Epson L210 User Guide

							Note:
In certain programs, you may see the programs scan window instead of the EPSON Scan
window. Select scanning options as necessary.
Parent topic: Starting a Scan
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Scanning with Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8 Using Image Capture
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Selecting EPSON Scan Settings
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							Selecting EPSON Scan Settings
After starting EPSON Scan, you can select settings in various modes to customize your scan.
Scan Modes
Selecting the Scan Mode
Scanning in Full Auto Mode
Scanning in Home Mode
Scanning in Office Mode
Scanning in Professional Mode
Image Preview Guidelines
Scan Resolution Guidelines
Selecting Scan File Settings
Parent topic:Scanning
Scan Modes EPSON Scan provides a choice of scan modes with different levels of control over your settings.
Full Auto ModeThis mode automatically detects the type of content you are scanning, selects settings for it, and
saves your scanned image. You can also select various image adjustment options.
Home Mode You can select setting groups based on the type of content you are scanning. You can also select
various image adjustment options, and preview and size your scanned image.
Office Mode You can quickly scan text documents and adjust them on a preview screen. You can also select
various image adjustment options and preview your scanned image.
Professional Mode You can manually customize all available settings, and preview and size your scanned image.
Parent topic: Selecting EPSON Scan Settings
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Scanning in Full Auto Mode
Scanning in Home Mode
Scanning in Office Mode
Scanning in Professional Mode
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							Selecting the Scan Mode
Select the EPSON Scan mode you want to use from the Mode box in the upper right corner of the
EPSON Scan window:
Parent topic:Selecting EPSON Scan Settings
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Scanning in Full Auto Mode
Scanning in Home Mode
Scanning in Office Mode
Scanning in Professional Mode
Scanning in Full Auto Mode When you scan in Full Auto Mode, EPSON Scan automatically saves your scanned file in JPEG format
in your operating systems Pictures or My Pictures folder, or opens it in your scanning program. You can
change the scanned file settings and select various image adjustment options before you scan, if
necessary.
1. Start EPSON Scan and select Full Auto Modeas the Mode setting.
You see this window:
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							2. To select image adjustment options or change your scanned file settings, click
Customize, select
the settings, and click OK.
• To choose any of the available image adjustment options, select the checkbox for the option.
• To change the scanned file settings, click File Save Settings.
3. Click Scan.
EPSON Scan scans your original, and saves the file in the selected folder or opens it in your scanning
program. If the file was saved directly to your computer, you see the file in the Windows Explorer or Mac
OS X Finder, where you can view and print the image, if desired.
Available Image Adjustments - Full Auto Mode
Parent topic: Selecting EPSON Scan Settings
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							Available Image Adjustments - Full Auto Mode
You can select these image adjustment options in EPSON Scan Full Auto Mode.
Dust RemovalRemoves dust marks from your originals automatically.
Color Restoration Restores the colors in faded photos automatically.
Auto Photo Orientation Checks the preview image for faces, the sky, and other features, and then correctly rotates the photo
when it is scanned, if necessary. (If your photo is not oriented correctly using this option, deselect this
option and scan again.)
Parent topic: Scanning in Full Auto Mode
Scanning in Home Mode When you scan in Home Mode, EPSON Scan automatically saves your scanned file in JPEG format in
your operating systems Pictures or My Pictures folder, or opens it in your scanning program. You can
select settings, preview, and change the scanned file settings as necessary.
1. Start EPSON Scan and select Home Modeas the Mode setting.
You see this window:
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							2. Select the
Document Type setting that matches your original, such as PhotographorText/Line
Art.
3. Select the Image Typesetting that matches your original.
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							4. Select the way you plan to use your scanned image as the
Destinationsetting. (The Resolution
setting is selected automatically based on the Destination setting you choose.)
• Screen/Web: Select this option for images you will e-mail, view on a computer screen, or post on
the web.
• Printer: Select this option for images you will print or documents you will convert to editable text
using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software.
• Other: Select this option if you want to select a custom resolution for your image.
5. If you selected Otherin the last step, select the Resolutionsetting you want to use for your scan.
6. Click the Previewbutton.
EPSON Scan previews your original and displays the result in a separate Preview window.
7. If desired, select the area in your preview image that you want to scan (scan area).
8. Select any of the image adjustment settings you want to use. Before making adjustments, click the image or scan area in the Preview window.
9. If you want to reduce or enlarge your image as you scan, select the Target Sizesetting you want to
use.
10. Click Scan.
You see the File Save Settings window.
11. Change any of the necessary file save settings and click OK.
EPSON Scan scans your original, and saves the file in the selected folder or opens it in your scanning
program. If the file was saved directly to your computer, you see the file in the Windows Explorer or Mac
OS X Finder, where you can view and print the image, if desired.
Selecting a Scan Area - Home Mode
Available Image Adjustments - Home Mode
Selecting a Scan Size - Home Mode
Parent topic: Selecting EPSON Scan Settings
Related concepts
Image Preview Guidelines
Scan Resolution Guidelines
Related tasks
Selecting Scan File Settings
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							Selecting a Scan Area - Home Mode
You can select a specific area in your preview image to include in your scanned image. You can select
the entire image area or a portion of it. You can even select multiple scan areas to create multiple
scanned images of different areas (Normal Preview mode only).
You can also use the scan area to select specific Image Adjustments settings for a scanned image. Just
be sure to click inside the scan area before selecting the settings.
1. Do one of the following to select your scan area in the Preview image:•Thumbnail preview: Your scan area is selected automatically, but you can change it. Place your
cursor in one corner of the desired scan area, then click and drag the cursor to the opposite corner
to create a marquee (dotted line) on the preview image.
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Normal preview: Click the Auto Locate icon to create a marquee (dotted line) on the preview
image.
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