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Epson GT-10000+ User Manual

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  • Page 2 Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. 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.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Network Scanning Procedure ......2-2 Starting EPSON Scan Server ......2-2 Starting EPSON TWAIN Pro Network .
  • Page 5 Appendix A Scanner Server PC Setup Setting up the Scanner Server PC......A-2 Installing the TCP/IP Protocol ......A-2 Installing the TCP/IP protocol (Windows 98, 95) .

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Features EPSON Scan Server and EPSON TWAIN Pro Network software work together to directly control all of the features of your EPSON scanner in a networked environment. Through the use of these software packages, you can share one or more scanners among the users in a network and allow scanned images to be imported into any TWAIN-compliant application.
  • Page 7 Scanned Image Client PC Client PC If there are multiple EPSON scanners and scanner server PCs in the network, you can select which scanner to be used in the EPSON TWAIN Pro Network setup dialog box on the client. To share an EPSON scanner by clients in the network, only one EPSON scanner can be connected to one scanner server PC.

  • Page 8: About This Guide

    About This Guide This User's Guide provides detailed instructions for installing and using EPSON Scan Server and EPSON TWAIN Pro Network software. Chapter 1 contains information about installing EPSON Scan Server and EPSON TWAIN Pro Network software. Chapter 2 provides basic information about networked scanning.

  • Page 9: References

    Since the settings and functions for EPSON TWAIN Pro and EPSON TWAIN Pro Network are the same, please refer to this guide for details on the settings and functions of EPSON TWAIN Pro Network.
  • Page 10 Software for Scanning over a Network ..... 1-2 Installing EPSON Scan Server ......1-3 Setting the default scanner for Windows 98 and 2000 users .

  • Page 11: System Requirements

    TCP/IP Protocol: Software for Scanning over a Network To use EPSON scanners in a networked environment and send scanned images to client PCs, you need to install the following software: EPSON Scan Server on the PC connected to the EPSON...

  • Page 12: Installing Epson Scan Server

    1. Connect your scanner to the scanner server PC. 2. Turn on the scanner, then the scanner server PC. 3. Insert the EPSON Scanner Software CD in the CD-ROM drive. If Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows 2000 is used, it automatically detects the connected scanner and starts the New Hardware Found Wizard.
  • Page 13 6. Click Add Software in the EPSON Software Setup dialog box. 7. Select EPSON Scan Server by checking to the left of the name in the EPSON Software Setup dialog box. At this point, you can select other applications to be installed. Make sure to remove the check mark from application which is already installed on the scanner server PC.
  • Page 14 9. Click Next to continue. The File Copy Progress bar appears. After files are copied, the Question dialog box appears. 10. Click Yes or No. 11. Find your version of Windows below and follow the instructions. Installing the Software...
  • Page 15 After you finish the setup procedure, be sure to double-click the Scanners and Cameras icon on the Control Panel and select EPSON GT-10000 in the Scanners and Cameras Properties list. See “Setting the default scanner for Windows 98 and 2000 users”...
  • Page 16 12. Select the scanner to be used from the Scanner Selection box. Note: If the EPSON TWAIN Pro software or device information file is not already installed on the scanner server PC using Windows 95, no available scanners will appear on the list at this point. In this case, skip selection of the scanner name and continue the installation.
  • Page 17 13. Select the desired start up mode between Icon or Dialog box. In icon start up mode, the EPSON Scan Server icon appears in the Taskbar tray when Scan Server starts as shown below. icon In dialog box mode, the following dialog box appears when Scan Server starts.

  • Page 18: Setting The Default Scanner For Windows 98 And 2000 Users1-9

    Scanners and Cameras on the Control Panel once they have installed EPSON Scan Server. The following describes how to select the default scanner. 1. Make sure you have completed installation of EPSON Scan Server as described on pages 1-3 to 1-9. Installing the Software...
  • Page 19 Control Panel. The Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box appears showing a list of scanners and cameras installed on your computer. 3. Select EPSON GT-10000 and click the Properties button. The EPSON GT-10000 Properties dialog box appears. 1-10 Installing the Software...
  • Page 20 4. Click the Utility tab, make sure Select as default scanner for EPSON Scan Server is checked and then click OK. 5. Click OK. 1-11 Installing the Software...

  • Page 21: Changing The Start Up Mode

    To change from the Taskbar icon start up mode to the dialog box start up mode, right-click the Scan Server icon in the Taskbar tray and click Taskbar Icon to remove the check mark. Your settings will take effect the next time you start EPSON Scan Server. 1-12...

  • Page 22: Installing Epson Twain Pro Network

    Installing EPSON TWAIN Pro Network Install and use EPSON TWAIN Pro Network on a client PC that is connected to your network. Make sure you know the IP address or host name of the host computer on which you installed EPSON Scan Server as you will need it while installing EPSON TWAIN Pro Network.
  • Page 23 3. Click Add Software in the EPSON Software Setup dialog box. 4. Select EPSON TWAIN Pro Network by checking at the left of the name in the EPSON Software Setup dialog box. A check mark will appear to indicate that EPSON TWAIN Pro Network is selected.
  • Page 24 5. Click OK to start the installation of selected applications. 6. Click Next. 7. Click Next. 1-15 Installing the Software...
  • Page 25 The EPSON TWAIN Pro Network setup dialog box appears. Note: To change the settings in the EPSON TWAIN Pro Network setup dialog box after the setup is already complete, click Start and point to Settings, then select Control Panel. Then double-click the EPSON TWAIN Pro Network icon.
  • Page 26 9. Specify the Timeout Setting. Normally you do not need to change this value. Valid values range from 30 to 300 seconds. For screen calibration, refer to the section “Calibrating Your Screen” described later in this chapter. 10. To test the status of the scanner, click Test. After the test is complete, information about the scanner's status is displayed below the heading Scanner Status.
  • Page 27 13. Move the slide bar right or left until the two shades of the gray horizontal stripes match and click OK. For details, refer to the next section “Calibrating Your Screen.” 14. Click OK. Installation of EPSON TWAIN Pro Network is complete. 1-18 Installing the Software...

  • Page 28: Calibrating Your Screen

    For Windows 95 and NT 4.0 users: Click Start and point to Settings, then select Control Panel. Then double-click the EPSON TWAIN Pro Network icon and click the Calibration Utility button in the EPSON TWAIN Pro Network setup dialog box.
  • Page 29 1. Move the slider to the right or left until the two shades of the gray horizontal stripes match. Note: View the screen from a short distance. While the gray stripes do not blend perfectly well, try to adjust until the different tones match as closely as possible.
  • Page 30 Network Scanning Procedure ......2-2 Starting EPSON Scan Server ......2-2 Starting EPSON TWAIN Pro Network .

  • Page 31: Network Scanning Procedure

    1. Start the EPSON Scan Server software and specify which EPSON scanner is to be used from the scanner server PC. 2. Specify the scanner server PC to be used by using the EPSON TWAIN Pro Network setup dialog box in the Control Panel on the client PC.

  • Page 32: Starting Epson Twain Pro Network

    EPSON Scan Server, then select EPSON Scan Server. Note: Make sure no other interface is used. To exit EPSON Scan Server, click Exit on the EPSON Scan Server dialog box. Make sure that no client is using the scanner before attempting to quit.
  • Page 33 2. From the TWAIN-compliant application's menu, select EPSON TWAIN Pro Network as the TWAIN data source and open EPSON TWAIN Pro Network using a command such as Acquire. The exact procedure depends on the application. Refer to the Setup Guide or documentation included with the application.

  • Page 34: Scanning An Image

    Scanning an Image To use networked scanning, it is required that all of the devices (the EPSON scanner, the scanner server PC, and the client PC) are powered on and that EPSON Scan Server, the TWAIN-compliant application and EPSON TWAIN Pro Network are all started.
  • Page 35 3. Click Scan or Scan All in the EPSON TWAIN Pro Network dialog box. Scan All is available only if you have drawn more than one marquee in the Preview window. Scanning starts and the Progress bar indicates how much of the document has been scanned.

  • Page 36: Using The Start Button On The Scanner

    PC, or Cancel on the Progress bar from the client PC. Clicking Stop in the EPSON Scan Server dialog box breaks the connection between the scanner server PC and the client PC, and exits EPSON TWAIN Pro Network on the client PC. To start scanning again, you will have to restart EPSON TWAIN Pro Network on the client PC.

