ScanGear CS-U 6.
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Top Page Glossary Capter 1 Before You Begin ................................... 5 Contents Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.1 ................................................ 6 System Requirements ................................................................ 8 Hardware ............................................................................ 8 Software ............................................................................. 9 Getting Help in ScanGear CS-U.............................................
Top Page Glossary Contents Index Capter 5 Scanning an Original ........................... 61 Preparing for the Scanning Job .............................................. Quick Start ............................................................................... Previewing and Scanning an Original ................................... Scanning in the Simple Mode ............................................ Scanning in the Advanced Mode ....................................... Scanning Film ..................
chapter 1 Top Page Glossary Contents Index Before You Begin Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.
chapter 1 Before You Begin Top Page Glossary Contents Index Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.1 Welcome to Canon ScanGear CS-U 6.1 software for Windows Me, Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Professional. ScanGear CS-U 6.1 (hereafter referred to as ScanGear CS-U) will provide flexible, efficient image enhancement tools for scanning with your CanoScan D1230U/D2400U Scanner by providing an interface with a variety of TWAIN-compliant software applications. (TWAIN ☞p.
chapter 1 Before You Begin Top Page Glossary Contents Index Normally when you start a scanning job, you will see the ScanGear CS-U main window with its toolbar, Preview Area, and tabs. However, some software applications may not open the ScanGear CS-U main window. When this occurs you cannot use the settings described in this user’s guide because the host software application will provide the settings so you can change the image after it is acquired.
chapter 1 Before You Begin Top Page Glossary Contents Index System Requirements The hardware and software listed below is required to use ScanGear CS-U. Hardware • You can use following scanner with ScanGear CS-U: CanoScan D1230U/D2400U.
chapter 1 Before You Begin Top Page Glossary Software Contents • Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition, Microsoft® Windows® 98 or Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional • TWAIN-compliant parent software application Index 9
chapter 1 Before You Begin Top Page Glossary Contents Getting Help in ScanGear CS-U Index For information about using ScanGear CS-U, open the on-line Help by clicking the Help button on the toolbar or in the dialog boxes. Click the Contents or Index tab to see if the topic you are looking for is covered elsewhere in on-line Help.
chapter 2 Top Page Glossary Contents Index Installing ScanGear CS-U Installing ScanGear CS-U Uninstalling ScanGear CS-U 11
chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-U Top Page Glossary Contents Index Installing ScanGear CS-U Before you install ScanGear CS-U, make sure that you have accomplished the following tasks: • Make sure that the computer is equipped with an enabled USB port. In My Computer - Control Panel - System icon, click the Device Manager tab and double-click “Universal serial bus controler”. If you can see the names of the Host Controller and USB Root Hub displayed, the computer is equipped with an enabled USB port.
chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-U Top Page Glossary Installing ScanGear CS-U Contents Index • Windows Millennium Edition (Me) After you have attached the scanner to the computer, have the CanoScan Setup CD-ROM at hand and follow the procedures below to install the driver software (ScanGear CS-U). If you use the English version (uni-language) CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM; 1. Turn the computer on. 2.
chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-U Top Page Glossary 5. Contents When the [Windows has finished installing the new hardware device.] message appears, click the [Finish] button. Index If you use the multi language CanoScan Setup Utility CDROM. After you have attached the scanner to the computer, have the CanoScan Setup CD-ROM at hand and follow the procedures below to install the driver software (ScanGear CS-U). 1. Turn the computer on. 2.
chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-U Top Page Glossary 3. Place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM in the drive. Contents 4. Wait for approximately 10 seconds. Click the [Removable Media...] option so that it is unchecked, and click the [Specify a location] option so that it is checked. Then click the [Browse] button. 5. From the [CanoScan] CD-ROM, select the [Scangear] folder followed by the appropriate language folder, and click the [OK] button. 6.
chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-U Top Page Glossary • Windows 98 / Windows 2000 Professional Contents Index Follow this procedure to install ScanGear CS-U. To perform this procedure you need CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM. 1. Connect the scanner and computer with the USB cable. Then turn on the computer. A brief message will tell you that an unknown device has been detected, then the [Add New Hardware Wizard] dialog box opens. 2. Click the [Next] button.
chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-U Top Page Glossary 3. Confirm that the first button is selected (Search for the best driver for your device) and click the [Next] button. 4. Insert the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 5. If you use the English version (uni-language) CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM, select the [CD-ROM drive] then click the [Next] button. If you use the multi-language CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM, select the [Specify a location:] and click the [Browse] button.
chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-U Top Page Glossary 6. Confirm the name of the scanner is displayed, and click the [Next] button to start copying the files. 7. When you are prompted to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM, after clicking the [OK] button, click the [Browse] button . Specify the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM drive as the file source, then click the [OK] button. 8. Click the [Finish] button to complete the installation procedure.
chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-U Top Page Glossary Contents Uninstalling ScanGear CS-U Index •Always uninstall ScanGear CS-U with this procedure using the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM Note •Make sure the scanner is connected to the computer. 1. Place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM in the drive. 2. Click [Uninstall the Software] in the CD-ROM’s menu window. 3. Click [Uninstall ScanGear CS-U] in the Uninstall menu window. 4. Windows Me / 98 : Click [Yes] in the comfirmation dialog.
chapter 3 Top Page Glossary Contents Index Simple Mode and Advanced Mode What are the Simple Mode and Advanced Mode? Simple Mode Main Window Advanced Mode Main Window 20
chapter 3 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Top Page Glossary Contents Index What are the Simple Mode and Advanced Mode? You can run ScanGear CS-U in either of two modes: the Simple Mode and Advanced Mode. Simple Mode The Simple Mode, as its name implies, is easy to use and fast. You can set up a scanning job quickly just by selecting from the name that best describes the job you want to execute: Color Photo, Color Photo Fine, B&W Photo, and so on.
chapter 3 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Top Page Glossary Contents Index Switching Between the Simple and Advanced Modes You can switch between the Simple and Advanced Modes simply by clicking a button. • • In the Simple Mode main window, click the Advanced Mode button to open the Advanced Mode main window. In the Advanced Mode main window, click the Simple Mode button to open the Simple Mode main window.
chapter 3 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Top Page Glossary Contents Simple Mode Main Window Index The ScanGear CS-U main window in the Simple Mode has only one sheet, named “Simple Mode” followed by the name of your scanner. Use the Simple Mode sheet settings to select the settings for a scanning job.
chapter 3 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Top Page Glossary Contents Index Advanced Mode Main Window The ScanGear CS-U main window in the Advanced Mode has more sheets to perform the settings for scanning. In the Advanced Mode click the Main tab , Tone tab (or Halftone tab), or the Scanner tab to open the Main sheet, Tone sheet (or Halftone sheet) or Scanner sheet. Use the settings on each sheet to perform important settings for scanning.
chapter 3 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Top Page Glossary Contents If you select Black and White or Text Enhanced for the Color Mode on the Main sheet, the Tone tab is replaced with the Halftone tab.
4 Top Page Glossary Contents Index What is on the screen? Main Window Toolbar Scanning Buttons Simple Mode Main Window Advanced Mode Main Window 26
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Main Window Index Tool Bar Preview Button Preview Area Title Bar Scan Button Status Area Setting Tab Clear Button Close Box Window Resize Corner Mode Switching Button 27
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Toolbar Buttons on the toolbar help you to perform important tasks like, cropping images, moving images, zooming, and so on. Crop Button Click the Crop button and drag the pointer in any direction to draw a rectangle around the area you want to select for scanning. This reduces the time it takes to scan an image because you are pre-scanning or scanning only the necessary section of the image, not the whole area.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Zoom Tool Button Click the Zoom Tool button and then click the left or right mouse button to change the size of the Preview image. • To increase the magnification of the image, click the Zoom Tool button then click the left mouse button on the area of the previewed image to view. You can repeat this procedure to magnify the image up to 4 times its previewed size.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Rotate Right Button Click the Rotate Right button to rotate a scanned image right 90 degrees (clockwise). Click this button repeatedly to continue rotating the image right. Rulers Button Click the Rulers button to display a ruler in the Preview Area to help with sizing and cropping the image. To select the gradations for rulers, click the down-arrow for Units on the Main sheet and then select the units of measure from the drop-down list.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Scanning Buttons Index Preview Button Click the Preview button to pre-scan the image and display it in the Preview Area so you can decide whether the image needs any adjustments or if you want to apply any special effects. Note After you click the Preview button, the Preview button becomes a Cancel button. Click this Cancel button to cancel the pre-scan operation.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Simple Mode Main Window In the Simple Mode, only the Simple Mode sheet is available in the main window. Image Type When you select the Image Type based on how you intend to use the scanned image, the Color Mode and Resolution settings are selected for you automatically for optimum scanning results. Here is a summary of the available Image Type settings for the image Color Mode and Resolution.