Epson Expression 1600 User manual

Color Graphics Scanner
User’s Guide
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Copyright Notice
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior
written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for
use with this EPSON scanner. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other
scanners.
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, or (excluding the
U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions.
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any
options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON
Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials
Digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers and conventional scanners, can be misused by improper copying of
copyrighted material. While some countries’ laws permit limited copying of copyrighted material in certain
circumstances, those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume. EPSON encourages each user to
be responsible and respectful of the copyright laws when using digital cameras and scanners.
Trademarks
EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.
EPSON SoundAdvice is a service mark. Micro Step Drive and EPSON FaxAdvice are trademarks, and Expression
and ColorTrue are registered trademarks of Epson America, Inc.
General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of
their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.
Copyright © 2000 by Epson America, Inc. CPD-9639
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Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content.
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Contents
CHAPTER 1 WELCOME 9
About Your Scanner 9
About Your Software 10
Getting More Information 11
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 12
Reading Your Reference Guide 13
Viewing Your Other Electronic Manuals 15
Registering 17
CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER 19
Unpacking Your Scanner 20
Choosing a Good Place for Your Scanner 22
Unlocking the Scanner 23
Testing Your Scanner’s Operation 24
Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 25
Connecting to a USB Interface 26
Connecting to a SCSI Interface 27
Connecting to an IEEE 1394 FireWire Interface 29
Installing the Windows Software 30
Installing the Windows 98 Software 30
Installing the Windows 95 Software 37
Installing the Windows NT 4.0 Software 42
Installing Additional Windows Software 45
Installing TextBridge Classic 45
Installing Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE 46
Installing MonacoEZcolor 46
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Installing the Macintosh Software 47
Starting the Macintosh Software Installation 47
Installing Other Software on Your Scanning Tools CD-ROM 49
Installing Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE 50
Installing MonacoEZcolor 51
Selecting the Expression 1600 as Your Default Scanner 51
CHAPTER 3 HOW TO SCAN 53
Scanning Tips 53
Selecting Resolution 53
Scaling (Resizing) Images 54
Scanning Color Images 54
Batch Scanning 55
Using the Dual Focus Mechanism 55
Recommended Settings 56
Step-by-Step Scanning Instructions 57
Placing Your Original Document 57
Scanning with EPSON TWAIN Pro 58
Using the ] Start Button 60
Setting Up the ] Start Button 61
Setting Up Presto! PageManager for One-Touch Scanning 64
CHAPTER 4 NETWORK SCANNING 67
Setting Up the Scanner Server 68
Installing the Scanner Server Software on Windows 98 68
Installing the Scanner Server Software on
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 74
Changing the Scanner Server Start Up Mode 81
Setting Up Client Computers 82
Installing EPSON TWAIN Pro Network on Windows 82
Installing EPSON TWAIN Pro Network on a Macintosh 85
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Using a Network Scanner 88
Starting EPSON Scan Server 89
Starting EPSON TWAIN Pro Network 90
Starting a Scan 91
Stopping a Scan in Progress 92
CHAPTER 5 USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 93
Transparency Unit 93
Unpacking the Transparency Unit 94
Removing the Shipping Screw 95
Installing the Transparency Unit 95
Using the Film Guides 97
Scanning Reflective Documents 101
Automatic Document Feeder 102
Unpacking the Automatic Document Feeder 102
Installing the Automatic Document Feeder 103
Loading Paper in the Automatic Document Feeder 105
Fixing Paper Jams 106
IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card 106
Installing the Card in Your Scanner 107
