Epson 1200S, 1200U User Manual

EPSON TWAIN

User’s Guide

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A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials

Digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers and conventional cameras, can be misused by improper copying of copyrighted material. While some countries’ laws permit limited copying of copyrighted material in certain circumstances, those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume. EPSON encourages each user to be responsible and respectful of copyright laws when using digital cameras and scanners.

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Trademarks

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Perfec tion and EPSON FaxAdvice are trademarks and EPSON SoundAdvice is a service mark of Epson America, Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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Introduction

System Requirements 10

Windows System Requirements 10 Macintosh System Requirements 11

How to Use This Manual 11

Cautions, Notes, and Tips 12 Using Electronic Links 12

Basic Scanning

Starting EPSON TWAIN 14 Selecting Basic Settings 16 Previewing Your Scan 20

Using Marquees 21

Advanced Scanning

Scanning Transparencies 24

Scanning with the Auto Document Feeder 28

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Customizing Image Types 33 Customizing Destination Set tings 36 Adjusting Source and Target Image Sizes 38

Scaling the Image 39

Using Automatic Adjustment Features 39

Using Auto Exposure 40 Using Auto Locate 40

Adjusting Image Controls 42

Using the Color Buttons 44

Using Tone Correction 44

Customizing Tone Correction Settings 45

Using Color Adjustments 46

Changing the Gray Balance Intensity 47 Changing the Saturation 47

Saving Custom Settings 48

Batch Scanning 49

Configuring Preview and Color Options 50

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Using the EPSON TWAIN Utilities

Using the Scanner Monitoring Utility 52 Using the EPSON Screen Calibration Utility 53

Calibrating the Screen with Windows 53 Calibrating the Macintosh Screen 55

Using EPSON Scan! II 56

Scanning with EPSON Scan! II 56 Exporting Images with EPSON Scan! II 59 Using Other EPSON Scan! II Features 62

Using the Start Button

Preparing to Use the Start Button 64

Enabling Scanner Monitoring 65 Setting Up PageManager for Start Button Scanning 70

Scanning with the Start Button 78

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Troubleshooting

Problems Using EPSON TWAIN 84 Problems Using the Start Button 88 Problems with Image Quality 90 Where To Get Help 95

Glossary Index

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Introduction

EPSON® TWAIN is the interface program between yo ur application software and scanner that lets you scan images into your software. It is the ideal int erface for pr oducing pro f es s ional qua lit y im ages, scanning text into optical character recognition (OCR) programs, and managing text pages in NewSoft™ Presto!™ PageManager™.

EPSON T W AI N includes m any feature s fo r previewin g and modify ing your imag es f or t he perfect sc an:

◗ Captures all kinds of image types, from black and white text to 36-bit

color imag es

◗ Automa tically locate s and exposes th e im age ◗ Opens a preview image allowing you to change settings and view their

effects before you scan

◗ Provides a helpful marquee feature so you ca n f rame the exa c t im age

borders or only portions of it for scanning

◗ Uses EPSON’s Auto Area Segmentat ion

Technology fea tu res to impro ve te x t re c ognition an d provide c lear

separation from graphic areas when you scan images with text

◗ Gives you predefine d s et t ings for a vari et y of im age types and output

destinations and lets y ou customiz e y our own set ti ngs

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and Text Enhancement

Select the basic settings:

Document Source Image Type Destination Resolution

Preview your image

Here is a bri ef ov erv iew of scanning steps us ing the EPSON TWA I N Advanced window (the Windows

interface is s hown; the Mac intosh®

steps are t he s ame):

Auto Locate the

image to crop it

Size or scale the image

(don’t forget to increase the Resolution if you increase the size or scale

Save your Setti ngs, select

your preview Configuration, and use color management

Scan the image into

your application

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EPSON TWAIN also comes with these utilities: ◗ EPSON Sc anner Mo nit or (Macinto s h) or Scan Ev ents (Wind ow s )

utilities th at let yo u s c an with Pres to ! PageMana ger using th e Start button

◗ EPSON Sc reen Calib ration utility t o c alibrate your screen to yo ur

scanner fo r ac c urate preview s

◗ EPSON Scan! II (Macintosh only), a TWAIN-compliant application you

can use for basic sca nning and ex porting of im ages (if you d on’t have a TWAIN- c om pliant image editing application)

System Requirements

Before ins ta lling the scann er s oftware, make sure your system meets the following requireme nt s .

Color and to ne reproduct ion depend on the display capabiliti es of yo ur computer system, including t he v ideo controller , monitor, and software.

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Windows System Req uir emen t s

◗ Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0, Window s 95, or Window s 98 preinstalled

(USB sup port require s W indows 98)

◗ PC with an av ailable built -in USB po rt o r hub connect ion or a PCI sl ot

for the SCSI c ard (include d w it h t he Perfect ion™ 1200S)

◗ VGA or hig her standard monitor w it h 640 × 480 re so lution (800 × 600

or higher re c om m ended) and 256 colo rs (65,000 colors or mor e recommended)

Macintosh System Requirements

If you’re us ing Mac OS 8.1 on your iMac, you must install the iMac Update 1.0, available f rom the Apple web s it e, before installing your scanner so ftw are. If you’re using Mac OS

8.5 or later, check the Apple web site for any updates.

EPSON TWAIN supports the Apple® ColorSync™2 color management system and QuickTime.

◗ Apple Mac intosh computer run ning syste m 8. 1 or later ◗ Available iMac or G3 s ta ndard USB int erface or h ub connect ion,

(Perfection 1200U ), or M ac intosh standard SC SI Port (Perfe c t ion 1200S)

◗ Color mon it or w it h 640 × 480 res olution (80 0 × 600 or higher

recommended) and 256 colors (32,000 colors or more recommended)

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How to Use This Manual

For instruc t ions on insta lling EPSON T W AIN, see the book. This EPSON T W AI N and use the T W AIN utilities .

Basic Scanning

previewi ng of your ima ges.

Advance d Scanning

such as scanning with the optional transparency unit and auto document feeder, cus t om izing image type and destination settings, adjusting im age size and sc ale, using im age controls , to ne correc tio n, and color adjustments, saving custom setting groups, and configuring TWAIN.

User’s Guide

gives ste p-by-step in s tr uc t ions for basi c sc anning a nd

tells you w hat you need t o k now to scan w it h

describes advanc ed EPSON TWAIN pro c edures,

Scanner Basics

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utilitie s

the scanner monitor ut ilities, and EPSON Screen Calibration (Macintosh only).

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tells you how to use EPSON Scan! II,

Using the Start Button

using you r s ca nner’s Start button for on e-t ouch scanning.

gives step- by -s t ep instructions on setting up an d

Troubles hooting

At the end, y ou’ll find a Glo s s ary

provides so lut ions to problems you may encounter.

and an Index.

Cautions, Notes, and Tip s

You’ll find t his informatio n t hroughout y our manual: Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes con t ain important informatio n about your s c anner.

Tips conta in addition al hints for bett er scanni ng.

Using Ele ctro nic Links

Blue underlined text indicates a link (cross-reference) to other parts of this guide. Click on the link text with the mouse pointer to view the referenced information.

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Basic Scanning

EPSON Sc an! II (Macintos h only) is a TWAIN-compliant applicati on s upplied with EPSON TWAIN in case you don’t have a TWAIN-compliant program f or s c anning. For best results, use one of the TWAIN-compliant applications that came with the scanner instead. See Using

EPSON Sc an! II for

instructions on scanning with EPSON Scan! II.

Before scanning, make su re you’ve i nstalled th e EPSON TWAIN software (as described in the that supports EPSON TWAIN, such as Adobe® PhotoD eluxe® or Presto! PageManager.

This chapter gives you instructions on:

◗ Starting EPSON TWAIN ◗ Selecting Basic Settings ◗ Preview ing Your Sca n

If you’re scanning with the optional transparency u nit or auto docum ent feeder, see these se ctions for bas ic scanning ins t ruc t ions:

◗ Scanning Transparencies ◗ Scanning with the Auto Document Feeder

Scanner Basics

book) and t he application software

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Starting EPSON TWAIN

Follow the steps in this section to start EPSON TWAIN from your application softw are. The steps may vary, depending on you r applicatio n.

