Canon FB636U User's Guide

ScanGear CS-U 5.3for CanoScan FB630U/FB636U Color Image ScannerUser’s Guide

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex10chapter 2Scanningan OriginalThis is a quick overview of executing a scanning job. For moreinformation about detailed S

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex11chapter 2Scanningan OriginalSpecifying PreviewOpening SettingThe preview opening setting determines what you see in th

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex12chapter 2Scanningan OriginalIf you want to preview the original on the scanner platenautomatically when ScanGear CS is

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex13chapter 2Scanningan OriginalSelecting the TWAIN SourceFollow this simple procedure to select the CanoScan FB630U/FB636

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex14chapter 2Scanningan OriginalPreviewing andScanning an Original1. Place the original on the scanner platen.For details

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex15chapter 2Scanningan OriginalIf you see an image in the Preview Area, thismeans one of the preview settings has beenswi

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex16chapter 2Scanningan Original6. Click the Preview button to pre-scan the image anddisplay it in the Preview Area.With t

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex17chapter 2Scanningan Original8. Adjust the image quality with the tools and optionsprovided on the sheets:• Tone sheet.

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex18chapter 2Scanningan OriginalSelecting the Scanning AreaFollow this procedure to use the Crop and/or Auto Crop buttons

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex19chapter 2Scanningan Original7. Click the Scan button to scan the image and send it tothe parent software application.•

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex2Copyright Notice©1999 Canon Inc.This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyrightlaws, this manu

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex1-20chapter3Settings in the WindowsControl PanelPreferences SettingsEvents Setting

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex21chapter 3Settings in theWindows ControlPanelPreferences SettingsDisplaying the Preferences SheetThe Preferences sheet

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex22chapter 3Settings in theWindows ControlPanel4. In the Properties window, click the Preferences tab toopen the Preferen

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex23chapter 3Settings in theWindows ControlPanelWindowless Mode SettingsSetting scanning for high-definition colorClick th

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex24chapter 3Settings in theWindows ControlPanelPreview Opening SettingsSwitching automatic preview on for ScanGear CS lau

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex25chapter 3Settings in theWindows ControlPanelEvents SettingSelecting an Application for Starting Up with theStart Butto

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex26chapter 3Settings in theWindows ControlPanel4. In the Properties window, click the Events tab to openthe Events sheet.

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex27chapter 3Settings in theWindows ControlPanelNote5. In the list, click the name of the application that youwant start a

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex1-28chapter4The ScanGear CS SettingsOverview of the Main WindowSummary of the ScanGear CS Settings

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex29chapter 4The ScanGear CSSettingsOverview of the Main Window ToolbarUse the Toolbar to manipulate the image in the P

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex3Chapter 1 Before You BeginWelcome to ScanGear CS-U 5.3 ... 6Getting Help in ScanGea

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex30chapter 4The ScanGear CSSettingsClick the Clear button to clear the image in the Preview Area.Clicking the Clear Butto

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex31chapter 4The ScanGear CSSettings The Tabs and SheetsClick the Main tab, Tone tab, or the Scanner tab to open the Ma

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex32chapter 4The ScanGear CSSettingsSummary of the ScanGear CSSettingsGeneral Scanning SettingsThe general scanning settin

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex33chapter 4The ScanGear CSSettings Selecting the Scan ModeOn the Main sheet click the down-arrow for Scan Mode and se

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex34chapter 4The ScanGear CSSettingsImage Manipulation SettingsThese settings allow you to crop, size, or change the posit

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex35chapter 4The ScanGear CSSettings Rotating an imageClick the Rotate Left or Rotate Right button in the toolbar toro

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex36chapter 4The ScanGear CSSettingsAdjusting output color (RGB)On the Tone sheet, click the Special Tone Curves button. T

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex1-37chapter5What is on the ScanGearCS Main Window?The ToolbarThe Main SheetThe Tone SheetThe Scanner Sheet

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex38chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?The ToolbarButtons on the toolbar help you to perform important tasks, l

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex39chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Zoom Tool ButtonClick the Zoom Tool button and then click the left or ri

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex4Chapter 5 What is on the ScanGear CSMain Window?The Toolbar ...

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex40chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Rotate Left ButtonClick the Rotate Left button to rotate a scanned image

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex41chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?The Main SheetThe Main SheetScan ModeThe Scan Mode determines how the or

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex42chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Click the down-arrow and select a setting from the pull-down list.Changi

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex43chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Notations are provided to help you decide whichresolution setting to sel

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex44chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?• Units. Click the down-arrow and select a unit to measure thescanning a

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex45chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Custom Resolution Dialog BoxScanGear CS has a range of preset resolution

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex46chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?To delete a custom resolution settingWhen you no longer need to use a cu

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex47chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?The Tone SheetIn the main window click the Tone tab to open the Tone she

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex48chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Auto Tone SheetWhen the Auto Tone button is depressed, the Auto Toneshee

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex49chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Contrast/Brightness SheetWhen the Contrast/Brightness button is clicked,

