Introduction

Features

The EPSON GT-5500 scanner offers the following features:
❑Maximum optical resolution of 400 dots per inch (dpi), 30-bit
(for input, 24-bit for output), single/triple pass graphics scanner.
❑Small and light body with A4 or letter size scanning area.
❑Twice the scan speed of the EPSON GT-5000.
❑Full color or grayscale (varying shades of gray, from black
to white) scanning. You can scan full color (16 million
colors), 256 colors, or grayscale up to 256 grays.
❑The EPSON Scan! II scanner utility and EPSON TWAIN let
you take full advantage o f your scanner’s advan ced features.
❑Auto Area Segmentation (AAS) allows you to separate text
from photographs on a page so that grayscale images are
clearer and text recognition is more accurate.
❑Text Enhancement Technology (TET) enhances text
recognition accuracy when using your scanne r for optical
character recognition (OCR) scan ning.
❑A special feature for higher quality output with EPSON
TWAIN’s “Best & de-screening” option automatically
removes unwanted moiré patter ns from scanned images.

Options

The following cables are available to expand the versatility of
your scanner. For detailed information on the use of these
cables, see the guides that come with them.
Proof Sign-off:
E. Ohtera _______
D. Grady _______ R
GT-5500 Rev.C
A5 size Intro
July-18-97 Pass 0, DR
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