Scanning Photos and Documents

Scan photos and documents placed on the Platen.

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

2. Verify that the proper connection (Network or USB) is selected in the Preferences screen. Click here for information

3. Point to Scan/Import and click Photos/Documents (Platen).

   

4. Place the document on the Platen, then select Document Type.

   

   Note

   • When you select Magazine(Color), the Descreen function will be enabled and scanning takes longer than usual. To disable the Descreen function, deselect the Descreen checkbox in the Scan Settings dialog box.

   • Select Text(OCR) to extract the text in the image and convert to editable text data using MP Navigator EX. This setting is not available when the Compress scanned images when transferring checkbox is selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box

   • Color scanning is not available for Text(OCR). To scan in color, use OCR in One-click and scan with Color Mode set to Color.

5. Click Specify... and specify the document size and resolution as required. Then click OK.

   

   The Scan Settings Dialog Box (Photos/Documents) opens.

   Note

   • When scanning a large document (such as an A4 photo), align its corner with the corner at the arrow of the platen and specify the document size in the Scan Settings dialog box.

6. 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.

   The scanned images appear in the Thumbnail window.

   

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.
      
8. Save the scanned images.

   Saving

   Saving as PDF Files

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Saving

Save images scanned with MP Navigator EX to a computer.

1. Select the checkboxes of the images you want to save, then click Save.

   

2. In the Save dialog box, specify the save settings.

   Specify the destination folder, file name and file type.

   

   Important

   • You cannot select JPEG/Exif when Document Type is Text(OCR).

   Note

   • By default, the following folders are specified as the destination folders.

     Windows Vista: MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder

     Windows XP: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

     Windows 2000: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

3. 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.

   Printing Documents

   Sending via E-mail

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Saving as PDF Files

Save images scanned with MP Navigator EX as PDF files.

1. Select the checkboxes of the images you want to save, then click Save as PDF file.

   

2. In the Save as PDF file dialog box, specify the save settings.

   Specify the file type, file name and destination folder.

   

   Select from the following PDF file types:

   • PDF

     Save each of the selected images as a separate PDF file.

   • PDF(Multiple Pages)

     Save multiple images in one PDF file.

     Important

     • PDF(Multiple Pages) is displayed when multiple images are selected.

   • PDF(Add Page)

     Add the scanned images to a PDF file. The images are added to the end of the PDF file. You cannot rearrange the pages of the PDF file to which the images are added.

     Important

     • Images can only be added to PDF files created with MP Navigator EX. You cannot specify PDF files created with other applications.
       PDF files edited in other applications cannot be specified as well.

     • If a password-protected PDF file is edited, the passwords will be deleted. Reset the passwords.

   Note

   • By default, the following folders are specified as the destination folders.

     Windows Vista: MP Navigator EX folder in Picture folder

     Windows XP: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

     Windows 2000: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder

   • You can set passwords for PDF files.

3. 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.

Printing Documents

Sending via E-mail

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Sending via E-mail

Important

• MP Navigator EX is compatible with the following e-mail software programs:

  - Windows Mail (Windows Vista)

  - Outlook Express (Windows XP/Windows 2000)

  - Microsoft Outlook

  (If an e-mail software program does not operate properly, check that the program's MAPI is enabled. To enable MAPI, refer to the manual of the e-mail software program.)

1. Scan documents into MP Navigator EX and save them, then open the View & Use window from the Navigation Mode screen and select images.

2. Click Send, then click Attach to E-mail on the list.

   

3. Set save options as required.

   Specify the destination folder and file name.

   

   Important

   • You can select a compression type when sending JPEG images via e-mail. Click Set... to open a dialog box and select High(Low Compression), Standard or Low(High Compression).

4. Click OK.

   Files are saved according to the settings, and the e-mail software program starts.

5. Specify the recipient, enter the subject and message, then send e-mail.

   For details, refer to the manual of the e-mail software program.

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Printing Documents

You can print multiple scanned images at one time, print at specific quality, etc. using MP Navigator EX.

1. Scan documents into MP Navigator EX and save them, then open the View & Use window from the Navigation Mode screen and select images.

2. Click Print, then click Print Document on the list.

   

   Important

   • If a password-protected PDF file is selected, you will be prompted to enter the password.

3. Specify print settings as required.

   In the displayed dialog box, specify print count, quality, scale, etc.

   

   Important

   • At 100% Normal-size, some images may be printed small or with some portions cropped. In that case, select Auto to resize the print in proportion to the paper size.

4. Click Print.

   Printing starts.

   Important

   • When printing a multiple-page PDF file via Print Document, printing may take time depending on your computer. In that case, follow these steps and change settings.

     1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.

     2. Click Printers.

     3. Right-click the icon of your printer and click Properties.

     The printer properties dialog box opens.

     4. Click the Advanced tab.

     5. Select Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster.

     6. Select Start printing after last page is spooled.

     7. After printing, return the setting on the Preferences tab to Start printing immediately.

   Note

   • To cancel while spooling, click Cancel. To cancel while printing, select the printer icon on the taskbar and click Cancel Printing.

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Setting for Scanning with MP Navigator EX

To scan using MP Navigator EX, follow the steps below and confirm the connection status between the computer and the machine.

1. Start MP Navigator EX

2. Click Preferences.

3. For network connection, select (model name) series (Network: XXXXXXXXXXXX) for Product Name. For USB connection, select (model name) series for Product Name.

   (Where XXXXXXXXXXXX is the MAC address.)

   

4. Click OK.

   The Preferences dialog box closes. .

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