Support Scanners GT Series Epson GT-20000

The product is not recognizing characters well when using Epson Scan. What should I do?

  • Try the following:
    • Make sure the document lies straight on the document table.
    • In Office Mode, select Text Enhancement Technology as your Image Option setting or select the Text Enhancement check box. See Converting Into Editable Text in Office Mode.
    • In Home Mode, select the Text Enhancement check box. See Making Color Adjustments and Other Image Settings in Home Mode.
    • In Professional Mode, select Text Enhancement Technology as your Image Option setting. See Converting Into Editable Text in Professional Mode.
    • Adjust the Threshold setting.
      • Office Mode: Select Black & White as the Image Type setting and select the appropriate Image Option setting. Then try adjusting the Threshold setting.
      • Home Mode: Select Black & White as the Image Type setting. Then try adjusting the Threshold setting.
      • Professional Mode: Select Black & White as the Image Type setting. Click the + (Windows) or (Mac OS X) button next to Image Type and select the appropriate Image Option setting. Then try adjusting the Threshold setting.
    • For small text, try selecting 400 as the Resolution setting.
    • Click Configuration, select the Preview tab, and select or deselect the Preview image rotation check box.
    • Check your OCR software manual to see if there are any settings you can adjust in your OCR software.
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