Epson WorkForce GT-1500 User Guide

User’s Guide

Overview of Your Scanner Features

These features help you create the best possible scans, no matter what shape your original is in.

Placing Originals on the Scanner

Follow the steps here to place your original documents or photos on the scanner.

Scanning Special Projects

Follow the instructions here for specific scanning projects you may need to create.

Solving Problems

If you have a problem using your scanner or its software, check here for solutions.

Safety Copyright and Trademarks Operating System Versions

Guide to the Scanner Parts

Check this section to identify the parts of your scanner.

Scanning Your Originals

Follow the step-by-step instructions here to scan your original documents or photos using any of the available scanning methods.

Maintenance

Follow the guidelines here to maintain and transport your scanner.

Technical Specifications

Check here for technical details about your scanner and its accessories.

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Overview of Your Scanner Features

These features help you create the best possible scans, no matter what shape your original is in.

Text Enhancement

Color Restoration

Dust Removal

Backlight Correction

Home > Guide to the Scanner Parts

Guide to the Scanner Parts

Check these sections to identify the parts of your scanner.

Scanner Parts

Lights and Buttons

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Placing Originals on the Scanner

Follow the steps here to place your original documents or photos on the scanner.

Placing Documents or Photos

Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder

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Scanning Your Originals

Follow the step-by-step instructions here to scan your original documents or photos using any of the available scanning methods.

Starting Epson Scan

Selecting an Epson Scan Mode

Changing the Scan Mode

Scanning in Office Mode

Scanning in Home Mode

Scanning in Professional Mode

Selecting File Save Settings

Detailed Setting Instructions

Finishing the Scan

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Scanning Special Projects

Follow these instructions for specific scanning projects you may need to create.

Text Enhancement

Scanning to a PDF File

Restoring Color

Removing Dust Marks

Fixing Backlit Photos

Using the Scanner as a Copier

Scanning Directly to an E-mail

Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text

Assigning a Program to a Scanner Button

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Maintenance

Follow the guidelines here to maintain and transport your scanner.

Cleaning the Scanner

Replacing the Scanner Light Source

Transporting the Scanner

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Solving Problems

Troubleshooting

If you have a problem using your scanner or its software, check here for solutions.

Scanner Problems

Automatic Document Feeder Problems

Scanning Problems

Scan Quality Problems

Uninstalling Your Scanning Software

Where To Get Help

Technical Support Web Site

Contacting Epson Support

Other Software Technical Support

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Technical Specifications

Check here for technical details about your scanner and its accessories.

System Requirements

Scanner Specifications

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Important Safety Instructions

Restrictions on Copying

Read all these instructions, and follow all warnings and instructions marked on the scanner.

In this document, warnings, cautions, and notes indicate the following:

Warnings

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the operation of this product.

Place the scanner close enough to the computer for the interface cable to reach it easily. Do not place or store the scanner or the AC adapter outdoors, near excessive dirt or dust, water, heat sources, or in locations subject to shocks, vibrations, high temperature or humidity, direct sunlight, strong light sources, or rapid changes in temperature or humidity. Do not use with wet hands.

Place the scanner and the AC adapter near an electrical outlet where the adapter can be easily unplugged.

Caution:

Be sure the AC power cord meets the relevant local safety standards.

The AC power cord should be placed to avoid abrasions, cuts, fraying, crimping, and kinking. Do not place objects on top of the AC power cord and do not allow the AC adapter or the AC power cord to be stepped on or run over. Be particularly careful to keep both of the AC power cords straight at the ends and the points where they enter the AC adapter.

Use only the AC adapter that comes with your scanner. Using any other adapter could cause fire, electrical shock, or injury.

The AC adapter is designed for use with the scanner with which it was included. Do not attempt to use it with other electronic devices unless specified.

Use only the type of power source indicated on the scanner’s label. When connecting this product to a computer or other device with a cable, ensure the correct orientation of the

connectors. Each connector has only one correct orientation. Inserting a connector in the wrong orientation may damage both devices connected by the cable.

Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off. If you use an extension cord with the scanner, make sure the total ampere rating of the devices plugged into

the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.

Never disassemble, modify, or attempt to repair the AC adapter, scanner, or scanner option by yourself except as specifically explained in the scanner’s guides.

Do not insert objects into any opening as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts. Beware of electrical shock hazards.

If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician. If there are fuses in the plug, make sure you replace them with fuses of the correct size and rating.

Unplug the scanner and the AC adapter, and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: The AC adapter or plug is damaged; liquid has entered the scanner or the AC adapter; the scanner or the AC adapter has been dropped or the case has been damaged; the scanner or the AC adapter does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. (Do not adjust controls that are not covered by the operating instructions.)

Unplug the scanner and the AC adapter before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.

If you are not going to use the scanner for a long period, be sure to unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet.

