Canon 800II manual

1 Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Canon Micr ofilm Scanner 800II. These instructions describe how to use the Scanning Utility 800 utility softwar e to impor t an image projected on the scanner scr een into your PC. T o ensure that you fully understand the functions of this scanning utility and can make the best possible use [...]

Conventions 2 Conventions This manual uses the following symbols and icons. Indicates important information on items that must be observed or that are prohibited as part of scanner operation. Read this information to prevent scan- ner faults or damage. Indicates additional information that is useful in operating the scanner . It is a good idea to r[...]

3 Contents Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Conventions .......................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 .............. 5 In[...]

4 Converter Mode ................................................................................................................. ................. 48 ReaderPrinter Emulation Mode ................................................................................................... ........ 50 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting ..............................[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 This chapter describes how to install the Scanning Utility 800 software and explains its basic operations. Installing Scanning Utility 800 .................................... 6 Before Installation ................................................. 6 Installing Scanning Utility 800 .[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 6 Installing Scanning Utility 800 This section describes the preparations for installing Scanning Utility 800 on your PC and the installation procedur e itself. Before Installation Check the following before you install Scanning Utility 800 on your PC. ● Scanning Utility 800 uses [...]

7 Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 3 Click [Start] and select Run. The screen that appears dif fers depending on your version of Windows. [Windows 2000] 4 In the Open field, type “D:su800setup.exe” and click [OK]. In these instructions, the CD-ROM dri[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 8 6 Click [Next]. The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears. 7 Check the displayed installation folder and then click [Next]. T o change the installation destination folder , click [Browse] and then select a new des- tination folder . Installation begins. 8 Installation end[...]

9 Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 Uninstalling Scanning Utility 800 T o uninstall Scanning Utility 800, click on Add/Remove Programs in the Contr ol Panel, select “Scanning Utility 800” and click [Change/Remove]. Chapter1 07.2.28, 19:35 Page 9 Adobe Pa[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 10 Basic Scanning Utility 800 Operations This section explains how to start up and exit Scanning Utility 800 and also describes the Scanning Utility 800 screens. Startup and Exit ◆ Startup 1 Click the Windows [Start] button and choose [Programs]-[Scan- ning Utility 800]. Scanning [...]

11 Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 Screen Descriptions This section describes the functions of the menu bar and toolbar in the Scanning Utility 800 screens. ◆ Menu Bar File Menu Open Opens an image saved by Scanning Utility 800. The four image formats th[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 12 Print Prints the image. ( ➝ P .46 “Printing the Displayed Image”) Print Format Actual size: Prints the image at the size shown on the screen, r egardless of the paper used for printing or the resolution at which the image was scanned. Fit to paper: If the image size is larg[...]

13 Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 View Menu T oolbar The toolbar toggles between shown and hidden each time it is clicked. A check mark denotes that the toolbar is shown and no check mark indicates that it is hidden. Status bar The status bar toggles betw[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 14 Page Menu Next page Displays the image on the next page. Prev Page Displays the image on the previous page. Help Menu About Displays the Scanning Utility 800 version and copyright information. ◆ T oolbar Open: Opens an image saved using Scanning Utility 800. Save Page As: Saves[...]

15 Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 Rotate Left: Rotates the image left (counter clockwise) by 90 ° . Rotate Right: Rotates the image right (clockwise) by 90 ° . Previous Page: Displays the image on the pr evious page. (if TIFF is selected as the file for[...]

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Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings This chapter describes how to specify the settings for Scanning Utility 800. Specifying the Scanner Settings ...................... 18 Starting up Scanning Utility 800 .................. 18 Scanner Settings ......................................... 20 Detail Settings ........................................[...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 18 Specifying the Scanner Settings This section describes how to specify the settings used to scan images. Starting up Scanning Utility 800 Begin by switching the scanner and PC on and then start up Scanning Utility 800. 1 Switch the scanner on. 2 Switch your PC on and start up Windows. Windows starts up. 3[...]

19 Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings Scanner setting... dialog box ( ➝ P .20) Gamma dialog box ( ➝ P .31) Add on dialog box ( ➝ P .26) Detail Settings dialog box ( ➝ P .23) Function key dialog box( ➝ P .33) 4 Select [File]–[Scanner setting...], or click on the T oolbar . The Scanner setting... d[...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 20 Scanner Settings Use this screen to specify the settings for scanning. The basic settings are specified from the Scanner setting... dialog box. <Scanner Settings> Mode Selects the scanning mode. [Black and White] Scans film with content such as text and line drawings in black and white. [Black and [...]

21 Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings Page Size Selects one of the following as the size of the document to be scanned. Letter (8.5 x 11 in.) Letter-R (11 x 8.5 in.) Legal (8.5 x 14 in.) Ledger (11 x 17 in.) Statement (8.5 x 5.5 in.) A3 (297 x 420 mm) A4 (210 x 297 mm) A4-R (297 x 210mm) A5 (148 x 210 mm) A6[...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 22 Brightness Automatically or manually sets the brightness of the image. If the automatic set- ting is selected, the brightness is set automatically . When the manual setting is selected, values from 1 to 255 can be specified, with larger settings increasing the exposure level on the scanner and giving a b[...]

