Using EPSON Scan

EPSON Scan provides three scanning modes to give you progressive levels of control over your scanned image:

Starting Your Scan and Choosing a Mode

You can use the import or acquire function of a TWAIN-compliant application such as Adobe® Photoshop® to scan images directly into your application. Or you can scan to your hard drive by starting EPSON Scan from the Windows® Start menu, or the Macintosh® Apple® menu or Applications folder. You would then open the file in another application to print it or modify it for the screen or World Wide Web.

Follow these steps to start EPSON Scan and choose a scanning mode:

  1. Choose the Import (or Acquire) option in your application and choose EPSON Expression 1680, or open EPSON Scan as follows:
    • In Windows, click Start > Programs or All Programs > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan.
    • In Mac OS X, double-click the EPSON Scan icon in your Applications folder.
    • In Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x, click EPSON Scan in the Apple menu.

      • Note: If you have multiple scanners installed, you are prompted to choose your scanner. Click EPSON Expression 1680 and click OK.

  2. Choose a mode from the Mode list at the top of the EPSON Scan dialog box.



    3. If you choose Home Mode, a preview scan opens automatically. (This is the default. If you don't want an automatic preview, deselect Auto Preview on the EPSON Scan dialog box.)

  3. Continue with the instructions for your mode:

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Home Mode

  1. Start EPSON Scan and choose Home Mode from the Mode menu (see "Starting Your Scan and Choosing a Mode"). You see this dialog box:



  2. If you don't see an automatic preview of your scan, click Preview.
  3. Click the Auto Detect button in the preview window to automatically select your entire photo or document, or click and drag to create a scanning selection area (marquee). For more information on using marquees, see "Selecting the Scanning Area in the Preview Window".

    4. Note: If the scanned image in the preview window has a blue box around it, you're previewing in thumbnail mode and won't be able to create a marquee. Click the arrow beside the Preview button in the EPSON Scan dialog box and select Normal from the pull-down menu. Then click the Preview button to preview in normal mode.

  4. Choose a Document Type from the list.

    5. Note: If you're scanning film, choose Color Negative Film, B&W Negative Film, or Positive Film. If you're scanning slides, choose Positive Film.

  5. Choose an Image Type:
    • Color for color photos or documents with color
    • Grayscale for black-and-white photos or documents with grayscale images
    • Black&White for plain text documents
  6. Choose a Destination setting:
    • Printer if you're printing the image
    • Screen/Web if you will only view your image on the screen
    • Other if you're shrinking or enlarging your image. Then choose the Target Size for your final scanned image.
  7. Select a Target Size if you want to specify any size other than that of the original document.
  8. Adjust the Brightness and Contrast settings, if necessary.
  9. If you're scanning printed materials, select Descreening Filter to reduce the moiré patterns in the image.
  10. Click Scan.
    • If you're scanning from an application, the image opens in your application window. Click Close to close the EPSON Scan window.
    • If you're scanning to your hard drive, you see a File Save Settings window. Type a name for your file in the Prefix field, then choose an image type and click OK. (For more details, see the EPSON Scan on-screen Help.)



Scanning With EPSON Scan in Office Mode

  1. Start EPSON Scan and choose Office Mode from the Mode menu (see "Starting Your Scan and Choosing a Mode"). You see this dialog box:



  2. Click Preview to see a preview of your scan.
  3. Click the Auto Detect button in the preview window to automatically select your entire document, or click and drag in the preview window to create a scanning selection area (marquee). For more information on using marquees, see "Selecting the Scanning Area in the Preview Window".
  4. Choose an Image Type:
    • Color for documents with color
    • Grayscale for documents with grayscale images
    • Black&White for plain text documents
  5. Choose the Document Source:
    • Document Table for documents placed on the scanner's document table (See "Placing Your Original Document".)
    • ADF for documents loaded in the optional automatic document feeder (You must have the automatic document feeder installed to see this option; see Loading Paper in the Automatic Document Feeder.)
    • Auto Detect to allow the scanner to automatically detect whether your document is on the document table or loaded in the automatic document feeder (You must have the automatic document feeder installed to see this option; see Automatic Document Feeder.)
  6. Select the Size of your document, or select Auto Detect in the Size list to let the scanner automatically detect the document size.

