EPSON ACTIONSCANNER™II Getting Started for Macintosh @ printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content
A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials Like photocopiers, scanners can be misused by improper copying of copyrighted material. Although Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17, United States Code), the “fair use” doctrine, permits limited copying in certain circumstances, those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume.
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setting Up the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Connecting the Scanner to Your Macintosh . . . . . . . . . 4 Installing the EPSON Scanning Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction This package contains everything you need for professional quality color scanning: Q EPSON® ActionScanner™ II color scanner, which scans in full color (24 bit) or grayscale monochrome (8 bit) at 300 dpi (dots per inch) Q SCSI system cable CI EPSON Scanning Utilities for Macintosh® (EPSON Scan! II and EPSON TWAIN), which let you capture scanned images, export the images in a variety of formats, calibrate your scanner, and use the scanner’s advanced features with software programs that support th
System and Memory Requirements For the scanner and your software to work properly, your system must include the following minimum configuration: D Apple® Macintosh or Power Macintosh™ computer with a 68030 or 68040 processor P Apple system software 7.0 or higher Q 8MB of system RAM; 4MB of application RAM Note: 8MB is the minimum amount of RAM; graphics applications run faster and more efficiently with at least 12MB of RAM.
3. Locate the round screw in the middle of the rear panel and turn it counterclockwise. If necessary, use a coin to loosen it. 4. Remove the screw and push it into the storage hole marked STOCK; do not screw it in. 5. Connect one end of the power cable to the power inlet on the rear of the scanner and plug the other end into an appropriately grounded electrical outlet as shown below.
If the scanner comes on when you plug it in, turn it off by pressing the OPERATE button. Warning: Whenever you turn off the scanner, wait at least 10 seconds before turning it back on. Rapidly turning it on and off can damage the scanner. Connecting the Scanner to Your Macintosh Follow the steps below to connect the scanner directly to the SCSI port on your Macintosh using the SCSI cable included with the scanner. This cable has a 25-pin connector on one end and a 50-pin connector on the other.
1. Turn off your Macintosh, scanner, and all peripheral devices. Caution: Be sure that your Macintosh, scanner, and all peripheral devices are turned off before you plug in the SCSI cable. 2. Plug the 25-pin connector into the SCSI port on the Macintosh with a e icon above it. Tighten the two screws on the sides of the connector. 3. Connect the 50-pin end of the cable to either the top or bottom SCSI connector on the scanner; then fasten the connector with the wire clamps on its side. 4.
Installing the EPSON Scanning Utilities The EPSON Scanning Utilities include EPSON Scan! II and EPSON TWAIN for the Macintosh. Scan! II uses TWAIN to capture images and then saves and exports these images in a variety of file formats. It also calibrates your scanner and output devices to produce images nearly identical to the originals. EPSON TWAIN is a set of drivers designed to access your scanner’s advanced features for any software that supports TWAIN for Macintosh.
You see the Easy Install screen: Easy install Click Install to place the l It Scanner Utility Program EPSON Scan! II on the hard disk named 63 ZFP 320 I Customize 1 7. If you want to install all the program components, click Install. To select only one or two components, click Customize. Then highlight the components on the next screen and click install. 8. The program begins copying files. Insert the diskettes as prompted. 9. When installation is complete, you see a success message.
You see the EPSON TWAIN easy screen: a F SONTWl3IN 9 v Document Source : [ Flatbed image Type : Color Destination : Screen Photo 7 13. Click Scan. After a moment, you see the image in the Scan! II Image 1 screen. If you do not see it, click Close and repeat all the scanner setup steps, beginning on page 2. 14. Click Close and then exit Scan! II. Installing Adobe PhotoDeluxe If you have a CD-ROM drive, follow these steps to install Adobe PhotoDeluxe: 1.
6. When you see an installation completion message, click Quit to exit the Installer. 7. Restart your Macintosh. See the online documentation that comes with PhotoDeluxe for instructions on using the program. Installing Maxsoft-Ocron Wordlinx Follow these steps to install Wordlinx: 1. If necessary, hold down the Shift key while turning on the Macintosh to turn off any extensions. 2. Insert the Wordlinx Program Disk 1 in a diskette drive. 3. Double-click the Installer icon in the Disk 1 folder. 4.
After you choose an image, follow these steps to scan it: 1. Raise the document cover on the scanner and place the image face down on the glass surface. 2. Carefully close the document cover so that you do not disturb the position of the photograph on the glass. 3. Insert the Adobe PhotoDeluxe CD in your CD-ROM drive. 4. Start PhotoDeluxe. 5. Click the Scan Photo button. 6. Select TWAIN-Acquire from the Acquire Module List.
You see the EPSON TWAIN easy screen: r:: LPSON TUIRIN Docwnmt Sourer: [ Flatbed I lmaqe Type : COlc4- Photo v Dniination : Screm . 7. Select Scan. TWAIN pre-scans and then scans your image. 8. In a few moments, the scanned image is imported into PhotoDeluxe. If you like, you can now modify the image using any of the PhotoDeluxe features.
Several factors affect how closely your scanned image reflects the original, especially when you print the images on paper. The next sections discuss basic calibration techniques and resolution settings you can use in EPSON Scan! II to help you achieve the results you want. See your EPSON Scanning Utilities User’s Guide for Macintosh for information on other, more sophisticated methods of modifying your scan.
Calibrating your monitor to your scanner Follow these steps to calibrate your monitor to your scanner: 1. Select EPSON Scan! II in the EPSON Scan! II folder. 2. Choose Screen Calibration from the Calibrate menu. You see this screen: Screen Calibration Adjust the slider below until the gray areas appear the same. 3. Look at the display from a distance and adjust the slide bar until the separate rows have the same basic color intensity. 4. Choose OK.
4. Select the EPSON Calibration radio button to enable screen calibration. 5. Choose OK. 6. Close the EPSON TWAIN screen. Exporting a calibration chart To calibrate your printer to your scanner, you need to export a calibration chart from Scan! II to your application and then create a calibration profile.
You see the following screen: Export Calibration Chart... This function calibrates your scanner/software/printer system by passing a calibration sample through each stage and analyzing the results. Select a file format you can import into the software you plan to use and click on ‘Export’. Import the resulting Calibration Chart file into your software and print i on your printer. Then return to EPSON Scan!Il and select ‘Create Calibration Profile....’ from the ‘Calibrate’ menu.
9. Print the calibration chart on your color printer. If you have more than one printer, print the chart on each one. 10. Exit PhotoDeluxe. Creating printer calibration profiles Follow these steps to create a calibration profile for each printer: 1. Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary. 2. Place the printed calibration chart face down on the glass surface of the scanner. 3. Choose Create Calibration Profile from the Calibrate menu. You see the following screen: Create Calibration Profile...
7. Select Calibration Profile from the Destination pull-down menu. 8. Choose the Scan icon. The program scans the calibration chart and creates a calibration profile. You see the main Scan! II program screen. Now you can use this calibration profile when you scan images. Scanning using calibration Follow these steps to use a calibration profile when you scan: 1. Choose Acquire from the File menu of EPSON Scan! II or choose Scan Photo in PhotoDeluxe. In PhotoDeluxe, then select TWAIN-Acquire also.
7. Select the Scan button. The scanner scans using the information in the calibration profile to produce the best possible image for your printer. Selecting the Correct Resolution To select the best resolution for scanning an image, you must consider three factors: Q Type of image you are scanning 0 Final output device type CL Acceptable file size. You’ll select different resolutions for scanning line drawings and halftones than for scanning photographs.
To scan at the optimum resolution for your image and final output device, select your resolution based on the recommendations in the table below. The resolutions are listed in dots per inch (dpi) or pixels per inch (ppi).
