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Page 1: ...w w w Contents Index Next Page 1 ScanGear Toolbox 3 0 User s Guide for Windows Macintosh Click this button to jump to the help topic for the buttons ...

Page 2: ...o go forward 1 page Click this button to return to a linked page to which you jumped 1 step previously Use it to view a link again Click this button to return to the page displayed 1 step previously Use it to return after jumping via a link Click this button to go back 1 page How to Use the Buttons in this Guide Click this button to jump to the Index Click this button to jump to the Contents page ...

Page 3: ... 16 Printer Settings Macintosh 17 Copy Button 17 Sending Mail 18 Mail Settings 19 Scanner Settings Image Type Windows 19 Scanner Settings Image Type Macintosh 20 Scanner Settings Paper Size 20 Scanner Settings Upper Limit of Attached File 21 Scanner Settings Image Quality 22 Scanner Settings Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings 22 Saving Scanned Images File name 23 Saving Scanned Image...

Page 4: ...ge Quality 36 Scanner Settings Paper Size 36 Scanner Settings Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings 36 Saving Scanned Images File name 37 Saving Scanned Images Save as Type 37 Saving Scanned Images Folder 37 Saving Scanned Images Put Pictures in a Subfolder Using Today s Date 37 Link Scanned Images To 38 Scan Button 38 Chapter 3 Using the Scanner Buttons Using the Scanner Buttons 39 Con...

Page 5: ...d with the Toolbox You can simplify it even further by using the Scan button on the scanner s front panel As this demonstrates the Toolbox makes it considerably easier and faster to use your scanner View the scanned image in the application program Start the application program Start the scanner driver program Set the detailed scan settings Initiate the scan Close the driver program View the scann...

Page 6: ...MB or more 128 MB or more for Mac OS X Free Hard Disk Space Approximately 10 MB before installation Display 800 x 600 pixels 32 000 colors or more 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 e Important To install the program on Windows 2000 Professional you m...

Page 7: ...lowing procedures to start the Toolbox Windows Click the Windows Start menu and select Programs Canon ScanGear Toolbox 3 0 and Canon ScanGear Toolbox 3 0 The screen shot below is from a system running Windows Millennium Edition This will start the Toolbox and display its main window which will appear similar to the example below Macintosh Open the ScanGear Toolbox folder and double click the ScanG...

Page 8: ...er 3 Using the Scanner Buttons for instructions for using Toolbox with the Scan button on the scanner s front panel Closing the Toolbox To close the Toolbox click the close box on the main window Windows Macintosh 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 ...

Page 9: ...ts 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 Save Scans and saves the image file to disk Scan 1 to Scan 3 Windows Macintosh The three buttons framed in red are named respectively Scan 1 Scan 2 and Scan 3 If you installed all the programs from the CanoScan Setup CD ROM PhotoBase ...

Page 10: ...performed by the Scan button on the scanner s front panel It can also be used to select the scanner if more than one is connected to your computer Other Buttons Windows Click here to close the Toolbox Other Buttons Macintosh Click here and click an object to open its help topic Click here to minimize the window Click here to close the Toolbox Click here to turn on the balloon help function and the...

Page 11: ... and are operated in similar ways only the Windows version is shown in the detailed explanations of the Toolbox functions which start from the next chapter A separate explanation is provided for Macintosh users in the rare cases where the Macintosh settings differ from those shown for Windows Macintosh users should be able to view the Windows examples without experiencing any confusion Windows and...

Page 12: ... Toolbox Copying Printing This function scans and prints the image in a single integrated step Follow the procedures below to start copying an image Start the Toolbox and click the Copy button A dialog like the one below will display The settings in this dialog are explained on the following pages ...

Page 13: ...o colors The result is similar to a monochrome image Color Magazine Scans with the Descreen function turned on see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Color Photos Scans with the Descreen function turned off see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Color Auto crop Windows only Automatically sets the paper size sets the Image Quality to 300 dpi and expresses the...

Page 14: ...Windows only Copy Settings 2 5 Scanner Settings Image Quality This setting determines the resolution fineness at which a scanned image is reproduced Draft 150 dpi 75 dpi Scans at 150 dpi when Black and White or Grayscale mode is selected Scans at 75 dpi in Color mode Standard 300 dpi 150 dpi Scans at 300 dpi when Black and White or Grayscale mode is selected Scans at 150 dpi in Color mode Good 600...

Page 15: ...eight ratio it may leave a white space on the sides or top and bottom of an image if the original item and the printing paper have different shapes 100 Prints the image at the original size of the item Scanner Settings Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings If this setting is left unchecked clicking the Copy button at the dialog s bottom right starts the scan immediately If a check mark ...

Page 16: ...rinter settings BJ Cartridge Sets the cartridge for use in the selected printer This category may not be available for some printers Media type Sets the type of paper used in the printer This category may not be available for some printers Print quality Sets the printing quality This category may not be available for some printers Copy Button When you click the Copy button on the Copy dialog the s...

Page 17: ...s you to select a printer Page Setup Opens the paper settings dialog which allows you to select paper options such as the paper size and orientation Copy Button When you click the Copy button on the Copy dialog the scanner will begin to scan with the selected settings When the scan is complete the image will automatically be sent to the printer for printing f Note Click the symbol to turn on the b...

Page 18: ...an image file attachment to a mail program Follow the procedures below to start mailing an image Start the Toolbox and click the Mail button e Important With Windows and some mail programs you may be required to enable the MAPI settings in the program itself A dialog like the one below will display The settings in this dialog are explained on the following pages ...

Page 19: ...t is similar to a monochrome image Color Magazine Scans with the Descreen function turned on see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Color Photos Scans with the Descreen function turned off see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Color Auto crop Automatically detects the document size scans and expresses the image in color The image is saved in the JPEG file f...

Page 20: ... the Descreen function turned off see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Scanner Settings Paper Size You can select from among the following paper sizes A4 A5 Portrait A5 Landscape B5 Letter Executive Statement Portrait Statement Landscape Businesse Card L Portrait L Landscape LL Portrait LL Landscape Postcard Portrait Postcard Landscape and Custom When Custom is selected a dia...

Page 21: ...file attachments after compression to one of the following options 150 KB 300 KB 600 KB or 900 KB You are recommended to set it to 150 KB for most images e Important The Image quality options will change according to the maximum size selected for file attachments Please consider the maximum size for file attachments to be approximate With some images the actual file size may exceed the maximum aft...

Page 22: ...ed to suit the maximum file size set for attachments Windows only Scanner Settings Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings If this setting is left unchecked clicking the Scan button at the dialog s bottom right starts the scan and mailing process Scan Start mail program Display new message with attachment immediately If a check mark is placed beside the setting clicking the Scan button di...

Page 23: ...g from 0001 The file name extension jpg or png is added automatically Saving Scanned Images Folder After the scanned image is saved to the folder specified in this setting it is sent as an attachment to the mail program To change the folder click the Browse button select a folder and click the OK button Saving Scanned Images Put Pictures in a Subfolder Using Today s Date If this setting has a chec...

Page 24: ...rd procedure for your mail program for attaching an image file to a message e Important With Windows the mail programs that you link to the Toolbox must be MAPI compliant You can link widely distributed programs such as Microsoft Outlook Express Microsoft Outlook and Eudora With some mail programs you may also be required to enable the MAPI settings in the program itself Scan Button When you click...

Page 25: ...the OCR Function This function scans an item starts the OCR program and sends the image file to the OCR program Follow the procedure below to start the OCR function Start the Toolbox and click the OCR button A dialog like the one below will display The settings in this dialog are explained on the following pages ...

Page 26: ...tant Some OCR programs do not support grayscale images Use the Black and White or Black and White OCR mode with these programs Scanner Settings Image Quality This setting determines the resolution fineness at which a scanned image is reproduced You can select between 300 400 and 600 dpi for Windows 300 and 400 dpi for Macintosh Scanner Settings Paper Size You can select from among the following pa...

