Epson X400 Manual

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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:
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Ifthe marquee iscorrect, continue withthenext step.
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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.)
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Normal preview :To create additional marquees (upto50, ifavailable), clickthe Copy
 Marquee
icontocopy theexisting marquee andpaste iton the preview image.
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To delete amarquee, clickthemarquee, thenclickthe DeleteMarquee icon.
 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...

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 ofexposure adjustment...

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...

3.
Dothe following, asnecessary, towork withtheselected scanarea:
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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
theedge where youwant it.
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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.
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Scale :Reduces orenlarges yourimage bythe percentage youenter.
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Trimming :Turns automatic...

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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...

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 and
 save
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:
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Click thebutton forone ofthe displayed folders.
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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...