If you start your applicat ion software before turning on your scanner, the software may not work properly.

The steps in this section cover scanning with common TWAIN-compliant applications. Other applicat ions, such as PhotoD eluxe, use diff erent sc anning steps. See your

Scanner Basics

for instruc t ions on scanning with PhotoDeluxe; see your application’s docum ent ation for additional details on scannin g.

book

1 Make sure you set up and turned on the scanner. Then place the

docume nt yo u w ant to scan on the docum ent table. S ee the

Basics

2 Start your application software by select ing the prog ram ic on in its

program f older.

3 Select the s c anner sour c e. Open the File m enu and ch oose Import,

Acquire, or Select Source, and then select eit her Select TWAIN_32 Source (Windows ) or TWAIN Select (Macintosh).

4 Select either EPSON TWAIN 4 (32-bit) (Windows) or EPSON

TWAIN 4 (Macintosh) and click Select.

5 Start EPSON TWAIN for scanning. Open the File menu and choose

Import or Acquire and then select eit her TWAIN_32 (Windows) or TWAIN Acquire (Macintosh).

book for instructions.

Click to select the scanner source

Click to open EPSON TWAIN

Scanner

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Easy window

The screen examples in this book are from EPSON TWAIN for Windows. The screens for Macintos h look a bit different, but th ey contain the s ame options. Any exceptions are noted in the text.

One of the EPSON TWA I N w indows appears.

Advanced window

The first time you start EPSON TWAIN, you see the Easy window. After that, you’ll see the window that was open the last time you closed EPSON TWAIN. To switch between the windows, click the Easy or Advanced button.

Both the E as y and Advanced windows contain the basic se ttings you need to scan an image . See Selecting Basic Set t ings

for details.

The Adva nc ed window lets you pre v iew y our image a nd s elect many advanced settings. See Previewing Your Scan

and Advanced Scanning

for details.

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Document Source settings fo r optional equipment appea r in the list only when that option is ins t alled.

If you’re s ca nning positive, reflective origina ls (su c h as a photograph) with t he optional transparency unit installed, be sure to turn off the transparency unit. Then select Flatbed as the Document Source option.

Selecting Basic Settings

For most scans, you need to check four basic settings: Document Source, Image Type, Destination, an d Resolut ion (Advanced window

only). 1 You only need to change the Doc um ent Source setting if yo u’ve

installed an opt ional transparency unit (TPU) or auto docume nt fe eder (ADF) on your scanner.

If you’re scanning a document from the scanner’s document table, select Flatbed (default) as the Document Source setting. If you’ve installed th e optional au to document fe eder or trans parency unit on your scanner, selec t o ne of the following optio ns in t he Document Source lis t:

Setting Type of document source

ADF (Windows) Auto Document Feeder (Macintosh)

TPU for neg. Film For scanning negative film w ith th e

TPU for pos. Film For scanning positive film with the

For scanning sing le-sided do c um ents up to legal siz e (8.5 × 14 inches) using the auto document feeder

transp arency unit , suc h as negativ e film strips

transparency unit, such as slides

For detailed steps in scanning with the optional transparency unit or auto document feeder, see Scanning Transparencies or Scanning with

the Auto Document Feeder.

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2 You must select the correct Image Type setting each time you scan.

These image types automatical ly se lec t oth er TWAIN sett ings that are the best fo r yo ur type of image and set th e ranges fo r y our Image Controls. Select one of th e f ollowing op ti ons :

To view the def ault settings for the Image Type you selected, click the Image Type button.

You can also change the settings for these options or save your own custo m Image Types. See

Customizing Image Types for more

information.

Setting Type of image (positive or negative)

Color Photo For colo r photograp hs Color Photo

De-screening

For colo r im ages scan ned from pre-printed

materi al Black & W hit e Photo For blac k and white phot ographs Line Art For bla c k line drawing s OCR For black text that will be input into an OCR

(Optic al C haracter R ec ognition) applicatio n;

optionally uses the Text Enhancement

Technology feature

Copy & Fa x For text and graph ic ima ges in a document that

you inte nd to copy or fax ; us es t he Auto Ar ea

Segmentation feature

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3 Now selec t th e output dev ic e w here you want to displa y o r print your

scanned im age from the D es t ination list. T hese destin at ions automatic ally select resolution and sharp ness settings appro priate for the outpu t d ev ic e. Select one of t he f ollowing op t ions:

To view the def ault settings for the Destination you selected, click the Destination button.

You can also change the settings for these options o r sa v e your own custom destinations. See

Customizing Destination Settings

for more in fo rm ation.

Setting Type of output device

Screen/ W eb For viewing on a mo nit or screen or w it hin a

web page EPSO N printer For print ing on your E PSON ink jet printer Laser Printer For print ing on a laser printer Fax For sending to a fax machine or fax/modem OCR Fo r s ending to an OC R (Optical Ch aracter

Recog nit ion) applic at ion

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With applications that let you select ICM, sRGB, or C olorSync profiles fo r yo ur printer, you’ll get great print ed output when yo u s c an using ICM/sRGB (Window s 98) or ColorSy nc (Macintosh). See

Configu ring Previe w and Color Options fo r

details.

4 The Image Type and Destination settings you choose automatically

select the correct Resolution setting for your image. If you need to change the resolution, click Advanced to open the

Advanced window, if necessary. Then select a new setting from the Resolution list. The av ailable res olutions range from 50 t o 9600 dpi (dots per in c h). You can also t y pe in a specif ic Resolution setting, such as 1600 or 2400 dpi for enlarg ements, if it’s not in the list.

If you enlarge your target image size by scaling or by selecting a larger Target siz e, be sure to incr ease the Re so lut ion setting by the same proportion to retain y our image qu ality. See Ad jus t ing Source and

Target Im age Sizes fo r m ore informat ion.

For additi onal informat ion on sele cting scanning resolution, see yo ur

Scanner Basics

5 It’ s a good idea t o prev iew your image bef ore yo u actually scan s o you

can make any necessary changes. To preview your image, click Advanced to open the Advanced window, if necessary. Then see

Preview ing Your Sca n

See Advanced Scanning settings in the window.

6 When you’re ready t o scan, click the Scan button. The scanned image

appears in your appl ic at ion window.

book.

for preview instruct ions.

for information on the rest of the TWAIN

7 Click the Close button to close the EPSON TWAIN window and return

to your app lic at ion. To modify or s av e your scan ned image u s ing your appl ic at ion

software, see your software documentation.

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Previewing Your Scan

You can preview your image in th e Advanced window to see th e effects of your settin gs before sca nning. Previewing also allows yo u t o determine the width and height o f the scanned image and the final fi le s iz e.

You cannot preview an image t hat exceeds your system’s available memory or disk space.

Although the preview image ch anges when you modify settings, the settin gs don’t affect the im age until you scan it.

In the Advanced window, click the Preview button to preview the entire image area.

preview image area

If you want to crop the image, you can preview and use a marquee. Then you can zoom into the cropped area using the Zoom Preview button. See Us ing Marque es

If you want to save your preview image and settings after closing EPSON TWAIN, or select other previewing options, see Configuring Preview and

Color Opt ions for instructions.

for instruc t ions.

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Using Marquees

A marquee is a frame around an entire image, or a portion of an image so you can sc an only the mo s t important part. To cre at e a marque e, fo llow these steps:

If the mou s e pointer doesn’t ch ange to a cross hair, click the

Preview button

again.

You can save different sets of settings fo r y our marquee and then batch scan all the variatio ns . See Batch

Scanning for details .

1 Move the mou s e pointer over the prev iew image; the pointer bec om es

a cross hair.

2 Position th e pointer in the c orner of the area you w ant to select and

press the m ouse butto n.

3 Hold down the mouse button as you drag the mouse across the image,

creating a m arquee.

marque e

4 Release th e button whe n t he marquee c ont ains the ima ge area you

want.

5 To enlarge the preview of the new image are a, cl ic k the Zoom

Preview button.

