Scanning multiple documents placed on the ADF (Auto Document Feeder) after making advanced
image corrections and brightness/color adjustments
Scanning Multiple Documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder) in Advanced Mode
Scanning multiple documents at one time after making image corrections and color adjustments
Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Use ScanGear (scanner driver) to make image corrections and color adjustments when scanning.
ScanGear can be started from My Image Garden or an application.

Note
Set up the network environment if you have more than one scanner or have a network compatible
model and changed the connection from USB connection to network connection.

Starting from My Image Garden

Follow these steps to start ScanGear from My Image Garden.

1. Start My Image Garden.

For how to start My Image Garden, refer to My Image Garden Guide.

2. Click the ScanGear icon in the Scan screen of My Image Garden.

The ScanGear screen appears.

Starting from an Application

Follow these steps (example) to start ScanGear from an application.
The procedure varies depending on the application. For details, refer to the application's manual.

1. Start the application.

2. On the menu of the application, select the machine.

Note
When you want to use a network compatible model by connecting to a network, select one with
"Network" displayed after the product name.

3. Select the command to scan a document.

The ScanGear screen appears.
Scanning in Basic Mode
Use the Basic Mode tab to scan easily by following the on-screen steps.
See "Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)" to scan multiple
documents at one time from the Platen.
When scanning from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), documents are scanned without preview.

Important

The following types of documents may not be scanned correctly. In that case, click (Thumbnail)
on the Toolbar to switch to whole image view and scan.
Photos that have a whitish background
Documents printed on white paper, hand-written text, business cards, etc.
Thin documents
Thick documents
The following types of documents may not be scanned correctly.
Documents smaller than 1.2 inches (3 cm) square
Photos that have been cut to various shapes

Note
When using a model equipped with Auto Duplex ADF, you can scan both sides of the documents
automatically from the ADF.

1. Place the document on the Platen or ADF, then start ScanGear (scanner driver).
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver)

2. Set Select Source according to the document placed on the Platen or ADF.

Important
Some applications do not support continuous scanning from the ADF. For details, refer to the
application's manual.

Note
To scan magazines containing many color photos, select Magazine (Color).
 When using a model equipped with Auto Duplex ADF, you can specify how to output the paper
upon scanning both sides from the ADF in ADF Duplex Paper Output Settings on the Scan tab
of the Preferences dialog.
Scan Tab

3. Click Preview.
Preview image appears in the Preview area.

Important
Preview is not displayed when an ADF type is selected for Select Source.

Note
Colors are adjusted based on the document type selected in Select Source.

4. Set Destination.
Note
Skip ahead to Step 7 when an ADF type is selected for Select Source.

5. Set Output Size according to purpose.

Output size options vary by the item selected in Destination.

6. Adjust the cropping frames (scan areas) as required.

Adjust the size and position of the cropping frames on the preview image.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)

7. Set Image corrections as required.

8. Click Scan.
Scanning starts.

Note

Click (Information) to open a dialog in which you can check the current scan settings
(document type, etc.).
A response of ScanGear after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after
scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog.
 Scan Tab

Related Topic
Basic Mode Tab
Scanning in Advanced Mode
Use the Advanced Mode tab to specify the color mode, output resolution, image brightness, color tone,
etc. when scanning.
See "Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)" to scan multiple
documents at one time.
See "Scanning Multiple Documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder) in Advanced Mode" to scan
multiple documents placed on the ADF (Auto Document Feeder).

Important

The following types of documents may not be scanned correctly. In that case, click (Thumbnail)
on the Toolbar to switch to whole image view and scan.
Photos that have a whitish background
Documents printed on white paper, hand-written text, business cards, etc.
Thin documents
Thick documents
The following types of documents may not be scanned correctly.
Documents smaller than 1.2 inches (3 cm) square
Photos that have been cut to various shapes

1. Place the document on the Platen, then start ScanGear (scanner driver).
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver)

2. Click the Advanced Mode tab.

The tab switches to Advanced Mode.

Note
Settings are not retained when you switch modes.

3. Set Input Settings according to the document or purpose.

Input Settings

4. Click Preview.
 Preview image appears in the Preview area.

5. Set Output Settings.

Output Settings

6. Adjust the cropping frame (scan area), correct image, and adjust colors as required.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)
Image Settings
Color Adjustment Buttons

7. Click Scan.
Scanning starts.

Note

Click (Information) to open a dialog in which you can check the current scan settings
(document type, etc.).
A response of ScanGear after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after
scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog.
Scan Tab

Related Topic
Advanced Mode Tab
Scanning Multiple Documents from the ADF (Auto Document
Feeder) in Advanced Mode
Use the Advanced Mode tab to specify the image brightness, color tone, etc. and scan multiple documents
placed on the ADF (Auto Document Feeder) at one time. When using a model equipped with Auto Duplex
ADF, you can scan both sides of the documents automatically from the ADF.
When scanning from the ADF, documents are scanned without preview.

1. Place the documents on the ADF of the machine, then start ScanGear (scanner
driver).
Placing Documents (ADF (Auto Document Feeder))
Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver)

2. Click the Advanced Mode tab and select Document (ADF Simplex) or Document
(ADF Duplex) for Select Source.

Note
Settings are not retained when you switch modes.
You can select Document (ADF Duplex) when using a model equipped with Auto Duplex ADF.

3. Set Input Settings according to the document or purpose.

Input Settings

Note
When using a model equipped with Auto Duplex ADF, you can specify how to output the paper
upon scanning both sides from the ADF in ADF Duplex Paper Output Settings on the Scan tab
of the Preferences dialog.
Scan Tab

4. Set Output Settings.

Output Settings
5. Make image corrections and color adjustments as required.
Image Settings
Color Adjustment Buttons

6. Click Scan.
Scanning starts.

Note

Click (Information) to open a dialog in which you can check the current scan settings
(document type, etc.).
A response of ScanGear after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after
scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog.
Scan Tab

Related Topic
Advanced Mode Tab
Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear
(Scanner Driver)
You can scan two or more photos (small documents) on the Platen at one time on the Basic Mode tab and
Advanced Mode tab.
This section explains how to scan multiple documents from the Basic Mode tab.

Important
To scan multiple documents as a single image, scan in whole image view.
The following types of documents may not be cropped correctly. In that case, adjust the cropping
frames (scan areas) in whole image view and scan.
Photos that have a whitish background
Documents printed on white paper, hand-written text, business cards, etc.
Thin documents
Thick documents
Scanning Multiple Documents in Whole Image View
The following types of documents may not be scanned correctly.
Documents smaller than 1.2 inches (3 cm) square
Photos that have been cut to various shapes

Note
You can also scan multiple documents at one time from the Advanced Mode tab. Use the Advanced
Mode tab to make advanced scan settings such as the color mode, output resolution, image
brightness, and color tone.
See the corresponding sections below for details on the Basic Mode tab and Advanced Mode tab.
Basic Mode Tab
Advanced Mode Tab

1. Place the document on the Platen, then start ScanGear (scanner driver).
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver)

2. Set Select Source according to the document placed on the Platen.

3. Click Preview.
 Thumbnails of the preview images appear in the Preview area. Cropping frames are specified
automatically according to the document size.

4. Set Destination.

5. Set Output Size according to purpose.

6. Adjust the cropping frames and set Image corrections as required.

Note
You can correct each image separately. Select the frame you want to correct.
In thumbnail view, you can only create one cropping frame per image. To create multiple
cropping frames in an image, scan in whole image view.
Scanning Multiple Documents in Whole Image View

7. Select the images you want to scan.

Select the checkboxes of the images you want to scan.

8. Click Scan.

Scanning Multiple Documents in Whole Image View

Follow these steps if thumbnails are not displayed correctly when previewed or if you want to scan multiple
documents as a single image.

Note
Positions of slanted documents are not corrected in whole image view.

1. After previewing images, click (Thumbnail) on the Toolbar.

Switch to whole image view.
 Note

When the whole image is displayed, the icon changes to (Whole Image).

2. Set Destination.

3. Set Output Size according to purpose.

Invert aspect ratio will be enabled when Output Size is set to anything but Flexible. Click this button
to rotate the cropping frame. Click again to return it to the original orientation.

4. Adjust the cropping frames.

Adjust the size and position of the cropping frames on the preview image. You can also create two or
more cropping frames.
If an area is not specified, the document will be scanned at the document size (Auto Crop). If an area
is specified, only the portion in the specified area will be scanned.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)

5. Set Image corrections as required.

6. Click Scan.
Areas framed by broken lines are scanned.

Note
A response of ScanGear after scanning can be specified in Status of ScanGear dialog after
scanning on the Scan tab of the Preferences dialog.
Scan Tab
Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear
(Scanner Driver)
Sharpening out-of-focus photos, reducing dust and scratches, and correcting faded colors
Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Scratches, Fading Correction, etc.)
Previewing and changing the color tone of the entire image to scan
Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern
Brightening colors that have faded with time or due to colorcast
Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance
Adjusting images that are too dark or bright, or too flat due to lack of contrast
Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
Adjusting the color tone using histogram (a graph showing brightness distribution)
Adjusting Histogram
Adjusting the image brightness using tone curve (a graph of brightness balance)
Adjusting Tone Curve
Sharpening characters in text documents or reducing show-through effects
Setting Threshold
Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Scratches,
Fading Correction, etc.)
The Image Settings functions on the Advanced Mode tab of ScanGear (scanner driver) allow you to
enhance the outline of the subjects, reduce dust/scratches, and correct faded colors when scanning
images.

Setting Items

Click (Arrow) of a function and select an item from the pop-up menu.

Important
Do not apply these functions to images without moire, dust/scratches, or faded colors. The color tone
may be adversely affected.
See "Image Settings" for details and precautions on each function.

Note
See "Scanning in Advanced Mode" to start the Advanced Mode tab of ScanGear and scan.

Adjusting the image brightness and color tone

Set Image Adjustment to Auto, Photo, Magazine, or Document according to the document type.

None Auto
Reducing show-through in text documents or lightening the base color in recycled paper,
newspapers, etc. when scanning documents
Set Reduce Show-through to ON.

OFF ON

Sharpening slightly out-of-focus images

Set Unsharp Mask to ON.

OFF ON

Reducing gradations and stripe patterns

Set Descreen to ON.

OFF ON

Note
Printed photos and pictures are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where
uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots are
scanned. Descreen is the function for reducing this moire effect.

Reducing dust and scratches

Set Reduce Dust and Scratches to Low, Medium, or High according to the degree of dust and
scratches.

None Medium
Correcting photos that have faded with time or due to colorcast
Set Fading Correction to Low, Medium, or High according to the degree of fading or colorcast.

None Medium

Reducing graininess
Set Grain Correction to Low, Medium, or High according to the degree of graininess.

None Medium

Correcting shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets
Set Gutter Shadow Correction to Low, Medium, or High according to the degree of shadows.

None Medium
Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern
You can preview color changes and reproduce natural colors by using the color pattern function in
ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Basic Mode tab.

