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ScanGear CS-U 5.7for CanoScan N650U/N656U/N1220U Color Scanner
U sers Guide
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In t h is m anual , screen shot s are taken w i th W indow s 98. W hen you use
W indo w s 20 00 Professional, di f ferent screens m ay app ear from th is
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Chap ter 1 Befo re You Begin ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5Welcome to ScanGear CS-U ...................................................... 6System Requirement s................................................................ 8
Hardw are ............................................................................ 8Sof tw are ............................................................................. 9
Gett ing Help in ScanGear CS-U............................................... 10
Chap ter 2 Install ing ScanGear CS-U ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 11Install ing ScanGear CS-U ......................................................... 12
Install ing ScanGear CS-U ................................................... 13Uninstall ing ScanGear CS-U .................................................... 16
Uninstall ing ScanGear CS-U using the CanoScan Setup Util i tyCD-ROM ....................................................................... 16
Uninstal ling ScanGear CS-U (W indo w s 98 ) .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . 17
Ch ap te r 3 Sim p le M o de an d A d va nce d M o de .. 1 9What are the Simple Mode and Advanced Mode? ............... 20
Sw i tch ing Betw een t he Simple and Advanced M odes . .. .. .. . 21Simple Mode M ain Window ................................................... 22Advanced M ode M ain Window .............................................. 23
Chapter 4 W hat is on t he screen? .. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . 25Main Window .......................................................................... 26Toolbar ..................................................................................... 27
Scanning But tons..................................................................... 30Simple Mode M ain Window ................................................... 31Advanced M ode M ain Window .............................................. 36
The M ain Sheet ................................................................. 36The Ton e Sheet .................................................................. 40
Con trast/Brigh tn ess Sheet .. . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . 43Gam m a Sheet ........................................................... 44
Histo gram Sheet .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . 46Special Ton e Curves Sheet ......................................... 48Edit ing a Special Ton e C urve D irect ly . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . 49
The Halft on e Sheet ............................................................ 51
The Scann er Sheet ............................................................. 52
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Chapter 5 Scanning an Original . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 55Preparing for the Scanning Job .............................................. 56Quick Start ............................................................................... 57
Previewing and Scanning an Original .................................... 59Scanning in th e Simp le M od e ... .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . 59Scanning in the Ad vanced M od e ... .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 64
Cha pt er 6 Settings in the W indow s Control Panel.. 68Opening Scanners and Cameras Propert ies........................... 69General Settings ...................................................................... 71Events Settings......................................................................... 72Pref erences Sett ings ................................................................ 73Color Management Sett ings................................................... 75
Chap ter 7 Troubleshoo ting ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 76Pre-Scan Checklist .................................................................... 77How to Avoid Problems .......................................................... 78Troubleshoot ing Checklist ...................................................... 80
Glossary ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85
Index ........................................................... 99
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Bef ore You Beg in
W elcom e t o Scan Gear CS-U
System Requ irem ent s
Get ting H elp in ScanGe ar CS-U
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W elcom e t o ScanGear CS-U
W elcom e to Canon ScanGear CS-U 5.7 sof t w are for W indow s 98 and
W indow s 2000 Professional .
ScanGear CS-U 5.7 (hereaft er referred t o as ScanGear CS-U) w il l pro vide
f lexib le, ef f icient image enh ancem ent t ools for scanning w i th your
CanoScan N650 U/N656U/N12 20U Scanner b y provid ing an inter face
w ith a variety of TWA IN-com pliant sof tw are app lication s. (TW AIN p.97 )
ScanGear CS-U has a num ber of po w erful featu res th at help you achieve
peak p erform ance w ith your scann er. Using ScanGear CS-U, you can
preview and ad just an im age befo re the imag e is scanned and acquired
by th e parent sof t w are appl icat ion.
Here is a qu ick sum m ary of t he im po rtant featu res of ScanGear CS-U:
Tw o o p er at io n m o d e s, Sim p l e M o d e w h ich allo w s yo u t o se lect all
opt imu m set t ing s w i th one select ion, and Ad vanced M ode w hich
al lows you to create professional color and other enhancements for
artistic effect s.
Flexib l e, f u l ly au tom at ic im age acqu i sit ion , and p re-scan im age
m anipulat ion pr ior to p assing data t o t he image app l icat ion
TW A IN 1 .6 co m plian t
Text En h an ced m o d e f o r O CR ap p licat io n s
C an o n Co lo rG ear (C olo r M at ch in g so f t w are tech n o lo g y)
A u to m at ic p review o r p review i m ag e cach e
Scan G ear C S-U can ru n w i th o r w it h o ut it s m a in w i n do w ,
depending on t he acqui ring appl icat ion.
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Norm ally w hen you start a scanning job, you w i ll see the ScanGear CS-U
m ain w indow w i th i ts too lbar, Preview Area, and t abs.
How ever, som e sof tw are app l icat ions may no t o pen t he ScanGear CS-U
m ain w indow . W hen t h is occurs you cannot use the set t ing s descr ibed in
th is users gu ide because the h ost sof tw are app l icat ion w i ll provide th e
sett ings so you can change t he im age after i t is acquired. W hen asof tw are app l icat ion u ses ScanGear CS-U w itho ut op ening th e ScanGear
CS-U m ain w indow , th is is cal led th e w indow less m ode.
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Syste m Requirem ents
The h ardw are and sof tw are listed below is requi red to use ScanGear
CS-U.
Hardware
You can use f o l low ing scanner w i t h ScanG ear C S-U: C anoScan
N650U/N656U/N1220U.
IBM PC o r it s co m p at ib le o n w h ich W i nd o w s 9 8 or W in d o w s 2 0 0 0
Prof ession al can ru n
M em o r y (RA M ) req u ired is d et er m in ed b y yo u r syst em :
W in do w s 9 8 32 M B (6 4 M B o r m ore reco m m end ed )
W indow s 20 00 Professional
32 M B (64 M B or mo re recomm ended)
1 0 M B o f f re e d isk sp ace fo r Sca nG ea r in st allat io n
Free d isk space , a t least 50 M B. The am ou n t o f space requ ired
depends on the scanning area and th e Color M ode o r Resolut ion
sett in gs (color im ages scanned at h igher resolut ion require m ore
sto rage space).
Note
Before you scan an im age, check th e fi le size in t he
statu s bar. You shou ld have at least tw ice th at am oun t
of free space available on t he h ard disk.
M in im u m req u irem e nt fo r m o n it o r: 8 0 0 x 6 0 0 reso lu t io n
(m inimum ), 25 6-color (h igher resolut ion w i th TrueColorrecommended).
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Sof tware
M icroso f t W i n d o w s 98 or M icrosof t W indow s 200 0 Professional
TW A IN -co m p lian t paren t so f t w are ap p licat io n
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Get t ing H elp in Scan Gear CS-U
For inf orm ation ab ou t using ScanGear CS-U, open t he on -l ine Help by
click ing th e Help but t on on th e toolbar or in th e dialog boxes.
Cl ick the Co ntent s or Index tab to see if t he to pic you are looking for is
covered elsew here in on -l ine Help.
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Installing ScanGear CS-U
U nin sta lling Scan Gea r CS-U
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Installing ScanGear CS-U
Befo re you instal l ScanGear CS-U, m ake sure that you have accom plished
the f o l low ing tasks:
M ake sure that th e com put er is equipped w i th an enabled USB
po rt. In M y Com pu ter - Con trol Panel - System icon, click the
Device M anager tab and d ou ble-click Un iversal serial bu s
contro ler . If you can see the nam es of th e Host Cont rol ler and
USB Roo t Hu b d isplayed, the com pu ter is equ ipped w ith an
enabled USB port. Som e com pu ters m ay require enabl ing t he USB
fu nct ion w ith a BIOS sett in g. For d etai ls abo ut enabl ing th e USB
port w i th th e BIOS set t ing, see your com put er manu al.
M ake sure the scanner is conn ected to a com pu ter.
If a previous version of ScanGear CS is installed on your computer,
uninstall i t before you install ScanGear CS-U 5.7.
Note
W ith W indow s 200 0 Professional, ensure that you log on
as an A dm inistrato r to insta l l /uninsta ll th e sof tw are.
If ScanGear CS-U has already been installed according to
th e instruct ion s in th e Gett ing Startedgu ide tha t cam e
w ith th e scanner, there is no n eed to perfo rm the
insta l lat ion procedures descr ibed o n t he f o l low ing pages.