If you need to adjust the marquee size or position, or delete the marquee, see Adjusting a Marquee

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Adjusting a Marquee

To resize a m arquee, pl ac e t he mouse pointer ov er its edge; th e pointer changes to a double-headed arrow. Clic k th e m ouse butto n and drag th e box up, down, sideways, or diagonally to the size you want.

To resize a marquee and retain its width-to-height proportions, hold down the Shift key as you drag the edge of the m arquee.

To move a marquee, place the mouse pointer anywhe re in the marquee image area; the point er changes to a hand. Click the mouse button and drag the entire ma rquee to mov e it where yo u w ant it.

To delete a m arquee, do uble-click an y w here in the preview image area.

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Advanced Scanning

The instructions in this chapter tell you how to perform these advanced scannin g operation s:

◗ Scanning Transparencies ◗ Scanning with the Auto Document Feeder ◗ Customizing Image Types

The screen ex am ples in this book are from EPSON TWAIN for Windows. The screens for Macintosh look a bit di fferent, but they contain the same options. Any exceptions are noted in the text.

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◗ Customizing Destination Settings ◗ Adjustin g Source and T arget Image Siz es and scaling ◗ Using Automatic Adjustment Features

Exposure

◗ Adjusting Image Controls

shadow s

◗ Using Tone Correct ion ◗ Using Color Adjustments, such as saturation ◗ Saving C us t om Settings ◗ Configu ring Preview and Color Opt ions

, such as the exposure, highligh t s , an d

and Batch Scanning

, such as Auto Locate and Auto

Selecti ng Basic Setting s for

instructions. Maximum

transparency area is 4 × 5 inches.

Scanni ng T ra n sp a r encies

When you scan with the optional transparency unit (TPU) installed, you need to se lec t th e c orrect basic s et t ings in EPSO N T W AIN. Bef ore you begin, ma k e s ure you’ve ins t alled and tu rned on the transparency unit, then plac e y our transparent origin al in the unit. S ee y our book for in structions.

For most scans, you need to check four basic settings: Document Source, Image Type, Destination, an d Resolut ion (Advanced window only). Follow these st eps:

1 Select one of the following options in the Document Source list,

dependi ng on the type of tra ns parency y ou’re scanning:

Setting Type of document source

TPU for neg. Film For scanning negative film w ith th e

transp arency unit , suc h as negativ e film strips

TPU for pos. Film For scanning positive film with the

transparency unit, such as slides

Scanner Basics

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2 You must select the correct Image Type setting each time you scan.

These image types automatical ly se lec t oth er TWAIN sett ings that are the best fo r yo ur type of image and set th e ranges fo r y our Image Controls. Select one of th e f ollowing op ti ons :

To view the def ault settings for the Image Type you selected, click the Image Type button.

You can also change the settings for these options or save your own custo m Image Types. See

Customizing Image Types for more

information.

Setting Type of image (positive or negative)

Color Photo For colo r photograp hs Color Photo

De-screening

For colo r im ages scan ned from pre-printed

materi al Black & W hit e Photo For blac k and white phot ographs Line Art For bla c k line drawing s OCR For black text that will be input into an OCR

(Optic al C haracter R ec ognition) applicatio n;

optionally uses the Text Enhancement

Technology feature

Copy & Fa x For text and graphic im age in one doc um ent

that you intend to copy or fax; uses the Auto

Area Segmentation feature

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3 Now selec t th e output dev ic e w here you want to displa y o r print your

To view the def ault settings for the Destination you selected, click the Destination button.

You can also change the settings for these options o r sa v e your own custom destinations. See

Customizing Destination Settings

for more in fo rm ation.

Setting Type of output device

Screen/ W eb For viewing on a mo nit or screen or w eb page EPSO N printer For print ing on your E PSON ink jet printer Laser Printer For print ing on a laser printer Fax For sending to a fax machine or fax/modem OCR Fo r s ending to an OC R (Optical Ch aracter

Recog nit ion) applic at ion

The default resolution setting set by the Destination you choose is based on the Image Type you selected in step 2

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With appli ca t ions that let you select ICM, sRGB, or C olorSync profiles for y our printer, you’ll get great printed output when you scan us ing ICM/sRGB (Window s 9 8), or ColorSyn c (Macintosh). See

Configuring Preview and Color Options for

details.

