Canon D1250U2F Guide for Windows

ScanGear Toolbox 3.1

User’s Guide

English

for Windows

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Warning

When you use this product, you should pay attention to the following legal issues.

• Scanning of certain documents, such as bank notes (bank bills), government bonds and public certificates, may be prohibited by law and may result in criminal and/or civil liability.

•You may be required under law to obtain authorization from a person possessing copyrights or other legal rights to the item being scanned.

If you are uncertain of the legality of scanning any particular item, you should consult your legal adviser in advance.

1. No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Canon Inc.

2. Canon Inc. reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described herein at any time without prior notice.

3. Notwithstanding the considerable care taken in preparing this guide, please note that Canon Inc. does not accept liability for any results arising from the operation of the equipment or software mentioned herein.

4. Portions of this guide are reproduced herein with the permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• ScanGear is a trademark of Canon Inc.

• Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or

other countries.

• Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

* Screen shots are taken with Windows XP in this guide.

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

This topic introduces the buttons contained in the Toolbox’s main window. See instructions to adjust each button’s settings.

Chapter 2 “Using the Toolbox” for the

Mail

After scanning, it starts a linked mail program and creates a new message with the image file attached.

Toolbox Buttons (1/2)

Save

After scanning, it saves the image file to disk.

Click here to minimize the window.

Click here and click an object to open its help topic.

Click here to close the Toolbox.

Copy

After scanning, it prints the image on a printer.

OCR

After scanning a document, it starts a linked OCR program (an image-to-text converter) and opens the image file. If you installed the OCR program from the CanoScan Setup CD-ROM, it will already be linked.

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Scan-1 and Scan-2

After scanning, it starts a linked program and transfers the image to it. See jthe next page for details.

Photo

After scanning, it starts a linked program and transfers the image to it. See jthe next page for details.

Settings

The Settings button can be used to set the functions performed by the scanner buttons on the scanner’s front panel. It can also be used to select the scanner if more than one is connected to your computer.

Contents (1/2)

How to Use the Buttons in this Guide ............................ 3

Contents.......................................................................... 4

Chapter 1 Toolbox Basics

What is the Toolbox? ...................................................... 6

Installing the Program .................................................... 7

System Requirements............................................................ 7

Installing the Toolbox ...........................................................7

Starting/Closing the Toolbox .......................................... 8

Starting the Toolbox .............................................................8

Closing the Toolbox .............................................................. 9

Toolbox Buttons ............................................................ 10

Chapter 2 Using the Toolbox

Clicking a Button to Start an Action ............................. 12

Settings Common to the Dialogs .................................. 13

Scanner Settings - Image type ............................................14

Scanner Settings - Image quality........................................ 15

Scanner Settings - Paper size ..............................................15

Scanner Settings - Use the scanner driver to make

advanced settings................................. 16

Save scanned image to - File name ....................................17

Save scanned image to - Save as type................................ 17

Save scanned image to - Folder ......................................... 17

Save scanned image to - Put pictures in a subfolder

using today’s date .................... 18

Link scanned images to ...................................................... 18

Scan Button ......................................................................... 18

Copy Settings Dialog ..................................................... 19

Scanner settings - Image quality ........................................19

Scanner settings - Brightness.............................................. 20

Scanner settings - Scale....................................................... 20

Printer settings ....................................................................21

Mail Settings Dialog ...................................................... 22

Scanner settings - Upper limit of attached file ................. 22

Scanner settings - Image quality ........................................23

Link scanned images to ...................................................... 23

OCR Settings Dialog ...................................................... 24

Scanner settings - Image type ............................................ 24

Scanner settings - Image quality ........................................24

Save Settings Dialog ..................................................... 25

Scanner settings - Image quality ........................................25

Scan-1 and Scan-2 Settings Dialog ................................ 26

Scanner settings - Image quality ........................................26

Photo Settings Dialog ................................................... 27

Scanner settings - Original ................................................. 27

Scanner settings - Image quality ........................................28

Scanner settings - Paper size .............................................. 28

Chapter 3 Using the Scanner Buttons

Using the Scanner Buttons............................................ 29

Confirming Scanner Button Settings ................................. 29

What Happens when a Scanner Button is Pressed? ..........30

What Scan Settings Are Used? ........................................... 31

Changing Settings after a Button Has Been Pressed ........ 31

Changing the Functions of Scanner Buttons .................. 32

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Chapter 4 Useful Hints

Selecting a Scanner ....................................................... 34

Linking to Other Application Programs ........................ 35

Appendices

File Formats................................................................... 37

Uninstalling the Toolbox............................................... 38

List of Default Settings.................................................. 39

Index ............................................................................. 40

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

ScanGear Toolbox 3.1 (the Toolbox) is a program that makes your scanner faster and easier to use. Without the Toolbox, for example, you would have to perform each of the following steps if you wished to scan and display a page from a magazine in an image editing application program.

