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Scanning / Basic Scanning

Overview of EPSON TWAIN

Scanning application
EPSON TWAIN

Scanning application

This product is a TWAIN-compliant device. You can scan images using a TWAIN-compliant image processing application.

Note for Mac OS X users:

You cannot scan images using a TWAIN-compliant application as described here. See Scanning for Mac OS X Users.

The following TWAIN-compliant image processing applications are included in your product package. Use the one appropriate for your purpose.

EPSON Smart Panel

ArcSoft PhotoImpression™

EPSON PhotoQuicker

You can also scan images using common TWAIN-compliant applications such as Imaging for Windows^®.

TWAIN

TWAIN is a standard for the application program interface (API) between image input devices (such as scanners) and applications which control the image input devices.

Using a TWAIN-compliant application and a TWAIN-compliant scanner with a TWAIN-compliant driver enables users to operate any scanner in the same manner.

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EPSON TWAIN

This product is controlled by your computer via a TWAIN-compliant driver called EPSON TWAIN.

While in a TWAIN-compliant application, when you select a scan command to scan an image, EPSON TWAIN starts and scans the image with the specified settings.

TWAIN-compliant application				EPSON TWAIN				Scanner
		Command for scanning an image				Scanning an image

While the TWAIN-compliant application may appear to be controlling this product in the scanning process, it is EPSON TWAIN which is actually doing the job.

You can use the EPSON TWAIN screen to specify various settings for scanning.

Note:

You can operate EPSON TWAIN in the same way on both Windows and Macintosh. This guide explains the operation procedure using Windows examples.

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