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index •B/W Photo (Grayscale, 150 dpi): Use to scan black-and-white photographs with varying shades of gray. •B/W Photo Fine (Grayscale, 300 dpi): Use to scan black-and-white photographs with varying shades of gray for best quality in the scanned image. •Line Art (Black and White, 300 dpi): Use to scan of a black-and-white original that contains a graphic illustration.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents • Index Note • Grayscale (14 bit) and Color (42 bit) is selectable with the CanoScan D1230U and Grayscale (16 bit) and Color (48 bit) with the CanoScan D2400U. The Text Enhanced and Grayscale selections require more time that the Black and White setting in order execution digitization of the scanned images. • Selecting the Color Mode setting automatically resets the Advanced Mode Tone tab settings.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Resolution Displays the Resolution setting for the currently selected Image Type. And the Resolution can be set to one of the settings provided. In this case, a new Image Type can be saved under a new name. Edit Image Type Button Click the down-arrow for Image Type and select Custom (or select a previously saved custom selection) and click the Edit Image Type button to open the Image Type Settings dialog box.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Image Source Specifies the source of the original. • Platen Scans the photos or documents. • Film Scans films from the Film Adapter Unit (FAU). Note Changing the Image Source clears the image from the Preview area and clears all settings set with the Toolbar and Tone sheet buttons. Paper Size Specifies the paper size of the image to be scanned.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Film Type Specifies the film type to be captured from the Film Adatper Unit (FAU). This item is displayed only when the FAU is installed and when [Film] has been selected for the Image Source. • Color Positives • Color Negatives • B & W Positives • B & W Negatives Film Size Specifies the film size to be captured from the Film Adatper Unit (FAU).
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Magazine Click this check box if you want ScanGear CS-U to conduct moiré reduction to improve the overall image quality. Moiré are dot patterns that interfere with processing images for professional use and are usually caused by poor dithering resulting from scanning images from newspapers, books, magazines, etc. This function is the same as the Descreen function in the Advanced mode.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Advanced Mode Main Window The Main Sheet Color Mode The Color Mode determines how the original will be scanned: Black and White, Grayscale, Color, etc.Click the down-arrow and select a setting from the drop-down list. • Black and White The image is scanned in black and white. • Grayscale The image is scanned in black and white but if the original is in color most of the colors will be shaded.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary • Color The image is scanned in color. Contents • Color (42/48 bit) While the Color mode scans at 8 bits per RGB channel, this mode scans at 14 or 16 bits per channel to achieve a particularly high-quality image. Each pixel is expressed with 42 or 48 bits of data. Index • Text Enhanced Converts grayscale images to black and white using Canon ImageTrust technology. This setting produces sharper text which will be easier for OCR software to read.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Output Resolution Click the down-arrow and select one of the pre-set Resolution settings to set the resolution for the scanning job. The default setting is 75 dpi. Resolution can be set within the range of 25 dpi - 2400 dpi (entering a value into the entry box adjusted in increments of 1 dpi is also possible), or values of 4800, 7200 or 9600 can be entered directly.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Selection Use the Selection options to set the exact size of the image output. Index Note To select the area to scan, use the Crop button or Auto Crop button or enter the desired dimensions in the text box. • Keep Proportions button Click this button to maintain the Width and Height proportions. If you change Width or Height, the other setting will be adjusted automatically to maintain the proportion of the original image.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary The Tone Sheet Contents Index The Tone sheet is displayed only when Color or Grayscale has been selected for Color Mode on the Advanced Mode Main sheet and when Canon ColorGear Color Matching is not selected for Color Setting in the Preferences settings. • Changing the Color Mode selection or clicking the Clear button restores the default settings on the Tone sheet. • Tone sheet adjustment is conducted with the Preview Area.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Contrast/Brightness button Opens the Contrast/Brightness sheet and allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of the entire image. Index Gamma button Opens the Gamma sheet and allows you to shift mid-tones so lighter colors are lightened and darker colors are darkened. Histogram button Opens the Histogram sheet and allows you to adjust tone intensity to enhance an image that is either too light or too dark.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Common Buttons Contents The Tone sheet settings are commonly set with the Load, Save, Reset and All Reset buttons described below. Index Load Button When Color Mode is set for Color or Color (42/48 bit), a user-saved file (*.adc) is opened and used for color adjustment. When Color Mode is set for Grayscale or Grayscale (14/16 bit), usersaved file (*.adg) is opened and used for gray adjustment.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contrast/Brightness Sheet Contents Index When the Contrast/Brightness button is clicked, the Contrast/ Brightness sheet is displayed. The shape of the tone curve changes to reflect the current Contrast/ Brightness setting for the current Channel, and the image in the Preview Area changes to reflect the adjustment.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Gamma Sheet Contents Index When the Gamma button is clicked, the Gamma sheet is displayed. Gamma refers to a process where mid-tones are shifted so that the lighter colors are lightened and darker colors are darkened.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Gamma (Scanner Gamma) Drag the Gamma slider to the left or right to set the scanner gamma value or you can type the value directly into the boxes. Entering a value into either boxes of the scanner gamma or the monitor gamma will display a respective value in the other box. The allowed range of values are 0.10 to 10.00, inclusive.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Histogram Sheet Contents Index When the Histogram button is clicked, the Histogram sheet is displayed. Use the histogram to enhance an image when the image is either too light or too dark, like an overexposed or underexposed photograph. Increasing the darker tones with the histogram improves the contrast of the image.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Eyedroppers (Black-point, Mid-point, White-point) Click one of the three eyedroppers then click the portion of the image in the Preview Area that you want to sample, or enter values in the text boxes, or drag one of the three triangles at the bottom of the graph to adjust the value.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Special Tone Curves Sheet Contents Index When the Special Tone Curves button is clicked, the Special Tone Curves sheet is displayed. Channel Click the down-arrow and select one of the primary colors (RGB) for adjustment or leave the setting at Master to adjust all the colors. Select Special Curve Click the down-arrow and select a setting from the drop-down list.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Editing a Special Tone Curve Directly Contents Index In the Special Tone Curves graph you can edit the curve directly. 1. Click on the curve and drag each curve anchor point until the desired effect is achieved. 2. To remove an anchor point altogether, drag the anchor point off the graph area.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Here are some hints for editing curves: Contents Index Note • Curve handles are drawn on a white background as a red dot to signify that they are editable. When the cursor is over the handle, it changes to a crosshair. • Curve end points can be selected and dragged to any point in the curve but cannot be deleted. • Up to 15 points can be added to a curve by clicking anywhere in the curve box.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary The Halftone Sheet Contents Index The Halftone sheet is displayed only when Black and White or Text Enhanced has been selected for the Color Mode on the Advanced Mode Main window. Note • If you selected Text Enhanced, you cannot make any changes on this sheet. • You can set only Threshold in this sheet. Halftoning Threshold Threshold determines whether portions of an original are scanned as black or white.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary The Scanner Sheet Contents Index When you click on the Scanner tab (D1230U/D2400U), the Scanner sheet opens. Image Source Specifies the source of the original. • Platen Scans the photos or documents. • Film Scans films from the Film Adapter Unit (FAU). Note Changing the Image Source setting clears the image from the Preview Area and clears all the settings set with the Toolbar or the buttons on the Tone Sheet.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Paper Size Specifies from the drop-down list the paper size of the image to be scanned. • Business Card • Statement • B5 • Executive • Letter • A4 • Full Platen • L Portrait • L Landscape • LL Portrait • LL Landscape • Postcard (4”x6”) Note Changing the Paper Size clears the Preview area and clears all settings set with the Toolbar or the buttons on the Tone sheet buttons.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Film Size Specifies the film size to be captured from the Film Adatper Unit (FAU). This item is displayed only when the FAU is installed and when [Film] has been selected for the Image Source. • 35mm (Sleeve) • 35mm (Mount) • 120 Format (4.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Saving the Exposure Data This function is available when Image Source is set to [Film] and the auto exposure compensation function is set to On. If a check mark is placed beside this option, you can scan a new film using the exposure data from a prior film.
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index Remove Dust and Scratches (CanoScan D2400U only) This function is available with CanoScan D2400U and FAU-S13 when Image Source is set to [Film], and the film type is set to [Color Positives] or [Color Negatives]. The FARE (Film Automatic Retouching and Enhancement] function automatically produces a scanned image with the areas under small bits of dirt or scratches removed. The available settings are [None], [Soft], [Normal] and [Hard].
chapter 4 What is on the Screen? Top Page Glossary Contents Index High-speed Scan Mode This function is available when Image Source is set to [Platen]. When a check mark is placed beside this option, scanning can be accomplished faster because the lamp output data (auto color adjustment data) from the first pass is used for subsequent passes. The default setting is Off for this function.