Page 27: ...ving Scanned Images Save as Type This setting allows you to set the file format for the image being saved f Note See the File Formats topic in the Appendices for more information about file formats Saving Scanned Images Folder After the scanned image is saved to the folder specified in this setting it is sent to the OCR program To change the folder click the Browse button select a folder and click...

Page 28: ...CD ROM its name will appear here If you wish to select a different program click the Set button Select your OCR program from the dialog that appears and click the OK button Scan Button When you click the Scan button on the OCR dialog the scanner will begin to scan When the scan is complete the OCR program will start automatically and open the image file f Note Click the Defaults button to restore ...

Page 29: ...Using the Toolbox Saving to a File This function scans and saves the image file to disk Follow the procedures below to start saving an image Start the Toolbox and click the Save button A dialog like the one below will display The settings in this dialog are explained on the following pages ...

Page 30: ...lor Magazine Scans with the Descreen function turned on see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Color Photos Scans with the Descreen function turned off see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Color Multi Photo Mode Windows only Sets the Image quality to 300 dpi and expresses the image in color If multiple photos are placed on the document glass it automatical...

Page 31: ...t Postcard Landscape and Custom When Custom is selected a dialog allowing you to specify the dimensions will appear After selecting the units of choice input the dimensions and click the OK button e Important The Paper size setting is not available when the Color Multi Photo Mode option is selected in the Image type category Windows only Scanner Settings Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Set...

Page 32: ...atically Saving Scanned Images Save as Type This setting allows you to set the file format for the image being saved f Note See the File Formats topic in the Appendices for more information about file formats Saving Scanned Images Folder The scanned image s is saved to the folder specified in this setting To change the folder click the Browse button select a folder and click the OK button Saving S...

Page 33: ...4 4 Scan Button When you click the Scan button on the Save dialog the scanner will begin to scan and save the image file to disk f Note Click the Defaults button to restore all the categories to the default options Click the Apply button to save the settings Click the Cancel button to return to the Toolbox s main window ...

Page 34: ...he Scan 2 button to PhotoStudio Follow the procedures below to start using one of the linked functions Start the Toolbox and click the appropriate button f Note j Please see the Linking to Other Application Programs topic in Chapter 4 if you wish to link other programs to the Scan 1 Scan 3 buttons The Scan 3 button is not linked to any program when the Toolbox is first installed You can link a pro...

Page 35: ...r to a monochrome image Color Magazine Scans with the Descreen function turned on see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Color Photos Scans with the Descreen function turned off see the Note on this page and expresses the image in color Color Multi Photo Mode Windows only Sets the Image quality to 300 dpi and expresses the image in color If multiple photos are placed on the doc...

Page 36: ...m When Custom is selected a dialog allowing you to specify the dimensions will appear After selecting the units of choice input the dimensions and click the OK button e Important The paper size setting is not available when the Color Multi Photo Mode option is selected in the Image type category Windows only Scanner Settings Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings If this setting is left ...

Page 37: ...aving Scanned Images Save as Type This setting allows you to set the file format for the image f Note j See the File Formats topic in the Appendices for more information about file formats Saving Scanned Images Folder The scanned image s is saved to the folder specified in this setting and then transferred to the linked application program To change the folder click the Browse button select a fold...

Page 38: ...erent program click the Set button Select the application program and click the OK button j For details see the Linking to Other Application Programs topic in Chapter 4 Scan Button When you click the Scan button on the dialog the scanner will begin to scan When the scan is complete the application program will start automatically and open the image file f Note Click the Defaults button to restore ...

Page 39: ...nner Buttons 1 3 Scanner Front Panel With a simple push of a button you can quickly and effortlessly start an entire scanning procedure Confirming Scanner Button Settings Please examine the row of symbols above the buttons in the Toolbox s main window Windows Macintosh The symbols in this space show which scanner button is assigned to which Toolbox function The examples above indicate the followin...

Page 40: ...Setup CD ROM pressing each scanner button will initiate the corresponding procedure below Pressing the scanner s Scan button will start the Toolbox and display its main window and the Scan 1 settings dialog The scanner will scan the image and the linked application program PhotoBase will start and display it Pressing the scanner s Copy button will start the Toolbox and display its main window and ...

