Epson C120A User's Manual

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User’s Guide ...

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paper feeder paper edge guide output tray extensions output tray top cover paper support document edge guide ink cartridges front cover thickness lever control panel document support copy mode reduce/enlarge copy cleaning load/eject stop power ...

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ii Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior writt...

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Contents iii C Contents ContentsContents Contents Welcome Print, Copy, and Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About Your Software . ....

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iv Contents 2 Printing Handling Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Printing on Photo Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Printing on Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Contents v 4 Scanning on a Macintosh Starting Your Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Scanning a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Scanning Text . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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vi Contents 7 Solving Problems Diagnosing Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Checking the Control Panel Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Running a Printer Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Welcome 1 W Welcome WelcomeWelcome Welcome Your EPSON Stylus ® Scan 2000 is a color ink jet printer that scans and copies too. It’s the perfect choice for home, office, or school. With EPSON’s award-winning ink jet technology, you can print ...

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2 Welcome Print, Copy, and Scan If you’ve used a printer before, you know how to print with your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000. It works like any other computer printer. Using your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 for quick copies is the same as using a photocop...

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Welcome 3 Make sure you follow all the instructions on your Start Here sheet to set up your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 and install its software. Before you use it, turn to Chapter 8 in this guide for information about system and location requirement...

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4 Welcome About Your Software Your software is what allows your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 to print and scan. Make sure you follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet to install the software. The EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 Software CD-ROM contains t...

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Welcome 5 ■ eFax Internet fax service provided by eFax.com, which lets you receive faxes through your e-mail. For instructions on installing and using eFax, see page 104. On a separate CD-ROM, you’ll find: ■ Adobe PhotoDeluxe ® Image-editing...

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6 Welcome ■ Electronic Documents Several of the software programs that came with your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 include electronic manuals in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You’ll find manuals for the EPSON Smart Panel and WinFax (Windows) or Pre...

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Welcome 7 Using the EPSON Smart Panel W You can use the Smart Panel for all types of scanning, as well as high-quality copying and photo printing (Windows only). Make sure you’ve installed your EPSON Smart Panel software, following the instructio...

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8 Welcome Copy Utility You use the control panel on your computer screen to make copies of printed pages or photos, with customized settings for the highest quality. When you make copies without your computer, you can only use plain paper. With th...

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Welcome 9 Scan to Fax You can use a virtual “fax machine” on your computer screen to send photos or text with your modem. First you feed in a page or photo, then enter the fax number by clicking the keypad on your screen. You can also receive ...

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10 Welcome Scan to OCR Optical character recognition, or OCR, converts a scanned image into text that you can edit in a word processing program. The Smart Panel Scan to OCR utility makes it easy for you to do all the steps in this process: ■ Sca...

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Welcome 11 Photo Print The Photo Print utility gives you an easy way to reprint your favorite pictures in any size you want. You can scan in your photos and then print them on EPSON “snapshot-size” photo paper or cards. Using full-size sheets ...

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12 Welcome Scan to Application After you scan, this utility automatically opens the scanned image in any supported application program on your computer. You can select the program you want to use and the file format for the scanned image, using th...

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Welcome 13 Scan for Creativity This utility lets you scan an image and then use it with any of 25 different projects—including calendars, cards, labels, and web pages. Then it automatically sends your image or images to PhotoDeluxe Business Edi...

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14 Welcome Using the Palette Mode In the palette mode, your Smart Panel icons are arranged in a compact toolbar, rather than a panel: You can click the icons to do all of the available activities. To switch from the panel mode to palette mode: 1. C...

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Welcome 15 ■ To open PageManager, click the icon in the Presto! PageManager for EPSON folder. You see the PageManager for EPSON desktop: Here are some of the things you can do: ■ Scan in a page or photo, then print out as many copies as you wa...

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16 Welcome For instructions on using all the PageManager features, see Chapter 4 in this manual. If you need more information, see the User’s Guide.pdf file in your Presto! PageManager for EPSON folder. Reading Your Electronic Manuals Your elec...