4 The Image Type and Destination settings you choose automatically

select the correct Resolution setting for your image. If you need to change the resolution, click Advanced to open the

Advanced window, if necessary. Then select a new setting from the Resolution list. The av ailable res olutions range from 50 t o 9600 dpi. You can als o t y pe in a specifi c Re s olution setting, such as 1600 or 2400 dpi for enlargem ents, if it’s not in t he list.

Target Im age Sizes fo r m ore informat ion.

For additi onal informat ion on sele cting resolu ti on, s ee your

Basics

5 It’ s a good idea t o prev iew your image bef ore yo u actually scan s o you

can make any necessary changes. To preview your image, click Advanced to open the Advanced window, if necessary. Then see

Preview ing Your Sca n

book.

for preview instruct ions.

Scanner

See Advanced Scanning settings in the window.

6 When you’re ready t o scan, click the Scan button. The scanned image

appears in your appl ic at ion window.

7 Click the Close button to close the EPSON TWAIN window and return

to your app lic at ion.

To modify or s av e your scan ned image u s ing your appl ic at ion softw are, see your software documentation.

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for information on the rest of the TWAIN

The maximum page size using the ADF is Legal size(8.5 × 11 inches).

The minimum size is

3.35 × 5 inches.

Scanning with the Auto Document Feeder

When you scan with the opt ional auto doc ument feeder (ADF) installed, you need to select the correct basic settings in EPSON TWAIN. Before you begin, make sure you’ve installed the ADF and loaded your single- or multi-pa ge document into it, as sho w n below. Se e y our book for more details.

Follow these steps to scan with the ADF and EPSON TWAIN: 1 Select the ADF (W indows) or Auto Document Feeder (Macintosh)

option in the Document Source list. You see a message telling you to make sure t here is no do cu m ent on the scanner’s do c um ent tabl e. Ensure th ere is no docum ent on the document ta ble and clic k OK.

Scanner Basics

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2 Select the correct Image Type setting for your document as described

in the table below. For example, if you’ll be usin g an OCR (O pt ic al Character Recognit ion) applic at ion to proc es s yo ur scanned document, select the OCR setting.

If you’re s c anning an origin al on the scanner’s document table with the optional auto document feeder installe d, s elect Flatbed as the Document Source option; see Selecting

Basic Settings for

instructions. For more inf ormation

on the Image Type setting, se e

Customizing Image Types.

Setting Type of image

Color Phot o For colo r photograp hs 256 Colors For 256 c olor image s, s uc h as present at ion

graph ic s you’ll be disp lay ing on a computer

monitor Black & White Photo For blac k and white phot ographs Line Art For bla c k line drawing s OCR For black text that will be input into an OCR

applicat ion; optionally uses the Text

Enhancement Technology feature

Copy & Fax For text and graphic images in a document that

you inte nd to copy or fax ; us es t he Auto Ar ea

Segmentation feature

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3 Now selec t th e output dev ic e w here you want to displa y o r print your

For more inf ormation on the Destination setting, se e

Custom iz ing Destinat ion Settings.

Setting Type of output device

Screen For v iew ing on a monitor scre en Screen Vivid For viewing on a mo nit or screen w ith added

sharpness EPSO N printer For print ing on your E PSON ink jet printer Laser Printer For print ing on a laser printer Fax For sending to a fax machine or fax/modem OCR Fo r s ending to an OC R applicat ion

4 The Image Type and Destination settings you choose automatically

select the correct Resolution setting for your document. If you set these options to OCR, the Resolution is set t o 300 dpi; change the Resolution setting to 400 dpi for best results .

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Trademarks

Contents

Introduction

System Requirements

Windows System Req uir emen t s

Macintosh System Requirements

How to Use This Manual

Cautions, Notes, and Tip s

Using Ele ctro nic Links

Basic Scanning

Starting EPSON TWAIN

Selecting Basic Settings

Previewing Your Scan

Using Marquees

Advanced Scanning

Scanni ng T ra n sp a r encies

Scanning with the Auto Document Feeder