Page 41: ...ansfer the image to the printer The next time you press the scanner s Copy button the item will be scanned and copied with the latest settings Namely the Image type will be set to Grayscale the Image quality to Standard and the Paper size to A5 Portrait f Note If you want to adjust the scan settings without initiating a scan please perform the following procedure in advance 1 Start the Toolbox and...

Page 42: ...ms and save them as image files to a particular folder may wish to assign the Save function to the Scan button This topic explains how to assign a different function to a scanner button 1 Start the Toolbox Its main window will display 2 Click the Settings button ChangingtheFunctionsofScannerButtons 1 2 3 Click the arrow of the list box under the scanner button to which you wish to assign the funct...

Page 43: ...heFunctionsofScannerButtons 2 2 4 Click the OK button This will change the button s function f Note Selecting the Show Toolbox option as the button function causes the Toolbox main window the window shown above to display when that button is pressed Click the Defaults button to restore the settings to the default options ...

Page 44: ...er if more than one scanner associated with the Toolbox is connected to the computer 1 Start the Toolbox The main window will display 2 Click the Settings button 3 Click the arrow button in the list box at the right of the Scanner category for Macintosh it is the Driver category and select the scanner Selecting a Scanner 4 Click the OK button ...

Page 45: ...cation programs that do not support image files cannot be linked f Note Only Color 24 bit Grayscale 8 bit and Black and White 1 bit image files can be transferred from the Toolbox to an application program Images created with other bit counts cannot be transferred 1 Start the Toolbox The main window will display 2 Click the desired button among the Scan 1 Scan 2 or Scan 3 buttons 3 Click the Set b...

Page 46: ...t the desired application program is displayed and click the Apply button The application program s icon will appear as the Toolbox s button f Note You can input a custom name if you click the name area beneath the button of a linked application program You can type the name from the keyboard up to eight letters Press the Enter or return key after inputting the name ...

Page 47: ...50 its original volume However it utilizes an irreversible lossy compression technique that loses part of the data during compression Thus the file cannot be restored to its File Formats original state and is slightly degraded in quality If you repeatedly open edit and save a JPEG file the loss of quality will become more noticeable The jpg file name extension is generally assigned to this format ...

Page 48: ...en messages to complete the procedure f Note If you cannot find Uninstall Canon ScanGear Toolbox 3 0 in the Start menu use the following procedures to remove the program 1 Click the Windows Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select Canon ScanGear Toolbox 3 0 from the list and click the Add Remove button in Windows 2000 Professional it is ...

Page 49: ...8 Settings 10 44 C Cancel Button 8 16 17 24 28 33 38 CanoScan Setup CD ROM 6 9 28 34 Changing Settings after a Button Has Been Pressed 41 Changing the Functions of Scanner Buttons 42 Closing the Toolbox 8 10 Color Auto crop 13 14 19 20 Color Magazine 13 19 20 30 35 Color Multi Photo Mode 30 31 35 Color Photo 13 19 20 30 35 Copying 12 17 Copy Settings Dialog 12 17 Custom 14 20 26 31 36 Custom Butto...

Page 50: ...rinting 12 17 Put Pictures in a Subfolder Using Today s Date 23 27 32 37 Q Quitting the Toolbox 7 R Resolution 14 22 31 S Save as Type 27 32 37 Save Button 29 Save Settings Dialog 29 33 Saving 27 29 33 Scale 15 Scan 1 Scan 3 Settings Dialog 34 38 Scan Button 24 28 33 38 Scan Button Scanner 39 43 ScanGear CS U 7 15 31 36 Scanner Buttons 5 39 43 Confirming 39 Symbols 39 Scanner Driver 15 22 31 36 Sc...

Page 51: ...ment or software mentioned herein 4 Scanning copyrighted materials including documents and images without permission from the copyright holder is prohibited by law except for personal or household use 5 Portions of this guide are reproduced herein with the permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated Trademark Acknowledgements Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Microsoft ...

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