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Page 2 - Copyright Notice

Chapter 1Installing Your SoftwareEPSON Scanning Utilities come with installer software thatmakes them easy to install on your Macintosh.Before you ins

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You see the Easy Install screen:7.To install all the program components, click Install. To selectonly one or two components, click Customize; thenhigh

Page 4 - Chapter 6

Testing the Scanning UtilitiesAfter you have installed the Scanning Utilities, test yourscanner with the utilities to make sure everything workscorrec

Page 5 - Introduction

Chapter 2Calibrating Your SystemSometimes the colors of your original image do not match thecolors you see on your screen and in the final printed out

Page 6 - System Requirements

Calibrating Your Monitor to Your ScannerTo calibrate your monitor to your scanner, you first need toperform a screen calibration using EPSON Scan! II

Page 7 - How to Use This Manual

Note:If you use a different monitor or change your video resolution,calibrate your screen again.Enabling Screen CalibrationOnce you calibrate your scr

Page 8 - Where to Get Help

If you have one of these EPSON Stylus® ink jet printers, Scan! IIprovides printer calibration profiles for you so you do not haveto create them:EPSON

Page 9 - Introduction 5

You see the following screen:3.4.5.6.7.8.9.From the Export File Format pull-down menu, select aformat your application software can open, such as PICT

Page 10 - Installing Your Software

10. Print the calibration chart on your color printer.11. Exit your image editing application.Note:To print images on more than one color printer, pri

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You see the following screen:4.In the Filename field, type the filename of the calibrationfile you want to create, such as COLOR1 PRINTER.Tip:If you a

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Copyright NoticeAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem or transmitted in any form a by any me

Page 13 - Calibrating Your System

6.If necessary, choose Color Photo from the Image Typepull-down menu.7.Choose Calibration Profile from the Destination pull-downmenu.8.Click Scan. The

Page 14 - Performing Screen Calibration

2.If you see a submenu, choose TWAIN (and then EPSONTWAIN, if necessary). You see EPSON TWAIN advancedscreen. (If you see the easy screen, click Advan

Page 15 - Enabling Screen Calibration

Chapter 3Capturing Images From WithinApplicationsWhen you scan an image from within an application usingEPSON TWAIN, you follow these basic steps:llAc

Page 16 - Exporting a Calibration Chart

Accessing EPSON TWAINTo access EPSON TWAIN, choose Acquire (or Place, or theappropriate command) from the File menu within yourapplication. You may th

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Using the Easy ScreenThe following basic settings are available on the TWAIN easyscreen: Document source Imagetype Destination.You must select the a

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Selecting the Image TypeTo scan images with satisfactory results, you must use thecorrect image type option. You can select one of the followingoption

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If you haven’t modified these options by changing any of theirsettings, the destination you select uses the default settingslisted in the Appendix. To

Page 20 - Scanning Using Calibration

Modifying an Image TypeTo modify an Image Type setting, choose the Image Typebutton. You see the following screen:Not all options on this screen are a

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Image Type Options (Continued)SettingHalftone’DropoutQualityOptionNoneMode A(Hard Tone)Mode B(Soft Tone)Mode C(Net Screen)Dither A(4 x 4 Bayer)Dither

Page 22 - Applications

The following table identifies the options available with eachPixel Depth setting. Since both the Draft and Best Qualitysettings are available with al

Page 23 - Accessing EPSON TWAIN

ContentsIntroductionSystem Requirements... 2How to Use This Manual... 3Warnings, Cautions, Tips, and Notes...

Page 24 - Selecting the Document Source

To modify an existing image type, select it from the ImageType Name pull-down menu and change the necessarysettings. Choose Save and then choose OK.No

Page 25 - Selecting the

Note:If your scanner does not support Text Enhancement Technology, theoption does not appear or is grayed out in the Image Type dialog box.Modifying t

Page 26 - Using the Advanced Screen

Optimum scanning resolutionsOutputdeviceMonochromeprinterDesktop or off icecolor printerPrinting press orimagesetterGrayscale80-170150-240150-350Color

Page 27 - Modifying an Image Type

Selecting calibration profilesUse the Calibration pull-down menu to select a predefinedcalibration profile or create a custom one. TWAIN can then uset

