Canon PIXMA MP620 User Manual - Page 473

Scan Settings Dialog Box Page 473 of 815 pages Important When you select Auto Detect, the image may not be scanned at the correct position and size. In that case, change the size to the actual document size (A4, Letter, etc.) and align a corner of the document with the corner at the arrow of the Platen. See "Placing Documents" for details on how to place documents. Scanning Resolution Select the resolution at which to scan documents. Resolution Descreen Select this checkbox to reduce moire patterns. Printed photos and pictures are displayed as a collection of fine dots. Moire is a phenomenon where dots may interfere with each other and cause uneven gradation and a stripe pattern in the image. Descreen is the function for reducing this moire effect. Note Scanning takes longer than usual when you enable Descreen. Unsharp Mask Select this checkbox to emphasize the outline of the subjects and sharpen the image. Prevent show-through of the document Select this checkbox to sharpen text in a document or reduce show-through in newspapers. Important Select this checkbox when Document Type is text document and show-through is apparent in the scanned image. Remove gutter shadow Select this checkbox to correct shadows that appear between pages when scanning open booklets. Important Align the document correctly with the marks on the Platen. Gutter shadows can be corrected only when Document Size is set to a standard size. You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Auto Detect, Auto Detect (Multiple Documents) or Stitch Assist. Note Use ScanGear's Advanced Mode tab to correct gutter shadows when scanning non-standard size documents or when custom cropping frames are set. For details, see Gutter Shadow Correction in " Image Settings" (ScanGear's Advanced Mode tab). Correct slanted document Select this checkbox to detect the scanned text and correct the angle (within -0.1 to -10 degrees or +0.1 to +10 degrees) of the document. Important You cannot select this checkbox when Document Size is Stitch Assist. The inclination of the following types of documents may not be corrected, as the text cannot be detected correctly. - Documents in which the text lines are inclined more than 10 degrees or the angles vary by line - Documents containing both vertical and horizontal text - Documents with extremely large or small fonts - Documents with small amount of text - Documents containing figures/images or hand-written text - Documents containing both vertical and horizontal lines (tables)