User Manual
• Please read this manual before operating this scanner.
• After you finish reading this manual, store it in a safe place for
future reference.
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FCC REGULATIONS (For 120 V model)
Document Scanner, Model M111131
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment OFF and ON, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in
Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.
Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless
otherwise specified in the manual. If such changes or modifications
should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the
equipment.
Canon U.S.A. Inc.
One Canon Plaza, Lake Success NY 11042, U.S.A.
Tel. No. (516)328-5000
RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATIONS (For 120 V
models)
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio
noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-
causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus”, ICES-003 of
the Industry Canada.
RÈGLEMENT SUR LE BROUILLAGE RADIOÉLECTRIQUE
(For 120 V models)
Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques
applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la
norme sur le matériel brouilleur: “Appareils Numériques”, NMB-003
édictée par l’Industrie Canada.
International ENERGY STAR
®
Office Equipment Program
As an ENERGY STAR
®
Partner, CANON
ELECTRONICS INC. has determined that this
machine meets the ENERGY STAR
®
Program
guidelines for energy efficiency.
The International ENERGY STAR
®
Office Equipment
Program is an international program that promotes
energy saving through the use of computers and other office
equipment. The program backs the development and dissemination of
products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. It
is an open system in which business proprietors can participate
voluntarily. The targeted products are office equipment, such as
computers, monitors, printers, fax, machine, copiers, and scanners.
The standards and logos are uniform among participating nations.
European Union (and EEA) only.
This symbol indicates that this product is not to be disposed
of with your household waste, according to the WEEE
Directive (2002/96/EC) and your national law. This product
should be handed over to a designated collection point,
e.g., on an authorized one-for-one basis when you buy a
new similar product or to an authorized collection site for recycling
waste electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). Improper handling of
this type of waste could have a possible negative impact on the
environment and human health due to potentially hazardous
substances that are generally associated with EEE. At the same time,
your cooperation in the correct disposal of this product will contribute
to the effective usage of natural resources. For more information
about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling,
please contact your local city office, waste authority, approved WEEE
scheme or your household waste disposal service. For more
information regarding return and recycling of WEEE products, please
visit www.canon-europe.com/environment
.
(EEA: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)
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Für EMVG
Dieses Produkt ist zum Gebrauch im Wohnbereich, Geschäfts-und
Gewerbebereich sowie in Kleinbetrieben vorgesehen.
Model Names
The following names may be provided for the safety regulations in
each sales region of the Document Scanner.
P-215: Model M111131
Trademarks
• Canon and the Canon logo are registered trademarks, of Canon Inc.
in the United States and may also be trademarks or registered
trademarks in other countries.
• imageFORMULA is a trademark of CANON ELECTRONICS INC.
• Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States and other countries.
• Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from
Microsoft Corporation.
• Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in
the United States and other countries.
• ENERGY STAR
®
is a registered trademark of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
• ISIS is a registered trademark of Emc Corporation in the United
States.
• Google and Google docs are trademarks of Google Inc.
• Copyright © 1995-2011 Nuance Communications, Inc. All rights
reserved. Nuance and PaperPort are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. and/or its affiliates in
the United States and/or other countries.
• Other product and company names herein may be the trademarks
of their respective owners. However, the
TM
and
®
symbols are not
used in this document.
Copyright
Copyright 2011 by CANON ELECTRONICS INC. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval
system without the prior written permission of CANON
ELECTRONICS INC.
Disclaimers
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
CANON ELECTRONICS INC. MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, EXPECT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THEREOF, WARRANTIES AS TO MARKETABILITY,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OF USE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. CANON ELECTRONICS INC.
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR
EXPENSES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS MATERIAL.
CANON ELECTRONICS INC. IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE STORAGE
AND HANDLING OF DOCUMENTS SCANNED WITH THIS
PRODUCT, OR THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF RESULTING
SCANNED IMAGE DATA.
IF YOU INTEND TO DISCARD THE ORIGINALS OF SCANNED
DOCUMENTS, YOU THE CUSTOMER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
INSPECTING THE SCANNED IMAGES AND VERIFYING THAT
DATA IS INTACT.
THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF CANON ELECTRONICS INC.
UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE PRICE
OF THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.
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Setup Guide
STEP 1 Checking the Accessories
If any of the items listed below are missing or damaged, contact your local authorized Canon dealer or service representative.
USB Cable
The supplied USB cable is designed specifically for this scanner. Do
not use it with any other device.
If you connect this scanner to a computer using a USB cable other
than the one supplied, proper functioning is not guaranteed. Always
use the supplied cable.
Setup Disc Contents
Install the following software necessary for using the scanner from the
supplied Setup Disc.
• CaptureOnTouch
This is a dedicated scanning utility for this product.
• Scanner Driver
This is the scanner driver for this product.
Scanner Power Supply USB Cable
Reference Guide Setup Disc
(DVD-ROM)
USB Cable
USB 3.0 Type A/USB 2.0 Micro B
(Length: 1.8 m)
Warranty Card
(U.S.A. and Canada only)
• Items included in this manual are subject to change without notice.
• You must keep the machine’s packaging and packing materials for storing or transporting the machine.
• The shape of the power plug varies by country and region.
Please read first.
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Third-Party Software
The following software applications are also included on the supplied
Setup Disc.
• Presto! BizCard
Business card management software from NewSoft Technology
Corp. For Mac OS X, run the installer (BizCard/BCRInstaller) from
the Setup Disc to install.
* Presto! BizCard is a registered trademark of NewSoft Technology
Corp.
• PaperPort
®
(Windows only)
File management application from Nuance Communications Inc.
that makes it easy to store, organize, and retrieve digital documents.
– In order to receive support of this product, you need to upgrade to
a Professional version. For details on upgrading, visit the following
URL. http://www.nuance.com/partneroffer/canon
• Presto! PageManager (Mac OS X only)
Photo and document management software from NewSoft
Technology Corp. Run the following installer (PageManager/
PM8Installer) from the Setup Disc to install.
• Evernote
Multi-platform document filing software from Evernote Corp.
– Files required for installing this software must be downloaded via
the Internet. For details, refer to page7 (Windows) or page11
(Mac OS X).
– For more information on this software, visit the following URL:
http://www.evernote.com/about/intl/en/
IMPORTANT
When scanning with third-party software, user the scanner driver of
this scanner to configure scanning conditions. For details on how to
open the scanner driver, refer to the manuals supplied with each
software application.
Cloud Service Software
For some of the supplied third-party software, a cloud service account
is required to use some or all of their functions.
You will be asked to agree to terms of service when obtaining an
account. For details, refer to the website of your cloud service
provider.
Simple installation of the above software does not require an account.
Software Cloud service used
Google docs plug-in for
CaptureOnTouch
Google docs
Evernote plug-in for CaptureOnTouch
(Windows only)
Evernote
Evernote Evernote
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STEP 2 Installing the Software
System requirements
The following system requirements are recommended for optimal use
of this scanner.
Computer
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster
Memory: 1 GB or more
Hard disk: 3 GB or more available space required for
installation of all software
USB interface: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (USB 3.0 bus power also
supported)
Monitor: Resolution of 1024 x 768 (XGA) or better
recommended.
Optical drive: Drive capable of reading DVDs.
Operating system
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 or later
• Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition Service Pack 2 or later
• Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or later (32-bit and 64-bit
editions)
• Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later (32-bit and 64-bit
editions)
• Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.8, 10.7
Other requirement
• An ISIS-compatible application (Windows only) or a TWAIN-
compatible application that is compatible with the above operating
systems.
• .NET Framework 3.5 or later (Windows only)
IMPORTANT
• If you do not know the requirements for your computer system,
contact the store where you purchased the computer or the
manufacturer of the computer for more information.
• If you use the scanner with Windows, use the latest USB 2.0 driver
made available by Microsoft. For details, consult your local
authorized Canon dealer.
• Use the USB interface provided as standard with your computer.
However, normal operation is not guaranteed with all USB
interfaces, even if present as standard equipment on the computer.
For details, consult your local authorized Canon dealer.
• Scanning speeds are lower if your computer’s standard USB
interface is USB Full-Speed (equal to USB 1.1.)
• The USB cable you are using should be the one originally included
with the scanner.
• If the CPU, memory, interface card, and other specifications do not
satisfy the installation requirements, the scanning speed may be
greatly reduced and transmission may take a long time.
•Even if the computer satisfies the recommended specifications, the
scanning speed may vary, depending on the specified scan
settings.
• The scanner drivers provided with the scanner do not necessarily
operate on all ISIS (only for Windows) or TWAIN-compatible
applications. For details, contact your application software retailer.
Precautions for Use in 64-bit Operating Systems
• The scanner driver supplied with this product supports scanning
with 32bit applications only.
• Even with 32-bit applications, not all ISIS/TWAIN compliant
applications are guaranteed to operate.
• Scanning speed may vary depending on the specifications of your
computer.
Precautions for Use in Mac OS X
On a Macintosh computer equipped with a PowerPC CPU, the
scanner driver of this product cannot be used with Classic
Environment.
The driver will not run correctly when Classic Environment is running
so use the scanner when Classic Environment is not running.
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Installing in Windows
IMPORTANT
• Install the software before connecting the scanner to the computer.
• Log on to Windows as an Administrator.
• Close all other applications before installing the software.
1
Insert the Setup Disc into the drive of the computer.
The setup menu automatically starts up when you insert the disc
into the drive. (If the menu does not start up, execute setup.exe
from the disc.)
For Windows 7/Vista
If the [User Account Control] screen appears, click [Yes] or
[Allow].
2
Click [Typical Installation].
About Installation of Third-Party Software
If you select [Custom Installation], you can choose third-party
software applications for installation.
Hint
• If you choose Evernote, the Web browser will start and display
a webpage for downloading the software during the installation.
Download and install the software following the instructions on
the webpage.
To install Evernote, you need a connection to the Internet.
• If you want to reinstall only specific software that you have
previously uninstalled, select [Custom Installation] and specify
the software.
3
Click [Install].
8
4
Click [Next].
5
Read the license agreement, and click [I accept the terms
in the license agreement] and then [Next] if you agree to
it.
6
Click [Install].
7
When the driver installation is complete, click [Finish].
8
Click [Next].
9
9
Read the license agreement, and click [Yes] if you agree
to it.
10
Click [Next].
11
Specify whether to install plug-in for Evernote, Microsoft
SharePoint and Google docs, and click [Next].
12
When CaptureOnTouch installation is complete, click
[Finish].
10
13
Select the language you want to use, and click [Next].
14
Click [Next].
15
When the User Manual installation is complete, click
[Finish].
16
Click [Exit] to finish installing the software.
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Installing in Mac OS X
IMPORTANT
• Install the software before connecting the scanner to the computer.
• Close all other applications before installing the software.
1
Insert the Setup Disc into the disc drive of the computer.
2
Click [P-215 Installer].
About Installation of Third-Party Software
If you open the folder containing the software instead of selecting
[P-215 Installer], you can choose third-party software applications
for installation.
Hint
• If you choose Evernote, the Web browser will start and display
a webpage for downloading the software during the installation.
Download and install the software following the instructions on
the webpage.
To install Evernote, you need a connection to the Internet.
3
Click [Continue].
4
Click [Continue].
5
Read the license agreement and click [Continue] to
accept it.
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6
Click [Agree].
7
Click [Install].
8
Enter the user name and the password with administrator
privileges, and click [OK].
9
When the installation is complete, click [Close].
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STEP 3 Connecting to a Computer
Connecting the Scanner to the Computer
Turn OFF the Auto Start switch on the rear of the scanner, and use the
supplied USB cable to connect the scanner to the computer.
IMPORTANT
• Take care not to disconnect the USB cable while data is being
transferred between the scanner and computer during scanning.
• The USB connector to which the scanner is connected on your
computer must be one capable of supplying 500 mA of power.
• Do not connect the scanner to the computer before installing the
software.
Hint
When connected to a USB port that supports USB 3.0, the scanner
operates on 900 mA bus power and is capable of high-speed
scanning. Using the power supply cable in such cases will not
increase the scanning speed.
Although this scanner supports USB 3.0 bus power, USB data
transfer rates remain at USB 2.0 speeds.
Using a USB Hub
The scanner cannot be used when it is connected to a computer via a
bus-powered USB hub. A self-powered USB hub can be used, but
operation is not guaranteed.
Auto Start Switch
There is an Auto Start switch at the rear of the scanner for setting
whether to operate the scanner as a storage device.
Depending on the position of the Auto Start switch, the scanner
operates as shown below.
IMPORTANT
• Turn the Auto Start switch ON or OFF before you connect the
scanner to a computer. If it is turned ON or OFF after the scanner is
connected to a computer, the scanner may not operate properly.
•When you use the scanner with the Auto Start switch turned ON, the
computer needs to be started before you connect the scanner to
the computer. If the scanner is connected to a computer that is not
started and the feed tray of the scanner has been opened to turn
ON the power, the computer may not be able to start.
Switch
Position
Scanner Operation
ON
The scanner is recognized as a storage device by
the computer. Starting CaptureOnTouch Lite
preinstalled in the scanner enables you to perform
scanning on a computer without the scanner driver
installed. (However, you cannot store scanned
images or any other data on the scanner.)
OFF
The scanner is recognized as a scanning device by
the computer. You can connect the scanner to a
computer with the scanner driver installed, and
perform scanning using an application, such as the
supplied CaptureOnTouch.
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STEP 4 Turning the Power ON
1
Raise the feed tray slightly while pressing the feed tray
release lever.
2
Extend the front panel of the feed tray before opening the
entire feed tray.
The scanner turns ON, and the Start button lights.
Hint
In Windows, a balloon message such as shown below appears on the
task bar. If you wait a while, automatic scanner recognition will end
and the scanner will become ready to use.
Ð
When the scanner is properly connected to the computer, the
(CaptureOnTouch) icon appears on the taskbar (or menu bar) as
follows.
Windows taskbar
Mac OS X menu bar
If the taskbar icon appears as ( ), the scanner is not properly
connected to the computer. Check the status of the power switch and
USB cable.
This completes setup.
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Canon imageFORMULA P-215
Document Scanner.
Please read the following manuals carefully and familiarize yourself
with the functions of the scanner before use to ensure you sufficiently
understand the functions and make the most of the scanner’s
capabilities. After reading the manuals, store them in a safe place for
future reference.
Manuals for the Scanner
Documentation for this scanner consists of the following manuals.
● Reference Guide
This manual describes operations for the scanner using the
scanner's built-in software, CaptureOnTouch Lite. Read this when
using the scanner without the scanner driver and other bundled
software installed.
● User Manual (this manual)
This manual contains complete explanations for operations on the
scanner. This manual is stored on the supplied Setup Disc as a PDF
electronic manual.
Hint
If you are using Windows, the User Manual will be registered to the
following location in the start menu after you install the software on the
Setup Disc.
Symbols Used in This Manual
The following symbols are used in this manual to explain procedures,
restrictions, handling precautions, and instructions that should be
observed for safety.
WARNING
Indicates a warning concerning operations that may lead to death
or injury to persons if not performed correctly. To use the scanner
safely, always pay attention to these warnings.
CAUTION
Indicates a caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to
persons, or damage to property if not performed correctly. To use
the scanner safely, always pay attention to these cautions.
IMPORTANT
Indicates operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to
read these items carefully to operate the scanner correctly, and
avoid damaging the scanner.
Hint
Indicates a clarification of an operation, or contains additional
explanations for a procedure. Reading these notes is highly
recommended.