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Installing ScanGear CS-U
Fol low th is procedu re to instal l ScanGear CS-U. To perfo rm th is
procedu re you need Can oScan Setu p Ut i li ty CD-ROM .
1. Conn ect t he scann er and com put er w i th th e USB cable. Then t urnon the comp uter.
A br ief m essage w i ll te ll you th at an u nkn ow n d evice has been
detected, then the Ad d New Hardw are W izard dia log b ox opens.
2. Cl ick the Next bu t to n.
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3. Con firm th at th e f i rst b ut to n is selected (Search fo r the b est d r iverfor you r device) and c lick t he Next but ton .
4. Insert t he Cano Scan Setup Uti l i ty CD-ROM into th e CD-ROM drive.
5. If you use the Eng l ish version (un i- lang uage) Cano Scan Setu p Uti l i tyCD-ROM , select th e CD-ROM dr ive then c l ick the Next bu t to n.
If you use th e mu lt i - lang uage Can oScan Setu p Ut i l ity CD-ROM ,
select t he Specify a locat ion: and c l ick the Brow se but ton . In t he
Brow se for Folders dialog, navigate in th e CD-ROM drive to f in d
th e Scangear fo lder and select th e Eng l ish f older th en cl ick th e OK
but ton . Finally cl ick th e Next b ut t on.
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6. Con firm th e nam e of t he scanner is displayed, and cl ick th e Nextbut ton to star t copying th e f i les.
7. W hen you are promp ted to insert th e W indow s 98 CD-ROM , a f te rc lick ing th e OK but to n, c l ick the Brow se but t on . Speci fy t he
Can oScan Setu p U ti l i t y CD-ROM drive as th e f i le sou rce, then cl ick
the O K bu t t on .
8. Click the Finish button to complete the instal lat ion procedure.
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U ninstalling Scan Gear CS-U
Uninstalling ScanGear CS-U using the CanoScan
Setup Utility CD-ROM
A lw ays un install ScanGear CS-U w ith t his procedu re if you
are using W indow s 2000 Professional.
1. Place th e Cano Scan Setup Uti l i ty CD-ROM in t he d rive.
2. Cl ick th e [Uninstal l the Sof t w are] but ton in th e CD-ROM s menu
w i n d o w .
3. Click t he [Unin stal l ScanGear CS-U] bu tt on in th e Uninstal l m enu
w i n d o w .
4. Fol low the on-screen instruct ions to complete the procedure.
Note
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Uninstall ing ScanGear CS-U (Window s 98)
Fol low the procedure below i f you u se W indow s 98 and canno t un instal l
ScanGear CS-U using t he Un instal l men u o f t he Can oScan Setup Uti l i ty
CD-ROM .
1. Click th e Start b ut to n, po int t o Sett ings, and cl ick Co nt rol Panel.
2. Dou ble-click t he Scanners and Cam eras icon.
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3. Cl ick the n ame o f t he scanner t o h ighl ight i t then c lick t he Remo veb u t t o n .
W hen th e scanner is not connected to t he comp uter, the name of the
scanner w i l l no t b e displayed so i t cann ot be un instal led. Befo re you
uninstall the scanner, m ake sure that i t w as connected to the com put er
w hen t he system w as star ted up .
4. Cl ick the OK b ut t on to c lose the dia log bo x.
5. Double-cl ick the System icon in t he Co nt rol Panel, cl ick t he Device M anager tab and search for t he Oth er Devices
categ ory. If CanoScan appears, select it and click the Remove
but to n. C l ick the OK but to n af te r CanoScan is remo ved.
6. Delete th e Cano n Inc.N06 5U.INF (or Cano n Inc.N12 2U.INF )f i lef rom t he fo l low ing fo lder:
C: \Windows\ Inf \Other
7. Delete the scann er folder:C: \W indow s\Tw ain_32\N06 5U
(or C: \W indow s\Tw ain_32\N12 2U)
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W hat are the Sim ple M ode and Advanced
M o d e ?
Simple M ode M ain W indow
Advanced M ode M ain W indow
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W hat are the Sim ple M ode
and Advanced M ode?
You can run ScanGear CS-U in e ither of tw o m odes: the Simp le M od eand Advanced M ode.
Sim ple M od e
The Sim ple M od e, as its nam e im plies, is easy to use and f ast. You can
set up a scanning job q uickly just b y select ing f rom th e nam e that best
describes th e job you w ant to execute: Color Pho to , Color Pho to Fine,
B&W Pho to , and so on . Al l you have to do is select on e Im age Type
sett ing w hich sets up th e scanning job f or you auto m atically. You can
accept t he sett in gs and start t he scanning job, or you can m ake sm alladjustments to the sett ings before you begin. For rout ine scanning jobs
you can create your ow n Image Types and save them un der a nam e that
w i ll listed am on g t he pre-def in ed select ions.
A d va n c e d M o d e
The Ad vanced M ode p resents m ore opt ion s w hich allow you to set up
pro fession al quality scann ing jo bs. You can use precise sett ing s to select
th e scanning area in the Preview Area, adjust Co lor M od e and
Resolut ion, and take advantage of the w ide select ion of Tone opt ions(adjust ing Con trast/Brigh tn ess, Gam m a, Histo gram , Special Ton e Cu rve,
and Thresho ld).
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Sw itching Betw een t he Sim ple and A dvanced
M o d e s
You can swi tch b etw een t he Simp le and Ad vanced M odes simply by
click ing a bu t to n.
In t he Simple M ode m ain w indow, c li ck th e Advanced M ode
bu t ton t o open the A dvanced M ode m a in w indow .
In t he Ad vanced M ode m ain w indow, c li ck th e Simple M ode
but to n to open the Simple M ode main w indow .
Note
If you chang e the sett ing s in e i ther the Simp le M ode or
Ad vanced M ode, the changes w i l l be ref lected in the
set t ings o f the o th er mod e.
Advanced Mode
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Sim ple M ode M ain W indow
The ScanGear CS-U m ain w indow in the Simple M ode h as only one
sheet, named Simple Mode fo l low ed by th e nam e of you r scanner.
Use th e Simp le M od e sheet sett ing s to select th e sett in gs for a scann ing
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Advanced M ode M ain
Window
The ScanGear CS-U m ain w indow in the A dvanced M od e has m ore
sheets to perform the sett ings for scanning.
In t he Ad vanced M ode c l ick the M ain t ab , Tone t ab (or Hal f ton e tab), or
th e Scanner tab t o o pen t he M ain sheet, Ton e sheet (or Half to ne sheet)
or Scanner sheet. Use the sett ing s on each sheet to p erform imp ort ant
sett ings for scannin g.
Note
In th e Advanced M ode, the nam e of your scanner (N650U/
N65 6U o r N12 20U ) is d isplayed on the t ab of th e Scanner
sheet.
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If you select Black and W hite o r Text Enh anced(OCR) for th e Color M od e
on the M ain sheet , the Tone t ab is replaced w i th th e Half to ne tab.
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W hat is on t hescreen?
M ain W in d ow
Toolbar
Scann ing But to ns
Simple M ode M ain W indow
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M ain W indow
Preview Bu tt on Scan Bu tt on Clear Bu tt on
Preview A rea
Too l Bar Tit le Bar
W indow Resize Corner
Close Box
Set tin g Tab
M ode Sw i tch ing But ton
Stat us Area
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Toolbar
Butt ons on the to olbar help you to per form impo rtant tasks l ike,
cropp ing imag es, m oving images, zoom ing, and so on.
C rop Butto n
Cl ick the Crop but ton and drag th e pointer in any di rect ion to draw a
rectang le aroun d th e area you w ant t o select for scanning . This reduces
th e t im e i t takes to scan an im age because you are pre-scanning or
scanning on ly the necessary sect ion o f t he im age, no t t he w ho le area. To
un -crop th e im age simp ly click out side the cropp ed area.
M o v e Im a g e Bu tto n
Use the M ove Im age but t on t o scrol l the image up /dow n or lef t / r ight
w hen th e preview ed image has been enlarged w i th th e Zoom Too l
but ton and is too large to be v iew ed all at on ce. C l ick the M ove Im age
but t on and d rag th e im age w i th th e hand image po in ter.
Note
The M ove Im age butt on is not avai lable wh en the preview ed
image has not been enlarged and is displayed entirely in thePreview A rea.
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Zo o m To o l Button
Cl ick the Zoo m Tool bu t to n and t hen c l ick the lef t or r ight m ouse but ton
to chang e the size of th e Preview imag e.
