Page 1 Canon MultiPASS F20 MultiPASS™ Suite for Windows Version 4.3 Software User’s Guide...
Page 2: Trademark Acknowledgments
Adobe Photoshop is a registered trademark, and Adobe Photo Deluxe is a trademark, of Adobe Systems Corporation. Canon and BJ are registered trademarks, and MultiPASS, and ScanGear are trademarks of Canon, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Exchange, Outlook, and Outlook Express are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Printing More Than One Page on a Single Sheet... 29 Printing a Poster... 30 Printing a Banner ... 30 Using Printer Control (Windows 98/Me only)... 31 Using Stamps and Backgrounds ... 32 Creating or Changing a Stamp or Background ... 34 Deﬁning Special Effects ...
Page 4 Problems turning on the computer (when the MultiPASS Suite opens) 121 Problems printing from your computer... 123 Problems using a memory card... 128 Problems scanning to a computer... 131 Appendix A Sharing Your Printer Cross-Platform in Windows 2000/XP ... 136 Glossary ... 138 Index ... 141 Contents...
Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome and congratulations on your purchase of the Canon MultiPASS F20 (also referred to in this guide as the printer) and its accompanying MultiPASS Suite for Windows. With your printer, the MultiPASS Suite enables you to perform a variety...
Page 6 60 MB of available hard disk space. 150 MB of available hard disk space is recommended. Disk Drive CD-ROM drive, or access to one over a network connection Monitor 256-color SVGA monitor or greater Printer Cable A USB cable 16.4 feet (5 meters) in length or shorter. Chapter 1 Introduction 2...
Page 7: About This Guide
About This Guide This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of Windows. This includes how to start your system and navigate within the Windows environment. You should be familiar with common Windows terms, such as window, dialog box, point, and drag. For assistance in familiarizing yourself with Windows, see your Microsoft Windows user documentation.
Page 8: Other User Assistance
After following instructions in the Setup Sheet, we recommend you read this guide to familiarize yourself with operation of all functions of your printer and for basic operation of the software. For detailed instructions or for advanced functions of the software, refer to the PDF Software Guide.
Page 9: Installing And Getting Started
MultiPASS Viewer Enables you to view your documents. MultiPASS Status Monitor Tracks the activity occurring through the port to which the printer is connected. The Status Monitor can be set to start automatically each time you start Windows. Chapter 2...
Page 10: Installing The Multipass Suite
If you are using Windows 2000/XP, MPService (MultiPASS Service) is automatically created and must be running for jobs to be processed with the MultiPASS Suite and the printer. MPService starts automatically when you start your computer, even if you have not yet logged into Windows.
Page 11 MultiPASS Suite. A) To install the MultiPASS Suite (Windows 98/Me/2000): 1. Turn on the printer, but do not connect the printer to your PC until prompted. 2. Switch on your PC and when the New Hardware Found, Update Device Driver Wizard, or Add New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel.
Page 12 6. On the welcome screen, click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions. 7. Read the License Agreement. If you agree to the terms, click Yes. If you do not agree, click No. You will not be allowed to continue the installation process. 8.
Page 13 9. When prompted, connect your USB cable to the ports on your printer and PC, so the printer can be automatically detected. Once the cable is connected, if a system message appears indicating the system driver is being installed, wait until the installation process is completed, and then click Yes to continue.
Page 14 B) To install the MultiPASS Suite (Windows XP): 1. Turn on the printer, but do not connect the printer to your PC until prompted. 2. Switch on your PC and when the New Hardware Found, Update Device Driver Wizard, or Add New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel.
Page 15 7. Read the License Agreement. If you agree to the terms, click Yes. If you do not agree, click No. You will not be allowed to continue the installation process. 8. When prompted, click Next. Chapter 2 Installing and Getting Started 11...
Page 16 9. When prompted, connect your USB cable to the ports on your printer and PC. Then, wait until the Found New Hardware Wizard appears. 10. In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box, click Install the Software Automatically, and then click Next. Wait until the installation process is complete.
Page 17: Setting The Default Printer
You may be using your computer and the printer connected to your computer in an environment where multiple computers are connected by a network. In this case, you can share the use of your printer with the other computers on the network.
Page 18 If your system (server) is: Windows 98/Me Windows 2000/XP When a document is printed by the client system to a shared printer, any printing messages (status or error messages) display on the server system. To set up the printer for sharing: 1.
Page 19: Understanding The My Multipass Folder
Install the printer driver as a network printer, based on the name assigned to the shared printer. You cannot install the printer driver on a client system that has a previous version of the MultiPASS software (version 4.2 or earlier).
Page 20 Scan to Save When the Save As button on the MultiPASS Toolbar is clicked on, the image is scanned from the computer and is usually stored in the My Pictures folder. The factory predefined setting is the My Pictures folder in My Documents. If there is no My Pictures folder, the image will be stored in the My Documents folder.
Page 21 To open My MultiPASS: Do one of the following: On the MultiPASS Toolbar, click MultiPASS. On the Windows desktop, double-click the My MultiPASS icon. When you open My MultiPASS, the MultiPASS menu appears on the menu bar. To rename a document in the My MultiPASS folder: 1.
Page 22: Reading Photographs On The Memory Card
When you connect the printer, Removable Disk will appear in My Computer. This is the printer’s memory card drive. If a memory card used in a digital camera is inserted in the printer and you open the removable disk, you can open photographs on the memory card as well as copy them to the hard disk.
Page 23: Chapter 3 Printing
File menu or toolbar.) To print your document with the current driver settings, click the print button on the toolbar. 2. In the Print dialog box, make sure the printer is selected in the Printer box. 3. Click the command to print your document (usually OK or Print).
Page 24 Print settings are changed in the printer’s Properties dialog box. There are two methods of displaying the printer’s Properties dialog box. Displaying from the Print dialog box when printing a document When printing a document, click Properties in the Print dialog box.
Page 25: Defining Main Print Settings
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. To change print settings manually: 1. In the Print dialog box when printing your document, click Properties. 2. In the Properties dialog box, on the appropriate tabs or dialog boxes, define your desired print settings. 3.
Page 26 Media Type Click the type of media you are printing to, such as plain paper. Paper Source Displays the source from which paper is supplied. Print Quality Click the predefined print quality that best suits your document. • High Click if you want to print your document with a higher print quality, which may print more slowly.
Page 27: Setting A Custom Print Quality
Color Adjustment Click the preferred method for adjusting the color in your document. • Auto Click to have the printer driver automatically adjust the color. • Manual Click to define the color adjustment manually. For details, see the “Setting a Custom Color Adjustment” section.
Page 28 2. In the Set Print Quality dialog box, move the print quality slider to choose the best balance between printing speed and print quality. 3. Click the halftoning method: • Auto Fine (Auto in Windows 2000/XP) Click to automatically change dithering and diffusion based on the characteristics of the image.
Page 29: Setting A Custom Color Adjustment
Setting a Custom Color Adjustment Since color is generally adjusted from within your application, you should set the color balance here only for finer adjustments. 1. Under Color Adjustment, click Manual. Then, click Set. 2. In the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box, move the color balance sliders to adjust the color balance and intensity.
Page 30: Deﬁning
Defining Page Settings Page settings enable you to determine properties such as the overall size of the printed page and its contents, and how the document is oriented on the page. To change the settings on the Page Setup tab: Page Size Click the size of the page you are printing, which matches the page size specified in the Windows application.
Page 31 Click the type of printing you want to use for your document. • To print your document at actual size, click Normal-size Printing. • If your page size and printer paper size are different, click Fit-to- Page Printing to automatically print your document to fit the printer paper size. •...
Page 32 If borderless printing is selected, it is not possible to set the following: Printer Paper Size and Printing Type on the Page Setup tab, and all items on the Stamp/Background tab. Amount of Extension...
Page 33: Deﬁning A Custom Paper Size
Defining a Custom Paper Size You can specify a custom size for the page size or printer paper size. 1. In the Page Size or Printer Paper Size box, click Custom or Custom Size. 2. In the Custom Paper Size dialog box, click a unit of measure, and specify the width and height.
Page 34: Printing A Poster
3. To rearrange the printing order of the pages, in the Page Order box, click the desired position. To print a border around each page, click Page Border. Printing a Poster You can print a single image divided across several sheets of paper. When the printed sheets are pasted together, they form a poster.
Page 35: Using Printer Control (Windows 98/Me Only)
2. Set the paper thickness lever to the right. 3. Cut the banner paper one sheet longer than the document requires. 4. Insert the banner paper into your printer. Make sure the fold between the first and second pages is facing up. Make sure the surface to faces To set your banner printing options and print your banner: 1.
Page 36: Using Stamps And Backgrounds
2. In the Printer Control dialog box, click Background Printing if you want printing to continue in the background while you process other work on your PC. 3. If you selected Background Printing, click Print During Spooling if you want printing to start while the document is being sent to the print queue.
Page 37 Stamp First Page Only. To use a background: 1. In the Printer Properties dialog box, on the Stamp/Background tab, click Background and then click a background in the list. 2. To print the background on the first page only, rather than all the pages, click Background First Page Only.
Page 38: Creating Or Changing A Stamp Or Background
Creating or Changing a Stamp or Background You can change the settings of a predefined stamp or create one of your own. When creating or changing a stamp, you define its various characteristics, such as the text and font. After defining stamp settings, you can save the stamp for later use.
Page 39 2. Specify the font characteristics, such as type, style, size, and outline. 3. On the Color tab, under Palette, click an available color shown in the palette. Chapter 3 Printing 35...
Page 40 4. If you want to customize a stamp color, under Palette, click the color that is closest to your desired custom color. Then, click Detailed Color Adjustment. 5. Move the slider for each of the listed colors until you have reached the desired mix for your custom color.
Page 41 2. In the Stamp Text box, enter the stamp text. 3. Specify the font characteristics, such as font type, style, size and outline. 4. Click Select Color to change the color of your stamp text. Chapter 3 Printing 37...
