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Canon imageCLASS MF6540 Owner's Manual

1. Index S Scan tab 2 38 ScanGear MF Advanced Mode 2 23 setting 2 20 Simple Mode 2 20 Scanner and Camera Wizard 2 42 Scanner tab 2 40 Scanning 2 1 a large document 2 18 from an application 2 15 2 48 New Scan dialog box 2 46 problems 3 2 setting 2 5 using MF Toolbox 2 7 Windows FAX amp Scan 2 45 Windows Photo Gallery 2 47 with Start on the machine 2 3 ScanSoft OmniPage SE 2 8 Setting the scanning function for Start in the Scanners and Cameras folder 2 5 in the Settings dialog box 2 5 on the MF Toolbox main window 2 4 Simple Mode switching 2 20 toolbar 2 22 using 2 20 Software checking installation 1 4 problems during installing and uninstalling 3 7 Specifications scanner 4 2 Stitch assist 2 18 Q Q TOP Back Previous System requirements 1 3 T Threshold 2 35 Tone Curve 2 34 Tone Curve Threshold drop down list 2 36 Troubleshooting 3 1 TWAIN driver 2 15 U Unsharp Mask 2 29 W WIA driver 2 15 2 42 Windows FAX amp Scan 2 45 Windows Photo Gallery 2 47 Windows FAX amp Scan 2 45 Windows Photo Gallery 2 47 Next Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting EISE dei uc Index O Back Canon CANON INC 30 2 Shimomaruko 3 chome Ohta ku Tokyo 146 8501 Japan CANON U S A INC One Canon Plaza Lake Success NY 11042 U S A CANON CANADA INC 6390 Dixie Road Mississauga Ontario L5T 1P7 Canada CANON EUROPA N V Bovenkerkerweg 59 61 1185 XB Amstel
2. Ca CE Color format Selects the scanning color type from Color oe EN picture Grayscale picture or Black and puten white picture or text Contrast File type Selects a file format from BMP Bitmap Image JPG JPEG Image TIF TIF Image and PNG PNG Image Resolution DPI Selects the scanning resolution in dot per Scanner The corresponding scanner driver is inch 50 to 600 displayed Click Change to select a Profile Selects the use for the scanned image from Contrast Specifies the contrast 100 to 100 only for Add profile Last used settings color or grayscale scanning Document and Photo Default NOTE If you select Last used settings the settings previously used are recalled If you select Add profile you can save new profiles from the Add New Profile dialog box To delete or edit added profiles click Delete or Edit in the Scan Profiles dialog box in the Scanners and Cameras folder Table of Contents Index Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index 1 Scanning from Windows Photo Gallery Windows Vista Only Open the Windows Photo Gallery Click Start on the Windows task bar select All programs gt Windows Photo Gallery Open the Import Pictures and Videos dialog box Select Import from Camera or Scanner from the File
3. or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode This setting is not reflected in the preview image Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Color Settings Using Color Settings buttons you can adjust the brightness and contrast of the whole image specify highlights and shadows and adjust the contrast and balance in an image The buttons displayed differ depending on your selection in Color Mode When Text Enhanced is selected no Color Settings button is displayed When Color Color Documents or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode When Black and White is selected in Color Mode Custom v By selecting Add Delete from the drop down list you can name and save a set of color settings For details see Tone Curve Threshold Drop Down List on p 2 36 Clicking a button opens the dialog box for each color setting If Reset is clicked all color settings will be reset to the default values 0 oka Back Previous Next b Brightness Contrast This dialog box enables you to adjust the levels of brightness and contrast of the image Click to adjust the brightness and contrast diagrammatically Channel Brightness Brightness 0 3 SE a 7 Contrast 0 o u E Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Channel Brig
4. Deletes all the images scanned in the operation Back Previous Next Exif Settings You can attach extra information in the EXIF format such as the description of the image the date when the image was scanned etc to the JPEG files Select a scanned image from the drop down list to view and add information for the image Basic Information Displays the information automatically acquired by scanning Advanced Information Displays the extra information you enter Apply the Same Setting of Input Items Automatically Select this check box to use the same values you have specified in the previous scanning operation SG oof Back Previous Next Introduction ee d Scanning an Image from an Application Scanning a Document You can scan an image from a TWAIN or WIA Windows XP Vista Only compliant application and use the image in Troubleshooting that application The following is an example of the procedure 1 Set documents Open the application you want to use Select the command to scan Select the scanner driver to be used With Windows XP Vista you can use the ScanGear MF or the WIA driver as the scanner driver Specify the scanner settings click Scan For details see Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear ME on p 2 20 or Scanning with the WIA Driver on p 2 42 Table of Contents Index Table of Contents Index You can scan two or more pages and make them in
5. High Reduces large dust and scratch marks This may remove delicate parts of the image This setting is available when Color Color Documents or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Fading Correction Rebuilds the color quality that has faded over time It also increases saturation of dull colored originals to reproduce a vivid image You can apply this setting when the preview image is displayed None No fading correction will be made Low Corrects slightly faded images Medium Normally this setting is recommended High Corrects highly faded images This may change the tone of the image NOTE This setting is available when Color or Color Documents is selected in Color Mode and Color Correction is set to Recommended in the Preferences dialog box see p 2 39 Back Previous Next wa Grain Correction Smoothes out the film grain of the image NOTE recorded on fast film The result is smoother tones and higher overall quality None No grain correction will be made Low Select this setting when the grain in the picture is not so notable Medium Normally this setting is recommended High Smoothes out even very notable grain in the picture This may lower the image sharpness and tonal quality This setting is available when Color Color Documents
6. Introduction C an o m Scanning a Ge Scanner Driver Guide imageCLASS MFbSdO0O0 Series Troubleshooting qe Displays the How to Use This Guide page Table of Contents Please read this guide before operating this product After you finish reading this guide store it in a safe place ro to Use This Guide for future reference 5 Quick links to the list of things you can do topics for each chapter table of contents and the index Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction E Using the Chapter Topic List Scanning a Returns to the last page opened Document 8 Ge Displays the previous or next page z Returns to the top page Troubleshooting Introduction 1 Introduction Scanning a Document Where to Find Help System Requirements Table of contents for the chapter Checking Installation Troubleshooting Table of Contents A Quick links to the list of things you can do topics for each chapter table of contents and the index LELI CKE ELE Index Back Previous Next Introduction The following symbols are used throughout the manuals for the machine and indicate the warnings cautions and notes you should keep in mind when using the machine Scanning a EE Document A Indicates a warning that may lead to death or serious injury if not observed A caution Explains how to avoid actions that could injure you or damage your machine NOTE Explains ope
7. Exif Settings Reset I Apply Il Cancel Example Mail dialog box Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next E Scanner Settings You can specify the scanning mode resolution document size and file size of the scanned image Select Source Selects where the document is placed Platen Glass ADF or Auto Model NOTE When Auto Mode is selected the document in the ADF is automatically scanned If there is no document in the ADF the document on the platen glass will be scanned Input Method Specifies if the document to be scanned is 1 sided or 2 sided You cannot select this item when Platen Glass is selected in Select Source Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Paper Size Orientation Selects the size of the document to be scanned Selecting Custom opens the Paper Size Settings dialog box which enables you to set the custom paper size When scanning using the Save PDF Scan 1 or Scan 2 button and Platen Glass is selected in Select Source you can also scan large size documents by selecting Stitch assist 11 x17 Stitch assist A3 or Stitch assist Platen x 2 see Scanning a Large Document on p 2 18 Scan Mode Opens the Orientation dialog box This dialog box enables you to specify the orientation of the document When 2 sided is selected in Input Method select also
8. PDF Each document will become one page of the PDF My Computer Scanning a Document A bitmap image that stores data for each dot as a shade of gray rather than as black or white Install To copy software to a designated location on a Computers hard disk so that it can be used at any time The Windows program that you can use to browse through your computer s filing system and to open drives folders and files Interface You can also use My Computer to manage your files and your The connection between two devices through which they filing system by moving copying renaming and deleting items communicate with each other The machine features a USB interface which makes it compatible with IBM and similar N personal computers Network K A group of computers connected by cables or other means and using software that enables them to share equipment such as Kilobyte KB printers and exchange information A unit of measurement representing the binary number 1024 used to describe machine or computer memory size in thousand byte units Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting 0 OCR Optical Character Reader Device for reading characters optically System for extracting information in a text format from information in the form of a graphic such as hand written or printed characters which have been scanned with a scanner You cannot edit text scanned with a scanner because it is in a graphic