To increase th e m agn if icat ion of th e imag e, cl ick t he Zoom Too l
but to n th en c li ck th e le f t m ouse but to n on the area o f the
preview ed imag e to view. You can repeat this procedu re tom agni fy the im age up to 4 t imes i ts preview ed size.
To d ecrease the m agnif icat ion of th e imag e, cl ick th e Zoo m Too l
but to n t hen c li ck th e r igh t m ouse on the m agni f ied image.
Au to C rop ButtonAf ter cl ick ing t he Crop but ton and draw ing a rectangle aroun d th e par t
of t he image that you w ant to scan, c lick th e Auto Crop but ton to s ize
the rectangle for t he best f i t aroun d t he ob ject enclosed by th e
rectangle.
Ne g a tive / Posit ive Button
Click t he Negat ive/Posit ive but to n t o invert t he colors and create a
negat ive of t he image.
M irror Butto n
Cl ick the M irror but ton to f l ip t he image h or izon tal ly like a mir ror image.
Ro ta te Le ft ButtonCl ick the Rotate Lef t bu t to n t o rot ate a scanned image lef t 9 0 d egrees
(count erc lockw ise). C l ick th is but ton repeatedly to cont inue rotat ing the
image lef t .
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Ro ta te Right Button
Cl ick the Rotate Right b ut t on to rotate a scanned image r ight 9 0 d egrees
(c lockw ise). C l ick th is but ton repeatedly to cont inue rotat ing the im age
r ight .
Rule rs ButtonClick th e Rulers bu tt on to display a ruler in t he Preview Area to h elp w ith
sizing and crop ping th e image. To select t he grad ation s fo r rulers, click
the do w n-arrow for Uni ts on t he M ain sheet and th en select th e uni ts of
m easure f rom t he drop-do w n l ist .
A uto Ton e Button
Click t he A ut o Ton e bu tt on to have ScanGear CS-U aut om atically adjust
the t one o f a pre-scann ed color im age w i th in th e crop ped area. The
Au to Tone f eature is on w hen t he bu t to n o n t he to olbar is depressed.The Aut o Ton e but to n is available on ly w hen Co lor has been selected f or
Co lor M ode on the M ain sheet and w hen ColorGear Co lor M atch ing i s
no t selected fo r Color A djustm ent in th e Preferences sett ing s.
To reset t o i ts default sett in gs, cl ick th e Al l Reset b ut to n on th e Ton e
sheet.
He lp Button
Click t he Help b ut to n t o d isplay the ScanGear CS-U on -l ine Help.
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Pre view Button
Click th e Preview b ut to n t o pre-scan the im age and d isplay it in th ePreview A rea so you can decide w heth er the im age needs any
adjustm ent s or i f you w ant t o app ly any special effects.
Note
Af ter you c lick th e Preview b utt on, t he Preview b utt on
becom es a Cancel but to n. Cl ick t h is Cancel but to n t o cancel
the pre-scan op erat ion .
Sc a n Butto n
Click th e Scan but to n t o scan the im age on t he scanner w ith any special
effects or adjustm ent s th at have been appl ied and send t he scanned
image to th e sof t w are appl icat ion f rom w hich you launched the
ScanGear CS-U.
Note
Af ter you c l ick the Scan bu tt on, t he Scanning d ia log box is
d isplayed. Cl ick t he Cancel butt on in th is d ia log bo x to
cancel the scan operation.
C le a r Button
Click th e Clear but to n t o clear th e image in t he Preview Area and cancel
the set t ing you per form ed on fo r the preview im age. If the preview
imag e cache f eature h as been enabled on th e Preferences sheet, cl icking
th e Clear bu tt on also erases th e imag e saved f or t he n ext t im e ScanGear
CS-U is laun ched .
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Sim ple M ode M ain W indow
In t he Simp le M od e, only the Simp le M od e sheet is available in th e main
w i n d o w .
Im a g e Ty p e
W hen you select t he Im age Type based on how you intend to use the
scanned im age, the Co lor M od e and Resolut ion sett ings are selected fo r
you au to m atically fo r op t im um scanning results. Here is a sum m ary of
th e avai lable Im age Type sett in gs for th e image Co lor M od e and
Resolution.
C o lo r Sc re e n (Color(Photos), 75 dp i):
Use to scan th e original as i t app ears on th e m on itor.
C o lor Photo (Color(Photos), 150 dpi):
Use to scan color pho to graph s.
C olor Photo Fine (Color,(Photos) 300 dpi):
Use to scan color p ho to graph s fo r best q ual i ty in t he scanned
image.
BJ Printe r (Co lor(Photos), 360 dp i):
Use to scan a color or iginal th at you in tend to pr int on a Bub ble Jetpr inter for m aximum qu ali ty in the pr inted image.
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B/ W Photo (Graysca le, 150 dp i):
Use to scan black-and-w hi te ph oto graphs w i th varying shades of
gray.
B/ W Photo Fine (Graysc a le, 300 dp i):
Use to scan black-and-w hi te ph oto graphs w i th varying shades of
gray for best qual i ty in th e scanned im age. Line Art (Blac k and White , 300 dp i):
Use to scan of a black-and-w hite or iginal th at cont ains a graphic
i l lustrat ion.
La se r Printe r (Blac k and White , 600 dp i):
Use to scan a black-and-w hi te or ig inal that you intend to pr int o n a
black-and-w hite laser beam p rinter.
FAX (Text Enha nc ed (OC R), 200 dp i):
Use to scan an o riginal that you inten d t o send by facsimile. O C R (Text Enha nc ed (OCR), 300 dp i.):
Use to scan p ages of t ext th at you intend t o capture w i th an OCR
sof t w are appl icat ion.
C o lo r M o d e
Displays th e Color M od e sett ing fo r th e current ly selected Image Type. An d
th e M od e can b e set to on e of th e sett ing s prov ided. In t his case, a new
Im age Type can b e saved u nd er a new nam e.
Bla c k a n d W h ite G ra y sc a le
C olor (Photos)
C o lo r (D o c u m e n ts)
Te x t Enhanc e d(O C R)
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The Text Enhan ced (OC R) and G rayscale selectio ns
require mo re t ime that t he Black and W hite sett ing
in order execut ion d ig i t izat ion of th e scanned
images.
Select ing th e Color M ode sett ing auto m atical lyresets th e Ad vanced M od e Ton e tab sett ings.
Selectin g Black and W hit e or Text Enh anced (OCR)
sets th e Resolu tio n sett ing t o 3 00 dp i. If you select
any sett ing oth er than Black and W hite or Text
Enh anced, t he Resolut ion sett ing is re-set
autom atical ly to th e base sett ing for t he Im age
Type selectio n. Ho w ever, if either Black and W hit e
or Text Enhan ced (OC R) is selected w hen ScanG ear
CS-U is start ed and th en ano th er Im age Type
selected , th en t he Resolu tion sett ing rem ains setfo r 300 dp i .
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Resolution
Displays th e Resolut ion sett in g f or t he currently selected Im age Type. An d th e
Resolu tio n can b e set t o o ne o f t he sett ing s pro vided. In th is case, a new
Im age Type can b e saved u nd er a new nam e.
Ed it Im a g e Typ e Button
Click th e dow n-arrow fo r Im age Type and select Cu sto m (or select a
previously saved custom selection) and click the Edit Image Type button
to op en t he Imag e Type Sett in gs dialog bo x. You can create and save up
to 1 2 custom set t ings o f your ow n.
Note
The Edit Im age Type bu tt on is no t enab led un ti l you select
Custom (or a custom sett ing previously saved) from the
Im age Type drop -do w n list. This bu tt on is also enab led after
you select one of the pre-defined Image Types and change
the Color M ode or th e Resolut ion sett ing .
Width
Displays th e w idth of th e scanning area current ly selected in th e Preview
Area. You can change t he un its to m easure the scannin g area.
Heigh t
Displays th e h eight of th e scanning area current ly selected in t he Preview
Area. You can change t he un its to m easure the scannin g area.
Size
Displays th e est im ated f i le size of t he im age in th e Preview Area.
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Pa p e r Size
Specif ies th e paper size of t he im age to be scanned. No te th at som e of
these settings are available, depending on the selected scanner.
Note
Chan ging th e Paper Size clears th e Preview area and
clears all sett ings you h ave perfo rm ed w ith t he Too lbar
and Tone sheet buttons.
