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  • Page 1 EPSON TWAIN Pro ® User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    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.
  • Page 3 Trademarks EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, and EPSON Expression is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. EPSON FaxAdvice is a trademark, and EPSON SoundAdvice is a service mark of Epson America, Inc. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Introduction System Requirements Windows System Requirements Macintosh System Requirements How to Use This Manual Where to Get Help Scanning from Your Application Software Basic Scanning Selecting Basic Settings Previewing Your Scan Preview Zooming Options Using Marquees Advanced Scanning Customizing Image Types Customizing Destination Settings Adjusting Source and Target Image Sizes Scaling the Image...
  • Page 5 Using the Eyedropper Buttons Using Tone Correction Customizing Tone Correction Settings Using Color Adjustments Changing the Gray Balance Intensity Changing the Saturation Saving Custom Settings Configuring EPSON TWAIN Pro Troubleshooting Problems Using EPSON TWAIN Pro Problems with Image Quality Glossary Index Page 5...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Provides a helpful or a specific portion of it for scanning Uses EPSON’s Auto Area Segmentation and Text Enhancement Technology features to improve text recognition and provide clear separation from graphic areas when you scan images with text...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    System Requirements Before installing the scanner software, make sure your system meets the following minimum requirements. If you are scanning high resolution images, you need more than the minimum available hard disk space Onscreen color and listed. tone reproduction depend on the...

  • Page 8: Macintosh System Requirements

    Macintosh EPSON TWAIN Pro supports the Apple management system and QuickTime. PowerPC Onscreen color and later recommended) tone reproduction Macintosh standard SCSI interface depend on the 16MB RAM (32MB RAM recommended) display capabilities of your computer 50MB available hard disk space...

  • Page 9: How To Use This Manual

    How to Use This Manual This User’s Guide tells you what you need to know to scan with EPSON TWAIN Pro on a Windows or Macintosh system. For instructions on installing the software, see Setting Up and Using Your Scanner .

  • Page 10: Where To Get Help

    FTP downloading) to log onto ftp.epson.com with the user name anonymous and your e-mail address as the password. EPSON Download You can call the EPSON Download Service at (800) 442-2007. Set your Service communications software to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. Modem speed can be up to 28.8 Kbps.
  • Page 11 Access EPSON’s technical information library by calling (800) 922-8911. You must provide a return fax number to use this service. EPSON Referral For the location of your nearest Authorized EPSON Reseller or Service Customer Care Center, call (800) 922-8911. Introduction...
  • Page 12 You can purchase optional equipment, manuals, and accessories from EPSON Accessories at (800) 873-7766 (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 873-7766 for dealer referral. For U.S. sales, you can also visit our website at www.epsonsupplies.com.

  • Page 13: Scanning From Your Application Software

    Basic Scanning work properly. Follow the steps in this section to start EPSON TWAIN Pro and select the You usually need to settings for a basic scan of one image. To scan multiple images or use perform steps 3...
  • Page 14 4 Then select one of the following in the Select Source dialog box: Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0: EPSON TWAIN Pro(32-bit) Macintosh: EPSON TWAIN Pro 5 To open EPSON TWAIN Pro for scanning, choose Import or Acquire For help anytime from the File menu and then select one of the following: you’re using EPSON...

  • Page 15: Selecting Basic Settings

    1 If you’re scanning a document from the scanner’s document table, installed. select Flatbed (default) as the Document Source setting. If you’ve installed the optional auto document feeder or transparency unit on If you’re scanning...
  • Page 16 2 For best results, select an Image Type each time you scan. Image types automatically select other TWAIN Pro settings and set the ranges for your Image Controls. Image Type 36-bit Color (HiFi)* 24-bit Color (Std) 24-bit Color De-screening 12-bit Gray (HiFi)* 8-bit Gray (Std)
  • Page 17 You can also change the settings for these options or save your own custom Image Types. See information. 3 Now select the output device where you want to display or print your scanned image from the Destination list. These destinations automatically select the output device.
  • Page 18 Destination options Stylus Photo 700 Stylus Photo EX Stylus COLOR Stylus COLOR II Stylus COLOR IIs (Windows only) Stylus COLOR 200 (Windows only) Stylus COLOR 300 (Windows only) Stylus COLOR 400 (Windows only) Stylus COLOR 500 Stylus COLOR 600 Stylus COLOR 800 Stylus COLOR 850 Stylus Pro XL Stylus Pro XL+...
  • Page 19 Destination options Stylus 1500 Stylus COLOR 1520 Stylus COLOR 3000 Keep in mind that the Resolution setting is EPL-C8000 closely related to the Target height and InkJet Printer width and Scale settings, and Laser Printer drastically affects your file size. You can also change the settings for these options or save your own custom destinations.
  • Page 20 6 When you’re ready to scan, click the Scan button. The scanned image appears in your application window. 7 If necessary, click the Close button to close the EPSON TWAIN Pro window and return to your application. To modify or save your scanned image using your application software, see your software documentation.

