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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. Toscan a2-sided
 document
inthe ADF, select ADF-Double-sided .
 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).
 Note:
Youcannot selectascan areaifyou chose ADF-Double-sided asthe Document Source
 setting.

10.
Select anyofthe image adjustment settingsyouwant touse. Before making adjustments, clickthe
 image
orscanned imageareainthe Preview window.
 11.
Ifyou want toreduce orenlarge yourimage asyou scan, select theTarget Sizesetting youwant to
 use.

Note:
Youcannot selectatarget sizeifyou chose ADF-Double-sided asthe Document Source
 setting.

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
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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
 Scan
Resolution Guidelines
 Available
Document SourceSettings -Professional Mode
 You
canselect theseDocument Sourceoptions inEpson ScanProfessional Mode.
 Document
Table
 Selects
thescanner glassasthe location wheretheoriginals areplaced onyour product forscanning.
 ADF
-Single-sided
 Selects
theAutomatic Document Feederasthe location wheretheoriginals areplaced onyour
 product
forsingle-sided scanning.
 ADF
-Double-sided
 Selects
theAutomatic Document Feederasthe location wheretheoriginals areplaced onyour
 product
fordouble-sided scanning.
 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
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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.
 1.
Doone ofthe following toselect yourscan areainthe Preview image:
 •
Normal preview :Click the AutoLocate icontocreate amarquee (dottedline)onthe preview
 image.

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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.
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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, 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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