chapter 5 Top Page Glossary Contents Index Scanning an Original Preparing for the Scanning Job Quick Start Previewing and Scanning an Original 61
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary Contents Preparing for the Scanning Job Index These are some points you should check before you start scanning: • If you have not yet installed the parent software application you intend to use with the scanner and ScanGear CS-U, install the application. • Before you start scanning, make sure the scanner is connected correctly. • Always position the original squarely on the scanner platen with the image side down.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary Contents Index Quick Start Follow the procedure below if you want to get started scanning right away. The referenced page numbers provide more details about the steps below. If you need more information about a procedure, go to that page number. 1. Set the original on the Scanner. 2. Start the application program. 3. Start ScanGear CS-U. (☞p.66, 70) 4. Select the desired Simple or Advanced mode and set the desired settings (resolution, etc.) (☞p.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary 5. Preview the original. (☞p.68, 72) 6. Adjust image as required. (☞p.69, 73) 7. Specify the scanning area. (☞p.69, 73) 8. Scan the document. (☞p.69, 73) 9. The image is processed.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary Contents Index Previewing and Scanning an Original You can preview and scan an image in either the Simple Mode or the Advanced Mode. This section describes both procedures. Scanning in the Simple Mode This is a brief overview of the general procedure for previewing and scanning an original in the Simple Mode. 1. Place the original on the scanner. For details about positioning the original on the scanner, see your scanner user's manual. Note 2.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary 4. Contents Start ScanGear CS-U as a TWAIN driver. The mothods for starting TWAIN drivers vary between application programs. For example of PhotoStudio 2000, click the [File] menu and select [Acquire]. See the respective manuals for other programs. Index 5. The ScanGear CS-U main window opens. If the Advanced Mode main window appears, click the Simple Mode button.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary 6. Contents Click the down-arrow for Image Type and select a setting from the drop-down list. (☞p.32) Index Your selection automatically sets the mode for the scanning job. Note 7. Review the settings you see below the Image Type selection (Color Mode, Resolution, Width, Height, Size, Paper Size). (☞p.33-38) If you are satisfied with these settings go on to the next step.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary Contents 8. Click the Preview button to pre-scan the image and display it in the Preview Area. Index Zoomed Preview Note Although the zoom button can be used to zoom in on the image in the preview area, the zoomed image will appear coarse and it may not be possible to make fine selections or adjust image settings.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary 9. Click a button in the Toolbar (☞p.28) to manipulate the image. Contents Index Note You can click the Auto Tone button (☞p.30) to have ScanGear CS-U automatically adjust the color tones of the scanned image. This is the only color adjustment you can make in the Simple Mode. To perform more detailed color adjustments, click the Advanced Mode button then click the Tone tab to open the Tone Sheet.(☞p.43) 10. Specify the scanning area.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary Scanning in the Advanced Mode Contents Index This is a brief overview of the general procedure for previewing and scanning an original in the Advanced Mode. 1. Place the original on the scanner. For details about positioning the original on the scanner, see your scanner user's manual. Note 2. Start the software application you are going to use. 3. Confirm that your scanner is selected in the Select Source (or its equivalent) dialog box. (☞p.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary 5. The ScanGear CS-U main window opens. Contents Index If the Simple Mode main window appears, click the Advanced Mode button. Note 6. If you see an image in the Preview Area this means [Automatically execute a preview] is On with the Preferences sheet(☞p.84). Otherwise, the Preview Area is empty. In the Main sheet adjust the settings for the Color Mode, Output Resolution, Selection (Scanning area), and Scale.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary 7. In the Scanner sheet, specify a variety of settings for operation of the scanner. (☞p.55) 8. Click the Preview button to pre-scan the image and display it in the Preview Area. Contents Index Zoomed Preview Note Although the zoom button can be used to zoom in on the image in the preview area, the zoomed image will appear coarse and it may not be possible to make fine selections or adjust image settings.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary Contents Index 9. Click a button in the Toolbar (☞p.28) to manipulate the image. 10. Adjust the image quality with the tools and options provided on the Tone (☞p.43) or Halftone (☞p.54) sheet. 11. Specify the scanning area. Point to one corner of the area of the image that you want to scan. Click the left mouse button and, while holding the mouse button down, drag the mouse pointer to the opposite corner of the area you want to scan.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary Scanning Film Contents Index Use the following procedures to scan films with the Film Adapter Unit (FAU) built into the scanner. Please see Scanning Film guide supplied with the FAU to learn how to set film on it. Note 1. Place the film in the film guide, set the loaded film guide on the platen and close the document cover. 2. Select Film as the Image Source. In Advanced mode, click the Scanner tab and select it.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary 3. Select the Film type and Film size. Select positive or negative, color or monochrome to match your film. Contents Index Advanced Mode Simple Mode 4. Click the Preview button. The image is displayed in the preview area. Specify the scan area of the preview image.
