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Epson ES-300C User Manual

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  • Page 1: For Windows

    User’s Guide for Windows Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content...
  • 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 3: Table Of Contents

    Capturing Accessing EPSON TWAIN ..........
  • Page 4 Acquiring and Exporting an Image ....5-3 Exiting EPSON Scan! II ......5-5...
  • Page 5 Microsoft@ Windows@ 3.1) Q EPSON Scan! II32 and EPSON TWAIN32 (for 32-bit scanning with Windows 95 or Windows NT). Note: This guide refers to the 32-bit programs as EPSON Scan! II and EPSON TWAIN to reduce confusion. Introduction 2...

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    EPSON Scan! II calibrates your scanner with your monitor and color printer to produce images whose colors match the originals. It can also capture images and then save and export these images in a variety of file formats. EPSON TWAIN is the interface between most of your software and your scanner.

  • Page 7: How To Use This Manual

    Chapter 3, while Chapter 4 describes using the special effects features of your software. Chapter 5 tells you how to use EPSON Scan! II to export images. Troubleshooting tips are contained in Chapter 6 and default settings are listed in the Appendix.

  • Page 8: Warnings, Cautions, Tips, And Notes

    If you purchased your scanner in the United States or Canada, EPSON provides customer support and service through a network of Authorized EPSON Customer Care Centers. EPSON also provides the following services when you dial (800) 922-8911: Technical information on the installation, configuration,...

  • Page 9: Electronic Support Services

    What’s New, EPSON Products, EPSON Connection, Corporate Info, and EPSON Contacts. Link to EPSON Connection for the latest drivers and FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and the EPSON Chat area. To get in touch with EPSON around the world, EPSON Contacts includes contact information for local EPSON subsidiaries.
  • Page 10 Epson America Forum on CompuServe. If you are already a member, simply type GO EPSON at the menu prompt to reach the Forum. If you are not currently a member, you are eligible for a free introductory membership as an owner of an EPSON product.

  • Page 11: Installing Your Software

    16-bit and/or 32-bit files as necessary. 1. Start Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. 2. Insert the EPSON Scanning Utilities 1 diskette in a diskette drive. 3. From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, open the File menu and choose Run.
  • Page 12 7. The program copies the files to your hard disk drive and prompts you for diskette 2 as necessary. 8. Then you see the EPSON Scanner Setup dialog box. From the Interface pull-down menu, choose SCSI if your scanner is connected to a SCSI interface or BID Parallel if it is connected to a bidirectional parallel interface.
  • Page 13 10. Click the Test button. If the scanner, interface, and EPSON Scanning Utilities are set up correctly, the scanner scans the image. After a few moments, you see the scanned image in the EPSON Scanner Setup dialog box, as shown below: 11.

  • Page 14: Using Twain With Windows 95 And Photoshop 3.0.4

    TWAIN32.8BA; do not delete the file with an underscore (_). Start Photoshop 3.0.4. Under the File menu, select Acquire. Choose Select TWAIN-32 Source. Choose EPSON Scanners (32bit) and click Select. 10. When you’re ready to scan, select Acquire and then choose TWAIN32. Installing Your Software...

  • Page 15: Calibrating Your System

    0 Use the calibration profiles when you scan an image. Calibrating Your Monitor to Your Scanner To calibrate your monitor, you first need to perform a screen calibration using EPSON Scan! II and then enable screen calibration in TWAIN. Calibrating Your System...

  • Page 16: Performing Screen Calibration

    Follow these steps to perform a screen calibration: 1. From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, double-click on the EPSON Scan! II icon in the EPSON Scanner program group. From Windows 95, click Start and select Programs; then select EPSON Scan! II from the EPSON Scanner folder.

  • Page 17: Enabling Screen Calibration

    Enabling Screen Calibration Once you have calibrated your screen, you need to make sure screen calibration is enabled. Follow these steps: 1. Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary. 2. From the File menu, choose Acquire. You see the TWAIN screen.
  • Page 18 See “Scanning Using Calibration” on page 2-8. If you have a color printer that is not a color EPSON Stylus, you must create a printer calibration profile using the instructions in this section.
  • Page 19 Make sure the extension (.BMP, .TIF, .EPS) you assign corresponds to the file format type you’ve selected. Choose OK to export the calibration chart. Exit EPSON Scan! II. Start your image editing application. Open the calibration chart file you just created. The chart contains nine blocks of color gradations, some grayscale gradations, and a black border on three sides.