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Welcome 17 5. Click View Reference Guide . The guide opens in your browser: Click a topic on the left to expand the table of contents. After expanding the table of contents, you can click on the topic you want to view. This symbol in the contents...

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18 Welcome When you open an electronic manual, you’ll see this toolbar: With Acrobat Reader, you have several ways to navigate through text: ■ Use the navigation pane on the left side of the screen to move quickly to the topic of your choice. ...

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Copying 19 1 Copying CopyingCopying Copying You can use your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 like a standalone copier—load paper in the feeder, insert a document into the scanner, then press the Copy button. You don’t even have to turn on your comput...

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20 Copying Copying without Your Computer First make sure you have paper loaded, following the instructions on the Start Here sheet. Then feed in your page or photo, following these steps: 1. Adjust the edge guides to fit the width of your origin...

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Copying 21 6. Press the Copy Mode button to select one of the following: Black and white text Black and white photo or image (grayscale) Color The lights indicate the current mode setting. 7. Press the green Copy button. Your original goes int...

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22 Copying W Using the Copy Utility (Windows) The Copy Utility on the EPSON Smart Panel lets you make multiple copies and copy on special ink jet or photo paper. You can also enhance photos, adjust colors, or add a watermark or time stamp to your ...

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Copying 23 You see the control panel of a copier on your screen: . 5. Choose the type of paper you’re using from the Media Type list. If you’re not sure which one to choose, see page 49. Then choose your paper size. 6. Choose one of the follo...

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24 Copying 8. When you’re finished selecting copy settings, click the green Copy button on the screen. Your original goes in and out of the scanner twice. Then the copy is printed. Adjusting the Image Size You can use the Copy Utility to fine-t...

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Copying 25 If you want to make more precise adjustments, follow these steps: 1. Click the scale button on the Copy Utility control panel. You see this window: You can use the slider to reduce or enlarge your image by an exact percentage. Then cl...

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26 Copying 3. Choose from one of the following resizing options: ■ Click Standard Size and choose the size of your original from the Standard Size list. ■ Click Automatic , then click Recognize Test . Your original goes into the scanner, ...

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Copying 27 3. To optimize the quality of your copy automatically, select Automatic Document Enhancement and click the arrow. You see this box: 4. Select the option that best describes your original document and click OK . 5. If you’re copying...

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28 Copying 7. If you want to produce a monochrome copy, select Monotone Conversion and click the arrow. You see this box: 8. Choose the tint you want to add to your copy and click OK . 9. To adjust the colors in your image, click the Color Setti...

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Copying 29 Adding Time Stamps and Watermarks You can add watermarks and time stamps to help manage your copies. 1. Click the Advanced tab. (If you’ve closed the custom tabs, click More settings on the Copy Utility control panel to open the t...

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30 Copying 5. Click the Layout tab. You see the Layout window: 6. Select the text you want from the Watermark list. If you want to change the color, position, size, or density of the watermark, click Settings . You see the Watermark window: 7...

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Copying 31 Saving Custom Settings You can save your custom settings as a custom document type. When you want to use the same settings again, select your custom document type from the Document Type list. 1. After you’re finished making custom se...

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32 Copying M Using EPSON Personal Copy (Macintosh) If you’re working on a Macintosh, you can use EPSON Personal Copy to make multiple copies and get better quality on special ink jet paper. Make sure the software is installed and your printer is...

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Copying 33 4. Select the size of your original document from the ORIGINAL SIZE list. If your original is not a standard size, type new values for the width and height . 5. Click the OPTIONS tab. 6. In the Paper Size list, select the size pa...

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34 Copying 9. Click the START button to begin copying. Your original goes in and out of the scanner twice. Then the copy is printed. Previewing Your Image and Adjusting Copy Settings 1. Click the left arrow beside the RESET button. The screen ...

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Copying 35 4. Click the SETTINGS tab to display color adjustment options: 5. Drag the sliders to increase or decrease any of the following: ■ the amount of red, green, or blue in your image ■ the amount of light (brightness) in the image ■ t...