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Table of Contents
Setup Guide .........................................................................4
Introduction....................................................................... 15
Symbols Used in This Manual.................................................... 15
Before Using the Scanner.......................... 18
Important Safety Instructions..................................... 18
Installation Location.............................................................. 18
AC Adapter (sold separately) ................................................ 18
Moving the Scanner .............................................................. 18
Handling................................................................................ 19
Disposal ................................................................................ 20
When sending the scanner for repairs .................................. 20
Features of the Scanner.............................................. 21
Names and Functions of Parts ................................... 23
Power Supply ............................................................... 25
Turning ON the Power.......................................................... 25
Turning OFF the Power......................................................... 26
Using an Auxiliary Power Supply .......................................... 27
Basic Operation ......................................... 28
Documents ................................................................... 28
How to Place Documents............................................ 30
Placing Cards........................................................................ 31
Setting the Long Document Mode......................................... 32
Scanning in Windows................................. 34
Scanning with CaptureOnTouch Lite (Windows)...... 34
Scanning Procedure.............................................................. 34
Scanner Settings................................................................... 37
Environmental Settings ......................................................... 41
Quitting CaptureOnTouch Lite.............................................. 42
Scanning with CaptureOnTouch (Windows) ............. 43
What is CaptureOnTouch?.................................................... 43
Starting and Exiting CaptureOnTouch.................................. 43
Scan First.............................................................................. 44
Select Scan Job .................................................................... 46
Scanning with Start Button.................................................... 49
Scanner Settings................................................................... 50
Setting the Output Method .................................................... 52
Environmental Settings ......................................................... 53
Setting the Scanner Driver (Windows)....................... 56
Configuration and Functions of the Scanner Driver .............. 56
Setting Basic Scanning Conditions ....................................... 57
Scan Panel............................................................................ 65
Settings for Third Party Software .......................................... 65
Scanning in Mac OS X................................ 67
Scanning with CaptureOnTouch Lite (Mac OS X) ..... 67
Scanning Procedure.............................................................. 67
Scanner Settings...................................................................70
Environmental Settings ......................................................... 74
Quitting CaptureOnTouch Lite............................................... 74
Scanning with CaptureOnTouch (Mac OS X)............. 75
What is CaptureOnTouch?.................................................... 75
Launching and Quitting CaptureOnTouch............................. 75
Scan First .............................................................................. 76
Select Scan Job .................................................................... 78
Scanning with Start Button.................................................... 81
Scanner Settings...................................................................82
Setting the Output Method .................................................... 85
Environmental Settings ......................................................... 86
Setting the Scanner Driver (Mac OS X) ...................... 88
Configuration of the Scanner Driver...................................... 88
Setting Basic Scanning Conditions ....................................... 89
Scan Panel............................................................................ 95
Maintenance.............................................. 96
Daily Maintenance........................................................ 96
Cleaning the Outside of the Scanner .................................... 96
Cleaning the Inside of the Scanner ....................................... 96
Cleaning the Scanning Glass and the Rollers....................... 96
Replacing Consumable Parts................................................ 98
Troubleshooting ....................................... 103
Common Problems and Solutions............................ 103
Software Troubleshooting......................................... 106
Useful tips................................................................... 107
Clearing a Paper Jam................................................. 109
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Uninstalling the Software.......................................... 111
Uninstalling on Windows..................................................... 111
Uninstalling on Mac OS X ................................................... 111
Appendix .................................................. 112
Specifications............................................................. 112
Replacement parts.............................................................. 113
Dimensions ......................................................................... 113
Index.............................................................................114
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Before Using the Scanner
Important Safety Instructions
To ensure the safe operation of this scanner, be sure to read the
safety warnings and precautions described below.
Installation Location
The performance of this scanner is affected by the environment in
which it is installed. Make sure that the location where the scanner is
installed meets the following environmental requirements.
● Provide adequate space around the scanner for operation,
maintenance, and ventilation.
● Provide adequate space in front of the scanner, as scanned
documents are ejected from the front.
● Avoid installing the machine in direct sunlight. If this is unavoidable,
use curtains to shade the scanner.
● Avoid locations where a considerable amount of dust accumulates.
● Avoid warm or humid locations, such as in the vicinity of a water
faucet, water heater, or humidifier. Avoid locations where ammonia
gas is emitted. Avoid locations near volatile or flammable materials,
such as alcohol or paint thinner.
● Avoid locations that are subject to vibration.
● Avoid exposing the scanner to rapid changes in temperature. If the
room in which the scanner is installed is cold but rapidly heated,
water droplets (condensation) may form inside the scanner. This
may result in a noticeable degradation in scanning quality. The
following conditions are recommended for optimal scanning quality:
Room temperature: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F)
Humidity: 25% to 80% RH
● Avoid installing the scanner near equipment that generates a
magnetic field (e.g. speakers, televisions, or radios.)
AC Adapter (Sold Separately)
● Do not use AC adapters other than the one specified (sold
separately) for this scanner. Do not use the AC adapter designed
for this scanner with any other device.
● If you want to enable high-speed scanning with a USB 2.0
connection using only one USB cable, purchase an AC adapter
(sold separately).
● If you have any questions regarding the power supply, contact your
local authorized Canon dealer or service representative for further
information.
Moving the Scanner
● When moving the scanner, always hold it with both hands to avoid
dropping it.
● Make sure to disconnect any USB cables and AC adapters (sold
separately) when moving the scanner. If the scanner is carried with
these items connected, the plugs and connectors may be damaged
or cause the scanner to fall and result in personal injury or damage
to the scanner.
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Handling
WARNING
Note the following precautions whenever using the scanner. Failure to
do so may result in a fire or electric shock.
● Never place alcohol, benzene, paint thinner, or other flammable
substances near the scanner.
● Do not cut, damage, or modify the USB cable or power supply USB
cable. Do not place heavy objects on the cable, and do not pull or
excessively bend the cable.
● Never connect the USB cable or power supply USB cable when
your hands are wet.
● Do not knot or coil the USB cable or power supply USB cable, as
this may result in a fire or electric shock. When connecting the
cable, make sure that the power plug is securely and completely
inserted into the power connector.
● Use only the USB cable or power supply USB cable supplied with
the scanner.
● Do not attempt to dismantle the scanner or modify it in any way, as
this is dangerous and may result in a fire or electric shock.
● Do not use flammable aerosol spray products near the scanner.
● When cleaning the scanner, turn the scanner OFF and disconnect
the USB cable or power supply USB cable.
● Clean the scanner using a slightly dampened cloth that has been
well wrung out. Never use alcohol, benzene, paint thinner, or any
other flammable substance.
● If the scanner makes strange noises, or gives off smoke, heat, or
strange odors, or the scanner does not function or other
abnormalities occur when you use the scanner, immediately turn
the scanner OFF, and disconnect the USB cable or power supply
USB cable. Then, contact your local authorized Canon dealer or
service representative for further information.
● Do not drop the scanner, or subject it to impact or strong shock.
Should the scanner ever become damaged, immediately close the
feed tray, turn the scanner OFF, and disconnect the USB cable or
power supply USB cable. Then, contact your local authorized
Canon dealer or service representative for further information.
● Before moving the scanner, make sure to close the feed tray, turn
the scanner OFF, and disconnect the USB cable or power supply
USB cable.
CAUTION
● Do not install the scanner on a surface that is unstable, tilted, or
subject to excessive vibrations. Doing so may cause the scanner to
fall, resulting in personal injury or damage to the scanner.
● Never place small objects, such as staples, paper clips, or jewelry
on the scanner. These items may fall into the scanner and cause a
fire or electric shock. If such objects ever fall inside the scanner,
immediately close the feed tray, turn the scanner OFF, and
disconnect the USB cable or power supply USB cable. Then,
contact your local authorized Canon dealer or service
representative to have the unit serviced.
● Do not locate the scanner in a humid or dusty location. Doing so
may result in a fire or electric shock.
● Do not place objects on top of the scanner. Such objects may tip or
fall over, resulting in personal injury.
● When disconnecting the USB cable, grasp it firmly by its connector.
Do not pull directly on the USB cable, as this may damage or
expose the cable’s internal wiring, resulting in a fire or electric
shock.
● Leave sufficient space around the USB cable or power supply USB
cable so that it can be disconnected easily. If objects are placed
around the USB cable or power supply USB cable, you will be
unable to disconnect it in an emergency.
● Do not allow water or flammable substances (alcohol, benzene,
paint thinner, etc.) to spill inside the scanner, as this may result in a
fire or electric shock.
● If you will not be using the scanner for an extended period of time,
such as during consecutive holidays, disconnect the USB cable or
power supply USB cable for safety.
● Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry that may get caught in the
scanner while you are using it. This may result in personal injury. Be
extra careful of neckties and long hair. If anything becomes caught
in the scanner, immediately disconnect the power to stop the
scanner.
● Be careful when placing paper in the scanner and when removing
jammed paper. It is possible to cut your hand on the edge of a sheet
of paper.
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Disposal
When disposing of this scanner, be sure to follow all local ordinances
and laws or consult with the retailer who sold you the scanner.
When sending the scanner for repairs
When a request is made for repairs, the scanner needs to be sent to
the specified address. When sending the scanner, use the packing
box in which it came. Firmly secure the scanner with packaging
material when you place it in the packing box.
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Features of the Scanner
The scanner has the following features.
● Compact Size
The scanner has a compact size of 285 mm (W) × 40 mm (H) × 95
mm (D) (11.22" (W) × 1.57" (H) × 3.74" (D)) when the document
feed and eject trays are closed.
● Bus-Powered
Supporting USB 3.0 bus power, the scanner is capable of scanning
at a speed of 15 black-and-white (grayscale) pages per minute and
10 24-bit color pages per minute using bus power via a single USB
cable (200-dpi simplex scanning of A4 documents is assumed in
both examples).
When using a USB 2.0 interface, high-speed scanning is still
available through the additional use of the power supply USB cable
or an AC adapter (sold separately).
● Auto Start Function
The CaptureOnTouch Lite software that comes preinstalled in the
scanner can be started by turning ON the Auto Start switch on the
rear panel. Connecting a computer to the scanner enables
scanning even when the driver is not installed.
● Auto Power ON/OFF
This feature automatically turns the power ON or OFF when the
feed tray is opened or closed.
● Equipped with Feeder
Up to 20 pages of a document can be loaded and then fed
continuously, or one at a time.
● Dedicated Card Slot
The scanner includes a dedicated slot for scanning plastic cards.
● CaptureOnTouch
When the bundled CaptureOnTouch software is installed, you can
perform scanning with a variety of scanning methods, ranging from
a normal scan, to a scan that involves a series of steps and which
is performed by registering a job.
● Color and Grayscale Support
The scanner is capable of scanning a document in 24-bit color or
256-level grayscale.
● Two-Sided Scanning
The scanner supports one-sided and two-sided scanning. Using the
skip blank pages function enables you to scan without worrying
about whether to scan one side or both sides of a document
because scanned images of blank pages are not saved.
● Auto Color Detection
The scanner detects whether the scanned document is in color,
grayscale, or black and white, and saves the image accordingly.
● Full Auto Mode
A Full Auto Mode is provided in CaptureOnTouch Lite,
CaptureOnTouch and scanner driver to allow scanning under
automatically determined conditions. Scanning conditions such as
the color mode and page size are set automatically based on the
document being scanned.
● Auto Resolution Detection
When enabled in the CaptureOnTouch Lite, CaptureOnTouch or
scanner driver settings, this function detects the content of
documents and determines the scanning resolution automatically.
● Document Size Auto Detection
This feature enables automatic detection of the page size of a
scanned document. The space around the edges of documents can
be omitted during scanning, even for non-standard size documents.
● Deskew
Even if a document is slanted when fed into the scanner, the
scanned image can be straightened.
● Text Enhanced Mode
Advanced Text Enhancement II is provided to improve the
readability when scanning documents in which the background is
uniform and both the text and background are light.
* This feature may not work effectively for some documents
● Drop-Out Color
This feature makes it possible to ignore specific colors when
scanning a document.
● Prescan
This feature allows you to scan just the first page of a document,
confirm the scanned image and adjust the brightness and contrast,
and then scan the remaining pages of the document.
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● Scan First
Pressing the Start button on the scanner automatically starts
CaptureOnTouch Lite or CaptureOnTouch and scans the document
in the feed tray when you use the Scan First function.
● Auto Detection of Document in Feeder
An automatic start function is provided for detecting when a
document is placed in the feeder and then starting scanning
automatically.
IMPORTANT
Depending on the bundled software you are using, all of the
preceding features may not be available.
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Names and Functions of Parts
Front View
A Document Feed Tray
This tray is for feeding documents. Open it when scanning
documents.
B Feed Tray Release Lever
Press this lever to release the document feed tray when opening
the tray.
C Document Guides
These guides ensure documents are fed straight (one on the left
and right sides). Raise the guides when loading a document, and
then align them to both sides of the document to be scanned.
D Feeder Cover Release Lever
Pull this lever to open the feeder cover when cleaning the scanner.
E Feeder Cover
Open this when cleaning the scanner.
F Eject Outlet
This outlet is for ejecting documents when scanning is completed.
G Card Slot
Insert plastic cards here.
H Card Guides
These guides ensure that cards inserted in the card slot are fed
straight.
I Feed Extension Plate
Open this plate to support the document when loading a long
document.
J Feed Inlet
Insert the document to be scanned.
AB
C
D
E
G
H
F
I
J
K
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K Start Button
Press this button when you want to start scanning the document
loaded in the feed tray.
When the power of the scanner is ON, this button lights and
indicates the status of the scanner as shown below.
IMPORTANT
The Start button may blink slowly when the USB cable is
connected and the feed tray is opened. When this occurs, wait for
the power indicator to stop blinking and light steadily before using
the scanner.
Rear View
A Rear Card Slot
When a plastic card is fed, a portion of the card protrudes from here
momentarily.
B Auto Start Switch
Use this switch to change the operation mode of the scanner.
C USB Connector
Connect the USB cable supplied with the scanner (or one that
supports Hi-Speed USB 2.0).
D Kensington Slot
Connect a key chain to prevent theft.
E Power Connector
Connect the supplied power supply USB cable or a separately sold
AC adapter.
Hint
This scanner does not have a power switch. For details, see page 25.
Start button
status
Meaning
Lit The power of the scanner is ON.
Flashing
• Paper is jammed.
• A double feed has been detected and the
scanner has stopped.
• The top unit is open.
• Another scanner error has occurred.
AB C D E
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Power Supply
The power of the scanner is designed to turn ON when the feed tray
is opened or closed. To turn the power ON or OFF, operate the
scanner as described below.
Turning ON the Power
1
Raise the feed tray slightly while pressing the feed tray
release lever.
2
Extend the front panel of the feed tray before opening the
entire feed tray.
The scanner turns ON, and the Start button lights.
IMPORTANT
The Start button may blink slowly when the USB cable is
connected and the feed tray is opened. When this occurs, wait for
the power indicator to stop blinking and light steadily before
using the scanner.
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Turning OFF the Power
1
If the feed extension plates and document guides are
raised, lower them.
IMPORTANT
Do not close the feed tray while the document guides are spread
open. This can damage to the scanner and result in malfunction.
2
Close the feed tray.
The scanner turns OFF.
3
Push the section (front cover) at the front of the feed tray
to close it.
IMPORTANT
• When not using the scanner, close the scanner’s Document Feed
Tray or disconnect the USB cable.
• When transporting the scanner, make sure to close the front cover
beforehand. Failure to do so may result in the feed tray opening and
causing the scanner to fall.
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Using an Auxiliary Power Supply
Since this scanner is bus-powered, scanning can be performed with a
single USB cable. However, scanning can be performed at a higher
speed if you use the power supply USB cable or an AC adapter (sold
separately).
Connect the power supply USB cable or AC adapter (sold separately)
to the power connector at the rear of the scanner.
Power supply USB cable
AC adapter (sold separately)
Hint
When connected to a USB port that supports USB 3.0, the scanner
operates on 900 mA bus power and is capable of high-speed
scanning. Using the power supply cable in such cases will not
increase the scanning speed.
Although this scanner supports USB 3.0 bus power, USB data
transfer rates remain at USB 2.0 speeds.
To the USB
Connector of the
Computer
To power outlet
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Basic Operation
Documents
The scanner can scan documents ranging in size from business cards to A4/LTR. The document sizes that this scanner can scan are shown below.
1) Up to 1,000 mm (39.4") in Long Document mode 3) Plastic cards
2) When using the card slot 4) Up to 1.4 mm (0.055") for embossed cards
IMPORTANT
The documents to be scanned must satisfy certain criteria. Read the
following items carefully.
• When scanning multiple documents of different sizes, place the
documents so that they cover the entire span of the feed rollers by
aligning the centers and leading edges of the documents.
• It is recommended that documents exceeding 356 mm (14") in size
are fed one sheet at a time.
•Scanning documents before the ink is dry can cause problems with
the scanner. Always make sure that the ink on a document is dry
before scanning it.
• Scanning documents that are written in pencil or similar material
may make the rollers and scanning glass dirty, which can lead to
smudges on the scanned image and transfer the dirt to subsequent
documents. Always clean the internal parts of the scanner after
scanning such documents.
•When scanning a two-sided document that is printed on thin paper,
the image on the opposite side of each page may show through. In
this case, adjust the scanning intensity in the application software
before scanning the document.
• It is recommended that thin documents are fed one sheet at a time.
Document type Width Length Thickness (density) Thickness
Plain paper
50.8 to 216 mm
(2 to 8.5")
70 to 356 mm
(2.756 to 14")
1)
52 to 128 g/m
2
(14 to 34 lb bond)
0.06 to 0.15 mm
(0.0024 to 0.0059")
Postcard
88.9 to 108 mm
(3.5 to 4.25")
127 to 152.4 mm
(5 to 6")
128 to 225 g/m
2
(34 to 60 lb bond)
0.15 to 0.3 mm
(0.0059 to 0.0118")
Business card
49 to 55 mm
(1.93 to 2.17")
85 to 91 mm
(3.35 to 3.58")
128 to 225 g/m
2
(34 to 60 lb bond)
0.15 to 0.3 mm
(0.0059 to 0.0118")
Other card
2) 3)
86 mm
(3.39")
54 mm
(2.13")
—
0.76 mm
(0.03") or less
4)
Feed roller
Align the leading edges
Align the centers
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•Scanning the following types of documents can cause a paper jam
or malfunction. To scan such a document, make a photocopy of the
document and then scan the photocopy.
There are creases or
fold lines.
Carbon paper
There are curls. The surface is coated.
There are tears.
Extremely thin document
such as semi-transparent
thin paper.
There are clips or
staples.
Documents with excessive
paper dust particles.
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How to Place Documents
1
Open the feed tray to turn ON the scanner. (See p.25)
2
Raise the document guides and feed extension plates.
3
Load the document.
• Before you load the document, thoroughly fan the pages.
• Load the document into the feed inlet of the scanner with the
scanning side of the document face down and the top of the
document pointing down.
• Align the document guides with both edges of the loaded
document.
• Press the document beneath the tabs of the document guides.
• Up to 20 pages of plain paper can be loaded at the same time.
Make sure that the document does not exceed the loading limit
marks ( ) on the document guides.
Feed Extension Plates
Document Guide
(Left)
Document Guide
(Right)
Tab
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IMPORTANT
• When loading a multi-page document, place the pages of the
document with their edges slightly askew.
• If the document is curved, straighten the document before
loading it.
• The scanned document is ejected from the front. Do not place
any objects in front of the scanner.
• If double-feeding occurs, reduce the number of pages that you
load into the scanner at one time.
• Depending on paper quality, you may hear unusual noises
while scanning some documents, but this does not indicate a
malfunction.
Placing Cards
Use the card slot when scanning plastic cards. Use the following
procedure to scan the cards one by one.
1
Open the document feed tray. (See p.30)
2
Turn the card face up, and insert the card straight into the
card slot.
When the edge of the card touches the slot, the rollers will move
automatically. The roller will stop when it has caught the edge of
the card, allowing you to let go of the card and start scanning from
an application.
The card will be fed when you start scanning with an application
program. After the card has been fed completely, the rollers will
turn in the opposite direction and scanning of the card will start.
The scanned card will be ejected from the front card slot.
CAUTION
• The card slot is disabled when documents are placed on the feed
tray. When you want to insert a card in the card slot, remove any
documents from the feed tray.
• During scanning, a portion of the card will protrude from the rear
card slot at the rear of the scanner. Keep the area in front of the rear
card slot clear of objects.
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• Embossed cards may not be scanned correctly, depending on the
type of embossment.
Setting the Long Document Mode
The length of documents that can be scanned with the scanner is
normally 356 mm (14"), but you can scan documents up to 1,000 mm
(39.4") long by setting the scanner to the Long Document mode.
IMPORTANT
By selecting the Long Document mode and setting the [Page Size]
on the scanner driver settings screen to auto-detection, documents
of up to 1,000 mm (39.4") in length can be scanned. Note the
following when using the Long Document mode:
• When scanning long documents, close the feed extension plates.
• When scanning in the Long Document mode, if the document is
placed on the scanner in a skewed position, it may hit the edges of
the feeding area and be damaged. Be careful to place the
document so that it is not skewed.
• When scanning with the Long Document mode, paper jam
detection may react slowly, resulting in damage to the document.
Be careful to avoid paper jams.
•When scanning long documents, make sure to scan the documents
one at a time.
• When scanning large-sized documents with the Long Document
mode, scanning may be slower. Errors may also occur due to
memory shortage and scanning may be disabled.
Under Windows
1
Start Windows and log in as a user with administrator
privileges.
2
Click the Start button, and then click [All Programs],
[Canon P-215], and [Canon imageFORMULA Utility].
imageFORMULA Utility starts.
3
Click [CANON P-215 USB] and click [Properties].
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4
Click the [Maintenance] tab, and then select a Long
Document mode.
Select [Long Document mode (1,000 mm)].
5
Click [OK].
Setting procedure under Mac OS X
1
Starts CaptureOnTouch.
2
Click [Scan First].
3
Click [OFF] of [Scan in Full Auto mode].
4
Click [Scanner Setting] button.
5
Click [ON] of [Use Advanced Settings dialog box].
6
Click .
This will open the advanced settings dialog box for the scanner.
7
Click to display the [Scanner Information] dialog box.
The [Scanner Information] dialog box appears.
8
Click [Maintenance].
The [Maintenance] dialog box appears.
9
Select [Long Document mode (1,000 mm)].
10
Click to close the dialog box.
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Scanning in Windows
Scanning with CaptureOnTouch Lite (Windows)
CaptureOnTouch Lite is a scanning application that comes pre-
installed in the scanner. It can be used on a computer that does not
have the scanner driver installed.
You can follow the instructions on the screen to scan a document and
save the scanned images in any file format.
Scanning Procedure
1
Set the Auto Start switch at the rear panel of the scanner
to ON and then connect the scanner to the computer.
If necessary, connect the power supply USB cable or the AC
adapter (sold separately).
2
Open the feed tray, turn ON the scanner, and then load
the document.
For details, see “How to Place Documents” on p.30.
When you open the feed tray, the Start button on the scanner
lights and the auto play screen appears.
IMPORTANT
If you are using Windows XP and you set the Auto Start switch to
ON before connecting the scanner to the computer, a message
requesting that you restart your computer may appear when you
turn ON the scanner. You can continue normal use even if you
click [No] and do not restart the computer.
3
Click [Open folder to view files].
The [ONTOUCHLITE] folder opens.
USB cable
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4
Double-click [ONTOUCHL.exe].
CaptureOnTouch Lite starts, and the main screen appears.
IMPORTANT
Do not close the feed tray before the main screen of
CaptureOnTouch Lite appears.
Hint
• The auto play screen may not appear in some operating
environments. In such cases, open the [ONTOUCHLITE] drive
in Windows Explorer, for example, and start the application
directly by double-clicking ONTOUCHL.exe.
Depending on your operating system, the drive name may not
be [ONTOUCHLITE]. Open the drive on which ONTOUCHL.exe
is located, and start the application directly.
• Depending on your operating system, [CaptureOnTouch Lite]
may appear in the auto play screen. In such cases, double-click
[CaptureOnTouch Lite] to start CaptureOnTouch Lite.
5
Set the scanning method.
A Specify whether to enable continuous scanning. When
previewing the scanned image or splitting up a large document
to scan in parts, select [ON] to enable continuous scanning.
B Specify whether to scan the document in full auto mode. When
you want to specify arbitrary scanning conditions, select [OFF]
and configure the scanner settings. (See p.37)
IMPORTANT
If you configure scanning conditions that require a large amount
of the computer’s memory, scanning may be disabled. If an error
message appears due to insufficient memory while scanning is in
progress, exit the application and try scanning again using
different scanning condition settings.
6
Click the Start button.
Scanning of the document starts.
When scanning of the whole document is completed, the output
settings screen appears.
Hint
If a document is scanned when [Enable continuous scanning] is
set to [ON], the continuous scanning screen (see p. 40) appears
when scanning of the document is finished.
A
B
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If you place the next document and click [Scan], scanning of the
document starts.
When scanning of all the documents is finished, click [Next step].
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Configure the settings related to output and then output
the scanned images.
A Specify the file name for the scanned images. If [Use the
settings dialog box of the file name] is set to [OFF], enter the
file name directly into the file name field. If you set [Use the
settings dialog box of the file name] to [ON] and then click ,
you can specify a format for creating file names.
B Select the file format. If you select a file format other than BMP,
you can click to configure advanced settings.
PDF
In [Multi-pdf settings], specify whether to save the scanned
images as a multi-page file ([Save all pages as one file]) or
single page files ([Create a file for each specified number of
pages]).
In [Compression mode], specify the compression mode
([Standard] or [High Compression]) for the PDF file. You can
click to display a dialog box for specifying the compression
rate.
TIFF
B
A
C
D
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In [Multi-tiff settings], specify whether to save the scanned
images as a multi-page file ([Save all pages as one file]) or
single page files ([Create a file for each specified number of
pages]).
JPEG
You can specify the compression rate of JPEG images.
PPTX
You can specify whether to add OCR information to the
scanned images.
C Specify the storage location for the scanned images.
D Output the scanned images.
When output is finished, the complete screen appears. Scan First
is now finished.
Hint
• Clicking [Return to top] returns to the main screen of Scan First.
• If you click [Open storage folder], the folder in which the saved
scanned images were saved opens.
Scanner Settings
By default, CaptureOnTouch Lite scans with scanning conditions that
match the document because scanning in full auto mode is enabled.
If you want to specify, for example, the scanning mode and document
size, you can configure the desired scanning conditions in the scanner
settings.
To configure scanner settings, click [OFF] for [Scans in the full auto
mode] in the top screen, and then click [Scanner setting].
Setting Basic Items
Scanner settings include the basic items that are configured in
[Scanner setting], and the setting items that are configured in the
advanced settings dialog box. The settings in the advanced settings
dialog box are applied for settings other than the basic items.
The settings in the driver settings dialog box are applied for any other
settings.
Color mode
Select from the following modes for scanning documents.
Detect automatically Automatically determines the color mode based
on the document content and scans
accordingly.
24-bit Color Scans the document in color.
Grayscale Scans the document in Grayscale.
Black and White Scans the document in black and white
(binary).
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Page Size
Specify the page size of the document.
If you specify [Match original size], the page size of the scanned
document is detected and the images are saved at the detected size.
Dots per inch
Specify the scanning resolution.
When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected
automatically from the content of the scanned document.
Scanning Side
Specify whether to scan only one side or both sides of a document.
When [Skip blank page] is specified, any blank paged detected within
the document is skipped during scanning.
Automatically straightens skewed images
When a document is scanned skewed, the skewed scanned images
are detected and then straightened.
Rotate image to match orientation of text
The orientation of text in scanned images is detected, and the images
are rotated so that the text is correctly oriented.
Use advanced settings dialog box
If you select [ON] and click , you can configure scanner settings
other than the basic setting items. For details, see the following
“Advanced Settings” section.
Hint
The driver settings dialog box includes setting items that are the
same as the basic items in [Scanner setting], but the setting for each
of the them is stored separately. Which settings are used during
scanning differs as follows depending on the setting of the [Use
advanced settings dialog box] check box.
Advanced Settings
You can configure scanning conditions and scanner operations in
detail in the advanced settings dialog box.
[Basic] tab
Configure basic scanning conditions.
Setting of [Use
advanced settings
dialog box]
Basic items
Other than basic
items
OFF
Settings of [Scanner
setting]
Settings of the
advanced settings
dialog box of the
scanner driver
ON
Settings of the advanced settings dialog box
of the scanner driver
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[Brightness] tab
Configure the brightness and contrast of scanned images.
[Image processing] tab
Configure settings related to the processing of scanned images.
[Feeding] tab
Configure the feeding method for documents.
[Others] tab
Configure settings for specialized scanning and image processing.
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Operation in Continuous Scanning
Screen
When [Enable continuous scanning] is set to [ON] in the Start screen,
the continuous scanning screen appears when all of the pages of the
placed document have been fed. You can confirm the scanned
images and then continue scanning.
A Thumbnail Display Area
Displays the thumbnail images of the scanned document. The
following operations are possible.
Click a thumbnail image to display a preview of that scanned image
in the preview area.
Drag thumbnail images to change the positions of pages.
Click on a thumbnail image to delete the scanned image for that
page.
B Preview Area
Displays the preview images of the scanned document.
C Preview Controls
Control the preview images and cancel or continue scanning with
the following buttons.
C
A
B
Tools (Name) Description
(Zoom in) Enlarges the preview image.
(Fit page)
Enlarges or reduces the preview image
to fit the current window size.
(Zoom out) Reduces the preview image.
(Rotate left)
Rotates the image 90 degrees
counterclockwise.
(Rotate right)
Rotates the image 90 degrees
clockwise.
(Rotate 180) Rotates the image 180 degrees.
(Cancel)
Cancels the image scanning operation
and returns to the top screen.
(Scan) Starts scanning of the next document.
(Next step)
Proceeds to the next step in the scan
process.
(Page Number /
Total Number of
Pages)
Displays the current page and total
number of pages.
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Taskbar Icons
CaptureOnTouch Lite will reside on the taskbar after it starts. The
icon will appear in the taskbar’s notification area during this time.
You can click the icon and perform the following in the menu that
appears.
[Open CaptureOnTouch Lite]
If you closed the CaptureOnTouch Lite window, you can click this to
open the window again.
[Environmental settings]
Display the [Environmental settings] dialog box. For details, see
“Environmental Settings” on p.41.
[Version Information]
View version information for CaptureOnTouch Lite.
[Exit]
Quits CaptureOnTouch Lite. CaptureOnTouch Lite will stop residing
on the system, and the taskbar icon will disappear.
Environmental Settings
In the [Environmental settings] dialog box, you can configure settings
related to CaptureOnTouch Lite operations and perform scanner
maintenance.
[Maintenance] tab
View the total number of pages scanned with the scanner, and view
counters for the roller and separation pad. When you replace the roller
and separation pad, you can reset the counters here.
[Theme] tab
Change the color scheme of the CaptureOnTouch Lite window.
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Quitting CaptureOnTouch Lite
Use the following procedure to quit CaptureOnTouch Lite.
1
Click the icon on the taskbar, and click [Exit] in the
menu that appears.
CaptureOnTouch Lite closes.
2
Close the feed tray.
The scanner turns OFF.
3
Disconnect the USB cable from the scanner and
computer.
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Scanning with CaptureOnTouch (Windows)
What is CaptureOnTouch?
CaptureOnTouch is a scanning application that allows you to scan a
document with a simple operation by following the instructions on the
screen.
CaptureOnTouch is provided with multiple scanning methods that can
be selected according to the purpose and application.
Scan First
Scan a document and then select the output method. This method
allows you to easily scan a document by just following the instructions
on the screen.
Select Scan Job
Register scanning settings from the scanning conditions to the output
method as jobs, and then scan a document by just selecting the job
that suits your purpose. This method is convenient when you want to
repeat scanning using a set procedure.
Scan with Start Button
Scan First is pre-assigned to the Start button of the scanner, so you
can load a document and then start scanning by just pressing the Start
button. You can also assign any job to the Start button.
File Formats of Saved Images
You can specify one of the following file formats for scanned images
when using any output method other than [Print].
•PDF
•TIFF
•JPEG
•BMP
• PPTX (file format for Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or later)
Starting and Exiting CaptureOnTouch
By default, CaptureOnTouch becomes resident in the system when
you start your computer.