Color Adjustment
Correct 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.
Click an arrow in Color Adjustment to emphasize the corresponding color.
Cyan & red, magenta & green, and yellow & blue are complementary color pairs (each pair produces a
shade of gray when mixed). You can reproduce the natural colors of the scene by reducing the cast color
and increasing the complementary color.
It is recommended that you find a portion in the image where it should be white, and adjust the colors so
that the portion turns white.
Preview image appears in the center. Preview image colors change as you adjust them.
Below is an example of correcting a bluish image.
Since Blue and Green are too strong, click the Yellow and Magenta arrows to correct.

Before After

Note
Color adjustments are applied only to the cropping frames (scan areas) or the frame selected in
thumbnail view.
You can select multiple frames or cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the command key.
You can also select a color tone from the color pattern displayed on the left of the Color Pattern
screen.
You can also use this function to add a specific tint to an image. Increase the magenta to add a warm
tint, and increase the blue to add a cool tint.
Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance

In ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab, click (Saturation/Color Balance).

Note
Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window.

Saturation
Adjust the image's saturation (vividness). You can brighten colors that have faded with time, etc.
Move (Slider) under Saturation to the left to decrease the saturation (darken the image), and to the
right to increase the saturation (brighten the image). You can also enter a value (-127 to 127).

Saturation decreased Original image Saturation increased

Note
The natural color tone of the original image may be lost if you increase saturation too much.

Color Balance
Adjust images that have a colorcast. "Colorcast" is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire
picture due to the weather or ambient strong colors.
Move (Slider) under Color Balance to the left or right to emphasize the corresponding color.
Cyan & Red
Magenta & Green
Yellow & Blue
These are complementary color pairs (each pair produces a shade of gray when mixed). You can
reproduce the natural colors of the scene by reducing the cast color and increasing the complementary
color.
It is usually difficult to correct the image completely by adjusting only one color pair. It is recommended that
you find a portion in the image where it should be white, and adjust all three color pairs so that the portion
turns white.
You can also enter a value (-127 to 127).
Below is an example of an image in which the "Cyan & Red" pair has been adjusted.

Cyan is increased Red is increased

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

In ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab, click (Brightness/Contrast).

Note
Click (Down arrow) to switch to detailed view. Click (Up arrow) to return to the previous view.
Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window.

Channel
Each dot of an image is a mixture of Red, Green, and Blue in various proportions (gradation). These colors
can be adjusted individually as a "channel."

• Master
Adjust the Red, Green, and Blue combined.

• Red
Adjust the Red channel.

• Green
Adjust the Green channel.

• Blue
Adjust the Blue channel.

Note
Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale.
Brightness
Adjust the image brightness. Move (Slider) under Brightness to the left to darken and right to brighten
the image. You can also enter a value (-127 to 127).

Darkened Original image Brightened

Note
Highlights may be lost if you brighten the image too much, and shadows may be lost if you darken the
image too much.

Contrast
"Contrast" is the degree of difference between the brighter and darker parts of an image. Increasing
contrast will increase the difference, thus sharpening the image. Decreasing contrast will decrease the
difference, thus softening the image.
Move (Slider) under Contrast to the left to decrease and right to increase the contrast of the image.
You can also enter a value (-127 to 127).

Decreased contrast Original image Increased contrast

Note
Increasing the contrast is effective in adding a three-dimensional feel to soft images. However,
shadows and highlights may be lost if you increase the contrast too much.
Adjusting Histogram

In ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab, click (Histogram).

Note
Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window.

Channel
Each dot of an image is a mixture of Red, Green, and Blue in various proportions (gradation). These colors
can be adjusted individually as a "channel."

• Master
Adjust the Red, Green, and Blue combined.

• Red
Adjust the Red channel.

• Green
Adjust the Green channel.

• Blue
Adjust the Blue channel.

Note
Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale.

Reading Histograms
You can see the histogram of a specified area for each Channel. The higher the histogram peak, the more
data is distributed to that level.

(1) Bright area (2) Dark area (3) Whole image

 More data is distributed to the More data is distributed to the Data is widely distributed between
highlight side. shadow side. the highlight and shadow.

Adjusting Histograms (Using the Slider)

Select a Channel, then move (Black-point Slider) or (White-point Slider) to specify the level to be
set as the shadow or highlight.

- All parts to the left of (Black-point Slider) will be black (level 0).
- The parts at (Mid-point Slider) will turn to the color exactly between the black-point and white-point.
- All parts to the right of (White-point Slider) will turn white (level 255).
When Image Adjustment is set to anything but None, the adjustments shown below are performed
automatically.

Moving the Black-point and White-point Sliders

Move the Black-point Slider or White-point Slider to adjust brightness.

Images with more data distributed to the highlight side

Move the Black-point Slider toward the highlight side.

Images with more data distributed to the shadow side

Move the White-point Slider toward the shadow side.

Images with widely distributed data

Move the Black-point Slider toward the highlight side, and White-point Slider toward the shadow side.

Moving the Mid-point Slider

Move the Mid-point Slider to specify the level to be set as the middle of the tonal range.

Images with more data distributed to the highlight side

Move the Mid-point Slider toward the highlight side.

 Images with more data distributed to the shadow side

Move the Mid-point Slider toward the shadow side.

Adjusting Histograms (Using the Droppers)

When you select a Channel and click the Black-point, Mid-point, or White-point Dropper, the mouse pointer
on the preview image changes to a dropper. Click a Dropper displayed below the histogram to change the
setting.

- The point clicked with (Black-point Dropper) will be the darkest point. You can also enter a value (0 to
245).

- The point clicked with (Mid-point Dropper) will be the middle of the tonal range. You can also enter a
value (5 to 250).

- The point clicked with (White-point Dropper) will be the brightest point. You can also enter a value (10
to 255).

- Click (Dropper) for Gray Balance and click the area you want to adjust the color in the preview
image.
The clicked point will be set as the achromatic color reference, and the rest of the image is adjusted
accordingly. For instance, if snow in a photo appears bluish, click the bluish part to adjust the whole image
and reproduce natural colors.
Adjusting Tone Curve

In ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab, click (Tone Curve Settings).

Note
Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window.

Channel
Each dot of an image is a mixture of Red, Green, and Blue in various proportions (gradation). These colors
can be adjusted individually as a "channel."

• Master
Adjust the Red, Green, and Blue combined.

• Red
Adjust the Red channel.

• Green
Adjust the Green channel.

• Blue
Adjust the Blue channel.

Note
Only Grayscale will be displayed in Channel when Color Mode is Grayscale.

Reading Tone Curves

With ScanGear, scanning images via a scanner is the input, and displaying to a monitor is the output.
"Tone Curve" shows the balance of tone input and output for each Channel.
Adjusting Tone Curve
In Select Tone Curve, select a tone curve from No correction, Overexposure, Underexposure, High
contrast, Reverse the negative/positive image, and Edit custom curve.

No correction (No adjustment)

Overexposure (Convex curve)

The midtone data of the input side is stretched toward the highlight of the output side, resulting in a bright-
toned image when viewed on a monitor.

Underexposure (Concave curve)

The midtone data of the input side is stretched toward the shadow of the output side, resulting in a dark-
toned image when viewed on a monitor.

High contrast (S curve)

The highlight and shadow of the input side are enhanced, resulting in a high-contrast image.

Reverse the negative/positive image (Downward-sloping line)

The input and output sides are reversed, resulting in a negative-positive inverted image.
Edit custom curve
You can drag specific points on the Tone Curve to freely adjust the brightness of the corresponding areas.
Setting Threshold
The brightness of color and grayscale images is expressed in a value between 0 and 255. However, in
creating black and white images, all colors are mapped to either black (0) or white (255). "Threshold" is the
borderline value that determines a color as black or white. By adjusting the threshold level, you can
sharpen text in a document or reduce show-through in newspapers.
This function is available when Color Mode is Black and White.

In ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab, click (Threshold).

Note
Click Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window.

Adjusting Threshold
Move (Slider) to the right to increase the threshold value and thus increase the black areas. Move the
slider to the left to decrease the value and thus increase the white areas. You can also enter a value (0 to
255).
ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens
Basic Mode Tab
Advanced Mode Tab
Input Settings
Output Settings
Image Settings
Color Adjustment Buttons
Preferences Dialog
Scanner Tab
Preview Tab
Scan Tab
Color Settings Tab
Basic Mode Tab
This mode allows you to scan easily by following the on-screen steps.
This section describes the settings and functions available on the Basic Mode tab.
When scanning from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), documents are scanned without preview.

(1) Settings and Operation Buttons

(2) Toolbar
(3) Preview Area

Note
The displayed items vary by document type and view.

(1) Settings and Operation Buttons

• Select Source
• Photo (Color)
Scan color photos.
• Magazine (Color)
Scan color magazines.
• Document (Color)
Scan documents in color.
• Document (Grayscale)
Scan documents in black and white.
• Document (Color) ADF Simplex
Scan documents from the ADF in color.
• Document (Grayscale) ADF Simplex
Scan documents from the ADF in black and white.
• Document (Color) ADF Duplex (Auto Duplex ADF models only)
Scan both sides of documents from the ADF in color.
Documents are scanned in the long-edge binding format, with the end inserted to the ADF being
the upper end.
• Document (Grayscale) ADF Duplex (Auto Duplex ADF models only)
Scan both sides of documents from the ADF in black and white.
 Documents are scanned in the long-edge binding format, with the end inserted to the ADF being
the upper end.

Important
Some applications do not support continuous scanning from the ADF. For details, refer to the
application's manual.

Note
When you select a document type, the unsharp mask function will be active.
When you select an option other than the ADF types, the image adjustment function which
adjusts images based on the document type will also be active.
If you select Magazine (Color), the descreen function will be active.

• Display Preview Image

• Preview
Performs a trial scan.

Note
When using the machine for the first time, scanner calibration starts automatically. Wait a while
until the preview image appears.

• Destination
Select what you want to do with the scanned image.
• Print
Select this to print the scanned image on a printer.
• Image display
Select this to view the scanned image on a monitor.
• OCR
Select this to use the scanned image with OCR software.
"OCR software" is software that converts text scanned as an image into text data that can be
edited in word processors and other programs.

• Output Size
Select an output size.
Output size options vary by the item selected in Destination.
• Flexible
Allows you to freely adjust the cropping frames (scan areas).
 In thumbnail view
Drag the mouse over a thumbnail to display a cropping frame. When a cropping frame is
displayed, the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned. When no cropping frame is
displayed, each frame is scanned individually.

In whole image view

When no cropping frame is displayed, the entire Preview area will be scanned. When a cropping
frame is displayed, the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned.
• Paper Size (L, A4, etc.)
Select an output paper size. The portion within the cropping frame will be scanned at the size of
the selected paper size. You can drag the cropping frame to enlarge/reduce it while maintaining
the aspect ratio.
• Monitor Size (1024 x 768 pixels, etc.)
Select an output size in pixels. A cropping frame of the selected monitor size will be displayed and
the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned. You can drag the cropping frame to enlarge/
reduce it while maintaining the aspect ratio.
• Add/Delete...
Opens the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog, in which you can specify custom output sizes. You
can select this option when Destination is Print or Image display.

In the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog, you can specify multiple output sizes and save them at
one time. Saved items will be registered to the Output Size list and can be selected, along with
the predefined items.
Add
To add a size, enter Output Size Name, Width, and Height, then click Add. For Unit, you can
select inches or mm when Destination is Print but you can only select pixels when Destination
is Image display. The name of the added size appears in Output Size List. Click Save to save
the items listed in Output Size List.
Delete
To delete an item, select it in Output Size List and click Delete. Click Save to save the items
listed in Output Size List.