9. after Scanning check box before scanning O O Q Back Previous Next Computer has hung up or frozen Is enough memory loaded in your computer Quit other opened applications and try again Is enough space available in the hard disk Check that the hard disk has enough available space in particular when scanning large documents at a high resolution For example a LTR size document scanned at 600 dpi full color requires a minimum of 300 MB of disk space When an error occurred during scanning an image in Photoshop Change the allocated memory in Photoshop From the Edit menu select Preferences click Memory amp Image Cache Change the Memory Usage in a range of approximately 50 to 60 Is the driver installed properly Remove the software then reinstall it See Software Settings with Computer in the Starter Guide Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index You installed the applications in the CD ROM supplied with the machine but they are not registered in the MF Toolbox When you click a button on the MF Toolbox another application opens Have you installed the applications with the MF Toolbox open If you install the applications with the MF Toolbox open the applications will not be registered in the MF Toolbox On the MF Toolbox dialog box click Set to register the application manually See External Program Mail Program on
10. large if the resolution is high It will be small if the resolution is low See Determining Resolution on p 2 41 Cannot scan highlighted marks e Is Color Correction set to Color Matching A In Advanced Mode in ScanGear MF set Color Correction to Color Matching See Color Settings Tab on p 2 39 O O Q Back Previous Next Introduction e Installing and Uninstalling Problems Scanning a Document Cannot install the software Removal of the software was completed but the Canon folder Troubleshooting l remains in the Start Menu Have you followed the instructions to install the software e Did you remove the MF drivers before removing the MF Toolbox Try reinstalling the software If an error occurred i and installation was not complete restart your If you remove the MF drivers first the Canon computer and try reinstalling the software folder may remain even after the MF Toolbox is uninstalled In this case perform the following Are any other applications open Steps to remove the folder In Windows XP right click the start menu to open the Windows Explorer select Start Menu in All Users Programs delete the Canon folder In Windows Vista right click the start menu and select Explore All Users select Start Menu in All Users gt Programs delete the Canon folder In Windows 2000 open Settings from the Start menu gt clic
11. p 2 13 Is the application selected correctly for that button Click a button on the MF Toolbox and select the application you want to open for that button See External Program Mail Program on p 2 13 Back Previous Next Changed settings in a dialog box are not activated Did you restart your computer after changing the settings If you open Scanners and Cameras and change the settings in the Events tab the changes may not be reflected In this case restart your computer Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Scanned images look dirty Are the scanning components of the machine clean Clean the platen glass the platen glass cover and the ADF scanning area Is the image size too small Some applications do not display an image properly at small sizes Try displaying the image at 100 magnification Is the monitor s display color set below 16 bits In Display Properties set the display colors to 16 bit color 24 bit color or higher OO ol Back Previous Next Scanned image is displayed at a larger smaller size on the computer screen Te Is the resolution setting correct A Do one of the following Enlarge or reduce the image display in the application If you open the image in Paint or Imaging it may display at a large size and you will not be able to reduce it Change the resolution and scan again The image will be
12. picture az By O Black and white picture or text 4 O Custom Settings You can also E Preview Scan Cancel 1 Select the paper source You can select from Flatbed or Document Feeder 2 Select the picture type You can select from Color picture Grayscale picture Black and white picture or text and Custom Settings SG oof Back Previous Next If necessary click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture The Advanced Properties dialog box appears Adjust the quality of the image click OK For details on the settings see Advanced Properties on p 2 49 Specify the scanned area If you have selected Flatbed as the paper source click Preview drag W to specify the scanned area If you have selected Document Feeder as the paper source select the page size in Page size Click Scan Back Previous Next Advanced Properties Picture type Selects the scanning color type Color picture Grayscale picture or Black and white picture or text Introduction Scanning a Document Properties po Advanced Properties Troublesh ooti ng Appearance ls Brightness Le a NOTE Contrast d y The setting items and default values in the Advanced Properties tab Q vary depending on the type of picture you select Resolution DPI Picture type 150 Color picture Reset Resets all the current setting
13. the image is scanned Some applications will automatically quit ScanGear MF after scanning irrespective of Scan without Using ScanGear s Window this setting Enables you to scan in a specific color mode when using an application that will not display the ScanGear MF dialog box such as OCR software overriding the application settings Table of Contents Index Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Color Settings Tab Preferences Preview Scan Color Settings Scanner Color Color Matching Source Scanner Target Monitor O None Always Execute the Auto Tone Monitor Gamma 2 20 a e Color Correction Selects the type of color correction Recommended Vividly reproduces the tone of a document on the screen OO ot Back Previous Next y Color Matching Select to automatically match the scanner monitor and color printer colors If selected the Color Settings buttons are invalid in the Advanced Mode tab sheet This setting is available when Color or Color Documents is selected in Color Mode None No color matching is made This setting is available when Color Color Documents or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Always Execute the Auto Tone Monitor Gamma NOTE If selected the image color will always be automatically corrected This setting is avail
14. 133 MHz or higher USB 1 1 Intel Pentium II or higher USB 2 0 Memory 128 MB or more Microsoft Windows XP CPU Intel Pentium Celeron 300 MHz or higher USB 1 1 Intel Pentium II or higher USB 2 0 Memory 128 MB or more Microsoft Windows Vista CPU Intel Pentium 800 MHz or faster Memory 512 MB or more NOTE The USB 2 0 Hi Speed connection requires a PC equipped with a CPU higher than Intel Pentium Il more than 128 MB of RAM and with Windows Vista Windows XP service pack released later than SP1 or Windows 2000 SP4 installed If your PC meets all of these requirements and is preinstalled with USB 2 0 Host Controller the USB 2 0 connection will be guaranteed Table of Contents Index OO oO Back Previous Next y Introduction SE Checking Installation S canning a Document Check if the driver is installed successfully Troubleshooting 1 Open the Scanners and Cameras folder Windows 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box Click start on the Windows task bar select Control Panel gt Printers and other Hardware Scanners and Cameras Windows Vista start gt Control Panel Hardware and Sound Scanners and Cameras Windows 2000 Start gt Settings Control Panel double click Scanners and Cameras Make sure the corresponding scanner driver icon is displayed NOTE If the driver has not been installed on you
15. Ctrl on the keyboard right click outside the cropped area and select Delete Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index E Advanced Mode Settings Simple Mode Advanced Mode Favorite Settings Input Settings Original Input Method Original Size User Defined Platen Glass v Full Platen a j 243 DN a 112 Inches Color Mode Output Settings Output Resolution Output Size 300 Flexible 820 o 1 12 100 Data Size Image Settings Auto Tone Unsharp Mask Descreen Reduce Dust and Scratches Fading Correction Grain Correction 720 KB ON Im ei OF m None None None OLAI IS SEH RES Custom k Reset Preferences 22 2 ge Back Previous Next Favorite Settings Favorite Settings enables you to save a set of settings Input Settings Output Settings Image Settings Color Settings and Preferences made for the focal cropping frame If there are no cropping frames settings for the whole preview area are saved You can also recall the saved settings and apply them to the selected frames or the whole preview area NOTE The following items cannot be saved in Favorite Settings Values of x Width and 4 Height in Input Settings and in Output Settings Activation of F button maintaining the proportion of width and height in I
16. Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder In Vista the folder will be created in the Pictures folder If you have applications registered to the Mail OCR PDF Scan 1 or Scan 2 button the scanned image will be displayed in the application or attached to an e mail message after scanning For details see External Program Mail Program on p 2 13 For some models the CD ROM provided with the machine contains the following applications which can be used with the MF Toolbox They will be registered in the MF Toolbox buttons at the time of installation OCR ScanSoft OmniPage SE PDF Presto PageManager NOTE ScanSoft OmniPage and Presto PageManager are not supported on Windows XP 64 bit version Introduction MF Toolbox Settings Scanning a Document Mail D Attaches the scanned image to an e mail Troubleshooting ORO n gt Scanner Settings Select Source Auto Mode Input Method 1 sided Paper Size Letter Scan Mode Color Upper Limit of Attached File 150 KB Image Quality 75 dpi Display the Scanner Driver we Save Scanned Image to Eile Name Mai Save as Type JPEG Exit Save Scanned Image to C Documents and Settings My Documen V Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date Mail Program None Attach Manually C Confirmation of the Scanned Image and
17. File Display the Scanner Driver If you select this check box all items in the Scanner Settings become invalid and when Start is clicked the ScanGear MF dialog box appears and enables you to make advanced settings for scanning This check box is not available when scanning using the OCR button E Save Scanned Image to You can specify the file name file format and location to save the scanned image If you select PDF as a file format you can also specify the detailed settings for the PDF file File Name Enter a file name for the scanned image If you save another file with the same name four digits starting from 0001 will be attached after the file name O O Q Back Previous Next Specifies the file type to save the scanned image BMP Bitmap format JPEG Exif JPEG Exif format This option is available when Grayscale Color or Color Magazine is selected in Scan Mode TIFF TIFF format PDF PDF format PDF Multiple Pages Creates one PDF file from two or more scanned pages see Creating One PDF File from Two or More Pages on p 2 16 PDF Add Page Adds the scanned image to the last page of an existing PDF file that was created with the MF Toolbox Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index NOTE The type of file which can be saved with each button is shown below PDF PDF smp YPEC see
18. Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Image Settings Auto Tone NOTE Set to ON to automatically adjust the tone of the image You can apply this setting when the preview image is displayed This setting is available when Color Color Documents or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode and Color Correction is set to Recommended or Color Matching in the Preferences dialog box see p 2 39 Unsharp Mask NOTE Set to ON to emphasize the outline of an image and make it sharper It is effective for scanning photos etc which have a soft focus This setting is available when Color Color Documents or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Descreen NOTE Set to ON to reduce the distorted pattern moire when scanning printed photographs and pictures This setting is available when Color Color Documents or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Even if Descreen is set to ON some moire effect may remain if Unsharp Mask is also set to ON In this case disable Unsharp Mask Achange in this setting is reflected after Scan is clicked Back Previous Next Reduce Dust and Scratches NOTE Reduces the dust and scratches on photos None No reduction of dust and scratches will be made Low Reduces only small dust and scratch marks Medium Normally this setting is recommended
19. Introduction C an Oo n Scanning a Scanner Driver Guide Troubleshooting imageCLASS MFbS5SO0 Series Table of Contents Please read this guide before operating this product After you finish reading this guide store it in a safe place How to Use This Guide Index for future reference Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Read this manual first Starter Guide EECH Read this manual to learn the required settings and connections before using the machine What you can do with the machine Machine setup Connection and settings before using the machine Connecting the machine to a network Software installation Canon Starter Guide Manuals for the Machine The manuals for this machine are divided as follows Please refer to them for detailed information Read this manual next Basic Operation Guide Read this manual to learn information about basic operations and machine functions Safety instructions Copying Sending and receiving faxes Printing and scanning Maintenance Specifications imageCLASS Fh Canon Basic Operation Guide O Back EH e Previous Next k Read the sections of these manuals that correspond to your intended use Reference Guide poeu a A Read this manual to learn detailed information about advanced machine operations and functions and how to customize machine settings Advanced features Network setting
20. S Scanner driver A program that controls how the computer and scanner interact The scanner driver is provided with two drivers The TWAIN and the WIA driver for use with Windows XP Vista Scanners and Cameras folder Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box The folder or dialog box that contains information about your imaging devices such as scanners or cameras Q O RG Back Previous Next Introduction U 2 ninstall Scanning a Uninsta l Document To remove software installed on a computer and return the computer to its condition before the software was installed Universal Serial Bus USB interface These are new serial interface standards This bus automatically recognizes connections Plug and Play to allow plugging and unplugging connectors with the power still turned on to the PC or peripheral equipment Troubleshooting W WIA Windows Image Acquisition Standard for downloading images from scanners or digital cameras The machine includes a TWAIN compliant driver and a WIA compliant driver The WIA driver can only be used with Windows XP Vista With either driver you can scan documents with the machine in applications which support the TWAIN interface Photoshop etc Windows Explorer The Windows program you can use to browse through open and manage the disk drives folders and files on your computer in a network system You can also use Windows Explorer to view and open shared folders on other
21. WAIN The working memory of the computer in which programs and data Industry standard protocol for transferring information from are temporarily stored while you use them Resetting or shutting devices such as scanners and digital cameras to a computer off the computer clears all information from RAM Printing very Industry standard protocol for an application programming Troubleshooting complicated documents might require closing other running interface API for input devices such as scanners If both the programs or adding more RAM to the computer device and the application comply with the standard they will be Reinstall compatible regardless of differences in manufacturer or model Scanning a Document To remove installed software and install again For example with TWAIN compatible image processing software you can start the scanner s TWAIN driver from the software s Resolution i menu scan the document and return the scanned image to its The density of dots for any given output device expressed in original image processing software terms of dots per inch dpi Low resolution causes font characters and graphics to have a jagged appearance but prints faster than higher resolutions Higher resolution provides smoother curves and angles as well as a better match to traditional typeface designs but prints more slowly Resolution values are represented by horizontal data and vertical data for example 600 x 600 dpi
22. able when Color Color Documents or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Enables you to perform gamma correction Specify the gamma value 0 10 to 10 00 of the monitor for viewing the scanned image This setting is not reflected in the scanning result when Black and White is selected in Color Mode Monitor Gamma value will be fixed to 2 20 when Color Matching is selected in Color Correction Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Scanner Tab Preferences i RN t Preview Sean Color Settings Scanner Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved pplication Data Canon MF6500 T emp Sound Settings C Play Music During Scanning C Play Sound When Scanning is Completed Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved Click Browse and specify the folder in which the files are saved Sound Settings Test Scanner Back Previous Next Sets the scanner to play music during scanning or play a sound when scanning is completed You can specify the following files MIDI files mid rmi midi Audio files wav aiff aif MP3 file mp3 Play Music During Scanning If selected the scanner plays music during scanning Click Browse then specify a sound file Play Sound When Scanning is Completed If selected the scanner plays sound when scanning is completed Click Browse then specif
23. and Exif Settings Click one of the scanning buttons Mail The document will be scanned and attached to an e mail message in your e mail application Example Mail dialog box OCR The text will be scanned and read by the OCR software Reset Apply II Cancel Save The document will be scanned and saved PDF The text will be scanned and saved as a PDF file Scan 1 Scan 2 The text will be scanned and appear in the registered application You can change the button name by directly entering a new name up to 8 characters long over the button name ki Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Specify the required settings For details see MF Toolbox Settings on p 2 9 If you want to keep the same settings for future scans click Apply before clicking Start NOTE With Scan 1 and Scan 2 buttons you can set the different settings for each If you save the settings by clicking Apply the settings will be effective next time Click Start If you select Display the Scanner Driver in step 4 the ScanGear MF dialog box will appear 6 Specify the required settings For details see Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF on p 2 20 Back Previous Next Click Scan When scanning is completed a folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Pictures folder in the My
24. ask bar select Control Panel gt Hardware and Sounds gt Scan a document or picture in Scanners and Cameras Click New Scan to open the New Scan dialog box You can open it also from the File menu by selecting New gt Scan Make sure the corresponding scanner driver is displayed on Scanner If you want to use other scanners click Change and select a desired scanner driver icon SG oof Back Previous Next Specify required scan settings For details on the settings see New Scan Dialog Box on p 2 46 Click Scan It starts scanning Scanned image displays on Windows Fax amp Scan When you scan more than one picture sequential numbers are automatically added to the file names and the image files are saved in the Scanned Documents folder in the Document folder Renaming the image file is available afterward OO ot Back Previous Next Introduction New Scan Dialog Box Source Selects from Flatbed Platen glass or e Feeder Scan one side Ile Document You can specify detailed settings for each scan NOTE New Scan x e S If you have selected Flatbed as the paper source click Preview Scanner WIA Canon MF6500 Series Change Troubleshooting drag to specify the scanned area If you have selected Feeder rofle Photo Deaut z Scan one side as the paper source select the page size from S the Paper size Color format
25. blication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Canon Inc Disclaimers The information in this document is subject to change without notice CANON INC MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THEREOF WARRANTIES AS TO MARKETABILITY MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF USE OR NON INFRINGEMENT CANON INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS MATERIAL Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction Table of Contents Scanning a Document Manuals for the Machine Troubleshooting Legal Notices How to Use This Guide Using the Top Page Using the Chapter Topic List 1 Introduction Where to Find Help System Requirements Checking Installation EISE dei uc Index O GO Introduction 2 Scanning a Document Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Scanning with Start on the Machine Setting the Scanning Function for Start Setting up an application which has been registered to MF Toolbox Setting up other appli
26. cations which have not been registered to MF Toolbox Scanning with the MF Toolbox MF Toolbox Settings Scanner Settings Save Scanned Image to External Program Mail Program Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings Confirm the Scanned Image Scanning an Image from an Application Creating One PDF File from Two or More Pages Back Previous Next Introduction Scanning a Large Document Z anning a Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF Document Switching between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Troubleshooting Using Simple Mode eee Using Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of a Scan Advanced Mode Settings Determining Resolution Scanning with the WIA Driver Scanning from the Scanner and Camera Wizard Dialog Box Windows XP Only Scanning from the Windows FAX amp Scan Dialog Box Windows Vista Only Scanning from Windows Photo Gallery Windows Vista Only Scanning from an Application Windows XP Vista Only Table of Contents Index Introduction 3 Troubleshooting 3 z canning a Scanning Problems Document Installing and Uninstalling Problems Troubleshooting 4 Appendix Au Scanner Specifications Glossary Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction How to Use This Guide Scanning a Document E Using the Top Page Troubleshooting Returns to the last page opened Displays the previous or next page Returns to the top page
27. change without notice Table of Contents Index O O Q Previous Next TOP Introduction Glossary Scanning a Document A Application Abbreviation of the phrase application software Software designed for a specific purpose such as word processing software spreadsheet software database software ora combination of these Troubleshooting An indication of the volume of data used to describe points in an image A 1 bit image assigns image data black or white color values depending on whether the brightness value is above or below a particular threshold value The result is a two color image An 8 bit grayscale image expresses an image in 256 shades of gray ranging from white to black A 24 bit color image assigns 8 bits to each RGB color channel expressing each pixel in approximately 16 8 million colors Brightness The relative proportion of light and dark areas Decreasing brightness darkens the overall image increasing brightness lightens it C O O Q Back Previous Next Color Matching In some cases the range of colors captured by a scanner exceeds the range that can be displayed by a particular monitor In addition the colors displayed for an image on the monitor may be slightly different than those output by a printer Color Matching is the process used to make the colors captured by a scanner consistent with those shown on a display or printed on a printer Contrast The degree of differe
28. computers on the network You can use Windows Explorer to manage your files by moving copying renaming and deleting files Table of Contents Index Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Index A Add Delete the Output Size dialog box 2 22 Advanced Mode settings 2 26 switching 2 20 toolbar 2 24 using 2 23 Advanced Properties dialog box 2 49 Application 2 15 Auto Tone 2 29 B Brightness 2 31 C Cannot install 3 7 Color Matching 2 39 Color Settings 2 31 Color Settings tab 2 39 Contrast 2 31 Crop 2 24 D Descreen 2 29 Driver checking installation 1 4 E Exif settings 2 13 F Fading Correction 2 30 Favorite Settings 2 26 Final Review 2 35 G Gamma 2 39 Grain Correction 2 30 H Histogram 2 32 l Image Settings 2 29 Input Settings 2 27 Installing and uninstalling problems 3 7 M MF Toolbox Save Scanned Image to 2 11 scanner settings 2 9 settings 2 9 using 2 7 Multiple PDF 2 16 Back Previous Next N New Scan dialog box 2 46 O Orientation 2 10 Output Settings 2 28 P Parameters of a scan specifying 2 24 PDF Setting dialog box 2 16 Preferences dialog box 2 37 Presto PageManager 2 8 Preview tab 2 37 Problems installing and uninstalling 3 7 scanning 3 2 R Reduce Dust and Scratches 2 29 Resolution determining 2 41 DPI 2 49 output 2 28 Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents
29. e 0 to 245 or move the slider a to an appropriate level Mid point eyedropper tool Click this button then click a point in the preview image or inside the focal crop to specify the midtone point You can also enter a value 5 to 250 or move the slider A to an appropriate level White point eyedropper tool Click this button then click a point in the preview image or inside the focal crop to specify the highlighted point You can also enter a value 10 to 255 or move the slider A to an appropriate level 50 0 ta Back Previous Next b Gray Balance eyedropper tool When adjusting a color image click this button then click a point in the preview image or inside the focal crop to specify the point to execute gray balance adjustment The gray elements within a scanned image will appear as a neutral gray and other elements within the image will also have true color reproduction Resets all the current settings to their default values Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Tone Curve Settings This dialog box enables you to adjust the brightness of a specific area of an image by selecting the type of the tone curve The tone curve is a graph showing the balance of tone input and output Tone Curve Settings x Channel v Va Select Tone Curve No Correction Channel Back Previous Next Select a color to adjust eit
30. e preview image from the preview Undo The image retunes to its original size area It also resets the toolbar settings and by clicking Undo color settings Crop Specifies the parameter of a scan E Specifying the Parameters of a Scan You can create scan areas cropping areas for images shown in SEN the preview area When you click Scan only the cropped area Zoom Enlarges or reduces the preview image will be scanned Click on the image to zoom in and right click on the image to zoom out NOTE Crop feature is invalid when ADF 2 sided is selected in Original Input Method on the Advanced Mode tab sheet Move Moves the enlarged image on the screen Left Rotate Rotates the image 90 degrees left Information Lists the scanning information Selecting the Cropping Area Automatically Auto Crop Crops the image automatically For details see Specifying the Parameters of a Scan on p 2 24 Right Rotate Rotates the image 90 degrees right After previewing click Ef Auto Crop on the toolbar Clicking this button enables you to gradually crop off the image outside the borders detected in the preview image Remove Cropping Frame Removes the selected cropping frames Table of Contents Index Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Creating a Cropping Frame Select Crop on the toolbar click on the preview image and dra
31. entation O O Q Back Previous Next Orientation Opens the Orientation dialog box This dialog box enables you to specify the orientation of the original document When ADF 2 sided is selected in Original Input Method select also the binding location of the original document im Width Specifies the width of the input size tt Height Specifies the height of the input size NOTE Some applications have a limit to the amount of image data they can receive If the parameters of a scan contain more than 21 000 x 30 000 pixels the image will not be received When Output Resolution is set to 600 dpi minimum parameters of an image are 96 x 96 pixels To maintain the current width and height proportions of the image click L Color Mode Selects the type of document and the way in which it is scanned Black and White To output documents to a monochrome printer The contrast in the image is divided at certain levels threshold values into black and white and is displayed in two colors For the threshold setting see Color Settings on p 2 31 Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Grayscale To scan black and white photos or monochrome images The image is expressed in a 0 255 scale of black and white Color To scan color photos The image is expressed in 256 levels 8 bit of R ed G reen and B lue Color Docu
32. es the image 90 degrees left i Right Rotate Rotates the image 90 degrees right Information Lists the scanning information S EN OO ot Back Previous Next y Introduction E Using Advanced Mode Click Preview Scanning a san Femme NOTE Document SS Selecting the range in the preview window and clicking Zoom reloads the selected image to be enlarged To delete the displayed preview image click 9 Troubleshooting a If you want to scan only part of the e document specify the parameters ma For details see Specifying the Parameters of a Scan on z p 2 24 Click Scan Set documents Select settings for Favorite Settings Input Settings Output Settings and Image Settings and adjust the color settings For details on the settings see Advanced Mode Settings on p 2 26 If you select ADF 1 sided or ADF 2 sided in Original Input Method skip to step 4 Table of Contents Index O O Q Back Previous Next Introduction Advanced Mode Toolbar Select All Crops When this button is used all the cropping 8 frames reflect the settings made on the Scanning a Advanced Mode tab sheet Document lle a a E e Zoom Click this button to rescan the focal cropping Troubleshooting H CR SelectAll Crops area of the preview image at a higher level of magnification Once clicked this button changes into Clear Deletes th
33. et each of MF Toolbox or other applications when you press SS start S R OCR Save PDF Scan 1 Scan 2 Settings A TA E Setting up an application which has b The lt gt mark will be displayed above the button you select been registered to MF Toolbox MF Toolbox Scan Function 1 On the Windows desktop double click the Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 icon to open the MF Toolbox You can also open the MF Toolbox by clicking start on the Windows task bar All Programs gt Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 Toolbox 4 9 PDF Scan Scan 2 Settings Scan 2 Settings J Table of Contents Index Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Also you can set it up in the following way In the MF Toolbox click Settings to open the Settings dialog box From the drop down list select the scanning function you want to link Start to then click OK Settings Configures scanner settings gt Select Scanner Scanner Canon MF6500 Series Button Settings Selects a button of the Toolbox to be linked when the Start key on the device is pressed Start OG Save v Close Toolbox after Scanning with EZ Buttons is Finished E Setting up other applications which have not been registered to MF Toolbox 1 Open the Scanners and Cameras folder Windows 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box Click start o
34. format but with OCR software you can convert to a text file and then edit the text with word processing software Orientation The direction in which a document is fed either along the width portrait or length landscape of the page P PDF Stands for Portable Document Format A widely used format for transmitting and viewing documents on computers PDF documents can be read or printed out with Adobe s Acrobat Reader program Pixel Short for picture element a pixel is the smallest unit used to measure a display image Platen The document scanning unit Portrait A vertical scanning orientation Documents are scanned across the shorter axis of the page Back Previous Next Preview Provisional scanning and display of the document you are about to scan before you actually scan it If the preview scan looks different from what you want you can change the settings display the preview again and confirm before scanning Preview area The area at the left of the ScanGear MF main window When the Preview button is clicked the item s on the platen glass of the scanner are scanned and the results are displayed as the preview image in this area At this stage the scanned image is not passed on to the host application program Properties dialog box The dialog box that contains information about a particular device such as a scanner O O Q Back Previous Next Introduction R T Random Access Memory RAM T
