User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Scanner Basics
- Placing Originals on the Scanner
- Scanning
- Starting a Scan
- Selecting Epson Scan Settings
- Scanning Special Projects
- Scanning to Online Destinations Using Easy Photo Scan
- Scanning Using Easy Photo Scan
- Uploading Scanned Images to Facebook
- Uploading Scanned Images to Picasa
- Uploading Scanned Images to Evernote
- Uploading Scanned Images to SugarSync
- Uploading Scanned Images to a Web Folder
- Uploading Scanned Images to Email
- Saving Scanned Images to a Folder
- Epson JPEG File Settings
- Epson TIFF and Multi-TIFF File Settings
- Restoring Photo Colors as You Scan
- Scanning to a SharePoint Server or Cloud Service
- Scanning Multi-Page Originals as Separate Files - Windows
- Scanning Two Originals onto One Sheet (Stitching Images) (Windows)
- Scanning to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button
- Using the Scanner as a Copier - Copy Utility
- Scanning to Online Destinations Using Easy Photo Scan
- Cleaning and Transporting Your Scanner
- Solving Problems
- Scanner Light Status
- Solving Scanning Problems
- Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems
- Image Consists of a Few Dots Only
- Line of Dots Appears in All Scanned Images
- Straight Lines in an Image Appear Crooked
- Image is Distorted or Blurry
- Image Colors are Patchy at the Edges
- Image is Too Dark
- Back of Original Image Appears in Scanned Image
- Ripple Patterns Appear in an Image
- Image is Scanned Upside-Down
- Scanned Image Colors Do Not Match Original Colors
- Scan Area is Not Adjustable in Thumbnail Preview
- Scanned Image Edges are Cropped
- Characters are not Recognized During Conversion to Editable Text (OCR)
- When to Uninstall Your Scanner Software
- Where to Get Help
- Technical Specifications
- Notices
3. Click Close to close the Event Manager window.
Parent topic: Starting a Scan from a Scanner Button
Starting a Scan Using the Epson Scan Icon
You can start the Epson Scan program to select scan settings, scan, and save the scanned image to a
file.
• Windows 8.x: Navigate to the Apps screen and select EPSON Scan under EPSON or EPSON
Software.
• Windows (other versions): Click or Start, and select All Programs or Programs. Select EPSON
or EPSON Software and click EPSON Scan.
• OS X: Open the Applications folder, open the Epson Software folder, and double-click the EPSON
Scan icon.
Note: With OS X, in addition to scanning with Image Capture, you can download and install Epson
Scan scanning software. Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction
features for enhancing scanned images, and provides an interface for TWAIN-compliant OCR
scanning software. To download Epson Scan, visit Epson's driver download site (U.S. downloads or
Canadian downloads).
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