Double-click (CaptureOnTouch icon) in the taskbar to start
CaptureOnTouch and display the main window.
Hint
• You can also start CaptureOnTouch from the Start menu. Click
[Start] – [All Programs] – [Canon P-215] – [P-215 CaptureOnTouch].
• The first time you start CaptureOnTouch on a computer with
Evernote installed, a message for confirming the registration of jobs
for sending scanned images to Evernote appears. If you click the
[Yes] button, two jobs for Evernote are registered to
CaptureOnTouch.
• The interval between the time you press the Start button on the
scanner and the time scanning begins is shortened when the [Make
CaptureOnTouch resident] check box is selected in the [Basic
settings] tab of the [Environmental settings] dialog box. For details,
see “Environmental Settings” on p.53.
Save to folder
Save the file to a
specified folder.
Print
Print with a specified
printer.
(Network)
Send to application
Open the scanned image file
in a specified application.
Attach to E-mail
Start the e-mail application
and attach the scanned image
file to new e-mail
Scanner
Cloud Service
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Exiting CaptureOnTouch
To close the CaptureOnTouch window, click at the top of the
window. This closes the window, but CaptureOnTouch will continue to
reside in the system.
To quit the CaptureOnTouch application, click (CaptureOnTouch
icon) in the taskbar, and select [Exit] from the menu.
CaptureOnTouch becomes no longer resident in the system and the
icon disappears from the taskbar.
Restarting CaptureOnTouch
To use CaptureOnTouch after it has been made not resident in the
system, use one of the following procedures to restart it.
CaptureOnTouch will start and become resident in the system again.
• Click [Start] – [All Programs] – [Canon P-215] – [P-215
CaptureOnTouch].
• Press the Start button on the scanner (in this case, the main screen
of CaptureOnTouch will open and scanning will start using the scan
method assigned to the Start button).
Scan First
Operation Flow
1
Place the document in the scanner.
2
Click [Scan First].
The top screen of Scan First appears.
Scan the document
▼
Configure the output settings
▼
Output the scanned images
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3
Set the scan method in the top screen.
A Specify whether to enable continuous scanning. When
previewing the scanned image or splitting up a large document
to scan in parts, select [ON] to enable continuous scanning.
B Specify whether to scan the document in full auto mode. When
you want to specify arbitrary scanning conditions, select [OFF]
and configure the scanner settings. (See p.50)
4
Click the Start button.
The document is scanned. While scanning is in progress, the
number of pages scanned is displayed in addition to the scanner
settings.
When scanning is finished, the Output settings screen appears.
IMPORTANT
If you configure scanning conditions that consume a large
amount of the computer’s memory, scanning may stop because
of insufficient memory. If an error message appears due to
insufficient memory while scanning is in progress, exit the
application, change the scanning conditions, and then try
scanning again.
Hint
If a document is scanned when [Enable continuous scanning] is
set to [ON], the continuous scanning screen (see p. 51) appears
when scanning of the document is finished.
If you place the next document and click [Scan], scanning of the
document starts.
When scanning of all the documents is finished, click [Next step].
A
B
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5
Configure the settings related to output and then output
the scanned images.
A Configure the settings related to output. (See p. 52)
B Click this button to output the scanned images. The button
name differs for each output method. For example, it is [Save]
when the output method is set to [Save to folder].
When output is finished, the complete screen appears. Scan First
is now finished.
Hint
• Clicking [Return to top] returns to the main screen of Scan First.
•When [Attach to E-mail] or [Print] is specified as the output method,
you can click [Open storage folder] to open the folder in which the
scanned images were saved.
Select Scan Job
Operation Flow
Registering and Editing Jobs
In CaptureOnTouch, up to 10 jobs can be registered for use with
Select Scan Job.
1
Click the button.
A
B
Register the job
▼
Select the job
▼
Scan the document
▼
Output the scanned images
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2
Enter the job name, and press the Enter key.
3
Specify the output method of the job. (See p.52)
Hint
You can assign the job to the Start button by selecting [Start
button] for [Button assignment]. (See p.49)
4
Click [Output setting], and configure the output settings.
The output setting items differ depending on the specified output
method. For details on the setting items, see the Help of
CaptureOnTouch.
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Selecting a Job and Scanning
1
Place the document in the scanner. (See p. 30)
The top screen of Select Scan Job appears.
2
Click a job.
Hint
•If you set [Check output after scanning] to [ON], you can check
the output settings after scanning.
• If you set [Enable continuous scanning] to [ON], you can
continue scanning after all the pages of the document are
scanned.
3
Click the Start button.
The document is scanned. While scanning is in progress, the
number of pages scanned is displayed in addition to the scanner
settings.
When all the pages of the document are scanned, the scanned
images are output according to the registered job settings and the
complete screen appears.
IMPORTANT
If you configure scanning conditions that consume a large amount of
the computer’s memory, scanning may stop because of insufficient
memory. If an error message appears due to insufficient memory
while scanning is in progress, exit the application, change the
scanning conditions, and then try scanning again.
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Hint
•Clicking [Return to top] returns to the top screen of Select Scan Job.
•When [Attach to E-mail] or [Print] is specified as the output method,
you can click [Open storage folder] to open the folder in which the
scanned images were saved.
When [Enable continuous scanning] is set to [ON]
The continuous scanning screen (see p.51) appears when all the
pages of the document are scanned.
If you want to scan another document, place the document in the
scanner and then click [Scan].
When scanning of all the documents is finished, click [Next step].
When [Check output after scanning] is set to [ON]
The Output Confirmation screen appears before the scanned images
are output.
Change the settings for the output method if necessary and then click
the output button. The name of the output button differs for each
selected output method.
Scanning with Start Button
By default, Scan First is pre-assigned to the Start button.
If you place the document and press the Start button,
CaptureOnTouch starts and scanning starts.
Hint
You can also assign any job to the Start button. If a job is assigned,
the document is scanned and the scanned images are output
according to the settings of the job. The main window of
CaptureOnTouch closes automatically 5 seconds after the output
process finishes.
Start button
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Scanner Settings
By default, CaptureOnTouch scans with scanning conditions that
match the document because scanning in full auto mode is enabled.
If you want to specify, for example, the scanning mode and document
size, you can configure the desired scanning conditions in the scanner
settings.
The scanner setting items are common to Scan First and Select Scan
Job.
When Scan First:
For Scan First, configure the scanner settings before you start
scanning.
When Select Scan Job:
For Select Scan Job, configure the scanner settings for each job.
Setting Basic Items
Scanner settings include the basic items that are configured in
[Scanner setting], and the setting items that are configured in the
advanced settings dialog box. The settings in the advanced settings
dialog box are applied for settings other than the basic items.
The settings in the driver settings dialog box are applied for any other
settings.
Color mode
Select from the following modes for scanning documents.
Detect automatically Automatically determines the color mode based
on the document content and scans
accordingly.
24-bit Color Scans the document in color.
Grayscale Scans the document in Grayscale.
Black and White Scans the document in black and white
(binary).
Page Size
Specify the page size of the document.
If you specify [Match original size], the page size of the scanned
document is detected and the images are saved at the detected size.
Dots per inch
Specify the scanning resolution.
When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected
automatically from the content of the scanned document.
Scanning Side
Specify whether to scan only one side or both sides of a document.
When [Skip blank page] is specified, any blank paged detected within
the document is skipped during scanning.
Automatically straightens skewed images
When a document is scanned skewed, the skewed scanned images
are detected and then straightened.
Rotate image to match orientation of text
The orientation of text in scanned images is detected, and the images
are rotated so that the text is correctly oriented.
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Use advanced settings dialog box
Configure scanner settings other than the basic items in the advanced
settings dialog box (scanner driver). To open the scanner driver,
select [ON] and then click the button.
For details on the setting items, see the Help of the driver settings
dialog box.
Hint
The driver settings dialog box includes setting items that are the
same as the basic items in [Scanner setting], but the setting for each
of the them is stored separately. Which settings are used during
scanning differs as follows depending on the setting of the [Use
advanced settings dialog box] check box.
Operation in Continuous Scanning
Screen
When [Enable continuous scanning] is set to [ON] in the Start screen,
the continuous scanning screen appears when all of the pages of the
placed document have been fed. You can confirm the scanned
images and then continue scanning.
A Thumbnail Display Area
Displays the thumbnail images of the scanned document. The
following operations are possible.
Click a thumbnail image to display a preview of that scanned image
in the preview area.
Drag thumbnail images to change the positions of pages (Scan
First only).
Click on a thumbnail image to delete the scanned image for that
page (Scan First only).
B Preview Area
Displays the preview images of the scanned document.
Setting of [Use
advanced settings
dialog box]
Basic items
Other than basic
items
OFF
Settings of [Scanner
setting]
Settings of the
advanced settings
dialog box of the
scanner driver
ON
Settings of the advanced settings dialog box
of the scanner driver
C
A
B
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C Preview Controls
Control the preview images and cancel or continue scanning with
the following buttons.
Setting the Output Method
CaptureOnTouch is provided with various output methods for
processing scanned images.
The output method specification is common to Scan First and Select
Scan Job.
When Scan First:
For Scan First, select an output method in the output method selection
screen that appears after scanning, and then specify each of the
output method items.
When Select Scan Job:
For Select Scan Job, specify the output method separately for each
job.
The setting items related to output differ depending on the output
method.
Save to folder
Saves the scanned images to a specified folder. When you specify this
output method, configure the settings for the image files to be saved.
Attach to E-mail
Attaches the scanned images to new e-mail in the e-mail application.
When you specify this output method, configure the settings for the
image files to be attached to e-mail.
To use this feature, an e-mail application such as Windows Mail or
Outlook Express (both of these applications come standard with the
operating system) that supports MAPI (Messaging Application
Programming Interface) needs to be specified as the default program
of the operating system.
Tools (Name) Description
(Zoom in) Enlarges the preview image.
(Fit page)
Enlarges or reduces the preview image
to fit the current window size.
(Zoom out) Reduces the preview image.
(Rotate left)
Rotates the image 90 degrees
counterclockwise. (Scan First only)
(Rotate right)
Rotates the image 90 degrees
clockwise. (Scan First only)
(Rotate 180)
Rotates the image 180 degrees. (Scan
First only)
(Cancel)
Cancels the image scanning operation
and returns to the top screen.
(Scan) Starts scanning of the next document.
(Next step)
Proceeds to the next step in the scan
process.
(Page Number /
Total Number of
Pages)
Displays the current page and total
number of pages.
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Print
Prints the scanned images with a specified printer. When you specify
this output method, specify the printer for printing.
Send to application
Saves the scanned image file in a specified folder and then opens it
with a specified application. When you specify this output method,
click the button next to [Application] and specify the executable file
of an application that can open image files. In addition, configure the
settings of the image file to be saved.
Other Output Methods
Depending on the plug-ins you installed during installation of
CaptureOnTouch, you can select the following output methods. You
must configure settings for the saved image file, regardless of your
output method selection.
• Save in Google docs
Saves the scanned images to Google docs. When using this output
method, open the settings screen by clicking next to [Detail
Settings], and then enter the account information and configure the
destination settings. For details on the settings, see the Help (click
the [Help] button in the settings screen).
• Save in Evernote
Saves the scanned images to Evernote.
• Save in Microsoft SharePoint
In an environment in which Microsoft SharePoint has been
introduced, you can save the scanned images to a Microsoft
SharePoint site. When using this output method, open the advanced
settings screen by clicking next to [Detail Settings], and configure
settings such as the URL of the Microsoft SharePoint site, the
account information, and the destination file settings. For details on
the settings, see the Help (click the [Help] button in the settings
screen).
IMPORTANT
To use the [Save in Google docs] and [Save in Evernote] output
methods, the respective cloud service accounts are required. (See
p.5)
Environmental Settings
To configure the environmental settings of CaptureOnTouch, open the
[Environmental settings] dialog box.
Click (CaptureOnTouch icon) in the taskbar, and select
[Environmental settings] from the menu.
The following describes the setting items of each tab displayed in the
[Environmental settings] dialog box.
[Basic settings] Tab
On the [Basic settings] tab, configure the following settings.
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Launch method setting
By default, CaptureOnTouch becomes resident in the system when
you start your computer. Clear the [Make CaptureOnTouch resident]
check box to not make CaptureOnTouch resident in the system.
Display setting for when scanner connected
Select the [CaptureOnTouch appears when the scanner is connected]
checkbox to open the main screen of CaptureOnTouch automatically
when the scanner is connected to the computer. This setting is only
enabled when CaptureOnTouch is running (or resident in the system).
Back Up / Restore
Use the [Back Up] and [Restore] buttons to back up the configuration
file (settings, registered jobs, etc.) of CaptureOnTouch and restore the
settings from the backup data.
IMPORTANT
Please note that when a job with the output method set to [Send to
Microsoft SharePoint] is registered, the setting items related to
Microsoft SharePoint will not be backed up.
[Back Up] button
Back up the settings of CaptureOnTouch to a backup file (*.cot). You
can store the initial settings of CaptureOnTouch by performing a
backup before you first use CaptureOnTouch.
[Restore] button
Restore the settings from the backup file.
When using multiple computers, you can back up the environmental
settings of one computer and then perform a restore on the other
computers so that all of the computers have the same settings.
[E-mail settings] Tab
On the [E-mail settings] tab, set the maximum size for the image files
to be attached to e-mail.
Maximum size of attached file
Select the [Display confirmation message if file size exceeds the
above] check box to display a confirmation message when an
attached file exceeds the maximum size.
• For Scan First, a confirmation message appears if the file size of
scanned images is larger than the file size set here.
• For Select Scan Job, a confirmation message appears if the set file
size is exceeded during scanning.
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[Theme] Tab
On the [Theme] tab, specify the appearance of the main screen of
CaptureOnTouch.
Select theme
Specify the appearance type for the main screen of CaptureOnTouch
with [Select theme].
[Plugin] Tab
On the [Plugin] tab, confirm the plugins that have been added to
CaptureOnTouch.
[Maintenance] Tab
On the [Maintenance] tab, output the log file for maintenance of
CaptureOnTouch.
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Setting the Scanner Driver (Windows)
When you scan a document in an ISIS compatible or TWAIN
compatible application (CaptureOnTouch, etc.), open the scanner
driver and configure the scanning conditions and other settings.
This section describes the configuration and functions of the scanner
driver.
Configuration and Functions of the
Scanner Driver
The scanner driver consists of the following five tabs.
Hint
For details on the setting screen, see the Help of the scanner driver.
Click the [Help] button of the driver to display help related to the
corresponding tab or dialog box.
[Basic] Tab
Configure basic scanning conditions such as the mode, page size,
resolution, and scanning side.
In addition, you can click the [Area] button and specify the area to be
scanned.
Hint
Depending on the ISIS compatible application, the application may
have its own screen for setting scanning conditions. If the scanner
driver is opened in such an application, setting items related to the
functions provided by the scanner driver other than scanning
conditions will be displayed on the [Basic] tab.
[Brightness] Tab
Adjust the brightness and contrast of scanned images.
In addition, you can also click [Gamma] and set the gamma correction
value for scanned images.
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[Image processing] Tab
Set the processing method for scanned images.
[Feeding] Tab
Specify scanner operations related to document feeding.
[Others] Tab
Configure settings for specialized scanning and image processing.
Setting Basic Scanning Conditions
This section provides an overview of the basic setting items that are
the minimum requirements when configuring the scanner settings.
Confirming Basic Conditions for
Scanning
When you scan a document, make sure you confirm the [Color mode],
[Page Size], [Dots per inch], and [Scanning Side] basic conditions in
the Basic settings dialog box.
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Color mode
Select the scanning mode.
• [Advanced Text Enhancement II] removes or processes the
background color and background surrounding text to enhance the
text for easy reading. If necessary, you can make the text in scanned
images easier to read by adjusting the contrast on the [Brightness]
tab.
• [Detect automatically] detects whether the document is in color,
grayscale, or black and white. You can configure advanced settings
related to the detection method by clicking [Setting]. For details, see
the Help.
