Epson Perfection 636 User manual

EPSON®Perfection™636

Reference Guide

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in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior

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.

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 incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of:

accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product,

or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and

maintenance instructions.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for 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.

A Note Concerning Responsible Use Of Copyrighted Materials

Digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers and conventional scanners, can be misused by improper

copying of copyrighted material. While some countries’ laws permit limited copying of copyrighted material in

certain circumstances, those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume. Epson

encourages each user to be responsible and respectful of the copyright laws when using digital cameras and

scanners.

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Trademarks

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. EPSON SoundAdvice is a service

mark, and Perfection, Micro Step and EPSON FaxAdvice are trademarks of Epson America, Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks

of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

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Contents

Introduction 7

About Your Documentation 7

Using Links 8

Cautions, Notes, and Tips 8

Understanding SCSI Connections 9

Setting the SCSI ID Number 12

Changing the SCSI ID Number in Windows 98 14

Upgrading from Windows 95 to Windows 9815

Installing the Optional Equipment 17

Transparency Unit 18

Unpacking the Transparency Unit 19

Installing the Transparency Unit 19

Loading Transparencies 21

Selecting Settings 29

Scanning Reflective Documents or Photographs 29

Removing the Transparency Unit 30

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Auto Document Feeder 31

Unpacking the Auto Document Feeder 31

Installing the Auto Document Feeder 32

Loading Paper into the Auto Document Feeder 35

Loading Documents Manually 37

Selecting Settings 37

Clearing Jammed Paper from the

Auto Document Feeder 38

Removing the Document Cover 40

Reattaching the Document Cover 40

Maintaining the Scanner 41

Cleaning the Scanner 41

Replacing the Fluorescent Lamp 42

Cleaning the Paper Path Guide 42

Removing the Paper Path Guide 43

Cleaning the Paper Path Guide 45

Attaching the Paper Path Guide 46

Transporting the Scanner 47

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Troubleshooting 48

Problems and Solutions 48

Scanner Light 49

Operating Problems 50

Image Quality Problems 52

Where to Get Help 60

Specifications 62

Scanner Specifications 62

Transparency Unit Specifications 68

Auto Document Feeder Specifications 70

Glossary 73

Index 77

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Introduction Page 7

Introduction

About Your Documentation

This manual includes information on the following:

Understanding SCSI Connections explains what daisy chains, SCSI IDs,

and terminators are.

Upgrading from Windows 95 to Windows 98 explains how to uninstall and

re-install the scanner software.

Installing the Optional Equipment gives installation and use instructions

for the optional transparency unit and auto document feeder.

Maintaining the Scanner explains how to clean the scanner and prepare it

for shipping.

Troubleshooting provides solutions to problems you may encounter.

Specifications give the specifications for the scanner and optional

equipment.

The Glossary defines terms you may not be familiar with.

The Index gives you a quick way to jump to indexed information.

See your

Scanner Basics

book for instructions for setting up your

scanner, scanning tips, and basic troubleshooting advice. For help with

the scanner software, see the

EPSON TWAIN User’s Guide

or the

LaserSoft

for EPSON Perfection 636 User’s Guide

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Introduction Page 8

Using Links

Green, underlined text indicates that the text is a link (cross-reference) to

other parts of this guide. Click on the text with the mouse pointer to view

the referenced information.

Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines as you read your documentation:

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your

equipment.

Notes contain important information about your scanner.

Tips contain additional hints for better scanning.

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Understanding SCSI Connections Page 9

Understanding SCSI

Connections

Read the following sections to determine how to set up your SCSI devices

and whether you need any optional SCSI cables.

SCSI chain

The SCSI interface allows you to connect up to seven devices (such as a

scanner, hard disk, CD-ROM, and so on) to the computer. This

arrangement is often called a “daisy chain.” Only the first SCSI device in

the chain is connected to the computer; each of the other devices is

connected to another SCSI device.

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Understanding SCSI Connections Page 10

SCSI cables

If you are using a SCSI cable other than the one provided, the length of

the cable must not exceed 9.8 feet(3 meters) to maintain compliance with

SCSI-2.

If you are connecting multiple SCSI devices to your computer, you

may need to purchase SCSI cables before setting up your SCSI

chain. Be sure the SCSI cable connectors are suitable for your

hardware, depending on the maker of your SCSI device and SCSI

interface board.

To connect the scanner to another SCSI device, the length of cable must

not exceed 19.7 feet (6 meters); otherwise the system may not work

properly.

SCSI ID

Each device has a SCSI ID number:

the SCSI adapter in the computer is

usually number 7, and each of the

other devices must have a different

number between 0 and 6. The

EPSON Perfection 636 default SCSI

ID number is 2.

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