August 2018 2www.ed.ac.uk/is/ucreateIS.Helpline@ed.ac.ukCanon Scan Utility panel with ScanGear button on far right• Scanning slides: place the slide holder on the glass fitting the holed tab over the peg at the topedge of the scanner glass indicated by the word FILM. This ensures the slides are in the correctposition for scanning.Place your slides face down in the spaces provided and ensure they are orientated as indicatedby the symbols on the holder (usually landscape, even if the original image is portrait).• Scanning strip or large format film: secure your film in the appropriate holder before placingit on the scanner glass. Ensure the holder is placed as indicated by the tab position and thesymbols displayed on the holder.Film holder position on scanner bedScan film with the Canon CanoScan 9000F Mark IIMounted slides35mm film stripLarge format film2 Film and slides must be placed in the special holders provided in order to scan accurately.There are three holders available for a variety of film formats with the Canon scanner. Use theappropriate holder for your film format.3 Close the cover.4 Launch the Canon scanning software: Start > All Programs > Canon Utilities > Scan Utility[folder] > Scan Utility to launch the utilities panel.5 Select the ScanGear button to open the scan preview and settings panel.