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  • Page 2 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS FOR AMERICAN USERS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 Epson America, Inc. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of information contained herein. Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Electronic Support Services Registration Safety Instructions 1. 1. Getting Started Getting Started Getting to Know Your PhotoPlus Scanner Setting Up Your PhotoPlus Scanner Installing Your Fun Pak Software Suite 2. 2. Scanning and Other Basic Stuff Scanning and Other Basic Stuff...
  • Page 5 Resizing Resizing a Selection Resizing an Image Rotating Rotating a Selection Rotating an Entire Image Flipping an Image or Selection Converting Image Types 4. 4. E E nhancing: Playing with Your Images nhancing: Playing with Your Images Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Adjusting Hue and Saturation Setting Tone Adjustment Sharpening...
  • Page 6 Setting the Software for Hand Scanning Capturing the Image by Hand Scanning Stitching Two Images Together 10. Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance and Troubleshooting Caring for PhotoPlus Solving Scanner and System Problems Solving Image Problems A. Specifications A. Specifications Physical Power...
  • Page 7 EPSON PhotoPlus excitement of color photos to anything you print. All you have to do is drop your photo in the scanner and press the start button. In less than a minute, your picture appears on the screen.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Lets you print on any color or black and white printer. The PhotoPlus Create Cool Stuff Fun Pak comes with the following easy-to-use software: EPSON PhotoPlus 2.0 image editing software for scanning, enhancing, organizing, and transforming your pictures with special effects Introduction Sierra Print Artist 3.0 for creating photo greeting...

  • Page 9: About This Guide

    About This Guide About This Guide Chapter 1 identifies the parts of your PhotoPlus Chapter 1 scanner, and shows you how to set it up and install the software. Chapter 2 shows you how to scan pictures with your Chapter 2 PhotoPlus scanner, and how to use your software to organize, print, and save your images.

  • Page 10: Where To Get Help

    PrintPaks by calling (800) 774-6860. (800) 774-6860. Introduction If you purchased your PhotoPlus color photo scanner outside the United States or Canada, contact your EPSON dealer or the marketing location nearest you for customer support and service. Software Support Software Support (800) 922-8911: 1: If you’ve tried the on-screen help and you still have...
  • Page 11 If you have access to the Internet and an FTP client, you can download drivers, FAQs, and sample files from EPSON’s FTP site. Use your FTP client or Web browser to log onto ftp.epson.com ftp.epson.com with the user name anonymous and your e-mail address as the password.

  • Page 12: Registration

    Read all of these instructions and save them for later reference. Also follow all warnings and instructions marked on the scanner. Do not drop the scanner, bang it against a hard surface, or let it hang from its cable. Introduction (800) 848-8199 in Unplug the scanner before cleaning.
  • Page 13 Unplug the scanner and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the scanner; if the scanner has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the scanner does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance.

  • Page 14: Getting To Know Your Photoplus Scanner

    Getting to Know Your P Getting to Know Your PhotoPlus hotoPlus Scanner After you unpack your PhotoPlus color photo scanner, take a few minutes to learn about its features, as shown on the following page. Scanner Getting Started...
  • Page 15 Php1_02 Leslie Wolf power adapter The view window view window lets you watch your photograph being scanned. You can see the scanner light turn on when you start scanning. The start button start button starts and pauses the scanning process.
  • Page 16 NOTE If you connect your printer and PhotoPlus scanner to the same computer port, make sure the printer is turned on when you scan. If you have a printer connected to your computer’s parallel port, unplug it. Plug the PhotoPlus parallel connector into your computer’s parallel port as shown to the right, and...
  • Page 17 Software Suite The PhotoPlus Fun Pak provides everything you need to get creative with scanned images. A single CD-ROM includes these four software applications: EPSON PhotoPlus 2.0 software, Sierra Print Artist 3.0, PrintPaks Magnet Kit, and Corex CardScan SE. Follow these steps to install the software from your...
  • Page 18 Make sure PhotoPlus is checked, along with the other applications you want to install. Click Install. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Make sure you wait while each program is installed and respond to the prompts as they appear.
  • Page 19 Scanning and Other Basic Stuff efore you can scan with PhotoPlus, you need to start your software and choose a project. Then just scan, transfer, and print your image. This chapter covers the basics, including: Starting your scan Scanning a picture Enhancing your photo Adjusting settings Printing...

