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Scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder

Scanning a complete document
Scanning part of a document

The scanning instructions are divided into two sections; read Scanning a complete document to scan an entire document or image, or read Scanning part of a document to scan only a certain part of an image or document.

Note:

If you plan to scan documents from the Automatic Document Feeder using the EPSON SMART PANEL for Scanner application, refer to the EPSON SMART PANEL for Scanner documentation for details.

Scanning a complete document

You do not need to use the preview feature when scanning a full document or image. The scanner automatically finds and scans the whole image. Follow the steps below to scan an image or document.

For Windows users

Load paper in the Automatic Document Feeder as described in Loading Paper into Your Automatic Document Feeder.

Start a TWAIN-compliant application. (The example used here is TextBridge^® Pro.)

Select Select Scanner... from the File menu.

Choose EPSON TWAIN 5 (TWAIN) from Scanner (driver) list and click OK.

Note:

You usually need to perform this step only the first time you use the scanner with your application.

Click the Auto Process button.

Select a page type you want to scan and select Scanner as the page source.

Note:

For detailed settings, refer to your application's documentation.

Click OK to open EPSON TWAIN.

In the Manual mode window, make sure that Auto Document Feeder is selected from the Document Source list. Also choose appropriate settings for the scanning.

Click Scan.

Note:

When the Automatic Preview check box is selected in the Configuration dialog box, EPSON TWAIN automatically starts the preview.

For further editing, refer to your application's documentation.

For Macintosh users

Load paper in the Automatic Document Feeder as described in Loading Paper into Your Automatic Document Feeder.

Start a TWAIN-compliant application. (The example used here is TextBridge Pro.)

Select Select Source... from the Scanner menu.

Choose EPSON TWAIN 5 in the Select Source dialog box and click OK.

Note:

You usually need to perform this step only the first time you use the scanner with your application.

Press the Scanner button in the Main window and click the Go button to begin the process.

Choose appropriate settings and then click Continue to open EPSON TWAIN.

Note:

For detailed settings, refer to your application's documentation.

In the Manual mode window, make sure that Auto Document Feeder is selected from the Document Source list. Also choose appropriate settings for the scanning.

Click Scan.

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Scanning part of a document

To scan only part of an image, follow the steps below.

For Windows users

Load the first page of a document in the Automatic Document Feeder as described in Loading Paper into Your Automatic Document Feeder.

Note:

Only set one page of the document at this time. If you set multiple pages at this time, the second page will be fed right after the first page is scanned and may become stuck in the middle of the document path as if the paper was jammed. In this case, you have to remove the second page from the document path and load it again.

Start a TWAIN-compliant application. (The example used here is TextBridge Pro.)

Select Select Scanner... from the File menu.

Choose EPSON TWAIN 5 (TWAIN) from the Scanner (driver) list and click OK.

Note:

You usually need to perform this step only the first time you use the scanner with your application.

Click the Auto Process button.

Select a page type you want to scan and select Scanner as the page source.

Note:

For detailed settings, refer to your application's documentation.

In the Manual mode window, click the Full Preview button. The document is ejected after previewing.

Draw a marquee (frame around a part of a document) to define the part of the image you want to scan by dragging the mouse pointer over the desired area.

Set document(s) to be scanned in the Automatic Document Feeder, including the ejected document.

Choose your settings in the Manual mode and click Scan. See Optimizing Image Scanning for details on choosing EPSON TWAIN settings.

Note:

For further editing, refer to your application's documentation.

For Macintosh users

Load the first page of the document in the Automatic Document Feeder as described in Loading Paper into Your Automatic Document Feeder.

Start a TWAIN-compliant application. (The example used here is TextBridge Pro.)

Select Select Source... from the Scanner menu.

Choose EPSON TWAIN 5 in the Select Source dialog box and click OK.