Page 1 Canon MultiPASS ™ F50/F30 MultiPASS™ Suite for Windows Version 4.0 Software User’s Guide...
Page 2: Trademark Acknowledgments
Copyright © 2001 by Canon, Inc. All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or part, without the prior written consent of Canon, Inc. Trademark Acknowledgments Adobe Photoshop is a registered trademark, and Adobe Photo Deluxe is a trademark, of Adobe Systems Corporation.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Setting a Custom Color Adjustment ............24 Defining Page Settings..................25 Defining a Custom Paper Size ..............27 Printing More Than One Page on a Single Sheet (Windows 95/98/ Me/2000) ....................27 Printing a Poster (Windows 95/98/Me/2000) ........28 Printing a Banner ..................29 Using Printer Control (Windows 95/98/Me) ........
Page 4 Cropping Your Preview Image ............... 81 Scaling the Image Output Size ..............82 Adjusting the Tone of a Color or Grayscale Image ........83 Adjusting the Tone of a Black and White Image ......... 87 Adjusting ScanGear Preferences ..............88 Defining Toolbar Settings................
Page 5 Documents Are Not Printing Correctly............140 Paper Is Not Loading Correctly..............143 The Print Quality Is Not Satisfactory............144 Appendix A Fax/Phone Characters..................147 Appendix B Sharing Your Printer Cross-Platform in Windows NT/2000 ....149 Glossary ..........................151 Index ............................155 Contents...
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduction Welcome and congratulations on your purchase of the Canon MultiPASS F50 or F30 (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 of tasks, such as: ❏...
Page 8: Disk Drive
❏ Memory Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0: 32 megabytes (MB) of RAM. 64 MB of RAM or more is recommended. Windows 2000: 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM. 128 MB of RAM or more is recommended. ❏ Hard Disk Space 60 MB of available hard disk space. 150 MB of available hard disk space is recommended.
Page 9: About This Guide
Windows, see your Microsoft Windows user documentation. For this guide, generally the images of the MultiPASS Suite were taken using a Windows 2000 system. However, where necessary, some images were taken using a Windows 98 system. Images may appear slightly different on other supported operating systems.
Page 10: Other User Assistance
Other User Assistance In addition to this guide, the following information is available: ❏ Online Help Provides information online about a window or dialog box, and step- by-step instructions for performing MultiPASS Suite tasks. ❏ Canon MultiPASS F50 or F30 User’s Manual Provides information on how to set up and operate your printer.
Page 11: Installing And Getting Started
Windows. You can later change this setting as needed. ❏ MultiPASS Toolbar Enables you to scan an image directly to a destination, such as a desired application (for example your e-mail application or a graphic application).
Page 12: Installing The Multipass Suite
You can connect to the parallel port. However, if your computer has a USB port available, it is recommended that you connect the printer to the USB port. When you connect to the USB port, the parallel port on your printer is disabled and is not available while the USB port is being used.
Page 13 To install the MultiPASS Suite (USB port connection): 1. Turn on the printer, but do not connect the printer to your PC until prompted, or the PC may attempt to install the software before the unit is ready.
Page 14 6. On the welcome screen, click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions. 8 Installing and Getting Started Chapter 2...
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 your printer model. 9. When prompted, connect your printer cable to the ports on your printer and PC, so the printer can be automatically detected.
Page 16 2. Connect your printer cable to the ports on your printer and PC. 3. Plug in your printer. Then, turn on the printer and PC. With your PC on, close any open applications (including any virus checkers). If a New Hardware Found, Update Device Driver Wizard, or Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, click Cancel.
Page 17 7. On the welcome screen, click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions. Chapter 2 Installing and Getting Started 11...
Page 18: Setting The Default Printer
8. 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. 9. When prompted, click your printer model. 10. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
Page 19: Sharing The Printer Installation
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 20 If available, you may also want to assign a password, which would then be required by the client system when using the printer. 7. If your situation matches one of the following, set up an alternate or additional driver: •...
Page 21: Understanding The My Multipass Folders
You cannot install the printer driver on a client system that has a previous version of the MultiPASS software (version 3.x or earlier). Understanding the My MultiPASS Folders During the MultiPASS installation, the following My MultiPASS folders are created, which the MultiPASS system uses to store faxes and scanned images: ❏...
