Epson 800 manual

Reference Guide Color Image Scanner[...]

Page 2 FCC Compliance Statement for U nite d States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital d evice, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are designed to p rovide reasonable protection again st harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generat es, uses, a[...]

Page 3 For Canadi a n Users This dig ital apparat us does not e xceed the Class B limits for rad io noise emissions f rom di gital apparat us a s set out i n the radio interf erence regulations of the C anadia n Department of Com munications. Le prés ent app areil numérique n’éme t pas d e bruits radioélectriqu es dépas sant les limites ap p[...]

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Page 5 Content s Introd uctio n 8 Opti onal Equipm ent 9 How to Use This Manual 10 War nings, Ca utions, and N otes 10 Import ant Safet y Instru ctions 11 Wher e to Get H elp 13 Un de r s tan din g SC S I Co nn ec tio ns 16 SCSI Chain 16 SCSI Cables 17 SCSI ID 17 SCSI Termi natio n 18 Setting the SC SI ID Num ber 19 Cha nging t he SCSI ID Numbe r i[...]

Page 6 Up grad in g f rom Wind ow s 95 to Wi nd ow s 98 22 Using Optio nal Eq uipm ent 24 Using the Trans pare ncy Unit 25 Unp acking the Tr anspa rency Un it 26 Removi ng the S hipping Screw 27 Instal ling the Transpar ency Un it 28 Scann ing Over sized Transp aren cies and Film 32 Using the Film Guides 33 Scann ing Norm al Docum ents with the Tra[...]

Page 7 Transp ortin g the Scan ner 53 Transp ortin g the Tra nsparency Uni t 55 Tr oubl esh oot in g 57 Diagn osing Pro blems 57 Indi cator Lights 58 Upg rading Yo ur System 59 Prob lems a nd Solutions 60 Operati on P roblems 60 Scan Q uality P roble ms 62 Image M atching Problem s 66 Spe cific ation s 69 Glossary 84 Index 88[...]

Introdu ction Page 8 Intr oduction Th e EP SON ® Expres s ion ® 80 0 is a tr ue 800 -dp i full-c o lor fla tb ed sca nne r with a n 8.5 × 11.7 inc h (216 × 297 mm ) s c ann in g are a for A 4 or US lette r-size paper. It has th e ability to scan in co lor or grayscale, ma king i t ideal f or vir tu all y all us e s, from s im p le d raw in gs t[...]

Introdu ction Page 9 O p ti on al E q ui p ment The followi ng optio nal ite ms are av ailab le to ex pan d the vers atili ty of you r scann er . F or d eta iled inf orm ation on u sing th ese o ption s, s ee Using Opt ion al E qui pm e nt . Auto Document Feeder ( B813162) The auto document fe eder all ows you to sca n up to 3 0 pages automati call[...]

Introduction Page 10 How to Use This Manual Understanding SCSI Connections explains how to set your scanner up as a SCSI device in a SCSI chain. Upgrading from Windows 95 to Windows 98 tells you how to uninstall and reinstall your scanner software when you upgrade from Windows 95 to Windows 98. Using Optional Equipment gives instructions for instal[...]

Introdu ction Page 11 Im p ortant Safet y Instructio ns Rea d al l of th es e in s tru c t ion s ca ref ul ly. Fo llow a ll warn ing s and instr ucti ons marked on th e scanner. ◗ The sca nn er m u st be pla ce d o n a st urd y, le v el s urf a ce. ◗ Unplug the scanner before cleaning it. Clean it with a damp cl oth o nly. Do no t sp ill liq ui[...]

Introdu ction Page 12 Unp lug the s c an ner , loc k the c arri ag e in p lace w it h the tr an spor tat ion lock on the ba c k of the sca nn er, an d br ing it to qu ali fied s er vic e pers on ne l und er the fo llo wing cond ition s: ◗ If the pow e r supp ly is dam age d o r m alf un cti on ing ◗ If liquid has e nt ere d the sca nn er ◗ If[...]

Introdu ction Page 13 Where to Get Hel p EPSO N pro v ide s cu s to m er supp ort t hro ug h t he f ol lowin g ser vic es : Elec t ron ic su pp ort s erv ic e s Ser vic e Acc es s W orld W ide Web From the In t ern et, yo u c an reach EP SO N’s H om e Pag e at http: //www.epson.c om. EPSON In tern et FTP Sit e If you hav e Inte rne t FTP capa bil[...]

Introdu c tion Page 14 Auto m a te d t ele ph one serv ic e s Serv ice Ac ces s EPSO N So und Ad v ic e SM For pre- reco rde d an sw ers to co m m on ly as k ed qu est io ns abo ut EPS O N products 2 4 hours a day, s e ven days a week, ca ll (800) 922 -89 11. EPSO N F ax Ad v ic e™ Acce ss EPS O N’s te ch nic a l info rmat io n lib rar y by ca [...]

Introdu c tion Page 15 EPSO N als o pro vide s tech nica l supp ort an d in fo rm a tion o n the instal latio n, co nf ig ura ti on , and o per at io n of EP SO N pro du c ts. D ial (310) 974 -19 70 (U. S. ) or (9 05 ) 709-3 83 9 (C a na da) , 6 A. M . to 6 P.M ., Pac if ic Tim e, M on day t hro ug h F rid ay. Befo re you c all , pl ea se ha ve th [...]

Understan ding SC SI Connectio ns Page 16 Unde rsta ndin g SCSI Connec tion s Read the following secti o ns to determi n e how to set u p your SCSI devices. SC SI Ch ai n The SC SI inte rf ac e allow s yo u to con ne ct up to sev en de vic es (su c h as a scanner, h ard disk, CD- ROM, and so on) to t he computer. Only the first SCSI devi ce in the [...]

Understan ding SC SI Connectio ns Page 17 SC SI C a bl e s The cabl e you use to a ttach the sca n ner to your co mputer must not exceed 9. 8 feet (3 meters). If yo u are connectin g multiple S CS I devices to yo ur computer, you may need t o purchase sever a l SCSI cables b efore settin g up your SCS I ch ain . Be s ur e th e S CSI c abl e con nec[...]

Understan ding SC SI Connectio ns Page 18 SC SI Te r m i n at ion The first devi ce and the last device in the ch ain (no t in c lud ing the adap ter) m u st be term in ated , eith er by a ter m ina tor pl ug or a termi n ation switch se t to ON. No othe r de vic e in t he ch ai n can be te rm in ated . Th e EP SO N Exp res s io n 80 0 ha s a te rm[...]

Understan ding SC SI Connectio ns Page 19 Settin g the SCSI ID Nu mb er The sca nn er’s de f au lt SC SI ID n umb er is 2. I f you add th e s c an ne r to a syste m in w hic h one of yo ur SCSI de vic es alr ea dy us es S CSI ID 2 , you can ch an ge the ID nu mb er to an unu s ed numb er us ing the rot a ry swi tch at the re ar o f the sca nn er.[...]

Understan ding SC SI Connectio ns Page 20 SCSI ID Nu mb er Settings ID Availabil ity 0 No t a v aila ble fo r M ac in t os h ® ; us ed fo r har d di sk No t re c om m e nd ed fo r W ind ows ® ; usu all y us ed f or hard dis k 1 No t re c om m e nd ed ; u s ual ly us ed for har d disk 2 Factory s etting of th e scanner; can b e changed 3 Av aila b[...]

Understan ding SC SI Connectio ns Page 21 Chan g in g the SCS I ID Nu mber in W ind ows 98 If yo u are using yo ur scanner with Windows 98 and you want to change the sc an ne r’s SC S I ID nu mbe r, fo llow t he ste ps be low. 1 Dou ble -clic k th e Scanners and Ca meras i con in the C on trol Pane l. 2 Select yo u r scanner i n the insta l led d[...]

Upgrading from Window s 95 to Window s 98 Page 22 Upgrad ing from Wind ows 95 t o Windo ws 9 8 If you i nst all ed th e scanne r softwa r e on a comput er wi th Windo ws 95 and then upg ra de d to W ind ows 98 , yo u m u st un ins t al l and re- inst all the scann er softw a re. F oll ow th es e ste ps : 1 Click Sta r t , Settings , and t hen selec[...]

Upgrading from Window s 95 to Window s 98 Page 23 3 Whe n y ou ’v e f ini shed uni ns t alli ng EPS O N TWA IN Pro , repe at s te p 2 to un ins t all Lase rSo ft ® Silv er Fast ™ Li te (s ele ct Expression 800 TWAIN Driver ). 4 To re -ins t a ll the EP S ON s c an ne r so f twa re , follo w th e in str uc t ion s in Set ti ng Up and Usi ng Yo [...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 24 Using Optiona l Equipment Foll ow the s tep s in th ese sec tio ns to ins tall a nd us e the sc anne r’s op ti onal equip men t : ◗ Using t h e Transparency Un it ◗ Using t h e Auto Document Feed e r[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 25 Usin g the Trans p ar enc y Unit The opt io na l tra ns p are ncy un it (par t num b er B 813 15 2) lets yo u sc an f ull colo r tra ns p are nc ie s , str ips of nega tiv es or po sitive s, an d sl ide s. Yo u c an also sca n no rm a l opa qu e do cum e nts w it h th e T P U ins t alle d. Foll ow th e s t ep s in [...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 26 Un p ac kin g the Tran s p arenc y Unit Make sure a ll these i tems are incl uded in the box wi th the TPU. Conta ct you r EP SO N dea le r if any t hin g is m is s ing or da m ag ed . 35 mm slide transparenc y guide transparenc y unit reflective doc ument m at 35 mm filmstrip guide installation scre ws 120/220-siz[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 27 Removi n g the Shi pp in g Screw To pr ev en t dam a ge dur ing sh ipp ing , a sh ipp in g s cr ew is at t ac he d to t he TPU to se cu re its la mp assembly. You m ust remove t h is screw b efore usin g t he TPU . 1 Turn t h e TPU so the gl a ss side face s u p. 2 Use a P hill ips he ad (cros s he ad) scre wdr ive[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 28 Before transp orti n g the scanner, tu rn it off, r emove the TPU, and reinst all the shi pp ing scre w in t he outer shipp ing hol e lab ele d CL AMP . Th e tran s por ta t ion lock at th e ba ck o f the sca nn er mu st al so be in the LO CK posit i on before you mo ve the scanner ( see Settin g U p a nd Us in g Y[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 29 3 Positio n th e slots on t h e TP U’ s mo unti ng b rac ket o ver the heads of th e two m ount in g scre ws loca ted a t the ba ck of the s ca nner. Slide the T PU forwa rd slig ht ly un til th e t w o ho les in front of th es e s lo ts ar e al ign ed with th e screw holes a t the back of the scanner. position t[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 30 4 Inser t the two in stalla tion sc rew s th at cam e w ith the TPU in to th e screw ho le s, t he n ti gh ten t he s c re ws wi th a c oin . 5 Gent ly c los e the T PU . install the screws in the screw holes[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 31 6 Attach the TPU connector t o the option co nnector at th e back of t h e scanner. To secure the TPU co n nector, ti g hten the atta ch ed screws. 7 Plug t he sca nn er ba ck in an d turn it on. Do not put h eavy objects o n the TPU— doing so ma y damage the TPU. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SCSI ID OPTION TERMINATOR SW LOCK[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 32 Sc anni n g Over s ized Tran s p arenci es a nd F ilm To sc an a trans p are ncy or film tha t is la rge r than any o f the film guid es , plac e th e tran spar ency or film f ac e dow n o n the docu me nt t able. Po sitio n the cor ne r of yo ur orig ina l aga in st the a rro w in th e u ppe r rig ht c orn er o f [...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 33 Usin g the Film G uides You can u se the four fi lm guides that c ame with the TPU to scan 35 mm slide s , strip s of 35 m m ne ga tive or p osit iv e f ilm , 12 0-siz e or 22 0-s iz e forma t film, and 4 × 5- inch (1 02 × 127 mm ) fil m. Follow th e steps i n these sectio n s: ◗ Load ing 35 m m s lid es ◗ Lo[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 34 Loading 35 mm s lides 1 Pos ition the s lide t rans paren cy guide o n the do cume nt ta ble, as show n below . T he up pe r an d righ t edge s of the guid e s hou ld be flu s h ag ain s t the ru led ed ges o f the docu men t tab le. 2 Car ef ully p os it ion each slide insid e the g uid e, m ak in g sure that th e[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 35 Loading strips of 35 mm negat ive or p ositive film 1 Inser t the film strip s fa ce do wn in t he film s tri p gu ide . 