Epson Stylus Color II User's Manual
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1. images than printers use to print them images look different when displayed than when printed Also each output device may produce different printed results For example an image printed on an electronic color printer looks dramatically different when printed on a printing press EPSON Scan II calibrates your scanner with your monitor application and printer by analyzing the results of a calibration sample at each stage of the process The basic calibration process consists of a Calibrating your monitor to your scanner Enabling screen calibration Q Exporting a calibration chart to your application Creating calibration profiles for your printers A Scanning using the calibration profile These procedures are described in the following sections Calibrating your monitor to your scanner Follow these steps to calibrate your monitor to your scanner 1 Select EPSON Scan II in the EPSON Scanner program group or folder 2 Choose Screen Calibration from the Calibrate menu 18 You see this screen 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 Enabling screen calibration Now follow these steps to enable screen calibration so EPSON TWAIN can use it when you scan images 1 From the File menu choose Acquire to start EPSON TWAIN 2 Choose Advanced You s2. At least 100MB of free hard disk space for scanner applications and images m 8MB of system RAM plus a permanent Windows swap file providing 8MB to 16MB of virtual memory a swap file of contiguous space on your hard disk drive which Windows can use see your Microsoft Windows manual N ote 8M B is the minimum amount of RAM graphics applications run faster and more efficiently with more RAM Q A mouse or other compatible pointing device Q A Video Graphics Array VGA or other Windows compatible display adapter card or built in interface supporting at least 256 colors highquality realistic color scans require a card or interface supporting 16 million colors Q A color monitor compatible with the card or interface you are using Windows 95 Requirements Q A 386 based or higher IBM compatible computer or an IBM PS 2 a MSDOS version 5 0 or higher Q Microsoft Windows 95 Q 35 inch high density diskette drive 3 At least 100MB of free hard disk space for scanner applications and images a 8MB of system RAM N ote 8M B is the minimum amount of RAM graphics applications run faster and more efficiently with more RAM A mouse or other compatible pointing device a A Video Graphics Array VGA or other Windows compatible display adapter card or built in interface supporting at least 256 colors highquality realistic color scans require a card or interface supporting 16 million colors Q A color monitor compatible wit
3. color scanner which scans in full color 24 bit or grayscale monochrome 8 bit at 300 dpi dots per inch Bidirectional parallel interface card which provides an additional parallel interface for your computer Bidirectional parallel interface cable EPSON Scanning Utilities 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 the industry standard TWAIN interface Imagen Easy Pack a combination image editing optical character recognition OCR and file conversion program that lets you edit and retouch color images convert hard copies into formatted text and convert the files into a variety of formats This booklet tells you how to set up your scanner install the software and scan an image If you need more detailed information after you begin scanning consult the individual manuals for the ActionScanner II EPSON Scanning Utilities and Image In System and Memory Requirements For the scanner hardware and software to work properly your system must include the following minimum configuration listed below for either Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 1 Requirements J A 386 based or higher IBM compatible computer or an IBM PS 2 MSDOS version 5 0 or higher Microsoft Windows 3 1 3 5 inch high density diskette drive oO oOo oO O
4. in case you remove the interface card later Insert the interface card into the slot guiding it straight down Push the card down firmly but carefully you should feel it fit into place Secure the card to the computer with the retaining screw Replace the computer s cover reconnect all the cables and plug the power cord into an electrical outlet Setting Up the Scanner Follow these steps to set up the scanner 1 Take the scanner out of its box and place it on a flat stable surface with the rear pane facing you 2 Remove the tape securing the scanner cover and pull out the paper underneath the cover 3 Locate the round screw in the middle of the rear pane 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 the Computer Follow these steps to connect the scanner to your computer and for Windows 95 to configure the scanner port 1 Turn off your computer
5. page 9 10 Choose OK to close the EPSON Scanner Setup dialog box 11 Remove the EPSON scanning Utilities diskette 12 Exit and then restart Windows Installing Image Iin Follow these steps to install the Image In software for Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 1 Start Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 if necessary 2 If you havea CD ROM drive load the Image In Easy Pack CD in the drive If you are installing from a diskette insert the Image In Easy Pack Disk 1 in the drive 13 If you are running Windows 3 1 Program Manager open the File menu and choose Run You see the Run dialog box TypeA SETUP OrB SETUP OFD SETUP etc inthe Command Line box and choose OK If you are running Windows 95 click Start and then select Run SdectA SETUP orB SETUP orD SETUP etc fromthe Open pull down menu if necessary and choose OK You see the initial Setup screen Choose Continue to accept the default directory in which the program will install its files Or type in another directory and choose Continue On the next screen enter your name and a company name then choose Continue Verify the name and company at the next screen and choose OK The program begins copying files Follow the instructions on the screen and change diskettes as prompted if installing from diskette The setup program creates an Image In Easy Pack program group When the installation is done select any plug ins you may have for the program and choose Cont
