Kodak ESP 9 All-in-One Printer — User Guide


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7 Scanning

Before you start

Before you start scanning with this All-in-One printer, Kodak recommends that you use the Home Center software to configure the default scan settings. This way, you can easily manage the scan in your computer. See All-in-One printer Home Center software for additional information.

Using the Home Center software , you can adjust the following default settings for scanned photos and documents:

  • Applications used for file destination(s).

    CAUTION:
    If you save a document scan to an application, the scan cannot be later accessed by optical character recognition (OCR) software. If you want to be able to edit the text of the document after scanning it, save the scanned document as a file.

  • File type used to save the scan.

    • The default setting for saved documents is .pdf (Portable Document Format). With third–party .pdf viewer software installed, this type of file can be viewed on Web pages or computers. You may also save a scanned document as .rtf (Rich Text Format). This is a standard file type which can be opened and edited in standard word–processing software applications.

    • The default setting for image files is .jpg (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format. This standard file type can be opened and edited in standard image editing software applications, and can be viewed on Web pages.

  • File storage location for saved scans.

    • Windows: Document scans are saved by default in the My Documents folder, and images are saved in the My Pictures folder. They are stored by default in these locations in a folder titled with the current date.

  • Rule for naming scan files.

    • By default, scans are named "scan1", "scan2", etc.

  • Default scan resolution and photo enhancement preferences.

  • Color or black-and-white (Windows only).

  • Print quality for scanning documents.

Before initiating a scan, you can also preview the scan in Home Center, and crop the output as desired. When you are satisfied with the intended results, you can initiate the scan directly from Home Center. See Home Center Help for instructions. To review how to access Home Center help, see All-in-One printer Home Center software .

Scanning with Macintosh computers is accomplished by using the twain driver available with your Kodak software. Scanning is supported with any twain-enabled software application.



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