Busine ss C a rd Sta te m e nt B5 Ex e c u tiv e Le tte r Fu ll Pla te n A 4
M a g a z i n e
Click th is check box i f you w ant ScanGear CS-U to con du ct m oir
reduct ion to im prove the overall im age qual ity. M oir are dot pat t erns
th at int erfere w ith p rocessing imag es fo r pro fessional use and are usual ly
caused b y poo r d i ther ing resul t ing f rom scanning images f rom
new spap ers, bo ok s, m agazines, etc.
This fu nct ion is th e sam e as th e Descreen f un ct ion in th e Ad vanced
m ode .
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Window
The M ain Sheet
C o lo r M o d e
The Color M ode d etermines how the or ig inal w i l l be scanned : Black and
W hite, Grayscale, Color, etc. Click the d ow n-arrow and select a sett in g
f rom the drop-dow n l ist . Black and W hite The im age is scanned in b lack and w hite.
Grayscale The image is scanned in b lack and w hi te bu t i f t he
original is in color m ost of t he colors w i ll be shad ed.
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Color (Pho to s) The im age is scann ed in color.
Color (Do cum ent s) Select f or t he b est po ssible color q ual i ty fo r
docum ents. Scanning speed at th is set t ing w i ll be slow er than w i th
th e Co lor (Pho to s).
Text Enh an ced (OCR) Con verts grayscale im ages to black and
w hite using Cano n Imag eTrust techno logy. This sett in g p rodu ces
sharper text w hich w i l l be easier fo r OCR sof tw are to read.
The Text Enhan ced (OC R) and G rayscale selectio ns
require mo re t ime that t he Black and W hite sett ing
in order execut ion d ig i t izat ion of th e scanned
images.
Select ing th e Color M ode sett ing auto m atical ly
resets the Tone tab settings.
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O utpu t Re solution
Click th e dow n-arrow and select one of th e pre-set Resolut ion sett ings to
set th e resolut ion f or th e scanning job. The default sett ing is 75 dp i.
Resolut ion can be set w i th in the range of 25 dpi ~ 240 0 dp i (enter ing a
value int o t he ent ry box ad justed in incremen ts of 1 dp i is also p ossible),
or values of 480 0, 72 00 or 9 600 can b e entered d i rect ly.
The high er the resolut ion, th e bett er the qu al ity of t he displayed
imag e but th e slow er the scanning speed. M ake sure you select a
set t ing based on the capabi li ty of your out pu t d evice.
You can enter th e fo l low ing values di rect ly into the entry box t o
scan a very sm all area at h igh resolut ion. The m axim um size of th e
scann ing area is as follow s. In t his case, th e Scale value is set to
1 00 % .
Resolut ion Scanning Area
4 8 0 0 d p i 2 x 2 in .
7 2 0 0 d p i 1 .3 x 1 .3 in .
9 6 0 0 d p i 1 x 1 in .
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Select ion
Use the Select ion o pt ions to set th e exact size of t he im age ou tp ut .
Note
To select t he area to scan, use the C rop b utt on or A ut o
Crop b utt on o r enter the desired d im ensions in th e text
box.
Keep Proportions butt on Click th is but t on to m ain ta in the W id th
and Height prop ort ions. If you change W idth or Height , the ot her
set t ing w i ll be adjusted aut om at ically to m ainta in th e proport ion of
th e original im age. W hen t his bu tt on is cl icked, a chain app ears
betw een the W idth and Height boxes. As you enlarge or reduce the
select ion, no te th at th e W idth and Height of the select ion remain in
correct p roport ion .
Units Cl ick the do w n-arrow and select a uni t to m easure thescanning area. Changing t he Un i ts set t ing does not af fect the
imag e in th e Preview Area.
W idth and He igh t The w idth and height o f th e current select ion,
or i f th ere is no select ion, th e maxim um ou tp ut size, measured from
the u pper lef t corner o f t he im age in the Preview Area and b ased
on t he current pap er size. To chang e the W idth and Heigh t sett in gs,
c lick th e Crop but ton on the t oolbar and select a sect ion o f th e
imag e in the p review area, or just t ype th e desired dim ension s into
the W idth and Height text boxes.
Scale Al low s you to specify the im age size af ter scanning 25 % to
200 % (preset to 100 % ) as a percentage of the speci f ied scan area.
The resolut ion o f t he scann ed im age is kept to th e specif icat ion so
that the resolut ion w hen scanning changes according to the set t ing
here.
W hen the reso lu t ion is se t to 4800, 7 200 or 960 0,
the Scale value is set t o 1 00% .
Scale sett ing sets the scale for t he im age sent tothe parent softw are appl icat ion and has no eff ect
on the im age displayed in t he preview area.
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The Tone Sheet
The Ton e sheet is displayed on ly w hen Co lor o r Grayscale has been
se lected fo r Co lor M ode on the Ad vanced M ode M ain sheet and w hen
Canon ColorGear Color M atching is no t selected fo r Color Set t ing in th e
Preferences settings. Changing the Color M ode select ion o r c lick ing th e C lear but ton
resto res th e def ault sett ing s on th e Ton e sheet.
Ton e sheet adju stm ent is cond ucted w ith t he Preview Area.
Sett in gs can b e selected even w hen th ere is no imag e in th e
Preview Area. In th is case th e sett in gs take eff ect on th e next
scanned image.
These are the Ton e sheet b ut to ns that o pen each to ol chart and al low
you t o enh ance im ages in th e Preview Area.
Sam ples and detai led descript ion s of each sheet are provided o n t he
fol low ing pages.
Ton e She e t Butto ns
A uto Tone b utton
Fou nd o n bo th t he too lbar and th e Tone sheet , the Aut o Ton e but t on
turn s the auto m at ic ton e correct ion feature on . Auto m at ic ton e
correct ion autom at ically adjusts the imag e ton e to produce a b et ter
image.
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C on tra st/ Brig htne ss button
Open s th e Cont rast/Brigh tn ess sheet an d al low s you t o adju st t he
br ightn ess and contrast o f t he ent i re image.
G a m m a b u tto n
Opens the Gamm a sheet and al low s you to shi f t m id- tones so l ightercolors are l ighten ed and darker colors are darkened.
Histogra m b utton
Opens the H istog ram sheet and allow s you t o adjust ton e intensi ty to
enhance an im age that is e ither too l ight or to o d ark.
Sp e c ia l Tone C urve s b uttons
Open s th e Special Ton e Curves sheet an d al low s you to adjust th e to nesfo r on e or al l of t he t hree prim ary colors (RGB) by select ing a special to ne
curve or edit ing a ton e curve.
Note
The C ont rast/Br ight ness, Gam m a, Histog ram, and
Special Tone curves can be set even if there is no image
in th e Preview A rea. The sett ing w il l rem ain in effect
for t he next image previewing or scanning.
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C om m on Buttons
The Ton e sheet sett ing s are com m on ly set w ith t he Load , Save, Reset an d
All Reset b ut to ns described below .
Loa d Button
W hen C olor M od e is set fo r Color(Pho to s) or Co lor (Docum ents), a user-
saved f i le (* .adc) is op ened an d u sed fo r color adjustm ent.
W hen Color M od e is set f or G rayscale, user-saved f i le (* .adg) is op ened
and u sed fo r gray adjustm ent .
Sa ve Button
W hen Color M ode is set f or Co lor(Phot os) or Color (Document s), the
user-def ined sett ing s are saved t o a f i le (* .adc) fo r color adjustm ent.
W hen Color M od e is set f or Grayscale, the u ser-def in ed sett in gs are
saved to a f i le (* .adg) for color adjustm ent.The system determ ines th e path an d f i le nam e for t he saved f i le. The
target fo lder for t he tem porary im age f i le cannot be changed.
Re se t b utto n
Resets displayed sett ings of th e chann el (M , R, G o r B) of th e fu nct ion
(Con trast/Brigh tn ess, Gam m a, Histo gram or Special Ton e Curve) to th eir
defaul t .
A ll Re se t b utton
Resets al l the sett ing s of th e chann els (M , R, G an d B) of al l funct ions(Con trast/Brigh tn ess, Gam m a, Histo gram and Special Ton e Curve) to
thei r defaul t .
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Contrast/Brightness Sheet
When the Contrast/Brightness button is cl icked, the Contrast/ Brigh tn ess sheet is displayed.
The shap e of th e ton e curve chan ges to ref lect the current Co nt rast/
Bright ness sett in g f or th e current Chan nel, and th e image in t he Preview
Area changes to ref lect t he adjustm ent .
C h a n n e l
If you w ant t o select o ne of th e primary colors (RGB) fo r adjust ing th e
contrast or b r ightness, c lick t he Ch annel dow n-arrow and select thecolor, or leave the sett in gs at M aster to adjust al l th e colors.
Contrast
Drag the Co ntrast s lider to t he lef t to decrease the con trast o f t he image
or to the r ight to increase the cont rast o f t he image.
Brig htne ss
Drag the Br ight ness sl ider to the lef t t o d arken the image o r to t he r ight
to l ighten th e im age.
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Gamma Sheet
W hen t he Gam m a but ton is c licked, th e Gamm a sheet is d isplayed.
Gam m a refers to a p rocess w here mid-t on es are shif t ed so th at th e
l igh ter colors are l ighten ed and darker colors are darken ed. For exam ple,
let us say you scanned a p ho to graph of a sub ject in a bo at in a tree-lined
lake and the shadow s of t he t rees are dark enou gh and the w hi te of th e
boat is l ight enoug h, bu t t he blue in th e sky, the blue of the w ater, and
th e blue of th e sub ject ' s clothin g al l look t he sam e. By increasing th e
Scann er Gamm a value of t he image, the sky might becom e l ight er and
the w ater darker, g iving a bet ter contrast to the im age. The M oni to rGam m a value is a reciprocal num ber of th e Scanner Gam m a value.
C h a n n e l
If you w ant t o select o ne of th e primary colors (RGB) fo r adjust ing th e
gam m a value, cl ick the Chann el dow n-arrow and select the color or
leave the sett ing s at M aster t o ad just al l th e colors.
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G a m m a ( Sc a n ne r G a m m a )
Drag the Gam m a sl ider to t he lef t o r r ight to set th e scanner gam m a
value o r you can t ype th e value d irect ly int o t he b oxes. Ent ering a value
into e i ther boxes of t he scanner gam m a or the mon i tor gamm a wi l l
display a respect ive value in th e oth er box. The allow ed rang e of values
are 0.1 0 to 1 0.0 0, inclusive. The shap e of th e ton e curve chang es to
ref lect th e current gam m a set t ing f or th e current Ch annel , and th e
image in t he Preview Area changes to ref lect th e adjustm ent . W hen t he
Scann er Gam m m a value is m odi f ied, the M oni to r Gamm a value changes
automatical ly.
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Histogram Sheet
W hen t he Histog ram b ut t on is c licked, th e H istog ram sheet is
displayed.
Use the histog ram t o enh ance an im age w hen t he image is e ither to o
l igh t o r too dark, l ike an overexposed o r und erexposed p hot ograph .
Increasing t he d arker tones w i th t he h istog ram im proves the contrast o f
the image.
C h a n n e l
If you w ant t o select o ne of th e primary colors (RGB) fo r adjust ing th ehisto gram , cl ick th e Chann el do w n-arrow and select th e color, or leave
th e sett in g at M aster to adjust all colors.
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Eyedroppers (Black-point , Mid-point , White-point)
Cl ick one o f t he th ree eyedroppers then c lick th e por t ion of the im age in
th e Preview A rea th at you w ant t o sam ple, or enter values in th e text
boxes, or drag one of t he three t r iangles at the bo t to m of t he graph to
adjust the value. The shape of t he to ne curve and h isto gram chang es to
ref lect t he current H istog ram set t ing for t he current Channel , and th e
imag e in th e Preview A rea chang es to ref lect th e adjustm ent.
Note
A W hite-point value mu st be larger th an a Black-point ,
and a M id-point va lue m ust be betw een the Black-
po in t and Whi te -po in t .
Reset
Resets th e def ault values: Black-point: 0
M id-point: 12 8
White-point: 25 5
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Special Tone Curves Sheet
When the Special Tone Curves button is clicked, the Special ToneCu rves sheet is displayed.
C h a n n e l
Click th e dow n-arrow and select one of th e primary colors (RGB) fo r
adjustm ent o r leave th e sett ing at M aster to adjust all the colors.
Se le c t Spe c ia l Curve
Cl ick the do w n-arrow and select a set t ing f rom t he drop-d ow n l ist .
These sett in gs are designed to solve som e of t he m ost com m onprob lems w ith scanned imag es: overexpo sure, un derexposure, or poo r
contrast:
No correction
Fix an imag e tha t is und erexpo sed
Fix an ima ge t hat is overexp osed
Fix an imag e tha t is low cont rast
Fix an im age au to m atically
Edit Custom Curve
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Edit ing a Special Tone Curve Directly
In t he Special Ton e Curves graph you can ed it t he cu rve directly.
1. Cl ick on t he curve and d rag each curve anchor point unt i l thedesired ef fect is achieved.
2. To remo ve an ancho r point a ltog ether, drag th e anchor point of fthe g raph area.
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Here a re som e hint s for e diting curves:
Curve handles are draw n on a w hite backgroundas a red dot to signify th at th ey are editable. W hen
th e cursor is over th e hand le, it chan ges to a
crosshair. Curve end p oints can b e selected and dragged to
any point in th e curve but cannot be deleted.
Up to 15 p oints can be added to a curve byclick ing anyw here in the curve box.
If you d rag a point o ut side of a curve box, i t w i l l bedeleted from th e curve and a new curve w i l l form
w i th the remain ing po in ts.
The x and y axes on th e curve chart represent th e
input im age co lo r and ou t pu t image co lo r. W henyou add a handle to t he curve and d rag that
handle tow ard the w hite areas, the preview im age
ton es are adjusted to ref lect th e change.
M ore than one hand le cannot be po si t ioned on avert ical line but m ore than on e handle can be
posit ioned on a hor izonta l l ine so you can h ave
several hand les on a ho rizont al l ine.
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The Half t on e sheet is displayed on ly w hen Black and W hite o r Text
Enh anced(OCR) has been selected f or th e Color M od e on t he Ad vanced
M o d e M a in w in d o w .
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If you selected Text Enh anced(OCR), you canno t m akeany chang es on th is sheet.
You can set o nly Thresho ld in th is sheet.
Ha lftoningThre sho ld
Thresho ld determ ines w het her po rt ion s of an o riginal are scanned as
black or w hi te. Drag t he sl ider lef t to m ake the image l ighter or drag
it r ight to m ake th e image d arker. Or you can also ent er a value ( 0 -
255 ) d irect ly into the ent ry box to the r ight of the s lider.
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W hen you c l ick on t he Scanner tab (N650U/N65 6U or N1 220 U) the
Scanner sheet opens.
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Pa p e r Size
Specif ies f rom the d rop-do w n l ist t he paper s ize of th e image to be
scanned.
Busine ss Card
Statement
B5
Executive
Letter
A 4
Full Platen
Note
Chan ging th e Paper Size clears th e Preview area and
clears all sett ings you h ave perfo rm ed w ith t he Too lbar
or th e butt ons on the Tone sheet but ton s.
Descreen
Click th is check box i f you w ant ScanGear CS-U to con du ct m oir
reduct ion to im prove the overall im age qual ity. M oir are dot pat t erns
th at int erfere w ith p rocessing imag es fo r pro fessional use and are usual ly
caused b y poo r d i ther ing resul t ing f rom scanning images f rom
new spap ers, bo ok s, m agazines, etc.
Unsha rp M a sk
Cl ick th is check bo x to swi tch t he Unsharp M ask feature on and of f .
Sharpen s an im age, like a ph ot og raph t hat is sl igh t ly out o f fo cus, by
em ph asizing th e contrast to m ake out l ines m ore clear.
Note
W hen the image w ou ld no t be imp roved w i th
Descreen on, t ry to sw itch th e Unsharp M ask
func t ion o f f .
The eff ects by Descreen and Unsharp M ask w il l no t
be affect ed in t he Preview area.
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Te st Sc a nne r
Click th is bu tt on t o o pen t he Scanner Diagno st ics dialog bo x. Cl ick th e
Start b ut to n in t he Scanner Diagno st ics dialog b ox to test you r Scanner.
Af ter th e test is com plete, a m essage is displayed here to inf orm you o f
th e results. If a p roblem is reported after t he t est, u se your scann er
inst ruct ions to t roub leshoo t th e problem. Dur ing th e test , do n ot o pen
the d ocum ent cover of t he scanner.
Cal ibrat ion
Click th is bu tt on t o start cal ibrat ion. Cal ibrat ion is th e adjustm ent o f
color processing f or inpu t and o ut pu t devices so th e colors in th e
scanned im age m atch th e colors you see on th e com pu ter screen and in
the pr inted im age. Dur ing calibrat ion, do not open t he docum ent cover
of th e scanner.
