Epson Gt2500 User Manual

Select whether the Image Type of your document pages is Color, Grayscale, or 
Black&White.
 
Select Auto Detect, ADF - Single-sided, or ADF - Double-sided as the Document 
Source setting.
 
Select the size of your original document as the Size 
setting.
 
Click the arrow next to the Resolution list and select the number of dots per inch at 
which you want to scan. See the table below for some guidelines:
 
What you will do with the 
scanned image
 
Suggested scan resolution 
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l     If you started your scan by running EPSON Scan as a standalone program, \
you see 
the File Save Settings window. See Selecting File Save Settings for details.
 
l     If you started your scan from a scanning program such as Adobe Acrobat, \
your 
scanned pages open in the program window. Click Close to close the EPSON Scan 
window and view your scanned pages in the program.
  

Home > Scanning Using the Automatic Document Feeder 
Selecting EPSON Scan Professional Mode Settings
Selecting File Save Settings  
Changing the Scan Mode  
Selecting Basic Settings  
Selecting the Scan Resolution  
Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area  
Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings  
Selecting the Scan Size  
Finishing the Scan  
Selecting File Save Settings
When you see the File Save Settings window, you need to select the locat\
ion, name, and 
format of the scanned image file you...

Specify a file name prefix with an alphanumeric character string. A 3-di\
git number is 
automatically added to the file name, but you can change the Start Numbe\
r if you like. 
If you are scanning multiple images at once, each image will receive a d\
ifferent 3-digit 
number.
 
 
Note:
l     With Windows, the following characters cannot be used in the prefix. 
\, /, :, ., *, ?, , , %
 
l     With Mac OS X, you cannot use a colon (:) in the prefix. 
Select a file format as described in the following...

Format (File 
Extension)
 
Explanation 
BITMAP (*.
BMP) 
(Windows 
only)
 
A standard image file format for Windows. Most Windows 
programs, including word processing programs, can read 
and prepare images in this format.
 
JPEG (*.JPG) A compressed file format in which the compression level 
can be selected. The JPEG format lets you highly compress 
image data. However, the higher the compression, the 
lower the image quality. Any lost image quality data 
cannot be restored and the quality deteriorates...

TIFF (*.TIF) A file format created for exchanging data between many 
programs, such as graphic and DTP software. When 
scanning black & white images, you can specify the 
compression type.
 
The checkboxes at the bottom of the window give you these 
options:
 
l     Overwrite any files with the same name  
Select this option if you want to reuse the selected file name and locat\
ion and 
overwrite previous files with the same names.
 
l     Show this dialog box before next scan  
Select this option if...

 
Note:
l     When you scan using the ADF, only Office Mode and Professional Mode are \
available. It is best to scan using Office Mode.
 
l     The mode you select remains in effect when you start EPSON Scan the next\
 
time.
 
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Selecting Basic Settings
When you start EPSON Scan in Professional Mode, you see the main EPSON S\
can window: 
Professional Mode  

Before you scan your document, you need to select these basic settings: 
l     Original settings. These tell EPSON Scan the type of document you are sc\
anning. 
l     Destination settings. These tell EPSON Scan how you plan to use your sca\
nned image  

so it can select the correct default resolution (scan quality) for you\
. 
Follow these steps to select the basic settings in EPSON Scan’s Profe\
ssional Mode: 
Click the arrow to open the Document Source list and select ADF - Single-sided or 
ADF - Double-sided (for scanning using the ADF).
 
Click the arrow in the Auto Exposure Type list and select 
Document.
 
Click the arrow to open the Image Type list and select the detailed imag\
e type you are 
scanning:
 
Image Type setting Type of image you are...

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Selecting the Scan Resolution
In Professional Mode, you can select the resolution you want at any time\
. 
Before you select the scan resolution, you should consider whether you w\
ill enlarge the 
images, and if so, whether you will enlarge them before or after you sca\
n. Follow these 
guidelines:
 
l     You will not be enlarging the images. 
If you will scan the images at 100% size or smaller and will not enlarge\
 them later, you 
can accept the Resolution setting selected by EPSON Scan based...