Page 42 5. In the Color dialog box, under Basic Colors, click an available color. 6. If you want to customize a stamp color, under Basic Colors, click the color that is closest to your desired custom color. Then, click Define Custom Colors. 7.
Page 43 8. If you want to save the custom color in the Custom Colors palette, click Add to Custom Colors. The newly created color is added to the Custom Colors palette. If the Custom Colors palette is filled with custom colors you created previously, the earliest existing custom color is replaced.
Page 44 3. In the Open dialog box, specify the path and filename for your graphic. Then, click OK. 4. On the Stamp tab, move the Size slider to the left to decrease the size of the graphic, right to increase. 5. Click Transparent White Area to make the white areas in the graphic transparent.
Page 45 Values for X-Position and Y-Position may vary with the operating system Position Click the desired placement on the page. If you want to define your own placement, click Custom. Then, in the X-Position and Y-Position boxes, click or type the X-position and Y-position coordinates for the position of the stamp.
Page 46 2. Click Save. 3. When prompted, confirm that you want to save the stamp. To delete a stamp: 1. On the Save Settings tab, click the stamp in the list that you want to delete. 2. Click Delete. 3. When prompted, confirm that you want to delete the stamp. To select and define a background: 1.
Page 47 Values for X-Position and Y-Position may vary with the operating system To select a new background image: 1. In the Background Settings Properties dialog box, on the Background tab, click Select File. 2. In the Select Image File (Windows 98/Me) or Open (Windows 2000/XP) dialog box, specify the path and file name for the graphic that you want to use as the background image.
Page 48 3. When prompted, confirm that you want to save the setting. To delete a background setting: 1. In the Printer Properties dialog box, on the Stamp/Background tab, click the background you want to delete in the Background list. 2. Click Select Background.
Page 49: Defining Special Effects
Defining Special Effects You can set effects to make images appear more interesting, such as making a photograph resemble a drawing or changing the colors of an image to monochrome. To change the settings on the Effects tab: Simulate Illustration Click to convert full-color and 256-color images into a simulated hand-drawn illustration.
Page 50: Saving Your Settings As A Print Profile
To set a custom monochrome effect, click Select Color. In the Color box, move the slider to set a custom color. Vivid Photo Click to use the vivid photo function. This function allows you to print images in vivid colors. By using this function, you can reproduce breathtaking sceneries in which colors, especially blues and greens, appear even more brilliant.
Page 51 After using a custom print profile, you can restore the settings on the Main, Page Setup, Stamp/Background and Effects tabs to their factory- predefined settings. To save a print profile: 1. Specify your desired print settings on the Main, Page Setup, Stamp/Background and Effects tabs.
Page 52 4. In the Add to Profiles dialog box, in the Name box, enter a name for the profile. 5. In the Icon box, click an icon to associate with the profile. 6. Enter a description of the profile. To retrieve and use a print profile: 1.
Page 53: Cleaning Printhead, Setting Quiet Mode And Various Other Functions
Settings, and then click Printers (in Windows XP, click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes). In the Printers window (in Windows XP, the Printers and Faxes window), click the icon of the printer that you want to use. On the File menu, click Properties (in Windows 2000/XP, click Printing Preferences).
Page 54 Cleaning (Head Cleaning) Removes blockages in the printhead nozzles. Use if printing is blurred or a particular color is not printing even though there is enough ink. Click Cleaning and in the Print Head Cleaning dialog box choose from one of the following and then click Execute. All Colors: To clean color and black.
Page 55 Align the printhead if the color is uneven or if streaks appear in the nozzle check pattern. 1. Load paper in the printer. 2. On the Windows desktop, click Start. 3. On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Printers (in Windows XP, click Printers and Faxes).
Page 56 8. Click OK. Do not perform another operation until printhead alignment is completed. 9. After the pattern is printed, click Yes. If the pattern is not printed successfully, check that the ink tanks are properly installed. 10. In the samples of printed pattern A, find the one in which the vertical lines are the least obvious, enter the number and press Tab.
Page 57 11. Click OK. Chapter 3 BAD SAMPLE Least solid GOOD SAMPLE Most solid Printing 53...
Page 58 You can see the condition of the printhead by looking at the nozzle check pattern. Load paper in the printer. Click Nozzle Check and when the following dialog box appears, click OK. If you click OK in the next dialog box also, the nozzle check pattern will be printed.
Page 59 The further left you slide it, the less the printer will rest and printing speed will be faster. Once set up, check that the printer is on, click Send, and in the following dialog box, click OK. The settings will be registered in the printer.
Page 60 Select and you will be able to enter times in Start time and End time using the 24-hour clock. Once set up, check that the printer is on, click Send, and in the following dialog box, click OK. The settings will be registered in the printer.
Page 61: Chapter 4 Scanning
MultiPASS or the WIA-compliant driver. On the MultiPASS Toolbar, click on Settings and then choose which driver you would like to use. Both drivers allow you to use a printer to scan documents to a Windows application such as a PhotoShop, that supports a TWAIN interface.
Page 62 To scan an image with the Toolbar: 1. Place your image facedown on the platen glass of your printer. If the file format is not TIFF, only one sheet can be scanned if you plan on scanning with the Viewer, OCR, Custom1, Custom2, or Custom3 button (see next step).
