Epson GT-1500- User Manual

Home > Scanning Your Originals Scanning Your Originals Follow the step-by-step instructions here to scan your original documents or photos using any of the available scanning methods. Starting Epson Scan Selecting an Epson Scan Mode Changing the Scan Mode Scanning in Office Mode Scanning in Home ...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Scanning Special Projects Follow these instructions for specific scanning projects you may need to create. Text Enhancement Scanning to a PDF File Restoring Color Removing Dust Marks Fixing Backlit Photos Using the Scanner as a Copier Scanning Directly to an E-mai...

Home > Maintenance Maintenance Follow the guidelines here to maintain and transport your scanner. Cleaning the Scanner Replacing the Scanner Light Source Transporting the Scanner

Home > Solving Problems Solving Problems Troubleshooting If you have a problem using your scanner or its software, check here for solutions. Scanner Problems Automatic Document Feeder Problems Scanning Problems Scan Quality Problems Uninstalling Your Scanning Software Where To Get Help Technical ...

Home > Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Check here for technical details about your scanner and its accessories. System Requirements Scanner Specifications

Home > Safety Important Safety Instructions Restrictions on Copying Read all these instructions, and follow all warnings and instructions marked on the scanner. In this document, warnings, cautions, and notes indicate the following: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. Caut...

Never disassemble, modify, or attempt to repair the AC adapter, scanner, or scanner option by yourself except as specifically explained in the scanner’s guides.Do not insert objects into any opening as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts. Beware of electrical shock hazards.If ...

Home > Copyright and Trademarks Copyright and Trademarks No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corp...

Home > Operating System Versions Operating System Versions In this manual, the following abbreviations are used. Windows refers to Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, and XP x64. Windows 8 refers to Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro.Windows 7 refers to Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Profe...

Home > Overview of Your Scanner Features Color Restoration Using the Color Restoration feature in Epson Scan, you can transform an old, faded, or badly exposed photo into one with true-to-life color and sharpness. Original image Color Restoration applied For instructions on using this feature, se...

Home > Overview of Your Scanner Features Dust Removal Using the Dust Removal feature in Epson Scan, you can virtually “clean” the dust marks from your originals as you scan them. Original image Dust Removal applied For instructions on using this feature, see Removing Dust Marks .

Home > Overview of Your Scanner Features Backlight Correction Using the Backlight Correction feature in your scanning software, you can remove shadows from photos that have too much background light. Original image Backlight Correction applied For instructions on using this feature, see Fixing Ba...

Home > Guide to the Scanner Parts Lights and Buttons Lights Buttons The scanner has two indicator lights and six buttons. a. Power button b. Ready light c. Error light d. Start button e. Copy button f. E-mail button g. PDF button h. Cancel button Lights The Ready light is next to the Power button...

Buttons Before using the scanner buttons, make sure you have installed Epson Scan. Button Function Power Turns the scanner on. Start Epson Scan starts. Copy The Copy Utility starts. E-mail Epson Scan starts. After you scan, the Send File Via E-mail window appears. PDF The Scan to PDF window appears....

Home > Placing Originals on the Scanner Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder Document Specifications Loading Documents in the ADF You can load your original documents in the ADF to scan multiple pages quickly. Before loading documents in the ADF, see Document Specifications to make ...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Starting Epson Scan Using the Scanner Buttons Using the EPSON Scan Icon Using Another Scanning Program Using the Scanner Buttons a. Start button b. Copy button c. E-mail button d. PDF button e. Cancel button You can start Epson Scan just by pressing the Start button...

Using the EPSON Scan Icon You can start Epson Scan by double-clicking the EPSON Scan icon. Windows 8: Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on the desktop. Or, navigate to the Start screen > EPSON Scan . Windows 7/Vista/XP: Double-click the EPSON Scan icon on the desktop. Or, select the start button i...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Selecting an Epson Scan Mode Epson Scan offers several scanning modes to choose from. Office Mode lets you quickly select settings for scanning text documents and check their effects with a preview image. Epson Scan opens in this mode the first time you use it. Offi...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Changing the Scan Mode To change the scan mode, click the arrow in the Mode box in the upper right corner of the Epson Scan window. Then select the mode you want to use from the list that appears. Note: The mode you select remains in effect when you start Epson Scan...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Scanning in Office Mode Scanning in Office Mode Using the Document Table Scanning in Office Mode Using the ADF When you start Epson Scan for the first time, it runs in Office Mode and displays the Epson Scan Office Mode window. If you want to scan your documents by ...

