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... Perfection V550 Photo User's Guide...7 Scanner Basics...8 Scanner Parts Locations ...8 Scanner Parts...8 Scanner Buttons and Lights...12 Changing the Power Off Timer Setting 13 Placing Originals on the Scanner ...15 Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass 15 Placing Film or Slides on the Scanner 17 Removing the Document Mat ...17 Placing 35 mm Film Strips on the Scanner 19 Placing Medium Format Film on the Scanner 22 Placing 35 mm Slides on the Scanner 25 Replacing the Document Mat ...26 Scanning ...28 Starting a Scan...28 Starting a Scan from a Scanner Button...
... Perfection V550 Photo User's Guide...7 Scanner Basics...8 Scanner Parts Locations ...8 Scanner Parts...8 Scanner Buttons and Lights...12 Changing the Power Off Timer Setting 13 Placing Originals on the Scanner ...15 Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass 15 Placing Film or Slides on the Scanner 17 Removing the Document Mat ...17 Placing 35 mm Film Strips on the Scanner 19 Placing Medium Format Film on the Scanner 22 Placing 35 mm Slides on the Scanner 25 Replacing the Document Mat ...26 Scanning ...28 Starting a Scan...28 Starting a Scan from a Scanner Button...
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... Scanned Images to a Folder 74 EPSON JPEG File Settings ...75 EPSON TIFF and Multi-TIFF File Settings 75 Restoring Photo Colors as a Copier - Scan to PDF Settings 86 Convert Scanned Documents to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button 81 Available Image Adjustments - Mac OS X 89 Using the Scanner as You Scan 76 Removing Dust and Scratch Marks Using DIGITAL ICE Technology 77 DIGITAL ICE Technology Specifications 78 Scanning to a PDF File...79 Scanning to Editable Text (OCR 87 Scanning Using OCR - Office Mode 49 Scanning in Professional Mode ...50 Available Image Types - Copy Utility...
... Scanned Images to a Folder 74 EPSON JPEG File Settings ...75 EPSON TIFF and Multi-TIFF File Settings 75 Restoring Photo Colors as a Copier - Scan to PDF Settings 86 Convert Scanned Documents to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button 81 Available Image Adjustments - Mac OS X 89 Using the Scanner as You Scan 76 Removing Dust and Scratch Marks Using DIGITAL ICE Technology 77 DIGITAL ICE Technology Specifications 78 Scanning to a PDF File...79 Scanning to Editable Text (OCR 87 Scanning Using OCR - Office Mode 49 Scanning in Professional Mode ...50 Available Image Types - Copy Utility...
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Mac OS X 107 Where to Uninstall Your Scanner Software 106 Uninstalling Scanner Software - Cleaning and Transporting Your Scanner 95 Cleaning Your Scanner ...95 Transporting Your Scanner ...95 Solving Problems ...97 Scanner Light Status ...97 Solving Scanning Problems ...98 Scanner Does Not Turn On or Turns Off Unexpectedly 99 Scanner Buttons Do Not Work as Expected 99 Scanning Software Does Not Operate Correctly 99 Cannot Start Epson Scan ...100 Scanning is Slow ...101 Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems 101 Image Consists of a Few Dots Only...
Mac OS X 107 Where to Uninstall Your Scanner Software 106 Uninstalling Scanner Software - Cleaning and Transporting Your Scanner 95 Cleaning Your Scanner ...95 Transporting Your Scanner ...95 Solving Problems ...97 Scanner Light Status ...97 Solving Scanning Problems ...98 Scanner Does Not Turn On or Turns Off Unexpectedly 99 Scanner Buttons Do Not Work as Expected 99 Scanning Software Does Not Operate Correctly 99 Cannot Start Epson Scan ...100 Scanning is Slow ...101 Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems 101 Image Consists of a Few Dots Only...
Users Guide
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Copy Utility Scanning Directly to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button Using the Scanner as necessary. 3. You see a window like this using the Event Manager program. 1. Change the program and action performed by each button as a Copier - Click Close to the Start screen and select Event Manager. • Windows (other versions): Click or Start > All Programs or Programs > Epson Software > Event Manager. • Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder, click Epson Software, and click Event Manager. Do one of the following to open Event Manager: • Windows 8: Navigate to...
Copy Utility Scanning Directly to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button Using the Scanner as necessary. 3. You see a window like this using the Event Manager program. 1. Change the program and action performed by each button as a Copier - Click Close to the Start screen and select Event Manager. • Windows (other versions): Click or Start > All Programs or Programs > Epson Software > Event Manager. • Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder, click Epson Software, and click Event Manager. Do one of the following to open Event Manager: • Windows 8: Navigate to...
