Epson Perfection 610 User Manual

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    EPSON TWAIN User's Guide
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    this EPSON scanner. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other scanners. Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION's operating and maintenance instructions. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION and its affiliates shall not be liable for any damages or problems
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    is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Perfection and EPSON FaxAdvice are trademarks and EPSON SoundAdvice is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies
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    Contents Introduction System Requirements How To Use This Manual Scanning Scanning Overview Starting EPSON TWAIN Selecting Settings Previewing Your Scan Using Marquees Using the Start Button Preparing to Use the Start Button Scanning with the Start Button Contents 6 7 8 10
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    TWAIN Utilities 41 Using the Scanner Monitoring Utility 42 Using the EPSON Screen Calibration Utility 43 Troubleshooting 46 Problems Using EPSON TWAIN 47 Problems Using the Start Button 50 Problems with Image Quality 52 Where To Get Help 57 Glossary 59 Index 61 Contents Page
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    of image types and output destinations EPSON TWAIN also comes with these utilities:  EPSON Scan Events (Windows® 98) or Scanner Monitor (Macintosh®) utilities that let you scan with Presto! PageManager using the EPSON Perfection™ 610 Start button  EPSON Screen Calibration utility to calibrate your
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    The color and tone of your scanned image depend on the display capabilities of your computer system, including the video controller, monitor, and software. System Requirements Before installing the scanner software, make sure your system meets the following requirements. Windows 98 System
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    × 480 screen resolution (or higher recommended) and 256 colors (32,000 colors or more recommended) How To Use This Manual For instructions on installing EPSON TWAIN, see the Scanner Basics book. This User's Guide tells you what you need to know to scan with EPSON TWAIN and to use the TWAIN utilities
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    -by-step instructions on setting up and using your scanner's Start button for one-touch scanning. Troubleshooting provides solutions to problems you may encounter. At the end, you'll find a Glossary and an Index. Cautions, Notes, and Tips You'll find this information throughout your manual: Cautions
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    for Windows. The screens for Macintosh look a bit different, but they contain the same options. Any exceptions are noted in the text. Before scanning, make sure you've installed the EPSON TWAIN software (as described in the Scanner Basics book) and the application software that supports EPSON TWAIN
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    Scanning Overview Here is a brief overview of scanning steps using EPSON TWAIN (the Windows interface is shown; the Macintosh steps are the same): 1 Select the tab for your scan: Photo or OCR/Line Art. 2 Select your basic scan settings. 3
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    Basics book for instructions. 2 Start your application software by selecting the program icon in its program folder. 3 Select the scanner source. Open the File menu and choose Import, Acquire, or Select Source, and then select either Select TWAIN_32 Source (Windows 98) or TWAIN Select (Macintosh
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    4 Select EPSON TWAIN L and click Select. 5 Start EPSON TWAIN for scanning. Open the File menu and choose Import or Acquire and then select either TWAIN_32 (Windows) or TWAIN Acquire (Macintosh). Click to open EPSON TWAIN Scanning Page 13
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    The EPSON TWAIN window appears. Scanning The EPSON TWAIN window contains the basic settings you need to scan an image. See Selecting Settings for details. It also lets you preview your image. See Previewing Your
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    /Line Art) and check the basic settings. Scanning Photographs 1 Select the Photo tab. 2 Select the correct Image Type setting. Select one of the following options: Color Photo or Black and White Photo. image type resolution
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    600 dpi. 4 Select Quality or Speed under the Color Management settings. You can also select De-screening ( window. 6 Click the Close button to close the EPSON TWAIN window and return to your application. 7 To modify or save your scanned image using your application software, see your software
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    Scanning Text or Line Art 1 Select the OCR/Line Art tab. 2 Select a threshold setting. These automatically select resolution and sharpness settings appropriate for the output type. Select one of the following options: Newspaper, Magazine, Printout, Book, or User Defined. resolution threshold
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    to scan. 5 Click the Scan button. The scanned image appears in your application window. 6 Click the Close button to close the EPSON TWAIN window and return to your application. To modify or save your scanned image using your application software, see your software documentation. Scanning Page 18
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    changes. Check Save Preview Image and Settings if you want to see the preview with the same settings the next time you open EPSON TWAIN. Previewing Your Image Manually If you did not select Automatic Preview in the Configuration settings and you want to see a preview of your scan, click the Preview
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    the marquee contains the image area you want. 5 When you're ready to scan, click the Scan button. The scanned image appears in your application window. If you need to adjust the marquee size or position, or delete the marquee, see Adjusting a Marquee. Page 20
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    Adjusting a Marquee To resize a marquee, place the mouse pointer over its edge; the pointer changes to a double-headed arrow. Click the mouse button and drag the box up, down, sideways, or diagonally to the size you want. To resize a marquee and retain its width-to-height proportions, hold down the
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    a document in the scanner, press the Start button, and watch while PageManager starts and then opens EPSON TWAIN automatically. You can installed PageManager (see the Scanner Basics book for installation instructions). With Windows 98, you can also use other programs that support linking to scanner
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    When you installed EPSON TWAIN on your system, the installer automatically installed the TWAIN utilities, including these scanner monitoring utilities:  Scan Events monitor in the Scanners and Cameras utility (Windows 98)  EPSON Scanner Monitor (Macintosh) These utilities let your scanner's Start
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    Setting Up Monitoring for Windows 98 The Scan Events monitor installed into the Windows 98 Scanners and Cameras utility is automatically enabled and ready to scan to PageManager (and any other Start button compatible programs) when you press the Start button.