  • Page 20: Starting Your Scan

    Starting Your Scan Starting Your Scan If your printer and PhotoPlus scanner are plugged into the same computer port, make sure your printer is turned on. Follow these steps to get started: From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, double- click the PhotoPlus icon.

  • Page 21: Scanning Your Picture

    Image appears here during scan. status area NOTE When the scan window appears, a message tells you the scanner is warming up. If you’re in a hurry, you can click Cancel and start scanning without waiting, but you may not get the best image quality.
  • Page 22 Place your picture on the scanner as shown below and on the screen, either “head first” (for portrait pictures) or with the top facing left (for landscape pictures): Align your picture against the edge guide. line art Leslie Wolf portrait Make sure the scanner has warmed up;...

  • Page 23: Enhancing Your Photo

    For information about using all the PhotoPlus features available from the main work area, see Chapters 3, 4, and 5. When you’re finished working with PhotoPlus, choose Exit Exit from the File menu. PhotoPlus prompts you to save any new or changed images. See page 2-8 for more information about saving your image.

  • Page 24: Adjusting Settings

    Adjusting Settings Adjusting Settings Click Custom on the PhotoPlus Scan screen to display the Scanner Setting dialog box: Choose the scanning mode as follows: Choose 24-bit True Color for scanning most snapshots and color photos. Choose 8-bit Grayscale for scanning black-and- white photos, or if you want to print your image in black and white.

  • Page 25: Printing An Image

    However, Auto Crop can’t always detect the edge of the picture if it has a dark background. Click Manually Control only if you’re using PhotoPlus as a hand scanner. See Chapter 9 for instructions on scanning by hand. Click OK when you’re finished.

  • Page 26: Saving An Image File

    If you want to print a title or caption below the picture, type it in the Description box. Enter the number of copies you want to print. (This option is available only if your printer supports it.) If you want to change the position of your image on the page, move the picture to the position you want in the window.

  • Page 27: Using Photo Albums

    Choose the drive and directory where you want to save the file, or leave it in the default location (C:\PHOTOPLS\PHOTOS). Choose the file type. PhotoPlus lets you save in five file formats. Each format has a different internal structure and use: JPEG is the default format and produces small, compressed files.

  • Page 28: Working With Your Album

    Select New Album and click OK. The Save New Album dialog box appears: Type a name for the album and click OK. Working with Your Album Working with Your Album After you start an album, you can use it any time you want to open one of your pictures or add more pictures.
  • Page 29 Click an image to select it. The Information box displays image file information. Double-click a thumbnail to open the image. To add pictures, click the Add button and choose the image or images you want. Click the down arrow at the top of the screen to see a different album or create a new album.
  • Page 30 Editing: Transforming Your Images nce you’ve scanned in your picture, the fun begins with PhotoPlus. You can use cropping to change a group photo into an individual portrait, cut and paste from one image to another, or rotate your picture at any angle you want.

  • Page 31: Opening Image Files

    Opening Image Files Opening Image Files In PhotoPlus, you can have several images open at the same time (depending on your computer’s memory), each in its own window. The window’s title bar is highlighted if it contains the active image (the one you’re currently working on).

  • Page 32: Viewing Images And Image Information

    If the picture you want to open is in a different album, click the down arrow at the top of the screen and choose a different album. Double-click the thumbnail to open the image you want. Opening Opening an an Image Image w with the Open Button ith the Open Button If you want to open an image that’s not in an album (a...

