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Scanning Using the Automatic Document Feeder

See one of these sections for instructions on scanning using the ADF.
Note:
Home Mode is not available when you are scanning with the ADF. Change the scan mode to Office Mode or Professional Mode. See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions.

Scanning in Office Mode Using the ADF

Load your documents in the ADF. See Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder for instructions.
Start Epson Scan. See Starting Epson Scan for instructions.
Select Office Mode in the Mode list. See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions.
Select Color, Grayscale, or Black&White as the Image Type setting.
Note:
If you select Grayscale or Black&White, you can also select an Image Option setting, as described below.
Image Option Setting
Description
None
No Image Option setting is applied.
Dropout: Red
Drops out red from the scan.
Dropout: Green
Drops out green from the scan.
Dropout: Blue
Drops out blue from the scan.
Color Enhance: Red
Enhances red in the scan.
Color Enhance: Green
Enhances green in the scan.
Color Enhance: Blue
Enhances blue in the scan.
Text Enhancement Technology
Improves accuracy during OCR (Optical Character Recognition) scanning by eliminating the document’s background from the scan. This setting is available only when the Image Type is set to Black&White.
Auto Area Segmentation
Makes grayscale images clearer and text recognition more accurate by separating the text from the graphics. This setting is available only when the Image Type is set to Black&White.
Select one of these settings as the Document Source setting.
ADF - Single-sided: Select this setting when you use the ADF to load your documents and scan only one side of your document pages.
ADF - Double-sided: Select this setting when you use the ADF to load your documents and scan both sides of your document pages.
Auto Detect: This setting automatically detects where your document is placed.
Select the size of your original document as the Size setting.
Click the arrow to open the Resolution list and select an appropriate resolution for your original. See Selecting the Scan Resolution for instructions.
Click Preview to preview your image(s). The Preview window appears and displays your image(s).
If necessary, you can draw a marquee (a line marking the scan area) around the portion of your document page that you want to scan in the Preview window. See Creating a Marquee on a Preview Image for instructions.
Change any necessary Image Adjustment settings. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for details.
Place the ejected document pages on top of the rest of the pages.
Click Scan.
What happens next depends on how you started your scan. See Finishing the Scan for instructions.
If you have problems while scanning using the ADF, see Optional Automatic Document Feeder Problems.

Scanning in Professional Mode Using the ADF

Load your documents in the ADF. See Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder for instructions.
Start Epson Scan. See Starting Epson Scan for instructions.
Select Professional Mode in the Mode list. See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions.
Click the arrow to open the Document Type list and select Reflective.
Select one of these settings as the Document Source setting.
ADF - Single-sided: Select this setting when you use the ADF to load your documents and scan only one side of your document pages.
ADF - Double-sided: Select this setting when you use the ADF to load your documents and scan both sides of your document pages.
Click the arrow to open the Auto Exposure Type list and select Document.
Click the arrow to open the Image Type list and select the detailed image type you are scanning.
Image Type setting
Type of image you are scanning
24-bit Color
Color photo
Color Smoothing
Color graphics, such as a chart or graph
8-bit Grayscale
Black-and-white photo with just a few shades of gray
Halftone
Shaded drawings or photographs
Black & White
Document with black text and/or line art
Note:
If you select Halftone, you can also select the Pattern setting. To access the setting, click the + (Windows) or  (Mac OS X) button next to Image Type. For details on adjusting the setting, see Epson Scan Help.
If you select 8-bit Grayscale or Black & White, you can also select an Image Option setting, as described below. To access the setting, click the + (Windows) or  (Mac OS X) button next to Image Type.
Image Option Setting
Description
None
No Image Option setting is applied.
Dropout: Red
Drops out red from the scan.
Dropout: Green
Drops out green from the scan.
Dropout: Blue
Drops out blue from the scan.
Color Enhance: Red
Enhances red in the scan.
Color Enhance: Green
Enhances green in the scan.
Color Enhance: Blue
Enhances blue in the scan.
Text Enhancement Technology
Improves accuracy during OCR (Optical Character Recognition) scanning by eliminating the document’s background from the scan. This setting is available only when the Image Type is set to Black & White.
Auto Area Segmentation
Makes grayscale images clearer and text recognition more accurate by separating the text from the graphics. This setting is available only when the Image Type is set to Black & White.
Click the arrow to open the Resolution list and select an appropriate resolution for your original(s). See Selecting the Scan Resolution for instructions.
Click Preview to preview your image(s). The Preview window appears and displays your image(s). See Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area for instructions on settings in the Preview window.
Modify the image quality, if necessary. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for instructions.
Click the arrow to open the Target Size list and select the size you would like your scanned image(s) to be, if necessary. You can scan your images at their original size, or you can reduce or enlarge their size by selecting a Target Size. See Selecting the Scan Size for instructions.
Place the ejected document pages on top of the rest of the pages.
Click Scan.
What happens next depends on how you started your scan. See Finishing the Scan for instructions.
If you have problems while scanning using the ADF, see Optional Automatic Document Feeder Problems.