  • Page 21: Previewing Your Scan

    Previewing Your Scan You can preview your image in a separate Preview window to see the effects of your settings before scanning. Previewing also allows you to determine the width and height of the scanned image and the final file size. To crop the image or scan multiple portions of an image, you can preview and use a marquee.

  • Page 22: Preview Zooming Options

    Preview Zooming Options Click the Click the marquee to a full preview (available only when the preview image or marquee is zoomed). Click the previous zoomed size (available only when the marquee was zoomed previously). This restores the zoomed preview from memory, which is quicker than clicking the Zoom Preview button again.
  • Page 23 3 Drag the mouse across the image, creating a marquee (or frame). 4 Release the button when the marquee contains the image area you want. If you need to adjust the marquee size or position, see Resizing and Moving Marquees. To create additional marquees, see Creating Multiple Marquees.
  • Page 24 To resize the marquee proportionally, press the Shift key and drag the box (Windows only). To move a marquee, place the mouse pointer anywhere on the edge of the marquee. The pointer changes to a hand. Click the mouse button and drag the entire marquee to move it where you want it.
  • Page 25 Creating Multiple Marquees You can create multiple marquees in one image to sequentially scan only the most important parts while ignoring the rest. You can also scan multiple images with a marquee on each. Marquees can be different sizes and they can overlap. Additional marquees can be made anywhere except on the frame of another marquee.
  • Page 26 EPSON TWAIN Pro window. TWAIN Pro loads each marquee into your application as a separate image, one at a time. When you’re finished, close EPSON TWAIN Pro and modify and save your images in your application. Deleting and Duplicating Marquees...

  • Page 27: Advanced Scanning

    Exposure Adjusting Image shadows Using Tone Correction Using Color Saving Custom Settings Configuring EPSON TWAIN Pro Advanced Scanning Advanced Scanning and scale Features, such as Auto Locate and Auto Controls, such as the exposure, highlights, and Adjustments, such as saturation...

  • Page 28: Customizing Image Types

    EPSON TWAIN Pro or add new options of your own. To customize an image type or create a new one, click the Image Type button in the EPSON TWAIN Pro window. You see the Image Type dialog box: Most of the example...
  • Page 29 If you’re running Windows, you can also create a new image type. Select a predefined type with similar settings from the Image Type Name list, then type a name for your new image type in the box at the top of the list. Change the settings as necessary and click Save.
  • Page 30 Image Type setting Options Dropout* None Green Blue B/W Option None (Windows) Text Black and White Enhancement Option (Macintosh) Technology Auto Area Segmentation Advanced Scanning Description Includes all color values in a monochrome Represents red areas as white in a monochrome scan Represents green areas as white in a monochrome scan Represents blue areas as white in a monochrome scan Selects no black and white scanning options...
  • Page 31 Image Type setting Options Halftone** None Mode A (Hard tone) Mode B (Soft tone) Mode C (Net screen) Dither A (4 Bayer) Dither B (4 Spiral) Dither C (4 Net screen) Dither D (8 Net screen) * Dropout is available only when the Pixel Depth setting is set to 8-bit Gray, 12-bit Gray, or Black & White. ** Halftone is available only when the Pixel Depth setting is set to Black &...

  • Page 32: Customizing Destination Settings

    Customizing Destination Settings You can change the settings for the predefined Destination options available in EPSON TWAIN Pro or add new options of your own. To customize a destination (output device) or create a new one, click the Destination button in the EPSON TWAIN Pro window. You see the...
  • Page 33 Destination options Default settings You can also select Screen the Resolution setting from the list Screen Vivid on the EPSON TWAIN Pro window. Resolution is closely Prepress 175 lpi related to the Target width and height and Prepress 150 lpi Scale settings.
  • Page 34 Destination options Default settings Stylus COLOR Stylus COLOR II Stylus COLOR IIs (Windows) Stylus COLOR 200 (Windows) Stylus COLOR 300 (Windows) Stylus COLOR 400 (Windows) Stylus COLOR 500 Stylus COLOR 600 Stylus COLOR 800 Stylus COLOR 850 Stylus Pro XL Stylus Pro XL+ Stylus 1500 Stylus COLOR 1520...

