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  • Page 1 W i n d o w s ScanGear CS-S 4.3 for CanoScan FB1200S Color Image Scanner User' s Gui d e User' s Gui d e...

  • Page 2: How To Make Best Use Of The Manuals

    After reading this guide and scanner is set up and ready for use. Electronic Manual ScanGear CS-S 4.3 Detailed information on how to use ScanGear CS-S and ScanGear Toolbox CS. After you have read this book and mastered the...

  • Page 3: Glossary

    This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without written consent of Canon, Inc. Under the law, copying includes translating info another language or format.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    GLOSSARY INDEX Chapter 1 Introduction to ScanGear CS-S 4.3 ... Welcome to ScanGear CS-S ... System Requirements ... About ScanGear CS-S ... About this User’s Guide ... Obtaining Customer Support ... Chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-S 4.3 ... Before You Install ...
  • Page 5 Selecting Output Dimensions ... Setting Image Tones ... Setting General Preferences ... Using Text Enhanced for Scans ... Using Canon ColorGear Chapter 4 Scanning Devices ... Configuring Scanning Devices ... Configuring a Device with ScanGear CS-S ... Testing the Scanner ...
  • Page 6 Cleaning Up Temporary Files ... Using ScanGear Toolbox CS Shortcut Menus ... Canon Scanner Monitor ... Canon Monitor Utility Display ... Right-Clicking the Canon Scanner Monitor Icon ... ScanGear Toolbox CS Settings Summary ... Copy Image ... Mail Image ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction To Scangear Cs-S 4.3

    Introduction to ScanGear CS-S 4.3 Welcome to ScanGear CS-S Welcome to Canon ScanGear CS-S 4.3 for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0! Working with your imaging application, ScanGear CS-S provides flexible capabilities for scanning with your Canon scanner and interfacing with a wide variety of applications and devices.

  • Page 8: About Scangear Cs-S

    About ScanGear CS-S ScanGear CS-S has a number of powerful features that help you get the most out of your scanner’s capabilities. Using ScanGear CS-S, you can preview an image and make changes before the image is scanned and acquired by the application you are using.

  • Page 9: About This User's Guide

    2. On the Contents tab, click Tour: Ten Minutes to Using Windows to run the Windows 95 tutorial. Canon Technical Support Canon Computer Systems, Inc. offers a full range of technical support options including: • 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, toll-free automated support for troubleshooting issues on most current products ...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Installing Scangear Cs-S 4.3

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Installing ScanGear CS-S 4.3 Installing ScanGear CS-S Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide. Chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-S 4.3 Chapter 2...

  • Page 11: Selecting Scangear Cs-S

    Start Guide for instructions. Where to Go From Here Now that your ScanGear CS-S is installed and your scanner is ready to run, you can start scanning or read more about scanning techniques. ScanGear CS-S is easy to use, but more help is available if you need it.

  • Page 12: Getting Help In Scangear Cs-S

    For general questions about scanning, check the Index to see if the topic you are looking for is covered elsewhere in this User’s Guide. If you need further assistance, contact the Canon Customer Care Center. Chapter 2 Installing ScanGear CS-S 4.3...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Scanning

    Using ScanGear CS-S with an Application ScanGear CS-S is an interface between the scanner hardware and an imaging application on your computer. With ScanGear CS-S, you can scan images directly into an application without any interaction, or you can preview the image and make changes to the way the scan is performed that affect the resulting image.

  • Page 14: Features Of The Scangear Cs-S Window

    Throughout this manual, you will see references to “acquiring an image.” This means that an application is using ScanGear CS-S to import the image from the scanner; so it is acquiring the image from the scanner via ScanGear CS-S.
  • Page 15 The Clear, Preview and Scan buttons control the scanner. When you click Clear, the image displayed in the preview area is cleared. When you click Preview, the image on the scanner is scanned into the preview area but not yet saved in the acquiring application. When you click Scan, the image displayed in the preview area is scanned and sent to the acquiring application.

  • Page 16: Quick Start To Scanning

    Windows. Preparing the Scanner Before you start scanning, be sure the scanner is properly connected and the AC adapter is plugged in before you turn on your PC. If you want to ensure that the scanner is functioning correctly, run the Test Scanner from FB1200S tab.
  • Page 17 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX A Select Source or Select Scanner dialog box appears that looks similar to the following picture: 3. Select the source of the scan, and click Select (or OK). Now you are ready to acquire the image. 4. On the menu of your imaging application, select the command that begins the scanning process.
  • Page 18 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX 5. To change a default setting before you preview, click the appropriate ScanGear CS-S settings tab and select the settings you need. For full information on each setting, see later in this chapter. 6. On the Main tab, make sure you set the scan mode and resolution. If you want to change the mode after you preview - for example, to change from Color to Grayscale - the preview image clears, the preview area reverts to its default size, and you must preview the image again.
  • Page 19 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX In the following picture, the preview image has been cropped and the tone has been adjusted to lighten the darker background on the image. 8. Continue manipulating the image and re-previewing, until the preview image looks the way you want. You may continue previewing as many times as you want.

  • Page 20: Where Is The Scanned Image

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Where is the Scanned Image? Once scanned, an image becomes one of the acquiring application’s open files. When ScanGear CS-S is launched from a TWAIN-compliant program, clicking the Scan button also saved the image in the format determined by the application from which ScanGear CS-S was launched.

  • Page 21: Working With Preview Images

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Working with Preview Images The preview area displays how an image will look when it is scanned and acquired by the application you are using. When an image is previewed, you can decide if it needs any adjustments, and make them before you scan. Any special effects or adjustments you make to the image are displayed in the preview area.

  • Page 22: Cropping Part Of An Image

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Cropping Part of an Image Click Crop and drag diagonally across an area of the image in the Preview window to select that area. The area you select is outlined with a broken line. You can adjust the crop lines once you have selected an area. If you hold the cursor over the selection handle in the middle of a crop line, a two-headed arrow appears.

  • Page 23: Reversing An Image

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX To create a negative image: 1. Click Negative/Positive. The image changes to the opposite color or tone. 2. Use the settings on the Tone tab to adjust the negative image color and tone. Reversing an Image The Mirror tool reverses the image horizontally along the scan lines. When you click Mirror, the image in the preview area flips left or right, depending on the available space in the preview area.

  • Page 24: Specifying How The Image Is Previewed

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Specifying How the Image is Previewed Before you scan or preview, you can change the mode and specify how the image appears in the acquiring application. To specify how the image is previewed: 1. Choose the Scan Mode that best matches how you want the scan of the object to be output.

  • Page 25: Setting Scan Mode, Resolution, And Dimensions

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Setting Scan Mode, Resolution, and Dimensions When ScanGear CS-S is installed, the settings are in place and you can scan without changing them. However, there are a wide variety of options available for you to change the look of the preview and scanned image. You can change the settings at any time and preview the results.
  • Page 26 • Text Enhanced: Text Enhanced images are Grayscale images (8 bits per pixel) converted to Black and White (1 bit per pixel) using Canon ImageTrust technology. You can select Text Enhanced in the Scan Mode list. If the application operates in windowless (UI-less) mode, you can select “Text Enhanced”...

  • Page 27: Selecting Scan Resolution

    However, you can also select a custom resolution and make more specific resolution choices. Note: The maximum resolution of the scanner is set at 600 dpi when the optional automatic document feeder (ADF) is installed. Selecting a Preset Resolution The list of preset resolutions should cover most of your scanning needs.
  • Page 28 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Selecting a Custom Resolution ScanGear CS-S has a range of preset resolutions based on your chosen output device. Using Custom Resolutions, you can also create a new customized resolution, change an existing resolution, or delete a previously defined custom resolution.

