How do I scan?

I have a mac mini hooked up to a epson cx5400 printer. When I press scan, image capture opens up and I guess it does a preview scan. But the "scan" button is faded so I can't click it. I have all the options there and it does a preview scan, but why is the button faded?

Okay, it seems the answer is ridiculously simple.
After the initial preview, use the selection tool to select the area that you actually want scanned. Once this is done the Scan button magically becomes click-able!
Thanks to Friend18 for the answer.

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