35. g over the area you wish to select To make further adjustments drag the corner or edge of the selected frame or enter the desired parameter values for if Width and 1H Height in Input Settings on the Advanced Mode tab sheet To move the cropping frame you have selected click inside the cropping frame and drag NOTE To maintain the current width and height proportion of the image click Lal in Input Settings When using the ADF creating a new cropping frame will erase an existing one Creating Multiple Cropping Frames Only when Using the Platen Glass You can create another cropping frame even if there is already one in the preview area Click and drag the mouse cursor outside the existing cropping frame to create a new cropping frame in that area You can create up to 10 cropping areas By clicking Scan once all the cropped areas will be scanned Scanning will continue until all selected areas have been scanned The most recently created cropping frame will become the focal point To make adjustments to previously created cropping frames select the frame or frames by clicking on them O O Q Back Previous Next Deleting Cropping Frames If you want to remove cropping frames select the frame or frames and do one of the following Click Delete on the keyboard Click 2 Remove Cropping Frame on the toolbar Right click on the cropped area and select Delete Hold down
36. gazine Color To scan color magazines with the Descreen function Newspaper B amp W To scan text and line drawings Document Grayscale To scan color images or text in monochrome Appropriate for scanning high resolution monochrome images Document Color ADF To scan color documents on the ADF Document Grayscale ADF To scan Grayscale documents on the ADF If you select Document Color ADF or Document Grayscale ADF skip to step 4 NOTE On how to turn off the automatic color correction for the document type other than Newspaper B amp W see Color Settings Tab on p 2 39 Click Preview A preview of the scanned image appears in the preview window Select the use for the scanned image in Select Purpose You can select from Print 300 dpi Image display 150 dpi or OCR 300 dpi depending on the document type you selected in step 2 For details see Determining Resolution on p 2 41 O O Q Back Previous Next Select the output size of the scanned image in Output Size The options you can select vary depending on what you selected in step 4 Click to switch the orientation of the output size landscape or portrait Adjust the cropping frame and select the Fading Correction check box as needed To adjust the cropping frame click TL Auto Crop or drag the corner or edge of the frame For details see Specifying the Parameters of a Scan o
37. her Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust all three colors together when Color or Color Documents is selected in Color Mode Adjust the elements of grayscale when Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Select Tone Curve Reset Select the tone curve from No Correction Over Exposure Under Exposure High Contrast or Invert the Negative Positive Image Resets all the current settings to their default values 5 a Eu ka Back Previous Next Introduction Final Review Threshold 4 This dialog box enables you to confirm the color settings This dialog box enables you to adjust the threshold By adjusting Scanning a the threshold you can sharpen characters in a text document Ina eview Document and reduce back printing such as in newspapers Channel i Troubleshooting HE Threshold EE 2 Original Current Threshold Level OO E Close Table of Contents Index OO ot Back Previous Next y Introduction f Tone Curve Threshold Drop Down List Threshold Level Adjust the threshold by moving the slider aw or entering a value 0 to 255 This drop down list enables you to save a set of color settings Scanning a made for the focal cropping frame If there are no cropping Document Reset Resets the current setting to the default frames settings for the whole preview area are saved value You can also recal
38. htness Contrast Reset Select a color to adjust either Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust all three colors together when Color or Color Documents is selected in Color Mode Adjust the elements of grayscale when Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Adjust the brightness of the image by moving the slider or entering values 127 to 127 Adjust the contrast of the image by moving the slider or entering values 127 to 127 Resets all the current settings to their default values Q OO RG Back Previous Next Histogram This dialog box enables you to see the data concentration at each brightness level in an image You can specify the darkest and brightest levels within an image cut the levels and expand the middle of the tonal range of the image Histogram Channel a 0 L lz Gray Balance Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Channel Select a color to adjust either Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust all three colors together when Color or Color Documents is selected in Color Mode Adjust the elements of grayscale when Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Black point eyedropper tool Click this button then click a point in the preview image or inside the focal crop to specify the darkest point You can also enter Reset a valu
39. iew lt Back JL gea JI Gei You can select from Color picture Grayscale picture Black and white picture or text and Custom When selecting Custom click Custom settings to make detailed settings in the Properties dialog box Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Properties Advanced Properties Appearance Brightness Q Q Contrast Resolution DPI Picture type 150 Color picture Select the paper source You can select from Flatbed or Document Feeder Specify the scanned area If you have selected Flatbed as the paper source click Preview drag g to specify the scanned area If you have selected Document Feeder as the paper source select the page size from the drop down list Click Next gt 60 OF Back Previous Next 8 Specify a name a file format and the location for saving the group of pictures Scanner and Camera Wizard Picture Name and Destination Select a name and destination for your pictures Type a name for this group of pictures See Select a fle format E JPG JPEG Image 3 Choose a place to save this group of pictures A My Pictures Picture lt Back IL Hen JL Cancel NOTE When you save more than one picture in the same location sequential numbers are automatically added at the ends of file names You can select a file fo
40. k Taskbar amp Start Menu gt Advanced Advanced select Start Menu in All Users Programs delete the Canon folder Quit all of these and try reinstalling the software Removal of the drivers takes too long Windows XP Is any application such as an anti virus open when removing the software Quit any applications including anti virus before removing the software Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction Cannot use the software after upgrading to Windows XP Vista Scanning a mer Have you upgraded Windows 2000 to Windows XP Vista without removing the software Troubleshooting Remove the software then reinstall it See Software Settings with Computer in the Starter Guide Document Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction 4 Appendix Scanner Specifications Troubleshooting Scanning a Document Table of Contents Index Introduction SE Scanner Specifications Document Troubleshooting Type Max Scanning Size Scanning Resolution Scanning Speed Host Interface System Requirements Device Driver NOTE Color scanner 8 Ya x 14 216 mm x 356 mm 25 9600 dpi ScanGear MF Color 2 56 msec line 600 dpi Grayscale 2 56 msec line 600 dpi USB 1 1 USB 2 0 Windows 2000 Professional XP Windows Vista TWAIN and WIA Windows XP Windows Vista only compliant Specifications are subject to
41. l the saved settings and apply them to the Troubleshooting note selected frames or the whole preview area The brightness of color and grayscale images are expressed as a i Le Custom When this option is selected specify a value value between 0 and 255 but the brightness of black and white images is expressed in terms of either black or white including for each color setting Even after the the parts of an image which are a color between the two The registered settings are applied Custom boundary at which black and white is divided is called threshold resumes automatically if you change any setting or make adjustments to the selected cropping frame Add Delete Opens the Add Delete Tone Curve Settings dialog box Add Delete Threshold Settings dialog box when Black and White is selected in Color Model This dialog box enables you to name and register a set of color settings Table of Contents Index Po r Back Previous Next lt Preferences Dialog Box Preview at the Start of ScanGear Scanning a Selects the preview operation when you Document Clicking Preferences on the Advanced Mode tab sheet opens open the ScanGear MF the Preferences dialog box This dialog box enables you to a adjust settings for scanning and previewing Automatically Execute Preview Troubleshooting The preview scan starts automatically when you open the ScanGear MF Preview Tab Display Saved Preview I
42. lect the option corresponding to your machine from Scanner events select the operation for Start in Send to this application click OK NOTE If the settings you specified in the scanner property dialog box do not work immediately disconnect and reconnect the USB cable or restart your computer 0 Oks Back Previous Next Introduction SE Scanning with the MF Toolbox Scanning a Document You can scan a document using the buttons on the MF A dialog box appears for each of the buttons Toolbox Wie ei e S 1 2 oti n g O Gi Lei ts the scanned image to an e mail Set documents gt message gt Scanner Settings On the Windows desktop double click the Select Sauce Input Method 1 sided Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 icon to open the MF Pape Sie ES Toolbox Scan Mode Color You can also open the MF Toolbox by clicking start on the Upper Limit of Attached File 150 KB x Windows task bar gt All Programs gt Canon gt MF Toolbox m ii 4 a gt caus 4 e C Display the Scanner Driver GO Save Scanned Image to File Name Mail cos e ae Save as Type JPEG Exif we Scant Scan2 Settings Save Scanned Image to C Documents and Settings My Documen Browse ei o SY EJ 7 Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date Save D Mail Program None Attach Manually C Confirmation of the Scanned Image