CHAPTER 6 SCANNER MAINTENANCE 109
Transporting the Scanner 109
Transporting the Transparency Unit 110
Cleaning the Scanner 111
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CHAPTER 7 SOLVING PROBLEMS 113
Lights and Buttons 113
Problems and Solutions 115
Setup Problems 115
Scanner Problems 117
Software Problems 118
Scanning Problems 120
Uninstalling the Expression 1600 Software 125
Uninstalling EPSON TWAIN Pro 125
Uninstalling EPSON TWAIN Pro Network 126
Uninstalling EPSON Scan Server 127
Where To Get Help 128
EPSON Technical Support 128
Software Technical Support 129
APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS 131
Scanner 131
General 131
Electrical 132
Environmental 133
Safety Approvals 133
SCSI Interface 133
USB Interface 133
Option Interface Connector 134
Initialization Methods 134
Transparency Unit (B813182) 134
General 134
Electrical 134
Environmental 134
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Automatic Document Feeder (B813162) 135
General 135
Electrical 135
Environmental 135
IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card (B808342) 135
General 135
Environmental 135
APPENDIX B INSTALLING THE TCP/IP PROTOCOL 137
Installing the TCP/IP Protocol on Windows 95 and Windows 98 138
Assigning an IP Address 139
Installing the TCP/IP Protocol on Windows NT 4.0 140
Assigning an IP Address 141
APPENDIX C NOTICES 143
System Requirements 143
Windows 143
Macintosh 144
Year 2000 Ready 145
Important Safety Instructions 145
ENERGY STAR Compliance 146
Declaration of Conformity 147
FCC Compliance Statement 148
For United States Users 148
Warning 148
For Canadian Users 148
Limited Warranty 149
INDEX 151
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Welcome
The EPSON®Expression®1600 is a 36-bit
professional graphics scanner designed to meet the
needs of artists, graphics professionals, and business
graphics users. It’s ideally suited for small LAN
(Local Area Network) users who want to share a
scanner within their workgroup. Using EPSON’s
ColorTrue®II Imaging System, it reproduces
images with amazingly accurate detail and color.
Your scanner can achieve up to 1600 × 3200 dpi hardware resolution with EPSON’s
proprietary Micro Step Drive™technology, and is one of the fastest scanners in
its class.
About Your Scanner
Your EPSON Expression 1600 scanner comes with these features:
■Superior image quality with true optical resolution of 1600 dpi
■36-bit color depth for capturing images with over 68 billion colors and 4,096
shades of gray
■Start button for easy, automated scanning
■Unique Dual Focus mechanism lets you choose the focus position
■Can be shared by several users in a small workgroup
■USB, SCSI 2, and IEEE 1394-compatible FireWire® (USB and SCSI 2 interfaces
are standard)
■Optional transparency unit, automatic document feeder, and IEEE 1394
FireWire scanner interface card
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About Your Software
The EPSON Expression 1600 scanner includes these leading-edge applications for
professional-quality scans:
EPSON TWAIN Pro
Exclusive professional-quality scanner driver with powerful
features for controlling every aspect of your scan. Includes
Auto Area Segmentation (AAS) to separate text from
background colors, and Text Enhancement Technology
(TET) for more accurate OCR scanning.
EPSON Scan Server (PC only)
Enables you to share the Expression 1600 with other users in a
small workgroup.
EPSON TWAIN Pro Network
This network version of EPSON TWAIN Pro lets client
computers use the Expression 1600 when it’s attached to
another computer. (EPSON Scan Server must be installed
on the computer sharing the scanner.)
Adobe®Photoshop®5.0 LE
Edit your photos with this version of the ultimate
imaging application. Add special effects, overlay titles and
captions, restore old photos, and add many other creative
enhancements to your photographs. (Not included with the
Special Edition model.)
Xerox®TextBridge®Classic
Use the premiere OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
software to turn your paper documents into electronic text
without retyping. (Not included with the Special Edition
model.)
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Getting More Information
There are several ways to learn more about your EPSON Expression 1600. In
addition to the printed materials, help utilities and electronic manuals are available on
your computer and CD-ROMs. Here’s where to look for help:
■Checklists
Read the checklist for your scanner model to make sure you have everything.
