Canon D1250U2F - CanoScan USB Flatbed Scanner User manual

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User’s Guide
for Windows
ScanGear Toolbox 3.1
English

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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.
I-0E-067A ©CANON INC. 2001

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Chapter 1
Toolbox Basics
Toolbox Buttons (1/2)
This topic introduces the buttons contained in the Toolbox’s main
window. See
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Chapter 2 “Using the Toolbox” for the
instructions to adjust each button’s settings.
Copy
After scanning, it prints the
image on a printer.
Mail
After scanning, it starts
a linked mail program
and creates a new
message with the image
file attached.
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.
Save
After scanning, it saves
the image file to disk.
Photo
After scanning, it starts a linked
program and transfers the
image to it. See jthe next
page for details.
Scan-1 and Scan-2
After scanning, it starts a
linked program and transfers
the image to it. See jthe
next page for details.
Click here to minimize
the window.
Click here and click an
object to open its help
topic.
Click here to close the
Toolbox.
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.
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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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Contents (2/2)
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 What is the Toolbox?
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.
You can perform the same functions with the following steps using the Toolbox.
As you can see, the process is simplified with the Toolbox.
You can simplify it even further by using a button on the scanner.
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. Set the detailed
scan settings. Initiate the scan. Close the scanner
driver.
Start the
Toolbox. Select a function button in the
main window.
Set a few simple
settings in the
settings dialog.
Initiate the scan.
View the scanned
image in the
application
program.
Press the SCAN
button on the
scanner.
(The Toolbox will start and automatically perform the entire process)
View the scanned
image in the
application
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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.
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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.
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Note
•See the j“Uninstalling the Toolbox” topic in 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.

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Chapter 1
Toolbox Basics Starting/Closing the Toolbox (1/2)
This topic explains how to start and close the Toolbox.
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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.
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Note
•Please see jChapter 3 “Using the Scanner Buttons” for
instructions for using Toolbox with the buttons on the
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Toolbox Basics
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 Toolbox Buttons (1/2)
This topic introduces the buttons contained in the Toolbox’s main
window. See
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Chapter 2 “Using the Toolbox” for the
instructions to adjust each button’s settings.
Copy
After scanning, it prints the
image on a printer.
Mail
After scanning, it starts
a linked mail program
and creates a new
message with the image
file attached.
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.
Save
After scanning, it saves
the image file to disk.
Photo
After scanning, it starts a linked
program and transfers the
image to it. See jthe next
page for details.
Scan-1 and Scan-2
After scanning, it starts a
linked program and transfers
the image to it. See jthe
next page for details.
Click here to minimize
the window.
Click here and click an
object to open its help
topic.
Click here to close the
Toolbox.
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
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Chapter 1
Toolbox Basics
■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.
fNote
•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.
fNote
•The Photo button can also be linked to other
application programs. The method is described in the
j“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 Clicking a Button to Start an Action
To start a Toolbox function, click the button in the
main window. When you click the button, the
corresponding settings dialog appears.
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.
For example, when you click the Scan-1 button, a Scan
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Chapter 2
Using the Toolbox Settings Common to the Dialogs (1/6)
The details of each setting common to virtually all the dialogs are
explained starting from the next page.
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Folder
Sets the folder in which images are
saved.
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Put pictures in a subfolder using
today’s date
Sets whether or not a subfolder
bearing the scanning date is created
and the scanned images for that day
are placed in it.
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Link scanned images to
Sets the application program linked
to the button.
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Scan/Copy Button
Starts the scan when clicked (this
button is called the Copy button in
the Copy settings dialog).
This topic explains the settings common to the settings dialogs
for all the functions using the Scan-1 button settings as the ex-
ample. The same settings can be found on virtually all the other
settings dialogs too.
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Image type
Sets the scanning mode.
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Image quality
Sets the resolution (fineness) for the
scan.
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Paper size
Sets the size of the item to be scanned.
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Use the scanner driver to make
advanced settings
Sets whether or not the ScanGear CS-U
scanner driver is used to adjust the
settings.
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File name
Sets the root of the file name assigned
to image files.
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Save as type
Sets the file format for saved images.

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Chapter 2
Using the Toolbox
Scanner settings - Image type
Select a scanning mode.
Black and White:
Scans and expresses images in two colors: black and
white.
Black and White (OCR):
Produces sharper results than a standard black and
white scan. (See the Note on this page)
Grayscale:
Scans and expresses images in black and white and
various shades of gray between these two colors. The
result is similar to a monochrome photo.
Color (Magazine):
Scans with the Descreen function turned on and
expresses images in color. (See the Note on this page)
Color (Photos):
Scans with the Descreen function turned off and
expresses images in color.
Color (Multi-Photo Mode):
Scans at 300 dpi and expresses images in color. When
more than one image is placed on the document glass,
their individual sizes are automatically detected and
each image is scanned as a separate file.
Color (Auto crop):
Scans at 300 dpi, automatically crops images, and
expresses them in color. Even when multiple images are
placed on the document glass, only one composite
image is created.
fNote
•Black and White (OCR) can only be selected in the OCR
settings dialog.
•Regarding the selectable options in the OCR settings
dialog, see j”OCR Settings Dialog”.
• In the Photo settings dialog, the Image type category is
replaced by Original. See the j”Photo Settings Dialog”
topic in this chapter.
•Moiré patterns (striations or a wavy effect) can appear
when some printed items are scanned. The Descreen
function reduces this effect, but takes longer to scan.
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Chapter 2
Using the Toolbox Settings Common to the Dialogs (3/6)
Scanner settings - Image quality
Select the resolution (fineness) at which images are
scanned. See more detail about this category in the
explanation for each settings dialog.
Scanner settings - Paper size
Select the size of the item to be scanned from among
the following:
A4, A5 Portrait, A5 Landscape, B5, Letter, Executive,
Statement Portrait, Statement Landscape, Business
Card, L Portrait, L Landscape, LL Portrait, LL Landscape,
Postcard Portrait, Postcard Landscape, 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.
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Important
•The Paper size cannot be selected when the Image type
is set to [Color (Multi-Photo Mode)] or [Color (Auto
crop)].
• Regarding the Paper size options in the Photo settings
dialog, see j”Photo Settings Dialog (2/2)”.

