Canon Imageformula Dr M140 User Guide

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Scanning with CaptureOnTouch
What is CaptureOnTouch?
CaptureOnTouch is a scanning application that allows you to scan a 
document with a simple operation by following the instructions on the 
screen.
CaptureOnTouch is provided with multiple scanning methods that can 
be selected according to the purpose and application.
Scan First
Scan a document and then select the output method. This method 
allows you to easily scan a document by just following the instructions 
on the screen.
Select Scan Job
Register scanning settings from the scanning conditions to the output 
method as jobs, and then scan a document by just selecting the job 
that suits your purpose. This method is convenient when you want to 
repeat scanning using a set procedure.
Operating the scanner with the operating panel buttons
You can start scanning by selecting a job from the scanner’s operating 
panel.
Format for saving image files
Excluding times when [Print] is selected as the output method, you 
can specify any of the following file formats for scanned images.

 TIFF format
 JPEG format
 BMP format
 PPTX format (file format for Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and later)
Starting and Exiting CaptureOnTouch 
By default, CaptureOnTouch becomes resident in the system when 
you start your computer.
Double-click   (CaptureOnTouch icon) in the taskbar to start 
CaptureOnTouch and display the main window.
Hint
 You can also start CaptureOnTouch from the Start menu. Click 
[Start] – [All Programs] – [Canon DR-M140] – [DR-M140 
CaptureOnTouch].
 When [Make CaptureOnTouch resident] is turned on by using the 
[Basic settings] tab on the [Environmental settings], this shortens 
the time from pressing the scanner start button to the start of 
scanning. Refer to the User Manual for detailed information.
Save to folder
Save the file to a specified folder.Print
Print with a specified 
printer.
(Network)
Send to application
Open the scanned image file 
in a specified application.
Attach to E-mail
Start the e-mail application 
and attach the scanned image 
file to new e-mail Scanner
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Exiting CaptureOnTouch
Click   at the top of the window to close the CaptureOnTouch main 
window. When doing so, the main window closes but CaptureOnTouch 
is kept as resident in the system.
To stop CaptureOnTouch being resident in the system, click the 
(CaptureO
nTouchiconj in the taskbar, and select [Exit] from the 
menu.
CaptureOnTouch becomes no longer resident in the system and the 
icon disappears from the taskbar.
Restarting CaptureOnTouch
To use CaptureOnTouch after it is no longer resident in the system, 
restart it by following the procedure below. CaptureOnTouch will start 
and become resident in the system again.
 Click [Start] – [All  Programs] – [Canon  DR-M140] – [DR-M140 
CaptureOnTouch].
Scan First
Scan a document and then select the output method. This method 
allows you to easily scan a document by just following the instructions 
on the screen.
Operation Flow
1Place the document in the scanner.
2Click [Scan First].
The top screen of Scan First appears.
Scan the document
▼
Configure the output settings
▼
Output the scanned images
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3Set the scan method in the top screen.
ASpecify whether to enable continuous scanning. When 
scanning multiple documents as one scanned image or 
splitting up a large document to scan in parts, select [ON] to 
enable continuous scanning.
BSpecify whether to scan the document in full auto mode. When 
you want to specify arbitrary scanning conditions, select [OFF] 
and configure the scanner settings. (See p. 37)
4Click the Start button.
The document is scanned. While scanning is in progress, the 
number of pages scanned is displayed in addition to the scanner 
settings.
When scanning is finished, the Output settings screen appears.
IMPORTANT
If you configure scanning conditions that consume a large 
amount of the computers memory, scanning may stop because 
of insufficient memory. If an error message appears due to 
insufficient memory while scanning is in progress, exit the 
application, change the scanning conditions, and then try 
scanning again.
Hint
If a document is scanned when [Enable continuous scanning] is 
set to [ON], the Continuous Scanning screen (see p. 39) appears 
when the scanning of the document is finished.
If you place the next document and click [Scan], scanning of the 
document starts.
When scanning of all the documents is finished, click [Next step].
A
B
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5Configure the settings related to output and then output 
the scanned images.
 
AConfigure the settings related to output. (See p. 40)
BClick this button to output the scanned images. The button 
name differs for each output method. For example, it is [Save] 
when the output method is set to [Save to folder].
When output is finished, the complete screen appears. Scan First 
is now finished.
Hint
 Clicking [Return to top] returns to the main screen of Scan First.
 When output methods apart from [Attach to E-mail] or [Print] are 
specified, you can click [Open storage folder] to open the folder in 
which the scanned images were saved.
