KODAK ESP 5200 Series All-in-One Printer — Extended User Guide


Table of Contents > Scanning > Before you begin scanning

6 Scanning

Before you begin scanning

Make sure that the printer is connected to a computer using a USB cable or wireless network (see Networking Your Printer).

Changing the scan settings for scanning from the control panel

Make sure that Home Center Software is installed on the computer. (If not, go to www.kodak.com/go/esp5250downloads or www.kodak.com/go/esp5210downloads, and follow the on-screen instructions to install the KODAK All-in-One Printer Software.) Then change the scan settings in Home Center Software. The printer uses these settings when you scan from the printer control panel.

  1. Open Home Center Software.

  2. Select Tools and Documentation (when connected to a computer with WINDOWS OS) or Tools (when connected to a computer with MAC OS).

  3. Select Printer Scan Settings.

  4. Adjust settings for scanning documents and pictures as described below.

    To adjust settings for scanning documents, select the Document tab, then select an option for each setting:

    Setting Options

    Scan As

    Black and white

    Color

    Grayscale

    File format

    .pdf

    .rtf (available only when connected to a computer with WINDOWS OS)

    .tif

    .jpg

    .bmp (available only when connected to a computer with MAC OS)

    Resolution (dpi)

    75

    150

    200

    300

    File Save

    Prompt for File Name and Location

    Automatically Save - specify:

    • Base name; by default, scanned files are names "scan1", "scan2", and so on.

    • Location (folder) where the scanned files will be saved


    To adjust settings for scanning pictures, select the Picture tab, then select an option for each setting:

    Setting Options

    Scan As

    Black and white

    Color

    Grayscale

    File format

    .jpg

    .bmp

    .tif

    Resolution (dpi)

    75

    150

    300

    600

    Quality

    When connected to a computer with WINDOWS OS:

    • Best for E-mail

    • Normal

    • High

    • Maximum

    When connected to a computer with MAC OS, a slider bar with:

    • Least

    • Medium

    • Best

    Automatically Detect Pictures (when connected to a computer with WINDOWS OS) or Auto Crop (when connected to a computer with MAC OS)

    When selected, multiple pictures placed on the scanner glass are saved as separate files.

    File Save

    Prompt for File Name and Location

    Automatically Save - specify:

    • Base name; by default, scanned files are names "scan1", "scan2", and so on.

    • Location (folder) where the scanned files will be saved

Before saving a scanned file, you can preview it in Home Center Software version 6.0, crop and sharpen the image, and adjust color, if desired. On a computer with WINDOWS OS, see the Home Center Software Help (? icon) for instructions.



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