User manual CANON IMAGEFORMULA DR-6050C FLATBED SCANNER UNIT 101

[. . . ] If Adobe Reader/Acrobat Reader/Acrobat is not installed on your system, please download it from the Adobe Systems Incorporated website (http://www. adobe. com). Considerable effort has been made to make sure that the manuals for the machine are free of inaccuracies and omissions. However, as we are constantly improving our products, if you need an exact specification, please contact Canon. The machine illustration on the cover may differ slightly from your machine. i TOP Back Previous Next Introduction 1 Scanning a Document Legal Notices Trademarks Canon, the Canon logo, and imageCLASS are trademarks of Canon Inc. [. . . ] If the parameters of a scan contain more than 21, 000 x 30, 000 pixels, the image will not be received. ­ When [Output Resolution] is set to [600] dpi, minimum parameters of an image are 96 x 96 pixels. ­ To maintain the current width and height proportions of the image, click . [Color Mode] Selects the type of document and the way in which it is scanned. [Black and White]: To output documents to a monochrome printer. The contrast in the image is divided at certain levels (threshold values) into black and white and is displayed in two colors. For the threshold setting, see "Color Settings, " on p. 2-31. (Original Orientation) Shows the direction of the document being scanned. The icon display varies depending on the settings for [Original Input Method], [Original Size], and [Orientation]. Table of Contents Index 2-27 TOP Back Previous Next Introduction 1 Scanning a Document 2 3 [Grayscale]: To scan black and white photos or monochrome images. The image is expressed in a 0-255 scale of black and white. The image is expressed in 256 levels (8 bit) of R(ed), G(reen) and B(lue). [Color (Documents)]: To scan color documents that include texts or charts in addition to color photos. ­ Even if [Descreen] is set to [ON], some moire effect may remain if [Unsharp Mask] is also set to [ON]. ­ A change in this setting is reflected after [Scan] is clicked. Table of Contents Index 2-29 TOP Back Previous Next Introduction 1 Scanning a Document [Fading Correction] Rebuilds the color quality that has faded over time. It also increases saturation of dullcolored originals to reproduce a vivid image. You can apply this setting when the preview image is displayed. [None]: No fading correction will be made. [Medium]: Normally this setting is recommended. This may change the tone of the image. NOTE 2 3 [Grain Correction] Smoothes out the film grain of the image recorded on fast film. The result is smoother tones and higher overall quality. [None]: No grain correction will be made. [Low]: Select this setting when the grain in the picture is not so notable. [Medium]: Normally this setting is recommended. [. . . ] The machine features a USB interface, which makes it compatible with IBM and similar personal computers. N Network A group of computers connected by cables or other means and using software that enables them to share equipment (such as printers) and exchange information. K Kilobyte (KB) A unit of measurement, representing the binary number 1024, used to describe machine or computer memory size in thousandbyte units. Table of Contents Index 4-5 TOP Back Previous Next Introduction 1 Scanning a Document O OCR (Optical Character Reader) Device for reading characters optically. System for extracting information in a text format from information in the form of a graphic such as hand-written or printed characters which have been scanned with a scanner. You cannot edit text scanned with a scanner because it is in a graphic format, but with OCR software you can convert to a text file and then edit the text with wordprocessing software. Preview Provisional scanning and display of the document you are about to scan before you actually scan it. If the preview scan looks different from what you want, you can change the settings, display the preview again and confirm before scanning. 2 3 Troubleshooting Preview area The area at the left of the ScanGear MF main window. [. . . ]