Select Scan Job
Register scanning settings from the scanning conditions to the output 
method as jobs, and then scan a document by just selecting the job 
that suits your purpose. This method is convenient when you want to 
repeat scanning using a set procedure.
Operation Flow
Registering and Editing Jobs
In CaptureOnTouch, up to 9 jobs can be registered for use with Select 
Scan Job.
1Click the   button.
B A
Register the job
▼
Select the job
▼
Scan the document
▼
Output the scanned images
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2Enter the job name, and press the Enter key.
Hint
Job numbers up to 9 are added (in numerical order) to the end of 
the set job name. By specifying the job number with the operating 
panel, you can start scanning after pressing the operating panel 
button. (See p. 37)
3Specify the output method of the job. (See p. 40)
4Click [Output settings], and configure the output settings.
The output setting items differ depending on the specified output 
method. For details on the setting items, see the Help of 
CaptureOnTouch.
Selecting a Job and Scanning
1Place the document in the scanner. (See p. 27)
The top screen of Select Scan Job appears.
2Click a job.
Hint
 If you set [Enable continuous scanning] to [ON], you can 
continue to scan additional documents after all the pages of the 
initial document are scanned.
 If you set [Check output after scanning] to [ON], you can check 
the output settings after scanning.
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3Click the Start button.
The document is scanned. While scanning is in progress, the 
number of pages scanned is displayed in addition to the scanner 
settings.
When all the pages of the document are scanned, the scanned 
images are output according to the registered job settings and the 
complete screen appears.
IMPORTANT
If you configure scanning conditions that consume a large amount of 
the computers memory, scanning may stop because of insufficient 
memory. If an error message appears due to insufficient memory 
while scanning is in progress, exit the application, change the 
scanning conditions, and then try scanning again.
Hint
 Clicking [Return to top] returns to the top screen of Select Scan Job.
 When output methods apart from [Attach to E-mail] or [Print] are 
specified, you can click [Open storage folder] to open the folder in 
which the scanned images were saved.
When [Enable continuous scanning] is set to [ON]
The Continuous Scanning screen (see p. 39) appears when all the 
pages of the document are scanned.
If you want to scan another document, place the document in the 
scanner and then click [Scan].
When scanning of all the documents is finished, click [Next step].
When [Check output after scanning] is set to [ON]
The Output Confirmation screen appears before the scanned images 
are output.
Change the settings for the output method if necessary and then click 
the output button. The name of the output button differs for each 
selected output method.
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Operating the scanner with the 
operating panel buttons
You can start scanning by selecting a job from the scanner’s operating 
panel.
1Set a job number every time a job is registered with 
CaptureOnTouch.
2Place the document in the scanner.
3Press the Job Select button in the operating panel to 
display the required job number in the Job No. Indicator. 
The job numbers of jobs displayed in the operating panel are 
allocated as follows.
4Press the Start button in the operating panel.
CaptureOnTouch is launched and the scanning of the selected job 
starts.
Hint
When scanning jobs selected with the operating panel buttons, 
the CaptureOnTouch main window automatically closes 5 
seconds after the output process finishes.
Scanner Settings
By default, CaptureOnTouch scans with scanning conditions that 
match the document because scanning in full auto mode is enabled.
If you want to specify, for example, the scanning mode and document 
size, you can configure the desired scanning conditions in the scanner 
settings.
The scanner setting items are common to Scan First and Select Scan 
Job.
When Scan First:
For Scan First, configure the scanner settings before you start 
scanning.
When Select Scan Job:
For Select Scan Job, configure the scanner settings for each job. Job No. Job
1 Scan First (default / modifiable)
2 to 9 Jobs registered with CaptureOnTouch.
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Setting Basic Items
Scanner settings include the basic items that are configured in 
[Scanner Setting], and the setting items that are configured in the 
advanced settings dialog box. The settings in the advanced settings 
dialog box are applied for settings other than the basic items.
The settings in the driver settings dialog box are applied for any other 
settings.
Color mode
Select from the following modes for scanning documents.
Detect automatically Detects whether the document is color or gray 
and then scans.
24-bit Color Scans the document in color.
Grayscale Scans the document in Grayscale.
Black  and White Scans the document in black and white (binary).
Page Size
Specify the page size of the document.
If you specify [Match original size], the page size of the scanned 
document is detected and the images are saved at the detected size.
Dots per inch
Specify the scanning resolution.
When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected 
automatically from the content of the scanned document.