43. llery Windows Vista Only Scanning from an Application Table of Contents Windows XP Vista Only Index Back Introduction SE Scanning with Start on the Machine Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index You can scan documents and transmit the scanned data to your computer using the operation panel of the machine NOTE Your machine must be connected via USB and the USB scanner driver must be loaded to scan This machine does not support network scanning 1 Set documents 2 Press SCAN on the machine 3 Press Start on the machine If you are asked to select a program to launch select MF Toolbox Ver4 9 The scanned document will be processed according to your settings When scanning is completed a folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Pictures folder in the My Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder In VISTA the folder will be created in the Pictures folder Previous Next 0 O TOAD Bloe SG oof Back Previous Next Introduction e Setting the Scanning Function for Start Scanning a Document When you scan for the first time using Start on the 2 Drag the lt gt mark over the button you want to machine scanning will start in the same way as when you select Troubleshooting click Save in the MF Toolbox By following procedure below you can change the set for scanning function on eo we fe
44. mage Preferences Displays the image last previewed Preview Scan Color Settings Scanner None Preview at the Start of ScanGear Nothing is displayed O Automatically Execute Preview Display Saved Preview Image Cropping Frame on Previewed Images O None Introduction Sets how the cropping frame is displayed Cropping Frame on Previewed Images when you preview images Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed Images Display the Last Frame on Previewed Images Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed O None Images The image will be automatically cropped to match the document size Display the Last Frame on Previewed Images Displays the last frame None No frame will be displayed Table of Contents Index O 0O Ota Back Previous Next Introduction S pean Tab Color Mode Text and Table Scanning a pm The document is scanned in a mode equivalent to Color Documents of Color Document Preview Sean Color Settings Scanner Mode regardless of the application Scan without Using ScanGear s Window settings Troubleshooting C Color Mode Text and Table C Text Enhanced Text Enhanced Th ment i nned i Lal Automatically Quit ScanGear after Scanning e docume s scanned in a mode equivalent to Text Enhanced of Color Mode regardless of the application settings Automatically Quit ScanGear after Scanning If selected the ScanGear MF dialog box quits automatically after
45. ments To scan color documents that include texts or charts in addition to color photos The image is expressed in 256 levels 8 bit of R ed G reen and B lue Text Enhanced To scan texts crisply particularly to process it with OCR software The image is displayed in black and white Output Settings Output Resolution Specifies the resolution for the scan You can select a resolution from the drop down list or enter any value between 25 9600 dpi If you are using the ADF enter a resolution between 25 600 dpi For details see Determining Resolution on p 2 41 Output Size Data Size O O Q Back Previous Next Selects the output size of the scanned image If you select Add Delete the Add Delete the Output Size dialog box will appear and you can add and delete the custom output size see p 2 22 If Flexible is selected enter values in ij Width 3 Height or Scale The resolution when you actually scan will change in accordance with the value of The ratio of tf Width and 1 Height is linked to 9 Width and 9 Height in Input Settings You can enter the value for between 25 and 38400 but the upper limit varies depending on the value of Output Resolution Click 3 to switch the orientation of the output size landscape or portrait This button is invalid when Flexible is selected Shows the data size of the scanned image according to your settings
46. menu Double click the corresponding scanner driver icon Or select a corresponding scanner driver icon then press Import Make sure the corresponding scanner driver is displayed on Scanner If you want to use other scanners click Change and select a desired scanner driver icon Specify required scan settings For details on the settings see New Scan Dialog Box on p 2 46 O O Q Back Previous Click Scan 8 Importing Pictures and Videos Tag these pictures optional You can classify the scanned image by typing a tag in Tag these pictures optional If you save the scanned image without typing the tag it will be saved in a new folder created under the pictures folder named by its scan date Click import When you save more than one picture sequential numbers are automatically added to the file names Renaming the image file is available afterward Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index E Scanning from an Application Windows XP Vista Only With the WIA driver dialog box open follow the procedure below On how to display the WIA driver see Scanning an Image from an Application on p 2 15 Scan using WIA Canon MF6500 Series What do you want to scan Paper source a Select an option below for the type of picture you want to scan Ba Color picture O Grayscale
47. n p 2 24 NOTE The Fading Correction check box can be selected only when scanning color documents When the preview image is not displayed the Fading Correction check box is disabled Click Scan Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Add Delete the Output Size Selecting Add Delete for Output Size opens the Add Delete the Output Size dialog box This dialog box enables you to add and delete the custom output size Add Delete the Output Size Output Size List Output Size Name New Setting Width 6 00 Height 4 00 Unit Inches Purpose Selects the use for the scanned image from Print or Image Display This setting is available with Advanced Mode only Output Size Name Specifies the output size name you want to register Width Specifies the width of the output size Height Specifies the height of the output size Unit Selects the unit of measurement for the output size Back Previous Next b Add Adds the specified output size to the Output Size List Delete Deletes the selected output size from the Output Size List Save Saves added or deleted output sizes Simple Mode Toolbar Ce TC Auto Crop Crops the image automatically For details see Specifying the Parameters of a Scan on p 2 24 Remove Cropping Frame Removes the selected cropping frames Left Rotate Rotat
48. n the Windows task bar select Control Panel gt Printers and other Hardware Scanners and Cameras Windows Vista start gt Control Panel Hardware and Sound Scanners and Cameras Windows 2000 Start gt Settings Control Panel double click Scanners and Cameras 2 Click the corresponding scanner driver icon O O Q Back Previous Next Select Properties from the File menu Windows 2000 Vista Click Properties WIA Canon MF6500 Series Properties General Events Color Management Canon MF6500 Series Manufactured by Canon Scanner Status Status Device Ready On Port AUsbscan0 Optical resolution 600x600 DPI Diagnostics Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Specify an action for Start On Windows XP Vista Select the Events tab select the option corresponding to your machine from Select an event select the operation for Start this program in Actions click OK WIA Canon MF6500 Series Properties General Events Color Management i Choose an event below then select the action to take when that EH event occurs Select an event Canon MF6500 Start Key Actions E MF Toolbox Ver4 9 Prompt for which program to run O Lake no action Back Previous Next On Windows 2000 Select the Events tab se
49. nce between the lightest and darkest areas of an image Decreasing contrast lightens the dark areas and darkens the light areas increasing it darkens the dark areas and lightens the light areas Control Panel The set of Windows programs you can use to change system hardware software and Windows settings Crop The action of selecting only part of an image for use Using the Crop button on the ScanGear MF toolbar a portion of the preview image can be selected and only that portion is then re previewed or included in the final scan Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Default setting A setting that is automatically used if no other setting is specified Descreen A function that reduces the occurrence of moire in the scan of a printed item Moire is the patterns or stripes that are visible in a low resolution scan of a picture or photo in a book or magazine due to the interference patterns between the dots that comprise the image Desktop dpi The entire Windows screen that represents your work area in Windows Icons windows and the taskbar are displayed on the Windows desktop Images are reproduced as rows and columns of dots When an item is scanned with a scanner the resolution or dot density of the scanned image is measured as the number of dots per inch dpi Dots per inch A unit of measurement for indicating a machine s resolution Driver A program that controls how the comp
50. nput Settings Value of Scale in Output Settings User Defined When this option is selected specify a value for each setting Default Restores the default settings The preview image will be cleared Add Delete Opens the Add Delete Favorite Settings dialog box This dialog box enables you to name and register a set of settings for the current preview image Add Delete is not displayed when there is no preview image Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Input Settings Original Input Method Selects where the document is placed from Platen Glass ADF 1 sided or ADF 2 sided NOTE If you change this setting after previewing the preview image will be deleted Original Size Selects the size of the original document NOTE If you change this setting after previewing the preview image will be deleted When the document is loaded in the ADF select the paper size from A5 Portrait A5 Landscape A4 Letter and Legal When ADF 2 sided is selected in Original Input Method if the size specified in Original Size is different from the actual paper size the scanning results may differ between the two sides of the page J Original Orientation Shows the direction of the document being scanned The icon display varies depending on the settings for Original Input Method Original Size and Ori
51. ns remove the software then reinstall it See Software Settings with Computer in the Starter Guide Introduction Scanning a Document A Troubleshooting You tried to create a multi page PDF but were not able to scan Is the machine recognized in Scanners and Cameras Make sure the corresponding scanner driver icon is displayed in Scanners and Cameras 1 Click start on the Windows task bar select Control Panel Printers and other Hardware Scanners and Cameras Windows Vista start Control Panel gt Hardware and Sound Scanners and Cameras Windows 2000 Start Settings gt Control Panel gt double click Scanners and Cameras If the corresponding scanner driver icon is displayed in the Scanners and Cameras the machine is recognized If not remove the software then reinstall it See Software Settings with Computer in the Starter Guide several documents Table of Contents Index Is the Automatically Quit ScanGear after Scanning check box in Preferences selected If you scan with the Automatically Quit ScanGear after Scanning setting selected only the documents placed at one time on the platen glass will be scanned Click a button on the MF Toolbox and in the settings dialog box select Display the Scanner Driver to open the ScanGear MF In the Preferences dialog box of Advanced Mode clear the Automatically Quit ScanGear
