Epson STYLUS SCAN 2500 User Guide

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User’s

Guide

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Trademarks

EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

Micro Piezo, PhotoEnhance, and Smart Panel are trademarks of Epson America, Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

The E

NERGY STAR

emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service.

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Welcome

Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Getting More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Registering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Reading Your Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Reading Your Other Electronic Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using the EPSON Smart Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Copy Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Scan to Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Scan to E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Scan to OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Photo Print (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PrintFun (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Scan to Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Scan for Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using Smart Panel in Palette Mode (Windows) . . . . . . 18

Copying

Positioning the Original Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the Copy Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Basic Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Adjusting the Copy Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Making Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Adding Time Stamps and Watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Saving Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Printing

Choosing the Right Paper and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Handling Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Printing on Photo Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Printing on Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Basic Printing with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Basic Printing on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Printing with Special Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Enhancing Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using Custom Project Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using Advanced Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Choosing the Right Settings for EPSON Papers . . . . . . . . . 48

Using Photo Print (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Scanning in Your Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Opening Images on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Printing Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using PrintFun (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Scanning in Your Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Opening Images on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Printing Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Printing a Catalog of Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Scanning

Basic Scanning with TWAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Starting Your Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Making Changes to Your Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Scanning Part of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Scanning to OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Scanning the Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Processing the Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Saving the Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Opening a Word Processing Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Scanning to E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Scanning Your Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Formatting and Sending the File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Scanning for Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Scanning Your Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Creating Your Project in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Creating Your Project on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Scanning to an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Registering New Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Removing Applications or Changing Properties . . . . . 100

Quick Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Setting Up the EPSON Scanner Monitor

(Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Selecting an Application in EPSON Smart Panel . . . . 102

Faxing

Using the

Automatic Document Feeder

Maintenance

Faxing with Smart Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Sending a Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Receiving Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Customizing Scan to Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Using eFax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Installing the Automatic Document Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Loading Your Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Cleaning the Paper Path Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Replacing an Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using the Head Cleaning Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using the Control Panel to Clean the Print Head . . . . 127

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Cleaning the EPSON Stylus Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Transporting the EPSON Stylus Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Solving

Problems

Diagnosing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Running a Printer Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

EPSON Stylus Scan Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Solving Problems Setting Up the EPSON Stylus Scan

or Installing Its Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Solving Problems with Printing and Copying . . . . . . . 140

Solving Problems with Paper Feeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems . . . . . . . . . . 142

Solving Problems with Scanning and Copying . . . . . . 143

Solving Print Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Solving Scan Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Uninstalling the EPSON Stylus Scan Software . . . . . . . . . 152

Uninstalling in Windows (USB Connection) . . . . . . . 152

Uninstalling in Windows (Parallel Connection) . . . . . 153

Uninstalling on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

EPSON Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Technical Support for Other Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Notices

Index

Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Macintosh System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

DECLARATION of CONFORMITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

EPSON AMERICA, INC. LIMITED WARRANTY. . . . 165

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Welcome

The EPSON Stylus® Scan 2500 is the complete solution for full-featured printing, scanning, and copying in a single device, without compromising quality.

It’s the ideal printer for business graphics, single-page layout proofs, digital photography—or any project you create on your computer. It’s also a 36-bit professional color scanner that lets you capture images with amazing detail. You can scan, then e-mail or fax images, or publish them on a web site. You can even scan in a printed document, and then edit the text on your computer.

You can also use your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 as a copier. You can select copy settings from the printer’s control panel, then print the copies without ever turning on your computer. Or you can use a control panel on your computer screen to select custom settings and copy.

The EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 comes with these features:

■ Print resolutions up to 1440 × 720 dpi, for photo-quality

color and sharp text even on plain paper

■ EPSON’s unique variable dot Micro Piezo

superior printing results

™

technology for

■ 600 × 2400 dpi scanning with 36-bit color depth for

capturing images with over 68 billion colors

■ Photo-quality color copying

■ Plug and play setup on both Windows

Macintosh system meets the system requirements on page 157 and page 158)

■ Parallel connection for Windows 95 and 98

computers with a USB connection (if your

98 and

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means the

information is for Windows users only.

means the

information is for Macintosh users only.

■ Quick scanning, which lets you automatically send your

scan to a target application whenever you press the button on the EPSON Stylus Scan control panel

■

Easy-to-use software for printing, scanning, and copying

■

Optional automatic document feeder (included with the EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Pro model) for copying or scanning up to 20 pages at a time. Also lets you scan and copy legal-size documents.

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Optional transparency unit for scanning slides, negatives, and transparencies

Special Features

Your EPSON Stylus Scan makes it easy to do specialized projects using these features:

■ Photo Print

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■ Copy Utility

PrintFun

You can make extra prints of your favorite photos, starting with an actual photograph or with an image on your computer. You can choose the size, number, and format of your prints, and use special paper for professional results.

Place a printed document on the document table and then use the control panel on your computer screen to make custom settings for high-quality copies.

(Windows) or

(Macintosh)

] Scan

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■ Quick Scanning

When you set up this feature, you just press the

]

button on the control panel for quick access to EPSON Smart Panel

■ OCR

™

applications.

Most scanning creates an image, even when you’re working with text. OCR (optical character recognition) lets you scan a page of words and create a text file that you can edit in your word processing application.

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■ Fax

If you have a modem in your computer, you can send and receive faxes on your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500. Anything that you can scan in or create on your computer, you can fax. The same utility lets you receive incoming faxes. Or you can use eFax

™

to receive faxes through your e-mail. See

Chapter 4 for more information.

■ E-mail

If you have a modem, an Internet connection, and an e-mail application, you can scan an image or a document, then send it to colleagues, customers, or friends.

