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6. Click the Output Paper box, select the type and size of paper you loaded in your 
product, and click OK.
Note:
If you are printing on certain Epson printers, you see the printer settings window. See your 
printer documentation for instructions on selecting settings.
7. If you want to enlarge or reduce your image as you copy it, click the Copy Size box, 
select the enlargement/reduction, and click OK.
Note:
If you are printing on an Epson printer that supports borderless printing, you can select options 
for Margins (borders) or No Margins (borderless).
8. If you are copying a faded photo and want to restore the colors, click the Color 
Restoration check box. (It is available only when the Source Type is Photo.) 
9. If you need to remove dust marks as you copy, click the Dust Removal check box. (It 
is available only when the Source Type is Photo.)
10. If you are copying a color or black-and-white document, you can improve the definition 
of text and line art by leaving the Text Enhancement check box checked. (It is 
available only when the Source Type is one of the Document options.) 
11. If you need to adjust the lightness or darkness of your original or adjust the contrast 
between them as you copy, click the slider beneath the Brightness and/or Contrast 
settings. (Contrast is only adjustable when the Source Type is Photo.) 
12. Click the arrow in the Number of Copies box to select the number of copies you want, 
if necessary.
13. When you are ready to scan and print, click the Copy button.
Note:
If you want to preview your scan before printing it or make additional copy settings, click the 
Custom Copy button at the bottom of the window. Click Help in the Copy Utility for instructions 
on using the Custom Copy features.
Color Document (Multiple 
Pages)Multiple page color document containing text or text and 
graphics, such as a brochure.
Black & White Document 
(Multiple Pages)Multiple page black and white document containing text or 
text and graphics, such as a manual.
Photo Color or black-and-white photographs.
 
						

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Scanning to a PDF File
You can scan a document to a PDF file quickly and easily.
1. Place your original document on the document table. See Setting Your Originals on 
page 129 for instructions.
2. Start Epson Scan. See one of these sections for instructions.
❏Starting a Scan With Epson Scan on page 133
❏Starting a Scan With the Epson Creativity Suite on page 135
❏Starting a Scan With Another Scanning Program on page 138
You see an Epson Scan window.
Note:
The screen varies depending on the scan mode.
If you want to change the scan mode, see Changing the Scan Mode on page 142.
 
						

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3. Click the File Save Settings button to the right of the Scan button.
4. The File Save Settings window appears.
Select PDF as the file type setting. The current Paper Size, Orientation, Margin, and 
Compression setting are displayed below it.
5. If you need to change any of the current PDF settings, click the Options button. You 
see the Epson PDF Plug-in Settings window.
Select the settings that match your document and click OK. You return to the File Save 
Settings window.
6. When you are finished selecting file settings, click OK.
 
						

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7. Click the Scan button. Epson Scan starts scanning.
8. Depending on how you started Epson Scan, the program saves the file to the location 
you specified or opens the scanned image in your scanning program. See Finishing 
the Scan on page 158 for details.
Scan Multiple Pages to a PDF File
You can scan multiple pages of a document, magazine, or newspaper and save them as 
one PDF file on your computer. Epson Scan displays an editing page so you can view the 
pages as you scan them and reorder, rotate, or delete them as necessary.
1. Place the first page of your original document on the document table or on the Auto 
Document Feeder. See Setting Your Originals on page 129 for instructions.
2. Start Epson Scan. See one of these sections for instructions.
❏Starting a Scan With Epson Scan on page 133
❏Starting a Scan With the Epson Creativity Suite on page 135
❏Starting a Scan With Another Scanning Program on page 138
You see an Epson Scan window.
3. Select the basic settings for the type of original(s) you are scanning, then select the 
destination setting for the way you will use your image(s). See Selecting Basic 
Settings on page 142.
Note:
If you want to change the scan mode, see Changing the Scan Mode on page 142.
4. Click the Preview button to preview your image(s), then select your scan area. See 
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5. Click the Scan button. The File Save Settings window appears.
Select PDF as the file type setting. The current Paper Size, Orientation, Margin, and 
Compression setting are displayed below it.
6. If you need to change any of the current PDF settings, click the Options button. You 
see the Epson PDF Plug-in Settings window.
Select the settings that match your document and click OK. You return to the File Save 
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7. When you are finished selecting file settings, click OK. Epson Scan scans your page 
and displays this window.
8. If you are only scanning one document page, or you don’t need to edit your pages, click 
Save File and go to step 9.
If you are scanning multiple pages, click Add page and replace the first page on the 
document table or on the Auto Document Feeder with the second page and click Scan. 
Repeat this step for each page in your document. When you are finished, click Edit 
page and go to step 9.
Note:
You can scan up to 200 pages of a document at a time.
9. You see the Editing Page window displaying thumbnail images of each scanned page.
The Editing Page window displays thumbnails of each scanned page. You can use the 
tools below the Editing Page window to select, rotate, reorder, and delete pages in your 
document. Click the Help button for details.
If you want to include all the document pages in your PDF file as they currently look, go 
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If you do not need to include some of the pages, click the   odd pages or   even 
pages icons, or click the individual pages you do not need. Then click the   delete icon 
to delete them.
If you want to rotate pages, click the pages or use the  odd pages,  even pages, 
or  all pages icon to select the pages. Then click the    left or  right rotate icon to 
rotate them.
Note:
The  delete icon is not available when all document pages are selected.
10. When you have finished editing your document pages, click OK. All the document 
pages on the Editing Page window are saved in a PDF file in the location you selected. 
Scanning to an E-mail
You can automatically attach scanned image file(s) to an e-mail message by using Attach 
to e-mail function in Epson File Manager.
1. Place your original document or photo on the scanner. See Setting Your Originals on 
page 129.
2. Start Epson File Manager (see Starting a Scan With the Epson Creativity Suite on 
page 135). Then click the Attach to e-mail icon at the top of the window. After scanning 
is finished, you see the Send File Via E-mail window.
 
