User manual EPSON PERFECTION 610

[. . . ] Color Image Scanner User's Guide 4010809 S01-00 Where to Find Information This User's Guide This guide leads you through the scanner setup, tells you how to use the scanner, and how to make basic scans. It also leads you through the EPSON scanner software installation, tells you how to use the Start Button function, and how to make basic software settings. Finally, it offers troubleshooting tips, customer support information and calibrating information. Information on EPSON Scanner Software for Windows Online help provides you with detailed information on EPSON TWAIN. Access online help from the EPSON Scanner folder, or click the Help button in the EPSON TWAIN dialog box. Information on PageManager and other Software See the PageManager for EPSON, and other software documentation. ® Color Image Scanner All rights reserved. [. . . ] Recommended resolutions for scanning text or black-and-white line art are as follows: OCR FAX Printing 300 dpi 300 dpi 300 or 600 dpi 4-16 Using Your Scanner If you have a character recognition problem with OCR scanning, using 600 dpi may improve your OCR results. However, note that scanning at higher resolution takes longer. File Size The File Size indicator only displays what the rough file size of the scanned image will be. Changes you make in your settings or the marquee size will be reflected here. Threshold Threshold is used to control the lightness of the scanned image. You can adjust the Threshold value using the Threshold list or by using the slide bar. Threshold list The Threshold list provides the following four options which are suitable for scanning these materials with increasing levels of darkness: Newspaper Magazine Printout Book Slide bar The slide bar lets you adjust the lightness value seven steps from lighter to darker. If you use the slide bar, " User Defined" will appear in the Threshold list. Your threshold settings will remain in effect until you uncheck the " Save Preview Image and Settings" in the Configuration dialog box. 4 Using Your Scanner 4-17 Saving the Scanned Image To save a scanned image in your application, choose Save or Save As from the File menu. For details, see your application documentation. To save a scanned image in PageManager for EPSON, follow the steps below. Note: Parenthesized words in the following steps apply to Macintosh users. One of the following dialog boxes appears on the screen. 4-18 Using Your Scanner 2. Select the folder where the image will be saved. Type a filename for your image in the File name (Save as) field. Select the file format you want to save the image in from the Save as type (Save File as Type) field. Click Save. Scanning by Pressing the Start Button You can open EPSON TWAIN, start scanning, and have the scanned image sent to a certain application, simply by pressing the ] Start button on your scanner. To use this feature, you need to install PageManager for EPSON, or other Start button compatible software. The following occurs: Windows 98 detects when the ] Start button is pressed and sends information to the Start button compatible application, such as PageManager for EPSON. Macintosh use EPSON Scanner Monitor, which performs the same function. The Start button compatible application will automatically open EPSON TWAIN, scan the image and process it in the way the application is designed. Note: You need to setup the Start button compatible software before using this feature. See Chapter 5 and the documentation that comes with the application. The scanned image will be handled by the software to its maximum capability. [. . . ] 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. 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. imagesetter A device that uses computer files to produce high-resolution text and graphics output on film or paper. These are usually found in service bureaus and printing companies. impact dot printer A printer that transfers ink onto the paper by striking an ink ribbon with a number of small pins. ink jet printer A printer that transfers ink onto the paper by spraying the ink through a number of small nozzles. interface A piece of hardware, a method, or a standard used for connection between or among computer devices. line sequence A type of color scanning that separates primary colors line by line. [. . . ]