    7. Note: The Orientation option is not functional for the Expression 1680.

  7. Make any of these adjustments, as necessary:
    • Select a resolution
    • Adjust the brightness and contrast settings for your image
    • If you're scanning printed materials, select Descreening Filter to reduce the moiré patterns in the image
    • To sharpen the image, select Unsharp Mask Filter
  8. Click Scan.
    • If you're scanning from an application, the image opens in your application window. Click Close to close the EPSON Scan window.
    • If you're scanning to your hard drive, you see a File Save Settings window. Type a name for your file in the Prefix field, then choose an image type. (For more details, see the EPSON Scan on-screen Help.)



Scanning With EPSON Scan in Professional Mode

  1. Start EPSON Scan and choose Professional Mode from the Mode menu (see "Starting Your Scan and Choosing a Mode"). You see this dialog box:



  2. Click Preview to see a preview of your scan.
  3. Click the Auto Detect button in the preview window to automatically select your entire document, or click and drag in the preview window to create a scanning selection area (marquee). For more information on using marquees, see "Selecting the Scanning Area in the Preview Window".
  4. Choose the Document Type:
    • Reflective for a photo or printed document
    • Transparency for film or slides (You must have the transparency unit installed to see this option; see Transparency Unit.) If you choose this option, go to step 7.

      • Note: The Document Type you select determines which options appear in the EPSON Scan dialog box.

  5. If you chose Reflective as the Document Type, do the following:
    • Choose the Document Source: Document Table, or ADF for documents loaded in the optional automatic document feeder (see Automatic Document Feeder).
    • Choose the Auto Exposure Type: Photo to optimize exposure for photos, or Document to optimize exposure for printed material.
  6. If you chose Transparency as the Document Type, choose the Film Type: Positive Film (for slides and some film), Color Negative Film, or B&W Negative Film.
  7. Either click Scan to complete your scan, or continue with the instructions in the next section to fine-tune it.

Using Professional Mode to Customize Your Scan

  1. Choose a color depth setting from the Image Type menu:
    • 48-bit Color
    • 16-bit Grayscale
    • 24-bit Color
    • 8-bit Grayscale
    • Color Smoothing
    • Halftone

     

    • Black & White

    2. Note: If you choose 48-bit Color, make sure your application supports 48-bit image files.

    Click or to see more options, then choose Best or Draft for the Scanning Quality setting.

  2. Choose a resolution setting (50 to 12800 dpi).
  3. If you want to specify a Target Size for your scanned image other than the original size, select a size from the pull-down menu. You can also click or to see more options, then type in the width and height, or scale the image with a percentage. If Trimming is set to On, your image is cropped to fit your specified size. If it is Off, your image is sized to fit you specified size as closely as possible.



  4. Use the Adjustment settings to modify your image as necessary. (You may have to use the scroll bar to see these options.)



    5. Auto Adjust - Click this button to let the software detect and analyze the image with the document settings you've specified to determine the optimum settings for your scan.



    Histogram Adjustment - Click this button to adjust the highlight, shadow, and gamma input levels.



    Tone Correction - Click this button to choose a preset tone curve for specific effects or to change the tone curve manually.



    Image Adjustment - Click this button to adjust the color balance, saturation, brightness, and contrast settings.

    For any of the setting windows above, you can click Reset to go back to the default settings for your image. See the EPSON Scan on-screen Help for more information about the Adjustment options.

  5. If you want to sharpen the image, select
    the Unsharp Mask Filter option. Click or to see more options, then choose a Level to reduce or increase the effect.



  6. Select the Descreening Filter option to reduce the moiré patterns in the image.

    7. To specify the source image you are scanning, click or to see more options, then choose the closest option to your source document in the Screen Ruling menu. (You may have to use the scroll bar to see this menu.)

  7. Click Scan.
    • If you're scanning from an application, the image opens in your application window. Click Close to close the EPSON Scan window.
    • If you're scanning to your hard drive, you see a File Save Settings window. Type a name for your file in the Prefix field, then choose an image type. (For more details, see the EPSON Scan on-screen Help.)



Selecting the Scanning Area in the Preview Window

The preview window lets you select the area of your image that you want to scan with a marquee (a frame that you draw around the previewed image). You can create up to 50 marquees at one time. The currently selected marquee has a moving, dotted line. EPSON Scan adjusts the image quality settings to optimize each selected area.