Page 22 ❏ Documents always display as a list in the Outbox folder. A document remains in a My MultiPASS folder until it is deleted by you or, additionally for the Outbox folder, moved by the system to the Sent Faxes folder.
Page 23 2. Click the desired document. 3. On the File menu, click Rename. 4. In the Rename dialog box, enter the new name for your document. Because My MultiPASS works within Windows Explorer, as an alternative, you can open My MultiPASS in Windows Explorer. In Windows Explorer, My MultiPASS appears under Desktop.
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Page 25: Chapter 3 Printing
(In most applications, the print command is on the File menu or 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 26: Print Advisor
Changes can be made to general quality print settings (such as media type), and to page setup and special effects you want to apply to your printed image. You have two methods by which you can define print settings: ❏...
Page 27: Defining Main Print Settings
Stamp/Background tab: Windows 95/98/Me/2000 only ❏ Media Type Click the type of media you are printing to, such as plain paper. ❏ Paper Source If a selection is available, click the source for feeding paper into your printer. ❏ Print Quality Click the predefined print quality that best suits your document.
Page 28: Setting A Custom Print Quality
The printer picture illustrates the current settings. Setting a Custom Print Quality If the available Print Quality settings do not suit your needs, you can make finer adjustments to the print quality and halftone settings. 1. Under Print Quality, click Custom. Then, click Set.
Page 29 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 NT/2000) Click to automatically change dithering and diffusion based on the characteristics of the image.
Page 30: Setting A Custom Color Adjustment
3. Click Enable ICM (Image Color Management) (Windows 98/Me/2000) to activate the color correction function built into Windows. 4. In the Print Type box, click the type of image you are printing. 5. In the Brightness box, click a level of brightness you prefer for your image.
Page 31: Defining Page Settings
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 32 If you want to enlarge or reduce the printed document, click Scaled Printing. • If you want to print more than one page on a single sheet of paper (for example, to conserve paper for reviewing the draft copy of a report), click Page Layout Printing.
Page 33: Defining A Custom Paper Size
Printing More Than One Page on a Single Sheet (Windows 95/98/Me/2000) If you want to print more than one page of your document on a single sheet of paper, do the following: Chapter 3 Printing 27...
Page 34: Printing A Poster (Windows 95/98/Me/2000)
The number of divisions determines the number of printed pages, and thus the overall size of the poster. You can also print text in the margins that serve as guidelines for pasting the poster together.
Page 35: Printing A Banner
Printing a Banner When printing a banner, be aware of the following limitations: ❏ You can print a document as a banner on banner paper from two to six sheets in length. ❏ Banner printing consumes large quantities of ink. You will not be able to change an ink tank during printing, so check the ink supply before printing, and load a new ink tank if needed.
Page 36: Using Printer Control (Windows 95/98/Me)
2. If the banner printing message box appears, click OK. 3. In the Printer Properties dialog box, click OK. 4. In the Print dialog box click the print command (usually OK or Print). If you are prompted to accept your printing options, click OK.
Page 37: Using Stamps And Backgrounds (Windows 95/98/Me/2000)
.bmp files, that were installed with the software. You can also define a stamp or background of your own. For example, you may want to use a stamp that designates the status of the document, such as confidential or a draft version.
Page 38: Creating Or Changing A Stamp Or Background
To preserve the readability of your printed document, clear this setting to print the text of your document over the stamp. 3. To print the stamp only on the first page of your printed document, rather than all the pages, click Stamp First Page Only.
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 33...
Page 40 5. Move the slider for each of the listed colors until you have reached the desired mix for your custom color. 6. If you want to save the custom color in the palette, click Add to Palette. The newly created color is added to the last row on the color palette.
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 35...
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.
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 A negative number of degrees rotates the stamp clockwise. A positive number of degrees rotates the stamp counter clockwise. To save a stamp: 1. On the Save Settings tab, in the Title box, enter a name for the stamp. Chapter 3 Printing 39...
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. When prompted, confirm that you want to delete the stamp.