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36 Copying ...

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Printing 37 2 Printing PrintingPrinting Printing Printing with your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 is a lot like using any other printer. You can click the Print button (or select Print from the menu) in any Windows or Macintosh program. W To reprint ...

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38 Printing Handling Paper How can you get the best-looking photos, most vivid colors, and sharpest text? Always use EPSON’s special ink jet papers. To load paper, slide out the edge guide and place the stack of paper against the right side of t...

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Printing 39 Printing on Photo Paper You can use EPSON Photo Paper to print photographs that look almost as good as the ones you get from film processing. EPSON 4 × 6-inch Photo Paper is micro-perforated around the edges so you can trim your prin...

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40 Printing Set the paper thickness lever to the + position. (Return the lever to the 0 position before you print on regular paper.) Be sure to select Plain paper as the Media Type and select the correct envelope size before you print. W Basi...

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Printing 41 You see windows like these: After you click the Properties button, you see the EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 Properties window: Click Setup... then click Properties. make sure your printer is selected... Choose between faster printing or bet...

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42 Printing 3. Choose the settings shown on page 41. If you’re not sure which Media Type to choose, see page 49. 4. Click the Paper tab at the top of the box if you need to change the paper size, number of copies, page orientation, or printabl...

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Printing 43 6. Click OK until you see the Print window again. 7. Click OK to start printing. After a moment, the Progress Meter window appears. You can cancel, pause, or restart your print job. You can also see how much ink you have left and vi...

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44 Printing 2. Open the File menu and click Page Setup . You see a Page Setup window like this: 3. Choose your paper size, page orientation, and other settings. Then click OK. 4. Click the Print button or open the File menu and choose Print . Y...

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Printing 45 ■ Click the Preview icon to change the Print button to Preview . You can then click it to preview your printout. ■ Click the Ink icon to check your ink levels. 7. Click Print to start printing. If you turned on background pr...

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46 Printing Enhancing Photographs Special print settings can improve the appearance of photos or add special effects. Although you can also edit your photos with PhotoDeluxe, when you use your print settings, it only affects the printout, not the ...

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Printing 47 3. Click the Custom button, then click the Custom Settings list. You see a list of custom project types, as shown at the left. Select one of the types listed below: ■ Text/Graph : For printing graphics-intensive documents like pr...

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48 Printing 3. Click the Custom button, then click the Advanced button. You see the Advanced window: 4. Choose a Print Quality (resolution) setting. 5. Select a color management system (the availability depends on your operating system). 6. Sel...

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Printing 49 Choosing the Right Settings for EPSON Papers You need to choose the right Media Type setting so your EPSON Stylus Scan can adjust the ink coverage accordingly. This ensures that you’ll get the best prints on any kind of paper. Before...

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50 Printing First, make sure your printer is set up, connected to your computer, turned on, and the software is installed. Then follow the instructions under “Scanning in Your Photos” below, or “Opening Images on Your Computer” on page 52....

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Printing 51 4. Insert your photo into the scanner as shown. Make sure the edge guides touch the sides of your photo, then feed it in until you feel a tug. See page 20 for more information about inserting photos in the scanner (including fragile or...

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52 Printing 6. If you want to scan more photos, click Yes and repeat steps 4 and 5 above. If you’re finished scanning, click No . You see your photo(s) in a window like this: 7. If you’re not happy with an image, you can click the Back arro...

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Printing 53 Printing Your Photos You can choose to print one copy of all the scanned or opened images, or you can set the number of prints for each image. ■ If you click Select All , you see the layout window. Continue with step 1 on page 54. �...

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54 Printing When you’ve set the number of prints you want for each image, click Finish . You see the Layout window: 1. Click the button for the paper you’re printing on. You can choose from three different paper sizes: ■ A6, for printing on...

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Printing 55 You see several layout choices, depending on which paper you’re using. If you click Letter , for example, you see the following: 2. Click the layout that you want to use for printing. On a letter-size sheet, for example, you can hav...

