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Favorite Settings enables you to save a set of settings (Input Settings, Output Settings, Image Settings, Color Settings and Preferences) made for the focal cropping frame. If there are no cropping frames, settings for the whole preview area are saved. You can also recall the saved settings and apply them to the selected frames or the whole preview area. |
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[User Defined]: When this option is selected, specify a value for each setting. [Default]: Restores the default settings. The preview image will be cleared. [Add/Delete]: Opens the [Add/Delete Favorite Settings] dialog box. This dialog box enables you to name and register a set of settings for the current preview image. [Add/Delete] is not displayed when there is no preview image.
[Original Input Method]: Selects where the document is placed from [Platen Glass], [ADF (1-sided)] or [ADF (2-sided)].
[Input Size]: Selects the size of the original document.
Shows the direction of the document being scanned. The icon display varies depending on the settings for [Original Input Method], [Input Size], and [Orientation]. [Orientation]: Opens the [Orientation] dialog box. This dialog box enables you to specify the orientation of the original document. When [ADF (2-sided)] is selected in [Original Input Method], select also the binding location of the original document.
Specifies the width of the input size.
Specifies the height of the input size.
[Color Mode]: Selects the type of document and the way in which it is scanned.
[Output Resolution]: Specifies the resolution for the scan. You can select a resolution from the drop-down list, or enter any value between 25-9600 dpi. If you are using the ADF, enter a resolution between 25-600 dpi. For details, see "Determining Resolution." [Output Size]: Selects the output size of the scanned image. If you select [Add/Delete], the [Add/Delete the Output Size] dialog box will appear and you can add and delete the custom output size (see "Add/Delete the Output Size.") If [Flexible] is selected, enter values in [Data Size]: Shows the data size of the scanned image according to your settings.
[Auto Tone]: Set to [ON] to automatically adjust the tone of the image. You can apply this setting when the preview image is displayed.
[Unsharp Mask]: Set to [ON] to emphasize the outline of an image and make it sharper. It is effective for scanning photos etc., which have a soft focus.
[Descreen]: Set to [ON] to reduce the distorted pattern (moiré) when scanning printed photographs and pictures.
[Reduce Dust and Scratches]: Reduces the dust and scratches on photos.
[Fading Correction]: Rebuilds the color quality that has faded over time. It also increases saturation of dullcolored originals to reproduce a vivid image. You can apply this setting when the preview image is displayed.
[Grain Correction]: Smoothes out the film grain of the image recorded on fast film. The result is smoother tones and higher overall quality.
Using Color Settings buttons, you can adjust the brightness and contrast of the whole image, specify highlights and shadows, and adjust the contrast and balance in an image. The buttons displayed differ depending on your selection in [Color Mode]. When [Text Enhanced] is selected, no Color Settings button is displayed. When [Color], [Color (Documents)] or [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode]: When [Black and White] is selected in [Color Mode]: By selecting [Add/Delete] from the drop-down list, you can name and save a set of color settings. For details, see "Tone Curve/Threshold Drop-Down List." Clicking a button opens the dialog box for each color setting. If [Reset] is clicked, all color settings will be reset to the default values.
This dialog box enables you to adjust the levels of brightness and contrast of the image. Click [Channel]: Select a color to adjust either [Red], [Green], or [Blue], or select [Master] to adjust all three colors together when [Color] or [Color (Documents)] is selected in [Color Mode]. Adjust the elements of grayscale when [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode]. [Brightness]: Adjust the brightness of the image by moving the slider [Contrast]: Adjust the contrast of the image by moving the slider [Reset]: Resets all the current settings to their default values.
This dialog box enables you to see the data concentration at each brightness level in an image. You can specify the darkest and brightest levels within an image, cut the levels and expand the middle of the tonal range of the image. [Channel]: Select a color to adjust either [Red], [Green], or [Blue], or select [Master] to adjust all three colors together when [Color] or [Color (Documents)] is selected in [Color Mode]. Adjust the elements of grayscale when [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode].