Page 47 If you want to define your own layout position, click Custom. 3. If you selected Custom as your layout position, in the X- and Y- Position boxes, click or type the desired coordinates. 4. Under Intensity, move the slider to lighten or darken the background.
Page 48 1. In the Background Settings Properties dialog box, click the Save Settings tab. 2. In the Title box, enter a name for the background. Then, click Save. 3. When prompted, confirm that you want to save the setting. To delete a background setting: 1.
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: Stamp/Background tab:...
Page 50: Saving Your Settings As A Print Profile
Saving Your Settings As a Print Profile If you use certain print settings frequently, you can save these settings as a print profile to use for printing future documents. A print profile can be easily retrieved for use at any time. The settings associated with the profile are then applied to the options on the Main, Page Setup, and Effects tabs.
Page 51 Windows 95/98/Me/2000 only 3. Click Add to Profiles. 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. Chapter 3...
Page 52 6. Enter a description of the profile. To retrieve and use a print profile: 1. On the Profiles tab, in the Printing Profiles list, click the desired profile. 2. Click Retrieve from Profiles. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.
Page 53: Pc Faxing (F50)
Sent Faxes folder. A record of the sent fax is also recorded in the Fax Log. If a fax fails (for example, because of an incorrect fax number), it remains in the Outbox until you attempt to resend it or delete it.
Page 54 2. In the Print dialog box, click Canon MultiPASS FAX in the Printer list, and then click OK. 3. In the Send Fax dialog box, on the Send FAX tab, enter the required recipient information: recipient’s name and fax number or e-mail address.
Page 55 4. Specify your Send As setting. Click Fax if you want to send the document as a fax; otherwise, click Email. 5. Process the job.
Page 56: Specifying A Fax Recipient From The Address Book
The fax is sent to the Outbox folder for processing at the specified date and time. Specifying a Fax Recipient from the Address Book In addition to entering recipient information directly into the Send Fax dialog box, you can specify a fax recipient from the Address Book. This prevents you from having to re-enter the information of recipients that you often send faxes to.
Page 57 Recipients list and click Add to Recipient List. Then click OK. 3. If the entry you added has both a fax and e-mail address, the entry is automatically added with the fax number. If you want to send the fax as an e-mail message instead, in the Send Fax dialog box, on the Send FAX tab, in the Recipient list, right click the recipient.
Page 58: Attaching And Previewing A Cover Sheet
Up the Address Book” section later in this chapter. Attaching and Previewing a Cover Sheet As desired, you can attach a cover sheet to your fax. Before sending the fax, you can preview the attached cover sheet. You can select from a number of predefined cover sheet styles.
Page 59: Defining Fax Settings
2. On the Cover Sheet tab, click Use This Cover Sheet for All My Faxes. Then, click a cover sheet style in the list. 3. Enter the sender’s information in the Name, Fax Number, and Phone Number boxes. Optionally enter the sender’s company name in the Company box.
Page 60: Creating And Sending A Quick Fax
2. On the Fax Options tab or dialog box, specify the preferred fax settings. Creating and Sending a Quick Fax A Quick Fax is a brief, one-page fax sent directly from My MultiPASS. You specify the fax information as described in the previous sections of this chapter.
Page 61 2. In the Send Fax dialog box, on the Send FAX tab, specify your recipient information as described in the previous sections. Chapter 4 PC Faxing (F50) 55...
Page 62: Working With Fax Jobs In The Outbox Folder
3. On the Cover Sheet tab, select a cover sheet and specify your sender information. 4. Because the fax memo is not originating from a document created in another Windows application, enter the memo message in the Memo box. 5. After completing the entries in the Send Fax dialog box, click Send Now.
Page 63 Click the active fax, and then click Stop on the MultiPASS menu. To delete a fax: 1. Click the fax you want to delete. To select all the faxes, click Select All on the Edit menu. 2. Click Delete on the File menu, or press the Delete key.
Page 64: Receiving A Fax
If your computer is going to be off for a long time, or you are expecting many incoming faxes, it is recommended that you set the printer to automatically print incoming faxes.
Page 65: Automatically Forwarding Received Faxes
If you set the printer to save a fax in memory, it can later be printed or sent to the My MultiPASS Received Faxes folder when your computer is turned on. When a fax is saved in printer memory, a notification message appears on the printer LCD display, indicating the fax is received in a file.