About Your Software

Your software enables the EPSON Stylus Scan to print, scan, and copy. Make sure you follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet to install this software:

■ Your printer driver and scanner driver

Work behind the scenes to let you print and scan. You can access the printer driver and scanner driver (called TWAIN) directly if you want to experiment with advanced settings. Even if you don’t, your drivers operate whenever you use your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500.

■ EPSON Smart Panel

Lets you scan, copy, and print by clicking a few buttons on your computer screen. You can also use it with the button on your control panel for quick scanning.

■ WinFax

■ FAXstf

Let you send and receive faxes through the modem in your computer.

■ eFax

Internet fax service provided by eFax.com, which lets you receive faxes through your e-mail. For instructions on installing and using eFax, see page 109.

Basic (Windows) or

(Macintosh)

] Scan

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■ Adobe

Acrobat® Reader

Lets you read the on-screen manuals for EPSON Smart Panel, WinFax, FAXstf, Adobe PhotoDeluxe

,® or any other

files in the Portable Document Format (PDF).

■ Adobe PhotoDeluxe

(on a separate CD-ROM) Image-editing software for enhancing your scanned photos, adding special effects, and creating projects like web pages, business cards, and calendars.

Getting More Information

There are several sources of information for your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500, including printed materials, help utilities and electronic manuals. Here’s where to look for help:

■ Start Here sheet

Read this first to set up your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 and install its software. You need to follow these instructions carefully before you can use the EPSON Stylus Scan.

■ Electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide

Check here for detailed information about your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500, including technical specifications. You must have a web browser (Netscape Microsoft

Internet Explorer, version 3.0 or later) to read

your Reference Guide; see page 5 for instructions.

Navigator®

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■ On-screen Help

Whenever you’re working with EPSON Smart Panel or any of the other software that came with your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500, you can click the

■ Other Electronic Documents

Help button or Help menu.

EPSON Smart Panel, WinFax, FAXstf, and Adobe PhotoDeluxe include electronic manuals in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format. See page 7 for instructions on accessing and reading your Acrobat manuals.

If none of these sources answers your questions, please see “Where To Get Help” on page 154.

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caution

note

tip

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines as you read this manual:

■

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

■

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

■

Notes contain important information about your EPSON Stylus Scan.

■ Tips give you useful hints for printing, scanning, and

copying.

Registering

Please take a minute to fill out the registration card for your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 and mail it back to us, if you haven’t already registered when you installed your software. This enables you to receive special information on options, new products, and software upgrades. You’ll get immediate attention if you have a problem with your EPSON Stylus Scan.

note:

You must have a web browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, versions 3.0 or later) to view your Reference Guide.

Reading Your Reference Guide

Your electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide is on your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 software CD-ROM. You can view it from the CD-ROM or copy it to your hard drive and view it from there. Follow these steps:

1. Insert your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 software CD-ROM.

W 2. Double-click the

Then double-click the

M Double-click the

W 3. Double-click the

Ess2500 icon.

My Computer icon on your desktop.

Epson_ss2500 CD-ROM icon.

EPSON SS2500 CD-ROM icon.

Manual folder, then double-click the

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Click Install Reference Guide to copy the manual to your hard drive so you can read the guide at any time. To read the copied guide, do one of the following:

Windows: Click Start, point to Programs, EPSON, and select EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide.

Macintosh: Double-click the View Reference Guide icon in the EPSON STYLUS SCAN 2500 folder on your hard drive.

M Double-click the

EPSON STYLUS SCAN 2500 icon.

The Reference Guide window opens:

4. Click

View Reference Guide. You see this window:

Manual icon, then double-click the

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Click a topic to expand the contents.

Click topics on the left to expand the contents.

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After expanding the contents, you can click on the topic you want to view. If there’s a right arrow , click it to view subtopics. Then click the topic you want to see.

Click here to expand a subtopic.

Click here to view a topic.

note:

You probably installed Acrobat Reader when you installed your other EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 software. If not, you can install it from the EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 CD-ROM. Follow the instructions on your Start Here sheet.

If you already have a version of Acrobat Reader on your system, you can use it to open your manuals.

Reading Your Other Electronic Manuals

To read your electronic manual for EPSON Smart Panel, WinFax, FAXstf, PhotoDeluxe, or any other PDF manuals, you’ll use Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Here’s where your software PDF manuals are located:

■ For Smart Panel, do one of the following:

W Click

M Open the

■ For WinFax, locate the User’s Guide (Wfscript.pdf) in the

■ For FAXstf, locate the FAXstf User Manual in the FAXstf

Start, point to Programs, EPSON Smart Panel,

and click

EPSON Smart Panel User’s Guide.

WinFax/Docs folder on the EPSON software CD-ROM.

Smart Panel User’s Manual.

EPSON SMART PANEL folder and double-click

folder on your hard drive.

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■ For PhotoDeluxe, locate the Getting Started guide

(GetStart.pdf) in the

English (Windows) or Extras

(Macintosh) folder on your Adobe PhotoDeluxe CD-ROM.

When you open an electronic manual, you’ll see this toolbar:

Show navigation pane

First page

Last page

With Acrobat Reader, you have several ways to navigate through text:

■

Use the navigation pane on the left side of the screen to move quickly to the topic of your choice.

■

Use the arrow buttons in the toolbar or the vertical scroll bar on the right side of the document to move through a manual. (The box to the left of the scroll bar displays the current page number.)

■

Click on hot topics, which are usually underlined or displayed in a different color. To find out if a topic is hot, move your cursor over it. If the cursor turns into a pointing hand, the topic is hot—you can jump to it by clicking once.

For more information, see your Acrobat Reader online guide.

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Using the EPSON Smart Panel

Windows Macintosh

You can use the EPSON Smart Panel for all types of scanning,

note:

Make sure you’ve installed your EPSON Smart Panel software, following the instructions on the Start Here sheet.

as well as for high-quality copying and photo printing. You can also use it for quick scanning to any of the Smart Panel applications (see page 101 for details).

To open the EPSON Smart Panel, do one of the following:

■

Click the Smart Panel icon on the right side of the Windows task bar.

■

Smart Panel opens automatically when you start your Macintosh. If you closed it and need to open it, select

EPSON SMART PANEL from the Apple menu or from

the EPSON Smart Panel folder on your hard drive.

You see the EPSON Smart Panel window shown above. Click an icon on the panel to use any of the applications described on the following pages.

If you need more information, see the electronic Smart Panel

User’s Manual, as described on page 7.

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Click here to make precise adjustments to the size of the output image.

Copy Utility

Click to make custom settings.

You can use the control panel on your computer screen to make copies of printed pages and photos, with customized settings to enhance your copies. When you make copies using the Smart Panel Copy utility, you have more control over the quality of your output than when you make copies without your computer.

Click to display online help.

Click to start copying.

Click to stop copying in progress.

Click to close the Copy Utility.

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For detailed instructions, see “Using the Copy Utility” on page 23.

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Scan to Fax

Click the speed-dial buttons, or

Click the numbers on the keypad to dial.

Then click the Start button.

. . .

If you have a modem, you can use a virtual “fax machine” on your computer screen to send photos or text. First place your page or photo face down on the EPSON Stylus Scan’s document table, then enter the fax number by clicking the keypad on your screen and click the Start button. The EPSON Stylus Scan scans your document and converts it to a fax image. You can also set up Scan to Fax to print received faxes automatically (Windows only).

For detailed instructions, see “Faxing with Smart Panel” on page 104.

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Scan to E-mail

If you have a modem and e-mail service, you can use your EPSON Stylus Scan to send photos or documents. The Scan to E-mail utility saves the scan in any format you choose, including text. Then it opens your e-mail program so you can attach the scanned file and share it with friends or colleagues.

For detailed instructions, see “Scanning to E-mail” on page 85.

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Scan to OCR

Optical character recognition, or OCR, converts a scanned text image into text that you can edit in a word processing program. The Scan to OCR utility makes it easy for you to do all the steps in this process:

■

Scan the document

■

Process and edit the text, using a window like this:

If you scanned more than one page, click the page in this column that you want to edit.

This window shows a close-up of the scanned image.

Edit your text here.

Click the + or −

button to enlarge or reduce the view.

■ Save the file in any format you choose, including HTML.

■ Open your word processor so you can work with the text.

For detailed instructions, see “Scanning to OCR” on page 76.

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Try using the EPSON Photo Paper that came in your Media Pack to print your photos.

The number of sheets you’ll need for the selected image(s) in the layout shown.

Photo Print (Windows)

The Photo Print utility gives you an easy way to reprint your photos in any size you want. You can scan in your photos and then print them on EPSON snapshot-size photo paper or cards. You can also use full-size sheets of photo paper to create enlargements or combine several prints on one sheet.

After you scan or open your images, you see a window like this, where you can select the print layout:

To select a page size, click its button.

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For detailed instructions, see “Using Photo Print (Windows)” on page 49.

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tip:

Try using the EPSON Photo Paper that came in your Media Pack to print your photos.

PrintFun (Macintosh)

The PrintFun utility gives you an easy way to reprint your photos in any size you want. You can scan in your photos and then print them on EPSON snapshot-size photo paper or cards. You can also use full-size sheets of photo paper to create enlargements or combine several prints on one sheet.

After you scan or open your images, you see a window like this, where you can select to print individual photos or a catalog of photos on one sheet, like a proof sheet:

Print individual photos, or a catalog sheet of photos.

For detailed instructions, see “Using PrintFun (Macintosh)” on page 58.

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Registered applications appear here.

Scan to Application

This utility automatically scans your image and then opens it in any supported application program on your computer. You can select the program you want to use and the default file format for the scanned image, using this window:

Click to register a new application.

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Click to open the selected application.

For detailed instructions, see “Scanning to an Application” on page 95.

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Scan for Creativity

This utility scans your image automatically and then opens it in PhotoDeluxe, which guides you through the steps to create a print project—such as a calendar, card, label, or web page.

W With Windows, you first choose from 25 different project types

you can create with your scanned images.

To select a project, click its icon.

Click here to display more projects.

For detailed instructions, see “Scanning for Creativity” on page 91.

If you need more information about PhotoDeluxe, see its electronic manual as described on page 7.

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Using Smart Panel in Palette Mode (Windows)

In palette mode, your Smart Panel icons are arranged in a compact toolbar rather than a panel:

To switch to palette mode:

1. Click the Smart Panel icon in the upper left corner of the Smart Panel window. You see the system menu:

2. Select

Switch to Palette

Mode

To switch from palette mode back to panel mode, click the

Smart Panel icon on the palette toolbar and select

Panel Mode

. EPSON Smart Panel returns to this view:

Switch to

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Copying

note:

You can’t use the optional transparency unit with the copy function.

You can use your EPSON Stylus Scan like a standard copier— load paper in the sheet feeder, place a document on the document table, then press the have to turn on your computer. The buttons on the EPSON Stylus Scan’s control panel let you make all the basic settings: paper and copy size, copy quality, number of copies, color or black and white, and lighter or darker copies.

If you want more copying options, you can use the EPSON Smart Panel Copy Utility to control copying from your computer.

You’ll find instructions in this chapter for the following:

■

Positioning your original on the document table

■

Using the control panel to copy without a computer

■ Using the Smart Panel Copy Utility

Copy

button. You don’t even

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note:

If you have the automatic document feeder, you can copy up to 20 pages at a time. See “Loading Your Document” on page 114 for instructions on loading your original in the automatic document feeder.