Click this button, then click a point in the preview image (or inside the focal crop) to specify the darkest point. You can also enter a value (0 to 245) or move the slider
Click this button, then click a point in the preview image (or inside the focal crop) to specify the midtone point. You can also enter a value (5 to 250) or move the slider
Click this button, then click a point in the preview image (or inside the focal crop) to specify the highlighted point. You can also enter a value (10 to 255) or move the slider
When adjusting a color image, click this button, then click a point in the preview image (or inside the focal crop) to specify the point to execute gray balance adjustment. The gray elements within a scanned image will appear as a neutral gray, and other elements within the image will also have true color reproduction. [Reset]: Resets all the current settings to their default values.
This dialog box enables you to adjust the brightness of a specific area of an image by selecting the type of the tone curve. The tone curve is a graph showing the balance of tone input and output. [Channel]: Select a color to adjust either [Red], [Green], or [Blue], or select [Master] to adjust all three colors together when [Color] or [Color (Documents)] is selected in [Color Mode]. Adjust the elements of grayscale when [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode]. [Select Tone Curve]: Select the tone curve from [No Correction], [Over Exposure], [Under Exposure], [High Contrast] or [Invert the Negative/Positive Image]. [Reset]: Resets all the current settings to their default values.
This dialog box enables you to confirm the color settings.
This dialog box enables you to adjust the threshold. By adjusting the threshold, you can sharpen characters in a text document and reduce back-printing such as in newspapers. [Threshold Level]: Adjust the threshold by moving the slider [Reset]: Resets all the current settings to their default values.
This drop-down list enables you to save a set of color settings made for the focal cropping frame. If there are no cropping frames, settings for the whole preview area are saved. You can also recall the saved settings and apply them to the selected frames or the whole preview area. [Custom]: When this option is selected, specify a value for each color setting. Even after the registered settings are applied, [Custom] resumes automatically if you change any setting or make adjustments to the selected cropping frame. [Add/Delete]: Opens the [Add/Delete Tone Curve Settings] dialog box ([Add/Delete Threshold Settings] dialog box, when [Black and White] is selected in [Color Mode]). This dialog box enables you to name and register a set of color settings.
Clicking [Preferences] on the [Advanced Mode] tab sheet opens the [Preferences] dialog box. This dialog box enables you to adjust settings for scanning and previewing.
[Preview at the Start of ScanGear]: Selects the preview operation when you open the ScanGear iR.
[Cropping Frame on Previewed Images]: Sets how the cropping frame is displayed when you preview images.
[Scan without Using ScanGear's Window]: Enables you to scan in a specific color mode when using an application that will not display the [ScanGear iR] dialog box (such as OCR software), overriding the application settings.
[Automatically Quit ScanGear after Scanning]: If selected, the [ScanGear iR] dialog box quits automatically after the image is scanned. Some applications will automatically quit ScanGear iR after scanning irrespective of this setting. [Color Correction]: Selects the type of color correction.
[Always Execute the Auto Tone]: If selected, the image color will always be automatically corrected. This setting is available when [Color], [Color (Documents)] or [Grayscale] is selected in [Color Mode]. [Monitor Gamma]: Enables you to perform gamma correction. Specify the gamma value (0.10 to 10.00) of the monitor for viewing the scanned image. This setting is not reflected in the scanning result when [Black and White] is selected in [Color Mode].
[Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved]: Click [Browse] and specify the folder in which the files are saved. [Sound Settings]: Sets the scanner to play music during scanning or play a sound when scanning is completed. You can specify the following files: MIDI files (*.mid, *.rmi, *.midi), Audio files (*.wav, *.aiff, *.aif), MP3 file (*.mp3).
[Test Scanner]: Opens the [Scanner Diagnostics] dialog box, which enables you to confirm normal operation of the scanner. Check that the power cord is plugged in, and the USB cable is connected between the machine and your computer, then click [Start]. |