Using the Start Button

Assigning Another Application to the Start Button on Windows 98 or 2000

You can assign any application, other than EPSON SMART PANEL for Scanner, which supports "Scanner events" (for example, Microsoft Imaging for Windows, as long as it is installed) on Windows 98 or Windows 2000 to the  Start button on the scanner. When you press the  Start button, EPSON TWAIN's dialog box opens or scanning starts and the scanned image is automatically sent to the application (which does not need to be opened).

Once EPSON TWAIN is installed on Windows 98 or 2000, the Scanners and Cameras icon appears in Control Panel, and your scanner is listed in the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box similar to the one shown below.

Note for Macintosh users:

On your Macintosh computer, you cannot assign any application other than EPSON SMART PANEL for Scanner to the  Start button.

Assigning another application to the Start button

Make sure the application supports "Scanner events" and then follow the steps below.

Double-click the Scanners and Cameras icon in Control Panel.

In the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box, select your scanner from the installed scanners and cameras list. Click Properties, and then select the Events tab.

The Start Button is listed as the scanner event. In the Send to this application list, select the check box of the desired application, but clear the rest of the check boxes.

Note:

If multiple applications are selected, when a button is pressed, a dialog box appears to prompt you to select just one from the list.

Some applications do not support linkage to scanners and digital cameras. Only applications in the Send to this application list support linkage.

Click Apply and then OK.

Disabling the Start button

If you need to disable the "Scanner events," select the Disable device events check box in the EPSON Perfection 1640 Properties dialog box. When this check box is clear, Windows 98 or 2000 can detect if the  Start button on the scanner is pressed and then launch the application you selected in the Send to this application list.

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