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Basics Scanning Procedure

Scanning an Image

Step 1-Turn on the scanner
Step 2-Place your document on the document table
Step 3-Start the software and scan

EPSON Scan provides three modes for you to adjust scanner settings; Full Auto Mode, Home Mode, and Professional Mode. This section describes how to scan an image in Full Auto Mode. Full Auto Mode lets you scan images using automatically-adjusted settings. For more details, see Selecting a Scanning Mode.

Note:

You cannot scan an image with a size that exceeds the available memory or disk space. If you try to scan the image, an alert appears on the screen.

Note for Macintosh users:

Most illustrations shown in this section are for Windows, so they may vary in appearance from what actually appears on your screen. The instructions are the same, except as noted.

Caution:

Before you begin, make sure that all the necessary software including EPSON Scan has been installed. For details, see the Start Here poster.

Step 1-Turn on the scanner

Before turning on the scanner, make sure the two transportation locks are unlocked and the scanner is connected to your computer. Also make sure that the document cover's cable is connected.

Make sure the cover is closed, then press the Power button on the front of the scanner to turn it on. The indicator light blinks, then turns solid green, meaning the scanner has completed its initialization.

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Step 2-Place your document on the document table

You can scan two types of documents: reflective documents (like photographs or papers) or transparent materials (like slides or film). Refer to the links below for instructions on placing documents on the document table.

Placing Film on the Document Table

Placing Documents and Photographs on the Document Table

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Step 3-Start the software and scan

Start EPSON Scan.

Windows:

Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on your desktop, or click Start, point to All Programs (Windows XP) or Programs (Windows 98SE, Me, or 2000), point to EPSON Scan, and then select EPSON Scan.

Macintosh:
Click the EPSON Scan icon in the Applications folder.

The following window appears.

Note:

If the Show this dialog box before next scan check box is not checked, the standby dialog box does not appear. Instead, the File Save Settings dialog box appears. If the File Save Settings dialog box appears, go to step 3.

If you want to adjust settings in Full Auto Mode, click Customize to open the Customize dialog box. For details on adjusting settings, see the on-screen help by clicking the Help button in the Customize dialog box.

Click Scan. The File Save Settings dialog box appears.

Note:

If the Show this dialog box before next scan check box is not checked, the File Save Settings dialog box does not appear automatically. To open the dialog box, click the arrow to the right of the Scan button, then select File Save Settings.

If the Open image folder after scanning check box in the File Save Settings dialog box is checked, Windows Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Macintosh) automatically opens the folder where the scanned image is saved when EPSON Scan finishes scanning.

Select where scanned images will be saved. If you want to change the default location, click Browse (Windows) or Choose (Macintosh), then select a folder.

Specify a file name with an alphanumeric character string (prefix) and a 3-digit number (start number).

If you want to change the file name, type an alphanumeric character string in Prefix and select a start number. The file name is generated using a combination of the prefix and number specified.

Note:

For Windows users, the following characters cannot be used in the prefix.
\, /, :, ., *, ?, ", <, >, |

For Macintosh users, you cannot use a colon (:) in the prefix.

The number must be 3 digits. To save images using the MS-DOS 8.3 format, make sure the prefix does not exceed 5 alphanumeric characters.

Select a file format from the table below. Some formats may not be available depending on the settings you selected in the Customize dialog box.

Format (File extension)	Explanation
BITMAP (*.BMP) (Windows only)	Standard image file format used in Windows. Most Windows applications including word processing applications can read images in this format.
JPEG (*.JPG)	Compressed file format. The compression quality can be selected; the JPEG format enables a relatively high compression ratio. However, the higher the compression ratio is, the lower the image quality becomes. (Note that the original quality cannot be restored.) In addition, the quality deteriorates every time the image is saved. The TIFF format is recommended in cases where modification and retouching are required.
Multi-TIFF (*.TIF)	TIFF format that allows multiple pages to be saved to the same file. To open the Multi-TIFF files, you need an application that supports this format.
PDF (*.PDF)	Document format that is independent of platforms. To use PDF documents, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader or Acrobat. When you save color or grayscale images in PDF, you can select a compression quality.
PICT (*.PCT) (Macintosh only)	Standard image file format for the Macintosh. Almost all of the software applications for the Macintosh (such as word processing software) support the PICT file format.
PRINT Image Matching II (JPEG) (.JPG)/ PRINT Image Matching II (TIF) (.TIF)	File format that records PRINT Image Matching. Print Image Matching is a standardized method of recording a wider range of color information to enhance the quality of your scanned images. When using a printer compatible with PRINT Image Matching, you can achieve printouts that come to life with a dynamic range of brilliant colors. Note: PRINT Image Matching information does not change the image data or the way the image is displayed on a computer screen.
TIFF (*.TIF)	File format created for exchanging data among many applications such as graphic and DTP software. When scanning black & white images, you can specify the compression type.

Click OK. EPSON Scan starts scanning your document.

Note:

If you want to return to the standby dialog box, press the Pause button. If you want to display the standby dialog box before scanning, check the Show this dialog box before next scan check box.

The scanned image is automatically saved in the specified location.

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