23 Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings Detail Settings The scanning settings can be specified in more detail. Use this dialog box to specify the detailed scanning settings. Polarity Selects the film polarity . [Nega Film] Reverses black and white in a negative film image and prints a positive image. [Posi Fil[...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 24 When you select Batch mode, always ensure that OFF is selected in the SemiAuto setting. Selecting ON as the SemiAuto setting disables the Batch mode setting. If you want to use Batch mode when the SemiAuto setting is ON or if you want to use Batch mode from FS Con- troller I, select Batch mode from the k[...]

25 Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings <Filter Settings> These settings specify the image processing filters used. Erase Background This option is valid when the selected image mode is [Black and White] or [Black and White-Fine], and automatically erases the background for text, line drawings, etc. Eras[...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 26 Add on Settings The Add on function can be used to add any text or counter to a scanned image. Use the Add on Settings dialog box to specify the text to be added by the Add on function along with other related settings. T ext Enter the information to be added. Any of the following letters and symbols can[...]

27 Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings (Input) (Add on result) CANON[00001] CANON 00001 <Time> T o add the time that the document was scanned, type “TIME”. The time is added as an 8-digit number (including colons) in the 24-hour clock for- mat, as shown in the examples below . (For 4.28.30 pm) (Inp[...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 28 Horizontal Offset (mm) Specifies a number between 0 and 500 as the horizontal of fset when the Add on feature is used. This setting moves the position of the added text on the screen the specified distance to the right from the left edge of the image, using the top- left corner of the scanned area as the[...]

29 Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings <Counter Settings> When a counter is set in a text string, use these settings to specify the size of the counter increment and the increment trigger . Increment T rigger Select one of the following as the trigger for incrementing the number on the counter . [New Fi[...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 30 The [File Mark], [Batch Mark] and [File/Batch Mark] settings are valid when the FS Controller III is used. Refer to the FS Controller III In- structions for details. Reset V alue Sets the starting value of the counter (0 to 255) after a reset. <Buttons> OK Applies the selected settings and closes t[...]

31 Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings Gamma Curve Settings Sets the gamma curve. The gamma curve setting uses gamma curve data prepared by the user to adjust the output values (to the computer) relative to the input values for 256 levels of brightness in the scanned image. The gamma curve settings specified [...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 32 ◆ Preparing Gamma Curve Data Gamma curve data consists of a 258-line text file (*.gmm) containing the output values for the 256 levels of input values. Always enter a connect as the first line of the gamma curve data and “256” in the second line to indicate the number of data items. Lines 3 onwards[...]

33 Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings Assigning Function Keys Specific functions can be stored in the function keys on the scanner . Use the Function Key Settings dialog box to set the function keys. 1 Select a function key . When you select the function key to which a function is to be assigned from the pul[...]

Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 34 [Margin Scanning] Scans the margins when an image is scanned. [Adjust Margin] Adjusts the size of the margin during scanning. When you press this key , the display shows the margin size and you can adjust the margins through a range from –10 mm to 10 mm either side of 0 [Adjust Sharpness] Selects the l[...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner This chapter describes the procedures for using Scanning Utility 800. Scanning and Saving Images .................................. 36 Scan Page ......................................................... 36 Scan Batch to File .............................................. 38 Opening a Saved File ..........................[...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 36 Scanning and Saving Images There ar e two ways to scan the image projected on the scr een and save the scanned image as a file on your PC: “Scan page” and “Scan batch to file”. The scanning procedur es for the two differ . The procedur e also differs depending on the carrier used. Refer to the instructions for[...]

37 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 3 Using the Scanner 4 Select [File]-[Save Page As...] or click in the T oolbar . The “ Save Page As...” dialog box appears. 5 Specify the file name, type (format) and save destination, and then click [Save]. The scanned image is saved. File T ypes Scanned images can be saved in the TIFF (*.tif), BMP (*.bmp), JPEG [...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 38 Scan Batch to File This mode allows you to specify the file name for the saved image before scanning the image and saving the scanned image to the specified file. 1 Project the image on the scanner screen. 2 Select [File]-[Scan batch to file...] or click on the T oolbar . The “ Save Page As...” dialog box appears.[...]

39 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 3 Using the Scanner Saving images when film is scanned repeatedly (consecutively) When film is scanned repeatedly (consecutively) and the images are saved in TIFF format, multiple pages of images are saved as a single TIFF file (multi- page TIFF). If the images are saved in the BMP , JBIG or JPEG format, each page in [...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 40 6 Scanning ends. The Start Scanning (Continue) dialog box appears. In Semi-Auto mode, the scanner ’s Start key switches to the ready state. 7 T o scan another image, project the image onto the scanner screen and click [Continue Scanning]. T o stop scanning, click [Stop Scanning]. In Semi-auto mode, you can continue [...]

41 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 3 Using the Scanner Opening a Saved File This section describes how to use Scanning Utility 800 to open a saved file. Scanning Utility 800 can only open TIFF (*.tif), BMP (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg) and JBG (*.jbg) files that were saved using Scanning Utility 800. If you have opened a TIFF file containing multiple saved pag[...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 42 3 Check the scanned image. The [View] menu and T oolbar buttons can be used to check the image. Fit to width: Matches the image width to the width of the window . Best Fit: Displays the entire page so that it fits in the window . Zoom In: Enlarges the image each time it is clicked. Once the image is displayed at 100% [...]

43 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 3 Using the Scanner スキャン結果の画像がここに表示されます。 Printing Images T o print an image projected onto the screen, you can either send the scanned image data to the printer (Scan batch to printer) or print an image downloaded to the PC. The print procedur es dif fer for the two methods. In [...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 44 4 Select [File]-[Scan batch to printer ...]. The Start Scanning dialog box appears. 5 Click [Start Scanning]. The screen image is scanned. In Semi-auto mode, the Start key turns green indicating the ready state. Check the scanned image and then press the Start key to perform the scan. 6 Scanning ends. The Start Scanni[...]

45 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 3 Using the Scanner 7 T o scan another image, project the image onto the scanner screen and click [Continue Scanning]. T o stop the Scan batch to printer operation, click [Stop Scanning]. In Semi-auto mode, you can continue scanning simply by pressing the Start key on the scanner . T o stop the Scan batch to printer o[...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 46 Printing the Displayed Image The Print command in the File menu prints the image displayed on the PC scr een. 1 Check the image displayed on the PC screen. 2 Check the [Printer Setting...]. 3 Select [File]-[Print Format] • Actual size Prints at the size shown on the screen, r egardless of the paper used for printing[...]

47 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 3 Using the Scanner 5 Check the print settings and click [OK]. The displayed image is printed. • The Printer Properties screen differs depending on the printer driver used. Refer to the printer driver instructions or the help file for details. • When an image spans multiple pages, you can select [All] to print all[...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 48 NOTE Other Operations Scanning Utility 800 also provides 2 additional scanning modes: Converter mode and ReaderPrinter mode. Converter Mode Converter mode can be used when an FS Controller III is used as the carrier . In this mode, file names are automatically cr eated from the film addr ess detected by the FS Control[...]

49 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 3 Using the Scanner 4 Use the FS Controller III keyboard to perform the scan. File names for image files If the TIFF format is selected (multi-page TIFF), a folder with the batch ad- dress as the name (“00000003B” when the batch address is “3B”) is created in the specified folder , and TIFF files with the file[...]

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 50 ReaderPrinter Emulation Mode ReaderPrinter Emulation mode, the Scanning Utility 800 software emulates the scanner ’s ReaderPrinter mode ( ➝ P .10 “Operation Modes” in the Microfilm Scanner 800II Instructions). In this mode, the image shown on the screen is printed directly to the printer connected to the compu[...]

51 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner 3 Using the Scanner 5 Select [File]-[ReaderPrinter Emulation mode] or click in the T oolbar . The “ReaderPrinter Emulation mode in progress” message appears and the Start key on the scanner glows green, indicating that the scanner is awaiting Start key input. In ReaderPrinter Emulation mode, the “Detect Image Si[...]

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Chapter 4 T roubleshooting This chapter lists the possible causes of errors and describes how to deal with those errors. When an Error Message is Displayed ...................... 54 When the Scanned Image is Not Normal ................ 56 Index ........................................................................ 57[...]

Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 54 When an Error Message is Displayed If a document cannot be scanned correctly , an error message may be displayed. Check the type of error and deal with the err or as described below . Message Scanner is not found. Check the cable. Solution 1 The computer does not r ecognize the scanner . Check that the PC and scanner a[...]

55 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 4 T roubleshooting Message Fil e access error . Check whether the media is write protected or has insuf- ficient available space. Solution 1 The image file you tried to open cannot be opened as it is in use by another application program. Close the file in the other application. Solution 2 The file you tried to save ca[...]

Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 56 When the Scanned Image is Not Normal If there is a pr oblem with the scanned image (the image is not clear or there ar e smudges or stripes in the image), the problem is pr obably caused by one of the following. Check the circumstances and apply the appr opriate solution. ● The scanner ’ s scanning plate or lense a[...]

57 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 4 T roubleshooting A Add on ......................................................... 24 Add on Settings ........................................... 26 Addon T ype .................................................. 28 [Black on Image] .................................... 28 [Black on White] ............................[...]

Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 58 F File Menu ...................................................... 11 Cancel Scan ........................................... 12 Converter mode ..................................... 12 Exit .......................................................... 12 Open ...................................................... 11 Print[...]

59 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 4 T roubleshooting About ...................................................... 15 Best Fit ................................................... 14 Converter mode ..................................... 15 Fit to width .............................................. 14 Next page ............................................[...]

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