Scanning Settings for Special Documents

You need to select specific options on the Main Settings tab in Epson Scan 2 when scanning special originals.

Type of original Required settings
Envelope Select Off as the Detect Double Feed setting.
Plastic cards Select Plastic Card as the Document Size setting and Off as the Detect Double Feed setting.
Carrier sheet If you select Auto Detect as the Document Size setting, paper skew is automatically corrected even if the Correct Document Skew setting is set to Off.

If you select a setting other than Auto Detect as the Document Size setting, you can only use Contents Skew as the Correct Document Skew setting. As paper skew is not applied in this case, only contents skew is corrected when you select the Paper and Contents Skew setting.

Passport Select Passport as the Document Size setting and Single-Sided as the Scanning Side setting.
Large originals If the Document Size list does not contain the document size you want to scan, select Customize to create a custom size.
Thin paper If text is blurry, set White as the Background Color setting.

If you cannot select White, make sure the Document Size setting is not set to Auto Detect or Passport and the Correct Document Skew setting is not set to Paper Skew.

Long paper If the Document Size list does not contain the document size you want to scan, select Auto Detect (Long Paper) or select Customize to create a custom document size.

Depending on the length of the paper, do one of the following:

  • If the paper is less than 120 inches (3048 mm), select Auto Detect (Long Paper).
  • If the paper length is more than 120 inches (3048 mm), select Customize and specify the length and width of the paper.
  • If the paper length is less than 215 inches (5461 mm), select Detect paper length to detect the length automatically.
  • If the paper length is more than 215 inches (5461 mm), specify the length and the width of the paper.
Laminated cards To scan any transparent areas around the edges of the card, select Settings as the Document Size setting and either select the Scan laminated card checkbox or create a custom size.