Scanning both sides of a document at one time (Mac) - MX882

Article ID: ART110296 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

Description

Scanning both sides of a document at one time (Mac) - MX882

Solution

Scanning Sides of Documents at One Time

Scan sides of documents at one time using the ADF (Auto Document Feeder).

  1. Place the documents on the ADF.

  2. Start MP Navigator EX and open the Navigation Mode screen.

    Starting MP Navigator EX

  3. In Scan/Import, click Stack of Documents (ADF).

    figure: Navigation Mode screen

  4. Select Document Type according to the document to be scanned.

    Select a duplex type such as Color Document(Duplex).

    figure: Scan/Import window before scanning

  5. Click Specify....

    Check that the Automatic Duplex Scanning checkbox is selected, then specify how to output the paper, the orientation of the documents, etc. as required.

    When setting is completed, click OK.

    figure: Scan Settings dialog box

  6. Click Scan.

    figure: Scan/Import window before scanning

    The back side of each document is scanned automatically after scanning the front side.

    Note

    • Click Cancel to cancel the scan.

    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.

    The scanned images appear in the Thumbnail window.

    figure: Scan/Import window after scanning

  7. Edit the scanned images as required.

    Use Edit Tools to rotate images, select a part of an image, etc.

    Note

    • First select images to edit. (Selected images are outlined in orange.) Drag the mouse or use Shift + arrow keys to select multiple images. You can also select images by dragging and dropping them into the Selected Images area.

  8. Save the scanned images.

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Starting MP Navigator EX

Note

  • To scan via a network connection, start MP Navigator EX and set up the network environment.

    Network Scan Settings

Starting MP Navigator EX

  1. From the Start menu, select All Programs > Canon Utilities > MP Navigator EX 4.1 > MP Navigator EX 4.1.

    MP Navigator EX starts.

    figure: Navigation Mode screen

Starting One-click Mode

  1. Click (Switch Mode) at the bottom left of the screen.

    figure: Navigation Mode screen

    The One-click Mode screen appears.

    figure: One-click Mode screen

    Note

    • Select the Show this window at startup checkbox in the Navigation Mode screen to always open the Navigation Mode screen at startup. If this checkbox is not selected, the last used screen appears at startup.

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Network Scan Settings

You can connect the machine to a network to share it among multiple computers or scan images into a specified computer.

Important

  • Multiple users cannot scan at the same time.

Note

  • Complete the network settings of the machine beforehand. (Refer to the printed manual: Getting Started.)

Complete the following settings to enable scanning over a network.

Specifying the Machine

Use IJ Network Scanner Selector EX to specify the scanner you want to use. By specifying the scanner, you can scan over a network using your computer or the Operation Panel of the machine.

Important

  • If the product you want to use is changed with IJ Network Scanner Selector EX, the product used for scanning with MP Navigator EX changes as well. The product for scanning using the Operation Panel also changes.

    If the machine is not selected in MP Navigator EX, check that it is selected with IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.

    IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Menu and Setting Screen

  • To scan using the Operation Panel of the machine, specify the machine with IJ Network Scanner Selector EX, , then click Preferences... from Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX in the menu bar and select the Enables scanning from the operation panel checkbox in the Preferences dialog.
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  1. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, IJ Network Scanner Selector EX folder, then Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX icon.

    Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX appears in the menu bar, and the Scan-from-PC Settings screen appears

  2. Select the machine from Scanners.

    Select the Bonjour service name set to the machine. Do Not Use is selected by default. When Bonjour is disabled, the MAC address of the machine is displayed.

    figure: Scan-from-PC Settings screen

    Important

    • If multiple scanners exist on the network, multiple model names are displayed. In that case, you can select one scanner per model.

  3. Click OK.

Note

  • The scanners selected in the Scan-from-PC Settings screen will be automatically selected in the Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings screen as well.

Setting for Scanning with MP Navigator EX

To scan over a network using MP Navigator EX, specify the machine with IJ Network Scanner Selector EX, then follow the steps below and change the connection status between the computer and the machine.

