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Starting a Scan With the Scanner Buttons

a.  Scan to E-mail button
b.  Scan to PDF button
c.  Copy button
d.  Start button

 Start button

Place your original photo on the scanner. See Placing Documents or Photos.

To start a basic scan, press the Start button on the scanner. Your computer automatically starts Epson Scan.

From Epson Scan, you can select a scanning mode and then scan and save your image to a file on your computer, and open it in Epson File Manager. If the Mode box in the upper right corner of the window is set to Full Auto Mode, see Using Full Auto Mode for instructions. If you are in Home or Professional Mode, see Selecting Basic Settings.

If a program does not start when you press a button, see Pressing a Scanner Button Does Not Start the Correct Program.

If you want to change the scanning mode, see Changing the Scan Mode.

You can also reassign the Start button to a project program in the Epson Creativity Suite or another compatible Windows program. See Assigning a Program to a Scanner Button for details.

 Scan to PDF button

Place your original photo on the scanner. See Placing Documents or Photos.

To start a scan and save it as a PDF file on your computer, press the Scan to PDF button. Your computer automatically starts Epson Scan. See Scanning Directly to a PDF File for instructions.

If a program does not start when you press a button, see Pressing a Scanner Button Does Not Start the Correct Program.

You can also reassign the Scan to PDF button to a project program in the Epson Creativity Suite or another compatible Windows program. See Assigning a Program to a Scanner Button for details.

 Copy button

Place your original photo on the scanner. See Placing Documents or Photos.

To use the scanner as a copier and automatically scan and print your image, you can press the Copy button. Your computer automatically starts the Copy Utility. See Using the Scanner as a Copier for instructions.

If a program does not start when you press a button, see Pressing a Scanner Button Does Not Start the Correct Program.

You can also reassign the Copy button to a project program in the Epson Creativity Suite or another compatible Windows program. See Assigning a Program to a Scanner Button for details.

 Scan to E-mail button

Place your original photo on the scanner. See Placing Documents or Photos.

To scan an image and open your e-mail program so you can attach it to an e-mail message, you can press the Scan to E-mail button. Epson Scan automatically starts scanning. See Scanning Directly to an E-mail for instructions.

If a program does not start when you press a button, see Pressing a Scanner Button Does Not Start the Correct Program.

You can also reassign the Scan to E-mail button to a project program in Epson Creativity Suite or another compatible Windows program. See Assigning a Program to a Scanner Button for details.