Epson RX500 user guide: Scanning to E-Mail

8. Click the [icon] Color Restoration button.

9. Click the Preview button to see a preview of your scan.

   If you see a message that no margin is set for your paper, click OK to close it. This just reminds you that print quality declines at the edges of the paper when you select Fit to Page (Borderless) as your Print Size. You don’t need to make any other settings.

10. Click Print on the preview window to begin printing.

Scanning Slides and Film

You can use the film holder that came with the RX500 to scan 35 mm slides or strips of negative or positive film.

Note: You can scan 35 mm color film or slides in Full Auto Mode, Home Mode, or Professional Mode using EPSON Scan. To scan black and white negative film, use Home Mode or Professional Mode.

1. Open the scanner lid and slide out the reflective mat. Set the mat aside so you can reinstall it for scanning reflective documents later.

   You can’t scan film or slides unless the white reflective mat is removed from the scanner lid.

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2. Remove the film holder from its storage place. (Remember to replace the film holder when you’re done using it.)

3. If you’re scanning slides, go to step 5.

If you’re scanning film, remove the cover from the film strip holder and slide your film strip in with the duller (emulsion) side facing up. Then replace the cover. (It should snap into place.)

If you can’t tell which side is duller, look for lettering (Fuji®, Kodak®, etc.) on the side of the film. If the lettering is backward, place that side face up.

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4. Position the film holder so that the film strip faces the center of the scanner glass. The positioning posts on the film holder fit in two small holes near the scanner lid, as shown. Then go to step 6.

If you're scanning film, position the film strip toward the center of the glass

5. If you're scanning slides, position the film holder so that the slide section faces the center of the scanner glass. The positioning posts fit in two small holes near the scanner lid, as shown.

If you're scanning slides, position the slide holders toward the center of the glass

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6. Place slides in the film holder as shown, with the duller (emulsion) side face up.

If you can’t tell which side is less shiny, look for a faint stamp on the slide mount that says “This side toward screen.” Place that side face down in the film holder.

Position the slides in the film holder as shown, with the shiny side down

7. Close the scanner lid.

8. Do one of the following:

■ Start EPSON Scan from your computer. In Windows, select Start > All Programs or Programs > EPSON Scan > EPSON Scan. On a Macintosh, double-click EPSON Scan in the Applications folder.

■ Start your TWAIN-compliant application. From the application’s File menu, choose Import or Acquire, and select EPSON Stylus Photo RX500.

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9. If you see the screen below, you’ll need to change the scanning mode.

■ Click the Pause button at the bottom of the screen.

■ Select Home Mode or Professional Mode from the Mode pull-down menu at the top of the screen.

10. Home Mode: For Document Type, choose Positive Film if you’re scanning slides. Choose Color Negative Film or B&W Negative Film if you’re scanning film.

Professional Mode: For Document Type, choose Film. For Film Type, select Positive Film if you’re scanning slides, or Color Negative Film or B&W Negative Film if you’re scanning film.

11. Click Preview to preview your scan.

Tip: You must preview your scan to make some settings, like Dust Removal, active.

12. Click the Dust Removal box to reduce the appearance of dust on the film. Make any other settings you want.

13. Click Scan.

Never open the scanner lid while scanning, or your scans may not look right.

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If you scanned from an application like Photoshop, your scanned images open in your application window.

Some applications don’t support scanning multiple images at once and will only open one scanned image.

14. Click Close to exit EPSON Scan.

Scanning Using the RX500 Buttons

You can use the buttons on the RX500 to scan an image to your computer or to send an e-mail with a scanned image attached.

Note: Both Epson Scan and Epson Smart Panel must be installed on your computer to scan to your computer or to attach to an e-mail.

Scanning to Your Computer

1. Make sure the RX500 is connected to your computer.
2. Open the scanner lid.
3. Place your photo face down on the glass in the upper left corner. Move it about 0.1 inch from the top and side edge so the entire photo is scanned.

Move the photo in about 0.1 inch from the edges

Orient the photo as shown

If you place your photo too close to the edges of the scanner glass, its edges may not be scanned.

4. Close the scanner lid.

5. Press the Scan button on the RX500 to switch to scan mode. You see this LCD screen:

6. Press the top left button to select To PC. Then press the OK button.

7. For Windows XP, if you see the screen below on your computer, select EPSON Scan and click the Always use this program for this action box. Then click OK.

8. When you see the File Save Settings window, type a name for your file in the Prefix box, select a file format in the Type box, and click OK.