Important
You cannot delete predefined output sizes such as A4 and 1024 x 768 pixels.

Note
Save up to 10 items.
An error message appears when you enter a value outside the setting range. Enter a value
within the setting range.

Note
For details on whether or how the cropping frame is initially displayed on a preview image, see
Cropping Frame on Previewed Images in "Preview Tab" (Preferences dialog).

• Invert aspect ratio

Available when Output Size is set to anything but Flexible.
Click this button to rotate the cropping frame. Click again to return it to the original orientation.

• Adjust cropping frames

 You can adjust the scan area within the Preview area.
If an area is not specified, the document will be scanned at the document size (Auto Crop). If an area
is specified, only the portion in the cropping frame will be scanned.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)

• Image corrections
Allows you to apply corrections to images.

Important
Apply Auto Document Fix and Correct fading are available when Recommended is selected
on the Color Settings tab of the Preferences dialog.

Note
Available functions vary by the document type selected in Select Source.

• Apply Auto Document Fix

Sharpens text in a document or magazine for better readability.

Important
Scanning may take longer than usual when this checkbox is selected.
The color tone may change from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.
Correction may not be applied properly if the scan area is too small.

• Correct fading
Corrects and scans photos that have faded with time or have a colorcast.
• Reduce gutter shadow
Corrects shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets.

Important
For precautions on using this function, see "Gutter Shadow Correction."

• Color Pattern...
Allows you to adjust the image's overall color. You can correct colors that have faded due to
colorcast, etc. and reproduce natural colors while previewing color changes.
Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern

Important
This setting is not available when you select Color Matching on the Color Settings tab of
the Preferences dialog.

• Perform Scan
• Scan
Starts scanning.

Note
When scanning starts, the progress will be displayed. Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

• Preferences...
Opens the Preferences dialog in which you can make scan/preview settings.
Preferences Dialog

• Close
Closes ScanGear (scanner driver).

(2) Toolbar
• Toolbar
You can adjust or rotate preview images. The buttons displayed on the Toolbar vary by view.
In thumbnail view

In whole image view

• (Thumbnail) / (Whole Image)

Switches the view in the Preview area.
Preview Area

• (Rotate Left)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
- The result will be reflected in the scanned image.
- The image returns to its original state when you preview again.

• (Rotate Right)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees clockwise.
- The result will be reflected in the scanned image.
- The image returns to its original state when you preview again.

• (Auto Crop)
Displays and adjusts the cropping frame automatically to the size of the document displayed in the
Preview area. The scan area is reduced every time you click this button if there are croppable
areas within the cropping frame.

• (Check All Frames)

Available when two or more frames are displayed.
Selects the checkboxes of the image in thumbnail view.

• (Uncheck All Frames)

Available when two or more frames are displayed.
Deselects the checkboxes of the image in thumbnail view.

• (Select All Frames)

Available when two or more frames are displayed.
Selects the images in thumbnail view and outlines them in blue.

• (Select All Cropping Frames)

Available when two or more cropping frames are specified.
Turns the cropping frames into thick broken lines and applies the settings to all of them.

• (Remove Cropping Frame)

Removes the selected cropping frame.

• (Information)
Displays the version of ScanGear and the current scan settings (document type, etc.).

• (Open Guide)
Opens this page.
(3) Preview Area
• Preview Area
This is where a trial image appears after you click Preview. You can also check the results of the
settings (image corrections, color adjustments, etc.) made in "Settings and Operation Buttons."

When (Thumbnail) is displayed on the Toolbar

Cropping frames are specified according to the document size, and thumbnails of scanned images are
displayed. Only the images with the checkbox selected will be scanned.

Note
When multiple images are previewed, different outlines indicate different selection status.
Focus Frame (thick blue outline): The displayed settings will be applied.
Selected Frame (thin blue outline): The settings will be applied to the Focus Frame and
Selected Frames simultaneously. You can select multiple images by clicking them while
pressing the command key.
Unselected (no outline): The settings will not be applied.

Double-click a frame to zoom in on the image. Click (Frame Advance) at the bottom of
the screen to display the previous or next frame. Double-click the frame again to return the display
to its non-magnified state.

When (Whole Image) is displayed on the Toolbar

Items on the Platen are scanned and displayed as a single image. All portions in the cropping frames
will be scanned.
 Note
You can specify the cropping frame on the displayed image. In thumbnail view, you can only create
one cropping frame per image. In whole image view, you can create multiple cropping frames.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)

Related Topic
Scanning in Basic Mode
Advanced Mode Tab
This mode allows you to make advanced scan settings such as the color mode, output resolution, image
brightness, and color tone.
This section describes the settings and functions available on the Advanced Mode tab.
When scanning from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), documents are scanned without preview.

(1) Settings and Operation Buttons

(2) Toolbar
(3) Preview Area

Note
The displayed items vary by document type and view.

(1) Settings and Operation Buttons

• Favorite Settings
You can name and save a group of settings (Input Settings, Output Settings, Image Settings, and
Color Adjustment Buttons) on the Advanced Mode tab, and load it as required. It is convenient to
save a group of settings if you will be using it repeatedly. You can also use this to reload the default
settings.
Select Add/Delete... from the pop-up menu to open the Add/Delete Favorite Settings dialog.
 Enter Setting Name and click Add; the name appears in Favorite Settings List.
When you click Save, the item appears in the Favorite Settings list and can be selected, along with
the predefined items.
To delete an item, select it in Favorite Settings List and click Delete. Click Save to save the settings
displayed in Favorite Settings List.

Note
You can set Add/Delete... in Favorite Settings after preview.
Save up to 10 items.

• Input Settings
Specify the input settings such as the document type and size.
Input Settings

• Output Settings
Specify the output settings such as the output resolution and size.
Output Settings

• Image Settings
Enable/disable various image correction functions.
Image Settings

• Color Adjustment Buttons

Fine corrections to the image brightness and color tones can be made including adjustments to the
image's overall brightness or contrast and adjustments to its highlight and shadow values (histogram)
or balance (tone curve).
Color Adjustment Buttons

• Zoom
Zooms in on a frame, or zooms in on the image in the area specified with a cropping frame (scan
area). When zoomed in, Zoom changes to Undo. Click Undo to return the display to its non-magnified
state.

In thumbnail view
When multiple images are displayed in thumbnail view, clicking this button zooms in on the selected

frame. Click (Frame Advance) at the bottom of the screen to display the previous or next
frame.

Note
You can also zoom in on an image by double-clicking the frame. Double-click the frame again to
return the display to its non-magnified state.

In whole image view

Rescans the image in the area specified with a cropping frame at higher magnification.

Note
Zoom rescans the document and displays high-resolution image in Preview.

(Enlarge/Reduce) on the Toolbar zooms in on the preview image quickly. However, the
resolution of the displayed image will be low.

• Preview
Performs a trial scan.
 • Scan
Starts scanning.

Note
When scanning starts, the progress will be displayed. Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
When scanning is completed, a dialog prompting you to select the next action may appear.
Follow the prompt to complete. For details, see Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning in
"Scan Tab" (Preferences dialog).
It will take time to process the images if the total size of the scanned images exceeds a certain
size. In that case, a warning message appears; it is recommended that you reduce the total size.
To continue, scan in whole image view.

• Preferences...
Opens the Preferences dialog in which you can make scan/preview settings.
Preferences Dialog

• Close
Closes ScanGear (scanner driver).

(2) Toolbar
• Toolbar
You can adjust or rotate preview images. The buttons displayed on the Toolbar vary by view.

In thumbnail view

In whole image view

• (Thumbnail) / (Whole Image)

Switches the view in the Preview area.
Preview Area
• (Clear)
Deletes the preview image from the Preview area.
It also resets the Toolbar and color adjustment settings.

• (Crop)
Allows you to specify the scan area by dragging the mouse.

• (Move Image)
Allows you to drag the image until the part you want to see is displayed when an image enlarged
in the Preview area does not fit in the screen. You can also move the image using the scroll bars.

• (Enlarge/Reduce)
Allows you to zoom in on the Preview area by clicking the image. Option-click the image to zoom
out.

• (Rotate Left)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
- The result will be reflected in the scanned image.
- The image returns to its original state when you preview again.

• (Rotate Right)
Rotates the preview image 90 degrees clockwise.
- The result will be reflected in the scanned image.
- The image returns to its original state when you preview again.

• (Auto Crop)
Displays and adjusts the cropping frame automatically to the size of the document displayed in the
Preview area. The scan area is reduced every time you click this button if there are croppable
areas within the cropping frame.

• (Check All Frames)

Available when two or more frames are displayed.
Selects the checkboxes of the image in thumbnail view.

• (Uncheck All Frames)

Available when two or more frames are displayed.
Deselects the checkboxes of the image in thumbnail view.

• (Select All Frames)

Available when two or more frames are displayed.
Selects the images in thumbnail view and outlines them in blue.

• (Select All Cropping Frames)

Available when two or more cropping frames are specified.
Turns the cropping frames into thick broken lines and applies the settings to all of them.

• (Remove Cropping Frame)

Removes the selected cropping frame.

• (Information)
Displays the version of ScanGear and the current scan settings (document type, etc.).

• (Open Guide)
Opens this page.
(3) Preview Area
• Preview Area
This is where a trial image appears after you click Preview. You can also check the results of the
settings (image corrections, color adjustments, etc.) made in "Settings and Operation Buttons."

When (Thumbnail) is displayed on the Toolbar

Cropping frames are specified according to the document size, and thumbnails of scanned images are
displayed. Only the images with the checkbox selected will be scanned.

Note
When multiple images are previewed, different outlines indicate different selection status.
Focus Frame (thick blue outline): The displayed settings will be applied.
Selected Frame (thin blue outline): The settings will be applied to the Focus Frame and
Selected Frames simultaneously. You can select multiple images by clicking them while
pressing the command key.
Unselected (no outline): The settings will not be applied.

When (Whole Image) is displayed on the Toolbar

Items on the Platen are scanned and displayed as a single image. All portions in the cropping frames
will be scanned.

Note
You can specify the cropping frame on the displayed image. In thumbnail view, you can only create
one cropping frame per image. In whole image view, you can create multiple cropping frames.
 Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)

Related Topic
Scanning in Advanced Mode
Scanning Multiple Documents from the ADF (Auto Document Feeder) in Advanced Mode
Input Settings

Input Settings allows you to set the following items:

• Select Source
The type of document to be scanned is displayed. To scan from the Platen, select Platen; to scan from
the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), select Document (ADF Simplex) or Document (ADF Duplex).

Important
Some applications do not support continuous scanning from the ADF. For details, refer to the
application's manual.

Note
You can select Document (ADF Duplex) when using a model equipped with Auto Duplex ADF.

• Paper Size
Select the size of the document to be scanned. This setting is available in whole image view only.
When scanning both sides of the documents automatically from the ADF, select A4 or US Letter.
When you select a size, the Preview area size changes accordingly.

Important
Some applications have a limit to the amount of scan data they can receive. Available scan range
is as follows.
- 21000 pixels x 30000 pixels or less
If you change Paper Size after previewing, the preview image will be deleted.

Note
If you are not sure which size you should select for Paper Size, set Paper Size to Full Platen, then
measure the size of the document and enter the values into (Width) and (Height).

• Original Orientation
Set the orientation and stapling side of the documents to scan from the ADF.
Click Settings... to open the Orientation dialog.
 Important
The Orientation dialog can only be opened when Select Source is Document (ADF Simplex) or
Document (ADF Duplex).
Binding Location cannot be specified when Select Source is Document (ADF Simplex).

• Color Mode
Select how to scan the document.

• Color
Select this mode to scan color documents or to create color images. This mode renders the image in
256 levels (8 bit) of R(ed), G(reen), and B(lue).

• Grayscale
Select this mode to scan black and white photos or to create black and white images. This mode
renders the image in 256 levels (8 bit) of black and white.

• Black and White

Select this mode to scan photos and documents in black and white. This mode renders the image in
black and white. The contrast in the image is divided at certain levels (threshold level) into black and

white and is rendered in two colors. The threshold level can be set with (Threshold).
• Input Size
In thumbnail view, the cropped document size is displayed after preview.
In whole image view, the Paper Size is displayed before preview, and the cropping frame (scan area)
size is displayed after preview.
You can adjust the cropping frame size by entering the values into (Width) and (Height).

Click (Change Aspect Ratio) and change it to (Keep Aspect Ratio) to maintain the aspect ratio
when you specify the cropping frame size.

Important
Input size settings are available only when Output Size in Output Settings is Flexible. If you
select a size other than Flexible, a cropping frame calculated from Output Size and Output
Resolution is displayed, and its aspect ratio is fixed.

Note
The values you can enter will be within the range of the selected document size. The minimum size
is 96 pixels x 96 pixels when Output Resolution is 600 dpi, scaled at 100 %.
When Auto Crop is performed in whole image view, the aspect ratio will not be maintained since
the size will be prioritized.
See "Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)" for details on cropping frames.
Output Settings

Output Settings allows you to set the following items:

• Output Resolution
Select the resolution to scan at.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Select a resolution from the options displayed by clicking the button, or enter a value in 1 dpi increments.
Refer to "Resolution" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details.

• When Select Source is Platen

You can enter a value within the range of 25 dpi to 19200 dpi.

• When Select Source is Document (ADF Simplex) or Document (ADF Duplex)

You can enter a value within the range of 25 dpi to 600 dpi.

Note
You can select Document (ADF Duplex) when using a model equipped with Auto Duplex ADF.

• Output Size
Select an output size.
Select Flexible to set custom sizes or select a size for printing or displaying. Select Add/Delete... to set
custom size and save it as a new output size option.

• Flexible
You can specify the output resolution and scale, and adjust the cropping frames (scan areas).

In thumbnail view
Drag the mouse over a thumbnail to display a cropping frame. When a cropping frame is displayed,
the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned. When no cropping frame is displayed, each
frame is scanned individually.

In whole image view

When no cropping frame is displayed, the entire Preview area will be scanned. When a cropping
frame is displayed, the portion within the cropping frame will be scanned.
 Note
To enlarge/reduce the scanned image, enter values into (Width) and (Height) in
Output Settings or specify a value (by 1 %) for %. Although the maximum value available for %
depends on the Output Resolution, it can be specified for up to 19200 dpi (the maximum
available output resolution).

• Paper Size (L, A4, etc.) & Monitor Size (1024 x 768 pixels, etc.)

(Width), (Height), and scale cannot be specified. The preview image will be cropped
according to the selected output size and resolution. The portion within the cropping frame will be
scanned at the size of the selected paper/monitor size. You can drag the cropping frame to enlarge,
reduce, or move it while maintaining the aspect ratio.

• Add/Delete...
Opens the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog, in which you can specify custom output sizes.

In the Add/Delete the Output Size dialog, you can specify multiple output sizes and save them at
one time. Saved items will be registered to the Output Size list and can be selected, along with the
predefined items.
Add
To add a size, select Print or Image display for Destination, then enter Output Size Name, Width,
and Height then click Add. For Unit, you can select inches or mm when Destination is Print but
you can only select pixels when Destination is Image display. The name of the added size
appears in Output Size List. Click Save to save the items listed in Output Size List.
Delete
To delete an item, select it in Output Size List and click Delete. Click Save to save the items listed
in Output Size List.

Important
You cannot delete predefined output sizes such as A4 and 1024 x 768 pixels.

Note
Save up to 10 items for each destination.
An error message appears when you enter a value outside the setting range. Enter a value
within the range displayed in the message.

Note
See "Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)" for details on cropping frames.
For details on whether or how the cropping frame is initially displayed on a preview image, see
Cropping Frame on Previewed Images in "Preview Tab" (Preferences dialog).

• (Switch Aspect Ratio)

Available when Output Size is set to anything but Flexible.
Click this button to rotate the cropping frame. Click again to return it to the original orientation.
• Data Size
The file size of the preview image when saved in uncompressed TIFF format is displayed.

Note
 When the file size exceeds a certain size, the value appears in red. In that case, a warning
message appears when you click Scan. It is recommended that you adjust the settings to reduce
Data Size. To continue, scan in whole image view.
Image Settings

Important
Do not apply these functions to images without moire, dust/scratches, or faded colors. The color tone
may be adversely affected.
Image correction results may not be reflected in the preview image.

Note
Selectable settings depend on Color Mode settings.
Scanning may take longer than usual when you use Image Settings.

Image Settings allows you to set the following items:

• Image Adjustment
When Image Adjustment is set, the brightness of the specified portion of the image is optimized. Images
can be adjusted according to the automatically detected document type or the specified document type.
The result of the adjustment will be reflected in the entire image.

• None
Image Adjustment will not be applied.

• Auto
Applies Image Adjustment by automatically detecting the document type. It is recommended that
you normally select this setting.

• Photo
Applies Image Adjustment suitable for photos.

• Magazine
Applies Image Adjustment suitable for magazines.

• Document
Applies Image Adjustment suitable for text documents.

Important
You can set Image Adjustment after preview.
 You can set this setting when Recommended is selected on the Color Settings tab of the
Preferences dialog.

Note
If the image is not adjusted properly with Auto, specify the document type.
The color tone may change from the source image due to the Image Adjustment. In that case, set
Image Adjustment to None.

• Reduce Show-through
Use this function to reduce show-through in duplex documents or lighten the base color in recycled paper
and other colored paper when scanning documents.

• OFF
Show-through will not be reduced.

• ON
Select this to reduce show-through in duplex documents or lighten the base color. It is
recommended that you normally select this setting.

Important
Reduce Show-through can be set when Recommended is selected on the Color Settings tab of
the Preferences dialog and Document or Magazine is selected for Image Adjustment.

• Unsharp Mask
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image when scanning photos.

• OFF
Unsharp Mask will not be applied.

• ON
Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image. It is recommended that you normally
select this setting.
• Descreen
Printed photos and pictures are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where
uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots are
scanned. Descreen is the function for reducing this moire effect.

• OFF
Moire will not be reduced.

• ON
Reduces moire. It is recommended that you normally select this setting.

Note
Even if Descreen is set to ON, some moire effects may remain if Unsharp Mask is set to ON. In
that case, set Unsharp Mask to OFF.

• Reduce Dust and Scratches

Scanned photos may contain white dots caused by dust or scratches. Use this function to reduce such
noise.

• None
Dust and scratches will not be reduced.

• Low
Select this to reduce small dust particles and scratches. Large ones may remain.

• Medium
It is recommended that you normally select this setting.

• High
Select this to reduce large dust particles and scratches; however, evidence of the reduction process
may remain or delicate parts of the image may be removed.

Important
This function may not be effective for some types of photos.
 Note
It is recommended that you select None when scanning printed materials.

• Fading Correction
Use this function to correct photos that have faded with time or have a colorcast. "Colorcast" is a
phenomenon where a specific color affects the entire picture due to the weather or ambient strong
colors.

• None
Fading Correction will not be applied.

• Low
Select this to correct a small amount of fading and colorcast.

• Medium
It is recommended that you normally select this setting.

• High
Select this to correct a large amount of fading and colorcast. This can affect the tone of the image.

Important
You can set Fading Correction after preview.
You can set this setting when Recommended is selected on the Color Settings tab of the
Preferences dialog.
Correction may not be applied properly if the scan area is too small.

• Grain Correction
Use this function to reduce graininess (roughness) in photos taken with high-speed or sensitized film.

• None
Graininess will not be reduced.

• Low
Select this when the photo is slightly grainy.

• Medium
It is recommended that you normally select this setting.

• High
Select this when the photo is very grainy. This can affect the gradation and sharpness of the image.

Important
Correction may not be applied properly if the scan area is too small.

• Gutter Shadow Correction

Use this function to correct shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets.
When you set the Gutter Shadow Correction setting in the preview image, the result will be reflected.
Preview the effects before scanning, as results vary depending on the type of document and how it is
pressed.
Unclear or blurred text/lines caused by curved pages are not corrected.

• None
Gutter shadow will not be corrected.

• Low
Select this when the effect level is too strong with the medium setting.

• Medium
It is recommended that you normally select this setting.

• High
Select this when the effect level is too weak with the medium setting.

Important
Do not place items that weigh 4.4 lbs (2.0 kg) or more on the Platen. Also, do not press on the
document with a force exceeding 4.4 lbs (2.0 kg). If you press heavily, the scanner may not work
correctly or you might break the glass.
 Align the document with the edge of the Platen. If not, the shadow will not be corrected properly.

Shadows may not be corrected properly depending on the document. If the page background is not
white, shadows may not be detected correctly or may not be detected at all.
While scanning, press down on the spine with the same amount of pressure you used to preview
the scan. If the binding part is not even, the shadow will not be corrected properly.

How to place the document depends on your model and the document to be scanned.

Note
Cover the document with black cloth if white spots, streaks, or colored patterns appear in scan
results due to ambient light entering between the document and the Platen.
If the shadow is not corrected properly, adjust the cropping frame (scan area) on the preview
image.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)
Color Adjustment Buttons
The 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.

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

• (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 pop-up menu; when Color Mode is set to anything but Black and White,
the Add/Delete Tone Curve Settings dialog opens; when Color Mode is Black and White, the Add/
Delete Threshold Settings dialog opens.

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 pop-up menu.

Note
Save up to 20 items.
• Defaults
Reset all adjustments (saturation/color balance, brightness/contrast, histogram, and tone curve).
Preferences Dialog
Click Preferences... in the ScanGear (scanner driver) screen to open the Preferences dialog.
In the Preferences dialog, you can make advanced settings to ScanGear functions via the Scanner,
Preview, Scan, and Color Settings tabs.

Scanner Tab
Allows you to set the quiet mode, folder in which to save images temporarily, and music file to play at the
end of a scan.
Scanner Tab
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.
Preview Tab
Scan Tab
Allows you to select what to do with ScanGear after scanning image.
Scan Tab
Color Settings Tab
Allows you to select how to adjust color, and specify the monitor gamma value.
Color Settings Tab
Scanner Tab
On the Scanner tab, you can specify the following settings.

• Quiet Settings
The silent function allows you to reduce the operating noise of this machine. Use this when you wish to
reduce the operating noise such as when scanning or printing at nights.
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.

• 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 at the end of a scan.
Select the Play Sound When Scanning is Completed checkbox, then click Browse... and specify a
sound file.
You can specify the following files.
- MIDI file (*.mid, *.midi)
- Audio file (*.wav, *.aif, *.aiff)
- MP3 file (*.mp3)
• Calibration Settings
When 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.
Preview Tab
On 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 after
previewing.

• 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.

• Larger
 Displays 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.
Scan Tab
On the Scan tab, you can specify the following settings.

• Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning

Select what to do with ScanGear (scanner driver) after scanning images.

• Close ScanGear automatically

Select this to return to the original application when scanning is completed.

• Do not close ScanGear automatically

Select this to return to the ScanGear screen for another scan when scanning is completed.

• Display the dialog to select next action

Select this to open a screen and select what to do when scanning is completed.

Note
Even if Do not close ScanGear automatically or Display the dialog to select next action is set,
some applications may not support it.

• ADF Duplex Paper Output Settings (Auto Duplex ADF models only)
Specify how to output the paper when scanning both sides of multiple documents at one time from the
ADF (Auto Document Feeder).
Output by back/front(Fast) is set when scanning into applications such as OCR software that do not
open the ScanGear screen.

• Output by back/front(Fast)
This is preferred when speed is required, as the scanned documents are output fast. However, the
documents are not output in the correct page order.
• Output by page
Outputs the scanned documents in the correct page order.
Color Settings Tab
On the Color Settings tab, you can specify the following settings.

• Color Adjustment
Select one of the following.
You can select one when Color Mode is Color or Grayscale.

• Recommended
Select this to vividly reproduce the tone of a document on the screen. It is recommended that you
normally select this setting.

• Color Matching
Select this to automatically match the scanner, monitor, and color printer colors, thus reducing time
and trouble to manually match the monitor and printer colors.
Color Adjustment Buttons will be disabled.
This function is available when Color Mode is Color.
- Source(Scanner): Select scanner profile.
- Target: Select target profile.
- Monitor: Select this checkbox to display preview image with optimum correction for monitor.
- Defaults: Returns to the default Color Matching settings.

• None
Select this to disable color correction provided by ScanGear (scanner driver).

Note
Color Matching is available when ScanGear, monitor, color management-compliant application
(such as Adobe Photoshop), and printer are set up correctly.
Refer to the corresponding manual for the monitor, printer, and application settings.

• Monitor Gamma
By setting the gamma value of a monitor, you can adjust the input data to the brightness characteristics
of the monitor. Adjust the value if your monitor's gamma value does not match the default value set in
ScanGear, and the colors of the original image are not accurately reflected in the monitor.
Click Defaults to return to the default Monitor Gamma value (1.80).

Note
Refer to the manual of your monitor to check its gamma value. If it is not written in the manual,
contact the manufacturer.
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
Learn how to place items on the platen or ADF (Auto Document Feeder) of your scanner or printer. Place
items correctly according to the type of item to be scanned. Otherwise, items may not be scanned correctly.

Important
Do not place objects on the document cover. When you open the document cover, the objects may
fall into your scanner or printer, resulting in malfunction.
Close the document cover when scanning.
Do not touch the operation panel buttons or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) when opening/closing the
document cover. May result in unintended operation.

Placing Items (Platen)

Placing Documents (ADF (Auto Document Feeder))

Placing Items (Platen)

Place items as described below to scan by detecting the item type or size automatically.

Important
When scanning by specifying the paper size in IJ Scan Utility or ScanGear (scanner driver), align an
upper corner of the item with the corner at the arrow (alignment mark) of the platen.
Photos that have been cut to various shapes and items smaller than 1.2 inches (3 cm) square cannot
be cropped accurately when scanning.
Reflective disc labels may not be scanned as expected.

For Photos, Postcards, Business Cards, or For Magazines, Newspapers, or Documents

BD/DVD/CD

Placing a Single Item Place the item face-down on the platen and align
an upper corner of the item with the corner at the
Place the item face-down on the platen, with 0.4 arrow (alignment mark) of the platen. Portions
inch (1 cm) or more space between the edges placed on the diagonally striped area cannot be
(diagonally striped area) of the platen and the item. scanned.
Portions placed on the diagonally striped area
cannot be scanned.

Important
Important Refer to "Loading Originals" for your model
from Home of the Online Manual for details on
Large items (such as A4 size photos) that the portions in which documents cannot be
cannot be placed away from the edges/arrow scanned.
(alignment mark) of the platen may be saved
as PDF files. To save in a format other than
PDF, scan by specifying the data format.
Placing Multiple Items
Allow 0.4 inch (1 cm) or more space between the
edges (diagonally striped area) of the platen and
items, and between items. Portions placed on the
diagonally striped area cannot be scanned.

more than 0.4 inch (1 cm)

Note
You can place up to 12 items.
You can place up to four items when the
Compress scanned images upon transfer
checkbox is selected in the Settings dialog of
IJ Scan Utility.
Positions of slanted items (10 degrees or
less) are corrected automatically.

Placing Documents (ADF (Auto Document Feeder))

Important
Do not leave thick items on the platen when scanning from the ADF.
May result in paper jam.
Place and align documents of the same size when scanning two or more documents.
Refer to "Originals You Can Load" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details on
supported document sizes when scanning from the ADF.

1. Open the document tray

2. Place the documents on the ADF, then adjust the document guides to the width of
the documents.
Insert the documents face-up until a beep sounds.
Place the documents face-up to scan both sides of the documents.
Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)
"Cropping" is the act of selecting the area you want to keep in an image and discarding the rest when
scanning it.

On the Basic Mode tab and Advanced Mode tab, you can specify cropping frames (scan areas) on the
image(s) displayed in the Preview area of the screen.
When you perform a scan, each area specified with a cropping frame will be scanned as a separate image.

Note
In whole image view, you can specify multiple cropping frames on the preview image.
See "Adjusting Cropping Frames (IJ Scan Utility)" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for
how to adjust cropping frames with IJ Scan Utility.

Initial Cropping Frame

In thumbnail view
No cropping frame is specified. You can drag the mouse over a thumbnail to specify a cropping frame.
In whole image view
An active cropping frame is automatically specified around the preview image. You can drag the
cropping frame in the Preview area to specify the area.

Note
You can change the auto crop setting in the Preferences dialog. See Cropping Frame on
Previewed Images in "Preview Tab" for details.

Cropping Frame Types

(1) Thick cropping frame (rotating or stationary)

Represents a selected cropping frame. Appears only in whole image view. You can select multiple
cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the command key. Output size, image corrections,
and other settings on the Basic Mode tab or Advanced Mode tab will be applied to all the selected
cropping frames.
(2) Thin cropping frame
In thumbnail view
Output size, image corrections, and other settings on the Basic Mode tab or Advanced Mode tab will
be applied.
In whole image view
Represents an unselected cropping frame. The settings on the Basic Mode tab or Advanced Mode
tab will not be applied.

Adjusting a Cropping Frame

The cursor will change into (Arrow) when it is positioned over a cropping frame. If you click and
drag the mouse in the direction of the arrow, the cropping frame will expand or contract accordingly.
The cursor will change into (Crosshair Arrow) when it is positioned within a cropping frame. Click and
drag the mouse to move the entire cropping frame.

Note
On the Advanced Mode tab, you can specify the cropping frame size by entering the values into
(Width) and (Height) in Input Settings.
Input Settings
You can rotate a cropping frame 90 degrees by clicking (Switch Aspect Ratio). However,
(Switch Aspect Ratio) is not available when Output Size is Flexible.

Creating Multiple Cropping Frames

In thumbnail view
You can only create one cropping frame per image.

In whole image view

Click and drag the mouse in a space outside the existing cropping frame to create a new cropping
frame in the Preview area. The new cropping frame will be the active cropping frame, and the old
cropping frame will be the unselected cropping frame.
 You can create multiple cropping frames and apply different scan settings to each cropping frame.
You can also select multiple cropping frames by clicking them while pressing the command key.
If you select multiple cropping frames and change the settings on a tab at the right of ScanGear, the
settings will be applied to all the selected cropping frames.
When you create a new cropping frame, it retains the settings of the latest cropping frame.

Note
Create up to 12 cropping frames.
Scanning takes longer than usual when multiple cropping frames are selected.

Deleting Cropping Frames

In thumbnail view
To delete a cropping frame, click an area outside the cropping frame on an image.
In whole image view

To delete a cropping frame, select it and click (Remove Cropping Frame) on the Toolbar.
Alternatively, press the delete key.
When there are multiple cropping frames, all the selected cropping frames (active cropping frame and
selected cropping frames) are deleted simultaneously.
General Notes (Scanner Driver)
ScanGear (scanner driver) is subject to the following restrictions. Keep these points in mind when using it.

Scanner Driver Restrictions

• If the computer is shared among multiple users or when you have logged out and back on, a message
indicating that ScanGear is in use may appear. In that case, disconnect the USB cable from the
computer, then reconnect it.

• Scanning may fail if the computer has resumed from sleep state with ScanGear active. In that case,
follow these steps and scan again.
1. Turn off the machine.
2. Exit ScanGear, then disconnect the USB cable from the computer and reconnect it.
3. Turn on the machine.

• Do not connect two or more scanner or multifunction printers with scanner function to the same
computer simultaneously. If multiple scanning devices are connected, you cannot scan from the
operation panel of the machine and also may experience errors while accessing the devices.

• When using a network compatible model by connecting to a network, scanning may fail if software of
an older machine is installed. In that case, follow the on-screen instructions to change the settings.

• When using a network compatible model by connecting to a network, the machine cannot be accessed
from multiple computers at the same time.

• When using a network compatible model by connecting to a network, scanning takes longer than
usual.

• Make sure that you have adequate disk space available when scanning large images at high
resolutions. For example, at least 300 MB of free space is required to scan an A4 document at 600 dpi
in full-color.

• Do not enter the computer into sleep or hibernate state during scanning.
Updating the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Obtaining the Latest ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Deleting the Unnecessary ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Before Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Obtaining the Latest ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Upgrading your current ScanGear (scanner driver) to the latest ScanGear may solve some problems you
have experienced.

Checking the Version of ScanGear

Start ScanGear and click (Information) to display the version of ScanGear.

Obtaining ScanGear
To obtain ScanGear, access our website and download the ScanGear for your model.

Important
ScanGear can be downloaded for free; however, Internet connection fees apply.
Install the latest ScanGear after deleting the old one. See "Deleting the Unnecessary ScanGear
(Scanner Driver)" for how to delete ScanGear.

Related Topic
Before Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Deleting the Unnecessary ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
You can delete the ScanGear (scanner driver) you no longer use.
When deleting ScanGear, close all running applications and remove the USB cable connecting the
machine and computer.

1. Delete ScanGear.
From the Go menu of Finder, select Computer.
On the hard disk on which the ScanGear is installed, browse to the Library folder, Image Capture
folder, TWAIN Data Sources folder, then drag and drop the following files into the trash can.
- "Canon XXX series.ds" (where "XXX" is the model name)
- "Canon XXX series Network.ds" (where "XXX" is the model name)

2. Restart the computer.

Empty the trash can and restart the computer.