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Scanning an O rig inal
Preparing fo r t he Scann ing Job
Q uick Sta rt
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Preparing for the Scanning Job
These are som e poin ts you sho uld ch eck befo re you start scannin g:
If you h ave no t yet instal led the parent soft w are app l icat ion you
inten d t o u se w ith t he scann er and ScanGear CS-U, instal l the
appl icat ion.
Befo re you start scannin g, m ake sure th e scanner is con nected
correctly.
Alw ays po sit ion t he original squ arely on th e scanner platen w ith
the image side dow n.
ScanGear CS-U lets you correct many undesirable features in
scanned images, but you w i ll save t ime and ef for t b y star t ing w i th
th e best p ossible or iginal. If you are scanning a pho to graph , for
exam ple, m ake sure the o riginal is in t he sharpest p ossible fo cus.
If you are scanning text, m ake sure th e printed text is sharp an d
clean.
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Fol low the procedure below i f you w ant to get star ted scanning r ight
aw ay.
The referenced page nu m bers provide m ore detai ls abou t th e step s
below. If you need mo re inform at ion about a procedure, go t o th at page
number.
1. Install ScanG ear CS-U. (p.12 )
2. St art Scan Gear CS-U. (p.59 , 6 4 )
3. Set t he o riginal.
4. Select t he d esired Simp le or A dvanced m od e and set t he d esired
sett ing s (resolu tio n, et c.) (p.31 , 3 6 )
Simple M ode Advanced Mode
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5. Preview th e original. (p.62 , 66 )
6. Ad just im age as required. (p.63, 67 )
7. Set the scanning area. (p.63,67 )
8. Scan t he do cumen t . (p.63, 6 7 )
9. The im age is processed. (For det ails, the app l icat ion m anual)
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Preview ing and Scanning an
Original
You can p review and scan an im age in e ither th e Simp le M ode o r the
Ad vanced M od e. This sect ion d escribes both procedu res.
Scann ing in th e Simp le M ode
This is a br ief overview of th e general procedure fo r preview ing an d
scanning an or ig inal in t he Simp le M od e.
1. Place the original on the scanner.
Note
For det a i ls about posit ioning the o r ig inal on the
scanner, see your scanner user's manual.
2. Start t he sof tw are appl icat ion you are going to u se. (fo r exam plePhotoStudio 2000)
3. Pull dow n t he Fi le m enu an d select t he Select Sou rce com m and o ri ts equivalent .
In t he Select Sou rce dialog bo x select th e nam e of th e scanner
(CanoScan N650 U/N656U or Cano Scan N122 0U) f rom the l ist and
click th e OK but to n.
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4. Start ScanGear CS-U as a TWAIN driver. (TWAIN p.97)
Refer to you r sof tw are app l icat ion u ser's m anu al fo r detai ls abo ut
acquiring an imag e w ith a scanner. For exam ple, click the Fi le m enu an d
select Acquire or Scan.
5. The ScanGear CS-U m ain w indo w op ens.
If the A dvanced M ode m ain w indow appears, cl ick the Simple M odebu t t on .
Note
If you see an imag e in th e Preview A rea this m eans on e
of t he preview sett ings has been sw itched on w ith th e
Preferences sheet. Ot herw ise, the Preview A rea is
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6. Cl ick the d ow n-arrow for Image Type and select a set t ing f rom thedrop-do w n l ist . (p.31)
Note
Your select ion aut om atical ly sets the m ode f or t he
scanning job.
7. Review th e sett in gs you see below th e Im age Type select ion (ColorM od e, Resolu tio n, W idt h, Heigh t, Size, Paper Size). (p.32-35 )
If you are sat isf ied w ith t hese sett ing s go on to th e next step.
Note
On t he Simp le M ode sheet you c l ick one of t he f la tbut ton s (the b lack inverted t r iangles) to o pen a
pop -up m enu and select anoth er sett ing .
You can click th e Edit Im age Type bu tt on anddef ine up to 12 custom Im age Types in th e Im age
Type Sett ings dialog bo x. (p.34 )
Click t he M agazine check bo x (p.35 ) o n w h enscanning m agazine pages to enable mo ir
reduct ion and reduce dot p atterns.
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8. Click th e Preview b ut to n to pre-scan the im age and d isplay it in th ePreview A rea.
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9. Click a but to n in th e Too lbar (p.27) to m anipulate the image.
Note
You can c l ick the A uto Tone bu tt on (p.29 ) to have
ScanGear CS-U automatically adjust the color tones of
the scanned image. This is the only color adjustment
you can m ake in t he Simp le M ode. To p er fo rm m oredeta i led color adjustm ents, c lick th e Advanced M ode
but ton then c l ick th e Tone tab t o op en the Tone
Sheet.(p.40 )
10. Specify the scanning area.Point to one corner of th e area of t he image that you w ant to scan.
C li ck th e le f t m ouse but to n and, w h i le ho ld ing the m ouse but to n
dow n, drag the mo use pointer to the opp osi te corner of t he area
you w ant t o scan. Release the m ouse but t on.
The area w i ll be bo xed in by a rectan gle.
11. Cl ick the Scan b ut t on to scan t he image.The im age is acquired in the softw are app l icat ion .
12. Close the ScanGear CS-U w indo w . You can edit o r save th e imag ew i th the appl icat ion sof t w are.
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Scanning in the Adv anced M ode
This is a br ief overview of th e general procedure fo r preview ing an d
scanning an or ig inal in the Ad vanced M ode.
1. Place the original on the scanner.
Note
For det a i ls about posit ioning the o r ig inal on the
scanner, see your scanner user's manual.
2. Star t t he sof tw are appl icat ion you are go ing t o use.
3. Con firm th at you r scanner is selected in th e Select Sou rce (or i t sequivalent ) dialog b ox. (p.59 )
4. Start ScanGear CS-U as a TWAIN driver. (TWAIN p.97)
Refer to you r sof tw are app l icat ion u ser's m anu al fo r detai ls abo ut
acquiring an imag e w ith a scanner. For exam ple, click the Fi le m enu an d
select Acquire or Scan.
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5. The ScanGear CS-U m ain w indo w op ens.
If the Simple M ode m ain w indow appears, cl ick the Advanced M ode
bu t t on .
Note
If you see an imag e in th e Preview A rea this m eans on e
of t he preview sett ings has been sw itched on w ith th e
Preferences sheet . : her w ise , the Prev iew Area is
empty.
6. In th e M ain sheet adjust th e set t ings for the Color M ode, Outp utResolu tio n, Selection (Scann ing area), an d Scale.
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7. In t he Scanner sheet, specify a variety of sett in gs for o perat ion ofth e scann er. (p.52)
8. Click th e Preview b ut to n to pre-scan the im age and d isplay it in th ePreview A rea.
9. Click a but to n in th e Too lbar (p.27) to m anipulate the image.
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10. Ad just th e im age qual ity w i th th e tools and o pt ion s provided o nth e Ton e (p.40) or Half to ne (p.51 ) sheet.
11. Specify the scanning area.Point to one corner of th e area of t he image that you w ant to scan.
C li ck th e le f t m ouse but to n and, w h i le ho ld ing the m ouse but to ndow n, drag the mo use pointer to the opp osi te corner of t he area
you w ant t o scan. Release the m ouse but t on .
The area w i ll be bo xed in by a rectan gle.
12. Af ter per form ing al l the set t ings, cl ick the Scan b ut t on to scan t heimage.
The im age is acquired in the softw are app l icat ion .
13. Close the ScanGear CS-U w indo w . You can edit o r save th e imag ew i th the appl icat ion sof t w are.
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Settings in theW indow s Control Panel
O pen ing Scan ners an d Cam eras Propert ies
General Sett ingsEven ts Set ting s
Pref eren ces Set tin gs
Color M anagem ent Sett ings
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O pen ing Scan ners an d
Cameras Properties
You can specify som e sett in gs fo r ScanGear CS-U w ith using Scannersand Cameras propert ies in W indow s Contro l Panel.
Scanners and Cam eras Propert ies dialog can b e op ened w ith t he
fo l low ing procedu res. Be sure to close ScanGear CS-U fo r th is op erat ion.
1. On t he W indow s deskto p c l ick the Star t bu t to n, point to Set t ings,and click Con trol Panel.
2. In th e Cont rol Panel w indo w do ub le-cl ick the Scanners and
Cam eras icon .
3. In t he Scanners and Cam eras Propert ies w indo w , click the n am e ofth e scanner, and cl ick th e Propert ies bu tt on .
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4. In t he Propert ies w indo w, cl ick th e approp riate tab (General,Events, Preferences or Co lor M anagem ent ) to o pen th e respect ive
sheet.
5. Conf i rm that the set t ing s are apropr iate. Otherw ise m ake changesas necessary. Af ter th e changes are m ade, click t he A pp ly but to n t o
validate t he ch anges.
6. Click t he OK b ut to n. The dialog is closed and th e Scanners andCam eras prop ert ies dialog is act ivated.
7. Click th e OK but to n. The sett in g are com pleted. The chan ges w i l lbe eff ect ive th e next t im e you laun ch th e ScanGear CS-U.
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Gene ral Set tings
The General sheet p rovides detai ls th e nam e of th e conn ected scann er,
i ts current stat us, and a bu tt on fo r diagno st ic test ing .
Exe c uting a Dia gno stic Test
Fol low th e procedure below to execute the scanner diagno st ic test.
1. Click th e Test Scanner b ut to n.The scann er diagno st ic test b egins. If t he t est d etects no p roblem s,
a m essage w i ll tel l you th at t he scanner h as passed t he d iagno st ic
test.
2. Cl ick the OK but ton .
Note
You canno t p erform the scanner d iagnost ic test w hi le
ScanGear CS-U is starting.
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Events Set t ings
The Event sheet allow s you t o select th e sof tw are appl icat ion t hat you
w ant to star t w hen you press the Star t bu t to n on the f ron t o f th e
scanner.
Sc a nner e ve nts
Selects th e Start b ut to n on th e front of t he scanner.
Se nd to this a p p lic a tion
The list b ox provides th e nam es al l of th e TWA IN-com pliant softw are
appl icat ions wh ich can b e star ted w hen you press the Star t bu t to n o n
th e scanner. Cl ick th e check b ox on to select th e sof tw are app l icat ion t o
be started by p ressing t he Start b ut to n o n t he scann er. Af ter install ing al l
the sof tw are w i th using the Cano Scan Setup Ut i l ity CD-ROM , only the
check bo x fo r Cano Scan Too lbox CS is checked on .
Disa ble de v ic e e vents
Click t his check bo x off to disable this featu re. Cl icking th is check bo x off
d isables the Star t bu t to n o n t he scanner (nothing w i ll happen i f t he
bu tt on is pressed).
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Pref erences Set t ingsWhe n a p p lic a tion hide s the d rive r use r inte rfa c e
Som e appl icat ion softw ares such as an O CR sof tw are wi l l not display the
ScanGear CS-U m ain w indow w hi le scanning . W i th such appl icat ion
sof tw ares, scanning is execut ed w ith t he sett in gs of th e appl icat ion
sof t w are so th at the Color M ode set t ing cannot be changed.
In t his sett in g sheet, placing a check m ark in th e check box of Color
(Docum ent s) or Text Enh anced (OCR) instead o f B&W w ill execute th e
scan in th e Color M od e sett ing as Color (Docum ent s) or Text Enh anced
(OCR), regardless of th e app l icat ion sof tw are sett in g.
C o lo r ( D o c u m e n ts)
W hen you place a check m ark in this check box, th e scan w i l l be
executed in Color (Docum ents), i f even th e appl icat ion sof tw are sets
th e Color M od e to Co lor (Pho to s). The def ault sett in g is Off . Te xt Enha nc e d ( O C R) inste a d of B&W
W hen you place a check m ark in this check box, th e scan w i l l be
executed in Text Enh anced (OCR), i f even th e app l icat ion sof tw are
sets the Co lor M ode t o B lack and W hi te. The defaul t set t ing is Of f .
Color Sett ings
W hen the Co lor M ode is set to Color (Pho tos) or Co lor (Docum ents), you
can select the color adjusting m ethod for scanning from Stand ard, Canon
ColorGear Color m atching o r Non e. The d efault setting is Stand ard.StandardThis settin g ad justs the colors of th e scanned o riginal to m atch colors
displayed on t he m on itor. This sett ing is suitab le w hen yo u are view ing
the scanned im age on the m on itor w ith albu m softw ares or such.
Canon ColorGear Color ma tchingThe adjustm ent is auto m atically made in o rder to m ake the colors of
th e scanner, m on itor an d p rinter th e sam e. This reduces th e
inconvenience for color adjustments of the monitor and printer. Select
this sett ing w hen you out pu t th e scanned image to a color pr inter.
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N o n eNo ad justm ent is m ade. Select th is sett in g w hen you yourself w i l l
adjust th e im age w i th th e color adjustm ent fu nct ion o f th e ScanGear
CS-U or w i th ot her graphic sof t w ares.
Note
W hen you speci fy Canon Co lorGear Co lor M atch ing
se t t ing , the A uto Tone bu t ton w i ll be g rayed ou t and the
Tone sheet in t he A dvanced M ode w i ll not be d isplayed.
Pre v ie w a t op e n ing o f Sc a nG e a r C S-U
The preview op ening sett in gs determ ine w hat is displayed in th e Preview
Area every t ime ScanGear CS-U is launched from th e parent soft w are
appl icat ion.
A u to m a tic a lly e x e c u te a p re v ie w
This set t ing sw i tches the aut om at ic preview feature on. W hen t h isfeatu re is selected, a p review is execut ed au to m atically w hen
ScanGear CS-U is launched , and an im age of th e original on t he
scann er is displayed in t he Preview A rea.
D isp la y sa v e d p re v ie w im a g e
This sett in g sw itches th e preview imag e cache feature on . W hen
th is featu re is selected, t he im age in th e Preview Area is saved w hen
ScanGear CS-U is closed an d th en d isplayed again t he n ext t im e
ScanGear CS-U is launched . Cl icking th e Clear bu tt on clears th e
cached im age f rom t he previous launch. An y changes per form ed onth e imag e in th e Preview Area are ref lected in th e imag e saved f or
the next preview.
N one
Cl ick th is but ton to sw i tch the auto m at ic preview and p review
imag e cache featu res off .
Autom a tic a lly q uit Sc a nG e a r C S-U a fte r sc a nning
Click t he check bo x i f you w ant ScanGear CS-U to close every t ime you
cl ick the Scan but to n to scan an imag e.
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The Color M anagement sheet a l low s you t o add or remo ve basic prof i les
for Canon ColorGear Color M atching .
C lick t h e C an o n Co lo rG ear Co lo r M at ch in g ch eck b o x o n in t h e
Preferences sheet.
The sRG B C o lo r Space Pro f i le i s added au tom at ica lly w hen
ScanGear CS-U is installed.
If seve ra l p ro f iles have been added , on ly t he m ost r ecen t p ro f i le
added is enabled.
Even i f you de lete al l p ro f i les, the sRGB Color Space Pro f ile w i ll
remain auto m atically selected.
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Perform th e checks on t his sho rt l ist bef ore you beg in trou blesho ot ing
specif ic p roblem s.
M ake sure th at t he ScanGear CS-U sof tw are w as instal led
successfully.
Conf i rm that t he cables betw een your com put er and scanner are
con nect ed securely.
Befo re scanning or preview ing, check th at th e data sou rce has
been selected. I f your scanner do es no t app ear as an op t ion w hen
you select a TWA IN sou rce to scan from your im aging sof tw are,
you have to install ScanGear CS-U again. (p.12 )
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Ho w to Avoid Problem s
Here is som e general advice on avoiding prob lems in your scann ing jobs:
Start w ith t he b est p ossible or iginal image t o scan.
Select o nly the par t o f t he im age you w ant t o scan. Preview the
image and select i t w i th the Crop and Au to Crop bu t to ns. Not only
do es a m ore p recise select ion save f i le space, bu t your imag e
qual i ty w i ll be m uch h igher.
Check the o utp ut f i le size before beginning the scan. M ake sure
you h ave enou gh ro om i f you are scanning f i les th at require a large
amo unt of d isk space.
M atch your Color M ode to the ou tpu t pu rpose. If you are scanning
text, u se th e Text Enh anced m od e. If you are scanning l ine art , use
the B lack and W hi te set t ing, and so o n.
M atch your scan resolut ion to the t ype of f i le you n eed. If you are
scann ing im ages for u se as .GIF or .JPG f i les on th e W eb, you do
not have to scan at 600 d pi . A l thou gh i t is recom m ended th at you
scan at a h igher resolut ion than you n eed for h igh-qual ity color
imag es, you shou ld balance that facto r against you r planned u se
for th e image.
Take advant age of th e Ton e sheet f eatures to enh ance your im ages.
