Epson Perfection 610 Scanner User manual

EPSON TWAIN

User’s 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 and its affiliates 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 cameras, 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 copyright laws when using digital cameras and

scanners.

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Trademarks

EPSON isa registered trademark ofSEIKOEPSON CORPORATION. Perfection and EPSON FaxAdvice are

trademarks and EPSON SoundAdvice is a service markof Epson America,Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are foridentification purposesonly and may be

trademarks oftheir respective companies.

08/99

Contents Page 4

Contents

Introduction 6

System Requirements 7

How To Use This Manual 8

Scanning 10

Scanning Overview 11

Starting EPSON TWAIN 12

Selecting Settings 15

Previewing Your Scan 19

Using Marquees 20

Using the Start Button 22

Preparing to Use the Start Button 22

Scanning with the Start Button 36

Contents Page 5

Using the EPSON TWAIN Utilities 41

Using the Scanner Monitoring Utility 42

Using the EPSON Screen Calibration Utility 43

Troubleshooting 46

Problems Using EPSON TWAIN 47

Problems Using the Start Button 50

Problems with Image Quality 52

Where To Get Help 57

Glossary 59

Index 61

Introduction Page 6

Introduction

EPSON®TWAIN is the interface program between your application

software and scanner that lets you scan images into your software. It is

the ideal interface for producing professional quality images, scanning

text into optical character recognition (OCR) programs, and managing

text pages in NewSoft™Presto!™PageManager.

EPSON TWAIN includes many features for previewing and modifying

your images for the perfect scan:

◗Captures all kinds of images, from black and white text to color images

◗Opens a preview image allowing you to change settings and view their

effects before you scan

◗Provides a helpful marquee feature so you can frame the exact image

borders or only portions of it for scanning

◗Gives you settings for a variety of image types and output destinations

EPSON TWAIN also comes with these utilities:

◗EPSON Scan Events (Windows®98) or Scanner Monitor (Macintosh®)

utilities that let you scan with Presto! PageManager using the EPSON

Perfection™610 Start button

◗EPSON Screen Calibration utility to calibrate your screen to your

scanner for accurate previews

Introduction Page7

System Requirements

Before installing the scanner software, make sure yoursystem meets the

following requirements.

Windows 98System Requirements

◗An IBM®compatible PCwith a 486/66MHz orfasterprocessor

◗Microsoft®Windows 98 preinstalled

◗16MBRAM (32MBrecommended)

◗50MB available hard disk space

◗Available USB portor hub connection

◗CD-ROM drive

◗Mouse or pointing device

◗VGA or higher resolution monitor with 640 ×480 resolution (800 ×600

or higher recommended) and 256colors (65,000colors or more

recommended)

The color and tone of

yourscannedimage

depend on the display

capabilities of your

computer system,

including the video

controller,monitor,

and software.

Introduction Page8

Macintosh System Requirements

EPSON TWAIN supports the Apple®ColorSync™2.X color management

system andQuickTime.

™

◗Apple Macintosh computer (G3 or iMac™ ) running Mac OS 8.1, or

MacOS8.5orlater

◗Available USB port or hub connection

◗32MBRAM (64MBrecommended)

◗50MB available hard disk space

◗CD-ROM drive

◗Mouse or pointing device

◗VGA color monitor with 640 ×480 screen resolution (or higher

recommended) and 256 colors (32,000 colors ormore recommended)

How To Use This Manual

For instructionson installing EPSON TWAIN, see the

Scanner Basics

book. This

User’s Guide

tells you what you need to know to scan with

EPSON TWAIN and to use the TWAIN utilities.

Scanning gives step-by-step instructions for scanning and previewing of

your images.

Using the EPSON TWAIN Utilitiestells youhow to usethescanner

monitor utilities and EPSON Screen Calibration.

If yoursystem is

running OS 8.1,you

must download and

installthe iMac Update

1.0 fromApple at

http://swupdates.info

.apple.com before you

installtheEPSON USB

software.Contact

Apple Computer if you

have problems

installing this update. If

yoursystem is running

OS 8.5, you don’t need

this update.Your

operating system

already includesfull

supportfor the EPSON

USB software.

Introduction Page 9

Using the Start Button gives step-by-step instructions on setting up and

using your scanner’s Start button for one-touch scanning.

Troubleshooting provides solutions to problems you may encounter.

At the end, you’ll find a Glossary and an Index.

Cautions, Notes, and Tips

You’ll find this information throughout your manual:

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information about your scanner.

Tips contain additional hints for better scanning.

Using Electronic Links

Underlined text indicates a link (cross-reference) to other parts of this

guide. Click on the link text with the mouse pointer to view the referenced

information.

Scanning Page 10

Scanning

Before scanning, make sure you’ve installed the EPSON TWAIN software

(as described in the

Scanner Basics

book) and the application software

that supports EPSON TWAIN, such as PictureWorks™HotShots™or

Presto! PageManager.

This chapter includes the following information:

◗Scanning Overview

◗Starting EPSON TWAIN

◗Selecting Settings

◗Previewing Your Scan

◗Using Marquees

The screen examples

in this book are from

EPSON TWAIN for

Windows. The screens

for Macintosh look a bit

different, but they

contain the same

options. Any

exceptions are noted

in the text.

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