Page Size
Select the page size that matches the document to be scanned.
If [Match original size] is selected, the edges of the document are
detected and images that match the size of the document are saved.
Dots per inch
Select the scanning resolution.
• Higher resolutions provide clearer images but result in larger file
sizes and slower scanning.
• When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected
automatically from the content printed in the document.
Scanning Side
Select which of the sides of the document to scan.
If the scanning side is set to [Skip blank page], the images of blank
pages are deleted when images are saved.
Scanning Documents of Unregistered
Page Sizes
Configuring the following settings allows you to scan a document of an
unregistered page size.
You can register a non-standard page size that has not been
registered as a page size by naming and registering it as a custom
page size in the Custom Paper Size dialog box, which is opened from
the [Save] button on the [Basic] tab.
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Specifying the Scan Area
Configure the following settings when you want to specify the area of
the document to be scanned.
Specifying an area
Specify the area of the document to be scanned in the Scan Area
dialog box, which is opened from the [Area] button on the [Basic] tab.
Configuring Scanner Settings According
to Purpose
Set the scanning conditions according to the scanning purpose.
When you want to delete the images of the blank pages in
two-sided documents
Set the scanning side setting to [Skip blank page] on the [Basic] tab to
delete the images of the blank pages in the document.
If [Skip blank page] is selected, the [Setting] button is enabled, and
you can adjust the level for judging whether pages are blank.
When you do not want to scan colored lines and text
Specify the color (red, blue, green or Color Elimination) to be ignored
(dropped out) in the color drop-out settings on the [Image processing]
tab, and that color will not be scanned.
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When you want to enhance the color red
Specify [Red Enhance] for [Color drop-out] on the [Image processing]
tab to enhance the color red in the document.
When you want to enhance contours in images
Adjust the edge emphasis setting on the [Image processing] tab.
When you want to make lines or characters in the
scanned images thicker
Drag the slider for [Character Emphasis] on the [Image processing]
tab to make the lines and characters that appear in the scanned image
thicker.
When you want to enhance text that is difficult to read
because of factors such as the background of the
scanned document
Select [Advanced Text Enhancement II] in the color mode setting on
the [Basic] tab. The background behind the text is removed or
processed so that the text is emphasized for better readability.
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Advanced Text Enhancement II is suitable for scanning a document
with a uniform background color and light text and background. If the
background is non-uniform, such as a pattern, the background may
not be able to be completely removed and the text may become
difficult to read. If necessary, you can make the text in scanned
images easier to read by adjusting the contrast on the [Brightness]
tab.
When you want to detect multiple pages fed at the same
time
Select the [Detect by Length] check box under the [Double Feed
Detection] on the [Feeding] tab.
When you want to match the orientation of images to the
text when scanning a mixture of pages with different text
orientations
Select [Text orientation recognition] in [Document Orientation] on the
[Others] tab. The text orientation on each page is detected, and the
scanned image is rotated in 90-degree increments to correct the
orientation.
When you want to rotate the images of a document placed
horizontally to correct the orientation
Specify the rotation angle in [Document Orientation] on the [Others]
tab.
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When you want to set the scanner conditions
automatically
Set [Full Automatic Mode] in [User Preference] to scan with scanning
conditions that match the document.
Hint
When [Full Automatic Mode] is selected, [Color mode], [Page Size],
and [Dots per inch] are all detected automatically. In addition, the
[Scanning Side] setting becomes [Skip blank page] and [Document
Orientation] becomes [Text orientation recognition].
When you want to use multistream settings for scanning
Multistream settings allow you to output multiple different scanned
images with a single scan operation, and output scanned images with
different scanning conditions for each of the front and back pages.
IMPORTANT
• The multistream settings can only be used in Windows.
• Depending on the application program, these settings may not
appear.
When you want to use the multistream settings for scanning, select
the [Use MultiStream] checkbox on the [Others] tab to display the
setting items related to multistream, and then configure the setting
items in the following order.
A When you want to specify different scanning conditions for the front
and back pages of a document, select [Skip blank page] or [Duplex]
for [Scanning Side] on the [Basic] tab in advance.
B Specify the number of scanning conditions to apply in [Stream
count of Front]. Up to three can be specified.
C Select [Front 1st], and then open the other tabs and set the
scanning conditions. Depending on the value specified for [Stream
count of Front], configure the remaining [Front 2nd] and [Front 3rd]
in the same way.
D When specifying the scanning conditions of the back, configure the
settings in the same way as described in B to C. In this case,
specify [Stream count of Back], and then set the scanning
conditions for each of [Back 1st] to [Back 3rd].
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Hint
The following shows the setting conditions that can be set in the
multistream settings.
When you want to save a scanner driver setting
When you finish configuring a setting, click the [Save] button of [User
Preference] to save the setting.
The saved setting is registered to the list. You can delete a setting
from the list with the [Delete] button, and save or load a configuration
file with the [Back Up] or [Restore] button.
Hint
The preregistered [Full Automatic Mode] cannot be deleted from
[User Preference].
Tab Items that can be set
[Basic] tab
[Color mode] and [Dots per inch]
(excluding [Detect automatically] for
both)
[Brightness] tab [Brightness] and [Contrast]
[Image processing] tab
[Edge emphasis], [Color drop-out] and
[Character Emphasis]
[Feeding] tab None (all disabled)
[Others] tab None (only [Use MultiStream] is enabled)
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Function Restrictions Depending on Mode Setting
Some of the setting items in each of the driver tabs are disabled as follows depending on the setting for [Color Mode] on the [Basic] tab.
[Brightness] tab
(O: Available for setting, X: Not available for setting)
[Others] Tab
(O: Available for setting, X: Not available for setting)
[Image processing] tab
(O: Available for setting, X: Not available for setting)
*
1
Not available for setting if all of the following conditions in the [Auto Image Type Detection Settings ] dialog box are met.
• [Detection mode] is not set to [Color or Gray]
• [Mode in case of binary] in the [Settings for in case of binary] tab is set to [Advanced Text Enhancement II]
*
2
Not available for setting when [Detection Mode] is set to [Color or Gray] in the [Auto Image Type Detection Settings] dialog box.
Setting value Contrast
Detect automatically O
Black and White O
Error Diffusion O
Advanced Text Enhancement II O
256-level Gray O
24-bit Color O
Setting value Prescan
Detect automatically X
Black and White O
Error Diffusion O
Advanced Text Enhancement II O
256-level Gray O
24-bit Color O
Setting value Edge emphasis Color drop-out
Background
smoothing
Prevent Bleed Through /
Remove Background
Character
Emphasis
Detect automatically O X O *
1
O*
1
*
2
O*
2
Black and White O O X O O
Error Diffusion O O X O O
Advanced Text Enhancement II X O X X O
256-level Gray O O O O X
24-bit Color O X O O X
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Scan Panel
Scan Panel is software for controlling scanning operations such as
feeding documents and stopping scanning when scanning multiple
documents one after the other.
Scan Panel runs when [Feeding Option] is set to [Panel-Feeding] in
the settings dialog box of the scanner driver. In this case, the Scan
Panel appears when you are not scanning and the scanner enters the
wait state.
If you place the next document and then click the Start button in Scan
Panel, scanning of the placed document starts.
You can stop scanning part way through by clicking the [STOP] button
of Scan Panel.
Settings for Third Party Software
Precautions for using PaperPort
If you use the bundled software PaperPort with the settings still set to
the defaults, scanning will not be able to be performed properly when
the page size is detected automatically with the scanner driver of this
product. After installing the scanner driver of this product and
PaperPort, use the following procedure to start Scanner Setup Wizard
and change the settings.
1
Click the Start button, and then click [All Programs],
[ScanSoft PaperPort11], and [Scanner Setup Wizard].
2
Click [Next] three times.
3
Click [Yes] and then click [Next] when the following
screen appears
Hint
Click [Yes] when the following screen appears.
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4
Click [Next].
5
Click [Advanced settings] when the following screen
appears.
Hint
This wizard was not started for the purpose of performing a
scanner test so we recommend clearing all of the checkboxes
displayed for [Please select the steps you want to run].
6
Click [Transfer image via native mode] of [Transfer
Mechanism] and then click [OK].
7
Click [Next].
8
Click [Finish] to end the wizard.
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Scanning in Mac OS X
Scanning with CaptureOnTouch Lite (Mac OS X)
CaptureOnTouch Lite is a scanning application that comes pre-
installed in the scanner. It can be used on a computer that does not
have the scanner driver installed.
You can follow the instructions on the screen to scan a document and
save the scanned images in any file format.
Scanning Procedure
1
Set the Auto Start switch at the rear panel of the scanner
to ON and then connect the scanner to the computer.
If necessary, connect the power supply USB cable or the AC
adapter (sold separately).
2
Open the feed tray, turn ON the scanner, and then load
the document.
For details, see “How to Place Documents” on p.30.
When you open the document feed tray, the Start button on the
scanner lights and the [ONTOUCHLITE] folder and
[CaptureOnTouch Lite for Mac] folder appear on the desktop.
Hint
To run CaptureOnTouch Lite, both the [CaptureOnTouch Lite for
Mac] folder and the [ONTOUCHLITE] folder must be mounted.
3
Double-click the [CaptureOnTouch Lite Launcher] icon.
CaptureOnTouch Lite starts, and the main screen appears.
IMPORTANT
Do not close the feed tray before the main screen of
CaptureOnTouch Lite appears.
USB cable
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4
Set the scanning method.
A Specify whether to enable continuous scanning. When
previewing the scanned image or splitting up a large document
to scan in parts, select [ON] to enable continuous scanning.
B Specify whether to scan the document in full auto mode. When
you want to specify arbitrary scanning conditions, select [OFF]
and configure the scanner settings. (See p.70)
IMPORTANT
If you configure scanning conditions that consume a large
amount of the computer’s memory, scanning may stop because
of insufficient memory. If an error message appears due to
insufficient memory while scanning is in progress, exit the
application, change the scanning conditions, and then try
scanning again.
5
Click the Start button.
Scanning of the document starts.
When scanning of the whole document is completed, the output
settings screen appears.
Hint
If a document is scanned when [Enable continuous scanning] is
set to [ON], the continuous scanning screen (see p. 72) appears
when scanning of the document is finished.
If you place the next document and click [Scan], scanning of the
document starts.
When scanning of all the documents is finished, click [Next].
A
B
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6
Configure the settings related to output and then output
the scanned images.
A Specify the file name for the scanned images. If [Use file name
settings dialog box] is set to [OFF], enter the file name directly
into the file name field. If you set [Use file name settings dialog
box] to [ON] and then click , you can specify a format for
creating file names.
B Select the file format. You can click to configure advanced
settings.
PDF
In [Multi-pdf settings], specify whether to save the scanned
images as a multi-page file ([Save all pages as one file]) or
single page files ([Create new file for this number of pages]).
In [Compression mode], specify the compression mode
([Standard] or [High Compression]) for the PDF file. You can
click to display a dialog box for specifying the compression
rate.
TIFF
In [Multi-tiff settings], specify whether to save the scanned
images as a multi-page file ([Save all pages as one file]) or
single page files ([Create new file for this number of pages]).
B
A
D
C
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JPEG
You can specify the compression rate of JPEG images.
C Specify the storage location for the scanned images.
D Output the scanned images.
When output is finished, the complete screen appears. Scan First
is now finished.
Hint
• Clicking [Return to top] returns to the main screen of Scan First.
• If you click [Open storage folder], the folder in which the saved
scanned images were saved opens.
Scanner Settings
By default, CaptureOnTouch scans with scanning conditions that
match the document because scanning in full auto mode is enabled.
If you want to specify, for example, the scanning mode and document
size, you can configure the desired scanning conditions in the scanner
settings.
To configure scanner settings, click [OFF] for [Scans in the full auto
mode] in the top screen, and then click [Scanner setting].
Setting Basic Items
Scanner settings include the basic items that are configured in
[Scanner setting], and the setting items that are configured in the
advanced settings dialog box. The settings in the advanced settings
dialog box are applied for settings other than the basic items.
The settings in the driver settings dialog box are applied for any other
settings.
Color mode
Select from the following modes for scanning documents.
Detect automatically Automatically determines the color mode based
on the document content and scans
accordingly.
24-bit Color Scans the document in color.
Grayscale Scans the document in Grayscale.
Black and White Scans the document in black and white
(binary).
Page Size
Specify the page size of the document.
If you specify [Match original size], the page size of the scanned
document is detected and the images are saved at the detected size.
Dots per inch
Specify the scanning resolution.
When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected
automatically from the content of the scanned document.
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Scanning Side
Specify whether to scan only one side or both sides of a document.
When [Skip blank page] is specified, any blank paged detected within
the document is skipped during scanning.
Automatically straightens skewed images
When a document is scanned skewed, the skewed scanned images
are detected and then straightened.
Rotate image to match orientation of text
The orientation of text in scanned images is detected, and the images
are rotated so that the text is correctly oriented.
Use advanced settings dialog box
If you select [ON] and click , you can configure scanner settings
other than the basic setting items. For details, see the following
“Advanced Settings” section.
Hint
The driver settings dialog box includes setting items that are the
same as the basic items in [Scanner setting], but the setting for each
of the them is stored separately. Which settings are used during
scanning differs as follows depending on the setting of the [Use
advanced settings dialog box] check box.
Advanced Settings
You can configure detailed scanner settings in the advanced settings
dialog box.
Hint
The setting items are identical to those in Advanced Mode of the
scanner driver settings screen. (See p.88)
Setting of [Use
advanced settings
dialog box]
Basic items
Other than basic
items
OFF
Settings of [Scanner
setting]
Settings of the
advanced settings
dialog box of the
scanner driver
ON
Settings of the advanced settings dialog box
of the scanner driver
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Scanner Information Display and Maintenance
You can display scanner information and perform maintenance in the
advanced settings dialog box opened with CaptureOnTouch Lite.
• Click in the advanced settings dialog box to display the [Scanner
Information] screen. This screen allows you to view version
information for the scanner driver and firmware, the total number of
pages scanned, and the counters for the roller and separation pad.
• Click [Maintenance] in the [Scanner Information] dialog box to
display the [Maintenance] screen. This screen allows you to reset
the counters for the scanner's roller and the separation pad or switch
to Long Document mode.
Operation in Continuous Scanning
Screen
If a document is scanned when [Enable continuous scanning] is set to
[ON] in the Start screen, the continuous scanning screen appears
when all of the pages of the placed document have been fed. You can
confirm the scanned images and then continue scanning.
A Thumbnail Display Area
Displays the thumbnail images of the scanned document. The
following operations are possible.
Click a thumbnail image to display a preview of that scanned image
in the preview area.
Drag thumbnail images to change the positions of pages.
Click on a thumbnail image to delete the scanned image for that
page.
B Preview Area
Displays the preview images of the scanned document.
C
A
B
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C Preview Controls
Control the preview images and cancel or continue scanning with
the following buttons.
Menu Bar Icons
CaptureOnTouch Lite will reside on the menu bar after it starts. The
icon will appear in the menu bar during this time.
You can click the icon and perform the following in the menu that
appears.
[Exit]
Quits CaptureOnTouch Lite. CaptureOnTouch Lite will stop residing
on the system, and the menu bar icon will disappear.
[Version information]
View version information for CaptureOnTouch Lite.
[Launch CaptureOnTouch]
If you closed the CaptureOnTouch Lite window, you can click this to
open the window again.
Tools (Name) Description
(Zoom in) Enlarges the preview image.
(Fit page)
Enlarges or reduces the preview image
to fit the current window size.
(Zoom out) Reduces the preview image.
(Rotate left)
Rotates the image 90 degrees
counterclockwise.
(Rotate right)
Rotates the image 90 degrees
clockwise.
(Rotate 180) Rotates the image 180 degrees.
(Cancel)
Cancels the image scanning operation
and returns to the top screen.
(Scan) Starts scanning of the next document.
(Next)
Proceeds to the next step in the scan
process.
