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Before Installation Check the following before you install Scanning Utility 800 on your PC. Scanning Utility 800 uses its own dedicated scanner driver and does not require a scan- ner driver such as an ISIS or TWAIN driver. When you install Scanning Utility 800, a folder called “\ceiscan” is created inside the Windows folder.
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Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 Click [Start] and select Run. The screen that appears differs depending on your version of Windows. [Windows 2000] In the Open field, type “D:\su800\setup.exe” and click [OK]. In these instructions, the CD-ROM drive is designated as drive D. The Choose Setup Language dialog box appears.
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Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 Click [Next]. The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears. Check the displayed installation folder and then click [Next]. To change the installation destination folder, click [Browse] and then select a new des- tination folder.
Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 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 Click the Windows [Start] button and choose [Programs]-[Scan- ning Utility 800].
Chapter 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 Toolbar Status bar Menu Bar File Menu Open Opens an image saved by Scanning Utility 800. The four image formats that can be opened by Scanning Utility 800 are TIFF (*.tif), BMP (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg) and JBIG (*.jbg).
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( ReaderPrinter Emulation Mode This is a mode in which the Scanning Utility 800 software emulates the scanner’s ReaderPrinter mode and prints the image shown on the screen directly to the printer connected to the computer. ( Exit Exits Scanning Utility 800.
Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 View Menu Toolbar 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 between shown and hidden each time it is clicked.
Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Operation of Scanning Utility 800 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. Toolbar Open: Opens an image saved using Scanning Utility 800.
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ReaderPrinter Emulation mode: A mode in which the Scanning Utility 800 software emulates the scanner’s ReaderPrinter mode and prints the image shown on the screen directly to the printer connected to the computer.
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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. Switch the scanner on. Switch your PC on and start up Windows.
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Select [File]–[Scanner setting...], or click The Scanner setting... dialog box appears. Select the desired settings screen and specify the required set- tings. Scanner setting... dialog box ( P.20) Detail Settings dialog box ( P.23) Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings on the Toolbar.
Imports the scanned image using multiple values. Used for situations where multi- value data is required, such as processing of the scanned image on a PC. Grayscale images can only be displayed if additional memory has been installed in the scanner. Consult an authorized Canon service repre- IMPORTANT sentative for details.
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[Center] Scans the specified page size using the center of the screen as the reference position. ( “Setting the Scanning Position” in the Microfilm Scanner 800II In- structions) [Left] Scans the specified page size using the left edge of the screen as the reference position.
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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 brighter image. Smaller values de- crease the exposure level and produce darker images.
Refer to the FS Controller III Instructions for details. [Page] Specifies consecutive scanning one page at a time. [File] Specifies consecutive scanning one file at a time. [Batch] Specifies consecutive scanning one batch at a time. Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings...
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Semi Auto If scanning is started with this option enabled, the Semi Auto key on the scanner’s operation panel glows green and the Start key switches to the ready state. Check the scanned image and then press the Start key to perform the scan. After you have checked the scanned image, press the Start key to begin scanning.
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Function Key Opens the Function Key Settings dialog box ( P.33). Use this dialog box to set the function assignments specified for the function keys on the scanner or on the optional operation keyboard. Applies the selected settings and closes the dialog box.
Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 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.
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(Input) (Add on result) CANON[00001] CANON 00001 <Time> To 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.
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Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings Horizontal Offset (mm) Specifies a number between 0 and 500 as the horizontal offset 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 origin point.
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Resets the counter at each batch mark on the film. [File/Batch Mark] Resets the counter at each file or batch mark on the film. [Each image] Resets the counter at each scanned image. [None] The counter is not reset. Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings...
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Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 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- NOTE structions for details. Reset Value Sets the starting value of the counter (0 to 255) after a reset.
Click [Open] to download the gamma curve data and return to the Gamma Settings dialog box. The downloaded gamma curve data is stored in the scanner even when it is switched off and remains valid until another set of gamma curve NOTE data is downloaded.
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Chapter 2 Specifying the Scanner Settings 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.
(sold separately). Assign the function. Any of the following 15 functions can be assigned to a function key. Refer to “Function Keys” on P.38 of the Microfilm Scanner 800II Instructions for more information on the respective functions. [New File] When you press this key, the data from the scanned image is saved to a sepa- rate file (folder).
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To assign the “Setting Assignment” option to a function key, specify NOTE the desired scanner settings, click [OK] and close the [Detail Settings] and [Scanner setting...] dialog boxes. Then open the Function Key dialog box and select the key to which the settings will be assigned...
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 ... 41 Printing Images ... 43 Scan Batch to Printer ...
Project the image on the scanner screen. Select [File]-[Scan page]. The image is scanned. In Semi-auto mode, the Start key on the scanner’s operation panel glows green and the Start key switches to the ready state. Check the scanned im- NOTE age and then press the Start key to perform the scan.
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Scanned images can be saved in the TIFF (*.tif), BMP (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg) NOTE and JBIG (*.jbg) file formats. However, the displayed file types differ depend- ing on the “Mode” scanner setting (P.20). Scan Mode Black and White Black and White-Fine...
59, an error message will appear. File types You can save the scanned file in the format of TIFF(*.tif). BMP(*.bmp).JPEG(*.jpg).JBIG(*.jbg). However, the type of the file to be displayed differs according to the “Image Selection” of scanner set- ting. (See Page 37). on the Toolbar.
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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. NOTE Chapter 3 Using the Scanner...
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[Continue Scanning]. To stop scanning, click [Stop Scanning]. In Semi-auto mode, you can continue scanning simply by pressing the Start key on the scanner. To stop scanning, press the Clear key. The Start Scan- NOTE ning (Continue) dialog box appears and scanning stops.
Images on other pages are deleted. Select [File]-[Open] or click The Open File dialog box appears. Select a file and click [OK]. The selected image file is displayed on the screen. Chapter 3 Using the Scanner button, in the Toolbar.
Chapter 3 Using the Scanner Check the scanned image. The [View] menu and Toolbar 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.
In this mode, because the scanned image is not automati- cally saved, the image should be saved if necessary. Project the image onto the scanner screen. Check [Printer setting...]. Select [File]-[Print Format]. • Actual size Prints at the size shown on the screen, regardless of the paper used for printing and the resolution at which the image was scanned.
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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. NOTE Scanning ends. The Start Scanning (Continue) dialog box appears. In Semi-Auto mode, the scanner’s Start key switches to the ready state. NOTE...
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[Stop Scanning]. In Semi-auto mode, you can continue scanning simply by pressing the Start key on the scanner. To stop the Scan batch to printer operation, press the NOTE Clear key. The Start Scanning (Continue) dialog box appears and the Scan batch to printer operation ends.
Chapter 3 Using the Scanner Printing the Displayed Image The Print command in the File menu prints the image displayed on the PC screen. Check the image displayed on the PC screen. Check the [Printer Setting...]. Select [File]-[Print Format] • Actual size Prints at the size shown on the screen, regardless of the paper used for printing and the resolution at which the image was scanned.
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Refer to the printer driver instructions or the help file for details. NOTE When an image spans multiple pages, you can select [All] to print all • the pages in the “Pages” range or select only specific pages to be printed. Chapter 3 Using the Scanner...
Converter mode can be used when an FS Controller III is used as the carrier. In this mode, file names are automatically created from the film address detected by the FS Controller III and scanned images are saved to a specified folder. Project an image onto the scanner screen. Click in the Toolbar.
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When scanning is finished, select [File]-[Cancel Scan] or press the Clear button on the FS Controller III to exit Converter mode. When you select [File]-[Cancel Scan], the “Scanning was canceled” message NOTE is displayed. Click [OK]. Chapter 3 Using the Scanner...
ReaderPrinter Emulation mode, the Scanning Utility 800 software emulates the scanner’s ReaderPrinter mode ( 800II Instructions). In this mode, the image shown on the screen is printed directly to the printer connected to the computer. As with the scanner’s ReaderPrinter mode, printing in ReaderPrinter Emulation mode is performed from the operation panel and cannot be performed from the application software.
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Start key. Prints the image on the screen. Printing ends. The Start key on the scanner glows green, indicating that the Start key is again in the ready state. To print another image, project the image on the scanner screen and press the Start key.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 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...
In this event, the cause is probably that the SCSI is not suitable for the PC. This error message can sometimes be cancelled by setting synchronous transmission in the scanner to OFF. Contact an authorized Canon service cen- ter for information on the scanner’s synchronous transmission settings.
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Message File 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 cannot be replaced as it is write protected.
Clean the carrier’s glass plate and the lens. Refer to “Maintenance and Troubleshoot- ing” in the Microfilm Scanner 800II Instructions for information on how to clean the lens. For information on cleaning the carrier glass plate, refer to the instructions provided with the carrier.
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Printing the Displayed Image ... 46 ReaderPrinter Emulation Mode ... 50 Scan Batch to File ... 38 Scan Batch to Printer ... 43 Scanner setting... dialog box ... 19 Scanner Settings ... 20 [Black and White] ... 20 [Black and White-Fine] ... 20 [Black and White-Picture] ...
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Rotate Left ... 15 Rotate Right ... 15 Save Page As ... 14 Scan batch to file ... 15 Set Scanner ... 15 Zoom In ... 14 Zoom Out ... 14 Uninstalling Scanning Utility 800 ... 9 View Menu ... 13 Best Fit ...