Selecting The Document Source; Selecting The Image Type - Epson ActionScanner II User Manual

Selecting the Document Source

If you have the optional automatic document feeder (ADF) or
transparency unit installed on your scanner, you can select the
option you want to use from the Document Source pull-down
menu. Otherwise, leave the Document Source set to Flatbed.
The following table describes the available options:
Document Source options
Source option
Flatbed
Auto Document Feeder
TPU for Pos. Film
TPU for Neg. Film*
* These options are available only when the option is installed on the
scanner.
Note:
When the automatic document feeder is installed, the easy and advanced
screens contain checkboxes for selecting one page or all pages in a
document.

Selecting the Image Type

To scan images with satisfactory results, you must select the
correct image type option from the Image Type pull-down
menu. The following options are available:
Color Photo
256 Colors
Black & White Photo
Color Halftone
Copy/Fax
Function
Scans the image from the document table
*
Scans images as they feed through the ADF
(multipage scanning)
*
Scans a positive image from the transparency
unit
Scans a negative image from the
transparency unit
Capturing Images From Within Applications 3-5
Color Drawing
Black & White Halftone
Line Art
OCR