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Basic Scanning / Scanning in the Full Auto Mode

Using the Full Auto Mode

Scanning
Saving a scanned image

In the Full Auto mode, an image is automatically optimized. You can scan quickly and easily without changing any complex settings.

Note:

In the Full Auto mode, you can scan color transparent materials such as slides or negatives. If you want to scan black and white negatives, switch to the Manual mode.

Be sure to use the film holders when you scan transparent materials.

Scanning

Follow the steps below to scan photos, documents, slides, or negatives from the Full Auto mode.

Note for Macintosh users:

Most illustrations shown in this section are for Windows, so they may vary in appearance from what actually appears on your screen. The instructions are the same, except as noted.

Start the TWAIN-compliant application. (The example used here is ArcSoft PhotoImpression.)

Click the Get Photo button and then click the Camera/Scanner button on the main screen.

Choose EPSON TWAIN 5 from the Select Source list and click the Acquire button (for Windows users) or the OK button (for Macintosh users) to open EPSON TWAIN.

Note:

You can launch EPSON TWAIN from any TWAIN-compliant application.

You usually need to choose EPSON TWAIN 5 only the first time you use the scanner with your application.

For detailed settings, click the Help icon or menu.

The following window appears.

EPSON TWAIN automatically previews the image and recognizes the document source and type. See Document Type Recognition setting.

If you want to adjust settings yourself, click Cancel and then click the button (for Windows users) or the arrow on the bottom left corner of the window (for Macintosh users). See Customizing the Full Auto Mode Settings for more details.

If you want to switch to the Manual mode, click Cancel and then click the Manual mode button. See Selecting a Mode for details.

Note:

Depending on the image you want to scan, you may not get the expected scanned image. In this case, scan the image in the Manual mode. See Overview of Scanning Procedure in the Manual Mode.

After EPSON TWAIN has previewed and recognized the document type, the following window appears. You can see the document type and the icon in the window.

EPSON TWAIN automatically chooses the Image Location setting and Exposure setting, and then starts scanning. If you're scan multiple photos, the number of scanned images will be indicated.

The scanned image is sent to the application.

Note:

Depending on the application, you may not be able to scan multiple images.

If you cannot scan transparent materials from the Full Auto mode, switch to the Manual mode and use the marquee. See You cannot scan the film from the Full Auto mode or the Thumbnail preview. for details.

You cannot scan an image that is too large for the available memory or disk space on your computer. If you try to scan the image, an alert appears on the screen.

For information on further editing of the scanned images, click the Help icon or menu in your application.

After an image is scanned, be sure to save or export it. See Saving a scanned image.

The mode you used previously opens the next time you start EPSON TWAIN.

Document Type Recognition setting

The image is automatically recognized as one of the following document types:

Document Source	Document Type	Icon
Reflective	Color Photo
	Black & White Photo
	Illustration
	Text/Line Art
	Color Document
	Black & White Document
Film	Color Negative Film
Film	Color Positive Film

Image Location setting

Auto Locate:	The scanner automatically locates and selects the target image. The image appears without a white border. (If the document type is document or Text/Line Art, a 2 mm white border is added around the edges of the image.) If the document type is photo or film, Auto Locate applies to each photo; otherwise it covers the whole area of the image.
Detect Skew Angle:	The scanner automatically detects and modifies the skew of the target image. If the document type is photo or film, Detect Skew Angle applies to each photo. If the document type is Text/Line Art, it covers the whole area of the image.

Exposure setting

The scanner automatically optimizes the exposure of an image defined by Auto Locate. The Gamma, Highlight, and Shadow settings are automatically adjusted.

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Saving a scanned image

After an image is scanned, be sure to save it using the steps below. (The example used here is ArcSoft PhotoImpression.)

Click the Save button on the main screen.

Click the Save As button.

Type a file name, select a file format, and then click Save. See the following section for the file formats.

File formats

The following table lists some common image file formats. Select an appropriate format supported by your image processing application when you save image files.

Format (File extension)	Explanation
BMP format (*.BMP)	Standard image file format in Windows. Most Windows programs including word processors can read and prepare images in this format.
TIFF format (*.TIF)	TIFF is a file format designed for data exchange between applications such as graphics software and DTP software.
JPEG format (*.JPG)	JPEG is a compressed file format, which allows a choice in compression quality. However, if the compression is too high, the image quality deteriorates. The image quality also deteriorates every time the image file is saved in JPEG. If you edit an image file after saving it, the original image should be saved in a file format other than JPEG.
EPS format (*.EPS)	EPS is a PostScript file format. Most illustration and DTP applications are compatible with EPS.
PICT format (Macintosh only)	PICT is a standard image file format for Macintosh. Most Macintosh programs including word processors can read and prepare images in this format.

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