Epson Scan! II User Guide
User’s Guide
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Contents
introduction
System Requirements
How to Use This Manual
Warnings, Cautions, Tips, and Notes
Where to Get Help
Electronic Support Services
Chapter 1
Installing the Scanning Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using TWAIN With Windows 95 and Photoshop 3.0.4 . .
Chapter 2
Calibrating Your Monitor to Your Scanner
Performing Screen Calibration
Enabling Screen Calibration
Calibrating Your Printer to Your Scanner
Exporting a Calibration Chart
Creating Printer Calibration Profiles
Scanning Using Calibration
Chapter 3
Installing Your Software
Calibrating Your System
Capturing
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Accessing EPSON TWAIN
Using the Easy Screen
Selecting the Document Source
Selecting the Image Type
Selecting the Destination
Using the Advanced Screen
Modifying an Image Type
Modifying the Destination
Previewing and Adjusting the Image
Scanning the Image
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Chapter 4
Using Special Effects
Modifying the TWAIN Configuration
Using Image Controls
Adjusting Gamma Correction
Adjusting Colors
Setting the Gray Balance
Changing Saturations.
Using Color Filters
Inverting an Image
Using Automatic Features
Using Auto Exposure
Using Auto Locate
Chapter 5
Saving a Scanned Image
Exporting an Image
Acquiring and Exporting an Image
Exiting EPSON Scan! II
Chapter 6
Problems Using the EPSON Scanning Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Problems With Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Saving and Exporting images
Troubleshooting
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Appendix
icon Glossary
Term Glossary
index
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Introduction
The EPSON@ Scanning Utilities let you perform the following
functions with your EPSON scanner:
Calibrate your scanner to your monitor and your printer
Capture scanned images from within your application
Automatically locate, expose, and scan an image
Adjust individual settings and preview the effects before
you scan
Choose single- or triple-pass scanning
Save and reuse scanning settings that work well in your
environment
Take advantage of the multipage scanning feature available
with scanners that have an automatic document feeder
(ADF)
Take advantage of the text enhancement technology built
into some EPSON scanners.
The Scanning Utilities include two integrated programs:
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EPSON Scan! II and EPSON TWAIN (for 16-bit scanning
with Microsoft@ Windows@ 3.1)
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EPSON Scan! II32 and EPSON TWAIN32 (for 32-bit
scanning with Windows 95 or Windows NT).
Note:
This guide refers to the 32-bit programs as EPSON Scan! II and
EPSON TWAIN to reduce confusion.
Introduction 2
EPSON Scan! II calibrates your scanner with your monitor and
color printer to produce images whose colors match the
originals. It can also capture images and then save and export
these images in a variety of file formats.
EPSON TWAIN is the interface between most of your software
and your scanner. The interface has two screens: easy and
advanced. You can access either screen from within any
software that supports the TWAIN standard or from EPSON
Scan! II to take advantage of your scanner’s features.
Note:
The top line of the screen identifies whether you are using EPSON
Scan! II or EPSON TWAIN.
System Requirements
For the EPSON Scanning Utilities to work properly, your
system must have at least the following configuration:
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Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT
Note:
To use 32-bit scanning features,
Windows 95 or Windows NT.
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A 386-based (or higher) IBM® compatible computer or an
IBM PS/2
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DOS 5.0 or higher
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At least 100MB of free hard disk space for scanner
applications and images
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At least 8MB of available RAM
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Video Graphics Array (VGA) or higher monitor
2 introduction
your
system must be running
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One of these EPSON scanners: ES-300C, ES-600C, ES-800C,
ES-1000C, ES-1200C, or the ActionScanner™ II. (Some
features are not available or are restricted for these
scanners.)
A bidirectional parallel interface (either the standard
P
bidirectional parallel interface or a PS/2 standard printer
port) or an Adaptec® SCSI adapter.
Note:
EPSON supports some Adaptec compatible SCSI adapters.
How to Use This Manual
This User’s Guide contains information you need to install and
use the EPSON Scanning Utilities with your EPSON scanner.
Chapter 1 describes installing your EPSON Scanning Utilities
software. Be sure to read this first. Chapter 2 describes how to
calibrate your system. Basic information for scanning from
within your application is included in Chapter 3, while
Chapter 4 describes using the special effects features of your
software. Chapter 5 tells you how to use EPSON Scan! II to
export images. Troubleshooting tips are contained in Chapter 6
and default settings are listed in the Appendix.
