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Canon CanoScan D1250U2F User Manual

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ScanGear CS-U 6.3
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D1250U2/D1250U2F Color Scanners
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  • Page 1 English ScanGear CS-U 6.3 User’s Guide D1250U2/D1250U2F Color Scanners for CanoScan for Windows...
  • Page 2 This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without written consent of Canon Inc. Under the laws, copying includes translating into another language or format. In this Guide, most screen shots are taken with Windows XP. When you use Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Windows 2000 Professional, screen designs are slightly different from this Guide.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Before You Begin ............Glossary Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.3 ............. System Requirements ................Index Chapter 2 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode ......Switching between the Simple and Advanced Modes ......Simple Mode Main Window ..............Advanced Mode Main Window ............Chapter 3 What is on the Screen? ..........

  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    chapter Contents Glossary Index Before You Begin Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.3 System Requirements...
  • Page 5 Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.3 Glossary Index Welcome to Canon ScanGear CS-U 6.3. ScanGear CS-U 6.3 (hereafter referred to as ScanGear CS-U) will provide flexible, efficient image enhancement tools for scanning with your CanoScan D1250U2/D1250U2F Color Scanner by providing an interface with a variety of software applications.

  • Page 6: Index System Requirements

    Medium (16 bit)/ High Color (16 bit) or greater Interface: USB2.0/1.1 On Windows 98, USB2.0 performance not guaranteed CD-ROM Drive: Required • Performance with USB2.0 expansion cards is only limited with the ones Canon Inc. guarantees. Please refer to the “Notes Regarding the USB2.0 Note Interface” sheet.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Simple Mode And Advanced Mode

    chapter Contents Glossary Index Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Switching between the Simple Mode and Advanced Modes Simple Mode Main Window Advanced Mode Main Window...

  • Page 8: Switching Between The Simple And Advanced Modes

    chapter 2 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Contents Switching between the Simple Glossary Index and Advanced Modes You can switch between the Simple and Advanced Modes simply by clicking a button. • In the Simple Mode main window, click the Advanced Mode button to open the Advanced Mode main window.

  • Page 9: Simple Mode Main Window

    chapter 2 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Contents Simple Mode Main Window Glossary Index The ScanGear CS-U main window in the Simple Mode has only one sheet named “Simple Mode”. All you have to do is select one Image Type setting, which sets up the scanning job for you automatically.

  • Page 10: Advanced Mode Main Window

    chapter 2 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode Contents Advanced Mode Main Window Glossary Index The ScanGear CS-U main window in the Advanced Mode has more sheets to perform the settings for scanning. In the Advanced Mode, click the Main tab, Settings tab or the Tone tab (or Halftone tab), to open the Main sheet, Settings sheet or Tone sheet (or Halftone sheet).

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 What Is On The Screen

    chapter Contents Glossary Index What is on the Screen? Main Window Toolbar Scanning Buttons Simple Mode Advanced Mode...

  • Page 12: Main Window

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Main Window Glossary Index Scan Button Preview Button Close Box Clear Button Toolbar Mode Switching Button Preview Area Window Resize Corner Status Area Simple Mode Tabs Advanced Mode...

  • Page 13: Toolbar

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Toolbar Glossary Index Buttons on the toolbar help you to perform important tasks like cropping images, moving images and zooming. Crop Button Click the Crop button and drag the pointer in any direction to draw a rectangle around the area you want to select for scanning.
  • Page 14 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Glossary Auto Crop Button After clicking the Crop button and drawing a rectangle around the part of Index the image that you want to scan, click the Auto Crop button to size the rectangle for the best fit around the object enclosed by the rectangle.

  • Page 15: Scanning Buttons

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Scanning Buttons Glossary Index Preview Button Click the Preview button to pre-scan the image and display it in the Preview Area so you can decide whether the image needs any adjustments or if you want to apply any special effects.

  • Page 16: Simple Mode

    Image Source Specifies the source of the original. • Platen Scans photos or documents. • Film Scans films. (CanoScan D1250U2F only) • Changing the Image Source clears the image from the Preview area and clears all settings set with the Toolbar and Tone sheet buttons.
  • Page 17 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Image Type Glossary When you select the Image Type based on how you intend to use the scanned image, the Color Mode and Resolution settings are selected for Index you automatically for optimum scanning results. Here is a summary of the available Image Type settings for the image Color Mode and Resolution.
  • Page 18 Use this setting to specify Color Mode (Black and White, Grayscale, Color or Text Enhanced) and Resolution (75 dpi to 2400 dpi) as required. When Film is selected for Image Source (CanoScan D1250U2F only) •Color Screen (Color Negatives, 600 dpi): Use to scan the color film as it appears on the monitor.
  • Page 19 • Color The image is scanned in color. • Text Enhanced Converts grayscale images to black and white using Canon’s unique technology. This setting produces sharper text that is easier for OCR software to read. • The Text Enhanced selection requires more time than...
  • Page 20 3 What is on the screen? Contents Film Type (CanoScan D1250U2F only) Glossary This item is displayed only when [Film] has been selected for the Image Source. Specifies the film type to be scanned. Index Color Negatives, Color Positives, B&W Negatives, B&W Positives Resolution Displays the Resolution setting for the currently selected Image Type.
  • Page 21 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Paper Size Glossary This item is displayed only when [Platen] has been selected for the Image Source. Specifies the paper size of the image to be scanned. Index Business Card, L Portrait, L Landscape, Postcard, LL Portrait, LL Landscape, Statement, B5, Executive, A4, Letter, Full Platen •...
  • Page 22 The Auto Tone Index is available only when Color or Grayscale has been selected on the Main sheet and when Canon ColorGear Color Matching is not selected on the Scanner sheet. To cancel the Auto Tone, click the Reset button.

  • Page 23: Advanced Mode

    • Color The image is scanned in color. • Text Enhanced Converts grayscale images to black and white using Canon’s unique technology. This setting produces sharper text that is easier for OCR software to read.
  • Page 24 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Glossary • The Text Enhanced selection requires more time than the Black and White setting because digitization of the Index scanned image is performed after scanning it in Note Grayscale. • Selecting the Color Mode setting automatically resets the Tone tab settings.
  • Page 25 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Selection Glossary Use the Selection options to set the exact size of the image input. Index • To select the area to scan, use the Crop button or Auto Crop button, or enter the desired dimensions in the text box.
  • Page 26 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Print Size Glossary Use the Print size selection to set the output image size. Varying one of Width, Height or Scale options makes the others change automatically. Index Since the output resolution remains as specified in the Output Resolution setting, any change to the Width, Height or Scale options changes the scanning resolution accordingly.

  • Page 27: The Settings Sheet

    Image Source Specifies the source of the original. • Platen Scans photos or documents. • Film Scans films. (CanoScan D1250U2F only) • Changing the Image Source clears the image from the Preview area and clears all settings set with the Toolbar and Tone sheet buttons.
  • Page 28 Toolbar or the buttons on Index the Tone sheet. Note Film Type (CanoScan D1250U2F only) This item is displayed only when [Film] has been selected as the Image Source. Specifies the film type to be scanned. Color Negatives, Color Positives, B&W Negatives, B&W Positives Filter Processing •Descreen...
  • Page 29 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Reduce Dust and Scratches Glossary This item is grayed out when [Film] has been selected as the Image Source. This function automatically produces a scanned photo image with the area Index under small bits of dirt or scratches reduced. The available settings are [None], [Soft], [Normal] and [Hard].
  • Page 30 Contents Color Settings Glossary When the Color Mode is set to Color, you can select the color adjusting method for scanning from Recommended or Canon ColorGear Color Index Matching. The default setting is Recommended. • Recommended Reproduces the colors of the scanned item vividly on a computer display.
  • Page 31 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Quick Preview Glossary Click this check box to switch the function on and off. When this function is off, calibration is performed with every preview scan. Index When this function is on, calibration is not performed with every preview scan.

  • Page 32: The Tone Sheet

    Index The Tone sheet is displayed only when Color or Grayscale has been selected for Color Mode on the Advanced Mode Main sheet and when Canon ColorGear Color Matching is not selected on the Settings sheet. • Changing the Color Mode selection or clicking the Clear button restores the default settings on the Tone sheet.
  • Page 33 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Tone Sheet Buttons Glossary Index Auto Tone Button The Auto Tone button turns the automatic tone correction feature on. Automatic tone correction automatically adjusts the image tone within the cropped area to produce a better image. This button and the Auto tone in the Simple Mode sheet have the same feature.
  • Page 34 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Common Buttons Glossary Index The Tone sheet settings are commonly set with the Load, Save, Reset and All Reset buttons described below. Load Button When the Color Mode is set to Color, a user-saved file (*.adc) is opened and used for color adjustment.

  • Page 35: Contrast/Brightness Sheet

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Contrast/Brightness Sheet Glossary Index When the Contrast/Brightness button is clicked, the Contrast/ Brightness sheet is displayed. The shape of the tone curve changes to reflect the current Contrast/ Brightness setting for the current Channel, and the image in the Preview Area changes to reflect the adjustment.

