Epson Wf 2540 Manual

							

PRINT
ImageMatching II(*.jpg or*.tif)
 File
formats thatinclude EpsonPRINT ImageMatching IIdata forenhanced qualityandawider color
 range
(doesnotaffect theway theimage displays onthe screen).
 TIFF
(*.tif)
 A
file format created forexchanging databetween manyprograms, suchasgraphic andDTP
 software.

Optional
Settings
 Overwrite
anyfiles withthesame name
 Select
tooverwrite previousfileswiththesame names.
 Show
thisdialog boxbefore nextscan
 Select
tohave theFile Save Settings windowappearautomatically beforeyouscan.
 Open
image folderafterscanning
 Select
tohave Windows ExplorerorMac OSXFinder automatically opentothe folder where your
 scanned
imageissaved afterscanning.
 Show
AddPage dialog afterscanning
 If
you arescanning amulti-page documentusingthePDF orMulti-Tiff format,selecttodisplay a
 prompt
forscanning additional pagesafterthefirst page isscanned.
 Parent
topic:Selecting ScanFileSettings
 Scanning
withMacOSX10.6/10.7/10.8 UsingImage Capture
 With
MacOSX10.6/10.7/10.8, youcanscan withyour product usinganimage-editing applicationsuch
 as
Image Capture.
 Note:
WithMacOSX10.6, 10.7,or10.8, inaddition toscanning withImage Capture, youcandownload
 and
install Epson Scanscanning software. EpsonScanprovides additional imageadjustment andphoto
 correction
featuresforenhancing scannedimages,andprovides aninterface forTWAIN-compliant OCR
 scanning
software, suchasABBYY FineReader. Todownload EpsonScan,visitEpsons driver
 download
site(U.S. downloads orCanadian downloads ).
 1.
Open animage editing application, suchasImage Capture.
 2.
Select yourEpson product fromtheDEVICES orSHARED list,ifnecessary.
 3.
Ifyou seetheShow Details button,clickit.
 If
you arescanning anitem onthe scanner glass,yourproduct beginsapreview scan.
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4.
Select theScan Mode setting indicating whereyouplaced youroriginal (ifavailable). Selectany
 other
scansettings asnecessary.
 5.
Select thefolder inwhich youwant tosave yourscanned fileinthe Scan Topop-up menu.
 6.
Click Scan.
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Your
scanned fileissaved inthe folder youselected.
 Available
ScanSettings -Mac OSXImage Capture
 Parent
topic:Scanning
 Available
ScanSettings -Mac OSXImage Capture
 You
canselect thesescansettings inyour imaging editingapplication forMac OSX.
 Unsharp
Mask
 Makes
theedges ofcertain imageareasclearer. Turnoffthis option toleave softer edges.
 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.)
 Backlight
Correction
 Removes
shadowsfromphotos thathave toomuch background light.
 Dust
Removal
 Removes
dustmarks fromyouroriginals automatically.
 Color
Restoration
 Restores
thecolors infaded photos automatically.
 Parent
topic:Scanning withMac OSX10.6/10.7/10.8 UsingImage Capture
 Scanning
SpecialProjects
 Your
products scanningsoftwareoffersvarious optionstohelp youquickly complete specialscan
 projects.