Page 63 To scan an image from a TWAIN or WIA compliant Windows application: 1. Place your image facedown on the platen glass of your printer. 2. In your Windows application, click the command to scan a document. In some applications, the appropriate command may be listed as Acquire or Acquire Image.
Page 64: Multi-Photo Scan / Multi Crop In Scangear
Multi-Photo Scan / Multi Crop in ScanGear You can scan two or more photos (small documents) at one time using Multi-Photo Scan (Simple Mode) or Multi Crop (Advanced Mode). Each photo will constitute as one image. Multi-Photo Scan (Scanning two or more photos at one time) When scanning two or more photos without having to specify in detail such things as the scanning area, use Multi-Photo Scan in Simple Mode.
Page 65 Keep more than 0.4 inches (1 cm) between the photos and edges of the platen. 3. Either click a button on the Toolbar, or in a TWAIN-compliant application select a command to scan the document. You can use the E-mail button on the Toolbar. You can also use the Save As, Viewer, OCR, Custom 1, Custom 2, and Custom 3 buttons when TIFF is selected as the Save as type.
Page 66 Multi Crop (Scanning two or more photos at one time): If you use Multi Crop (Advanced Mode), you can specify detailed settings for scanning of two or more photos (small documents) at one time. In the same way as Multi-Photo Scan, photos that have an overall whitish appearance or have a whitish border may not be cropped accurately.
Page 67 Keep more than 0.4 inches (1 cm) between the photos and edges of the platen. 3. Either click a button on the Toolbar, or in a TWAIN-compliant application select a command to scan the document. You can use the E-mail button on the Toolbar. You can also use the Save As, Viewer, OCR, Custom 1, Custom 2, and Custom 3 buttons when TIFF is selected as the Save as type.
Page 68: Viewing The Scanner Driver
If you wish to delete the frame, right-click the frame and then click Delete. 9. Click Scan. Scanning of multiple photos will begin. 10. Depending on which operation was selected in 3, continue with the procedures that follow. You may not be able to crop when the resolution is low. If you cannot crop properly, increase the resolution and try cropping again.
Page 69: Changing The Scanner Driver (Windows Xp Only)
Changing the scanner driver (Windows XP only) Specify before you begin scanning whether you want to use the ScanGear or the WIA-compliant driver. See below to switch between them. 1. On the Windows desktop, on the Toolbar, click Settings. 2. In Select driver type, click either ScanGear driver or WIA driver. Working with Scan Settings in ScanGear (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP) When you use ScanGear before scanning, typically you scan a preview of...
Page 70: Defining Preview Scan Settings In Simple Mode
6. With your document in the printer, click Scan to perform the final scan of your image. Defining Preview Scan Settings in Simple Mode Simple Mode enables you to use a more simplified screen, providing basic but fewer choices, in defining the scan settings for the preview image.
Page 71 3. In the Width and Height lists, click the unit of measure by which you want to display the dimensions of your selected paper size. To define a custom image type: 1. In the Image Type box, click Custom. 2. Click Edit Image Type. 3.
Page 72: Defining Preview Scan Settings In Advanced Mode
Defining Preview Scan Settings in Advanced Mode In addition to defining scan settings similar to Simple Mode, Advanced Mode enables you to adjust the preview image before the final scan. These adjustments can include setting the tone and brightness of your scanned image.
Page 73: Adjusting The Preview Image For Final Scan
If the appropriate monitor profile is not displayed, click to change your monitor profile. Then, in the displayed list, click your monitor. If your monitor is not listed, click Canon’s Default Profile for Monitors. Since the quality of your scanned image could be affected if the correct monitor profile is not selected, changing the monitor profile enables a better quality scanned image.
Page 74 To reduce the view, right-click the mouse pointer on the image. To move an enlarged image: If the image is too large to see in its entirety, on the toolbar, click Scroll and drag the zoomed image to display the appropriate section. To reverse the tone of an image: On the toolbar, click Negative/Positive.
Page 75: Cropping Your Preview Image
Cropping Your Preview Image You can crop your preview image by selecting only that portion of the image that you want. Then, when you rescan the image, only that portion of the image appears. There are different methods available for cropping your image. To automatically crop the image: Click Auto Crop.
Page 76: Adjusting The Tone Of A Color Or Grayscale Image In Advanced Mode
6. If you want to clear the current selection, click outside the crop border. 7. To preview the cropped image, click Preview. Scaling the Image Output Size You can scale the size of your preview image, to maintain the image size while enlarging or reducing the output size.
Page 77 2. If you are working with a color image, click the appropriate color channel. 3. Move the Contrast and Brightness sliders to the left for less contrast or brightness, and to the right for more contrast or brightness. 4. To return to the original setting, click Reset. To adjust the tone with the gamma value: 1.
Page 78 2. If you are working with a color image, click the appropriate color channel. 3. Move the slider to the left to decrease, to the right to increase, the contrast displayed in the middle of the tonal range (midtones) of your image.
