User manual EPSON SCAN2 TWAIN-1998

[. . . ] Where to Find Information This User's Guide This guide leads you through the EPSON scanner software installation, tells you how to use the Start Button feature, and how to make basic software settings. It also offers troubleshooting tips and calibrating information. GT-7000/7000 PHOTO User's Guide This guide leads you through the scanner setup and options installation, tells you how to use the scanner, and how to make basic scans. It also offers troubleshooting tips and customer support information. Information on EPSON Scanner Software for Windows Online help provides you with detailed information on EPSON TWAIN and EPSON Scan!Access online help from the EPSON Scanner folder, or click the Help button in the EPSON TWAIN or EPSON Scan! [. . . ] t You cannot scan an image that exceeds available memory or disk space. If you attempt to scan an image that is too large, an alert appears on the screen. t Before you begin scanning, you should calibrate your screen. For details, see Chapter 6, "Calibrating Your System. " t After an image is scanned, be sure to save or export it. See pages 2-7 and 2-9 for details. 4-4 Understanding EPSON TWAIN Features Previewing images Before you scan and save an image, you can preview it in the Preview window located on the right of the Advanced menu. Use the preview feature to check the results of your settings. preview button zoom preview button 4 t To preview the entire image, click the preview button. t To preview a part of the image that is already in the Preview window, click and drag the mouse over the area you want to see in detail, and click the zoom preview button. Note: t You cannot preview an image that exceeds available memory or disk space. If you attempt to preview an image that is too large, an alert appears on the screen. t When the mouse pointer is placed within the marquee (the frame of the selected image area), the mouse pointer changes to a hand icon. You can click and drag the marquee anywhere in the Preview window. Understanding EPSON TWAIN Features 4-5 t When the mouse pointer is placed on the edge of the marquee, it changes to an arrow allowing you to resize the marquee. t To remove or delete a marquee, double-click the preview image. Modifying the preview image Preview window You can see the effects of the following settings in the preview image. t Pixel Depth, Halftone, and Dropout in the Image Type dialog box t Exposure, Gamma, Highlight, Shadow, and Threshold in the Image Controls dialog box t Tone Correction in the Tone Correction dialog box 4-6 Understanding EPSON TWAIN Features t Gray Balance Intensity, and Saturation in the Color Adjustment dialog box t Auto Exposure Note: Although the image in the Preview window changes as you make settings, the settings do not affect the actual image until you scan, or rescan, the image. Document Source When using the document table of the scanner, leave the Document Source set to Flatbed. Other selections which may also be available are ADF (for the optional Automatic Document Feeder), and TPU for Neg. Film (for the Film Adapter optional for GT-7000), depending on whether you have installed these options. Note: Uninstalled options are not displayed. 4 Flatbed: Select this setting to use the document table of the scanner. ADF: Select this setting to use the optional Automatic Document Feeder. Understanding EPSON TWAIN Features 4-7 TPU for Neg. Film: Select one of these settings when using the Film Adapter. If you are scanning negative film, select TPU for Neg. Film, and if you are scanning positive film (or slides), select the TPU for Pos. Film setting. Image Type Use the Image Type list or button to select the type of image to be scanned. Image Type button Image Type list (predefined settings) Image Type list The Image Type list provides the following predefined settings. EPSON recommends you use the predefined settings first, then later improve the quality of the scanned image manually by making the detailed settings described in the next pages, if necessary. Click the arrows on the right to view all of the available settings. [. . . ] The carriage makes only one pass. marquee A moveable and adjustable frame that marks the area of an image that will be previewed or scanned. monochrome Black and white images, or images represented only by the intensity of luminosity. OCR Optical Character Recognition. The technology that allows computers to "read" the text from physical objects. It requires a graphical representation of text to interpret. This usually comes from a scanned image. page sequence The type of color scanning in which the entire image is scanned once for each separation color. pixel Short for picture element. [. . . ]