  • Page 37: Using The Start Button In The Epson Scan Server Dialog Box2-8

    When you return to the client PC, the scanned images will already be opened in the target application. Note: When you are using EPSON Scanner Monitor (in Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0) or Scanner Events (in Windows 98, Windows 2000), starting EPSON Scan Server disables those functions, so pressing the a Start button does not activate those functions.
  • Page 38 3. Click the Start button in the EPSON Scan Server dialog box. Scanning starts and the Progress bar indicates how much of the document has been scanned. Note: To cancel scanning, click Cancel in the EPSON Scan Server dialog box on the scanner server PC.

  • Page 39: Getting Information From Online Help

    Getting Information from Online Help Online help is available from the dialog boxes of EPSON TWAIN Pro Network. The online help covers the scanning procedure, how to choose settings, and other topics. To display the online help on the client PC, click the ? or Help button in the dialog box of EPSON TWAIN Pro Network.

  • Page 40: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions ........3-2 Troubleshooting...

  • Page 41: Problems And Solutions

    Refer also to the Online Reference Guide for solutions to problems with the appearance of the scanned image. Note: If some settings appear dimmed in EPSON TWAIN Pro Network, they cannot be selected because of the capability of your scanner or your choice of other settings.
  • Page 42 For Windows 95 and NT 4.0: The scanner does not appear in the Scanner Selection box in the EPSON Scan Server setup dialog box. For Windows 98 and 2000: Status: unavailable appears under the General tab of the EPSON GT-10000 Properties dialog box.
  • Page 43 You cannot start up EPSON Scan Server. Cause What to do Scanner is off Turn on the scanner and then your computer. Connection problem Turn off the scanner and computer and check that they are connected properly. Cable problem Make sure the interface cable meets the requirements of your interface board.
  • Page 44 EPSON TWAIN Pro Network. Paper is jammed. Take the jammed paper out and reload the document, then restart EPSON TWAIN Pro Network. Troubleshooting...
  • Page 45 EPSON TWAIN Pro Network dialog box does not appear on the client PC when you try to start EPSON TWAIN Pro Network from a TWAIN-compliant application. Cause What to do Scanner and/or scanner Turn on the scanner and then the server PC is off scanner server PC.
  • Page 46 Network connection is terminated before the scanned image is transferred to the client PC. Cause What to do Timed out Check the time out setting and increase the value, if necessary. Refer to page 1-16 of this manual to change the time out setting. Troubleshooting...
  • Page 47 Troubleshooting...

  • Page 48: Appendix A Scanner Server Pc Setup

    Appendix A Scanner Server PC Setup Setting up the Scanner Server PC ......A-2 Installing the TCP/IP Protocol ......A-2 Installing the TCP/IP protocol (Windows 98, 95) .

  • Page 49: Setting Up The Scanner Server Pc

    Setting up the Scanner Server PC To allow networking, the scanner server PC and the client PCs in the network require a Network Interface Card and a Network Interface Card (NIC) driver. Install the Network Interface Card and Network Interface Card (NIC) driver in the scanner server PC and the client PCs.
  • Page 50 2. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel window. The Network dialog box appears. 3. Click the Configuration tab to bring it to the top of the dialog box. Scanner Server PC Setup...
  • Page 51 4. Check that TCP/IP protocol is included in the The following network components are installed: list box. If the TCP/IP protocol appears in the list box, proceed to the following section “Setting the Scanner Server PC's IP Address” on page A-12. Otherwise, proceed to step 5. 5.
  • Page 52 7. Select Microsoft from Manufacturers box and TCP/IP from Network Protocols, and click OK. 8. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. After you finish this step, proceed to the section “Setting the Scanner Server PC's IP Address” on page A-12. Scanner Server PC Setup...

  • Page 53: Installing The Tcp/Ip Protocol (Windows 2000

    Installing the TCP/IP protocol (Windows 2000) To install the TCP/IP protocol on the scanner server PC and client PCs in the network: 1. Right-click the My Network Places icon and select Properties. 2. Double-click Local Area Connection. Scanner Server PC Setup...
  • Page 54 3. Click Property. 4. Check that Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is included in the Local Area Connection Properties list box. If the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) appears in the list box, proceed to “Setting the Scanner Server PC's IP Address” on page A-12. Otherwise, proceed to step 5. 5.
  • Page 55 6. Select Protocol from the list and click Add. 7. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the Network Protocol list box and click OK. 8. Check that Internet Protocol is installed and click Close. After you finish this setup, proceed to “Setting the Scanner Server PC's IP Address”...