  • Page 33: Using The Zoom Commands

    The image is magnified 2 . Level of magnification Continue clicking to increase the magnification. You can increase it up to 16 . Editing: Transforming Your Images To decrease the magnification, click the right mouse button on the image. Continue clicking the right button to zoom out even more.

  • Page 34: Viewing Your Image At Full Screen

    Viewing Your Im Viewing Your Image at Full Screen age at Full Screen Choose Full Screen Full Screen from the View menu to hide the desktop and display your image in the center of the screen against a black background. Click the left mouse button to magnify the image or the right button to reduce it.

  • Page 35: Hiding The Tools Bar And Status Bar

    NOTE When you enhance an image, change its size, or convert it to another file type, PhotoPlus shows your changes in the Image Information box. The histogram reflects changes in brightness and contrast, hue and saturation, tone, and sharpening or blurring.
  • Page 36 When you release the mouse button, an “animated” rectangle surrounds the selected area: Press Shift and select Select an area to add to the area. to work on. NOTE After you select an area, you can use many of the PhotoPlus menu commands and tools to work on the area.

  • Page 37: Cutting, Copying, And Pasting

    To cancel all changes made to the selected area and remove the selection mask, choose Discard Edit menu. But be careful! This works only while the selection is “active.” Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Cutting, Copying, and Pasting You can use the Cut Cut, Copy Copy, and Paste Paste commands on the...

  • Page 38: Resizing

    Crop out background to focus on your subject. Click outside the selected area if you change your mind or want to start over. When you move the mouse pointer inside the selection, it turns into a pair of scissors. Click inside the selection to “cut away”...

  • Page 39: Resizing An Image

    Resizing an Image Resizing an Image When you change the size of an image, you have several choices to make: You can keep the aspect ratio (height-to-width proportion) of the original or change it. You can set an exact size for the image’s height or width (or both) in pixels.

  • Page 40: Rotating

    NOTE To maintain image quality when printing, you should always increase the resolution when you enlarge an image. For example, if you scale a picture by 600 percent (make it six times larger), you should increase the resolution from 200 to 1200. Rotating Rotating You can use the Rotate tool to tilt or turn a selected part...

  • Page 41: Rotating An Entire Image

    Rotating an Entire Image Rotating an Entire Image You can use the Rotate Rotate command on the Edit menu to rotate either a selected area or an entire image. With this command, you can even set the exact degree of rotation.

  • Page 42: Converting Image Types

    Follow these steps: Select the area you want to flip, or make sure no area is selected if you want to flip the entire image. Choose Flip Flip from the Edit menu, and then select Horizontally Horizontally or Vertically Vertically. Your image or selection is flipped.
  • Page 43 8-bit grayscale 8-bit grayscale This type of image contains 256 shades of gray, like a black-and-white photograph. You can use most PhotoPlus tools and commands with grayscale images. If you’re planning to print a color image with a black-and-white printer, you should convert it to grayscale.
  • Page 44 Enhancing: Playing with Your Images ave you ever looked at a dark picture and wished you could “turn the lights up” a bit? Or fix the off- color skin tones you sometimes get when you take pictures indoors? With PhotoPlus software you can! And that’s just a start.

  • Page 45: Adjusting Brightness And Contrast

    NOTE All the enhancement tools and menu options work in a similar way. After you choose the tool or option you want to use, you see a dialog box that shows you small samples of your image before and after the enhancement. You can use the Pan Mode to display a small portion of your image enlarged in the Before and After windows.

  • Page 46: Adjusting Hue And Saturation

    Slide the Brightness control right to lighten the image, or left to darken it. Slide the Contrast control right to increase contrast, or left to decrease it. Click OK when you’re finished. NOTE You can make similar enhancements, with finer control, by choosing Tone Adjustment Tone Adjustment from the Enhance menu.

  • Page 47: Setting Tone Adjustment

    Slide the Hue control right or left to modify colors. Sliding it all the way to either side shifts the colors 180 degrees around the color wheel. Slide the Saturation control right to increase intensity, or left to decrease it. Click OK when you’re finished.

