Scanning Basics
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Chapter 2
Scanning Basics
Selecting a Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Full Auto mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Scanning from the Full Auto Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Scanning from the Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Optimizing Image Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Manually optimizing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Displaying a preview image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Adjusting the Highlight Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Adjusting the Shadow Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Adjusting the Gamma Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Applying a Preset Tone Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Adjusting the Gray Balance Intensity Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Adjusting the Saturation Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Using the Tone Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Saving your own tone curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Deleting a customized tone curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Closing the Tone Correction dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Optimizing OCR Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Scanning Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Improving Character Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
If you still have problems.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Potential Text Recognition Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Summary of Contents for Series Perfection 1240U Series
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Page 30: ...1 20 Using the Buttons ...
Page 50: ...2 20 Scanning Basics High Contrast Increases the contrast of dull images Open Shadow ...
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Page 94: ...3 34 Understanding EPSON TWAIN Features ...
Page 102: ...4 8 Calibrating Your System ...
Page 146: ...6 30 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ...
Page 160: ...A 14 Technical Specifications ...
Page 161: ...Contacting Customer Support B 1 Appendix B Contacting Customer Support Overview B 2 ...