Positioning the Original Document

First make sure you have paper loaded, following the instructions in “Handling Paper” on page 36. Then follow these steps to place the document you want to copy:

1. Open the document cover.

2. Place the original document face down on the document table. Position it so the horizontal and vertical edges are carefully aligned with the scales along the sides of the document table.

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Using the Control Panel

You can perform most basic copy operations from the EPSON Stylus Scan’s control panel.

LCD panel

Copy

Darker/LighterPaper Size

CopiesQualityB&W/ColorReduce/Enlarge

ItemReturnHold for Menu

Set

Stop/Clear

Operate

Error

note:

You can use the control panel’s Menu Mode to print a status sheet, set the bottom margin, change from U.S. to metric paper sizes, set the language on the LCD panel, or reset the control panel to the factory defaults. For detailed information about Menu Mode, see your electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide.

The LCD panel displays the current copy settings. When you first turn on the EPSON Stylus Scan, you see these default settings:

100% B&W Normal 1. This means you’re set to

produce one black and white copy, of the same size as the original document, at Normal quality (360 dpi resolution for everyday copying).

Follow these steps to copy using the control panel:

1. Press the Scan. Wait until the

P Operate button to turn on the EPSON Stylus

Operate

light stops flashing.

2. Load paper in the feeder and place your original face down on the document table. Close the document cover.

3. Press the

Paper Size

the LCD panel, with brackets around paper size, press the

button. A list of paper sizes appears in

Letter. To change

Paper Size

button to move the

brackets.

Paper Size

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note:

To return a setting to its default, press the Stop/Clear button while changing the setting.

When you restart the EPSON Stylus Scan, all settings automatically return to their defaults.

4. If you want to make your copy lighter or darker, press the

+ or – button under Darker/Lighter. The settings appear

temporarily in the LCD panel, with the current setting bracketed. Continue to press the

or – button to move the brackets to a new setting. (You can make your copy up to twice as light or twice as dark as the original.)

5. To make your copy smaller or larger than the original, press the

or – button under

Reduce/Enlarge

. You can make copies as small as 50% of the original size, or as large as 200%.

note:

The Photo setting doesn’t appear in the LCD panel unless the EPSON Stylus Scan is set to produce color copies.

6. If you want to make a color copy, press the button.

7. Press the

Quality button to set copy quality. The following

settings are recommended for different originals:

Normal:

Fine:

Photo:

Text, line art, or graphics on plain paper

Photographs on plain paper

Color photographs on EPSON Photo Paper

8. To make more than one copy, press the

Copies

9. Press the green

. You can make up to 20 copies.

Copy button to begin copying.

B&W/Color

button under

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Using the Copy Utility

The Copy Utility on the EPSON Smart Panel gives you a way to produce professional quality copies with special features, like watermarks and time stamps.

Make sure the Smart Panel software is installed and your printer is set up, connected to your computer, and turned on. Then continue with the instructions in these sections:

■

Basic copying

■

Adjusting the image size

■ Making advanced settings

■

Adding time stamps and watermarks

■

Saving custom settings

Basic Copying

1. Load paper in the sheet feeder. For instructions on loading paper, see “Handling Paper” on page 36.

2. Position your original on the document table (as described on page 20) or in the automatic document feeder (as described on page 114).

3. Do one of the following:

W Click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows taskbar to

open the Smart Panel.

M Click the Apple menu icon, then click

PANEL

4. Click the

to open the Smart Panel.

Copy icon.

EPSON SMART

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You see the Copy Utility control panel on your screen.

Click here to choose the type of paper you’re using.

Click here to choose paper size.

Click here to adjust the size of the output image (see page 25).

Click to make advanced settings (see page 28).

Click here to choose your document type.

Click to save customized settings.

Click to display online help.

Click to start copying.

Click to stop copying in progress.

Click to close the Copy utility.

note:

The EPSON Stylus Scan automatically adjusts the ink coverage according to your Media Type setting. That’s why this setting is so important for high-quality copies. See “Choosing the Right Settings for EPSON Papers” on page 48 for details.

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5. Choose the type of paper you’re using in the

Media Type

list. Then choose your paper size.

6. Choose your document type in the

■ Choose Text if your document contains text only.

■ Choose Photo

■ Choose Text and Image

if you’re copying a photograph.

Document Type list.

if your document includes

both text and illustrations.

■ Choose Multi-page Document if you’re using the

automatic document feeder to copy multiple pages. (To print collated copies, see “Saving Advanced Settings” on page 34.)

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7. Click the appropriate buttons to set copy quality, switch from color to black and white, or increase the number of copies you want to make.

8. When you’re finished selecting copy settings, click the large, green Copy button on the screen.

The EPSON Stylus Scan scans the image and displays a progress bar on the screen. Then it loads paper and prints your copies. A print job control window also appears on the screen; see page 41 (Windows) or page 44 (Macintosh) for instructions on controlling printing.

Adjusting the Copy Size

You can use the Copy Utility to fine-tune the size of your copies.

If you don’t need to preview your image, you can use the following methods to change the copy size:

■

If you want the output image to be the same size as the original, select

100% on the screen’s control panel.

■

■ Click the + or – button under Reduce/Enlarge to

Select setting.

Fit to Page

Auto

to set the image to fit your paper size

appears on the Copy Utility control panel.

gradually increase or decrease the size of your image from 25% to 400%. (The percentage expresses the ratio of the copy size to the original image size. It changes by one percentage point each time you click a button.)

