For Windows XP

Windows® XP

Canon Scanner WIA Driver

User’s Guide

Introduction ................................. 2
Starting the WIA Driver ............... 3
WIA Driver Scanning Window ...... 7
Scanning ...................................... 9
Adjusting the Image Quality ...... 13

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Introduction

T he Canon Scanner WIA Driver (hereafter WIA Driver) is the scanner driver for use
with the Windows XP.
The WIA Driver is extremely convenient. Not only can it be started with a push of the
scanner’s button as a stand-alone program, it can also be started as a scanner driver
from within WIA- and TWAIN-compliant application programs. However, it will not
function in TWAIN-compliant applications with the user interface turned off (no
window appearing).

System Requirements
Please use the WIA Driver on systems meeting the following minimum requirements.
Computer: IBM PC/AT compatible with a built-in USB port
OS: Windows XP (Not compatible with Windows 98, Windows
Millennium Edition, or Windows 2000 Professional)
Important notice
Note that the WIA Driver does not support film scanning if the scanner is equipped
with a film adapter unit.

Caution
1. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic
or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Canon Inc.
2. The equipment and software described in this guide are subject to change without notice.
3. Notwithstanding the considerable care taken in preparing this guide, please note that Canon Inc.
does not accept liability for any results arising from the operation of the equipment or software
mentioned herein.
4. Please note that scanning copyrighted materials, including documents and images, without
permission from the copyright holder is prohibited by law, except for personal or household use.

• Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.
• CanoScan and ScanGear are trademarks of Canon Inc.
• Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective companies.

©CANON INC. 2003

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Starting the WIA Driver
The WIA Driver can be started directly as a stand-alone program or it can be started
from within an application program.

Direct Start
Use the following procedure to start the WIA Driver directly.

• The Scanners and Cameras Wizard starts when the WIA Driver is started
directly.

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1. Press one of the scanner buttons or open [My Computer] and double-
click the scanner icon.

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2. If a following dialog appears, confirm that “Microsoft Scanner and

Camera Wizard” is selected and click [OK].

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3. This will display the Scanners and Cameras Wizard. Follow the on-
screen instructions to scan.

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Starting the WIA Driver

Starting from within an Application Program

Use the following procedures to start the WIA Driver from within a program that can
acquire and process images (a graphics program).

• The WIA Driver functions as a scanner driver when it is started from

within an application program.

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1.
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Start the application program.
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2. If you have more than one scanner or a digital camera connected

simultaneously, you will need to choose the [Select Scanner] or
[Select Source] menu option of the application program (TWAIN-
compliant application programs only) to select the WIA Driver.

Paint Menu ArcSoft PhotoStudio Menu

If you are using Windows Paint, click the Click the [File] menu and choose [Select
[File] menu and select [From Scanner or Source].
Camera…].

• This step is not required if only one scanner is connected as an input

device for images.
• In a WIA-compliant application program, such as the Windows Paint
program, the Select Device window will open when the [From Scanner
or Camera...] function is selected.

• The names of the selection window and scanner vary between

programs.

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3. Select the acquire option from the application’s pull-down menu.

• The name of the menu item and option will vary between
application programs.

Windows Paint Menu ArcSoft PhotoStudio Menu

This will start the WIA Driver and display the scanning window.

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WIA Driver Scanning Window
The following functions can be used in the WIA Driver scanning window. Select a
function according to the purpose to which the image will be put and scan.

Scanning Window when the WIA Driver is Started Directly

The Scan window appears with the following features when you start WIA Driver by
pressing a scanner button or by double-clicking the scanner icon in the My Computer
window.
This option is automatically selected if the user specifies resolution,
brightness or contrast settings.
Select this option to scan text, line art or similar images as black and
white images. (300 dpi resolution)
Select this option to scan photographs and printed materials as
grayscale images. (300 dpi resolution)
Select this option to scan photographs and printed materials as
color images. (150 dpi resolution)

Close Box
Click here to close the
WIA Driver.

Preview Area
The space in which preview images
display. Use it to set the scan area.

Click this to enlarge

the selection to fill the
preview pane.
Click this to show the
entire image.
Click this to stop
scanning.
Click this to refresh Click this to proceed
the preview image. to the next step.
Click this to return to
the previous step.

Select this to adjust settings such as

the resolution, brightness or contrast
yourself (p. 13).

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WIA Driver Scanning Window

Scanning Window when the WIA Driver is Started from within an

Application Program
The Scan window appears with the following features when you start WIA Driver from
an application program, such as Windows Paint or ArcSoft PhotoStudio.

Help Button
This option is automatically selected if the user specifies If you do not
resolution, brightness or contrast settings. understand a
Select this option to scan text, line art or similar images as procedure, click this
black and white images. (300 dpi resolution) button first and then
click somewhere on
Select this option to scan photographs and printed the scanning window
materials as grayscale images. (300 dpi resolution) to display an
Select this option to scan photographs and printed explanation of that
materials as color images. (150 dpi resolution) feature.

Close Box
Click here to close the
WIA Driver.

Preview Area
The space in which preview images
display. Use it to set the scan area.

Click here and drag to

change the size of the
scanning window.

Click this to preview Click this to start Click this to stop

the image. scanning. scanning.

Select this to adjust settings such as

the resolution, brightness or contrast
yourself (p. 13).

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Scanning
Use the following procedures to scan with the WIA Driver.
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1. Place an item on the scanner.

• Align the item with the alignment mark on the scanner.
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2. Start the WIA Driver.

• To start it directly, press a scanner button or double-click the scanner
icon in the My Computer window (p. 3).

To start it from within an application program, first start the
application program, then select the acquire function from its pull-
down menu (p. 5).
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3. Preview the image.

• If you started the program directly, click the [Next] button in the first
dialog followed by the [Preview] button in the next dialog.
• If it was started from within an application program, click the
[Preview] button.

Started Directly

Started from within an Application Program

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Scanning

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4. Select a scanning method according to the use to which the image

will be put.
• You can select from the [Color picture], [Grayscale picture] and [Black
and white picture or text] options.

Started from within an

Started Directly Application Program

• To manually adjust the image quality settings, click the [Custom

settings] or [Adjust the quality of the scanned picture] button and
adjust the settings in the dialog that appears (p. 13).

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5. Set the scan area as required.

• When you are scanning photos or other items smaller than the document
glass (platen) area, the entire item is automatically selected by default.
• You can change the scan area of the displayed
image by clicking and dragging the dotted lines or
any corner point. (Dragging refers to holding the
mouse button down while moving the mouse.)
• Clicking inside the scan area and dragging will
move the entire scan area selection frame without
changing its size.
• Clicking outside the scan area deletes the
selection and allows you to reselect a scan area.
• The easiest way to include the image’s upper left portion in the scan area
is to drag the mouse from the bottom right corner up toward the upper
left without releasing the mouse button until the cursor has passed
beyond the image.
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Scanning

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6. If the WIA Driver was started directly, click the [Next] button and
specify a file name, folder and file format.
Skip this step if the WIA Driver was started from within an
application program.
Type a file name here to give the
image a name under which it can be
saved.

Click the [ ] arrow on the right and
select an option from the menu to
change the file format. You can select
among the BMP, JPEG, TIF and PNG
file formats.
Input a path here for the target folder
or click the [Browse] button to select
one with the Folder Browser dialog.

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7. Click the [Next] or [Scan] button.

Started from within an Application

Started Directly Program

The scan will start and a bar will show the progress.

Started from within an

Application Program

Started Directly

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Scanning

When the scan is complete, the image will display from the target folder
to which it has been saved or display in the application program.

Started Directly Started from within an Application

The image thumbnail will display if Program
you click [View] on the menu bar and
select [Thumbnail View].

• Please note that an image acquired with the WIA Driver started from
within an application program has not been saved anywhere. To save it,
use the application program’s save function and specify a file name,
folder and file format as required.

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Adjusting the Image Quality
To adjust the quality of the scanned image, click the [Custom settings] or [Adjust the
quality of the scanned picture] button in the Scan window and modify it in the
ensuing dialog.

Direct Start Started from an Application

Program

Advanced Properties Dialog
for Color Images
Drag this tab or input a number directly (-127 to +128) to adjust
a preview image that is too bright or dark .
Drag this tab or input a number directly (-127 to +128) to adjust
the contrast of a preview image that is too weak or strong.
Click the arrow button on the right to select a picture type from
the [Color picture], [Grayscale picture] and [Black and white
picture or text] options.
Click this button to reset the settings back to the original values.
To set the resolution, input a number here or select an option
from the menu accessed by clicking the arrow to the right.
Resolution can be set from 50 to 600 dpi (with CanoScan 9900F,
50 to 800 dpi).

Advanced Properties Dialog

for Black and White or Text
Images

The contrast adjustment does not appear.

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