Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual

							Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog BoxClick  Scan and Stitch  on the 
 (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the  Settings (Scan and
Stitch)  dialog box.
In the  Settings (Scan and Stitch)  dialog box, you can make advanced scan settings for scanning items
larger than the platen.
(1) Scan Options Area
(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area
Important
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When the Settings dialog box is displayed from the Scan screen of My Image Garden, the setting items
for  Application Settings  do not appear.
(1) Scan Options Area Select Source Select the type of item to be scanned.
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Scanning photos:  Photo
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Scanning documents:  Document
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Scanning magazines: Magazine
Note
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To reduce moire, set Select Source to Magazine  or select the  Reduce moire  checkbox in
Image Processing Settings .
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							Color ModeSelect the color mode in which to scan the item.
Resolution Select the resolution of the item to be scanned.
The higher the resolution (value), the more detail in your image.
Resolution
Image Processing Settings
Click 
 (Plus) to set the following. Available setting items vary by  Select Source.
Important
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When Color Mode  is Black and White , Image Processing Settings  is not available.
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When Select Source is Photo:
Sharpen outline Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
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When Select Source is Magazine or Document:
Sharpen outline Emphasizes the outline of the subjects to sharpen the image.
Reduce show-through Sharpens text in an item or reduces show-through in newspapers, etc.
Reduce moire Reduces moire patterns.
Printed materials are displayed as a collection of fine dots. "Moire" is a phenomenon where
uneven gradation or a stripe pattern appears when such photos or pictures printed with fine dots are scanned.
Note
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Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable  Reduce moire.
(2) Save Settings Area
File Name Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and four digits are
appended to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.
Note
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When you select the  Save to a subfolder with current date  checkbox, the date and four digits
are appended to the set file name.
Save in Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To add a folder, select  Add... from the pull-
down menu, then click  Add in the displayed  Select Destination Folder  dialog box and specify the
destination folder.
The default save folders are as follows.
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Windows 8.1:  Documents folder
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Windows 8:  My Documents  folder
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							•Windows 7: My Documents  folder•
Windows Vista:  Documents folder
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Windows XP:  My Documents  folder
Important
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When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
Data Format Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.
You can select  JPEG/Exif, TIFF , PNG , PDF , or PDF (Multiple Pages) .
Important
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You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode  is Black and White .
Note
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With network connection, scanning may take longer than usual when you set  TIFF or PNG  in
Data Format .
PDF Compression Select the compression type for saving PDF files.
Standard It is recommended that you normally select this setting.
High Compresses the file size when saving, allowing you to reduce the load on your network/server.
Important
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This appears only when  PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages)  is selected in Data Format.
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When Black and White  is selected in Color Mode, this option does not appear.
Create a PDF file that supports keyword search Select this checkbox to convert text in images into text data and create PDF files that supportkeyword search.
Important
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This appears only when  PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages)  is selected in Data Format.
Note
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PDF files that are searchable in the language selected in  Document Language on the 
(General Settings) tab of the Settings dialog box are created.
JPEG Image Quality You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.
Important
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This appears only when  JPEG/Exif is selected in  Data Format.
Save to a subfolder with current date Select this checkbox to create a current date folder in the folder specified in  Save in and save
scanned images in it. The folder will be created with a name such as "20XX_01_01"
(Year_Month_Date).
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							If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved directly in the folder specified in Save in.
Check scan results Displays the 
Save Settings dialog box  after scanning.
Important
•
When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
(3) Application Settings Area Open with an application Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.
Send to an application Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you tobrowse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.
Send to a folder Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified inSave in .
You can specify the folder from the pull-down menu.
Do not start any application Saves to the folder specified in  Save in.
Note
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To add an application or folder to the pull-down menu, select  Add... from the pull-down menu, then
click  Add in the displayed  Select Application  or Select Destination Folder  dialog box and specify
the application or folder.
Instructions Opens this guide.
Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.
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							Settings (ScanGear) Dialog BoxClick  ScanGear  on the 
 (Scanning from a Computer) tab to display the  Settings (ScanGear) dialog
box.
In the  Settings (ScanGear)  dialog box, you can specify how to save images when scanning items by
starting ScanGear (scanner driver) and how to respond after saving them.
(1) Save Settings Area
(2) Application Settings Area
Important
•
When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, the setting items for  Application
Settings  do not appear.
(1) Save Settings Area
File Name Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and four digits are
appended to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.
Note
•
When you select the  Save to a subfolder with current date  checkbox, the date and four digits
are appended to the set file name.
Save in Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To add a folder, select  Add... from the pull-
down menu, then click  Add in the displayed  Select Destination Folder  dialog box and specify the
destination folder.
The default save folders are as follows.
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							•Windows 8.1: Documents folder•
Windows 8:  My Documents  folder
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Windows 7: My Documents  folder
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Windows Vista:  Documents folder
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Windows XP:  My Documents  folder
Important
•
When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
Data Format Select the data format in which to save the scanned images.
