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Peter Sheppard · March 15th, 2002, 06:04 PM

I`ve just recieved a long awaited XL1s and am trying out all the new features that are not on the XL1 that I have enjoyed for the last 4 years. I cant seem to get the scan feature to function....I have followed the instructions on page 72 of the manual, but I cant seem to bring up the scan feature, which is in magenta whiile the other opions are highlighted in cyan(somepeople call it blue) I`m told to select the clear scan by pressing the up shutter button.....nothing hapens when I do this....I am in camera mode, manual....any help here from XL1 s users......another thing....the whining I was getting when using XLR mixes on the XL1 with battery power, does not happen with the new XL1 s.....so I put this down to a camera problem that I hope Canon will fix on the next service , which it needs to correct focus drift when zooming.........help on the "clear Scan " problem as I have a shoot involving shooting of PC monitors on the 19th Mach.....Thanks....sheps

Ed Frazier · March 15th, 2002, 06:15 PM

You must be in Tv mode (shutter priority) and then using the shutter buttons, adjust speed up until CS is displayed. Then Clear Scan will be enabled on the menu.

I had the same problem the first time I tried to use Clear Scan.

B. Moore · March 15th, 2002, 08:51 PM

Question ED on page 72 is TV or M.
Did you ever try it in the M mode or did you try the M mode and it didn't work?

Peter Sheppard · March 16th, 2002, 06:35 AM

Thanks ED, I must have been tired! I did not follow directions....the cs must be called up using the shutter up button BEFORE selecting clear scan from the Menu....also works as Canon says in M mode. I`m so far happy with the new features v/s the original XL1.

Ed Frazier · March 16th, 2002, 07:35 AM

You are correct B. As shepsphoto states, it does work in Manual mode as well. Chris is going to disable my "Post Reply" button if I offer any more bad advice.

Chris Hurd · March 16th, 2002, 09:20 PM

Best way to learn is the hard way... you remember it better.

;-)

Martin Cole · September 26th, 2005, 06:30 AM

Hi
I got this back from Canon, so just thought I would post.
Incident Number 2137376

Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding your Canon product.

To enable the Clear Scan Mode, set the camcorder to TV or M exposure
mode.

Press the shutter (up) button. The Clear Scan mode will apear as an option
after the fastest shutter speed. Once selected, the option in the menu
will be available. Please also refer to page page 70 in the user guide.

The important bit that is MISSING from the manual on page 70 is:
"after the fastest shutter speed"
Basically keep cranking upwards the shuttter speed until Clear Scan becomes an available menu option.

Martin
Here is a link to a page that contains a video I made using Clear Scan. Ok it was my first attempt and it is to white and you cant see the PC screens (going to redo the video) but as you can see NO screen flicker on the PCs.
http://www.learningtotrade.com/trading_alerts.htm

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Search strings that I tried to find help on this issue
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Getting rid of flicker on PC screens
Recording PC screens without flicker
Clear scan menu item in red on canon XL1S

March 15th, 2002, 06:04 PM	#1
Peter Sheppard Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Barbados, West Indies. Posts: 30	Scan Mode In Xl1s I`ve just recieved a long awaited XL1s and am trying out all the new features that are not on the XL1 that I have enjoyed for the last 4 years. I cant seem to get the scan feature to function....I have followed the instructions on page 72 of the manual, but I cant seem to bring up the scan feature, which is in magenta whiile the other opions are highlighted in cyan(somepeople call it blue) I`m told to select the clear scan by pressing the up shutter button.....nothing hapens when I do this....I am in camera mode, manual....any help here from XL1 s users......another thing....the whining I was getting when using XLR mixes on the XL1 with battery power, does not happen with the new XL1 s.....so I put this down to a camera problem that I hope Canon will fix on the next service , which it needs to correct focus drift when zooming.........help on the "clear Scan " problem as I have a shoot involving shooting of PC monitors on the 19th Mach.....Thanks....sheps

March 15th, 2002, 06:15 PM	#2
Ed Frazier Major Player Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 343	Tv Mode Required You must be in Tv mode (shutter priority) and then using the shutter buttons, adjust speed up until CS is displayed. Then Clear Scan will be enabled on the menu. I had the same problem the first time I tried to use Clear Scan. __________________ Ed Frazier

March 16th, 2002, 07:35 AM	#5
Ed Frazier Major Player Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 343	You are correct B. As shepsphoto states, it does work in Manual mode as well. Chris is going to disable my "Post Reply" button if I offer any more bad advice. __________________ Ed Frazier

March 16th, 2002, 09:20 PM	#6
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Best way to learn is the hard way... you remember it better. ;-) __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

September 26th, 2005, 06:30 AM	#7
Martin Cole Tourist Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1	Clear scan in Canon XL1s not working Hi I got this back from Canon, so just thought I would post. Incident Number 2137376 Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding your Canon product. To enable the Clear Scan Mode, set the camcorder to TV or M exposure mode. Press the shutter (up) button. The Clear Scan mode will apear as an option after the fastest shutter speed. Once selected, the option in the menu will be available. Please also refer to page page 70 in the user guide. The important bit that is MISSING from the manual on page 70 is: "after the fastest shutter speed" Basically keep cranking upwards the shuttter speed until Clear Scan becomes an available menu option. Martin Here is a link to a page that contains a video I made using Clear Scan. Ok it was my first attempt and it is to white and you cant see the PC screens (going to redo the video) but as you can see NO screen flicker on the PCs. http://www.learningtotrade.com/trading_alerts.htm ======================= Search strings that I tried to find help on this issue Clear Scan not working Getting rid of flicker on PC screens Recording PC screens without flicker Clear scan menu item in red on canon XL1S

March 15th, 2002, 08:51 PM	#3
B. Moore Major Player Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 181	Question ED on page 72 is TV or M. Did you ever try it in the M mode or did you try the M mode and it didn't work?

March 16th, 2002, 06:35 AM	#4
Peter Sheppard Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Barbados, West Indies. Posts: 30	Thanks ED, I must have been tired! I did not follow directions....the cs must be called up using the shutter up button BEFORE selecting clear scan from the Menu....also works as Canon says in M mode. I`m so far happy with the new features v/s the original XL1.