Page 66 2. In the Auto Forward dialog box, click Enable Auto Forward and specify your auto-forwarding options. • Click the device that you want to automatically forward your faxes. • Enter the desired fax number. • Click to add a cover sheet.
Page 67 3. In the Sender and Recipient boxes, enter the sender and recipient information that applies to all forwarded faxes. 4. In the Notes Field box, optionally enter memo text. The text displays on the cover sheet each time a fax is forwarded.
Page 68: Using The Fax Log
You can use the Fax Log for a variety of purposes, such as reviewing the status of a sent PC fax.
Page 69: Setting Up An Address Book
MultiPASS or if you want to use an existing address book file. If you click to use an existing address book file, you will not have an opportunity later on to create a separate address book file directly in MultiPASS.
Page 70: Working With The Address Book
Contact entries enable you to identify each individual to whom you frequently send PC faxes. Once entered, you can quickly specify the recipients of a PC fax by selecting them from the address book. 64 PC Faxing (F50) Chapter 4...
Page 71 When you specify the distribution list entry as the fax recipient on your PC fax, the PC fax is sent to each contact in the list. If you specify more than one distribution list address for a fax, and the distribution lists contain the same contacts, the duplicate contacts are automatically removed.
Page 72 Fax number (home or business) or e-mail address. To edit a contact entry: 1. In the Address Book dialog box, click the entry to edit in the Recipient list, and then click Properties. 2. In the Properties dialog box, make the desired changes.
Page 73 2. In the New Entry dialog box, click WAB Distribution List, and then click OK. 3. In the Properties dialog box, in the Group Name box, enter the name of the distribution list. 4. To add members to the group, do one of the following.
Page 74 • Click New Contact to create a new contact for the group. 5. Do one of the following: 68 PC Faxing (F50) Chapter 4...
Page 75 Repeat this step for each individual that is not in your Contact list. 6. To remove an entry from the group, click the name in the Distribution list, and then click Remove. 7. Click OK to add your new group to your address book.
Page 76: Designating A Different Windows Address Book
To search for an entry in the address book: Enter the name of the contact you want in the Search box. If an entry exists with that name, it is selected. You can only search through entries by name, you cannot search using any other entry characteristic.
Page 77 3. In the Add/Edit Windows Address Book dialog box, enter a name for your WAB file. 4. Click Browse. In the Select WAB File dialog box, specify the path and name of the .wab file you want to use. Then, click OK.
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Page 79: Chapter 5 Scanning
However, you can change these settings as needed. To scan an image with the Toolbar: 1. Place your image facedown on the platen glass, or load it in the automatic document feeder (F50), of your printer. Only one sheet can be scanned if you plan on scanning with the Photo, Text, Custom1, Custom2, or Custom3 button (see next step).
Page 80 2. On the Windows desktop, on the MultiPASS Toolbar, click the appropriate scan button. • Click Fax to scan your document and automatically send it as a fax from your PC (F50). • Click Mail to scan your document and automatically attach it to a message in your e-mail application.
Page 81 Toolbar settings. To scan an image from a TWAIN-compliant Windows application: 1. Place your image facedown on the platen glass, or load it in the automatic document feeder (F50), of your printer. 2. In your Windows application, click the command to scan a document.
Page 82: Working With Scan Settings In Scangear
The preview image enables you to review the results of your scanned image and make any necessary adjustments (for example, to size, tone, and so on). When you are satisfied with the results, you then perform the final scan of the document.
Page 83 To define preview scan settings in Simple Mode: 1. On the Simple Mode tab, in the Image Type box, click the type of image you are scanning, which automatically sets the color mode and resolution. 2. In the Paper Size list, click the size of the source document or image you are scanning.
Page 84: Defining Preview Scan Settings In Advanced Mode
4. Click the preferred color mode and resolution. 5. Click Save. To delete a custom image type: 1. In the Image Type box, click the name of the image type you want to delete. 2. Click Edit Image Type. 3. In the Image Type Settings dialog box, click Delete.
Page 85 2. Click or type the resolution, as dots per inch (dpi). If you are using the platen, in addition to the available settings in the box, you can enter 4800, 7200, or 9600 as the resolution. 3. On the Preferences tab, set the following: •...
Page 86: Adjusting The Preview Image For Final Scan
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.
Page 87: Cropping Your Preview Image
On the toolbar, click Flip. To rotate the image 90 left or right: On the toolbar, click Rotate Left or Rotate Right to change the orientation of the image. To display rulers in the preview area: On the toolbar, click Rulers to work more precisely with a preview image, by displaying rulers on the top and left borders of the preview area.
Page 88: 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. For example, if you scale your image by 50%, the output size of the image is half the size of the actual image size.
Page 89: Adjusting The Tone Of A Color Or Grayscale Image
Adjusting the Tone of a Color or Grayscale Image If you selected Color or Grayscale as your color mode, you can produce a wide range of visual effects or corrections in your preview image by adjusting the settings on the Tone tab. The tone settings can be adjusted using the following methods.
Page 90 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 91 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...
Page 92 To open a previously saved histogram setting: 1. Click Load. 2. In the Open dialog box, click the file name for the tone setting you want to load and click Open. To correct a common tone problem with a predefined tone curve: 1.
Page 93: Adjusting The Tone Of A Black And White Image
4. To return to the original setting, click Reset. Adjusting the Tone of a Black and White Image If you selected Black and White as your color mode, you can define the following tone settings on the Black & White tab. ❏ Options...
Page 94: Adjusting Scangear Preferences
❏ Brightness Move the slider to the left to decrease the brightness, to the right to increase the brightness. Or, enter a value in the box. Although the Black & White tab appears when you select Text Enhanced as the color mode, the settings are not available and cannot be changed.
Page 95: 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 96 • Link To On the Scan to Fax tab, this setting displays the fax driver that is used to send your scanned document as a fax. On the Scan Text, Scan Photo, and Custom tabs, this setting displays the path and executable file for the application associated with the scan destination.
Page 97 • Filename and Numbering On the Scan to Save 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 98 • Width and Height Click the unit of measure to display the dimensions of the paper size you selected. To change general Toolbar settings: 1. On the Windows desktop, on the Toolbar, click Settings. 2. In the Toolbar Settings dialog box, click the Toolbar Settings tab.
Page 99: Viewing The Toolbar
• Load on Windows Startup Click to open the Toolbar when Windows is started. If this setting is cleared, you need to open the Toolbar when you want to use it. • Button Size Click your preferred display size for the Toolbar buttons.
Page 100 As an alternative for performing some of the tasks described for the Toolbar (such as scanning to a particular destination), you can use the Toolbar menus. To do so: On the Windows taskbar, click or right-click the Toolbar icon. On the displayed menu, click the desired command.
Page 101: 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 102: Specifying Display Preferences
To close the Photo Enhancer: On the File menu, click Exit. Specifying Display Preferences While working with a document, you may want to modify the display of the document or Viewer window layout area to suit your needs. To page through a multipage document: 1.
Page 103 To adjust the magnification of the document or image: In the Viewer or Photo Enhancer, do one of the following: ❏ On the Zoom menu or toolbar, click to zoom out or in, decreasing or increasing the magnification, by increments.
Page 104: Manipulating A Document Or Image
To scroll through a zoomed image (Photo Enhancer): 1. On the toolbar or Edit menu, click Scroll. 2. In the image layout area, drag the mouse pointer to move your view of the image. To view the document in full-screen mode (Viewer): On the View menu, click Full Screen.
Page 105 Preview window. 4. In the Print Setup dialog box, specify your print settings: • 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 where on the paper the body of thumbnails should be positioned.
Page 106 1. On the File menu, click Print Setup. 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 where on the paper the printed image should be positioned.
Page 107 To flip an image (Photo Enhancer): 1. On the toolbar or Edit menu, click Flip. 2. In the Flip dialog box, click the Horizontal or Vertical Flip button. To rotate a document or image: 1. Do one of the following: •...
Page 108 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.
Page 109: 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 110 6. If you selected the .jpg or .tif file type, click Options to specify save settings for your file. 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 111 (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 clicked Optimize Huffman Codes.