Restrictions on Copying

Observe the following restrictions to ensure responsible and legal use of your scanner. Copying of the following items is prohibited by law:

Bank bills, coins, government-issued marketable securities, government bond securities, and municipal securities

Unused postage stamps, pre-stamped postcards, and other official postal items bearing valid postage Government-issued revenue stamps, and securities issued according to legal procedure

Exercise caution when copying the following items:

Private marketable securities (stock certificates, negotiable notes, checks, etc.), monthly passes, concession tickets, etc.

Passports, driver’s licenses, warrants of fitness, road passes, food stamps, tickets, etc.

Note:

Copying these items may also be prohibited by law.

Responsible use of copyrighted materials Epson encourages each user to be responsible and respectful of the copyright laws when using any EPSON product.

While some countries’ laws permit limited copying or reuse of copyrighted material in certain circumstances, those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume. Contact your legal advisor for any questions regarding copyright law.

Default Delay Times for Power Management for Epson products This product will enter sleep mode after a period of nonuse. The time interval has been set at the factory to ensure that

the product meets Energy Star standards of energy efficiency, and cannot be modified by the consumer. Restriction on disassembling and decompiling You may not disassemble, decompile or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of any software included with this

product.

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Copyright and Trademarks

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product.

Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

EPSON Seiko Epson Corporation. Microsoft Adobe Apple PhotoImpression Presto! PageManager ABBYY PRINT Image Matching™ and the PRINT Image Matching logo are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Intel

is a registered trademark, and EPSON EXCEED YOUR VISION or EXCEED YOUR VISION are trademarks of

, Windows®, and Windows Vista® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

, Adobe Reader®, Acrobat®, and Photoshop® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

, ColorSync®, Macintosh®, and Mac OS® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

is a registered trademark of ArcSoft Incorporated.

is a registered trademark of NewSoft Corp.

and ABBYY FineReader® names and logos are registered trademarks of ABBYY Software House.

is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. EPSON Scan Software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. libtiff

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

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

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Operating System Versions

In this manual, the following abbreviations are used. Windows refers to Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, and XP x64.

Windows 8 refers to Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. Windows 7 refers to Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, and Windows

7 Ultimate. Windows Vista refers to Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Windows

Vista Business Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, and Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. Windows XP refers to Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, and Windows XP

Professional.

Macintosh refers to Mac OS X.

Mac OS X refers to Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.x, 10.7.x, and 10.8.x.

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Text Enhancement

When you scan documents, you can sharpen the text and increase accuracy by using the Text Enhancement feature in Epson Scan.

For instructions on using this feature, see Text Enhancement.

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Color Restoration

Using the Color Restoration feature in Epson Scan, you can transform an old, faded, or badly exposed photo into one with true-to-life color and sharpness.

Original image Color Restoration applied

For instructions on using this feature, see Restoring Color.

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Dust Removal

Using the Dust Removal feature in Epson Scan, you can virtually “clean” the dust marks from your originals as you scan them.

Original image Dust Removal applied

For instructions on using this feature, see Removing Dust Marks.

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Backlight Correction

Using the Backlight Correction feature in your scanning software, you can remove shadows from photos that have too much background light.

Original image Backlight Correction applied

For instructions on using this feature, see Fixing Backlit Photos.

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Scanner Parts

a. automatic document feeder (ADF) b. edge guides c. input tray

a. underside of ADF b. document table c. carriage (in the document table)

a. transportation lock lever b. DC inlet c. USB interface connector

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Lights and Buttons

Lights Buttons

The scanner has two indicator lights and six buttons.

a. Power button b. Ready light c. Error light

Start button

Copy button

E-mail button

f. g.

PDF button

Cancel button

Lights

The Ready light is next to the Power button and the Error light is between the Power button and the Start button.

Color Light Status Meaning

Green On Ready to scan images.

Flashing Initializing or scanning.

Orange Flashing An error has occurred. See The Lights Are Flashing for more information. (None) Off The scanner is off.

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Buttons

Before using the scanner buttons, make sure you have installed Epson Scan.

Button Function

Power Start Copy

E-mail

PDF

Cancel

Turns the scanner on. Epson Scan starts. The Copy Utility starts. Epson Scan starts. After you scan, the Send File Via E-mail window

appears. The Scan to PDF window appears.

Cancels scanning. If your document pages get jammed when you cancel scanning, see Paper Jams in the Automatic Document Feeder.

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Placing Documents or Photos

Placing Large or Thick Documents

Caution:

Do not place heavy objects on the document table glass and do not press the glass with too much force.

Open the scanner cover.

Place your document or photo face-down on the document table. Make sure the top of the document or photo is against the left edge and centered on the arrow mark.

Note:

If you are scanning multiple photos at once, position each photo at least 20 mm (0.8 inch) apart from the others.

Close the scanner cover gently so that your original does not move.

Note:

When closing the document cover, the scanner light source flashes to detect the size of the document. Do not look directly at the light source.

Always keep the document table clean. Do not leave photos on the document table for an extended period of time as they may stick to

the glass.

To start scanning, see Starting Epson Scan for instructions.

Placing Large or Thick Documents

Follow these steps to scan a large or thick document on the document table. Do not scan large or thick documents in the ADF.