Important
ScanGear cannot be deleted if you are not logged in as a user with administrator privileges.
For more about administrator privileges, refer to the Mac OS User's Guide.
Before Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Check the following points before installing ScanGear (scanner driver). Check these also when you cannot
install ScanGear.

Machine Status
• If the machine and computer are connected with a USB cable, disconnect the USB cable from the
computer.

• Turn off the machine.

Computer Settings
• Close all running applications.

• Log in as the administrator of the computer. You will be required to enter the name and password of
the user with administrator privileges. If you have multiple user accounts on Mac OS X, log in with the
first administrator account created.

Important
If you install an older version of ScanGear after installing a newer one, ScanGear may not operate
properly. In that case, reinstall the newer ScanGear.

Note
When installing multiple versions of ScanGear, install older ScanGear first.

Related Topic
Obtaining the Latest ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Access our website via the Internet to download the latest ScanGear (scanner driver).
Follow these steps to install the downloaded ScanGear.

1. Mount the disk.

Double-click the downloaded disk image file.
The file is decompressed and the disk is mounted.

2. Start the installer.

Double-click the ".pkg" file in the decompressed disk.
Installation starts.

3. Install the driver.

Follow the prompts to install.
When the license agreement screen appears, read the terms and click Continue. If you do not accept
the license agreement, you cannot install this software.
If an authentication screen appears, enter the administrator's name and password, then click Install
Software (OK when using Mac OS X v10.6).

4. Complete the installation.

The ScanGear is installed.
Set up the network environment if you have more than one scanner or have a network compatible
model and changed the connection from USB connection to network connection.
Refer to "Network Scan Settings" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details.

Important
Installation may fail if you click Go Back during the process. In that case, select Quit Installer from
the Installer menu to exit the installer, then start over the installation.
ScanGear can be downloaded for free; however, Internet connection fees apply.

Related Topic
Obtaining the Latest ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Deleting the Unnecessary ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Before Installing the ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Useful Information on Scanning
Adjusting Cropping Frames (IJ Scan Utility)
Resolution
Data Formats
Color Matching
Adjusting Cropping Frames (IJ Scan Utility)
"Cropping" is the act of selecting the area you want to keep in an image and discarding the rest when
scanning it.
In the Image Stitch window, you can specify a cropping frame on the image displayed in the Preview area.

Note
See "Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear)" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for
how to adjust cropping frames with ScanGear (scanner driver).

Initial Cropping Frame

No cropping frame is specified. When you select the Adjust cropping frames checkbox, an active
cropping frame is automatically specified around the image in the Preview area. You can drag the cropping
frame to specify the area.
When you perform a scan, the image in the area specified with the cropping frame will be scanned.

Adjusting a Cropping Frame

The cursor will change into (Arrow) when it is positioned over a cropping frame. Click and drag
the mouse to expand or contract the cropping frame.

The cursor will change into (Hand) when it is positioned within a cropping frame. Click and drag the
mouse to move the entire cropping frame.

Deleting Cropping Frames

To delete the cropping frame, deselect the Adjust cropping frames checkbox.
Resolution
The data in the image you have scanned is a collection of dots carrying information about brightness and
color. The density of these dots is called "resolution", and resolution will determine the amount of detail
your image contains. The unit of resolution is dots per inch (dpi). Dpi is the number of dots per inch (2.5
cm).
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image; the lower the resolution (value), the less
detail.

How to Set the Resolution

You can set the resolution in the following screens.
• IJ Scan Utility

Resolution on the (Scanning from a Computer) tab of the Settings dialog

• ScanGear (Scanner Driver)
Output Resolution in Output Settings on the Advanced Mode tab

Appropriate Resolution Settings

Set the resolution according to the use of the scanned image.

Item Type Use Color Mode Appropriate

Resolution

Color photo Copying Color 300 dpi

(Printing)

Creating a postcard Color 300 dpi

Saving to a computer Color 300 dpi

Using on a website or Color 150 dpi

attaching to e-mail

Black and white photo Saving to a computer Grayscale 300 dpi

Using on a website or Grayscale 150 dpi

attaching to e-mail

Text document Copying Color, Grayscale, or 300 dpi

(document or magazine) Black and White

Attaching to e-mail Color, Grayscale, or 150 dpi

Black and White

Scanning text using OCR Color or Grayscale 300 dpi

Important
If you double the resolution, the data size of the scanned image quadruples. If the file is too large, the
processing speed will slow down significantly, and you will experience inconvenience such as lack of
memory. Set the minimum required resolution according to the use of the image.

Note
 When you will be printing the scanned image by enlarging it, scan by setting a higher resolution than
the recommended one above.
Data Formats
You can select a data format when saving scanned images. You should specify the most suitable data
format according to how you want to use the image on which application.
Available data formats vary by application and operating system (Windows or Mac OS).

See below for the characteristics of each image data format.

PNG (Standard File Extension: .png)

A data format often used on websites.
PNG is suitable for editing saved images.

JPEG (Standard File Extension: .jpg)

A data format often used on websites and for digital camera images.
JPEG features high compression rates. JPEG images slightly degrade every time they are saved, and
cannot be returned to their original state.
JPEG is not available for black and white images.

TIFF (Standard File Extension: .tif)

A data format featuring a relatively high compatibility between various computers and applications.
TIFF is suitable for editing saved images.

Note
Some TIFF files are incompatible.
IJ Scan Utility supports the following TIFF file formats.
Uncompressed, black and white binary
Uncompressed, RGB (8 bits per channel)
Uncompressed, Grayscale

PDF (Standard File Extension: .pdf)

A data format for electronic documents, developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
It can be used on various computers and operating systems, and fonts can be embedded as well;
therefore, people in different environments can exchange the files without being aware of the differences.
Color Matching
"Color Matching" is the act of making adjustments so that the color tones match between the original item,
the monitor display, and the color printout. On your scanner or printer, the color tones are adjusted as
shown below.

Example: When sRGB is selected as the output profile (target)

Input Profile (Source)
Scanner

ScanGear (Scanner Driver)

Output Profile (Target)

sRGB

OS Application
Application Printer Driver

Monitor Printer
The image's color space is converted from the scanner's color space to sRGB by ScanGear.
When displaying on a monitor, the image's color space is converted from sRGB to the monitor's color
space based on the operating system's monitor settings and the application's working space settings.
When printing, the image's color space is converted from sRGB to the printer's color space based on the
application's print settings and the printer driver's settings.
IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Menu and Setting Screen
IJ Network Scanner Selector EX allows you to select the scanners or printers to be used for scanning or
printing over a network from your computer or the operation panel.

Important
If you cannot scan over a network, download and upgrade to the latest ScanGear (scanner driver)
from our website.

Note
If you will not be using your scanner or printer over a network, select the Do Not Use checkbox in the
Scan-from-PC Settings screen.
If IJ Network Scanner Selector EX is not running, from the Go menu of Finder, select Applications,
then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, IJ Network Scanner Selector EX folder, then Canon IJ
Network Scanner Selector EX icon.

Menu
Click Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX in the menu bar to display the menu.

• About Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

Displays the version information.

• Preferences...
Click to display the Preferences dialog, then set whether to enable scanning over a network from the
operation panel.
When you want to scan over a network from the operation panel, select the Enables scanning from
the operation panel checkbox.

Important
When using a model with which you cannot scan over a network from the operation panel, you
cannot scan using the operation panel even if this setting is enabled.

• Hide Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

Hides the settings screen.

To display the settings screen again, click in the Dock.

• Hide Others
Hides all running applications other than IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.

• Show All
Displays the applications that were hidden with Hide Others.

• Quit Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

Exit IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.
Scan-from-PC Settings Screen
Your scanner or printer must be selected with IJ Network Scanner Selector EX before scanning over a
network.
From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, IJ
Network Scanner Selector EX folder, then Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX icon to display the
Scan-from-PC Settings screen.

• Scanners
The Bonjour service names or MAC addresses of the scanners or printers that can be used over the
network are displayed.
You can select one scanner or printer per model. Selecting a scanner or printer automatically enables
scanning from the operation panel.

Important
If you have disabled Bonjour after selecting your scanner or printer by Bonjour service name,
reopen the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and select the MAC address of your scanner or printer
from Scanners.
If you have changed the Bonjour service name after selecting your scanner or printer by Bonjour
service name, reopen the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and select the new Bonjour service
name from Scanners.

• Instructions
Opens this guide.

• Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings
The Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings screen appears. You can select up to three scanners and
printers in total for scanning from the operation panel. You can scan items using the operation panel of
the selected scanner or printer, and send the scanned images to your computer over a network.

Important
When using a model with which you cannot scan over a network from the operation panel, that
model does not appear in Scanners and the setting is not available.

Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings Screen

Click Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings in the Scan-from-PC Settings screen to display the Scan-
from-Operation-Panel Settings screen.
• Scanners
The Bonjour service names or MAC addresses of the scanners or printers that can be used over the
network are displayed.
You can select up to three scanners and printers in total at the same time. Selecting a scanner or
printer automatically enables scanning from the operation panel.

Important
If you have disabled Bonjour after selecting your scanner or printer by Bonjour service name,
reopen the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and select the MAC address of your scanner or printer
from Scanners.
If you have changed the Bonjour service name after selecting your scanner or printer by Bonjour
service name, reopen the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and select the new Bonjour service
name from Scanners.

Note
If the Bonjour service name or MAC address of your scanner or printer is displayed in gray or not
displayed, or cannot be selected, check the following conditions and click OK to close the screen, then
reopen it and select your scanner or printer.
ScanGear (scanner driver) is installed
Network settings of your scanner or printer is completed after installing ScanGear
Network communication between your scanner or printer and computer is enabled
If your scanner or printer still does not appear, see "Problems with Network Communication" for your
model from Home of the Online Manual.
You do not need to use this software when scanning via USB. If you do not want to start IJ Network
Scanner Selector EX upon login, see "About IJ Network Scanner Selector EX." You can scan via USB
even if it is running.
About IJ Network Scanner Selector EX
If ScanGear (scanner driver) is installed, IJ Network Scanner Selector EX starts automatically to enable
scanning over a network from your computer or the operation panel of your scanner. Follow the procedure
below to change the settings so as not to start IJ Scanner Selector EX automatically.

Important
IJ Network Scanner Selector EX can be set not to start automatically; however, if IJ Network Scanner
Selector EX is not running, you cannot transfer images scanned from the operation panel to a
computer over a network.

1. Select System Preferences... from the Apple.

2. Click Users & Groups from System, select a user name from Current User, then
select Login Items.
In Mac OS X v.10.6.x, click Accounts from System, select a user name from My Account, then
select Login Items.

3. Select Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX, then click -.

4. Confirm that Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX is hid, then restart your
computer.
Important
Even if IJ Network Scanner Selector EX does not start automatically, you can print over a network
and scan from a computer; however, if IJ Network Scanner Selector EX is not running, you cannot
transfer images scanned from the operation panel to a computer over a network.
To start IJ Network Scanner Selector EX automatically again, follow either of the procedure below.
Click + in the step 3. Then click Applications > Canon Utilities > IJ Network Scanner Selector
EX, select Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX, and click Add. Then restart your computer.
Select Preferences... from the Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX menu, then select the
Enables scanning from the operation panel checkbox.
Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)
Learn how to place items on the platen or ADF (Auto Document Feeder) of your scanner or printer. Place
items correctly according to the type of item to be scanned. Otherwise, items may not be scanned correctly.

