Epson Wf 2540 Manual

							

1.
Doone ofthe following toselect yourscan areainthe Preview image:
 •
Normal preview :Click the AutoLocate icontocreate amarquee (dottedline)onthe 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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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.
 •
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.
 •
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.
 Note:
Notalladjustment settingsmaybeavailable, depending onthe Image Typesetting.
 Click
the imageadjustment icontoaccess additional settings.
 Click
the+(Windows) or(Mac OSX)icon next toasetting tochange thelevel ofadjustment.
 Unsharp
Mask
 Makes
theedges ofcertain imageareasclearer. Turnoffthis option toleave softer edges.
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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.
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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.

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.
 6.
Touse additional sizingtools,clickthe+(Windows) or(Mac OSX)icon next tothe Target Size
 setting
andselect options asdesired.
 •
Scale :Reduces orenlarges yourimage bythe percentage youenter.
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•
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.
 If
you willenlarge theimage usingEpson Scans TargetSizesetting (Home andProfessional modes
 only),
youdonot need toincrease theResolution setting.
 •
You willscan theimage atits original size,butenlarge 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:
 •
E-mail/view onacomputer screen/post onthe web: 96to150 dpi
 •
Print/convert toeditable text(OCR): 300dpi
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Fax: 200dpi
 Parent
topic:Selecting EpsonScanSettings
 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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1.
Doone ofthe following toselect thefolder inwhich youwant tosave yourscanned image:
 •
Click thebutton forone ofthe displayed folders.
 •
Click theOther button, clicktheBrowse orChoose button,andselect afolder.
 2.
Type inastem filename inthe Prefix field.Thisname isused along withnumbers toautomatically
 name
yourscanned 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 scanned filetypes andoptional settingsonthe File Save Settings window
 in
Epson 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. (TheTiffformat isrecommended whenyouneed tomodify orretouch your
 scanned
image.)
 Multi-TIFF
(*.tif)
 A
Tiff fileformat whenmultiple pagesaresaved tothe same file,allowing youtoedit theimages using
 a
compatible program.
 PDF
(*.pdf)
 A
document formatthatisreadable byWindows andMac OSXsystems usingAdobe Reader,
 Acrobat,
orother programs. Youcansave multi-page documents inone PDF file.
 PICT
(*.pct)
 A
standard imagefileformat formost MacOSXprograms.
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