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Contents Introduction System Requirements ....................... . 2 How to Use This Manual ..................... . 3 Warnings, Cautions, Tips, and Notes .............. . 3 Where to Get Help ........................ . Electronic support Services ................. . 4 4 Chapter 1 Installing Your Software Installing the Scanning Utilities . . . . . [...]

Chapter 4 Using Special Effects Modifying the TWAIN Configuration .............. . 4-1 Using Image Controls ....................... . 4-3 Adjusting Gamma Correction ................... . 4-5 Adjusting Colors .......................... . 4-7 Setting the Gray Balance ................... . 4-8 Changing Saturation ..................... . 4-8 Using Colo[...]

Introduction The EPSON ® Scanning Utilities let you perform the following functions with your EPSON scanner: Calibrate your scanner to your monitor and your printer Capture scanned images from within your application Automatically locate, expose, and scan an image Adjust individual settings and preview the effects before you scan Choose single- or[...]

Note: As you use the EPSON Scanning Utilities, the top fine of the window identifies whether you are using EPSON Scan! II or EPSON TWAIN. System Requirements For the EPSON Scanning Utilities to work properly, your system must have at least the following configuration: Apple ® Macintosh ® or Power Macintosh™ computer with a 68030 or 68040 proces[...]

How to Use This Manual This User’s Guide contains information you need to install and use the EPSON Scanning Utilities with your EPSON scanner. Chapter 1 describes installing your EPSON Scanning Utilities software. Be sure to read this first. Chapter 2 describes how to calibrate your system. Basic information for scanning from within your applica[...]

W here to Get Help If you purchased your scanner in the United States or Canada, EPSON provides customer support and service through a network of Authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers. EPSON also provides the following services when you dial (800)922-8911: Technical information on the installation, configuration, and operation of EPSON products As[...]

EPSON Bulletin Board Service You can call the EPSON Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at (310) 782-4531. No membership is required. Make sure your communications software is set to 8 data bits with 1 stop bit, no parity bit, and a modem speed up to 28.8 Kbps. See the documentation that came with your communications software for more information. To down[...]

Chapter 1 I nstalling Your Software EPSON Scanning Utilities come with installer software that makes them easy to install on your Macintosh. Before you install the software, make sure that the SCSI interface cable is connected properly and the SCSI ID and terminator are set correctly; see your scanner documentation for instructions. Then follow the[...]

You see the Easy Install screen: 7. To install all the program components, click Install. To select only one or two components, click Customize; then highlight the components on the next screen and click Install. 8. The program begins copying files. Insert the diskettes as prompted. 9. When installation is complete, you see a success message. Click[...]

Testing the Scanning Utilities After you have installed the Scanning Utilities, test your scanner with the utilities to make sure everything works correctly. Follow these steps: 1. Raise the scanner’s cover and place an image face down on the glass surface. Then carefully close the cover. 2. Double-click the EPSON Scan! II icon. 3. From the File [...]

Chapter 2 Calibrating Your System Sometimes the colors of your original image do not match the colors you see on your screen and in the final printed output. This is because of the different color processes your scanner, monitor, and printer use to produce color. The scanner and the monitor both create a range of colors by adding red, green, and bl[...]

Calibrating Your Monitor to Your Scanner To calibrate your monitor to your scanner, you first need to perform a screen calibration using EPSON Scan! II and then enable screen calibration in TWAIN. Performing Screen Calibration Follow these steps to perform a screen calibration: 1. Select EPSON Scan! II in the EPSON Scan! II folder. 2. Choose Screen[...]

Note: If you use a different monitor or change your video resolution, calibrate your screen again. Enabling Screen Calibration Once you calibrate your screen, you need to make sure screen calibration is enabled (the default setting). Follow these steps: 1. Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary. 2. From the File menu, choose Acquire to start EPSON TWAI[...]