  1. Start MP Navigator EX.

    Starting MP Navigator EX

  2. Click Preferences.

  3. Click the General tab and select "XXX series Network" (where "XXX" is the model name) for Product Name.

    figure: Preferences dialog box

    Note

    • When you click Change..., the Scan-from-PC Settings screen of IJ Network Scanner Selector EX appears.

      If you have multiple scanners, you can select other scanners.

    • For USB connection, select "XXX series" (where "XXX" is the model name) for Product Name.

  4. Click OK.

    The Preferences dialog box closes. You can now scan via a network connection.

    Go to the Main Menu to check whether network scanning is enabled.

    figure: Navigation Mode screen

Setting for Scanning Using the Operation Panel

You can make settings for scanning using the Operation Panel of the machine.

Important

  1. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, IJ Network Scanner Selector EX folder, then Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX icon.

    Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX appears in the menu bar, and the Scan-from-PC Settings screen appears

  2. Click Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings.

    figure: Scan-from-PC Settings screen

    The Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings screen appears.

  3. Select the machine from Scanners and click OK.

    The Bonjour service name set to the machine is selected by default. When Bonjour is disabled, the MAC address of the machine is displayed.

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    figure: Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings screen

    Note

    • When multiple scanners are connected via a network, you can select up to three scanners.

  4. Return to the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and click OK.

    figure: Scan-from-PC Settings screen

Note

  • If the Bonjour service name or MAC address of the machine is displayed in gray or not displayed, or cannot be selected, check the following conditions and click OK to close the screen, then reopen it and select the machine.

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    - ScanGear (scanner driver) is installed

    - Network setup is completed after installing ScanGear

    - Network communication between the machine and computer is enabled

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IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Menu and Setting Screen

Set up IJ Network Scanner Selector EX to scan images into a computer over a network using MP Navigator EX or the Operation Panel of the machine.


Note

If IJ Network Scanner Selector EX is not running, from the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, IJ Network Scanner Selector EX folder, then Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX icon.

Menu

figure: IJ Network Scanner Selector EX menu

  • About Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

    Displays the version information.

  • Preferences

    Select whether to enable scanning over a network using the Operation Panel of the machine.

    Click to open the Preferences dialog and select the Enables scanning from the operation panel checkbox to scan over a network using the Operation Panel of the machine.

  • Hide Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

    Hides the settings screen.

    To display the settings screen again, click in the Dock.

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  • Hide Others


    Hides all running applications other than IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.

  • Show All


    Displays the applications that were hidden with Hide Others.

  • Quit Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

    Exits IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.

Scan-from-PC Settings Screen

The machine must be selected with IJ Network Scanner Selector EX before scanning over a network.

From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder, IJ Network Scanner Selector EX folder, then Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX icon to display the Scan-from-PC Settings screen

figure: Scan-from-PC Settings screen

  • Scanners

    The Bonjour service names or MAC addresses of the scanners that can be used over the network are displayed

    You can select one scanner per model.


    Important

    If you have disabled Bonjour after selecting the machine by Bonjour service name, reopen the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and select the MAC address of the machine from Scanners.

    If you have changed the Bonjour service name after selecting the machine by Bonjour service name, reopen the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and select the new Bonjour service name from Scanners

  • (Help)

    Opens the help file of IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.

  • Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings

    The Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings screen appears. You can select the scanners from which you want to scan using the Operation Panel.

Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings Screen

Displays when you click Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings in the Scan-from-PC Settings screen.

figure: Scan-from-Operation-Panel Settings screen

  • Scanners

    The Bonjour service names or MAC addresses of the scanners that can be used over the network are displayed

    You can select one scanner per model.


    Important

    If you have disabled Bonjour after selecting the machine by Bonjour service name, reopen the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and select the MAC address of the machine from Scanners.

    If you have changed the Bonjour service name after selecting the machine by Bonjour service name, reopen the Scan-from-PC Settings screen and select the new Bonjour service name from Scanners

Note

  • If the Bonjour service name or MAC address of the machine is displayed in gray or not displayed, or cannot be selected, check the following conditions and click OK to close the screen, then reopen it and select the machine.

    .

    - ScanGear (scanner driver) is installed

    - Network setup is completed after installing ScanGear

    - Network communication between the machine and computer is enabled

  • You do not need to use this software when scanning via USB. You can scan via USB even if it is not deleted.

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