Epson PERFECTION 1250 User Manual

Using the Epson Perfection 1250

About the Epson 1250

The Epson Perfection 1250 is a flatbed scanner
which can scan documents up to 8.5" wide by
11" tall.

• Images are scanned into Photoshop by selecting
Photoshop’s File> Import command, then
choosing Epson TWAIN 5.

Placing Documents into the Scanner

Note

The area with
a width of 5
mm from the
scanner’s hori­zontal and vertical
guides is not scanned.

Center guide

marker

Placing documents:

• Media is placed facedown onto the scanner’s glass
table, as shown in the illustration on the left.

• Documents should be centered using the arrow
marker on the scanner’s horizontal guide (see left).

• After placing media, close the scanner’s cover to
ensure the best quality scan.The Epson’s self-adjust­ing lid allows thick documents—such as books—to
be scanned without having to remove the scanner’s
cover.

• Although the Perfection 1250 can be used to scan
three-dimensional objects as well as documents,

please avoid placing anything on the scanner which
could scratch or otherwise damage its glass.

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Using the Epson Perfection 1250

Quick Scanning Instructions

1) Insert documents into the scanner following the steps outlined

on page one.

2) Launch Photoshop. Pull down the File menu, highlight
Import, and choose EpsonTWAIN 5.

The window illustrated below will appear (the Epson Twain
Window).

3) Choose Document Source. This should be set to flatbed.

4) Choose Image Type. Selections available here include Colour
Photo, Colour Document, B&W Photo, B&W Document,
Illustration and Text/Line Art. The choice depends on the

type and colour mode of your original document.

Epson Twain Window

Document Source

Image Typ e
Destination

Output Resolution

5) Destination. Refers to the output device used for your
image. On offer: Screen/Web, Fax, OCR, Epson Stylus
Printer (Fine), Epson Stylus Printer (Photo) and Laser
Printer. For work printed in the Mac labs, Laser Printer is

generally the best choice. Selections from this pull-down
menu also automatically provide an optimal resolution for
your scan based on destination.

6) Preview. Click the Preview button to bring the preview
image into view.

7) Adjust the Selection Box in the Preview Window to choose the
portion of the image to be captured in the final scan.

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Selection Box

Source: input size

Target: output & file size (mb)

Scale: output size (%)

Preview

Scan

Cancel/ Return
to Photoshop

Drag dotted lines to change the

e of the selection rectangle

siz

Preview Window

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