  • Page 20: Creating Printer Calibration Profiles

    Follow these steps to create a calibration profile for each color printer you want to use: 1. Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary. 2. Place the printed calibration chart face down on the glass surface of your scanner and close the cover.
  • Page 21 If necessary, choose Color Photo from the Image Type pull-down menu. Choose Calibration Profile from the Destination pull-down menu. Click Scan. The program scans the calibration chart and creates a calibration profile. Then you see the EPSON Scan! II program screen. Calibrating Your System...

  • Page 22: Scanning Using Calibration

    Scanning Using Calibration If you are using one of the predefined printer calibration profiles, such as one of the EPSON Stylus printer profiles, or you have created a custom calibration profile for your printer, you can now use that profile to scan and print your image.
  • Page 23 5. From the Calibration pull-down menu, select the profile name you assigned when you created the profile. Choose Save. 7. Choose OK. You see the EPSON TWAIN advanced screen. You can now preview or scan your image using the calibration profile for your color printer.

  • Page 24: Capturing Images From Within Applications

    3-5. (To use the special effects features in the advanced screen, see Chapter 4.) Note: If your application does not support TWAIN, you can use EPSON Scan! II to scan an image and export it in a format your image editing software can use.

  • Page 25: Accessing Epson Twain

    Accessing EPSON TWAIN To access EPSON TWAIN, choose Acquire (or Place, or the appropriate command) from the File menu within your application. You may then have to select TWAIN or TWAIN32 from a submenu. When TWAIN opens, you see either the easy or advanced screen, depending on which was opened last.

  • Page 26: Using The Easy Screen

    Using the Easy Screen The following basic settings are available on the TWAIN easy screen: Cl Document source D Imagetype D Destination. You must select the appropriate option from each of these settings to successfully scan your image. selecting the Document Source If you have the optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) or the optional Transparency Unit installed on your scanner, you can select the option from the Document Source pull-down...

  • Page 27: Selecting The Image Type

    Selecting the Image Type To scan images with satisfactory results, you must use the correct image type option. You can select one of the following options from the Image Type pull-down menu: Color Photo Color Drawing Black & White Halftone 256 Colors Black &...

  • Page 28: Using The Advanced Screen

    If you haven’t modified these options by changing any of their settings, the destination you select uses the default settings listed in the Appendix. To add a new Destination option or modify any existing settings, see “Using the Advanced Screen.” To scan text, select OCR (for Optical Character Recognition) from both the Destination and Image Type pull-down menus.
  • Page 29 You see the following screen: Type Image Not all options on this screen are available with all scanners, Image Types, or Pixel Depth settings. The Image Type advanced options are described in the following table. Image Type advanced options RJncnon optl- Uses a data format of 1 bit/pixel to produce Black &White...
  • Page 30 Image Type advanced options (continued) ing large areas of similar tones greens so green areas are w When possible, let your image editing software perform halftoning. ‘* The Text Enhancement Technology option does not appear unless your scanner supports this feature. Capturing images From Within Applications...
  • Page 31 The following table identifies the options available with each Pixel Depth setting. Since both the Draft and Best Quality settings are available with all the Pixel Depth settings, this option is not included in the matrix. Pixel Depth option selection matrix None Black &...
  • Page 32 If you don’t choose Save before you settings are not changed. Using Text Enhancement Technology EPSON’s Text Enhancement Technology filters out background “noise” in text images, such as background colors, and increases the threshold levels so that your OCR (optical character recognition) software can recognize the text more easily.

  • Page 33: Modifying The Destination

    Modifying the Destination The Destination dialog box allows you to define different resolutions for each destination output device. You can also use it to modify, add, or delete a calibration profile for your output device. To modify the Destination, click the Destination button, You see the following dialog box: Destination IfI 172...
  • Page 34 110 with a 300 dpi laser printer and up to 170 with a 600 dpi laser printer. For the color EPSON Stylus printers, choose a resolution from 100 to 240 dpi 720 dpi output and from 100 to 150 dpi for 360 dpi output.
  • Page 35 TWAIN can then use the profile as it scans to create the best quality image. EPSON TWAIN provides many predefined printer calibration profiles, including those for the EPSON Stylus color printers, listed below. Laser Printer 600...

  • Page 36: Previewing And Adjusting The Image

    To delete an existing Destination, select it from the Destination Name pull-down menu and choose Delete; then choose OK. Previewing and Adjusting the Image Once you have selected the Image Type and Destination settings, you can preview and adjust your image before you scan it.
  • Page 37 Adjusting the Preview Area Once you see a preview of the image on the screen, you can define the area you want to scan or select the entire image area. To define a specific area, position the mouse pointer at a comer of the area;...

