CanoScan 4400F for OS/2 (and eComStation)

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Description - Scan paper, photo, slide and film with the CanoScan 4400F scanner in color, greyscale and bitonal at 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800 and 1200 spi.

Installation - Move the 4400Fv01.ZIP file into a directory of your choice and unzip it. Copy the USBECD.SYS file to your C:\OS2\BOOT directory. Add this device driver to your CONFIG.SYS file with the DEVICE=C:\OS2\BOOT\USBECD.SYS /D:04A9:2228:0500 /N:CNS$ /V statement and restart your system.

[Operating Instructions] [Program Parameters] [Technical Information]

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Operating Instructions

Attach the CanoScan 4400F and wait for the beep. Put the object to be scanned in the scanner and close the cover. Start the scan.exe program with the proper parameters. The file scan.tif is written to the current work directory. Enhanced scanning may be done in 2 steps for color and greyscale images. The 1st scan without the /e parameter performs a scan with gamma 1.0 tables. The 2nd scan with the /e parameter performs a scan with gamma 2.0 tables loaded by the 1st scan.

[Paper Scan] [Photo Scan] [Slide Scan] [Film Scan]

Paper Scan

Paper Scan

Attach the CanoScan 4400F and wait for the beep. Put the paper on the glass plate and close the cover. Start the scan.exe program with the proper parameters. The file scan.tif is written to the current work directory.

objectivecommandequivalent
scan A4 formatscan.exe /h297mm /w210mm/h1168 /w824 /x2 /y2
scan A5 formatscan.exe /h210mm /w149mm/h0824 /w584 /x2 /y2
scan A6 formatscan.exe /h149mm /w105mm/h0584 /w412 /x2 /y2
scan A7 formatscan.exe /h105mm /w075mm/h0412 /w292 /x2 /y2

Use /m for greyscale.

Use /b for bitonal.

Photo Scan

Photo Scan

Attach the CanoScan 4400F and wait for the beep. Put the photo on the glass plate and close the cover. Start the scan.exe program with the proper parameters. The file scan.tif is written to the current work directory.

objectivecommandequivalent
scan 18x13 cmscan.exe /h18cm /w13cm/h708 /w508 /x2 /y2
scan 17x11 cmscan.exe /h17cm /w11cm/h668 /w432 /x2 /y2
scan 15x10 cmscan.exe /h15cm /w10cm/h588 /w392 /x2 /y2
scan 13x09 cmscan.exe /h13cm /w09cm/h508 /w352 /x2 /y2

Use /m for greyscale.

Slide Scan

Slide Scan

Attach the CanoScan 4400F and wait for the beep. Place the slides into the holder and close the cover. Start the scan.exe program with the proper parameters. The file scan.tif is written to the current work directory.

objectivecommandequivalent
scan 1st slidescan.exe /s1/s /h132 /w88 /x388 /y186
scan 2nd slidescan.exe /s2/s /h132 /w88 /x388 /y406
scan 3rd slidescan.exe /s3/s /h132 /w88 /x388 /y626
scan 4th slidescan.exe /s4/s /h132 /w88 /x388 /y846

Use /m for greyscale.

Film Scan

Film Scan

Attach the CanoScan 4400F and wait for the beep. Place the film strip into the holder and close the cover. Start the scan.exe program with the proper parameters. The file scan.tif is written to the current work directory.

objectivecommandequivalent
scan 1st framescan.exe /f1/f /h132 /w88 /x388 /y128
scan 2nd framescan.exe /f2/f /h132 /w88 /x388 /y278
scan 3rd framescan.exe /f3/f /h132 /w88 /x388 /y428
scan 4th framescan.exe /f4/f /h132 /w88 /x388 /y578
scan 5th framescan.exe /f5/f /h132 /w88 /x388 /y728
scan 6th framescan.exe /f6/f /h132 /w88 /x388 /y878

Use /m for greyscale.

Use /n for negatives.

Program Parameters

/dN - Scanning resolution in samples per inch. Valid values for N are 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800 and 1200.

/b or /bb or /bg or /br - Bitonal with a fixed threshold of 127. Defaults to green sensor. Select blue, green or red sensor.

/m or /mb or /mg or /mr - Greyscale. Defaults to weighted average of red, green and blue sensors. Select blue, green or red sensor.

/hN or /hNcm or hNmm - Height of the scan area in cin, cm or mm. Valid values for N are 16 to 1180 cin and must be divisible by 4.

/wN or /wNcm or wNmm - Width of the scan area in cin, cm or mm. Valid values for N are 16 to 864 cin and must be divisible by 4.

