Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual

							Enter Setting Name  and click Add; the name appears in  Tone Curve Settings List  or Threshold
Settings List . Click Save to save.
To delete an item, select it in  Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List  and click Delete.
Click  Save to save the settings displayed in  Tone Curve Settings List or Threshold Settings List .
You can load and apply the saved tone curve/threshold settings to a preview image. To load the settings, select the saved item from the pull-down menu.
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Save up to 20 items.
Defaults Reset all adjustments (saturation/color balance, brightness/contrast, histogram, and tone curve).
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							Preferences Dialog BoxIn the  Preferences  dialog box, you can make advanced settings to ScanGear (scanner driver) functions via
the  Scanner , Preview , Scan , and  Color Settings  tabs.
Click  Preferences...  in the ScanGear screen to open the  Preferences dialog box.
Scanner Tab
Allows you to set the quiet mode, specify the folder in which to save images temporarily, and set the
music file to play during or at the end of a scan.
Preview Tab
Allows you to select what to do with Preview when ScanGear is started, how to display cropping frames
after previewing images, and the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned documents.
Scan Tab
Allows you to select what to do with ScanGear after scanning image.
Color Settings Tab
Allows you to select how to adjust color, and specify the monitor gamma value.
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							Scanner TabOn the  Scanner  tab, you can specify the following settings.
Important
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Available functions and settings vary depending on your scanner or printer.
Auto Power Settings
You can set to turn the machine on or off automatically.
Click  Settings...  to display the  Auto Power Settings  dialog box.
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If the machine is off or bi-directional communication is disabled, a message may appear because
the computer cannot collect the machine status. In that case, click  OK to exit ScanGear (scanner
driver).
Auto Power On Select  Enable  to turn on the machine automatically when data is received.
Auto Power Off Specify the amount of time you want to set from the list. When this time lapses without any data
being received, the machine turns off automatically.
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When using a network compatible model by connecting to a network, the power does not turn off automatically even if  Auto Power Off is set.
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							Quiet SettingsThe silent function allows you to reduce the operating noise of this machine. Use this when you wish toreduce the operating noise such as when scanning or printing at night.
Click  Settings...  to set the quiet mode.
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You can set the quiet mode from the operation panel of the machine, the printer driver, or
ScanGear.
No matter how the setting is made, it applies to operations from the operation panel of the machine
or when printing/scanning from a computer, etc.
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Scanning or printing may take longer than usual when this function is used.
Do not use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to use the machine with volume of normal operating noise.
Always use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the machine.
Use quiet mode during specified hours Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the machine during a specified
period of time.
Set the  Start time  and End time  during which quiet mode is to be activated.
Important
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The time specified in  Start time and in End time  must be different.
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If your scanner or printer does not support fax functions, quiet mode is not applied to
operations (copy, direct print, etc.) performed directly from the machine even if the hours are specified.
Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved Displays the folder in which to save images temporarily. To change the folder, click  Browse... to specify
another one.
Sound Settings You can set the machine to play music during/at the end of a scan.
Select the  Play Music During Scanning  or Play Sound When Scanning is Completed  checkbox,
then click  Browse...  and specify a sound file.
You can specify the following files.
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MIDI file (*.mid, *.rmi, *.midi)
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Audio file (*.wav, *.aif, *.aiff)
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MP3 file (*.mp3)
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							Calibration SettingsWhen you set  Execute at Every Scan  to ON , the scanner will be calibrated every time before
previewing and scanning, to reproduce correct color tones in scanned images.
Note
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Even when  Execute at Every Scan  is set to OFF, the scanner may be calibrated automatically in
some cases (such as immediately after you turn the machine on).
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Calibration may take time depending on your computer.
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							Preview TabOn the  Preview  tab, you can specify the following settings.
Preview at Start of ScanGear
Select what to do with Preview when ScanGear (scanner driver) is started.
Automatically Execute Preview ScanGear will automatically start previewing at startup.
Display Saved Preview Image The previously previewed image will be displayed.
The Color Adjustment Button settings, the Toolbar settings, and the  Advanced Mode tab settings
are also saved.
None No preview image will be displayed at startup.
Note
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Select  None if you do not want to save the preview image.
Cropping Frame on Previewed Images Select how to display cropping frames after previewing images.
Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed Images The cropping frame (scan area) will automatically be displayed in the document size afterpreviewing.
Display the Last Frame on Previewed Images A cropping frame of the same size as the last used cropping frame will be displayed after
previewing.
None No cropping frame will be displayed after previewing.
Cropping Size for Thumbnail View Select the cropping size for thumbnails of scanned documents.
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							LargerDisplays 105 % (in width and height) of the area displayed for the standard size.
Standard The standard size.
Smaller Displays 95 % (in width and height) of the area displayed for the standard size.
Note
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When you change the  Cropping Size for Thumbnail View  setting, the preview images will be
refreshed and cropped to the new size. As the preview images are refreshed, the color
adjustments and other settings applied to them are reset.
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							Scan TabOn the  Scan tab, you can specify the following settings.
Status of ScanGear dialog after scanning
Select what to do with ScanGear (scanner driver) after scanning images.
Close ScanGear automatically Select this to return to the original application when scanning is completed.
Do not close ScanGear automatically Select this to return to the ScanGear screen for another scan when scanning is completed.
Display the dialog to select next action Select this to open a screen and select what to do when scanning is completed.
Note
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Even if  Do not close ScanGear automatically  or Display the dialog to select next action  is set,
some applications may not support it.
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							Color Settings TabOn the  Color Settings  tab, you can specify the following settings.
Color Adjustment
Select one of the following.
Recommended Select this to vividly reproduce the tone of a document on the screen. It is recommended that you
normally select this setting.
Color Matching Select this to automatically match the scanner, monitor, and color printer colors, thus reducing time andtrouble to manually match the monitor and printer colors.
Source(Scanner) Select scanner profile.
Target Select target profile.
Monitor Select this checkbox to display preview image with optimum correction for monitor.
Defaults Returns to the default  Color Matching settings.
Note
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The Color Adjustment Buttons on the  Advanced Mode tab are not available when you select
Color Matching .
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This function is available when  Color Mode is Color .
None Select this to disable color correction provided by ScanGear (scanner driver).
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							Note•
Depending on your scanner or printer, this setting may not be available when scanning from the ADF
(Auto Document Feeder).
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You can select one when  Color Mode is Color  or Grayscale .
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Color Matching is available when ScanGear, monitor, color management-compliant application (such as
Adobe Photoshop), and printer are set up correctly.
Refer to the corresponding manual for the monitor, printer, and application settings.
Monitor Gamma By setting the gamma value of a monitor, you can adjust the input data to the brightness characteristics
of the monitor. Adjust the value if your monitor's gamma value does not match the default value set in
ScanGear, and the colors of the original image are not accurately reflected in the monitor.
Click  Defaults  to return to the default Monitor Gamma value (2.20).
Note
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Refer to the manual of your monitor to check its gamma value. If it is not written in the manual,
contact the manufacturer.
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