  • Page 48: Sharpening

    If you want to see a small area of your image enlarged in the Before and After windows, click the Pan Mode box. Click Auto to have PhotoPlus make the tone adjustment automatically. You see the mapping curve change to reflect the modified image. Slide the Highlight control to the right to expand the highlight area.

  • Page 49: Blurring

    If you want to see a small area of your image enlarged in the Before and After windows, click the Pan Mode box. Slide the control to increase or decrease the sharpening effect. Click OK when you’re finished. Blurring Blurring You can use the Blur tool to give your image a softer, less focused effect.

  • Page 50: Using Special Effects

    Using Special Effects Using Special Effects PhotoPlus special effects let you transform your images. You can create abstract or surrealistic art, design wild and colorful patterns, or turn portraits into zany caricatures. Go ahead and experiment—that’s the best way to learn about special effects. Follow these steps: Select the area you want to transform, or make sure no area is selected if you want to change the entire...
  • Page 51 Here’s what some of the special effects look like: Fisheye Emboss Ribbon Mosaic Sketch Whirlpool Ripple Wrinkle Enhancing: Playing with Your Images...
  • Page 52 Projects: Fun Things You Can Do hotoPlus projects give you lots of ways to enjoy your scanned images. You can turn them into a slide show on your screen, with animated fades and dissolves between the pictures. Or install them as your Windows screen saver.

  • Page 53: Making A Slide Show

    Making a Slide Show Making a Slide Show You can turn any album into a slide show that you can share with friends and family. For instructions on how to create an album, see page 2-9. Follow these steps to turn your album into a slide show: Click the Slide Show button.

  • Page 54: Using The Matte Template

    (You must have a printer driver installed to use a Template.) Choose Printer Setup Printer Setup from the File menu to check the settings. The Paper option for EPSON Stylus be set to 8 1/2 11, centered. See your printer documentation if you need more information.

  • Page 55: Adding Background

    The Template dialog box appears: If you have an image open, it appears in the dialog box window. Click the down arrow to select Matte, if it’s not already selected. Projects: Fun Things You Can Do If your screen doesn’t display the image you want to use, double-click the gray rectangle or existing picture.
  • Page 56 NOTE Your picture takes longer to print with a colored or patterned background. You’ll print faster and use less ink without a background. Follow these steps to add a background: Double-click the background. The Template Background dialog box appears: Click the down arrow to choose a color or pattern. If you click one of the pattern names (such as Birthday Party or Sports), the pattern appears in the window, behind your picture.

  • Page 57: Adding Text

    Click one of the basic or custom colors, or click Define Custom Colors. (See your Windows documentation for information about defining a custom color.) Click OK twice. The color you chose appears in the Template window, behind your picture. Now you can add some text, or just print your framed picture.
  • Page 58 The Select Font dialog box appears: Choose your font, style, size, color, and any effects you want. The Sample box shows you how your printed text will look. Remember that the text prints over the background you select. If the background is dark, you should choose a light color for the text.

  • Page 59: Printing Your Matted Picture

    Printing Your Matted Picture Printing Your Matted Picture When you finish designing your matted picture, you can print it. Follow these steps: Enter the number of copies you want to print. (This option is available only if your printer supports it.) Click Print.

  • Page 60: Adding Background And Designing The Dates

    If the screen doesn’t display the image you want, double-click the gray rectangle or existing picture. A file selection dialog box appears. Select your picture file and click OK. The image appears in the center of the page. Choose the Portrait or Landscape page orientation. Drag the slider if you want to change the size of the image.

