Epson Gts85 User Manual

							
Adjust settings in the Save As window or the Print Settings window as ne\
cessary, and then click OK.
Note:
Selecting Apply job separation on the Save As window activates the function to sort the documents 
into separate files by detecting blank pages or barcodes in your scanned\
 images.
The scanned image is saved or uploaded to the location you specified. 
						

							
 
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Starting Scan Using the Epson Scan
Using the EPSON Scan Icon 
Using Another Scanning Program 
Using the EPSON Scan Icon
You can start Epson Scan by double-clicking the EPSON Scan icon.
Windows:  
Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on the desktop. 
Or, select the start button icon or Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan.
Mac OS X:  
Open the Applications folder in your hard drive and double-click the EPSON Scan icon.
The Epson Scan window opens. See Scanning Documents for instructions on scanning with Epson Scan.Top
 
Using Another Scanning Program
You can use any TWAIN-compliant scanning program to scan with your scann\
er. You open the program, select Epson 
Scan, and scan. When you are finished scanning, the scanned image opens \
in your scanning program so you can 
modify, print, and save it.
Start a TWAIN-compliant scanning program. Double-click the program icon \
on the desktop, if it is available, or 
do one of the following.
Windows:  
Select the start button or Start > All Programs or Programs > program folder > program icon.
Mac OS X:  
Open the Applications in your hard drive, select the program folder, and double-click the pro\
gram icon.
Do one of the following.
ABBYY Fine Reader (Windows only):
See Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text for instructions.
In some programs, you must select the scanner as the “source” firs\
t. If you see a Select Source option, select it 
and select your scanner there first.
Note for Windows Vista and XP users: 
						

							
Do not select a WIA option for your scanner from the Import or Acquire l\
ist; you will not be able to 
use all the features of your scanner.
The Epson Scan window automatically opens. See Scanning Documents for instructions on scanning with Epson Scan. Top
  
						

							
 
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Scanning Documents
When you start Epson Scan, the following window appears. To scan documen\
ts, follow the steps below.
Note for Mac OS X users:
The Dual Image Output feature is not available. 
						

							
Load only the first page of your documents into the input tray. See Loading Documents Directly for instructions.
Start Epson Scan. See Starting Scan Using the Epson Scan for instructions.
Select one of these settings as the Document Source setting.Single-Sided: Select this setting when you scan only one side of your document page.\
Double-Sided: Select this setting when you scan both sides of your document page.
Carrier Sheet (Single-Sided): Select this setting when you scan irregular shaped documents or docume\
nts 
with folds or wrinkles using the carrier sheet.
Carrier Sheet (Stitch Images): Select this setting when you scan A3, B4, or US B size documents using\
 
the carrier sheet. Epson Scan scans images with double-sided setting, th\
en outputs a stitched image.
Select the size of your original document as the Size setting.
Click the arrow to open the Orientation list and select the orientation of your document.
Click the arrow to open the Resolution list and select an appropriate resolution for your original. See Selecting the 
Scan Resolution for instructions.
Select Auto, 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.
Click Preview to preview your image(s). The scanner loads the first page of your do\
cuments, then Epson Scan 
prescans it and displays it in the Preview window. The scanner then ejec\
ts 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.
Make any other necessary Image Adjustment settings. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for 
details.
Note: 
						

							
You can save all of the selected settings as a group of custom settings \
with a Name, and later apply 
these custom settings to scanning. The custom settings are also availabl\
e for Epson Event Manager. See 
Epson Scan Help for details.
Place the first page of your documents on top of the rest of the pages, \
then load the entire document (up to 75 
pages) into the scanner with the printed side facing down and the top e\
dge facing into the feeder.
Click Scan.
Note:
If you need to stop scanning, press the 
 Cancel button on the scanner.
What happens next depends on how you started your scan. See Finishing the Scan for instructions.
If you have problems while scanning, see Paper Feeding Problems. 
						

							
 
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Selecting File Save Settings
When you see the File Save Settings window, you can select the location,\
 name, and format of the scanned image file.
Click the  File Save Settings icon on the right of the Scan button.
The File Save Settings window appears.
Note:
If you start Epson Scan from a TWAIN-compliant program, the 
 File Save Settings icon does not 
appear. 
						

							
In the File Save Settings window, specify the file folder in which you w\
ant to save your scanned image.
Click the Documents or Pictures radio button, or the My Documents or My Pictures radio button.
If you want to select another folder, click the Other radio button, then click Browse (Windows) or Choose (Mac 
OS X) and select the folder. If you want to save your image on the desk\
top, simply click the Other radio button.
Specify the rules for a file name that each scanned image receives. The \
example of the file name based on the 
current naming rules is displayed. To change the naming rules, click Edit.
In the File Name Setting window, specify a file name prefix with an alph\
anumeric character string. Then specify the 
Number of Characters and Start Number. If you are scanning multiple imag\
es at once, each image will receive a 
different number.
For details on file name settings, see Epson Scan Help.
Note:
The following characters cannot be used in the prefix. 
Windows: \, /, :, _, *, ?, , , % 
Mac OS X: :
Click the arrow to open the Type list and select a file format as descri\
bed in the following table. Depending on the 
format, the Options button may be available for making detailed settings\
.
Format (File 
Extension) Description
BITMAP (*.bmp) 
(Windows only) A standard image file format for Windows. Most Windows programs, includi\
ng 
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 ca\
nnot 
be restored, and the quality deteriorates each time the data is saved. T\
he 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. You can a\
lso 
edit the scanned images before saving them. See Epson Scan Help for deta\
ils. 
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 in Windows, you need Adob\
e 
Reader or Acrobat. Multi-page documents can be saved as one PDF file. Wh\
en 
you save color or grayscale images in PDF, you can select a Compression \
Level.
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.
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 check boxes at the bottom of the window give you these options.
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.
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 
 File Save Settings icon to open the window before clicking the Scan  
						

							
button.
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 file is saved when Epson Scan finishes scanning\
.
Show Add Page dialog after scanning  
Select this option if you want the Add Page Confirmation window to appea\
r automatically after each scan in 
PDF or multi-Tiff. The Add Page Confirmation window includes the Add page, Edit page, and Save File 
buttons.
Click OK. 
						

							
 
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Detailed Setting Instructions
Selecting the Scan Resolution 
Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area 
Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings 
Selecting the Scan Resolution
You can select a specific Resolution setting for your images. Keep in mi\
nd that higher resolution settings increase 
scanning time, so do not select a higher resolution than you need. See t\
he following table to reference the appropriate 
resolution setting to use so that you do not have to take more time than\
 necessary. What you will do with the 
scanned image Suggested scan resolution
Send via e-mail, upload to web, 
or view only on the screen 100 to 150 dpi
Print 400 dpi
Print, or convert to editable text 
(OCR) (for documents only) 400 dpi
Fax 200 dpi
Enlarge after scanning at 100% Increase Resolution setting by same amount you will increase image 
size after scanning.
For example, if the resolution is 300 dpi, but you will increase the 
image size to 200%, change the resolution setting to 600 dpi.
To select the resolution setting, see Selecting the Resolution for instructions.
Selecting the Resolution
You can select the resolution you want at any time.