Scanning Side
Specify whether to scan only one side or both sides of a document.
When [Skip blank page] is specified, any blank paged detected within 
the document is skipped during scanning.
Automatically straightens skewed images
When a document is scanned skewed, the skewed scanned images 
are detected and then straightened.
Rotate image to match orientation of text
The orientation of text in scanned images is detected, and the images 
are rotated so that the text is correctly oriented.
Use advanced settings dialog box
Configure scanner settings other than the basic items in the advanced 
settings dialog box (scanner driver). To open the scanner driver, 
select [ON] and then click the   button.
For details on the setting items, see the Help of the driver settings 
dialog box.
Hint
The driver settings dialog box includes setting items that are the 
same as the basic items in [Scanner Settings], but the setting for 
each of the them is stored separately. Which settings are used during 
scanning differs as follows depending on the setting of the [Use 
advanced settings dialog box] check box.
Setting of [Use 
advanced settings 
dialog box]Basic itemsOther than basic 
items
OFFSettings of [Scanner 
Settings]Settings of the 
advanced settings 
dialog box of the 
scanner driver
ONSettings of the advanced settings dialog box 
of the scanner driver
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Operation in Continuous Scanning 
Screen
If a document is scanned with either Scan First or Select Scan Job 
when [Enable continuous scanning] is set to [ON] in the Start screen, 
the Continuous Scanning screen appears when all of the pages of the 
placed document have been fed. You can confirm the scanned 
images and then continue scanning.
AThumbnail Display Area
Displays the thumbnail images of the scanned document. The 
following operations are possible.
Click a thumbnail image to display a preview of that scanned image 
in the preview area.
Drag thumbnail images to change the positions of pages.
Click   on a thumbnail image to delete the scanned image for that 
page (Scan First only).
BPreview Area
Displays the preview images of the scanned document.CPreview Controls
Control the preview images and cancel or continue scanning with 
the following buttons.
C
A
B
Tools (Name) Description
(Zoom in) Enlarges the preview image.
(Fit page)Enlarges or reduces the preview image 
to fit the current window size.
(Zoom out) Reduces the preview image.
(Rotate left)Rotates the image 90 degrees 
counterclockwise. (Scan First only)
(Rotate right)Rotates the image 90 degrees 
clockwise. (Scan First only)
(Rotate 180)Rotates the image 180 degrees. (Scan 
First only)
(Cancel)Cancels the image scanning operation 
and returns to the top screen.
(Scan) Starts scanning of the next document.
(Next step)Proceeds to the next step in the scan 
process.
(Page Number / 
Total Number of 
Pages)Displays the current page and total 
number of pages.
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Setting the Output Method
CaptureOnTouch is provided with various output methods for 
processing scanned images.
The output method specification is common to Scan First and Select 
Scan Job.
Scan First:
For Scan First, select an output method in the output method selection 
screen which appears after scanning, and then specify each of the 
output method items.
Select Scan Job:
For Select Scan Job, specify the output method separately for each 
job.
The setting items related to output differ depending on the output 
method.
Save to folder
Saves the scanned images to a specified folder. When you specify this 
output method, configure the settings for the image files to be saved.
Attach to E-mail
Attaches the scanned images to new e-mail in the e-mail application. 
When you specify this output method, configure the settings for the 
image files to be attached to e-mail.
To use this feature, an e-mail application such as Windows Mail or 
Outlook Express (both of these applications come standard with the 
operating system) that supports MAPI (Microsoft Messaging 
Application Programming Interface) needs to be specified as the default 
program of the operating system.Print
Prints the scanned images with a specified printer. When you specify 
this output method, specify the printer for printing.
Send to application
Saves the scanned image file in a specified folder and then opens it 
with a specified application. When you specify this output method, 
click the [Application]   button and specify the executable file of an 
application that can open image files. In addition, configure the 
settings of the image file to be saved
Other Output Methods
In an environment in which Microsoft SharePoint Server has been 
introduced, you can send scanned images to a Microsoft SharePoint 
site. To do so, select [Save in Microsoft SharePoint] as the output 
method, and configure the setting for the image files to be sent.
You must also open the advanced settings dialog box and configure 
settings such as the URL of the Microsoft SharePoint site, account 
information, and the save destination folder. For details on settings, 
see the help (click the [Help] button in the settings screen).
IMPORTANT
The Microsoft SharePoint plug-in supports only the Windows 
authentication format. Scanned images cannot be sent to Microsoft 
SharePoint sites that use other authentication formats.
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