Epson Scanner A3 User manual

How to use the Epson
A3 scanner
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User guide

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Contents
1. Scanning images and documents……… page 3-7
2. Scanning direct to PDF……………………. page 8-14
3. Troubleshooting…………………………..…. page 15-16

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Scanning images and documents
1. Open ‘Epson Scan’ by Double left clicking on desktop
icon
If this error message appears, make sure scanner is
switched on.
To switch on scanner follow troubleshooting instructions on
page 20, then left click on ‘No’ and repeat step 1

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Check that you are in ‘Professional Mode’ by using the ‘Mode’
drop down window
2. Left click on ‘Scan’

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3. Choose your ‘File Save Settings’ by:
a.) Selecting ‘Location’ of scanned files (you can scan
direct to a USB device by clicking on ‘Browse’)
b.) Creating a ‘File Name’
c.) Selecting an ‘Image Format’ (recommend JPEG)
Note: You can
save direct to PDF format. See ‘ Scanning
direct to PDF
’ section on page 8 for more information
4. Left click on ‘OK’

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A ‘Progress’ window will appear while your image/ document
is being scanned

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Once scanning is complete the file save location folder will
automatically appear
Note: If you already have this window open you may need to
refresh it to see your saved files by pressing F5 on keyboard
To scan more images/ documents, repeat steps 2-4
5. Once you have finished scanning, close ‘Epson Scan’

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Scanning images and documents direct to
PDF
1. Follow ‘Scanning images/ documents’ section
steps 1 – 2 on pages 3 - 4
2. Choose your ‘File Save Settings’ by:
d.) Selecting ‘Location’ of scanned files (you can scan
direct to a USB device by clicking on ‘Browse’)
e.) Creating a ‘File Name’

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3. Select PDF (*.pdf) ‘Image Format’ using the drop down
tab
4. Left click on ‘Options’

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6. Make sure ‘Paper Size’ is set to A3 (you can change paper
size using drop down tab)
7. Select desired ‘Orientation’
8. Left click on ‘OK’
9. Left click on ‘OK’ again (‘File Save Settings’ window)

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A ‘Progress’ window will appear while your image/ document
is being scanned

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Once scanning is complete an ‘Epson Scan’ window will
appear giving you three options
Option 1: Saving your file
a)Left click on ‘Save File’
Option 2: Adding more scanned pages
a)Left click on ‘Add Page’
b)Left click on ‘Scan’
To add more pages, repeat steps a) and b)
c) Left click on ‘Save File’

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Option 3: Editing your scanned page/s
In this edit mode, you can either rotate or delete pages
To rotate a page:
a)Highlight page you want to edit by left clicking on it
b)Left click on green arrow icons
To delete a page:
a)Highlight page you want to edit by left clicking on it
b)Left click on rubbish bin icon
To save your edited pages, left click on ‘OK’

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Once you have saved your scanned pages the file save
location folder will automatically appear
Note: If you
already have this window open you may need to
refresh it to see your saved files by pressing F5 on keyboard
1. Once you have finished scanning, close ‘Epson Scan’

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Troubleshooting
If this error message appears, make sure scanner is switched
on by:
1. Switching on power button at front of scanner
2. Waiting for scanner power (green) light to change from
flashing to steady

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3. Left clicking on ‘No’ to close error message window