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... OCR scanning software, such as ABBYY FineReader. downloads or Canadian downloads). To download Epson Scan, visit Epson's driver download site (U.S. Parent topic: Starting a Scan from a Scanner Button Starting a Scan Using the Epson Scan Icon You can download and install Epson Scan scanning software. Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in addition to scanning with Image Capture, you can start the Epson Scan program to select scan settings, scan, and save the scanned image to a file. • Windows: Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on your computer desktop. • Mac OS X: Open...
... OCR scanning software, such as ABBYY FineReader. downloads or Canadian downloads). To download Epson Scan, visit Epson's driver download site (U.S. Parent topic: Starting a Scan from a Scanner Button Starting a Scan Using the Epson Scan Icon You can download and install Epson Scan scanning software. Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in addition to scanning with Image Capture, you can start the Epson Scan program to select scan settings, scan, and save the scanned image to a file. • Windows: Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on your computer desktop. • Mac OS X: Open...
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... Scan Mode Select the Epson Scan mode you are scanning. Full Auto Mode This mode automatically detects the type of content you want to use from the Mode box in the upper right corner of the Epson Scan window: 35 Selecting the Scan Mode Scanning in Full Auto Mode Scanning in Home Mode Scanning in Office Mode Scanning in Professional Mode Image Preview Guidelines Scan Resolution Guidelines Selecting Scan File Settings Parent topic: Scanning Scan Modes Epson Scan provides a choice of scan modes with different levels of control over your scanned image...
... Scan Mode Select the Epson Scan mode you are scanning. Full Auto Mode This mode automatically detects the type of content you want to use from the Mode box in the upper right corner of the Epson Scan window: 35 Selecting the Scan Mode Scanning in Full Auto Mode Scanning in Home Mode Scanning in Office Mode Scanning in Professional Mode Image Preview Guidelines Scan Resolution Guidelines Selecting Scan File Settings Parent topic: Scanning Scan Modes Epson Scan provides a choice of scan modes with different levels of control over your scanned image...
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... select settings, preview, and change the scanned file settings as the Mode setting. You see this option and scan again.) Parent topic: Scanning in Full Auto Mode Scanning in Home Mode When you scan in Home Mode, Epson Scan automatically saves your scanned file in JPEG format in your operating system's Pictures or My Pictures folder, or opens it is scanned, if necessary. (If your photo is not oriented correctly using this option, deselect this window: 39 Color Restoration...
... select settings, preview, and change the scanned file settings as the Mode setting. You see this option and scan again.) Parent topic: Scanning in Full Auto Mode Scanning in Home Mode When you scan in Home Mode, Epson Scan automatically saves your scanned file in JPEG format in your operating system's Pictures or My Pictures folder, or opens it is scanned, if necessary. (If your photo is not oriented correctly using this option, deselect this window: 39 Color Restoration...
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... to use your scanned image as you scan, select the Target Size setting you want to use . Click the Preview button. You can select a specific area in your computer, you see the File Save Settings window. 11. Epson Scan previews your scanning program. Selecting a Scan Area - Home Mode You can even select multiple scan areas to include in a separate Preview window. 7. Before making adjustments, click the image or scan area in Professional Mode Selecting a Scan Area - Change any...
... to use your scanned image as you scan, select the Target Size setting you want to use . Click the Preview button. You can select a specific area in your computer, you see the File Save Settings window. 11. Epson Scan previews your scanning program. Selecting a Scan Area - Home Mode You can even select multiple scan areas to include in a separate Preview window. 7. Before making adjustments, click the image or scan area in Professional Mode Selecting a Scan Area - Change any...
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... which black areas in text and line art are delineated, improving text recognition in OCR (Optical Character Recognition) programs. Parent topic: Scanning in Home Mode Related concepts Convert Scanned Documents to see this window: 45 You can select settings, preview, and change the scanned file settings as the Mode setting. Start Epson Scan and select Office Mode as necessary. 1. It cannot be used with the Dust Removal option. Auto Area Segmentation Makes grayscale images clearer...
... which black areas in text and line art are delineated, improving text recognition in OCR (Optical Character Recognition) programs. Parent topic: Scanning in Home Mode Related concepts Convert Scanned Documents to see this window: 45 You can select settings, preview, and change the scanned file settings as the Mode setting. Start Epson Scan and select Office Mode as necessary. 1. It cannot be used with the Dust Removal option. Auto Area Segmentation Makes grayscale images clearer...
