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Restoring color in faded photos, Checking the print head nozzles and ink – Epson Stylus CX6000 User Manual

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Restoring Color in Faded Photos

You can automatically transform an old, faded, or badly
exposed color photo into one with true-to-life color and
sharpness as you scan. Look for the

Color Restoration

option

in EPSON Scan’s Full Auto, Home, and Professional Mode
screens:

1. Place your original photo on the scanner as described on

page 6.

2. Start EPSON Scan. See page 12 for instructions:

3. When the EPSON Scan window appears, do one of the

following, depending on the currently selected scan mode:

Home or Professional Mode: go to step 4.
Full Auto Mode: click the

Customize

button, click the

Color Restoration

checkbox, and click

OK

. Continue

with step 9.

4. Select the basic settings for the type of original(s) you are

scanning, then select the destination setting for the way you
will use your image(s). See the on-screen User’s Guide for
instructions.

5. Click the

Preview

button to preview your image(s), then

select your scan area.

6. Do one of the following to select the Color Restoration

option:

Home Mode: Click the

Color Restoration

checkbox.

Professional Mode: Scroll down to the Adjustments

area and click the

Color Restoration

checkbox.

7. Make any other necessary image adjustments.

8. Size your image as necessary.

9. Click the

Scan

button to scan and restore the color in your

image(s).

What happens next depends on how you started EPSON
Scan. See the on-screen User’s Guide for details.

Checking the Print Head Nozzles
and Ink

If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the
nozzles in the print head may be clogged or ink may be
running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the
steps below to check the print head nozzles and remaining ink
levels using the control panel.

1. Press the

Setup/Utilities

button.

2. Press the

l

or

r

button to select

Press Start to check ink

nozzles.

3. Press the x

Start

button to print the nozzle check pattern.

If the pattern does not look good, try cleaning the print
head as described on page 14.

Note:
You can also check the ink level using Status Monitor (see the
on-screen User’s Guide).

Print head
nozzles are clean:

Print head needs
to be cleaned: