Canon CanoScan FB 1200S Manuals

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Table of Contents

• • 2

    Getting Started
  • 2

    Setup Guide
  • 3

    How to Use This Guide
  • 5

    Filmget FAU Features
  • 6

    Table of Contents

• 10

  Quick Start

  • 11

    Quick Start

• 16

  Step 1 Installing the Software

  • 17

    Installing Filmget FAU
    • 17

      Preparations before Installation
    • 17

      System Requirements
    • 18

      Installing and Uninstalling Filmget FAU
    • 21

      Installing and Uninstalling Filmget FAU

• 22

  Step 2 Scanning

  • 23

    Starting and Exiting Filmget FAU
    • 23

      Starting Filmget FAU
    • 24

      Exiting Filmget FAU
  • 25

    Starting and Quitting Filmget FAU
    • 25

      Starting Filmget FAU
    • 26

      Quitting Filmget FAU
  • 27

    Main Window
    • 28

      Main Window
    • 28

      Menu Bar in the Main Window
    • 28

      Tool Bar in the Main Window
  • 29

    Preview All Window
    • 29

      Toolbar in the Preview All Window
    • 30

      How to Find Help
  • 31

    Scanning Procedures
  • 32

    Positioning Film
    • 32

      Preparing the Film Adapter Unit
  • 33

    Setting the Film Type
  • 34

    Setting the Image Mode
    • 35

      Determining the Image Mode
  • 36

    Previewing All the Frames
  • 37

    Selecting Frames
    • 37

      Selecting/Deselecting All
    • 37

      Selecting/Deselecting a Single Frame
  • 39

    Adjusting Trimming Frames
    • 39

      Moving the Trimming Frames
    • 39

      Resizing the Trimming Frames
    • 39

      Restoring Default Trimming Frame Settings
    • 39

      Zooming an Image for Verification
    • 40

      Moving Images Within the Preview All Window
    • 40

      Settings for 120 Format Films
  • 41

    Previewing
    • 42

      Switching Between Preview Images
    • 43

      Switching Images with the Preview All Window
  • 44

    Using the Toolbar to Manipulate Images
    • 44

      Zooming an Image for Verification
    • 45

      Moving an Image Within the Preview Area
    • 45

      Rotating Images
    • 45

      Using Auto Correction On Images
  • 46

    Adjusting the Scan Settings
    • 46

      Important Facts about Scan Settings
  • 46

    Input Resolution
    • 47

      Guide to the Scan Settings Section
    • 48

      Procedures Common to All Scan Modes
    • 50

      Saving to a File
  • 50

    Output Resolution
  • 51

    File Size Lock
    • 54

      Pasting Images in Documents/Outputting Images to Printers/Sending Images As Facsimiles
    • 54

