Epson Gt15000 User Guide

							
 
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Selecting an Epson Scan Mode
Epson Scan offers several scanning modes to choose from.Office Mode lets you quickly select settings for scanning text documents and check \
their effects with a preview 
image. Epson Scan opens in this mode the first time you use it. 
Office Mode is best when you want to scan documents using the Automatic \
Document Feeder.See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions on switching to Office Mode.
See Scanning in Office Mode for instructions on making settings in Office Mode.
Home Mode lets you customize some scanning settings and check their effects with \
a preview image. 
Home Mode is best when you want to preview images of your originals befo\
re scanning them. You can size the 
image as you scan, adjust the scan area, and adjust many image settings,\
 including color restoration, dust 
removal, and backlight correction. See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions on switching to Home Mode.
See Scanning in Home Mode for instructions on making settings in Home Mode.
Professional Mode gives you total control of your scanning settings and lets you check th\
eir effects with a 
preview image.  
Professional Mode is best when you want to preview your image and make e\
xtensive, detailed corrections to it 
before scanning. You can sharpen, color correct, and enhance your image \
with a full array of tools, including 
color restoration, dust removal, and backlight correction. See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions on switching to Professional Mode.
See Scanning in Professional Mode for instructions on making settings in Professional Mode. 
						

							
 
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Changing the Scan Mode
To change the scan mode, click the arrow in the Mode box in the upper right corner of the Epson Scan window. Then 
select the mode you want to use from the list that appears.
Note:
The mode you select remains in effect when you start Epson Scan next tim\
e.
For instructions on scanning using these modes, see one of these section\
s.
Office Mode: Scanning in Office Mode 
Home Mode: Scanning in Home Mode 
Professional Mode: Scanning in Professional Mode  
						

							
 
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Scanning in Office Mode
Scanning in Office Mode Using the Document Table 
Scanning in Office Mode Using the ADF 
When you start Epson Scan for the first time, it runs in Office Mode and\
 displays the Epson Scan Office Mode window.
If you want to scan your documents by placing them on the document table\
, see Scanning in Office Mode Using the 
Document Table for instructions. 
If you want to scan your documents by loading them in the ADF, see Scanning in Office Mode Using the ADF for 
instructions. 
						

							
Scanning in Office Mode Using the Document Table 
Place the original(s) on the document table. See Placing Documents or Photos 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.
Select Document Table as the Document Source setting.
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. The Preview window appears and displays your ima\
ge. See Previewing and 
Adjusting the Scan Area for instructions.
Modify the image quality if necessary. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for instructions.
Click 
Scan. 
What happens next depends on how you started your scan. See Finishing the Scan for instructions.
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Scanning in Office Mode Using the ADF 
						

							
Load the first page of 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.
Select one of these settings as the Document Source setting.
Auto Detect: This setting automatically determines whether to load your document fro\
m the ADF or scan it 
from the document table.
ADF: Select this setting when you use the ADF to load your documents. 
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 ADF loads your first document page, the\
n Epson Scan prescans it and 
displays it in the Preview window. The ADF then ejects your first page.
If necessary, you can draw a marquee (a line marking the scan area) ar\
ound 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 your first document page on top of the rest of the pages, then loa\
d the entire document (up to 40 pages) into 
the ADF.
Click Scan.
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If you need to stop scanning, press the  Cancel button on the scanner. Your document pages may get 
jammed in the ADF. See Paper Jams in the Automatic Document Feeder for instructions on removing the 
pages.
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 Automatic Document Feeder Problems. Top
  
						

							
 
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Scanning in Home Mode
When you select Home Mode, you see the Epson Scan Home Mode window.
Note:
In Home Mode, you can only scan from the document table. If you want to \
scan using the ADF, change 
to Office Mode or Professional Mode. See Changing the Scan Mode for details. 
						

							
Place your original(s) on the document table. See Placing Documents or Photos for instructions.
Start Epson Scan. See Starting Epson Scan for instructions.
Select Home Mode in the Mode list. See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions.
Click the arrow to open the Document Type list, and select the type of your original(s) you are scanning.
Select Color, Grayscale, or Black&White as the Image Type setting.
In the Destination box, click the button for the way you plan to use the\
 scanned image(s).Screen/Web for images you will view only on a computer screen or post on the web.
Printer for image(s) you will be printing or converting to editable text with\
 an OCR (Optical Character 
Recognition) program.
Other if you want to select a specific resolution for other purposes.
Epson Scan selects a default resolution setting based on the Destination\
 setting you select. If you selected Other 
as the Destination setting to select a specific resolution, see Selecting the Scan Resolution for instructions.
Click Preview to preview your image(s). The Preview window appears and displays you\
r image(s). See Previewing 
and Adjusting the Scan Area for instructions.
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 to select the size of the scanned image(s), if necessary. You ca\
n scan 
your images at their original size, or you can reduce or enlarge their s\
ize by selecting Target Size. See Selecting 
the Scan Size for instructions.
Click Scan.
What happens next depends on how you started your scan. See Finishing the Scan for instructions. 
						

							
 
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Scanning in Professional Mode
Scanning in Professional Mode Using the Document Table 
Scanning in Professional Mode Using the ADF 
When you select Professional Mode, you see the Epson Scan Professional Mode window. 
						

							
If you want to scan your original(s) in Professional Mode by placing t\
hem on the document table, see Scanning in 
Professional Mode Using the Document Table for instructions.
If you want to scan your documents in Professional Mode by loading them \
in the ADF, see Scanning in Professional Mode 
Using the ADF for instructions.
Scanning in Professional Mode Using the Document Table
Place your original(s) on the document table. See 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.
Click the arrow to open the Document Source list and select Document Table.
Click the arrow to open the Auto Exposure Type list and select Document or Photo.
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
48-bit Color Color photos that you may want to modify in a 48-bit image-editing progr\
am
24-bit Color Color photos
Color Smoothing Color graphics, such as a chart or graph
16-bit Grayscale Black-and-white photos with many shades of gray
8-bit Grayscale Black-and-white photos with just a few shades of gray
Black & White Documents with black text and/or line art
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 you\
r image(s). See Previewing 
and Adjusting the Scan Area for instructions.
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 to select the size you want for the scanned image(s), if necessa\
ry. You 
can scan your images at their original size, or you can reduce or enlarg\
e their size by selecting Target Size. See 
Selecting the Scan Size for instructions.