Epson STYLUS SCAN 2500 User Guide

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

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

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

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

Welcome 1

note:

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.

■

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

W M

■ 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.

Scan

■ 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.

warning

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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note:

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.

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.

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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tip:

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.

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.

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.)

+ 150 hidden pages

Epson STYLUS SCAN 2500 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Welcome

Special Features

About Your Software

Getting More Information

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Registering

Reading Your Reference Guide

Reading Your Other Electronic Manuals

Using the EPSON Smart Panel

Copy Utility

Scan to Fax

Scan to E-mail

Scan to OCR

Photo Print (Windows)

PrintFun (Macintosh)

Scan to Application

Scan for Creativity

Using Smart Panel in Palette Mode (Windows)

Positioning the Original Document

Using the Control Panel

Using the Copy Utility

Basic copying