Page 28 - Scanning

To delete an existing Destination, select it from the DestinationName pull-down menu and choose Delete; then choose OKPreviewing and Adjusting the Ima

Page 29 - Sequence

Adjusting the preview areaOnce you see a preview of the image on the screen, you candefine the area you want to scan or select the entire image area.T

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The size of the full image or the selected area appears in theWidth and Height fields. You can type new values in thesefields to define a selection ar

Page 31 - Modifying the Destination

Scanning the ImageWhen you are finished selecting settings on either the easy oradvanced screen, and the image you are scanning looks justright in the

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Chapter 4Using Special EffectsThe EPSON TWAIN advanced screen gives you many optionsfor editing images before you scan them. If you have imageediting

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To save the preview image so it reappears in the previewwindow when you next open the advanced screen, select theSave Preview Image and Settings optio

Page 34 - Zoom Preview icon

Chapter 4Using Special EffectsModifying the TWAIN Configuration...4-1Using Image Controls...4-3Adjusting Gamma Correc

Page 35 - Auto Locate icon

Using Image ControlsThe Image Controls available when you choose thelet you adjust the following image settings:iconBrightness changes the intensity o

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2.Choose the Image Controls icon. You see the followingdialog box:3. Adjust the settings until the image in the preview windowlooks the way you want i

Page 37 - Scanning the

4.When the image in the preview window looks the way youwant, close the Image Controls dialog box.5.You can now scan the image into your application.Y

Page 38 - Using Special Effects

Adjust the gamma curve settings using the slide bar. You seethe effects of the new settings in the preview window and theGamma Correction Name changes

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Adjusting ColorsAfter you have previewedthe image, choose the ColorAdjustment icon,. You see the following screen:Note:Color Adjustment settings are n

Page 40 - Using Image Controls

Setting the Gray BalanceNeutral shades of gray are produced by mixing the three colorsused to make up the image in approximately equalproportions. Som

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Using Color FiltersColor filters can help eliminate color tinges (or an undesirableoverall color tone) that exist in the original. You can also usefil

Page 42 - Adjusting Gamma Correction

Using Automatic FeaturesThe TWAIN advanced screen offers two automatic features:Auto Exposure, which automatically adjusts the exposureof an image and

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Chapter 5 Saving and Exporting ImagesYou can always scan an image using your TWAIN-compliantimage editing application. However, if your application i

Page 44 - Adjusting Colors

5.In the pull-down menu at the top, select the folder in whichyou want to save the file.6.Type a filename for your image in the Save image as field.7.

Page 45 - Changing Saturation

IntroductionThe EPSON® Scanning Utilities let you perform the followingfunctions with your EPSON scanner:Calibrate your scanner to your monitor and yo

Page 46 - Inverting an

2.3.4.5.6.7.In the pull-down menu at the top, select the folder to whichyou want to export the file.Type a filename for your image in the Export image

Page 47 - Using Automatic Features

Acquiring and Exporting an ImageEPSON Scan! II allows you to scan and export an imagedirectly into a selected file format without displaying it on the

Page 48 - Saving and Exporting Images

6. You can choose one of these formats from the Export FileFormat menu: PICT, TIFF5.0, TIFF6.0(JPEG), JPEG, andEPS. (For a description of these file f

Page 49 - Exporting an Image

Chapter 6TroubleshootingIf you have problems using the EPSON Scanning Utilities, orwith the quality of your printed or scanned images, check thetwo se

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An error condition may have caused your application or theTWAIN data source in the EPSON Scanning Utilities to stopworking correctly. Save any documen

Page 51 - II cannot open

See if your Macintosh has enough application memory to runyour software. If you are running other software at the sametime, you may not have enough me

Page 52 - Exiting EPSON Scan! II

An error in the scanner or a paper jam in the Automatic DocumentFeeder caused an error message.Remove the jammed paper or reset the scanner to clear t

Page 53 - Troubleshooting

Auto Locate does not work when scanning two or more originals.Make sure none of the documents are touching one another onthe document table.When you s

Page 54 - 6-2 Troubleshooting

If you scanned an image at a high resolution (800 dpi) and atthe maximum allowable width using the Color Photo ImageType setting, restart your Macinto

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After starting a multipage scan using the Automatic DocumentFeeder, the image editing application freezes, displays an errormessage, or fails.Reset th