2 Place th e filmstr i p guide on th e document table . Make sure the gl o ssy (smoo th) s ide of the film is facin g dow n an d the emu lsion side is facin g up. A lign t he uppe r an d righ t e[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 36 3 Close the T PU a nd scan th e f ilm ac c o rdin g t o t he inst ruc t io ns in y ou r elect r onic EPS O N TW AIN Pro Us er’s G uid e or Las e rSo ft Si lv erF a st Lite Use r’s Gu ide . Loading medium format si ze (120 or 220-size for mat) film 1 Plac e t he 120 /2 20 -s iz e f ilm g uid e on the s c ann er [...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 37 2 Plac e t he film inside the gu ide , ma k ing sure that th e ar ea you wan t to sca n is ali gn ed w it h the op en sc an are a in the gu ide . The glo s s y (smoo th) s ide of the film should be fac in g dow n and th e em u lsion side should b e facing up. 3 Close the T PU a nd scan th e f ilm ac c o rdin g t o [...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 38 Loading 4 x 5 -inch f ilm 1 Place th e 4 × 5-i nch film g uide on th e document ta b le. 2 Plac e the film ins ide th e guid e, al ign ing t he are a you wan t to scan w ith the sca n areas on the g u ide. Make sur e the smooth (g l ossy) side o f yo ur f ilm is fa cing down and the e mulsi on s ide is fa cing up.[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 39 Sc anni n g Normal D ocu ments with the Trans p aren c y Unit In stalled To sc an norm al do cum e nts w it h th e T P U ins t alle d, ins e rt th e ref le cti ve doc um e nt m at inc lu de d wit h t he TPU as des c r ibe d be low. 1 Open the T PU. I f ther e’s a film guid e o n th e doc um ent tab le , rem ov e [...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 40 4 Sca n ac c o rdin g t o t he ins t ruc t ion s in y ou r ele c tr oni c EPSON TWAIN Pr o U s er’ s Guid e or LaserSoft Sil verFast Lite Use r’s Guide (yo u’ll find both gui de s in th e M an ua ls fo lde r on yo ur E PS ON E xpre ss ion 800 Scanning To ols CD-ROM). Set yo ur Document Source to Flatbed (TWAI[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 41 Un p ac kin g the Auto Docume nt Fe eder Make sure that the foll o wing items ar e included in the ADF box. Contact you r EP SO N dea le r if any t hin g is m is s ing or da m ag ed . inst alla tio n screws auto docum ent feeder[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 42 Inst allin g the Auto D ocument F eeder Befo re inst alli ng t he A DF, be awar e that: ◗ The AD F is larg e, s o c lea r a w id e spac e aro un d the s c an ne r be fore unpa cki ng a nd insta llin g it. ◗ Don’t r emove the prote ctive foam block from the ADF’s mount ing hardw a re unt il y ou ’v e f ini[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 43 3 Positio n the ADF’s mount ing slots over t he two mounting scr ew s loca te d a t the bac k of th e s c an ne r. Slid e the A DF fo rw ar d sligh tly unt il the two h ole s in front of these slo ts a re ali gne d w ith the sc rew ho les a t the b ac k of th e s c ann er . positi on the ADF’s mount ing slots o[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 44 4 Inser t the two in stalla tion sc rew s th at cam e w ith the ADF in to th e screw ho le s, t he n ti gh ten t he s c re ws wi th a c oin . 5 Remove t h e protective foam block from the ADF’ s mounting h ardware and ge ntly c los e the AD F . foam block instal l the screws in the screw hol es[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 45 6 Attac h the AD F ’s c on ne cto r to th e s c an ne r’s opt io n in te rf ac e . Sec ur e the co n nection by ti g htening the co n nector screws. 7 Rea tta ch all t he sca nn er c ab le s a nd turn on the s c an ner . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SCSI ID OPTION TERMINATOR SW LOCK UNLOCK ON OFF OPTION[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 46 Lo adin g Pa p er i n the Aut o Document Feeder The AD F ca n ho ld up to 30 s he et s of th e f ollo wing pap er size s , ba s ed on a pape r weig ht of 17 lb an d a t hic k ne ss of 0. 2 inc h (6.0 m m ) o r less : Befo re load in g th e A DF , ma ke s ure the do cum e nt: ◗ Has no wet ink on it. ◗ Has no hol[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 47 Foll ow th e s t ep s belo w to loa d pa pe r in the A DF : 1 Slide the ed ge g uid es all the w ay ou t. 2 Arran ge you r sta ck of origi nal s fac e up, with t he p ag e you wan t to s can first on the top. In sert the p a per stack i n to the ADF unti l it meets resis ta nce. Make sure that the side yo u want to[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 48 3 Slide the ed ge g uid es to th e ed ge s of yo ur p ape r. 4 Foll ow the step s in y our el ect ronic EPSO N TWA IN P ro Use r’s Gu id e to scan y o ur do c um e nt . Loading do cuments manual ly You ca n load doc um en ts man ually while th e ADF is inst alled . Lift the ADF and pla ce t he d oc um e nt on the[...]

