Epson Gt2500 User Manual

							
If you are scanning using the ADF, select ADF - Single-sided or ADF - Double-sided 
as the Document Source setting.
 
If you are scanning one page on the document table, select Document Table. 
Click the arrow in the Auto Exposure Type list and select your original \
document type; 
either Document or Photo.
 
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 scanning 
48-bit Color Color photo that you may want to modify in a 48-
bit image-editing program
 
24-bit Color Color photo 
Color Smoothing Color graphics, such as a chart or graph 
16-bit Grayscale Black-and-white photo with many shades of gray 
8-bit Grayscale Black-and-white photo with just a few shades of 
gray
 
Black & White Document with black text and/or line art 
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 
Send via e-mail, upload to web, view 
only on the screen
 
96 to 150 dpi 
Print, convert to editable text (OCR) 300 dpi 
Fax 200 dpi 
Click the Scan button to scan your document 
pages.
 
The File Save Settings window 
appears:
  
						

							
Select PDF as the file type setting. The current Paper Size, Orientation, Margin, \
and 
Compression setting are displayed below it.
 
If you need to change any of the current PDF settings, click the Options button. You 
see the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window:
  
						

							
Select the settings that match your document and click OK. You return to the File Save 
Settings window.
 
When you are finished selecting file settings, click OK. EPSON Scan scans your pages 
and displays this window:
 
If you have finished scanning your document and want to view thumbnail i\
mages of 
the scanned pages, click Done and go to step 16.
  
						

							
If you need to load or place more pages for scanning, click Add page. Then load or 
place your originals and click Scan. When you are finished, click Done and go to step 
16.
 
If you have finished scanning and want to save the file without editing \
the pages, click 
Save File and go to step 18.
 
You see the Editing Page window displaying thumbnail images of each scan\
ned 
page:
 
If you want to include all the document pages in your PDF file as they c\
urrently look, 
go to step 17. 
If you want to include only some of the pages, click the 
 odd pages or  even 
pages icons, or click the individual pages you want to include.
 
If you want to rotate or delete pages, click the pages or use the  odd pages, 
 even pages, or  all pages icon to select the pages. Then click the   left or 
 right rotate icon to rotate them or the  delete icon to delete them. 
 
Note: 
						

							
The  delete icon is not available when all document pages are selected. 
When you have finished editing your document pages, click OK. Your document is 
saved in a PDF file in the location you selected. 
Click Close to exit EPSON 
Scan.
  
						

							
Home > Using the Scanner Features 
Converting Scanned Documents into Editable Text
OCR Software Limitations  
Scanning Using an OCR Program  
You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you can edit\
 with a word 
processing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recog\
nition). To scan and 
use OCR, you need to use an OCR program, such as Adobe Acrobat. 
OCR Software Limitations
OCR software cannot recognize handwritten characters, and certain types \
of documents or text 
are difficult for OCR software to recognize, such as:
 
l     Items that have been copied from other copies 
l     Faxes 
l     Text with tightly spaced characters or line pitch 
l     Text that is in tables or underlined 
l     Cursive or italic fonts, and font sizes less than 8 points 
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Scanning Using an OCR Program
Follow these steps to scan and convert text using an OCR program. See yo\
ur OCR program 
documentation for detailed instructions.
 
Place your original document on the scanner. See one of these sections f\
or 
instructions:  
						

							
l     Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder 
l     Placing Originals on the Document Table 
Start your OCR 
program.
 
Start your OCR program’s scan function. EPSON Scan starts in the last\
 mode you 
used.
 
Select your scan settings as follows, depending on the mode you are 
using:
 
Office Mode 
l     Select Auto Detect, ADF - Single-sided, ADF - Double-sided, or Document 
Table as the Document Source. 
l     Select Color or Black&White as the Image Type. 
l     Select 300 dpi as the Resolution 
Home Mode 
l     Select Magazine, Newspaper, or Text/Line Art as the Document Type. 
l     Select Black&White or Color as the Image Type 
l     Choose Printer or Other as your Destination setting. 
l     Preview and select your scan area as described in Previewing and Adjusting the Scan 
Area. 
Professional Mode
  
						

							
l     Select ADF - Single-sided, ADF - Double-sided, or Document Table as the 
Document Source. 
l     Select Document as the Auto Exposure Type. 
l     Select Black&White, 24-bit Color, or 48-bit Color as the Image Type. 
l     Select 300 dpi as the Resolution. 
 
Note:
If the characters in your text are not recognized very well, you can imp\
rove 
recognition by adjusting the Threshold setting.
 
If you are scanning using the ADF, see Adjusting the Color and Other Image 
Settings for instructions.
 
If you are scanning from the document table, see Adjusting the Color and Other 
Image Settings for instructions.
 
Click Scan. Your document is scanned, processed into editable text, and opened in \
your OCR program window.
 
Follow the instructions in OCR program Help to edit and save your 
document.
 
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Home > Using the Scanner Features 
Restoring Color in Photos
Using the Color Restoration feature in EPSON Scan, you can transform old, faded, or badly 
exposed photos into ones with true-to-life color and sharpness. You can \
restore printed photos 
automatically as you scan them.
 
Original image Color Restoration applied 
  
Follow these steps to restore colors using EPSON Scan: 
Place your original photo on the document table. See Placing Originals on the 
Document Table for instructions.
 
 
Note:
Do not load photos into the ADF. 
Start EPSON Scan. See one of these sections for 
instructions: