Epson Xp 214 Manual
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• 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. Backlight Correction Removes shadowsfromphotos thathave toomuch background light. 81
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. 82
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. 83
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 inOffice Mode When youscan inOffice 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. 1. Start Epson Scanandselect Office Modeasthe Mode setting. You seethiswindow: 84
2. Select theImage Typesetting thatmatches youroriginal. 3. Select theDocument Sourcesettingindicating whereyouplaced youroriginal. 4. Select theSize andOrientation settingsthatmatch youroriginal. 5. Select theResolution settingyouwant touse foryour scan. 6. Click thePreview button. 85
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. Click Scan. You seetheFile Save Settings window. 10. 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-Office Mode Available ImageAdjustments -Office Mode Parent topic:Selecting EpsonScanSettings Related concepts Scan Resolution Guidelines Image Preview Guidelines Related tasks Selecting ScanFileSettings Selecting aScan Area-Office 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. You canalso usethescan areatoselect specific ImageAdjustments settingsforascanned image.Just be sure toclick inside thescan areabefore selecting thesettings. 86
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. 87
• 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. 88
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 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: 89