Canon MX720 series Online Manual page 179

Load originals properly according to their type; otherwise, some originals may not be scanned
properly.
For details on how to load the original:
Loading Originals
The following items can be scanned:
Photos, postcards, visiting cards, magazines, newspapers, documents, BD/DVD/CDs
The following items cannot be scanned properly.
A4 sized photos
Documents smaller than 5 inches x 7 inches (127 mm x 178 mm) such as a paperback with
its backbone cut off
Originals on thin white paper
Long and narrow originals such as panoramic photographs
When you scan originals from the ADF, it may take longer to scan the first page.
Document
Scans the original on the platen glass or in the ADF as a document data applying the settings
specified in Scan settings.
Photo
Scans the original on the platen glass as a photo data applying the settings specified in Scan
settings.
4. Press the right Function button to adjust the settings as necessary.
Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine
5. Load the original document on the platen glass or in the ADF.
Loading Originals
Note
You can confirm the procedure to load the original by pressing the center Function button.
6. Press the Color button for color scanning, or the Black button for black & white
scanning.
Note
When you forward the scanned data to the computer using WSD, press the Color button.
If the original is not loaded properly, a message is displayed on the LCD. Load the original on the
platen glass or in the ADF according to the scan settings.
• If you load the original in the ADF:
The machine starts scanning and scanned data is forwarded to the computer.
• If you load the original on the platen glass:
• When you select JPEG or TIFF for Format on the scan setting screen, the machine
starts scanning and scanned data is forwarded to the computer.
• When you select PDF or Compact PDF for Format on the scan setting screen, the
confirmation screen asking you if you continue scanning is displayed after scanning is
complete.
If you continue scanning, load the original on the platen glass and start scanning.
If you do not continue scanning, press the left Function button. The scanned data is
forwarded to the computer.
Scanned data is forwarded to the computer according to the settings specified in Canon IJ Scan Utility.
Remove the original on the platen glass or from the document output slot after scanning is complete.
Important
If the scanning result with Auto scan is not satisfactory, select Document or Photo according to
the original in step 3, then specify the scan size or other setting items in step 4.