Scan process very slow and cannot be done.

1. Place a document face-down on the platen glass.
   
   (Memo)
   Place a scanning side facing down on the platen glass.
   Align a document with the arrow (the alignment mark), which is at the bottom right corner of the platen glass.
   
   
2. Launch MP Navigator.
   
1. On the Windows desktop, double-click the 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
2. Alternatively, in the Windows taskbar, click 'Start', click '(All) Programs', 'Canon Utilities', 'MP Navigator 2.0' folder, then 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
   
3. Click 'Scan Photo/Document'.
   The Scan Photo/Document window will be displayed.

Try to adjust the scanner resolution

Solution: Adjusting Output (Scan) Resolution (Windows) - MP150 / MP170 / MP450 / MP500 / MP800 / MP950

Adjusting Output (Scan) Resolution By changing the resolution, you can set how clear the image is going to be.
The higher the resolution, the clearer (but the larger) the scanned image is.
The resolution can be changed before scanning. (Note)
If the resolution is doubled, the image data will be quadrupled.
If the data is large, problems such as slow processing speed or lack of memory may occur.
To change standard scan settings using MP Navigator, click here
To change more advanced scan settings using the scanner driver, click here
Using MP Navigator

1. Place the document face-down on the platen glass.
   
   
2. Launch MP Navigator.
   
1. On the Windows desktop, double-click the 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
2. Alternatively, in the Windows taskbar, click 'Start', click '(All) Programs', 'Canon Utilities', 'MP Navigator 2.0' folder, then 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
   
3. Click 'Scan Photo/Document'.
   
   
   Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
4. When the Scan Photo/Document window is displayed, click 'Specify'.
   
   
   Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
5. When the Scan Settings window is displayed, select the resolution in Scanning Resolution drop-down.
   
   
   
   Select from the following scanning resolutions:
   [Text(OCR)]: 300/400/600
   Other: 75/100/150/200/300/400/600
   
   
6. If necessary, set other items as well.
   
   
7. Click 'OK'.
   
   
8. In the Scan Photo/Document window, click 'Scan' to start scanning.
   

Using the scanner driver

1. Launch MP Navigator.
   
1. On the Windows desktop, double-click the 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
2. Alternatively, in the Windows taskbar, click 'Start', click '(All) Programs', 'Canon Utilities', 'MP Navigator 2.0' folder, then 'MP Navigator 2.0' icon.
   
   
2. Click 'Scan with Scanner Driver'.
   
   
   Display varies according to the printer model.
   
   
3. Change the resolution.
   According to your purpose, set the resolution in Simple Mode with ease, or in Advanced Mode with a detailed setting.
   
   To set the resolution in Simple Mode:
   
   (A) Select the 'Simple Mode' tab.
   
   (B) In Destination drop-down, select the resolution which suits the purpose.
   
   
   
   
   To set the resolution in Advanced Mode:
   
   (A) Select the 'Advanced Mode' tab.
   
   (B) In Output Resolution drop-down, select one of the preset resolutions, or enter a number from 25 to 19200 to specify your favorite resolution.
   
   
   
   
4. In either Simple or Advanced Modes, select other settings as required and then click 'Scan' to start scanning.

1. Install the MP Navigator EXsoftware located on the disc that came with the printer.
2. Go to Start > Programs > Canon Utilities > MP Navigator EX > MP Navigator EX.
3. Select Photos/Documents or Stack of Documents.
4. If Photos/Documents was selected, open the top of the scanner and place the document you wish to scan on the glass with the top facing to the left. If Stack of Documents was selected, flip the plastic tray open on the top of the printer and place the stack of papers in the tray.
5. Select the Document Type in the left pane, then click the Scan button.
6. The scanning process should start. When it's finished, select Save to save the document(s) as a JPEG, or select Save as PDF to save it in PDF format.

1. Install the MP Navigator EX software located on the disc that came with the printer.

2. Go to Start > Programs > Canon Utilities > MP Navigator EX > MP Navigator EX.

3. Select Photos/Documents or Stack of Documents.

4. If Photos/Documents was selected, open the top of the scanner and place the document you wish to scan on the glass with the top facing to the left. If Stack of Documents was selected, flip the plastic tray open on the top of the printer and place the stack of papers in the tray.

5. Select the Document Type in the left pane, then click the Scan button.

6. The scanning process should start. When it's finished, select Save to save the document(s) as a JPEG, or select Save as PDF to save it in PDF format.

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How to change the resolution (Windows)
The precision of printouts can be improved by changing scanning resolution.
The higher the scanning resolution is, the more precise the scanned images are represented, however, the file size gets larger.
The scanning resolution can be changed before scanning photos.
Note: When the scanning resolution is doubled, the image data size will be quadrupled.
When the data size is large, the throughput speed may slow down or may occupy too much of the computer's resources (memory).

