Canon MG2450 User Guide

MG2400 series

Online Manual

Scanning

English

Contents

Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Scanning from a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Scanning with IJ Scan Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

What Is IJ Scan Utility (Scanner Software)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Starting IJ Scan Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Easy Scanning with Auto Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Scanning Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Scanning Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Scanning with Favorite Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Scanning Items Larger than the Platen (Image Stitch). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Scanning Multiple Items at One Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Saving after Checking Scan Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Sending Scanned Images via E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

IJ Scan Utility Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

IJ Scan Utility Main Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Settings Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Data Format Settings Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Save Settings Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Image Stitch Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Scanning with Application Software that You are Using (ScanGear). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

What Is ScanGear (Scanner Driver)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Scanning with Advanced Settings Using ScanGear (Scanner Driver). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Starting ScanGear (Scanner Driver). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Scanning in Basic Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Scanning in Advanced Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear (Scanner Driver). . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors with ScanGear (Scanner Driver). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Correcting Images (Unsharp Mask, Reduce Dust and Scratches, Fading Correction, etc.). . 93

Adjusting Colors Using a Color Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Adjusting Saturation and Color Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Adjusting Histogram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Adjusting Tone Curve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Setting Threshold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

ScanGear (Scanner Driver) Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Basic Mode Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Advanced Mode Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Input Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Output Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Image Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Color Adjustment Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Preferences Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Scanner Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Preview Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Scan Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Color Settings Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Adjusting Cropping Frames (ScanGear). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

General Notes (Scanner Driver). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Useful Information on Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Data Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Color Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Other Scanning Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Scanning with WIA Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Scanning Using the Control Panel (Windows XP Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Scanning

Scanning from a Computer

Scanning with IJ Scan Utility

Scanning with Application Software that You are Using (ScanGear)

Useful Information on Scanning

Other Scanning Methods

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

Scanning from a Computer

Scanning with IJ Scan Utility

Scanning with Application Software that You are Using (ScanGear)

Useful Information on Scanning

Other Scanning Methods

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

Scanning with IJ Scan Utility

What Is IJ Scan Utility (Scanner Software)?

Starting IJ Scan Utility

Easy Scanning with Auto Scan Basic

Scanning Photos

Scanning Documents

Scanning with Favorite Settings

Scanning Items Larger than the Platen (Image Stitch)

Scanning Multiple Items at One Time

Saving after Checking Scan Results

Sending Scanned Images via E-mail

Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR)

IJ Scan Utility Screens

What Is IJ Scan Utility (Scanner Software)?

IJ Scan Utility is an application that allows you to easily scan photos, documents, etc.

You can complete from scanning to saving at one time by simply clicking the corresponding

icon in the IJ Scan Utility main screen.

What You Can Do with IJ Scan Utility

Scan Easily according to Purposes

You can scan by simply clicking an icon such as Auto to scan easily, Photo to scan with

settings suitable for photos, or Document to sharpen text in a document or magazine for

better readability, according to the item type or your purpose.

Note

Refer to "IJ Scan Utility Main Screen" for details on the IJ Scan Utility main screen.

Save Scanned Images Automatically

Scanned images are automatically saved in a preset folder. You can change the folder as

required.

Note

The default save folders are as follows.

Windows 8: My Documents folder

Windows 7: My Documents folder

Windows Vista: Documents folder

Windows XP: My Documents folder

Refer to "Settings Dialog Box" for how to specify a folder.

Integrate with Applications

You can utilize scanned images through integration with other applications; display scanned

images in your favorite application, attach them to e-mails, extract text from images, and

more.

Important

Some functions are available only when My Image Garden is installed.

Note

Refer to "Settings Dialog Box" for how to set the applications to integrate with.

Starting IJ Scan Utility

Follow the steps below to start IJ Scan Utility.

Windows 8:

Select IJ Scan Utility on the Start screen to start IJ Scan Utility.

If IJ Scan Utility is not displayed on the Start screen, select the Search charm, then search

for "IJ Scan Utility".

