Epson GT-15000 Series User manual

Epson GT-15000

User’s Guide

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written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with

this Epson scanner. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other scanners.

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Seiko Epson Corporation.

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Contents

WELCOME 7

About Your Scanner 7

About Your Software 8

Getting More Information 9

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 9

Chapter 1 GETTING STARTED 11

Unpacking the Scanner 11

Choosing a Good Place for the Scanner 12

Turning the Scanner On and Off 13

Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 14

Connecting to a USB Interface 14

Connecting the Scanner to a SCSI Interface 15

Installing the Software 16

Chapter 2 HOW TO SCAN 19

Placing Your Original Document 20

Scanning to a File With EPSON Scan 21

Basic Scanning in Home Mode 22

Scanning in Office Mode 24

Advanced Scanning in Professional Mode 26

Scanning Documents With PaperPort Deluxe 28

Scanning Text for Editing 31

Scanning Photographs With Adobe Photoshop Elements 32

Scanning With the Start Button 35

Setting Up the Start Button in Windows 98, Me, or 2000 36

4Contents

Selecting the Scanning Area in the Preview Window 37

Scanning Tips 38

Selecting Resolution 38

Scaling (Resizing) Images 39

Scanning Color Images 39

Chapter 3 USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 41

Automatic Document Feeder 42

Installing the Automatic Document Feeder 43

Scanning With the Automatic Document Feeder 45

Fixing Document Jams 47

Installing the IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card 48

Installing the Network Image Express Card 50

Chapter 2 MAINTENANCE 53

Cleaning the Scanner 53

Transporting the Scanner 54

Chapter 5 SOLVING PROBLEMS 55

Diagnosing Scanner Problems 56

Problems and Solutions 57

Scanner Problems 57

Software Problems 60

Quality Problems 60

Uninstalling and Reinstalling EPSON Scan 64

Where To Get Help 64

Epson Technical Support 64

Speak to a Support Representative 65

Purchase Supplies and Accessories 65

Other Software Technical Support 65

Contents 5

Appendix A SPECIFICATIONS 67

Appendix B REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 71

System Requirements 71

Important Safety Instructions 72

FCC Compliance Statement 73

Declaration of Conformity 74

Warranty 74

INDEX 77

6Contents

Welcome

The Epson®GT-15000 is a 48-bit color, large-format professional scanner

that delivers superior results and versatility for business users. Using Epson’s

ColorTrue®II Imaging System, the scanner captures text and images with

amazingly accurate detail and color. Its 600 × 1200 dpi hardware resolution and

11.7 × 17-inch scan bed let you quickly capture incredibly sharp images from

practically any size source document.

About Your Scanner

Your Epson GT-15000 scanner includes many advanced features:

■48-bit color depth and 600 × 1200 optical resolution let you capture crisp, clean

text and high-quality images with millions of colors and thousands of shades of

gray.

■Scan through documents quickly, with accuracy and detail: letter-sized

monochrome pages up to 16 ppm, color up to 10 ppm (landscape at 300 dpi,

draft mode).

■Large scan bed and optional automatic document feeder let you quickly scan

anything from a two-page book spread to a double-sided, 100-page document.

■Built-in USB and SCSI interfaces, optional Network Image Express card, or

IEEE 1394 FireWire®interface card provide versatile connections for individual

or workgroup users.

■Convenient aStart button on the scanner lets you place your document and start

your scan immediately. If the scanner is set up for network use, you can

automatically send the image back to your workstation.

■EPSON Scan software provides automatic paper size detection. Includes

additional software for document management, optical character recognition, and

image editing.

8Welcome

About Your Software

The Scanner Software CD-ROM includes these software applications:

■EPSON Scan

General-purpose driver for scanning photographs, artwork, documents, or text for

Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Includes automatic document size

recognition and three modes for progressive levels of control over your scanned

image.

■Captiva®ISIS Driver

The Image and Scanner Interface Specification (ISIS) is a flexible, modular

standard for acquiring, viewing, converting, printing, and storing document

images.

■ABBYY FineReader®5.0 Sprint

A powerful, easy-to-use OCR program that lets you scan and send the text to a

word processor or spreadsheet program. You can save scanned documents in RTF,

TXT, or PDF format.

■ScanSoft®PaperPort®Deluxe 9.0

Use this leading document management software to scan your paper documents

and then organize, file, edit, copy, fax, and e-mail them from one convenient

screen.

Adobe®Photoshop®Elements 3.0 is provided on a separate CD-ROM. This

State-of-the-art software lets you create high-quality images for print, e-mail, and the

Web. It provides sophisticated, yet easy-to-use tools for correcting and enhancing

digital images.

Note: Adobe Photoshop Elements version 3.0. does not support Microsoft®

Windows®98 or Me. Windows 2000 is supported only for Service Pack 3 or later.

Welcome 9

Getting More Information

There are several ways to learn more about your Epson GT-15000 scanner. In

addition to this User’s Guide, here’s where to look for help:

■Epson GT-15000 Reference Guide

See the Reference Guide for complete instructions on using EPSON Scan,

scanning in a network environment, and additional information about your

scanner. The Reference Guide is installed on your desktop when you install the

scanner software. To open it, double-click the GT-15000 Reference Guide icon

on your desktop (or click Start > Programs or All Programs > EPSON >

GT-15000 Guide > Reference Guide).

■On-Screen Help

For more information about any of the software that came with your scanner,

click the Help button or access the Help menu.

■Electronic Documents

FineReader Sprint, PaperPort Deluxe, and Photoshop Elements all include

electronic manuals in Adobe Acrobat®PDF format.

If none of these sources answers your questions, see “Where To Get Help” on

page 64.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines as you read this manual:

Warning: Must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Caution: Must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Note: Contains important information about your scanner.

Tip: Contains hints for great scanning.

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