Epson CX6000 Product Information Guide - Page 13

Restoring Color in Faded Photos, Checking the Print Head Nozzles and Ink, Home or Professional Mode - scanner

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Epson Stylus CX6000 Series Restoring Color in Faded Photos You can automatically transform an old, faded, or badly exposed color photo into one with true-to-life color and sharpness as you scan. Look for the Color Restoration option in EPSON Scan's Full Auto, Home, and Professional Mode screens: 1. Place your original photo on the scanner as described on page 6. 2. Start EPSON Scan. See page 12 for instructions: 3. When the EPSON Scan window appears, do one of the following, depending on the currently selected scan mode: ❏ Home or Professional Mode: go to step 4. ❏ Full Auto Mode: click the Customize button, click the Color Restoration checkbox, and click OK. Continue with step 9. 4. Select the basic settings for the type of original(s) you are scanning, then select the destination setting for the way you will use your image(s). See the on-screen User's Guide for instructions. 5. Click the Preview button to preview your image(s), then select your scan area. 6. Do one of the following to select the Color Restoration option: ❏ Home Mode: Click the Color Restoration checkbox. ❏ Professional Mode: Scroll down to the Adjustments area and click the Color Restoration checkbox. 7. Make any other necessary image adjustments. 8. Size your image as necessary. 9. Click the Scan button to scan and restore the color in your image(s). What happens next depends on how you started EPSON Scan. See the on-screen User's Guide for details. Checking the Print Head Nozzles and Ink If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print head may be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles and remaining ink levels using the control panel. 1. Press the Setup/Utilities button. 2. Press the l or r button to select Press Start to check ink nozzles. 3. Press the x Start button to print the nozzle check pattern. Print head nozzles are clean: Print head needs to be cleaned: If the pattern does not look good, try cleaning the print head as described on page 14. Note: You can also check the ink level using Status Monitor (see the on-screen User's Guide). 6/06 13

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Restoring Color in Faded Photos
You can automatically transform an old, faded, or badly
exposed color photo into one with true-to-life color and
sharpness as you scan. Look for the
Color Restoration
option
in EPSON Scan’s Full Auto, Home, and Professional Mode
screens:
1.
Place your original photo on the scanner as described on
page 6.
2.
Start EPSON Scan. See page 12 for instructions:
3.
When the EPSON Scan window appears, do one of the
following, depending on the currently selected scan mode:
Home or Professional Mode
: go to step 4.
Full Auto Mode
: click the
Customize
button, click the
Color Restoration
checkbox, and click
OK
. Continue
with step 9.
4.
Select the basic settings for the type of original(s) you are
scanning, then select the destination setting for the way you
will use your image(s). See the on-screen
User’s Guide
for
instructions.
5.
Click the
Preview
button to preview your image(s), then
select your scan area.
6.
Do one of the following to select the Color Restoration
option:
Home Mode
: Click the
Color Restoration
checkbox.
Professional Mode
: Scroll down to the Adjustments
area and click the
Color Restoration
checkbox.
7.
Make any other necessary image adjustments.
8.
Size your image as necessary.
9.
Click the
Scan
button to scan and restore the color in your
image(s).
What happens next depends on how you started EPSON
Scan. See the on-screen
User’s Guide
for details.
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
and Ink
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the
nozzles in the print head may be clogged or ink may be
running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the
steps below to check the print head nozzles and remaining ink
levels using the control panel.
1.
Press the
Setup/Utilities
button.
2.
Press the
l
or
r
button to select
Press Start to check ink
nozzles
.
3.
Press the
x
Start
button to print the nozzle check pattern.
If the pattern does not look good, try cleaning the print
head as described on page 14.
Note:
You can also check the ink level using Status Monitor (see the
on-screen
User’s Guide
).
Print head
nozzles are clean:
Print head needs
to be cleaned: