Microform Scanning

What do you want to do?

• Load and read Microfilm (film rolls)
• Load and read Microfiche (flat sheets)
• Copy, email & save screens using Capture Perfect 3.0

Load and read Microfilm (film rolls):

The scanner must be turned on BEFORE the computer is turned on for the connection to work:

Turn on Scanner. The power button is located on the lower left hand corner of the scanner. 

Start or restart computer.

On the Cannon 300 front panel:

• The setting on the far right should have the light next to the “A” setting.  Use the film processing adjustment button to toggle to the “A” setting.
• Positive/negative adjustment button AND Auto detect film type

To load, browse and focus film, pull out the tray, so that the glass is raised

Insert/push the reel onto the metal supply spindle until you feel it lock into place.  The film should be coming off the reel so it will spin in a clockwise motion.  Pull the film so that it goes under the guide rollers and the glass.

Adjust the guide rollers to secure the film.

Pull it out to secure wider film, push it in to secure narrower film

Thread the film through the take up reel and turn the right side fine adjustment knob, clockwise, to advance and gather the film.  Then push the tray back in so the glass closes.

On the right side, there is fine adjustment knob
 

Use the wheels above the glass to rotate, zoom, or focus.

Focus
Zoom
Rotation

Browse to the desired section by using the functions on the browse panel, twisting the fine adjustment knobs on either side, and moving the tray and wheels.  

Fast rewind
Fast forward
Slow hands-free browse.  
Press the switch left to let the reel rewind automatically; right to advance.       
   
Browse speed adjustment knob. Twist right to advance browse speed; left to reduce.

Slow browse rewind & Slow browse forward

Tip: to speed up the rewind and fast forwarding process

even more, pull out the tray and leave the glass open first.

Adjust whatever you want to scan and print out so that it fits within the tick marks, labeled LTR, on the scanner’s screen.  The scanner will generally scan slightly outside these marks, but there may be discrepancies.  You may want to leave some extra room to make sure that nothing important is cut off in the printout.

Load and read Microfiche (flat sheets):

The scanner must be turned on BEFORE computer is turned on for the connection to work:

• Turn on Scanner. The power button is located on the lower left hand corner of the scanner.  

• Start or restart Computer.

• On the Cannon 300 front panel:

• The setting on the far right should have the light next to the “A” setting.  Use the film processing adjustment button to toggle to the “A” setting.  

Auto detect film type

Positive/negative adjustment button

To Load, Browse and Focus, pull out the tray, so that the glass is raised.

2. Place the film face down under the glass with the top facing towards you.  

3. Push the tray back in so the glass closes.

4. Move the tray in any direction to find the desired pages.  Use the wheels above the glass to rotate, zoom, or focus.

Focus
Zoom
Rotation

Adjust whatever you want to scan and print out so that it fits within the tick marks, labeled LTR, on the scanner’s screen.  The scanner will generally scan slightly outside these marks, but there may be discrepancies.  You may want to leave some extra room to make sure that nothing important is cut off in the printout.

Scanning instructions

Copy, email or save screen images using the microform scanning software called "Capture Perfect"

From the computer desktop, double-click on the shortcut to Capture Perfect 3.0 or from the start menu choose All Programs > Canon Microfilm Scanner > Capture Perfect 3.0.  

There are several methods for scanning, but the most useful are:

• Scan Page.  Scans a document page to a single image.  Image can then be saved or printed individually.

• Scan Batch to File.  Scans multiple pages into a single file specified when starting to scan.

• Scan Batch to Mail.  Scans multiple pages into a single file specified when starting to scan and then attaches file to FirstClass email.  Scans are not saved on the computer.

1.  Scan a single page = Scan Page

• In the Scan menu, choose Scan Page or click the

• To save, select File > Save Page As… or

• Choose where to save the file, name the file and choose a file type.  PDF or JPEG are recommended for size and quality.  Then Save.   

• To print, select File > Print or

2.  Scan multiple pages = Scan Batch to File

• In the Scan menu choose Scan Batch to File or click the

• A dialog box Scan Batch to File Setting- will pop up.  Choose where to save the file, name the file and choose a file type.  PDF or JPEG are recommended for size and quality.           

• Under multipage settings:

  • choose Single Page, if you would like each scan to be saved as a separate file.

  • choose MultiPage (All Pages), if you would like to save all scans in one single file.

• Click Save. The scanner will immediately scan the first page

After the first page is scanned, a dialog box Continue Scanning will open.  

• If the preview of the scan doesn’t look like a good scan you can click on Scanner Settings and make adjustments.  (See the Scanner Settings section of this document.)  

• Line up the next page of the document to be scanned and click Continue Scanning or Stop Scanning to end.

• The print function is under the File menu should you like to print out the article or close Capture Perfect 3.0 and work with the file separately.  
   

3.  Scan page(s) and attach to email = Scan to Mail

• In the Scan menu choose Scan Batch to Mail or click the

• Follow the same instructions for Scan Batch to File

• Once Stop Scanning is hit the computer will prompt you to open FirstClass if not already open and will create a new email with the file already attached.

Check the Scanner Settings:
In the Scan menu, choose Scanner Settings… or click the

Film Type (under Advanced):

• Should be set to N/P Auto, to automatically detect positive or negative film.

• If it is not properly detecting film, Positive or Negative should be chose.

• Positive = white paper with black writing;    

• Negative = black paper with white writing

Mode:

• Typically Black and White is the best setting for scanning text.

• For more detailed film with drawing you may want to use 256-level Gray. This setting will create larger files.

Dots per inch:

• 300 dpi is typical setting

• Again is you have a detailed table or drawing you may want to use a higher dpi.

Brightness:

• The box next to Brightness Auto should be checked.  

• Otherwise the brightness can be adjusted manually by dragging the box along the bar.