Using Optional Equipme nt Page 49 Fixin g Pa p er J ams in the Auto Docume nt Fe eder If ther e is a pape r jam , op en the ADF ’s co ve r to se e w he re the pa pe r jam occur red . Pull the jam - rel eas e lever forw ar d an d s low l y pull t he jamm e d pape r out of t he f ee de r mec h an is m . After removing the jammed p a per, close th e[...]

Maintaining and Transporting Your Scanner Page 50 Maintaining and Transporting Your Scanner This chapter gives tips on caring for your scanner and preparing it for a move. It includes the following sections: ◗ Cleaning the Scanner ◗ Replacing the Fluorescent Lamp ◗ Transporting the Scanner ◗ Transporting the Transparency Unit[...]

Maintaining and Tr ansporting Your Scanner Page 51 Cleanin g th e Sc an ne r To kee p you r s ca nn er o pe ratin g at it s b es t , yo u shou ld cle an it perio dical ly . Befo re cle an ing it , turn t he s can ner of f an d unpl ug the p owe r cab le. T he n clea n t he o uts ide with m ild deter gen t dilu ted in wat er. If th e glass of th e d[...]

Maintaining and Tr ansporting Your Scanner Page 52 Re p lac in g the Fl uoresc ent Lam p The lumi n osity of th e fluorescent lamp declines ov e r time. I f the lamp breaks o r becomes too dim t o operate normal ly, the scanner stops wo rkin g and both the R EADY and ERRO R ligh ts flas h. If t his hap pe ns, the la mp ass e mbly m ay n eed to be r[...]

Maintaining and Tr ansporting Your Scanner Page 53 Trans p ortin g t he Sc an ner If yo u nee d t o tr ansp ort the sc anne r or store it f or an e x tend ed pe rio d, you must s ec ur e t he c a rria ge befor eha nd . 1 Make sure the transportat i on lock i s in the UNLOCK positi o n. 2 Align the SCSI ID rotary switch with th e asterisk (*) . 3 If[...]

Maintaining and Tr ansporting Your Scanner Page 54 6 Slide the tr an sp or tati on lock to the LO CK po sit ion . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SCSI ID OPTION TERMINATOR SW LOCK UNLOCK ON OFF LOCK UNLOCK[...]

Maintaining and Tr ansporting Your Scanner Page 55 Trans p ortin g the Trans p aren c y Unit After y o u’ve re m ov e d the trans p are nc y un it fro m th e s c an ner , p rep are it for ship pin g a s fol lows : 1 Slow ly rai se th e f ron t of the tr an spar ency un it to allo w th e lam p assem bly to s lide t o the hom e po sition at th e ba[...]