						

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3. Select the e-mail program you use in the Select E-mail Application list.
4. If you want to resize your image, choose an option under Select Photo Size.
Note:
The box at the bottom of the window displays information about the image file(s) you are 
attaching to the e-mail message.
5. Click OK. Your e-mail program is opened and any scanned images you selected are 
attached to a new e-mail message. (See your e-mail program Help if you need 
instructions on sending your e-mail message.)
Using the Start Button on the Control Panel
Scanning to your computer
This product allows you to use the control panel to scan an image to a computer through a 
local connection. To scan an original using the control panel, the following software must 
be installed on the computer. 
For local computer:
To use a computer that is directly connected to the product, you need to have installed EPSON 
Scan and EPSON Creativity Suite on your computer. If you are connecting this product to a 
computer through a local connection, an application is automatically launched on your computer by 
pressing the  Scan button on the control panel, selecting Local PC, and then pressing the 
rRight button. The application that starts differs according to the user settings. By default, EPSON 
Scan is launched.
Note:
❏EPSON Scan and EPSON Creativity Suite are installed in the standard installation using the 
installation software CD-ROM.
❏When scanning an original on the document table, the product automatically recognizes the 
document type. If the document is recognized as text, the original is scanned as a 
black-and-white document even if it is a color document. To correctly scan a color original, 
select Network PC and use Manual Scan, or specify the detail settings for the image to be 
scanned using EPSON Scan on your computer. For details, see Scanned Colors Differ From 
the Original Colors on page 315. 
Before using this feature, make sure you have installed EPSON Scan and EPSON 
Creativity Suite on your computer.
Follow the steps below to use this feature.
1. Connect this product to your computer with a USB cable and then start up the 
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2. Make sure the product is turned on, and then place your original either on the document 
table or in the Auto Document Feeder. For details, see Setting Your Originals on page 
129.
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Caution:
To scan an original correctly, set the transportation lock on the left side of the document 
table in the   unlocked position. For details, see Scanner parts on page 26.
3. Press the  Scan button on the control panel.
The Scan light is lit and the Scan menu appears in the LCD panel.
4. When Local PC is displayed, press the r Right button.
When a proper connection to the local computer is confirmed, a message to notify that 
the device is ready appears and scanning starts.
Assigning a different application on Windows
This section explains how to make settings that control which application to open when you 
select Local PC and press the r Right button on the control panel. You can specify one 
application to open automatically when you select Local PC and press the r Right button, 
or you can have a window open allowing you to choose from a list of applications. Follow 
the steps below to make these settings.
Note:
Before using this feature, make sure you have installed EPSON Scan and EPSON Creativity Suite 
on your computer.
Note for Mac OS users:
You cannot assign any application to the r Right button when Local PC is displayed on the control 
panel on the product.
For Windows XP users
1. Click Start, and then point to Control Panel.
 
						

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2. Click the Scanners and Cameras icon in the control panel.
3. Right-click your product’s icon, and then select Properties.
4. Select the Events tab.
5. Select Start Button from the Select an event list. Select Start this program and then 
select a desired application from the list.
Note:
❏If Prompt for which program to run is selected, when the button is pressed, a dialog box 
appears to prompt you to select an application from the list.
❏Some applications do not support linkage to scanners and digital cameras. Linkage is 
available only to applications that appear on the list.
6. To save your settings, click Apply and then OK.
Note:
You need to click Apply whenever you change a setting.
If you need to disable the Scanner events, select Take no action in the product’s 
Properties dialog box.