Important
Do not place objects on the document cover. When you open the document cover, the objects may
fall into your scanner or printer, resulting in malfunction.
Close the document cover when scanning.
Do not touch the operation panel buttons or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) when opening/closing the
document cover. May result in unintended operation.

Placing Items (Platen)

Placing Documents (ADF (Auto Document Feeder))

Placing Items (Platen)

Place items as described below to scan by detecting the item type or size automatically.

Important
When scanning by specifying the paper size in IJ Scan Utility or ScanGear (scanner driver), align an
upper corner of the item with the corner at the arrow (alignment mark) of the platen.
Photos that have been cut to various shapes and items smaller than 1.2 inches (3 cm) square cannot
be cropped accurately when scanning.
Reflective disc labels may not be scanned as expected.

For Photos, Postcards, Business Cards, or For Magazines, Newspapers, or Documents

BD/DVD/CD

Placing a Single Item Place the item face-down on the platen and align
an upper corner of the item with the corner at the
Place the item face-down on the platen, with 0.4 arrow (alignment mark) of the platen. Portions
inch (1 cm) or more space between the edges placed on the diagonally striped area cannot be
(diagonally striped area) of the platen and the item. scanned.
Portions placed on the diagonally striped area
cannot be scanned.

Important
Important Refer to "Loading Originals" for your model
from Home of the Online Manual for details on
Large items (such as A4 size photos) that the portions in which documents cannot be
cannot be placed away from the edges/arrow scanned.
(alignment mark) of the platen may be saved
as PDF files. To save in a format other than
PDF, scan by specifying the data format.
Placing Multiple Items
Allow 0.4 inch (1 cm) or more space between the
edges (diagonally striped area) of the platen and
items, and between items. Portions placed on the
diagonally striped area cannot be scanned.

more than 0.4 inch (1 cm)

Note
You can place up to 12 items.
You can place up to four items when the
Compress scanned images upon transfer
checkbox is selected in the Settings dialog of
IJ Scan Utility.
Positions of slanted items (10 degrees or
less) are corrected automatically.

Placing Documents (ADF (Auto Document Feeder))

Important
Do not leave thick items on the platen when scanning from the ADF.
May result in paper jam.
Place and align documents of the same size when scanning two or more documents.
Refer to "Originals You Can Load" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details on
supported document sizes when scanning from the ADF.

1. Open the document tray.

2. Place the documents on the ADF, then adjust the document guides to the width of
the documents.
Insert the documents face-up until a beep sounds.
Place the documents face-up to scan both sides of the documents.
Scanning from the Operation Panel of the Machine
Forwarding Scanned Data to the Computer Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Basic
Attaching the Scanned Data to E-mail Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
Saving Scanned Data on the USB Flash Drive Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
Deleting Scanned Data on USB Flash Drive
Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine
Network Scan Settings
Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using IJ Scan Utility
Forwarding Scanned Data to the Computer Using the Operation
Panel of the Machine
You can forward the scanned data to the computer using the operation panel of the machine.
Before forwarding scanned data to the computer, confirm the following:

• ScanGear (scanner driver) is installed.

If ScanGear (scanner driver) is not yet installed, insert the Setup CD-ROM into the computer's disc
drive, then install ScanGear (scanner driver).

• The machine is connected to a computer correctly.

Make sure that the machine is connected to the computer correctly.
Do not plug in or unplug the USB cable or LAN cable while the machine is in operation, or when the
computer is in the sleep or standby mode.
If you perform scanning via a network connection, make sure that all the required settings have been
specified.
Network Scan Settings

• The destination and the file name are specified in Canon IJ Scan Utility.
You can specify the destination and the file name in Canon IJ Scan Utility. For details on settings of
Canon IJ Scan Utility:
Settings Dialog

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

Confirming that the Power Is On

2. Press the SCAN button.

If you forward the data to the USB-connected computer:

The Scan standby screen is displayed.

Go to step 3.

Note
If the screen for selecting to which you save the data is displayed, select PC and press the OK
button, then select Local (USB) and press the OK button. The Scan standby screen is displayed.

If you forward the data to the network-connected computer:

The screen for selecting to which you save the data is displayed.
 Note
If the Scan standby screen for forwarding the data to the USB-connected computer is displayed
on the LCD, press the left Function button to display the screen for selecting to which you save
the data.

Select the computer to forward the scanned data following the procedure below.

1. Select PC, then press the OK button.

2. Use the button to select the computer to forward the scanned data, then press the OK
button.

The Scan standby screen is displayed.

Note
If you select Local (USB) on the Select PC screen, the data is forwarded to the USB-
connected computer.
When you forward the scanned data to the computer using WSD (one of the network
protocols supported in Windows 7 and Windows Vista), select Enable for WSD scan from
this device on WSD setting on Other settings in LAN settings under Device settings.
WSD setting
If you press the left Function button, the machine starts searching for the connected
computers again.

3. Use the button to select the document type.

Note
When you forward the scanned data to the computer searched using WSD, you cannot select
the document type.

Auto scan
This item is available only when the machine is connected to the computer using a USB cable.
The machine detects the type of the originals automatically and the image is forwarded in the
optimized size, resolution and data format.

Important
You can select Auto scan only when you forward the scanned data to the USB-connected
computer.
 Load originals properly according to their type; otherwise, some originals may not be scanned
properly.
For details on how to load the original:
Loading Originals
The following items can be scanned:
Photos, postcards, visiting cards, magazines, newspapers, documents, BD/DVD/CDs
The following items cannot be scanned properly.
A4 sized photos
Documents smaller than 5 inches x 7 inches (127 mm x 178 mm) such as a paperback with
its backbone cut off
Originals on thin white paper
Long and narrow originals such as panoramic photographs
When you scan originals from the ADF, it may take longer to scan the first page.

Document
Scans the original on the platen glass or in the ADF as a document data applying the settings
specified in Scan settings.

Photo
Scans the original on the platen glass as a photo data applying the settings specified in Scan
settings.

4. Press the right Function button to adjust the settings as necessary.

Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine

5. Load the original document on the platen glass or in the ADF.

Loading Originals

Note
You can confirm the procedure to load the original by pressing the center Function button.

6. Press the Color button for color scanning, or the Black button for black & white
scanning.
Note
When you forward the scanned data to the computer using WSD, press the Color button.
If the original is not loaded properly, a message is displayed on the LCD. Load the original on the
platen glass or in the ADF according to the scan settings.

• If you load the original in the ADF:

The machine starts scanning and scanned data is forwarded to the computer.

• If you load the original on the platen glass:

• When you select JPEG or TIFF for Format on the scan setting screen, the machine
starts scanning and scanned data is forwarded to the computer.
• When you select PDF or Compact PDF for Format on the scan setting screen, the
confirmation screen asking you if you continue scanning is displayed after scanning is
complete.
If you continue scanning, load the original on the platen glass and start scanning.
If you do not continue scanning, press the left Function button. The scanned data is
forwarded to the computer.
Scanned data is forwarded to the computer according to the settings specified in Canon IJ Scan Utility.
Remove the original on the platen glass or from the document output slot after scanning is complete.

Important
If the scanning result with Auto scan is not satisfactory, select Document or Photo according to
the original in step 3, then specify the scan size or other setting items in step 4.
If you want to scan originals with advanced settings, or if you want to edit or print
the scanned images:
If you scan originals from a computer using My Image Garden, My Image Garden enables you to edit the
scanned images, such as optimizing or trimming.
In addition, you can edit or print the scanned images using the compatible application software to make
better use of them.
Scanning Photos and Documents
Attaching the Scanned Data to E-mail Using the Operation
Panel of the Machine
You can attach scanned data to an e-mail using the operation panel of the machine.
Before attaching scanned data to an e-mail, confirm the following:

• ScanGear (scanner driver) is installed.

If ScanGear (scanner driver) is not yet installed, insert the Setup CD-ROM into the computer's disc
drive, then install ScanGear (scanner driver).

• The machine is connected to a computer correctly.

Make sure that the machine is connected to the computer correctly.
Do not plug in or unplug the USB or LAN cable while the machine is in operation, or when the
computer is in the sleep or standby mode.
If you perform scanning via a network connection, make sure that all the required settings have been
specified.
Network Scan Settings

• The mail software and the file name are specified in Canon IJ Scan
Utility.
You can specify the destination and the file name in Canon IJ Scan Utility. For details on settings of
Canon IJ Scan Utility:
Settings Dialog

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

Confirming that the Power Is On

2. Press the SCAN button.

The screen for selecting to which you save the data is displayed.

Note
If the Scan standby screen for forwarding the data to the USB-connected computer is displayed
on the LCD, press the left Function button to display the screen for selecting to which you save
the data.

3. Select Attach to E-mail, then press the OK button.

4. Use the button to select the computer to forward the scanned data, then press
the OK button.
 Select Local (USB) for a USB-connected computer, or select the computer to forward the scanned
data for a network-connected computer.
The Scan standby screen is displayed.

5. Use the button to select the document type.

Document
Scans the original on the platen glass or in the ADF as a document data applying the settings
specified in Scan settings.

Photo
Scans the original on the platen glass as a photo data applying the settings specified in Scan
settings.

6. Press the right Function button to specify the settings as necessary.

Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine

7. Load the original document on the platen glass or in the ADF.

Loading Originals

Note
You can confirm the procedure to load the original by pressing the center Function button.

8. Press the Color button for color scanning, or the Black button for black & white
scanning.
Note
If the original is not loaded properly, a message is displayed on the LCD. Load the original on the
platen glass or in the ADF according to the scan settings.

• If you load the original in the ADF:

The machine starts scanning and scanned data is forwarded to the computer and attached to an
e-mail.

• If you load the original on the platen glass:

 • When you select JPEG for Format on the scan setting screen, the machine starts
scanning and scanned data is forwarded to the computer and attached to an e-mail.
• When you select PDF or Compact PDF for Format on the scan setting screen, the
confirmation screen asking you if you continue scanning is displayed after scanning is
complete.
If you continue scanning, load the original on the platen glass and start scanning.
If you do not continue scanning, press the left Function button. The scanned data is
forwarded to the computer and attached to an e-mail.
Scanned data is forwarded to the computer and attached to an e-mail according to the settings
specified in Canon IJ Scan Utility.
For the settings or how to send an e-mail, refer to the mail software's instruction manual.
Remove the original on the platen glass or from the document output slot after scanning is complete.
Saving Scanned Data on the USB Flash Drive Using the
Operation Panel of the Machine
You can save scanned data on the USB flash drive using the operation panel of the machine.

Important
Do not remove the USB flash drive from the machine under the following conditions:
While scanning is in progress
Before saving the scanned data
For safety reasons, we recommend backing up the scanned data saved on a USB flash drive to
another media periodically to avoid unexpected accidents.
We assume no responsibility for damage to or loss of data for whatever reason even within the
warranty period.

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

Confirming that the Power Is On

2. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB flash drive port.
Inserting the USB Flash Drive

3. Press the SCAN button.

The screen for selecting to which you save the data is displayed.

