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 
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.
 
What happens next depends on how you started your 
scan.
  
						

							
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 want to save.
 
In the File Save Settings window, specify the location in which you want\
 to save your 
scanned image. Click the My Documents or My Pictures buttons (Windows), or the 
Documents or Pictures button (Mac OS X).
 
If you want to select another folder, click Other, then click Browse (Windows) or 
Choose (Mac OS X) and select the folder.
  
						

							
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 table. Depending on t\
he format, the 
Options button may be available for making detailed settings.
  
						

							
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 each time 
the data is saved. The TIFF format is recommended when 
modification and retouching are required.
 
Multi-TIFF (*.
TIF)
 
A TIFF format where multiple pages are saved to the same 
file. (With other formats, each document is saved in a 
separate file.) You can also edit the images before saving 
them. To open Multi-TIFF files, you need a program that 
supports it.
 
PDF (*.PDF) A document format that can be read on both Windows and 
Macintosh
® systems (platform independent). To use PDF 
documents, you need Adobe Acrobat. Multi-page 
documents can be saved as one PDF file. When you save 
color or grayscale images in PDF, you can select a 
compression level. You can also edit the scanned images 
before saving them. See Scanning to a PDF File for details.
 
PICT (*.PCT) 
(Macintosh 
only)
 
A standard image file format for Macintosh. Most Macintosh 
programs, including word processing programs, can read 
and prepare images in this format.
 
PRINT Image 
Matching II 
JPEG (*.JPG) 
or TIFF (*.TIF)
 
A file format that includes PRINT Image Matching™ II data 
for enhanced quality and a wider color range. PRINT Image 
Matching II compatible printers can then print using this 
data for brilliant, true-to-life results. (PRINT Image 
Matching data does not affect the way the image displays 
on a screen.) Available in JPEG or TIFF format.  
						

							
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 you want the File Save Settings window to appear a\
utomatically 
before you scan. If you deselect it, you must click the arrow to the rig\
ht of the Scan 
button and select File Save Settings to open the window.
 
l     Open image folder after scanning  
Select this option if you want Windows Explorer or the Macintosh Finder \
to 
automatically open the folder where your scanned image is saved when EPS\
ON Scan 
finishes scanning.
 
Click OK. EPSON Scan starts 
scanning.
 
The scanned image is automatically saved in the file and location you ch\
ose. 
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Changing the Scan Mode
To change the scan mode, click the arrow in the Mode box at the top righ\
t of the EPSON Scan 
window. Then select the mode you want to use from the list that appears.\
  
						

							
 
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 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 
EPSON Scan selects a default resolution setting based on the original an\
d destination 
settings you select. See Selecting the Scan Resolution to continue scanning.
  
						

							
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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 on your o\
riginal and 
destination settings.
 
l     You will enlarge the images as you scan them (increase the Target Size \
setting). 
If you will enlarge the images in EPSON Scan so you can use them at a la\
rger size, you 
can accept the Resolution setting selected by EPSON Scan based on your o\
riginal and 
destination settings.
 
l     You will scan the images at their original size, but then enlarge them l\
ater in 
an image-editing program. 
If you plan to enlarge your images later in an image-editing program, yo\
u need to 
increase the Resolution setting to retain a high image quality after enl\
argement. 
Increase the resolution by the same amount you will increase the image s\
ize. For 
example, if the resolution is 300 dpi (dots per inch), but you will in\
crease the image 
size by 200% in an image-editing program, change the Resolution setting \
to 600 dpi in 
EPSON Scan.
 
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