Page 79 2. If you are working with a color image, click the appropriate color channel. 3. For the black-point, midpoint, or white-point, do one of the following to make a change: • Click the appropriately labeled button. Then click the portion of the image in the preview area that is darkest (for black-point), lightest (for white-point), or in the middle of the tonal range (for midpoint).
Page 80 When you adjust the white-point, all tones in the image lighter than the selected white-point are adjusted to white. 4. To return to the original setting, click Reset. To save the histogram setting: 1. Click Save. 2. In the Save As dialog box, specify the file name and location where you want to save the setting, and click Save.
Page 81: Adjusting The Tone Of A Black And White Image In Advanced Mode
2. If you are working with a color image, click the appropriate color channel. 3. In the Select Special Curve box, click the desired correction. 4. To return to the original setting, click Reset. Adjusting the Tone of a Black and White Image in Advanced Mode If you selected Black and White as your color mode, you can define the following tone settings on the Black &...
Page 82: Adjusting Scangear Preferences
2. Under Preview at Opening of ScanGear, click whether or not you want ScanGear to automatically scan a preview of the image in your printer, or to display the previous preview image. 3. Since not all Windows scan applications may close the ScanGear window automatically, click if you want to ensure that ScanGear will automatically close after the final scan is complete.
Page 83: Working With Scan Settings In Wia (Windows Xp Only)
Working with Scan Settings in WIA (Windows XP only) You can scan a document by placing it on the flatbed (platen glass). Furthermore, you can specify the picture type, such as color or grayscale, and then scan the document. To scan an image: To specify a picture type: In the Scan dialog box, click the type of picture to scan.
Page 84 To customize a picture type: 1. Do one of the following: • To customize a predefined picture type, click the picture type, and then click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture. • To customize a picture type, click Custom Settings and then click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture.
Page 85 3. Click OK to enable the scan settings you specified in the previous step and close the Advanced Properties dialog box. Click Cancel to disable the scan settings you specified in the previous step and close the Advanced Properties dialog box. Click Reset to restore the default scan settings.
Page 86: Defining Toolbar Settings
Defining Toolbar Settings You can define settings on the Toolbar that affect the behavior of the scan buttons and other general settings. To change the scan button settings: 1. On the Windows desktop, on the MultiPASS Toolbar, click Settings. 2. In the Toolbar Settings dialog box, click the appropriate tab for the scan button whose settings you want to change (for example, Custom1).
Page 87 • Show This Button on Toolbar Click to display the button associated with this scan destination on the Toolbar. If this option is cleared, the button does not appear on the Toolbar. • Link To On the OCR, Viewer and Custom tabs, this setting displays the path and executable file for the application associated with the scan destination.
Page 88 • Filename and Numbering On the Save As tab, in the Filename box, enter the base file name you want to use to define your own preference for naming files. For Numbering, click whether you want to continue numbering from the previously saved file, or to begin the numbering from the specified number.
Page 89 To change general Toolbar settings: 1. On the Windows desktop, on the Toolbar, click Settings. 2. On the Toolbar Settings tab, specify your changes: • Image Source Displays the printer you are using for scanning. Chapter 4 Scanning 85...
Page 90: Viewing The Toolbar
When Scanner Push Button Pressed Click the desired action that occurs when you push the scan button on your printer. For example, you can set the button to display the Toolbar, or to send the scanned document to a particular destination, such as E-mail.
Page 91 To open the Toolbar: On the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Programs or All Programs, point to MultiPASS Suite, and then click MultiPASS Toolbar. Or, double- click the MultiPASS Toolbar icon on the Windows desktop. To close the Toolbar: On the Windows taskbar, right-click the Toolbar icon.
Page 92: Viewing And Enhancing Images
Chapter 5 Viewing and Enhancing Images You can open and view documents stored in the My MultiPASS folders with the MultiPASS Viewer (also referred to as the Viewer). Once open in the Viewer, if you want to edit your document, you can open it in the MultiPASS Photo Enhancer (also referred to as the Photo Enhancer).
Page 93: Specifying Display Preferences
To close the Viewer: On the File menu, click Exit. To open an image in the Photo Enhancer: 1. Open the document that you want to edit in the Viewer. 2. Click Edit on the Viewer toolbar or Tools menu. Documents containing metadata can be opened with the Photo Enhancer.
Page 94 To page through a multipage document: 1. Open your multipage document in the Viewer or Photo Enhancer. 2. In the Viewer: On the View menu, point to Page. Then, click to the next, previous, first, or last page. Or, on the toolbar, click Previous Page or Next Page. In the Photo Enhancer: On the Page toolbar, click to the previous, next, first, or last page.
Page 95 To specify the magnification at which the image will open next (Viewer): Click Lock in the Zoom menu and set to ON. Images opened with Next and Previous will be displayed at the magnification at which the image was displayed when you set Lock to ON. If Lock is set to OFF, images will be displayed according to settings such as Fit Image set to ON in the Zoom menu.
Page 96: Manipulating A Document Or Image
1. Open a document in the folder that you want to display thumbnails 2. On the File menu, click Print Thumbnails. 3. In the Print dialog box, select the printer and click OK (in Windows 2000/XP, click Print). The thumbnails display in the Preview window.
