ES-400/ES-500W User's Guide

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ContentsES-400/ES-500W User's Guide ................................................................................................................... 7Scanner Basics............................................................................................................................................ 8

Scanner Parts Locations ...................................................................................................................... 8Scanner Parts.................................................................................................................................. 8Scanner Buttons and Lights........................................................................................................... 11User Replaceable Epson Scanner Parts and Accessories ............................................................ 14

Changing the Power Off and Sleep Timer Settings ............................................................................ 15Loading Originals...................................................................................................................................... 17

Loading Originals in the Input Tray..................................................................................................... 17Loading Multiple Sizes of Originals in the Input Tray ..................................................................... 23Original Document Specifications.................................................................................................. 26

Loading Plastic and Laminated Cards in the Input Tray ..................................................................... 27Plastic and Laminated Card Specifications ................................................................................... 32

Loading Special Originals................................................................................................................... 32Special Original Specifications ...................................................................................................... 38

Wi-Fi Networking ....................................................................................................................................... 40Manual Network Connection Setup.................................................................................................... 40Connecting to an Existing Wi-Fi Network .......................................................................................... 41

Manually Connecting to a Wi-Fi Router Using EpsonNet Config ................................................... 42Setting Up Network Scanning........................................................................................................ 43

Determining the Scanner's IP Address ..................................................................................... 46Direct Wi-Fi Mode Setup .................................................................................................................... 46

Enabling a Direct Wi-Fi (AP Mode) Connection ............................................................................. 47Using WPS to Set Up a Direct Wi-Fi Connection ........................................................................... 48

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)............................................................................................................. 48Using WPS to Connect to a Network ............................................................................................. 49Using WPS PIN Mode to Connect to a Network ............................................................................ 49

Epson DocumentScan App for iOS/Android....................................................................................... 50Using the Network Interface Unit........................................................................................................ 50

Network Interface Unit Control Panel ............................................................................................ 51

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Connecting the Network Interface Unit .......................................................................................... 51Scanning to Network Computers from the Network Interface Unit - Windows ............................... 52

Disabling Wi-Fi Features .................................................................................................................... 52Restoring Default Network Settings.................................................................................................... 52

Scanning .................................................................................................................................................... 54Starting a Scan................................................................................................................................... 54

Starting a Scan from a Scanner Button.......................................................................................... 54Assigning Start Button Settings or Scan Jobs........................................................................... 55

Starting a Scan Using the Epson Scan 2 Icon ............................................................................... 57Starting a Scan from a Scanning Program..................................................................................... 59

Scanning with Document Capture Pro and Document Capture.......................................................... 61Scanning in Epson Scan 2 ................................................................................................................. 63

Additional Scanning Settings - Main Settings Tab ......................................................................... 67Additional Scanning Settings - Advanced Settings Tab................................................................. 68Scanning Settings for Special Documents..................................................................................... 69Image Format Options................................................................................................................... 70

Scan Resolution Guidelines ............................................................................................................... 70Scanning with NFC from Your Android Device................................................................................... 71Scanning Special Projects.................................................................................................................. 73

Scanning Two Originals onto One Sheet (Stitching Images) - Windows ....................................... 73Scanning Multi-Page Originals as Separate Files - Windows ........................................................ 76Convert Scanned Documents to Editable Text (OCR)................................................................... 78

Scanning Using OCR - Windows .............................................................................................. 78Scanning Using OCR - OS X .................................................................................................... 80Saving Scanned Documents as a Searchable PDF.................................................................. 82Saving a Scan as an Office Format File - Windows .................................................................. 83

Scanning to a SharePoint Server or Cloud Service ....................................................................... 85Using the Optional Flatbed Scanner Dock .............................................................................................. 88

Flatbed Scanner Dock Parts .............................................................................................................. 88Scanning from the Flatbed Scanner Dock .......................................................................................... 89

Scanning from the Docked Flatbed Scanner ................................................................................. 89Scanning from the ADF with the Flatbed Scanner Dock Attached................................................. 93

Cleaning the Flatbed Scanner Dock................................................................................................... 96

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Transporting the Flatbed Scanner Dock............................................................................................. 98Cleaning and Transporting Your Scanner............................................................................................. 100

Cleaning Your Scanner .................................................................................................................... 100Cleaning Inside Your Scanner.......................................................................................................... 100Checking the Scanner Roller Counter .............................................................................................. 105Replacing the Scanner Rollers......................................................................................................... 106

Resetting the Scanner Roller Counter ......................................................................................... 112Transporting Your Scanner .............................................................................................................. 114

Solving Problems .................................................................................................................................... 115Scanner Light Status ........................................................................................................................ 115Solving Scanning Probl