What is the Toolbox?

Start the

application

program.

Start the scanner

driver.

Set the detailed

scan settings.

Initiate the scan.

You can perform the same functions with the following steps using the Toolbox.

Start the Toolbox.

Select a function

button in the

main window.

Set a few simple

settings in the

settings dialog.

Initiate the scan.

As you can see, the process is simplified with the Toolbox.

You can simplify it even further by using a button on the scanner.

Press the SCAN

button on the

scanner.

(The Toolbox will start and automatically perform the entire process)

Close the scanner

driver.

View the scanned

image in the

application

program.

View the scanned

image in the

application

program.

View the scanned

image in the

application

program.

As this demonstrates, the Toolbox makes it considerably easier and faster to use your scanner.

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Installing the Program

This topic explains how to install the Toolbox program.

System Requirements

The following minimum requirements must be met to install the program.

Supported System Software:

Windows 98 Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Edition

Free Hard Disk Space: Approximately 10 MB

(before installation)

Display: 800 x 600 pixels

Medium (16 bit)/High Color (16 bit) or higher

Installing the Toolbox

Use the CanoScan Setup CD-ROM that came with your scanner to install the Toolbox program. Please see the separate Quick Start Guide for installation instructions.

Important

• With Windows XP (Professional, Home Edition) and Windows 2000 Professional, you should log on with a user name set to an administrator when you install software programs.

Note

• See the Appendices for instructions for removing the installed program from your computer.

• Unless there is a need to specify one operating system, the term Windows is used in this guide to refer collectively to Windows 98, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition.

“Uninstalling the Toolbox” topic in the

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Starting/Closing the Toolbox (1/2)

This topic explains how to start and close the Toolbox.

Important

• Before starting the Toolbox program, confirm that the scanner driver ScanGear CS-U has been installed and the scanner correctly connected.

Starting the Toolbox

Use the following procedures to start the Toolbox.

Click the Windows [start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon ScanGear Toolbox 3.1] and [ScanGear Toolbox 3.1].

This will start the Toolbox and display its main window, which will appear similar to the example below.

Note

• Please see jChapter 3 “Using the Scanner Buttons” for instructions for using Toolbox with the buttons on the scanner.

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Starting/Closing the Toolbox (2/2)

Closing the Toolbox

To close the Toolbox, click the close box on the main window.

To close the program when you have opened a settings dialog, click the dialog’s [Cancel] button or close box, and then click the main window’s close box.

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

This topic introduces the buttons contained in the Toolbox’s main window. See instructions to adjust each button’s settings.

Mail

After scanning, it starts a linked mail program and creates a new message with the image file attached.

Chapter 2 “Using the Toolbox” for the

Toolbox Buttons (1/2)

Save

After scanning, it saves the image file to disk.

Click here to minimize the window.

Click here and click an object to open its help topic.

Click here to close the Toolbox.

Copy

After scanning, it prints the image on a printer.

OCR

Scan-1 and Scan-2

After scanning, it starts a linked program and transfers the image to it. See jthe next page for details.

Photo

After scanning, it starts a linked program and transfers the image to it. See jthe next page for details.

Settings

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Chapter 1

Toolbox Basics

Toolbox Buttons (2/2)

■ Scan-1 and Scan-2 Buttons

The Scan-1 button will be linked to PhotoBase and the Scan-2 button to Photoshop Elements (or PhotoStudio

2000) if you installed all the software according to the “Install the Software” section of the Quick Start Guide. The respective program icons will appear as the button icons.

If you click any one of these buttons, the Toolbox will scan the item, start the linked application program and transfer the image file to that application.

Note

•You can link other programs to the Scan-1 and Scan-2 buttons. See the j“Linking to Other Application Programs” topic in Chapter 4.

■ Photo Button

With CanoScan D1250U2F, the Photo button will be linked to PhotoRecord if you installed all the software according to the “Install the Software” section of the Quick Start Guide. When you click this button, the Toolbox will scan the item, start PhotoRecord and transfer the image file to it.

With CanoScan D1250U2F, the Photo button is the only one that can be used to start scanning a film directly without adjusting settings.

Note

• The Photo button can also be linked to other application programs. The method is described in the

“Linking to Other Application Programs” topic in

Chapter 4.

• To scan a film with the other buttons, you have to place a check mark beside the [Use the scanner driver to make advanced settings] option and use the ScanGear CS-U window to set up the scan. See j“Settings Common to the Dialogs”.

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Chapter 2

Using the Toolbox

To start a Toolbox function, click the button in the main window. When you click the button, the corresponding settings dialog appears.

For example, when you click the Scan-1 button, a Scan settings dialog appears.

Clicking a Button to Start an Action

The explanation starting on the next page discusses the settings common to each dialog. The unique features of each dialog are then explained in the following section.

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