Scanning in Office Mode Using the Document Table Place the original(s) on the document table. See Placing Documents or Photos for instructions. Start Epson Scan. See Starting Epson Scan for instructions. Select Office Mode in the Mode list. See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions. Select Color ,...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Scanning in Home Mode When you select Home Mode , you see the Epson Scan Home Mode window. Note: In Home Mode, you can only scan from the document table. If you want to scan using the ADF, change to Office Mode or Professional Mode. See Changing the Scan Mode for de...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Scanning in Professional Mode Scanning in Professional Mode Using the Document Table Scanning in Professional Mode Using the ADF When you select Professional Mode , you see the Epson Scan Professional Mode window.

Click Scan . What happens next depends on how you started your scan. See Finishing the Scan for instructions. Top Scanning in Professional Mode Using the ADF Load the first page of your documents in the ADF. See Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder for instructions. Start Epson Scan. S...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Selecting File Save Settings When you see the File Save Settings window, you can select the location, name, and format of the scanned image file. Click the File Save Settings icon to the right of the Scan button. The File Save Settings window appears. Note: If you s...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Detailed Setting Instructions Selecting the Scan Resolution Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings Selecting the Scan Size Selecting the Scan Resolution You can select a specific Resolution setting for your images. Keep i...

Selecting the Resolution in Office Mode or Professional Mode You can select the resolution you want at any time. Office Mode Professional Mode Click the arrow next to the Resolution list and select the number of dpi (dots per inch) at which you want to scan. Top Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Are...

If you are viewing the normal preview, you can do the following to adjust the image(s). To select your scan area, click the auto locate icon to create a marquee that marks the edges of your image area. You can move the marquee to change the scan area. See Creating a Marquee on a Preview Image for in...

To zoom in on an image, double-click its thumbnail, or click the thumbnail and then click the Full Size tab near the top of Preview window. (This feature is only available when you are scanning multiple images at the same time.)To rotate an image or flip it horizontally (like a mirror image), click ...

Note: To restrict the movement of the marquee to vertical or horizontal only, hold down the Shift key as you move the marquee.To restrict the size of the marquee to the current proportions, hold down the Shift key as you resize the marquee.For best results and image exposure, make sure all sides of ...

The table below describes the settings available in Office Mode. For details on adjusting these settings, see Epson Scan Help. Note: If you are scanning multiple images at the same time and you want to apply the image adjustments to all of your images or scan areas, click All in the Preview window b...

Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall image. Click the Image Adjustment icon to access the Contrast setting. Saturation Adjusts the density of colors in the overall image. Click the Image Adjustment icon to access the Saturation setting. Unsharp Mask Turn on...

You can select a predefined scan size from the Target Size list. Click the arrow to open the list and select the size you want. A marquee (dotted line) proportioned for that size appears on your preview image. If you need to create a scan size that is not in the Target Size list, you can create a cu...

Type a name for your custom size, enter the size, click Save , then click OK . Your new size appears in the Target Size list. Once you have selected your scan size, you can click and drag the marquee to the area in the image you want to scan. For details, see Creating a Marquee on a Preview Image . ...

Home > Scanning Your Originals Finishing the Scan What happens after you scan depends on how you started your scan. If you started your scan by running Epson Scan from the EPSON Scan icon or by pressing the Start button on the scanner, you see the File Save Settings window. This lets you select t...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Text Enhancement Text Enhancement Using the PDF Button Text Enhancement in Office Mode Text Enhancement in Home Mode When you scan documents, you can sharpen the text and increase accuracy by using the Text Enhancement feature in Epson Scan. Note: You can enhance ...

In the Scan to PDF Settings window, select the Image Type and Destination settings. For details, see Scanning Using the PDF Button . Click the Text Enhancement check box. Make any other necessary image adjustments. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for details. Click File Save Setting...

Click Preview to preview your document, then select your scan area. For details, see Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area . Make any other necessary image adjustments. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Settings for details. Click Scan . The File Save Settings window appears. Make File Save a...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Scanning to a PDF File Scanning Using the PDF Button Scanning to a PDF File in Office Mode Scanning to a PDF File in Home Mode Scanning to a PDF File in Professional Mode Double-sided Scanning The easiest way to scan multiple document pages to a PDF file is to pre...

Brightness Adjusts the overall image lightness and darkness. This setting is available only when the image type is set to Color or Grayscale. Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the overall image. This setting is available only when the image type is set to Color or G...

When you are finished, click Finish or press the PDF button on the scanner. Your document is saved as a PDF file in the Pictures or My Pictures folder, or in the location you selected in the File Save Settings window. Top Scanning to a PDF File in Office Mode Place your document on the document tabl...

Click Options . You see the EPSON PDF Plug-in Settings window. To create a searchable PDF file, click the Text tab, select the Create searchable PDF check box, then select your language from the Text Language list.