Maintaining and Tr ansporting Your Scanner Page 56 2 R einstal l the u nit’s shi ppin g screw in th e hol e mark ed CLAMP .[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 57 Troubleshoot ing This c ha pter help s yo u s ol ve sca nn er p rob lem s. I t in c lud es th e f oll owin g sectio n s: ◗ Diag nos ing Pro ble ms ◗ Upg rad in g Yo ur S yste m ◗ Probl em s an d So lu tions Dia g no si n g Pro blems Some proble ms can involve your s oftware or compute r, such as: ◗ Incorre ct setup [...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 58 Indi ca to r Li g hts If an e rro r occ urs , the s can ner s tops o pe ratin g. The READY a nd ERROR light s indi cat e t he t y pe of erro r. ERROR light READY light Err or type Solution On On Command erro r The sca nn er ha s rec e ived in corr ect co m m a nds f rom yo ur scanning so ftware. Try r escanning the document[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 59 U pg rad in g Your S y stem To imp rove yo ur im age pro c es s ing spee d a nd t he app ea ran c e of t he images o n your monitor, y o u can add t he followi n g items to yo u r system: ◗ Additi onal memory. Scanned im ages use much more me mory than text file s , so y o u may ne ed more RAM in your c om put e r and a l[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 60 Pro blems and Solutio ns Che c k the s e s ec t io ns fo r th e p rob lem y o u’re hav i ng a nd f or poss ib le solu tion s: ◗ Oper at ion Pro ble ms ◗ Sca n Qu al ity P rob lems ◗ Imag e Mat c hi ng P rob lem s O p erati on Probl ems The OP ERAT E li gh t doe s no t come on . The READY light does not come on. Prob[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 61 The s canner do es not sta r t scannin g . The s canner so ftware doe s not w ork prop erly. Problem S olution The sca nne r is no t ready to scan. Wai t u nt il th e R E ADY ligh t is on . Your s o ftwar e or inte rf ac e is no t opera ting p rop erly . If you ’re runn in g W in dow s, mak e sure you s ele cte d t he SCS[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 62 Sc an Qu ali t y Problems The e ntire imag e is distor ted or blurred . Part of t he i mage is dis tort ed o r b lur red. Problem S olution The document is not plac ed c o rrec tly. Make sure the document is pla ced flat on th e document table . You m a y hav e a cci den t ally m o ved t he docu men t duri ng sc an nin g. C[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 63 The e dges of th e docume nt are missing from th e scann ed out put. Co lor is p atc hy or d istor ted at the edges of t he image. The i mage is fain t or out of foc us. Problem S olution The document is pos iti on ed in c orr ec t ly . The doc u men t tab le h as no n-re ad ab le a rea s arou nd th e ed ge s . Repositi o n[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 64 The i mage is too dark. Str aight lines in the im ag e are ja gged. A lin e of d ots is al ways missing in the scan ned image. Problem S olution Your sof tware settings may be inco rrec t . Adjus t th e b righ t nes s s et t ing in y ou r sof tw are . A ls o c he ck the brigh tnes s an d c on tras t se ttin gs of y ou r mon[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 65 The i m age ca nnot be p rinted, the p rinto ut is ga rbled, or the pr intou t is no t an im age. Co lor str ipes ap pear wh en scan ning film . A lin e appe ar s in the scanned image when you’re u sing th e ADF unit. Problem S olution Your p rinte r m ay be ca usin g th e prob lem. C he ck tha t th e pri nter is pr op er[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 66 Ima g e M a t c h in g Problems The i mage does not look t h e same as t he origin al. Pri n te d color s are diff erent fr om those in the orig inal im age. Problem S olution Your a pp lic at io n softwar e settings may be incorrect. Try dif f ere nt im ag e s et t in gs in y ou r sca nn er so ftw a re. (I f you ’re us i[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 67 Colors o n your moni tor are d iffe rent from t hose in the o riginal ima ge. Problem S olution You’r e us in g EP S ON TWAI N P ro an d di dn ’t calib rate yo ur scre en to the sca n ner. Use t he EPS ON Scree n C a libr ation utilit y as des c r ibe d in Setting Up and U s ing Yo ur S ca nn er . Your sca n ner softwar[...]

Troubleshoot ing Page 68 The p rinte d image is la r ger o r sma ller th an the original size . The c olors of the preview for your negat ive film im a ge look strange. Problem S olution You m ay ha ve ad juste d the ima ge si ze s et ti ngs in you r s c an ner softwar e . Change the image size sett i ngs in your scanner software t o resize th e sc[...]

Specific ations Page 69 Specifi cation s This c hapt er pr ovid es the te chn ical spec ifica tion s for you r sca nner an d its opti ona l eq uip m en t in th es e sec tio ns : ◗ Sca nn er S pec if ic a ti on s ◗ Auto D oc u men t Fee de r Sp ecif ic at io ns ◗ Tran spa ren cy U nit Spe cif icatio ns Spec i fic ati o ns are subject to change[...]

Specific ations Page 70 Sc an ner S p ecifica tions Scann i ng Sca nn er ty pe Flatb ed, c olo r Phot oe lect ric device Col o r CCD line sens o r Effec t iv e pi xels 6800 by 936 0 pi xels at 800 dp i, 1 00 % Maximum document size 8.5 × 11 . 7 inc h es (2 16 × 29 7 m m ) US let t er o r A4 size ; re ad ing are a can be speci fied from softwa r e[...]

Specific ations Page 71 Rea din g seq ue nce M on och rome mod e: On e-p as s s c ann ing Colo r pa ge se qu en ce m od e: T hre e-p as s s c ann in g (R , G, B); no t support e d by EPSON TWAIN Pro Color b yte sequence mode: One-p a ss scanning (R, G , B) Colo r lin e seq ue nce m o de : O ne -pa s s sc an nin g (R , G, B) Pixe l de pth 12 bit s p[...]

