This article also applies to the PIXMA MX439.

General Tab

On the General tab, you can specify general MP Navigator EX settings.

• Product Name

  Displays the product name of the machine that MP Navigator EX is currently configured to use.

  If the displayed product is not the one you want to use, select the desired product from the list.

  For network connection, select one with "Network" after the product name.

  Use network connection to share the machine among multiple computers.

  Note

  • To set up a network environment, see "Network Scan Settings."

• Compress scanned images when transferring

  Compress and transfer images scanned using MP Navigator EX or the operation panel of the machine. This is useful when the machine is connected via a slow interface such as USB1.1 or a network.

  Important

  • When Photo is selected for Document Type on the Scanner Button Settings tab, allow 0.4 inches (1 cm) or more space between the edges of the Platen and the document. If not, some images may not be scanned at the correct positions and sizes.

  • Business cards, panorama photos and bordered photos may not be cropped accurately when scanned. In that case, deselect the Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox and scan again.

  • The following restrictions apply when the Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox is selected.

    - Text(OCR), Text(Simplex), or Text(Duplex) cannot be selected for Document Type in the Scan/Import window.

    - Black and White cannot be selected in Color Mode for One-click Mode.

    - Business Card (Auto Orientation) cannot be selected in Document Size.

    - Remove gutter shadow is not available.

    - Auto Photo Fix and Auto Document Fix are not available.

    - Save the JPEG/Exif file in AdobeRGB for One-click Mode is not available.

    - Available resolutions: 75 dpi / 150 dpi / 300 dpi / 600 dpi

    - Maximum number of documents that can be scanned at one time: 4

    - A compression type (image quality) cannot be selected when saving scanned images in JPEG.

  • The following images are not compressed even when scanned with the Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox selected.

    - Images scanned using the operation panel of the machine by automatically detecting the document type

    - Images scanned from the Scan/Import window by automatically detecting the document type

    - Images scanned in One-click Mode by automatically detecting the document type

    - Images scanned using ScanGear (scanner driver)

  Note

  • It is recommended that you scan at 300 dpi or higher resolution when scanning multiple photos using this function.

  • When the Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox is selected, Unsharp Mask is always applied.

• Save in (My Box)

  Displays the folder in which to save scanned documents. 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

• Location of Temporary Files

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

  Important

  • An error may occur if you set the destination to the root directory of the drive on which the operating system is installed. Be sure to specify a folder.

  • An error may occur if you set the destination to a network folder. Be sure to specify a local folder.

• Application to run

  Displays the applications that can be started via MP Navigator EX. Install the applications from the Setup CD-ROM that accompanies the machine.

  For Attach to E-mail, you can select an e-mail software program to start.

  For Open PDF file, the application associated with the file extension (.pdf) by the operating system is displayed.

  Important

  • You can change which items are installed during installation from the Setup CD-ROM in the Software Installation List screen. If you choose not to install some applications, the corresponding MP Navigator EX functions will be unavailable. To use those functions, install the corresponding applications.

  Note

  • For Convert to text file, Notepad (included with Windows) is displayed. Click Set... to open a dialog box, then specify Document Language and how to scan multiple documents.

    

    • Document Language

      Specify the language according to the language of the document to be scanned. Only text written in languages that can be selected in the Document Language can be extracted to Notepad.

    • Combine multiple text conversion results

      When scanning multiple documents, select the checkbox to collect the conversion results (text) into one file.

      When the checkbox is selected, you can scan up to 99 pages at one time.

      Deselect the checkbox to display each conversion result (text) in a separate file.

      When the checkbox is not selected, you can scan up to 10 pages at one time.