  • Page 56: Installing The Tcp/Ip Protocol (Windows

    Installing the TCP/IP protocol (Windows NT 4.0) To install the TCP/IP protocol on the scanner server PC and client PCs in the network: 1. Click Start and point to Settings, then select Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. 2. Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel window. 3.
  • Page 57 4. Check that TCP/IP protocol is included in the Network Protocols: list box. If TCP/IP already appears in the list box, proceed to the section “Setting the Scanner Server PC's IP Address” on page A-12. Otherwise, proceed to step 5. 5.
  • Page 58 6. Select TCP/IP Protocol from the list and click OK. 7. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen. After you finish this step, proceed to the section “Setting the Scanner Server PC's IP Address” below. A-11 Scanner Server PC Setup...

  • Page 59: Setting The Scanner Server Pc's Ip Address

    Setting the Scanner Server PC's IP Address To use EPSON scanners in a network environment, you need to assign IP addresses to the scanner server PC and client PCs. If EPSON scanners are installed in an internal LAN (Local Area Network), that is, isolated from the Internet, the following IP addresses can be assigned to the scanner server PC.
  • Page 60 2. Select TCP/IP in the list box and click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the IP Address tab. The IP Address dialog box appears on the top. A-13 Scanner Server PC Setup...
  • Page 61 4. If you are using a DHCP server in your network, you can assign an IP address to your scanner server PC automatically by selecting Obtain an IP address automatically and clicking OK. To manually assign an IP address, select Specify IP address then enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask.

  • Page 62: Assigning An Ip Address To A Scanner Server Pc On Windows 2000

    Assigning an IP address to a scanner server PC on Windows 2000 1. Right-click the My Network Places icon, then select Properties and double-click Local Area Connection. 2. Click Property, and then double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). 3. Make sure that Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is included in the Local Area Connection Properties list box.
  • Page 63 4. Select Use the following IP address, then enter the IP address. Click OK to close the dialog box. Note: Make the settings appropriate for your network. Confirm the IP address and other network settings with your network administrator. 5. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, then click Close to close the Local Area Connection Status dialog box.

  • Page 64: Assigning An Ip Address To A Scanner Server Pc On Windows

    Assigning an IP address to a scanner server PC on Windows NT 4.0 1. Click Start and point to Settings, then select Control Panel and double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel window. The Network dialog box appears with the Identification tab on the top.

  • Page 65: Connecting The Scanner To The Scanner Server Pc

    IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. Click OK. Connecting the Scanner to the Scanner Server PC Connect the EPSON scanner to your scanner server PC. Refer to the Setup Guide of your scanner for details. A-18 Scanner Server PC Setup...

  • Page 66: Glossary

    Glossary Short for binary digit. The smallest unit of data in computer processing. A bit can represent two values: on and off, or 1 and 0. bit/pixel The unit that indicates the number of bits allocated for a pixel. The larger the bit value, the more detail of a pixel will be reproduced.
  • Page 67 Internet A worldwide network of computers and communication devices, the largest of its kind, originally conceived as a research project of the US government. The Internet is composed of many different types of connections, including electrical and fiber optic cabling as well as wireless communications. IP address Internet Protocol address, A numeric address which uniquely identifies a computer connected to a network using TCP/IP, such as the Internet.
  • Page 68 TCP/IP A widely used family of protocols for communicating data between computers in a network. WINS Windows Internet Naming Service, a naming service which allows the looking up of IP addresses based on host (domain) names. Glossary...
  • Page 69 Glossary...
  • Page 70 Windows 95, A-2 Windows 98, A-2 entering host name, 1-16 Windows NT 4.0, A-9 entering IP address, 1-16 Internet, A-12 EPSON Scanner Software CD, 1-3, 1-13 IP address, A-12 EPSON Scan Server dialog box, 1-8 features, 1 icon, 1-8 LAN, A-12...
  • Page 71 EPSON TWAIN Pro references, 4 Network dialog box on the client PC, 2-5 using the Start button in the EPSON Scan Server dialog box, 2-8 scanner models, 1-2 using the Start button on the scanner, scanner server PC...

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