Introduction This package contains all you need for professional quality color scanning: Cl An Epson ES-600C™ color scanner U Adobe® Photoshop™ 2.5 LE, a powerful image-editing program Cl ScanTastic,™ a plug-in that enables you to scan images into Photoshop Q a SCSI system cable. This booklet tells you how to set up your scanner, install the two software programs, and scan a picture.
4. Turn the screw counterclockwise and remove it. 5. Push the screw into the storage hole on the right under the word STOCK. Just push it in; it does not screw in. This keeps it handy in case you ever want to ship your scanner. 6. Connect the power cable to the power inlet on the rear of the scanner and the other end into an appropriately grounded outlet as shown below.
If the scanner comes on when you plug it in, turn it off by pressing the OPERATE button. Connecting the Scanner to Your Macintosh® Warning: Be sure that your Macintosh, scanner, and any other SCSI devices are turned off before you unplug or plug in any cables. You connect the scanner to your Macintosh with the SCSI cable included in the box. This cable has a 25-pin connector on one end and a 50-pin connector on the other. 1. Plug the 25-pin connector into the SCSI port on the Mac.
2. Connect the 50-pin end of the cable to either the right or left SCSI connector of the scanner; then fasten the connector with the wire clamps on its side. 3. Turn on the scanner, then the Macintosh. (Always turn the scanner on before you turn on the computer.) lnstalling the Software Now that you have connected the scanner and the Macintosh, you’re ready to install the software and start scanning. To install Adobe Photoshop and ScanTastic just follow the steps below.
4. A dialog box appears. Click the Install button to install the entire program from the diskettes to your hard disk. Follow the instructions on the screen that tell you when to insert different diskettes. 5. When a message appears telling you that the installation was successful, click Quit to exit the installer. 6. Eject the installer diskette. Note: If you have SuperMatch,™ NEC® AccuColor,™ or another monitor calibration utility installed, skip to step 8. 7. Open the Adobe Photoshop™ LE folder.
13. Choose Quit from the File menu in the upper left corner of the screen. Close xu Save Save As... XS Acquire Export b b Page Setup... Print . . . XP Preferences b ::: :.:.:.: .: : : ,: : : :,:,: :.:.:.: : .i :.: :.j:>: :.i:/ .:.,.:.: :/:yy:;,//: :.::: i i i i i, i, , , , :,‘:.’, : This will close Photoshop so that you can install ScanTastic, which will enable you to scan from within Photoshop. lnstalling ScanTastic 1. Insert the ScanTastic diskette into your Macintosh. 2.
Your First Scan First, choose an image to scan. The best choice is a color photograph. Printed pictures, such as those in magazines, do not scan as well as photographs because of the dot patterns used in the printing process. After you choose an image, follow these steps: 1. Turn on your scanner. 2. Turn on your Macintosh. 3. Double click the Adobe Photoshop icon. 4. Raise the document cover on the scanner and place the image face down on the glass surface. 5.
6. From the file menu in Photoshop choose ScanTastic from the Acquire pop-up menu under the File menu. E d i t M o d e I m a g eF i l t e r S e l e c t W i n d o w ““‘i”=!d-l (AGEI, l:l) You see the following screen: Output Device q Manual Image Type Res HT 0 Hardware I[ 58 [18,909] Width: 8.42” Height: 11.67” Brightness: Width: 8.42” 8 Height: 11.67” Space: 4.90 MBytes -rrc)r ~~~~ Units.
Click the Preview button. A preview of your image appears on the screen. Use your mouse to click and drag a rectangle to select the area you want to scan. - Output Device Res HT Image Type : m .: S c a l e 1100% [18,9091 Width: 6.06” Height: 7.47” Brightness. Width: 6.06” Height: 7.47” Space: 2.26 MBytes Units : mlnchps To change your selected area, move the pointer to the edge of the selection rectangle and click and drag the edge of the rectangle to a new location.
You can save the image, change it, fix it up, or print it. You can put it in a report, a newsletter, a brochure, or a business presentation. In fact, the picture on the cover of this booklet was scanned with an Epson scanner. The possibilities are endless. Now that you know the basics, you’re ready to begin your own scanning projects. If you need more information, see your scanner, Photoshop, and ScanTastic manuals.
Tips for using ScanTastic If your image is going to appear only on your screen and will not be printed, click manual in the ScanTastic screen and enter 72 in the resolution box, as shown below. This resolution gives you a high-quality screen image and a small file size. See your ES-600C Scanner User’s Guide for more information on resolution. q Manual 0 Hardware Image Type : EColar) 48 [34,1666] Width: 8.44” Hight: 11.69” Brightness Width : 8.44” Height: 11.69” Space: 1.
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