KODAK ESP Office 2100 Series All-in-One Printers — Extended User Guide


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8 Scanning

Before you begin scanning

If you are scanning to a computer, make sure that the printer is connected to the computer using a USB cable or wireless network (see Networking Your Printer).

If you want to scan to an email address or to a shared network folder, you need to:

Changing the scan settings for scanning from the printer control panel

Before you scan from the printer control panel, you must adjust the scan settings.

NOTE: These settings apply only to Scan to Computer, Scan to Memory Card, or Scan to USB Flash Drive (ESP Office 2170 printer only) from the printer control panel. The settings do not apply to Scan to Email or Scan to Network Folder. To change scan setting for scanning to email or to network folder, see Setting options for scan to email or Setting scan settings for scan to network folder.

  1. Open Home Center Software.

  2. Select Printer Tools on a computer with WINDOWS OS, or Tools on a computer with MAC OS.

    NOTE: To get to Printer Tools without Home Center Software (WINDOWS OS only), select Start > All Programs > Kodak > KODAK AiO Printer Tools.

  3. Under the Tools heading, select Printer Scan Settings.

  4. Adjust settings for scanning documents and pictures:

    1. To select a program that scanned images or documents will appear in when you scan from the printer control panel:

      (1) Select the General tab.

      (2) Under the Program List heading, click next to the currently selected program.

      (3) From the list, select the program in which you want the scanned files to open.

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

      Setting Options

      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 named "scan1", "scan2", and so on.

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


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

      Setting Options

      File format

      .jpg

      .bmp

      .tif

      Resolution (dpi)

      75

      150

      200

      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 named "scan1", "scan2", and so on.

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

    NOTE: Before you save a scanned file in Home Center Software, you can preview, crop and sharpen the image, and adjust the color. On a computer with WINDOWS OS, see the Home Center Software Help (? icon) for instructions.

  5. When you are finished making selections, click OK on the bottom right of the Printer Scan Settings window.

  6. Close the Printer Tools window.



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