  • Page 61: Adding Text And Printing The Calendar

    Click the down arrows and select the month and year you want. Click Font. The Select Font dialog box appears, as shown on page 5-7. Choose your font, style, size, color, and any effects you want. The larger the font, the more space the dates occupy on the page.
  • Page 62 You’re ready to print. Enter the number of copies you want to print. (This option is available only if your printer supports it.) Click Print. Click Exit when you’re finished. After you complete the first calendar page, you can continue with the next month and make a calendar for the whole year.
  • Page 63 Print Artist: Designing with Style rint Artist lets you combine pictures and text to create anything from a banner to a business card. The program comes with hundreds of ready-to use documents, “clip art” illustrations, and fonts that you can combine with your PhotoPlus images. You can customize graphic elements and lettering styles and even scan photos directly into Print Artist.

  • Page 64: Getting Started With Print Artist

    Getting Started with Print Artist Getting Started with Print Artist Print Artist is easy and fun to use. With a little practice, you may even discover some new talents in graphic design. Follow these steps to get started: From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, double- click the Print Artist icon in the Sierra group.
  • Page 65 You see a screen like the following: Choose the “starting point” for your project. Different layouts are available for each category. (If you choose greeting card or calendar, you first see a preliminary dialog box. For more information about creating a card, see page 6-4.) Choose your category from the list.

  • Page 66: Creating A Greeting Card

    the text and graphics to create your own personalized document. If you need more information while working with Print Artist, you can use the Help menu or press the F1 key. The rest of this chapter shows you how to create a greeting card with your scanned photos.
  • Page 67 Choose Occasion from the list of categories. You can choose from dozens of predesigned layouts for holidays, events, and so on. Click OK. The front of the card appears on the main screen, as shown to the right. Click each graphic element to select it (the heart, triangle, and two squares).

  • Page 68: Adding A Photo

    Adding a Photo Adding a Photo Print Artist offers several ways to add photos. If you want to use an image that you’ve edited or enhanced, you can import it. To add a photo without modifying it, you can scan it directly into Print Artist. Importing an Image Importing an Image When you import an image, Print Artist copies the...

  • Page 69: Scanning Pictures In Print Artist

    Scanning Pictures in Print Artist Scanning Pictures in Print Artist You can add a picture by scanning it directly into Print Artist. Follow these steps: With the front of your valentine displayed on the Print Artist screen, choose Select Source Select Source from the File menu.

  • Page 70: Adding Text

    Adding Text Adding Text After you add your picture and are satisfied with the front of your card, you can add text on the inside. Follow these steps: Click the gray shadow to “open” the card or choose Inside Right from the View menu. You see the Inside Right inside right panel: Font palette...

  • Page 71: Adding A Graphic

    The Font palette appears: Click to apply a special effect. Click to set font size. Click the font you want to use. Your text changes as you browse through the fonts. You can move the Font palette if you can’t see your text. Choose the style, size, and width of the font.
  • Page 72 The Color palette appears: Color Insert Insert palette graphic fill Color palette Click the color you want to use. Then click the Color palette button again and select Lightened. Click Customize if you want to experiment with color. Click the Insert graphic button. 6-10 Print Artist: Designing with Style The Graphics Grabber dialog box appears:...

  • Page 73: Saving Your Card

    S S aving Your Card aving Your Card When you’re finished designing the card, follow these steps to save it: Click the Save button. The first time you save your card, the Save As dialog box appears: Type description here. Type file name here.
  • Page 74 Adjust printing options if you want and click OK to print your card. Fold the printed greeting card, and it’s ready to deliver. When you’re finished using Print Artist, choose Exit from the File menu. If you liked making the card, you can try making a personalized envelope to go with it.
  • Page 75 PrintPaks Magnet Kit lets you create 8 personalized magnets using your own pictures. The kit comes with special EPSON paper for inkjet printers and adhesive-backed magnet sheets. You can always order refills if you want to make more magnets.

  • Page 76: Getting Ready To Use The Magnet Kit

    The CD-ROM software includes a cute animated guide dog named Max, who tells you exactly what to do. NOTE You need to have a sound card installed in your computer and a mouse and speakers connected in order to use the magnet kit. Make sure you turn on the speakers to hear Max’s voice.

  • Page 77: Creating The Magnets

    Put the PhotoPlus CD in your CD-ROM drive. (The Magnet Kit runs from the CD.) Now you’re ready to run the multimedia Magnet Kit software program. From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, double- click the Magnet Kit icon in the PrintPaks group. In Windows 95, click Start, point to Programs, and then point to PrintPaks.
  • Page 78 You see a screen like the one below: Go to Menu Page. Go to “Key Page” to learn Click tabs to make more about customizing each of 4 magnets. your magnets. You’ll make four magnets, one in each of the following shapes: PrintPaks Magnet Kit: Family Stuff You can customize each magnet by doing the...
  • Page 79 Add your Add your scanned own art. text. photos. PrintPaks art. Choose from these pictures. Choose from these borders. When you finish designing all four magnet shapes, click the done button, then click the red button to continue. You see a screen telling you how to print. Getting Ready to Print Your M Getting Ready to Print When your four magnet designs are complete, you can...

  • Page 80: Printing Your Magnets

    Click Options. You see a printer options dialog box. Different printers offer different settings. Make sure your printer is set for the following: Best quality (720 DPI, photo quality on EPSON Stylus printers) Coated paper Portrait (tall) orientation Letter size (8 1/2 x 11).

  • Page 81: Putting Your Magnets Together

    Follow these steps: To test your magnet designs, make sure you have regular paper in your printer’s tray. Don’t take out the paper or load the special coated paper. Just click the red button to go on to the next screen: Click the red button to print your test sheet.
  • Page 82 Here’s where you start: Click the red button to see what to do next. Trim the bottom of the sheet as shown on the screen, then click the red button. Peel the backing from the magnet sheet as shown, then click the red button. Place the printed sheet on the magnet and position it carefully before you press it down.

  • Page 83: Starting Cardscan

    Upgrade in the Help menu for information about purchasing the full version of CardScan. Starting CardScan Starting CardScan Before you scan your cards, you need to start the program and set it up to work with your PhotoPlus scanner. CardScan: Instant Address Book...
  • Page 84 Follow these steps: From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, double- click the CardScan icon in the CardScan group. In Windows 95, click Start, point to Programs, and then point to CardScan. Click the CardScan icon. The first time you use CardScan, you see a registration screen.

  • Page 85: Scanning Your Cards

    (You can add a card manually following the instructions on page 8-7.) Follow these steps to scan your cards: Place the card in the scanner as shown: normal “landscape” “portrait” business card business card Click the Scan button on the screen.
  • Page 86 The PhotoPlus Scan window appears (with the warm-up message). Click to scan business cards Click the business card icon. PhotoPlus scanning mode (200 dpi grayscale) for most business cards. CardScan: Instant Address Book NOTE If you don’t get the results you expect, you can experiment with the scanning mode.
  • Page 87 Slide the Brightness control left to darken the image, and click OK. Click Transfer. CardScan saves the card image and asks if you want to scan another card. You can scan a series of cards, and then process them all together, or scan and process each card individually.

  • Page 88: Editing The Information

    Editing the Information Editing t he Information Most of the time, you need to “touch up” the information after you scan it. CardScan may not be able to recognize all of the text or sort it into the correct fields. Unrecognized items appear in the Other area. Here are some ways to edit card information: Click any field to correct the text in it.

  • Page 89: Saving And Exiting

    Saving and Exiting Saving and Exiting You only need to save your address list once. After that, any cards you scan are added to the same list, and automatically saved. Follow these steps to save your address list and exit: Choose Exit Exit from the File menu.

  • Page 90: Printing

    Click to display list of all cards. Type text here to Click to add a find matching cards. card manually. Double-click on a line to display the card. CardScan: Instant Address Book Delete a card or cards. Click and drag to select the cards you want to delete.

  • Page 91: Designing The Layout

    Designing the Layout Designing the Layout Before you print, you need to choose the format and layout. Select a predesigned layout or modify a layout to suit your needs. Follow these steps: Click All to display your address list. If you don’t want to print the whole list, enter selection text in the Quick Search box.
  • Page 92 When you’re ready to print, click the Print button on the Preview screen or choose Print menu. Change print options if you want, and then click OK to start printing. For CardScan technical support, call (617) 492-4200. 8-10 CardScan: Instant Address Book Print from the File...

  • Page 93: Setting The Software For Hand Scanning

    Pro Scanning: More Things You Can Do o you have some drawings or other images that are too big to fit in the scanner? Or already pasted into a scrapbook? You can still scan them in with PhotoPlus, using the hand-scanning feature. If a picture is too big, you can scan it in sections and then use your software to “stitch”...

  • Page 94: Capturing The Image By Hand Scanning

    Capturing the Image by Hand Scanning After you set up your software, follow these steps to scan the image: Remove the cable from the cable clip on the scanner base. Then remove the scanning head from the base by pushing it up as shown below:...
  • Page 95 Scanning stops when you reach the set height or length. If you want to stop before this point, press Esc. Press the pink button on the scanner to pause. Then press it again to continue scanning. Click Transfer to complete the scanning process. The PhotoPlus screen displays your image.

  • Page 96: Stitching Two Images Together

    When you’re finished, replace the scanning head on the scanner. Align the tabs in the base with the holes in the scanning head as shown below, and then lock it into position. TITLE Php8_01.EPS EPSON AMERICA, INC. Documentation Department DATE...
  • Page 97 Choose the secondary image from the drop-down list, if necessary. The image appears in the second image window. Choose the position of the secondary image in relation to the primary image: Right, Left, Top, or Bottom. The image windows may change positions to reflect the location you choose.

  • Page 98: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Solving Image Problems. Caring for PhotoPlus Caring for PhotoPlus Your PhotoPlus scanner contains delicate parts that can be damaged by shock, excessive heat, or liquid. Be sure to read the Safety Instructions in the Introduction before you clean the scanner.

  • Page 99: Solving Scanner And System Problems

    Solving Scanner and System Problems Before you call for help, check this list of problems and possible solutions: You can’t plug the scanner’s connector into your You can’t plug the scanner’s connector into your computer’s parallel port. computer’s parallel port.
  • Page 100 Make sure the cable is secured in the cable clip on the side of the scanner. If the cable comes out of the clip, it can interfere with photos moving through the scanner. You can’t get a picture to appear on the PhotoPlus You can’t get a picture to appear on the PhotoPlus...

  • Page 101: Solving Image Problems

    Your image’s colors on the screen or match t t he original picture. match he original picture. Make sure you let the scanner warm up before you press the Start button; then scan your image again. rinted out d ed out don’t...
  • Page 102 You may need to upgrade your printer. An EPSON color ink jet printer, for example, provides excellent image quality at an affordable price. Your scanned image looks distorted or doesn’t have Your scanned image looks distorted or doesn’t have...
  • Page 103 If your picture has a dark background, the Auto Crop feature may not work correctly. Scan the picture again, using the Custom option. In the Scanner Setting dialog box, turn off Auto Crop. See page 2-7 for more information. 10-6...

  • Page 104: Specifications

    Physical Width 6.13 in. Height 4.75 in. Depth 5.5 in. Weight (including 1.5 lb (675 g) parallel connector) Power Power AC adapter 14 VDC 730 mA Scanner power 5.5 W maximum (feeder mode) consumption 5 W maximum (hand-held mode) Specifications...

  • Page 105: Technical

    Technical Technical Scan modes 24-bit True Color (16.7 M colors) 8-bit grayscale (256 gray shades) 1-bit lineart (black and white) Resolution settings 400 dpi (1-bit lineart only) 200 dpi 150 dpi 100 dpi 50 dpi Maximum scan width 4.1 in. (105 mm) Maximum scan length 10 in.