If anything is missing, call EPSON at [phone] (United States) or
[phone] (Canada).
■EPSON Expression 1600 Software Reference Guide
Provides detailed information about EPSON TWAIN Pro, including
troubleshooting tips. You must have a web browser (Netscape®Navigator®or
Microsoft®Internet Explorer ,
®versions 3.0 or later) on your computer to read
this guide. See page 13 for instructions on viewing your Reference Guide.
■On-Screen Help
Most of the applications that come with your scanner include on-screen help. For
EPSON TWAIN Pro, just click the button or select Help from the menu.
NewSoft™Presto! ™PageManager for EPSON
After you’ve scanned your paper documents, use this leading
document management software to organize, file, edit, copy,
fax, and e-mail them from one convenient screen. (Not
included with the Special Edition model.)
MonacoEZcolor™ 1.5
Simplify the process of color management by creating
customized color profiles for your scanner, monitor, and
printer with this easy-to-use ICC profiling tool. (Not included
with the Special Edition model.)
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■Electronic Documents
Several of the applications that came with your scanner include electronic manuals
in the Adobe Acrobat® PDF format. You’ll find electronic user’s guides in the
Manuals folder on the EPSON Expression 1600 Scanning Tools CD-ROM, as
well as in the product folders. The Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE CD-ROM also
includes an electronic user’s guide, as does the MonacoEZcolor 1.5 CD-ROM.
See page 15 for instructions on locating and viewing your Acrobat manuals.
If none of these sources answers your questions, please see “Where To Get Help” on
page 128.
Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips
Please follow these guidelines as you read your documentation:
Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your
equipment.
Notes contain important information about your scanner.
Tips contain additional hints for great scanning.
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Reading Your Reference Guide
Your electronic EPSON Expression 1600 Reference Guide is on your EPSON
Expression 1600 Scanning Tools CD-ROM. You can view it from the CD-ROM or
copy it to your hard drive and view it from there. You must have a web browser
(Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, versions 3.0 or later).
If you install the manual to your hard drive, you can read it
anytime. For Windows, just click Start, Programs, EPSON,
and select Exp1600 Guide. For Macintosh, double-click the
View Reference Guide icon in the Expression 1600 folder on
your hard drive.
Follow these steps to view the manual:
1. Insert your EPSON Expression 1600 Scanning Tools CD-ROM.
■If you’re running Windows, you see the Select Language window. Click OK.
When you see the Software Setup window, click Browse this CD, and
double-click the Manuals folder. Then double-click the Exp1600 icon.
■If you have a Macintosh, double-click the Manuals folder, and then
double-click the EPSON Expression 1600 icon.
The Reference Guide window opens:
Click to install the
Reference Guide
to your hard drive.
Click to view the
Reference Guide.
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2. Click View Reference Guide. Your browser opens and you see this window:
3. Click topics on the left to expand the
contents. Then click the subtopic you
want to view.
Click a topic
to expand its
contents.
Expanded
contents list
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Viewing Your Other Electronic Manuals
To view your electronic manual for Presto! PageManager for EPSON, Xerox
TextBridge Classic, or any other PDF manuals, you’ll use Adobe Acrobat Reader. If
Acrobat Reader is not already installed on your computer, you can install it with the
other scanner software. See the software installation instructions for your system in
Chapter 2.
When you open an electronic manual, you’ll see this toolbar:
This is the toolbar for Acrobat Reader 4.0. The toolbar for
Acrobat Reader 3.0 looks slightly different.
With Acrobat Reader, you have several ways to navigate through text:
■Use the bookmark section on the left side of the screen to move quickly to the
topic of your choice. Click the Show Bookmarks icon on the toolbar to see the
bookmark section, if the manual has bookmarks. Some manuals only have a
table of contents, but you can also use this to navigate the manual if the topics
are hot.
■Use the arrow buttons in the toolbar or the vertical scroll bar on the right side of
the document to move through the manual. (The box to the left of the scroll bar
displays the current page number.)
