Canon MP470 quick start Scanning Images, Scanning Methods

Scanning Images

You can scan images from the machine to a computer without printing them and save them in popular image types such as JPEG, TIFF, bitmaps, or PDF. If you are scanning printed text, you can use the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software to convert it to text data.

Scanning Methods

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You can select from the various scanning methods.

•If You Want to Scan Originals Easily From the Machine

You can scan originals by using the Operation Panel of the machine.

See "Scanning Using the Operation Panel of the Machine" below.

•If You Want to Edit or Print the Scanned Images

MP Navigator EX enables you to edit the scanned images, such as optimizing or trimming.

You can also start application software from MP Navigator EX to edit or print the scanned images.

For detailed operations of MP Navigator EX, refer to the Scanning Guide on-screen manual.

•If You Want to Scan Originals with Advanced Settings

ScanGear enables you to scan originals with advanced settings such as the resolution.

For detailed operations of ScanGear, refer to the Scanning Guide on-screen manual.

Besides the above-mentioned methods, you can use a TWAIN- or WIA- (Windows Vista and Windows XP only) compliant application software and the Control Panel (Windows Vista and

Windows XP only) to scan originals with this machine. For detailed operations, refer to the Scanning Guide on-screen manual.

•Scanning Using the Operation Panel of the Machine

For details, refer to "Scanning Methods" in the User's Guide on-screen manual.

1Turn on the machine.

See "Turning the Machine On and Off" on page 8.

2Load the original document on the Platen Glass. See "Handling the Original Document" on page 9.

3Press the SCAN button.

4 Use the ,_. or v button to select the document type, then press the OK button.

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Make sure that the document has been loaded correctly according to the document type that you have selected.

For details, refer to "Scanning Methods" in the User's Guide on-screen manual.

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Use the ,_. or v button to select the scan operation, then press the OK button.

Press the Color or Black button.

The operation to be performed after scanning the original depends on the scan operation setting you have selected in step 5. For details on how to modify the operation settings, refer to the Scanning Guide on-screen manual.

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