  • Page 106: Glossary

    Glossary Active image Active image The image you are currently working on. The title bar of the active image is highlighted. Aspect ratio Aspect ratio The proportion of height to width in an image. BMP (bitmap) BMP (bitmap) A standard Windows file format for color and grayscale images.
  • Page 107 Floating selection Floating selection A selected area that can be deleted or moved without affecting the underlying image. Like a sticky note, it can be moved around without changing the image. Graphics Interchange Format. A standard file format for color and grayscale images, originally designed by CompuServe.
  • Page 108 Mapping curve Mapping curve A line graph showing the brightness of the original image on the horizontal axis in relation to the modified image on the vertical axis. Mask Mask The area you create using the select tool. The mask isolates the editing area and prevents the underlying image from being altered.
  • Page 109 At lower saturation values, a color approaches gray; at the maximum saturation, a color contains no gray. Scanner Scanner A hardware device that copies photos and documents like a photocopier, but instead of creating paper output, it makes digital image copies of the originals.
  • Page 110 Transition effect Transition effect Gradual change from one image to another, like the dissolves and fades used in movies. TWAIN TWAIN A standard for image input from equipment such as scanners, digital cameras, and video frame grabbers. A program that supports TWAIN (like PhotoPlus and PrintArtist) can receive image input from any TWAIN- compatible hardware device.

  • Page 111: Index

    Auto Crop feature, 2-7 Auto loops in slide show, 5-2 Background adding to template, 5-4–6 changing color, 5-5 BBS Download Service (EPSON), Intro-5 Before and after windows, see Pan Mode Blurring images, 4-6 BMP file type, 2-9, 3-3 Brightness, adjusting, 4-2...
  • Page 112 10-3 enhancing, 4-3 setting scan mode, 2-6 Color of template background, changing, 5-5 Combining images, 9-4 CompuServe, EPSON America Forum, Intro-5 Computer requirements, Intro-2 Contrast, adjusting, 4-2 Copying, 3-8 Cropping, 3-8 Customer support, Intro-4–6, inside back cover...
  • Page 113 Hiding Status bar, 3-6 Tools bar, 3-6 Histogram image information, 3-5 tone adjustment, 4-4 Hue and saturation, adjusting, 4-3 Image data type, 3-13–14 Images adding to albums, 2-9–10 calendars, creating 5-8 editing converting, 3-13 copying, 3-8 cropping, 3-8 cutting, 3-8 discarding changes, 3-6 flipping, 3-12–13 masking, 3-6–7...
  • Page 114 5-2–3 as slide shows, 5-2 creating, 2-9–10 opening, 2-10 Index Photo albums (continued) opening images, 3-2 PhotoPlus caring for scanner, 10-1 components, 1-1–2 customer support, Intro-4 features, Intro-2 Fun Pak, Intro-2 installing software, 1-4–5 problems and solutions, 10-2–6 registration, Intro-6 scanning, 2-2 setting up, 1-2–5...
  • Page 115 Resolution settings, 2-6–7, 3-10, A-2 Rotating entire image, 3-12 selected area, 3-11 Safety instructions, Intro-6–7 Saving images, 2-8–9, 3-13 Scanner, see PhotoPlus Scanning business card, see CardScan, scanning by hand, see Hand scanning custom, 2-3, 2-6 dark backgrounds, 2-7 mode, 2-6, A-2 photos, 2-3–7...
  • Page 116 5-2 template button, 5-3, 5-8 zoom, 3-3 Tools bar, hiding and showing, 3-6 Transition effect, in slide show, 5-2 Troubleshooting, 10-2–6 Types of images, converting, 3-13–14 Viewing images, 3-3–5 Warming up scanner, 2-3 World Wide Web, Intro-5 Zoom, 3-3–5...
  • Page 117 Type of Support Type of Support EPSON PhotoPlus 2.0 EPSON PhotoPlus 2.0 Online help Online help Help menu Telephone Telephone (800) 922-8911 Fax-on-demand Fax-on-demand (800) 442-2110 (800) 442-2007 CompuServe CompuServe GO EPSON America Online America Online World Wide Web World Wide Web http://www.epson.com...

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