Setting Items for Scanning Using Operation Panel
You can change the scan settings such as the scan size, resolution, or data format.
After pressing the Menu/Wireless connect button in scan mode, use the button to select a setting item, then press the OK button.
Use the button to adjust each setting item, then press the OK button. The next setting item is displayed.
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The (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.
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When you save the scanned data to the computer, you can specify the destination and file name using Canon IJ Scan Utility (Windows)/Canon IJ Scan Utility Lite (macOS).
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For Windows:
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For macOS:
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Scan size
Select the size of the original.
If you select Auto scan(A) -Singl, the printer detects the page size automatically and starts scanning.
If you select Auto scan(A) -Multi to save to the computer, you can scan several originals at a time.
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When Legal is selected, load the original in the ADF (Auto Document Feeder).
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When KG/4"x6", 5"x7", or Auto scan(A) -Singl is selected, load the original on the platen.
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Some of setting items are not available depending on the country or region of purchase.
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Data format
Select the data format of the scanned data.
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Scan resolution
Select the resolution for scanning.
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ADF orientation
Select the orientation of the original document.
This setting item is not available when Photo is selected for Original type.
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Reduce show-thru (Reducing show-through)
Characters on the back may show through when scanning a thin document such as a newspaper. Select ON if characters seem to show through on the scanned document.
This setting item is not available when Photo is selected for Original type.
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Descreen
A printout consists of minute dots to make characters or graphs. Interfering with each dot may result in uneven shades or a striped pattern. Select ON if you notice any uneven shades or a striped pattern on the scanned image.
This setting item is not available when Photo is selected for Original type.
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Even if ON is selected for this setting, some moire effects may remain if Unsharp mask is set to ON. In that case, select OFF for Unsharp mask.
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Unsharp mask
The outline of small characters or thin objects such as a hair or leaves on a photo can be accentuated. Select ON if you want to accentuate the outline of the scanned data.
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For macOS, the unsharp mask function does not work even if you select ON.
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