Note: The Text tab is available only when ABBYY FineReader is installed. If ABBYY FineReader is not available in your country, you will not see the Text tab. To assign password settings to the PDF file, click the Security tab and select the password settings.

To specify the maximum number of pages that can be included in one PDF file, click the General tab and adjust the Select number to make file setting.

If you deselect the Show Add Page dialog after scanning check box in the File Save Settings window, this window does not appear and Epson Scan automatically saves your document. Select one of the following options. Add page: Click this button to scan the next page of your document. Replace the first...

When you have finished editing your pages, click OK . The pages are saved in one PDF file in Pictures, My Pictures, or the location you selected in the File Save Settings window, and you return to the Office Mode window. Click Close to exit Epson Scan. Top Scanning to a PDF File in Home Mode Place y...

When you have finished editing your pages, click OK . The pages are saved in one PDF file in Pictures, My Pictures, or the location you selected in the File Save Settings window, and you return to the Home Mode window. Click Close to exit Epson Scan. Top Scanning to a PDF File in Professional Mode P...

For further details on the tools in the Editing Page window, see Epson Scan Help. When you have finished editing your pages, click OK . The pages are saved in one PDF file in Pictures, My Pictures, or the location you selected in the File Save Settings window, and you return to the Professional Mode...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Restoring Color Color Restoration in Home Mode Color Restoration in Professional Mode Using the Color Palette Feature (for Professional Mode Only) Using the Color Restoration feature in Epson Scan, you can transform old, faded, or badly exposed photos into ones wi...

Note: If you are scanning multiple images at the same time and you want to apply the Color Restoration feature to all of your images or scan areas, click All in the Preview window before you click the check box. Make any other necessary image adjustments. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image Sett...

When you are finished adjusting the color, click Close to return to the Professional Mode window. For further details on using the Color Palette feature, see Epson Scan Help. Applying a Color to an Image Click the Color Palette icon. Select the cell that contains the hue you would like to use to adj...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Removing Dust Marks Dust Removal in Home Mode Dust Removal in Professional Mode Using the Dust Removal feature in Epson Scan, you can virtually “clean” the dust marks from your originals as you scan them. Original image Dust Removal applied Note: Before scanning y...

Click the Dust Removal check box. Note: The result of the Dust Removal does not appear in the image(s) in the Preview window.If you are scanning multiple images at the same time and you want to apply the Dust Removal feature to all of your images or scan areas, click All in the Preview window before...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Fixing Backlit Photos Backlight Correction in Home Mode Backlight Correction in Professional Mode Using the Backlight Correction feature in Epson Scan, you can remove shadows from photos that have too much background light. You can fix printed photos automatically...

Note: If you are scanning multiple images at the same time and you want to apply the Backlight Correction feature to all of your images or scan areas, click All in the Preview window before you click the check box. Make any other necessary image adjustments. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image S...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Using the Scanner as a Copier You can use your scanner along with a printer connected to your computer just like you would use a copy machine. You can even enlarge and reduce, enhance text, and adjust image brightness as you copy. Load the first page of your docum...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Scanning Directly to an E-mail You can scan and automatically attach scanned image file(s) to an e-mail message with the E-mail button on the scanner. Place your document on the document table or in the ADF. See Placing Documents or Photos or Loading Documents in ...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Converting Scanned Documents Into Editable Text Converting into Editable Text in Office Mode Converting into Editable Text in Home Mode Converting into Editable Text in Professional Mode You can scan a document and convert the text into a format that you can edit ...

Top Mac OS X Place your document on the document table or in the ADF. See Placing Documents or Photos or Loading Documents in the Automatic Document Feeder for instructions. Select Applications > ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Sprint . You see this window: Select your scanner from the Get Images From list....

Select the size of your original document as the Size setting. Select 300 as the Resolution setting. Click Preview to preview your document. The Preview window appears and displays your document. See Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area for instructions. Modify the image quality if necessary. See ...

Note: If you select Other , select 300 as teh Resolution setting. Click Preview to preview your document. The Preview window appears and displays your document. See Previewing and Adjusting the Scan Area for instructions. Modify the image quality if necessary. See Adjusting the Color and Other Image...

Home > Scanning Special Projects Assigning a Program to a Scanner Button Assigning a Project Program in Epson Event Manager to a Scanner Button Each scanner button opens a pre-selected program when you press it. The default programs they open and the default actions they perform are described in ...

Home > Maintenance Replacing the Scanner Light Source The luminosity of the scanner light source declines over time. If the light source breaks or becomes too dim to operate normally, the scanner stops working and both the Ready and Error lights rapidly flash. When this happens, the light source ...