6. EPSON ACTION SCANNER II Color Scanner Getting Started for Windows Printed on recycled paper with at least 20 post Consumer content A Note Conceming 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 doctine permits limited copying in certain circumstances those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume Unless you have the advice of a knowledgeable attomey be responsible and respectful by not scanning published material without the permission of the copyright holder Copyright Notice All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or tansmitited in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation No patent liability isassumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incuned by purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications repa
7. age 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 dose the document cover so that you do not disturb the position of the photograph on the glass 3 Select Image in for Epson in the Image In Easy Pack program group or folder 4 Choose Scan in the File menu You see the EPSON TWAIN easy screen TRE BS eee ee x DAP aeRO REV RAN Image 17e Dgstination 16 5 Select Scan TWAIN prescans and then scans your image 6 In afew moments the scanned image is imported into the Image In window Choose Close to exit EPSON TWAIN Putting It Together Once you have scanned images and text you can put them together in reports newsletters brochures presentations or a myriad of other formats Pi 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 information on other more sophisticated methods of modifying your scan 17 Calibrating Your System Calibration allows you to match your scanner and your output device so you can reproduce color images that are very close to the originals because monitors use a different method to display color
8. ee the advanced TWAIN screen 3 Select Configuration you see the Configuration dialog box 4 Makesure Enable Screen Calibration is checked If it isn t select it to enable screen calibration 5 Choose OK 6 Select Close to exit EPSON TWAIN 19 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 Note If you have any of these EPSON Stylus ink jet printers Scan II provides printer calibration profiles for you so you do not have to create them EPSON Stylus COLOR EPSON Stylus COLOR II EPSON Stylus COLOR Ils EPSON Stylus Pro EPSON Stylus Pro XL See page 22 now for steps on scanning using these profiles Follow these steps to export a calibration chart 1 Sedet Export Calibration Chart from the Calibrate menu You see the following screen YQ hoya This function calibrates your scannertappiicationiprinter system by passing a calibration sample through each stage and analyzing the results Select a file format you can import into the software you pian to usa import the resulting Calibration Chart file Into your software and print it on your printer Ad rth TEPSONScantll and select Create Calibration profile fromC NE Calibratmhenu 2 In the File Format pull down menu select the BMP file format if necessary 20 In the File Name fied type the name you want t
9. g the Destination button on the advanced screen In the Destination dialog box select the box beneath the resolution type you want to change Drawing Halftone or Photo then choose the resolution for that type from the pull down menu For more information on resolution see your scanner User s Guide and the EPSON Scanning Utilities User s Guide Now that you know the basics you re ready to begin scanning For additional information see the manuals for your scanner the scanning utilities and Image In
10. h the card or interface you are using Installing the Parallel Interface Card Follow the steps in this section if you need to install the bidirectional parallel interface card in your computer You may also need to configure the card before you install it Some computers come with a built in bidirectional parallel interface You do not need to install the parallel interface card if your computer has a built in interface that you are not currently using If you will connect the scanner to an existing interface skip to Setting Up the Scanner on page 7 N ote Standard unidirectional and bidirectional parallel interfaces look the same but operate differently Your scanner does not work with a standard parallel interface so check your computer manual to make sure you have an unused bidirectional parallel interface before you connect the scanner to it Configuring the Card The parallel interface card contains jumpers that select the port address LPT1 or LPT2 and interrupt IRQ5 or IRQ7 it uses You may need to change the jumper settings if there is a conflict with your computer s parallel port settings See your computer manual for information about the port address and interrupt used by its parallel port The bidirectional parallel interface card default settings are Q Port address LPT2 Q Interrupt IRQ5 Your computer s parallel port probably uses LPT1 and a different IRQ setting However if it uses LPT2 or IRQ5 fo
11. inue You see a ReadMe file containing instructions for installing the FotoTune LE program that comes with Image In on separate diskettes Follow these instructions later to install FotoTune For now choose OK 10 At the next screen choose OK again and remove the last I1 diskette from the drive or the CD from the CD ROM drive If you are running Windows 3 1 double click the Image h for Epson icon in the Image In Easy Pack program group 14 If you are running Windows 95 click Start and then select Programs Click the Image h Easy Pack folder and then select Image h for Epson 12 From the File menu choose Setup Scanner 13 On the Scanner Setup screen Epson Twain is selected Choose Setup 14 On the Select Source screen choose EPSON Scanners and click Select 15 Choose OK to dose the Scanner Setup screen 16 Select Exit from the File menu See the online documentation for each of the Image In program components for detailed information on using Imagen Scanning Images Now you are ready to start scanning First choose an image to scan The best choice is a color photograph Printed pictures such as those in magazines do not scan as wal as photographs because of the dot patterns used in the printing process When selecting an image or text to scan respect the rights of the copyright holders Don t scan published materials without first checking the copyright status 15 After you choose an im
12. ion chart and creates a calibration profile 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 from the File menu of Image In You see the EPSON TWAIN advanced screen If you see the easy screen select Advanced 2 Choose the Destination button you see the Destination dialog box 3 If you have one of the EPSON ink jet printers listed in the Note on page 20 select the printer from the Destination Name pull down menu The Calibration description is assigned automatically Go to step 5 If you just created a calibration profile for your printer type a unique name for the profile such as Color 1 Profile in the Destination Name fied Go to step 4 4 From the Calibration pull down menu select the description of the printer you used when you scanned the profile for example Color Printer 1 5 Choose Save 22 6 Choose OK You see the EPSON TWAIN advanced screen 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 Conect Resolution To select the best resolution for scanning an image you must consider three factors G Type of image you are scanning Q Final output device type Q gt Acceptable file size You ll select different res
13. irs or alterations to this product Seiko Epson Corporation and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation ActionScanner is a tademark of Epson America Inc General notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks Copyright 1995 by Epson America Inc Tonance Califomia USA 9 95 Contents Introduction s s a a waaa anw eaa aaa System and Memory Requirements Installing the Parallel Interface Card aaua Configuring the Card aoaaa aa Installing the Card aaa Setting Up the Scanner aaua aaa Connecting the Scanner to the Computer Configuring Parallel Port LPT2 for Windows 95 Installing the EPSON Scanning Utilities Installing ImageIn ee Scanning IMagesS 2 240 4 42048 694 04 28 5 oo Putting It Together 2 ee ee Calibrating Your System 208 Selecting the Correct Resolution TEN Gl E E eel A mem N amp Introduction This package contains everything you need for professional quality color scanning Q EPSON ActionScanner Il
14. list and then cick Properties You see the Printer Port LPT2 Properties dialog box Click the General tab if necessary In the Device usage box dick the checkbox for Original Configuration Current to remove the checkmark Click OK Then dick Close to exit the System utility From the Start menu select Shut Down then select Restart the computer to restart your system Now follow the steps in the next section to install the EPSON Scanning Utilities 10 Installing the EPSON Scanning Utlities The EPSON Scanning Utilities include EPSON Scan II and EPSON TWAIN Scan 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 TWAIN drivers are an industry standard for acquiring image data from a variety of external sources without leaving your application program Follow these steps to install the EPSON Scanning Utilities 1 Start Windows 3 1 or Windows 95 if necessary Note If you are running Windows 95 and you see the New Hardware Found screen select Do not install a driver and continue with steps 2 2 Insert the EPSON Scanning Utilities diskette in a diskette drive 3 If you are running Windows 3 1 Program Manager open the File menu and cho
15. llow the steps in this section to change the interface card s jumper settings Carefully remove the interface card from its packaging holding it only by its top edges Then place it on a flat clean surface Caution Avoid touching the components or the gold contacts on the interface card they can be damaged by static electricity Locate jumpers JI and J2 on the interface card as shown below J2 The setings are printed on the circuit board next to the jumpers To change a setting lift off the jumper cap and reinstall it over the appropriate pair of pins Caution Be careful not to bend the jumper pins Installing the Card Follow these steps to install the card in your computer L 2 Turn off the computer and any peripheral devices Disconnect the computer s power cable from the electrical outlet and from the back pane Also disconnect any other cables including the keyboard cable Remove the cover from your computer If you need detailed instructions see your computer manual Before you touch any of the computer s internal components touch an unpainted metal surface inside the computer case to discharge any static electricity Choose an option slot for the interface card You can install the card in any available slot Remove the retaining screw from the option slot cover and remove the slot cover Keep the screw to secure the interface card to the computer Store the slot cover in a safe place