If you have one of these EPSON Stylus ® ink jet printers, Scan! II provides printer calibration profiles for you so you do not have to create them: EPSON Stylus COLOR EPSON Stylus COLOR II EPSON Stylus COLOR IIs EPSON Stylus Pro EPSON Stylus Pro XL For these printers you simply select the printer calibration profile before you scan an image. See ?[...]

You see the following screen: 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. From the Export File Format pull-down menu, select a format your application software can open, such as PICT. In the Export image as field, type the name you want to use for the calibration chart file, such as COLOR1. Click Export to create the calibration chart in the EPSON Scan! II folder. Exit E[...]

10. Print the calibration chart on your color printer. 11. Exit your image editing application. Note: To print images on more than one color printer, print the calibration chart on each printer you’ll use. If you plan to print the image on a service bureau’s color printer, have them print the calibration chart on their printer so you can create[...]

You see the following screen: 4. In the Filename field, type the filename of the calibration file you want to create, such as COLOR1 PRINTER. Tip: If you are creating more than one calibration profile (for instance, if you have more than one color printer), make sure you assign a unique filename to each calibration profile so you can distinguish be[...]

6. If necessary, choose Color Photo from the Image Type pull-down menu. 7. Choose Calibration Profile from the Destination pull-down menu. 8. Click Scan. The program scans the calibration chart and creates a calibration profile. You see the EPSON Scan! II program screen. Note: If a message appears indicating that the specified scan settings are inc[...]

2. If you see a submenu, choose TWAIN (and then EPSON TWAIN, if necessary). You see EPSON TWAIN advanced screen. (If you see the easy screen, click Advanced.) 3. Click Destination to open the Destination dialog box. 4. If you have one of the EPSON Stylus printers listed on page 2-4, select the printer from the Destination Name pull-down menu. The C[...]

Chapter 3 Capturing Images From Within Applications When you scan an image from within an application using EPSON TWAIN, you follow these basic steps: l l Access TWAIN from within your application’s File menu Choose either the easy or advanced TWAIN screen Select the correct image type and destination settings Preview the image and select the sca[...]

Accessing EPSON TWAIN To access EPSON TWAIN, choose Acquire (or Place, or the appropriate command) from the File menu within your application. You may then have to select TWAIN (and then maybe EPSON TWAIN) from a submenu. When TWAIN opens, you see either the easy or advanced screen, depending on which was opened last. The easy screen allows you to [...]

Using the Easy Screen The following basic settings are available on the TWAIN easy screen: Document source Imagetyp e Destination . You must select the appropriate option from each of these settings to successfully scan your image. Selecting the Document Source If you have an optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) or Transparency Unit installed o[...]

Selecting the Image Type To scan images with satisfactory results, you must use the correct image type option. You can select one of the following options from the Image Type pull-down menu: Color Photo Color Drawing 256 Colors Black & White Halftone Black & White Photo Line Art Color Halftone OCR If you haven’t modified these options by [...]

If you haven’t modified these options by changing any of their settings, the destination you select uses the default settings listed in the Appendix. To add a new destination option or modify any existing settings, see “Using the Advanced Screen.” To scan text, select OCR (for Optical Character Recognition) from both the Image Type and Destin[...]

Modifying an Image Type To modify an Image Type setting, choose the Image Type button. You see the following screen: Not all options on this screen are available with all scanners, Image Types, or Pixel Depth settings. The Image Type options are described in the following table. Image Type options Setting Option Function Pixel Depth Black & Whi[...]

Image Type Options (Continued) Setting Halftone’ Dropout Quality Option None Mode A (Hard Tone) Mode B (Soft Tone) Mode C (Net Screen) Dither A (4 x 4 Bayer) Dither B (4 x 4 Spiral) Dither C (4 x 4 Net Screen) Dither D (8 x 8 Net Screen) None Function Determines tones by data format Uses a hard tone to produce a distinct image (1 and 2 bits/pixel[...]

The following table identifies the options available with each Pixel Depth setting. Since both the Draft and Best Quality settings are available with all the Pixel Depth settings, this option is not included in the matrix. Pixel Depth option selection matrix Pixel Depth Halftone* Black & While None Mode A (Hard Tone) Mode B (Soft Tone) Mode C ([...]

To modify an existing image type, select it from the Image Type Name pull-down menu and change the necessary settings. Choose Save and then choose OK. Note: If you don‘t choose Save before you choose OK, the image type settings are not changed. Adding and deleting Image Type options To add a new image type, select a pm-defined type that closely r[...]

Note: If your scanner does not support Text Enhancement Technology, the option does not appear or is grayed out in the Image Type dialog box. Modifying the Destination The Destination dialog box allows you to define different resolutions for each destination output device. You can also use it to modify, add, or delete a calibration profile for your[...]

Optimum scanning resolutions Outputdevice Monochrome printer Desktop or off ice color printer Printing press or imagesetter Grayscale 80-170 150-240 150-350 Color 150 - 240 150-350 The higher the resolution you select, the larger the resulting image file. For example, an 8.5 x 11-inch photograph scanned at 300 dpi can produce a 24MB file. The same [...]

Selecting calibration profiles Use the Calibration pull-down menu to select a predefined calibration profile or create a custom one. TWAIN can then use the profile as it scans to create the best quality image. EPSON TWAIN Scanning Utilities provide many predefined printer calibration profiles, including those for the EPSON Stylus color printers, as[...]

To delete an existing Destination, select it from the Destination Name pull-down menu and choose Delete; then choose OK Previewing and Adjusting the Image Once you have selected the Image Type and Destination settings, you can preview and adjust your image before you scan it. (To use the special effects features, see Chapter 4.) Two Preview icons o[...]

Adjusting the preview area Once you see a preview of the image on the screen, you can define the area you want to scan or select the entire image area. To define a specific area, position the mouse pointer at a comer of the area; the pointer changes to a +. Hold down the mouse button as you drag the pointer across the image. When you release the mo[...]

The size of the full image or the selected area appears in the Width and Height fields. You can type new values in these fields to define a selection area of a specific size. You can select the Lock icons to keep specific values in either the Width field or the Height field. Click the Lock icon once to lock the value in place; the icon shows a clos[...]

Scanning the Image When you are finished selecting settings on either the easy or advanced screen, and the image you are scanning looks just right in the advanced preview window, you can scan the image by choosing the Scan button. If you choose Scan from the easy screen, TWAIN automatically selects the entire image and scans it. If you are scanning[...]

Chapter 4 Using Special Effects The EPSON TWAIN advanced screen gives you many options for editing images before you scan them. If you have image editing software, you can achieve all of the special effects described in this chapter-and more-using that software. However, if you don’t have image editing software, EPSON TWAIN allows you to create a[...]

To save the preview image so it reappears in the preview window when you next open the advanced screen, select the Save Preview Image and Settings option. The preview image, any TWAIN settings you select, and any user-defined options you create are saved in EPSON TWAIN Settings in your System Preferences folder. (If you need to return all the TWAIN[...]

Using Image Controls The Image Controls available when you choose the let you adjust the following image settings: icon Brightness changes the intensity of light Contrast determines the gradation between highlights and shadows Highlight adjusts the lightest areas Shadow adjusts the darkest areas Sharpness adjusts the focus Threshold adjusts the poi[...]

2. Choose the Image Controls icon. You see the following dialog box: 3. Adjust the settings until the image in the preview window looks the way you want it to look. See the following table for guidelines on changing these settings. Method Description Value fields Type in the value you want for the setting in the field Slide bars Move the slide bar [...]

4. When the image in the preview window looks the way you want, close the Image Controls dialog box. 5. You can now scan the image into your application. You can return any option you’ve modified to its default setting by holding down the Option key and clicking the option’s slide bar. To reset all the Image Controls, click the Reset button jus[...]

Adjust the gamma curve settings using the slide bar. You see the effects of the new settings in the preview window and the Gamma Correction Name changes to User Defined. If you choose the Comparison icon to the left of the graph, you see either three or five comparison views with different gamma settings. You can choose the comparison sample that m[...]

Adjusting Colors After you have previewed the image, choose the Color Adjustment icon, . You see the following screen: Note: Color Adjustment settings are not available for the ES-300C. You can adjust these settings in the Color Adjustment dialog box, as described in this section: Gray Balance Saturatio n Color Filter. You can return the Gray Balan[...]

Setting the Gray Balance Neutral shades of gray are produced by mixing the three colors used to make up the image in approximately equal proportions. Sometimes, however, the resulting gray shades are not truly neutral. To create a more neutral gray, adjust the Gray Balance setting. Choose the left Color button below the Gray Balance slide bar; the [...]

Using Color Filters Color filters can help eliminate color tinges (or an undesirable overall color tone) that exist in the original. You can also use filters to give your image a specific color effect. When you click any point in the Color Filter wheel radials, that color is increased in the image. You can see numerical values for the amount of red[...]

Using Automatic Features The TWAIN advanced screen offers two automatic features: Auto Exposure, which automatically adjusts the exposure of an image and sets the Highlight and Shadow settings Auto Locate, which locates and selects the target image from within the preview image. Note: When you scan using the easy screen, both automatic features are[...]

Chapter 5 Saving and Exporting Images You can always scan an image using your TWAIN-compliant image editing application. However, if your application is not TWAIN-compliant, you can use EPSON Scan! II to scan the image and export it in a format your application can open, as described in this chapter. Saving a Scanned Image Before you export an imag[...]

5. In the pull-down menu at the top, select the folder in which you want to save the file. 6. Type a filename for your image in the Save image as field. 7. Click Save. The image is saved in the EPSON Scan! II file format. You can now open this file in EPSON Scan! II and export it with a different format, as described below. Exporting an Image EPSON[...]

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In the pull-down menu at the top, select the folder to which you want to export the file. Type a filename for your image in the Export image as field. You can choose one of these formats from the Export File Format menu: PICT, TIFF5.0, TIFF6.0(JPEG), JPEG, and EPS. (For a description of these file formats, see the Term Glossary.) [...]

Acquiring and Exporting an Image EPSON Scan! II allows you to scan and export an image directly into a selected file format without displaying it on the screen. Since the image is not displayed, you can perform scanning operations more quickly. Note: EPSON Scan! II cannot open an image file once if is exported. Follow these steps: 1. Start EPSON Sc[...]

6. You can choose one of these formats from the Export File Format menu: PICT, TIFF5.0, TIFF6.0(JPEG), JPEG, and EPS. (For a description of these file formats, see the Term Glossary.) Note: You can select TIFF6.0(JPEG) and JPEG formats only if you selected 16 Million Colors for the Pixel Depth setting in the Image Type dialog box when you scanned t[...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting If you have problems using the EPSON Scanning Utilities, or with the quality of your printed or scanned images, check the two sections in this chapter for possible solutions. Problems Using the EPSON Scanning Utilities When you select a TWAIN data source, EPSON Scanners is not listed. Either the EPSON Scanning Utilities we[...]

An error condition may have caused your application or the TWAIN data source in the EPSON Scanning Utilities to stop working correctly. Save any documents in process and close any open applications. Restart your Macintosh to restore the TWAIN data source; then start your application and try again. Sometimes an error condition may cause the computer[...]

See if your Macintosh has enough application memory to run your software. If you are running other software at the same time, you may not have enough memory left. See the section on memory allocation in your Macintosh manual. The scanner does not start scanning. See that the scanner’s READY light is on. Make sure the scanner's terminator and[...]

An error in the scanner or a paper jam in the Automatic Document Feeder caused an error message. Remove the jammed paper or reset the scanner to clear the error condition; then try scanning again. The Sharpness setting is grayed out in the Image Controls dialog box Your scanner does not support the Sharpness feature. The Document Source setting is [...]

Auto Locate does not work when scanning two or more originals. Make sure none of the documents are touching one another on the document table. When you scan a monochrome image, the scanned image is reversed like a negative image. If your application has an invert function, use it to reverse the image, or use the Invert option on the TWAIN advanced [...]

If you scanned an image at a high resolution (800 dpi) and at the maximum allowable width using the Color Photo Image Type setting, restart your Macintosh and reduce the resolution and the width of the scanned image. Then try scanning again. If your application contains a scan manager feature, you may have closed it before closing the EPSON TWAIN s[...]

After starting a multipage scan using the Automatic Document Feeder, the image editing application freezes, displays an error message, or fails. Reset the system and reduce the number of pages you are scanning with the Automatic Document Feeder. After closing the EPSON TWAIN screen, a partial image of the screen appears over the scanned image. Scro[...]

Part of the image is distorted or blurred. Part of the original may be wrinkled, warped, or not in contact with the document table. Be sure the document is uniformly flat. Caution: Do not place heavy objects on the document table. The edges of the document are not scanned. The document table has non-readable areas around the edges. Adjust your docu[...]

The image is too dark and without details. Adjust the Brightness, Gamma Correction, and Shadow settings to lighter values and scan the image again. Also check the brightness and contrast values of your monitor. Check that the Destination output device is set correctly. If it is set to Screen, output on a printer may be too dark. Straight lines in t[...]

Using halftoning, textured dot patterns appear in the image. This is normal halftoning; see your scanner manual for examples. The color on the video display seems different from that of the original image. Depending on your monitor, its resolution/color settings, and your EPSON TWAIN settings, the screen colors may be different from the original. T[...]

The image cannot be printed on the printer, the printout is garbled, or the printout is not an image. Check that the printer is properly connected to your Macintosh and is set up correctly; see your printer manual. Check that your software is properly installed and set up for your printer; see your software manual. Images cannot be scanned at all o[...]

When you select 16 Gray for the Pixel Depth setting, the scanned image appears black in your application software. Choose 256 Gray for the Pixel Depth setting and try scanning again. The image appears upside down and truncated in your application software after scanning. Before you scan the image, reduce its file size to less than 1MB by adjusting [...]

Appendix This appendix lists the default settings for the Image Type and Destination options in EPSON TWAIN. Default Image Type settings lmage type Default seltings color Photo 16-million colors, best qualitv, and 1 pass scanning I 256 Cdors 256 colors, best quality, and 1 pass scanrjng I Black & White I 256 grays and best quality and 1 pass sc[...]

Default Destination settings (continued) I Destination FAX I OCR Laser 600 dpi Stylus COLOR Stylus Pro XL Stylus Pro Stylus COLOR I I - Default settings 200 dpi resolution for line drawings and halftone images, 200 dpi resolution for photos, and calibration for Inkjet printers 300 dpi resolution far line drawings. halftone images, and photos. with [...]

Icon Glossary This glossary describes the TWAIN icons. If you want to know what a specific icon does, locate the icon in this glossary; then read its description. Some icons open dialog boxes that contain more icons. Icons in the dialog box are described after the initial icon. See Chapters 3 and 4 for instructions on using the icons. Preview. Allo[...]

Auto Locate. Allows you to automatically select just the image. If your preview window contains more than one image and you only need one, roughly select the image you want by dragging the mouse pointer and clicking the Auto Locate icon. When you select Scan from the easy screen, TWAIN uses this setting. Lock and Unlock. Allow you to lock or unlock[...]

Shadow Comparison. Allows you to compare three or five image samples of varying shadow intensity or color. The middle sample reflects the current shadow setting. Sharpness Comparison. Allows you to compare three or five image samples of varying sharpness. The middle sample reflects the current sharpness setting. Threshold Comparison. Allows you to [...]

Color Adjustment. Opens the Color Adjustment dialog box, which lets you adjust the colors in an image using the settings described below. Gray Balance Comparison. Allows you to compare three or five-image samples with varying casts of gray so you can select the most neutral gray. Saturation Comparison. Allows you to compare three or five image samp[...]

