Epson Gt1500 Owners Manual

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Scanning to a File With EPSON Scan
You can use the import or acquire function of a TWAIN-compliant application such 
as PaperPort Deluxe or Adobe Photoshop to scan images directly into your 
application, as described later in this chapter. Or you can scan directly to your 
computer by starting EPSON Scan from your desktop or from the Windows Start 
menu. 
First, place your document or photo on the scanner as described on page 20. Then 
follow these steps:
1. Double-click the EPSON Scan icon...

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Basic Scanning in Home Mode
After you start EPSON Scan and choose Home Mode, you see this window:
Follow these steps to select your scan settings:
1. Click 
Preview to see a preview of your scan. 
Select Home Mode 

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2. 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 
page 37.
3. Choose a Document Type setting in the EPSON Scan window that is appropriate 
for your scan. 
4. Choose an Image Type setting: 
■Color for color scans
■Grayscale for scans of black-and-white photos or images
■Black&White for text or line art 
5....

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Scanning in Office Mode
After you start EPSON Scan and choose Office Mode, you see this window:
Follow these steps to select your scan settings:
1. Click 
Preview to see a preview of your scan. 
Select Office Mode 

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2. 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 
page 37.
3. Make any of these adjustments in the EPSON Scan window, as necessary:
■Select the appropriate Image Type: Color, Grayscale, or Black&White.
■In the Destination box, you can change the Document Source (to ADF for 
example), 
Size, Orientation, or...

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Advanced Scanning in Professional Mode
After you start EPSON Scan and choose Professional Mode, you see this window:
1. Click 
Preview to see a preview of your scan. 
2. 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 
page 37.
3. In the EPSON Scan window, choose the Auto Exposure Type: 
Photo to optimize...

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Follow these steps to use advanced settings:
1. Choose a color depth setting from the Image Type menu: 
■24-bit Color for the highest quality color scans
■Color Smoothing for color documents without photographs
■8-bit Grayscale for the highest quality scans of black-and-white photos or 
images
■Halftone if you want to select special halftone patterns
■Black&White for text or line art 
2. Click   to see more options, then choose 
Best or Draft for the Scanning Quality...

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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. 
6. The 
Unsharp Mask Filter option sharpens 
the image, and is on by default. You can 
Click   to see more options, then choose a 
Level to reduce or increase the effect. To turn 
it off, click on the checkbox to remove the 
check mark.
7. Select the 
Descreening Filter option to reduce moiré...

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You see the PaperPort desktop, with several sample documents and images:
2. Click the 
Scan button. 
You see these settings on the left side of the screen:
3. Select 
EPSON GT-15000 and Document. Make 
sure you don’t select 
WIA-EPSON GT-15000.
4. Click the 
Scan button. EPSON Scan opens. 
5. Choose 
Office Mode from the Mode list at the top 
of the EPSON Scan window. If you see a warning 
message about closing the preview window, click 
OK. 
Scan 
button
Scan 
button 

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You see the EPSON Scan Office 
Mode settings:
6. Choose an Image Type:
■Color for documents with color
■Grayscale for documents with 
grayscale images or black and 
white photos
■Black&White for plain text 
documents
7. Click 
Preview. 
8. 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, 
seepage37.
9. Make any...