Scanner User Manual
EPSON Perfection 636
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EPSON Perfection 636
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Here are some recommended settings for different types of 
scans. 
* If the final output is for on-screen viewing (for example, on a 
web page), select 72 dpi for your resolution. 
** Automatically selects Text Enhancement Technology (TET) as 
your B/W option.
*** If you are enlarging your image, you must manually increase the 
resolution (dpi) proportionally to maintain the resolution of your 
original.
****If you are scanning between 1201 and 2400 dpi, EPSON 
recommends you limit your scan area to 4 
×
 11.7 inches to 
maintain true hardware resolution. Above 2400 dpi, you will be using 
software interpolation to increase the resolution.
Scanner Bundle Kit 
The scanner is available in a bundled kit that includes software 
for operating the scanner in a Windows
®
 or Macintosh
®
environment. The kit includes the following:
❏ EPSON Perfection 636 scanner
❏ Adaptec
®
 PCI SCSI board
❏ SCSI cable
❏ Windows and Macintosh CD-ROMs that include:
LaserSoft
®
 Scan Software for EPSON Perfection 636
EPSON TWAIN Driver
Adobe
®
 PhotoDeluxe
®
 Business Edition (Windows) or 
Adobe PhotoDeluxe version 2.0 (Macintosh)
Br
Ø
derbund
®
 The Print Shop
®
 PressWriter
™
NewSoft
™
 Presto!
™
 PageManager for EPSON
Xerox
®
 TextBridge
®
 Classic
EZ-SCSI driver and utilities (Windows only)
Electronic manuals (pdf)
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(pdf)
P636R998-00 EPSON Perfection 636 Reference Guide 
(pdf)
TM-PERF636 EPSON Perfection 636 Service Manual
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Image type
Recommended 
driver
Recommended 
driver options
Scanning 
resolution 
for 
printing*
Photograph LaserSoft Filter: None or 
Sharpen
300 dpi
Small 
photograph to 
be enlarged
LaserSoft Photo mode   300 to 2400 
dpi****
Polaroid
®
photograph
LaserSoft Original: Polaroid
(Spectra
®
 size)
300 dpi
Magazine LaserSoft Filter: Descreen 300 dpi
Newspaper 
(text only)
EPSON TWAIN Image Type: OCR** 400 dpi***
Text for OCR EPSON TWAIN Image Type: OCR** 400 dpi***
Text with 
images
EPSON TWAIN Image Type: Copy & 
Fax (selects AAS)
400 dpi ***
Line art LaserSoft Scan Type: 1 bit 
Line Art (OCR)
300 to 2400 
dpi****
35 mm film 
(negative)
LaserSoft Original: 35 mm or 
Neg. Transparency
300 to 2400 
dpi****
4 
× 
5 or 
Brownie film 
(negative)
LaserSoft Original: Neg. 
Transparency
300 to 2400 
dpi****
35 mm slide 
or 4 
×
 5 
transparency 
(positive)
LaserSoft Original: 
Pos. Transparency
300 to 2400 
dpi****