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56 Printing 3. Click Plain paper , then click the small arrows at the right to scroll through the Media Type list. Choose the right Media Type for the paper you’re printing on, For example: ■ Choose Photo Paper if you’re printing on EPSON ...

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Printing 57 Choose from the following settings: ■ Standard trimming , which automatically crops and enlarges your photo slightly to fit the layout, or Do not apply trimming . ■ If you choose Standard trimming, you can select Print with cutti...

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58 Printing ...

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Scanning with Windows 59 3 Scanning with Windows Scanning with WindowsScanning with Windows Scanning with Windows Scanning with EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 lets you turn pictures and text into digital files on your computer. Then you can fax or e-mail t...

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60 Scanning with Windows The first time you scan with your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000, you’ll also need to select it as your TWAIN source. Starting Your Scan Before you scan, make sure your scanning software is installed and your EPSON Stylus Scan is...

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Scanning with Windows 61 5. From the File menu, choose Import , then TWAIN 32. The EPSON TWAIN window opens: 6. If you’re scanning a photograph, click the Photo tab. If you’re scanning text or a line drawing, click the OCR/Line Art tab....

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62 Scanning with Windows 8. Choose the Resolution setting: ■ Choose 300 dpi for most photos that you plan to print at their original size or smaller (or 72 dpi if you only want to view them on your screen or on the Web) ■ Choose 400 dpi f...

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Scanning with Windows 63 5. If you want to crop the image, or scan only one section, click and drag on the preview image to select the part you want. You see an outline around your selection, as shown on the left. You can click and drag the outlin...

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64 Scanning with Windows 3. Select one of these Options: ■ AAS (Auto Area Segmentation) if you’re scanning a page that has both pictures and text. ■ TET (Text Enhancement Technology) for better text recognition. ■ Threshold to adjust th...

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Scanning with Windows 65 4. Select ICM/sRGB if you want to match the colors on your screen as closely as possible (recommended for Windows 98 only). 5. Click OK to save your configuration settings. Scanning to OCR OCR (optical character recogn...

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66 Scanning with Windows 3. Click Start . The Scan to OCR window opens: 4. Click the Paper Size button that corresponds to the page(s) you’re scanning. 5. Choose one of the following Scan Mode buttons: ■ Color for documents printed in color ...

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Scanning with Windows 67 9. Press the red Stop/Clear button on the EPSON Stylus Scan control panel and remove your original document. If you’re scanning more than one page, a box will appear on your screen after the first page comes out. Click...

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68 Scanning with Windows 3. Choose one of the following Document Layout options: ■ Auto Detect : retains the original page format, which is especially useful for documents with columns, tables, and lists ■ Force Single Column : Aligns all text ...

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Scanning with Windows 69 7. Click on the text in the large window and correct or edit it as necessary. The small window at the bottom shows an enlarged view of the original scanned image at the current cursor position. 8. When you’re done editin...

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70 Scanning with Windows 2. Type a name and choose one of the following file types: ■ Text Document : For files that you can open and edit with any text editor (unformatted). ■ RTF Document : (Rich Text Format) For files that you can open and e...

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Scanning with Windows 71 Opening a Word Processing Program 1. Click Open in the Export window. You see a window like this: The software automatically detects the programs that can open the scanned file(s). 2. Select the program you want to use, t...

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72 Scanning with Windows ■ Select a program on the list. The default file format appears in the Format box. You can select any of the other formats. ■ If you want to add a program to the list, you need to use Scan to Application. See page 79 ...

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Scanning with Windows 73 3. Click Start . The Scan to E-mail window opens: 4. Select the type of scan you want to do from the Scan Material icons. Each icon controls basic scan settings. You can change some of these settings by clicking the button...

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74 Scanning with Windows 7. If you’re scanning more than one image, click Scan Multiple Images. 8. Click the Preview button. Your document goes into the scanner, and then comes out as it is scanned. You see it in the preview window on your ...