Page 97 • Click, or type, the margins you want to use along the edge of the paper. • If the one or more thumbnail images do not fill the page, click the position where the thumbnails should be printed. • Click the size you want to use for the thumbnails. To keep the width and height properly proportioned, click Maintain Aspect Ratio.
Page 98 2. In the Print Setup dialog box, make the desired changes: • Click, or type, the margins you want to use along the edge of the paper. • If the image does not fill the page, click the position where the image should be printed.
Page 99 • Click if you want to correct the image’s brightness and contrast (gamma). Then, specify the gamma value. Generally, the higher the value, the higher the correction to produce a more subtle brightness and contrast. To flip an image (Photo Enhancer): 1.
Page 100 2. In the Rotate dialog box, click the Rotation button that corresponds to the direction you want to rotate the document or image. 3. Click Rotate All Pages or Rotate All Pages of This Image if you want to rotate all the pages in the document. To reload a document or image: Do one of the following: To reload a document that you have already saved, in the Viewer, on...
Page 101: Saving Documents And Images
Saving Documents and Images You can save your documents to preserve the changes you made. If the document you are saving is a multipage .tif or .mlj file, you can save each page in the document as a separate image. The system assigns unique names to each of the individually saved documents.
Page 102 6. If you selected the .jpg or .tif file type, click Options to specify save settings for your file. 7. Click Save. If you selected .jpg as the save as type, and clicked Options: 1. In the JPEG Options dialog box, move the Image Quality slider or enter a value to specify the desired compression.
Page 103 • Store Exif Thumbnail Click to create a preview thumbnail for the image. Preview thumbnails appear as icons on the desktop and in file lists (when the view is set to Large Icons). Selecting this option will increase the file size of the saved image. This option is available only if you did not click Progressive.
Page 104: Specifying Viewer Preferences
• CCITT Group 4 Click to compress the file more than CCITT Group 3. Use this technique if you want to achieve the same goals as CCITT Group 3, while compressing the image more. • Deflate Click if your image contains large areas of a single color. This technique is supported by the PDF file format, but is not supported by all .tif file format readers.
Page 105 2. In the Options dialog box, specify whether to show or hide Viewer window attributes, such as the toolbar, or status bar. 3. Specify your Viewer window background preferences. Click a color from the color list or browse to an image to be used for the Viewer window background.
Page 106 • Click Hide Mouse Cursor in Full-screen if you want the mouse cursor to disappear when viewing a document in full-screen mode. To make the Viewer the default viewing application for some image types: 1. On the Tools menu, click File Associations. 2.
Page 107: Specifying A Photo Editor
Specifying a Photo Editor The MultiPASS Photo Enhancer is the default photo editor for the Viewer. However, you can setup another photo editor (such as Paint Shop Pro) as the default editor. To add a third-party editor, it must be installed on your system.
Page 108 3. In the Browse for Photo Editor Application dialog box, locate the executable file for the editor you want to add, and then click Open. 4. In the Configure Photo Editor dialog box, change the application name as needed. Then, click OK. To specify a different default photo editor: 1.
Page 109: Enhancing Your Images (Photo Enhancer)
Enhancing Your Images (Photo Enhancer) You can perform a variety of image enhancing tasks with your images in the Photo Enhancer. To resize an image: 1. On the toolbar or Edit menu, click Resize. 2. In the Resize dialog box, if you want to maintain the original image proportions, click Maintain Aspect Ratio.
Page 110 To adjust the image type: On the Color menu, click the desired image type (such as Truecolor or Black and White). To adjust color balances (Truecolor image type): 1. On the toolbar or Adjust menu, click Color Balance. In the Color Balance dialog box, the original image appears on the left.
Page 111 • When you adjust the lightness, you adjust the brightness of the color. A color with 100% lightness is always pure white, and a color with -100% lightness is always pure black. To automatically adjust color levels (Truecolor, 256 Grays image types): On the Adjust menu or toolbar, click Auto Levels.
Page 112 • When you change the brightness and contrast, you set the values in the specified black point and white point range. • When you change the gamma, you adjust the mid-tones of the image to increase its contrast and enhance the overall image. When you increase the gamma value, light areas are made lighter, and dark areas are made darker.
Page 113 In the Sharpen dialog box, the original image appears on the left. As you modify the image, you can see the results on the right. Images appear with a sharpen value of 50. Because the modified image cannot be made less sharp than the original, specifying a sharpen value of less than 50 does not affect the modified image.
Page 114 In the Redeye Reduction dialog box, the original image appears on the left. As you modify the image, you can see the results on the right. 2. Click Zoom In to zoom in on the eyes. 3. After zooming, if the eyes do not appear in the After box, click Scroll. On the image in the After box, use the mouse pointer to circle the eyes.
Page 115 To make your image sepia-toned (not available with Black and White or 2 Color image types): On the toolbar or Effects menu, click Sepia. Applying the Sepia effect gives your image an antique look. When you apply this effect, the colors in your image are converted to shades of reddish brown.
Page 116 To convert your image into a negative (not available with High Color image type): On the toolbar or Effects menu, click Negative. Applying the Negative effect inverts the image. When you apply this effect, the colors in your image are converted to black and white. Chapter 5 Viewing and Enhancing Images 112...
Page 117: Fine-Tuning The Multipass Suite
Status Monitor and removing the software. Using the MultiPASS Status Monitor You can use the Status Monitor to review the current status of the printer and any error conditions needing your attention. You cannot interrupt MultiPASS activity with the Status Monitor.
Page 118 To minimize the Status Monitor window: If the Status Monitor window currently appears, and you prefer to display only the icon on the taskbar, click Minimize on the Status Monitor menu or click the Minimize button on the title bar. To set the Status Monitor to open when you start Windows: Click Load on Windows Startup on the Status Monitor menu.
Page 119: Removing The Multipass Suite
Administrator group to remove the MultiPASS Suite software. When you remove the MultiPASS Suite, all the software components (such as the printer driver) are automatically removed. To remove the MultiPASS Suite: 1. Close the MultiPASS Suite and all of its components, including the Toolbar and Status Monitor.
Page 120: Reinstalling The Multipass Suite
6. If prompted when the removal process is complete, restart your PC. If your installation of the MultiPASS Suite becomes damaged at some point (for example, program files are accidentally deleted from the system), you can repair your installation without having to remove and reinstall the software.
Page 121: Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
3. Have you installed an earlier version of the MultiPASS Suite software (version 4.2 or earlier)? (Is Canon MultiPASS registered as the startup item in the Start menu program?) Remove the old version of the MultiPASS Suite software following the instructions in the Software Guide of that version and try installing again.
Page 122 The Microsoft Network Client is not installed. Follow this procedure: 1. On the Windows desktop, click [Start], point to [Settings], then click [Control Panel]. 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click [Network]. 3. On the Configuration tab, check whether “Client for Microsoft Networks”...
Page 123 Windows XP. If the MultiPASS Suite was installed in Windows 98/2000/Me and you upgraded to Windows XP without removing the MultiPASS Suite, the printer may not being recognized. Follow this procedure to remove the device from the Device Manager, remove the MultiPASS Suite and then reinstall it: 1.
Page 124 3. On the Hardware tab, click device Manager. Under Other devices, click MultiPASS F20, then press the Delete key. If you follow this procedure and are unable to remove the device, repeat the procedure. 4. Remove the MultiPASS Suite (P. 115).
Page 125: Problems Turning On The Computer (When The Multipass Suite Opens)
The USB cable may be too long or defective. Replace it with another USB cable that complies with the requirements (P. 1). 5. The printer has been configured to use a port on the computer which does not exist or which is malfunctioning.
Page 126 Disconnect the USB cable. Reconfigure the port, then reconnect the USB cable. 6. Did you disconnect then reconnect the USB cable during standby? Reconnect the USB cable. Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 122...
Page 127: Problems Printing From Your Computer
Problems printing from your computer See below if you have tried unsuccessfully to print from your computer, or if you cannot print images scanned to your computer. Cannot print at all. 1. Is there anything displayed in the LCD? If nothing is displayed, see Basic Guide. 2.
Page 128: Cannot Print To A Shared Printer
Remove the MultiPASS Suite software and try installing again. To remove the MultiPASS Suite, see P. 115. To install, see P. 6. Cannot print to a shared printer. 1. Is the server (the computer to which the printer is connected) turned on? Turn the server on.
Page 129 If so, the printhead will overheat. To protect the printhead, printing will stop temporarily and resume after a period of time. Interrupt printing when appropriate, turn off the printer and wait 15 minutes. CAUTION • The area around the printhead may be extremely hot. Do not under any circumstances touch it.
Page 130 4. Is intensity set too high? The paper may curl or rub if intensity is set too high in the printer driver. In the Properties dialog box, on the Main tab, click Manual in Color Adjustment, then click Set. In the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box, reduce the intensity with the Intensity slider.
Page 131 For borderless printing, the quality of the printout at the top and bottom edges of the paper may deteriorate or the printout may be stained. If the printout is dirty even on recommended print media, move the paper thickness lever to the right (Basic Guide). Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 127...
Page 132: Problems Using A Memory Card
Problems using a memory card See the information below if the memory card is not recognized when inserted into the card slot, or the image data is not being read. Memory card is not recognized. 1. Is the memory card securely inserted into the card slot? When securely inserted, a PCMCIA-compatible memory card will click into position and the Eject button will protrude a maximum of 0.3 inches (7 mm) from the slot.
Page 133 Cannot write to the memory card (write protect error displayed in Windows). 1. Is the printer in photo print mode and card protection set to <ON>? Windows 98/ME: Switch to a different mode and set the <CARD PROTECT> setting to <OFF> (Basic Guide). Then disconnect and reconnect the USB cable.
Page 134: Removable Disk Does Not Appear In Windows Explorer
CAUTION • In Windows 2000, when you move from the hard disk to the memory card, writing will fail and the original file may be lost. 3. If you have connected in Windows XP The date and time of access is written in the Windows XP preview and if <CARD PROTECT>...
