Epson L210 User Guide

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							2. Select the
Document Type setting that matches your original, such as Reflectivefor documents or
photos.
3. Select the Document Source setting indicating where you placed your original.
4. Select the specific type of original you are scanning as the Auto Exposure Typesetting:Document
or Photo.
5. Select the details of your original and how you want it scanned as the Image Typesetting.
6. Select the Resolutionsetting you want to use for your scan.
7. Click the Previewbutton.
EPSON Scan previews your original and displays the result in a separate Preview window.
8. If desired, select the area in your preview image that you want to scan (scan area).
9. Select any of the image adjustment settings you want to use. Before making adjustments, click the image or scanned image area in the Preview window.
10. If you want to reduce or enlarge your image as you scan, select the Target Sizesetting you want to
use.
11. Click Scan.
You see the File Save Settings window.
12. 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.
Available Image Types - Professional Mode
Selecting a Scan Area - Professional Mode
Available Image Adjustments - Professional Mode
Selecting a Scan Size - Professional 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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							Available Image Types - Professional Mode
You can select these Image Type options in EPSON Scan Professional Mode.
24-bit ColorSelect this setting for color photos.
Color Smoothing Select this setting for color graphic images, such as charts or graphs.
8-bit Grayscale Select this setting for black-and-white photos.
Black & White Select this setting for black text documents or line art.
Parent topic: Scanning in Professional Mode
Selecting a Scan Area - Professional 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.
Note:In Professional Mode, the default Preview mode is Normal mode. To use Thumbnail Preview
mode instead, select the Thumbnailcheckbox beneath the Preview button (if available), then click the
Preview button to preview your image again.
1. Do one of the following to select your scan area in the Preview image: •Normal preview: Click the Auto Locate icon to create a marquee (dotted line) on the preview
image.
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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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							2. Do the following, as necessary, to work with the selected scan area:
• If the marquee is correct, continue with the next step.
• To move the marquee, click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it.
• To resize the scan area, place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee, then click anddrag the edges where you want them. (Hold down the Shiftkey as you resize the marquee to
retain the same width/height proportions.)
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Normal preview: To create additional marquees (up to 50, if available), click the Copy
Marquee icon to copy the existing marquee and paste it on the preview image.
• To delete a marquee, click the marquee, then click the Delete Marquee icon.
3. Click inside the scan area and make any necessary settings in the EPSON Scan window.
Parent topic: Scanning in Professional Mode
Available Image Adjustments - Professional Mode You can select these Adjustments options in EPSON Scan Professional Mode.
Note:Not all adjustment settings may be available, depending on the Image Type setting.
Click the image adjustment icon to access additional settings.
Click the +(Windows) or (Mac OS X) icon next to a setting to change the level of adjustment.
Unsharp Mask Makes the edges of certain image areas clearer. Turn off this option to leave softer edges.
Descreening Removes the ripple pattern that might appear in subtly shaded image areas, such as skin tones. This
option improves results when scanning magazines or newspapers. (The results of descreening do not
appear in the preview image, only in your scanned image.)
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							Color Restoration
Restores the colors in faded photos automatically.
Backlight Correction Removes shadows from photos that have too much background light.
Dust Removal Removes dust marks from your originals automatically.
Auto Exposure
Automatically adjusts the image exposure settings when you click the Auto Exposure icon. To
automatically adjust image exposure settings continuously, click the Configurationbutton, click the
Color tab, and select Continuous auto exposure. You can adjust the level of exposure adjustment
using a slider.
Histogram Adjustment Provides a graphical interface for adjusting highlight, shadow, and gamma levels individually. (For
advanced users only.) Click the histogram icon to access the settings.
Tone Correction Provides a graphical interface for adjusting tone levels individually. (For advanced users only.) Click
the tone correction icon to access the settings.
Brightness Adjusts the overall lightness and darkness of the scanned image.
Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall scanned image.
Saturation Adjusts the density of colors in the overall image.
Color Balance Adjusts the balance of colors in the overall image.
Color Palette Provides a graphical interface for adjusting mid-tone levels, such as skin tones, without affecting the
highlight and shadow areas of the image. (For advanced users only.) Click the Color Palette icon
to access the settings.
Threshold Adjusts the level at which black areas in text and line art are delineated, improving text recognition in
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) programs.
Parent topic: Scanning in Professional Mode
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							Selecting a Scan Size - Professional Mode
You can reduce or enlarge the size of your image as you scan. You can also select a specific scan size,
such as a common photo size like 4 × 6 inches (102 × 152 mm). This places a scan area of that size on
the preview image so you can use it to help crop the image in the correct proportions.
1. Click thePreviewbutton to preview your image.
2. In the EPSON Scan window, select the size you want your scanned image to be from the Target
Size list.
Note: If you need to rotate the orientation of the target size for your image, click the orientation
icon.
A marquee (dotted line) appears on your preview image proportioned for the size you selected.
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							3. Do the following, as necessary, to work with the selected scan area:
• To move the marquee, click inside the scan area and drag the marquee where you want it.
• To resize the scan area, place your cursor over the edge or corner of the marquee, then click anddrag the edge where you want it.
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							4. To create a scanned image size that is not available in the Target Size list, click the
Customize
option.
5. Name the custom size, enter the size, click Save, and clickOK. Then create a scan area on the
preview image.
The marquee is automatically proportioned for your custom scan size.
6. To use additional sizing tools, click the +(Windows) or (Mac OS X) icon next to the Target Size
setting and select options as desired.
• Scale: Reduces or enlarges your image by the percentage you enter.
• Trimming: Turns automatic image cropping on or off.
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