How to Setup the Toolbox Scan-1 / Scan-2 Button Functions

These functions start the linked application program after the scan is complete and pass the image file to it. By default, the Scan-1 button starts PhotoStudio (the Scan-2 button is not linked to any software by default).

Scan-1 / Scan-2 Button

Image Type

Click the down-arrow next to 'Image type' to choose the appropriate scanning mode.

The following options will be available for 'Image type'.

• Black & White
• Grayscale
• Color (Magazine)
• Color (Photos)
• Color (Multi-Photo Mode)
• Color (Auto crop)

Black and White	Scans an item as a black and white image.
Grayscale	Scans an item as a grayscale image (similar to a monochrome picture).
Color (Magazine)	Scans an item as a color image with the Descreen function set to On.
Color	Scans an item as a color image with the Descreen function set to Off.
Color (Multi-Photo Mode)	Scans items in color. If more than one item is placed on the document glass of the scanner, each one is automatically cut out, straightened, and placed in an individual file.
Color (Auto crop)	Scans items in color. Automatically detects item positions and scans the smallest possible area into which all items will fit.

	*	Moir é patterns may appear in images scanned from printed materials. The Descreen function limits this to the greatest possible extent. However, scanning takes longer when Descreen is set to On.
	*	When multiple items are scanned with the Color (Multi-Photo Mode) mode, the multiple scanned images are passed as separate files to the linked application program. However, some application programs may not be able to receive more than one image.

Image Quality

Click the down-arrow next to 'Image Quality' to choose the desired scan quality.

Select from the following options.
75 dpi, 100 dpi, 150 dpi, 180 dpi, 200 dpi, 300 dpi, 360 dpi, 400 dpi, 600 dpi, and 1200 dpi.

	*	When the Scan mode is set to Color (Multi-Photo Mode) or Color (Auto crop), the Image quality settings are not available.
	*	If the Scan Mode is set to Color (Magazine), the maximum Image Quality setting is 600 dpi.

Paper Size

Click the down-arrow next to 'Paper Size' to choose the appropriate paper size.

The following options will be available for 'Paper Size'.

• A4
• A5 Portrait
• A5 Landscape
• Letter
• Executive
• Statement Portrait
• Statement Landscape
• Business Card
• L Portrait
• L Landscape
• LL Portrait
• LL Landscape
• Postcard Portrait
• Postcard Landscape
• Custom (8.50x11.00 Inches)

If the Custom option is selected, the Paper Size Settings window opens. Select a [Unit] option, input [Width] and [Height] values, and click the [OK] button.

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The Paper Size cannot be selected when the Scan Mode is set to Color (Multi-Scan) or Color (Auto crop).

Use the scanner driver to make advanced settings

This category sets whether or not the scan settings are set with the ScanGear CS scanner driver.

If a check mark is placed in this category, the ScanGear CS window will open when you click the Scan button at the window's lower right corner, allowing you to adjust the scan settings in detail.
The Scanner settings, such as Image type, Image Quality and Paper Size, etc., are disabled. These settings would be available directly in the ScanGear CS window instead.

File name

Input a file name here for the scanned image.

	*	When you use the default file name to scan two or more images (i.e. selecting Color (Multi-Photo Mode) as the Image type) and store the files in a folder, a sequential four-digit number such as "0001" is appended to the end of each file name starting from the first image (i.e. Scan10001, Scan10002, Scan10003...). When you use a file name other than the default one, that name is used without modification for the first image, but subsequent images have a sequential four-digit number, such as "0001" appended (i.e. ABC, ABC0001, ABC0002...).
	*	If Color (Multi-Photo Mode) is selected as the Scan mode and multiple items are scanned, a sequential four-digit number such as "0001" will be appended to the file name for each image starting from the second image.
	*	The file name extension is automatically added.

Save as type

This category selects the file format for saving the scanned image.

You can select from the BMP, JPEG and TIFF options.

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The JPEG format can only be selected for Grayscale or Color mode images.

Saving scanned images to a specific folder

This box displays the location to which the scanned image will be saved.

To change the folder in which it will be saved, click the [Browse] button, select a folder and click the [OK] button.

	*	The My Pictures folder within the My Documents folder is specified as the default location for scanned images.
			My Pictures folder within the My Documents folder

Put pictures in a subfolder using today's date

This category sets whether or not a subfolder bearing the scanning date is created in the selected folder and the image files are saved to it.

If a check mark is placed in this category, a folder bearing the scanning date (such as "2004-01-15") is automatically created within the selected folder, and the images are saved to it with numerical file name suffixes assigned in the order in which they are saved. For example, if the "2004-01-15" folder contains a file named "Scan10001.JPG," and the next file is saved the next day in the "2004-01-16" folder, this image file will be named sequentially as "Scan10002.JPG."

External Program

This category sets the application program to which images are sent. The currently linked program is displayed in the box.

PhotoStudio is linked to the Scan-1 button and the Scan-2 button is not linked to any software by default right after the application programs are installed from the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM.

Link scanned image to

This category sets the application program to which images are sent. The currently linked program is displayed in the box.

To Link a Different Program

Method 1

To link a different program, click the [Set...] button, select the program you wish to use, and click the [OK] button. The program file you choose must be an executable file. Please see below.

Most application programs are contained within a folder labeled with its name or the software manufacturer's name inside the [Program Files] folder. The [.exe] file name extension is always appended to an executable file*. Double-click the file to confirm in advance that it starts the intended program.

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If file name extensions are set not to display, open the Windows Explorer, select the [Tools] menu, followed by [Folder Options] and the [View] tab, and remove the check mark from the [Hide extensions for known file types] option.

To Delete a Link to a Program

To delete a link to a program, click the [Link Deletion] button. In the confirmation dialog, click the [Yes] button.

	*	Link only those application programs to the Scan-1 or Scan-2 button (Scan window) that support images from the Toolbox.
	*	The following image types can be passed from the Toolbox to application programs: color 24 bit, grayscale 8 bit, and black and white 1 bit. Image types with other bit counts cannot be passed to application programs.

[Defaults] Button

This button restores each setting in the window to its default setting (the original post-installation setting).

[Apply] Button

This button makes the selected settings take effect and display the next time the window is used.
Pressing the [Cancel] button instead of [Apply] will reset the changes to the previous state.

[Cancel] Button

This button cancels any settings that you have changed, closes the window that is currently open and displays the Toolbox's main window.
Changed settings will be cancelled unless you have pressed the [Apply] button.

[Scan] Button

This button initiates a scan of the item using the selected settings.
When the scan is complete, it automatically starts the application program that displays PDF files and opens the scanned image file in it.