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You can also use the Scaling window to preview your copy and adjust the size. Follow these steps:

1. Click the Scale button on the Copy Utility control panel. You see the window below.

Click and drag to resize your image by an exact percentage.

Click to fit your image to a standard page size, or preview it before you resize it.

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2. If you don’t need to preview the image, use the slider to reduce or enlarge it by an exact percentage. Then click to return to the control panel.

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3. If you want to select a standard page size or preview the image, select

Fit to Page. You see this window:

preview area

4. Do one of the following:

■

Choose a page size from the

Standard Size

list.

Continue with step 6.

■

If you want the software to automatically detect the correct image size, click

Recognize Test

. A preview of your Output Image

Automatic

, then click

appears in the preview area beside your Source Image. Continue with step 6.

■

To adjust the Output Image manually, click

Area selection

, and then click

Preview

. You see a preview of your Source and Output Images in the preview area. Continue with the next step.

5. Do one of the following:

■ To resize the image manually, click and drag the frame

around the Output Image. Release the mouse when the image is the correct size.

■ To define the area you want to copy, click and drag the

frame around the Source Image. The results are immediately visible in the Output Image.

6. Click

OK to return to the Copy Utility control panel.

User

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Making Advanced Settings

note:

When you make changes via the More settings button, the Document Type on the Copy Utility’s control panel automatically changes to User Setting. If you change to a different Document Type, you will lose your settings unless you save them. See page 34 for instructions on saving your settings.

You can automatically enhance your photograph or text, adjust a photo layout, apply a blue or sepia tint, change your image’s brightness, contrast, and saturation, and collate multi-page copies via the More settings button. Follow the instructions in the sections below.

Using Automatic Enhancements

To automatically enhance photographs or text, follow these steps:

1. Click

2. On the

More settings on the Copy Utility control panel.

You see this box:

Imaging

tab, select

Enhanced Copy

Click the arrows to see additional options.

, if necessary.

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3. To optimize the quality of your copy automatically, select

Automatic Document Enhancement

and click the

arrow. You see this box.

4. Select the option that best describes your source document and click

OK. You return to the Imaging tab.

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Using an Automatic Photo Layout

If you’re copying a photograph and want to adjust the layout automatically, follow these steps:

note:

If Automatic Photo Layout is grayed out, click the arrow on Automatic Document Enhancement. Make sure Photograph is selected, then click OK to return to the Imaging tab.

The number of copies of an image you can fit on a page depends on the image size and page size. You may need to reduce the size of your images to fit several copies on a page.

1. Click

2. On the

3. Select

More settings on the Copy Utility control panel.

Imaging

Automatic Photo Layout and click the arrow. You

tab, select

Enhanced Copy

, if necessary.

see this box:

4. Choose one of the following options:

■ Straighten Only automatically straightens your image

on the page.

■ Maximum Enlargement enlarges the image to the

maximum size that fits on the page.

■ Extra Copy fits multiple copies of the image on a page.

5. Click

. You return to the Imaging tab.

Adding a Monotone Tint

If you want to produce a copy in a single color tint, follow these steps:

1. Click

2. On the

More settings

Imaging tab, select Enhanced Copy, if necessary.

on the Copy utility control panel.

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3. Select

Monotone Conversion and click the arrow. You

see this box:

4. Choose the tint you want to add to your copy and

click

. You return to the Imaging tab.

Adjusting Colors and Collating Multiple Copies

To adjust the colors in your image or to collate multi-page copies when using the automatic document feeder, follow these steps:

1. Click

2. Click the

More settings on the Copy utility control panel.

Color Setting tab:

3. To adjust colors, use the sliders to adjust the following settings:

■ Brightness controls the amount of light in the image.

■ Contrast

defines the degree of difference between light

and dark extremes in the image’s colors.

■ Saturation

determines the intensity of color. The

greater the saturation, the less gray in the color.

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4. If you’re using the automatic document feeder and you selected setting, you see the

Multi-page Document as the Document Type

ADF Feature

options. If you want to

collate copies of multi-page documents into sets, select

Collate Order

. If not, leave

Normal Order

selected.

5. Click

Close when you’re done. You return to the Copy

Utility control panel.

Adding Time Stamps and Watermarks

Follow these steps to create a time stamp or watermark:

1. Click

2. Click the

3. If you want to show the printing date and time on your

4. To add a watermark, click the arrow next to

More settings on the Copy utility control panel.

Advanced tab. You see this box:

copy, select

Time Stamp

. (The date and time come from

your computer’s clock.)

Watermark/Layout

. A message appears asking you to

choose Layout on the printer software window.

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Windows

5. Click

OK. Your printer driver opens and you see one of the

following printer settings windows:

Macintosh

Windows

W 6. Click the

Layout

tab to open the Layout window.

M Click the Layout icon to open the Layout window.

Click here to choose a watermark.

Macintosh

W 7. Click the arrow in the

Watermark selection box and select

a predefined watermark from the list.

M Click the

Watermark checkbox, then select a predefined

watermark from the list.

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8. If you want to change the color, position, size, or density of the watermark, do one of the following:

W Click

Settings

. You see the Watermark window. Make any

changes you want and click

M Change the watermark settings on the Layout window and

click

W 9. Click

M Click

. You return to the printer settings window.

OK again to close the Properties window.

Print to close the printer settings window.

You return to the Advanced tab in the Copy Utility control panel.

10. Click

. You return to the Copy Utility control panel.

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Saving Advanced Settings

You can save your advanced settings as a user-defined document type. Then, when you want to use the same settings again, select your new document type in the

Follow these steps to save your settings:

1. After you’re finished making changes to your settings, click

Save Settings on the Copy Utility control panel. You see

the Document Type Setting box:

Document Type list.

