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.
Smart Panel is an easy, step-by-step interface for scanning, copying, printing, 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 CX3200 Scan button for automatic scanning and copying, as described in One-Touch Scanning.
For details on using all the Smart Panel features, click the ? button in Smart Panel or see the on-screen Smart Panel User Guide.
You can quickly scan an image or document directly to a file on your hard drive.
You can also press the Scan button on the EPSON Stylus CX3200 control panel to open Smart Panel. (To change the application assigned to the Scan button, see One-Touch Scanning.)
Note: On a Macintosh, you can also open EPSON Smart Panel by selecting Applications > EPSON > Smart Panel > EPSON Smart Panel.
Note: For instructions on scanning with the other Smart Panel options, select Help in the Smart Panel window or open the User Guide in the EPSON Smart Panel program group.
EPSON Scan to File launches EPSON TWAIN and saves the scanned images to files automatically. It generates sequential file names so you can quickly scan an image with different TWAIN settings and select the one you like the most.
Note: For details on the available settings, click the Help button.
To stop the scan and select settings in manual mode, click Cancel. Then click the Manual mode button on the next screen. You see the EPSON TWAIN settings dialog box.
Note: For detailed information on EPSON TWAIN settings, see Advanced Scanning or click the Help button.
You can use your Scan button to automatically scan a photo into an image-editing application, scan a document to convert it into editable text, or scan to e-mail, print, or fax. (Not available with Macintosh OS X.)
The following example explains how to set up the Scan button so you can scan files to e-mail.
Note: On a Macintosh, you can also open EPSON Smart Panel by selecting Applications > EPSON > Smart Panel > EPSON Smart Panel.
Smart Panel starts and EPSON TWAIN automatically scans your document.
Note: If your e-mail program isn't listed, click the Help button for instructions on adding your e-mail program to the list. For a list of supported programs, see your on-screen Smart Panel User Guide.