Ahh, after rereading your question I think what you want is the "-z" option for 
scanner:

       -z     This  end-silently  option  will  cause the scanner to not prompt 
for the next volume when the saveset spans onto another volume. It will not 
wait for user input, but, will just quit when its done reading the first volume.

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