Scanning
toaPDF File
 Restoring
PhotoColors asYou Scan
 Convert
Scanned Documents toEditable Text(OCR)
 Parent
topic:Scanning
 Scanning
toaPDF File
 Using
Epson Scan,youcanscan amulti-page documentandsave itin one PDF (Portable Document
 Format)
fileonyour computer.
 1.
Place youroriginal onyour product forscanning.
 2.
Start Epson Scan.
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3.
Select thescan mode youwant touse.
 4.
Select thescan settings foryour scan.
 5.
Preview yourimage.
 6.
When youfinish selecting allyour settings, clickScan .
 You
seetheFile Save Settings window.
 7.
Select PDFasthe Type setting.
 8.
Select anyother settings youwant touse onthe File Save Settings window. ClicktheOptions
 button
toaccess additional settings.
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9.
Click OK.
 Epson
Scanscans yourdocument andyouseethiswindow:
 10.
Choose oneofthe following optionsonthe screen:
 •
Ifyou arescanning onlyonepage, clickSave File.
 •
Ifyou need toscan additional pagesinadocument, clickAddpage .Place additional pageson
 the
product forscanning, clickScan ,and repeat untilyouhave scanned allthe pages. Whenyou
 are
finished, clickSave File.
 •
Ifyou need todelete orreorder thescanned pages,clickEditpage .Delete orreorder thepages
 using
theicons thatappear onthe bottom ofthe editing window. Whenyouarefinished, clickOK.
 Note:
Ifyou installed anOCR (Optical Character Recognition) program,youmay seeascreen
 indicating
theprogram isconverting yourpage totext. Wait untiltheprogram re-scans thepage and
 close
theprogram, ifnecessary.
 11.
Click Close toexit theEpson Scanwindow, ifnecessary.
 Epson
Scanscans youroriginal, andsaves thePDF fileinthe selected folderoropens itin your
 scanning
program.Ifthe filewas saved directly toyour computer, youseethefileinthe Windows
 Explorer
orMac OSXFinder, whereyoucanview andprint thedocument, ifdesired.
 Parent
topic:Scanning SpecialProjects
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Related
tasks
 Selecting
theScan Mode
 Selecting
ScanFileSettings
 Related
topics
 Starting
aScan
 Selecting
EpsonScanSettings
 Restoring
PhotoColors asYou Scan
 You
canrestore thecolors infaded photos asyou scan them using Epson Scans ColorRestoration
 setting.
Youcanselect thissetting inany ofthe available scanmodes.
 Note:
Colorrestoration isnot available inOffice Mode, ifEpson Scanoffers thatmode.
 1.
Place youroriginal onyour product forscanning.
 2.
Start Epson Scan.
 3.
Select thescan mode youwant touse.
 4.
Select thescan settings foryour scan.
 5.
Preview yourimage.
 6.
Locate oraccess theimage adjustment settings.
 7.
Select theColor Restoration checkbox.
 8.
When youfinish selecting allyour settings, clickScan .
 9.
Click Close toexit theEpson Scanwindow, ifnecessary.
 Epson
Scanscans youroriginal, andsaves thecolor-restored fileinthe selected folderoropens itin
 your
scanning program.Ifthe filewas saved directly toyour computer, youseethefileinthe Windows
 Explorer
orMac OSXFinder, whereyoucanview andprint theimage, ifdesired.
 Parent
topic:Scanning SpecialProjects
 Related
tasks
 Selecting
theScan Mode
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Related
topics
 Starting
aScan
 Selecting
EpsonScanSettings
 Convert
Scanned Documents toEditable Text(OCR)
 You
canscan adocument andconvert thetext into data thatyoucaneditwith aword processing,
 spreadsheet,
orHTML-editing program.Thisprocess iscalled OCR(Optical Character Recognition).
 To
scan anduseOCR, youneed toinstall anOCR program, suchasABBYY FineReader.
 In
Mac OSX10.6/10.7/10.8, youcanuseABBYY FineReader toconvert scanned documents toeditable
 text
byfirst using anapplication suchasImage Capture. Scanandsave yourdocument inImage
 Capture,
thenopen ABBYY FineReader, opentheGet Images Frompop-up menu,andselect File.
 Select
theconversion optionyouwant touse, then select yourscanned fileand follow theinstructions on
 the
screen.
 Note:
WithMacOSX10.6, 10.7,or10.8, inaddition toscanning withImage Capture, youcandownload
 and
install Epson Scanscanning software. EpsonScanprovides additional imageadjustment andphoto
 correction
featuresforenhancing scannedimages,andprovides aninterface forTWAIN-compliant OCR
 scanning
software, suchasABBYY FineReader. Todownload EpsonScan,visitEpsons driver
 download
site(U.S. downloads orCanadian downloads ).
 Scanning
UsingOCR-Windows
 Scanning
UsingOCR-Mac OSX
 Parent
topic:Scanning SpecialProjects
 Scanning
UsingOCR-Windows
 You
canusetheABBYY FineReader OCRprogram toconvert scanned documents toeditable text.
 1.
Place youroriginal onyour product forscanning.
 2.
Doone ofthe following toopen ABBYY FineReader:
 •
Windows 8:Navigate tothe Start screen andselect ABBYY FineReader 9.0Sprint .
 •
Windows (otherversions) :Click orStart >All Programs orPrograms >ABBYY
 FineReader
9.0Sprint >ABBYY FineReader 9.0Sprint .
 You
seethiswindow:
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3.
Select thelanguage usedinthe document youaregoing toscan asthe Document Language
 setting.

4.
Click either theScan toOther Formats iconorthe icon thatcorresponds withtheprogram youwant
 to
scan to.
 5.
Ifyou seetheSelect Scanner window,selectyourproduct andclick OK.
 Note:
Donot select aWIA option foryour product; itwill not work correctly.
 You
seethescan settings window.
 6.
Select yourscan settings.
 7.
Click Preview andadjust thearea youwant toscan, ifnecessary.
 8.
Click Scan.
 Note:
Toscan amulti-page document,selectsettings inthe Multi-Page Scanningsectionandclick
 Scan
foreach page.
 9.
When youarefinished scanning, clickClose .
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Your
document isscanned andprocessed intoeditable text,then youseetheSave Aswindow.
 10.
Select aname andafile format foryour document andclick Save .
 The
fileissaved andthen opened inan application associatedwiththefiletype youselected, if
 available
onyour system.
 Parent
topic:Convert Scanned Documents toEditable Text(OCR)
 Scanning
UsingOCR-Mac OSX
 You
canusetheABBYY FineReader OCRprogram toconvert scanned documents toeditable text.
 In
Mac OSX10.6/10.7/10.8, youcanuseABBYY FineReader toconvert scanned documents toeditable
 text
byfirst using anapplication suchasImage Capture. Scanandsave yourdocument inImage
 Capture,
thenopen ABBYY FineReader, opentheGet Images Frompop-up menu,andselect File.
 Select
theconversion optionyouwant touse, then select yourscanned fileand follow theinstructions on
 the
screen.
 Note:
WithMacOSX10.6, 10.7,or10.8, inaddition toscanning withImage Capture, youcandownload
 and
install Epson Scanscanning software. EpsonScanprovides additional imageadjustment andphoto
 correction
featuresforenhancing scannedimages,andprovides aninterface forTWAIN-compliant OCR
 scanning
software, suchasABBYY FineReader. Todownload EpsonScan,visitEpsons driver
 download
site(U.S. downloads orCanadian downloads ).
 1.
Place youroriginal onyour product forscanning.
 2.
Open theApplications folderandclick theABBYY FineReader Sprinticon.
 You
seethiswindow:
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3.
Open theGet Images Frompop-up menuandselect yourproduct.
 4.
Select thelanguage usedinthe document youaregoing toscan asthe Document Language
 setting.

5.
Select thetype ofdocument youaregoing toscan.
 Epson
Scanstarts inthe last scan mode youused.
 6.
Select yourscan settings andclick Scan .
 Your
document isscanned andyouseetheEpson Scanwindow whileyourdocument isconverted
 to
editable text.
 7.
Click Close toclose theEpson Scanwindow andPreview window, ifnecessary.
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