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: • Ifthe marquee iscorrect, continue withthenext step. • To move themarquee, clickinside thescan areaanddrag themarquee whereyouwant it. 91
• 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.) • Normal preview :To create additional marquees (upto50, ifavailable), clickthe Copy Marquee icontocopy theexisting marquee andpaste iton the preview image. • To delete amarquee, clickthemarquee, thenclickthe DeleteMarquee icon. Note: Ifyou draw multiple marquees, makesureyouselect theAllbutton inthe Preview window before youscan. Otherwise, onlythearea inside thecurrently selectedmarquee willbescanned. 3. Click inside thescan areaandmake anynecessary settingsinthe Epson Scanwindow. Parent topic:Scanning inProfessional Mode Available ImageAdjustments -Professional Mode You canselect theseAdjustments optionsinEpson ScanProfessional Mode.Notalladjustment settings may beavailable, depending onother settings youhave chosen. Click the imageadjustment icontoaccess additional settings. Click the+(Windows) or(OSX)icon next toasetting tochange thelevel ofadjustment. Unsharp Mask Makes theedges ofcertain imageareasclearer. Turnoffthis option toleave softer edges. 92
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 adjuststheimage exposure settingswhenyouclick the AutoExposure icon.To automatically adjustimage exposure settingscontinuously, clicktheConfiguration button,clickthe Color tab,and select Continuous autoexposure .You canadjust thelevel ofauto exposure usinga slider. Histogram Adjustment Provides agraphical interfaceforadjusting highlight,shadow,andgamma levelsindividually. (For advanced usersonly.)Clickthe histogram icontoaccess thesettings. Tone Correction Provides agraphical interfaceforadjusting tonelevels individually. (Foradvanced usersonly.)Click the tonecorrection icontoaccess thesettings. Brightness Adjusts theoverall lightness anddarkness ofthe scanned image. Contrast Adjusts thedifference betweenthelight anddark areas ofthe overall scanned image. Saturation Adjusts thedensity ofcolors inthe overall image. Color Balance Adjusts thebalance ofcolors inthe overall image. Color Palette Provides agraphical interfaceforadjusting mid-tonelevels,suchasskin tones, without affecting the highlight andshadow areasofthe image. (Foradvanced usersonly.)Clickthe ColorPalette icon to access thesettings. 93
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. 1. Click thePreview buttontopreview yourimage. 2. Inthe Epson Scanwindow, selectthesize youwant yourscanned imagetobe from theTarget Size list. Note: Ifyou need torotate theorientation ofthe target sizeforyour image, clickthe orientation icon. 94
A marquee (dottedline)appears onyour preview imageproportioned forthe size youselected. 3. Dothe following, asnecessary, towork withtheselected scanarea: • To move themarquee, clickinside thescan areaanddrag themarquee whereyouwant it. 95
• 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. The marquee isautomatically proportionedforyour custom scansize. 96
6. Touse additional sizingtools,clickthe+(Windows) or(OSX)icon next tothe Target Sizesetting and select options asdesired. • Scale :Reduces orenlarges yourimage bythe percentage youenter. • Trimming :Turns automatic imagecropping onoroff. • 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 asaguide. There aretwo types ofpreview available, depending onthe scan mode andselected settings: Thumbnail preview A thumbnail previewdisplays yourpreviewed imagesasthumbnails withthescanned imageareaand exposure automatically selected.Ifthe Thumbnail checkboxisselected, clickingthePreview button opens athumbnail preview. Normal preview A normal preview displays yourpreviewed imagesintheir entirety soyou canselect thescanned image areaandother settings manually. Ifthe Thumbnail checkboxisdeselected, clickingthe Preview buttonopensanormal preview. Parent topic:Selecting EpsonScanSettings Scan Resolution Guidelines If you plan toenlarge ascanned imagesoyou canprint itat alarger size,youmay need toincrease the resolution fromthedefault resolution setbyEpson Scan.Follow theseguidelines todetermine the resolution settingyouneed: • You willenlarge theimage asyou scan it. 97
If you willenlarge theimage usingEpson Scans TargetSizesetting, youdonot need toincrease the Resolution setting. • 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. • You willscan theimage at100% orsmaller size. Select Epson Scans Resolution settingbasedonhow youwilluse thescanned image: • Email/view onacomputer screen/post onthe web: 96to150 dpi • Print/convert toeditable text(OCR): 300dpi • Fax: 200dpi Parent topic:Selecting EpsonScanSettings 98
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. 1. Doone ofthe following toselect thefolder inwhich youwant tosave yourscanned image: • Click thebutton forone ofthe displayed folders. 99
• 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. Available ScannedFileTypes andOptional Settings Parent topic:Selecting EpsonScanSettings Available ScannedFileTypes andOptional Settings You canselect fromavariety ofscanned filetypes andoptional settingsonthe File Save Settings window inEpson Scan. File Formats Bitmap (*.bmp) A standard imagefileformat formost Windows programs. JPEG (*.jpg) An image format thatletsyou highly compress imagedata.However, thehigher thecompression, the lower theimage quality. (TheTIFF format isrecommended whenyouneed tomodify orretouch your scanned image.) Multi-TIFF (*.tif) A TIFF fileformat whenmultiple pagesaresaved tothe same file,allowing youtoedit theimages using acompatible program. PDF (*.pdf) A document formatthatisreadable byWindows andOSXsystems usingAdobe Reader, Acrobat, or other programs. Youcansave multi-page documents inone PDF file. PICT (*.pct) A standard imagefileformat formost OSXprograms. PRINT ImageMatching II(*.jpg or*.tif) File formats thatinclude EpsonPRINT ImageMatching IIdata forenhanced qualityandawider color range (doesnotaffect theway theimage displays onthe screen). 100