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Chapter 2
Using the Toolbox Settings Common to the Dialogs (4/6)
Scanner settings - Use the scanner driver to make
advanced settings
If a check mark is placed beside it, when you click the
[Scan] button (or the [Copy] button in the Copy
function) in the down right of the dialog, the ScanGear
CS-U window will open to allow you to set the various
scanning options. You can also scan films using
function buttons other than Photo if you specify [Film]
in the [Image source] menu of the ScanGear CS-U.
Refer to the ScanGear CS-U User’s Guide for details.
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Note
• This setting is not available in the OCR settings dialog.
• Some of the settings, including the Image type, Image
quality, and Paper size cannot be set when this option is
checked. You must set them in the ScanGear CS-U
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Chapter 2
Using the Toolbox
Save scanned image to - File name
Input a root name for the scanned image.
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Note
•This category is not available in the Copy settings dialog.
•The first scanned image is saved with the root name.
From the second, the file is saved under the same root
name, successive four-digit numbers are added to the
root.
•The file name extension, such as [.bmp], is automatically
added.
Save scanned image to - Save as type
Select the file format for the saved image file.
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Note
• This category is not available in the Copy and Mail
settings dialogs.
•See the j“File Formats” topic in the Appendices for
more information about file formats.
Save scanned image to - Folder
The scanned images are saved to the folder appearing
here. To change the folder, click the [Browse] button,
select a folder and click the [OK] button.
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Important
• If you are using ScanGear Toolbox with Windows XP, the
“Unable to open file” error message may display and
you may be unable to scan. Click [OK] on the error
message, return to the currently selected ScanGear
Toolbox settings dialog, and click the [Browse] button in
the “Save scanned image to” category. Set the save
location to the folder bearing the user name with which
you log onto Windows XP.
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Note
•This category is not available in the Copy settings dialog.
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Chapter 2
Using the Toolbox Settings Common to the Dialogs (6/6)
Save scanned image to - Put pictures in a subfolder
using today’s date
If this setting has a check mark beside it, a subfolder
bearing the scanning date (2001-05-03, for example) is
automatically created within the selected folder and
the scanned images are saved to the subfolder.
Link scanned images to
Select the application program linked to the button.
The name of the linked program appears in the box in
this category.
To link to another program, click [Set...], select the
program, and click the [OK] button. This procedure is
explained in detail in j“Linking to Other Application
Programs” in Chapter 4.
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Note
•See the j“Mail Settings Dialog” section in this chapter
for setting this category in the Mail settings dialog.
Scan Button
Click the [Scan] button to start scanning. In the Copy
settings dialog, this button is called the Copy button.
The selected action will automatically take place once
the scan is complete.
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Note
•Click the [Defaults] button to reset all the categories to
the default settings.
•Click the [Apply] button to save the selected settings.
• Click the [Cancel] button to return to the Toolbox’s main
window.

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Chapter 2
Using the Toolbox Copy Settings Dialog (1/3)
This topic explains the categories available on the Copy settings
dialog.
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Note
• For an explanation of the settings not included here, see
j”Settings Common to the Dialogs” in this chapter.
Scanner settings - Image quality
This setting determines the resolution (fineness) at
which a scanned image is reproduced.
Draft :
Scans at 150 dpi when the Black and White or Grayscale
mode is selected. Scans at 75 dpi in Color mode.
Standard :
Scans at 300 dpi when the Black and White or Grayscale
mode is selected. Scans at 150 dpi in Color mode.
Good :
Scans at 600 dpi when the Black and White or Grayscale
mode is selected. Scans at 300 dpi in Color mode.
Enlarged Printing :
Scans at 600 dpi in Color mode. (This option is not
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Important
•The Image quality may change automatically if the Fit to
Paper option in the Scale category is selected.
•The Image quality cannot be set when the Image type is
set to [Color (Multi-Photo Mode)] or [Color (Auto crop)].

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Chapter 2
Using the Toolbox
Scanner settings - Brightness
You can adjust the brightness by dragging the tab left
or right. Moving it left darkens the image and moving
it right brightens it.
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Note
• This category sets the threshold value for black and
white when the Black and White option is selected in
the Image type category.
Scanner settings - Scale
This setting allows you to expand or reduce the size of
an image for printing to fit the paper specified in the
Paper size category.
Fit to paper:
Automatically adjusts the size of the entire printed
image to fit the size of paper specified for printing.
Since it cannot change the width-to-height 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.
Copy Settings Dialog (2/3)