Canon D1250U2F - CanoScan USB Flatbed Scanner User manual

ScanGear CS-U 6.3
for CanoScan D1250U2/D1250U2F Color Scanners
User’s Guide
for Windows
English

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Copyright Notice
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Chapter 1 Before You Begin........................................................ 4
Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.3 ............................................................. 5
System Requirements ............................................................................. 6
Chapter 2 Simple Mode and Advanced Mode........................... 7
Switching between the Simple and Advanced Modes ......................... 8
Simple Mode Main Window .................................................................. 9
Advanced Mode Main Window ........................................................... 10
Chapter 3 What is on the Screen? ............................................ 11
Main Window ....................................................................................... 12
Toolbar .................................................................................................. 13
Scanning Buttons .................................................................................. 15
Simple Mode ......................................................................................... 16
Advanced Mode.................................................................................... 23
The Main Sheet.............................................................................. 23
The Settings Sheet ......................................................................... 27
The Tone Sheet .............................................................................. 32
Contrast/Brightness Sheet ..................................................... 35
Gamma Sheet....................................................................... 36
Histogram Sheet ................................................................... 38
Special Tone Curves Sheet..................................................... 40
Editing a Special Tone Curve Directly ..................................... 41
The Halftone Sheet ........................................................................ 42
Chapter 4 Multi-Photo Scan ...................................................... 43
Multi-Photo Scan .................................................................................. 44
Multi-Photo mode (Simple Mode) ....................................................... 45
Multi Crop (Advanced Mode) .............................................................. 47
Chapter 5 Settings in the Windows Control Panel ................. 49
Opening the Scanners and Cameras Properties Dialog...................... 50
General Settings ................................................................................... 52
Events Settings ...................................................................................... 53
Preferences Settings ............................................................................. 55
Color Management Settings ................................................................ 57
Glossary .................................................................................... 58
Index ......................................................................................... 65

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chapter 1
Before You Begin
Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.3
System Requirements

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chapter 1
Before You Begin
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Welcome to ScanGear CS-U 6.3
Welcome to Canon ScanGear CS-U 6.3.
ScanGear CS-U 6.3 (hereafter referred to as ScanGear CS-U) will provide
flexible, efficient image enhancement tools for scanning with your
CanoScan D1250U2/D1250U2F Color 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.
•Refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions to
install and start ScanGear CS-U.
•To Uninstall the ScanGear CS-U, use the CanoScan
Setup Utility CD-ROM and its “Uninstall the
Software” menu.
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System Requirements
The hardware and software listed below is required to use ScanGear
CS-U.
Computer: IBM PC/AT compatible with built-in USB port(s)
OS: Windows XP (Home Edition, Professional)
Windows Millennium Edition
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 98
Free Hard Disk Space: Approx. 10MB or more (before installation)
Display: 800 x 600 pixels or greater
Medium (16 bit)/ High Color (16 bit) or greater
Interface: USB2.0/1.1
On Windows 98, USB2.0 performance not guaranteed
CD-ROM Drive: Required
•Performance with USB2.0 expansion cards is only
limited with the ones Canon Inc. guarantees.
Please refer to the “Notes Regarding the USB2.0
Interface” sheet.
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chapter 2
Simple Mode and
Advanced Mode
Switching between the Simple Mode and
Advanced Modes
Simple Mode Main Window
Advanced Mode Main Window

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Simple Mode
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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.
•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
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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”. 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.

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Simple Mode
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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, Settings tab or the Tone tab (or
Halftone tab), to open the Main sheet, Settings sheet or Tone sheet (or
Halftone sheet). You can use precise settings to select the scanning area in
the Preview Area, adjust the Color Mode and Resolution, and take
advantage of the wide selection of Tone options (adjust the Contrast/
Brightness, Gamma, Histogram, Special Tone Curve, and Threshold). If you
select Black and White for the Color Mode on the Main sheet, the Tone tab
is replaced with the Halftone tab.
Note
•If you select Text Enhanced for the Color Mode on the Main
sheet, neither Tone tab nor Halftone tab is displayed.