This manual also includes two glossaries-an icon glossary
that describes how each icon works, and a term glossary that
describes common scanning terms. The final section is an index.
introduction 3
Warnings, Cautions, Tips, and Notes
This manual displays important information as follows:
Warnings
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Notescontain important information about these utilities.-
Where to Get Help
If you purchased your scanner in the United States or Canada,
EPSON provides customer support and service through a
network of Authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers.
EPSON also provides the following services when you dial
(800) 922-8911:
must be followed carefully to avoid damage to your scanner and
computer.
Cautions
should be followed carefully to ensure your Scanner operates
correctly.
Tips
contain helpful ideas for using these utilities.
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Technical information on the installation, configuration,
and operation of EPSON products
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Assistance in locating your nearest Authorized EPSON
Reseller or Customer Care Center
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Customer relations
EPSON technical information library fax service
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Product literature on current and new products.
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4 Introduction
You can purchase printed manuals, accessories, or parts for
EPSON products from EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766
(U.S. sales only). In Canada, call (800)
BUY-EPSON.
If you purchased your scanner outside the United States or
Canada, contact your EPSON dealer or the marketing location
nearest you for customer support and service.
If you need help with any software program you are using,
see that program’s documentation for technical support.
Electronic Support Services
If you have a modem, the fastest way to access helpful tips,
specifications, drivers, application notes, and bulletins for
EPSON products is through the online services below.
World Wide Web
If you are connected to the Internet and have a Web browser,
you can access EPSON’s World Wide Web site at
http://www.epson.com. EPSON’s
What’s New, EPSON Products, EPSON Connection,
Corporate Info, and EPSON Contacts.
home page links users to
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Link to EPSON Connection for the latest drivers and FAQs
(Frequently Asked Questions) and the EPSON Chat area. To
get in touch with EPSON around the world, EPSON Contacts
includes contact information for local EPSON subsidiaries.
EPSON Bulletin Board Service
You can call the EPSON Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at
(310) 782-4531. No membership is required. Make sure your
communications software is set to 8 data bits with 1 stop bit,
no parity bit, and a modem speed up to 28.8 Kbps. See the
documentation that came with your communications software
for more information.
Introduction 5
To download the latest TWAIN drivers from the BBS, use the
Drivers library.
CompuServe on line support
CompuServe® members can call the Epson America Forum
on CompuServe. If you are already a member, simply type
GO
EPSON
If you are not currently a member, you are eligible for a free
introductory membership as an owner of an EPSON product.
This membership entitles you to:
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An introductory credit on CompuServe
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Your own user ID and password
A complimentary subscription to CompuServe Magazine,
CompuServe’s monthly publication.
To take advantage of this offer, call (800) 848-8199 in the United
States and Canada and ask for representative #529. In other
countries, call the following U.S. telephone number:
(614) 529-1611, or your local CompuServe access number.
at the menu prompt to reach the Forum.
6 Introduction
Chapter 1
Installing Your Software
EPSON Scanning Utilities come with installer software that
makes them easy to install with Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.
First make sure that the interface cable is connected properly.
If you are using a SCSI interface, also make sure the SCSI
software has been installed and the interface settings, such as
SCSI ID
instructions below to install your software.
Installing the Scanning Utilities
Follow the steps in this section to install EPSON Scanning
Utilities for Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. The installer
program automatically detects your operating system and
installs 16-bit and/or 32-bit files as necessary.
1.
2.
S
and terminators, are set properly. Then follow the
Start Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.
Insert the EPSON Scanning Utilities 1 diskette in a diskette
drive.
3.
From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, open the File
menu and choose
From Windows 95, click
Type A:\SETUP (or B:\SETUP if you inserted the disk in
drive B) in the command line field and choose
few moments, you see the initial setup screen.
4.
Choose
which the installer software installs the program. The
default path is C:\EPSCAN2\ (for Windows 3.1) or
C:\EPSCAN32 (for Windows 95).
OK
Run.
Start
and select
to continue. A dialog box displays the path in
Run.
OK.
Installing Your Software
After a
1-1
5.
Choose
type a new path, and choose
6.
The next dialog box displays the default Windows directory.
If the displayed path is correct, choose
delete the displayed path, type a new path, and choose
7.
The program copies the files to your hard disk drive and
prompts you for diskette 2 as necessary.
8.
Then you see the EPSON Scanner Setup dialog box.
