Canon CanoScan N676U, N670U - CanoScan Flatbed Scanner, ScanGear CS-U 6.2 User Manual
ScanGear CS-U 6.2
for CanoScan N670U/N676U/N1240U Color Scanner
User’s Guide
for Windows
for Macintosh
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Chapter 1 Before You Begin......................................5
Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.2 .....................................................6
System Requirements ..................................................................... 7
Windows .................................................................................. 7
Macintosh ................................................................................8
Starting and Closing ScanGear CS-U ............................................. 9
Windows .................................................................................. 9
Macintosh ..............................................................................10
Getting Help in ScanGear CS-U.................................................... 11
Windows ................................................................................ 11
Macintosh ..............................................................................11
Chapter 2 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode.......12
What are the Simple Mode and Advanced Mode? .................... 13
Switching Between the Simple and Advanced Modes ............. 14
Simple Mode Main Window ........................................................ 15
Advanced Mode Main Window................................................... 16
Chapter 3 What is on the screen?...........................18
Main Window ............................................................................... 19
Toolbar .......................................................................................... 20
Scanning Buttons.......................................................................... 23
Simple Mode Main Window ........................................................ 24
Advanced Mode Main Window................................................... 30
The Main Sheet ......................................................................30
The Scanner Sheet .................................................................. 34
The Tone Sheet ....................................................................... 40
Contrast/Brightness Sheet ..............................................43
Gamma Sheet ................................................................ 44
Histogram Sheet ............................................................ 46
Special Tone Curves Sheet ..............................................48
Editing a Special Tone Curve Directly .............................. 49
The Halftone Sheet ................................................................. 51
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Chapter 4 Scanning an Original..............................52
Preparing for the Scanning Job ...................................................53
Quick Start ....................................................................................54
Previewing and Scanning an Original .........................................56
Scanning in the Simple Mode .................................................56
Scanning in the Advanced Mode ............................................61
Chapter 5 Multi-Photo Mode ..................................65
Multi-Photo Mode ........................................................................ 66
Operations ............................................................................. 66
Placing the Photos ..................................................................68
Chapter 6 Settings in the Windows Control Panel
(Windows only) ....................................69
Opening Scanners and Cameras Properties ................................ 70
General Settings ...........................................................................72
Events Settings..............................................................................73
Preferences Settings ..................................................................... 75
Color Management Settings ........................................................ 77
Chapter 7 Uninstalling ScanGear CS-U...................78
Uninstalling ScanGear CS-U .........................................................79
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting .....................................80
Pre-Scan Checklist ......................................................................... 81
How to Avoid Problems ...............................................................82
Troubleshooting Checklist ........................................................... 84
Glossary ...............................................................90
Index .............................................................104
Customer Support Help Desk ...............................109
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Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.2
System Requirements
Starting and Closing ScanGear CS-U
Getting Help in ScanGear CS-U
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Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.2
Welcome to Canon ScanGear CS-U 6.2.
ScanGear CS-U 6.2 (hereafter referred to as ScanGear CS-U) will provide
flexible, efficient image enhancement tools for scanning with your
CanoScan N670U/N676U/N1240U Scanner by providing an interface with a
variety of software applications.
ScanGear CS-U has a number of powerful features that help you achieve
peak performance with your scanner. Using ScanGear CS-U, you can
preview and adjust an image before the image is scanned and acquired by
the parent software application.
Normally when you start a scanning job, you will see the ScanGear CS-U
main window with its toolbar, Preview Area, and tabs.
However, some software applications may not open the ScanGear CS-U
main window. When this occurs you cannot use the settings described in
this user’s guide because the host software application will provide the
settings so you can change the image after it is acquired. When a software
application uses ScanGear CS-U without opening the ScanGear CS-U main
window, this is called the windowless mode.
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System Requirements
The hardware and software listed below is required to use ScanGear
CS-U.
Windows
Computer: IBM PC/AT Compatible with USB port(s) standardly
OS: Windows 98
Windows Millenium Edition
Windows 2000 Professional
CPU: Pentium 150MHz or greater
RAM: 64MB or more
HDD Free Space: Approx. 10MB (When Installation) or more
Display: 800 x 600 dots
High Color (16 bit) or greater
Interface: USB 1.1
CD-ROM Drive: Necessary
• USB Expansion card is not guaranteed.
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Macintosh
Computer: Macintosh with USB port(s) standardly
OS: Mac OS 8.6
Mac OS 9.0
Mac OS 9.1
Mac OS X (Classic Mode only)
CPU: Power PC G3 or greater
RAM: 64MB or more
With Mac OS X 128MB or more
HDD Free Space: Approx. 10MB (When Installation) or more
Display: 800 x 600 dots
32000 colors or greater
Interface: USB 1.1
CD-ROM Drive: Necessary
• USB Expansion card is not guaranteed.