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    4 Click the Events tab. You see this dialog box: Disable device events checkbox 5 To disable Start button scanning, click the Disable device events checkbox; a check appears in the checkbox. To enable Start button scanning, click the Disable device events checkbox to uncheck it. Then click the
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    for Macintosh The EPSON Scanner Monitor installed with EPSON TWAIN on the Macintosh is automatically enabled and set up to scan with PageManager when you press the Start button. If you ever want to disable the EPSON Scanner Monitor, do the following: 1 Select EPSON Scanner Monitor Setup from
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    To set up other Start button compliant applications on Windows 98, see the application documentation for instructions. Setting Up PageManager for Start Button Scanning To use PageManager with your scanner's Start button, you must set up PageManager's Scan Buttons palette and assign a destination
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    the program or device assigned to the Start button, click its icon in the Select target application box. 3 If you want to automatically launch EPSON TWAIN within PageManager when you press the Start button, make sure the Execute Scan Button automatically checkbox is checked. If you want to launch
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    list Add button 2 Click the Add button. On the Macintosh, you see the Add scan button dialog box. 3 Click the arrow in the Scan to (Windows) or Scan to App (Macintosh) setting box. The Scan to setting lists the programs and devices on your system that PageManager can send your scanned
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    PageManager opens. Then you can preview, select settings, and click Scan when you're ready. If you check the checkbox, PageManager suppresses the EPSON TWAIN dialog box and uses the settings described in step 6. 6 If you checked the Suppress TWAIN User Interface checkbox in step 5, the PageManager
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    Settings for details. 7 If you want to assign a new destination program or device to the Start button, see Assigning a Destination to the Start Button for instructions. 8 When you're finished adding programs or devices, click OK. Using the Start Button Page 31
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    . The current properties for the icon appear to the right. 3 To select a different program or device for the icon, choose it from the Scan to (Windows) or the Scan to App (Macintosh) setting list. 4 If you checked the Suppress TWAIN User Interface checkbox, change any of the active PageManager scan
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    5 If you want to assign a new program or device to the Start button, see Assigning a Destination to the Start Button for instructions. 6 When you're finished reassigning destinations, click OK. Selecting Scan Button Settings If you select a device or program for which you've checked the Suppress
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    rest of the settings. Select Others to customize a different document type. Select the color specification of the original you're scanning. Select the size of the area you want to scan. When you select Custom (Windows only), you see a Customize Size dialog box; select the measurement unit, type in
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    use. You can't type in a custom resolution. The document feeder option is not available for this scanner. Adjust the brightness of the scan as necessary. This setting appears only when the Scan Mode is set to Color or Gray. Adjust the contrast of the scan as necessary. Adjust the threshold for the
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    Scanning with the Start Button Once you've set up your scanner monitoring utility and configured PageManager to handle your scanned images the way you want, you're ready to scan with the Start button. The sequence
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    Follow these steps to scan with the Start button: 1 If you're scanning a single page on the scanner's document table, place the document face down and align its horizontal and vertical edges with the scales on the top and right side of the
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    3 In Windows, if you've selected more than one application to use with the Start button in the Scan Events utility, you see this dialog box: For instructions on changing the applications available for use with the Start button, see Enabling Scanner Monitoring. If you suppressed the TWAIN interface,
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    If you didn't suppress the TWAIN interface, the EPSON TWAIN window opens in PageManager, along with the Scan Buttons bar. Go to step 5. 5 To scan a document for an OCR application, select the following settings in EPSON TWAIN: Select the OCR/Line Art tab. Threshold: Select Book or User Defined (and
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    suppressed the TWAIN interface, the EPSON TWAIN window doesn't appear.) 9 If you set up the Start button to load your scanned images into PageManager, click the Inbox icon to view the image in PageManager. (See your PageManager documentation for instructions on processing images in PageManager.) If
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    Using the EPSON TWAIN Utilities These sections give instructions for using the utilities installed along with EPSON TWAIN to help you scan and calibrate your system:  Using the Scanner Monitoring Utility  Using the EPSON Screen Calibration Utility Using the EPSON TWAIN Utilities Page 41
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    (Windows 98)  EPSON Scanner Monitor (Macintosh) The scanner monitoring utilities let you use one-touch scanning with the scanner's Start button and the Presto! PageManager software. If you installed PageManager when you installed your scanner software, see Using the Start Button for instructions
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    at the end of the installation sequence. If you change your monitor or want to re-calibrate your screen, you can run the EPSON Screen Calibration utility again. Calibrating your screen improves the accuracy of your preview images in EPSON TWAIN. Follow the instructions for your operating system in
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    3 If necessary, click the Devices tab. Click your scanner name in the box, then click the Properties button. 4 On the from a short distance when you calibrate it. The gray stripes won't blend perfectly together; however, try to make them match as closely as possible. before calibration Using the
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    these steps to calibrate your screen: 1 Open the EPSON Scanner folder and select EPSON Screen Calibration. You see the following dialog box: View the screen from a short distance when you calibrate it. The gray stripes won't blend perfectly together; however, try to make them match as closely
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    Troubleshooting If you encounter any problems using EPSON TWAIN, try the solutions in these sections:  Problems Using EPSON TWAIN  Problems Using the Start Button  Problems with Image Quality If the information here doesn't help you solve the problem, check with your dealer or contact EPSON. See
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    you select a TWAIN source, EPSON TWAIN isn't listed. Problem Solution EPSON TWAIN wasn't Reinstall the software following the instructions in the Scanner Basics installed or it wasn't book. installed correctly. EPSON TWAIN doesn't start. Problem Solution The scanner isn't ready. Make sure
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    has occurred. Solution Make sure your computer, scanner, and software are compatible and meet the specifications under System Requirements. Make sure EPSON TWAIN can access enough system memory. See the section on memory allocation in your computer manual. EPSON TWAIN may not be selected as the
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    Problem Solution You're scanning a large image and running out of system memory. If the image you're scanning is too large or if your system has a minimum amount of memory installed 't solve the problem, you may need to reboot Problem Solution You may have selected Select different EPSON
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    your scanner, then plug it in again and restart your system. When you press the Start button, nothing happens. Problem Solution Scanner monitoring is Scanner monitoring must be enabled for the Start button to work. See not enabled. Enabling Scanner Monitoring for instructions. Troubleshooting
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    utility still points to PageManager as the target application for Start button scanning. See Enabling Scanner Monitoring for instructions. If PageManager starts, but you don't see the EPSON TWAIN window, make sure the destination program or device you assigned to the Start button does not
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    or blurred. Problem Solution The document the scanner isn't tilted or placed on an unstable surface. Color is patchy or distorted at the edges of the document. Problem Solution The image is faint or out of focus. Problem Solution The document isn't Make sure the document is placed
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    the colors. See Selecting Settings for instructions. You may need to adjust EPSON TWAIN is optimized to work with EPSON inkjet printers. See your printer driver your printer documentation to change the color matching setting or other settings. printer driver settings. Troubleshooting Page
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    smaller than the size of the original. Problem Solution You may have changed the image manual. Your software is not installed correctly for your printer. Check that your application software is properly installed and set up for your printer; see your application software manual. Troubleshooting
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    instructions on changing the Resolution setting. For additional information on selecting scanning resolution, see your Scanner Basics book. Moiré (crosshatch) patterns appear in the scanned image. Problem is selected in the Effect box. See Selecting Settings for details. Troubleshooting Page 55
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    You scanned the document using incorrect source tab. Scan the document again using the OCR/Line Art tab in EPSON TWAIN. This automatically turns on the Text Enhancement Technology setting that eliminates background document noise. See Selecting Settings for details. Troubleshooting Page 56
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    list the contact information: Service World Wide Web EPSON Internet FTP Site EPSON Forum on CompuServe® Access From the Internet, you can reach EPSON's Home Page at http://www.epson.com. If you have Internet FTP capability, use your Web browser (or other software for FTP downloading) to log onto
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    name (EPSON Perfection 610) software with an EPSON  Product serial number (located on the back of the scanner) product, see the documentation for that  Computer configuration software for technical  Description of the problem support information. You can purchase manuals and accessories
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    bit/pixel The unit that indicates the number of bits allocated for a pixel. The larger the value, the more detail a pixel can represent. color correction A method of adjusting the color colors. default A set of values used when no other selections have been made. dither A process in which software
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    per inch (spi). scan An operation performed by the sensor and the carriage of a scanner. The sensor "reads" the colors in an image, and sends the color information to the computer as digital data. Threshold An EPSON TWAIN option that sets the point at which gray values in an image are represented
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    for Start button, 27 to 33 Document position problems, 52 Index Index E EPSON Accessories, 58 help, 57 to 58 H Help, 57 to 58 I Image Color Matching (ICM), 53 Image problems, 52 to 54 Image size, adjusting, 54 Image Type setting, 15 M Manual preview, 19 Manual, how to use, 8 to 9 Marquees, 20 to 21
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    button settings, PageManager, 33 to 35 Scan Events, 6, 23, 24 to 25, 42, 50 Scanner monitoring, 6, 23 to 25, 42, 50 to 51 Scanning, 10 to 21 basic, 11 with Start button, 36 to 40 Screen calibration problems, 47, 53 utility, 43 to 45 Service, 57 to 58 Settings, problems with, 49 Page 62
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    Software installation problems, 47, 54 Source settings, 12, 54 sRGB, 53 Start button enabling scanner monitoring, 23 to 25 preparing to use, 22 to 35 problems, 50 to 51 scanning with, 36 to 40 setting up PageManager, 27 to 35 Support, 57 to 58 System requirements Macintosh, 8 Windows, 7 T Threshold
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