Epson Scan starts and scans your image to the location you specified.

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Scanning to E-Mail

This section explains how to use the buttons on the RX500 to scan an image, transfer it to your e-mail program, and attach it to an e-mail.

You can also scan to e-mail by double-clicking the EPSON Smart Panel icon on your desktop and clicking the Scan to E-mail icon. See Smart Panel Help for details.

1. Make sure the RX500 is connected to your computer.
2. Open the scanner lid.
3. Place your photo face down on the glass in the upper left corner. Move it about 0.1 inch from the top and side edge so the entire photo is scanned.

Orient the photo as shown

Move the photo in about 0.1 inch from the edges

Note: If you place your photo too close to the edges of the scanner glass, the edges may not be scanned.

4. Close the scanner lid.
5. Press the Scan button on the RX500 to switch to scan mode. You see this LCD screen:

Press this button until you see To E-Mail

1. To Photo Card OK

2. Press the top left button to select To E-mail. Then press the OK button.

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7. If you see a screen asking you to choose a program to launch this action, select EPSON Smart Panel and click the Always use this program box. Then click OK.

The Epson Smart Panel window appears. Epson Scan automatically previews and scans the image, which opens in the View Images and Set Options window.

If you’ve switched to Home or Professional mode in Epson Scan, previewing and scanning is not automatic. Click Preview, then click Scan.

8. Select any settings you want to change, then click Next.

The scanned image is transferred to your e-mail program and attached to a new e-mail message.

If you see a window asking you to select the program to launch for this action, select your e-mail program and click OK. See Smart Panel Help for details.

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Using Memory Cards

This section tells you what kinds of memory cards you can use with your RX500, and how to view and print photos on them and scan photos to them. See these sections:

• “Compatible Memory Cards” below
• “Inserting and Removing Cards” on page 84
• “Copying Photos to Your Computer” on page 85
• “Printing From a Memory Card” on page 89
• “Scanning a Photo to a Memory Card” on page 105

Compatible Memory Cards

You can use the following types of cards with your RX500:

CompactFlash Type I and Type II \quad SmartMedia (maximum 128MB) SD (Secure Digital) Card \quad Memory Stick MMC (MultiMediaCard) \quad Memory Stick PRO miniSD Card (adapter required) \quad MagicGate Memory Stick xD-Picture Card \quad Memory Stick Duo (adapter required) Microdrive

Make sure the image files on your card meet these requirements:

• JPEG files or uncompressed Tiff files only
• Resolutions ranging from 120 × 120 to 4600 × 4600 pixels
• No more than 999 images (although you may have additional images on your card, the RX500 can only read the first 999)

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Inserting and Removing Cards

1. Make sure the RX500 is turned on.
2. If you will be printing from or scanning to the memory card, disconnect the RX500 from your computer or turn off your computer.

If you want to copy images between the card and your computer, leave the computer connected. Any photos stored on the card can be automatically copied to your computer when you insert the card (see “Copying Photos to Your Computer” on page 85).

3. Open the memory card cover.

Memory card cover

4. Make sure the memory card light (next to the memory card slots) is off and that no cards are in any of the slots. Then insert a card into the correct slot, as shown below.

Note: It won’t be possible to insert the card fully; this is normal.

CompactFlash or Microdrive (bottom) Memory Stick (middle) SmartMedia (top) SD or MMC (middle) xD (top)

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The memory card light flashes, then turns green.

Memory card light

Caution: Do not insert more than one card into a shared memory card slot.

After the RX500 reads the card, you see this message on the LCD screen if it finds any images:

5. Press the bottom right button to choose OK.

To remove the card, pull it straight out of its slot. On a Macintosh, drag the card icon on your desktop to the icon before removing the card.

Copying Photos to Your Computer

You can use your RX500 as an external card reader, letting you copy images from the memory card to your computer, or vice versa.

You can set up your computer so that every time you insert a memory card, it automatically copies all images from the card to a specific location on your hard drive and opens PhotoImpression or another photo-editing application, such as Photoshop.® If you don't want to do this, you can set it up so that nothing happens when you insert a card. Since the memory card appears as a removable hard drive (EPSON_DSC) on your computer, you can still copy images to or from this icon.

If you want to copy images to the memory card, make sure the card's write-protect tab, if it has one, is set to allow writing to the card.

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If the RX500 is connected to the computer, you’ll see the following message on your screen the first time you insert a memory card:

This means you have to set up your computer to use the card reader feature. Follow the instructions below for your operating system.