      Paper Size
  • 54

    Output Target
    • 55

      Image and File Sizes
    • 56

      Displaying Images On Monitors
  • 56

    Display
    • 57

      Outputting Images to Standard Photo Sizes
  • 57

    Photo Size
    • 58

      Using the Custom Mode
    • 60

      Adding Scan Settings
    • 61

      Adding and Deleting Items
  • 62

    Adjusting Brightness and Coloring
  • 62

    Image Adjustments
  • 63

    Selecting the Scan Area
    • 63

      Adjusting the Scan Area Selection Frame
    • 63

      Adjusting the Selected Scan Area
  • 64

    Final Scan

• 66

  Step 3 Adjusting Images

  • 67

    Image Adjustment Modes
    • 67

      Guide to the Image Adjustment Section
    • 68

      Adjustment Mode Types
    • 69

      Procedures Common to All Image Adjustment Modes
  • 71

    How to Use Each Image Adjustment Mode
    • 71

      Brightness
  • 73

    Adjusting a Histogram
    • 73

      Guide to the Histogram Tab
    • 74

      Interpreting a Histogram
    • 74

      How to Adjust a Histogram
  • 75

    Adjusting Brightness/Contrast
    • 75

      Guide to the Brightness/Contrast Tab
    • 75

      Contrast
    • 76

      Adjusting the Brightness
    • 76

      Adjusting the Contrast
  • 77

    Adjusting the Color Balance
    • 77

      Guide to the Color Balance Tab
    • 77

      Color Balance
  • 79

    Adjusting the Tone Curve
    • 79

      Guide to the Tone Curve Tab
    • 80

      Interpreting Tone Curves
    • 80

      Adjusting a Tone Curve
    • 80

      Tone Curve
  • 81

    Adjusting the Gamma Value
    • 81

      Guide to the Gamma Value Tab
    • 81

      Gamma Value
    • 82

      Correcting the Gamma Value
  • 83

    Adjusting the Threshold Value
    • 83

      Guide to the Threshold Value Tab
    • 83

      Threshold Value

• 84

  Other Functions

  • 85

    Settings Menu
    • 85

      Setting the Exposure
    • 85

      Exposure Settings
    • 86

      Setting the Preferences
    • 87

      Make Trimming Frame Smaller
    • 87

      Preview Size
    • 87

      Max Combined Image File Size
    • 88

      Use Color Matching
    • 88

      Close Filmget FAU After Acquire
    • 88

      Use Auto Exposure Compensation When Scanning
    • 88

      Display Last Preview Image at Startup
    • 89

      Setting the Power Saving Features
    • 89

      Restoring the Default Settings

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Image Adjustments

• 91

  Device and Help Menus
  • 91

    Selecting a Scanner
  • 91

    Checking a Scanner
  • 92

    Viewing the Device Version Information
  • 92

    Viewing the Software Version Information
• 93

  Appendices
  • 94

    Troubleshooting
  • 95

    Scanning Problems
  • 99

    Glossary
    • 100

      Image File
    • 101

      Image Mode
    • 101

      Preview Area
  • 103

    Index

• 2

  How to Make Best Use of the Manuals
• 3

  How to Use the Product Guide
  • 3

    Organization
  • 4

    Conventions
  • 5

    Table of Contents
• 8

  Features of the Canoscan FB1200S
  • 10

    Safety Precautions
    • 11

      About the Power Supply
    • 12

      General Handling Precautions
• 14

  Operating Requirements
• 17

  Components Guide

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Chapter 1 How to Use the Scanner

• 20

  Connecting to the Computer
  • 20

    Connecting Two or More SCSI Devices
  • 26

    SCSI Connector and SCSI Interface Cable Descriptions
• 29

  Positioning Documents (No ADF)
• 31

  Transporting the Scanner

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Chapter 2 How to Use the Canoscan Setup Utility CD-ROM

• 34

  How to Use the Canoscan Setup Utility CD-ROM
  • 34

    Start the Canoscan Setup Utility
    • 34

      Windows
    • 34

      Macintosh
      • 35

        Windows Starting the Canoscan Setup Utility for Windows
      • 37

        Starting the Canoscan Setup Utility for Macintosh
  • 39

    About the Menu Window
• 41

  View the Electronic Manuals
  • 41

    What Is an Electronic Manual
  • 41

    List of Electronic Manuals for Windows
  • 42

    List of Electronic Manuals for Macintosh
  • 42

    Reader Software for the Electronic Manuals
  • 43

    Viewing Electronic Manuals
  • 45

    Using the Electronic Manuals
• 50

  Displaying the CD-ROM Contents
• 52

  Troubleshooting
• 53

  Exiting the Canoscan Setup Utility

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Chapter 3 Automatic Document Feeder

• 55

  Components Guide
  • 55

    Adf-S9
  • 56

    Option Cable
• 57

  Attaching the ADF to the Scanner
• 59

  Attaching the Cables
• 63

  Loading Documents
  • 65

    Acceptable Media
• 67

  Software Settings
• 70

  Paper Jams
  • 70

    Jams in the Document Tray
  • 71

    Jams During Document Ejection
  • 72

    Jams Inside the ADF
  • 73

    After Clearing a Paper Jam
• 74

  Problems With Scanned Images
  • 74

    Cleaning the Delivery Guide Sheet
• 79

  Replacing the Delivery Guide Sheet
• 82

  Frequent Misfeeds
  • 84

    Appendices
• 85

  Troubleshooting
  • 86

    Problems With Software Installation
  • 87

    Problems Starting Software Programs
  • 89

    Problems With the Scanner
  • 93

    Problems With Scanning
  • 96

    Problems With the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF-S9)
  • 97