  • Page 38: Scanning The Image

    You can select the Lock icon to keep specific values in either the Width field or the Height field. Click the Lock icon once to lock the value in place; the Lock icon shows a closed lock. Click it again to unlock the value. As you modify your selection area or other image settings, you see the file size of the image in the Size field.
  • Page 39 If you choose Scan from the easy screen, TWAIN automatically selects the entire image and scans it. If you are scanning from the advanced screen and have not previewed the image or selected a preview area for it, be sure to click the Auto Locate icon before choosing Scan.

  • Page 40: Using Special Effects

    Chapter 4 Using Special Effects The EPSON TWAIN advanced screen gives you many options for editing images before you scan them. If you have image editing software, you can achieve all of the special effects described in this chapter-and more-using that software.

  • Page 41: Using Image Controls

    Chapter 2), you can enable it by selecting the Enable Screen Calibration option. Note: 2% ES-300C does not support calibration. In the Configuration dialog box, you can select the number of samples that will simultaneously display in the preview area (either 3 or 5) from the Number of comparison samples pull-down menu.
  • Page 42 When Threshold is available, the other image control settings are not available. Note: The ES-300C scanner does not support Contrast, Highlight, Shadow, Sharpness, and Threshold settings. Follow these steps to use the Image Controls: 1. From the advanced screen, choose the Preview icon, display your image in the preview window.

  • Page 43: Adjusting Gamma Correction

    Adjusting the gamma levels lets you change the pixel brightness in the midtones, highlights, and shadows of an image without dramatically changing it. This modifies the contrast in image tones so they reproduce with greater detail. Note: Gamma Correction is not available for the ES-300C. Using Special Effects...
  • Page 44 After you have previewed an image, choose the Gamma Correction icon, . You see the following dialog box: __ highlights - midtones - shadows Linear Adjust the gamma curve settings using the slide bar. You see the effects of the new settings in the preview window. If you choose the Comparison icon to the left of the graph, you see either three or five comparison views with different gamma settings.

  • Page 45: Adjusting Colors

    Gamma Correction dialog box by choosing the Reset button just below the Gamma Correction icon. Adjusting Colors After you have previewed the image, choose the Color Adjustment icon, . You see the following dialog box: Note: Color adjustment settings are available for the ES-300C. Using Special Effects...

  • Page 46: Setting The Gray Balance

    You can change these settings in the Color Adjustment dialog box, as described in this section: 0 Gray Balance 0 Saturation Cl Color Filter. You can reset any preview image you’ve modified using the Color Adjustment dialog box by choosing the Reset button just below the Color Adjustment icon.

  • Page 47: Using Color Filters

    To remove color completely from an image, move the Saturation slide bar all the way to the left. Note: The saturation setting is ignored in 3-pass scanning. Using Color Filters Color filters can help eliminate color tinges (or an undesirable overall color tone) that exist in the original.

  • Page 48: Using Automatic Features

    After you preview an image, click the Auto Exposure icon, !!#!, to automatically adjust the brightness and contrast in an image. Note: Auto Exposure is not available for the ES-300C. Using Auto Locate After you preview an image, click the Auto Locate icon, , to crop out everything on the document table except the image.

  • Page 49: Saving And Exporting Images

    Saving a Scanned Image before you export an image, you need to save it in its original EPSON Scan! II format. Otherwise, you will not be able to retrieve it again in EPSON Scan! II. Follow these steps: 1. Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary.

  • Page 50: Exporting An Image

    6. Type a filename for your image in the File Name field. Make sure to use the file extension .ORG. 7. Choose OK. The image is saved in the EPSON Scan! II file format. You can now open this file and export it with a different format, as described below.

  • Page 51: Acquiring And Exporting An Image

    Since the image is not displayed, you can perform scanning operations more quickly. Note: EPSON Scan! II cannot open an image file once it is exported. Saving and Exporting images...
  • Page 52 Follow these steps: 1. Start EPSON Scan! II, if necessary. 2. Choose Acquire and Export from the File menu. You see the TWAIN screen. (If you see the easy screen, click Advanced.) 3. Choose Scan. You see the following dialog box: Rle &me:...

  • Page 53: Exiting Epson Scan! Ii

    You can now import this file into your application software; see your software manual for instructions. Exiting EPSON Scan! II To exit EPSON Scan! II, make sure you have saved or exported your image file. Then choose Exit from the File menu. Saving and Exporting Images...

  • Page 54: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Problems Using the EPSON Scanning Utilities When you select a TWAIN data source, EPSON Scanners is not listed. Either the EPSON Scanning Utilities were not installed or they were not installed correctly.
  • Page 55 You may have selected the wrong port number or SCSI ID during setup. Check the settings for your scanner and any other SCSI devices you may have. Then reinstall the EPSON Scanning Utilities. You may have changed the interface from parallel to SCSI or from SCSI to parallel without reinstalling the EPSON Scanning Utilities.
  • Page 56 The EPSON Scanning Utilities do not start. Make sure you are using a system with the minimum requirements for the EPSON Scanning Utilities. See the Introduction in this manual. Check that the system requirements are correct for your application software and that your software supports your scanner model.

  • Page 57: Preview Window

    Press Enter or click on the TWAIN preview window. The scan is not the full width you selected in the preview area. The EPSON ES-300C and ES-600C scanners restrict the scan width to 4096 pixels at high resolutions. Choose a lower resolution for a wider scan.
  • Page 58 The Document Source setting is grayed out in the EPSON TWAIN screen. This is normal. You must first connect an optional Automatic Document Feeder or a Transparency Unit to the scanner for any Document Source option other than Flatbed. The Preview button is grayed out when the Automatic Document Feeder is selected under Document Source.
  • Page 59 You can define your own settings; see Chapter 3 of this manual. The Halftone setting in the Image Type dialog box is grayed out. Halftone and dither settings on most EPSON scanners are only available when the Pixel Depth setting is set to Black & White or 8 Colors (1 or 2 bits per pixel per color).
  • Page 60 After scanning with an image editing application, the scanned image disappears. Make sure you close the TWAIN screen before switching to your application software. (Do not use the Windows Minimize button.) The rows in the screen calibration dialog box never seem to match closely enough.
  • Page 61 Feeder, the image editing application freezes, displays an error message, or fails. Reset the system and reduce the number of pages you are scanning with the Automatic Document Feeder. After closing the EPSON TWAIN screen, a partial image of the screen over the scanned image. appears Use the Up or Down arrow or the mouse to scroll the application’s frame and clear the partial image.

  • Page 62: Problems With Image Quality

    Using Adobe Photoshop 3.0.4 with Windows 95, you cannot select a 32-bit TWAIN data source. You need to obtain patch files from Adobe Photoshop to allow the program to use the 32-bit TWAIN data source. See the instructions at the end of Chapter 1. Problems With Image Quality The entire image is distorted or blurred.
  • Page 63 Color is patchy or distorted at the edges of the document. If the original is very thick or warped at the edges, the edges of the image may be discolored. Cover the edges of the original with opaque paper to avoid having outside light interfere. If part of the original is outside the document table, the edge may not be in contact with the document table and may be discolored.
  • Page 64 Depending on your monitor, its resolution/color settings, and your EPSON TWAIN settings, the screen colors may be different from the original. This may be normal, especially if the colors in the printed image more closely match the original.
  • Page 65 The printed color seems different from that of the originals. Check that you have correctly performed the printer calibration process in EPSON Scan! II using the correct printer profile. Recalibrate and try again. The colors in the printed image may not match the colors of the original image exactly because the scanning and printing processes use two different color interpreting technologies.
  • Page 66 Images cannot be scanned at all or only a few dots appear in the scanned image. Try different EPSON TWAIN settings. Be aware that some settings disable others for a particular effect. Also, depending on your scanner, some features may not be available.
  • Page 67 The image appears upside down and truncated in your application software after scanning. Before you scan the image, reduce its file size to less than 1MB by adjusting the settings on the TWAIN advanced screen. When you select 256 Color as a Pixel Depth setting, the scanned image does not match the previewed image.