  • Page 35: Adjusting Source And Target Image Sizes

    Destination options Default settings EPL-C8000 Inkjet Printer Laser Printer Adjusting Source and Target Image Sizes Sometimes the The Source width and height fields indicate the size of the entire preview values you select image or of the active marquee. You can type in a new width and height to may be rounded up or specify exactly how much of the image you want to scan.
  • Page 36 The Target width and height fields indicate the size of your scanned image using the current settings. The values in these fields change as you modify settings. You can also type in a specific width and height to specify the target image size exactly. The Source and Target width and height, Scale, and...

  • Page 37: Scaling The Image

    Using Automatic Adjustment Features The range of the possible scale values EPSON TWAIN Pro includes three automatic adjustment features to help depends on the you quickly prepare your preview image for scanning, as described in Resolution setting.

  • Page 38: Using Auto Locate

    Using Auto Locate Click the everything on the document table except your image. If you want to scan part of an image, drag the mouse pointer to create a marquee around the area to be scanned. (It doesn’t have to be precise.) Then click the Auto Locate button.

  • Page 39: Using Auto Exposure

    Exposure Auto Exposure button or Gamma adjust Image Controls, Highlight click the Configuration button on the EPSON Shadow TWAIN Pro Main Threshold* window to check the Color Sync setting. You can’t use these tools if Color Sync is selected.
  • Page 40 Click the box: The Auto Exposure feature overrides any Image Controls setting you select. If you have a Macintosh, you can’t adjust Image Controls if Color Sync is selected in the eyedropper Configuration dialog buttons box. To change the Image Controls, move the slider for the setting or click the left or right arrows.
  • Page 41 The Image Controls settings are described in the table below. Image Controls settings Exposure Gamma Highlight Shadow Threshold* * The Threshold setting is available only when the Pixel Depth setting is set to Black & White and the Halftone setting is set to None. When the Threshold setting is active, the rest of the Image Controls are not available.

  • Page 42: Using The Eyedropper Buttons

    Using the Eyedropper Buttons The Highlight and Shadow settings include an eyedropper button you can use to select particular colors in the image for use as the highlight and shadow colors. Click an eyedropper button and move the mouse pointer over the preview image;...
  • Page 43 Click the the Tone Correction dialog box. Each point on the tone curve represents the Output checkbox characteristic to its right. For example, the top point on the curve represents the Highlight characteristic. In addition, the Channels radio buttons indicate the color(s) that the tone curve will modify: red, green, blue, or all three colors.

  • Page 44: Customizing Tone Correction Settings

    Once you’ve selected the color you want to modify using the Channels buttons, use these methods to change the tones: Drag points on the tone curve to adjust the tone value. Type a number in the field for an Output setting and click outside the Tone Correction dialog box.

  • Page 45: Using Color Adjustments

    Using Color Adjustments You can adjust the Gray Balance Intensity and Saturation of colors in a color image using the Color Adjustment tools. The Color Click the Adjustment settings the Color Adjustment dialog box: are disabled if you click the Scan button without previewing the image.

  • Page 46: Changing The Gray Balance Intensity

    Changing the Gray Balance Intensity The Gray Balance Intensity setting adjusts the gray tones in the image to appear more neutral. You may need to adjust this setting if the three colors that are mixed together to form the neutral gray are unbalanced. To change the Gray Balance Intensity, follow these steps: 1 First click the eyedropper button and move the mouse pointer onto your preview image.

  • Page 47: Saving Custom Settings

    Saving Custom Settings You can save a custom set of all the EPSON TWAIN Pro settings for your scan so you can easily select it when you perform a similar scan later. Click the Settings button in the EPSON TWAIN Pro window to display the Settings dialog box: The currently selected EPSON TWAIN Pro settings are listed on the right.

  • Page 48: Configuring Epson Twain Pro

    Small in the Preview Window Size list. If you want to automatically save the preview image and all the scanning settings when you preview, scan, or close EPSON TWAIN Pro, click the Save Preview Image and Settings checkbox. Click the Fast Preview checkbox to enable high-speed loading of the preview image.
  • Page 49 On a Macintosh, move or rename the EPSON GT-9600 profile (and the EPSON GT-9600 TPU profile, if you have a transparency unit) in Don’t move or rename the System Folder\Preferences\ColorSync Profiles folder. Then name the Gt9600t.icm or...

