Epson ActionScanner ActionScanner II User manual

EPSON
ACTIONSCANNER™II
Getting Started
for Macintosh
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Contents
Introduction ...........................
1
System and Memory Requirements
............. 2
Setting Up the Scanner
..................... 2
Connecting the Scanner to Your Macintosh
......... 4
Installing the EPSON Scanning Utilities
........... 6
Installing Adobe PhotoDeluxe
................ 8
Installing Maxsoft-Ocron Wordlinx .............
9
Scanning Images
........................ 9
Putting It Together
.......................
11
Calibrating Your System
..................
12
Selecting the Correct Resolution
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Introduction
This package contains everything you need for professional
quality color scanning:
Q EPSON® ActionScanner™ II color scanner, which scans in
full color (24 bit) or grayscale monochrome (8 bit) at
300 dpi (dots per inch)
Q SCSI system cable
CI EPSON Scanning Utilities for Macintosh® (EPSON Scan! II
and EPSON TWAIN), which let you capture scanned
images, export the images in a variety of formats, calibrate
your scanner, and use the scanner’s advanced features with
software programs that support the industry standard
TWAIN interface
P Adobe® PhotoDeluxe,® a powerful, imageediting program
(supplied on a CD) that lets you edit color digital images
captured with your scanner or a digital camera, or copied
to a PhotoCD.
Cl Maxsoft-Ocron™ Wordlinx,™ an optical character
recognition (OCR) program that lets you scan printed text
and convert it into a text file you can edit and format.
This booklet tells you how to set up your scanner, install the
software, and scan an image. If you need more detailed
information after you begin scanning, consult the manuals and
online documentation for the ActionScanner II, EPSON
Scanning Utilities for Macintosh, PhotoDeluxe, and Wordlinx.
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System and Memory Requirements
For the scanner and your software to work properly, your
system must include the following minimum configuration:
D Apple® Macintosh or Power Macintosh™ computer with a
68030 or 68040 processor
P Apple system software 7.0 or higher
Q 8MB of system RAM; 4MB of application RAM
Note:
8MB is the minimum amount of RAM; graphics applications run
faster and more efficiently with at least 12MB of RAM.
0 At least 100MB of free hard disk space for scanner
applications and images, depending on the size of the
images
0 A color monitor (one with a 24-bit video card is
recommended)
4 For PhotoDeluxe, a double-speed or faster CD-ROM drive.
Setting Up the Scanner
Follow these steps to set up the scanner:
1. Take the scanner out of its box and place it on a flat, stable
surface with the rear panel facing you.
2. Remove the tape securing the scanner cover and pull out
the paper underneath the cover.
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3.
Locate the round screw in the middle of the rear panel and
turn it counterclockwise. If necessary, use a coin to loosen it.
4.
Remove the screw and push it into the storage hole marked
STOCK; do not screw it in.
5.
Connect one end of the power cable to the power inlet on
the rear of the scanner and plug the other end into an
appropriately grounded electrical outlet as shown below.

If the scanner comes on when you plug it in, turn it off by
pressing the OPERATE button.
Warning:
Whenever you turn off the scanner, wait at least 10 seconds
before turning it back on. Rapidly turning it on and off can
damage the scanner.
Connecting the Scanner to Your
Macintosh
Follow the steps below to connect the scanner directly to the
SCSI port on your Macintosh using the SCSI cable included
with the scanner. This cable has a 25-pin connector on one end
and a 50-pin connector on the other. The SCSI ID is already set
to 2 and the SCSI terminator is on.
If you are already using the SCSI port on your computer for
another SCSI device, such as an external hard disk, you need a
SCSI cable with a 50-pin connector on both ends. You can then
connect the scanner to your other SCSI device and set the SCSI
ID and terminator as necessary; follow the instructions in
Chapter 1 of your scanner User’s Guide.

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2.
3.
4.
5.
Turn off your Macintosh, scanner, and all peripheral devices.
Caution:
Be sure that your Macintosh, scanner, and all peripheral devices
are turned off before you plug in the SCSI cable.
Plug the 25-pin connector into the SCSI port on the Macintosh
with a e icon above it. Tighten the two screws on the
sides of the connector.
Connect the 50-pin end of the cable to either the top or
bottom SCSI connector on the scanner; then fasten the
connector with the wire clamps on its side.
Turn on the scanner by pressing the OPERATE button. The
green OPERATE light comes on on the top right side of the
scanner. The READY light comes on when the scanner has
warmed up.
Then turn on your Macintosh. (Always turn on the scanner
before turning on the Macintosh.)

Installing the EPSON Scanning Utilities
The EPSON Scanning Utilities include EPSON Scan! II and
EPSON TWAIN for the Macintosh. Scan! II uses TWAIN to
capture images and then saves and exports these images in a
variety of file formats. It also calibrates your scanner and
output devices to produce images nearly identical to the
originals.
EPSON TWAIN is a set of drivers designed to access your
scanner’s advanced features for any software that supports
TWAIN for Macintosh. TWAIN drivers are an industry
standard for acquiring image data from a variety of external
sources without leaving your application program.
Follow these steps to install the EPSON Scanning Utilities:
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2.
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6.
Turn on the scanner.
Hold down the Shift key while turning on the Macintosh to
turn off any extensions.
Insert the EPSON Scanning Utilities Disk 1 in a diskette drive.
Double-click the Disk 1 icon on the desktop.
Double-click the Installer icon in the Disk 1 folder.
After a few moments, you see the initial setup screen.
Choose OK to continue.
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You see the Easy Install screen:
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9.
Easy install
Click Install to place the It
l Scanner Utility Program EPSON Scan! II
on the hard disk named
63 ZFP 320
I Customize
1
If you want to install all the program components, click
Install. To select only one or two components, click
Customize. Then highlight the components on the next
screen and click install.
The program begins copying files. Insert the diskettes as
prompted.
When installation is complete, you see a success message.
Click Restart to restart your Macintosh.
The program creates an EPSON Scan! II folder on your hard
disk containing a Scan! II and Scan! II Help icon.
10. Raise the scanner’s cover and place an image face down on
the upper right comer of the glass surface. Then carefully
close the cover.
11. To test your software, click the Scan! II icon.
12. From the File menu, select Acquire.
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