■Click on hot topics, which are usually underlined or displayed in a different color.
To find out if a topic is hot, move your cursor over it. If the cursor turns into a
pointing hand, the topic is hot—you can jump to it by clicking once.
For more information, see your Acrobat Reader online guide.
Previous page
Next page
Last pageFirst page
Show bookmarks and page
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Locate your PDF manuals as follows:
■EPSON Expression 1600 User’s Guide—You can find a PDF version of this
user’s guide in the Manuals folder on your Expression 1600 Scanning Tools
CD-ROM.
■Acrobat Reader—For Windows, select Reader Guide from the Acrobat Reader
Help menu.
For Macintosh, select Reader Guide from the Acrobat Reader Help menu. Then
browse to Help\Enu\Reader.pdf.
■Presto! PageManager—For Windows, click Start, Programs, Presto!
PageManager for EPSON, PageManager User’s Manual.
For Macintosh, double-click the User’s Guide.pdf icon in the Presto!
PageManager for EPSON folder on your hard drive.
■TextBridge Classic—For Windows, click Start, Programs, TextBridge
Classic 2.0, and select User Guide.
For Macintosh, insert your Expression 1600 Scanning Tools CD-ROM, then
double-click the Xerox TextBridge Classic folder. Double-click the
TextBridge 3.0-Documents folder, then the English folder, then the User’s
Guide folder, and finally the PDF file for the chapter you want to read.
■Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE—Insert your Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE CD-ROM.
For Windows, double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop,
then double-click the Photosle CD-ROM icon. Finally, double-click the
User Guide icon.
For Macintosh, double-click the Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE CD-ROM icon on
your desktop, then double-click the User Guide.pdf icon.
■MonacoEZcolor—For Windows, click Start, Programs, MonacoEZcolor, and
then select MonacoEZcolor User Guide.
For Macintosh, double-click the MonacoEZcolor 1.5 folder on your hard drive,
and then double-click the MonacoEZcolor User Guide.pdf icon.
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Registering
Please take a minute to fill out the registration card for your EPSON Expression 1600
and mail it back to us. This enables you to receive special information on options,
new products, and software upgrades. You’ll get immediate attention if you have a
problem with your scanner.
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Setting Up Your
Scanner
Setting up your scanner is easy. For most
installations, just follow the steps in this book in
the order listed below.
1. Unpack and choose a place for your scanner.
2. Unlock the scanner.
3. Connect the scanner to your computer.
4. Power on your scanner, then power on your computer.
5. Install the scanner software.
6. View your electronic manuals.
If you have a Macintosh, you may prefer to install the scanner software before you
connect the scanner to your computer. See “Installing the Macintosh Software” on
page 47. If you decide to connect the scanner before you install the software, you’ll see
a message that your scanner driver needs to be installed. Just close the message and
proceed with the installation instructions.
If you’re installing a transparency unit, an automatic document feeder, or an IEEE
1394 FireWire scanner interface card, see Chapter 5, “Using Optional Equipment.”
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Unpacking Your Scanner
Remove the scanner from the box, then remove the packing material from your
scanner. Save the packaging in case you need it later. Your EPSON Expression 1600
comes with these items:
The Special Edition model of the scanner doesn’t include
MonacoEZcolor or Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE.
scanner
Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE CD-ROM
(not available with the Special Edition
model of the scanner)
EPSON Expression 1600
Scanning Tools CD-ROM
power cable
MonacoEZcolor 1.5 CD-ROM (located
in plastic sleeve attached to the
MonacoEZcolor User Guide
; not
available with the Special Edition model
of the scanner)
EPSON Expression 1600 User’s Guide
IT8 target (attached to the
MonacoEZcolor
User Guide
; not available with the Special
Edition model of the scanner)
MonacoEZcolor User Guide
(not available
with the Special Edition model of the
scanner)
USB cable
Monaco EZcolor
User Guide
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