Scanning

Placing Your Original Document

  1. Open the scanner lid.
  2. Place your document face-down on the glass, in the upper left corner. Move your document about 0.1 inch from the top and side edge so your entire document is scanned.



  3. Close the scanner lid.

    4. Note: If you place your document against the guides, the edges next to the guides won't be scanned.

    If you need to scan a thick document, such as a book, you can remove the scanner lid to scan. Gently press down the original to keep it flat on the document table. Be sure to replace the scanner lid when you're finished.

Using EPSON Smart Panel

EPSON Smart Panel is an easy, step-by-step interface for scanning, copying, and more. You can use it to launch a variety of programs on your computer, as described below, or use it with the EPSON Stylus CX5400 Scan button for automatic scanning, as described in Scanning to a File.

Smart Panel Features
Description

RePrint Photos
Scans and prints photos in various sizes and layouts. Includes Color Restoration.

Scan and Save
Scan an image or document directly to a file on your hard drive.

Copy Center
Scans and prints a document with the power and flexibility of a conventional photocopier.

Copy to Fax
When you install your own fax software, scans your image or document into your PC fax utility.

Edit Text
Scans text documents and converts them into editable text files on your computer with great accuracy.

Photo Projects

 

Scans a photo into ArcSoft® PhotoImpressionTM where you can edit, retouch, enhance, and print it with templates, frames, and borders.

Scan to Application
Scans an image or document and lets you choose which program it launches for handling the scanned file.

Scan to E-mail
Scans an image or document and attaches it to an e-mail so you can send it right away.

EPSON Photo Site
Scans an image and uploads it to EPSON's photo-sharing web site.

For details on using all the Smart Panel features, click the ? button in Smart Panel or see the on-screen Smart Panel User Guide.

Scanning to a File

  1. Place the document face-down on the glass, in the top, left corner as described in Placing Your Original Document.
  2. Select the  EPSON Smart Panel icon on your desktop or press the Scan button on the EPSON Stylus CX5400 to open Smart Panel. (To change the application assigned to the Scan button, see One-Touch Scanning.)

    3. Note: You can also open EPSON Smart Panel in Windows by selecting Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Smart Panel > EPSON Smart Panel. On Macintosh, you can open Smart Panel from the Applications folder.



  3. Click the Scan and Save button. Smart Panel starts EPSON Scan, which automatically scans your document.



  4. In the following screen, double-click the photo thumbnail to see an enlarged preview and make sure it scanned properly. To rename the image, click the file name below it and type in a new name.



  5. Click Next.



  6. Select a file location and file type, then click Save to save your file to the location you selected. It's ready to open, print, e-mail, or use as you like.

    7. Note: For instructions on scanning with the other Smart Panel options, select ? in the Smart Panel window.

One-Touch Scanning

You can use your Scan button to automatically scan a photo into an imaging application, scan a document to convert it into editable text, or scan to e-mail, print, or fax.

The following example explains how to set up the Scan button so you can scan files to e-mail.

  1. Place the document face-down on the glass, in the top, left corner as described in Placing Your Original Document.
  2. Select the  EPSON Smart Panel icon on your desktop or press the Scan button on the EPSON Stylus CX5400.

    3. Note: You can also open EPSON Smart Panel in Windows by selecting Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Smart Panel > EPSON Smart Panel. On Macintosh, you can open Smart Panel from the Applications folder.



  3. Select Scan to E-mail in the Scan button start list in the bottom left corner of the Smart Panel window. Then exit Smart Panel.
  4. Press the Scan button on the EPSON Stylus CX5400. Smart Panel starts and EPSON Scan automatically scans your document.
  5. Complete your e-mail by entering the address and subject, and adding a message, if you like. Then send your e-mail.
  6. To continue one-touch scanning to e-mail, just press the Scan button and repeat step 5. To change the program that opens when you press the Scan button, select a different option in the Scan button start list on the Smart Panel window, as described in step 3.

Advanced Scanning With EPSON Scan

EPSON Scan provides three scanning modes for progressive levels of control over your scanned image:

You can scan from any TWAIN-compliant application-such as Adobe® Photoshop®-using EPSON Scan. Or you can start EPSON Scan directly from your computer.

  1. Place your document or photo face-down on the glass, in the top, left corner as described in Placing Your Original Document. You can also place additional small documents or photos and scan them at the same time.
  2. Start your application, then go to step 3.

    3. Or do one of the following:

    • On Macintosh, double-click EPSON Scan in the Applications folder and go to step 4.
    • In Windows, select Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Scan and go to step 4.
  3. Open the File menu and choose Import or Acquire and select EPSON Stylus CX5400.



    4. EPSON Scan starts previewing your image in Full Auto Mode.

  4. To switch modes, click the Pause button at the bottom of the screen.



  5. Select Home Mode or Professional Mode from the Mode pull-down menu at the top of the screen.



    6. EPSON Scan previews your image and displays the screen for the mode you chose.



  6. If you don't see an automatic preview of your scan to the right of the EPSON Scan window, click the Preview button. After a moment, your image appears in the Preview window.



    7. Note: If you placed more than one document or photo on the document table, you see multiple images in the preview window.

  7. Click the  Auto Detect icon to crop the scan to the edges of your image, creating a movable outline called a "marquee." If you're scanning more than one image, the marquee surrounds all of them. (For information on adjusting the marquee, see Adjusting the Scan Area (Marquee).)

    8. Note: If your Home Mode preview image has a blue box around it, you're previewing in Thumbnail mode and can't create a marquee. Click the arrow beside the Preview button and select Normal from the menu that appears. Click the Preview button again to preview in normal mode.

  8. Choose Document Type, Image Type, and Destination settings that match the type of image you're scanning and the way you want to print or view it. (Click Help on the EPSON Scan screen for detailed information about all the available settings.)

    9. Note: The Document Type you select determines the other options that appear in the EPSON Scan window.

  9. Size and adjust your image settings as necessary.

    10. To improve the color of faded photos or negatives, click the Color Restoration checkbox. If you're using Professional mode, you may have to scroll to the bottom of the screen.

  10. Click the Scan button.

    11. If you scanned from an application like Photoshop, your scanned image opens in your application window.

    If you opened EPSON Scan from the Applications folder, you see a File Save Settings window. Type a name for your file in the Prefix box, select a file format in the Type box, and click OK.



  11. Click Close to exit EPSON Scan.

Adjusting the Scan Area (Marquee)

Once you create a marquee on your preview image, you can use it to crop the area you want to scan. You can create a marquee on each preview image, if you're scanning more than one at a time.