  • Page 68: Appendix

    Appendix This appendix lists the default settings for the Image Type and Destination options in EPSON TWAIN. Default Image Type settings l&million colors, best quality. and 1 pass scanning 256 grays. best quality, and 1 pass scanning 8 colors, Mode A (Hard Tone) halftone, draft quality,...
  • Page 69 Default Destination settings (continued) Destination Default setting 200 dpi resolution for line drawings and halftone images, 200 dpi resolution for photos, and calibration for Inkjet printers 300 dpi resolution for line drawings, halftone images, and photos, with General calibration 600 dpi resolution for line drawings and halftone Laser 600 dpi images, 200 dpi resolution for photos, and calibration for Laser Printer 600...
  • Page 70 Icon Glossary This glossary describes the TWAIN icons. If you want to know what a specific icon does, locate the icon in this glossary; then read its description. Some icons open dialog boxes which contain more icons. Preview. Allows you to see your entire image before scanning it.
  • Page 71 Auto Locate. Allows you to automatically select just the image. If your preview window contains more than one image and you only need one, roughly select the image you want by dragging the mouse pointer and clicking the Auto Locate icon. When you select Scan from the easy screen, TWAIN uses this setting.
  • Page 72 Shadow Comparison. Allows you to compare three or five image samples of varying shadow intensity or color. The middle sample reflects the current shadowsetting. Sharpness Comparison. Allows you to compare three or five image samples of varying sharpness. The middle sample reflects the current sharpness setting.
  • Page 73 Color Adjustment. Opens the Color Adjustment dialog box, which lets you adjust colors in an image using the settings described below. Gray Balance Comparison. Allows you to compare three or five varying casts of gray in image samples so you can select the most neutral gray.
  • Page 74 Color Filter An EPSON TWAIN setting that lets you modify the color of an entire image. Color Separation A process to convert full-color images into a limited number of primary colors.
  • Page 75 Destination A set of resolution and calibration settings that match the characteristics of the scan to the final output device. EPSON TWAIN provides several Destination settings to adjust your scanned image to suit the output device you intend to use. You can also define your own Destination settings.
  • Page 76 Gray Balance An EPSON TWAIN software setting that lets you adjust the grayness of any area of an image. You can remove color casts and discoloration to make the grays in an image more neutral.
  • Page 77 Picture Element. Each image is composed of a number of pixels. Pixels are sometimes called dots. Pixel Depth An EPSON TWAIN setting that lets you select the amount of color information in a file. Port An interface channel through which data is transmitted between devices.
  • Page 78 The physical size of the image that can be scanned by the scanner. SCSI Small Computer System Interface. EPSON scanners may use the Adaptec AHA-1510 SCSI host adapter card or any other ASPI-compliant adapter card to communicate between the computer and the scanner.
  • Page 79 Transfer Curve A Gamma correction graph which shows the contrast ratio between the input (original image) and output (image data) in image processing. Transparency Unit A scanner accessory which allows the to use materials scanner such as transparencies. TWAIN An open industry interface allowing you to acquire image data directly from external sources without leaving your current application.
  • Page 80 Calibration profile creating 2-6 to 2-5 Accessories, purchasing, Intro-4 to enabling, 4-2 Intro-5 EPSON Stylus printers, 2-4, 2-8, 3-12 Acquire & Export option, 5-3 to 5-5 exporting chart, 2-4 to 2-6 Acquire option, 3-2, 5-1, 6-1 modifying, 3-12 to 3-13...
  • Page 81 EPSON TWAIN, see TWAIN Display, see Video display Errors, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6 Dither options, 3-7 to 3-8, 6-5 ES-300C scanner restrictions, 3-8, 4-2 Document Source option, 3-3, 6-5 to 4-4, 4-6, 4-9, 6-4 Document table, 3-3, 3-16, 6-5, ES-600C scanner restrictions, 6-4...
  • Page 82 Paper size, 6-14 default settings, 6-6, A-1 Photoshop, 1-3 to 1-4, 6-9 easy screen, 3-4 Pixel Depth setting 3-6, 3-8, 4-3, 5-3 Installation, EPSON Scanning to 5-4, 6-6, 6-12 to 6-14 Utilities, 1-1 to 1-4, 6-1 Preview Invert feature, 4-8, 6-5...
  • Page 83 Scanning options Printer driver, 6-14 1 pass sequence, 3-7 to 3-8 Problems 3 pass sequence, 3-7 to 3-8, 4-8 EPSON Scanning Utilities, 6-1 to 6-9 6-6, 6-13 Image quality, 6-9 to 6-14 advanced screen, 3-5 to 3-15 Profile, see Calibration profile...
  • Page 84 TWAIN accessing, 3-2 Units, measurement, 3-14 advanced screen, see Advanced Utilities, EPSON Scanning, see screen EPSON II and TWAIN Scan! automatic features, 4-9 compliant applications, 5-1 configuration, 2-3, 4-1 to 4-2 data source, 1-3 to 1-4, 6-1 to 6-2, 6-9...
  • Page 85 User’s Guide for Windows Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content...
  • Page 86 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.

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