Place a large or thick document on the document table.

Close the ADF and hold it down firmly as you scan.

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Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder

Document Specifications

Loading Documents in the ADF

You can load your original documents in the ADF to scan multiple pages quickly. Before loading documents in the ADF, see Document Specifications to make sure your original documents can be loaded

in the ADF.

Document Specifications

The table below lists the sizes of paper you can load in the ADF. You can load up to 40 sheets (a stack thickness of 5.0 mm/0.2 inch or less) in the ADF.

Only load sheets that are all the same size in the ADF.

Paper size Measurements

A4 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 inches) Letter 215.9 × 279.4 mm (8.5 × 11 inches) Legal 215.9 × 355.6 mm (8.5 × 14 inches) B5 182 × 257 mm (7.2 × 10.1 inches) A5 148.5 × 210 mm (5.9 × 8.3 inches) A6 (Portrait) 105 × 148.5 mm (4.1 × 5.9 inches)

Load only documents that meet the following specifications in the ADF.

Size Width: 105 to 216 mm (4.1 to 8.5 inches)

Length: 148.5 to 356 mm (5.9 to 14 inches) Weight Paper type High-quality paper, Bond paper, Check paper, Recycled paper

Make sure your documents meet the following conditions before loading them into the ADF.

The ink is dry. The document has no holes and is not ripped or wrinkled. The document has no staples, paper clips, or other objects attached to it; these may damage the feeder

mechanism. The document has no folds. The document has no cut-out areas. The document is not a multi-part form or bound. The document has no rear carbon coating.

See Loading Documents in the ADF for instructions on loading your documents in the ADF.

50 to 120 g/m

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Loading Documents in the ADF

Caution:

Do not feed photographs or valuable original artwork into the ADF. Misfeeding may wrinkle or damage the original. Scan these documents on the document table instead.

Do not load A6 documents in landscape orientation. Remove any documents from the document table and make sure there is no dust on the glass

before loading documents in the ADF.

Slide the edge guides on the input tray of the ADF all the way outward.

Place your document in the input tray with the printed side facing up and the top edge facing into the feeder. Slide the paper into the feeder until it meets resistance. Then slide the edge guides over to the edge of the paper.

To start scanning, see Starting Epson Scan for instructions.

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Starting Epson Scan

Using the Scanner Buttons Using the EPSON Scan Icon Using Another Scanning Program

Using the Scanner Buttons

a. Start button b.

Copy button

E-mail button

c. d.

PDF button

Cancel button

You can start Epson Scan just by pressing the opens. See Selecting an Epson Scan Mode for instructions on selecting an Epson Scan mode.

You can also start scanning by pressing the following buttons on the scanner.

The would use a copy machine. See Using the Scanner as a Copier for instructions.

The

E-mail for instructions.

The

Scanning to a PDF File for instructions.

The

Copy button lets you use your scanner along with a printer connected to your computer just like you

E-mail button lets you scan and attach the image file to an e-mail message. See Scanning Directly to an

PDF button lets you scan multiple originals and save them as one PDF file on your computer. See

Cancel button lets you cancel a scan in progress.

Start button on the scanner. The Epson Scan window automatically

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Using the EPSON Scan Icon

You can start Epson Scan by double-clicking the EPSON Scan icon. Windows 8:

Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on the desktop. Or, navigate to the Start screen > EPSON Scan.

Windows 7/Vista/XP: Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on the desktop. Or, select the start button icon or Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan.

Mac OS X: Select Applications > EPSON Software > EPSON Scan.

The Epson Scan window automatically opens. See Selecting an Epson Scan Mode for instructions on selecting an Epson Scan mode.

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Using Another Scanning Program

You can use any TWAIN-compliant scanning program, such as Adobe Photoshop Elements, to scan with your scanner. You open the program, select Epson Scan, and scan. When you are finished scanning, the scanned image opens in your scanning program so you can modify, print, and save it.

Start a TWAIN-compliant scanning program. Double-click the program icon on the desktop, if it is available, or do one of the following.

Windows 8: Navigate to the Start screen > program icon.

Windows 7/Vista/XP: Select the start button or Start > All Programs or Programs > program folder > program icon.

Mac OS X: Open the Applications in your hard drive, select the program folder, and double-click the program icon.

Do one of the following.

Adobe Photoshop Elements: Windows: Click Edit and Enhance Photos, open the File menu, select Import, and select your scanner. Mac OS X: Click Close in the Welcome window if it appears, open the File menu, select Import, and select your scanner.

ScanSoft PaperPort: Windows:

Click the Scan icon, select your scanner, select your profile, and click the Scan button. In some programs, you must select the scanner as the "source" first. If you see a Select Source option, select it

and select your scanner there first.

Note for Windows:

Do not select a WIA option for your scanner from the Import or Acquire list; you will not be able to use all the features of your scanner.

The Epson Scan window automatically opens. See Selecting an Epson Scan Mode for instructions on selecting an Epson Scan mode.

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