Adjusting Output (Scan) Resolution

By changing the resolution, you can set how clear the image is going to be.
The higher the resolution, the clearer (but the larger) the scanned image is.
The resolution can be changed before scanning.

Note:

• If the resolution is doubled, the image data will be quadrupled.
• If the data is large, problems such as slow processing speed or lack of memory may occur.

To change standard scan settings using MP Navigator EX, click here

To change more advanced scan settings using the scanner driver, click here

To scan using MP Navigator EX:

The following is explained using MP Navigator EX 1.0 procedures.

1. Launch MP Navigator EX.
   
   1. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder.
      
   2. Double-click the MP Navigator EX icon.
      
      
2. In Scan/Import, click Photos/Documents (Platen).
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
3. Select Document Type according to the document to be scanned.
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
   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.
     
   • 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.
     
   • Color scanning is not available for Text(OCR). To scan in color, open the OCR dialog from the One-click Mode screen and scan with Color Mode set to Color.
     
     
4. Click Specify to set the document size and scanning resolution as required.
   
   
5. Select the preferred resolution in Scanning Resolution, and click 'OK'.
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
6. Click 'Scan' to start scanning.
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   Note: Click Cancel to cancel the scan.
   
   
7. When scanning is completed, a dialog 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.
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   

To scan using the scanner driver:

1. Launch MP Navigator EX.
   
   1. From the Go menu of Finder, select Applications, then double-click the Canon Utilities folder.
      
   2. Double-click the MP Navigator EX icon.
      
      
2. In Scan/Import, click Photos/Documents (Platen).
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
3. When the Scan/Import window is displayed, check Use the scanner driver, then click Open Scanner Driver.
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
4. Change the resolution.
   
   According to your purpose, set the resolution in Basic Mode with ease, or in Advanced Mode with a detailed setting.
   
   - To set the resolution in Basic Mode:
   (1) Select the Basic Mode sheet.
   
   (2) Select the output resolution from the Destination pulldown menu.
   If necessary, set other items.
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
   - To set the resolution in Advanced Mode:
   
   (1) Select the Advanced Mode sheet.
   
   (2) In Output Resolution, select the resolution, and click Scan.
   
   Note:
   The higher the resolution (the larger the number), the clearer the scanned image is.
   The resolution can be set by selecting one of the preset resolutions in the pop-up menu or entering the number from 25 to 19200 (unit:dpi).
   
   
   
   *Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
5. Click 'Scan' to start scanning.