User manual EPSON GT-1500

[. . . ] It also provides maintenance and troubleshooting tips, technical specifications, and customer support information. Online Color Guide (may not be available in some countries) Explains the basics of color imaging and how to get impressive results from your scanner and other EPSON products. Information on EPSON TWAIN Pro and EPSON TWAIN Pro Network (online help) Provides you with detailed information on EPSON TWAIN Pro and EPSON TWAIN Pro Network. To display the online help, click the Help button in the dialog box of EPSON TWAIN Pro or EPSON TWAIN Pro Network. [. . . ] Make sure that SCSI is selected and your EPSON scanner appears in the Scanner Selection list. If not, see "Maintenance and Troubleshooting" in your Online Reference Guide. 3-18 Installing the Software 11. If everything is properly installed and connected, Status: Device Ready appears under Scanner Information in the dialog box. 3 If the "Device Ready" message does not appear, see "Maintenance and Troubleshooting" in your Online Reference Guide. Click OK to close the EPSON TWAIN Pro dialog box. Selecting Scanners If several EPSON TWAIN Pro-compliant scanners are connected to your PC, follow the instructions below to select one of them to use. Note: You can only connect and use scanners that are of the same model if you use different interface connections. Installing the Software 3-19 For Windows Millennium Edition, 98, and 2000 users 1. Double-click the Scanners and Cameras icon in Control Panel. 2. Select a scanner you want to use from the scanners and cameras list in the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box. Click Properties, and then click the Utility tab. 3-20 Installing the Software 3. Make sure Select as default scanner for EPSON TWAIN Pro is selected and then click OK. 3 Note: If you have installed EPSON Scan Server, you can set up your scanner to be used on the network by selecting the Select as default scanner for EPSON Scan Server check box. Installing the Software 3-21 For Windows 95 and NT 4. 0 users 1. Double-click the EPSON TWAIN Pro icon in Control Panel. The EPSON TWAIN Pro setup dialog box appears. 2. Do not place heavy objects on top of the scanner. Start your scanner software, and follow scanning instructions described later in this chapter or your Online Reference Guide. 4-4 Using Your Scanner Removing the Cover for Thick or Large Documents For thick documents or other materials, you can remove the document cover. To do this, hold the back of the document cover behind the hinge and lift straight up. 4 Hold the back of the document cover and lift straight up. Note: When scanning with the cover removed, do not leave any area of the document table exposed to prevent interference from external light. c Caution: Do not force the cover off the scanner or lift the cover from in front of the cover hinge. Doing so can cause damage to the cover. Using Your Scanner 4-5 When you are finished scanning, reattach the document cover by pushing straight down on the back until it clicks into place. c Caution: Make sure both of the cover's notches are directly above the clips on the scanner before pushing it down into place; otherwise damage may occur. 4-6 Using Your Scanner Starting EPSON TWAIN Pro There are two ways to scan; with an application that supports TWAIN, or with the a Start button and preassigned application software. If you . . use an application that supports EPSON TWAIN Pro to scan, open your application (see "Starting EPSON TWAIN Pro through your application software" below). want to scan an image directly to your application without opening EPSON TWAIN Pro or the TWAIN-compliant application every time, set up the a Start button and the application to work with (See Chapter 5, "Using the Start Button. ") Then simply press the a Start button. Note: Even if your application supports TWAIN, some features of EPSON TWAIN Pro may not be available depending on the application software. Windows 2000 or NT 4. 0 users who use the NTFS file system and do not have Administrator privileges need to have permission to modify the following folders and subfolders: EPSON TWAIN Pro Users: C\WINNT\TWAIN_32\EPFBPR2 EPSON TWAIN Pro Network Users: C\WINNT\TWAIN_32\EPFBPR2N 4 Using Your Scanner 4-7 Starting EPSON TWAIN Pro through your application software Application programs that support the scanning interface standard TWAIN, allow you to scan images while an application is running. To verify whether your application is compatible with TWAIN, see your application documentation. How you should open EPSON TWAIN Pro and scan varies depending on the application. Read the following to find out how to access EPSON TWAIN Pro. Select Select Source from the File menu, and then select EPSON TWAIN Pro. [. . . ] You can select and deselect dropout colors in the scanner software. ESC/I Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Image scanners. A system of commands that allows you to control image scanners from your software. ESC/P Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers. A system of commands that allows you to control printers from your software. exposure A scanner function that lightens or darkens the scanned image data. grayscale Images represented with various shades of gray in addition to black and white. halftoning A method of reproducing images with patterns of dots to improve the quality of the output. home position The position at the rear (nearest the cover hinge position) of the scanner where the carriage rests before a scanning operation. ICM Image Color Matching. Windows color management system designed to help you get WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) color output. [. . . ]