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Forwarding Scanned Data to the Computer Using the Operation Panel of the Machine

You can forward the scanned data to the computer using the operation panel of the machine.

Before forwarding scanned data to the computer, confirm the following:

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

    Confirming that the Power Is On

  2. Press the SCAN button.

    If you forward the data to the USB-connected computer:

    The Scan standby screen is displayed.

    figure: LCD

    Go to step 3.

    Note

    • If the screen for selecting to which you save the data is displayed, select PC and press the OK button, then select Local (USB) and press the OK button. The Scan standby screen is displayed.

    If you forward the data to the network-connected computer:

    The screen for selecting to which you save the data is displayed.

    figure: LCD
    Note

    • If the Scan standby screen for forwarding the data to the USB-connected computer is displayed on the LCD, press the left Function button to display the screen for selecting to which you save the data.

    Select the computer to forward the scanned data following the procedure below.

    1. Select PC, then press the OK button.

    2. Use the UPDOWN button to select the computer to forward the scanned data, then press the OK button.

      figure: LCD

      The Scan standby screen is displayed.

      Note

      • If you select Local (USB) on the Select PC screen, the data is forwarded to the USB-connected computer.

      • When you forward the scanned data to the computer using WSD (one of the network protocols supported in Windows 7 and Windows Vista), select Enable for WSD scan from this device on WSD setting on Other settings in LAN settings under Device settings.

        WSD setting

        If you press the left Function button, the machine starts searching for the connected computers again.

  3. Use the LEFTRIGHT button to select the document type.

    Note

    • When you forward the scanned data to the computer searched using WSD, you cannot select the document type.

    Auto scan

    This item is available only when the machine is connected to the computer using a USB cable.

    The machine detects the type of the originals automatically and the image is forwarded in the optimized size, resolution and data format.

    Important

    • You can select Auto scan only when you forward the scanned data to the USB-connected computer.

    • Load originals properly according to their type; otherwise, some originals may not be scanned properly.

      For details on how to load the original:

      Loading Originals

    • The following items can be scanned:

      Photos, postcards, visiting cards, magazines, newspapers, documents, BD/DVD/CDs

    • The following items cannot be scanned properly.

      • A4 sized photos

      • Documents smaller than 5 inches x 7 inches (127 mm x 178 mm) such as a paperback with its backbone cut off

      • Originals on thin white paper

      • Long and narrow originals such as panoramic photographs

    • When you scan originals from the ADF, it may take longer to scan the first page.

    Document

    Scans the original on the platen glass or in the ADF as a document data applying the settings specified in Scan settings.

    Photo

    Scans the original on the platen glass as a photo data applying the settings specified in Scan settings.

  4. Press the right Function button to adjust the settings as necessary.

    Setting Items on the Operation Panel of the Machine

  5. Load the original document on the platen glass or in the ADF.

    Loading Originals

    Note

    • You can confirm the procedure to load the original by pressing the center Function button.

  6. Press the Color button for color scanning, or the Black button for black & white scanning.

    Note

    • When you forward the scanned data to the computer using WSD, press the Color button.

    • If the original is not loaded properly, a message is displayed on the LCD. Load the original on the platen glass or in the ADF according to the scan settings.

    • If you load the original in the ADF:

      The machine starts scanning and scanned data is forwarded to the computer.

    • If you load the original on the platen glass:

      • When you select JPEG or TIFF for Format on the scan setting screen, the machine starts scanning and scanned data is forwarded to the computer.

      • When you select PDF or Compact PDF for Format on the scan setting screen, the confirmation screen asking you if you continue scanning is displayed after scanning is complete.

        If you continue scanning, load the original on the platen glass and start scanning.

        If you do not continue scanning, press the left Function button. The scanned data is forwarded to the computer.

    Scanned data is forwarded to the computer according to the settings specified in Canon IJ Scan Utility.

    Remove the original on the platen glass or from the document output slot after scanning is complete.

    Important

    • If the scanning result with Auto scan is not satisfactory, select Document or Photo according to the original in step 3, then specify the scan size or other setting items in step 4.

When the program selection screen is displayed:

  • If you are using Windows 7 or Windows Vista:

    The program selection screen may be displayed after pressing the Color or Black button. In this case, select Canon IJ Scan Utility and click OK.

    You can set My Image Garden to launch whenever pressing the Color or Black button.

  • If you are using Windows XP:

    The program selection screen may be displayed after pressing the Color or Black button for the first time. In this case, specify Canon IJ Scan Utility as the application software to use, select Always use this program for this action, then click OK. From the next time, Canon IJ Scan Utility is automatically started.

If you want to scan originals with advanced settings, or if you want to edit or print the scanned images:

If you scan originals from a computer using My Image Garden, My Image Garden enables you to edit the scanned images, such as optimizing or trimming.

In addition, you can edit or print the scanned images using the compatible application software to make better use of them.

Scanning Photos and Documents

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