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Scanning Multiple Originals at One Time

You can scan two or more photos (small items) placed on the platen at one time and save each image individually.

Important

  • The following types of items may not be scanned correctly. In that case, adjust the cropping frames (scan areas) in whole image view of ScanGear (scanner driver), and then scan again.

    • Photos with a whitish background
    • Items printed on white paper, hand-written text, business cards, and other unclear items
    • Thin items
    • Thick items

    Refer to "Scanning Multiple Documents at One Time with ScanGear (Scanner Driver)" for details.

  • Auto does not appear depending on your model.

In the Settings dialog box, set Original Size to Auto scan and scan.

Note

  • The screens for scanning with favorite settings are used as examples in the following descriptions.

  1. Place the item on the platen.

  2. Start Scan Utility.

  3. Click Settings...

    The Settings dialog box appears.

  4. Click Custom Scan in the Settings (Scanning from a Computer) Dialog Box.

  5. Select Source Type according to the items to be scanned.

  6. Select Auto scan for Original Size, then click OK.

    The Scan Utility main screen appears.

    Note

    • Once settings are made in the Settings dialog box, the same settings can be used for scanning from the next time.
    • In the Settings dialog box, specify image processing settings such as slant correction, set where to save the scanned images, and more, as needed.

  7. Click Custom in the Scan Utility main screen.

    Multiple items are scanned at one time.

Note

  • To cancel the scan, click Cancel.

Using Auto Scan:

Whether there are multiple items or not is detected automatically. Click Auto in the Scan Utility main screen and scan.