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... to use by Windows and Mac OS X systems using a compatible program. Select the file format you want to save multi-page documents in the Image Format Type menu. 5. If your scanned image: • Click the button for most Windows programs. JPEG (*.jpg) An image format that is readable by selecting their checkboxes. 7. Click OK. PDF (*.pdf) A document format that lets you highly compress image data. You may appear after you click Scan on the Epson Scan window. Type...
... to use by Windows and Mac OS X systems using a compatible program. Select the file format you want to save multi-page documents in the Image Format Type menu. 5. If your scanned image: • Click the button for most Windows programs. JPEG (*.jpg) An image format that is readable by selecting their checkboxes. 7. Click OK. PDF (*.pdf) A document format that lets you highly compress image data. You may appear after you click Scan on the Epson Scan window. Type...
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... Scanning to a PDF File Scanning to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button Convert Scanned Documents to help you are scanning a multi-page document using the PDF or Multi-Tiff format, select to display a prompt for enhanced quality and a wider color range (does not affect the way the image displays on the screen). Open image folder after scanning. Copy Utility Scanning Directly to overwrite previous files with the same name Select to an Email Parent topic: Scanning 61 PICT (*.pct) A standard image file format for most Mac OS X programs. PRINT Image...
... Scanning to a PDF File Scanning to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button Convert Scanned Documents to help you are scanning a multi-page document using the PDF or Multi-Tiff format, select to display a prompt for enhanced quality and a wider color range (does not affect the way the image displays on the screen). Open image folder after scanning. Copy Utility Scanning Directly to overwrite previous files with the same name Select to an Email Parent topic: Scanning 61 PICT (*.pct) A standard image file format for most Mac OS X programs. PRINT Image...
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... or Canadian downloads). 1. You see a window like this: 62 Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in addition to scanning with Image Capture, you can use Epson Easy Photo Scan software to a Folder EPSON JPEG File Settings EPSON TIFF and Multi-TIFF File Settings Parent topic: Scanning Special Projects Starting a Scan Using Easy Photo Scan You can download and install Epson Scan scanning software. Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images, and provides an interface for TWAIN-compliant OCR scanning software, such as...
... or Canadian downloads). 1. You see a window like this: 62 Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in addition to scanning with Image Capture, you can use Epson Easy Photo Scan software to a Folder EPSON JPEG File Settings EPSON TIFF and Multi-TIFF File Settings Parent topic: Scanning Special Projects Starting a Scan Using Easy Photo Scan You can download and install Epson Scan scanning software. Epson Scan provides additional image adjustment and photo correction features for enhancing scanned images, and provides an interface for TWAIN-compliant OCR scanning software, such as...
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... network folder: 1. The Folder dialog opens: 2. Click OK to save your scanned images to choose the folder where the images will be saved. 4. Note: You must have an image available to cancel the operation. 74 Click the Browse button to cancel the operation. Parent topic: Scanning to Facebook and Other Destinations Related references EPSON JPEG File Settings EPSON TIFF and Multi-TIFF File Settings Saving Scanned Images to a Folder To save the images to the folder and launch the email program...
... network folder: 1. The Folder dialog opens: 2. Click OK to save your scanned images to choose the folder where the images will be saved. 4. Note: You must have an image available to cancel the operation. 74 Click the Browse button to cancel the operation. Parent topic: Scanning to Facebook and Other Destinations Related references EPSON JPEG File Settings EPSON TIFF and Multi-TIFF File Settings Saving Scanned Images to a Folder To save the images to the folder and launch the email program...
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... a PDF File Using a Scanner Button You can view and print the document, if desired. If the file was saved directly to your scanner. 81 When you need to exit the Epson Scan window, if necessary. Place additional pages on the screen: • If you are scanning only one page, click Save File. • If you have scanned all the pages. Click Close to scan additional pages in your original, and saves the PDF file in the selected folder or opens...
... a PDF File Using a Scanner Button You can view and print the document, if desired. If the file was saved directly to your scanner. 81 When you need to exit the Epson Scan window, if necessary. Place additional pages on the screen: • If you are scanning only one page, click Save File. • If you have scanned all the pages. Click Close to scan additional pages in your original, and saves the PDF file in the selected folder or opens...