Type a name for your

document type here.

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2. Type a name in the

3. Click

Close. You return to the Copy Utility control panel.

The name you entered is added to the

Name box and click Save

Document Type list

on the control panel.

If you later decide to delete a user-defined document type, just click

Save Settings, select the document type you want to

delete, and click

Delete.

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Printing

Printing with your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 is a lot like using any other printer; just click the from the File menu) in any Windows or Macintosh program. For printing photographs in a variety of creative layouts, you can use Photo Print (Windows) or PrintFun (Macintosh) in the EPSON Smart Panel.

To print with your EPSON Stylus Scan, follow the instructions in these sections:

■

Choosing the right paper and printer settings

■

Handling paper

■ Basic printing with Windows

■

Basic printing with a Macintosh

■

Printing with special settings

■ Using Photo Print (Windows)

■

Using PrintFun (Macintosh)

Choosing the Right Paper and

button (or select

Settings

No matter how you print, you need to remember two things:

■ Use the right paper

■ Choose the right printer settings

You may be surprised at how much difference your paper and printer settings can make. Plain paper is fine, but special photo and ink jet papers, like those in the Media Pack that came with your printer, are even better.

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Your printer adjusts itself for each type of paper, which is why the Media Type setting in your printer’s software is so important. Although you only need to make a few basic settings, such as ink color and paper size, you may want to experiment with your printer software’s advanced settings. These allow you to fine-tune your printouts for professional results. See “Printing with Special Settings” on page 44 for details.

Handling Paper

For the most vivid colors and sharpest text, always use EPSON’s special ink jet papers. You can demonstrate the difference for yourself by experimenting with the Media Pack that came with your EPSON Stylus Scan.

To load paper, slide out the left edge guide and place the stack of paper against the right side of the sheet feeder. Then slide the left edge guide against the paper.

If the paper has a cut corner, make sure you load it like this.

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Slide the left edge guide against the paper.

Follow these guidelines for loading paper:

■ Always load the printable side (the whiter and brighter side)

face up. Some special papers come with a cut corner to help you load them correctly.

■ Load letterhead or preprinted paper so the top of the paper

feeds into the printer first.

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■ Don’t load paper above the arrow on the left edge guide.

note:

For limitations on other special papers, see the Printer section of your electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide.

trim size

image size

■ You can load up to 20 sheets of Photo Paper, 30

transparencies, or 30 Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards. For Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper, you can load up to the arrow mark on the left edge guide.

■

Use a support sheet if you find it in the paper package.

■

Return unused paper to the original package as soon as you finish printing.

Printing on Photo Paper

You can use the EPSON Photo Paper that came in your Media Pack to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from film processing. EPSON 4 micro-perforated around the edges so you can trim your printouts and “bleed” the photo—extend it to the edge of the paper—on all sides.

You’ll also find letter-size Photo Paper in your Media Pack. In addition, Photo Paper is available in A4 (8.3 panoramic (8.27

23.4 inches) sizes.

Whatever size of Photo Paper you choose, select as the Media Type and select the correct Paper Size before you print.

Keep the following in mind when you use EPSON 4 Photo Paper:

6-inch Photo Paper is

× 11.7 inches) and

Photo Paper

6-inch

■ You can load up to 20 sheets of Photo Paper at a time.

■ Before you print, size your photo to 4.25 × 6.25 inches.

■ After you print, fold the paper back and forth along the

perforations and carefully tear off the margins.

For optimal results and longer print life, print your digital photos on EPSON Photo Paper. See the inside back cover for a list of EPSON papers and ordering information. For complete instructions on using all of EPSON’s special ink jet papers, see the electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide.

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Printing on Envelopes

You can print on almost any kind of envelope. Load up to 10 envelopes in the printer’s sheet feeder, flap edge first, with the flap side down. Slide the left edge guide against the envelope’s edge.

note:

Be sure to select Plain paper as the Media Type setting and select the correct envelope size before you print.

Set the paper thickness switch to the switch to the

position before you print on regular paper.)

paper thickness switch

position. (Return the

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note:

For more information on printing, see the electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide.

Basic Printing with Windows

You can print any type of document from any Windows program following the steps in this section.

Before you start, make sure the EPSON Stylus Scan is set up, connected to your computer, turned on, and the software is installed. See the Start Here sheet for instructions.

1. Load paper as described on page 36.

2. Open the File menu and click those below.

(If you click the

button on your screen you may not

see a print window.)

If you see this screen, click Setup...

Print. You see windows like

make sure your printer is selected...

then click Properties.

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3. After you click the

Properties button, you see the EPSON

Stylus Scan 2500 Properties window:

Select the paper you loaded.

This box shows you the current settings.

note:

The settings in the Paper and Layout tabs are often available in your application software. If so, you should select them there instead.

Choose Color, unless you’re printing in black only.

Set the Mode option to Automatic.

Choose between faster printing or better quality.

Click if you need more information.

Choose the settings noted above. If you’re not sure which Media Type to choose, see page 48.

4. Click the

Paper

tab at the top of the box if you need to change the paper size, number of copies, page orientation, or printable area.

Paper tab

Paper Size setting

Click the Help button for more information about any setting. Or check the electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide, as described on page 5.

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5. Click the Layout tab if you want to do any of the following: reduce or enlarge your printed image, print multiple pages on one sheet of paper, “tile” an image to make a large poster, or add a watermark.

Name of the file you’re printing.

Does not appear if you are printing over a network.

Click to display or close Epson Printing Tips below.

6. Click

until you see the Print window again. To start

printing, click

OK or Print, depending on your application.

After a moment, the Progress Meter window appears. You can cancel, pause, or restart your print job. You can also see how much ink you have left and view printing tips.