Windows and OS 8.6 to 9.x

1. Make sure your RX500 is turned on and connected to your computer.
2. Open the memory card cover:
3. Make sure the memory card light (next to the memory card slots) is off and that no cards are in any of the slots. Then insert a card into the correct slot (see page 84 to identify the slot you need).

Note: It won’t be possible to insert the card fully; this is normal.

4. If you see a screen asking you to choose a program to launch this action, select Startup CardMonitor, click the checkbox for Always do the selected action, and click OK. 5. When you see this message, click Next: 6. The Epson PhotoStarter setup assistant opens. Follow the instructions on the screen to change any settings from the defaults and complete the setup steps.

If you don’t change any settings, PhotoStarter automatically copies the images on your memory card to your hard drive and opens PhotoImpression.

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The default location for your images is C:\Documents and Settings\epson\My Documents\Photos (Windows XP) or the Photos folder on your desktop for all other Windows systems and Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x.

Each time you insert a card in the RX500, PhotoStarter copies your images to the same location, and PhotoImpression or the application you chose in the setup process opens. If you chose not to copy images automatically to your computer, you can access the memory card’s drive icon, EPSON_DSC, on your computer.

If you see an error message at the end of setup, make sure you have the latest Service Pack software. For Windows 2000, make sure Service Pack 4.x is installed.

Macintosh OS X

1. Open the Applications folder on your hard drive, then double-click ImageCapture. You see this screen:

2. From the Image Capture menu, select Preferences. You see this screen:

3. From the Camera Preferences drop-down list, select Other. A new Applications folder opens.

4. Open the EPSON CardMonitor folder, then click the EPSON CardMonitor icon.

5. Click the Open button. Then close the Image Capture utility.
6. Make sure your RX500 is turned on and connected to your Macintosh.
7. Open the memory card cover:
8. Make sure the memory card light (next to the memory card slots) is off and that no cards are in any of the slots. Then insert a card into the correct slot (see page 84 to identify the slot you need).

Note: It won't be possible to insert the card fully; this is normal.

9. The Epson PhotoStarter setup assistant opens. Follow the instructions on the screen to change any settings from the defaults and complete the setup steps.

If you don't change any settings in the setup assistant, PhotoStarter automatically copies the images on your memory card to the Photos folder on your desktop and opens PhotoImpression. Each time you insert a card in the RX500, PhotoStarter copies your images to the same location, and PhotoImpression or the application you chose in the setup process opens. If you chose not to copy images automatically to your Macintosh, you can still copy images to and from the EPSON_DSC icon on your desktop.

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Printing From a Memory Card

The RX500 lets you print photos directly from your digital camera’s memory card—you don’t even have to connect it to a computer. Follow the instructions in this section to:

■ Print an index form so that you can see thumbnail images of all the photos on your card; see below

■ Select the photos you want to print, either by filling in and scanning the index form or using the RX500 buttons; see page 92

■ Print photos pre-selected on a digital camera that supports DPOF (Digital Print Image Format); see page 94

■ Use the RX500 buttons to choose print settings; see page 96

Printing an Index Form

You need to print an index form before printing any photos from your memory card. An index form lets you see small thumbnail images of the pictures on your card and select the ones you want to print.

1. Open the output tray.

Output tray

2. Flip the feeder guard forward.

Feeder guard

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3. Pinch the sides of the left edge guide together as you slide the guide all the way to the left.

4. Insert several sheets of plain, letter-size paper against the right edge of the sheet feeder, behind the tab. (If there are more than 36 images on the card, you need multiple sheets to print the index.)

Don’t place the paper in front of the feeder guard.

5. Press the sides of the left edge guide together and slide against the paper (but not too tightly.

6. Flip the feeder guard back over the paper.

Feeder guard

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7. Disconnect the RX500 from your computer or turn your computer off. Otherwise, photos on your card will be automatically copied to your computer if you’ve set up your RX500 as an external card reader (see page 85).

8. Open the memory card cover:

9. Make sure the memory card light (next to the memory card slots) is off and that no cards are in any of the slots. Then insert a card into the correct slot (see page 84 to identify the slot you need).

Memory card cover

Note: It won’t be possible to insert the card fully; this is normal.

The memory card light flashes, then turns green.

Memory card light

Caution: Do not insert more than one card into a shared memory card slot.