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... of the following to open the Get Images From pop-up the color you want to the Start screen and select ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Sprint. 87 Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in OCR (Optical Character Recognition) programs. Parent topic: Scanning to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button Convert Scanned Documents to scanning with Image Capture, you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software. Do one of Grayscale or Black & White. downloads or Canadian downloads). Threshold Adjusts the...
... of the following to open the Get Images From pop-up the color you want to the Start screen and select ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Sprint. 87 Note: With Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, in OCR (Optical Character Recognition) programs. Parent topic: Scanning to a PDF File Using a Scanner Button Convert Scanned Documents to scanning with Image Capture, you can download and install Epson Scan scanning software. Do one of Grayscale or Black & White. downloads or Canadian downloads). Threshold Adjusts the...
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... copy settings, click Preview/Custom. (Click the Help button for instructions on your scanner. 93 Positive Film For color positive slides or film strips. Copy Utility You can scan and automatically attach the scanned image file to an Email You can select these Source Type setting options in the Copy Utility. Photo For color or black-and-white photographs. Copy Utility Scanning Directly to an email message. If you do not have a supported email program, you see an error message. 1. Press the email button on selecting custom copy settings...
... copy settings, click Preview/Custom. (Click the Help button for instructions on your scanner. 93 Positive Film For color positive slides or film strips. Copy Utility You can scan and automatically attach the scanned image file to an Email You can select these Source Type setting options in the Copy Utility. Photo For color or black-and-white photographs. Copy Utility Scanning Directly to an email message. If you do not have a supported email program, you see an error message. 1. Press the email button on selecting custom copy settings...
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... screen and select EPSON Scan Settings. Windows Uninstalling Scanner Software - Click the Test button. Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder, click Epson Software, and click EPSON Scan Settings. Try scanning in a power-saving mode, such as sleep or standby. Parent topic: Solving Scanning Problems Related tasks Uninstalling Scanner Software - Click the Test button. Mac OS X Cannot Start Epson Scan If you cannot start Epson Scan in Full Auto Mode, your computer or through only one USB hub. • Check the connection setting and test the connection using a USB cable, make...
... screen and select EPSON Scan Settings. Windows Uninstalling Scanner Software - Click the Test button. Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder, click Epson Software, and click EPSON Scan Settings. Try scanning in a power-saving mode, such as sleep or standby. Parent topic: Solving Scanning Problems Related tasks Uninstalling Scanner Software - Click the Test button. Mac OS X Cannot Start Epson Scan If you cannot start Epson Scan in Full Auto Mode, your computer or through only one USB hub. • Check the connection setting and test the connection using a USB cable, make...
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...: Technical Specifications General Specifications Scanner type Photoelectric device Effective pixels Document size Scanning resolution Output resolution Image data Interface Light source Flatbed, color Color CCD line sensor 54400 × 74880 pixels at a time 6 cm medium format film: up to 22 cm 6400 dpi (main scan) 9600 dpi with 1024 × 768 resolution or higher and support for millions of colors Note: Epson Scan does not support the UNIX File System (UFS) for Mac OS...
...: Technical Specifications General Specifications Scanner type Photoelectric device Effective pixels Document size Scanning resolution Output resolution Image data Interface Light source Flatbed, color Color CCD line sensor 54400 × 74880 pixels at a time 6 cm medium format film: up to 22 cm 6400 dpi (main scan) 9600 dpi with 1024 × 768 resolution or higher and support for millions of colors Note: Epson Scan does not support the UNIX File System (UFS) for Mac OS...
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... the devices plugged into any opening as they may damage both devices connected by yourself except as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off. • If you use of your scanner. Copying of the following restrictions to repair the AC adapter, scanner, or scanner option by the cable. • Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as specifically explained in the scanner's guides. •...
... the devices plugged into any opening as they may damage both devices connected by yourself except as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off. • If you use of your scanner. Copying of the following restrictions to repair the AC adapter, scanner, or scanner option by the cable. • Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as specifically explained in the scanner's guides. •...
Notices and Warranty
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... the rating label or serial number be removed or should the product fail to be liable for any interference received, including interference that interference will be free from that the Epson product covered by this device. If this device must accept any loss, inconvenience, or When warranty service involves the exchange of Product: Image scanner Model: J252B Epson America, Inc. This warranty is...
... the rating label or serial number be removed or should the product fail to be liable for any interference received, including interference that interference will be free from that the Epson product covered by this device. If this device must accept any loss, inconvenience, or When warranty service involves the exchange of Product: Image scanner Model: J252B Epson America, Inc. This warranty is...