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex1-5Before You BeginWelcome to ScanGear CS-U 5.3Getting Help in ScanGear CSchapter1

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex50chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?ContrastDrag the Contrast slider to the left to decrease the contrast of

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex51chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?When the Gamma button is clicked, the Gamma sheet isdisplayed.Gamma refe

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex52chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?ResetResets the default gamma setting.Histogram SheetWhen the Histogram

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex53chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Eyedroppers (Black-point, Mid-point, White-point)Click one of the three

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex54chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Special Tone Curves SheetWhen the Special Tone Curves button is clicked,

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex55chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Select Special CurveClick the down-arrow and select a setting from the d

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex56chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Editing a Special Tone Curve DirectlyIn the Special Tone Curves graph yo

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex57chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?Here are some hints for editing curves:• Curve handles are drawn on a wh

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex58chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?The Scanner SheetWhen you click on the FB630U/FB636U Tab, the Scanner sh

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex59chapter 5What is onthe ScanGear CSMain Window?ThresholdThreshold determines whether portions of an original are scanne

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex6chapter 1Before You BeginWelcome to ScanGear CS-U 5.3Welcome to Canon ScanGear CS-U 5.3 software for Windows 98.ScanGea

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex1-60chapter6TroubleshootingPre-Scan ChecklistHow to Avoid ProblemsTroubleshooting

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex61chapter 6TroubleshootingPre-Scan ChecklistPerform the checks on this short list before you begintroubleshooting specif

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex62chapter 6TroubleshootingHow to Avoid ProblemsHere is some general advice on avoiding problems in yourscanning jobs:• S

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex63chapter 6Troubleshooting• If you are using OCR software, scan in Text Enhanced at 300dpi or higher.• Take advantage of

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex64chapter 6TroubleshootingTroubleshootingThe scanner diagnostics test fails.Problem: The Scanner Diagnostics test starte

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex65chapter 6TroubleshootingThe printed image colors appear different from image yousee in the Preview Area.Problem: The c

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex66chapter 6TroubleshootingScanGear CS does not launch.Problem: ScanGear CS does not launch, the screen freezes, oranothe

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex67chapter 6TroubleshootingParts of images are missing or mis-aligned.Problem: Some characters are missing from the image

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex68chapter 6TroubleshootingThe image I want to scan is too big for the scanner.Problem: The image I want to scan is 50 pe

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex1-69Glossary

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex7chapter 1Before You Begin• ScanGear CS can run with or without its main window,depending on the acquiring application.N

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex70GlossaryAcquired ImagesImages sent from your scanner software to the host graphicsapplication.Auto CropAfter you selec

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex71GlossaryBlack-pointThe darkest portion of an image scanned as Color or Grayscale.When you click on the image with the

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex72GlossaryCanon ImageTrustCanon’s process of converting grayscale image (8 bits per pixel) toa black and white image (1

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex73GlossaryColor MatchingThe range of colors your scanner can see may not match the rangeof colors your video monitor can

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex74GlossaryCurve fileA file containing Special Tone Curve settings. (Tone sheet-SpecialTone Curves)Custom curvesA user-de

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex75GlossaryEnd pointsThe points at each end of a preset or custom tone curve. The curveend points cannot be deleted. If t

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex76GlossaryGrayscaleGrayscale refers to a single-channel image made up of 256 shadesof gray, ranging from white to black,

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex77GlossaryLow contrastAn image that has low contrast does not have many distinctdifferences between tones.Mid-pointThe m

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex78GlossaryOCR (Optical Character Recognition)OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software converts text imagesinto actua

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex79GlossaryPixelAn acronym for “picture element,” a pixel is the smallest elementused to create a screen image. It can co

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex8chapter 1Before You BeginGetting Help in ScanGear CSFor information on using ScanGear CS, open the on-line Help byclick

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex80GlossaryResolutionThe degree of detail, translated into the number of pixels or dpi,which a device such as a scanner,

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex81GlossaryScan ModeThe desired bit depth for the scanned image. Choices are Color,High Definition Color, Black and White

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex82GlossaryTest Scanner ButtonThe Test Scanner Button on the Scanner sheet starts diagnostictests and reports if there ar

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex83GlossaryToolbarA set of ScanGear CS tool buttons, located above the PreviewArea, for image selection, orientation, and

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex84GlossaryWidthThe Width text box contains the width of the current selection or,if there is no selection, the maximum h

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex1-85Index

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex86IndexIndexAAuto Crop Button, 39Auto Tone button, 40, 47Auto Tone Sheet, 48BBlack and White, 42CCalibration, 59Cle

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex87IndexHhelpopening on-line help, 8Help button, 40High Definition Color, 42Histogram button, 47Histogram sheet, 52M

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex88IndexRresolution, 31, 42setting custom resolution, 45Rotate Left button, 40Rotate Right button, 40rulers, 30Ruler

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex89IndexWWidth and Height, 44ZZoom Tool button, 39

Top PageGlossaryContentsIndex1-9Scanning an OriginalPreparing the ScannerSpecifying Preview Opening SettingSelecting the TWAIN SourcePreviewing and S