Scan using MP Navigator EX - MP970 Network Connection (Windows)
| Article ID: ART118072 | | | Date published: 05/12/2015 | | | Date last updated: 08/17/2015 |
Description
Solution
Scanning Photos and Documents
Scan documents such as photographs and text on the platen.
Important
To scan via a network connection, set up the network environment before scanning.
1. On the Windows desktop, double-click 
(MP Navigator EX 1.0).
Alternatively, on the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to (All) Programs, Canon Utilities, then MP Navigator EX 1.0. Then click MP Navigator EX 1.0.
The MP Navigator EX navigation mode screen or one-click mode screen opens.
Navigation Mode Screen
One-click Mode Screen
When the one-click mode screen has opened, click the 
(Switch Mode) button to switch to the navigation mode screen.
ReferenceIf the Show this window at startup checkbox is not selected, the last used screen opens.
You can complete from scanning to saving, etc. at one time by clicking the corresponding icon on the one-click mode screen. See the section below for details.
2. Point to Scan/Import and click Photos/Documents (Platen).
3. Place the document face-down on the platen, and select Document Type.
Place the document according to its type. Refer to the table below.
| Document Type | How to place the document |
|---|---|
| Color Photo | Allow 3/8 inches (1 cm) or more space between the edges of the platen and the document. |
| Black and White Photo | |
| Color Document | Align a corner of the document with the corner at the arrow of the platen. |
| Black and White Document | |
| Magazine(Color) | |
| Text(OCR) |
ImportantWhen you select Color Photo or Black and White Photo, the position or size of the image may not be scanned correctly if you do not leave 3/8 inches (1 cm) or more space between the edges of the platen and the document.
ReferenceWhen you select Magazine(Color), the Descreen function will be enabled and scanning takes longer than usual. To reset the Descreen function, disable Descreen in the Scan Settings dialog box.
Select Text(OCR) to convert hand-written text or image data of printed text to text data with OCR software.
4. Click Specify... and set the preferences as required.
Specify the Document Size and Scanning Resolution.
5. Click Scan.
Scanning starts.
When scanning is completed, the Scan Complete dialog box opens. Select Scan or Exit. Select Scan to scan the next document, or select Exit to end.
When scanning is completed, the scanned image appears in the Thumbnail List area.
6. Edit the scanned image as required.
When there are multiple images, first select images to edit. (Selected images are outlined in orange.)
Use edit tools to rotate images, select a part of an image, etc.
ReferenceDrag the mouse or use Shift + arrow keys to select multiple images. (Selected images are outlined in orange.)
7. Click Save or Save as PDF file.
8. Specify the following settings as required:
When Save is selected:
The Save dialog box opens. Specify the destination folder, file name and file type.
ImportantYou cannot select JPEG/Exif when Document Type is Text(OCR).
ReferenceThe default folder is MP Navigator EX in the Pictures folder (Windows Vista) or in the My Pictures folder (Windows XP and Windows 2000).
See the section below for details on the Save dialog box.
When Save as PDF file is selected:
The Save as PDF file dialog box opens. Specify the file type, file name and destination folder.
Select from the following PDF file types:
| When multiple images are selected, each image is saved as a separate PDF file. | |
| PDF(Multiple Pages) | Multiple images are saved in one PDF file. |
| PDF(Add Page) |
Selected images are added to a specified PDF file. The images are added to the end of the PDF file. You cannot rearrange pages of the PDF file to which images are added. Important
|
ImportantPDF(Multiple Pages) is displayed when multiple images are selected.
ReferenceThe default folder is MP Navigator EX in the Pictures folder (Windows Vista) or in the My Pictures folder (Windows XP and Windows 2000).
See the section below for details on the Save as PDF file dialog box and Set....
9. Click Save.
Scanned images are saved according to the settings.
To further use/edit the scanned images on MP Navigator EX, click Open saved location in the Save Complete dialog box. The saved images appear in the View & Use screen.
Network Scan Settings
You can connect the machine to a network to share it among multiple computers or scan images into a specified computer.
ImportantSee the Network Setup Guide and complete the network settings of the machine beforehand.
Multiple users cannot scan at the same time.
Complete the following settings to enable scanning over a network.
Setting for Scanning with MP Navigator EX
To scan over a network using MP Navigator EX, follow the steps below and change the connection status between the computer and the machine.
1. On the Windows desktop, double-click (MP Navigator EX 1.0).
Alternatively, on the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to (All) Programs, Canon Utilities, then MP Navigator EX 1.0. Then click MP Navigator EX 1.0.
The MP Navigator EX navigation mode screen or one-click mode screen opens.
Navigation Mode Screen
One-click Mode Screen
2. Click Preferences.
3. For network connection, select MP970 series (Network: XXXXXXXXXXXX) for Product Name (where XXXXXXXXXXXX is the MAC address).
ImportantFor USB connection, select MP970 series for Product Name.
4. Click OK.
The Preferences dialog box closes. You can now scan via a network connection.
Go to the main menu screen to check whether network scanning is enabled.
Setting for Scanning using the Operation Panel
1. Check that Canon IJ Network Scan Utility is active.
If Canon IJ Network Scan Utility is active, its icon appears in the notification area of the taskbar.
If Canon IJ Network Scan Utility is not active, click Start on the Windows taskbar, point to (All) Programs, Canon IJ Network Utilities, then Canon IJ Network Scan Utility. Then click Canon IJ Network Scan Utility to start it.
2. In the notification area of the taskbar, right-click Canon IJ Network Scan Utility's icon and select Settings....
The Canon IJ Network Scan Utility dialog box opens.
3. Select the machine and click OK.
ImportantWhen multiple scanners are connected via a network, you can select up to three scanners.
Easy Scanning with One-click
You can complete from scanning to saving easily by simply clicking the corresponding icon.
1. Place the document face-down on the platen.
2. On the Windows desktop, double-click (MP Navigator EX 1.0).
Alternatively, on the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to (All) Programs, Canon Utilities, then MP Navigator EX 1.0. Then click MP Navigator EX 1.0.
The MP Navigator EX navigation mode screen or one-click mode screen opens.
Navigation Mode Screen
One-click Mode Screen
3. Point to One-click.
ReferenceOmit this step if the one-click mode screen opened in Step 2.
4. Click the corresponding icon.
Save to PC
Scan documents or photographs and save them to a computer.
The Save dialog box opens when you click this button. Specify the scan/save settings and scan.
Save as PDF file
Scan documents, save them as PDF files and start the specified application.
The PDF dialog box opens when you click this button. Specify the scan/save settings and scan.
Attach to E-mail
Scan documents or photographs and attach them to e-mail.
The Mail dialog box opens when you click this button. Specify the save settings and e-mail software program, and scan.
Scan film & save
Scan film and save the scanned images to a computer.
The Film dialog box opens when you click this button. Specify the scan/save settings and scan after displaying the thumbnails of the photographs on the film.
OCR
Scan text documents and open them in OmniPage SE by default.
The OCR dialog box opens when you click this button. Specify the save settings and application, and scan.
ImportantFor further procedures, refer to the manual of the application.
Custom
Scan documents or photographs and open them in the specified application.
The Custom dialog box opens when you click this button. Specify the scan/save settings and application, and scan.
ImportantFor further procedures, refer to the manual of the application.
ReferenceWhen saving multiple files, 4 digits are appended to each file name.