chapter 5 Scanning an Original Top Page Glossary 5. Set the color mode, resolution, magnification and color adjustments as required. 6. Click the Scan button. Contents Index The image will be sent to the application started by ScanGear CS-U. • Note • Please set the area so that it fits within the boundaries of the selected film size when the [Auto Exposure] is set to On. If it extends beyond the edges of the film or is too small, the auto exposure function will not operate correctly.
chapter 6 Top Page Glossary Contents Index Settings in the Windows Control Panel Opening Scanners and Cameras Properties General Settings Events Settings Preferences Settings Color Management Settings 77
chapter 6 Preferences Settings Top Page Glossary Contents Index Opening Scanners and Cameras Properties You can specify some settings for ScanGear CS-U with using Scanners and Cameras properties in Windows Control Panel. Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog can be opened with the following procedures. Be sure to close ScanGear CS-U for this operation. 1. On the Windows desktop click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2.
chapter 6 Preferences Settings Top Page Glossary 4. In the Properties window, click the appropriate tab (General, Events, Preferences or Color Management) to open the respective sheet. 5. Confirm that the settings are apropriate. Otherwise make changes as necessary. After the changes are made, click the Apply button to validate the changes. 6. Click the OK button. The dialog is closed and the Scanners and Cameras properties dialog is activated. 7. Click the OK button. The setting are completed.
chapter 6 Preferences Settings Top Page Glossary Contents Index General Settings The General sheet provides details the name of the connected scanner, its current status, and a button for diagnostic testing. Executing a Diagnostic Test Follow the procedure below to execute the scanner diagnostic test. 1. Click the Test Scanner button. The scanner diagnostic test begins. If the test detects no problems, a message will tell you that the scanner has passed the diagnostic test. 2. Click the OK button.
chapter 6 Preferences Settings Top Page Glossary Contents Index Events Settings The Event sheet allows you to select the software application that you want to start when you press the Start button on the scanner. Scanner events Select the button for which the scanner events will be set. Select Canon Scanner Push Button for the button on the front of the scanner, or select Canon FAU Push Button for the film scan button on top of the document cover.
chapter 6 Preferences Settings Top Page Glossary Contents Index Disable device events Click this check box off to disable this feature. Clicking this check box off disables the Start button on the scanner (nothing will happen if the button is pressed). Note The settings will become effective for the button for which the scanner events have been selected. To set both buttons, click the Apply button after you have finished the settings for one button and then adjust the settings for the other button.
chapter 6 Preferences Settings Top Page Glossary Contents Index Preferences Settings When application hides the driver user interface Some application softwares such as an OCR software will not display the ScanGear CS-U main window while scanning. With such application softwares, scanning is executed with the settings of the application software so that the Color Mode setting cannot be changed.
chapter 6 Preferences Settings Top Page Glossary Contents Index •None Scans without color correction. Select this mode when you wish to adjust the colors yourself with the color correction features of ScanGear CS-U or another application program after scanning. This mode is most appropriate for advanced users. Note When you specify “ColorGear” setting, the Auto Tone button will be grayed out and the Tone sheet in the Advanced Mode will not be displayed.
chapter 6 Preferences Settings Top Page Glossary Contents Index Color Management Settings The Color Management sheet allows you to add or remove basic profiles for Canon ColorGear Color Matching. • • • • Click the Canon ColorGear Color Matching check box on in the Preferences sheet. The sRGB Color Space Profile is added automatically when ScanGear CS-U is installed. If several profiles have been added, only the most recent profile added is enabled.
chapter 7 Top Page Glossary Contents Index Troubleshooting Pre-Scan Checklist How to Avoid Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 86
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary Contents Index Pre-Scan Checklist Perform the checks on this short list before you begin troubleshooting specific problems. • Make sure that the ScanGear CS-U software was installed successfully. • Confirm that the cables between your computer and scanner are connected securely. • Before scanning or previewing, check that the data source has been selected.
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary Contents How to Avoid Problems Index Here is some general advice on avoiding problems in your scanning jobs: • Start with the best possible original image to scan. • Select only the part of the image you want to scan. Preview the image and select it with the Crop and Auto Crop buttons. Not only does a more precise selection save file space, but your image quality will be much higher. • Check the output file size before beginning the scan.
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary • If you are using OCR software, scan in Text Enhanced at 300 dpi or higher. • Take advantage of the preview feature and preview as much as you want before scanning.
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary Contents Index Troubleshooting Checklist The scanner diagnostics test fails. Problem: Cause: Solution: The Scanner Diagnostics test(☞p.80) returns a Test Failed message. The scanning unit may not be in its home position. Close the ScanGear CS-U window if it is open. Try turning the scanner off and back on again by unplugging and plugging in the USB cable. Then restart your computer. Colors not what you expect.
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary Contents Index The colors differ between the Preview and the Print Problem: Cause1: Solution: Cause2: Solution: Cause3: Solution1: Solution2: When printing the image, its color differ from the one in the Preview area. The toner of the printer is going short. Confirm the toner of the printer. Canon ColorGear Color Matching may have not been selected when it was necessary. Check that Canon ColorGear Color Matching is selected on the Preferences sheet.
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary ScanGear CS-U does not launch. Contents Problem: Index Cause1: Solution: Cause2: Solution: Cause3: Solution: ScanGear CS-U does not launch, the screen freezes, or another software application launches. The scanner may not be connected correctly. Make sure the scanner is properly connected to your computer before you turn on the computer and start Windows. If not, connect the scanner. Then restart your computer.
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary Scanning is too slow. Contents Problem: Index Cause1: Solution: Cause 2: Solution: The scanner is taking an unusually long time to print or scan. The selected output resolution of the image may be too high for the resolution of your printer, or your computer may be low on memory. Before scanning the image, make sure you have set the Scan Resolution on the Main tab to not exceed the resolution of your printer.
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary Contents Index Windows 2000: (1) Right-click the [My Computer] icon on the Windows desktop. (2) Click the [Hardware] tab and click [Device Manager] button. (3) Click on the [+] on the left of [IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers]. (4) Select [Primary IDE Channel], right-click it to show the pull-down menu and select [Properties]. (5) Click the [Advanced Settings]. (6) In the [Device 0], select [DMA if available] in the [Transfer Mode]. (7) Click [OK].
chapter 7 Troubleshooting Top Page Glossary Parts of images are missing or not aligned. Contents Problem: Index Cause: Solution: Some characters are missing from the image in the Preview Area, or the image is not aligned in the Preview Area. The page has been placed on the scanner improperly. Check the scanner and place the original correctly to adjust the image. Image is too light or too dark compared to the original.
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Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Acquired Images Images sent from your scanner software to the host graphics application. Auto Crop After you select an area of the screen by clicking the Crop button and dragging a rectangle around the object or text you want to crop, click the Auto Crop button to size the rectangle exactly to the size of the object or block of text enclosed in the rectangle.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Black-point The darkest portion of an image scanned as Color or Grayscale. When you click on the image with the Black-point eyedropper, all tones darker than the selected sample tones are adjusted to black. Brightness The overall amount of lightness or darkness in an image. An image with maximum brightness tends toward white; an image with minimum brightness tends toward black.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Color Channels The red, green, or blue components of a color image. Color images contain 8 bits per pixel each for red, green, and blue channels, therefore each pixel has 24 bits. If you are scanning a color image, you can change the brightness and contrast of the individual red, green, and blue tones in your image. The Master channel is a combination of the three.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Crop The action of selecting part of an image. The Crop button on the ScanGear CS-U main window lets you select part of a preview image and re-preview or scan only that selected part. Curve chart The graph displayed in the Tone tab settings for the Auto Tone, Contrast/ Brightness, Gamma, Histogram, and Special Tone Curves features. This graph describes the relationship between the color characteristics of the previewed image and the available feature settings.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index End points The points at each end of a preset or custom tone curve. The curve end points cannot be deleted. If they are dragged to or past an edge, they remain on the edge. Add points to the curve by clicking anywhere in the curve box. Executive A standard U.S. paper size measuring 7.25 x 10.5 in (184.2 x 266.7 mm) Eyedropper A Histogram tool used to sample the Black-point, Mid-point, and Whitepoint areas in the previewed image.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Grayscale Grayscale refers to a single-channel image made up of 256 shades of gray, ranging from white to black, that represent all tones in an image. Halftoning A method of simulating intermediate tones in black-and-white images by varying the patterns dots and lines. Halftoning is usually used for photographs, or other images with intermediate tones, scanned in Black and White.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Mid-point The mid-tone portion of the image scanned as Color or Grayscale. When you click on the image with the Mid-point eyedropper, all tones between the black-point and white-point are adjusted in relation to the mid-point setting. Mid-tone Mid-tones are the middle range of tones in an image, between highlights and shadows. Midtones can be adjusted for color and grayscale images with the Gamma tool.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Output size The size of the acquired image, calculated by multiplying the width and height by the scale percentage. Overexposed An image that was exposed to too much light while it was being photographed. Pixel An acronym for "picture element," a pixel is the smallest element used to create a screen image. It can contain up to 42 bits of color information. Platen The scanner's document glass, where originals are placed for scanning.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Preview image cache When the preview image cache feature is switched on, the image in the Preview Area from the previous session with ScanGear CS-U is saved and displayed the next time ScanGear CS-U is launched from the parent software application. To switch this feature on and off, open the Preferences sheet for your scanner and click the button for “Display saved preview image”. Proportion The ratio of width to height.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Scale The Scale setting lets you specify an output size for the selected image as a percent of the original width and height. Scan button Clicking the Scan button scans the original and sends it to the host software application. Scanner An input device that scans an original with a light source, and converts the image tones to digital information for computer applications.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index Text Enhanced A feature used by ScanGear CS-U to increase the accuracy of text scans. When Text Enhanced is selected for the Color Mode, images are scanned as Grayscale (8 bits per pixel) and converted to Black and White (1 bit per pixel) using Canon ImageTrust processing software. Threshold In a black-and-white image, the point at which a gray pixel is determined to become either black or white. The Threshold slider is on the Halftone sheet.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index TWAIN TWAIN refers to an industry standard for transferring information from devices (such as a scanner or digital camera) to your computer. One interpretation of the acronym is "Technology Without An Interesting Name." Underexposed A dark photographic image that was exposed to too little light when it was photographed. Unsharp Mask Sharpens an image, like a photograph that is slightly out of focus, by emphasizing the contrast to make outlines more clear.
Glossary Top Page Glossary Contents Index X and Y Axes The X and Y axes on the Tone sheet curve chart represent, respectively, the input image color and output image color. Zooming Enlarging an image or a selected part of the image in the preview window or in a graphics application.
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Index Top Page Glossary Contents Index A Acquired Images ... 97 Advanced Mode ... 21 Advanced Mode button ... 22 Advanced Mode Main Window ... 24, 39 All Reset button ... 45 Auto Crop ... 97 Auto Crop Button ... 29 Auto Tone Adjustment ... 97 Auto Tone Button ... 30, 43 Automatic Preview ... 97 B Bits and Bit Depth ... 97 Black-point ... 50, 98 Brightness ... 46, 98 Color Channels ... 99 Color Management Settings ... 85 Color Matching ... 99 Color Mode ... 33, 39, 99 Black and White ... 39 Color ...
Index Top Page Glossary Contents Index Events Settings ... 81 Disable device events ... 82 Scanner events ... 81 Send to this application ... 81 Executing a Diagnostic Test ... 80 Executive ... 101 Eyedropper ... 101 Eyedroppers ... 50 Histogram button ... 44 Histogram Sheet ... 49 I Image Source ... 36, 55, 74 Image Type ... 32 Install ... 12 K F FAU ... 101 Film ... 36 Film Adapter ... 74 Film Type ... 37, 56, 75 Full Platen ... 101 Keep Proportions button ... 42, 102 L Low contrast ...
Index Top Page Glossary Contents Index O R OCR (Optical Character Recognition) ... 103 On-line Help ... 10 Optical resolution ... 103 Output Dimensions ... 103 Output Resolution ... 41 Output size ... 104 Overexposed ... 104 Reset ... 50 Reset button ... 45 Resolution ... 35, 105 Rotate Left ... 105 Rotate Left Button ... 29 Rotate Right ... 105 Rotate Right Button ... 30 Rulers Button ... 30 P S Paper Size ... 36, 56 Pixel ... 104 Platen ... 104 Pre-scan ... 68, 72 Preferences Settings ...
Index Top Page Glossary Contents Index Simple Mode ... 21 Simple Mode button ... 22 Simple Mode Main Window ... 23, 32 Simple Mode sheet ... 32 Size ... 35 Sliders ... 106 Special Tone Curves ... 52 Special Tone Curves buttons ... 44 Special Tone Curves Sheet ... 51 Start ScanGear CS-U ... 66, 70 Statement ... 106 Status Area ... 27 Status Bar ... 106 T Text Enhanced ... 107 Threshold ... 54, 107 Title Bar ... 27 Tone Curve ... 107 Tone Sheet ... 43, 107 Tool Bar ... 27, 28, 107 Troubleshooting ...
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