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Basics Scanning Procedure

Scanning an Image

Step.1 Turning on the scanner
Step.2 Placing your materials on the document table
Step.3 Starting the software and scanning an image
Step.4 Saving the result as an image file

EPSON Scan provides three modes for you to make any scanning settings; Full Auto Mode, Home Mode, and Professional Mode. This section describes how to scan an image in the Full Auto Mode. The Full Auto Mode lets you scan images using automatically-adjusted settings. For more details, see Choose an Appropriate Scanning Mode.

Note:

You cannot scan an image with a size that exceeds the available memory or disk space. If you try to scan the image, an alert appears on the screen.

Note for Macintosh users:

Most illustrations shown in this section are for Windows, so they may vary in appearance from what actually appears on your screen. The instructions are the same, except as noted.

Caution:

Before starting the following steps, make sure that all the necessary software including EPSON Scan has been installed. For details about how to install the software, see the Start Here poster.

Step.1 Turning on the scanner

Before turning on the scanner, make sure two transportation locks are turned to the unlocked position and the scanner is connected to your computer. In addition, note that the document cover's cable is connected.

Make sure the cover is closed, then press the Power button on the front of the scanner to turn it on. The indicator light blinks, and then stays on in green, meaning the scanner has completed its initialization.

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Step.2 Placing your materials on the document table

You can scan two types of materials: reflective documents (like photo or paper) or transparent materials (like film). See the appropriate link below to set your materials on the document table.

Placing Films

Placing Documents and Photos

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Step.3 Starting the software and scanning an image

Note for Mac OS X users:

Depending on your application, you may not able to start EPSON Scan as described here.

This section provides you how to start EPSON Scan from Photoshop Elements.

Start Adobe Photoshop Elements.

For Windows users:
Click Start, point to All Programs (for Windows XP users) or Programs (for Windows Me, 98, or 2000 users), and click Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0.

For Macintosh users:
Double-click the Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 folder in Macintosh HD, and then double-click the Photoshop Elements 2.0 icon.

Select Import from the File menu, and then choose EPSON Perfection 4870. EPSON Scan starts.

Note for Windows XP users:

Do not choose WIA-EPSON Perfection 4870 from the menu to select the scanner. If you select it, you cannot use the EPSON scanner function fully.

EPSON Scan automatically previews the image, and recognizes the document source and type.

If you want to make more settings, click Pause and then click Options to open the Options dialog box. For more details on settings, see the online help by clicking the Help button in the Option dialog box.

After EPSON Scan has previewed and recognized the document type, the following window appears. You can see the previewed image in the window.

EPSON Scan automatically locates the target images and modifies their skew, and then starts scanning.

Note:

Be aware that clicking Cancel on this screen terminates EPSON Scan.

The scanned image is sent to Photoshop Elements.

Note:

Depending on the image you want to scan, you may not get the expected scanned image. In this case, scan the image in the Home Mode or Professional Mode.

If you cannot scan films in the Full Auto Mode, switch to the Home Mode or Professional Mode and use the marquee with the Normal Preview. See You cannot scan the film from the Full Auto Mode or the Thumbnail Preview for details.

For information on further editing of the scanned images, refer to your application's documentation.

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Step.4 Saving the result as an image file

After scanning an image, be sure to save it, following the steps below.

Select Save As from the File menu in Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Type a file name, select a file format, and then click Save. See the following section for the file formats.

File formats

The following table lists some common image file formats. Select an appropriate format supported by your image processing application when you save image files.

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