Epson Gt1500 Owners Manual

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Scanning to a File With EPSON Scan
You can use the import or acquire function of a TWAIN-compliant application such 
as PaperPort Deluxe or Adobe Photoshop to scan images directly into your 
application, as described later in this chapter. Or you can scan directly to your 
computer by starting EPSON Scan from your desktop or from the Windows Start 
menu. 
First, place your document or photo on the scanner as described on page 20. Then 
follow these steps:
1. Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on your desktop, or click 
Start > Programs 
or
 All Programs > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan. 
Note: If you have multiple scanners installed, you are prompted to choose your 
scanner. Click EPSON GT-15000 and click OK.
2. Choose a mode from the Mode list at the top of the 
EPSON Scan window. (See page 19 for descriptions 
of the three modes.) 
3. Continue with the instructions for your mode:
■Home Mode on page 22
■Office Mode on page 24
■Professional Mode on page 26
4. After you finish selecting the settings for the 
mode you’ve chosen, click 
Scan. You see 
the File Save Settings window:
5. Click 
Browse if you want to select a 
different folder to store the file in. Then 
type a name for the file in the 
Prefix field, 
choose an image type, and click 
OK. (For 
more details, see the EPSON Scan 
on-screen Help.) 
						

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Basic Scanning in Home Mode
After you start EPSON Scan and choose Home Mode, you see this window:
Follow these steps to select your scan settings:
1. Click 
Preview to see a preview of your scan. 
Select Home Mode 
						

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2. Click the   Auto Detect button in the preview window to automatically select 
your entire document, or click and drag in the preview window to create a 
scanning selection area (marquee). For more information on using marquees, see 
page 37.
3. Choose a Document Type setting in the EPSON Scan window that is appropriate 
for your scan. 
4. Choose an Image Type setting: 
■Color for color scans
■Grayscale for scans of black-and-white photos or images
■Black&White for text or line art 
5. Choose a 
Destination setting. If you want to specify a size or resolution, click 
Other and choose a resolution setting (50 to 4800 dpi) or target size. 
6. Select 
Descreening Filter to reduce moiré patterns in the image. 
7. Select 
Color Restoration to automatically restore color in faded photos. 
8. Click 
Brightness to open the Brightness and Contrast settings and adjust them 
as desired. 
9. Click 
Scan, then see step 5 on page 21 for instructions on saving your scanned 
image.
Auto Detect 
button 
						

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Scanning in Office Mode
After you start EPSON Scan and choose Office Mode, you see this window:
Follow these steps to select your scan settings:
1. Click 
Preview to see a preview of your scan. 
Select Office Mode 
						

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2. Click the   Auto Detect button in the preview window to automatically select 
your entire document, or click and drag in the preview window to create a 
scanning selection area (marquee). For more information on using marquees, see 
page 37.
3. Make any of these adjustments in the EPSON Scan window, as necessary:
■Select the appropriate Image Type: Color, Grayscale, or Black&White.
■In the Destination box, you can change the Document Source (to ADF for 
example), 
Size, Orientation, or Resolution (50 to 1200 dpi).
■Adjust the Brightness and Contrast settings for your image. 
■If you’re scanning printed materials, select Descreening Filter to reduce 
moiré patterns in the image. 
■To sharpen the image, select Unsharp Mask Filter.
4. Click 
Scan, then see step 5 on page 21 for instructions on saving your scanned 
image.
Auto Detect 
button 
						

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Advanced Scanning in Professional Mode
After you start EPSON Scan and choose Professional Mode, you see this window:
1. Click 
Preview to see a preview of your scan. 
2. Click the   Auto Detect button in the preview window to automatically select 
your entire document, or click and drag in the preview window to create a 
scanning selection area (marquee). For more information on using marquees, see 
page 37.
3. In the EPSON Scan window, choose the Auto Exposure Type: 
Photo to optimize 
exposure for photos, or 
Document to optimize exposure for printed material. 
4. Either click 
Scan to complete your scan, or continue with the instructions in the 
next section to fine-tune it.
Select Professional 
Mode 
						