(Page Number /
Total Number of
Pages)
Displays the current page and total
number of pages.
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Environmental Settings
Open the [Environmental settings] dialog box to configure settings
related to CaptureOnTouch Lite operations.
1
Start CaptureOnTouch Lite.
If CaptureOnTouch Lite does not start, double-click
[CaptureOnTouch Lite Launcher] in the [CaptureOnTouch Lite for
Mac] folder.
If you closed the main window after starting CaptureOnTouch Lite,
open it again from the menu bar.
2
Click [Preferences] in the [CaptureOnTouch Lite] menu.
The [Environmental settings] dialog box appears.
You can configure the following in this dialog box.
[Theme]
Change the appearance of the CaptureOnTouch Lite main screen
in [Select theme].
Quitting CaptureOnTouch Lite
Use the following procedure to quit CaptureOnTouch Lite.
1
Click the icon on the taskbar, and click [Exit] in the
menu that appears.
CaptureOnTouch Lite closes.
2
Drag and drop the [ONTOUCHLITE] folder and
[CaptureOnTouch Lite for Mac] folder onto the [Trash]
icon.
3
Close the feed tray.
The scanner turns OFF.
4
Disconnect the USB cable from the scanner and
computer.
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Scanning with CaptureOnTouch (Mac OS X)
What is CaptureOnTouch?
CaptureOnTouch is a scanning application that allows you to scan a
document with a simple operation by following the instructions on the
screen.
CaptureOnTouch is provided with multiple scanning methods that can
be selected according to the purpose and application.
Scan First
Scan a document and then select the output method. This method
allows you to easily scan a document by just following the instructions
on the screen.
Select Scan Job
Register scanning settings from the scanning conditions to the output
method as jobs, and then scan a document by just selecting the job
that suits your purpose. This method is convenient when you want to
repeat scanning using a set procedure.
Scan with Start Button
Scan First is pre-assigned to the Start button of the scanner, so you
can load a document and then start scanning by just pressing the Start
button. You can also assign any job to the Start button.
File Formats of Saved Images
You can specify one of the following file formats for scanned images
when using any output method other than [Print].
•PDF
•TIFF
•JPEG
Launching and Quitting
CaptureOnTouch
By default, CaptureOnTouch becomes resident in the system when
you start your computer.
Click (CaptureOnTouch icon) in the menu bar and then click
[Launch CaptureOnTouch] from the menu which appears to start
CaptureOnTouch and display the main window.
Hint
• The first time you launch CaptureOnTouch on a computer with
Evernote installed, a message for confirming the registration of jobs
for sending scanned images to Evernote appears. If you click the
[OK] button, two jobs for Evernote are registered to
CaptureOnTouch.
• The interval between the time you press the Start button on the
scanner and the time scanning begins is shortened when the [Make
CaptureOnTouch resident] check box is selected in the [Basic
settings] tab of the [Environmental settings] dialog box. For details,
see “Environmental Settings” on p.86.
Save to folder
Save the file to a
specified folder.
Print
Print with a specified
printer.
(Network)
Send to application
Open the scanned image file
in a specified application.
Attach to E-mail
Start the e-mail application
and attach the scanned image
file to new e-mail
Scanner
Cloud Service
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Quitting CaptureOnTouch
To close the CaptureOnTouch window, click at the top of the
window. This closes the window, but CaptureOnTouch will continue to
reside in the system.
To quit the CaptureOnTouch application, click (CaptureOnTouch
icon) in the menubar, and select [Exit] from the menu.
Restarting CaptureOnTouch
To use CaptureOnTouch after it has been made not resident in the
system, use one of the following procedures to restart it.
CaptureOnTouch will launch and become resident in the system
again.
• Open [Applications] - [Canon P-215] folder from the Finder, and
double-click [CaptureOnTouch P-215].
• Press the Start button on the scanner (in this case, the main screen
of CaptureOnTouch will open and scanning will start using the scan
method assigned to the Start button).
Scan First
Operation Flow
1
Place the document in the scanner.
2
Click [Scan First].
The top screen of Scan First appears.
Scan the document
▼
Configure the output settings
▼
Output the scanned images
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3
Set the scan method in the top screen.
A Specify whether to enable continuous scanning. When
previewing the scanned image or splitting up a large document
to scan in parts, select [ON] to enable continuous scanning.
B Specify whether to scan the document in full auto mode. When
you want to specify arbitrary scanning conditions, select [OFF]
and configure the scanner settings. (See p.82)
4
Click the Start button.
The document is scanned. While scanning is in progress, the
number of pages scanned is displayed in addition to the scanner
settings.
When scanning is finished, the Output settings screen appears.
IMPORTANT
If you configure scanning conditions that consume a large
amount of the computer’s memory, scanning may stop because
of insufficient memory. If an error message appears due to
insufficient memory while scanning is in progress, exit the
application, change the scanning conditions, and then try
scanning again.
Hint
If a document is scanned when [Enable continuous scanning] is
set to [ON], the continuous scanning screen (see p. 84) appears
when scanning of the document is finished.
If you place the next document and click [Scan], scanning of the
document starts.
When scanning of all the documents is finished, click [Next].
A
B
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5
Configure the settings related to output and then output
the scanned images.
A Configure the settings related to output. (See p. 85)
B Click this button to output the scanned images. The button
name differs for each output method. For example, it is [Save]
when the output method is set to [Save to folder].
When output is finished, the complete screen appears. Scan First
is now finished.
Hint
• Clicking [Return to top] returns to the main screen of Scan First.
•When [Attach to E-mail] or [Print] is specified as the output method,
you can click [Open storage folder] to open the folder in which the
scanned images were saved.
Select Scan Job
Operation Flow
Registering and Editing Jobs
In CaptureOnTouch, up to 10 jobs can be registered for use with
Select Scan Job.
1
Click the button.
A
B
Register the job
▼
Select the job
▼
Scan the document
▼
Output the scanned images
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2
Enter the job name, and press the Enter key.
3
Specify the output method of the job. (See p.85)
Hint
You can assign the job to the Start button by selecting [Start
button] for [Button assignment]. (See p.81)
4
Click [Output setting], and configure the output settings.
The output setting items differ depending on the specified output
method. For details on the setting items, see the Help of
CaptureOnTouch.
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Selecting a Job and Scanning
1
Place the document in the scanner. (See p.30)
The top screen of Select Scan Job appears.
2
Click a job.
Hint
•If you set [Check output after scanning] to [ON], you can check
the output settings after scanning.
• If you set [Enable continuous scanning] to [ON], you can
continue scanning after all the pages of the document are
scanned.
3
Click the Start button.
The document is scanned. While scanning is in progress, the
number of pages scanned is displayed in addition to the scanner
settings.
When all the pages of the document are scanned, the scanned
images are output according to the registered job settings and the
complete screen appears.
IMPORTANT
If you configure scanning conditions that consume a large amount of
the computer’s memory, scanning may stop because of insufficient
memory. If an error message appears due to insufficient memory
while scanning is in progress, exit the application, change the
scanning conditions, and then try scanning again.
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Hint
•Clicking [Return to top] returns to the top screen of Select Scan Job.
•When [Attach to E-mail] or [Print] is specified as the output method,
you can click [Open storage folder] to open the folder in which the
scanned images were saved.
When [Enable continuous scanning] is set to [ON]
The continuous scanning screen (see p.84) appears when all the
pages of the document are scanned.
If you want to scan another document, place the document in the
scanner and then click [Scan].
When scanning of all the documents is finished, click [Next].
When [Check output after scanning] is set to [ON]
The Output Confirmation screen appears before the scanned images
are output.
Change the settings for the output method if necessary and then click
the output button. The name of the output button differs for each
selected output method.
Scanning with Start Button
By default, Scan First is pre-assigned to the Start button.
If you place the document and press the Start button,
CaptureOnTouch launches and scanning starts.
Start button
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Hint
If a job is assigned to the Start button, the document is scanned and
the scanned images are output according to the settings of the job.
CaptureOnTouch ends automatically 5 seconds after the output
process finishes.
Scanner Settings
By default, CaptureOnTouch scans with scanning conditions that
match the document because scanning in full auto mode is enabled.
If you want to specify, for example, the scanning mode and document
size, you can configure the desired scanning conditions in the scanner
settings.
The scanner setting items are common to Scan First and Select Scan
Job.
When Scan First:
For Scan First, configure the scanner settings before you start
scanning.
When Select Scan Job:
For Select Scan Job, configure the scanner settings for each job.
Setting Basic Items
Scanner settings include the basic items that are configured in
[Scanner setting], and the setting items that are configured in the
advanced settings dialog box. The settings in the advanced settings
dialog box are applied for settings other than the basic items.
The settings in the driver settings dialog box are applied for any other
settings.
Color mode
Select from the following modes for scanning documents.
Detect automatically Automatically determines the color mode based
on the document content and scans
accordingly.
24-bit Color Scans the document in color.
Grayscale Scans the document in Grayscale.
Black and White Scans the document in black and white
(binary).
Page Size
Specify the page size of the document.
If you specify [Match original size], the page size of the scanned
document is detected and the images are saved at the detected size.
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Dots per inch
Specify the scanning resolution.
When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected
automatically from the content of the scanned document.
Scanning Side
Specify whether to scan only one side or both sides of a document.
When [Skip blank page] is specified, any blank paged detected within
the document is skipped during scanning.
Automatically straightens skewed images
When a document is scanned skewed, the skewed scanned images
are detected and then straightened.
Rotate image to match orientation of text
The orientation of text in scanned images is detected, and the images
are rotated so that the text is correctly oriented.
Use advanced settings dialog box
Configure scanner settings other than the basic items in the advanced
settings dialog box. To open the advanced settings dialog box, select
[ON] and then click the button.
For details on the setting items, see the Help of the driver settings
dialog box.
Hint
The driver settings dialog box includes setting items that are the
same as the basic items in [Scanner setting], but the setting for each
of the them is stored separately. Which settings are used during
scanning differs as follows depending on the setting of the [Use
advanced settings dialog box] check box.
Setting of [Use
advanced settings
dialog box]
Basic items
Other than basic
items
OFF
Settings of [Scanner
setting]
Settings of the
advanced settings
dialog box of the
scanner driver
ON
Settings of the advanced settings dialog box
of the scanner driver
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Operation in Continuous Scanning
Screen
If a document is scanned with either Scan First or Select Scan Job
when [Enable continuous scanning] is set to [ON] in the Start screen,
the continuous scanning screen appears when all of the pages of the
placed document have been fed. You can confirm the scanned
images and then continue scanning.
A Thumbnail Display Area
Displays the thumbnail images of the scanned document. The
following operations are possible.
Click a thumbnail image to display a preview of that scanned image
in the preview area.
Drag thumbnail images to change the positions of pages (Scan
First only).
Click on a thumbnail image to delete the scanned image for that
page (Scan First only).
B Preview Area
Displays the preview images of the scanned document.
C Preview Controls
Control the preview images and cancel or continue scanning with
the following buttons.
A
C
B
Tools (Name) Description
(Zoom in) Enlarges the preview image.
(Fit page)
Enlarges or reduces the preview image
to fit the current window size.
(Zoom out) Reduces the preview image.
(Rotate left)
Rotates the image 90 degrees
counterclockwise. (Scan First only)
(Rotate right)
Rotates the image 90 degrees
clockwise. (Scan First only)
(Rotate 180)
Rotates the image 180 degrees. (Scan
First only)
(Cancel)
Cancels the image scanning operation
and returns to the top screen.
(Scan) Starts scanning of the next document.
(Next)
Proceeds to the next step in the scan
process.
(Page Number /
Total Number of
Pages)
Displays the current page and total
number of pages.
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Setting the Output Method
CaptureOnTouch is provided with various output methods for
processing scanned images.
The output method specification is common to Scan First and Select
Scan Job.
When Scan First:
For Scan First, select an output method in the output method selection
screen that appears after scanning, and then specify each of the
output method items.
When Select Scan Job:
For Select Scan Job, specify the output method separately for each
job.
The setting items related to output differ depending on the output
method.
Save to folder
Saves the scanned images to a specified folder. When you specify this
output method, configure the settings for the image files to be saved.
Attach to E-mail
Attaches the scanned images to new e-mail in the e-mail application.
When you specify this output method, configure the settings for the
image files to be attached to e-mail.
To use this feature, your e-mail application needs to be specified as
the default program of the operating system. The following shows
examples of typical software that is supported.
• Mail (application that comes standard with the operating system)
• Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac
Print
Prints the scanned images with a specified printer. When you specify
this output method, specify the printer for printing.
Send to application
Saves the scanned image file in a specified folder and then opens it
with a specified application. When you specify this output method,
specify the executable file of an application that can open image files.
In addition, configure the settings of the image file to be saved.
Save in Google docs
Sends the scanned images to Google docs. When you specify this
output method, configure the settings for the image files to be saved.
A Google account is required to use this output method. If you click the
button next to [Detail Settings], you can enter account information
and configure destination settings.
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Environmental Settings
To configure the preferences of CaptureOnTouch, open the
[Environmental Settings] dialog box.
Click [Preferences] from the [CaptureOnTouch P-215] menu while the
main screen of CaptureOnTouch is displayed.
The following describes the setting items of each tab displayed in the
[Environmental Settings] dialog box.
[Basic settings] Tab
On the [Basic settings] tab, configure the following settings.
Launch method setting
By default, CaptureOnTouch becomes resident in the system when
you start your computer. Clear the [Make CaptureOnTouch resident]
check box to not make CaptureOnTouch resident in the system.
Display setting for when scanner connected
Select the [Launch CaptureOnTouch when scanner is connected]
checkbox to open the main screen of CaptureOnTouch automatically
when the scanner is connected to the computer. This setting is only
enabled when CaptureOnTouch is running (or resident in the system).
Back Up / Restore
Use the [Back Up] and [Restore] buttons to back up the configuration
file (settings, registered jobs, etc.) of CaptureOnTouch and restore the
settings from the backup data.
[Back Up] button
Back up the settings of CaptureOnTouch to a backup file (*.plist). You
can store the initial settings of CaptureOnTouch by performing a
backup before you first use CaptureOnTouch.
[Restore] button
Restore the settings from the backup file.
When using multiple computers, you can back up the environmental
settings of one computer and then perform a restore on the other
computers so that all of the computers have the same settings.
[E-mail settings] Tab
On the [E-mail settings] tab, set the maximum size for the image files
to be attached to e-mail.
Maximum size of attached file
Select the [Display confirmation message if file size exceeds the
above] check box to display a confirmation message when an
attached file exceeds the maximum size.
• For Scan First, a confirmation message appears if the file size of
scanned images is larger than the file size set here.
• For Select Scan Job, a confirmation message appears if the set file
size is exceeded during scanning.
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[Theme] Tab
On the [Theme] tab, specify the appearance of the main screen of
CaptureOnTouch.
Select theme
Specify the appearance type for the main screen of CaptureOnTouch
with [Select theme].
[Plugin] Tab
On the [Plugin] tab, confirm the plugins that have been added to
CaptureOnTouch.
Deleting plugins
Click the [Delete] button to delete a plugin selected in the list.
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Setting the Scanner Driver (Mac OS X)
When you scan a document in an TWAIN compatible application
(CaptureOnTouch, etc.), open the scanner driver and configure the
scanning conditions and other settings.
This section describes the how to open and the functions of the
scanner driver.
Configuration of the Scanner Driver
When the scanner driver is opened from CaptureOnTouch, the
following settings screen of the scanner driver appears.
Hint
When you access the settings screen of the scanner driver from a
TWAIN compatible application, you can switch the settings screen
between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode screens shown below.
Simple Mode Advanced Mode
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Setting Basic Scanning Conditions
This section provides an overview of the basic setting items that are
the minimum requirements when configuring the scanner settings.
Confirming Basic Conditions for
Scanning
When you scan a document, make sure you confirm the [Color mode],
[Dots per inch], [Page Size], and [Scanning Side] basic conditions in
the settings screen of the scanner driver.
Color mode
Select the scanning mode.
• [Advanced Text Enhancement II] removes or processes the
background color and background surrounding text to enhance the
text for easy reading.
