Epson Expression 10000XL Series User manual

Color Graphics Scanner
User’s Guide

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Contents
WELCOME 7
About Your Scanner 7
Getting More Information 8
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 8
Viewing Your Electronic Reference Guide 9
Chapter 1 SCANNING BASICS 11
Placing Your Original Document 11
Using EPSON Scan 12
Scanning Your Image 13
Using the Preview Screen 15
Scanning a Photo With Adobe Photoshop Elements 19
Creating Editable Text With ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint 21
Using Professional Mode to Customize Your Scans 23
Scanning to a File With EPSON Scan 27
Chapter 2 GETTING THE MOST
FROM YOUR SCANNER 29
Scanning Tips 29
Selecting a Suitable Resolution 30
Getting Color Accuracy 31

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Enhancing Image Quality 33
Using Color Restoration 33
Using Unsharp Mask 34
Using Descreening 35
Using Backlight Correction 36
Using Dust Removal 37
Using Grain Reduction 38
Batch Scanning Photos and Film 39
Placing Your Photos 39
Previewing Your Images in Thumbnail Mode 40
Scanning With the a Start Button 42
Windows Vista or XP 42
Windows 2000 44
Chapter 3 USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 45
Transparency Unit 46
Unpacking the Transparency Unit 46
Installing the Transparency Unit 47
Using the Transparency Unit 48
Automatic Document Feeder 55
Unpacking the Automatic Document Feeder 55
Installing the Automatic Document Feeder 56
Loading Pages in the Automatic Document Feeder 58
Scanning Your Document 60
Clearing Paper Jams 61
Network Image Express Interface Card 63
Setting Up Client Computers 63
Installing the Card in Your Scanner 63
Connecting the Scanner to Your Network 64
Setting Up EPSON Scan 65

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Chapter 4 MAINTENANCE 67
Transporting the Scanner 67
Cleaning the Scanner 68
Chapter 5 SOLVING PROBLEMS 69
Checking the Status Lights 70
Problems and Solutions 71
Scanner Problems 71
Software Problems 73
Quality Problems 74
Uninstalling Your Scanner Software 77
Where To Get Help 79
Epson Technical Support 79
Software Technical Support 80
Appendix A SPECIFICATIONS 81
Appendix B REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 85
System Requirements 85
Windows 85
Macintosh 86
Important Safety Instructions 86
Declaration of Conformity 87
FCC Compliance Statement 88
Energy Star Compliance 89
Warranty 89
INDEX 91

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Welcome
The Epson Expression®10000XL is a 48-bit color, professional scanner designed to
meet the needs of graphic arts professionals and business graphics users. With Epson’s
ColorTrue®II Imaging System, the scanner reproduces images of amazingly accurate
detail and color. Achieving up to 2400 × 4800 dpi hardware resolution with Epson’s
proprietary Micro Step Drive™technology, the Epson Expression 10000XL is one of
the fastest scanners in its class.
About Your Scanner
Your Epson®scanner comes with these features:
■Superior image quality with remarkable 2400 × 4800 dpi hardware resolution
■48-bit color and 3.8 Dmax optical density for improved highlight and shadow
detail on slides, negatives, and transparencies
■Easy-to-use scanner software with three modes tailored to different scanning
needs (Home, Office, and Professional)
■Optional transparency unit (included with the Expression 10000XL Photo) and
optional automatic document feeder that let you quickly scan slides,
transparencies, and paper documents
■Built-in USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 (FireWire®) ports, and optional Network Image
Express interface card

8Welcome
Getting More Information
There are several ways to learn more about your Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
In addition to the printed materials, help utilities and electronic manuals are available.
Here’s where to look for help:
■Start Here sheet
The Start Here sheet tells you how to set up your scanner and install its software.
It also tells you about some of your scanner’s special features.
■User’s Guide
This User’s Guide provides instructions on using EPSON Scan, along with
scanner maintenance information and troubleshooting tips.
■Electronic Reference Guide
An electronic Reference Guide is included on your Scanner Software CD-ROM.
This guide provides additional details on using your scanner. See the Start Here
sheet for instructions on how to install it, if you haven’t done so already. See
page 9 for instructions on viewing it.
■On-screen help
For more information about your EPSON Scan software, click the Help button.
The applications that come with your scanner also include on-screen help.
■Additional manuals
Adobe®Photoshop®Elements, ABBYY®FineReader®Sprint, Monaco Systems®
MonacoEZcolor,
®and LaserSoft Imaging™SilverFast®
(Photo version of the
scanner only) include electronic manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
If you need further assistance, see “Where To Get Help” on page 79.
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips
Please follow these guidelines as you read this manual:
Warning: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
Caution: Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
Note: Notes contain important information about your scanner.
Tip: Tips contain additional hints for great scanning.

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Viewing Your Electronic Reference Guide
To view the electronic Reference Guide, you must have a web browser such as
Netscape Navigator®or Microsoft®Internet Explorer, versions 4.0 or later, or Apple®
Safari 1.0 or later. If you haven’t already installed the guide on your computer, see
the Start Here sheet for instructions.
To open the guide, double-click the Expression 10000XL Reference Guide icon
on your desktop.
Your browser opens and you see this window:
Click one of the icons on the left side of the screen to view a list of subtopics, then
click a subtopic to view that section of the manual.
T
M
Click an icon
to view
subtopics
Then click
a subtopic to
go to its page

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Chapter 1
Scanning Basics
This chapter gives you step-by-step instructions for using EPSON Scan, the scanning
software that comes with your Epson Expression 10000XL. You can find out about:
■Placing your document on the scanner’s document table
■Launching EPSON Scan and scanning a document
■Using the preview screen to select the area of your image you want to scan
■Using special features in Home, Office, and Professional Mode
■Scanning directly to a file from EPSON Scan
Placing Your Original Document
This section explains how to position a photo or single-page document for scanning.
Note: To place multiple photos for scanning, see page 39. To scan multi-page documents
using the automatic document feeder, see page 55. To scan transparencies or film using
the transparency unit, see page 46.
1. Raise the scanner cover and place your document face-down on the document
table. Place it in the upper-left corner, aligning it with the edges of the glass.

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2. Close the document cover, being careful not to move the document.
Tip: If the edges of your document don’t scan properly, move it in about 1/16 of
an inch (1.5 mm) from the edges of the glass.
You can raise or remove the document cover if you need to scan a thick item—
such as a photo in an album—that doesn’t fit under the cover. Simply lift the back
of the cover straight up. When you reinsert the cover, line up the hinge pins with
the positioning holes and lower the cover into place.
Using EPSON Scan
EPSON Scan provides three scanning modes:
■Home Mode: Makes scanning quick and easy, and provides excellent results
for all types of documents. Use for scanning photos, text, and line art, when
advanced control over image quality settings is not required.
Home Mode automatically applies exposure and color balance settings to your
images, and you can manually adjust the brightness and contrast if necessary. You
can also apply various adjustments, such as Color Restoration (see page 33) and
Backlight Correction (see page 36).
■Office Mode: Ideal for scanning business documents containing text and
graphics. Use for scanning contracts, invoices, and newsletters, with or without
color. Also great for scanning multi-page documents with the optional automatic
document feeder (see page 55), or when scanning documents for OCR (optical
character recognition) to create editable text.
Note: You cannot scan film in Office Mode, and it is not recommended for
scanning photos.
■Professional Mode: Gives you the greatest control over image color and quality.
Automatically applies exposure and color balance settings to your images—or lets
you manually adjust any setting, including the histogram setting, tone, color
depth, balance, saturation, brightness, and contrast.

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If you have faded photos, you can restore their color using Color Restoration. You
can also use these additional adjustments and choose how strongly they’re applied:
Unsharp Mask, Backlight Correction, Descreening, Dust Removal, and (when
scanning film with the optional transparency unit) Grain Reduction. See page 33
for details.
Scanning Your Image
You can open EPSON Scan from any TWAIN-compliant imaging application, such
as Adobe Photoshop Elements, and then scan images into your application, as
described below.
Note: The examples in this chapter assume that you’re using EPSON Scan with an
imaging application. You can also use EPSON Scan in “standalone” mode to scan
images directly to a file on your computer’s hard drive (see page 27).
First, place your document on the scanner as described on page 11. Then follow these
steps to start EPSON Scan and scan an image:
1. Turn on the scanner, and wait about 30 seconds for it to initialize. The green
Ready light stops flashing and stays on.
2. Open your imaging application, then choose the Import (or Acquire) option in
the application and select Epson Expression 10000XL.
Note: If you are using Microsoft Windows®Vista™or XP and choose WIA-EPSON
Expression 10000XL, certain features won’t be available.

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The EPSON Scan dialog box opens.
3. Choose a mode from the Mode list at
the top of the EPSON Scan screen.
(See page 12 for a description of the
modes.)
4. Adjust any settings in EPSON Scan,
as needed. For example, if you’re using
Home Mode, select the Document
Type, Image Type, and Destination
settings that are appropriate for your
image and how you want to use it.
5. Click the Preview button to see a
preview of your scan.
Note: The Thumbnail preview screen is shown
at right. Depending on your selected mode, you
may see the Full-size preview screen instead.
See page 15 to switch between the Thumbnail
and Full-size preview screens.
6. Click and drag within the preview image to
select the area you want to scan. See page 16
for details on selecting the scan area.
Note: Image quality adjustments will be
automatically applied to the selected area,
unless you’ve turned off the Continuous auto
exposure setting (see page 32). For best
results, avoid including borders with the
selected area.
7. If you’re previewing your image as a thumbnail (as shown above), you can click
the button to rotate the image, if needed. You can also click the button
to mirror the image.
Choose a mode

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8. Click Scan.
9. When scanning completes, click Close to exit EPSON Scan and view the scanned
image in your imaging application.
Now you can use your imaging application to further modify the image, save it to
your hard drive, or print it.
Using the Preview Screen
The preview screen lets you select the area of your image you want to scan. You do
this by drawing a box (or marquee) around the previewed image. It also lets you make
adjustments to your image before scanning.
There are two ways to preview images:
■In the Thumbnail preview screen, EPSON Scan automatically locates and crops
the image you’ve placed on the scanner, and corrects the angle of the image if it’s
tilted.
■In the Full-size preview screen, you see the full scanned area (your image plus any
white space that’s unoccupied on the scanner glass). You can manually select the
portion of the image you want to scan, and make any other desired adjustments.
To select the Thumbnail preview, click
the checkbox below the Preview
button.
Note: With some modes and settings,
this checkbox is grayed-out and you
cannot select the Thumbnail option. Your images will open in the Full-size preview
screen.
When previewing images as thumbnails, EPSON Scan may cut off part of your image if its
edges are quite light. In that case, either click the Configuration button on EPSON Scan’s
main screen and increase the size of the thumbnail cropping area, or preview your image
using the Full-size preview screen instead.

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Selecting the Scanning Area
There are three ways to select the scanning area:
■Manually
To select the area you want to scan, click and drag inside the preview image to
draw a marquee. The selected area is surrounded by a dotted line.
■Auto-detect (Full-size preview screen only)
To automatically create a marquee around your image and crop out the
document table area, click the Auto locate button. If you open your image
in the Thumbnail preview screen, the document table area is already cropped out,
but you may still need to apply a marquee to remove any borders.
■By target size
If you know how you plan to use the final image (for example, if you’re printing it
as a 4 ×6 photo or digitally projecting it), you can create a marquee with exactly
the right proportions. On EPSON Scan’s main screen, select a Target Size
(under the Destination settings), then click the icon to choose either portrait
or landscape orientation. Move and resize the marquee as needed.
Once you select the scanning area, image quality adjustments are automatically
applied within the marquee (unless you’ve turned off Continuous auto exposure;
see page 32). For best results, do not include borders when selecting the image area.

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Moving and Resizing Marquees
Once you’ve created a marquee, you can move and resize it if necessary.
■To move the marquee, place the cursor within its borders.
When the cursor turns to a hand symbol, click and drag
the marquee to a new position. Hold down the Shift key
to limit movement to the horizontal or vertical directions.
■To resize the marquee, place the cursor on its edge or
corner. When the cursor turns into an arrow symbol, click
and drag to resize the selection area. Hold down the Shift
key to resize the marquee proportionally.
If you’re viewing your image on the Thumbnail preview screen
and it appears sideways or upside down, click the button to
rotate the image upright. Click the button to create a
mirror image.
Applying Image Adjustments
After positioning the marquee where you want it, you can make additional image
quality adjustments. The adjustments apply only to the selected area.
See page 25 for more information about applying basic exposure and color
adjustments. You can also restore color, correct backlighting, or apply special
adjustments to enhance your images, as described on page 33.
On the Full-size preview screen, you can check the results of your adjustments more
closely by clicking the Zoom button. Or (on both preview screens) you can use
the Densitometer to inspect the image on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Click the
Densitometer button, then hold your mouse pointer over the image to view
color components on the Densitometer screen. For details, click the Help button.

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Working With Multiple Marquees
In the Normal preview screen (shown below), you can draw up to 50 marquees. This
lets you select more than one part of the image for scanning (the area within each
marquee is scanned as a separate image, even if you have overlapping marquees). You
can make independent image quality adjustments for each selected area.
■To apply the same image quality adjustments to all selected areas at once, click the
All button, then make any desired adjustments.
■Use the Copy and Erase buttons to add or remove marquees as needed.
■When you’re ready to scan, click the All button to select all the marquees for
scanning; otherwise, only the currently selected marquee is scanned.
Note: For instructions on placing multiple photos on the scanner and previewing them,
see page 39.
Number of
marquees
Auto-detect
Erase
marquee
Copy
Currently selected marquee
Zoom
Select all
Inactive marquee

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Scanning a Photo With Adobe Photoshop
Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements (included with your scanner) provides a variety of
powerful tools for image editing, along with recipes and step-by-step instructions.
Follow the example below to scan a photo in Home Mode with Photoshop Elements.
Note: This example shows you how to scan one photo at a time. You can also place
several photos on the scanner and scan them; see page 39.
1. Place your photo on the scanner as described on page 11.
2. Double-click the Photoshop Elements icon on your desktop (Windows) or in
your Applications folder (Macintosh®).
3. If you see the Welcome Screen, select Start From Scratch.
4. Open the File menu and select Import, then select EPSON Expression
10000XL.
Note: If you are using Windows Vista or XP and choose WIA-EPSON Expression
10000XL, certain features won’t be available.
You see the EPSON Scan dialog box:
5. Select Home Mode from the selection
box at the top of the screen.
6. In the Document Type list, choose
Photo.
7. Choose an Image Type:
■Color for color photos
■Grayscale for black-and-white
photos

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8. Choose a Destination setting:
■Printer if you’re printing the image
■Screen/Web if you’re viewing your image only on the screen
■Other if you want to specify a resolution (see page 30)
9. Click the Preview button. Your image is
scanned and appears in the preview screen.
10. Click and drag within the preview image to
select the area you want to scan (see page 16)
and to have image quality adjustments
automatically applied to this area. For best
results, avoid selecting any borders in your
image.
11. If necessary, click the button to rotate the
image upright. Click the button to create
a mirror image.
12. If necessary, apply any of these adjustment
settings:
■Brightness and Contrast
■Descreening (see page 35)
■Color Restoration (see page 33)
■Backlight Correction (see page 36)
■Dust Removal (see page 37)
13. Click Scan.
14. When scanning completes, click Close to exit EPSON Scan and view the scanned
image in Photoshop Elements.
You can use Photoshop Elements to further modify the image, save it to your hard
drive, and print. For more information about using Photoshop Elements, click the
Help menu at the top of the screen.