  • Page 29: Selecting Output Dimensions

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Changing a Custom Resolution Once you have set a custom resolution, you can change it. Use the following steps. To change a custom resolution: 1. On the Main tab, select Custom... from the Scan Resolution list. 2. In the Custom Resolutions dialog box, select the existing custom resolution.
  • Page 30 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Setting Units of Measurement In the Units list, you specify the unit of measure for width and height of the scanned image. The preset unit of measurement is based on the Measurement System setting of the Regional Settings in your Windows Control Panel.
  • Page 31 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX When you click the Keep Proportions button, the image size is maintained in the same proportion whenever you change either the width or the height. For example, if you set the width to 4 inches and the height to 6 inches, and then you change the width to 5 inches, the height stays at 6 inches if the constraint is turned off, so the proportion of the image width and height changes.

  • Page 32: Setting Image Tones

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX To set an image scale, do one of the following: • In the Scale box, type a new percentage. • Click the up arrow to increase the percentage or click the down arrow to reduce the percentage. The new output size is displayed in the Output size area.
  • Page 33 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX About the Tone Curve Window The Tone Curve windows display more details about each tone setting. The shape of the tone curve changes to reflect the current settings in the selected channel. If Scan Mode is Color or Grayscale, and the Tone tab is selected, Contrast/Brightness is the Tone feature selected and displayed, by default.

  • Page 34: Chapter 3 Scanning

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Using the Auto Tone Setting To have ScanGear CS-S automatically adjust the tone of the scanned image, click the Auto Tone button on either the Toolbar or Tone tab. When you click Auto Tone, the color curves reflect the Auto Tone adjustment, and the image in the preview area changes to reflect the tone correction.
  • Page 35 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Adjusting Contrast and Brightness When you click the Contrast / Brightness button, two sliders appear, one for Contrast and one for Brightness. Use these sliders to change the contrast and brightness of your image. To adjust the contrast or brightness of an image: 1.
  • Page 36 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Changing Gamma Curve Values The Gamma curve lets you change the midtones of colors to increase the contrast between colors, and enhance the overall image. When you increase the gamma value, light colors are made lighter, and dark colors are made darker.
  • Page 37 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Change Tone Using the Histogram Tool The Histogram settings let you adjust the tone shadows for the preview image. Using the eyedroppers, you can sample the Black-point, Mid-point, and White-point tones in the preview image and base the image tone settings on the sampling.

  • Page 38: Black-Point

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX To adjust the tones using the Histogram tool: 1. Click the Tone tab, then click the Histogram tool button. The Histogram graph appears. 2. To adjust the tone of a particular color (red, green, or blue), select the color from the Channel list.
  • Page 39 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX In the preview image, all tones between the black point and the white point are adjusted in relation to the midpoint setting. 6. Do one of the following: • Click Save to save these settings to use on similar images. The file is saved by default in the ScanGear CS-S device-specific directory, although you may choose another location.
  • Page 40 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Using Predefined Tone Curves The Preset adjustments let you select an image correction by selecting the problem with the image and letting ScanGear CS-S correct it with settings that are designed to solve the most common problems with images: overexposure, underexposure, or too high or too low a contrast.
  • Page 41 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX To create Custom Tone Curves: 1. In the Select Special Curve list, select Edit custom curve. 2. Click on or near the curve. A handle appears wherever you click. Chapter 3 Scanning...
  • Page 42 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX 3. Position your cursor over the handle. The cursor becomes a crosshair, indicating that you can drag the curve handle. Drag the handle and release. The curve remains where you moved it, and the image in the preview area reflects the change in tone.
  • Page 43 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Opening a Saved Custom Tone Curve Use the following steps to open a custom tone curve setting that you saved previously. Custom Tone Curve files are saved by default in the ScanGear CS-S device-specific directory, although you may choose another location. To apply a previously saved curve: 1.

  • Page 44: Setting General Preferences

    INDEX Setting General Preferences The Preferences tab contains settings that govern the general operation of ScanGear CS-S. Settings include High Definition Color, Text Enhanced and Canon ColorGear Color Matching. When Canon ColorGear Matching is selected, it is used for the preview...
  • Page 45 Canon ColorGear Color Matching sets the TWAIN Acquire to automatically use Canon ColorGear Color Matching for the preview and final scans. When Canon ColorGear Color Matching is selected, you can select a monitor profile. If Canon ColorGear Color Matching is cleared, no matching is done.
  • Page 46 INDEX Selecting a Monitor Profile When Canon ColorGear Color Matching is selected, you can select a monitor profile that most closely matches your monitor’s settings. This ensures that the color of the preview image closely matches the original image being scanned.
  • Page 47 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Setting Up the Preview Options These options set up how ScanGear CS-S operates when it starts up and shuts down. Automatically Perform a Preview Every time ScanGear CS-S is started, the original on the platen is previewed in the Preview Area.

  • Page 48: Chapter 4 Scanning Devices

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Configuring Scanning Devices ScanGear CS-S has another tab which supports scanner characteristic configuration. The following picture shows the FB1200S tab. Configuring a Device with ScanGear CS-S • You can change settings for FB1200S characteristic configuration in this tab.
  • Page 49 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Note: When changing the Paper Size setting, the preview area will be cleared and all setting values are reset. When setting the preview area size larger than the Paper Size, the preview area size will be adjusted to the Paper Size. Threshold Setting The Threshold slider can be used to adjust the threshold value (the demarcation between black and white) of black and white images.
  • Page 50 1. On the Device page, click Test Scanner. The Scanner Diagnostics dialog box appears. 2. On the Scanner Diagnostics dialog box, click Start. After a short pause, you should hear the scanner start to run its diagnostics. When the test is complete, a message in the Scanner Diagnostics dialog box informs you of the results.
  • Page 51 GLOSSARY INDEX 3. Click Close. 4. If there are any errors reported during the test, use your scanner’s documentation to troubleshoot the problem. Shut Off Lamp Time The “Shut off lamp time” option turns off the lamp of the FB1200S to save power if it remains idle for a specified length of time.

  • Page 52: Scanning Multi-Page Documents

    INDEX Scanning Multi-Page Documents If you use a flatbed scanner, you can scan and acquire many pages of documents at a time. ScanGear CS-S has settings to support the use of the automatic document feeder (ADF). When you have an automatic document feeder attached, ScanGear CS-S controls the feeder during the scan.

  • Page 53: Chapter 5 Scanning Techniques

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX About Scanning Techniques This chapter provides additional information about scanning theory and practice. It has basic information to help get the most out of ScanGear CS-S’s tools, and to help you make the right choices before scanning your images. Using the information in this chapter in conjunction with the information in Chapter 3, “Scanning,”...

  • Page 54: Matching Scan Resolution To Purpose

    ScanGear CS-S provides many choices for resolution. What resolution you choose depends on your output device, how you want to use the image, the type of image, and your scanner. In general, it is recommended that you scan the image at a higher resolution than you need.

  • Page 55: Optical And Enhanced Resolutions

    (vertical dimension). The 1200 dpi resolution of the primary scan is achieved with a proprietary Canon technology, the VAriable Refraction Optical System (VAROS). VAROS is a two-pass scanning technique that combines the results of the scanning unit's first pass with a second pass that is optically shifted by a half pixel. This technique is used for scans at resolutions of 601 dpi or greater.

  • Page 56: File Size Estimates

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX File Size Estimates ScanGear CS-S displays an estimated file size for your scan in the status area on the lower left of the ScanGear CS-S window. The following table provides some estimates for the same 6 inches x 4 inches color photograph scanned at typical modes, resolutions, and output sizes.

  • Page 57: Cropping The Image Shape

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX The file size scanned with 36 bit Color/12 bit Grayscale mode is two times of that scanned with 24 bit Color/8 bit Grayscale. It will not be one and a half times. Cropping the Image Shape In most cases, you will want to crop the preview image before your final scan, to eliminate white space or other unwanted images from the final product.

  • Page 58: Custom Tone Adjustments

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX 3. Click the Zoom tool and zoom in on the image. When you select the Zoom tool, the cursor changes to a magnifying glass. By zooming in on the image even more, you can select a more precise part of the image to scan or work with.

  • Page 59: Gamma Adjustments

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX If you have a high-contrast image, or a black and white continuous tone photograph that needs minor adjustment, the brightness and contrast settings can improve the image. If you have an image with multiple tones, such as most color images, the brightness and contrast settings may not provide the desired results.
  • Page 60 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX The following preview image has too dark a background, probably because the photograph was exposed to set off the white flowers more effectively. The histogram for this image shows that most of the pixels are between the black and gray points, so there are too many dark pixels in the image.
  • Page 61 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX The following figure displays the histogram when the flower is cropped. Notice the pixels are spread more evenly, although still leaning to the darker side of the midtones. You can adjust the histogram so the pixels are spread move evenly throughout the range of tones in the image.
  • Page 62 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX You can also achieve some special effects by manipulating the black-point, mid-point, and white-point values to the extreme. In the following figure, the Mid-point has been moved to the right of the White-point, producing a solarizing effect to the lighter areas of the image. Although the Special Tone Curves provide the best facility for manipulating an image for special effects, you can experiment with any of the tone tools.

  • Page 63: Enhancing Color Images

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX 5. Click the Eyedropper tool on the point of the image you want to sample. That value is entered in the corresponding text box, and the image adjusts according to that value. 6. If the area of the image surrounding the sampled area changes tone as you expected, make a note of the settings.
  • Page 64 If you are working with images that are meant for professional color printing, all your equipment should be calibrated so the color values on your scanner, monitor, and output devices are using the same frame of reference. This means you should make sure you have a video monitor that can display Full Color (24 bit), up to 16.7 million colors.

  • Page 65: Chapter 6 Using Scangear Toolbox Cs

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Using ScanGear Toolbox CS About ScanGear Toolbox CS ScanGear Toolbox CS lets you streamline the process of transferring acquired images to the function or application you want. You can scan an image and immediately send it to a printer or to a fax or mail application. You can also customize ScanGear Toolbox CS to send the image to an image application, OCR application, or another application of your choice.

  • Page 66: Starting Scangear Toolbox Cs

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Starting ScanGear Toolbox CS Simply push the Start button in front of the CanoScan FB1200S to launch ScanGear Toolbox CS on your computer. About the ScanGear Toolbox CS Bar The ScanGear Toolbox CS bar is a window with a set of tool buttons and other configuration options.

  • Page 67: Setting Up Scangear Toolbox Cs

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Setting Up ScanGear Toolbox CS You can add or remove buttons from the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar, change the buttons’ settings, or enable Easy Acquire. When you install ScanGear Toolbox CS, the Fax, Mail, and Copy buttons appear on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar automatically.

  • Page 68: Enabling Or Disabling Easy Acquire

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX When you display the button again, the settings remain the same as when you removed it. You can also change a ScanGear Toolbox CS button’s settings without displaying it on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar. Enabling or Disabling Easy Acquire When the Easy Acquire check box is selected and you click a button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar, ScanGear Toolbox CS acquires an image and directs it to the linked application or driver.

  • Page 69: Configuring Copy Settings

    The Copy button lets you print a scanned image directly to a printer, without having to acquire the image in a graphics application and then print it. You are, in effect, copying the image, using your scanner and printer. To set up ScanGear Toolbox CS to print an acquired image: 1.