Note
If the Scan standby screen for forwarding the data to the USB-connected computer is displayed
on the LCD, press the left Function button to display the screen for selecting to which you save
the data.

4. Select USB flash drive, then press the OK button.

5. Select Save to USB flash drive, then press the OK button.

The Scan standby screen is displayed.
6. Use the button to select the document type.

Document
Scans the original on the platen glass or the ADF as a document data applying the settings specified
in Scan settings.

Photo
Scans the original on the platen glass as a photo data applying the settings specified in Scan
settings.

7. Press the right Function button to adjust the settings as necessary.

Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine

8. Load the original document on the platen glass or in the ADF.

Loading Originals

Note
You can confirm the procedure to load the original by pressing the center Function button.

9. Press the Color button for color scanning, or the Black button for black & white
scanning.
Note
If the original is not loaded properly, a message is displayed on the LCD. Load the original on the
platen glass or in the ADF according to the scan settings.

If ON is selected for Preview on the scan settings screen, the preview screen is displayed on the LCD
after scanning. To rescan the original, press the left Function button. If you select PDF or Compact
PDF for Format on the scan setting screen, you can rotate the scanning image on the preview screen
by pressing the right Function button. To start saving, press the OK button.

• If you load the original in the ADF:

The machine starts scanning and scanned data is saved on the USB flash drive.

• If you load the original on the platen glass:

• When you select JPEG for Format on the scan settings screen, the machine starts
scanning and scanned data is saved on the USB flash drive.
• When you select PDF or Compact PDF for Format on the scan settings screen, the
confirmation screen asking you if you continue scanning is displayed after scanning is
complete.
If you continue scanning, load the original on the platen glass and start scanning.
If you do not continue scanning, press the left Function button. The scanned data is
saved on the USB flash drive in one PDF file.
When you scan the originals continuously, you can save up to 100 pages of images in
one PDF file.
Remove the original on the platen glass or from the document output slot after scanning is complete.

Note
 If the USB flash drive becomes full while scanning images is in progress, only the images
already scanned can be saved.
You can save up to 2000 files of scanned data in both PDF and JPEG data format.
The folder and file name of scanned data saved on the USB flash drive is as follows:
Folder name: (file extension: PDF): CANON_SC\DOCUMENT\0001
Folder name: (file extension: JPG): CANON_SC\IMAGE\0001
File name: Running numbers, starting from SCN_0001
File date: The date and time of saving as set in the machine.
For details on how to set the date and time:
Setting the Sender Information

• Importing the Scanned Data Saved on a USB Flash Drive to the Computer
You can import the scanned data saved on a USB flash drive to the computer. After scanning the data,
connect the USB flash drive to the computer, then import the data.
Deleting Scanned Data on USB Flash Drive
You can delete scanned data on the USB flash drive using the operation panel.

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

Confirming that the Power Is On

2. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB flash drive port.
Inserting the USB Flash Drive

3. Press the SCAN button.

The screen for selecting to which you save the data is displayed.

Note
If the Scan standby screen for forwarding the data to the USB-connected computer is displayed
on the LCD, press the left Function button to display the screen for selecting to which you save
the data.

4. Select USB flash drive, then press the OK button.

5. Select Delete scanned data, then press the OK button.

The file list is displayed.

Note
You can preview the file to delete or switch the file list between PDF and JPEG.

Switch format
By pressing the left Function button, you can switch the display between the PDF data list
and the JPEG data list.
Change display
By pressing the center Function button, you can switch the display between the list and the
preview.
When the format for PDF data is selected, only the first page of the PDF data is displayed on
the LCD.

6. Use the button to select the file to delete, then press the OK button.
7. Use the button to select Yes on the confirmation screen, then press the OK
button.
The machine starts deleting the file.
Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine
You can change the scan settings such as the scan size, resolution, or data format.
When the Scan standby screen is displayed, press the right Function button to select the setting item. Use
the button to select the setting item, use the button to specify the setting, then press the OK
button.

Note
The scan setting cannot be specified under the following conditions:
When Auto scan is selected for Doc.type to forward the scanned data to the computer (except
for ADF orientation and ADF duplex scan)
When you forward the scanned data to the computer using WSD (one of the network protocols
supported in Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Depending on the destination, some setting items cannot be selected. This section describes the
setting items when you select USB flash drive on the screen for selecting to which you save the data.
The setting item which cannot be selected is displayed grayed out.
Some settings cannot be specified in combination with the setting of other setting item, the document
type selected for Doc.type, or the scan menu on the screen for selecting to which you save the data. If
the setting which cannot be specified in combination is selected, Error details is displayed on the
LCD. In this case, press the left Function button to confirm the message, then change the setting.
The specified scan settings other than ADF orientation and ADF duplex scan such as the scan
size, resolution, and data format are retained even if the machine is turned off.
When scanning starts in the scan menu that is not available with the specified setting, The specified
function is not available with current settings. is displayed on the LCD. Change the setting,
following the on-screen instructions.
When you forward the scanned data to the computer or attach the data to an e-mail, you can specify
the destination and file name using Canon IJ Scan Utility.
Settings Dialog
If you scan originals from the computer, you can scan with advanced settings. For details on scanning
from the computer:
Scanning Photos and Documents

1. Scan size
Select the size of the original.

Note
 When Legal is selected, load the original in the ADF.
When 4"x6"(10x15cm), 5"x7"(13x18cm), or Auto scan is selected, load the original on the
platen glass.

2. Format
Select the data format of the scanned data.

3. Scan res (Scan resolution)

Select the resolution for scanning.

4. Preview
Select to preview the scanned data or not when saving the data on a USB flash drive.

5. ADF orientation
Select the orientation of the original document.
This setting item is not available when Photo is selected for Doc.type.

6. ADF duplex scan

Select the scanning method when using ADF. When you select Duplex, press the right Function
button to select the stapling side.
This setting item is not available when Photo is selected for Doc.type.

7. Reduce show-thru (Reducing show-through)

Characters on the back may show through when scanning a thin document such as a newspaper.
Select ON if characters seem to show through on the scanned document.
This setting item is not available when Photo is selected for Doc.type.

8. Descreen
A printout consists of minute dots to make characters or graphs. Interfering with each dot may result in
uneven shades or a striped pattern. Select ON if you notice any uneven shades or a striped pattern on
the scanned image.
This setting item is not available when Photo is selected for Doc.type.

Note
Even if ON is selected for this setting, some moire effects may remain if Unsharp mask is set to
ON. In that case, select OFF for Unsharp mask.

9. Unsharp mask
The outline of small characters or thin objects such as a hair or leaves on a photo can be accentuated.
Select ON if you want to accentuate the outline of the scanned data.
Network Scan Settings
You can connect your scanner or printer to a network to share it among multiple computers or scan images
into a specified computer.

Important
Multiple users cannot scan at the same time.

Note
Complete the network settings of your scanner or printer beforehand using the Setup CD-ROM.
With network connection, scanning takes longer than USB connection.

Complete the following settings to enable scanning over a network.

Specifying Your Scanner or Printer

Use IJ Network Scanner Selector EX to specify the scanner you want to use. By specifying the scanner,
you can scan over a network from your computer or the operation panel.

Important
If the product you want to use is changed with IJ Network Scanner Selector EX, the product used for
scanning with IJ Scan Utility changes as well. The product for scanning from the operation panel also
changes.
If your scanner or printer is not selected in IJ Scan Utility, check that it is selected with IJ Network
Scanner Selector EX.
Refer to "IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Menu and Setting Screen" for your model from Home of the
Online Manual for details.
To scan from the operation panel, specify your scanner or printer with IJ Network Scanner Selector
EX, then click Preferences... from Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX in the menu bar and
select the Enables scanning from the operation panel checkbox in the Preferences dialog.

Note
The following setting is not required if your scanner or printer has already been specified during
setup.

1. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon
Utilities folder, IJ Network Scanner Selector EX folder, then Canon IJ Network
Scanner Selector EX icon.
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX appears in the menu bar, and the Scan-from-PC Settings
screen appears.

2. Select your scanner or printer from Scanners.

Select the Bonjour service name set to your scanner or printer. When Bonjour is disabled, the MAC
address of your scanner or printer appears.
 Important
If multiple scanners exist on the network, multiple model names appear. In that case, you can
select one scanner per model. Refer to "IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Menu and Setting
Screen" for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details.

3. Click OK.
Note
The scanner selected in the Scan-from-PC Settings screen will be automatically selected in the Scan-
from-Operation-Panel Settings screen as well.

Setting for Scanning with IJ Scan Utility

To scan from IJ Scan Utility using a scanner or printer connected to a network, specify your scanner or
printer with IJ Network Scanner Selector EX, then follow the steps below to change the connection status
between it and the computer.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

2. Select "Canon XXX series Network" (where "XXX" is the model name) for Product
Name.

Note
For USB connection, select "Canon XXX series" (where "XXX" is the model name) for Product
Name.

3. Click Settings... to use another scanner connected to a network.

4. Click (General Settings), then click Select in Product Name.

 The Scan-from-PC Settings screen of IJ Network Scanner Selector EX appears.
Select the scanner you want to use and click OK.

5. In the Settings (General Settings) dialog, click OK.

The IJ Scan Utility main screen reappears. You can scan via a network connection.

Setting for Scanning from the Operation Panel

You can make the setting for scanning from the operation panel.

Important
Set IJ Scan Utility to use your scanner or printer via a network connection beforehand.
Setting for Scanning with IJ Scan Utility

1. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon
Utilities folder, IJ Network Scanner Selector EX folder, then Canon IJ Network
Scanner Selector EX icon.
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX appears in the menu bar, and the Scan-from-PC Settings
screen appears.

2. Click Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings.

 The Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings screen appears.

3. Select your scanner or printer from Scanners and click OK.

The Bonjour service name set to your scanner or printer is selected by default. When Bonjour is
disabled, the MAC address of your scanner or printer appears.

Note
When multiple scanners are connected via a network, you can select up to three scanners. Refer
to "IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Menu and Setting Screen" for your model from Home of the
Online Manual for details.

4. Return to the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and click OK.

 Note
If the Bonjour service name or MAC address of your scanner or printer is displayed in gray or not
displayed, or cannot be selected, check the following conditions and click OK to close the screen, then
reopen it and select your scanner or printer.
ScanGear (scanner driver) is installed
Network settings of your scanner or printer is completed after installing ScanGear
Network communication between your scanner or printer and computer is enabled
If your scanner or printer still does not appear, see "Problems with Network Communication" for your
model from Home of the Online Manual.
Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel
Using IJ Scan Utility
IJ Scan Utility allows you to specify how to respond when scanning from the operation panel.

Note
The screens for specifying the responses when performing Auto Scan from the operation panel are
used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

2. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog appears.

3. Select a scan mode on the (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab.

Note
See the section below for details.
Settings (Save to PC (Auto)) Dialog
Settings (Save to PC (Photo)) Dialog
Settings (Save to PC (Document)) Dialog
 Settings (Attach to E-mail (Photo)) Dialog
Settings (Attach to E-mail (Document)) Dialog

4. Specify image corrections in Scan Options.

5. Specify the file name and other settings in Save Settings.

6. Select the application you want to start after scanning in Application Settings.
7. Click OK.
The responses will be executed according to the specified settings when you start scanning from the
operation panel.