OK
to accept the default pathname, or delete it,
OK.
OK.
Otherwise,
OK.
1-2
From the Interface pull-down menu, choose SCSI if your
scanner is connected to a SCSI interface or
is connected to a bidirectional parallel interface. The
program changes the Port
ID
field to the correct setting.
BID Parallel
Note:
If you selected SCSI and see no SCSI ID number in
field, make sure no two SCSI devices have
9.
Now test your scanner. Raise the scanner’s cover and place
an image face down on the glass surface. Then carefully
close the cover.
the
the
Port ID
same ID number.
Installing Your Software
if it
10. Click the
Scanning Utilities are set up correctly, the scanner scans the
image. After a few moments, you see the scanned image in
the EPSON Scanner Setup dialog box, as shown below:
11. Click OK to close the EPSON Scanner Setup dialog box.
12. Remove the EPSON Scanning Utilities diskette from the
drive.
Test
button. If the scanner, interface, and EPSON
13. If you are using Windows 3.1, exit and restart it.
The program creates an EPSON Scanner program group or
folder in Windows.
Before you can acquire an image from within your application
the first time, you need to select EPSON Scanners as your
TWAIN data source; see your application documentation for
instructions.
Note:
If you are using Adobe
®
Photoshop™ 3.0.4 with Windows 95, see the
next section for instructions on selecting a 32-bit TWAIN data source
in Photoshop.
Installing Your Software
1-3
Using TWAIN With Windows 95 and Photoshop 3.0.4
To use a 32-bit TWAIN data source with Photoshop 3.0.4 and
Windows 95, you need to obtain patch files from Adobe to
enable Photoshop 3.0.4 to operate in 32-bit mode. Contact
Adobe at (800) 87-ADOBE for more information.
Once you have the patch files, follow these instructions to
install them:
1.
Install Photoshop 3.0.4, if you have not done so already.
2.
Insert the patch diskette in your diskette drive or copy the
files to a directory on your hard disk.
Copy these files from the patch diskette or directory to your
3.
Photoshop program directory (usually
C:\WIN32APP\PHOTO!SHP):
PSUT9516.DLL
PSUT9532.DLL
4.
Copy the file TWAIN-32.8BA to the Photoshop Plugins
directory (usually C:\WIN32APP\PHOTOSHP\PLUGINS ) .
1-4
In the Photoshop Plugins directory, delete the file
5.
TWAIN32.8BA; do not delete the file with an underscore (_).
Start Photoshop 3.0.4.
6.
7.
Under the File menu, select
8.
Choose
9.
Choose
10.
When you’re ready to scan, select
TWAIN32.
Select TWAIN-32 Source.
EPSON Scanners (32bit)
Acquire.
and click
Acquire
Select.
and then choose
Installing Your Software
Calibrating Your System
Sometimes the colors of your original image do not match the
colors you see on your screen and in the final printed output.
This is because of the different color processes your scanner,
monitor, and printer use to produce color.
The scanner and the monitor both create a range of colors by
adding red, green, and blue in different proportions and
intensities (an additive color process). Printers, on the other
hand, produce colors by combining cyan (C), magenta (M),
yellow (Y), and black (K) inks (CMYK) to create the desired
hues. This is a subtractive color process.
When you print a scanned image, the image goes through both
the additive and subtractive interpretive processes to acquire
color-the first when it is scanned, and the second when it is
printed on your color printer. As a result, the printed colors
may not match the colors in the original.
Calibration allows you to fine-tune your scanner, monitor, and
printer to produce colors that are very close to those in the
originals. Use the procedures in this chapter to:
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Calibrate your monitor to your scanner
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Calibrate your printer to your scanner
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Use the calibration profiles when you scan an image.
Calibrating Your Monitor to Your Scanner
To calibrate your monitor, you first need to perform a screen
calibration using EPSON Scan! II and then enable screen
calibration in TWAIN.
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Performing Screen Calibration
Follow these steps to perform a screen calibration:
1.
From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, double-click on the
EPSON Scan! II icon in the EPSON Scanner program group.
From Windows 95, click
select
EPSON Scan! II
2.
Choose
see this screen:
3.
Look at the display from a distance and adjust the slide bar
until the separate rows have the same basic color intensity.
Screen Calibration
Start
and select
from the
EPSON Scanner
from the Calibrate menu. You
Programs; then
folder.