  • Page 70: Copying Acquired Images

    This acquire uses the settings for the Copy button if Easy Acquire is selected. A progress bar displays the progress of the scan. If an automatic document feeder is attached to the scanner, all the images in the feeder are acquired and printed. Otherwise, you will have to repeat this process to print each image.
  • Page 71 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX To copy an image to a printer with Easy Acquire cleared: 1. Make sure the Easy Acquire check box is cleared. 2. Click the Copy button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar. The Print dialog box appears. 3.

  • Page 72: Configuring Mail Settings

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Configuring Mail Settings The Mail button lets you e-mail a scanned image without having to attach the scanned image separately to a new e-mail message. ScanGear Toolbox CS automatically links to the system default e-mail application set up in Windows, but you can change this link using the procedure in the following section.

  • Page 73: Linking A Mail Application

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Linking a Mail Application The Mail tab contains the settings to configure ScanGear Toolbox CS for use with an e-mail application. To link ScanGear Toolbox CS to a mail application: 1. On the Mail tab, select an option in the Link To list. •...

  • Page 74: Mailing Acquired Images

    This acquire uses the settings for the Mail button if Easy Acquire is selected. A progress bar displays the progress of the scan. If an automatic document feeder is attached to the scanner, all the images in the feeder are acquired and sent to the mail application.

  • Page 75: Configuring Fax Settings

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Configuring Fax Settings You can change the application or driver linked to the Fax button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar. By default, the system default fax application or driver is linked to the button. Note: If you do not have any fax application or driver in the system, select System Default to send the image.

  • Page 76: Faxing Acquired Images

    ScanGear Toolbox acquires all the images and displays a progress bar. The acquired images are sent to the current Fax driver or Fax application. Note: If an automatic document feeder is attached to the scanner, all the images in the feeder are acquired and sent to the fax application.

  • Page 77: Configuring Edit Or Custom Settings

    GLOSSARY INDEX Configuring Edit or Custom Settings You can use ScanGear Toolbox CS in conjunction with Canon’s scanner driver, ScanGear CS-S, to acquire images for an image application, OCR application, or other customized application. For each Edit or Custom button you add, you can select the application, image type, and image quality.

  • Page 78: Linking An Edit Or Custom Application

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Linking an Edit or Custom Application To link an application to the Edit button: 1. On the Edit tab or one of the Custom tabs, click Browse. 2. In the Open dialog box, select an application executable to link, and click Link.

  • Page 79: Acquiring Images For Editing Or Customized Applications

    A progress bar shows the progress of the scan. The images appear in your application. If an automatic document feeder is attached to the scanner, all the images in the feeder are acquired. When the image acquire is complete, the Edit/Custom application appears.

  • Page 80: Changing Scangear Toolbox Cs Preferences

    Changing ScanGear Toolbox CS Preferences As well as configuring individual button settings, you can configure the ScanGear Toolbox CS Image (scanner) source, and the way ScanGear Toolbox CS appears on your taskbar when it is minimized. You can also specify how you want ScanGear Toolbox CS to dispose of temporary files created during the scanning process.

  • Page 81: Specifying Scangear Toolbox Cs Appearance

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Specifying ScanGear Toolbox CS Appearance You can specify if you want ScanGear Toolbox CS to appear in the Taskbar when it is minimized. To specify ScanGear Toolbox CS icon location: 1. Click the Preferences tab. 2. Select On Minimize Appear In Task Bar. •...

  • Page 82: Using Scangear Toolbox Cs Shortcut Menus

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Using ScanGear Toolbox CS Shortcut Menus ScanGear Toolbox CS lets you use shortcut menus to acquire images and select different settings. When you right-click any button on the ScanGear Toolbox CS bar, the shortcut menu displays the currently-selected settings from that button, and lets you make Image Setting changes.