Pages printed/ pages in job.

Click to cancel printing.

Click to pause/resume printing.

Click to view more details about the displayed Tip.

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Basic Printing on a Macintosh

You can print any type of document from any Macintosh program, following the steps in this section.

Before you start, make sure the EPSON Stylus Scan is set up, connected to your computer, turned on, and the software is installed. Also, make sure you’ve selected

SS 2500

Chooser. See the Start Here sheet for instructions.

1. Follow the instructions for loading paper on page 36.

in the

note:

Click the Help icon for more information about any setting. Or check the electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide, as described on page 5.

2. Open the File menu and click

Setup

). You see a Page Setup window like this:

Paper Size setting

Page Setup

(or

3. Choose your paper size, page orientation, and printable area as necessary. Then click

OK.

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4. Now open the File menu and choose Print. You see the Print Options window.

This box shows you the current settings.

(If you click the

button on your screen you may not

see a print window.)

Select the paper you loaded.

Choose Color unless you’re printing in black only.

Set the Mode option to Automatic.

Choose between faster printing or better quality.

5. Choose the settings noted above. If you’re not sure which Media Type to choose, see page 48.

6. You can also do the following:

■

Click the Layout icon to reduce or enlarge your image, print multiple page layouts, or add a watermark.

■

Click the Background Printing icon to prioritize printing of your print job.

■ Click the Preview icon to change the Print button

Preview. You can then click it to preview your

printout.

■ Click the Ink icon to check your ink levels.

7. Click

Print to start printing.

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If you turned on background printing, EPSON Monitor3 begins. To display the EPSON Monitor3 window, select

EPSON Monitor3

in the Macintosh Application menu.

In addition to viewing your print job’s progress, you can cancel

, pause , or restart your print job from this window.

Printing with Special Settings

You can choose special settings for photographs and other types of print jobs, or customize advanced printing features to fit your needs. This section covers the following special settings for both Windows and Macintosh:

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■

Enhancing photographs

■

Using custom project types

■ Using advanced print settings

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Enhancing Photographs

If you have low resolution photographs, special print settings can improve their appearance. Although you can also edit your photos with PhotoDeluxe, the changes you make are permanently applied to your photos. When you use your print settings, it only affects the printout, not the photo itself.

1. Open your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Properties window (Windows; see page 39) or Print options (Macintosh; see page 43).

2. Set the Media Type for the paper you’re printing on, then choose the

Color

Ink setting.

Windows

Macintosh

3. Click

PhotoEnhance

, then click

Standard

available settings, as shown at the left.

4. Choose

Standard

for most photos, or experiment with the

other settings.

5. Select any other settings you need to change, then:

W Click

M Click

until you see the Print window again. Then click

(or

) to start printing.

Print to start printing.

Using Custom Project Types

Custom project types let you choose settings for presentation graphics, ink savings, or color matching. Some project types may not be available, depending on your operating system and other settings you choose.

1. Open your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Properties window (Windows; see page 39) or Print options (Macintosh; see page 43).

2. Select the Media Type setting for your paper, then choose

Color or Black Ink.

to display the

3. Click the

Settings

shown to the left.

Custom button, then click the Custom

list. You see a list of custom project types, as

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Select one of the types listed below:

■ Text/Graph: For printing graphics-intensive

documents like presentations with charts and graphs.

■ Economy:

■ ICM:

For rough drafts on plain paper. Saves ink.

(Image Color Matching; Windows only) For printing documents created in an ICM compatible application, and for matching monitor colors as closely as possible.

■ sRGB

(standard Red Green Blue; recommended for Windows 98 only): For printing documents created in an sRGB compatible application using sRGB colors, such as those designed for the Web. See your Windows 98 online help for details.

■ ColorSync

(Macintosh only): For printing documents in conjunction with ColorSync and applications.

4. Select any other settings you need to change, then:

W Click

M Click

until you see the Print window again. Then click

OK (or Print) to start printing.

to start printing.

compatible devices

note:

For instructions on using all your printer software’s advanced settings, see the electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide, as described on page 5.

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Using Advanced Print Settings

For maximum control over your projects, you can use advanced settings. You can even save your advanced settings as a group so you can use them whenever you print a similar project.

1. Follow the instructions in the previous section to open your EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Properties window (Windows) or Print options (Macintosh).

2. Select the correct Media Type setting for your paper, then choose

Color or Black Ink.

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3. Click the Custom button, then click the Advanced button. You see the Advanced window:

Windows

tip:

After you customize your print settings, you can save them as a group. Then you can reuse them whenever you print a similar project. Click Save Settings in the Advanced window. Type a name for your setting group and click OK.

Macintosh

4. Check the Media Type and Ink settings. These are the same as the ones you selected on the main printer software screen. You can change them here as you customize your settings, if needed.

5. Choose a Print Quality (resolution) setting.

6. Select a color management system (the availability depends on your operating system).

7. Select any other settings you need to change, then:

W Click

M Click

until you see the Print window again. Then click

click

(or

Print to start printing.

) to start printing.

OK to return to the Print options window. Then

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Choosing the Right Settings for EPSON Papers

You need to choose the right Media Type setting so your EPSON Stylus Scan can adjust the ink coverage accordingly. This ensures that you’ll get the best print results on any kind of paper.

Before you print, always check your Media Type setting. Here are the settings you should choose for EPSON paper:

For this paper . . . Select this Media Type setting . . .