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Scanning with Windows 75 If you’re scanning more than one image, a box will appear on your screen after the first image is scanned. Click Continue to scan more pages or No to go on to the next step. When scanning is completed, you see a windo...

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76 Scanning with Windows 6. Under File Type, choose a file format for your scanned images. ■ The JPEG standard format is a good choice for most images. ■ If you want to e-mail a document that’s mainly text, choose Text, Rich Text Format...

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Scanning with Windows 77 Your e-mail program opens. You can write a message and then send it with your image(s) or text file(s) attached. 9. Click Exit if you’re finished e-mailing, or one of the other buttons to continue. Scanning for Creativi...

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78 Scanning with Windows When scanning is completed, you see a window like this: 5. Click the project you want to create, for example, Letterhead . Then click the Finish Selection button. You see a window confirming your choice. 6. Click the Lau...

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Scanning with Windows 79 Make sure you have your PhotoDeluxe CD-ROM handy so you can insert it when requested. 8. When you’re finished working and you exit PhotoDeluxe, click Exit to close Scan for Creativity, or click one of the other buttons...

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80 Scanning with Windows When scanning is completed, you see a window like this: 5. For a closer look, double-click any image to display it in the Image Viewer window. See page 75 for more information. 6. Click Finish Verification . You see a windo...

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Scanning with Windows 81 The image(s) are automatically converted to the default format for that application. If you want to change the default, you can use the Application Properties window. See page 83 for instructions. 8. When you’re finished...

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82 Scanning with Windows 3. Select the .exe file that launches the application, then click Open . You return to the Register Application window, with the program icons displayed: 4. Select the icon you want to display in the Scan To Application wi...

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Scanning with Windows 83 Removing Applications or Changing Properties You can remove programs that you don’t want to appear in the Scan to Application window, or change the default format for each program’s files. 1. In the Launch window, clic...

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Scanning on a Macintosh 85 4 Scanning on a Macintosh Scanning on a MacintoshScanning on a Macintosh Scanning on a Macintosh When you scan, you turn pictures and text into digital files on your computer. Then you can fax, print, or e-mail the files, ...

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86 Scanning on a Macintosh See page 20 for more information about inserting documents into the scanner (including fragile or thin documents). 2. Double-click Presto! PageManager in the Presto! PageManager for EPSON folder on your hard drive. Y...

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Scanning on a Macintosh 87 The EPSON TWAIN window opens: 6. If you’re scanning a photograph, click the Photo tab. If you’re scanning text or a line drawing, click the OCR/Line Art tab. 7. Choose one of the Quality settings: ■ Draft & f...

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88 Scanning on a Macintosh 9. Choose your Document Size . Continue with the steps in the next section if you’re scanning a photo, or the steps on page 89 if you’re scanning text. Scanning a Photo Follow these steps if you’re scanning a phot...

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Scanning on a Macintosh 89 7. Click the Scan button. Your photo or page goes into the scanner again and comes out slowly as it is scanned. Your file is saved in the PageManager Inbox. Close the EPSON TWAIN window so you can continue working wit...

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90 Scanning on a Macintosh 3. Select one of these Options: ■ AAS (Auto Area Segmentation) if you’re scanning a page that has both pictures and text ■ TET (Text Enhancement Technology) for better text recognition ■ Threshold to adjust the...

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Scanning on a Macintosh 91 4. Select ColorSync if you want to use the ColorSync system for matching the colors on your screen as closely as possible. 5. Click OK to save your configuration settings. Working with Your Images in Presto! PageMana...

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92 Scanning on a Macintosh 2. Perform any of these tasks: ■ To e-mail an image, drag its thumbnail to the E-Mail button on the Application Bar. PageManager starts your e-mail application. (You must have a modem, an Internet connection, and a s...

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Scanning on a Macintosh 93 ■ To open an image on the PageManager desktop, double-click its thumbnail. Once it’s open, you can make a number of changes: rotate or flip it, add a text stamp, or OCR a text document. (See your Presto! PageManager...