Canon N1240U - CanoScan Flatbed Scanner 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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chapter 1
Before You Begin
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 CS-
U 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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Simple Mode and
Advanced Mode
What are the Simple Mode and Advanced
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Simple 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/
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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
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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.
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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
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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.