After the RX500 reads the card, you see this message on the LCD screen if it finds any images:

Found Images. . . Total XXX OK

10. Press the Memory Card button on the control panel to enter memory card mode. Print Index appears on the LCD screen.

11. Press the OK button.

12. Press the ◇ Color button to print the index. After the index form prints, Scan Index appears on the LCD screen.

13. Leave your memory card in the memory card slot so that you can print from it. Continue with the next section.

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Selecting Photos To Print

You can select the photos you want to print either by filling in the ovals on the index form and scanning the form (as described below), or by selecting a photo or range of photos from the control panel (as described on page 93).

Selecting Photos on the Index Form

1. Once you have printed the index form, fill in the oval beneath each photo you want to print with a dark pen or pencil.

2. Near the bottom of the form, select the type and size of paper you want to use. You can select from these options:

3. Load the type of paper you’ve chosen to print on. Insert it against the right edge guide beneath the tab, and slide the left edge guide lightly against it.

Note: Remember to load the paper short edge first and printable (whiter or brighter) side up.

Always load paper short edge first

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4. Make sure Scan Index appears on the LCD screen, then press OK. (If it doesn’t appear, press the Memory Card button, then press the top left button on the LCD screen until you see Scan Index and press OK.)

5. Place the index form face down in the upper left corner of the scanner glass, about 0.1 inch from the edges.

Move the form about 0.1 inch from the edges

Orient the index form as shown, or the RX500 can’t read it

6. Close the scanner lid.

7. Press the ◇ Color button. The form is scanned and your photos are automatically printed.

Selecting Photos Using the Buttons on the RX500

1. Once you’ve printed the index form, identify a photo or range of consecutive photos you want to print.

2. Load the type of paper you want to print on. Insert it against the right edge guide beneath the tab, and slide the left edge guide lightly against it.

Note: Remember to load the paper short edge first and printable (whiter or brighter) side up.

Always load paper short edge first

3. Make sure you’re in memory card mode (if necessary, press the Memory Card button).

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4. Press the top left button next to the LCD screen to select One image, Range of Images, or All images, then press the OK button.

Press until you see One image, Range of images, or All images 2.Scan Index OK

5. If you want to print one image or a range of images, follow the instructions on the LCD screen and use the number keypad to select the images you want to print. Then press the OK button.

6. Enter the number of copies of each photo you want to print (up to 99), then press the OK button.

7. Change any print settings, as needed. You can select the paper type, paper size, and layout. See page 96 for details.

8. Press the ◇ Color button. Your photos are printed.

Printing With DPOF

If your memory card contains photos taken with a camera that supports DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), you can pre-select the photos you want to print while the card is still in the camera. See your camera's documentation for instructions on selecting photos.

Follow these steps to print the photos from your card:

1. Open the memory card cover:

2. Make sure the memory card light (next to the memory card slots) is off and that no cards are in any of the slots. Then insert a card into the correct slot (see page 84 to identify the slot you need).

Memory card cover

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It won’t be possible to insert the card fully; this is normal.

The memory card light flashes, then turns green.

Caution: Do not insert more than one card into a shared memory card slot.

After the RX500 reads the card, you see this message on the LCD screen if it finds any images:

3. Load the type of paper you want to print on. Insert it against the right edge guide beneath the tab, and slide the left edge guide lightly against it.

Note: Remember to load the paper short edge first and printable (whiter or brighter) side up.

4. Press the Memory Card button to enter memory card mode.

5. Using the number keypad, enter the number of copies of each photo you want to print (up to 99), and press OK.

The number of copies is how many times each photo prints, not the number of pages. For example, if you’re using a layout that fits 8 photos and you select 3 copies, you will get one sheet with 3 photos printed on it.

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6. Change any print settings, as needed. You can select the paper type, paper size, and layout. See the next section for details.
7. Press the ◇ Color button. Your photos are printed.

Choosing Print Settings

Before printing your photos, you may need to adjust some of these settings.

Note: If you need to cancel any of the print settings you select in memory card mode, you can’t use the Clear/Reset button. Instead press the Copy button to switch to copy mode. Then press the Memory Card button and select your settings again.

Paper Type

If you’ve loaded special paper, use this button to select one of the paper type settings listed in the table below:

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Paper Size

Use this button to select the size of paper you’ve loaded. Choose one of these sizes: LTR (letter), 4 × 6, 5 × 7, 8 × 10. (Some sizes are not available, depending on the selected paper type.)

The 4 × 6 paper size option is not compatible with Glossy Photo Paper, 4 × 6 inches, with micro-perforated edges (S041134 and S051671).

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Layout

Use this button to select one of these layout settings:

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