52. on p 2 11 Exif Settings Opens the Exif Settings dialog box which enables you to set the Exif information when JPEG EXIF is selected in Save as Type see Exif Settings on p 2 14 PDF Settings Opens the PDF Settings dialog box which enables you to make advanced settings of the PDF file see Creating One PDF File from Two or More Pages on p 2 16 This button appears when PDF PDF Multiple Pages or PDF Add Page is selected in Save as Type Save Scanned Image to Specifies the location to save the scanned image Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Add Scanned Image to This item appears instead of Save Scanned Image to when PDF Add Page is selected in Save as Type You can select the PDF file to which you want to add the scanned image Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date Select this check box to create a folder with current date in the specified location and save the scanned images in this folder This check box is not available when PDF Add Page is selected in Save as Type Save Press to save the scanned images in the specified location Forward This button appears instead of Save when an application is specified in the Mail Program or the External Program setting You can forward the scanned images to the application Cancel Cancels the operation and returns to the previous window
53. plication to use gt click Open You can also specify an application by dragging and dropping the application icon onto the dialog box When scanning using the Mail button you can specify an e mail software to which you want to attach the scanned image The MF Toolbox is compatible with e mail software such as Outlook Express Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Exchange EUDORA Netscape Messenger and Windows Mail Vista only Click Set select the application to use gt click OK If None Attach Manually is displayed you have to attach the image file manually E Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings Confirm the Scanned Image You can preview the scanned images as thumbnail images and specify the file type and location to save them NOTE You cannot use this function when scanning with the OCR button For the PDF button you can only confirm the scanned image and specify the location to save the image O O Q Back Previous Next Select Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings for the PDF button Confirm the Scanned Image click Start When the scanning is complete the thumbnail of the scanned image is displayed Confirm the thumbnail image specify the file type and location press Save or Forward Save as Type Specifies the file type to save the scanned image The available file types are the same as those listed in Save Scanned Image to
54. por Multiple Add Exif Pages Page Mail D o EI o OCR o Save Li PDF J J Scan 1 Scan 2 o e When PDF PDF Multiple Pages or PDF Add Page is selected and if an error message appears indicating that the image size is too large reduce the data size of the scanned image For details see Output Settings on p 2 28 PDF Settings 0 oka Back Previous Next b Opens the PDF Settings dialog box which enables you to make advanced settings of the PDF file see Creating One PDF File from Two or More Pages on p 2 16 Save Scanned Image to Shows the location to save the scanned images To change the location click Browse select a folder click OK Add Scanned Image to This item appears instead of Save Scanned Image to when PDF Add Page is selected in Save as Type You can select the PDF file to which you want to add the scanned image Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date Select this check box to create a folder with current date e g 2007 12 31 in the specified location and save the scanned images in this folder Introduction l Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index E External Program Mail Program When scanning using the OCR PDF Scan 1 or Scan 2 button you can specify an application to be used to display the scanned image Click Set gt select the ap
55. r computer see Software Settings with Computer in the Starter Guide and install it If the Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 icon is displayed on the Windows desktop installation of the MF Toolbox 4 9 has been successful Table of Contents Index O O Q Back Previous Next Introduction Scanning a Document EEN Scanning with Start on the Machine Cs Setting the Scanning Function for Start Setting up an application which has been registered to MF Toolbox Setting up other applications which have not been registered to MF Toolbox 2 Scanning a Document Scanning with the MF Toolbox MF Toolbox Settings Scanner Settings Save Scanned Image to External Program Mail Program Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings Confirm the Scanned Image Table of Contents Index O GO Introduction l j Scanning an Image from an Application 1 Gel a Creating One PDF File from Two or More Pages ocument Scanning a Large Document Troubleshooting Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF Switching between Simple Mode and Advanced Using Simple Mode Using Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of a Scan Advanced Mode Settings Determining Resolution Scanning with the WIA Driver Scanning from the Scanner and Camera Wizard Dialog Box Windows XP Only Scanning from the Windows FAX amp Scan Dialog Box Windows Vista Only Scanning from Windows Photo Ga
56. rating restrictions and how to avoid minor difficulties Troubleshooting In addition this guide uses a distinctive notation to identify buttons Menu items you select and the buttons you press on the screen appear in square brackets Preferences Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction 1 Introduction Scanning a Document Where to Find Help Troubleshooting cl System Requirements Checking Installation Table of Contents Index Previous Next Introduction ee d Where to Find Help Scanning a Document When you encounter a problem during installation of the driver software or while operating your machine consult Troubleshooting the following In This Manual See Chapter 3 Troubleshooting In the Basic Operation Guide See Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Not available depending on the country of purchase In the Reference Guide See Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Readme txt File The hints limitations and restrictions you need to be aware of when using the ScanGear and MF Toolbox are included in the Readme txt file provided with these programs Table of Contents Index 0 Ota Back Previous Next Introduction System Requirements Scanning a Document General IBM or IBM compatible PC ERR PC equipped with a USB port and the USB class driver installed Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional CPU Intel Pentium
57. rmat from BMP Bitmap Image JPG JPEG Image TIF TIF Image and PNG PNG Image Back Previous Next Introduction 9 Click Next gt to start scanning 10 Click Next gt a Scanner and Camera Wizard Rad Scanner and Camera Wizard Scanning a seaming Piene Obed D ocume nt ase wait while the wizard scans your picture ou can choose to keep working with your pictures Location See Your pictures have been successfully copied to your computer or network My Pictures tPicture You can also publish these pictures to a Web site or order prints online Troubleshooting Paue Whe orana Picture ipg Publish these pictures to a Web site Order prints of these pictures from a photo printing Web site Picture progress 32 complete Nothing I m finished working with these pictures Leam more about working with pictures To stop copying click Cancel lt Back Next gt _ Cancel If you want to publish these pictures to a Web site or order printouts online select the corresponding option 11 Click Finish Table of Contents Index Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index E Scanning from the Windows FAX A Scan Dialog Box Windows Vista Only Depending on the edition of your Windows Vista this function may not be supported 1 Open the Windows FAX amp Scan dialog box Click Start on the Windows t
58. s Remote user interface System settings Troubleshooting Located on User Software CD Scanner Driver Guide aS SS Se Read this manual to learn how to use the machine as a local scanner System requirements Scanning procedure How to solve scanning problems This Document Located on User Software CD We To view the manuals in PDF format Adobe Reader Acrobat Reader Acrobat is required H Adobe Reader Acrobat Reader Acrobat is not installed on your system please download it from the Adobe Systems Incorporated website http www adobe com Considerable effort has been made to make sure that the manuals for the machine are free of inaccuracies and omissions However as we are constantly improving our products if you need an exact specification please contact Canon The machine illustration on the cover may differ slightly from your machine Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction EA Legal Notices Scanning a Document Trademarks Canon the Canon logo and imageCLASS are trademarks of Canon Inc EE Microsoft Windows Windows Server and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries All other product and brand names are registered trademarks trademarks or service marks of their respective owners Copyright TA Copyright 2007 by Canon Inc All rights reserved No part of this pu
59. s to their default values Appearance Shows the preview of sample image Brightness Specifies the brightness 127 to 127 Contrast Specifies the contrast 127 to 127 only for color or grayscale scanning Resolution DPI Selects the scanning resolution in dot per inch 50 to 600 Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction 3 Troubleshooting Scanning a Document Scanning Problems Troubleshooting Installing and Uninstalling Problems Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction Scanning Problems Scanning a Document Cannot scan a document Is your USB hub or repeater working properly Troubleshooting ER Is there anything displayed on the LCD When using a USB hub or repeater try connecting a USB cable directly to the computer to check if it If anything is displayed on the LCD see Chapter works properly If you can scan the document 10 Troubleshooting in the Reference Guide successfully after connecting a USB cable directly to the computer check your USB hub or repeater if it is working properly Is the Error indicator blinking If the Error indicator is blinking see Chapter 10 Troubleshooting in the Reference Guide Is the document placed correctly Remove the document and place it on the platen glass or in the ADF correctly See Chapter 2 Document and Paper in the Reference Guide Is your computer
60. separately Document Adjust the position of the right side of the Troubleshooting scanned image for synthesis click Next To make adjustment click the image and move it using the arrow keys on the keyboard You can also move the image by dragging it Specify the scan area with a cropping frame Any blank areas inside the cropping frame will be saved as white background Click OK Save or Forward Table of Contents Index O O Q Back Previous Next Introduction l REG Setting Preferences and Scanning with SE ScanGear MF Troubleshooting The ScanGear MF enables you to preview the image to be E Using Simple Mode scanned and make detailed adjustments for the image To use the ScanGear MF select Display the Scanner Driver in the MF Toolbox or scan from an application NOTE You cannot preview the image when using the ADF E Switching between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode The ScanGear MF has two modes Simple Mode and Advanced Mode With Advanced Mode you can perform detailed settings such as resolution and contrast To switch between two modes click the corresponding tab 1 Set documents NOTE 2 sided scanning is available with Advanced Mode only Table of Contents Index Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Select the document type in Select Source Photo Color To scan color photos Ma
61. t MF Toolbox Scanning of page 1 is finished Tro u b l es h 0 ot i n g To scan another page place the original and click Next Click Finish to quit To continue to scan place the next page and click Next When scanning is completed click Finish Table of Contents Index O O Q Back Previous Next Introduction l SE Scanning a Large Document Scanning a Document You can scan a document larger than the platen glass by 5 Specify other required settings click combining pieces scanned separately Start Troubleshooting note The Stitch assist wizard dialog box appears This feature is available only when scanning using the Save PDF titch assist 1 4 ear Scans the left half of the original Ti e T Scan 1 or Scan 2 button and Platen Glass is selected in Select Eege e Source 1 Seta document on the platen glass 2 Double click the Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 icon on the Windows desktop to open the MF Toolbox You can also open the MF Toolbox by clicking start on the Windows task bar gt All Programs Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 Toolbox 4 9 Click Save PDF Scan 1 or Scan 2 Select Stitch assist 11 x17 Stitch assist A3 or Stitch assist Platen x 2 in Paper Size Table of Contents Index Back Previous Next Introduction Follow the on screen instructions to scan the left side and the right side of the document Scanning a
62. the binding location of the document This button is disabled when Platen Glass is selected in Select Source e amp Original Orientation Shows the direction of scanning paper The icon display varies depending on the settings for Select Source Paper Size and Orientation O O Q Back Previous Next Selects the scan mode The scan modes you can select differ depending on the MF Toolbox button you press Black and White Scans document as a black and white image Black and White OCR Scans document as a black and white image for OCR software Grayscale Scans document as a grayscale image similar to a monochrome picture Color Scans document as a color image Color Magazine Scans document as a color image with the Descreen function which enables you to reduce the moire when scanning printed photographs and pictures Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Upper Limit of Attached File Save as Type Selects an approximate upper size limit after compression for the image you will send For an ordinary mail message 150 KB is recommended You can specify this item when scanning using the Mail button and JPEG Exif is selected in Save as Type Image Quality Selects the scan quality resolution When scanning using the Mail button the resolution you can select depends on the setting in Upper Limit of Attached
63. to one PDF file 1 2 Set documents Double click the Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 icon on the Windows desktop to open the MF Toolbox You can also open the MF Toolbox by clicking start on the Windows task bar All Programs gt Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 Toolbox 4 9 Click PDF Select PDF Multiple Pages in Save as Type 5 O O Q Back Previous Next Introduction l ee d Creating One PDF File from Two or More Pages SE Troubleshooting Specify other required settings click PDF Settings The PDF Settings dialog box appears PDF Settings Create Searchable PDF Text Language English PDF Compression Standard O High Specify the required settings click OK Create Searchable PDF Converts the characters in the document to text data and makes the PDF document searchable with keywords Text Language Select the language of the text to be scanned The characters may be recognized more accurately if you select English from this drop down list and set Image Quality to 300 dpi or higher in Scanner Settings see p 2 11 PDF Compression Select High for color images such as photos or illustrations to be further compressed reducing the file size 5 a Eu ka Back Previous Next Introduction Click Start 8 When you set the document on the platen glass the following Scanning a dialog box appears as each page is scanned Documen
64. uter and an external device interact For example the scanner driver supplies OS with information and features of the installed scanner See also Scanner driver F OO ot Back Previous Next wa The Exchangeable Image File Exif format is a Japan Electronic Industry Development Association JEIDA standard used by most digital cameras to store images The Exif compressed files use the baseline JPEG format so they can be read by any application supporting JPEG EXIF supports the storage of extra information such as the date amp time the image was taken exposure information etc within the header of each JPEG file Folder A container in which documents program files and other folders are stored on your disks Formerly referred to as a directory 0 0 Ek Back Previous Next lt Introduction G L Gamma Correction Landscape Method for changing the brightness of an image With gamma A horizontal scanning orientation Documents are scanned correction the brightness of parts of an image in the middle of the across the longer axis of the page tonal range is changed without changing the lightest or darkest Troubleshooting areas of the image which means you can change the brightness M of an image while maintaining contrast Grayscale image Megabyte MB A unit of measurement representing one million bytes used to describe machine or computer memory size Multi page PDF Several scanned documents saved as one
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66. with sufficient quality even if you double the size of the document Conversely if you want to print a document at a reduced size it should be sufficient to scan at half the resolution O O Q Back Previous Next Resolution and Data Size If you double the resolution the image data will be four times greater If the data is too large processing speed will slow down significantly and you may experience malfunctions such as lack of memory Make sure the resolution corresponds to the planned use of the image and set it at the lowest level possible O O Q Back Previous Introduction SE Scanning with the WIA Driver Scanning a Document NOTE Troubleshooting The WIA driver does not support 2 sided scanning eae E Scanning from the Scanner and Camera Wizard Dialog Box Windows XP Only 1 Open the Scanners and Cameras folder Click start on the Windows task bar select Control Panel gt Printers and Other Hardware Scanners and Cameras 2 Double click the corresponding WIA driver icon Click Next gt Table of Contents Index 4 Select a picture type Scanner and Camera Wizard Choose Scanning Preferences Choose your scanning preferences and then click Preview to see how your preferences affect the picture Picture type Bal Grayscale picture O Black and white picture or text O Custom Custom settings Prev
67. working properly Restart your computer Table of Contents Index Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index Are you using a USB 2 0 compatible USB hub If you connect the machine to a USB 2 0 equipped computer using a USB 2 0 compatible USB hub you may not be able to scan In this case connect a USB cable directly to the computer If you connect the machine to a USB 2 0 equipped computer you may not be able to scan If your PC is equipped with two or more USB ports try connecting the machine to another USB port If the problem persists follow the procedure below to modify the INI file It is recommended to make a backup copy of the file before making any changes to it 1 Open the following file in Notepad or another text editor application Windows 2000 winnt system32 CNCMFP20 INI Windows XP Vista windows system32 CNCMFP20 INI In the ScanSize section change Read512Bytes 0 to Read512Bytes 1 then save the file Take care not to modify any other parts Back Previous Next Have you specified the document source correctly with the MF Toolbox ScanGear MF or WIA driver Choose between placing the document on the platen glass or in the ADF After installing the software for this machine did you install a TWAIN compatible application The TWAIN system file is replaced with something inappropriate and you will be unable to scan images If this happe
68. y a sound file Opens the Scanner Diagnostics dialog box which enables you to confirm normal operation of the scanner Check that the power cord is plugged in and the USB cable is connected between the machine and your computer then click Start Introduction Scanning a Document Troubleshooting Table of Contents Index E Determining Resolution The data in the image you scan is a collection of dots carrying information about brightness and color The density of these dots is called resolution and dpi dots per inch refers to the number of dots in one inch You can specify a resolution in Image Quality in the MF Toolbox settings dialog box or in Output Resolution in the ScanGear MF Images for Display on a Monitor Images for display on a monitor in general should be scanned at a resolution of 75 dpi Images for Printing Images to be printed should be scanned at a resolution which corresponds to the resolution of the printer NOTE With a color printer the colors are expressed as a certain percentage of ink pigment so scanning your document at half the resolution of the printer should be fine Printing Scale For example if you want to print a document which is twice the original size both vertically and horizontally the resolution of your document will be reduced by half In such a case scan the original document at double the resolution so that you can print the document

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