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basics.book Page i Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM
Scanner Basics
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basics.book Page ii Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON scanner. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to
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basics.book Page iii Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Contents A Complete Scanning Solution 1 Getting More Information 1 Cautions, Notes, and Tips 2 Setting Up Your Scanner 3 Unpack Your Scanner 3 Choose a Good Place for Your Scanner 4 Unlock and Initialize the Scanner 5 Connect the Scanner to Your Computer 7 Install the EPSON TWAIN Driver 8 If You’re Running Windows 98... 8 If You’re Running Windows Millennium Edition . . . 12 If You’re Running Windows 2000... 15 If You’re Using a Macinto
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basics.book Page iv Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Scanning Projects 31 Scanning and Converting a Text Document 31 Scanning a Document to E-mail 33 Scanning and Copying 34 Scanning for Creativity 35 Advanced Scanning 35 Selecting TWAIN from Your Application 36 Using EPSON TWAIN 37 Resolution 39 Scanning Something That Doesn’t Fit Under the Document Cover 40 Scanner Maintenance 41 Cleaning the Scanner 41 Transporting the Scanner 42 Problem Solving 43 Scanner Light and Buttons 43 Problems an
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basics.book Page v Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Important Safety Instructions 58 ENERGY STAR Compliance 60 FCC Compliance Statement 60 Declaration of Conformity 61 Warranty 61 Index 63 Contents v
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basics.book Page 1 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM A Complete Scanning Solution ® Your high-quality EPSON Perfection 640U scanner is packed with easy-to-use scanning features for home, school, or business. The “plug & play” USB connection is ® fast and easy with no extra hardware to install. Using EPSON’s ColorTrue Imaging System, the scanner captures your images with amazing detail and accurate colors. Your scanner can achieve up to 600 × 2400 dpi hardware resolution with EPSON’s ™ pr
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basics.book Page 2 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM ■ Other Electronic Documents ® ® EPSON Smart Panel includes an electronic manual in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format. See page 25 for instructions on accessing and reading this manual. Your scanner software may also include electronic manuals or online help. If you need more information or have questions not covered in these resources, please see “Where To Get Help” on page 54. For a list of software included with your scanner, see the insid
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basics.book Page 3 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Setting Up Your Scanner Setting up your scanner is easy—just follow the simple steps in this book in the order listed below. 1. Unpack and choose a place for your scanner. 2. Unlock and initialize the scanner. 3. Connect the scanner to your computer. 4. Install the EPSON TWAIN driver. 5. Install the scanner software and view your electronic manuals. Unpack Your Scanner Remove the scanner from the box, then remove the packing material fro
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basics.book Page 4 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Choose a Good Place for Your Scanner Here are some points to consider: ■ Place the scanner on a flat, stable surface. If the scanner is tilted, it can’t operate properly. ■ Be sure to place the scanner and AC adapter where you can easily unplug the power cord, and where the USB cable can reach your computer. ■ Keep the scanner away from direct sunlight and strong light sources. ■ Avoid places subject to shocks and vibrations, or high or r
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basics.book Page 5 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Unlock and Initialize the Scanner Before connecting the scanner to a power source, you must release the transportation lock on the back of the scanner. Before connecting the scanner to your computer, follow the steps below to make sure the scanner is operating properly. 1. Slide the transportation lock to the right; this releases the scanner carriage. 2. Locate the AC adapter and power cord supplied with your scanner. Connect the power
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basics.book Page 6 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM 5. Make sure the carriage moves slightly and the fluorescent lamp on the carriage comes on. When the indicator light stays green, the scanner has completed its initialization. carriage (in the home position) indicator light If the scanner does not work as described, make sure the power cord is firmly plugged in, and then try again. The scanner lamp comes on when it is plugged in, but goes into sleep mode when it has not been used for 15
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basics.book Page 7 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Connect the Scanner to Your Computer Make sure your computer meets the system requirements listed on page 57 or 58. If ® you are connecting to a PC, Windows must be factory preinstalled on your system and a built-in USB port must be available. 1. Locate the USB cable that came with your scanner. 2. Plug the square connector on the USB cable into the USB connector on the back of the scanner. Then plug the flat connector into the USB por
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basics.book Page 8 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM Install the EPSON TWAIN Driver The scanner comes with two CD-ROMs: a scanner software CD-ROM with your EPSON TWAIN driver, scanner software, and electronic documentation and another ® CD-ROM with Adobe PhotoDeluxe. Use the scanner software CD-ROM to install EPSON TWAIN. Follow the instructions for your operating system: ■ Windows 98, below ■ Windows Millennium Edition (Me) on page 12 ■ Windows 2000 on page 15 ■ Macintosh on page 18 If Y
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basics.book Page 9 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM 3. Select Search for the best driver for your device, then click Next. 4. Check only the Specify a checkbox, then location click . Browse 5. Browse to the TWAIN L\English\Win98 folder on the CD-ROM, then click . OK Setting Up Your Scanner 9
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basics.book Page 10 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM 6. When you return to the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 7. Windows finds the driver for your scanner and you see this screen: Click . Next 8. If your system stops installation and requests files from your Windows operating system CD-ROM, replace your scanner software CD-ROM with your Windows disk and click OK to continue. 10 Setting Up Your Scanner
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basics.book Page 11 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM 9. After the scanner software installation is complete, the Screen Calibration utility automatically starts. For the best results from an EPSON ink jet printer, leave the default setting of 1.8. If you are using a different printer or your printouts don’t match what you see on screen, you can change the setting. Move the slider to the right or left until the shades of the horizontal gray stripes appear similar. View the screen from
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basics.book Page 12 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM If You’re Running Windows Millennium Edition . . . 1. Make sure your scanner is plugged into a power source and connected to your computer; then turn on your computer. The Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears: 2. Insert the scanner software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or DVD drive. 3. Select Specify the location of the driver, then click Next. 4. Select Search for the best driver for your device and Specify a location, then click Bro
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basics.book Page 13 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM 6. When you return to the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 7. Windows finds the driver for your scanner and you see this screen: Click Next. 8. After the scanner software installation is complete, the Screen Calibration utility automatically starts. For the best results from an EPSON ink jet printer, leave the default setting of 1.8. If you are using a different printer or your printouts don’t match what you see on screen, you c
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basics.book Page 14 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM You will not need to change the screen calibration again as long as you continue to use the same monitor. If you need to recalibrate your screen, Reference Guide for instructions. see your electronic 10. Click Finish to exit the Add New Hardware Wizard. 11. Now you can install the rest of your scanner software as described on page 20. 14 Setting Up Your Scanner
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basics.book Page 15 Monday, October 23, 2000 11:35 AM If You’re Running Windows 2000 . . . 1. Make sure your scanner is plugged into a power source and connected to your computer; then turn on your computer. The Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears: 2. Insert the scanner software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or DVD drive, then click Next. 3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device, then click Next. 4. Check CD-ROM drives only, then click Next. Setting Up Your Scanner 15