  • Page 83: Canon Scanner Monitor

    INDEX Canon Scanner Monitor The Canon Scanner Monitor, a utility program that allows you to monitor the scanner status, can be used when both ScanGear CS-S and ScanGear Toolbox CS are installed on the same computer. The Canon Scanner Monitor icon will display beside the time icon on the Windows taskbar at the lower right of the screen when the utility can be used.

  • Page 84: Scangear Toolbox Cs Settings Summary

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX ScanGear Toolbox CS Settings Summary The following sections provide the scan settings that are available when you use ScanGear Toolbox CS. Copy Image Setting Copy Image Quality Available selections for printing image quality (resolution) are different for color printers and black and white printers.

  • Page 85: Fax Image

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX Fax Image Setting Fax Image Type Available selections for Fax image type are: • Black and White, (Text Enhanced Off) - 1 bit 50% Threshold Setting Fax Image Quality Available selections for Fax image quality (resolution) are: •...

  • Page 86: Chapter 7 Frequently Asked Questions

    AC adapter first, before your PC. If necessary, turn the scanner off and back on again. • Connect the AC adapter to your scanner before you turn on the computer. • Before scanning or previewing, check that the data source has been selected.

  • Page 87: Top Ten" List

    CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX “Top Ten” List Here is a list of the “Top Ten” pieces of advice for scanning. 1. Start with the best possible original image to scan. 2. Select only the part of the image you want to scan. Preview the image and select it.

  • Page 88: Troubleshooting Q & A

    Cause: Solution: Frequently Asked Questions When I run the scanner diagnostics test, I get an error saying the diagnostics failed. The scan head may not be in its home position. Close the ScanGear CS-S window if it is open. Try plugging the scanner’s AC adapter off and...
  • Page 89 Make sure you selected the correct scanner in your graphics application. (See your graphics application documentation for instructions.) If neither of those steps solve the problem, uninstall ScanGear CS-S 4.3 using the Windows Control Panel “Add/Remove Programs” function, then reinstall ScanGear CS-S. Chapter 7...
  • Page 90 Problem: Cause: Solution: Frequently Asked Questions The printer or scanner is taking an unusually long time to print or scan. The selected output resolution of the image may be too high for the resolution of your printer, or your computer may be low on memory.
  • Page 91 CONTENTS GLOSSARY INDEX The automatic document feeder is jammed. Problem: Cause: Solution: The preview image is too small on my monitor Problem: Cause: Solution: Frequently Asked Questions The automatic document feeder (ADF) is jammed, but no paper is found under the ADF paper feeder cover. You may be checking under the platen cover, not under the cover to the ADF paper feeder.

