Epson L220 User Guide

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Thumbnail preview:Your scan areaisselected automatically, butyou canchange it.Place your
 cursor
inone corner ofthe desired scanarea, thenclickanddrag thecursor tothe opposite corner
 to
create amarquee (dottedline)onthe preview image.
 2.
Dothe following, asnecessary, towork withtheselected scanarea:
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Ifthe marquee iscorrect, continue withthenext step.
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To move themarquee, clickinside thescan areaanddrag themarquee whereyouwant it.
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To resize thescan area, place yourcursor overtheedge orcorner ofthe marquee, thenclickand
 drag
theedges whereyouwant them. (Holddown theShift keyasyou resize themarquee to
 retain
thesame width/height proportions.)
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Normal preview :To create additional marquees (upto50, ifavailable), clickthe Copy
 Marquee
icontocopy theexisting marquee andpaste iton the preview image.
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To delete amarquee, clickthemarquee, thenclickthe DeleteMarquee icon.
 Note:
Ifyou draw multiple marquees, makesureyouselect...

Descreening

Removes
theripple pattern thatmight appear insubtly shaded imageareas, suchasskin tones. This
 option
improves resultswhenscanning magazines ornewspapers. (Theresults ofdescreening donot
 appear
inthe preview image,onlyinyour scanned image.)
 Color
Restoration
 Restores
thecolors infaded photos automatically.
 Backlight
Correction
 Removes
shadowsfromphotos thathave toomuch background light.
 Dust
Removal
 Removes
dustmarks fromyouroriginals automatically.
 Auto
Exposure
 Automatically...

Threshold

Adjusts
thelevel atwhich blackareas intext and lineartare delineated, improvingtextrecognition in
 OCR
(Optical Character Recognition) programs.
 Parent
topic:Scanning inProfessional Mode
 Selecting
aScan Size-Professional Mode
 You
canreduce orenlarge thesize ofyour image asyou scan. Youcanalso select aspecific scansize,
 such
asacommon photosizelike4× 6inches (102×152 mm). Thisplaces ascan areaofthat size on
 the
preview imagesoyou canuseitto help crop theimage inthe correct proportions....

A
marquee (dottedline)appears onyour preview imageproportioned forthe size youselected.
 3.
Dothe following, asnecessary, towork withtheselected scanarea:
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To move themarquee, clickinside thescan areaanddrag themarquee whereyouwant it.
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To resize thescan area, place yourcursor overtheedge orcorner ofthe marquee, thenclickand
 drag
theedge where youwant it.
 Note:
Manually adjustingthemarquee willnot change thetarget sizeofthe scanned file.The
 marquee
onlyindicates thearea ofthe image thatwillbescanned.
 4.
Tocreate ascanned imagesizethatisnot available inthe Target Sizelist,click theCustomize
 option.

You
seethiswindow:
 5.
Name thecustom size,enter thesize, clickSave ,and click OK.Then adjust themarquee onthe
 preview
image....

6.
Touse additional sizingtools,clickthe+(Windows) or(OSX)icon next tothe Target Sizesetting
 and
select options asdesired.
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Scale :Reduces orenlarges yourimage bythe percentage youenter.
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Trimming :Turns automatic imagecropping onoroff.
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Unlock icon:Unlocks thewidth/height proportionsofthe scanned imagesizesoyou canadjust
 it
without constraint.
 Parent
topic:Scanning inProfessional Mode
 Image
Preview Guidelines
 You
canpreview yourscanned imagesoyou canadjust thescan settings usingthepreview...

If
you willenlarge theimage usingEpson Scans TargetSizesetting, youdonot need toincrease the
 Resolution
setting.
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You willscan theimage atits original sizebutenlarge itlater inan image-editing program.
 Increase
EpsonScans Resolution settinginyour scan. Increase theresolution bythe same amount
 you
willincrease theimage sizetoretain ahigh image quality. Forexample, ifthe resolution is300 dpi
 (dots
perinch) andyouwilldouble theimage sizelater, change theResolution settingto600 dpi.
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You willscan...

Selecting
ScanFileSettings
 You
canselect thelocation, name,andformat ofyour scan fileonthe File Save Settings window. You
 can
also select various optional settingsthatcontrol howEpson Scanbehaves whenyouscan andsave
 files.

The
FileSave Settings windowmayappear afteryouclick Scan onthe Epson Scanwindow. Youmay
 also
beable toaccess thewindow byclicking theicononthe Epson Scanwindow.
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Doone ofthe following toselect thefolder inwhich youwant tosave yourscanned image:
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Click thebutton forone ofthe...

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Click theOther button, clicktheBrowse orChoose button,andselect afolder.
 2.
Type inafile name inthe Prefix field.Thisname isused along withnumbers toautomatically name
 your
scanned files.
 3.
Select adifferent numberasthe Start Number setting,ifyou like.
 4.
Select thefileformat youwant touse inthe Image Format Typemenu.
 5.
Ifyour fileformat provides optionalsettings, clicktheOptions buttontoselect them.
 6.
Choose anyofthe optional settingsyouwant touse byselecting theircheckboxes.
 7.
Click OK....