Specific ations Page 72 Di mensi ons Wi dth: 1 3 in ches (332 mm) Dep th : 22.1 inc h es (56 2 m m ) Heig ht : 5.3 in c he s (134 m m ) Wei ght Appro xim a te ly 18. 7 lb (8.5 kg) Supp orted Document s Reflec tive type Opaque document s with smooth surf a ces Tran s pa ren c y type Pos it iv e an d ne ga ti ve fi lm (op tiona l TPU re qu ire d) Ele[...]

Specific ations Page 73 Enviro nmental Safet y A p provals Specificati ons O peration Storage Temperature 41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 ° C) –13 t o 14 0 °F (–25 to 60 ° C) Humidity 10% to 80%, w ith ou t co nde ns a tion 10% to 85 %, w ithou t c onde nsa tion Op era ti ng c o ndi tions Ord ina ry of f ic e or hom e cond ition s Ex t rem e ly du sty[...]

Specific ations Page 74 CE Mark ing Model Low Voltage Directive EMC Direct ive 230 V 73/23 /EEC EN 6 09 50 8 9/ 33 6/EE C EN 550 22 C las s B EN 6100 0-3 -2 EN 6100 0-3 -3 EN 50 08 2-1 IEC 801-2 IEC 801-3 IEC 801-4[...]

Specific ations Page 75 SCSI Interface Interf a ce typ e ANSI St an dar d X3 .131 -1 99 4 (SC SI 2) Fu ncti ons BU S FREE phase ARBITRATION phase SELECTION/RESELECTION phase COMMAND phase (the Logic al Un it Num ber is fix ed at 0 and the C om man d Link Funct ion is not s up po rt ed) DATA phase DATA IN pha se DATA OUT phase STA T U S p hase ME SS[...]

Specific ations Page 76 Term ina tor Intern al ter m ina tor s ele ct abl e (en ab le/d isab le) Con ne cto r typ e Tw o 50 -p in ha lf -pi tch co nn ect ors Con ne cto r pin arran ge men t 25 50 1 26[...]

Specific ations Page 77 SCS I p in assignments Pin No. Signal I/O Description 1-12 , 14 -25, 35- 37, 39, 40, 42 GND — Grou nd 13 NC — Not us e d 26-33 DB0-DB7 I/O Data bus 0-7 34 D BP I/O Data bus parit y 38 TE RMPWR — Terminator power 41 ATN I Att enti on 43 BSY I/O Bu sy 44 ACK I Ackn owle dge 45 R ST I Reset 46 MS G O Me ss ag e 47 SEL I/O[...]

Specific ations Page 78 Init iali zation Method s T he sca nn er can be init ializ ed (ret urned to a f ixed se t of con dit ions ) in th e follo w ing way s : Type Method Ha rdw a re init ial iz at ion When t he sca nne r is tu rn ed o n. Whe n t he sca nne r re ceiv es a SCSI R es e t sign al f rom the SCS I int erf ac e . Sof t w are initia liz [...]

Specific ations Page 79 Au to Do cume nt F eed er S p ecif icatio ns Basic Speci ficat ions Fe eder t ype Sheet through , face up l oadi ng, face down ejecti ng, roller fric tion Docu men t fee din g Page s are c e nt er a lign ed , fed fa c e up from th e t op of the s ta c k, an d eject e d face down Mul tip le s iz e s Una v aila ble ; all do c [...]

Specific ations Page 80 Incom pat ib le pape r typ e s Trac in g p ape r, OH P film , o r lab el she ets Coated pap e r (such as photo quality and g l ossy paper) Pas te d, c arb on , cat a log , or sp ec ia lty fib er p ap er (s u ch as ric e p ap er) Stap led, cl ipp ed, torn , cu rled , b ent, or hole d pape r Mul tip ar t form s Pape r thic k n[...]

Specific ations Page 81 Enviro nmental Safet y A p provals Safe ty r egu latio ns UL1 95 0 FCC CE ma rking s Dire c tive 89/3 36 EEC, 92 /31 E EC, 73 /23 EE C Specificati ons O perating Storage Temperature 41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 ° C) – 4 t o 14 0 °F (–20 to 60 ° C) Humidity 20% to 85% with o ut co nden s ation 9 5% or les s wi thou t co nden [...]

Specific ations Page 82 Trans p aren c y Unit S p eci ficatio ns Basic Speci ficat ions Type Fixed -do c um e nt tr an spar en cy s c an nin g un it Light s ou rce Whi te co ld c a th od e fluo resc e nt lam p (Xe non ) Colo r s ep ara t ion RGB c olo r filte r s ep ara tion Supp orte d doc ume nts Positive a nd negat ive film; transparencies ; ref[...]