Home > Maintenance Transporting the Scanner Before you transport the scanner for a long distance or store it for an extended period of time, you need to lock the scanner’s carriage to prevent damage. Make sure the carriage is in the home position on the left side of the scanner. If the carriage i...

Home > Solving Problems Scanner Problems The Lights Are Flashing The Scanner Does Not Turn On The Scanner Does Not Turn Off The Scanner Turns Off You Cannot Start Epson Scan Pressing the Start Button Does Not Start the Correct Program The Lights Are Flashing When an error occurs, the scanner canc...

Top The Scanner Turns Off This behavior is expected. This product will enter sleep mode after a period of time. This setting can not be changed. Top You Cannot Start Epson Scan Make sure the scanner is turned on.Turn off the scanner and computer, then check the interface cable connection between the...

Home > Solving Problems Automatic Document Feeder Problems You Cannot Scan Using the ADF Paper Jams in the Automatic Document Feeder You Cannot Scan Using the ADF Make sure you have selected either Office Mode or Professional Mode in Epson Scan. See Changing the Scan Mode for instructions. Make s...

Home > Solving Problems Scanning Problems You Cannot Scan Using the Thumbnail Preview You Have Trouble Adjusting the Scan Area in the Thumbnail Preview You Cannot Scan Multiple Images at One Time Scanning Takes a Long Time You Cannot Scan Using the Thumbnail Preview If you are using Office Mode, ...

Home > Solving Problems Scan Quality Problems The Edges of Your Original Are Not Scanned You See Only a Few Dots in Your Scanned Image A Line or Line of Dots Always Appears in Your Scanned Images Straight Lines in Your Image Come Out Crooked Your Image Is Distorted or Blurred Colors Are Patchy or...

The document table may need cleaning. Clean the document table. See Cleaning the Scanner . If you still have the problem, the document table may be scratched. Contact Epson for assistance. See Contacting Epson Support . For Lines that run the whole length of the document from the ADF only: Carefully...

If your original is printed on thin paper, images on the back may be visible to the scanner and appear in your scanned image. Try scanning the original with a piece of black paper placed on the back of it. Also make sure the Document Type and Image Type settings are correct for your original. See Sc...

Home > Solving Problems Uninstalling Your Scanning Software For Windows For Mac OS X You may need to uninstall and then reinstall your scanner software to solve certain problems or if you upgrade your operating system. For Windows Note: For Windows 8, Windows 7, and Vista, you need an administrat...

When the confirmation window appears, click Yes . Follow the on-screen instructions. In some cases, a message may appear to prompt you to restart your computer. If so, make sure I want to restart my computer now is selected and click Finish . Top For Mac OS X In most cases, you do not need to uninst...

Home > Solving Problems Technical Support Web Site Epson’s Technical Support Web Site provides help with problems that cannot be solved using the troubleshooting information in your product documentation and has the the latest drivers, FAQs, manuals, and other downloadables. If you have a Web bro...

Home > Solving Problems Contacting Epson Support Before Contacting Epson Help for Users in North America Help for Users in Latin America Before Contacting Epson If your Epson product is not operating properly and you cannot solve the problem using the troubleshooting information in your product d...

Computer configurationDescription of the problem Note: For help using any other software on your system, see the documentation for that software for technical support information. Purchase Supplies and Accessories You can purchase genuine Epson ink cartridges, ribbon cartridges, paper, and accessori...

Home > Solving Problems Other Software Technical Support Nuance ScanSoft PaperPort (407) 241-0618, http://support.nuance.com ABBYY FineReader (408) 457-9777, http://www.abbyy.com , [email protected] EMC ISIS (800) 782-4362 (U.S.), (800) 543-4782 (Canada), http://powerlink.emc.com Top

Home > Technical Specifications System Requirements Windows System Requirements Macintosh System Requirements Make sure your system meets the requirements in these sections before using it with your scanner. Windows System Requirements System Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows...

Home > Technical Specifications Scanner Specifications General Mechanical Electrical Environmental Interfaces Standards and Approvals Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice. General Scanner type Flatbed color Photoelectric device Color CCD line sensor Effective pixels 10,200 × ...

Dimensions Width: 470.0 mm (18.5 inches) Depth: 318.0 mm (12.5 inches) Height: 121.0 mm (4.8 inches) with ADF Weight Approx. 3.9 kg (8.6 lb) Top Electrical Note: Check the label on the AC adapter or on the back of the scanner for voltage information. Scanner Rated voltage DC 24.0 V Rated input curre...

Storage 10 to 85%, without condensation Operating conditions Ordinary office or home conditions. Avoid operating the scanner in direct sunlight, near a strong light source, or in extremely dusty conditions. Top Interfaces USB Interface Interface type Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 E...