Epson Wf 2540 Manual

							

Selecting
aScan Area-Home Mode
 You
canselect aspecific areainyour preview imagetoinclude inyour scanned image.Youcanselect
 the
entire image areaoraportion ofit.You caneven select multiple scanareas tocreate multiple
 scanned
imagesofdifferent areas(Normal Previewmodeonly).
 You
canalso usethescan areatoselect specific ImageAdjustments settingsforascanned image.Just
 be
sure toclick inside thescan areabefore selecting thesettings.
 1.
Doone ofthe following toselect yourscan areainthe Preview image:
 •
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.
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•
Normal preview :Click the AutoLocate icontocreate amarquee (dottedline)onthe preview
 image.

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2.
Dothe following, asnecessary, towork withtheselected scanarea:
 •
Ifthe marquee iscorrect, continue withthenext step.
 •
To move themarquee, clickinside thescan areaanddrag themarquee whereyouwant it.
 •
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), click the CopyMarquee iconto
 copy
theexisting marquee andpaste iton the preview image.
 Note:
Ifyou draw multiple marquees, makesureyouselect theAllbutton inthe Preview window
 before
youscan. Otherwise, onlythearea inside thecurrently selectedmarquee willbescanned.
 •
To delete amarquee, clickthemarquee, thenclickthe DeleteMarquee icon.
 3.
Click inside thescan areaandmake anynecessary settingsinthe Epson Scanwindow.
 Parent
topic:Scanning inHome Mode
 Available
ImageAdjustments -Home Mode
 You
canselect theseImage Adjustments optionsinEpson ScanHome Mode.
 Note:
Select theImage Option checkbox ifyou need toset any ofthe grayed-out imageadjustments.
 Not
alladjustment settingsmaybeavailable, depending onthe Document TypeandImage Typesetting.
 Click
theBrightness buttontoaccess additional settings.
 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.
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Dust
Removal
 Removes
dustmarks fromyouroriginals automatically.
 Text
Enhancement
 Sharpens
theappearance ofletters intext documents.
 Auto
AreaSegmentation
 Makes
grayscale imagesclearerandtextrecognition moreaccurate byseparating thetext from the
 graphics.

Brightness

Adjusts
theoverall lightness anddarkness ofthe scanned image.
 Contrast

Adjusts
thedifference betweenthelight anddark areas ofthe overall scanned image.
 Threshold

Adjusts
thelevel atwhich blackareas intext and lineartare delineated, improvingtextrecognition in
 OCR
(Optical Character Recognition) programs.
 Parent
topic:Scanning inHome Mode
 Selecting
aScan Size-Home 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.

A
marquee (dottedline)appears onyour preview imageproportioned forthe size youselected.
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3.
Dothe following, asnecessary, towork withtheselected scanarea:
 •
To move themarquee, clickinside thescan areaanddrag themarquee whereyouwant it.
 •
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.
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4.
Tocreate ascanned imagesizethatisnot available inthe Target Sizelist,click theCustomize
 option.

5.
Name thecustom size,enter thesize, clickSave ,and click OK.Then create ascan areaonthe
 preview
image.
 The
marquee isautomatically proportionedforyour custom scansize.
 Parent
topic:Scanning inHome Mode
 Scanning
inProfessional Mode
 When
youscan inProfessional Mode,Epson Scanautomatically savesyourscanned fileinJPEG
 format
inyour operating systemsPicturesorMy Pictures folder,oropens itin your scanning program.
 You
canselect settings, preview, andchange thescanned filesettings asnecessary.
 1.
Start Epson Scanandselect Professional Modeasthe Mode setting.
 You
seethiswindow:
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2.
Select theDocument Typesetting thatmatches youroriginal, suchasReflective fordocuments or
 photos.

3.
Select theDocument Sourcesettingindicating whereyouplaced youroriginal.
 Note:
Ifyou areusing theADF, remove anydocuments fromthescanner glass.
 4.
Select thespecific typeoforiginal youarescanning asthe Auto Exposure Typesetting: Document
 or
Photo .
 5.
Select thedetails ofyour original andhow youwant itscanned asthe Image Typesetting.
 6.
Select theResolution settingyouwant touse foryour scan.
 7.
Click thePreview button.
 Epson
Scanpreviews youroriginal anddisplays theresult inaseparate Previewwindow.
 8.
Ifyou areusing theADF, reinsert youroriginal intotheADF.
 9.
Ifdesired, selectthearea inyour preview imagethatyouwant toscan (scan area).
 10.
Select anyofthe image adjustment settingsyouwant touse. Before making adjustments, clickthe
 image
orscan areainthe Preview window.
 11.
Ifyou want toreduce orenlarge yourimage asyou scan, select theTarget Sizesetting youwant to
 use.

12.
Click Scan.
 You
seetheFile Save Settings window.
 13.
Change anyofthe necessary filesave settings andclick OK.
 Epson
Scanscans youroriginal, andsaves thefileinthe selected folderoropens itin your scanning
 program.
Ifthe filewas saved directly toyour computer, youseethefileinthe Windows ExplorerorMac
 OS
XFinder, whereyoucanview andprint theimage, ifdesired.
 Available
Document SourceSettings -Professional Mode
 Available
ImageTypes-Professional Mode
 Selecting
aScan Area-Professional Mode
 Available
ImageAdjustments -Professional Mode
 Selecting
aScan Size-Professional Mode
 Parent
topic:Selecting EpsonScanSettings
 Related
concepts
 Image
Preview Guidelines
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Scan
Resolution Guidelines
 Related
tasks
 Selecting
ScanFileSettings
 Available
Document SourceSettings -Professional Mode
 You
canselect theseDocument Sourceoptions inEpson ScanProfessional Mode.
 ADF

Selects
theAutomatic Document Feederasthe location wheretheoriginals areplaced onyour
 product
forscanning.
 Document
Table
 Selects
thescanner glassasthe location wheretheoriginals areplaced onyour product forscanning.
 Parent
topic:Scanning inProfessional Mode
 Available
ImageTypes-Professional Mode
 You
canselect theseImage Typeoptions inEpson ScanProfessional Mode.
 24-bit
Color
 Select
thissetting forcolor photos.
 Color
Smoothing
 Select
thissetting forcolor graphic images, suchascharts orgraphs.
 8-bit
Grayscale
 Select
thissetting forblack-and-white photos.
 Black
&White
 Select
thissetting forblack textdocuments orline art.
 Parent
topic:Scanning inProfessional Mode
 Selecting
aScan Area-Professional Mode
 You
canselect aspecific areainyour preview imagetoinclude inyour scanned image.Youcanselect
 the
entire image areaoraportion ofit.You caneven select multiple scanareas tocreate multiple
 scanned
imagesofdifferent areas(Normal Previewmodeonly).
 You
canalso usethescan areatoselect specific ImageAdjustments settingsforascanned image.Just
 be
sure toclick inside thescan areabefore selecting thesettings.
 Note:
InProfessional Mode,thedefault Preview modeisNormal mode.Touse Thumbnail Preview
 mode
instead, selecttheThumbnail checkboxbeneaththePreview button(ifavailable), thenclickthe
 Preview
buttontopreview yourimage again.
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