Epson 1200U manual

EPSON TWAIN User’s Guide[...]

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Page 4 Content s Introd uctio n 8 System Requir emen ts 10 Windo ws Syste m Requ irements 10 Macintosh Syste m Requ irements 11 How to Use This Manual 11 Cau tions, Note s, and Tips 12 Using Electronic L inks 12 Basic S can nin g 13 Star ting E PSON T WAIN 14 Selecting Basic Settings 16 Previe win g Your Scan 20 Using Mar quees 21 Adva nc ed S can [...]

Page 5 Custo mizing I mage Types 33 Custo mizing Desti nation Sett ings 36 Adjusting So urce and T arg et Ima ge Sizes 38 Scal ing t he Image 39 Using Aut omatic Adju stment Feat ures 39 Using Aut o Exposur e 40 Using Aut o Locate 40 Adjusting Imag e Contr ols 42 Using the Color B uttons 44 Using Tone Corr ection 44 Custo mizing T one C orrecti on [...]

Page 6 Using t he EPSON TWAIN Ut ilitie s 52 Using the Scanner Monitoring Utility 52 Using the EPSON Scr een Calibration Utility 53 Calibr ating t he S cree n with W indo ws 53 Calibr ating t he M acintosh Screen 55 Using EPSON Scan! II 56 Scann ing wi th EP SON Scan! II 56 Expor ting Im ages with EPS ON Scan! II 59 Using Other EPSO N Scan! II Feat[...]

Page 7 Tr ou blesh oo tin g 84 Problem s Usin g EPSON TWAIN 84 Prob lems Using the S tart B utton 88 Prob lems with Image Qualit y 90 Wher e To Get He lp 95 Glossary 97 Index 99[...]

Introduc tion Page 8 Intr oduction EPSO N ® TWA IN is the int erf a ce pro gr am be tw een yo ur app licat io n softwar e and s canner th at lets you sc an images into your so ft ware. It is the id ea l int er fac e f or pr od ucin g pro fes s ion al qua lit y im age s , scan ni ng text into o ptical characte r reco gniti on (OCR) progra ms, and m[...]

Introduc tion Page 9 Her e is a bri ef ov erv i ew of s ca nn ing ste ps us in g t he E PS ON T W A I N Adv a nc ed wi nd ow (t he Wi nd ows ® inter fa c e is s ho wn; th e M ac in t os h ® steps ar e t he s am e): 2 Preview your image 3 Auto Locate the image to crop it 1 Sel ect the ba sic s ettings: Document Source Im age Type Destination Resol[...]

Introduc tion Page 10 EPSON TWAIN also co mes wi th these utilit ies: ◗ EPSO N Sc a nn er M o nit or (Mac in to s h) o r Scan Ev e nts (W ind ow s ) utilitie s th at let yo u s c an with Pre s to ! Pag eMa na ge r us in g th e S tart butto n ◗ EPSO N Sc re en C alib ra tion ut il ity t o c ali bra te y our scre en to yo ur scann er for ac c ura[...]

Introduc tion Page 11 Maci ntos h S ystem Require ments EPSON TWAIN supports th e Apple ® C olorSy nc ™ 2 co lor m ana gem en t system and QuickTime. ™ ◗ Apple M ac in tos h c om p ut er run nin g s y ste m 8. 1 or lat er ◗ Ava ilab le iMac or G 3 s ta nd ard U SB int er fac e or h ub conn ect ion , (Perf ec t io n 12 00 U ), or M ac in t [...]

Introduc tion Page 12 Using t he Start Butto n gives s t ep- by -s t ep inst ruc t io ns on se ttin g up an d usin g y ou r s ca nn er ’s St art bu tto n for on e-t o uch s c an nin g. Trou bl esho otin g pro v ide s so lut io ns t o pro ble m s y ou m a y enc o un te r. At the e nd, y ou ’ll find a Glo ss ary an d a n Inde x . Cauti o ns , Not[...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 13 Basic Scanning Before s canning, make su re you’ve i nstalled th e EPSON TWAIN software (as d es c rib ed in the Sca nn er B asic s book ) an d t he app lic at io n s of t w are that su pports EPSON TWAIN, su ch as Adobe ® Photo Delu x e ® or Pr es to! Page M anag er. This ch apter gives yo u instru ctions o n: ◗ S[...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 14 Starting EPS ON TWAIN Follow t he ste ps i n this s ection to sta rt EPSON TWAIN fr om your applic a tion so f t w are . The ste ps ma y vary, depe nd ing on you r app licat io n. 1 Make sure you set u p and turned on the scan ner. Th en place th e doc um e nt yo u w a nt to sca n on the do c um e nt ta ble . See th e Sc[...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 15 One of t he EPS O N TWA I N w ind ows ap pe ars. The fi rst ti me yo u start EPSON TWAIN, you se e the E asy window. After that, you ’ll se e t he w ind ow th at w as o pen the last tim e yo u clo sed EP SO N TWAIN. To swi tch b etween t he windows, cl ick t he Easy or Advanced butto n. Both th e E as y and Ad va nc e [...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 16 Selecting Ba sic Setting s For most scans, you need to check four b asic s ettings: Document Source , Image Type , Destinat ion , an d Resolut ion (Adv an ced wi ndo w only ). 1 You on ly ne ed to c ha ng e the Do c um e nt So urce se ttin g if yo u’ ve instal led an optio na l trans p are ncy uni t (TP U ) or aut o do[...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 17 2 You must se lect the c orrect Ima ge Type s etting each time you scan. The s e im ag e typ es aut o m at ic al ly se lec t oth er TWA IN sett ing s th at are the b es t fo r yo ur type of im ag e an d set th e ra ng es fo r y ou r Im age Con tr ols . Se lec t on e of th e f ollo w in g op ti ons : Setting Type of image[...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 18 3 Now s el ec t th e ou tput de v ic e w he re you w an t to di sp la y or prin t yo ur scann ed imag e f rom t he Des t ina ti on list. T he se de stin atio ns auto m at ic a lly s ele ct re s olu tio n a nd sh arp ne ss s et t ing s app ro pria t e f or the o ut pu t d ev ic e. Se lect on e of t he f ol lowin g op tion[...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 19 4 The Image Type and De stinati on sett ings yo u choose a utomaticall y select the correct Resoluti on setti ng f or your ima ge. If yo u need to change th e resol ution, cli ck Advanced to op en t he Advanced wi ndow, i f necessa ry. Then se lect a new se tting f rom the Reso lut io n list . Th e av a ilab le re s olu [...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 20 Previewing You r Scan You can previ ew your image in th e Advanced window to see th e effects of you r se t tin gs be f ore sca nn ing . Prev ie w in g also allo w s yo u t o de te rm in e the wid t h an d he igh t o f the sca nn ed image an d the f ina l file s iz e. In the Ad v anc ed win do w, clic k the Prev ie w but[...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 21 Usin g Marque es A mar qu ee is a fram e arou nd an en tire ima ge, or a port io n of an imag e so you ca n s c an only t he mos t imp or tant pa rt . To c re ate a ma rq ue e, fo llow these s te ps: 1 Move the mou s e poi nter ove r the prev ie w ima ge ; the po inter bec om e s a cro ss h air. 2 Pos it ion th e po inte[...]

Ba sic Sc a nni n g Page 22 Adj ust ing a Marquee To re s iz e a m a rqu ee , pl ac e t he m ou se po int er over its edg e; th e po inte r ch an ge s to a dou ble -h ead ed arrow . C lic k th e m o us e bu tto n an d d rag th e bo x up, down, sid eways, or di agonally t o the si ze yo u want. To resize a marq uee and retain it s wi dth-to -height [...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 23 Advanced Scanning The instr ucti ons in this ch apter tell y ou how t o perfor m these a dvanced scann in g op era ti on s: ◗ Sca nn ing T r ansp ar encie s ◗ Scanning with the Auto Do cument Feeder ◗ Customizin g Image Types ◗ Customizin g Dest inati on Settings ◗ Adjus t in g So urce and Targ et Im age Siz[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 24 S ca nni ng T ra ns p a r en ci es When you s can with the optional t ranspar ency unit (TPU) i nstall ed, y ou need to se lect th e c orr ec t bas ic s et t ing s in EP SO N T W A IN. Be fore you begin , ma ke s ure y ou’ ve ins t all ed and tu rne d on th e t ran s pa ren c y u nit , then pla c e y ou r trans p ar[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 25 2 You must se lect the c orrect Ima ge Type s etting each time you scan. The s e im ag e typ es aut o m at ic al ly se lec t oth er TWA IN sett ing s th at are the b es t fo r yo ur type of im ag e an d set th e ra ng es fo r y ou r Im age Con tr ols . Se lec t on e of th e f ollo w in g op ti ons : Setting Type of im[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 26 3 Now s el ec t th e ou tput de v ic e w he re you w an t to di sp la y or prin t yo ur scann ed imag e f rom t he Des t ina ti on list. T he se de stin atio ns auto m at ic a lly s ele ct re s olu tio n a nd sh arp ne ss s et t ing s app ro pria t e f or the o ut pu t d ev ic e. Se lect on e of t he f ol lowin g op t[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 27 4 The Image Type and De stinati on sett ings yo u choose a utomaticall y select the correct Resoluti on setti ng f or your ima ge. If yo u need to change th e resol ution, cli ck Advanced to op en t he Advanced wi ndow, i f necessa ry. Then se lect a new se tting f rom the Reso lut io n list . Th e av a ilab le re s o[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 28 Scan ning with the Au to Docu ment F eeder Whe n y ou sca n wit h t he opt io na l aut o doc u men t fee de r (AD F ) inst alle d, you need to sel ect th e correct basic s ett ings in EPSON TWAIN. Before you beg in, mak e sure y ou’v e in stalled th e ADF a nd lo ad ed yo ur sing le - or mul ti- pa ge d ocum ent in [...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 29 2 Select t he co rrect I mage Type se tting f or yo ur document as descr ibed in the ta ble bel ow. Fo r ex a m ple , if you ’ll be usin g an OC R (O pt ic al Cha rac t e r R ec og nitio n) a pp lic at io n to pro ces s yo ur sca nn ed document, select t he OC R settin g. Setting Type of image Col or P hot o Fo r c [...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 30 3 Now s el ec t th e ou tput de v ic e w he re you w an t to di sp la y or prin t yo ur scann ed imag e f rom t he Des t ina ti on list. T he se de stin atio ns auto m at ic a lly s ele ct re s olu tio n a nd sh arp ne ss s et t ing s app ro pria t e f or the o ut pu t d ev ic e. Se lect on e of t he f ol lowin g op t[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 31 If yo u need to change th e resol ution, cli ck Advanced to op en t he Advanced wi ndow, i f necessa ry. Then se lect a new se tting f rom the Reso lut io n list . Th e av a ilab le re s olu tion s rang e f rom 50 t o 96 00 dpi. You can also typ e in a specif ic Resol ution setting, i f it’ s not in the l ist. For a[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 32 7 Click t he Scan b ut t on. Yo u s ee this dia log box : Click Single Page (to scan a sing le pa ge ) or All P ages (to scan a mul ti- pa ge d ocum ent). T he n clic k OK . 8 EPSON TWAIN scans the doc ument. If you’re sc annin g a mult i-page document, it sca ns and loads one page at a time. When scanning is finish[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 33 Custom izing I mage Ty pes You c an ch an ge th e s et ti ng s for the pre de fine d Im age T y pe o ption s in EPSON TWAIN or add new i mage typ es. Cli ck the Image Type button in the A dv an c ed wind ow . Yo u see t he Ima ge Typ e di alo g bo x: To cha ng e the s e ttin gs of one of th e pr ede f ine d im a ge ty[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 34 The tabl e bel ow describ es the I mage Type se ttin gs. Image Type setting Options Description Pix el De pt h 24- bit C olo r Fo r 24 -bi t col or im a ge s 8-b it Gra y For 8 b its /pixel i m ages in 2 56 gra y sh ad es Bla ck & Whit e Fo r 1 bi t/p ixel bl ac k and whit e im a ge s Ha lf t one * No ne Let s th [...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 35 * Available only when the Pixel Depth setting is set to Black & White . ** Available only when the Pixel Depth setting is set to 8-bit Gray or Black & White . Dr op out** N o ne In c lud es al l c olo r v alu es in a mono chr o me sc a n Red Scans red are as as whi te so they don’t app ea r in a mo no chro m[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 36 Customizing D estination Setting s You c an ch an ge th e s et ti ng s for the pre de fine d D es t ina tion (ou tp ut dev ic e) op t ion s av aila bl e in E PS ON T W A IN or ad d ne w D es t ina tion opti ons o f you r own . Click t he Dest inati on but to n in th e EP SO N T W AI N w in dow . Y ou s e e th e Destin[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 37 The res ol ut ion and s har pn ess se t tin gs f or e ac h o f the pre def in ed Dest in at ion optio ns are list ed in th e t ab le be low : The de fault re s oluti on setti ngs se t b y the D e stina tio n opt ion a re b ased on the Ima ge Type y ou select: ◗ If yo u sele cted Col or Photo or Black & W hite Ph[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 38 Adjusti n g Sou rce an d Ta rge t Imag e S izes The Sou rc e w id th an d he igh t fie lds ind icat e the s iz e of th e en t ire p revie w ima ge o r of th e m ar qu ee. Yo u c an typ e in a new w id th an d he igh t to specif y exact ly how mu ch of the i mage yo u want to scan. To chan ge the unit of meas u rem ent[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 39 Sca lin g the Im ag e The Sc ale fie ld indi ca t es th e am oun t by w hic h a n ima ge is en la rge d or reduc e d du rin g s c an nin g. You c an adjus t th e scale by movi ng the s lider bo x , clickin g t he lef t or rig ht arrow , or t y pin g a p erce nt ag e in the Sc al e f ield . Using Automa tic Ad justment[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 40 Using Auto Exp osure Click th e A ut o Ex p osu re bu tto n in the Ad v anc e d win do w to auto m at ic a lly ad just th e im a ge e xpos u re . Aut o Ex p osu re s et s th e Exp osur e, H igh light , Gam ma , and S had ow set ting s in th e Im age C ontr ols dialog bo x aut om a t ic ally . Se e Ad jus t in g Im ag [...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 41 If th e document table contains more th an one i mage, select t he ta rget ima ge by d rag ging th e m ou se p oin ter acro ss it to c re ate a rough m arqu ee (see U sing Ma rq uee s for in struct ions) . Then cli ck t he Auto Locate butto n. Th e m a rqu ee is plac e d exa c tly ar ou nd the ta rge t im ag e bo rde [...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 42 Adjusting Im age Con tro ls Use t he I ma ge Co ntro ls t o adju s t the f ollow ing s ettin gs : ◗ Exp osur e ◗ Gamma ◗ High lig ht ◗ Shad ow ◗ Thre sho ld Click th e Imag e C on trols bu t to n in the Ad v anc e d win do w to dis pla y the Im ag e C o ntrol s dialo g b ox : To change th e Ima ge Contro ls,[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 43 The Ima ge Cont ro ls se t tin gs ar e de s c ribe d in the ta bl e be low. * The Threshold setting is available only when the Pixel Depth setting is set t o Black & White and the Halftone setting is set to None . When the Threshold setting is active, the res t of the Image Con trols are not av ailable. Image Cont[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 44 Usin g the Color B uttons You c a n us e th e Hig h li g ht an d Sh ad ow col o r bu tt ons to s e lec t pa rt i c ula r colo rs in t he im age for us e as th e hig hli gh t an d s ha do w co lor s . Clic k a colo r bu tto n an d m ov e th e m ou se po int e r over th e pre view im a ge ; the point er ch an ge s to a [...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 45 Eac h po int on the t one cu rv e repr es en t s the Ou tput c he ckb ox cha rac t er is ti c to it s righ t. For ex am p le, t he top po int on t he cu rv e repre s ent s th e H ig hli ght c ha rac t er ist ic . In ad dit io n, th e C ha nn els ra dio butt on s indi cat e th e c ol or( s) th at th e t one curve wi ll[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 46 Using Color Adjustmen ts You c an a dju st the Gray Bala nce I ntensi ty and Satu rati on of colo rs in a color i mage us ing th e Color Adju stment tools. Click th e Co lor A dju s tme nt bu tto n in t he Adv a nce d w ind ow t o d is pla y the Co lor A dju s tm ent di alo g bo x : Color Adjustment se ttin gs are dis[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 47 Chan gin g t he Gr ay Bal an ce Int en si t y The Gray Balance I ntensi ty sett ing adj usts th e gray tones in the ima ge to ap pea r m o re ne ut ra l. You may ne ed to adju s t this s et t ing if the th ree colo rs th at are m ix ed toget h er t o f orm the ne ut ral gray ar e un ba lan ced . For e xam ple, if a ph[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 48 Saving Custom Settings You can save a cu stom set of all t he E PSON TWAIN setti ngs for yo ur scan s o yo u c an easily s el ec t it whe n you pe rform a s im i lar sc an lat er . You ca n ev en save diffe ren t set ti ng s for the sa m e im ag e or ma rq ue e and scan a ll of th em a t onc e; s ee Batc h Sc an ni ng[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 49 Batc h S canni ng To q uick ly sc an one i m age o r ma rqu ee wit h a v arie ty of differ ent se ttin gs, you ca n pe rform a b atc h s can . F ollow the se st eps: 1 Create a nd save each group of setti ngs y ou want to scan with , gi ving eac h a un iqu e n am e , as d esc rib ed in Savi ng Cu sto m Se ttings . 2 I[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 50 Config uring Pre view and Colo r Option s You c an co nf ig ure EP SO N TW AI N ’s pre view a nd color o ption s so th ey work th e way you want whene ver you use t he pro gram. Cl ick the Configur ation button to dis pl ay th e C o nfigu rat io n di alo g bo x : To automat icall y save the previe w image and all th[...]

Ad vanc ed S ca nni ng Page 51 To automat icall y adju st the e xposure e ach time you previe w, cli ck t he Auto Exposure on Previe w checkbox. See Us ing Au t o Ex p o sur e for detail s. I f you select t he ICM/sRGB (Windows 98/NT 4.0) o r C o lorSync (Macinto sh) c heckbox, you can’t change th e curr ent Auto E xposure on Pre view set ti ng. [...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 52 Using the EPSON T WAIN Util it ie s The s e s ec t ion s giv e in str uc t ion s for us ing the ut ili tie s ins t all ed a lon g w it h EPSO N T W AI N t o he lp you s ca n a nd ca libr ate y ou r s yst em : ◗ Using th e Sc a nn er M o nit or ing U til ity ◗ Using th e EP SO N Sc r een Calib ra tion U [...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 53 Using the EPSON Screen Calibration Utility When you in stal led EPSON TWAIN on your syst em, you c alib ra ted y ou r scree n at t he e nd of the ins t all ation se qu en c e. If yo u e ver c ha ng e you r mon it or o r w an t to re -c alib ra te yo ur scre en , you c an ru n the EPS O N Scre en C alib ra t[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 54 3 If n ecessary, cli ck the De vice s tab. Cl ick your s canner name in t he box, th en cli ck t he Proper ties butt on. 4 On the n ext scr een, cl ick t he Utilit y tab. Y ou see th is dia log box: 5 Click t he Scre en Calibration Uti lit y but to n. Yo u see the f ollo w in g: Util it y ta b Screen Calibr[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 55 6 Click an d dra g the sli de r box or cl ic k the left or rig ht sl ide r arr ow s un til the sha de s of th e gra y stri pes m a tch as cl os ely a s pos s ibl e. 7 Click OK . Th e pr of i le is s av ed as the Scr een Desti nat io n s et t ing in EPSON TWAIN. 8 Click OK a t all th e op en wi ndo w s to cl[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 56 Using EPSON Scan! II EPSO N Sc a n! II is a T W AI N -c o m pl ian t ap pl ic at ion supp lie d wit h EP S ON TWAI N (M a c int o sh onl y ) in c as e you c ho os e n ot to ins t all P res t o! Page M an ag er, Ad ob e Ph ot oD eluxe , or an ot he r TW AI N -c o m pl ian t progr am f or s c an nin g. F or b[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 57 3 Selec t y ou r sca nn er s ou rc e. Op en th e F ile m enu an d c ho os e Sel e ct Source . 4 Selec t EPSON TWAIN 4 and c lic k Selec t . 5 Open EP SO N TW AI N fo r s c an nin g. C hoo s e Acquire from the Fi le menu. You us u all y need t o per fo rm s te ps 3 an d 4 only on c e, w hen you us e y o ur s[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 58 One of t he EPS O N TWA I N w ind ows ap pe ars. For i nstructi ons on selectin g EPSON TWAIN sett ing s, see Sele ct ing Basic Settin gs and Ad v anc e d Sc a nn ing . 6 When you’r e ready t o scan, click th e Sc an button . Th e scann ed imag e appe ars in your E PS ON S ca n! I I win do w . 7 Click th [...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 59 Expo rting I mage s with EPSO N Scan! I I EPSON Scan! I I can save you r scanned i mages in two ways: ◗ saved in its o rig inal f orm at t hat c anno t be op ene d b y othe r a ppl ication s ◗ exp ort ed int o o ne of a va rie ty of s ta nd ard fo rm a ts t ha t can be o pe ned by othe r ap pli ca t ion[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 60 You c an ex po rt an im a ge you al rea dy s c ann ed int o E PS ON S ca n! I I or you ca n us e th e Ac q uire an d Ex p ort op ti on, w hi ch let s yo u s c an and export i n one step. See the in struc tions i n these se ctio ns: ◗ Exp ort in g Sc a nn ed Ima ge s ◗ Acq uir ing a nd E xpo rting Export[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 61 Acquirin g and Exportin g To sc an and expo rt an im a ge in on e op era t ion , foll ow t hes e ste ps: 1 St a rt EP SO N Sc an! II as de sc r ibe d in S c an ni n g w it h EPSON Sc a n! II . 2 Selec t Acquire & Export fr om t he Fi l e menu . Yo u s ee on e of t h e EPSON TWAIN windows. For instru cti[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 62 Usin g Oth er E PSON S ca n! II Feat ures EPSO N Sc a n! II als o pro vide s fea ture s for view in g ima ges an d cop y ing them int o ot he r ap pli ca t ion s, as d es c rib ed in th e s ec t io ns bel ow. Using th e View Feat ur es To mo dif y th e v iew o f you r im a ge in the EP SO N Sc a n! II w ind[...]

Using the EPSON TW AIN Utili ties Page 63 Copying I mag es You c an co py all or a po rt ion of a s c ann ed im ag e in E PS ON S can ! II a nd then pas t e it in to ano ther app licat io n. F ollo w th es e step s: 1 To sele c t the ent ir e ima ge a rea fo r c opy i ng, op en th e Ed it me nu and choose Select Al l . Y ou s e e a do t te d li n e[...]

Using the Start Button Page 64 Using th e Star t Butto n The sc ann er’s S ta rt b utton l ets yo u set up yo ur system f or one-t ouch scann in g wit h Pr es t o! Pa geM an age r an d a s c an ne r m on itorin g u tility. With one -t ou ch sca nni ng , you ca n loa d a doc um e nt in the scan ner , pres s the S ta rt but t on , and wat ch w hile[...]

Using the Start Button Page 65 Ena bli ng S ca nner Moni torin g When you in stal led EPSON TWAIN on your syst em, th e insta ller auto m at ic a lly ins t all ed the T W AI N ut ili tie s , in c lud ing th es e scan ne r mon it ori ng u tilit ies : ◗ Sca n Ev e nt s m on itor in t he Sc an ne rs an d C am e ra s Co ntro l Pan el (Win do ws 9 8) [...]

Using the Start Button Page 66 Setti ng U p M onito ri ng for Wi ndow s 98 The S can E ven ts mo nitor i nstalle d in to the W indo ws S can ne rs a nd Came ra s Co nt ro l Pan el is au t om a ti ca lly en ab led and rea dy to s ca n t o Page M an ag er (a nd any ot h er St a rt but t on com pa ti ble pro gra m s ) w he n yo u pr es s t h e St a r [...]

Using the Start Button Page 67 4 Click t he Event s tab. Yo u see th is dia log box : 5 To disa bl e Start butt on scanni ng, click the Di sab l e devi ce ev en ts che ckb ox ; a c he ck a ppe ar s in th e c he c kb ox . To enab le Start button scanning, click th e Dis able devi ce events che ckb ox t o un chec k it . Th en cli ck t he chec k bo x [...]

Using the Start Button Page 68 Setting Up M onito ri ng for Wi ndows 95 and Windows NT 4. 0 The EPS O N Sc an ne r Mon it or in sta lled wit h EP SO N T W AI N on th e PC is automati cally e nabled and set up t o sc an with PageManager when y ou pres s th e St a rt b ut t on. If you w ant t o dis a ble the EP S ON Sc a nn er Mo nit or for th e c ur[...]

Using the Start Button Page 69 Setti ng U p M onito ri ng for Maci ntosh The EPS O N Sc an ne r Mon it or in sta lled wit h EP SO N T W AI N on th e Macintosh is automatica lly enabled an d set up to scan with PageManager wh en yo u pr es s t h e Sta r t b ut t on . If you ev er w a nt to dis ab le the E PS ON S ca nn er Mo nit o r, do th e f oll o[...]

Using the Start Button Page 70 Se tting Up Pag eMana ger for St ar t Bu tton S canni ng To use PageManager with your s canner’s Start b utto n, you must se t up Page M an ag er’s S c an B utt ons p ale tte and ass ign a des t in ation pro gr am or devi ce to the Start butt on. For example, if yo u want th e images yo u scan t o be s ent d irect[...]

Using the Start Button Page 71 Assign ing a Des tina tion to th e S tart Bu tton Page M an ag er is t he d ef au lt des t ina t ion pro gra m fo r th e S ta rt but t on . To assig n an othe r de stin at io n t o t he S tart but t on , fol low t he s e s te ps : 1 Open th e F ile menu and sele ct Scan Buttons S etting . You see th e Sca n Bu t to ns[...]

Using the Start Button Page 72 Addin g a De stin ation to th e S can Butto ns P alett e If yo u want to add p rogram or device icons to th e Scan Buttons palette, follo w th es e s t ep s : 1 Open th e F ile menu and sele ct Scan Buttons S etting . You see th e Sca n Bu t to ns Se ttin g di alo g bo x . Cli ck t he Properties tab, if necessary . 2 [...]

Using the Start Button Page 73 4 Type a name for th e i con in th e Name fi eld. O n a Macintosh , cli ck OK to clos e the Ad d sc an b ut t on d ialo g bo x . 5 If th e Suppress TWAIN User Int erf ace checkbox is act ive, you can sele c t wh et he r you w a nt Pa geM an age r t o op en the EP SO N T W AI N dialog bo x wh en yo u pr ess th e St a r[...]

Using the Start Button Page 74 If th ese sett ings are acti ve, se lect the scan se ttings y ou want t o use wh en eve r yo u pr ess the pr og r am o r de vi ce i c on; s ee Sele c tin g S can Butto n Se ttin gs f or d etail s. 7 If you w ant t o as s ig n a ne w de stin atio n pro gr am or dev ic e to the St ar t button, see As si gn in g a Des t [...]

Using the Start Button Page 75 3 To sel ect a diff erent progr am or devi ce fo r the ico n, ch oose it from th e Scan to (W in do ws ) or t he Sc an to A p p (Macint osh) setti ng li st. 4 If yo u checked t he Supp ress TWAIN User I nterface ch eckbox, change any of th e active PageManager sca n set tings a s necessary; see Sele c ting S can But t[...]

Using the Start Button Page 76 The ta ble belo w de scr ibe s the s et ti ngs a nd t he ir ava ila ble opt io ns. Setti ng O pti ons D esc ript ion Document Type (Wi ndo w s onl y) Ma gaz in e (T e xt a nd P ic t ure ) Ma gaz in e (P ict ure ) Phot o graph Document Let ter Bus ine ss C a rd Oth ers Sel ec t the typ e of origin al y ou’re sca nn i[...]

Using the Start Button Page 77 Reso lut ion 72 300 100 36 0 150 40 0 200 60 0 240 80 0 Sel ec t th e s c ann in g res o lut io n you want to use. You ca n’t type in a c us t om resolu tion . Enab le D o cum e nt Fe ed er On Of f If you ’re sca nning with the opt i on al a u t o do c ume nt f e ed er, check the ch eckbox to turn t his fe at ur e[...]

Using the Start Button Page 78 Scanni ng with the Start Button Onc e y ou ’v e s et up your s c an ne r mon it orin g u til it y a nd c o nfigu red Page M an ag er t o ha nd le you r s c an ned im ag es t he wa y yo u w an t, you ’re ready to scan with the Start button . The se qu en ce of ste ps v arie s (as no te d in the te x t ), d ep end i[...]

Using the Start Button Page 79 Follow t hese steps t o scan with the Start b utton: 1 If you ’re sca nni ng a si ngl e pa ge on t he sca nne r’s do c um e nt ta ble , place th e document face down and ali gn its horizo ntal an d verti cal edge s wit h the s ca le s o n t he t op and righ t sid e of t he docu men t tab le. If you ’re us ing th[...]

Using the Start Button Page 80 3 In Windo ws, if you’ ve selecte d more t han one ap plicati on to u se wit h the S ta rt but t on in t he Scan Ev en ts utili ty, y ou s e e this dia log box : Click Pres to ! P age M an a ger fo r E PS ON and cl ic k OK . (If the di alo g box dis ap pe ars be f ore you s ele c t an ap pli ca t ion , pres s t he s[...]

Using the Start Button Page 81 If yo u didn’ t sup press the TWAIN inte rface, t he EPSON TWAIN Easy or Adv a nc ed wind ow op en s in Pa ge Man age r, alo ng with th e Sc a n Buttons b ar. Go to ste p 5. 5 To sc an a doc u men t for an O CR app lic a tion, s ele c t the follow i ng settin gs i n EPSON TWAIN: Document Source : Selec t Fl atbed to[...]

Using the Start Button Page 82 6 Click th e P rev ie w but t on to pre sca n t he imag e. (If y ou ’re us ing th e Easy window, click Adv an ced to open the Advanced win dow.) If yo u’re scanning from the d ocument t able, EPSON TWAIN prescans the p age . If yo u’re using the ADF, EPSON TWAIN l oads th e fi rst page an d prescans it . When th[...]

Using the Start Button Page 83 11 If you se t up t he St art bu tton to loa d y ou r sca nn ed imag es int o Page M an ag er, c lic k th e Inbox icon to vie w th e im a ge s in Page M an ag er. (S ee y o ur Pa ge M an ag er d ocum enta tion f or instr ucti ons on pr ocessing ima ges.) If yo u set up the Start but ton t o load th e scanned i mages i[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 84 Troubleshoot ing If you encounter any problems using EPSO N TW AIN, try the solutions in these sections : ◗ Probl em s U s ing EP SO N T W AI N ◗ Probl em s U s ing the St a rt But t on ◗ Problems wi th Ima ge Qualit y If the inf orm a t ion her e do es n’ t help yo u s olv e the pro bl em, ch ec k w it h yo ur d ea[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 85 Wh en y ou select a T W AIN sou rc e, EPSO N T WAIN i sn’t list ed. EP SON TWA IN do esn’t st art . Problem S olution EPSON TWAIN wasn’t instal led or it wa s n’t insta lle d correct l y. Rein s t all t he so ftw a re foll ow in g the ins tr uc t ion s in t he Sc an ner Bas ics book . Problem S olution The sca nne r[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 86 The s can ner do es n ot sta rt scan ning. A syst em error has occur red . An erro r c on ditio n m ay ha ve c au s ed your ap pl ic at ion or t he TW AI N source to stop working cor rectly. Save any d ocuments in p rocess, cl ose any open a pplic ations, and rest art Win dows: t hen start your a pplicati on and t ry aga in[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 87 You ha ve t roubl e ba tch scan ning. You canno t sc an i mages a t all or on ly a few d ots app ear in th e scanne d im ag e. Problem S olution Your a pp licat io n progr am do esn ’t support batch sca nning or yo u do n’t ha ve enough syste m memory. Som e a ppl icat ion s don ’t su pp ort ba tch sca nn ing . Wh en [...]

Troublesh ooting Page 88 Problems Using the Start Button You see th e me ssage “N o Pu sh but ton sc ann er det ecte d.” Wh en y ou press t he S tart bu tto n, not hin g h ap pens. Problem S olution Sca nn er m o nitor ing does n’ t d et ec t th e scann er . The EPSON Scanner Mo nitor peri odically c hecks o n the st atus of y our scanner to [...]

Troublesh ooting Page 89 Wh en y ou press t he St art butto n, you r syste m o pens p rogr ams and sca ns s lowl y. Page M an ag er is no t instal led or the s cann er mon it or is n ’t poin ting to it. Make su re y o u inst al led Pag eM a na ge r c orre ct ly , as d es c rib ed in th e Sca nn er B asic s book . A ls o m a ke s ure the s c ann e[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 90 Pro blems with Imag e Quality Imag es are ve ry dark an d wi tho ut det ails. The i mag e is dist orted or bl urred . Problem S olution Some EPSON TWAIN settin gs may be set inco rre ctly. Make sure the Desti nat ion (output devi ce) setti ng is set to Scree n/Web. If you se lec t e d a pr inter as th e D es t ina tion se t[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 91 Col o r i s pat ch y or di s to rt e d at th e e d ge s of th e do cu men t. The i mag e is fain t o r out of foc us. Problem S olution Th e do cume nt isn’ t plac ed co rre ctly on th e doc ume nt t a ble. If the orig ina l is ve ry th ic k or w ar ped at th e ed ge s, the edg es of th e ima ge m a y be di sco lor ed . C[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 92 The c olors on the monit or see m d iffere nt t han th e orig inal image o r print ed imag e. The p rinte d imag e is larg er or sma ller than t he size o f the o rigina l. Problem S olution Your m o nit o r may no t be ca lib rat ed corre c tl y . Dep en din g on yo ur mo nit o r, its re so lu tion/ c ol or s et t ing s, a[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 93 The p rinte r c an’t pr int th e image , or th e p rintou t is ga rbled o r isn’t an image. The q uality of a n en larged image is wo rse th an w hen it’s scan ne d at its origin al size . Problem S olution Your p rint e r an d computer may not b e securel y connect ed. Che c k tha t th e pri nt er is pr op erly c on [...]

Troublesh ooting Page 94 Moir é (c rossh atch ) patt ern s appe ar i n t he scann ed ima ge. Ch aracter r ecogni tion is i nacc urate aft er O CR scannin g. Problem S olution You ha v e s c an ned a doc ume nt w ith hal ftone patte rns . To minimi ze moir é patte rns, tr y the follo wing: ◗ Plac e a tran spa ren t she et be twe en th e do cumen[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 95 Where To Get Help EPSO N p ro vide s techn ical as sis tan ce throu gh elect ro nic supp ort servic es and au to m a ted t ele ph one s erv ic e s 24 ho ur s a day . T he f oll ow in g tab les li s t the c o nt act inf or mat ion: Elec t ron ic su pp ort s erv ic e s Ser vi ce A cce ss W orl d W id e W eb From th e I nt ern[...]

Troublesh ooting Page 96 To spe ak to a tec h nica l supp or t repre sen tat ive, dial (31 0) 974 -19 70 (U .S.) or (90 5) 7 09 -38 39 (C an ada) , 6 AM to 8 PM , Pacific Ti m e, Mo nday through Frid ay . To ll or long dist an c e c ha rge s ma y app ly . Befo re yo u c all , plea se ha ve th e f ollo w in g info rmat io n re ady: ◗ Produ c t nam[...]

Glossary Page 97 Glo ssa ry bit Short fo r bin ary dig it. The sma llest uni t of dat a in com put e r proc e ss ing . A bit ca n repre sent two values, on and o ff, or 1 and 0 . bit/ pixel The unit t ha t indic a te s th e nu mbe r of bit s allo cat ed for a pix e l. Th e la rge r the val ue , the mo re det ai l a pixe l ca n re pre s en t. color [...]

Glossary Page 98 monochrome Black and w hit e im a ge s , o r im ag es rep re s ent e d on ly by th e in tens it y of lum ino sity. pixel Short f or p ic tu re e leme nt . Ev er y ima ge is co m po sed of a num b er of pixe ls . Pix els a re al so c oun t ed in uni ts of do t s. resolution Indica tion of how finely an ima ge is reso lv ed int o pix[...]

Index Page 99 Inde x A Accessori es, 96 Adv an ce d s c an nin g, 23 to 51 Adv a nc ed wi nd ow, 15 , 19 , 27 , 31 , 58 Auto Are a S egm en tati on , 8 , 17 , 25 , 29 , 35 Auto do cu m en t fe ede r Document Source setti ng, 16 scanning wi th, 28 to 32 scann in g wit h St a rt b ut t on, 78 to 83 Auto Exposu re, 39 to 42 , 50 to 51 Auto Loc ate, 31[...]

Index Page 1 00 Dro pou t se ttin g, 35 E Easy window, 15 , 58 EPSO N Accessori es, 96 help, 95 to 96 EPSO N Sc a n! II copy fe ature, 63 exp ort in g im a ges w it h, 59 to 61 scanning wi th, 56 to 58 usin g, 56 to 63 vi e w f eat ures , 62 Exp ort in g im a ge s, EP SO N Sc a n! II, 59 to 61 Exposure se ttin g, 42 to 43 , 87 , 90 G Gam ma se ttin[...]

Index Page 1 01 N Negative images, see Tran spa ren cies O One- to uc h s c an ni ng, see St art bu tto n Optical Charac ter Reco gnition ( OCR), 17 , 25 , 29 , 94 Out put de v ic e ADF setti ngs, 30 to 31 basic setti ngs, 16 , 18 to 19 customi zing , 36 to 37 problems, 87 , 90 tran s par en cy set t ing s , 24 , 26 to 27 P Pi x el De pt h s ettin [...]

Index Page 1 02 Sca n Ev e nt s , 10 , 52 , 65 , 67 , 88 Sca nn er m o nitor ing , 10 , 52 , 65 to 67 , 88 to 89 Sca nn ing adv anc e d, 23 to 51 basic, 9 , 13 to 22 batch , 21 , 48 to 49 , 87 tran spar en cies , 24 to 27 with A DF, 28 to 32 with S tart button, 78 to 83 Sca nn ing mode se t ti ng, 35 Scre en ca lib ratio n problems, 84 , 91 to 92 u[...]

Index Page 1 03 TWAI N basic setti ngs, 16 to 19 prev iewi ng , 20 to 22 probl em s us in g, 84 to 87 starti ng, 14 to 15 , 56 to 58 sup pre ssing inte rface with St art bu tto n, 72 to 77 , 80 , 89 U USB inte rface, 10 to 11 Utilit ies, 10 , 52 to 55 V View fe at ur es , EP SO N Sc an ! II, 62 Z Zo om Pr ev i e w, 20 , 92[...]