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This one-page guide will give you the bare bones of what you need to work the flatbed scanner. If you need high-quality scans, we highly recommend you work through the full tutorial.
If you get lost, refer back to the user manual on the Home page. Contact information for KSL staff is available on the left-hand navigation of each page. Service Center staff can also assist with basic troubleshooting.
Ensure the photographs are not sticky or have other debris on them. Running sticky photographs through the scanner can damage the photographs and the scanner. If photographs are delicate, we recommend using the flatbed scanner instead.
If you have a lot of photographs or photographs of different sizes, review more recommendations in the full tutorial.
Check that scanner is on and in Photo Mode. The blue light should be on in the upper, right-hand corner. The small gray switch on the left side should be in the lower position or the photos won’t feed properly.
Remember to load the photos in portrait (tall) orientation. Adjust the gray guides to accommodate the width of your photos. If the tall black holder in back is down, pull it up as seen in the picture.
Don’t overstuff the scanner! 30 photos at a time - maximum!
From the Start Menu or on the Desktop - launch “Epson Scan 2”.
The Document Source is automatically set to ADF (Auto Document Feeder).
For Scanning Side, select if you are doing Single-Sided or Double-Sided Scanning. Photos often have hand written notes on the back, they may also have manufacturing information about the type of paper and the negative number or digital files used to create the photo.
Under Folder, select where you want to save your files. Always remember to set where you are saving your files first, so you don’t lose them! The files are named automatically by date and time code.
Review the full tutorial for more information. General recommendations:
Click Scan and watch your photographs fly through the scanner. The higher the DPI, the longer it takes to scan, but it is pretty fast even at 600 DPI double sided.
You might want to run a test scan of a single photograph first and look at it. On the Troubleshooting page, you will find assistance if you see streaks on the scans or the scanner jams.
Files should be taken with you when you leave the computer, as the memory is wiped regularly. Use either an external hard drive or flash drive or cloud storage. If you are a CWRU affiliate, your OneDrive is already linked to the computer when you log in.
Want to do more with your images? The Freedman Center Technology Lab has post-processing and editing software, including the Adobe Creative Suite. Some relevant tutorials are: