Free Canon PIXMA MG2120 MP Navigator EX Utility

The Scan Guide for the Canon PIXMA MG2120 using MP Navigator EX outlines the standard workflow for capturing, editing, and saving digital copies of physical documents and photos. MP Navigator EX is the dedicated legacy application software provided by Canon to manage scanning, image adjustments, file conversion (like multi-page PDFs), and direct emailing from your computer. Phase 1: Physical Placement Open the document cover lid of the Canon MG2120. Place your document or photo face-down on the glass platen.

Align the top corner of the paper with the alignment arrow mark located at the front-left corner of the scanner frame. Close the document cover gently. Phase 2: Navigation Mode Interface Workflow

Launch Software: Double-click the Canon MP Navigator EX icon on your computer desktop, or open it through your operating system’s applications menu.

Select Source: On the default Navigation Mode home screen, hover over Scan/Import and click on Photos/Documents (Platen). Configure Settings:

Document Type: Choose the profile matching your source (e.g., Document (Color), Document (Grayscale), Photo, or Magazine). Choosing Magazine automatically toggles a “Descreen” function to remove print-moire artifacts, though it increases scan time.

Text (OCR): Use this setting if you wish to extract and parse printed text into an editable format. Note that color scanning is disabled when OCR is active.

Advanced Rules: Click Specify… to manually adjust targeted output boundaries, custom document sizes, and scanning resolutions (DPI). Click OK when complete.

Execute Scan: Click the green Scan button in the lower interface window to engage the scanner hardware. Phase 3: Post-Capture Management & Saving

Once the scanning process concludes, the software presents a Scan Complete prompt dialog box: For Single-Page Items: Select Exit to conclude the task.

For Multi-Page Documents (e.g., Combine into one PDF): Place the next physical page on the glass platen, click Scan, and repeat until all sheets are processed before selecting Exit.

The captured pages will populate the Thumbnail preview panel window. Canon Knowledge Base Scanning Photos and Documents – MG2120 (Windows)