You can select  JPEG/Exif, TIFF , PNG , PDF , or PDF (Multiple Pages) .
Note
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When PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages)  is selected, images up to 9600 pixels x 9600 pixels can be
scanned.
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When the  Enable large image scans  checkbox is selected in Save Settings, or when Start
OCR  is selected in  Application Settings , you can select JPEG/Exif, TIFF , or PNG .
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With network connection, scanning may take longer than usual when you set  TIFF or PNG  in
Data Format .
JPEG Image Quality You can specify the image quality of JPEG files.
Important
•
This appears only when  JPEG/Exif is selected in  Data Format.
PDF Compression Select the compression type for saving PDF files.
Standard It is recommended that you normally select this setting.
High Compresses the file size when saving, allowing you to reduce the load on your network/server.
Important
•
This appears only when  PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages)  is selected in Data Format.
Create a PDF file that supports keyword search Select this checkbox to convert text in images into text data and create PDF files that supportkeyword search.
Important
•
This appears only when  PDF or PDF (Multiple Pages)  is selected in Data Format.
Note
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PDF files that are searchable in the language selected in  Document Language on the 
(General Settings) tab of the Settings dialog box are created.
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							Save to a subfolder with current dateSelect this checkbox to create a current date folder in the folder specified in  Save in and save
scanned images in it. The folder will be created with a name such as "20XX_01_01"
(Year_Month_Date).
If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved directly in the folder specified in  Save in.
Enable large image scans Select this checkbox to scan images up to 21000 pixels x 30000 pixels and 1.8 GB.
Important
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When this checkbox is selected, you cannot select  Send to an application, Send to a folder ,
Attach to e-mail , or Start OCR .
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When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
Note
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When this checkbox is not selected, images up to 10208 pixels x 14032 pixels can be scanned.
Check scan results Displays the 
Save Settings dialog box  after scanning.
Important
•
When the Settings dialog box is displayed from My Image Garden, this option does not appear.
(2) Application Settings Area Open with an application Select this when you want to enhance or correct the scanned images.
You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.
Send to an application Select this when you want to use the scanned images as they are in an application that allows you tobrowse or organize images.
You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.
Send to a folder Select this when you also want to save the scanned images to a folder other than the one specified inSave in .
You can specify the folder from the pull-down menu.
Attach to e-mail Select this when you want to send e-mails with the scanned images attached.
You can specify the e-mail client you want to start from the pull-down menu.
Start OCR Select this when you want to convert text in the scanned image into text data.
You can specify the application from the pull-down menu.
Do not start any application Saves to the folder specified in  Save in.
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							Note•
To add an application or folder to the pull-down menu, select Add... from the pull-down menu, then
click  Add in the displayed  Select Application  or Select Destination Folder  dialog box and specify
the application or folder.
Instructions Opens this guide.
Defaults You can restore the settings in the displayed screen to the default settings.538 
						

							Settings (Save to PC (Auto)) Dialog BoxClick  Save to PC (Auto)  on the 
 (Scanning from the Operation Panel) tab to display the  Settings (Save
to PC (Auto))  dialog box.
In the  Settings (Save to PC (Auto))  dialog box, you can specify how to respond when saving images to a
computer after scanning them from the operation panel by automatically detecting the item type.
(1) Scan Options Area
(2) Save Settings Area
(3) Application Settings Area
(1) Scan Options Area Paper Size Auto  is selected.
Resolution Auto  is selected.
Document Scan Orientation Settings... Click to display the  Document Scan Orientation Settings  dialog box in which you can set the
orientation of the documents to be scanned from the ADF.
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							Image Processing SettingsClick 
 (Plus) to set the following.
Apply recommended image correction Applies suitable corrections automatically based on the item type.
Important
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The color tone may differ from the source image due to corrections. In that case, deselect
the checkbox and scan.
Note
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Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable this function.
(2) Save Settings Area
File Name Enter the file name of the image to be saved. When you save a file, the date and four digits are
appended to the set file name in the "_20XX0101_0001" format.
Note
•
When you select the  Save to a subfolder with current date  checkbox, the date and four digits
are appended to the set file name.
Save in Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To add a folder, select  Add... from the pull-
down menu, then click  Add in the displayed  Select Destination Folder  dialog box and specify the
destination folder.
The default save folders are as follows.
•
Windows 8.1:  Documents folder
•
Windows 8:  My Documents  folder
•
Windows 7: My Documents  folder
•
Windows Vista:  Documents folder
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Windows XP:  My Documents  folder
Data Format Auto  is selected. The following data formats are automatically applied according to the item type
when saving.
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Photos, postcards, BD/DVD/CD, and business cards: JPEG
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Magazines, newspapers, and documents: PDF
Important
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The save format may differ depending on how you place the item.
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