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Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide
Setup and Scanning
Try the Additional Features
Check the Package Contents
Install the Software
Unlock the Scanning Unit
Connect the Scanner
Try Scanning
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Using the Scanner Buttonsp.9
Scanning Film (for CanoScan 3000F only) p.10
Be sure to install the software programs before connecting the scanner 
to the computer! 

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• CanoScan and ScanGear are trademarks of Canon Inc.
• Adobe®and Acrobat® are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. 
• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
• ScanSoft and OmniPage are trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc.
• Other names and products not mentioned above may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
In this guide, Windows XP screen shots are used to illustrate explanations common to all operating...

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Guide to the Manuals
Open the Package
Quick Start Guide (this guide)
This guide describes a series of processes, from opening the package to using the 
scanner.
READ THIS GUIDE FIRST!
Scanning Guide (HTML format manual)
Refer to this guide when you have finished setting up the scanner according to the procedures 
in the Quick Start Guide. It describes how to utilize the scanner with the bundled software, 
and how to solve problems when they occur. You can install this manual onto the hard disk...

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Check the Package Contents
Scanner and Accessories
Documents and Software Programs
• Quick Start Guide (this guide)
• Additional Documents
• CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM
• Approximately 229 MB of hard disk space on your computer is required to install all 
the programs. Additional free hard disk space is required to operate the programs.
ScanGear CS (25 MB) - Scanner Driver
It allows you to scan and load images from the scanner.
CanoScan Toolbox (5 MB) - Scanning Utility Program
It enables you to scan...

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Install the Software
1Turn the computer on.
2Place the CanoScan Setup Utility CD-ROM in the drive.
The CanoScan Setup Utility main menu will display.
3Click [Install the Software].
Read the SOFTWARE USER LICENSE AGREEMENT. Click [Yes] if 
you accept the terms.
The [Install] window will display.
4Click [Start Installation].
You will install six software programs and the Scanning Guide 
(HTML format manual).
5The installation procedure will start.
Follow the on-screen message prompts and click [Yes] or...

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Unlock the Scanning Unit
CanoScan 3000F illustrations are shown when the procedures are the same for both the CanoScan 3000F 
and CanoScan 3000 models.
1Peel the seals off the scanner.
2Gently turn the scanner over.
3Push the lock switch toward the unlock mark ( ). 
4Return the scanner to a horizontal position.
• Unlock the scanning unit before connecting the scanner to the computer. If it is left 
locked, a malfunction or other problem may occur.
• When transporting the scanner, always lock the...

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Connect the Scanner
1Peel the caution seal from the scanner.
2Connect the scanner to the computer with the supplied USB interface cable.
3Attach the supplied AC adapter to the scanner. 
• Make sure that the scanning unit is unlocked. (P.4)
• Only use the USB interface cable and the AC adapter provided with the scanner. Use of 
other cables or adapters may lead to a malfunction.
• The scanner does not have a power switch. The power is activated as soon as the 
computer is turned on.
USB Interface...

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Try Scanning 
The following steps explain how to scan with ArcSoft PhotoStudio.
1Place a photo or a picture on the document 
glass of the scanner by aligning its top edge 
with the alignment mark, and close the 
document cover.
2Select [Start], [Programs] or [All Programs], [ArcSoft 
PhotoStudio] and [PhotoStudio 5]. 
PhotoStudio will start.
3Click the Acquire icon   or click the [File] menu 
and select [Acquire].
ScanGear CS will start.
Alignment 
Mark
To p
Bottom 

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If an error message appears, click the [File] menu, choose 
[Select Source], select your scanner model name and click the 
[Select] button.
4For CanoScan 3000F, in the [Select source] category, 
select [Platen]. (For CanoScan 3000, only [Platen] is 
available.)
5Select [Type of original].
You can select Photo, Magazine, Newspaper or 
Document.
• Photo: Color, 300 dpi
• Magazine: Color, 150 dpi
• Newspaper: Black and White, 300 dpi
• Document: Grayscale, 300 dpi
6Click [Preview]. 
After calibration, the...

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Try Scanning 
8Click   (close box) in the ScanGear CS  window to 
close it.
The scanned image will appear in the PhotoStudio window.
9Save the scanned image.
Click the [File] menu and select [Save As]. Select the folder 
where you wish to store the image file, enter a file name, 
select a file type (JPG format is recommended) and click [Save].
10 Click   (close box) in the PhotoStudio window to 
close it.
• If the scanner does not perform as described above, read the Troubleshooting section 
of the...
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