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Home Mode

Adjusting settings in Home Mode
Setting Options
Job Occasion

Adjusting settings in Home Mode

Click the Settings button to display the Setting dialog box.

There are six items in this dialog box: Image Type, Output Size, Resolution, Brightness, Contrast and Saturation.

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Setting Options

Note:

The settings listed below may vary, depending on your job occasion.

Image Type	Allows you to select the color mode you want to apply to the scanned images. The Default color mode is Color. Other options include Gray, Gray 16 bits, BW and Color 48 bits.
Output Size	Sets the size at which you want to print your scanned image.
Resolution	Sets the scanning resolution.The default resolution is 600 dpi. Other available resolutions include: 75, 100, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 and 19200.
Brightness	Adjusts the brightness of scanned images. You can increase or decrease the brightness of scanned images from -100 to 100.
Contrast	Lets you to adjust the contrast of scanned images. You can increase or decrease the contrast of scanned images from -100 to 100.
Saturation	Adjusts the color saturation of scanned images. You can increase or decrease the color saturation of scanned images from 0 to 100.

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Job Occasion

Scan & Save

Click the button indicated below and a list of job occasions will appear on the screen. Choose Scan & Save.

In the Occasion Information section, click the button indicated below to choose the path where you want to store your scanned images. The default path is C:\My Documents\My Pictures\Scan Pictures.

Next, click the Scan button on the screen. The CX1500 begins scanning the original. When finished, the scanned image file is saved to the default file folder or to the path you selected.

Scan to E-mail

Click the button indicated below and a list of job occasions will appear on the screen. Choose Scan to E-mail.

In the Occasion Information section, enter your email settings. In the Scan to drop-down list, choose either Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. In the File Format drop-down list, you can choose to scan your image as a JPG file or BMP file. In the Attachment Name text box, enter a name for the attached file.

Next, click the Scan button on the screen. EPSON Scan Tool Light will scan the original and transfer the scanned image to a new e-mail as an attachment.

Copy a Photo

Click the button indicated below and a list of job occasions appears on the screen. Choose Copy a Photo.

In the Occasion Information section, select your printer.

Next, click the Scan button on the screen. EPSON Scan Tool Light begins scanning the original. When finished, the image will be printed by the printer you selected.

Copy a Document

Click the button indicated below and a list of job occasions will appear on the screen. Choose Copy a Document.

In the Occasion Information section, select a printer to print your scanned document.

Next, click the Scan button on the screen. EPSON Scan Tool Light begins scanning the original. When finished, the scanned document will be printed by the printer you selected.

Scan to Wallpaper

This function enables you to scan images and replace your current Windows wallpaper with the images you have scanned.

Click the button indicated below and a list of job occasions will appear on the screen. Choose Scan to Wallpaper.

In the Occasion Information section, make any changes to your wallpaper setup. For the “Wallpaper Size” item, you can choose to change the size of your wallpaper. For “Display Style”, you can change the settings for the display. There are three options for you to choose from: Stretch, Center and Tile.

Next, click the Scan button on the screen. EPSON Scan Tool Light will begin scanning the original and when finished, your wallpaper will be replaced with the image you have scanned.

Scan to Application

If you have installed application programs that EPSON Scan Tool Light can recognize and work with, you can use this function to scan and transfer the scanned images to those application programs.

Click the button indicated below and a list of job occasions will appear on the screen. Choose Scan to Application.

In the Occasion Information section, choose the application program to which you want to transfer the scanned images.

Click the Scan button on the screen. EPSON Scan Tool Light scans the image, which opens in the application you chose.

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