Custom Dialog Box

Document Type

Select the type of document to be scanned. When Auto Mode is selected, the document type is automatically detected. In that case, Color Mode, Document Size and Resolution are automatically set as well.

Important

• Document types supported by Auto Mode are photos, postcards, business cards, magazines, newspapers, text documents, and BD/DVD/CD.

• The following types of documents cannot be scanned correctly with Auto Mode. In that case, specify the document type or size.

  - A4 size photos

  - Text documents smaller than 2L (5 inches x 7 inches) (127 mm x 178 mm), such as paperback pages with the spine cut off

  - Documents printed on thin white paper

  - Long narrow documents such as panoramic photos

• Reflective disc labels may not be scanned properly.

• Place documents correctly according to the type of document to be scanned. Otherwise, documents may not be scanned correctly.

  See "Placing Documents (When Scanning from a Computer)" for details on how to place documents.

Note

• To reduce moire, set Document Type to Magazine.

Color Mode

Select how to scan the document.

Document Size

Select the size of the document to be scanned.

When you select Custom, a screen in which you can specify the document size appears. Select a Units, then enter the Width and Height and click OK.

Important

• When you select Auto Detect, the image may not be scanned at the correct position and size. In that case, change the size to the actual document size (A4, Letter, etc.) and align a corner of the document with the corner at the arrow (alignment mark) of the Platen.

Resolution

Select the resolution at which to scan documents.

Resolution

Use the scanner driver

Select this checkbox to display the ScanGear (scanner driver) screen and make advanced scan settings.

Color Mode, Document Size, Resolution, and other settings in the Custom dialog box will be disabled. Specify these settings in the ScanGear screen.

Specify...

Opens the Scan Settings dialog box in which you can make advanced scan settings.

Scan Settings Dialog Box (One-click Mode Screen)

Automatically save the image to your computer after scanning it

Select this to save the images to your computer as specified after scanning them.

The File name, Save as type and Save in settings will be displayed.

File name

Enter the file name of the image to be saved (up to 64 characters). When saving multiple files, 4 digits are appended to each file name.

Save as type

Select a file type to save the scanned images.

Select Auto, JPEG/Exif, TIFF, or BMP. Auto is displayed when Document Type is Auto Mode.

Important

• When Auto is selected, the file format may differ depending on how you place the document.

  See "Placing Documents (When Scanning from a Computer)" for details on how to place documents.

• You cannot set passwords for PDF files.

• You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Color Mode is Black and White.

Note

• When Auto is selected, files are saved in the following formats according to the document type.

  Photos, postcards, BD/DVD/CD, and business cards: JPEG

  Magazines, newspapers, and text documents: PDF

  You can change the file format from Set....

  Images saved as PDF files may not open depending on the application. In that case, select an option other than Auto in Save as type.

• If you select JPEG/Exif when Document Type is not Auto Mode, the Save the JPEG/Exif file in AdobeRGB checkbox will be selectable.

Set...

When Save as type is Auto

Important

• You cannot select a compression type for JPEG files when the Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox is selected on the "General Tab" of the Preferences dialog box.

When Save as type is JPEG/Exif

Important

• This setting is not available when the Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox is selected on the "General Tab" of the Preferences dialog box.

Save in

Displays the folder in which to save the scanned images. To change the folder, click Browse... to specify another one.

By default, the scanned images are saved in the following folders.

Windows 7: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

Windows Vista: MP Navigator EX folder in Pictures folder

Windows XP: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

Save to a Subfolder with Current Date

Select this checkbox to create a subfolder in the folder specified in Save in with the current date and save scanned files in it. A subfolder with a name such as "2011_01_01" (Year_Month_Date) will be created.

If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved directly in the folder specified in Save in.

Save the JPEG/Exif file in AdobeRGB

Select this checkbox to save the images in colors that correspond to Adobe RGB.

Important

• This function is available only when Save as type is JPEG/Exif and Document Type is not Auto Mode.

• This function is not available if the Adobe RGB profile is not installed.

Note

• You cannot select this setting if the Use the scanner driver checkbox is selected.

• When you save an image with the Save the JPEG/Exif file in AdobeRGB checkbox selected, an underscore is added to the beginning of the file name. (Example: _Image0001.jpg)

Open the save dialog box after scanning the image (Input Exif information)

Select this to open the Save dialog box after scanning the images and specify the save settings such as destination folder, file name and Exif information.

Save Dialog Box

Open with

Specify an application with which to open scanned images. Drag and drop the icon of an application that supports the file format displayed in Save as type. The specified application starts after images are scanned.

Important

• Depending on the specified application, the images may not appear correctly or the application may not start.

Note

• For further procedures, refer to the application's manual.

Reset

Cancels the application setting.

Set...

Allows you to select an application to start.

Start scanning by clicking the one-click button

Select this checkbox to start scanning when you click an icon in One-click Mode.

Apply

Saves and applies the specified settings.

Click Cancel instead of Apply to cancel the specified settings.

Cancel

Cancels the specified settings. The current screen closes.

Defaults

Returns all settings in the screen to their defaults.

Scan

Scans and saves documents with the specified settings.

When Save as type is Auto, a confirmation appears. Click Instructions to open this guide.