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Starting and Closing ScanGear CS-U
ScanGear CS-U is not a stand-alone program that can be started by itself. It
is used as a TWAIN driver (Windows) or plug-in (Macintosh). Start the
application program first, then start ScanGear CS-U from the program.
When starting ScanGear CS-U, confirm that the scanner is
correctly connected to the computer.
Windows
Starting
1. Start the TWAIN-compliant application software such as PhotoStudio
or Photoshop.
< If you have installed another scanner or a digital camera, select this
scanner. >
a. Click the [File] menu and select [Select Source] or such.
b. Click to highlight [CanoScan N670U/N676U] or [CanoScan
N1240U] and click [Select].
2. Click the [File] menu and select [Acquire] or such.
ScanGear CS-U will start.
Closing
Click the (close box) in the ScanGear CS-U window.
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Macintosh
Starting
1. Start the parent application software such as PhotoStudio or
Photoshop.
2. Click the [File] menu and select [Acquire] or such, and [ScanGear CSU 6.2.0...].
ScanGear CS-U will start.
Closing
When scanning is completed, the ScanGear CS-U window automatically
closes (Macintosh only).
If the “Automatically quit ScanGear CS-U after scanning” (☞p.39) is
off, click the (close box) in the ScanGear CS-U window.
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Getting Help in ScanGear CS-U
Windows
For information about using ScanGear CS-U, open the on-line Help by
clicking the Help button on the toolbar.
Click the Contents or Index tab to see if the topic you are looking for is
covered elsewhere in on-line Help.
Macintosh
For information about using ScanGear CS-U, display the baloon help by
clicking the Help button on the toolbar. To close the baloon help, click the
Help button again.
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What are the Simple Mode and Advanced
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Simple Mode Main Window
Advanced Mode Main Window
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What are the Simple Mode and
Advanced Mode?
You can run ScanGear CS-U in either of two modes: the Simple Mode and
Advanced Mode.
Simple Mode
The Simple Mode, as its name implies, is easy to use and fast. You can set
up a scanning job quickly just by selecting from the name that best
describes the job you want to execute: Color Photo, Color Photo Fine,
B&W Photo, and so on. All you have to do is select one Image Type setting
which sets up the scanning job for you automatically. You can accept the
settings and start the scanning job, or you can make small adjustments to
the settings before you begin. For routine scanning jobs you can create
your own Image Types and save them under a name that will listed among
the pre-defined selections.
Advanced Mode
The Advanced Mode presents more options which allow you to set up
professional quality scanning jobs. You can use precise settings to select the
scanning area in the Preview Area, adjust Color Mode and Resolution, and
take advantage of the wide selection of Tone options (adjusting Contrast/
Brightness, Gamma, Histogram, Special Tone Curve, and Threshold).
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Switching Between the Simple and Advanced
Modes
You can switch between the Simple and Advanced Modes simply by
clicking a button.
• In the Simple Mode main window, click the Advanced Mode button
to open the Advanced Mode main window.
• In the Advanced Mode main window, click the Simple Mode button
to open the Simple Mode main window.
Note
If you change the settings in either the Simple Mode or
Advanced Mode, the changes will be reflected in the settings
of the other mode.
Advanced Mode
Simple Mode
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Simple Mode Main Window
The ScanGear CS-U main window in the Simple Mode has only one sheet,
named “Simple Mode” followed by the name of your scanner. Use the
Simple Mode sheet settings to select the settings for a scanning job.
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Advanced Mode Main Window
The ScanGear CS-U main window in the Advanced Mode has more sheets
to perform the settings for scanning.
In the Advanced Mode click the Main tab, Tone tab (or Halftone tab), or the
Scanner tab to open the Main sheet, Tone sheet (or Halftone sheet) or
Scanner sheet. Use the settings on each sheet to perform important
settings for scanning.
Note
In the Advanced Mode, the name of your scanner (N670U/
N676U or N1240U) is displayed on the tab of the Scanner
sheet.
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If you select Black and White for the Color Mode on the Main sheet, the
Tone tab is replaced with the Halftone tab.
With Windows, if you select Text Enhanced for the Color Mode on the
Main sheet, neither Tone tab nor Halftone tab is displayed.
Windows
Macintosh
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Main Window
Toolbar
Scanning Buttons
Simple Mode Main Window
Advanced Mode Main Window
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Preview Button Scan Button
Clear Button
Preview Area
Tool Bar
Title Bar
Window Resize Corner
Close Box
(With Macintosh, the
Close Box locates in the
top left of the window.)
