Epson ES-1000C - Business Scanning System Getting Started

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  • Page 1 ® EPSON Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content...
  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. 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.
  • Page 3: System And Memory Requirements

    Introduction This package contains everything you need for professional quality color scanning: ® An EPSON ES-1000C™ color scanner, which scans in full color (30 bit) and monochrome grayscale (8 bit) A SCSI system cable Adobe Photoshop™ 3.0, a powerful image-editing program...
  • Page 4: Setting Up The Scanner

    8MB of system RAM; 4MB of application RAM 0 At least 100MB of hard disk space for scanner applications and images, depending on the size of the images 0 A color monitor (one with a 24-bit video card is recommended). Setting Up the Scanner Follow these steps to set up the scanner: Take the scanner out of its box and place it on a flat, stable...
  • Page 5 Connect one end of the power cable to the power inlet on the rear of the scanner and the other end into an appropriately grounded electrical outlet as shown below. If the scanner comes on when you plug it in, turn it off by pressing the OPERATE button.
  • Page 6: Connecting The Scanner To Your Macintosh

    Connecting the Scanner to Your Macintosh Follow the steps below to connect the scanner directly to the SCSI port on your Macintosh using the SCSI cable included with the scanner. This cable has a 25-pin connector on one end and a 50-pin connector on the other. The SCSI ID is already set to 2 and the SCSI terminator is on.
  • Page 7 (Always Turn on the scanner, then the Macintosh. turn on the scanner before turning on the computer.) Installing Adobe Photoshop If you do not already have Adobe Photoshop on your system, follow these steps to install it: Turn off any virus-protection software you are using until you finish installing the scanner software programs.
  • Page 8 8. Click OK Choose Quit from the File menu in the upper left corner of the screen. This closes Photoshop so you can install TextBridge and ScanTastic. Installing TextBridge Follow these steps to install TextBridge and tell the program which scanner you are using: If you have not already done so, turn off any virus-protection software you are using until you finish installing the scanner software programs.
  • Page 9 Quit. Identifying the Scanner to TextBridge Select the Chooser from the Apple menu. You see the Chooser window. Select the icon labelled EPSON that pictures a scanner with colored boxes above it. Close the Chooser. TextBridge creates a Scanner Settings file in the System folder that lists the name of the scanner driver.
  • Page 10: Your First Scan

    Click Install to begin installation. When the next screen appears, click Yes. A dialog box then opens the Photoshop folder and prompts you to locate the Plug-ins folder. If necessary, click once to select the Plug-ins folder. Then click the Install into “Plug-ins”...
  • Page 11 Raise the document cover on the scanner and place the photograph face down on the glass surface. Carefully close the document cover so that you do not disturb the position of the photograph on the glass. Getting Started 9...
  • Page 12 From the File menu in Photoshop, choose Acquire. Then choose ScanTastic. (Your menu may look slightly different from that shown below.) D e c o m p r e s s E P S J P E G . . . The first time you run ScanTastic, you may be prompted for your name, organization, and serial number.
  • Page 13 Click the Prescan button. The scanner scans the image and a preview of it appears on the screen. Click and drag the dotted rectangle to select the area you want to scan. To change your selected area, click and drag the edge of the rectangle to a new location.
  • Page 14 Once the image is modified, you can save the image or print it. You can place it in a report, newsletter, brochure, or business presentation; the possibilities are endless. If the colors don’t look right, you may need to calibrate your system.
  • Page 15 Tips for Using ScanTastic Here are some tips for modifying images with ScanTastic: If your image is going to appear only on your screen and will not be printed, click the Manual checkbox on the ScanTastic screen and set the resolution to 72. This resolution gives you a high-quality screen image and a small file size.

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