Using Scanners in ACS Labs

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Introduction

Ryerson's Academic Computer labs offer a variety of flatbed and film scanners to use for turning paper documents and film, into electronic files. The files you create may be used for, among other uses, uploading onto a website, printing and using in a PowerPoint presentation. 

There are flatbed models that are used to scan paper documents. Photographs will generally produce higher quality scanned images compared to newspaper and magazine clippings or books. Always use the highest quality original available to you. Several of the flatbed scanners have a fantastic feature allowing you to directly scan a typed document into a text file. Please respect copyright. 

Available Scanners

In the following table, only the scanners in the Library and KHW71F are available in the general lab for use at anytime. If you are enrolled in a class that gives you access into a specialty lab, you may use the scanners in that lab. Please check lab schedules for lab accessibility.

Click on a scanner model below to get more information....

Room: The lab where the scanners, listed on the right, are located.
No.: The number of particular scanners available for use.
Model: Name and model of the scanners.
Software: The software required to operate a particular scanner.
Drives: The drives available for downloading your scanned images onto. 
Save to: The hard drive folder you can temporarily save scanned images to while working on a particular computer.

Canon CanoScan LIDE 25

The following steps outline how to scan an item using the Canon CanoScan LIDE 25.

1. Position the item on the document glass of the scanner with the contents faced down.
   
   
2. In the task bar, click > the Canon ScanGear Starter icon on the Desktop to launch the Canon ScanGear scanning application, or click Start > All Programs > Canon ScanGear Starter Canon ScanGear Starter.
   
   
3. The ScanGear CS window will appear and allow you to select your scanner settings.
   
   
   Fig. 1 - ScanGear CS Window
   
4. Click Select Source to identify the type of the source document. A drop down list will display the available source types; you can select from Photo (Color), Magazine (Color), Newspaper (B&W), and Document (Grayscale).
   
   
   Fig. 2 - Select Source Option
   
5. Click the Preview button. The preview scan will start and gradually display the image. The image is automatically cropped.
   
   
   Fig. 3 - Preview Scan
   
6. Click Destination to select the scanned image’s quality. You can select from Print (300dpi), Image display (150dpi), or OCR (300dpi). Generally, finished photos are printed with 300dpi
   
   
   Fig. 4 - Selecting Scanned Image Quality
   
7. Click Output Size to select the size of the scanned image. By default, the output size is selected as flexible, meaning that the size of the image can vary depending on what the scanner detects on its scanner glass. In this option, there are general image sizes to choose from, such as 4” x 6” which is the regular size of a finished photo.
   
   
   Fig. 5 - Selecting Output Size
   
8. Adjust the size and position of the scan area (cropping frame) on the preview image as appropriate. To do this, drag the mouse from one corner on the preview image to another corner, then release the mouse button when the selected area contains the portion of the image you would like to have scanned.
   
   
9. Correct the image, if needed, by placing a check mark beside Fading correction and/or Backlight correction.
   
   
10. Click the Scan button. The final scan will start. 
    
    
    Fig. 6 - Scan Button
    
11. Repeat steps three to 10 if you wish to scan more items.
    
    
12. When the scanner has finished scanning the image, click the exit button on the top right corner of the window. A new window titled Scanned Image will appear with your scanned image(s).
    
    
    Fig. 7 - Scan Preview
    
13. In the sample image above, the selected scanned image has a file name of IMAGE0001. You can change this by clicking on the File Name… button on the bottom left corner. You may also select the file type in the Save as Type drop down menu and choose the save location by clicking the Browse button. 
    
    
14. When ready, click Save to save the image(s) to your selected destination.

ESPON Perfection 500

The following steps outline how to scan an item using the EPSON Perfection V500 scanners in the Ryerson Library, through the use of Microsoft Windows' Scanner and Camera Wizard.

1. Raise the scanner lid and place the original item to be scanned face down on the scanner glass, towards the front of the scanner. Center the top of the original item along the horizontal ruler of the scanner, then close to lid and prepare to scan. 
   
   
   
   
2. Click on the Scanner and Camera Wizard icon on the Desktop.
   
   
3. A New Scan window will appear as shown below. By default, the scanned image will be saved and formatted as a Color, JPEG image.
   
   
   Fig. 8 - New Scan Window w/ Preview

   To switch file types, click the black downwards arrow to the right to list the available options.

   
   Fig. 9 - Select Filetype
4. Click the Preview button to look at your document (as-is on the scanner) in the preview pane, located on the right side of the window.
   
   
   When it is complete, you can change the scanning area by left-clicking on one of the four corners within the preview area. You can also increase/decrease the resolution and, Brightness and Contrast settings.
   
   
5. When ready, click the Scan button if you are satisfied with the settings, or click Cancel to start again from step two.
   
   
   
6. After the scan, a small window called Importing Pictures and Videos appears. Type a name for the scanned image in the textbox, then click Import to save the image. By default, the scanned images are saved to your Pictures folder in My Documents, in a subfolder titled with today’s date.
   
   
   Fig. 10 - Naming Imported Scans
7. Alternatively, you can click on the Options link on the bottom left corner of the window (of the image in step six) to select the settings of where the pictures are saved, and how the folder and file names are set up. A sample is shown in below.
   
   
   Fig. 11 - Import Settings Click OK to return back to the Importing Pictures and Videos window to save the image, as described in step six.