1. Set the Starting application.
   

   If you are using Mac OS X v.10.5.x or Mac OS X v.10.4.x:
   

   This operation is not necessary.
   
   

   If you are using Mac OS X v.10.3.9:
   

   You need to set MP Navigator EX as the starting application software in Image Capture under Applications of Mac OS X.
   

   Select Applications on the Go menu, then double-click the Image Capture icon. Click Options at the lower left of the scanner window, select MP Navigator EX 2 in Application to launch when the scanner button is pressed:, then click OK. To quit Image Capture, select Quit Image Capture on the Image Capture menu.
   
   

   Important
   

   • If Options is not displayed, select Preferences on the Image Capture menu, click Scanner, and click Use TWAIN software whenever possible to clear the option. Then quit Image Capture and restart it.
     
     

2. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
   
   
   

3. Load the original document on the Platen Glass or in the ADF.
   

   
   
4. Press the SCAN button.
   
   
5. Use the button to select PC, then press the OK button.
   
   
   
6. Use the button to select the document type, then press the OK button.
   
   
   

   Auto detect
   
   

   This item is available only when the machine is connected to the computer using a USB cable.
   The machine detects the type of the original automatically and the image is saved in the optimized data.
   
   Proceed to step 8.
   

   Document (platen)

   Scans the original on the Platen Glass applying the optimized settings for scanning a document.
   

   Photo (platen)

   Scans the original on the Platen Glass applying the optimized settings for scanning a photo.
   

   Document (ADF )

   Scan single-sided original in the ADF applying the optimized settings for scanning a document.
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   

   • If you have selected a document type other than Auto detect in step 6, use the button to select the file format, then press the OK button.
     
     
     
     

     Save to PC.

     The original is scanned and saved.
     

     Save as PDF file.

     The original is scanned and saved as a PDF file. This item can be selected when Document (platen), Document (ADF simplex), or Document (ADF duplex) has been selected on the Document type screen.
     

     Attach to E-mail.

     The original is scanned, and the image is attached to an e-mail using the e-mail application software.
     

     Open with application.

     The original is scanned and displayed on the registered application software.
     
     

     
     
     
     Note
     
     

     • Options for scan operations can be specified in MP Navigator EX. For details, refer to Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using MP Navigator EX.
       
       
       
8. Press the Color button for color scanning, or the Black button for black & white scanning.
   
   

   The settings configured from MP Navigator EX apply when scanning.

   Remove the original on the Platen Glass or the Document Output Slot after scanning is complete.
   
   

   Note
   
   

   • When you select Save as PDF file. as the data format, you can scan documents from the Platen Glass continuously. After scanning is complete, select Continue on the confirmation screen. Load the next document on the Platen Glass, then press the Color button for color scanning, or the Black button for black & white scanning. You can save up to 100 pages of images in one PDF file.
     
     
     
9. To specify MP Navigator EX 2.1
   
   

   If you are using Windows Vista:
   

   The program selection screen may be displayed after pressing the Color or Black button. In this case, select MP Navigator EX Ver2.1 and click OK.
   

   You can set MP Navigator EX to launch whenever pressing the Color or Black button. For details, refer to Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using MP Navigator EX.
   
   

   If you are using Windows XP:
   

   The program selection screen may be displayed after pressing the Color or Black button for the first time. In this case, specify MP Navigator EX Ver2.1 as the application software to use, select Always use this program for this action, then click OK. From the next time, MP Navigator EX is automatically started.
   
   

   Important
   

   • If the position or size of an image is not scanned in correctly depending on the type of the original, change the MP Navigator EX Document Type and Document Size settings to match the original being scanned.
     
     
   Note
   
   

   • The operation to be performed after scanning the original depends on the scan operation setting you have selected in step 8. For details on how to modify the operation settings, refer to Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using MP Navigator EX.
     
     

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Selecting a Response to Commands from the Operation Panel Using MP Navigator EX