Epson 1680 - Expression Special Edition Manuale utente

Color Graphics Scanner

User’s Guide

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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 cameras, 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 Store, Micro Step Drive, and MatrixCCD are trademarks, and EPSON 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.

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Printed on recycled paper

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Contents

Chapter 1 WELCOME 1

About Your Scanner 1

About Your Software 2

Getting More Information 4

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 5

Reading Your Reference Guide 5

Viewing Your Other Electronic Manuals 7

Registering 9

Chapter 2 SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER 11

Unpacking Your Scanner 12

Choosing a Good Place for Your Scanner 13

Identifying Scanner Parts 14

Unlocking the Scanner 15

Testing Your Scanner’s Operation 16

Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 17

Connecting to a USB Interface 18

Connecting to a SCSI Interface 19

Connecting to an IEEE 1394 FireWire Interface 21

Installing the Windows Software 22

Installing the Windows Me Software 22

Installing the Windows 2000 Software 28

Installing the Windows 98 Software 34

Installing the Windows 95 Software 39

Installing the Windows NT 4.0 Software 43

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Installing Additional Windows Software 45

Installing Adobe Photoshop LE 45

Installing LaserSoft SilverFast 46

Installing MonacoEZcolor 46

Installing ScanSoft TextBridge Pro 46

Installing the Macintosh Software 47

Starting the Macintosh Software Installation 48

Installing Other Software on Your Scanning Tools CD-ROM 49

Installing Adobe Photoshop LE 50

Installing LaserSoft SilverFast 51

Installing MonacoEZcolor 51

Selecting the Expression 1680 as Your Default Scanner 52

Chapter 3 HOW TO SCAN 53

Scanning Tips 53

Selecting Resolution 53

Scaling (Resizing) Images 54

Scanning Color Images 54

Batch Scanning 54

Recommended Settings 55

Step-by-Step Scanning Instructions 56

Placing Your Original Document 56

Scanning with EPSON TWAIN Pro 57

Using the

a Start Button 59

Setting Up the

a Start Button 59

Setting Up Presto! PageManager for One-Touch Scanning 63

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Chapter 4 NETWORK SCANNING 65

Setting Up the Scanner Server 66

Installing the Scanner Server Software on Windows Me 66

Installing the Scanner Server Software on Windows 2000 71

Installing the Scanner Server Software on Windows 98 75

Installing the Scanner Server Software on Windows 95 and

Windows NT 4.0 80

Starting the Scanner Server Installation on Windows 95 81

Starting the Scanner Server Installation on Windows NT 4.0 83

Finishing the Scanner Server Installation on Windows 95 and

Windows NT 4.0 84

Changing the Scan Server Start Up Mode 86

Setting Up Client Computers 87

Installing EPSON TWAIN Pro Network on Windows 87

Installing EPSON TWAIN Pro Network on a Macintosh 89

Using a Network Scanner 91

Starting EPSON Scan Server 92

Starting EPSON TWAIN Pro Network 93

Starting a Scan 94

Stopping a Scan in Progress 94

Chapter 5 USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 95

Transparency Unit 96

Unpacking the Transparency Unit 96

Removing the Shipping Screw 97

Installing the Transparency Unit 97

Using the Film Guides 99

Scanning Reflective Documents 103

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Automatic Document Feeder 104

Unpacking the Automatic Document Feeder 104

Installing the Automatic Document Feeder 105

Loading Paper in the Automatic Document Feeder 107

Fixing Paper Jams 108

IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card 108

Installing the Card in Your Scanner 109

Chapter 6 SCANNER MAINTENANCE 111

Transporting the Scanner 111

Transporting the Transparency Unit 113

Cleaning the Scanner 114

Chapter 7 SOLVING PROBLEMS 115

Lights and Buttons 115

Problems and Solutions 117

Setup Problems 117

Scanner Problems 119

Software Problems 120

Scanning Problems 122

Uninstalling the Expression 1680 Software 127

Uninstalling EPSON TWAIN Pro 127

Uninstalling EPSON TWAIN Pro Network 128

Uninstalling EPSON Scan Server 129

Where To Get Help 129

EPSON Technical Support 129

Software Technical Support 130

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Appendix A SPECIFICATIONS 131

Appendix B INSTALLING THE TCP/IP PROTOCOL 135

Installing the TCP/IP Protocol on Windows Me and Windows 2000 136

Installing the TCP/IP Protocol on Windows 95 and Windows 98 137

Assigning an IP Address for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (First Release) 138

Installing the TCP/IP Protocol on

Windows NT 4.0 140

Assigning an IP Address on Windows NT 4.0 141

Appendix C REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 143

System Requirements 143

Windows 143

Macintosh 144

Important Safety Instructions 144

Declaration of Conformity 145

FCC Compliance Statement 146

ENERGY STAR Compliance 147

Warranty 147

INDEX 149

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Chapter 1

Welcome

The EPSON Expression®1680 is a 48-bit color, professional scanner designed to

meet the needs of graphic arts 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, the scanner

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 1680 scanner comes with these features:

■Superior image quality with remarkable 1600 ×3200 dpi hardware resolution

■48-bit color and 3.6 Dmax optical density

■

aStart button for easy, automated scanning

■Can be shared by users in a network configuration

■USB and SCSI 2 interfaces standard, and IEEE 1394 FireWire®optional

■Optional transparency unit, automatic document feeder, and IEEE 1394

FireWire scanner interface card

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2Welcome

About Your Software

The EPSON Expression 1680 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 1680 with other users in a

networked workgroup.

EPSON TWAIN Pro Network

This network version of EPSON TWAIN Pro lets client

computers use the Expression 1680 when it’s attached to

another computer. (EPSON Scan Server must be installed on

the computer sharing the scanner.)

Adobe®Photoshop®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.)

Adobe Acrobat®

Reader

This software allows you to read the electronic manuals that

are included on your CDs as described in the following

section.

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Welcome 3

LaserSoft®SilverFast®

SilverFast is professional color scanning software for use with

Adobe Photoshop. This high-end scanning program uses

artificial intelligence to produce the finest images available

from your scanner. By matching the prescan to the final

scanned image, SilverFast ensures accurate, high quality scans.

SilverFast also features global and selective color correction,

unsharp masking, descreening, and scan to RGB, CMYK, or

CIE Lab color spaces. (Not included with the Special Edition

model.)

MonacoEZcolor™

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.)

ScanSoft®TextBridge®Pro

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.)

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.)

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