User Manual

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Chapter 1
Welcome
The EPSON Expression
®
1680 is a 48-bit color, professional scanner designed to
meet the needs of graphic arts professionals and business graphics users. It’s ideally
suited for small LAN (Local Area Network) users who want to share a scanner within
their workgroup. Using EPSON’s ColorTrue
®
II Imaging System, the scanner
reproduces images with amazingly accurate detail and color. Your scanner can achieve
up to 1600
×
3200 dpi hardware resolution with EPSON’s proprietary Micro Step
Drive
™
technology, and is one of the fastest scanners in its class.
About Your Scanner
Your EPSON Expression 1680 scanner comes with these features:
■
Superior image quality with remarkable 1600
×
3200 dpi hardware resolution
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48-bit color and 3.6 Dmax optical density
■
a Start button for easy, automated scanning
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Can be shared by users in a network configuration
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USB and SCSI 2 interfaces standard, and IEEE 1394 FireWire
®
optional
■
Optional transparency unit, automatic document feeder, and IEEE 1394
FireWire scanner interface card
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