How to use the paper scanner

Log into the computer

Run “add scanner”

Run “add graphics”

Run “cd /var/tmp”

Run “xscanimage epson &” - the scanner program will open

Verify that your output Filename is “out.pnm”.

Change your Scan mode to “Gray” or “Color”.

Change your Scan resolution [dpi] to “150”.

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Put your paper into the scanner.

(Optional) Click the [Preview Window] button to open the preview window

In the new preview window, click the [Acquire Preview] button, to make sure the scanner can see your page.

In the new preview window, if you only want part of the page, drag a rectangle around the part you want.

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If you want to convert to PDF, you can run “convert -density 150 out.pnm page1.pdf”,

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