Windows 7/Windows Vista/Windows XP:

From the Start menu, select All Programs > Canon Utilities > IJ Scan Utility > IJ Scan

Utility to start IJ Scan Utility.

Easy Scanning with Auto Scan

You can scan easily by automatically detecting the item type.

Important

The following types of items may not be scanned correctly. In that case, adjust the

cropping frames (scan areas) in whole image view of ScanGear (scanner driver) and

scan again.

Photos that have a whitish background

Items printed on white paper, hand-written documents, business cards, etc.

Thin items

Thick items

1. Make sure that your scanner or printer is turned on.

2. Place items on the platen of your scanner or printer.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

3. Start IJ Scan Utility.

4. Click Auto.

Scanning starts.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

To apply suitable corrections based on the item type, click Settings..., then select the

Apply recommended image correction checkbox in the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog

box.

Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings (Auto Scan)

dialog box displayed by clicking Settings.... In the Settings (Auto Scan) dialog box,

you can also make advanced scan settings.

Refer to the following pages to scan by specifying the item type.

Scanning Photos

Scanning Documents

Scanning with Favorite Settings

Scanning Photos

You can scan photos placed on the platen with settings suitable for photos.

1. Place the photo on the platen.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

2. Start IJ Scan Utility.

3. Click Settings..., select the Settings (Photo Scan) dialog box, then set

the paper size, resolution, etc. as required.

When setting is completed, click OK.

4. Click Photo.

Scanning starts.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings (Photo Scan)

dialog box displayed by clicking Settings.... In the Settings (Photo Scan) dialog box,

you can also make advanced scan settings.

Scanning Documents

You can scan items placed on the platen with settings suitable for documents.

1. Place the item on the platen.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

2. Start IJ Scan Utility.

3. Click Settings..., select the Settings (Document Scan) dialog box, then

set the paper size, resolution, etc. as required.

When setting is completed, click OK.

4. Click Document.

Scanning starts.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings (Document

Scan) dialog box displayed by clicking Settings.... In the Settings (Document Scan)

dialog box, you can also make advanced scan settings.

Scanning with Favorite Settings

You can scan items placed on the platen with your favorite settings saved beforehand.

This is convenient for saving frequently used settings or when specifying scan settings in

detail.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

2. Click Settings..., select the Settings (Custom Scan) dialog box, then

set the select source, resolution, etc.

When setting is completed, click OK.

Note

Once the settings are made, you can scan with the same settings from the next

time.

3. Place the item on the platen.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

4. Click Custom.

Scanning starts.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the Settings (Custom

Scan) dialog box displayed by clicking Settings.... In the Settings (Custom Scan)

dialog box, you can also make advanced scan settings.

Scanning Items Larger than the Platen (Image Stitch)

You can scan the left and right halves of an item larger than the platen and combine them

back into one image. Items up to approximately twice as large as the platen are supported.

Note

The following explains how to scan from the item to be placed on the left side.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

2. Click Settings..., select the Settings (Scan and Stitch) dialog box, then

set the item type, resolution, etc. as required.

When setting is completed, click OK.

3. Click Stitch.

The Image Stitch window appears.

4. In Select Output Size, select an output size according to the paper size.

5. Make sure that Scan from Left is selected in Scan Direction.

6. Place the item that is to be displayed on the left side of the screen face-

down on the platen.

7. Click Start Scanning Image 1.

The first item is scanned and appears in 1.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

8. Place the item that is to be displayed on the right side of the screen face-

down on the platen.

9. Click Start Scanning Image 2.

The second item is scanned and appears in 2.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

10. Adjust the scanned images as required.

Use the Toolbar to rotate or zoom in/out, or drag the images to adjust their positions.

Note

Select the Adjust cropping frames checkbox to specify the area to be saved.

Adjusting Cropping Frames in the Image Stitch Window

To scan an item again, select the image in the Preview area or the thumbnail at

the top of the screen, then click (Delete). The selected image is deleted,

allowing you to scan the item again.