/xN or /xNcm or xNmm - Horizontal start position of the scan area in cin, cm or mm. Valid values for N are 0 to 848 cin.

/yN or /yNcm or yNmm - Vertical start position of the scan area in cin, cm or mm. Valid values for N are 0 to 1164 cin.

Technical Information

Contains GL843 and WM8198 chips with CCD sensor and 16Mbit SDRAM. Could be GL843 with 128 pins and therefore no flash ROM attached.

Contains bipolar stepper motor with full/half/quarter/eighth steps. Could be allegro A3955/A3967 bipolar stepper motor driver chips.

[Genesys Registers] [Wolfson Registers] [Gamma Tables] [Motor Tables] [Shading Table] [Scanner Buttons]

Genesys Registers

Write multiple (1 to 32) GL843 registers:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
Write N register (Address+Content) pairs40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,N*02h,00hN*(Address,Content)

Read a specific GL843 register:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
1. Write register Address40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,01h,00hAddress
2. Read register ContentC0h,00h,84h,00h,00h,00h,01h,00hContent

Wolfson Registers

Write multiple (1 to 16) WM8198 registers:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
Write N register (Address+Content) pairs40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,N*04h,00hN*(51h,Address,3Bh,Content)

Read a specific WM8198 register:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
1. Write register Address to register 50h40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,03h,00h50h,Address,47h
2. Read register Content from register 47hC0h,00h,84h,00h,00h,00h,01h,00hContent

Gamma Tables

The GL843 gamma tables 1,2,3 reside at address 0000h,0100h,0200h respectively.

Write a specific GL843 gamma table:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
1. Write table Address to registers 5Bh,5Ch40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,05h,00h5Bh,high(Address),5Ch,low(Address),28h
2. Write host-to-device transfer of 0200h bytes40h,00h,82h,00h,00h,00h,08h,00h01h,00h,00h,00h,00h,02h,00h,00h
3. Bulk data transfer Content via endpoint 02hContent

Read a specific GL843 gamma table:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
1. Write table Address to registers 5Bh,5Ch40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,05h,00h5Bh,high(Address),5Ch,low(Address),4Eh
2. Write device-to-host transfer of 0242h bytes40h,00h,82h,00h,00h,00h,08h,00h00h,00h,00h,00h,42h,02h,00h,00h
3. Bulk data transfer Content via endpoint 81hdummy,dummy,Content

Motor Tables

The GL843 motor tables 1,2,3,4,5 reside at address 4000h,4800h,5000h,5800h,6000h respectively.

Write a specific GL843 motor table:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
1. Write table Address to registers 5Bh,5Ch40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,05h,00h5Bh,high(Address),5Ch,low(Address),28h
2. Write host-to-device transfer of 07F8h bytes40h,00h,82h,00h,00h,00h,08h,00h01h,00h,00h,00h,F8h,07h,00h,00h
3. Bulk data transfer Content via endpoint 02hContent

Read a specific GL843 motor table:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
1. Write table Address to registers 5Bh,5Ch40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,05h,00h5Bh,high(Address),5Ch,low(Address),4Eh
2. Write device-to-host transfer of 07FAh bytes40h,00h,82h,00h,00h,00h,08h,00h00h,00h,00h,00h,FAh,07h,00h,00h
3. Bulk data transfer Content via endpoint 81hdummy,dummy,Content

Shading Table

The GL843 area-shading table resides at SDRAM address 000000h.

Write a specific GL843 area-shading table:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
1. Write table Address to registers 29h,2Ah,2Bh40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,07h,00h29h,00h,2Ah,00h,2Bh,00h,3Ch
2. Write host-to-device transfer of Size bytes40h,00h,82h,00h,00h,00h,08h,00h01h,00h,00h,00h,low(Size),high(Size),00h,00h
3. Bulk data transfer Content via endpoint 02hContent

Read a specific GL843 area-shading table:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
1. Write table Address to registers 29h,2Ah,2Bh40h,00h,83h,00h,00h,00h,07h,00h29h,00h,2Ah,00h,2Bh,00h,45h
2. Write device-to-host transfer of Size bytes40h,00h,82h,00h,00h,00h,08h,00h00h,00h,00h,00h,low(Size),high(Size),00h,00h
3. Bulk data transfer Content via endpoint 81hdummy,dummy,Content

Scanner Buttons

Read scanner button Trigger or Status information:

OperationSetup PacketData Packet
Interrupt data transfer Trigger via endpoint 83hTrigger
Read scanner button Status (polling method)C0h,00h,8Ah,00h,00h,00h,01h,00hStatus

Result of (Status AND 78h) or (Trigger XOR 78h) gives scanner button pressed:

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