16. o use for the calibration chart file such as COLORI BMP Choose OK to export the calibration chart Exit EPSON Scan Il Select the Image In for Epson icon from the Image In Easy Pack program group or folder 7 Open the calibration on chart file you exported The chart contains nine blocks of color gradations some grayscale gradations and a black border on three sides Save the calibration chart file within Image In by selecting Save from the File menu Print the calibration chart on your color printer If you have more than one printer print the chart on each one 10 Exit Image In Creating printer calibration profiles Follow these steps to create a calibration profile for each printer 1 2 Start EPSON Scan II if necessary Place the printed calibration chart face down on the glass surface of the scanner Choose Create Calibration Profile from the Calibrate menu In the File Name field type the filename of the calibration file you want to create such as COLORI CAL Make sure you use the CAL file extension In the Description field type a short description of the printer for which you created this calibration chart such as Color Printer 1 21 6 Choose Continue you see the EPSON TWAIN advanced screen 7 If necessary select Color Photo from the Image Type pull down menu 8 Select Calibration Profile in the Destination pull down menu 9 Choose the Scan icon The program scans the calibrat
17. olutions for scanning line drawings and halftones than for scanning photographs The final output device is the device on which you plan to ultimately print the image This may be a printer connected to your computer or a commercial printing press In addition the file size of the scanned image may determine the resolution you select The file size may be very large for high resolution scans taking up valuable disk space and causing longer processing or printing time Generally the higher the resolution you choose the larger the file N ote that a very high resolution scan may not produce a betterquality printed image because your output device may not recognize the high resolution information stored in the file In other words there is no point in scanning at a higher resolution than your output device is capable of To keep file sizes manageable select the lowest resolution that provides acceptable quality on your output device 23 24 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 Recommended resolutions Output device Line art Grayscale Monochrome printelr 300 600 80 170 Desktop or office 300 720 150 240 150 240 color printer Printing press or 600 1200 150 350 150 350 image setter You can change resolutions using EPSON TWAIN by choosin
18. ose Run You see the Run dialog box Type A SETUP or B SETUP if you inserted the diskette in drive B in the Command Line box and choose OK If you are running Windows 95 click Start and then select Run Select A SETUP or B SETUP from the Open pull down menu if necessary and choose OK 4 After afew moments you see the initial setup screen Choose OK to continue 11 12 Choose OK to accept the default pathname in which the program will install the utilities The next screen prompts you for the pathname of the Windows directory If the displayed path is correct choose OK Otherwise enter the correct drive and directory The installation program copies the files to your hard disk drive When the EPSON Scanner Setup dialog box opens dick on the arrow in the Interface box Select BiD Parallel as the interface type The program supplies the port ID as shown below etc f Ponia Now do a test scan Raise the scanner s cover and place an image face down on the upper right corner of the glass surface Then carefully close the cover Choose Test If the scanner parallel interface and EPSON Scanning Utilities are set up correctly the scanner scans the image After a few moments the scanned image appears in the EPSON Scanner Setup dialog box as shown below aterface 81D Parallel Port Id a If the image does not appear choose Cancel and repeat all the scanner setup steps beginning on
19. scanner and any other peripheral devices Caution Be sure that your computer scanner and other peripheral devices are turned off before you plug in the cable Connect the 25 pin end of the parallel cable to the paralla port on your computer then tighten the connector screws Connect the other end of the cable to the scanner s parallel interface and fasten it with the wire clamps as shown Turn on the scanner by pressing the OPERATE button The green OPERATE light on the top right side of the scanner comes on The READY light comes on when the scanner has warmed up Turn on your monitor and all your other peripheral devices Then turn on the computer Always turn on the scanner before the computer Configuring Parallel Port LPT2 for Windows 95 Follow these steps to detect port LPT2 and then disable it as a Windows 95 printer port so you can use it for your scanner 1 2 10 11 Start Windows 95 if necessary Double dick the My Computer icon Double click the Control Panel icon Double click the Add New Hardware icon Follow the instructions on the screen to detect new hardware on your system and add port LPT2 as a printer port When you have finished detecting new hardware double click the System icon in the Control Panel window You see the System Properties dialog box Click the Device Manager tab Click the Ports COM amp LPT option You see a list of ports Click Printer Port LPT2 in the
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