Tip:
If the rows don’t look the same after you adjust the slide bar,
increase the number of colors your monitor displays using
Windows 3.1 Setup or Windows 95 Display. See your
Windows documentation or online help for more information.
4. Choose OK.
If you use a different monitor or change your video display
resolution, calibrate your screen again.
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Calibrating Your System
Enabling Screen Calibration
Once you have calibrated your screen, you need to make sure
screen calibration is enabled. Follow these steps:
1.
Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary.
2.
From the File menu, choose
screen.
Acquire.
You see the TWAIN
If the screen is fairly
is the easy screen. Click
Advanced screen. If the screen is large and has a
Configuration
3.
Click
Configuration
4.
Make sure the
selected. If it isn’t, select it to enable screen calibration.
small
and has
Advanced
button, it is the advanced screen.
to open the Configuration dialog box.
Enable Screen Calibration
an Advanced
to switch to the
check box is
5. Choose OK.
When screen calibration is enabled, TWAIN uses it as it scans
images until you change this setting.
Calibrating Your Printer to Your Scanner
If you are printing color images on a color printer, you must
choose a calibration profile for each of the printers you use.
Printer calibration profiles ensure that your printed images
print with colors that closely match those in the original.
button, it
Cal&rating Your System
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If you have one of these EPSON Stylus@ ink jet printers, EPSON
Scan! II provides printer calibration profiles for you so you do
not have to create them:
EPSON Stylus COLOR
EPSON Stylus COLOR II
EPSON Stylus COLOR IIs
For these printers you simply select the correct printer
calibration profile before you scan an image. See “Scanning
Using Calibration” on page 2-8.
If you have a color printer that is not a color EPSON Stylus, you
must create a printer calibration profile using the instructions
in this section.
To create a printer calibration profile, you must perform these
operations:
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Export a calibration chart from EPSON Scan! II to your
application in a format your application can open and print.
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Scan the printed chart to create the printer calibration
profile.
EPSON Stylus Pro
EPSON Stylus Pro XL
E porting a Calibration Chart
Follow these steps:
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1.
Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary.
2.
Choose
Export Calibration Chart
Calibrating Your System
from the Calibrate menu.
You see the following screen:
From the
3.
application software can open. If you want to change the
location where the file will be saved, use the other
pull-down menus to select the new drive or directory.
4.
In the
COLOR1.BMP)
file. Make sure the extension (.BMP, .TIF, .EPS) you assign
corresponds to the file format type you’ve selected.
5.
Choose
6.
Exit EPSON Scan! II.
7.
Start your image editing application.
Open the calibration chart file you just created. The chart
8.
contains nine blocks of color gradations, some grayscale
gradations, and a black border on three sides.
9.
Save the calibration chart file. You can use the same name
you assigned when you exported the chart, or you can
assign a new name.
File Format
File Name
OK
to export the calibration chart.
pull-down menu, select a format your
field, type the name (such as
you want to assign to the calibration chart
Calibrating Your System
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10. Print the calibration chart on your color printer.
11. Exit your image editing application.
Note:
To print images on more than one color printer, print the calibration
chart on each printer you’ll use. If you plan to print the image on a
service bureau’s color printer, have them print the calibration chart
on their printer so you can create a calibration profile for it.
Tip:
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You are now ready to scan the printed calibration chart to
create a printer calibration profile.
When you label the printed charts to help you identify which
printer produced them, don’t write on the chart itself. Write on
the back of the page.
Tip:
If you plan to print your image on a printing press that
requires a four color separation, you'll need to ask your service
bureau or printer to create a color sample using your
calibration chart. You can then use that color sample to create
a calibration profile.
Creating Printer Calibration Profiles
Follow these steps to create a calibration profile for each color
printer you want to use:
1.
Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary.
2.
Place the printed calibration chart face down on the
glass surface of your scanner and close the cover.
3.
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Choose
Calibrating Your System
Create Calibration Profile
from the Calibrate menu.
You see the following screen:
4.
In the
File Name
field, type the filename of the calibration
file you want to create, such as COLOR1.CAL. Make sure
you use the CAL extension.
5.
In the
Description
field, type a short description of the
printer for which you created the calibration chart, such as
Custom.
Tip:
If you are creating more than one calibration profile (for
instance, if you have more than one color printer), make sure
you assign unique descriptions to each calibration profile so
you can distinguish between them.
6.
Choose
7.
If necessary, choose
Continue.
You see the TWAIN advanced screen.
