Table Of Contents - Epson Expression 13000XL User Manual

Contents
Copyright
Trademarks
About This Manual
Introduction to the Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Marks and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Descriptions Used in this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Operating System References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Important Instructions
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Restrictions on Copying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Scanner Basics
Part Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Buttons and Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Information on Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Epson Scan 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Application for Updating Software and
Firmware (EPSON Software Updater). . . . . . . . . 13
Placing Originals on the Product
Placing Originals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Placing Large or Thick Originals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Basic Scanning
Scanning Using Epson Scan 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Scanning Photos or Pictures (Photo Mode). . . . . 18
Scanning Documents (Document Mode). . . . . . 22
Setting a Resolution That Suits the Scanning
Purpose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Scanning Using a Scanner Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Advanced Scanning
Image Adjustment Features for Photo Mode. . . . . . 27
Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Saturation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Detailed Adjustments Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Unsharp Mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Color Restoration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Backlight Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Descreening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Dust Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Grain Reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Image Adjustment Features for Document Mode. . . 33
Image Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Gamma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Threshold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unsharp Mask. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Descreening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Edge Fill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Dual Image Output (for Windows Only). . . . . . . 37
Watermark (for Windows only). . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Saving as a Searchable PDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using the Transparency Unit
Unpacking the Transparency Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Unlocking the transportation lock. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing the Transparency Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting and Placing Films. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
35 mm film strips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Mounted slides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Medium format (120/220). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4×5 inch film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Non-standard film sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the Transparency Unit to Scan. . . . . . . . . . . .48
Scanning with suitable settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Scanning reflective (non-film) originals .. . . . . . 49
Maintenance
Cleaning the Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Energy Saving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Transporting the Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Updating Applications and Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . 52
Solving Problems
Scanner Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Scanner Lights Indicate an Error. . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Problems Starting Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cannot Start Epson Scan 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cannot Scan Using the Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cannot Scan Using the Transparency Unit. . . . . .55
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