Epson ScanSmart | Settings

If you have more than one Epson scanner, you can change which one Epson ScanSmart connects to.

1. Click Change in the Epson ScanSmart window.
   
2. Select the scanner you want to use, then click OK. If it isn't connected yet, follow the on-screen instructions to connect it.
   

Choose the mode based on the type of original you're scanning.

1. Click the Settings icon in the Epson ScanSmart window.
   
2. Select the scanning mode on the Scan Settings window.
   

   Mode	Use for
   Auto Mode	Detects automatically whether the original is a document or a photo.
   Document Mode	Documents. Click Custom Settings for detailed options such as resolution or document size.
   Photo Mode	Photos, with a wide range of image adjustment features. Scanning in Photo Mode opens the Epson Scan 2 window — make your detailed settings there, then click Scan.

You can customise which action icons appear on the Select Action window.

• Click Customize on the Select Action window, or
• Click the Settings icon in the Epson ScanSmart window, then select the Customize Actions tab.
  

Note: Available actions vary by model.

1. Click the Settings icon in the Epson ScanSmart window.
2. Click the File Name Settings tab.
   
3. Check or change the settings.
   

Note: On supported models, Epson ScanSmart can name files automatically using OCR to detect the subject and date from the scanned content. See Troubleshooting Epson ScanSmart if this uses the wrong date.

Click the Settings icon in the Epson ScanSmart window, go to the Save Settings tab, then Options.

PDF settings

Item	Explanation
Generate PDF/A File	Creates a PDF conforming to the PDF/A-1 standard for long-term archiving. Can't be combined with Compression Level or Security settings.
Create file with all pages	Saves all pages as one file.
Compression Level	Sets the compression level for colour or greyscale images.
Set a password to open the file	Password-protects opening the PDF (up to 32 single-byte characters).
Set property protect password	Password-protects the PDF's Properties or Change Settings window (up to 32 single-byte characters).
Do not Allow Editing	Prohibits editing, commenting, and object extraction.
Do not Allow Printing	Prohibits printing.

Note: Security options require the EPSON Scan PDF expansion function to be installed.

JPEG settings

This differs by operating system: Windows offers Image Quality Options, an Encoding method choice, and Embed ICC Profile. macOS offers only Image Quality Options.

Item	Explanation	OS
Image Quality Options	Sets JPEG compression via a slider or value. Higher quality increases file size.	Windows and macOS
Encoding – Standard	Images load top-to-bottom sequentially in a browser; takes longer to display the full image.	Windows only
Encoding – Progressive	Images display roughly at first, then sharpen; the whole image is visible sooner, even at low resolution.	Windows only
Embed ICC Profile	Adds colour reproduction information to the image, so colours display correctly in colour-management-aware software.	Windows only

TIFF settings (Windows)

Item	Explanation
Byte Order	Select the operating system that will use the scanned image.
Compression – Colour/Greyscale	None, JPEG, or LZW. With LZW, adjust image quality using the slider.
Compression – Black & White	None or CCITT Group4. CCITT Group4 compresses to roughly half the file size.
Embed ICC Profile	Adds colour reproduction information to the image, so colours display correctly in colour-management-aware software.