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Note:As you use the EPSON Scanning Utilities, the top fine of the windowidentifies whether you are using EPSON Scan! II or EPSONTWAIN.System Requireme

Page 57 - Troubleshooting 6-5

Part of the image is distorted or blurred.Part of the original may be wrinkled, warped, or not in contactwith the document table. Be sure the document

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The image is too dark and without details.Adjust the Brightness, Gamma Correction, and Shadowsettings to lighter values and scan the image again. Also

Page 59 - Problems With Image Quality

Using halftoning, textured dot patterns appear in the image.This is normal halftoning; see your scanner manual forexamples.The color on the video disp

Page 60 - Caution:

The image cannot be printed on the printer, the printout isgarbled, or the printout is not an image.Check that the printer is properly connected to yo

Page 61 - Troubleshooting 6-9

When you select 16 Gray for the Pixel Depth setting, the scannedimage appears black in your application software.Choose 256 Gray for the Pixel Depth s

Page 62 - 6-10 Troubleshooting

AppendixThis appendix lists the default settings for the Image Type andDestination options in EPSON TWAIN.Default Image Type settingslmage typeDefault

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Default Destination settings (continued)I DestinationFAXIOCRLaser 600 dpiStylus COLORStylus Pro XLStylus ProStylus COLOR I I-Default settings200 dpi

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Icon GlossaryThis glossary describes the TWAIN icons. If you want to knowwhat a specific icon does, locate the icon in this glossary; thenread its des

Page 65 - Appendix

Auto Locate. Allows you to automatically select just theimage. If your preview window contains more than oneimage and you only need one, roughly selec

Page 66 - Stylus COLOR IIs

Shadow Comparison. Allows you to compare three or fiveimage samples of varying shadow intensity or color. Themiddle sample reflects the current shadow

Page 67 - Icon Glossary

How to Use This ManualThis User’s Guide contains information you need to install anduse the EPSON Scanning Utilities with your EPSON scanner.Chapter 1

Page 68 - 2 Icon Glossary

Color Adjustment. Opens the Color Adjustment dialog box,which lets you adjust the colors in an image using the settings described below.Gray Balance C

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Term GlossaryApplication ProgramA software program designed to perform a specific task, suchas word processing, image editing, or spreadsheet function

Page 70 - 4 Icon Glossary

DestinationA set of resolution and calibration settings that match thecharacteristics of the scan to the final output device. EPSONTWAlN provides seve

Page 71 - Term Glossary

Gray BalanceAn EPSON TWAIN software setting that lets you adjust thegrayness of any area of an image. You can remove color castsand discoloration to m

Page 72 - 2 Term Glossary

MoireAn unwanted pattern that can occur when a halftone image isscanned or when it is scaled in an application after it has beenscanned.PICTAn industr

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SCSISmall Computer System Interface. EPSON scanners use theSCSI interface to communicate between the Macintosh and thescanner.ShadowThe darkest area o

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IndexAAccessories, purchasing, Intro-4Acquire & Export option, 5-4 to 5-5Acquire option, 3-2, 5-1, 6-1 to 6-2Additive color process, 2-1, 6-10Adv

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DData24-bit mode, 3-15, 6-3formats, 3-6source, 1-3, 6-1 to 6-2Default settings, 3-4 to 3-5, A-1 toA-2Destinationadvanced screen options, 3-10 to 3-13b

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IImageacquiring and exporting, 5-4 to 5-5adjusting preview, 3-14 to 3-16exporting, 5-1 to 5-5file size, 3-11, 3-14 to 3-15, 6-5, 6-12inverting, 4-9, 6

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printer calibration, see CalibrationPrinter driver, 6-12ProblemsEPSON scanning Utilities, 6-1 to 6-7Image quality, 6-7 to 6-12Profile, see Calibration

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Where to Get HelpIf you purchased your scanner in the United States or Canada,EPSON provides customer support and service through anetwork of Authoriz

Page 79 - Scanners

Tips, Intro-3Transparency Unit, 3-3, 4-9, 6-4Troubleshooting, 6-1 to 6-12TWAINaccessing, 3-2advanced screen, see Advancedscreenautomatic features, 4-1

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EPSON Bulletin Board ServiceYou can call the EPSON Bulletin Board Service (BBS) at(310) 782-4531. No membership is required. Make sure yourcommunicati

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