Page 112: Specifying Viewer Preferences
If desired, you can make the Viewer the default viewing application for some image types, such as jpg or tiff. When you open an image of the specified type located anywhere on your system, it opens in the Viewer.
Page 113 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. 4. Specify your window position options.
Page 114 2. In the File Associations dialog box, select the desired image file types. To set the current document as the desktop wallpaper: On the Tools menu, point to Set Wallpaper, and then do one of the following: ❏ Click Centered to center a single document image on the desktop.
Page 115: 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 116 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.
Page 117: Enhancing Your Images (Photo Enhancer)
2. In the Resize dialog box, if you want to maintain the original image proportions, click Maintain Aspect Ratio. 3. Click or enter the dimensions of the new size in the Width or Height boxes. 4. Click the desired resampling filter. Changing the pixel dimensions (and therefore display size) of an image is referred to as resampling.
Page 118 When you crop an image you cut the selected area out of the base page of the current image. To adjust the image type: On the Color menu, click the desired image type (such as Truecolor or Black and White).
Page 119 In the Levels dialog box, the original image appears on top. As you modify the image, you can see the results on the bottom. 2. Move the sliders to the left to decrease, to the right to increase. Or, enter the desired value in the appropriate box.
Page 120 50 does not affect the modified image. 2. In the Blur dialog box, specify the desired value or move the slider to the left for less blur, right for more blur.
Page 121 50 does not affect the modified image. 2. Move the slider to the left to sharpen less, to the right to sharpen more. Or, specify a value in the Amount box.
Page 122 5. Click the appropriate eye color. 6. Move the slider to the right to increase the colored area, to the left to decrease. Or, specify a value in the Amount box. When you use the redeye reduction feature, you reduce the redness of the eyes that appears on some images.
Page 123 The original image appears on top in the Colorize dialog box. As you modify the image, you can see the results on the bottom. 2. Move the slider up to increase the hue or saturation values, down to reduce. Or, specify a value in the appropriate box.
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Page 125: Fine-Tuning The Multipass Suite
Defining Device Fax Settings (F50) Although you can set fax options directly in the printer itself, you can also define the settings on your PC. You define settings that affect general preferences for sending and receiving a fax and speed dial assignments.
Page 126 ❏ Date Format Click the format you want to use to display the date on the printer LCD and for printing the date on a fax. ❏ Display Language Click the language you want to use on the printer LCD.
Page 127 Click whether or not you want a report to print with each fax transmission, only when there is an error, or no report. Also, click if you want an image of the first page of the fax included in the report (not available with PC faxing).
Page 128: Off Hook Alarm
Click if you want the unit to start scanning automatically if a speed dial number is pressed. ❏ Off Hook Alarm Click to turn on the alarm after the printer has received or sent a fax if the telephone is off-hook. 122 Fine-tuning the MultiPASS Suite...
Page 129 ❏ Color Direct Send Click to have a color fax printed in black and white if the receiving fax machine cannot receive a color fax. ❏ Position Click where you want the sent fax heading information (your fax number, your name, and date and time) to print on the faxes you send.
Page 130 ❏ Paper Size Click the size of the paper you are using for printing a fax, based on the source of the paper. ❏ Reduce to Fit Paper You can specify whether you want an incoming fax reduced to ensure the contents fits on the paper on which it is printed.
Page 131: Report Print
• If your computer is turned off or the Status Monitor is not running: Click to set the printer to print the fax or save the fax in its memory. • If your computer is turned on and the Status Monitor is running: Click to set the printer to move the fax to your computer, or to print the fax.
Page 132: Ring Tone
❏ Listen Time Before Ringing When a call is received, the printer checks to see if the call is from a fax machine or a telephone. If the printer does not have enough time to detect the fax tone, it assumes the call is from a telephone. Click to set the appropriate amount of time to allow the printer to check for the type of call.
Page 133: Setting Up Speed Dial Assignments
❏ Remote Receive Click so that you can set the printer, from a telephone extension, to receive a fax if an incoming call is ringing on the printer. If you select this option, you must assign a remote identification number that signals the printer to receive the fax.