Term Glossary Application Program A software program designed to perform a specific task, such as word processing, image editing, or spreadsheet functions. Automatic Document Feeder A scanner accessory that automatically feeds a stack of paper into the scanner. Brightness A scanner software function to lighten or darken the output image data. Calib[...]

Destination A set of resolution and calibration settings that match the characteristics of the scan to the final output device. EPSON TWAlN provides several Destination settings to adjust your scanned image to suit the output device you intend to use. You can also define your own Destination settings. Device A piece of computer equipment that perfo[...]

Gray Balance An EPSON TWAIN software setting that lets you adjust the grayness of any area of an image. You can remove color casts and discoloration to make the grays in an image more neutral. Grayscale The measure of grayness of any area of an image. When an image is scanned, the gray level of each pixel is determined. Halftone An image type which[...]

Moire An unwanted pattern that can occur when a halftone image is scanned or when it is scaled in an application after it has been scanned. PICT An industry-standard file format supported by many applications. Pixel Picture Element. Each image is composed of a number of pixels. Pixels are sometimes called dots. Pixel Depth An EPSON TWAIN setting th[...]

SCSI Small Computer System Interface. EPSON scanners use the SCSI interface to communicate between the Macintosh and the scanner. Shadow The darkest area of an image. The range between highlight and shadow determines the range and the color differentiation of the image. Sharpness The measure of enhanced detail in an image. Threshold The point at wh[...]

Index A Accessories, purchasing, Intro-4 Acquire & Export option, 5-4 to 5-5 Acquire option, 3-2, 5-1, 6-1 to 6-2 Additive color process, 2-1, 6-10 Advanced screen accessing 3-2, 3-5 Destination settings, 3-10 to 3-13 Image Type settings, 3-6 to 3-10 preview features, 3-13 to 3-15 scanning using, 3-16 special effects, 4-1 to 4-10 using, 3-5 to [...]

D Data 24-bit mode, 3-15, 6-3 formats, 3-6 source, 1-3, 6-1 to 6-2 Default settings, 3-4 to 3-5, A-1 to A-2 Destination advanced screen options, 3-10 to 3-13 button, 2-9, 3-10 default settings, A-1 to A-2 defining, 6-5, 6-11 easy screen options, 3-4 to 3-5 Display, see Video display Dither options, 3-7 to 3-8, 6-5 Document Source option, 3-3, 4-9, [...]

I Image acquiring and exporting, 5-4 to 5-5 adjusting preview, 3-14 to 3-16 exporting, 5-1 to 5-5 file size, 3-11, 3-14 to 3-15, 6-5, 6-12 inverting, 4-9, 6-5 monochrome, 6-5 negative, 6-5 previewing, see Preview quality, 3-7 to 3-8, 5-3, 5-5, 6-7 to 6-12 saving, 4-2, 5-1 to 5-2 scale, 3-15, 6-11 scanning, 3-16 size, 3-14 to 3-15, 6-10, 6-12 Image [...]

printer calibration, see Calibration Printer driver, 6-12 Problems EPSON scanning Utilities, 6-1 to 6-7 Image quality, 6-7 to 6-12 Profile, see Calibration profile Q Quality setting, 3-7 to 3-8 Quality slide bar, 5-3, 5-5 R READY light, 6-3 Requirements, system, Intro-2, 6-2 Reset button 4-5 to 4-7 Resolution limitations, 3-13, 6-3, 6-6, 6-10, 6-12[...]

Tips, Intro-3 Transparency Unit, 3-3, 4-9, 6-4 Troubleshooting, 6-1 to 6-12 TWAIN accessing, 3-2 advanced screen, see Advanced screen automatic features, 4-10 compliant applications, 5-1 configuration, 2-3, 4-1 to 4-2 data source, 1-3, 6-1 to 6-2 default settings, A-1 to A-2 easy screen, see Easy screen installing, 1-1 to 1-2 introduction, Intro-1 [...]