Epson Gts85 User Manual

							
Click the arrow next to the Resolution list and select the number of dpi (dots per inch) at which you want t\
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Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area
Once you have selected your basic settings and resolution, you can previ\
ew your image and select or adjust the image 
area of the image(s) in a separate Preview window on your screen.
Preview window displays your previewed image(s) in their entirety. You\
 must select the scan area and make any image 
quality adjustments manually.
Click Preview.
Epson Scan prescans your image(s) and displays them in the Preview win\
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To adjust the image quality, click the scan area(s) you want to modify\
 and make the adjustments. See Adjusting 
the Color and Other Image Settings for instructions.
Creating a Marquee on a Preview Image
A marquee is a moving dotted line that appears on the edges of your prev\
iew image to indicate the scan area.
Note:
Once you set the scan area using the marquee, it applies to all pages.
Marquee is only available when Single-Sided or Carrier Sheet (Single-Sided) are selected as 
the Document Source. 
						

							
You can move the marquee and adjust its size. You can create only one ma\
rquee.
To draw a marquee, move your cursor over a preview image. The pointer be\
comes a set of cross-hairs.
Position the pointer in the area where you want to place the corner of y\
our marquee and click. Hold down the 
mouse button and drag the cross-hairs over the image to the opposite cor\
ner of the desired scan area. Then 
release the mouse button. You see the moving dotted line of the marquee.\
 
						

							
Do one of the following to adjust the marquee.To move the marquee, position your cursor inside the marquee. The pointe\
r becomes a hand. Click and drag 
the marquee to desired location.
To resize the marquee, position your cursor over the edge or corner of t\
he marquee. The pointer becomes a 
straight or angled double-arrow. Click and drag the edge or corner to th\
e desired size.
Note:
To restrict the movement of the marquee to vertical or horizontal only, \
hold down the Shift key 
as you move the marquee.
To restrict the size of the marquee to the current proportions, hold dow\
n the Shift key as you 
resize the marquee.
For best results and image exposure, make sure all four sides of the mar\
quee are located inside 
the preview image. Do not include any of the area around the preview ima\
ge in the marquee.
To delete the marquee, press the Delete key.
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Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings
Once you have previewed your image(s) and adjusted the scan area, you \
can modify the image quality, if necessary. 
Epson Scan offers a variety of settings for improving color, sharpness, \
contrast, and other aspects affecting image 
quality. Before you make adjustments, be sure to click the image or marq\
uee for the area you want to adjust.
To adjust the color and other image settings, see Making Color Adjustments and Other Image Settings.
Making Color Adjustments and Other Image Settings 
						

							
Image Type: Color or Grayscale 
Image Type: Black & White 
The table below describes the settings available. For details on adjusti\
ng these settings, see Epson Scan Help.Setting Description
Brightness Adjusts the overall image lightness and darkness. This setting is 
available only when the Image Type is set to Color or Grayscale.
Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall 
image. This setting is available only when the Image Type is set to 
Color or Grayscale.
Unsharp Mask Turn on to make the edges of image areas clearer for an overall 
sharper image. Turn off to leave softer edges. This setting is available\
 
only when the Image Type is set to Color or Grayscale.
Descreening Removes the rippled pattern that can appear in subtly-shaded image 
areas, such as in skin tones. Also improves results when scanning 
magazine or newspaper images which include screening in their 
original print processes. This setting is available only when the Image \
Type is set to Color or Grayscale. The results of descreening do not 
appear in the preview, only in your scanned image.
Text Enhancement Enhances text recognition when scanning text documents.
Threshold Adjusts the level at which the black areas in text and line art are 
delineated, improving text recognition in OCR programs. This setting 
is available only when the Image Type is set to Black & White.
Auto Area Segmentation Makes grayscale images clearer and text recognition more accurate by 
separating the text from the graphics. This setting is available only 
when the Image Type is set to Black & White.
Remove Punch Holes Removes the hole of punches in the output image.
Correct Document Skew Detects the skew of the original images and corrects them. 
						

							
Edge FillCorrects shadowing around the borders (the edges of the scanned 
document) by filling them with the selected color.
Note:
Certain settings may not be available, or may be automatically selected,\
 depending on the type of 
image you are previewing and other settings you have selected.
You can customize how certain Epson Scan settings behave by clicking Configuration and 
changing settings in the window that appears. See Epson Scan Help for de\
tails.
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Finishing the Scan
What happens after you scan depends on how you started your scan.If you started your scan by running Epson Scan from the EPSON Scan icon,\
 you see the File Save Settings 
window. This lets you select the name and location of your saved scan fi\
les. See Selecting File Save Settings for 
details. After you select these settings, Epson Scan starts scanning.
If you started your scan from a TWAIN-compliant program, your scanned im\
age(s) opens in the program 
window. If Epson Scan does not automatically close after scanning, click\
 Close to exit the Epson Scan window 
and view your image(s) in the program.
After finishing the scan, close the input tray and output tray. 
						

							
 
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Scanning Documents with Carrier Sheet
When your document has an irregular shape, with folds or wrinkles, or la\
rger than A4 size (A3, B4, and US B), you can 
scan them using the carrier sheet.Option name Part number
Carrier Sheet (5 sheets) B12B813431
Follow the steps below for instructions on scanning with the carrier she\
et.
Note:
The Carrier Sheet should be replaced after every 500 scans* or if scratc\
hed or stained. 
* Replacement timeline may vary depending on usage.
Place the carrier sheet into the input tray. See Loading Document with Carrier Sheet for instructions.
Start Epson Scan. See Starting Scan Using the Epson Scan for instructions.
Select Carrier Sheet (Single-Sided) or Carrier Sheet (Stitch Images) as the Document Source setting. 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 Size, Orientation, Image Type, and Resolution settings. See Scanning Documents for details.
Make any other necessary Image Adjustment settings. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for 
details.
Click Scan. The File Save Settings window appears.
Make File Save and PDF settings as necessary. See Scanning Using Epson Scan for details.
Click OK. Epson Scan scans your document. 
						

							
 
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Text Enhancement
When you scan documents, you can sharpen the text and increase accuracy \
by using the Text Enhancement feature in 
Epson Scan. 
Follow the steps below for instructions on text enhancement.
Note:
The instructions in this section are for scanning to a PDF file, but the\
 text enhancement feature is 
available in all file formats. Text enhancement is also effective when y\
ou convert scanned documents 
into editable text. See Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text for details.
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.
Make necessary Source Settings. See Scanning Documents for details.
Click the Text Enhancement check 
box.