							How To Scan27 Customizing Your Scan
Follow these steps to use advanced settings:
1. Choose a color depth setting from the Image Type menu: 
■24-bit Color for the highest quality color scans
■Color Smoothing for color documents without photographs
■8-bit Grayscale for the highest quality scans of black-and-white photos or 
images
■Halftone if you want to select special halftone patterns
■Black&White for text or line art 
2. Click   to see more options, then choose 
Best or Draft for the Scanning Quality 
setting.
3. Choose a resolution setting (
50 to 9600 dpi).
4. If you want to specify a Target Size for 
your scanned image other than the 
original size, select a size from the 
pull-down menu. You can also click   to 
see more options, then type in the width 
and height, or scale the image with a 
percentage. If Trimming is set to 
On, your image is cropped to fit your specified 
size. If it is 
Off, your image is sized to fit your specified size as closely as possible.
5. Use the Adjustment settings to modify your image as necessary. (You may have to 
use the scroll bar to see these options.)
Auto Adjust – When Auto Adjust is on (the default), your software detects 
and analyzes the image with the document settings you’ve specified to 
determine the optimum settings for your scan. Click the button to turn it off.
Histogram Adjustment – Click this button to adjust the highlight, shadow, 
and gamma input levels. 
Tone Correction – Click this button to choose a preset tone curve for specific 
effects or to change the tone curve manually. 
Image Adjustment – Click this button to adjust the color balance, saturation, 
brightness, and contrast settings.  
						

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For any of the setting windows above, you can click Reset to go back to the 
default settings for your image. See the EPSON Scan on-screen help for more 
information about the Adjustment options. 
6. The 
Unsharp Mask Filter option sharpens 
the image, and is on by default. You can 
Click   to see more options, then choose a 
Level to reduce or increase the effect. To turn 
it off, click on the checkbox to remove the 
check mark.
7. Select the 
Descreening Filter option to reduce moiré patterns in the image. 
To specify the source image you are scanning, click   to see more options, then 
choose the closest option to your source document in the Screen Ruling menu. 
(You may need to use the scroll bar to see this menu.) 
8. For faded photographs, you can select 
Color Restoration to restore the colors. 
9. Click 
Scan, then see step 5 on page 21 for instructions on saving your scanned 
image.
Scanning Documents With PaperPort 
Deluxe
The PaperPort Deluxe software included with your scanner lets you scan and manage 
a variety of documents. You can use PaperPort to file and organize documents on 
your computer just as you would handle paper documents, with the added 
convenience of searching by content as well as title. 
First, place your document or documents on the scanner as described on page 20. 
Then follow these steps to scan with PaperPort Deluxe:
1. To start PaperPort, click 
Start > Programs or All Programs > ScanSoft 
PaperPort 9.0 > PaperPort
.  
						

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You see the PaperPort desktop, with several sample documents and images:
2. Click the 
Scan button. 
You see these settings on the left side of the screen:
3. Select 
EPSON GT-15000 and Document. Make 
sure you don’t select 
WIA-EPSON GT-15000.
4. Click the 
Scan button. EPSON Scan opens. 
5. Choose 
Office Mode from the Mode list at the top 
of the EPSON Scan window. If you see a warning 
message about closing the preview window, click 
OK. 
Scan 
button
Scan 
button 
						

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You see the EPSON Scan Office 
Mode settings:
6. Choose an Image Type:
■Color for documents with color
■Grayscale for documents with 
grayscale images or black and 
white photos
■Black&White for plain text 
documents
7. Click 
Preview. 
8. Click the   Auto Detect button 
in the preview window to 
automatically select your entire 
document, or click and drag in the 
preview window to create a scanning 
selection area (marquee). For more 
information on using marquees, 
seepage37.
9. Make any of these adjustments, as necessary:
■Select a resolution.
■Adjust the Brightness and Contrast settings for your image.
■If you’re scanning printed materials, select Descreening Filter to reduce the 
moiré patterns in the image.
■To sharpen the image, select Unsharp Mask Filter.
10. Click the Scan button. 
Your document is scanned, then displayed on the PaperPort desktop. You can file 
it, send it to an application, email it, or work with it in PaperPort. 
For more information, see the PaperPort Help or User’s Guide (on the PaperPort 
Help menu).