Specific ations Page 83 Elect rical Pow er s u ppl y Su pp lied fr om t he scan ne r 24 V DC 5 VD C Pow er con sumpt io n 24 VDC: 0.6 A 5 VD C : 0.1 A Enviro nmental Specifica tions Operating Storage Temperature 41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 ° C) – 4 t o 14 0 °F (–20 t o 6 0 °C) Humidity 10% to 80% with o ut co nden s ation 10% to 85% with out co nd[...]

Glossary Page 84 Glo ssary additive pri ma ry colors The co lor s o f re d, gre en and blu e (R G B) — which giv e the pe rcep tion o f white wh en fully adde d . These are th e colors of the color syste m u sed with mo n itors and sca n ners. bit Short fo r bin ary dig it . The sma lles t uni t of data in com put e r proce ss ing . A bit ca n re[...]

Glossary Page 85 default A set of v alu es us e d w he n no ot he r sele ctio ns ha ve be en ma de . Th es e are s om etim es cal led f actor y de faul ts if the o riginal val ues ha ve not bee n changed si n ce the scanner h a s left th e factory. dithering A process in which software or an o utput device simulates cont i nuous tones w ith gr oups[...]

Glossary Page 86 OCR Optic al C ha ra c te r R ec o gni tion. T he tech no log y th at allo ws co m pu ters t o “read” te xt from p hysical o bjects. OCR requir es a gr aphical represen tation of tex t to in terp ret , w hic h u sual ly co m es f rom a sca nn ed ima ge . page sequence The type of co lor sca nn ing in whic h the en tire im a ge [...]

Glossary Page 87 subtracti ve primary colors The co lor s cy an , ma ge nta, an d yell ow (C M Y ) — whic h p rod uc e black whe n m ix e d in cer ta in a mou nts . In p rintin g, bla ck is oft en add ed to giv e mor e de fi nit io n as m ix in g of ac t ua l inks c ann ot pr odu c e pu re blac k . terminator A devic e t ha t st op s elec t ro ni[...]

Index Page 88 Inde x A AC con ne c to r, 72 ADF, see Auto d ocument feeder Auto do cum en t fe ede r, 40 to 49 des cr ipt io n, 9 dim ens io ns , 79 instal ling , 42 to 45 loadin g, 46 to 48 loadin g ma nu ally, 48 order ing , 15 paper ja ms, fixing, 49 part num b er, 9 sp ecif icat ions , 79 to 81 unpa cki ng, 41 Auto m a tic A rea Seg men tat ion[...]

Index Page 89 ERRO R lig ht , 52 , 58 Errors , 58 F Fe atur es, 8 Film ho lde rs 120-s iz e or 22 0- si ze fo rm a t film, loadin g, 36 to 37 35 m m film strips , l oad ing, 35 to 36 35 m m sli de s, loa di ng, 34 4 × 5-in ch f ilm , load in g, 38 illus tr at ion , 26 usin g, 33 to 38 Fluo res c e nt lam p , repl acin g, 52 FTP site , EPSON, 13 H [...]

Index Page 90 N Negative s scann in g, 35 to 36 se e al so Film h old ers Newton’s Ri ng, 65 O OCR (O ptic a l Char acter R ec ognit ion), 8 , 40 OPER AT E light , 60 Oper at ion p ro blem s, 60 to 61 Optical character recogn i tion (OCR), 8 , 40 OPTION connect o r, 31 , 45 Opt ion al eq uip m e nt, 24 to 49 auto doc u men t fee de r, 40 to 49 li[...]

Index Page 91 S Safe ty a pp rova ls auto doc u men t fee de r, 81 scann er , 73 Safety inst ructi o ns, 11 to 12 Sc anner errors , 58 se nsor , 64 Sca nning 120-s iz e or 22 0- si ze fo rm a t film, 36 to 37 35 m m film , 35 to 36 35 mm s l ides , 34 4 × 5-in ch f ilm , 38 normal d ocuments with TPU, 39 to 40 text, 8 , 40 tran s par en cies an d [...]

Index Page 92 Tran spo rting scann er , 53 tran s par en cy u nit , 55 to 56 Troubl e shooting, 57 to 68 U Unin s ta llin g so ftware, 22 to 23 Upgradin g system, 59 Upg rad ing to W ind ow s 98 , 22 to 23 V Vide o car d, upg ra din g, 59 W Web site, E P SON, 13[...]