Page 134 3. In the Address Book list, click the recipient that you want to assign to a speed dial code. 4. On the Speed Dial list, click the speed dial number to which you want to assign the recipient, and click Add.
Page 135: Defining System Settings (F50)
3. In the Group Dial dialog box, in the Group Name box, enter a name for the group. 4. In the Speed Dial list, click the first recipient and click Add. Repeat this procedure until the desired recipients are included in the Members list.
Page 136: Using The Multipass Status Monitor
❏ Click to restore showing any dialog boxes where “Don’t show this again” had been clicked previously. ❏ Click the MultiPASS printer model that you want to use as the default fax device. ❏ Click whether you want a warning message to appear when a fax transmission fails.
Page 137 Right-click the Status Monitor window or icon. To display the Status Monitor window: If the Status Monitor appears only as an icon on the taskbar, click Restore on the Status Monitor menu. To specify the Status Monitor window as the top window: Click Always On Top on the Status Monitor menu.
Page 138: Restarting The Printer And Multipass Connection
Close on the Status Monitor menu. Restarting the Printer and MultiPASS Connection If you reconnect the printer to the port and want to begin using the MultiPASS Suite again, the connection between your printer and MultiPASS system automatically restarts when you restart your computer.
Page 139: Reinstalling The Multipass Suite
Monitor. To close the Toolbar, right-click the Toolbar icon on the Windows taskbar, and then click Exit MultiPASS Toolbar on the Toolbar menu. 2. On the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
Page 140: Changing The Port Connection
USB port; or from one USB port to another USB port, or USB port with a hub. To change ports between parallel and USB: 1.
Page 141: Frequently Asked Questions
Parallel port only: Make sure that the printer is configured for the correct port in the Printer Properties dialog box. Be sure that it is the only device configured to a particular port. Remove any switch boxes, zip drives, tape backups, docking stations, or scanners from the port if necessary.
Page 142 ❏ Your USB cable may be too long or defective. Check to make sure that the USB cable complies with the MultiPASS hardware requirements. ❏ Is the printer connected to the computer using a parallel port? ❏ You might have disconnected the MultiPASS printer from the parallel port while the MultiPASS Suite was still running.
Page 143: Installation Is Displaying Unexpected Behavior
Windows Device Manager, and restart the installation process. To resolve this situation: 1. Click No in the dialog box prompting you to connect your cable, and exit the MultiPASS Suite setup. 2. Remove the device from the Windows Device Manager. The device may appear listed as Canon MultiPASS or Unknown Device.
Page 144 Hardware tab, click Device Manager. Under Other Devices, click the device and press the Delete key. If you are unable to remove the device, turn the printer off, and then on again. 3. Disconnect your printer cable from the port.
Page 145: Images Are Not Scanning Properly
To resolve this situation: 1. On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Run dialog box, type the following command (where D: is your disk drive), and then click OK: D:MultiPASS\Setup\Setup.exe --Force 3.
Page 146: Documents Are Not Printing Correctly
❏ Is the scanned image blank? ❏ Check that the image source is placed correctly on the platen or in the automatic document feeder (F50). ❏ Check to see if you specified the desired feed location (platen or automatic document feeder) in the MultiPASS Toolbar settings.
Page 147 MultiPASS Suite. ❏ Are you unable to print to a shared printer? If you are using a client system that is set up to use a shared printer, yet you are unable to print to the shared printer, check the following: ❏...
Page 148 ❏ Does a Printer Port error message appear? ❏ Check to see if the printer is turned on. If nothing is displayed in the LCD, turn the printer on. If the Alarm lamp is flashing red, the printer is initializing.
Page 149: Paper Is Not Loading Correctly
2. Click Print Directly to the Printer. ❏ Does an application error or General Protection Fault error appear? ❏ Check to see if the application you are using is compatible with the operating system you are using. ❏ If other applications are open, close them to increase the available memory.
Page 150: The Print Quality Is Not Satisfactory
❏ You may be running out of ink. Try replacing the ink tank. ❏ The print head may be dirty. Try performing a nozzle check to see if the print head needs to be cleaned. For more information, see the Reference Guide.
Page 151 ❏ If you are printing a photograph or illustration, try increasing the Print Quality setting in the printer driver. ❏ Check to see if the correct ink tanks are installed. If installed, check to see if the ink tanks are empty and need to be replaced.