• [Detect automatically] detects whether a document is color,
grayscale, or black and white based on its content. When this is
selected, you can configure detailed settings for the detection
method. Refer to the Help for details.
Dots per inch
Select the scanning resolution.
• Higher resolutions provide clearer images but result in larger file
sizes and slower scanning.
• When [Detect automatically] is specified, the resolution is detected
automatically from the content printed in the document.
Page Size
Select the page size that matches the document to be scanned.
If [Detect automatically] is selected, the edges of the document are
detected and images that match the size of the document are saved.
Scanning Side
Select which of the sides of the document to scan.
If the scanning side is set to [Skip blank page], the images of blank
pages are deleted when images are saved.
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Scanning Documents of Unregistered
Page Sizes
Configuring the following settings allows you to scan a document of an
unregistered page size.
When scanning a document of a non-standard page size, select [Add/
Delete] for [Page Size] to display the [Add/Delete Page Size] dialog
box. Name and register the unregistered page size in [Page Size].
Specifying the Scan Area
Configure the following settings when you want to specify the area of
the document to be scanned.
Specifying an area
Select the [Set Scanning Area] check box and then specify the area of
the document to be scanned.
Also, if you scan the document when [Check the image of the first
page] is selected, only one page of the document is scanned and the
corresponding scanned image is displayed in the preview window.
Configuring Scanner Settings According
to Purpose
Set the scanning conditions according to the scanning purpose.
When you want to delete the images of the blank pages in
two-sided documents
Set the scanning side setting to [Skip blank page] to delete the images
of the blank pages in the document.
If [Skip blank page] is selected, you can adjust the level for judging
whether pages are blank.
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When you do not want to scan colored lines and text
Click [Image processing] and specify the color (red, blue, or green) to
be ignored (dropped out) in the dialog box which appears, and that
color will not be scanned.
When you want to enhance the color red
Click [Image processing] and specify [Red Enhance] for [Color drop-
out] in the dialog box that appears to enhance the color red in the
document.
When you want to enhance contours in images
Click [Image processing] and adjust the edge emphasis settings in the
dialog box which appears.
When you want to enhance text that is difficult to read
because of factors such as the background of the
scanned document
Select [Advanced Text Enhancement II] in the [Color mode] setting.
The background behind the text is removed or processed so that the
text is emphasized for better readability.
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When you want to match the orientation of images to the
text when scanning a mixture of pages with different text
orientations
Select the [Text Orientation Recognition] check box. The text
orientation on each page is detected, and the scanned image is
rotated in 90-degree increments to correct the orientation.
Hint
When the [Text Orientation Recognition] check box is selected,
[Document Orientation] is unavailable.
When you want to detect multiple pages fed at the same
time
Select the [Double Feed Detection] check box.
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When you want to set the scanner conditions
automatically
Set [Full Automatic Mode] in [Favorite Settings] to scan with scanning
conditions that match the document.
When you want to save a scanner driver setting
When you finish configuring a setting, select [Add/Delete] of [Favorite
Settings] to save the setting.
Clicking the [Add] button registers the current setting to [Favorite
Setting List]. Use the [Delete] button to delete a setting from the list.
Hint
The preregistered [Full Automatic Mode] cannot be deleted from
[Favorite Setting List].
When you want to rotate the images of a document placed
horizontally to correct the orientation
Click [Image processing] and specify the rotation angle in [Document
Orientation] in the dialog box which appears.
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Function Restrictions Depending on Color Mode Setting
Some of the setting items are disabled as follows depending on the setting for [Color Mode] in the settings screen of the scanner driver.
Simple Mode
(O: Available for setting, X: Not available for setting)
Advanced Mode
(O: Available for setting, X: Not available for setting)
[Image processing] dialog box
(O: Available for setting, X: Not available for setting)
* Only when [Detection mode] is set to [Color or Gray] in the settings screen that appears after [Detect automatically] is selected.
Setting value Check the image of the first page
Detect automatically X
Black and White O
Error Diffusion O
Advanced Text Enhancement II O
256-level Gray O
24-bit Color O
Setting value Enable Back Side Brightness Enable Back Side Contrast
Detect automatically O O
Black and White O O
Error Diffusion O O
Advanced Text Enhancement II X X
256-level Gray O O
24-bit Color O O
Setting value Edge emphasis
Background
smoothing
Prevent Bleed Through /
Remove Background
Color drop-out
Character
Emphasis
Detect automatically O *O* X X X
Black and White O X O O O
Error Diffusion O X O O O
Advanced Text Enhancement II X X X O O
256-level Gray O O O O X
24-bit Color O O O X X
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Scan Panel
Scan Panel is software for controlling scanning operations such as
feeding documents and stopping scanning when scanning multiple
documents one after the other.
If you click [More] in the settings screen of the scanner driver and then
set [Feeding Option] to [Panel-Feeding] or [Automatic Feeding] in the
dialog box which appears, Scan Panel appears when the scanner
starts.
When scanning of the first document finishes, Scan Panel appears
and the scanner enters the wait state. If you place the next document
and then click [Continue scanning], scanning of the placed document
starts.
You can stop scanning part way through by clicking [Finish].
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Maintenance
Daily Maintenance
Clean the scanner on a regular basis, as described below, to maintain
peak scanning quality.
WARNING
•When cleaning the scanner and the inside of the scanner, close the
feed tray to turn OFF the power and disconnect the USB cables.
• Do not use spray cleaners to clean the scanner. Precision
mechanisms, such as the light source, may get wet, and cause a
malfunction.
• Never use paint thinner, alcohol, or other organic solvents to clean
the scanner. The exterior of the scanner may become deformed,
discolored, or melted. Such solvents may also cause a fire or
electric shock.
Cleaning the Outside of the Scanner
To clean the outside of the scanner, wipe off any dirt with a cloth that
has been dampened with water or mild detergent solution and
thoroughly wrung out, and then wipe the scanner dry with a clean dry
cloth.
CAUTION
Do not use a coarse cloth or dirty cloth because it may result in
scratches.
Cleaning the Inside of the Scanner
Dust or paper particles inside the scanner may cause lines or
smudges to appear on scanned images. Use compressed air to
periodically clean dust and paper particles from the document feed
opening and the inside of the scanner. After finishing a large scanning
job, turn OFF the scanner and then clean out any paper particles
remaining inside the scanner.
Cleaning the Scanning Glass and the
Rollers
If scanned images contain streaks, or if the scanned documents
become dirty, the scanning glass or rollers inside the scanner may be
dirty. Clean them periodically.
1
Open the feed tray.
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2
Open the feeder cover.
3
Use compressed air to remove dust and paper particles
from the inside of the scanner.
4
Remove any dirt from the scanning glass, separation pad
and rollers inside the scanner (parts shown in the
figure).
Use a clean dry cloth to wipe off any dirt on the scanning glass.
Wipe off any dirt on the rollers with a cloth that has been
dampened with water, and then wipe the rollers with a clean soft
dry cloth.
Remove the feed rollers before cleaning them. For details on
removal, see “Replacing the Feed Roller” on p.98.
Feed Rollers
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Replacing Consumable Parts
The feed rollers and separation pad inside the scanner are
consumable parts and will wear with scanning. If either the feed roller
or the separation pad or both are worn, documents may not feed
correctly and paper jams may occur.
When the total number of pages of documents fed in the scanner
exceeds the following quantity, a message appears when the scanner
is connected to the computer. In such cases, you must replace the
part indicated in the message. For details on the consumable parts,
see p.113.
Feed Roller: 100,000 sheets
Separation Pad: 10,000 sheets
Furthermore, the counter in the scanner that records the number of
pages fed also needs to be reset when you replace the rollers. (See
p.101)
Hint
This message only serves as a rough guide for when to replace the
feed roller and separation pad.
They may wear out sooner if, for example, a lot of pages with rough
surfaces are scanned.
Replacing the Feed Roller
1
Open the feed tray.
2
Open the feeder cover.
Windows Mac OS X
Windows Mac OS X
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3
Open the roller cover.
4
Slide the feed rollers to left.
5
Remove the feed rollers.
6
Attach the new feed rollers. Align the notch on the roller
with the shaft on the main unit side.
7
Slide the feed rollers to right.
8
Completely close the roller cover so that it clicks into
place.
Make sure to close the roller cover so that it clicks into place.
Failure to securely close the feed cover will cause document feed
problems.
9
Close the feeder cover.
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Replacing the Separation Pad
Use the following procedure to replace the separation pad.
1
Open the feed tray.
2
Open the feeder cover.
3
Remove the separation pad.
4
Attach the new separation pad.
Attach the separation pad securely until it clicks into place. If the
pad is not attached completely, feeding errors may occur.
5
Close the feeder cover.
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Resetting the Counters
Make sure to reset the scanner’s internal counters using the following
procedure whenever you replace the feed roller or separation pad.
IMPORTANT
This section describes the procedure to use when the Auto Start
switch on the rear panel of the scanner is set to the “OFF” position.
If the Auto Start switch is set to the “ON” position (when you only use
CaptureOnTouch Lite and have not installed CaptureOnTouch and
the scanner driver on your computer), you cannot reset the counter
using this procedure. In this case, you can reset the counter from
CaptureOnTouch Lite. For details, see p.41 (Windows) or see p.72
(Mac OS X).
Under Windows
1
Start Windows and log in as a user with administrator
privileges.
2
Click the Start button, and then click [All Programs],
[Canon P-215], and [Canon imageFORMULA Utility].
imageFORMULA Utility starts.
3
Click [CANON P-215 USB] and click [Properties].
The scanner’s properties appear.
4
Click the [Maintenance] tab, and reset the counters.
If you replaced the feed rollers, click [Reset] for [Current Rollers].
If you replaced the separation pad, click [Reset] for [Current Pad].
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5
Click [OK] to close the scanner properties.
Under Mac OS X
1
Start CaptureOnTouch.
2
Click [Scan First].
3
Click [OFF] next to [Scans in the full auto mode].
4
Click the [Scanner setting] button.
5
Click [ON] next to [Use advanced settings dialog box].
6
Click .
This will open the advanced settings dialog box for the scanner.
7
Click to display the [Scanner Information] dialog box.
8
Click [Maintenance] to display the [Maintenance] dialog
box.
9
Reset the counters.
If you replaced the feed rollers, click [Reset] for [Current Rollers
Count].
If you replaced the separation pad, click [Reset] for [Current Pad
Count].
10
Click to close the [Maintenance] dialog box.
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Troubleshooting
Common Problems and Solutions
This section provides recommended solutions to common problems.
If you have a problem that is not solved by the following, contact your
local authorized Canon dealer.
Problem 1 The scanner does not turn ON.
Solutions (1) The scanner remains OFF while the feed tray is
closed. When you open the feed tray, the scanner
turns ON automatically.
(2) If the scanner is connected to the computer via a
USB hub, try removing the hub and connecting
directly to the computer.
Problem 2 The scanner is not recognized.
Solutions (1) Confirm that the scanner is properly connected to
the computer with a USB cable.
(2) Confirm that the scanner is turned on. See the
previous “Problem 1” if the scanner does not turn
on.
(3) The computer’s USB interface may not support the
scanner. The scanner cannot be guaranteed to
work with all USB interfaces.
(4) Confirm that the supplied USB cable is used to
connect the scanner to the computer. The scanner
cannot be guaranteed to work with all available
USB cables.
(5) If the scanner is connected to the computer via a
USB hub, try removing the hub and connecting
directly to the computer.
(6) When the Auto Start switch on the scanner is set
to ON, you can only scan with the built-in
application, CaptureOnTouch Lite. In this case,
scanning from applications on the computer is
disabled.
(7) When the scanner is operated with Windows and
if “?”, “!”, or “x” icons appear for the scanner in
Device Manager, delete the scanner in Device
Manager and reinstall the scanner driver.
Problem 3 Documents feed askew (scanned images are
slanted).
Solutions (1) Align the document guides to fit the documents as
closely as possible, and load the documents so
that they feed straightly.
(2) Enable [Automatically straightens skewed images]
(or [Deskew]) in the scanner driver settings.
(3) If many pages have been scanned since the last
roller cleaning, clean the rollers and separation
pad. If documents still feed askew, roller
replacement or other maintenance may be
needed. (See p.98.)
(4) Confirm that the separation pad is attached
securely.
(5) Perfectly straight scanning may not be possible for
the document due to the structural design of the
scanner.
Problem 4 CaptureOnTouch Lite does not start.
Solutions (1) If the Auto Start switch on the scanner is set to
OFF, the built-in application, CaptureOnTouch
Lite, does not start. Close the feed tray to turn OFF
the scanner, and set the Auto Start switch to ON.
(2) If access to USB devices is blocked by security
software, you may not be able to use
CaptureOnTouch Lite.
Problem 5 The auto play screen appears when the scanner is
connected, but you cannot scan with
CaptureOnTouch.
Solutions When the Auto Start switch on the scanner is set to
ON, you can only scan with the built-in application,
CaptureOnTouch Lite. Close the feed tray to turn OFF
the scanner, and set the Auto Start switch to OFF.
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Problem 6 Documents are not scanned according to the
settings configured in the scanner driver.
Solutions When you scan using a job registered with
CaptureOnTouch, the registered job settings have
priority over the scanner driver settings. Edit existing
job settings, or create a new job using the desired
scanning conditions.
Problem 7 If white lines or streaks appear in scanned images.
Solutions Clean both sides of the scanner glass, and the rollers.
If a sticky substance such as glue or correction fluid is
found, carefully wipe with just enough pressure to
clean the area where the lines appear. If the problem
cannot be solved by cleaning, the internal glass may
be scratched. Contact your local authorized Canon
dealer.
Problem 8 Pages are missing.
Solutions Then the scanner driver’s [Scanning Side] setting is
[Skip blank page], documents with very little black may
be unintentionally skipped. Decrease the [Set the
likelihood of skipping blank page] value (see p.59,
p.90), or select another scan mode setting such as
[Simplex] or [Duplex]. If pages are skipped due to the
document double feeding, see “Problem 9 Documents
jam (or double-feed)”.
Problem 9 Documents jam (or double-feed).
Solutions (1) If the feed roller and the separation pad have been
installed correctly, clean them if necessary.
(2) Proper scanning may not be possible when
document pages stick together due to static
electricity. Fan the documents before you load
them.
Problem 10 Multiple pages of scanned images cannot be
saved to a single file.
Depending on the file format, multiple scanned image
pages cannot be saved as a single file with
CaptureOnTouch Lite and CaptureOnTouch.
File type Processing for multiple pages
JPEG, BMP,
PPTX (Windows
only)
Scanned images are always saved one
page per file.
TIFF, PDF
You can save multiple pages to a single
file by clicking and selecting [Save
all pages as one file] in the displayed
dialog box.
Problem 11 All of the placed documents have been scanned,
but the scanned image does not appear on the
application.
Solutions When [Panel-Feeding] or [Automatic Feeding] is
selected as the feeding method on the scanner driver’s
setting screen, a scanning operation will not continue
after all of the documents are fed, as the scanner
awaits additional documents to be fed. You can finish
the operation and send the scanned images to the
application by pressing the [STOP] button on the
operating panel.
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Problem 12 Memory becomes insufficient and scanning stops.
Solutions If you configure scanning conditions that use a large
amount of the computer’s memory, scanning may stop
because of insufficient memory. Although this
depends on the computer’s memory size, the
possibility of insufficient memory increases if any of
the following scanning conditions overlap.
• [Color Mode] is set to [24-bit Color]
• A large page size (e.g. Legal) is specified as the
[Page Size]. Alternatively, the page size is set to
[Scanner’s Maximum].
• A high resolution (600dpi etc.) is specified for [Dots
per inch].
If an error message appears due to insufficient
memory while scanning is in progress, exit the
application, change the scanning conditions (e.g.
reduce the resolution or page size) and then try
scanning again. In addition, the amount of memory
used can be contained by turning off [Moire Reduction]
and [Prevent Bleed Through/Remove Background] if
they are set to on.