Plain paper sheets or envelopes Plain paper

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Iron-On Cool Peel Transfer Paper

EPSON High Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards

EPSON Photo Quality Self Adhesive Sheets

EPSON Matte Paper – Heavyweight Matte Paper – Heavyweight

EPSON Photo Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Paper

EPSON Photo Quality Glossy Film

EPSON Photo Stickers

EPSON Ink Jet Transparencies Ink Jet Transparencies

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

Photo Paper

Photo Quality Glossy Film

For the EPSON Photo Paper that came in your Media Pack, choose choose

Photo Paper. For the ink jet paper in your Media Pack, Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper.

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Using Photo Print (Windows)

The easiest way to print photographs is to use Photo Print on the EPSON Smart Panel (Windows only). You can print on special snapshot-size paper (like the 4 Paper in your Media Pack), create enlargements, or print several small pictures on one sheet.

You start by scanning in one or more pictures or opening images that are already saved on your computer.

First, make sure your printer is set up, connected to your computer, turned on, and the software is installed. Then follow the instructions under “Scanning in Your Photo” below, or “Opening Images on Your Computer” on page 52.

6-inch EPSON Photo

Scanning in Your Photo

1. Place your photo(s) face down with the first one in the upper right corner of the document table. Line up the edges of the photo with the scales bordering the document table. If you have more than one photo, leave a little space between each one.

2. Click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar to open the Smart Panel. Then click the You see the Photo Print welcome.

3. Click

Start. The Photo Print window opens:

Photo Print

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4. Click

Scan Photos. You see this window:

5. Click the

Start Scan

button on your screen to scan your photo. When scanning is finished, you see a window like this on your screen:

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6. If you want to scan more photos, click Yes and repeat steps 4 and 5 above. If you’re finished scanning, click see your photo(s) in a window like this:

For a closer look, double-click an image to open it in the Image Viewer window. See page 88 for more information.

No. You

7. Click

Finish Verification

Then continue with the steps in “Printing Your Photos” on page 53.

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Opening Images on Your Computer

1. Click the Smart Panel icon on the Windows task bar to open the Smart Panel. Then click the You see the Photo Print welcome.

Start

2. Click

. The Photo Print window opens:

Photo Print

icon.

3. Click

File from Disk. You see a Select Folder window:

4. Locate the folder where your image(s) are stored. Then click

OK. You see your image(s) displayed briefly on the

screen. Then you see the Photo Print selection window.

Continue with the instructions in the next section.

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Printing Your Photos

You can choose to print one copy of all the scanned or opened images, or you can set the number of prints for each image.

■

■ If you click Specify number of prints, you can click

Click here to increase the number of prints for an image.

If you click

Select All

, you see the layout window.

Continue with step 1 on page 54.

an image, and then use the up and down arrows to set the number of prints for each image, as shown below.

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Click to print on EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards.

Click to print on EPSON

6-inch Photo Paper.

Click to print on plain paper or any letter-size special ink jet paper.

note:

See page 36 for instructions on loading and handling paper.

When you’ve set the number of prints you want for each image, click

Finish. You see the layout window:

1. Click the button for the paper you’re printing on. You can choose from three different paper sizes:

■ A6

, for printing on EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet

Cards (or similar size paper)

■ 4×6

, for printing on 4 × 6-inch EPSON Photo Paper

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■ Letter, for printing on letter-size plain paper or any

type of special paper.

You see several layout choices, depending on which paper you’re using.

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If you click Letter, for example, you see the following:

Displays the number of sheets you’ll need to print your photos in that layout.

2. Click the layout that you want to use for printing. On a letter-size sheet, for example, you can have 1, 2, 3, 6, or 8 prints per page, depending on the size print you want.

If you are only printing one image, you can have up to 8 copies of the picture on one sheet. If you’re printing several images, you can print each one on a separate sheet (enlarged), or combine them.

After you click the layout you want, you see this window:

Click here to scroll through the Media Type list.

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3. Click

Plain Paper, then click the small arrows at the right

to scroll through the Media Type list. Choose the right Media Type for the paper you’re printing on, For example:

note:

Your printer automatically adjusts the ink coverage according to the Media Type setting you choose.

For complete instructions on using all of EPSON’s special ink jet papers, see the electronic EPSON Stylus Scan 2500 Reference Guide.

■

Choose

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper

if you’re printing on

EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper.

■

Choose

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper

for EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper (like the ink jet paper that came in your Media Pack) or EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Cards.

■ Choose Matte Paper – Heavyweight if you’re

printing on EPSON Matte Paper – Heavyweight.

■

Choose

Photo Paper

if you’re printing on EPSON

Photo Paper.

For a list of EPSON papers and their corresponding Media Type settings, see page 48.

4. After you choose your Media Type, click

Print Options.

You see this window:

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5. Choose from the following settings (not all settings are available for all paper sizes and layouts):

■ Standard trimming

, which automatically crops and

enlarges your photo slightly to fit the layout, or

apply trimming.

■

If you chose

with cutting guide

your images. You can then select

border

the cutting guideline, if you want

■

Choose an enhancement option:

Enhance color color

6. When you’re done making settings, click the

Standard trimming

, you can select

to print a cutting guideline around

Print with white

to add a white border between your image and

Auto Photo

(to increase contrast and sharpness),

(for one of three special effects), or Original

(to retain the image’s original colors).

Finish

button. You return to the Photo Print printing window.

Start Printing

Click

to print your photo(s).

After a moment, the Progress Meter window appears, as shown on page 41.

End

7. When you’re finished printing, click

to close Photo

Print.

Do not

Single

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Using PrintFun (Macintosh)

The easiest way to print photographs is to use PrintFun on the EPSON Smart Panel (Macintosh only). You can print on special snapshot-size paper (like the 4 Paper in your Media Pack), create enlargements, or print several small pictures on one sheet.

You start by scanning in one or more pictures or opening images that are already saved on your computer.

6-inch EPSON Photo