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    If you encounter any problems using EPSON TWAIN Pro, try the solutions in these sections: Problems Using EPSON TWAIN Pro Problems with Image Quality If the information here doesn’t help you solve the problem, check with your dealer or contact EPSON. See information.
  • Page 51 Make sure EPSON TWAIN Pro can access enough system memory. needs more memory. See the section on memory allocation in your computer manual. EPSON TWAIN Pro is EPSON TWAIN Pro may not be selected as the TWAIN source in your not selected as your application. See TWAIN source.
  • Page 52 Sometimes an error condition may cause the computer to display a message telling you that your scanner is not recognized. If this happens, reset your scanner by pushing the RESET button. Then restart your computer and try again.
  • Page 53 See your computer manual and interface card manual. Your INF file may not Use Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel to uninstall EPSON TWAIN Pro, then reinstall it. See Setting Up and Using Your be loaded correctly Scanner for installation instructions.
  • Page 54 You have trouble scanning multiple images. Problem Solution Your application Some application programs don’t support scanning of multiple images. program doesn’t When you try to batch scan or use the optional auto document feeder support multiple image with this type of program, you get an error message or the system locks scanning.

  • Page 55: Problems With Image Quality

    You cannot scan images at all or only a few dots appear in the scanned image. Problem Solution You may have selected Select different EPSON TWAIN Pro settings. You may have selected an incorrect scan settings. incorrect Image Type or Destination setting, or the Exposure, Highlight, and Tone Correction settings may be inappropriate for your image.
  • Page 56 You may have moved the document during scanning. Check the position document table. of the document. See that the scanner is not tilted or placed on an unstable surface. Part of the image is distorted or blurred. Problem Solution The document isn’t...
  • Page 57 Pro settings may be set setting. incorrectly. Your monitor isn’t Make sure you have calibrated your monitor to your scanner as calibrated or isn’t described in Setting Up and Using Your Scanner. Also check your adjusted correctly. monitor’s brightness and contrast settings.
  • Page 58 Exact matching of colors on your monitor, scanner and printer is very difficult. If you have the Artist or Professional model of the EPSON Expression 800, use Monaco Profiler Lite to set up ICC profiles for these devices. See the electronic manual on the Monaco Profiler Lite CD-ROM for details.
  • Page 59 If you have the Artist or Professional model of the EPSON affecting your results. Expression 800, use Monaco Profiler Lite to set up ICC profiles for these devices. See the electronic manual on the Monaco Profiler Lite CD-ROM for details.
  • Page 60 Source setting is setting. selected. The film guide or slide The scanner software perceives the dark film guide frame as white, transparency guide which alters the exposure of the scanning area and causes the scan to affects the exposure of appear darker.
  • Page 61 Moiré (crosshatch) patterns appear in the scanned image. Problem Solution You have scanned a To minimize moiré patterns, try the following: document with halftone patterns. Troubleshooting Place a transparent sheet between the document and the document table to unfocus the image slightly. Move or angle the document slightly.

  • Page 62: Glossary

    Dots per inch. A unit of measurement for resolution. The higher the value, the higher the resolution. Dropout An EPSON TWAIN Pro option that lets you select a color for the scanner to ignore. Halftone A method of using dot patterns to represent an image.
  • Page 63 “reads” the colors in an image, and sends the color information to the computer as digital data. Threshold An EPSON TWAIN Pro option that sets the point at which gray values in an image are represented as either black or white. Glossary...

  • Page 64: Index

    Accessories, EPSON, Auto Area Segmentation, Auto document feeder ordering, settings, Auto Exposure, 39, 40, Auto Locate, Automatic adjustment features, using, Batch scanning, 26, 38, Blurred image, Calibration problems, 50, Color buttons, Color Adjustment settings, correction options, managing, problems, Index ColorSync,...
  • Page 65 Faint image, FaxAdvice, EPSON, Features, FTP site, Gamma setting, Gray Balance Intensity setting, Halftone setting, Help, EPSON, Highlight, adjusting, ICM, Image Controls adjusting, default settings, Image quality problems, Image size, adjusting, to 37, Image Type setting, Image types, customizing, Internet support numbers,...
  • Page 66 TWAIN Pro, QuickTime, Referral Service, EPSON, Requirements, system, Resolution setting, to 19, Index Saturation setting, 45, Scale settings, 19, 33, 36,...
  • Page 67 Size, adjusting image, Software installation problems, 51, SoundAdvice, EPSON, Source settings, Support, System interrupt conflicts, System requirements Macintosh, Windows, Target settings, to 19, Technical support numbers, Text Enhancement Technology, Threshold setting, Tone Correction settings customizing, problems, using, Index Transparency unit...

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