Color Photo
from the Image Type
pull-down menu.
8.
Choose
Calibration Profile
from the Destination pull-down
menu.
9.
Click
Scan.
The program scans the calibration chart and
creates a calibration profile. Then you see the EPSON
Scan! II program screen.
Calibrating Your System
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Note:
If a message appears indicating that the specified scan settings are
incorrect, you need to reset
default settings. Click the
Destination dialog box; then select
Calibration
Save the settings by clicking
setting, and 180 for both the
the
Destination options to their
Destination
Save;
button to open the
General
then choose
for the
Resolution
Scan
again.
Always create Calibration profiles using these default settings.
You can now use this calibration profile when you scan images.
Scanning Using Calibration
If you are using one of the predefined printer calibration
profiles, such as one of the EPSON Stylus printer profiles, or
you have created a custom calibration profile for your printer,
you can now use that profile to scan and print your image.
Follow these steps to use a calibration profile when you scan:
1.
Choose
from the File menu of your application.
Acquire
(or
Place,
or the appropriate command)
settings.
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2.
If you see a submenu, choose
the EPSON TWAIN advanced screen. (If you see the easy
screen, click
3.
Click
Destination
4.
In the
output device. If you have one of the EPSON Stylus
printers listed on page 2-4, select the printer from the
Destination Name
description is assigned automatically. Go to step 6.
Advanced.)
to display the destination dialog box.
Destination Name
pull-down menu. The
TWAIN
field, select the name of your
or
TWAIN32. You see
Calibration
Calibrating Your System
If you created a custom calibration profile for your printer,
type a unique name for the profile in the
Name
5.
From the
name you assigned when you created the profile.
field. Go to step 5.
Calibration
pull-down menu, select the profile
Destination
6. Choose Save.
7.
Choose
You can now preview or scan your image using the calibration
profile for your color printer.
OK.
You see the EPSON TWAIN advanced screen.
Tip:
If the colors in your printed image do not closely match the
original, recalibrate your monitor and
your
printer and try
again.
Cal&rating Your System
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Chapter 3
Capturing Images From Within
Applications
When you scan an image from within an application using
EPSON TWAIN, you follow these basic steps:
Access TWAIN from within your application’s File menu
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Choose either the easy or advanced TWAIN screen
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Select the correct image type and destination settings
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Preview the image and select the scan area (advanced
screen only)
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Scan the image
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Close TWAIN and edit the image in your application.
Guidelines for performing each of these basic steps are
provided in this chapter.
If you don’t need to preview the image you are scanning and
want only to specify the document source (if available), the
image type, and the destination, you can use the easy screen;
see page 3-3.
If you want to select calibration profiles, or add, delete, or
modify an image or destination before you scan, you must use
the advanced screen; see page 3-5. (To use the special effects
features in the advanced screen, see Chapter 4.)
Note:
If your application does not support TWAIN, you can use EPSON
Scan! II to scan an image and export it in a format your image editing
software can use. See Chapter 5 for more information.
Capturing Images From With in Applications
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Accessing EPSON TWAIN
To access EPSON TWAIN,
appropriate command) from the File menu within your
application. You may then have to select
from a submenu. When TWAIN opens, you see either the easy
or advanced screen, depending on which was opened last.
The easy screen allows you to select the type, destination, and
document source (if available) of your image. When you scan
with this screen, your entire image is captured and scanned.
The advanced screen lets you select the same basic settings as
the easy screen, plus it allows you to modify, add to, or delete
these settings. The advanced screen also lets you preview and
select the portion of your image you want to scan.
choose Acquire
(or
TWAIN
Place,
or
TWAIN32
or the
3-2
screen
Capturing Images From Within Applications
Using the Easy Screen
The following basic settings are available on the TWAIN easy
screen:
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Document source
D
Imagetype
D
Destination.
You must select the appropriate option from each of these
settings to successfully scan your image.
selecting the Document Source
If you have the optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) or
the optional Transparency Unit installed on your scanner, you
can select the option from the Document Source pull-down
menu. The following table describes the available options:
Document Source options
Source option
Flatbed
Automatic Document
Feeder
Transparency Unit
Function
Scans the image from the document table
Scans images as they feed through the ADF
(multipage scanning)
Scans an image from the Transparency Unit
Note:
When the Automatic Document Feeder is installed, the easy and
advanced screens contain
checkboxes for selecting
one page or all
pages in a document.
Capturing Images From Within Applications
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