11. Click Save.

The combined image is saved.

Note

Refer to "Image Stitch Window" for details on the Image Stitch window.

You can make advanced scan settings in the Settings (Scan and Stitch) dialog box

displayed by clicking Settings....

Scanning Multiple Items at One Time

You can scan two or more photos (small items) placed on the platen at one time and save

each image individually.

Important

The following types of items may not be scanned correctly. In that case, adjust the

cropping frames (scan areas) in whole image view of ScanGear (scanner driver) and

scan again.

Photos that have a whitish background

Items printed on white paper, hand-written documents, business cards, etc.

Thin items

Thick items

Refer to "Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)"

for your model from Home of the Online Manual for details.

Using Auto Scan

Whether there are multiple items or not is detected automatically. Click Auto and scan.

Easy Scanning with Auto Scan

Not Using Auto Scan

In the Settings dialog box, set Paper Size to Auto scan and scan.

Note

The screens for scanning with favorite settings are used as examples in the following

descriptions.

1. Place the items on the platen.

Placing Items (When Scanning from a Computer)

2. Start IJ Scan Utility.

3. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog box appears.

4. Click Custom Scan.

5. Select Select Source according to the items to be scanned.

6. Select Auto scan for Paper Size, then click OK.

The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note

Refer to the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog

box.

Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (Document Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog Box

7. Click Custom.

Multiple items are scanned at one time.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

Scanned images are saved in the folder set for Save in in the corresponding Settings

dialog box displayed by clicking Settings.... In each Settings dialog box, you can also

make advanced scan settings.

Saving after Checking Scan Results

You can check the scan results, then save the images to a computer.

Important

You cannot check the scan results before saving when scanned using Auto scan.

Note

The screens for scanning photos are used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

2. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Click Photo Scan.

4. Select the Check scan results checkbox, then click OK.

The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note

Refer to the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog

box.

Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (Document Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (Scan and Stitch) Dialog Box

Settings (ScanGear) Dialog Box

5. Click Photo.

Scanning starts.

When scanning is completed, the Save Settings dialog box appears.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

6. Change the image order or file save options as required.

You can change the image order or file save options in the Save Settings dialog box.

Note

The default save folders are as follows.

Windows 8: My Documents folder

Windows 7: My Documents folder

Windows Vista: Documents folder

Windows XP: My Documents folder

7. Click OK.

Scanned images are saved according to the settings.

Sending Scanned Images via E-mail

You can send scanned images via e-mail.

Note

The screens for scanning photos are used as examples in the following descriptions.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

2. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Click Photo Scan.

4. Select Attach to e-mail in Application Settings, then select an e-mail

client.

Note

You can add e-mail clients to use for attachments from the pull-down menu.

If None (Attach Manually) is selected, manually attach scanned and saved

images to e-mail.

5. Click OK.

The IJ Scan Utility main screen appears.

Note

Refer to the following pages for details on the setting items in the Settings dialog

box.

Settings (Auto Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (Photo Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (Document Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (Custom Scan) Dialog Box

Settings (ScanGear) Dialog Box

6. Click Photo.

Scanning starts.

When scanning is completed, the specified e-mail client starts and the images will be

attached to a new message.

Note

Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

The scanned images are saved according to the settings made in the Settings

dialog box.

When the Check scan results checkbox is selected in the Settings dialog box,

the Save Settings dialog box appears. After you set the save options and click

OK, the scanned images are saved and automatically attached to a new message

of the specified e-mail client.

7. Specify the recipient, enter the subject and message, then send e-mail.

Refer to the manual of your e-mail client for e-mail settings.

Extracting Text from Scanned Images (OCR)

Scan text in scanned magazines and newspapers and display it in Notepad (included with

Windows).

Note

You can extract text when scanning via Document, Custom, or ScanGear.

The screens for scanning documents are used as examples in the following

descriptions.

1. Start IJ Scan Utility.

2. Click Settings....

The Settings dialog box appears.

3. Click Document Scan.

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