<Procedures>
Memo: The following is explained using MP Navigator 3.0 procedures.
To scan using MP Navigator:
1. Launch MP Navigator and click Photos/Documents (Platen) on the Scan/Import tab.
- The window you see varies according to the printer model.
2. When the Photos/Documents (Platen) window is displayed, click Specify.

3. When the Scan Settings window is displayed, select the resolution in Scanning Resolution.
If necessary, set other items as well.

4. Click OK.
5. In the Photos/Documents (Platen) window, click Scan to start scanning.
6. Changing the resolution is completed.


To scan using the scanner driver:
1. Launch MP Navigator and click Open Scanner Driver on the Scan/Import tab.
- The window you see varies according to the printer model.
2. Change the resolution.
According to your purpose, set the resolution in Simple Mode with ease, or in Advanced Mode with a detailed setting.
- To set the resolution in Simple Mode:
(1) Select the Simple Mode tab.
(2) Select the output resolution from the Destination pulldown menu.
If necessary, set other items.

- To set the resolution in Advanced Mode:
(1) Select the Advanced Mode tab.
(2) In Output Resolution, select one of the preset resolution, or enter the number from 25 to 19200 to specify your favorite resolution.
If necessary, set other items.

3. Click Scan to start scanning.
4. Changing the resolution is completed.

Hello my friend,you mean to scan a photo and save it on your folder?
If yes

1. You run the application MP Navigator from your dekstop (or from Start, point to (All) Programs, Canon Utilities, then MP Navigator EX 1.0. Then click MP Navigator EX 1.0.)
2. When the one-click mode screen has opened, click the Switch Mode button to switch to the navigation mode screen
3. Point to Scan/Import and click Photos/Documents (Platen).
4. Place the document face-down on the platen, and select Document Type.
5. Click Specify... and set the preferences as required.
7. Click Scan and it should start scanning
   When scanning is completed, the Scan Complete dialog box opens. Select Scan or Exit. Select Scan to scan the next document, or select Exit to end.
   When scanning is completed, the scanned image appears in the Thumbnail List area.
8. Edit the scanned image as required.
9. Click Save or Save as PDF file.If you choose just Save and box will appear to specify the destination folder, file name and file type(usually images are .jpeg .jpg ;) ).
10. And click Save and your done.
    

Scanning Photos and Documents

Hi there,

Scanning images,
About Scanning images
You can scan images from the machine to a computer without printing them and save them in popular formats. Scanned data saved on your computer can be processed using image processing software. Furthermore, you can use the OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software to convert scanned paper documents to text data.

* Before scanning
Before scanning images, confirm the following :
- Are the necessary software (MP Drivers and MP Navigator) installed ?
If the software is not installed, install it.
- Does the document to be scanned meet the requirements for an original to be set on the Platen Glass ?
- Is the machine connected to a computer correclty.
Confirm that the connection between the machine and the computer is physically secure.

Scanning Methods.

A) Scanning Using the MP Navigator
MP Navigator enables you to scan in documents loaded on the Platen Glass and view images saved on your computer or on a memory card. Scanned documents can be previewed and easily printed and edited according to your needs.
You can use the supplied application softwares to edit or print the document you have scanned.

Windows : Double-click the [MP Navigator 2.0] icon on your desktop to launch MP Navigator.
Mac : Select [Applications] from the [Go] menu, then double-click the [MP Navigator 2.0] icon to launch MP Navigator.

You can launch the following application software from the MP Navigator.
* Easy-PhotoPrint (Photo Printing)
* ArcSoft PhotoStudio (Photo image editing)
* ScanSoft OmniPage SE ( Converting scanned document to text)
- This application software may not be supplied with teis machine in some country.

Note : If you did a [Custom Install] and only installed the MP Driver and MP Navigator, these application software were not installed and thus cannot be launched. To launch any of the above application softwares from MP Navigator, do a [Custom Install] once again to install them.
For detailed operations of the MP Navigator, refer to the Scan Guide.


B) Scanning Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
You can scan documents to your computer by using the Operation Panel.
Important : Do not insert or remove USB cables when scanning images with the machine connected to a computer, or when the computer is at sleep or standby mode.
*If you are using Windows XP
The program selection screen is displyed the first time you press [Color] or [Black] on the machine.. Specify the [MP Navigator 2.0] as the application software to use, check [Always use this program for this action], then click [OK]. From the next time, MP Navigator is automatically started.

*When using Mac OS X
For the machine to start scanning when [Color] or [Black] is pressed, you need to set MP Navigator as the starting application software in Image Capture under [Applications] of Mac OS X.

1) Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the machine.
2) Load the documents on the Platen Glass.
3) Select the scan option.
a) Press [Scan].
The scan operation selection screen is displayed.
b) Use Up or Down arrows to select the scan operation, then press [OK].
Scan standby screen is displayed.
Save to PC : The document is scanned and saved.
Save as PDF file : The document is scanned and stored as a PDF file.
Attach to E-Mail : The document is scanned, and the image is attached to an e-mai using the e-mail application software.
OPen with application : The document is scanned and displayed on the registered application software.

4) Press [Color] or [Black].
The document is scanned. The settings configured from MP Navigator apply when scanning.
Important : If with some types of original the position and size of the image is not scanned in correctly, please refer to the "Selecting the Behaviour of the Operation Panel with Mp Navigator " in the Scan Guide (on-screen manual). and change the MP Navigator [Document Type] and [Document Size]] to match those of the original being scanned.
Note : The operation to be performed after scanning the document depends on the scan operation setting you have selected in step 3. For details on how to modify the operation settings, refer tp the Scan Guide on-screen menual.

C) Scanning from an Application Software
You can scan an image from TWAIN-or- WIA (Windows XP only) complaint application software and handle the scanned image in the application software. For detailed operations, refer to the Scan Guide (on-screen manual).

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Scanning using the Operation Panel 1. Place the document face-down on the platen glass.
2. Press the [Scan] button on the machine.
MP Navigator starts on the connected computer. You can scan in documents placed on the platen glass using MP Navigator.

First, ensure you are connecting the scanner to your computer. I'm assuming USB connection, and that you're using an operating system supported by this device.

Next, install the drivers and software for this device. Those should have come with an installation disc, but if you don't have that disc, you can get them from the PIXMA MP830 support site, here:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=123&modelid=12804

To scan a single document, place the document:
1. Place the document face down on the platen glass.
2. Open the MP Navigator 2.2 software.
3. Click Scan Photo/Document.
4. Click Document Type drop-down arrow and select the type of document to be scanned. Chose from the following types.

• Color Document(Simplex): Select this to scan one side of color documents.
• Color Document(Duplex): Select this to scan both sides of color documents.
• B/W Document(Simplex): Select this to scan one side of monochrome documents.
• B/W Document(Duplex): Select this to scan both sides of monochrome documents.
• Text(Simplex): Select this to scan one side of text documents.
• Text(Duplex): Select this to scan both sides of text documents.

5. Click 'Specify' and set the preferences as required. Click here for detailed information

6. After making the setting changes, click 'Scan'

7. Click 'Save to PC' or 'Save as PDF file'. Save to PC is displayed when an image is captured with Scan Photo/Document or Batch Scanning

The directions for Batch Scanning, or using the ADF to scan, are shown below.

1. Place the document(s) in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).
   
1. To scan using the ADF, remove any documents from the platen glass.
   
2. Open the document tray.
   
   
   
3. Insert the documents face-up in the ADF and then adjust the document guides.
   
   
   Note:
   When scanning using the ADF, the documents will automatically feed.
   
   
2. On the Windows desktop, double-click 'MP Navigator 2.2'.
   
1. Alternatively, on the Windows taskbar, click 'Start', point to '(All) Programs', 'Canon', then 'MP Navigator 2.2'.
   
2. Then click 'MP Navigator 2.2'. MP Navigator opens.
   
   
3. Click 'Batch Scanning'.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Document Type drop-down arrow and select the type of document to be scanned. Chose from the following types.
   
   * Color Document(Simplex): Select this to scan one side of color documents.
   
   * Color Document(Duplex): Select this to scan both sides of color documents.
   
   * B/W Document(Simplex): Select this to scan one side of monochrome documents.
   
   * B/W Document(Duplex): Select this to scan both sides of monochrome documents.
   
   * Text(Simplex): Select this to scan one side of text documents.
   
   * Text(Duplex): Select this to scan both sides of text documents.
   
   
5. Click 'Specify' and set the preferences as required. Click here for detailed information.
   
   
6. After making the setting changes, click 'Scan'.
   
1. After the documents are scanned, a dialog box will appear indicating to load the next document.
   
   
   
2. After the next document is loaded, click 'Scan'.
   
3. Repeat steps 6a and 6b until all documents have been scanned and then click 'Exit' to end the scanning process.
   
   
7. After all documents have been scanned, ensure the documents, in the preview area, are selected (have a check mark).
   
   
   
   
8. Click 'Save to PC' or 'Save as PDF file'. Save to PC is displayed when an image is captured with Scan Photo/Document or Batch Scanning.
   
   
   Save to PC dialog box
   
   
   
   Save as PDF file dialog box
   
   
9. Make settings to save a file. (Click File save settings for details.)
   
   
10. Click 'Save' after all settings have been selected.
    

open the front cover on the printer ,
u should see a glass ,
place the document/picture , that u r lookin to scan face down ,
then , make sure the little display on the printer says : scan mode 
or should have scan button . 

hit the start or the scan button to start the process ., (ensure u hav the correct printer drivers installed on ur computer ..


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