  • Page 36: Gamma Sheet

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Gamma Sheet Glossary Index When the Gamma button is clicked, the Gamma sheet is displayed. Gamma refers to a process where mid-tones are shifted so that the lighter colors are lightened and darker colors are darkened. For example, let us say you scanned a photograph of a subject in a boat in a tree-lined lake and the shadows of the trees are dark enough and the white of the boat is light enough, but the blue in the sky, the blue of the water, and the blue of the...
  • Page 37 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Gamma (Scanner Gamma) Glossary Drag the Gamma slider to the left or right to set the scanner gamma value or type the value directly into the boxes. Entering a value into either the Index scanner gamma box or the monitor gamma box will display a respective value in the other box.

  • Page 38: Histogram Sheet

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Histogram Sheet Glossary Index When the Histogram button is clicked, the Histogram sheet is displayed. Use the histogram to enhance an image when the image is either too light or too dark, like an overexposed or underexposed photograph. Increasing the darker tones with the histogram improves the contrast of the image.
  • Page 39 chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Eyedroppers (Black-point, Mid-point, White-point) Glossary Click one of the three eyedroppers then click the portion of the image in the Preview Area that you want to sample, or enter values in the text boxes, Index or drag one of the three triangles at the bottom of the graph to adjust the value.

  • Page 40: Special Tone Curves Sheet

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Special Tone Curves Sheet Glossary Index When the Special Tone Curves button is clicked, the Special Tone Curves sheet is displayed. Channel Click the down-arrow and select one of the primary colors (RGB) for adjustment or leave the setting at Master to adjust all the colors.

  • Page 41: Editing A Special Tone Curve Directly

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents Editing a Special Tone Curve Directly Glossary In the Special Tone Curves graph you can edit the curve directly. Index Click on the curve and drag each curve anchor point until the desired effect is achieved.

  • Page 42: The Halftone Sheet

    chapter 3 What is on the screen? Contents The Halftone Sheet Glossary Index The Halftone sheet is displayed only when Black and White has been se- lected for the Color Mode on the Advanced Mode Main window. You can set only Threshold in this sheet. Threshold Threshold determines whether portions of an original are scanned as black or white.

  • Page 43: Chapter 4 Multi-Photo Scan

    chapter Contents Glossary Index Multi-Photo Scan Multi-Photo Scan Multi-Photo Mode (Simple mode) Multi Crop (Advanced mode)

  • Page 44: Multi-Photo Scan

    chapter 4 Multi-Photo Scan Contents Multi-Photo Scan Glossary Index Multi-Photo Scan is used to scan two or more photos in a single operation. It causes the scanned images to appear individually in new windows in the application program. If you place a photo crookedly (within approximately 10 degrees) on the platen, this function will straighten it automatically.

  • Page 45: Multi-Photo Mode (Simple Mode)

    chapter 4 Multi-Photo Scan Contents Multi-Photo Mode (Simple Mode) Glossary Index Procedures Place the photos on the scanner platen. Start ScanGear CS-U. In the ScanGear CS-U Simple Mode Main window, click the [Multi- Photo Mode] button. The Multi-Photo Mode wizard will appear. Click the [Next] button.
  • Page 46 chapter 4 Multi-Photo Scan Contents After pre-scanning, cropping and scanning are automatically Glossary performed on each photo. During these procedures, do not open the document cover. When Multi-Photo Mode scanning is finished, the Index ScanGear CS-U main window appears. Click the close box to close ScanGear CS-U. The scanned images will open in the application software.

  • Page 47: Multi Crop (Advanced Mode)

    chapter 4 Multi-Photo Scan Contents Multi Crop (Advanced Mode) Glossary Index Procedures Place the photos on the scanner platen. Start ScanGear CS-U. In the ScanGear CS-U Advanced Mode Main window, click the [Preview] button. The photos are previewed and appear in the preview window. Click the [Multi Crop] button.
  • Page 48 chapter 4 Multi-Photo Scan Contents Click the [Scan] button. Glossary The scanning starts. During the procedure, do not open the the Index document cover. When the scanning is finished, the ScanGear CS-U window appears. Click the close box to close ScanGear CS-U. The scanned images will open in the application software.

  • Page 49: Chapter 5 Settings In The Windows Control Panel

    chapter Contents Glossary Index Settings in the Windows Control Panel Opening the Scanners and Cameras Properties Dialog General Settings Events Settings Preferences Settings Color Management Settings...

  • Page 50: Opening The Scanners And Cameras Properties Dialog

    chapter 5 Setting in the Windows Control Panel Contents Opening the Scanners and Glossary Index Cameras Properties Dialog You can specify some settings for ScanGear CS-U using the Scanners and Cameras properties dialog in the Windows Control Panel. Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog can be opened with the following procedures.

  • Page 51: Control Panel

    chapter 5 Setting in the Windows Control Panel Contents In the Properties window, click the appropriate tab (General, Events, Glossary Preferences or Color Management) to open the respective sheet. Index Confirm that the settings are apropriate. Otherwise make changes as necessary.

  • Page 52: General Settings

    chapter 5 Setting in the Windows Control Panel Contents General Settings Glossary Index The General sheet provides information about the name of the connected scanner and its current status and a button for diagnostic testing. Test Scanner or Camera Follow the procedures below to execute the scanner diagnostic test. Click the Test Scanner or Camera button.

  • Page 53: Events Settings

    Scanner buttons on the scanner. Scanner events Select one of the Scanner buttons. Canon COPY Button, Canon E-MAIL Button, Canon PHOTO Button or Canon SCAN Button. Send to this application The list box provides the names of all the TWAIN-compliant software applications which can be started when you press the Scanner button on the scanner.
  • Page 54 chapter 5 Setting in the Windows Control Panel Contents Disable device events Glossary Click this check box off to disable this feature. Clicking this check box off disables the Start button on the scanner (nothing will happen if the button Index is pressed).

  • Page 55: Preferences Settings

    chapter 5 Setting in the Windows Control Panel Contents Preferences Settings Glossary Index The Preferences sheet allows you to select settings for previewing and scanning. When application hides the driver user interface Some application programs such as OCR software will not display the ScanGear CS-U main window while scanning.
  • Page 56 chapter 5 Setting in the Windows Control Panel Contents Preview at opening of ScanGear CS-U Glossary The preview opening settings determine what is displayed in the Preview Area every time ScanGear CS-U is launched from the parent application Index program. •Automatically execute a preview This setting switches the automatic preview feature on.

  • Page 57: Color Management Settings

    The Color Management sheet allows you to add or remove basic profiles for Canon ColorGear Color Matching. • Click the Canon ColorGear Color Matching check box on in the Preferences sheet. • The sRGB Color Space Profile is added automatically when ScanGear CS-U is installed.

  • Page 58: Glossary

    Contents Glossary Index Glossary...
  • Page 59 Glossary Contents Auto Crop Glossary After you select an area of the screen by clicking the Crop button and dragging a rectangle around the object or text you want to crop, click the Index Auto Crop button to size the rectangle exactly to the size of the object or block of text enclosed in the rectangle.
  • Page 60 Canon ColorGear Color Matching Canon's process for matching the color profile of the input device (scanner) to the color profile of the output device (monitor) to yield the most accurate color image.
  • Page 61 Glossary Contents Crop Glossary The action of selecting part of an image. The Crop button on the ScanGear CS-U main window lets you select part of a preview image and re-preview Index or scan only that selected part. Curve chart The graph displayed in the Tone tab settings for the Auto Tone, Contrast/ Brightness, Gamma, Histogram, and Special Tone Curves features.
  • Page 62 Glossary Contents Grayscale Glossary Grayscale refers to a single-channel image made up of 256 shades of gray, ranging from white to black, that represent all tones in an image. Index Halftoning A method of simulating intermediate tones in black-and-white images by varying the patterns of dots and lines.
  • Page 63 Glossary Contents OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Glossary OCR software converts text images into actual text characters readable by a word-processing program or similar application. The Text Enhanced scan Index setting sharpens the black and white contrast to assist in the accurate recognition of characters in OCR software.
  • Page 64 Glossary Contents Threshold Glossary In a black-and-white image, the threshold is the point at which a gray pixel is determined to become either black or white. The Threshold slider is on Index the Halftone sheet. Adjust the Threshold value when you are scanning a grayscale or halftone original with the Black and White setting.

  • Page 65: Index

    Contents Glossary Index Index...
  • Page 66 Bits and Bit Depth ... Curve chart ... Black-point ... Brightness ... Default ... Descreen ... Calibration ... Canon ColorGear Color Matching Channel ... Edit Image Type Button ... Clear Button ... Energy Saving Mode ... Close Box ... Events Settings ...
  • Page 67 Index Contents Glossary Film ... Load Button ... Index Film Type ... Filter Processing ... Full Platen ... Magazine-Reduce Moiré ... Main Sheet ... Mid-point ... Gamma ... Mirror Button ... Gamma Button ... Mode Switching Button ... Gamma Curve ... Move Image Button ...
  • Page 68 Index Contents Glossary Paper Size ... Save Button ... Index Pixel ... Scan Button ... Platen ... Scanner Gamma ... Preferences Settings ... Scanners and Cameras properties Preview Area ... Preview Button ... Select Special Curve ... Print Size ... Selection ...
  • Page 69 Index Contents Glossary Unsharp Mask ... Index White-point ... Width ... Window Resize Corner ... Zoom Tool Button ...

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