    Other Issues
• 98

  Scanner Not Identified
• 100

  Care and Maintenance
• 102

  Major Specifications
• 104

  Index
• 106

  Customer Support Help Desks

• 2

  How to Make Best Use of the Manuals
• 3

  How to Use This Guide
• 4

  Table of Contents
• 6

  Control Panel Features
• 7

  Scanning Procedures
• 8

  Plug-In Module CS-S Special Features
• 9

  Quick Start Instructions

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STEP 1 Installing Plug-In Module CS-S

• 13

  Installing Plug-In Module CS-S
• 13

  Operating Environment

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STEP 2 Scanning Preparations

• 18

  Positioning Originals
• 19

  Displaying the Plug-In Module CS-S Control Panel
• 21

  Previewing
• 22

  Selecting the Output Device
• 23

  Setting the Resolution and Magnification
• 23

  Image Size
• 25

  Setting the Scan Mode
• 27

  Verifying the Image before Scanning
• 28

  Rotating the Image
• 29

  Setting Preferences
  • 29

    Output Device
  • 29

    Selecting the Scan Area
  • 30

    Unit
  • 30

    Preview Window
  • 31

    Setting the Shut Off Lamp Time
  • 31

    Return to Default Settings
  • 31

    Close Plug-In After Scan
  • 31

    Flatbed/Auto Document Feeder

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STEP 3 Scanning

• 34

  Scan Area Settings
• 35

  Zooming
• 37

  Scanning
• 38

  Saving Scanned Images

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STEP 4 Adjusting and Editing Scanned Images

• 40

  Tone Adjustment
• 41

  Using the Histogram Feature to Adjust Image Contrast
• 44

  Tone Curve Settings
• 47

  Brightness and Contrast Settings
• 49

  Adjusting Color Balance
• 50

  Gamma Value Settings
• 52

  Brightness Settings for Black & White Images (Threshold Value)
• 53

  Auto Tone Correction (Colorsync™)
• 54

  Descreen
• 55

  Saving/Recalling Settings
• 57

  Editing Scanned Images
• 58

  Scanning Techniques

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Appendices

• 60

  Troubleshooting
• 62

  Error Messages
• 63

  Glossary
• 65

  Index (A - P)
• 66

  Index (R - Z)
• 67

  Canon Customer Support Help Desk

• 3

  Table of Contents

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1 Introduction

• 4

  About the Canoscan Toolbox
• 4

  Obtaining Customer Support

5

2 Installing the Canoscan Toolbox

• 5

  System Requirements

6

3 The Canoscan Toolbox Main Window

6

4 Using the Scanner Button

6

5 Selecting the Scanner

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6 Scanning

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7 Saving Scanned Images

8

8 Opening Files

• 8

  Opening a Stored File
• 8

  Opening a New Image Window

9

9 Faxing a Scanned Image

• 9

  Setting the Fax Preferences
• 9

  Selecting the Fax Print Driver
• 9

  Scanning and Faxing a Document

10

10 Printing Copies of a Scanned Image

• 10

  Setting the Copy Preferences
• 10

  Copying a Document

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11 Enhancing a Scanned Image

• 11

  Cropping a Scanned Image
• 11

  Changing the Image Viewing Size
• 12

  Inverting Image Tones
• 12

  Adjusting the Contrast and Brightness Settings
• 12

  Adjusting the Color Balance
• 13

  Sharpening an Image

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12 Editing a Scanned Image

• 15

  Resizing a Scanned Image
• 15

  Rotating an Image
• 16

  Flipping a Scanned Image
• 16

  Changing the Image Depth
• 17

  Using Plug-In
• 17

  Using the Editing Commands
• 18

  Using the Editing Tools
• 19

  Using the Color Pallet
• 19

  Selecting a Brush Size

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13 Working With Catalogs

• 20

  Creating a Catalog
• 20

  Saving an Image to a Catalog
• 20

  Viewing an Image Catalog
• 21

  Opening a Scanned Image From the Catalog

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14 Linking Applications to the Canoscan Toolbox