Epson Wf 3520 Manual

							

1.
Inthe Preview window, clickthe AutoLocate icontocreate 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.
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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.)
 •
To create additional marquees (upto50, ifavailable), clickthe CopyMarquee icontocopy the
 existing
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 eachscanareaandmake anynecessary settingsinthe Epson Scanwindow.
 Parent
topic:Scanning inOffice Mode
 Available
ImageAdjustments -Office Mode
 You
canselect theseImage Adjustments optionsinEpson ScanOffice Mode.
 Note:
Select theImage Option checkbox ifyou need toset any ofthe grayed-out imageadjustments.
 Not
alladjustment settingsmaybeavailable, depending onthe Image Typesetting.
 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.)
 Text
Enhancement
 Sharpens
theappearance ofletters intext documents.
 Auto
AreaSegmentation
 Makes
grayscale imagesclearerandtextrecognition moreaccurate byseparating thetext from the
 graphics.

Color
Enhance
 Enhances
thered, green, orblue shades inthe scanned image.
 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 inOffice Mode
 Scanning
inHome Mode
 When
youscan inHome Mode, Epson Scanautomatically savesyourscanned fileinJPEG format in
 your
operating systemsPicturesorMy Pictures folder,oropens itin your scanning program.Youcan
 select
settings, preview, andchange thescanned filesettings asnecessary.
 Note:
Youmust place youroriginal onthe scanner glasswhen usingHome Mode.
 1.
Start Epson Scanandselect Home Modeasthe Mode setting.
 You
seethiswindow:
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2.
Select theDocument Typesetting thatmatches youroriginal, suchasPhotograph orText/Line
 Art
.
 3.
Select theImage Typesetting thatmatches youroriginal.
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4.
Select theway youplan touse your scanned imageasthe Destination setting.(TheResolution
 setting
isselected automatically basedonthe Destination settingyouchoose.)
 •
Screen/Web :Select thisoption forimages youwille-mail, viewonacomputer screen,orpost on
 the
web.
 •
Printer :Select thisoption forimages youwillprint ordocuments youwillconvert toeditable text
 using
OCR(Optical Character Recognition) software.
 •
Other :Select thisoption ifyou want toselect acustom resolution foryour image.
 5.
Ifyou selected Otherinthe last step, select theResolution settingyouwant touse foryour scan.
 6.
Click thePreview button.
 Epson
Scanpreviews youroriginal anddisplays theresult inaseparate Previewwindow.
 7.
Ifdesired, selectthearea inyour preview imagethatyouwant toscan (scan area).
 8.
Select anyofthe image adjustment settingsyouwant touse. Before making adjustments, clickthe
 image
orscan areainthe Preview window.
 9.
Ifyou want toreduce orenlarge yourimage asyou scan, select theTarget Sizesetting youwant to
 use.

10.
Click Scan.
 You
seetheFile Save Settings window.
 11.
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.
 Selecting
aScan Area-Home Mode
 Available
ImageAdjustments -Home Mode
 Selecting
aScan Size-Home Mode
 Parent
topic:Selecting EpsonScanSettings
 Related
concepts
 Image
Preview Guidelines
 Scan
Resolution Guidelines
 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).
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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.

2.
Dothe following, asnecessary, towork withtheselected scanarea:
 •
Ifthe marquee iscorrect, continue withthenext step.
 •
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.)
 •
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.
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Backlight
Correction
 Removes
shadowsfromphotos thathave toomuch background light.
 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 thesize ofthe scanned file.The marquee
 only
indicates thearea ofthe image thatwillbescanned.
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