Problem 13 The scanner makes unusual noise while feeding
documents.
Solutions The paper quality of some documents can result in
unusual noises, but this does not indicate a
malfunction.
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Software Troubleshooting
This section describes troubleshooting problems and solutions for
operating the supplied software (CaptureOnTouch).
If scanning is too slow
(1) Close other running programs, if any.
(2) Scanning can be slowed down by memory shortage caused by
memory-resident applications such as anti-virus programs. Close
such memory-resident programs if necessary to free up memory
space.
(3) When insufficient hard disk space is available, the scanner may
be unable to create the necessary temporary files for scanned
data. Delete unneeded data on the hard disk to free up more
space.
(4) Scanning is slow if the computer’s USB port is not Hi-Speed USB
2.0 compliant.
(5) If using a common USB cable that is not Hi-Speed USB 2.0
compliant, replace the cable with the supplied compliant cable.
(6) When the scanner is connected to the computer via a USB hub
that is not Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compliant, remove the hub and
connect the scanner directly to the computer.
If scanned image files cannot be opened in an application
(1) Scanned images saved as multi-page TIFF files can be opened
only by programs that support this file format.
(2) Images saved as compressed TIFF files (single- as well as multi-
page) can only be opened by programs that support the
compressed format. This can occur with programs that are not
compatible with CaptureOnTouch. In this case, select “None” as
the image file compression format before scanning.
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Useful tips
Here are some useful tips for scanning documents.
Where are scanned images saved? Can the save destination be
changed?
Images are saved to the following locations, according to program
settings.
For example, save locations such as the following can be set in
CaptureOnTouch.
• For Scan First scanning, files are saved in the folder specified on the
Output Settings screen.
• For selected job scanning, files are saved in the folder specified on
the [Output setting] during job registration.
How are the scan settings configured?
The settings can be configured in CaptureOnTouch as follows.
• For Scan First scanning, click [Scanner setting] on the first (top)
screen to display available scan settings.
• For selected job scanning, click [Scanner setting] during job
registration to display available scan settings.
How do I save multiple pages in one file, or save one file per
page?
When scanned images are saved in BMP or JPEG format, each image
is always saved in a separate file.
When scanned images are saved in PDF or TIFF format, you can
specify multi- or single-page files. See also “Problem 10” in “Common
Problems and Solutions”.
Can I copy or back up scanner setting configurations?
Scanner settings can be backed up by CaptureOnTouch
environmental settings. See also the following question, “Can I copy
or back up CaptureOnTouch settings?”.
Can I copy or back up CaptureOnTouch settings?
The setting configurations can be backed up and restored using [Back
Up/Restore] on the [Basic settings] tab on the [Environmental settings]
dialog box.
What rules apply to scanned image file names?
In CaptureOnTouch, scanned image file names are constructed
according to the settings in the [File name settings] dialog box. This
dialog box appears when you click the button on the [File name] on
the Scan First output settings screen, and on the [Output settings] tab
on the Register new job screen.
Scanned image file names are constructed partly or wholly according
to the following three settings in the dialog box.
A sample file name is displayed as the [File name] in the [File name
settings] dialog box.
How can I skip blank pages, and scan only non-blank pages?
Specify [Skip blank page] on the scanner driver setting screen, then
scan.
How do I scan plastic cards?
Insert the card in the card slot. In the scanner settings, specify the size
of the card or select [Match original size] (Windows) or [Auto-
detection] (Mac OS X), then scan. For details, see p.31.
How do I load and scan documents with mixed sizes?
Set [Page Size] to [Match original size] (or [Detect automatically]) on
the scanner driver settings screen, then scan. For details, see p.58
(Windows) or see p.89 (Mac OS X).
Setting Description
Start file name with
character string
Any specified text string to be included in the
file name.
Add date and time
Appends the date and time to file names.
Select the date format from the list box.
YYYY = year, MM = month, and DD = day of
month. The time is appended after the date.
Add counter to file
name
Append serial numbers in the order of
scanned image saving. Specify the number of
digits and starting number.
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What’s the best way to scan business cards or photos?
Set [Page Size] to [Match original size] (or [Detect automatically]) on
the scanner driver settings screen, then scan. Alternatively, register
the size of the cards or photos to be scanned. For details, see p.58
(Windows) or see p.90 (Mac OS X).
How do I print scanned data?
The settings can be configured in CaptureOnTouch as follows.
• For Scan First scanning, select [Print] on the output method
selection screen.
• For selected job scanning, select [Print] as the [Output method
selection] when registering the job.
How do I save scanned data in a shared folder?
The settings can be configured in CaptureOnTouch as follows.
• For Scan First scanning, select [Save to folder] on the output method
selection screen, and specify the shared folder as the save
destination on the Output Setting screen.
• For selected job scanning, select [Save to folder] in [Output method
selection] during job registration, and specify the shared folder as
the save destination on the Output Setting screen.
How can I attach scanned data to an e-mail (or send it as e-mail)?
The settings can be configured in CaptureOnTouch as follows.
• For Scan First scanning, select [Attach to E-mail] on the output
method selection screen.
• For selected job scanning, select [Attach to E-mail] in [Output
method selection] during job registration.
How do I use the automatic document color detection function?
The scanner driver for this scanner includes a function that
automatically detects the color mode from the contents of a document.
The color modes that can be detected automatically by this function
depend on the application and scanner driver settings you are using
as follows.
Condition Modes that can be detected
When [Color mode] is set to
[Detect automatically] in the
CaptureOnTouch scanner
settings
[Color or Gray]
When [Full Automatic Mode] is
selected in the scanner driver
When [Color mode] is set to
[Detect automatically] in the
scanner driver and advanced
settings for auto-detection are
set
One of the following can be
selected:
• [Color or Gray]
• [Color or Binary]
• [Color, Gray or Binary]
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Clearing a Paper Jam
When paper jams occur during scanning, use the following procedure
to clear them.
WARNING
Be careful when removing jammed paper. It is possible to cut your
hand on the edge of a sheet of paper.
1
Remove any documents remaining in the feed tray.
2
Open the feeder cover.
3
Remove the jammed document from the feed side or eject
side.
IMPORTANT
Carefully pull out the document without using excessive force. If
the jammed paper tears, make sure that you remove any
remaining pieces.
Make sure the document does not get caught in the card guides
as well.
4
Close the feeder cover.
After you remove the jammed paper, check to see if the last page
was scanned correctly, and then continue scanning.
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Hint
When a paper jam or other problem occurs while [Rapid recovery
system] is enabled in the scanner driver, the image of the last
document that was scanned properly is saved before scanning is
stopped. Therefore, you can quickly resume scanning after resolving
the cause of the interruption. As the image of the document that was
being fed at the time of the interruption may not be saved in such
cases, be sure to verify the last scanned image before resuming the
operation.
Clearing a Card Jam
If a card is inserted into the slot at an angle, the card may jam during
scanning.
If a card jam occurs, try pulling the card out, or open the feeder cover
to remove the card.
IMPORTANT
When opening the feeder cover to remove a jammed card, open the
cover slowly. Opening the feeder cover too wide will put pressure on
the card and may damage it.
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Uninstalling the Software
If the scan driver, CaptureOnTouch is not operating normally, follow
the procedure below to uninstall them. Then, re-install the software
from the Setup disc. (See p.7, p.11)
Uninstalling on Windows
IMPORTANT
Log on to Windows as an Administrator.
1
From the Windows task bar, click the [Start] button, and
then [Control Panel].
2
Click [Uninstall a program] (or [Add/Remove Programs]
for Windows XP).
The [Uninstall or change a program] dialog box appears.
3
From the Programs list, select the software you want to
remove and then click [Remove].
The delete confirmation screen appears.
4
Click [Yes].
Uninstallation of the software is now complete.
Uninstalling on Mac OS X
No uninstaller is provided for Mac OS X drivers. To uninstall, use
Finder to delete the following files.
/Library/Image Capture/TWAIN Data Sources/P215.ds
/Applications/Canon P-215
Mac OS X 10.5 only:
/Library/Receipts/P-215 Driver.pkg
/Library/Receipts/P-215 CaptureOnTouch.pkg
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Appendix
Specifications
Main Unit
Type Desktop sheetfed scanner
Scanning Document Size
Plain paper
Width 50.8 to 216 mm (2 to 8.5")
Length 70 to 356 mm (2.756 to 14")
Up to 1,000 mm (39.4") in Long Document mode
Thickness (density)
52 to 128 g/m
2
(14 to 34 lb bond)
Thickness 0.06 to 0.15 mm (0.0024 to 0.0059")
Postcard
Width 88.9 to 108 mm (3.5 to 4.25")
Length 127 to 152.4 mm (5 to 6")
Thickness (density)
128 to 225 g/m
2
(34 to 60 lb bond)
Thickness 0.15 to 0.3 mm (0.0059 to 0.0118")
Business card
Width 49 to 55 mm (1.93 to 2.17")
Length 85 to 91 mm (3.35 to 3.58")
Thickness (density)
128 to 225 g/m
2
Thickness 0.15 to 0.3 mm (0.0059 to 0.0118")
Card (ISO compliant)
Width 86 mm (3.39")
Length 54 mm (2.13")
Thickness 0.76 mm (0.03") or less
Up to 1.4 mm (0.055") for embossed cards
Document Feeding Method
Automatic
Scanning Sensor Contact image sensor
Light source LED
Scanning Side Simplex/Duplex
Scanning modes Black and White, Error Diffusion, 256-level
Grayscale, Advanced Text Enhancement II, 24-bit
Color
Scanning resolution
150 x 150dpi/200 x 200dpi/300 x 300dpi/
400 x 400dpi/600 x 600dpi
Scanning Speed (Conditions: Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz CPU, 2 GB
memory, A4 document size)
When using USB 2.0 bus power:
Grayscale Simplex 200 x 200 dpi 12 pages/min.
300 x 300 dpi 12 pages/min.
Duplex 200 x 200 dpi 14 images/min.
300 x 300 dpi 14 images/min.
24-bit Color Simplex 200 x 200 dpi 10 pages/min.
300 x 300 dpi 6 pages/min.
Duplex 200 x 200 dpi 10 images/min.
300 x 300 dpi 6 images/min.
* When scanning in duplex mode using only USB 2.0 bus power,
power consumption on the scanner may fluctuate depending on
the type of document being scanned and the processing load on
the scanner. In such cases, the scanning speed may vary.
When using USB 3.0/USB 2.0 bus power in combination with the
power supply USB cable:
Grayscale Simplex 200 x 200 dpi 15 pages/min.
300 x 300 dpi 15 pages/min.
Duplex 200 x 200 dpi 30 images/min.
300 x 300 dpi 30 images/min.
24-bit Color Simplex 200 x 200 dpi 10 pages/min.
300 x 300 dpi 6 pages/min.
Duplex 200 x 200 dpi 20 images/min.
300 x 300 dpi 12 images/min.
Interface Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (USB 3.0 bus power also
supported)
External Dimensions (W×D×H)
Document feed tray closed:
285 × 95 × 40 mm (11.22 × 3.74 × 1.57")
Document feed tray open:
285 × 257 × 174 mm (11.22 × 10.12 × 6.85")
Weight Approximately 1 kg (2.20 lb)
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Power Supply Using USB bus power (USB 2.0: 500mA
(communication cable only), 1 A (in combination
with power supply USB cable); USB 3.0: 900mA)
Using AC adapter (sold separately): 6 V DC,
800mA
Power Consumption
USB cable only USB 2.0: 2.5 W, USB 3.0: 4.5 W
USB cable and power supply USB cable
USB 2.0: 5.0 W, USB 3.0: 7.0 W
Power OFF 0.1 W or less
Noise Not more than 66 dB
Operating Environment
Temperature: 10°C to 32.5°C (50°F to 90.5°F)
Humidity: 25% to 80% RH
Replacement parts
• Separation Pad (Product Code: 6144B001)
This is the replacement separation pad. For the replacement
procedure, see 100 page.
• Feed Rollers (Product Code: 6144B002)
This is the replacement feed rollers. For the replacement procedure,
see 98 page.
• For the replacement procedure, see “Replacing Consumable Parts”
on p.98.
• Contact your local authorized Canon dealer or service
representative for detailed information about the replacement parts.
Options
• USB Cable (Product Code: 6144B003)
This USB cable is designed specifically for connecting the scanner
to a computer.
• Carrying Case (Product Code: 4179B003)
This case is used for holding the scanner when carrying it.
• AC Adapter (Product Code: 4179B004 (100 - 125 V) / 4179B005
(220 - 240 V, Europe) / 4179B006 (220 - 240 V, Australia))
This is the AC adapter for connecting the scanner to a power supply.
Allows better scanning speed than when using the USB cable by
itself.
Dimensions
285 mm (11.22")
174 mm (6.85")
113 mm (4.45")
257 mm (10.12")
95 mm (3.74")
40 mm (1.57")
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Index
A
AC adapter (sold separately) ..................................................... 27
Advanced Mode
......................................................................... 88
Auto play screen
........................................................................ 35
Auto Start Switch
.................................................... 13, 24, 34, 67
C
CaptureOnTouch ..................................................................43, 75
Environmental Settings
..................................................53, 86
Launching
............................................................................ 75
Restarting
......................................................................44, 76
Scan First
.......................................................................44, 76
Select Scan Job
................................................................... 78
Select Scan Jobt
.................................................................. 46
Starting
................................................................................ 43
CaptureOnTouch Lite
Environmental Settings
..................................................41, 74
Quitting
..........................................................................42, 74
Scanning Procedure
......................................................34, 67
Card Guides
............................................................................... 23
Card Slot
.................................................................................... 23
Cards
How to Place
........................................................................ 31
Connecting
................................................................................. 13
Continuous Scanning
............................................. 40, 51, 72, 84
Counters
................................................................................... 101
Custom Page Size
...............................................................58, 90
D
Document Feed Tray ................................................................. 23
Document Guides
................................................................23, 30
Documents
................................................................................. 28
Cards
................................................................................... 31
How to Place
........................................................................ 30
E
Eject Outlet ................................................................................. 23
F
Feed Extension Plate ................................................................. 23
Feed Inlet
................................................................................... 23
Feed Roller
................................................................................. 98
Feed Tray Release Lever
........................................................... 23
Feeder Cover
............................................................................. 23
Feeder Cover Release Lever
..................................................... 23
I
Installation
Mac OS X
............................................................................. 11
Third-party software
........................................................7, 11
Windows
................................................................................ 7
J
Job
Editing
.................................................................................. 78
Registering
........................................................................... 78
Select and scan
............................................................ 48, 80
Jobs
Editing
.................................................................................. 46
Registering
........................................................................... 46
L
Long Document Mode ................................................................ 32
M
Maintenance ............................................................................... 96
Multistream Settings
................................................................... 62
O
Output Method .....................................................................52, 85
115
P
Paper Jam ................................................................................ 109
Power
......................................................................................... 14
Power connector
........................................................................ 24
Power Off
Turning OFF
........................................................................ 26
Power On
Turning ON
.......................................................................... 25
Power supply USB cable
...............................................27, 34, 67
R
Rear Card Slot ........................................................................... 24
Resetting
Counters
............................................................................ 101
Rollers
Cleaning
............................................................................... 96
Replacing
............................................................................. 98
S
Scan Area ............................................................................59, 90
Scan First
.............................................................................44, 76
Scan Panel
...........................................................................65, 95
Scanner Driver
.....................................................................56, 88
Basic Settings
................................................................57, 89
Configuring Settings According to Purpose
...................59, 90
Scanner Settings
...........................................................37, 50, 70
Scanning condition
...............................................................35, 68
Scanning Glass
Cleaning
............................................................................... 96
Select Scan Job
...................................................................46, 78
Separation Pad
........................................................................ 100
Setup
............................................................................................ 4
Simple Mode
.............................................................................. 88
Start Button
................................................................................ 24
Start button
Scan with Start Button
...................................................49, 81
System Requirements
.................................................................. 6
T
Third-Party Software .................................................................... 5
U
Uninstallation ............................................................................ 111
USB Connector
.......................................................................... 24
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