Page 135: Problems Scanning To A Computer
Problems scanning to a computer See below if you have problems scanning a document to your computer from the printer. Cannot scan a document. 1. Is there anything displayed in the LCD? If nothing is displayed, see Basic Guide. 2. Is the Alarm light blinking? If it is blinking, see Basic Guide.
Page 136 2. In the Control Panel window, click Printers and Other Hardware, then Scanners and Cameras. 3. If Canon MultiPASS F20 scanner is present, the printer is recognized. If not, remove the MultiPASS Suite and reinstall. Computer has hung up or frozen.
Page 137 When you click a button on the Toolbar, another application opens. When you click a button on the Toolbar, you want another application to open. 1. Set the application you want to open in Link To in the Toolbar Settings dialog box (P. 82). The image you have scanned looks dirty.
Page 138 In ScanGear, click Multi-Photo Scan to automatically specify the scan area. If there are white margins around documents such as photographs, or if you want to trim a document (i.e. you want to scan only one part of a document), specify the area of the scan manually (P.
Page 139 • The photographs should be straight (any tilting should be kept within 10 degrees). 2. Some applications do not accept multiple scans of more than two images. Check the application’s documentation or contact the application’s manufacturer. 3. Clean the platen glass and document cover (Basic Guide). Scanned image is displayed at a large (small) size on the computer screen.
Page 140: Appendix A Sharing Your Printer Cross-Platform In Windows 2000/Xp
When prompted in the Additional Drivers dialog box, click the environment you want to support on your Intel Pentium system: Windows 95/98 (Windows 2000). Windows 95/98 and Me (Windows XP). Appendix A Sharing Your Printer Cross-Platform in Windows 2000/XP 136...
Page 141 When prompted to insert your Windows 2000 disk into your disk drive, insert the MultiPASS Suite installation disk instead (if you are using Windows 2000). When Please provide a printer driver dialog box appears, insert the MultiPASS Suite installation disk (if you are using Windows XP).
Page 142: Glossary
MultiPASS Viewer. Developers who make application programs include drivers that support different types of printers. automatic feed Method by which paper can be fed into the printer when the built-in document feeder is used. default setting A value or a setting that the software assumes until or unless you specify another value.
Page 143 OCR software, the graphic is converted to a text file and can then be edited and amended. paper feed Movement of a sheet of paper into the printer’s paper path. portrait orientation The vertical orientation of your document or image across the width of the page (letter style).
Page 144 Software that sends printing instructions to a printer. The printer driver keeps track of the attributes of a printer and the codes a program must send to access those attributes. threshold In a bilevel (single bit) image, the point at which a gray pixel is determined to become black or white.
Page 145: Index
Index advanced mode scanning a preview image 68 Amount of Extension setting for printing 28 application setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 83 apply throughout page setting print effects 46 background defining the properties 43 deleting from printing 44 saving for printing 44 selecting a new image 43 selecting and defining for printing 42...
Page 146 71 cross-platform sharing the printer with Windows 2000/XP, overview 136 custom image type defining for scanning in simple mode 67 custom paper size setting for printing 29 custom print quality setting 23 Custom Settings for printing 55...
Page 147 Toolbar 84 Ink Counter Reset for printing 54 Ink Drying Wait Time setting for printing 55 installation overview 6 procedures 7 repairing 116 shared printer 13 Internet Explorer system requirement 1 keep on top setting a Toolbar preference 86...
Page 148 landscape setting the print orientation 27 linked application setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 83 load on Windows startup setting for the Status Monitor 114 magnification adjusting in the Viewer or Photo Enhancer maximized window displaying the Status Monitor 113 media type setting for printing 22 memory...
Page 149 page layout printing multiple pages on a sheet (Win98/ Me/2000/XP) 29 page size setting for printing 26 paper size setting a custom size for printing 29 setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 84 setting for printing 27 paper source setting for printing 22 photo editor adding in the Viewer 103...
Page 150 13 printer cable system requirement 2 printer control setting (Win98/Me) 31 printer driver settings setting defaults 49 printer installation sharing 13 printer paper size setting for printing 27 printing type setting for printing 27 quality...
Page 151 Photo Enhancer 111 share the printer cross-platform in Windows 2000/XP, overview 136 setup 13 sharpen an image in the Photo Enhancer 108 show a button setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 83 show scanner driver...
Page 152 hiding/showing the toolbar 91 overview 88 printing a document 92 printing document thumbnails 92 reloading documents 96 removing a photo editor 104 saving the display size 91 scrolling through a magnified image 91 setting the desktop wallpaper 102 specifying a photo editor 103 specifying file associations 102 specifying options 100 specifying the default photo editor 104...

Canon MultiPASS F20 Software User's Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Installing and Getting Started

Chapter 3 Printing

Chapter 4 Scanning

Chapter 5 Viewing and Enhancing Images

Chapter 6 Fine-Tuning the Multipass Suite

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

Appendix A Sharing Your Printer Cross-Platform in Windows 2000/XP

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