(p.40 )
Try to u se TrueColor m ode o n you r m oni to r so you can v iew your
preview im age as accurat ely as po ssible.
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If you are using OCR sof tw are, scan in Text Enh anced at 30 0 d pi o r
higher.
Take advantag e of t he preview featu re and preview as m uch as you
w ant before scanning .
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Troubleshoot ing ChecklistThe scan ne r diag no stics te st f ails.
Problem: The Scann er Diagn ostics test start ed w ith th e Test Scann er
button on the Scanner sheet, returns a Test Failedmessage.
Cause: The scanning uni t m ay not b e in i ts hom e posit ion.
Solution: Close th e ScanGear CS-U w indo w i f i t is open. Try turn ing
the scanner of f and back on again by unplugg ing and
plug ging in th e USB cable. Then restart yo ur com pu ter.
Colors not w hat yo u expect.
Problem: The colors in th e preview image appear d i f ferent f rom the
colors in th e original image.Cause: The scann ed colors need to be adju sted.
Solution: M ake sure the A ut o Ton e but to n is selected. If fu rth er
adjustments are necessary, use the Tone sheet buttons.
The preview image of a phot ograph appears b lurred but the
scanned image o f t he same phot ograph appears sharp.
Problem: W hen zoom ing in on a phot ograph in th e Preview A rea,
the enlarged image appears blurred.
Cause: The p review scan uses a low er resolut ion t han th e f inal
scan. If you zoom in on a preview imag e so i t is enlarged,
the im age w i ll not m ainta in i ts resolut ion in the sam e w ay
as th e f inal scanned im age.
Solution: Select a m agnif ied area and p review th e image again. The
scan shou ld d isplay a sharper imag e.
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The colors differ betw een t he Preview and t he Print
Problem: W hen pr int ing t he image, its color d if fer f rom t he one in
th e Preview area.
Cause1: The to ner of the p r inter is going shor t .
Solution: Conf i rm t he ton er of th e pr inter.
Cause2: Canon Co lorGear Color M atching m ay have not beenselected w hen it w as necessary.
Solution: Check th at Cano n Colo rGear Color M atching is selected
on the Preferences sheet.
Cause3: The sett ing s of t he p rinter d r iver, such as color b alance o r
Gamm a, do n ot m atch to the pr in ter.
Solution1: Ad just t he color balance in the p rinter dr iver manu al ly.
Solution2: Change t he Gam m a value set t ing of the p r inter dr iver.
The sof tw are application cann ot f ind th e scann er.
Problem: W hen trying t o scan, an error m essage says th e scanner
cannot b e foun d.
Cause: W indow s m ay not recognize your scanner.
Solution: M ake sure the scanner is connected to your com pu ter
before you turned on the comp uter and star ted W indow s.
If no t, conn ect the scanner. Then restart you r com pu ter. If
th is do es no t correct th e prob lem, consult th e scanner user
m anual fo r add i t iona l in form at ion abou t h ow to p roperly
set up your scanner.
Som e butt ons are grayed-out.
Problem: But to ns in t he Too lbar are grayed-out and n ot avai lable.
Cause: Som e fun ct ions are not avai lable unt i l an im age has been
previewed.
Solution: Preview an im age.
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Scan Gea r CS-U d oe s no t lau nch.
Problem: ScanGear C S-U d oes no t lau nch , th e screen freezes, or
another software appl icat ion launches.
Cause: The scanner m ay not b e conn ected correct ly, or you m ay
have chosen the w rong scanner source in your sof t w are
appl icat ion. The scanner conf igurat io n f i le m ay have beenchanged.
Solution: M ake sure the scanner is prop erly conn ected to you r
compu ter before you t urn on the comp uter and star t
W indo w s. If not , conn ect the scanner. Then restart your
computer .
M ake sure you selected th e correct scann er in th e parent
sof tw are app l icat ion. For det ai ls, see your sof tw are
appl icat ion d ocum entat ion for inst ruct ions.
If n either of th ose steps solve the p roblem , un instal lScan Gear CS-U (p.16 ) th en reinstall ScanG ear CS-U
(p.13 ).
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Scanning is too slow.
Problem: The scanner is taking an un usual ly lon g t im e to pr int or
scan.
Cause: The selected o utp ut resolut ion of the im age may be to o
high f or th e resolut ion of you r pr inter, or your comp uter
m ay be low on m emory.Solution: Befo re scanning th e image, m ake sure you h ave set th e
Scan Resolut ion on the M ain t ab to not exceed th e
resolut ion o f you r pr inter. Also check to see i f there is
enoug h m emo ry available in your com put er. Before
scanning , quit o th er appl icat ion s th at are no t in use.
Parts of im age s are m issing o r not aligned.
Problem: Som e characters are missing from th e im age in th e Preview
Area, or th e image is no t al igned in t he Preview A rea.
Cause: The p age has been placed on th e scanner im prop erly.
Solution: Check t he scanner an d p lace th e original correct ly to ad just
the image.
Image is too l ight or too dark com pared to t he or iginal .
Problem: Scanned or pr inted image is m uch l ighter or d arker than
the original.
Cause: Im age and color adjustm ents may not have been setproperly.
Solution: The b est solut ion is to scan th e imag e using al l def ault
set t ings again. Then m ake im aging and color adjustm ents
as necessary.
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The preview image is too small on th e mo nitor
Problem: The im age in t he Preview Area is very sm all, and canno t b e
view ed in t he Preview Area for adjustm ent .
Cause: If you have a high-resolut ion set t ing o n you r m oni to r, the
ScanGear CS-U w indo w is sm aller than i f yo u h ad a low er-
resolut ion sett ing.Solution: Drag the W indow Resize Corner (p.26 ) on the low er
r ight of the ScanGear CS-U w indow to enlarge the ent i re
w indow or lower your moni to r ' s reso lu t ion w i th the
Con trol Panel.
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A c q u ire d Im a g e s
Im ages sent f rom your scanner sof tw are to t he ho st grap hics appl icat ion.
Auto C rop
Af ter you select an area of t he screen by clicking th e Crop bu tt on and
dragging a rectangle around the o bject o r text you w ant t o crop, c lick
the A uto Crop bu t to n t o s ize the rectangle exact ly to th e size of t he
ob ject or b lock of t ext enclosed in th e rectangle.
Au to Tone Ad justme nt
Au tom at ic analysis and adjustment of the im age using Co ntrast /
Bright ness and G am m a sett in gs.
Autom a tic Pre v ie w
W hen th e autom at ic preview feature is sw i tched o n, the or ig inal on the
scann er is pre-scanned im m ediat ely as ScanGear C S-U is laun ched fro mthe parent sof t w are appl icat ion. To swi tch th is feature on and o f f , op en
th e Preferences sheet f or you r scanner and cl ick th e but to n f or
Au tom at ically execute a preview . (p.74)
Bits a nd Bit De p th
A b it (Binary digi t) is th e sm allest p ossible unit o f inf orm ation on a
com pu ter; i t represents yes or no ; on o r off ; 1 or 0 . Bit Dept h is used to
describe the com plexity of a grap hic im age.
One-b it , or bi- level, im ages are black and w hite. This is th e Black andWhite setting in ScanGear CS-U. Eight-bit grayscale uses 256 shades of
gray to accurately represent m ost b lack and w hi te ph oto graphs or gray
interpretat ions of color im ages. This is th e
Grayscale sett ing in ScanG ear CS-U. Tw ent y-fo ur-bit color, also called
True Co lor, uses th ree eigh t-b i t chan nels, on e chann el each fo r Red,
Green and Blue, to create up to 16 .7 m ill ion colors. This is th e Color
sett ing in ScanGear C S-U.
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Black -po in t
The darkest p ort ion o f an im age scanned as Color or Grayscale. W hen
you cl ick on th e im age w ith t he Black-poin t eyedropp er, all ton es darker
th an t he selected sam ple to nes are adjusted to black.
Brightness
The overal l am oun t o f l ightn ess or d arkness in an im age. An image w i th
m aximum br igh tn ess tends tow ard w h i te; an im age w i th m in im um
brightness tends toward black. While contrast refers to the range and
num ber of ton es in an im age, br ight ness refers to the int ensi ty of t ones.
Cal ibrat ion
Calibrat ion refers to the ad justm ent o f color processing f or inp ut and
out put devices on a com put er, so th at the colors m atch throug hou t th e
process. For exam ple, calibrat ion ensures that th e color imag e scanned
on a scanner m atches th e original im age w hen i t is displayed on t he
com put er m