Setting Tab
Mode Switching Button
Status Area
Main Window
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Toolbar
Buttons on the toolbar help you to perform important tasks like, cropping
images, moving images, zooming, and so on.
Crop Button
Click the Crop button and drag the pointer in any direction to draw a
rectangle around the area you want to select for scanning. This reduces
the time it takes to scan an image because you are pre-scanning or
scanning only the necessary section of the image, not the whole area. To
un-crop the image simply click outside the cropped area.
Move Image Button
Use the Move Image button to scroll the image up/down or left/right when
the previewed image has been enlarged with the Zoom Tool button and is
too large to be viewed all at once. Click the Move Image button and drag
the image with the hand image pointer.
Note
The Move Image button is not available when the previewed
image has not been enlarged and is displayed entirely in the
Preview Area.
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Zoom Tool Button
Click the Zoom Tool button and then click the left or right mouse button to
change the size of the Preview image.
• To increase the magnification of the image, click the Zoom Tool
button then click the left mouse button (Windows) / click the mouse
button (Macintosh) on the area of the previewed image to view. You
can repeat this procedure to magnify the image up to 4 times its
previewed size.
• To decrease the magnification of the image, click the Zoom Tool
button then click the right mouse button (Windows) / click the mouse
button while pressing [Option] key (Macintosh) on the magnified
image.
Auto Crop Button
After clicking the Crop button and drawing a rectangle around the part of
the image that you want to scan, click the Auto Crop button to size the
rectangle for the best fit around the object enclosed by the rectangle.
Negative/Positive Button
Click the Negative/Positive button to invert the colors and create a negative
of the image.
Mirror Button
Click the Mirror button to flip the image horizontally like a mirror image.
Rotate Left Button
Click the Rotate Left button to rotate a scanned image left 90 degrees
(counterclockwise). Click this button repeatedly to continue rotating the
image left.
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Rotate Right Button
Click the Rotate Right button to rotate a scanned image right 90 degrees
(clockwise). Click this button repeatedly to continue rotating the image
right.
Rulers Button
Click the Rulers button to display a ruler in the Preview Area to help with
sizing and cropping the image. To select the gradations for rulers, click the
down-arrow for Units on the Main sheet and then select the units of
measure from the drop-down list.
Help Button
Windows : Click the Help button to display the ScanGear CS-U on-line
Help.
Macintosh : Click the Help button to display / close the baloon help.
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Scanning Buttons
Preview Button
Click the Preview button to pre-scan the image and display it in the Preview
Area so you can decide whether the image needs any adjustments or if you
want to apply any special effects. Click this button after cropping the
previewed image to perform the enlarged preview.
Note
After you click the Preview button, the Preview button
becomes a Cancel button. Click this Cancel button to cancel
the pre-scan operation.
Scan Button
Click the Scan button to scan the image on the scanner with any special
effects or adjustments that have been applied and send the scanned image
to the software application from which you launched the ScanGear CS-U.
Note
After you click the Scan button, the Scanning dialog box is
displayed. Click the Cancel button in this dialog box to cancel
the scan operation.
Clear Button
Click the Clear button to clear the settings for the preview image displayed
in the preview area. Does not clear (delete) the image itself.
Clicking the Clear Botton while pressing [Ctrl] (Windows) /
[Command] (Macintosh) key clears the image in the preview
area.
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Simple Mode Main Window
In the Simple Mode, only the Simple Mode sheet is available in the main
window.
Image Type
When you select the Image Type based on how you intend to use the
scanned image, the Color Mode and Resolution settings are selected for
you automatically for optimum scanning results. Here is a summary of the
available Image Type settings for the image Color Mode and Resolution.
•Color Screen (Color, 75 dpi):
Use to scan the original as it appears on the monitor.
•Color Photo (Color, 150 dpi):
Use to scan color photographs.
•Color Photo Fine (Color, 300 dpi):
Use to scan color photographs for best quality in the scanned image.
•BJ Printer (Color, 360 dpi):
Use to scan a color original that you intend to print on a Bubble Jet
printer for maximum quality in the printed image.
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•B/W Photo (Grayscale, 150 dpi):
Use to scan black-and-white photographs with varying shades of gray.
•B/W Photo Fine (Grayscale, 300 dpi):
Use to scan black-and-white photographs with varying shades of gray
for best quality in the scanned image.
•Line Art (Black and White, 300 dpi):
Use to scan of a black-and-white original that contains a graphic
illustration.
•Laser Printer (Black and White, 600 dpi):
Use to scan a black-and-white original that you intend to print on a
black-and-white laser beam printer.
•FAX (Text Enhanced for Windows / Black and White for
Macintosh, 200 dpi):
Use to scan an original that you intend to send by facsimile.
•OCR (Text Enhanced for Windows / Black and White for
Macintosh, 300 dpi.):
Use to scan pages of text that you intend to capture with an OCR
software application.
With Macintosh, Black and white is applied as the Color Mode
instend of Text Enhanced.
The order of the items is different from the one with Windows.
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Color Mode
Displays the Color Mode setting for the currently selected Image Type. And the
Mode can be set to one of the settings provided. In this case, a new Image Type
can be saved under a new name.
• Black and White The image is scanned in black and white.
• Grayscale The image is scanned in black and white but if the original
is in color most of the colors will be shaded.
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• Color (Photos) The image is scanned in color.
• Color (Documents) Select for the best possible color quality for
documents. Scanning speed at this setting will be slower than with the
Color (Photos).
• Text Enhanced (only for Windows) Converts grayscale images to
black and white using Canon ImageTrust technology. This setting
produces sharper text which will be easier for OCR software to read.
• The Text Enhanced selection requires more time than
the Black and White setting, because digitization of
the scanned image is performed after scanning it in
Grayscale.
• Selecting the Color Mode setting automatically resets
the Advanced Mode Tone tab settings.
• Selecting Black and White or Text Enhanced sets the
Resolution setting to 300 dpi. If you select any setting
other than Black and White or Text Enhanced, the
Resolution setting is re-set automatically to the base
setting for the Image Type selection.
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Resolution
Displays the Resolution setting for the currently selected Image Type. And the
Resolution can be set to one of the settings provided. In this case, a new Image
Type can be saved under a new name.
Edit Image Type Button
Click the down-arrow for Image Type and select Custom (or select a
previously saved custom selection) and click the Edit Image Type button to
open the Image Type Settings dialog box. You can create and save up to 12
custom settings of your own.
Note
The Edit Image Type button is not enabled until you select
Custom (or a custom setting previously saved) from the Image
Type drop-down list. This button is also enabled after you select
one of the pre-defined Image Types and change the Color
Mode or the Resolution setting.
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Paper Size
Specifies the paper size of the image to be scanned.
Changing the Paper Size clears the Preview area and
clears all settings set with the Toolbar and Tone sheet
buttons.
• Business Card
• Statement
• B5
• Executive
• Letter
• A4
• L Portrait
• L Landscape
• LL Portrait
• LL Landscape
• Postcard (6”x4”)
• Full Platen
Width
Displays the width of the scanning area currently selected in the Preview
Area. You can change the units to measure the scanning area.
Height
Displays the height of the scanning area currently selected in the Preview
Area. You can change the units to measure the scanning area.
Size
Displays the estimated file size of the image in the Preview Area.
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Auto Tone
Click the Apply button to have ScanGear CS-U automatically adjust the
tone of a pre-scanned color image within the cropped area. The Auto Tone
is available only when Color or Grayscale has been selected on the Main
sheet and when Canon ColorGear Color Matching (Windows) / ColorSync
Color Matching (Macintosh) is not selected on the Scanner sheet.
To cancel the Auto Tone, click the Reset button.
Magazine-Reduce Moiré
Click this check box if you want ScanGear CS-U to conduct moiré reduction
to improve the overall image quality. Moiré are dot patterns that interfere
with processing images for professional use and are usually caused by poor
dithering resulting from scanning images from newspapers, books,
magazines, etc.
This function is the same as the Descreen function in the Advanced mode.
Multi-Photo Mode
Click this button to start Multi-Photo Mode Scanning.
Multi-Photo Mode is a function used when scanning more than 2 photos
with a single operation, and makes the multiple scanned images appear
individually in a new window of the application. If you place the photo
obliquely, this function will make the adjustment automatically.
See Chapter 5 for details.(☞p.66)
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Advanced Mode Main Window
The Main Sheet
Color Mode
The Color Mode determines how the original will be scanned: Black and
White, Grayscale, Color, etc. Click the down-arrow and select a setting
from the drop-down list.
• Black and White The image is scanned in black and white.
• Grayscale The image is scanned in black and white but if the original
is in color most of the colors will be shaded.
• Color (Photos) The image is scanned in color.
• Color (Documents) Select for the best possible color quality for
documents. Scanning speed at this setting will be slower than with the
Color (Photos).
• Text Enhanced (only for Windows) Converts grayscale images to
black and white using Canon ImageTrust technology. This setting
produces sharper text which will be easier for OCR software to read.
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