  • Page 92: Glossary

    CONTENTS INDEX Acquired Images Images sent from your scanner software to the host graphics application. Automatic Document Feeder, an optional attachment that lets your scanner perform continuous scanning of documents. Automatic Tone Adjustment Automatic analysis and adjustment of the image using Contrast/Brightness and Gamma settings.
  • Page 93 Canon ColorGear Color Matching Canon’s process of matching the color profile of the input device (scanner) with the color profile of the output device (monitor), to yield the most accu- rate color image.
  • Page 94 CONTENTS INDEX Color Wheel A representation of colors and their complements. Complementary Colors Red, green, and blue can be thought of as complementary colors to cyan, magenta, and yellow. These colors cancel each other out when combined in equal amounts. Similarly, adding a small amount of one color reduces its complement by that amount.
  • Page 95 Optical resolution, Pixel, Resolution. Driver The software that lets you run a peripheral device such as a printer, scanner, video monitor, and so on. ScanGear CS-S is a scanner driver. Easy Acquire A method to allow quick scanning without manipulating scanner settings.
  • Page 96 CONTENTS INDEX Gamma Correction The process of adjusting the midtones to improve an image. Grainy An image with rough, uneven texture or tone. Grayscale Grayscale refers to a single-channel image made up of 256 (8 bit)/4096 (12 bit) shades of gray, ranging from white to black, that represent all tones in an image.
  • Page 97 • Text Enhanced: Text Enhanced images are grayscale images (8 bits per pixel) converted to 1 bit per pixel using Canon ImageTrust. The default preferences setting is to automatically use Text Enhanced when the client TWAIN application (in UI- or Windowless mode) requests that a black and white scan be made.
  • Page 98 The area located to the left of the main ScanGear CS-S window where the image is displayed before the scan occurs. When you click the Preview button, the image on the scanner is scanned into the preview area, but not acquired by the application.
  • Page 99 Resolution The degree of detail, translated into the number of pixels or dpi, which a device such as a scanner, video monitor, printer, or other image-displaying device, can display or reproduce. See also dpi, Pixel, RGB is an acronym for red, green, and blue, the onscreen color complements to print colors cyan, magenta, and yellow.
  • Page 100 In ScanGear Toolbox CS, you can specify how you want to dispose of temporary files created during the scanning process. Test Scanner Button The Test Scanner button on an installed FB1200S tab performs diagnostic tests and reports if there are any problems with the scanner. Glossary...
  • Page 101 A feature used by ScanGear CS-S to increase the accuracy of text scans. When Text Enhanced is the scan mode, images are scanned as Grayscale (8 bits per pixel) and converted to Black and White (1 bit per pixel) using Canon ImageTrust processing software.
  • Page 102 CONTENTS INDEX Units of Measurement In the Units text boxes, the expression of width and height, in inches, centimeters, or pixels, of the scanned image. The preset unit of measurement is based on the Measurement System setting of the Regional Settings in your Windows Control Panel.

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    Black-Point 37–39, 59, Histogram Tool 37–39, Manipulating Black-Point Eyedropper 38, Brightness Settings Adjustment 35, Threshold Settings Cannon Service Centers Canon ColorGear Color Matching Monitor Profiles Preferences Troubleshooting Changing the Monitor Profile 45, Clear Button Clear Preview Button Clearing Temporary Files...
  • Page 104 Custom Application 78, Custom Button Resolution Tone Curves 40, Custom Tone Adjustments Editing Curves Opening a Saved Curve Customer Support Canon Service Centers Frequently Asked Questions Glossary 92–102 Troubleshooting Descreen Devices Configuring for ScanGear CS-S 57–58 Easy Acquire Check Box...
  • Page 105 CONTENTS GLOSSARY Settings Features File Formats File Size Estimates 55, Frequently Asked Questions Full Color Mode Gamma Curve Adjustments 36, Correction Custom Curve Gamma Tool Glossary 92–102 Grayscale Definition Grayscale Mode 12-bit 26, 92, 8-bit 26, 92, Help Frequently Asked Questions Glossary 92–102 Online Help 9,...
  • Page 106 Negatives Reversing Rotating Rulers Specifying How an Image is Previewed Working with Preview Images Zooming Previewing Quick Start Preparing the Scanner Removing ScanGear CS-S ScanGear Toolbox CS Resolution Changing Custom Resolutions Deleting Custom Resolutions File Sizes Matching to Purpose Monitor...
  • Page 107 Settings Summary Shortcut Menus Specifying Minimized Appearance Starting System Default Scanner Preparing Recognizing in Windows 16, Status 15, 55, 83, Testing Scanner Diagnostics Scanning About Scanning Techniques Custom Edit 77–79 75–76 Mail Multi-Page Documents Pre-Scan Checklist Preparing Material to Scan...
  • Page 108 Status and Message Area Status Area 15, 55, System Default System Requirements Temporary Files Deleting in ScanGear Toolbox CS Test Scanner Button 50, Text Enhanced 16, 26, 44, 54, Tone Curve Window Custom Tone Curves Predefined Tone Curves Tone Tab...
  • Page 109 I-OE-022AA 0399 CDS ©Canon Inc. 1999 Adobe Acrobat PDF created in Japan...

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