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Canon Scanner WIA Driver 1.2.1.0

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March, 2005
Copyright (C) Canon Inc. 2005
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1. Canon Scanner WIA Driver 1.2.1 Features
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Canon Scanner WIA Driver 1.2.1 (hereafter referred to as "Canon Scanner
WIA Driver") is a WIA and TWAIN-compliant scanner driver for the Canon
Scanner. When this driver is selected from within a WIA or
TWAIN-compliant software application program, scanners can be used to
scan image data. Canon Scanner WIA Driver also can work as an
stand-alone program.
2. What You Need
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Required Hardware
o Computer :IBM or IBM compatible PC.
o 233 megahertz (MHz) Pentium or higher microprocessor (or equivalent)
o RAM: 128 megabytes (MB) recommended
(64 MB of RAM minimum;4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM maximum)
o Free disk space, at least 50 MB. The amount of space required depends
on the scanning area and the Color Mode or Resolution setting. (Color
images scanned at higher resolution require more storage space.)
o Canon scanners
CanoScan LiDE 25
Required Software
o Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
o WIA or TWAIN-compliant application software
3. A General Tip on Usage
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o The Canon Scanner WIA Driver and ScanGear CS (TWAIN driver) cannot
be present (installed) on the same system for the same scanner at the
same time.
o Some of the Canon Scanner WIA Driver functions are limited in
comparison to ScanGear CS. Please use ScanGear CS if you wish to
use the functions not included in the Canon Scanner WIA Driver.
o The Canon Scanner WIA Driver cannot be used to scan film (transparencies).
o With some application programs, an error may stop the scan of a large
image, especially a large image scanned at a high resolution. If this
happens, try lowering the resolution or decreasing the size of the scan
area before rescanning.
o Some TWAIN compliant applications don't show scanner driver User
Interface. Canon Scanner WIA Driver does not support such applications.
 Please use the application, which shows scanner driver User Interface.
4. Running Canon Scanner WIA Driver with Applications
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o CanoScan Toolbox does not support the Canon Scanner WIA Driver.
o It may not be possible to start up some applications (such as ArcSoft
PhotoStudio or ArcSoft PhotoBase) even when the start button on
the scanner's front panel is pressed.
o When this driver is started up and scanning is canceled from Adobe
Photoshop Elements or Adobe Photoshop 6.0, the following message
appears:
"Could not complete the Import command because there is no scanner
installed."
o Do not switch the user (Switch User) while scanning is in progress.
Otherwise, it may not be possible to perform scanning properly.
5. Disclaimer
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Some application software packed with this product does not satisfy
Microsoft's "Designed for XP Logo Requirement."
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