Page 152 ❏ Try reducing the Intensity setting in the printer driver. ❏ Does your printed document curl? Too much ink on plain paper can cause the paper to curl. Try using photo paper or high resolution paper to print images that require a lot of ink, such as pictures or photographs.
Page 153: Appendix A Fax/Phone Characters
Appendix A Fax/Phone Characters Whenever entering or setting up a fax or phone number in the MultiPASS Suite—when sending a PC fax, setting up an entry in the Address Book, or making a phone call—you use only the following characters.
Page 154 148 Fax/Phone Characters Appendix A...
Page 155: Appendix B Sharing Your Printer Cross-Platform In Windows Nt/2000
3. On the File menu, click Sharing. 4. In the Properties dialog box, on the Sharing tab, click Shared. 5. In Share Name box, type a name you want to assign to the shared printer. 6. Under Alternate Drivers, click Windows 95. Then, click OK.
Page 156 3. On the File menu, click Sharing. 4. In the Properties dialog box, on the Sharing tab, click Shared As. 5. In the Shared As box, type a name you want to assign to the shared printer. 6. Click Additional Drivers.
Page 157: Glossary
For example, when you print or send a PC fax from your computer, information is sent from your computer to the printer. When you scan or receive a fax into your computer, information is sent from the printer to your computer.
Page 158 A color in black and white as a result of different intensities of black. halftone A bilevel (single bit) image composed of dots, lines, or another pattern, that mimics the appearance of a black and white image.
Page 159 An electronic way to send and receive faxes from your computer. A PC fax is sent from or received in a computer. Using the printer you can send and receive PC faxes and the MultiPASS Suite lets you save, sort, and print the PC faxes.
Page 160 Acronym for Windows Address Book. The associated file is named with the .wab file extension. Glossary...
Page 161: Index
78 button size answer receive mode setting a Toolbar preference 93 setting for receiving faxes 124 application setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 90 cable apply throughout page system requirement 2 setting print effects 44 change...
Page 162 Viewer 96 defining for scanning in simple mode 77 collate custom paper size setting for printing 27 setting for printing 27 color adjustment custom print quality setting for printing 22 setting 22 setting manually for printing 24...
Page 163 120 specifying in the Viewer 108 fax address book file name setting up 63 setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 91 fax device file type setting default 130 setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 91...
Page 164 23 sepia toning in the Photo Enhancer 116 hard disk space image file system requirement 2 setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 90 histogram image filters adjusting tone when scanning 84 blurring in the Photo Enhancer 114...
Page 165 132 setting the print orientation 25 software package overview 5 linked application MultiPASS Toolbar setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 90 See Toolbar listen time multiple pages printing on a single sheet (Win95/98/Me/ setting for receiving faxes 126...
Page 166 113 paper size blurring an image 114 setting a custom size for printing 27 closing 96 setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 91 colorizing images 117 setting for printing 26 cropping images 111 setting for receiving faxes 124...
Page 167 80 setting for printing 21 print a document in a Windows application 19 a document in the Viewer 98 receive in silence document thumbnails in the Viewer 99 setting for receiving faxes 124...
Page 168 127 setting 88 remote receive scan push button setting for receiving faxes 127 setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 93 remove Scan to Save photo editor in the Viewer 110 My MultiPASS folder 15 rename a document...
Page 169 ScanGear opening 131 setting a scan preference on the Toolbar 93 using 130 simple mode system requirements scanning a preview image 76 to successfully install software 1 simulate illustration system settings setting print effects 43 defining 129 software package...
Page 170 120 WAB, See Windows address book wallpaper setting from the Viewer 108 warning message setting for a failed fax transmission 130 Windows address book creating for MultiPASS 63 specifying a different default 70 Windows startup...

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Chapter 2 Installing and Getting Started

Chapter 3 Printing

Chapter 4 PC Faxing (F50)

Chapter 5 Scanning

Chapter 6 Viewing and Enhancing Images

Chapter 7 Fine-Tuning the Multipass Suite

Chapter 8 Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix A Fax/Phone Characters

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